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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Language A language of the resource English https://history.okeq.org/files/original/743c99ca76ab7076906a7b2a8022d2c5.jpg 482ad55dab9e2a6faf492af7491e5336 https://history.okeq.org/files/original/3386204457bb1ef03081b4f817c8635c.pdf e8f28d091a9c4b5d1cdf93c31c5d6a5c PDF Text Text LACK & WHITE PRESENT TOP US GAY LEADER Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), will give the keynote address for this year’s Black & White Charities, Inc. Gala dinner fundraiser. Birch leads the Human Rights Campaign which is the largest Lesbian and Gay political organization in the US. Birch formerly was legal counsel for Apple Computer, Inc. and also for Claris Corporation. Prior to joining Human Rights Campaign, Birch served as co-chair of the Board of Directors of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF). . Over 260 patrons attended last year’s Gala at Philbrook Museum and a comparable number is expected to attend the S ept. 7 event at the Downtown DoubleTree Hgtel. Over the years, Black & White Charities, Inc. have raised and donated over $31,000 in grants to other local charities. The HIV Resource Consortium will be the major recipient of this year’s grant. The HIV RC helps to provide services to "approximately 200 clients" with case management, transportation, Another part of the program will be the presentation of the first annual SWAN awards, a joint program of PFLAG, parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays and Black & White Charities, Inc. The awards will recognize individuals "who through action and ¯ Elizabeth Birch, former counsel for Apple, example, are helping to create a society see B & W, page 3 now leads DC’s Human Rights Campaign. Aug. 15-sept. 14,1996, vol. 3, no. 9 Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans Communities Congressman Comes Out WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim Kolbe, an Arizona Republican and influential member of the House Banking Committee has acknowledged that he is Gay. Confronted with the prospect of an upcoming report in The Advocate about his sexual orientation, Kolbe beat the news magazine to the punch by coming out. Kolbe, who has been a representative to C6ngress since 1984 and has been a frequent GOP point-person on the North American Free Trade Act and critic of White House budget proposals, told the Arizona Daily Star, "I think it’s unfortunate for our society that things have to happen this way." But the 54-year-old Kolbe added, "I’m the same p~rson I was yesterday, and I’ll legislate just the same way. This should b,e. as irrelevant as the fact that I am bloe-eyed, right-handed & balding." The upcoming Advocate story reportedly was spurred at least partly by Kolbe’s vote in July for the so-called Defense of.Marriage Act (DOMA), which rights activists had adamantly opposed. In late July, a collection.of activists also took out a full-page ad in the Washington Coming Soon! HOPE A New Name for HIV Programs Womens Supper Club RBG Business Fair Gay Comedy Jam Feast With Friends IAM Street Carnival HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education is the new name for an health program that began in the Gay community more than 14 years ago. Claudette Peterson, director of what was known as Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) HIV Testing Programs, announced the new name along with program’s success in getting funding for several critical new outreach programs. Peterson noted that the program had received funding for a"rural" HIV education outreach to "MSM’s" (men who have sex with men, regardless if.they identify as Bi, Gay RBG Lake Retreat see Coming, page 11 see HOPE, page 3 Blade ur,gi,’ng "closeted gay and lesb!an members of Congress. to c0me out.. ,Headlined. ,~’A ,calL.to.. con~ ,. science," the ad didn’t threaten to out any closeted : members, butit was the first timein 5 years that closeted ¯ uommunity of Hope Speaks gays in Congress had become a national issue. ¯ Out In Sunday Tulsa World Kolbe is the fourth member of Congress to publicly admit tobeing Gay - along with Reps. Gerry Studds, DMA, Barney Frank,. D-MA & Steve Gunderson, R-WI. Although Kolbe voted for DOMA, he also supports benefits for same-sex partners, and last year voted to keep the District of Columbia’s Domestic Partnership Act that gives some benefits to the partners of district employees. For Kolbe’s comments, see Kolbe, page 3 Military HIV Discharge Provision Dropped WASHINGTON -.A joint House-Senate conference commi ttee has unceremoniously dropped a provision in the 1997 defense authorization bill that would have required the discharge of service personnel infected with HIV. The HIV discharge provision was included in the House version of the $265.6 billion defense spending measure by Rep. Bob Doman (R-Calif.), despite objections of Pentagon officials. The Senate version of the bill included no such amendment. "Congress spoke on.this issue already when it repealed Dornan’ s HIV discharge measure in April," said Winnie Stachelberg, HRC’s’ legislative deputy. "Spite and bigotry are th~ only conb,eivable rehsons why Bob Dornan would have reintroduced this; measure after seeing itresoundingly defeated." Thejoint conference committee also :dropped a orovzszon that would have topI~led the don t ask, don t tell" policy in favor of an outright ban on Gays and Lesbians in the armed forces. ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ " ¯ : ¯ : ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ " ¯ ¯ ! ¯ ¯ Community of Hope, a United Methodist congregation, took $1,650 advertisement in The Sunday Tulsa Woddto speak out as a Christian community of faith "to call all Christians to stop using hateful language" against Lesbians and Gay men (see ad to right). The ad specifically cites the language used by members" of Congress in recent debates on the"Defense of Marriage Act" which was co-sponsored by Tulsa Rep. Steve Largent and overwhelmingly supported by Oklahoma’s House merebers. Acc°rdmg to a statemen=t gee Ad, p. 11 : , WE CALL ALL CHRISTIANS TO STOP USING HATEFUL LANGUAGE! Sid Spenser Singer Dies Unexpectedly Many Gay Oklahomans were surprised and shocked by the news of the death in July of native singer, Sid Spencer, from complications from AIDS in Calgary, Canada. Spencer, who performed regularly in Tulsa at the Silver Star Saloon, was performing Ot the Alberta Gay Rodeo. He was,~tficken wi,lh pneumoma and died ~’n hospital, see Sp UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY OF HOPE " 1 ¯ Follies ReVue Beneficiaries i ’ ’ " ~ Follies Revue, Inc. has announced,the.distrib~tti0n ,of net proceeds t.rom its annu,gl, fundrais~ng peffom!,ance. Thislyear s event raised 4 $14,000 to hel~ l~d agencies that p~ovide direr support t~ persons.,~ ¯ : ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ living over. with AIDS or HIV ipfe~tion. Fdllies Revoe~ Inc. has raised ¯ ... . -. . . ., . $115,000 m its ezght years of servzce. This year s event which was hdd at the Doubletree Hotel, Warre~ Place attracted the largest ever audience with,over 400 attending on, two nights~. , The largest grant ($3,500) went to,the HIV Resource consortium, the second largest ($2,500) to the Medication Fund Of the Visiting Nurse Association and grants of $1,500 went to Interfaith AIDS Ministries AIDS information line, Shanti=Tulsa Storehouse, Our House, Regional AIDS Interfaith Network, see Follies, page 11 ~AL~.Err~I~S/DIR~TO~Y :! . " ¯ ¯’ " " " " NEWS’BRIEFS ! HEAL’rI~ BRIEFS CALENDAR , i EUREKA SPRINGS ADS p. P. 4 P. fi P. 9 P. 11 BOOK REVIEW/ENTERTAINMENT P. 12 RESTAURANT REVIEW P. 13 CLASSIFIEDS P, 15 �Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication Publisher/Editor, Tom Neal Assistant Editor, James Christjohn are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa Family News and may not be POB 4140 reproduced either in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Writers/contributors Tulsa, Oklahoma Publication of a name or photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. Phyl Boier-Schmidt Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted, must be 74159-0140 Barry Hensley signed & becomes the sole property_of Tulsa Family News. All correspondence Jean=Pierre Legraridbouche should be sent tO the address above. Each reader is entitled to one free copy of each Leanne Gross edition at distribution points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. TulsaNews@aol.com Gerald Miller Carbon Copy 918.583.1248 by G. Miller. M_4. People have kidded me for along-time about having an answer for every problem or situation. But it occurred to me lately that what I see as common sense answers are somehow often overlooked by other people. So the following is a beginning set of things for the reader to consider in terms of how to make your daily life less complex and run more smoothly. 1. Don’t go where you are not wanted! Sounds simple and it is. If there are places or people who go out of their way to make you to less than comfortabl~, DON’T GO THERE. DOn’t go to businesses which treat you or your friends badly. 2. Stay away from people who try to make your life miserablet That includes, parents, siblings, or any form of relative. This also includes associates of friends, or coworkers in your work place. That’s right, COWORKERS. You may have to be around them to work but otherwise steer dear whenever possible. 3. Don’t say you’ll do something when you reall~ don’t want to do it! I used to make myself see Life, page 3 by Phyl Boler-Schmidt Last December, I decided to take on an impossible project. I knew it was impossible from the outset, but I was determined to be a.voice of reason inthe midst of many voices of confusion. What, you ask, am i talking about? With the brutal murders of Roxanne and Michelle, two lesbian activists in Oregon, my sense of needing to do something to bring the warring parties over lesbigay civil rights to the same table was literally pushed over the edge. I just had to do something. So, I decided to begin a dialogue on an Internet’.newsgroup called alt.org.promisekeepers. What I wanted to accomplish was nothing different than lesbigay civil rights activists have been working toward since the beginning of our movement. I wanted Christian fundamentalists (and everyone else for that matter) to begin to see us as human beings, to stop villifying us insearch of political advancement, to STOP the violence. Knowing full well I am only one person, see Enemy, page 3 editors, The Tulsa Worm Why are we afraid .of same-sex marriage? Is it change? Without change, we can not grow. Why are we afraid of anyone or anything that is different from us or our views.’? what would the world be like if we were all the same? 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Tulsa Clu~)s & Restaurants i Wednesday 6:30 pm Midweek Service 7:30 pm Choir Practice Thursday 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group 5451-E S. Mingo ¯ Tulsa~ OK ¯ 74146 (918) 622-1441 �¯. [ am just as proud of my record in the ¯ area of human rights andindividual right.s. : I abhor and vigorously oppose discrinuThe following ts a press statement is- : nation in the workplace based on race, why I decided to take on the Promise : ¯ versity", Keepers is Something I really can’t ex- ¯ sued by Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) on his ¯ religion, gender, or sexual orientation - : The Black & White Charities, Inc. Gala . " any treatment that is not based on merit. I ". announcement that he is Gay: plain. I just needed to do something. : foug.h,t to repeal the pr.ovision in law which : will begin with a reception at 7pro fol: ’q’wenty years ago, when I first sought My experience pleasantly surprisedme. ¯ lowed by the dinner at 8pro. The highly And, I’d like to share this experience with ¯ public office, I made a decision that my ’. armed services an automauc memberdischarge whois HIV-posi-reqmres of any ~ regarded, Follies Revue Singers will pro: commitment to civic involvement would you because I think if it worked once, it : vide entertainment. Valet parking will be can work again.If more of us step out and : mean my public life would have to come : five. I support health benefits for domes: provided. For more info., call 587-7314. ". fie parmers. : ahead of my personal and private life. try to communicate with those we per¯ I also believe that if the citizens of I have, in the intervening 20 years, ceive as the enemy, perhaps we will make ¯ a difference, if not for our generation, at : sought to fulfill my publicresponsibilifies ~ Hawaii believe it to be in their public ¯ in a manner that benefits all those I have ." interest to permit same-sex mamages, least for those that follow. My original note posted was entitled :. represented in either the Arizona Legisla- ¯ they should be permitted to do so. By the : orheter0sexual) in smallOkl.ahomatowns ¯ same token, other states - as Arizona has Opinions on Hate Speech. In it, I asked ¯ ture or in Congress. I will continue that : done - should be allowed to define mar- : and rural areas. In particular, this effort : commitment as long as I am in public these simple questions, after outlining the ¯. will target Muskogee, Okmulgee, events that had transpired in Oregon: : Service. Ilookbackon whatlhaveaccom- : riage differently, and not be required to ¯ Tahlequah and Bartlesville. While it’s accept the.definition adopted by others. It "What are your feelings about this? Can .¯ is for this reason that I voted for the so- ". estimated that the majority of HIV transyou see why gays and lesbians are horri." called Defense of Marriage Act when it ~ mission/infection is these areas is still : proud of the record I have compiled. fied when those among you villify us, call ¯ -through male to male contact, a small ¯ was before the House a few weeks ago. us child molesters, say that God hates us, °. Now, however, there are some who : survey by the Oklahoma State Dept. of and use other extremely derogatory ter: have decided that their disagreement with : Health indicates that AIDS cases in rural minology to describe who we are? Isn’t : this particular vote warrants their making : Oklahomans is still rising but that men in : NAFTA was the capstone of this vision. I there some other way to disagree on the ¯ these areas may perceive themselves as at subject of civil rights legislation? Can you ¯. have fought to lower the crushing tax : public information about my privatelife - : lowerrisk. AndMSM’s who may be mar¯ information they may have heard second ¯ burden on our families by reducing taxes. see why some in your movement might be : ried to women may face challenges in : I have worked for six years as a member : or third-hand about my sexual onentaresp°nsiblealready unstablef°r incitingpeople ~loe~eC~l~l~’~ _" of the budget committee to achieve a ." tion. That I am a Gay person has never : incorporating safer sex practices into their ¯ affected the way that I legislate. The fact ¯ relationships, and even in just getting for someone to hurt anyway? Isn’t there ¯. balanced budget so we can relieve our ". that I am Gay has never, nor will it ever, "¯ condoms in a small town where anonym¯ children of the burden of a crushing naanother alternative?" : ity is not likely. The immediate response by o~er 20 : tional debt. I have worked to keep : change my commitment to represent all ¯ The program will work to provide sup: the people of Arizona’s 5th District. : Arizona’s reputation as the astronomy men who frequent the newsgroup was a . port groups, peer education and greater ¯ I am the same person, one who has defensive knee-jerk reaction. They acsee HOPE, page 11 ." access to HIV Otadvances intheassuringastronomy world by will gothat neWforward : spentmany yearsstruggling torelieve the ". cused me of trying to blame Christians for i capital : tax burden for families, balance the budeverything. They told me that a crime had : here. I have argued and won funds to ~ get for our children’ s future, andimprove ". been committed, and it didn’t matter if it : protect our natural heritage, including the was brought about by hatred of gays and ¯ "expansion of Saguaro National Park. And ¯ the quality of life we cherish in Southern : Arizona. I intendto continue that mission lesbians. They tried every conceivable : justthis weekweachievedthemostsweepway to convince me that it had nothing : ing, most important reform of welfare in :¯ if the voters of the 5th District, in their wisdom, decide that I should represent whatsoever to do with their faith. It was : decades. There is, of course, much more them in the 105th Congress.’" only one unstable man committing a crime ¯ but this is a record I believe I can point to : with justifi-able pride. see Enemy, page 7 WINDSOR MARKET ANTIQUES, ART & INTERIOR DES1GN DALLAS - TULSA GE:T READY TULSA THE ULTIMATE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE COMING OCTOBER 1996 IN THE VILLAGE OF WOODLAND HILLS 6808 SOUTH MEMORIAL, SUITE 300 !TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74133 PLEASE: CONTACT CINDY WATSON AT: (9t8) 254-9766 " NEW LEi SING VIGNETTES TO INTERIOR DESIGNERS, ANTIQUE.DEXLERS &. ARTISANS WITH QUALITY, INTEGRITY& CREATIVITY �Zimbabwe Gays ¯"¯ of Zimbabwe student group With close to the President Robert Mugabe told Harrassed by Govt ¯ ties the fair organizers that gays and lesbians HARARE, Zimbabwe (Aug. 2) - Gays ¯ that-show up at the event will "face public and lesbians won a legal battle over the ¯ genocide." government of Zimbabwean President In fact, a mob of between 60 and 100 Robert Mugabe in their on-again, off- ¯ angry students mostly from the Univer¯ sity of Zimbabwe showed up on the final again efforts to participate in the nation’s International Book Fair, the largest pub- ¯ two days of the fair. lishing showcase in sub-Saharan Africa. ¯ On the final day of the fair, a group of The country’s High Court overturned a students again showed up, and GLAZ government ban on the Gays and Lesbi- ¯ members quickly left the booth for safety. Unsatisfied with simply driving the GLAZ ans Association of Zimbabwe (GLAZ), saying the country’ s censorship law s were volunteers away, however, the student ¯ being improperly applied. The court said mob proceeded to thoroughly trash the the government had exceeded its author- ¯ booth and bum the pamphlets that had ity when it banned the organization with- ¯ been left behind. Although book fair staffers quickly put out even exzmi ning the literature the group ¯ intended to display at a booth at the fair. the fire out, many of the nearby The government promptly said, however, ¯ publishing booths" also felt threatened that it would examine whatever books, ¯ enough to pack up their own displays and pamphlets or other literature GLAZ brings ¯ leave the fair, complaining that they were ¯ to the fair and would press charges against losirig enormous amounts of money the group and its members if the material ¯ because of the continued disruptions. was believed to be "promoting homosexuality." For the 2rid year in a row, the government tried to block the only lesbian and gay group in the country from participating in the Fair. On July 22, Joyce Mujuru, the country’s information minister, said WASHINGTON (July 30) - Just how the government wouldn’ t intervene in the ¯ disliked by gays and lesbians is Rep. Bob fair to block GALZ from participating. ¯ Doman, the Orange County, Calif., ReBut the next day, government spokesman publican? Well, earlierin July Herb Moses, Bornwell Chakaodza said gays and lesbi- ¯ the longtime companion of Rep. Barney ¯ ans "have absolutely no right to publicly Frank (D-Mass.) told reporters in the capidisplay literature and material at a public ¯ tal that he has. been helping raise camand cultural event where.., children visit." " paign funds for Loretta Sanchez, the The Zimbabwean government, last year ¯ Democratwhois trying to unseat Dornan. faced intense international cfi ticism when ¯" Now Moses has now been joined by it banned the GALZ from the fair. Dean Hara, the partner of Rep. Gerry Organizers of the event managed to ," Studds (D-Mass.) and Rob Morris, the keep the event in Zimbabwe this year, ¯ companion of Rep. Steve Gunderson (Rafter making commitments that GALZ ¯ Wise.), in helping raise money for would be allowed to set up an exhibit : Sanchez’ campaign to oust Dornan, who stand at the fair to distribute literature. A ¯ has a fondness for referring to gay men as spokespersonfor GALZ has said the group ¯ "homos., Morris told reporters.that the 3 plans to go ahead with its plans to set up a ¯ openly gay members of Congress may booth at the fair, despite the government’ s _" attendanupcomingfundraiserforSanchez decision. ¯ but hadn’t been asked to be involved in Organizers of the fair said they were ¯ planning the event. "I think Herb and still concerned about the possibility of ¯ Dean and I want to keep Barney and Gerry violence because of the GLAZ booth. ¯ and Steve out of it," Morris told The Hill. Among other things, shortly before the ’q’his is our project." High Court ruling, a leader of Uniyersity : Congressmen’s i Spouses Gang Up ¯ -on Anti-Gay Rep. Scottish Gays Can Adopt County - which has more than twice the population - reported just 47 such crimes during that year. Some 69% of the reported incidents EDINBURGH, Scotland (July 29) - A included in the report were based on race Scottish gay man has won a court appeal or ethnic background; about 18% of the that will allow him tO adopt a 5-year-old hate crimes reported were based on sexual severely handicapped boy whose morn orientation; just over 12% were based on has told child welfare authorities she : religion. According to the state report, doesn’ t want the child. The unnamed man, identified only as a ¯ gay men were 4 times as likely as lesbians to be the target of attacks. 34-year-old nurse, had earlier this year been told by a lower court that he could not adopt the boy because he is gay, even though the man and his lover have cared for.the 5-year-old for the past 18 months. But a 3-judge Scottish appeals court reversed that ruling, saying there was no ¯ WASHINGTON (July 18)- According to the Washington Post, tennis superstar legal reason prohibiting gays and lesbians Martina Navratilova says she’ s head over from adopting children. : heals in love with model Hunter Reno, The court said that all the information ¯ who also happens to be a niece of U.S. gathered about the two men and their Attorney General Janet Reno. The Post lifestyle and relationship with the boy ¯ quoted Navratilova as saying she loves "’pointed strongly in favor of the proposed the blond L’Oreal model "in a way I adoption." The child, who was put up for haven’t loved before" and that Hunter adoption by his mother just weeks after he ¯ Reno said the tennis ace is a"very special was born, is both deaf and unable to talk, : person" to her. and can walk only with assistance. The younger Reno will be one of sev¯ eral noted women slated to address the ¯¯ Human Rights Campaign’s OutVote ’96 scheduled to be held in Chicago in Au¯ gust.-Along with Reno will be Chastity OAKLAND, Calif. (July 17) - California ¯¯ Bono, Candace Gingrich and U.S. golfer Muffin Spencer-Devlin. has just released its first full-year of data about hate crimes in the state, although authorities and anti-violence advocates agree it probably doesn’t reflect biasbased crimes very accurately. According to the state justice department summary, there were 1,754 hate crimesin California ¯¯ LONDON 0nlY 19) - A [emale-to-male transsexual who has been married to a in 1995, involving more than 2,600 vie- ¯ woman for 17 years is appealingaBritish rims. The only previous report for the ¯ court ruling that refuses him visitation state covered just the last half of 1994 and rights with the couple’ s children. reported only 672 such crimes. A court earlier this year declared the Justice department officials were quick ¯¯ marriage of the couple, who are not being ¯ to acknowledge "holes" in the report. named, annulled because of "a profound Among other things, only 215 of the state’ s 750 law enforcement agencies reported ¯ deception" on the part of the husband. During the divorce proceedings, the wife any information on hate crimes. Some ¯ in the case told the court that she"always cities reported disproportionately higher believed he was a man" and had undernumbers of hate crimes, possibly because gone artificial insemination in order to police there have been more sensitized to have their children. reporting such acts of violence. San Fran¯ But the husband, who is 50, has apcisco, for example, reported 290 biaspealed the court’s ruling that he has no ¯ based crimes for 1995, while Santa Clara ¯ visitation rights with the couplers chil- Lesbian Speakers at Political Conf. 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But, She told the : court, they never discussed it and that she never reMized the man was using an arti- ¯ ficial penis during sex. accidentally, killin~ Smith. But prosecuting attorney Lee Davis questioned Butler about why she had not tried to give any aid to the shot.woman or even call an ambulance. Davis also introduced forensic evidence that Smith had been shot by a pistol that had been held. only about an inch from her mouth at the time it was fired. Tennessee Murder Trial Winds Up Chaplain Booted for Bad Att,tudes ORLANDO, Fla. (July 24) - According CHATtANOOGA, Tenn. (July 19)-As to the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, John B. the-murder trial of Adriana Butler, 23, ¯ Book, ahighlyvisibleanti-gayministerin drew to a dose, the college honors gradu- ." central Florida, has been fired from his ate and mother of a 3-month-old infant, " post as a volunteer chaplain with the Ortestified ,,that she "never intended to kill ¯ ange County Sheriff’s Dept. after he pubanybody in the October 1994 shooting " licly criticized a deputy sheriff for attenddeath of Cathy Smith, even though she ing a gay pride parade earlier in June. wanted the woman to stop having a les- ¯ The Sheriff’s office declined to dabobian relationship with her mother, Donna rate on Book’s firing except to say that his Evans. ¯ "inability and unwillingness" to work with Butler said she was opposed to the " gays and lesbians in the department and in "’unnatural relationship" between Smith " the communi,ty at large made him unacand her mother, but socialized with the ceptable in the post. two women in order to maintain her faro- ¯ ily contacts. Under cross-examination, " Butleracknowledgedthat the three women " had in fact taken vaeatious in Atlanta and " Alabama together, and that they had also ° gone-to a local bar popular with lesbians " ASHBURN, Va. (July 19) - When Jeff and gay men. Bruton’s wife Melanie sued for divorce, She insisted, however, that her mother " among the evidence presented were accu’~gave in to, Cathy [Smith] in order to keep sations that her husband had appeared in the peace’ and told the court that Evans"-" a number of popular gay pornographic was ashamed of her relationship with " videos under the name Ty Fox. When Smith but was afraid of losing her job if " Bruton’s employers learned of the reason she broke it off. for the divorce proceedings, they launched According to Butler, the night of the ° thmeir own.inves.tigation and say that if the killing, Smith had shown up at her home, en are indeed one and the same, Brnton where Evans was staying, and an arguwill.have to resign as a physical education : ment hadbroken out during which Smith teacher and assistant coach for football, had punched Evans in the stomach and " baseball and wrestling at a Sterling, Va., knocked her glasses off. The woman tes- " high school - and possibly his Virginia lifted that she also was hit by Smith when " state teaching certification. she tried to break up the senffle outside Edgar Hatriek, superintendent of the house between the two women. ¯ schools for Loudoun County, told reportShe told the court that at this point she ers that teachers"are ChOSen " to be mstmc-" went and got a gun and returned to the tors as welJ as leaders of our young driveway where Smith and Evans were, " people...in their professional as wall as butbeganwalkingawayfrom Smithwhen ¯ edsonal He added, "What wethat have the woman grabbed her and twirled her e is anlives." allegation of a lifestyle is around suddenly and that the gun Went off " not in keeping with that." School offi- Gay Videos End Coach’s Career ~ cials, however, said they have been unanswer you want to hear but...". You will able to contact Bruton directly because of ¯ .save.yourself a lot of anxiety and grief by the summer vacation, and also said that ¯ just being truthful. This includes the sothe gym coach’s phone number has been " cial WHITE LIE. If this is too large a step disconnected. ¯ then begin with simply saying you prefer But Steve Thompson, who is Bruton’s not to answer, and stick to your guns. agent, confirmed for reporters that his ¯ 5. Quit worrying ~b~.ut what happened client is in fact Ty Fox and, in addition to yesterday. You can t fix what is already modding swimwear and athletic clothdone. Equally, don’t worry about future ing, Bruton also made gay pornographic ¯ situations over which youhaveno control videos. Thompson also said that Brnton ¯ anyhow. plans to resign his teaching post, which 6. Start living inside the moment you he’s held since 1993, "whether it’s fair or ¯ are in. If someone makes you angry, let not." ¯ them know it. If someone hurts your feel¯ ings, let them know it. If someone mis¯ treats you, don’t put up with it. Take action, even if that only means removing ¯ yourself from their presence. ¯ TAMPA, Fla. (July 15) - Festival V, . 7. Us.e some common sense about dealdescribed as the largest gay and lesbian . mg with everyday life. You are in control gala in the world, drew to a dose after of y.our, life far more than you ima "he n t let others take the ~mttattve of dicwhat organizers considered a highly successful 8 days of singing, singing, and still ¯ ta.ting your life. They will try to get away more singing. ¯ wjth as much as possible. Learn to recogThe Gay & Lesbian Association of m.ze what you, can effectively handle and what you can t. Choruses, which sponsors the annual ¯ Most importantly keep in mind that you showcase of choruses from around the world, said more than a hundred choruses ¯ don’t have to win every battle to win the participated in Festival V, drawing more ¯ war. Don’t let others sap your energies. than 5,000 lesbian, gay and bisexual singPick and chose the right time and right ¯ ers. ¯ place. Truly you are the Captain of your ship and the Master of your own fate. Poet Maya Angelou gave an openingWe make life far more difficult than it night address,..and al though there had been .* ,cgncerns that anti-gay protesters might ¯ really is and we usually fall into that trap disrupt the festivities, only a handful of by letting others set the situation and start prot,esters showed up at one of the earlier ¯ the game. Remember the famous "It’s my ball and I make the rules!"? Start thinking opemng day events. The festival also saw the premiere of several works commis- ¯ of your life as your"ball" and when others ¯ insiston making thegamemiserable, take sioned for Festival V. ¯ your ball and go home. You can always ¯ find someone else to play ball with. Keep in mind some people aren’t happy unless they are making someone else unhappy, and usually that will mean you. miserable going to social gatherings I Don’ t waste a scintilla of time or effort on .didn’t really want to attend because I felt those types. Move on and let them eat ~t was my duty. BS! Now I only go where themselves up. ff they have so little self I reall y want to be and I have a much better esteem that they have to tear someone time. This also includes favors for other down to feel important, @#$%^ them. people, just learn to say No in a polite Only you can start making your life fashion. easier and more rewarding. You have to 4. Don’t lie! Tell the truth when asked start today, because each day that passes a question, even if you know the quesbrings you closer to the great black nothtioner won’t like the answer. Just preface ingness which probably awaits us all. your reply with, "I know this isn’t the Copyright © 1996 Gerald Miller Choral Festival Concludes St. Jerome Attention Artists Anyone wishing to Donate Works for an Art Show & Sale for Our House 71ae 9L-,v. Deacon Debbie Srarnes (918) 742-6227 to be held on Sept. 28 & 29 Contact Delilah at 665-1339 Works must be received by Sept. 15. Kelly Kirby, CPA, PC "QUALITY WORK UNBELIEVABLE PRICE" Certified Public Accountant a professional corporation FOR APPOINTMENT Come See Our New Office ¯ QUICK SERVE ¯ PATIO BAR 743-7141 4021 South Harvard, Suite 210, Tulsa 74135 747-5466 Traci Huntsman Owner 3225 S. Yale Tulsa, OK 74135 �Clinton Pledges ¯ ally most commonly. They estimated that about 1% of the Caucasian populaMore for AIDS Care ¯ only lion has both defective genes. The team took blood samples from 1,800 SAN FRANCISCO (July 23) - Ending a : ¯ healthy U.S., European, African and Japa2-day campaign swing through California, President Clinton said during a $1,000- ¯ nesevolunteers.Theyexposedthe samples per-person fund-raising dinner that he has ~ to the most common strain of HIV in test asked Congress for an additional $65 mil- : tubes. Reporting in the journal Nature, the lion for the AIDS Drug Assistance Pro- ¯ researchers found that all the blood gram to help people with the disease pay : samples were infected after exposure ¯ except those from white people with two for expensive new and-HIV drugs. Nearly 70,000 people get assistance for : copies of the mutated gene. The second team of scientists, from the AIDS drugs through the program, which ¯ is largely paid for with federal funds. The : Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center Clinton budget proposal would increase : in New York, found the same double federal spending - about two-thirds of the ; genetic mutations in the blood of two total program - from $115 million this ¯ white males who knowingly had unproyear to $195 million during the next fiscal : tected sex with infected partners, yet re: main uninfected themselves. year. As these researchers report in the jourTheomove comes in the wake of medi- ." cal reports at the international AIDS con- ¯¯ hal Cell, they could not infect blood samples from these two men - even with ference in Vancouv& earlier in July that ¯ 1,000 times the amount of HIV it usually indicate the new class of protease inhibitors, combined with already-approved : takes to trigger an infection. The researching findings suggest that anti-HIV drags, show enormous potential ¯ : drugs to do this would probably have no for completely suppressing the virus. Patients and AIDS advocates, however, ; side effects, since the lack of the protein have increasingly warned that despite the : target in the Caucasians appears to have heartening news about the new drugs, ¯ caused them no known negative healthmost people with AIDS in this country : problems. would not be able to afford the expensive new treatments. "While new drug treatments offer enormous hope to people living with HIV," Clinton said at the fundraiser, "it is also clear that our work is far : LONDON (Aug. 1)- A much more vimfrom complete." . lent strain of HIV, believed to be more : likely to spread by heterosexual contact, ." has ~pread from Thailand to Great Brit" ain, researchers report in the Britishinedi: cal journal New Scientist. ¯ The virus .subtype E is widespread throughout Asia, where most of those NEW YORK (July 21) - Although it got ¯¯ infected areheterosexual, not homosexual. little notice by the media, former ColoAs a result, researchers and epidemiolorado G0v. Richard Lamm, who has de- : gists believe the virus subtype is more clared his desire to be the 1996 presiden- : easily spread via heterosexual sex than tial nominee of the Reform Party, said on ¯ subtype B, which has mainly affected gay a television news program Sunday, July : and bisexual men in North America and 21, that the government should virtually ~ Europe. Since the first case of subtype E write off people who already have AIDS. ¯ infection in England was announced ear"I think in a world of limited resources lier this year~ British health officials have we should spendmoremoney onresearchsince identified 72 additional subtype E ing the cause of AIDS and how to prevent infections. it than we should treating the people that are going to die anyway," Lammsaid on ¯ the CBS-TV program "Face the Nation." : Mark Sturdevant, vice chairman of the Reform Party who has urged Lamm’s ¯ CHICAGO (July 30)- Two studies in the candidacy, later insisted the former Colo: healthmagaT.ineNatureMedicinestrongly rado governor wasn’t actually saying the country should "pull the plug" on people ¯ suggests that Jhe human herpes virus 8 ; (,I-IHV8) isthecauseofKaposi’s sarcoma, who are sick, but said that as the country,,, increasingly faced "limited resources ¯ a cancer that strikes many people with : AIDS. Using a recently devdoped blood Americans "need to start talking about ¯" test for HHVS, researchers say they most these issues." Lamm raised hackles in-1984 for simi- ." often found the virus in blood samples of lar remarks when he said the elderly "have ~: people with sexually transmitted diseases, ¯ a Strong implication the virusis also sexua duty to die and get out of the way." ." ally transmitted. : Heterosexual HIV : Showing Up in UK Reform Party’s Lamm Suggests Cut Care for PWA’s ¯ Report" Herpes : Virus Linked to KS Even if you test HIV negative, AIDS has touched your life. 4, What’s the pointof staying negative if your lover or your friends already have HIV? 4,, Will you have to use condoms for the rest of your life? 4, Do you sometimes take risk that you regret the morning_ after? -4, What about the issues of power and trust in a relationship? 4, How has homophobia affected your self esteem? Interested in attending a discussion group for HIV negative men ? Within the Tulsa area, call 742.2927 Outside Tulsa, call 1.800.282.8165 Brought to you by HIV Outreach Prevention Education (formerly TOHR HIV Prevention Programs), and Planned Parenthood of Eastern Oklahoma & Western Arkansas, and The HIV Resource Consortium SCOTT ROBISON’S. PRESCRIPTIONS Serving Tulsan’s Since 1947 Major credit cards In-store charges or Direct insurance billing for your convenience! 3 locations to serve you: Gene Defect May Protect from AIDS 2nd HIV Home Test WASHINGTON (Aug. 8) -Two separate ¯ Approved; States teams of researchers have identified a genedc mutation that appears to protect some people against AIDS. The finding may-explain why some people infected with HIV remain healthy and virtually symptom-free of the disease for years. The teams of U.S., European and Japanese scientists have found that people with two copies of a certain defective gene - one each from their mother and father - appear to be resistant to the most common strain of HIV in Western countries, the one which is transmitted sexu- NEGATIVE ¯ Fight Availability "¯ : ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ CHICAGO (July 24) -~ A 2nd HIV hometesting kit has now gone on sale after being approved by the Food & Drug Administration. Like the already-approved Confide test by Johnson & JOhnson, the Home Access Express test, sold by Home Access Health, is available via a toll-free number. But in spite of federal approval now of 2 suchhome tests, themanufactur: ers s dll face batdes with healthofficials in ¯ some states who are s.harply critical of Hillcrest Physician’s Building 1145 So. Utica 582-7144 Utica Square Area 1560 East 21st, Ste. 104 743-2351 The Plaza 8146-D South Lewis 299-1790 �U LTll~ EDIA GROUP home-testing for HIV. North Carolinahealthofficials are fighting to block sales of the home tests there, and similar concerns about the ability of state health workers to track people possi: bly exposed to the virus have been raised by state officials in Missouri and South Carolina as well. The home tests are available at pharmacies only in Texas while in Florida, they are available only by mail order. Atlanta Braves to Hold AIDS Benefit / erry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 S. Lewis (918)-743-4117 \ ATLANTA (July 25) - The San Francisco Giants startedit in professional sports 2 years ago when it teamed up with the Until There’s a Cure Foundation to hold the first AIDS benefit pro game. This year the Atlanta Braves will become the 2nd pro baseball team to sponsor such an event when it hosts a "Stepping Up to the Hate Day" in Sept: at the Atlanta-Fulton Co. Stadium benefiting AIDS organizations in the Atlanta area. At the first Until There’s a Cure Day in 1994, opposing team Colorado Rockies wouldn’t even join the S.F. Giants on the field to form ahuman AIDS ribbon until they were brow-beaten into it by Giants’ team members and catcalls from the stands. of violence, not a s.ymbol of a larger societal problem that lS exascerbated by like-minded individuals who blindly follow the ramblings of the likes of Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Patrick Buchanon, etc. And of course, I was bombarded with Bibfieal quotations about the sinfulness of my ways. I knew this would happen, and since I had gone in with my eyes wide open, I knew I was not going to act defensively to protect my position. I wanted dialogue, not an argument. ,So, with each and every note from one of these men, I responded with the same basic premise: "Your premises may differ from mine, and that’s okay.We just need to put those on the table so we can actually : know what weare talking about. "Our premises on the Bible probably differ... I don’t know yours, but I win tell you mine. I read the Bible as a historical work. I try to read it in the context of the time it was written and to know which people were being addressed so that I have a context to base my reading upon. I also read other works of the time that have not been included in the Canon, and many of these I find just as much validity in. ¯ There are some more modern texts that I on as well. In other words, I don’t University Reports ¯¯ rely think God stopped talking when his book Condom Usage : went to print. I also know that, it is more Serving a Diverse Community than possible that the works included in the Canon have been misinterpreted through language interpretors and version editors, and there is a high probability that the men who chose which books were likely candidates to include in the Canon had their own prejudices and could have excluded some worthwhile works : and included a lot of repetition. ¯ "This does not mean that I negate the ¯ teachings of the Bible. I just feel that it, in and of itself, is an incomplete guide for my spiritual understanding." ¯ The responses I received after simply : laying my cards on the table about my : own interpretation of the Bible are what ~ surprised me the most. There were no SAN FRANCISCO (July 30) - The re- ¯ more Biblical quotations used to try to ¯ fnsal of San Francisco Giants pitcher Mark sway me. There was no more using of Dewey to join with the baseball team m i Chrisdan theology to justify the villifying support of an AIDS benefit being spon- ¯ of the homosexual lifestyle.What hapsored by.the team has outraged political ~ petted is that we settled into a reasoned leaders here and at least one AIDS activist : debate. No tempers flared.No hateful has called on the Giants to give Dew ey his ¯ names were ealled. I believe that, although walking papers or trade him to another : I did not think my one voice would make BOSTON (July 17) - According to a survey of Brown University students, 74% of the women who dropped in at the campus clinic in 1995 said their sexual partners used a condom"always or almost always’~ when having sex. A similar survey at the school 6 years earlier found that only 41% of the women visiting the clinic rel~rted such high usage of condoms by their sexual partners. ~ ¯ ¯" ¯ ." ¯ ¯ ¯ Pitcher’s Refusal to Join Game Benefit Causes Uproar Jeffrey A. Beal, MD Ted Campbell, LCSW Specialized in HIV Ca ’e Providing Comprehensive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic Services We have many insurance provider affiliations - if you belong to an insurance program that does not list us as providers, call us and we will apply. 2325 South Harvard, Suite 600, Tulsa 74114 Monday- Friday, 9:30_-4:30 pm,.743-1000 teal!L ~ a difference, it did. With nearly 35,000 fans attending the "¯ And, I believe this is why: "I like being Giants-AtlantaBraves game, Dewey, who able to live my life to its fullest, and I is 3-2 with a4.10 earned-run average with ~ expect you to have that very same fight. It 36 strikeouts in 53 innings, refused to join ~ is a free country in which we live, and players from the two teams on field for a freedom of and from religion is one of our demonstration of support in fighting the hallmarks of liberty... AIDS epidemic. A fundamentalist Chris"Our ability to disagree on what God tian who is outspoken in calling homo- ~ thinks of my lifestyle is one of the ~eat sexuality a sin. He also turned his red ¯ things about this place we call America. AIDS ribbon sideways in imitation of the ¯" And, I want to keep that ability for both of ancient "fish" symbol of Christianity. us. I don’t want *anyone* to try to tell me Dewey said he decided to opt out of the :~ I can’t have my way of life, and I sure on-field display with teammates because ¯ would defend your choice as well.Wonld some of the funds raised for the "Until you do the same for meT’ I would like to propose to all of you that There’s a Cure" day event go to promote i safer-sex education and prevention pro- : reason really does work. I think it is high grams, which he says are contrary to his ¯ time we appeal to reason in our political religions beliefs. Jon Prevna, who works ¯" endeavors, not to high emotion. And, I with Project Open Hand in San Francisco, : thinkitis time we quit assuming we know later wrote to Giants president Peter : howtheothersidewillrespond.Thelouder Magowan saying, "I seriously hope you ". we get, themore the other sideresponds in will consider trading him [Dewey] or giv- ¯ kind. There are reasonablepeople on both ing him his unconditional release." The ¯ sides of the lesbigay civil fights debate, Giants management has so far declined to i and I,for one, wouldlike to see more of us comment on the incident. .... 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He attended the University. of Oklahoma and built a career as a country western entertainer, touring the Southwest and working on the Gay A number of commtmity events are rodeo circuit. coming up. Check out the following: Friends of Spencer are holding a CelThe NAMES PROJECT wants you to ebration of Life on August 17, at the help by hosting a Feast with Friends on Bunkhouse in Oklahoma City, according Sat. Sept. 14. Call 748-3111 for info. to friend and organizer, Mike Busby. The ¯ Tulsa Womens Supper Club will meet event will feature Sonja Martinez, Deb ". 8/28 at 7 at the Spaghetti Warehouse. Roberts, Brad Riggins and videos of Spen- ." Info: 584-2978. The next AIDS Coalition cer performing. The event will include an ¯ meeting is Sept. 10th. Call 585-5551. auction of memorabilia to benefit HIV/ : Do not miss Interfaith AIDS MinisAIDS organizations. : tries Old Fashioned Street Carnival on The Gayly also noted that Spencer’s ¯ Sat. 9/21, 10-6 at Southminster Presbytefamily has requested that donations to ¯ dan, 3500 S. Peoria. HIV/AIDS organizations be made in lieu : Rainbow Business Guild is having a of flowers. Those who wish to honor the : business fair on 8/30 (see ad, p. 5) and-a: memory of Sid Spencer may do so to the : lake weekend on 9/21-22, call 665-5174. organization of their choice or may send a And do not miss the Gay Comedy Jam[ donation care of Spencer’s father, Sid i Spencer, Sr. (RR2, Box 69-G, Seminole, ¯ Booking for 74868-9614) who will donate those in his SOn’S naule. 800 253 Geek to GO! A UTHENTIC The PC Specialist, 501.253.2776 ITALIAN RAINBOW Phyl Boler-Schmidt CUSINE TROUT FRESH Systems & Software Specialist POB 429, Eureka Springs 72632 Books, Incense, Candles and.Rainbows! Plus lots more! 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For this state and city- for the right to live in information about booking Follies singdignity without fear of violence or perseers for corporate or private events, call cution, to have their committed relation437-020L ships respected, and to worship with integrity, the dialogue has become inereasingly hurtful and exclusive....we...have wondered where is the other voice of testing. Initially, events for the program Christianity?" The statement affd~, will be held in Tulsa because of the con"...when the church is silent in the face of terns individuals may have about attendinjustice...that silence becomes complicing a "Gay" event near their homes. ity in that injustice." Peterson added that attendance is not nec- ¯ Penrose told TFN that so far there has essary and that they would like to hear ¯ been little response to the ad but that she from individuals in rural eastern Okla- : expects that there will likely be letters to homa about what it is like in those areas and how best to get education and ser- : The Worldin response andpossible to the ¯ new Methodist bishop from more conser_ vices to the areas. HOPE has set up a : vative Methodist congregations. Commu_ telephone number, 800-282-8165, to al- : nity of Hope (Coil) has also organized low individuals to call anonymously. Lo- ¯ serveral companion efforts to this ad. ¯ cal callers may ring 742-2927. These include a letter and visiting camPeterson also announced that HOPE i Paigu to Don Nickles, Tom Coburn and has .been chosen as one of 75 HIV agen- ¯ Steve Largen.t, a speakers bureau to seek cies in the US to participate in a program, ¯ out other church groups that will listen "Parmers in Prevention", sponsored by ¯ and Coil is also planning aprayer vigil tothe Center for AIDS Intervention Re- ¯" be conducted when and if the Senate consearch, (CAIR) of the Medical College of siders the DOMA bill. Formoreinfo. orto Wisconsin. The program is funded by the ,¯ contribute to this effort, call 585-1800. OOO00000OO00. OOOO0®O A Friendly Place to Stay ~ ; KING’S HI-WAY ¯ ¯ O INN ¯ ¯ Living Sprtng ...a community of friends... ¯ 0 ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62 W Eureka Springs, AR 72632 (501) 253-7311 1-800-231-1442 Jerry A. Wilson. owner ¯ We welcome you to attend! Services held Sunday evenings at 7 o’clock ¯ O ¯ ¯ ¯ @ 0 17 Elk Street (at the Unitarian Church) Eureka Springs, AR 72632 501-253-9337 �: and content. Should only films which READ ALL ABOUT IT ’ have lesbian relationships and characters reviewed by Barry Hensley beindudedin"lesbian cinema," or should Tulsa City-County Library : an"out" lesbian film maker also have her In "Immortal, Invisible," editor Tamsin Wilton has compiled a lengthy collection :¯ film included even though the subject matter or treatment is not lesbian-spa¯ of original essays and interviews analyz- ¯ eific?Thereis averyinterestinginterview i~ig the history and current state of the ¯ lesbian moving image, including f’rims ¯ with lesbian film maker Greta Schiller, whoserecent efforts haveinduded a wonand, to a lesser extent, television. From Marlene Deitrichin"Morocco" in 1930 to : derful documentary, "Maxine Sullivan: 1994’s "Woman of the Wolf," this vol- ¯ Love To Be in Love," about the hetero~ sexual jazz legend. ume explores the important differences Some wall known names are ignored or : between "gay films" and "le:s.bik.a~ film,s" ¯ marginalized in this volume. Barbara and why lesbian and gay male ,tim mar¯ Hammer, whose short films have raised .....~rs will probably never agree on a generic : more than one eyebrow as they challenge "queer cinema." " ". the "heterosexist authority system," ¯ is These are more than just simple movie mentioned only a couple of rimes and reviews. The contributors explore the.s.ogiven one short quote. cial, political, historical and, in some m¯ There are many unfamiliar but intrignstances, religious aspects of these films ~ ing films discussedhere. They are ones to and the text is not always light reading. ¯ keep in mind as you are traveling to other Obvious popular films, such as "Personal : cities where progressive theaters may be ~ Best" and the notorious "The Children’s : taking the opportunity to broa..den~ the h~oHour" are supplemented ,b,y true ~ hous,e, lesbian films, including Desert Hearts ~ rizons of their communities, veruaps me ¯ ThirdAmmalTulsaGay andLesbianFilm and "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.!’ ~ Festival organizers willincorporate some The seventeen contributors exhibit a wide variety of qualifications, frofi~film ".¯ of these rifles into their schedule next snring. "Immortal, Invisible" is one of the makers"and producers (Penny Florence ~ few books published that specifiand Susan Ardill) to a postgraduate stu: cally discuss lesbiancinema, but there are dent (Louise Allen) whose research is concerned with "lesbian readings of kd ¯ also many other books regarding gay/ lang, and the emergence of country and ¯ lesbian topics at your local branch library : orat the Readers Services department at westernlesbian culture."The authors end- : theCentralLibrarydowntown(596-7966). lessly debate what consritutes lesbian form James Christjohn ybYeal Gay comedy is coming back to:Fulsa on S~pt.’16th & 17th, at thePAC. The Gay Com~:ly Jam. Freedom Tour features acclaimed openly Gay comics,, Scott Kennedy and Kevin Maye, who ve been seen on HBO’s Comedy Channel and -written of in The Advocate. Their show, Gaylapalooza (last February with two other comics) played to a full house at th~ PAC’s Williams Theater and benefited Black & White Charities as does a portion of this appearance. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 day of the show, and are available by calling 481-0558. Broken Arrow Community Playhouse announces that auditions for its Hallow- een producrion, two one-act plays, will be held Sund,a,,,,,y, August 18, at 6pro;, The pIays¯.are . Sorry, wrong Number , directed by Todd Murray, & "Black Comedy", directed by Jenny Jackson. The oneacts will be performed October 11 - 20. "Sorry Wrong Number" requires afemale character, and 3-4 addirioual actors who can perform a variety of character voices. It will be staged as a radio drama. "Black Comedy" requires 5 men & 3 women. Audj’rious will consist of cold readings from the scripts and someimprov. Audirious will be held at the playhouse, 1800 S. Main in the Main Place complex. 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The wellconsisted of large known Fusco used to 6104 71st Street wedges of iceberg letbe chef at Bodean’s, tuce with a.scattering and opened Flavors this of .thinly sliced purple Hollr$: summer as his own omon tings, cherry to- M;ebael FLAVORS E~st An Attorney who will fight for justice 6- Equality for Gays 6- Lesbians Domestic Partnership Planning, Personal Injury, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy, 1800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 12.8 East BroadWay, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. FUNERALS, JUST NEVER SEEMED RIGHT FOR MY FAMILY... THE CREMATION SOCIETY WAS CREATED FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME. We enjoy being ourselves. A funeral seems ostentatious and can cost a lot of moiz-ey. A simple, dignified cremation just seems to fit our lifestyle. Cremation Society® place. Half of th~ restaurant is a section of dinerstyle booths with white tablecloth covered tables. The post-modem decor features a black and white checkerboard floor, a visible kitchen window, and popular music playing over the speakers. The other half, behind a wainscotted glass wall, is a formal dining room with pale purple walls, carpeted, formal tables and place settings, and more sedate, classical music playing in the background. There is .also another formal dinmgroom behind French doors for private par_ ties. The same food and menu is available on either side, and there is no official difference, IX/Ion. - Fr~., 11 to Dinner 3/][on. - Sat., 5 to 10:30 dosed Sundays Cuisine: New Amerlean Dress: Dressy Prices: Very Expensive Plastic: matoes, and diagonally sliced cucumbers, dressed in a pleasan~-balsamic vinaigrette & crumbled S til ton cheese dressing (Stilton is the English version of bleu cheese or roquefor0. After the salad course, we were mortified to see our waiter remove our salad knife from our salad plate and set it on our bread and butter plate. One expects that for a $4.50 salad, the kitchen can wash an additional knifet Our entree was a delicious, and large servl.n.g of sauteed, thinly sliced veal hver ($9.95) presented with caraSection: Yes melized onions and~r2~r_ kansas bacon, withpo_ tatoes Lyonnaise. Very w~ne though w e noticed mos t tasty and an excellent gendemen in our secvalue. Our companion tion wereinjackets and Ratln~: had a s triking plate that ties, while the diner Side looked pretty enough to be a woman’s hat-sually attired.. Even a bed of mashed potathough our visit was on toes surrounded by a a Monday night, both sections of the respanopoly of grilled taurant were nearly full. crowned witti i avegetaMes perfectly andmushrooms, grilled, thick, beef tenderloin patrons were more ca_ Non-Smoldn$ Alcohol: FMI bar and A l;st In addition to the small menu of regular items, a blackboard reminiscent of ¯ ($21.95), sauced with a red wine reducL Bodean’s announces the specials of the : tionhunter sauce, and withahuge sprig of evening. Several selections of fresh fish .. fresh rosemary stuck in like a feather. are available, plus offerings of beef, veal, dessert was more mundane: a large gratin dish of creme brulee which we pork,and duck. Entrees include a choice ; au¯His ¯ of Oklahoma see Flavors, page 15 2103 East Third, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104-1842 918-599-7337 or toll-free, 800-994-7337 or visit us on the Internet at http ://www- cremation, org/oklahoma/oklafioma, htrnl wnere* Bakery pets are treated like ~eople ".... "’~. Treats For Free Literature, Without Cost or Obligation, Mail this coupon today~ * Bed & Breakfast (boarding) * Salon * Pet Supplies: Science Diet, IAMS, Nutro Dog Food Please contact me. I would like to learn more about your special final expense program. Address: City, St. &Zip:__ Telephone: THE _Age: DOG HOUSE ~ BROOKSIDE 3311 S. Peoria, 744-5556 �HIV Positive?. New state-of-the-art investigational drug therapies arenow available in the Southwest for HIWAIDS and opportunistic infections. If you are interested in participating in one of the promising new investigational therapies, call us at (918) 743-1000 Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method By &for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities. Monday & Thursday evenings, 7-9 pm Daytime testing, Mon-Thurs by appointment. HOPE HIV Outreach, Prevention & Education formerly TOHR HIV Prevention Programs Jeffrey A. Beal, M.D. Associates in Medical at!.d Mental Health 2325 South Harvard, Suite 600 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 ~ Do you live in a small town or rural area? Are you attracted to other men? Do you feel like you are the only one? And if you’d like to meet others, come to our rural mens discussion group ¯ ~. every 2nd & 4th-Saturday, 7-9 pm For more info,, contact Jeremy or Brian 742-2927 or 800-282-8165 742-2927 4158 South Harvard, Suite E-2 2 doors east of the HIV Resource Consortium Look for our banner on testing nights. �thought rather nondescript. We had a flourless chocolate cake that was filled with chocolate mousse, served on a mirror of raspberry puree, and decorated with fresh strawberries, fresh blueberries, mint leaves, and real, freshly whipped unsweetened cream. Good, but we couldn’t eat it all, and.the gateaux was everso slightly overcooked. Alas, there was no espresso machine on the premises, so after dinner, we walked across the parking lot to the Novel Idea cafe to linger over cappuccinos and leer at the cute clerks selling books. Flavors also features a full bar and the wine list is interesting, emphasizing less encountered small California wineries. The food at Flavors, as one might expect from a Michael Fusco venture, is excellent, though it tends toward tile expensive (a veal chop with polenta was $28.95--but it looked divine!). Fusco is one of those chefs who has mastered~ the art of doing new & creative things with food in combinations which work, rather than shock. One can expect a pleasant & memorable dining experience from this exciting, new establishment. Just be sure to make reservations on the weekends. For film buffs who happen to be computer literate, I just received notice, of a new website, called "Popcorn Q", billed as the ultimate online home for the queer moving image. The address is http://www.popeornq.com..According to my sources, it offers thousands of film & video descriptions (need help figuring out what movie to rent tonight?), sources for acquiring these films/videos, of course, graphics and photos, a directory of G/L film rests, a "Homo Home Film Fest", books to watch out for, Queer top tens, and lots o’ links. The programmer/author of the site is Jenni Olson, who also wrote the "Ultimate Guide toLesbian & Gay Film & Video", published in June. Not only an author, programmer, and Queer film archivist, she also produces for film and television. Hey Jenni ! Need a cheap actor/columnist-writer/ professional college student? Last but not least: if you saw the Academy Awards, you may have seen STOMP, an extraordinary dancing peicussion performance. They have come to Tulsa several times and make a point to see them if you have not done so. They will be at the PAC, Sept. 6-8 and tickets can be had from the PAC at 596-7111 or Carson Attractions at 584-2000. How To Do It First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. You may bring additional attention to your ad with: Bold Headline - $1, Adin capital letters - $1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2, Ad in box - $2 Ad reversed - $3, Tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Please type or print your ad. Count the no. of words. (A word is a group of letters or numbers separated by a space.) Sendyour ad & payment to POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 with your name, address, tel. numbers (for us only). Ads will run in the next issue after received. TFN reserves the right to edit 6r refuse any ad. No refunds. Back in Tulsa G.W.M. 41, Gldlkg, HIV Pos. 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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 Aug. 15-sept. 14,1996, vol. 3, no. 9 Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans Communities Congressman Comes Out WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim Kolbe, an Arizona Republican and influential member of the House Banking Committee has acknowledged that he is Gay. Confronted with the prospect of an upcoming report in The Advocate about his sexual orientation, Kolbe beat the news magazine to the punch by coming out. Kolbe, who has been a representative to C6ngress since 1984 and has been a frequent GOP point-person on the North American Free Trade Act and critic of White House budget proposals, told the Arizona Daily Star, "I think it’s unfortunate for our society that things have to happen this way." But the 54-year-old Kolbe added, "I’m the same p~rson I was yesterday, and I’ll legislatejust the same way. This should b,e. as irrelevant as the fact that Iambloe-eyed, right-handed &balding." Theupcoming Advocate story reportedly was spurred at least partly by Kolbe’s vote in July for the so-called Defense of.Marriage Act (DOMA), which rights activists had adamantly opposed. In late July, a collection.of activists also took out a full-page ad in the Washington LACK & WHITE PRESENT TOP US GAY LEADER Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), will give the keynote address for this year’s Black & White Charities, Inc. Gala dinner fundraiser. Birch leads the Human Rights Campaign which is the largest Lesbian and Gay political organization in the US. Birch formerly was legal counsel for Apple Computer, Inc. and also for Claris Corporation. Prior to joining Human Rights Campaign, Birch served as co-chair of the Board of Directors of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF). . Over 260 patrons attended last year’s Gala at Philbrook Museum and a comparable numberis expected to attend the Sept. 7 event at the Downtown DoubleTree Hgtel. Over the years, Black & White Charities, Inc. have raised and donated over $31,000 in grants to other local charities. The HIV Resource Consortium will be the major recipient of this year’s grant. The HIV RC helps to provide services to "approximately 200 clients" with case management, transportation, Another part of the program will be the presentation of the first annual SWAN awards, ajoint program of PFLAG, parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays and Black & White Charities, Inc. The awards will recognize individuals "who through action and example, are helping to create a society see B & W, page 3 HOPE A New Namefor HIV Programs HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education is the new name for an health program that began in the Gay community more than 14 years ago. Claudette Peterson, director of what was known as Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) HIV Testing Programs, announced the new name along with program’s success in getting funding for several critical new outreach programs. Peterson noted that the program had received funding for a"rural" HIV education outreach to "MSM’s" (men who have sex with men, regardless if.they identify as Bi, Gay see HOPE, page 3 Blade ur,gi,’ng "closeted gay and lesb!an members of Congress. to c0me out.. ,Headlined. ,~’A ,calL.to.. con~ ,. science," the ad didn’t threaten to out any closeted : uommunity of Hope Speaks members, butitwas the first timein5 years that closeted ¯ gays in Congress had become a national issue. Kolbe is the fourth member of Congress to publicly admit tobeing Gay - along with Reps. Gerry Studds, DMA, Barney Frank,. D-MA & Steve Gunderson, R-WI. Although Kolbe voted for DOMA, he also supports benefits for same-sex partners, and last year voted to keep the District of Columbia’s Domestic Partnership Act that gives some benefits to the partners of district employees. For Kolbe’s comments, see Kolbe, page 3 Military HIV Discharge Provision Dropped WASHINGTON -.A joint House-Senate conference committeehas unceremoniously dropped a provision in the 1997 defense authorization bill that would have required the discharge of service personnel infected with HIV. The HIV discharge provision was included in the House version of the $265.6 billion defense spending measure by Rep. Bob Doman (R-Calif.), despite objections of Pentagon officials. The Senate version of the bill included no such amendment. "Congress spoke on.this issue already when it repealed Dornan’ s HIV discharge measure in April," said Winnie Stachelberg, HRC’s’ legislative deputy. "Spite and bigotry are th~ only conb,eivable rehsons why Bob Dornan would have reintroduced this; measure after seeing itresoundingly defeated." Thejoint conference committee also :dropped a orovzszon that would have topI~led the don t ask, don t tell" policy in favor of an outright ban on Gays and Lesbians in the armed forces. Out In Sunday Tulsa World ¯ Community of Hope, a : United Methodist congre- ¯¯ gation, took $1,650 advertisement in The Sunday ¯ Tulsa Woddto speak out ¯ as a Christian community ¯ of faith "to call all Chris- " tians to stop using hateful ¯ language" against Lesbi- : ans and Gay men (see ad to ¯ right). The ad specifically : cites the language used by ¯ members" of Congress in ¯ recent debates on the"De- : fense of Marriage Act" ¯ which was co-sponsored ¯ by Tulsa Rep. Steve Largent and overwhelm- " ingly supported by ¯ Oklahoma’s House mere- ¯ bers. ! Acc°rdmg to a statemen=t ¯ gee Ad, p. 11 ¯ Elizabeth Birch, former counsel for Apple, now leads DC’s Human Rights Campaign. Coming Soon! Womens Supper Club RBG Business Fair Gay Comedy Jam Feast With Friends IAM Street Carnival RBG Lake Retreat see Coming, page 11 WE CALL ALL CHRISTIANS TO STOP USING HATEFUL LANGUAGE! UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY OF HOPE ¯ audience with,over 400 attending on, two nights~. , ¯ : The largest grant ($3,500) went to,the HIV Resource consortium, " ¯ the second largest ($2,500) to the Medication Fund Of the Visiting " ¯ Nurse Association and grants of $1,500 went to Interfaith AIDS ¯ Ministries AIDS information line, Shanti=Tulsa Storehouse, Our " ¯ House, Regional AIDS Interfaith Network, see Follies, page 11 " Sid Spenser Singer Dies Unexpectedly ¯ : , " 1 and died ~’n hospital, see Sp ¯ Follies ReVue Beneficiaries i ’ ’ " ~ Follies Revue, Inc. has announced,the.distrib~tti0n ,of net proceeds t.rom its annu,gl, fundrais~ng peffom!,ance. Thislyear s event raised 4 $14,000 to hel~ l~d agencies that p~ovide direr support t~ persons.,~ ~AL~.Err~I~S/DIR~TO~Y p. ¯ liviongwithAIDS orvHIV ipfe~tion. Fedllies Revoe~ Irnc. has rais.ed ¯ ... . -- . . . ., . :! NEWS’BRIEFS ! $115,000 m its ezght years of servzce. This year s event which was . , P. 4 : hdd at the Doubletree Hotel, Warre~ Place attracted the largest ever " HEAL’rI~ BRIEFS i P. fi ¯ ’ CALENDAR P. 9 Many Gay Oklahomans were surprised and shocked by the news of the death in July of native singer, Sid Spencer, from complications fromAIDS in Calgary, Canada. Spencer, who performed regularly in Tulsa at the Silver Star Saloon, was performing Ot the Alberta Gay Rodeo. He was,~tficken wi,lh pneumoma P. 11 P. 12 P. 13 P, 15 EUREKA SPRINGS ADS BOOK REVIEW/ENTERTAINMENT RESTAURANT REVIEW CLASSIFIEDS 918.583.1248 Publisher/Editor, Tom Neal POB 4140 Assistant Editor, James Christjohn Writers/contributors Tulsa, Oklahoma Phyl Boier-Schmidt 74159-0140 Barry Hensley Jean=Pierre Legraridbouche Leanne Gross TulsaNews@aol.com Gerald Miller Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 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, must be signed & becomes the sole property_of Tulsa Family News. All correspondence should be sent tO the address above. Each reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. by Phyl Boler-Schmidt Last December, I decided to take on an impossible project. I knew it was impossible from the outset, but I was determined to be a.voice of reason inthe midst of many voices of confusion. What, you ask, am i talking about? With the brutal murders of Roxanne and Michelle, two lesbian activists in Oregon,my sense ofneeding to do something tobring the warring parties over lesbigay civil rights to the same tablewas literally pushed over the edge. I just had to do something. So, I decided to begin a dialogue on an Internet’.newsgroup called alt.org.promisekeepers. What I wanted to accomplish was nothing different than lesbigay civil rights activists have been working toward since the beginning of our movement. I wanted Christian fundamentalists (and everyone else for that matter) to begin to see us as human beings, to stop villifying us insearch of political advancement, to STOP the violence. Knowing full well I am only one person, see Enemy, page 3 by G. Miller. M_4. Peoplehavekiddedmefor along-time about having an answer for every problem or situation. But it occurred to me lately that what I see as common sense answers are somehow often overlooked by other people. So the following is a beginning set of things for the reader to consider in terms of how to make your daily life less complex and run more smoothly. 1. Don’t go where you are not wanted! Sounds simple and it is. If there are places or people who go out of their way to make you to less than comfortabl~, DON’T GO THERE. DOn’t go to businesses which treat you or your friends badly. 2. Stay away frompeoplewho try to make your life miserablet That includes, parents, siblings, or any form of relative. This also includes associates of friends, or coworkers in your work place. That’s right, COWORKERS. You may have to be around them to work but otherwise steer dear whenever possible. 3. Don’t say you’ll do something when you reall~ don’t want to do it! I used to make myself see Life, page 3 Tulsa Clu~)s & Restaurants *Concessious, 3340 S. Peoria *Lola’s, 263OE. 15th *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 832-1269 744-0896 749-1563 745-9998 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 584-1308 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 *Assoc. in Med.& Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034 Brookside.Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria 743-5272 *Creative Collection, 1521 E. 15 592-1521 Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 7434117 Tim Danid, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 749-3620 DOn. 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Why are we afraid of anyone or anything that is differentfromus or our views.’? what would the world be like if we were all the same? Marriageis acommitmentbetweentwo people who love one another. Single-parent homes, illegitimate children, abusive spouses, alcoholism, joblessness and multiple marriages are aspects that are tearing the family and marriage apart. Please tell me where same-sex mamage will destroy the institutions of marriage and family. And is it wrong for a married see Eetters, page 3 Rev. Nancy J. Horvath M. Div., Pastor Sunday 9:15 am Christian Education 11:00 am Worship Service. Wednesday 6:30 pm Midweek Service 7:30 pm Choir Practice Thursday 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group 5451-E S. Mingo ¯ Tulsa~ OK ¯ 74146 (918) 622-1441 why I decided to take on the Promise Keepers is Something I really can’t explain. I just needed to do something. My experiencepleasantly surprisedme. And, I’d like to share this experience with you because I think if it worked once, it can work again.Ifmore of us step out and try to communicate with those we perceive as the enemy, perhaps we will make a difference, if not for our generation, at least for those that follow. My original note posted was entitled Opinions on Hate Speech. In it, I asked these simple questions, after outlining the events that had transpired in Oregon: "What are your feelings about this? Can you see why gays and lesbians are horrified when those among you villify us, call us child molesters, say that God hates us, and use other extremely derogatory terminology to describe who we are? Isn’t there some other way to disagree on the subject ofcivil rights legislation?Canyou see why somein yourmovementmightbe resp°nsiblealruenasdtyablef°r incitingpeople ~loe~eC~l~l~’~ for someone to hurt anyway? Isn’t there another alternative?" The immediate response by o~er 20 men who frequent the newsgroup was a defensive knee-jerk reaction. They accusedme of trying to blame Christians for everything. They toldme that a crime had been committed, and it didn’t matter if it was brought about by hatred of gays and lesbians. They tried every conceivable way to convince me that it had nothing whatsoever to do with their faith. It was only one unstablemancommitting a crime see Enemy, page 7 : ¯ sued by Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) on his ". announcement that he is Gay: : ’q’wenty years ago, when I first sought ¯ public office, I made a decision that my : commitment to civic involvement would : mean my public life would have to come : ahead of my personal and private life. ¯ I have, in the intervening 20 years, : sought to fulfillmypublicresponsibilifies ¯ in a manner that benefits all those I have :. represented in either the Arizona Legisla- ¯ ture or in Congress. I will continue that : commitment as long as I am in public : Service. Ilookbackon whatlhaveaccom- : proud of the record I have compiled. : NAFTA was the capstone of this vision. I ¯. have fought to lower the crushing tax ¯ burden on our families by reducing taxes. : I have worked for six years as a member _" of the budget committee to achieve a ¯. balanced budget so we can relieve our ¯ children of the burden of a crushing na- : tional debt. I have worked to keep : Arizona’s reputation as the astronomy i cOatapdivtaanlces intheawssourrlidngbaystrwonilolmgyotnheaWtforward : here. I have argued and won funds to : protect our natural heritage, including the ¯ "expansion of Saguaro National Park. And : justthis weekweachievedthemostsweep- : ing, most important reform of welfare in : decades. There is, of course, much more ¯ but this is a record I believe I can point to : with justifi-able pride. The following ts a press statement is- ¯. [ am just as proud of my record in the ¯ area ofhumanrights andindividual right.s. : I abhor and vigorously oppose discrinu- : nation in the workplace based on race, ¯ religion, gender, or sexual orientation - ." any treatment that is not based on merit. I : foug.h,t to repeal thepr.ovision inlaw which ’. armed seravnicaeus tmomemaubcerdwishcohiasrHge oIfVany-posi-reqmres : five. I support health benefits for domes- ". fie parmers. ¯ I also believe that if the citizens of ~ Hawaii believe it to be in their public ." interest to permit same-sex mamages, ¯ they should be permitted to do so. By the ¯ same token, other states - as Arizona has : done - should be allowed to define mar- : riage differently, and not be required to accept the.definition adopted by others. It .¯ is for this reason that I voted for the so- ." called Defense of Marriage Act when it ¯ was before the House a few weeks ago. °. Now, however, there are some who : have decided that theirdisagreement with : this particular vote warrants their making : public information aboutmy privatelife - ¯ information they may have heard second : or third-hand about my sexual onenta- ." tion. That I am a Gay person has never ¯ affected the way that I legislate. The fact ". that I am Gay has never, nor will it ever, : change my commitment to represent all : the people of Arizona’s 5th District. ¯ I am the same person, one who has : spentmany yearsstruggling torelieve the : tax burden for families, balance the bud- ~ get for our children’ s future, andimprove ¯ the quality of life we cherish in Southern : Arizona. I intendto continue that mission : if the voters of the 5th District, in their ¯ wisdom, decide that I should represent them in the 105th Congress.’" ¯ versity", : The Black&White Charities, Inc. Gala : will begin with a reception at 7pro fol- ¯ lowed by the dinner at 8pro. The highly ~ regarded, Follies Revue Singers will pro- : vide entertainment. Valet parking will be : provided. For more info., call 587-7314. : orheter0sexual) in smallOkl.ahomatowns : and rural areas. In particular, this effort ¯. will target Muskogee, Okmulgee, ¯ Tahlequah and Bartlesville. While it’s ". estimated that the majority of HIV trans- ~ mission/infection is these areas is still ¯ -through male to male contact, a small : survey by the Oklahoma State Dept. of : Health indicates that AIDS cases in rural : Oklahomans is still rising but that men in ¯ these areas may perceive themselves as at : lowerrisk. AndMSM’s whomay be mar- : ried to women may face challenges in : incorporating safersex practices into their ¯ relationships, and even in just getting "¯ condoms in a small town where anonym- : ity is not likely. ¯ The program will work to provide sup- . port groups, peer education and greater ." access to HIV see HOPE, page 11 ". ". WINDSOR MARKET ANTIQUES, ART & INTERIOR DES1GN DALLAS - TULSA GE:T READY TULSA THE ULTIMATE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE COMING OCTOBER 1996 IN THE VILLAGE OF WOODLAND HILLS 6808 SOUTH MEMORIAL, SUITE 300 !TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74133 PLEASE: CONTACT CINDY WATSON AT: (9t8) 254-9766 " NEW LEi SING VIGNETTES TO INTERIOR DESIGNERS, ANTIQUE.DEXLERS &. ARTISANS WITH QUALITY, INTEGRITY& CREATIVITY Zimbabwe Gays Harrassed by Govt HARARE, Zimbabwe (Aug. 2) - Gays and lesbians won a legal battle over the government of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in their on-again, offagain efforts to participate in the nation’s International Book Fair, the largest publishing showcase in sub-Saharan Africa. The country’s High Court overturned a government ban on the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GLAZ), saying the country’ s censorship laws were being improperly applied. The court said the government had exceeded its authority when it banned the organization withouteven exzmining theliterature the group intended to display at a booth at the fair. The government promptly said, however, that it would examine whatever books, pamphlets or otherliteratureGLAZbrings to the fairand would press charges against the group and its members if the material was believed to be "promoting homosexuality." For the 2rid year in a row, the government tried to block the only lesbian and gay group in the country from participating in the Fair. OnJuly 22, Joyce Mujuru, the country’s information minister, said the government wouldn’ t intervene in the fair to block GALZ from participating. But the next day, government spokesman Bornwell Chakaodza said gays and lesbians "have absolutely no right to publicly display literature and material at a public and cultural event where..,children visit." The Zimbabwean government, last year faced intenseinternational cfiticismwhen it banned the GALZ from the fair. Organizers of the event managed to keep the event in Zimbabwe this year, after making commitments that GALZ would be allowed to set up an exhibit stand at the fair to distribute literature. A spokespersonforGALZhassaidthe group plans to go ahead with its plans to set up a booth at the fair, despite the government’s decision. Organizers of the fair said they were still concerned about the possibility of violence because of the GLAZ booth. Among other things, shortly before the High Court ruling, a leader of Uniyersity ¯" of Zimbabwe student group With close ¯ ties to the President Robert Mugabe told ¯ the fair organizers that gays and lesbians ¯ that-show up at the event will "face public ¯ genocide." In fact, a mob of between 60 and 100 ¯¯ angry students mostly from the University of Zimbabwe showed up on the final ¯ two days of the fair. ¯ On the final day of the fair, a group of students again showed up, and GLAZ ¯ members quickly left the booth for safety. Unsatisfied with simply driving theGLAZ volunteers away, however, the student ¯ mob proceeded to thoroughly trash the ¯ booth and bum the pamphlets that had ¯ been left behind. Although book fair staffers quickly put ¯ the fire out, many of the nearby ¯ publishing booths" also felt threatened ¯ enough to pack up their own displays and ¯ leave the fair, complaining that they were ¯ losirig enormous amounts of money ¯ because of the continued disruptions. : Congressmen’s i Spouses Gang Up ¯ -on Anti-Gay Rep. WASHINGTON (July 30) - Just how ¯ disliked by gays and lesbians is Rep. Bob ¯ Doman, the Orange County, Calif., Republican? Well, earlierin JulyHerbMoses, ¯ the longtime companion of Rep. Barney ¯ Frank (D-Mass.) toldreporters in thecapi- ¯ tal that he has. been helping raise cam- " paign funds for Loretta Sanchez, the ¯ Democratwhois trying to unseat Dornan. ¯" Now Moses has now been joined by Dean Hara, the partner of Rep. Gerry ," Studds (D-Mass.) and Rob Morris, the ¯ companion of Rep. Steve Gunderson (R- ¯ Wise.), in helping raise money for : Sanchez’ campaign to oust Dornan, who ¯ has a fondness for referring to gaymen as ¯ ¯ "homos.,Morris told reporters.that the 3 openly gay members of Congress may _" attendanupcomingfundraiserforSanchez ¯ but hadn’t been asked to be involved in ¯ planning the event. "I think Herb and ¯ Deanand I want to keepBarney and Gerry ¯ and Steve out of it," Morris told The Hill. ’q’his is our project." Scottish Gays Can Adopt EDINBURGH, Scotland (July 29) - A Scottish gay man has won a court appeal that will allow him tO adopt a 5-year-old severely handicapped boy whose morn has told child welfare authorities she doesn’ t want the child. The unnamed man, identified only as a 34-year-old nurse, had earlier this year been told by a lower court that he could not adopt the boy because he is gay, even though the man and his lover have cared for.the 5-year-old for the past 18 months. But a 3-judge Scottish appeals court reversed that ruling, saying there was no legal reason prohibiting gays andlesbians from adopting children. The court said that all the information gathered about the two men and their lifestyle and relationship with the boy "’pointed strongly in favor of the proposed adoption." The child, who was put up for adoptionby his motherjust weeks afterhe was born, is both deaf and unable to talk, and can walk only with assistance. California Hate Crimes OAKLAND, Calif. (July 17) - California has just released its first full-year of data about hate crimes in the state, although authorities and anti-violence advocates agree it probably doesn’t reflect biasbased crimes very accurately. According to the state justice department summary, there were 1,754 hate crimesin California in 1995, involving more than 2,600 vierims. The only previous report for the state coveredjust the last half of 1994 and reported only 672 such crimes. Justice department officials were quick to acknowledge "holes" in the report. Among other things, only 215ofthe state’ s 750 law enforcement agencies reported any information on hate crimes. Some cities reported disproportionately higher numbers of hate crimes, possibly because police there have been more sensitized to reporting such acts of violence. San Francisco, for example, reported 290 biasbased crimes for 1995, while Santa Clara P AlrERSON REALIORSx LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: 671-2010 2642 E. 21st Stre~-t ¯ Suite 170 ,.Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Off: 918-749-8374., Res: 918-582-7672 ¯ Fax: 918-747-1795 Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Where God Uplifts All People Sunday,Service, 10:45 am 1623 No. Maplewood 838-1715 Community Cleaning O A Residential and Commerical Cleaning Service Kerby Baker (918) 622-0700 Call for Free Estimate DISC0 TO DISCO 20TH BUY* SELL* CONSIGN COOL 3213 E. 15th St. O’rlll:E: Tulsa, Ok 74104 (918) 749-3620 ¯ County - which has more than twice the ¯ population - reported just 47 such crimes ¯ during that year. ¯ Some 69% of the reported incidents ¯ included in the report were based on race ¯ or ethnic background; about 18% of the ¯ hate crimes reportedwerebasedonsexual ¯ orientation; just over 12% were based on : religion. According to the state report, ¯ gay men were 4 times as likely as lesbians to be the target of attacks. Lesbian Speakers at Political Conf. WASHINGTON (July 18)- According ¯ to the Washington Post, tennis superstar Martina Navratilova says she’ s head over : heals in love with model Hunter Reno, ¯ who also happens to be a niece of U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno. The Post ¯ quoted Navratilova as saying she loves the blond L’Oreal model "in a way I haven’t loved before" and that Hunter ¯ Reno said the tennis ace is a"very special : person" to her. The younger Reno will be one of sev- ¯ eral noted women slated to address the ¯¯ Human Rights Campaign’s OutVote ’96 scheduled to be held in Chicago in Au- ¯ gust.-Along with Reno will be Chastity ¯ Bono, Candace Gingrich and U.S. golfer ¯ Muffin Spencer-Devlin. ¯ Trans Ex-Husband ¯ Seeks Child Visits ¯ LONDON 0nlY 19) - A [emale-to-male ¯ transsexual who has been married to a ¯ woman for 17 years is appealingaBritish ¯ court ruling that refuses him visitation rights with the couple’ s children. ¯ A court earlier this year declared the ¯ marriage of the couple, who are not being ¯ named, annulled because of "a profound deception" on the part of the husband. ¯ During the divorce proceedings, the wife ¯ in the case told the court that she"always believed he was a man" and had undergone artificial insemination in order to have their children. ¯ But the husband, who is 50, has ap- ¯ pealed the court’s ruling that he has no ¯ visitation rights with the couplers children because he had perjured himself in order to get married in the first place. During the divorce proceedings, the wife, whois 49 years oldnow,had told the court that when she and her husband had had sex, she believed he either had a very small or deformed penis. But, She told the court, they never discussed it and that she never reMized the man was using an artificial penis during sex. ¯¯ accidentally, killin~ Smith. But prosecuting attorney Lee Davis questioned Butler about why she had not : tried to give any aid to the shot.woman or even call an ambulance. Davis also intro- " duced forensic evidence that Smith had : been shot by a pistol that had been held. ¯ only about an inch fromhermouth at the time it was fired. Tennessee Murder Chaplain Booted Trial Winds Up for Bad Att,tudes ORLANDO, Fla. (July 24) - According CHATtANOOGA, Tenn. (July 19)-As to the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, John B. the-murder trial of Adriana Butler, 23, ¯ Book, ahighlyvisibleanti-gayministerin drew to a dose, the college honors gradu- ." ate and mother of a 3-month-old infant, " testified ,,that she "never intended to kill ¯ anybody in the October 1994 shooting " death of Cathy Smith, even though she wanted the woman to stop having a les- ¯ bian relationship with her mother, Donna Evans. ¯ Butler said she was opposed to the " "’unnatural relationship" between Smith " and her mother, but socialized with the two women in order to maintain her faro- ¯ ily contacts. Under cross-examination, " Butleracknowledgedthat the three women " had in fact taken vaeatious in Atlanta and " Alabama together, and that they had also ° gone-to a local bar popular with lesbians " and gay men. She insisted, however, that her mother " ’~gave in to, Cathy [Smith] in order to keep the peace’ and told the court that Evans"-" was ashamed of her relationship with " Smith but was afraid of losing her job if " she broke it off. According to Butler, the night of the ° killing, Smith had shown up at her home, where Evans was staying, and an argu- : ment hadbroken out during which Smith had punched Evans in the stomach and " knocked her glasses off. The woman tes- " lifted that she also was hit by Smith when " she tried to break up the senffle outside the house between the two women. ¯ She told the court that at this point she went and got a gun and returned to the driveway where Smith and Evans were, " butbeganwalkingawayfrom Smithwhen ¯ the woman grabbed her and twirled her around suddenly and that thegun Went off " central Florida, has been fired from his post as a volunteer chaplain with the Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. afterhe publicly criticized a deputy sherifffor attending a gay pride parade earlier in June. The Sheriff’s office declined to daborate on Book’s firing except to say that his "inabilityandunwillingness" to workwith gays andlesbians in the department and in the communi,ty at large made him unacceptable in the post. Gay Videos End Coach’s Career ASHBURN, Va. (July 19) - When Jeff Bruton’s wife Melanie sued for divorce, among the evidence presented were accusations that her husband had appeared in a number of popular gay pornographic videos under the name Ty Fox. When Bruton’s employers learned of the reason forthe divorceproceedings, they launched thmeir own.inves.tigation and say that if the enare indeedone and the same, Brnton will.have to resign as aphysical education teacher and assistant coach for football, baseball and wrestling at a Sterling, Va., high school - and possibly his Virginia state teaching certification. Edgar Hatriek, superintendent of schools for Loudoun County, told reporters that teachers"are C"hOSen to bemstmc-" tors as welJ as leaders of our young people...in their professional as wall as ~edesoinsaalnlivaellse.g"aHtieoandodfeda,l"iWfeshtaytlewethhaatvies not in keeping with that." School officials, however, said they have been unable to contact Bruton directly because of the summer vacation, and also said that the gym coach’s phone number has been disconnected. But Steve Thompson, who is Bruton’s agent, confirmed for reporters that his client is in fact Ty Fox and, in addition to modding swimwear and athletic clothing, Bruton also made gay pornographic videos. Thompson also said that Brnton plans to resign his teaching post, which he’s held since 1993, "whether it’s fair or not." Choral Festival Concludes TAMPA, Fla. (July 15) - Festival V, described as the largest gay and lesbian gala in the world, drew to a dose after what organizers considered a highly successful 8 days ofsinging, singing, and still more singing. The Gay & Lesbian Association of Choruses, which sponsors the annual showcase of choruses from around the world, said more than a hundred choruses participated in Festival V, drawing more than 5,000 lesbian, gay and bisexual singers. Poet Maya Angelou gave an openingnightaddress,.. and although therehadbeen ,cgncerns that anti-gay protesters might disrupt the festivities, only a handful of prot,esters showed up at one of the earlier opemng day events. The festival also saw the premiere of several works commissioned for Festival V. ¯ answer you want to hear but...". You will .save.yourself a lot of anxiety and grief by ¯ just being truthful. This includes the so- " cial WHITE LIE. If this is too large a step ¯ then begin with simply saying you prefer not to answer, and stick to your guns. ¯ 5. Quit worrying ~b~.ut what happened yesterday. You can t fix what is already ¯ done. Equally, don’t worry about future situations over which youhaveno control ¯ anyhow. ¯ 6. Start living inside the moment you are in. If someone makes you angry, let ¯ them know it. If someone hurts your feel- ¯ ings, let them know it. If someone mis- ¯ treats you, don’t put up with it. Take action, even if that only means removing ¯ yourself from their presence. ¯ . 7. Us.e some common sense about deal- . mg with everyday life. You are in control of y.our, life far more than you ima "he n t let others take the ~mttattve of dic- ¯ ta.ting your life. They will try to get away ¯ wjth as much as possible. Learn to recogm. ze what you, can effectively handle and what you can t. ¯ Most importantly keep inmind that you ¯ don’t have to win every battle to win the ¯ war. Don’t let others sap your energies. Pick and chose the right time and right ¯ place. Truly you are the Captain of your ¯ ship and the Master of your own fate. .* We make life far more difficult than it ¯ really is and we usually fall into that trap by letting others set the situation and start ¯ the game. Remember the famous "It’s my ball and I make the rules!"? Start thinking ¯ of your life as your"ball" and when others ¯ insiston making thegamemiserable, take ¯ your ball and go home. You can always ¯ find someone else to play ball with. Keep inmind some people aren’thappy unless they are making someone else unhappy, and usually that will mean you. Don’t waste a scintilla of time or effort on those types. Move on and let them eat themselves up. ff they have so little self esteem that they have to tear someone down to feel important, @#$%^ them. Only you can start making your life easier and morerewarding. You have to start today, because each day that passes brings you closer to the great black nothingness which probably awaits us all. Copyright © 1996 Gerald Miller miserable going to social gatherings I .didn’t really want to attend because I felt ~t was my duty. BS! Now I only go where I really want to beand Ihaveamuchbetter time. This also includes favors for other people, just learn to say No in a polite fashion. 4. Don’t lie! Tell the truth when asked a question, even if you know the questioner won’t like the answer. 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Nearly 70,000 people get assistance for AIDS drugs through the program, which is largely paid for with federal funds. The Clinton budget proposal would increase federal spending - about two-thirds of the total program - from $115 million this year to $195million during the next fiscal year. Theomove comes in the wake of medical reports at the international AIDS conference in Vancouv& earlier in July that indicate the new class of protease inhibitors, combined with already-approved anti-HIV drags, show enormous potential for completely suppressing the virus. Patients andAIDS advocates, however, have increasingly warned that despite the heartening news about the new drugs, most people with AIDS in this country would not be able to afford the expensive new treatments. "While new drug treatments offer enormous hope to people living with HIV," Clinton said at the fundraiser, "it is also clear that our work is far from complete." Reform Party’s Lamm Suggests Cut Care for PWA’s NEW YORK (July 21) - Although it got little notice by the media, former Colorado G0v. Richard Lamm, who has declared his desire to be the 1996 presidential nominee of the Reform Party, said on a television news program Sunday, July 21, that the government should virtually write off people who already have AIDS. "I think in a world of limited resources weshould spendmoremoney onresearching the cause ofAIDS and how to prevent it than we should treating the people that are going to die anyway," Lammsaid on the CBS-TV program "Face the Nation." Mark Sturdevant, vice chairman of the Reform Party who has urged Lamm’s candidacy, later insisted the former Colorado governor wasn’t actually saying the country should "pull the plug" on people who are sick, but said that as the country,,, increasingly faced "limited resources Americans "need to start talking about these issues." Lamm raised hackles in-1984 for similarremarks whenhe said the elderly "have a duty to die and get out of the way." Gene Defect May Protect from AIDS WASHINGTON (Aug. 8) -Two separate teams of researchers have identified a genedc mutation that appears to protect some people against AIDS. The finding may-explain why some people infected with HIV remain healthy and virtually symptom-free of the disease for years. The teams of U.S., European and Japanese scientists have found that people with two copies of a certain defective gene - one each from their mother and father - appear to be resistant to the most common strain of HIV in Western countries, the one which is transmitted sexually most commonly. They estimated that ¯¯ only about 1% of the Caucasian populalion has both defective genes. : Theteam tookblood samples from 1,800 ¯ healthy U.S., European, African andJapa- ¯ nesevolunteers.Theyexposedthe samples ~ to the most common strain of HIV in test : tubes. Reporting in thejournal Nature, the ¯ researchers found that all the blood : samples were infected after exposure - ¯ except those from white people with two : copies of the mutated gene. ¯ The second team of scientists, from the : Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center : in New York, found the same double ; genetic mutations in the blood of two ¯ white males who knowingly had unpro- : tected sex with infected partners, yet re- : main uninfected themselves. ." As these researchers report in thejour- ¯ hal Cell, they could not infect blood ¯ samples from these two men - even with ¯ 1,000 times the amount of HIV it usually : takes to trigger an infection. ¯ The researching findings suggest that : drugs to do this would probably have no ; side effects, since the lack of the protein : target in the Caucasians appears to have ¯ caused them no known negative health- : problems. : Heterosexual HIV : Showing Up in UK : LONDON (Aug. 1)-A much more vim- . lent strain of HIV, believed to be more : likely to spread by heterosexual contact, ." has ~pread from Thailand to Great Brit- " ain, researchers reportin the Britishinedi- : cal journal New Scientist. ¯ The virus .subtype E is widespread throughout Asia, where most of those ¯ infectedareheterosexual,nothomosexual. ¯ As a result, researchers and epidemiolo- : gists believe the virus subtype is more : easily spread via heterosexual sex than ¯ subtype B, which has mainly affected gay : and bisexual men in North America and ~ Europe. Since the first case of subtype E ¯ infection in England was announced earlier this year~ British health officials have since identified 72 additional subtype E infections. ¯ Report" Herpes : ¯ : Virus Linked to KS ¯ CHICAGO (July 30)-Two studies in the : healthmagaT.ineNatureMedicinestrongly ¯ suggests that Jhe human herpes virus 8 ; (,I-IHV8) isthecauseofKaposi’s sarcoma, ¯ a cancer that strikes many people with : AIDS. Using a recently devdoped blood ¯" test for HHVS, researchers say they most ." often found the virus in blood samples of ~: people with sexually transmitted diseases, ¯ a Strong implication the virusis also sexu- ." ally transmitted. 2nd HIV Home Test ¯ Approved; States ¯ Fight Availability ¯" CHICAGO (July 24) -~A 2nd HIV home- : testing kit has now gone on sale after ¯ being approved by the Food & Drug Ad- ¯ ministration. 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This year the Atlanta Braves will become the 2nd pro baseball team to sponsor such an event when it hosts a "Stepping Up to the Hate Day" in Sept: at the Atlanta-Fulton Co. Stadium benefiting AIDS organizations in the Atlanta area. At the first Until There’s a Cure Day in 1994, opposing team Colorado Rockies wouldn’t even join the S.F. Giants on the field to form ahuman AIDS ribbon until they were brow-beaten into it by Giants’ teammembers andcatcalls from the stands. of violence, not a s.ymbol of a larger societal problem that lS exascerbated by like-minded individuals who blindly follow the ramblings of the likes of Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Patrick Buchanon, etc. And of course, I was bombarded with Bibfieal quotations about the sinfulness of my ways. I knew this would happen, and since I had gone in with my eyes wide open, I knew I was not going to act defensively to protect my position. I wanted dialogue, not an argument. ,So, with each and every note from one of these men, I responded with the same basic premise: "Yourpremisesmaydiffer from mine, and that’s okay.We just need ¯ There are some more modern texts that : to put those on the table sowecan actually know what weare talking about. "Our premises on the Bible probably differ... I don’t know yours, but I win tell you mine. I read the Bible as a historical work. I try to read it in the context of the time it was written and to know which people were being addressed so that I have a context to base my reading upon. I also read other works of the time thathave notbeenincluded in the Canon, and many of these I find just as much validity in. I University Reports ¯ Condom Usage BOSTON (July 17) - According to a survey ofBrownUniversity students,74% of the women who dropped in at the campus clinic in 1995 said their sexual partners used acondom"always or almost always’~ when having sex. A similar survey at the school 6 years earlier found that only41% of the women visiting the clinic rel~rted such high usage of condoms by their sexual partners. rely on as well. In other words, I don’t ¯ think God stopped talking when his book : went to print. I also know that, it is more ~ than possible that the works included in ¯ the Canon have been misinterpreted ¯" through language interpretors and ver- ¯ sion editors, and there is a high probabil- ." ity that the men who chose which books ¯¯ were likely candidates to include in the Canon had their own prejudices and could ¯ have excluded some worthwhile works : and included a lot of repetition. ¯ "This does not mean that I negate the ¯ teachings of the Bible. I just feel that it, in and of itself, is an incomplete guide for my spiritual understanding." ¯ The responses I received after simply : laying my cards on the table about my : own interpretation of the Bible are what ~ surprised me the most. There were no ¯ more Biblical quotations used to try to ¯ sway me. There was no more using of i Chrisdan theology tojustify the villifying ¯ of the homosexual lifestyle.What hap- ~ petted is that we settled into a reasoned : debate. No tempers flared.No hateful ¯ names wereealled. Ibelieve that, although : I did not think my one voice would make ~ a difference, it did. ¯" And, I believe this is why: "I like being able to live my life to its fullest, and I ~ expect you to have that very same fight. It ~ is a free country in which we live, and i freedom of and from religion is one of our hallmarks of liberty... "Our ability to disagree on what God ~ thinks of my lifestyle is one of the ~eat ¯ things about this place we call America. ¯" And, I want to keep that ability for both of us. I don’t want *anyone* to try to tell me :~ I can’t have my way of life, and I sure ¯ would defend your choice as well.Wonld you do the same for meT’ i I would like to propose to all ofyou that : reason really does work. I think it is high ¯ time we appeal to reason in our political ¯" endeavors, not to high emotion. And, I : thinkitis time we quit assuming weknow : howtheothersidewillrespond.Thelouder ". weget, themorethe other sideresponds in ¯ kind. There are reasonablepeople onboth ¯ sides of the lesbigay civil fights debate, i andI,for one, wouldlike to see more ofus .... " step forward ,an~ take leadership roles. Pitcher’s Refusal to Join Game Benefit Causes Uproar SAN FRANCISCO (July 30) - The refnsal ofSanFrancisco Giants pitcherMark Dewey to join with the baseball team m support of an AIDS benefit being sponsored by.the team has outraged political leaders here and at least oneAIDS activist has called on the Giants to giveDewey his walking papers or trade him to another teal!L With nearly 35,000 fans attending the Giants-AtlantaBraves game,Dewey,who is 3-2 with a4.10 earned-run average with 36 strikeouts in 53 innings, refused tojoin players from the two teams on field for a demonstration of support in fighting the AIDS epidemic.A fundamentalist Christian who is outspoken in calling homosexuality a sin. He also turned his red AIDS ribbon sideways in imitation of the ancient "fish" symbol of Christianity. Dewey said he decided to opt out of the on-field display with teammates because some of the funds raised for the "Until There’s a Cure" day event go to promote safer-sex education and prevention programs, which he says are contrary to his religions beliefs. Jon Prevna, who works withProject Open Handin San Francisco, later wrote to Giants president Peter Magowan saying, "I seriously hope you will consider trading him [Dewey] or giving him his unconditional release." The Giants managementhas so far declined to comment on the incident. Black & White Charities, Inc. & PFLAG Lookforward to the pleasure ofyour companyfor The 1996 Black & White Gala with keynote speaker Elizabeth Birch Executive Director, Human Rights Campaign, Washington, DC and Presentation of the first annual Swan Awards Saturday, September 7th Cocktails & Conversation at seven o’clock, Concourse Dinner at eight o’clock, International Ballroom Entertainment by The Follies Revue Singers $125 each, checks may be sent to POB 14001, Tulsa, 74159 Visa or MasterCard, call 587..7314 or 800.458.4682, or e-mail: blkwhtprty@aol.com The Downtown Do.ubleTree Hotel, 616 West Seventh Benefiting the 1996 Black & White Grant Recipient, The HIV Resource Consortium, Inc. TULSA FAMILY NEWS COMMUNITY CALEND R SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School, 9:45 am Worship Service, 11 am 2627b East llth 583-7815 Community ofHope (United Methodist) Worship Service, 6 pm 1703 E. 2rid, 585-1800 Family of Faith Metro. Comm. Church Adult Sunday School, 9:15 Worship Service, 11 am 5451-E South Mingo. Info: 622-1441 Metro. Comm. Church of Greater Tulsa Worship Service, 10:45am 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa 6:30 pm at Canterbury 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 MONDAYS ¯ TUESDAYS HIV Testing Clinic ¯ ¯: Free & anonymous testing . HHIVIVR+esSouurpcpeoCrtonGsroorutipum ¯ using fingerstick method. ¯ 1:30 pm ¯ No appointment required. ¯ 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-I ¯ Walk in testing: 7-8:30 Inn : Info: Wanda @ 749-419z : Results hours: 7-9 pm : ¯ lnfo: 742-2927 : Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. Mixed Volleyball for Fun & Competition Hclmerich Park, 6:30 pm 71st & Riverside Info: 587-6557 WEDNESDAYS Agape’ Christian Fellowship Service, 7 pm Sheridan Center, Suite H : 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 ¯ Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center ¯ Prayer & Bible Study ¯ 7~30pm 2627-B East llth Call 583-7815 for info. PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 2nd Mon. of month 6:30 pro, 4154 S. Harvard Info: 749-4901 : HIV/AIDS Support Group ¯ & Friends & Family ¯ HIV/AIDS Support Group ¯ 7 pro, call for location: " 749-7898 : Alternative Skating : 8:30 - 11 pro, 241-2282 ¯ $4, Sand Springs Skate ." OTHER GROUPS -. ¯ The Technicians, Leather " : org., Info c/o 621-5597 " ¯ T.U.L.S~4. Tulsa Uniform. : & Leather Seekers Assoc. ¯ ¯ Info: 838-1222 " . Gay & Lesbian Student " Association ¯ TJC Southeast Campus, " Iflfo: 631-7632 ¯ ¯ SWAN-Single Women’s ¯ ¯ Activity Network Grief Group Butler/Stumpff Funeral Home 2103 E. 3rd St. Call for time: 587-7000 : Family Of Faith MCC : Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm ¯ Choir Practice 7:30 pm ¯ 545 I-E South Mingo. " Call 622-1441 for info. ¯ Community of Hope ¯ (United Methodist) Service for Peace, 6:30 pm : Bible Study, 7 pm ¯ 1703 E. 2rid, 585-1800 : THURSDAYS 16-Step Empowerment ¯ Group For Women ¯ Community of Hope ¯ 1703 E.2nd, Info: 585-1800 ¯ Co-Dependency ; Support Group 7:30, Family of Faith MCC ¯ 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 ¯ HIVTestingTOHRClinic ¯ Walk in testing: 7- 8:30 pm ¯ Results hours: 7 - 9 pm Info: 742-2927 Tulsa Family Chorale Weekly practice, 9:30 pm Lola’s 2630 E. 15th PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays 4154 S. Harvard, 749-4901 ¯ TNAAPP Alternatives ¯ ¯ Tulsa Native American " Weekly social events for" AIDS Prevention Project ¯ LGBT men & women, 7 pm ¯ Support group ¯ Info: 646-5503 ¯ for Gay & Bi Native : ¯ American Men, 6 pm Substance Abuse at ~Community of Hope Support Group " ¯ 1703 E. 2nd " for persons with HIV/AIDS ¯ SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Church Mass, 6 pm Garden Chapel 3841 S. Peoria Info: Father Rick at 742-7122 Narcotics Anonymous Meets weekly at 11 pm Confidential support for recovering addicts. Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees 3rd Sat. of each month Info: ~/48-3111 Comedy Jam Freedom Tour MONDAY & TUESDAY SEPT. 16 & 17 8:00 PM Gay Stand-Up Comics Performing BACK BY POPULAR P EM,ANI) ! 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Kelly Kirby Oklahoma Representative 4021 South Harvard, Suite 210 Tulsa, OK 74135 918-747-3320 Home Office Dallas, Texas 800-559-4790 ¯ Booking for 800 253 Geek to GO! ThePC Specialist, 501.253.2776 Phyl Boler-Schmidt Systems & Software Specialist POB 429, Eureka Springs 72632 Books, Incense, Candles and.Rainbows! Plus lots more! (501) 253-5445 45&I/2 Spring Street Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 emrain@rog.ar.ispnet.com AUTHENTIC ITALIAN CUSINE FRESH RAINBOW TROUT ofEureka Springs Recommended by The New York Times (501) 253-6807, Closed Wednesday 5 Center Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 According to The Gayly Oklahoman, Spencer was born in Ada, and was raised in Tulsaand in Seminole. He attended the University. ofOklahoma and builta career as a country western entertainer, touring the Southwest and working on the Gay rodeo circuit. Friends of Spencer are holding a Celebration of Life on August 17, at the Bunkhouse in Oklahoma City, according to friend and organizer, Mike Busby. The event will feature Sonja Martinez, Deb Roberts,BradRiggins and videos ofSpencer performing. The event will include an auction of memorabilia to benefit HIV/ AIDS organizations. The Gayly also noted that Spencer’s family has requested that donations to HIV/AIDS organizations be made in lieu of flowers. Those who wish to honor the memory of Sid Spencer may do so to the organization of their choice or may send a donation care of Spencer’s father, Sid Spencer, Sr. (RR2, Box 69-G, Seminole, 74868-9614) who will donate those in his SOn’S naule. and two grants of $1,000 each to TOHR Testing Clinic (HOPE) and Catholic Charities’ St. Joseph’s House. On-September 28, Follies Revue performers will recreate this year’s show to benefit RAIN in Enid, Oklahoma. For information about booking Follies singers for corporate or private events, call 437-020L testing. Initially, events for the program will be held in Tulsa because of the conterns individuals may have about attending a "Gay" event near their homes. Petersonadded that attendance is not necessary and that they would like to hear from individuals in rural eastern Oklahoma about what it is like in those areas and how best to get education and services to the areas. HOPE has set up a telephone number, 800-282-8165, to allow individuals to call anonymously. Local callers may ring 742-2927. Peterson also announced that HOPE has .been chosen as one of 75 HIV agencies in the US to participate in a program, "Parmers in Prevention", sponsored by the Center for AIDS Intervention Research, (CAIR) of the Medical College of Wisconsin. The program is funded by the : National Institute of Mental Health andis ¯ intended to bridgeagapbetweenfront]i~" ¯ HIV/AIDS prevention organizations and : research into HIV prevention. OOO00000OO00. OOOO0®O ~ A Friendly Place to Stay ; KING’S HI-WAY ¯ INN ¯ ¯ ¯ 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62 W ¯ Eureka Springs, AR 72632 ¯ (501) 253-7311 ¯ 1-800-231-1442 ¯ Jerry A. Wilson. owner ¯ ¯ O ¯ 0 ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ O ¯ ¯ ¯ @ 0 A number of commtmity events are coming up. Check out the following: The NAMES PROJECT wants you to help by hosting a Feast with Friends on Sat. Sept. 14. Call 748-3111 for info. ¯ Tulsa Womens Supper Club will meet ". 8/28 at 7 at the Spaghetti Warehouse. ." Info: 584-2978. Thenext AIDS Coalition ¯ meeting is Sept. 10th. Call 585-5551. : Do not miss Interfaith AIDS Minis- : tries Old Fashioned Street Carnival on ¯ Sat. 9/21, 10-6 at Southminster Presbyte- ¯ dan, 3500 S. Peoria. : Rainbow Business Guild is having a : business fair on 8/30 (see ad, p. 5) and-a: : lake weekend on 9/21-22, call 665-5174. i Anddo not miss the Gay Comedy Jam[ written by Pastor Leslie Penrose, the congregation struggled to make. sure the ad was "responsible, given that we are a Christian commlmity of faith and not a p.o.litical advocacy group" and"adequate" s~nce members of the congregation are affected by the hate language. The statement notes that "as gay and lesbian persons have struggled in this country - in this state and city- for the right to live in dignity without fear of violence or persecution, to have their committed relationships respected, and to worship with integrity, the dialogue has become inereasingly hurtful and exclusive....we...have wondered where is the other voice of Christianity?" The statement affd~, "...when the church is silent in the face of injustice...that silence becomes complic- ¯ ity in that injustice." Penrose told TFN that so far there has ¯ been little response to the ad but that she : expects that there will likely be letters to : The Worldin response andpossible to the ¯ new Methodist bishop from more conser_ : vative Methodistcongregations. Commu_ : nity of Hope (Coil) has also organized ¯ serveral companion efforts to this ad. ¯ These include a letter and visiting cami Paigu to Don Nickles, Tom Coburn and ¯ Steve Largen.t, a speakers bureau to seek ¯ out other church groups that will listen ¯ and Coil is also planning aprayer vigil to- ¯" be conducted when and if the Senate con- , siders theDOMAbill. Formoreinfo. orto ¯ contribute to this effort, call 585-1800. Living Sprtng ...a community of friends... We welcome you to attend! Services held Sunday evenings at 7 o’clock 17 Elk Street (at the Unitarian Church) Eureka Springs, AR 72632 501-253-9337 READ ALL ABOUT IT reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library In "Immortal, Invisible," editorTamsin Wilton has compiled a lengthy collection ¯ of original essays and interviews analyzi~ ig the history and current state of the lesbian moving image, including f’rims and, to a lesser extent, television. From Marlene Deitrichin"Morocco" in 1930to 1994’s "Woman of the Wolf," this volume explores the important differences between "gay films" and "le:s.bik.a~ film,s" and why lesbian and gay male ,tim mar- .....~rs will probably never agree on a generic "queer cinema." " These are more than just simple movie reviews. The contributors explore the.s.ocial, political, historical and, in some mstances, religious aspects of these films and the text is not always light reading. Obvious popular films, such as "Personal ~ Best" and the notorious "The Children’s Hour" are supplemented ,b,y true~hous,e, lesbian films, including Desert Hearts and "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.!’ The seventeen contributors exhibit a wide variety of qualifications, frofi~film makers"and producers (Penny Florence and Susan Ardill) to a postgraduate student (Louise Allen) whose research is concerned with "lesbian readings of kd lang, and the emergence of country and westernlesbian culture."The authors endlessly debatewhatconsritutes lesbianform : and content. Should only films which ’ have lesbian relationships and characters beindudedin"lesbian cinema," or should : an"out" lesbian film maker also have her : film included even though the subject ¯ matter or treatment is not lesbian-spa- ¯ eific?Thereis averyinterestinginterview ¯ with lesbian film maker Greta Schiller, ¯ whoserecent efforts haveindudedawon- : derful documentary, "Maxine Sullivan: ¯ Love To Be in Love," about the hetero- ~ sexual jazz legend. : Some wall knownnames are ignored or ¯ marginalized in this volume. Barbara ¯ Hammer, whose short films have raised : more than one eyebrow as they challenge ". the "heterosexist authority system," ¯ is mentioned only a couple of rimes and given one short quote. ¯ There are many unfamiliar but intrign- ~ ing films discussedhere. They are ones to ¯ keep in mind as you are traveling to other : cities where progressive theaters may be : taking the opportunity to broa..den~ the h~o- ~ rizons of their communities, veruaps me ¯ ThirdAmmalTulsaGay andLesbianFilm ~ Festival organizers willincorporate some ". of these rifles into their schedule next ¯ snring. "Immortal, Invisible" is one of the ~ few books published that specifi- : cally discuss lesbiancinema, but there are ¯ also many other books regarding gay/ ¯ lesbian topics at your local branch library : orat the Readers Services department at : theCentralLibrarydowntown(596-7966). James Christjohn ybYeal Gaycomedyis comingback to:Fulsa on S~pt.’16th& 17th, at thePAC. The Gay Com~:ly Jam. Freedom Tour features acclaimed openly Gay comics,, Scott Kennedy and Kevin Maye, who ve been seen on HBO’s Comedy Channel and -written of in The Advocate. Their show, Gaylapalooza (last February with two other comics) played to a full house at th~ PAC’s Williams Theater and benefited Black&White Charities as does aportion of this appearance. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 day of the show, and are available by calling 481-0558. Broken Arrow Community Playhouse announces that auditions for its Halloween producrion, two one-act plays, will be held Sund,a,,,,,y, August 18, at 6pro;, The pIays¯.are . Sorry, wrong Number , directed by Todd Murray, & "Black Comedy", directedby Jenny Jackson. Theoneacts will be performed October 11 - 20. "Sorry Wrong Number" requires afemale character, and 3-4 addirioual actors who can perform a variety of character voices. It will be staged as a radio drama. "Black Comedy" requires 5 men &3 women. Audj’rious will consist ofcold readings from the scripts and someimprov. Audirious willbeheld at the playhouse, 1800 S. Main in the Main Place complex. 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Address: _Age: City, St. &Zip:__ ~ Telephone: bYAugustJean_Pierre,nightsTFNinOklahomaCFr°°itdiChave ." of a salad & side dish or a cup of soup. ~oaY~s’ ataba~nutt~o9 hot .a~.d Sticky to .reallal~ " We started with a shrimp and lobster nne cmsme, but a new res- .bisque that was rich and quite rusty, with ctauulirnaanrtyhsecerenei.nMTicuhlsaaelhas heated up the " el,noUtsn.Kofs wofholol.be,stsemr atallilsmhreiamt.pTahnedresewvaesraal Fusco’s new venture, definite bite from cay- Flavors, fills out the space in a strip mall M;ebael Fi15co ~ enne pepper, but it was alsohome to Novel Idea Bookstore & Mexicali Border Cafe, near 71st and Sheridan. The wellknown Fusco used to be chef at Bodean’s, and openedFlavors this summer as his own place. Halfofth~ restaurant is a section of dinerstyle booths with white tablecloth covered tables. The post-modem decor features a black and white checkerboard floor, a visible kitchen window, and popular music playing over the speakers. The other half, behind a wainscotted glass wall, is aformal dining room with pale purple walls, carpeted, formal tables and place settings, and more sedate, classical music playing in the background. There is .also anotherformal din- Hollr$: IX/Ion. - Fr~., 11 to Dinner 3/][on. - Sat., 5 to 10:30 dosed Sundays Cuisine: New Amerlean Dress: Dressy Prices: Very Expensive Plastic: Non-Smoldn$ Section: Yes Alcohol: FMI bar and w~ne mgroom behind French doors for private par_ ties. The samefood and menu is available on either side, and there is no official difference, though we noticedmost gendemen in our section wereinjackets and Ratln~: ties, while the diner Side patrons were more ca_ A l;st sually attired.. Even though our visit was on a Monday night, both sections of the restaurant were nearly full. In addition to the small menu ofregular items, a blackboard reminiscent of Bodean’s announces the specials of the evening. Several selections of fresh fish are available, plus offerings of beef, veal, pork,and duck. Entrees include a choice no.t what we would call spray. Our salads came FLAVORS on huge plates (larger ~a~a~n the service plate!) 6104 E~st 71st Street wedgceosnsisted of large of iceberg lettuce with a.scattering of .thinly sliced purple omon tings, cherry tomatoes, anddiagonally sliced cucumbers, dressed in a pleasan~-- balsamic vinaigrette& crumbled S til ton cheese dressing (Stilton is the English version of bleu cheese or roquefor0. After the salad course, we were mortified to see our waiter remove our salad knife from our salad plate and set it on our bread and butter plate. One expects that fora $4.50 salad, the kitchen can wash an additional knifet Our entree was a delicious, and large servl. n.g of sauteed, thinly sliced veal hver ($9.95) presented with caramelized onions and~r2~r_ kansas bacon, withpo_ tatoes Lyonnaise. Very tasty and an excellent value. Our companion had a strikingplate that looked pretty enough to be a woman’s hat-- a bed of mashed potatoes surrounded by a panopoly of grilled i avepgeertfaeMctelys agnrdilmleud,shthroicokm, sb,ecerfotwenndederwloiittni ¯ ($21.95), sauced with a red wine reducL : tionhunter sauce, and withahuge sprig of .. fresh rosemary stuck in like a feather. ; au¯Hgirsadtienssdeirsthwoafscmreomreembruunldeaenwe:hiaclharwgee ¯ see Flavors, page 15 wnere pets are treated like ~eople ".... "’~. * Bakery Treats * Bed & Breakfast (boarding) * Salon * Pet Supplies: Science Diet, IAMS, Nutro Dog Food THE DOG HOUSE BROOKSIDE 3311 S. Peoria, 744-5556 HIV Positive?. New state-of-the-art investigational drug therapies arenow available in the Southwest for HIWAIDS and opportunistic infections. If you are interested in participating in one of the promising new investigational therapies, call us at (918) 743-1000 Jeffrey A. Beal, M.D. Associates in Medical at!.d Mental Health 2325 South Harvard, Suite 600 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method By &for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities. Monday & Thursday evenings, 7-9 pm Daytime testing, Mon-Thurs by appointment. HOPE HIV Outreach, Prevention & Education formerly TOHR HIV Prevention Programs 742-2927 4158 South Harvard, Suite E-2 2 doors east of the HIV Resource Consortium Look for our banner on testing nights. ~ Do you live in a small town or rural area? Are you attracted to other men? Do you feel like you are the only one? And if you’d like to meet others, come to our rural mens discussion group ¯ ~. every 2nd & 4th-Saturday, 7-9 pm For more info,, contact Jeremy or Brian 742-2927 or 800-282-8165 thought rather nondescript. We had a flourless chocolate cake that was filled with chocolate mousse, served on a mirror of raspberry puree, and decorated with fresh strawberries, fresh blueberries, mint leaves, and real, freshly whipped unsweetened cream. Good, but we couldn’t eat it all, and.the gateaux was everso slightly overcooked. Alas, there was no espresso machine on the premises, so after dinner, we walked across the parking lot to the Novel Idea cafe to linger over cappuccinos and leer at the cute clerks selling books. Flavors also features a full bar and the wine list is interesting, emphasizing less encountered small California wineries. The food at Flavors, as one might expect from a Michael Fusco venture, is excellent, though it tends toward tile expensive (a veal chop with polenta was $28.95--but it looked divine!). Fusco is one of those chefs who has mastered~ the art of doing new & creative things with food in combinations which work, rather than shock. One can expect a pleasant & memorable dining experience from this exciting, new establishment. Just be sure to make reservations on the weekends. For film buffs who happen to be computer literate, I just received notice,of anew website, called "Popcorn Q", billed as the ultimate onlinehomefor the queermovingimage. The address is http://www.popeornq.com..According to my sources, it offers thousands of film & video descriptions (need help figuring out whatmovie to rent tonight?), sources for acquiring these films/videos, of course, graphics and photos, a directory of G/L film rests, a "Homo Home Film Fest", books to watch out for, Queer top tens, and lots o’ links. The programmer/author ofthe site is Jenni Olson, who also wrote the "Ultimate Guide toLesbian & Gay Film & Video", published in June. Not only an author, programmer, and Queer film archivist, she also produces for film and television. Hey Jenni ! Need a cheap actor/columnist-writer/ professional college student? Last but not least: if you saw the Academy Awards, you may have seen STOMP, an extraordinary dancing peicussion performance. They have come to Tulsa several times and make a point to see them if you have not done so. They will be at the PAC, Sept. 6-8 and tickets can be had from the PAC at 596-7111 or Carson Attractions at 584-2000. How To Do It First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. You may bring additional attention to your ad with: Bold Headline - $1, Adin capital letters - $1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2, Ad in box - $2 Ad reversed - $3, Tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Please type or print your ad. Count the no. of words. (A word is a group of letters or numbers separated by a space.) Sendyour ad & payment to POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 with your name, address, tel. numbers (for us only). Ads will run in the next issue after received. TFN reserves the right to edit 6r refuse any ad. No refunds. Back in Tulsa G.W.M. 41, Gldlkg, HIV Pos. 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A downtown rejuvenation, with Central Park’s Grand Opening Celebration that benefits the United Way. ’~ Music by Debbie Campbell, Jim Sweeney, Bill Davis and an all-star band. ¯ A Taste of Tulsa provided by the finest restaurants in the downtown and midtown area -Camerelli’s, Interurban, Bravo!, Doubletree’s 7-West, Chimi’s, Bourbon Street Care, Louie Di’s and more. ¯ Professional fireworks display ¯ Horse drawn carriage rides ¯ Drawing for a Trip For Two Weekend Getaway to Miami-Beach ¯ Tour the Cityscape Views of Central Park that has 24 hour security, valet, heated outdoor, pool, lighted tennis courts., sauna/whirlpool, fitness center heart of the City living ’ 584-8400 and much more. , T’ne Liw’~ Begi.ns Now. ~,~ " " 410 West 7th (7th and Denvelr) a84-8400 .1~800-327-0555 iA portiofi of the pl"oceeds o~ each private ~residenc~.sold, dr ring the Central Park i o 1 iGrand O~emng MI ~nth,~be mad~ to ~e Uni~Way. ~o, don’t~ss this ~evenfi Come sup~ oft the ~ty, 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 [1996] Tulsa Family News, August 15-September 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 9 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 15-September 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 9 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Phyl Boler-Schmidt Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Leane Gross Gerald Miller Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, July 15-August 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 9 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/513 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 1996 adoption AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV treatment arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars Bill Clinton Black and White Gala businesses churches comedy Community of Hope custody Dave Fleischer Entertainment Notes estate planning Follies Revue G. Miller gay politicians harassment hate crimes homophobia HOPE Testing Human Rights Campaign James Christjohn Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Jeffrey Beal Jim Kolbe Murder People Living With AIDS performing arts PFLAG Phyl Boler-Schmidt pornography Promise Keepers Read All About It restaurants Sid Spencer Tasmin Wilton Tom Neal Tulsa Family News Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HIV Testing viatication https://history.okeq.org/files/original/fdcc4b1df9b9629472ea3c9a93a0372d.jpg ee46606de85f0044484d4e3c8c58c79c https://history.okeq.org/files/original/614372aa6f4d76c8aee1aca212ddf451.pdf d92190beb5bdea81018b06edb7ac0fce PDF Text Text American Airlines, Pepsi, Busch, Coors, & ¯i Anheuser Miller Sponsor Pride Picnic Organizers of this year’s Pride Picnic have annoUnced the confirmation of American Airlines as lead sponsor of Tulsa: United in Pride, the 1996 Pride Picnic which is at Owen Park, 560 No. Maybelle at Edison Road on Saturday, June 15 .from noon. to 5pm. American Airlines, Tulsa’s largest employer, is donating two air travd tickets which picnic attendees can be eligible to win. Other major sponsors include Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Miller Brewmg Co. and Pepsi-Cola. Picnic orgamzers emphasized their thanks for the support of dub owners and entertainers who hosted and performed in benefit shows, in chronological order: Bill and Brian and their friends at Lola’s, Sensuous and John at the Tool Box, John & Steve at the Silver Star and Kirk & Terry at Concessions with apologies to anyone whose name’s been left out¯ This event just see Picnic. page 8 Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans Communities Our Families of the Heart CoUrt Kills Amendment 2 Tulsa Leaders Respond PFLAG activists, Bill & Cathy Hinlde, and Nancy & Joe McDonald flank Dallas Gay & Lesbian AllianCe Pres. Cece Cox, her spouse, Lisa Means, & Tom Neal at ajoint meetingof PFLAG, TOHR & Rainbow Business Guild. WASHINGTON - In a ruling that brought a collective sigh of relief from U.S. rights activists, the Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado’s anti-gay Amendment 2 is unconstitutional. Justice Anthony Kennedy said in the court’s 6-3 majority ruling that theColorado ballot measure was "inexplicable by anything except ill will toward homosexuals." The ruling found that Amendment 2 identifies people by the singletrait of their sexual orientation and denies them protection across the board "in a law unprecedented in American jurisprudence." The Court’s ruling invalidates the 1992 Colorado referendum that was narrowlyapproved by 53 percent of the voters and would have blocked anti-bia~dneasures in Denver, Boulder, Aspen and anywhere else in the state that adopted suchmeasures. The high court’s majority opinion found that Amendment 2 violates the Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection under the law, ruling that it illegally bars homosexuals from see CO, page 10 : Tulsa PFLAG Mom Testifies ’Against Anti-Marriage Bill ¯ Nancy McDonald, founder of Tulsa Parents, Familes ¯ and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) with husband ¯ Joe, and first vice president of the national board of .. PFLAG, testified against the so-called "Defense of Mar¯ nage Act" before the Constitution Subcommittee of the ¯ Judicial Committee of the US House of Representatives ¯ on May 15. TFN is honored to summarize or to reprint ~ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : " : Tulsa Library Nixes Gay Exhibits for Two Years While the Tulsa City County Library commission and Library administrators deny that complaints about an April Lesbian and Gay themed exhibit by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays motivated them ,the commissioners changed the Library’s exhibit rides at a May 21st meeting so that a similar topic cannot be displayed for two years. Formerly library rules prevented the same organization from exhibiting more than once in 18 months. Under the new regulations, the same topic cannot be addressed more than once in 2-krnonths. Because of this change, Tulsa OklahomanS for Human Rights (TOHR)is now being denied penmssion to mounl an exhibit that-was scheduled for August. Library administrators say that the TOHR exhibit plans were never definite but were tentative. However, TOHR representatives claim that:they understood the date to be firufly settled with any question of ch_anging the date not arising until after controversy about the PFLAG exhibit started. TOHR’s spokesperson expressed sympathy for the harassment the Library had experienced and understood the LibraD¯’s desire to change its rules but regretted that Library administrators had not chosen to honor their prior commitment to TOHR. TOHR is currently seeking an alternate site for the exhibit, Love Makes A Family, a photo-documentary of Lesbian and Gay families with accompanying interviews of the couples and their children. portions of that testimony. McDonald identified herself as a mother and longtime educator and volunteer speaking in defense of marriage. In particular, McDonald identified the benefits of civil marriage and noted how those benefits are denied to same sex couples. McDonald said she wished she were testifying in favor of a bill that would grant equal marriage rights "see Congress, page 8 Federal Anti-Marriage Bill ¯ HIV Bias Lawsuit Won Paul Saladin has won his wrongful termination lawsuit Moves Thru Congress ¯ against his former employeer, Terry Turner, owner of The ¯ WASHINGTON - The far-right’s proposed congressional measure,known as the "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA), easily won approval of a House sub, committee by a largely party-line 8-4 vote, and is expected to reach thefloor of the House of Representafives for a vote by early July. The Senate companion measure should be reaching the floor of the upper chamber at about the same time, Senate leaders said. qqae measure, which would define marriage as the union of a man and a woman, effectively excluding same-sex marriages at the federal levd, has left rights activists at loose ends since it was introduced in Congress earlier in May, quickly, winning endorsements from the Republican leadership and the promise of President Clinton’s signature if it passed Congress. Clinton supporter David Mixner fumed on CBSsee Federal, page 10 French Hen. Saladin had filed his case under the federal ~ Americans with Disabilities Act which prohibit discrimi: nation on the basis of HIV!AIDS as well as other disabili¯ ties. ¯ The case is noteworthy because it is one of the first to : address discriminationbased on an association with some: one who is disabled. Saladin was fired from his job as a : waiter when one customer allegedly complained to man. agement after he heard another customer ask Saladin : about his late partner who was seriously ill with AIDS ¯ related infections. Saladin received modest damages of partial back pay see Case, page 8 More States Pass AntiMarriage Laws ¯ "Christian" syndicated television talk show host, Bob ¯ Enyart, appears to have been disinvited from the Promise . ¯ Keepers "Christian men’s" rally planned for June 15th at ¯ ¯ TU’s Skelly Stadium. Lesbian/Gay activists, pro-choice ¯ ¯ activists and moderate ~d progressive religious leaders -.: had objected to Enyart s participation because of his : ¯ documented remarks calling for the execution of "homo: ¯ and "abortlonlo,o’ ~,~ .......... ,~ weu as me dosing and/the ¯ ¯ sexuals" ¯ ¯¯ , phys~cal~ destruction of homosexual churches, clubs and : other establishments, as well as abortion diuics. Enyart " ¯ has acknowledged those remarks as accurately reflecting ." : his values in an interview with the Denver Post. ¯ The Rev. Russell Bennett of Fellowship Congrega¯ tional Church said that the Task Force for Rdigious " ¯ Freedom and Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry were involved ¯ in persuading key Promise Keeper supporters to call for " ¯ Enyart’s removal. Allegedly, Rev. Pearson called the ~ national office of Promise Keepers to ask them to: ; organizers to remove Enyart. According to The ¯ World, local organizers would not comment on the pro- ¯ ¯ gram change, see Enyart; page 10 SPRINGFJELD, Ill. -~ Illinois .Gov.:Jim Edgar signed a measure barring the state from recognizing same, sex marriages, whether legally performed in other states or not, making the state that first repealed its sodomy statu_tes: over. 3 ~ decades ago ~- the 1.0th, U.S, state to prohibit recognition of same- sex marriages. Meanwhile, in Michigan and Pennsylvania, similar anti-marriage measures won approval in their respective legislatures. The bills in each of the 2 states need only to have differences in the language of their upper and lower chambers worked out before being sent to their governors for approval. North Carolina’s lawmakers, intheir effort to prohibit recognition of same-sex marriages that might be legally performed in other states, have been trying to quickly work around legal limits on the types of measures they can consider in a shortened special see States; page 10 "Promise Keepers" Boot ¯ Radical Extremist Enyart COMING SOON -ffiahoma Parade ; ¯ Follies Review’96 + MCC’s ?That’s Entertainment?. + State.HIV/AIDS Confere. nce + IAM Ice Cream Soc,al + Shanti’s Water.Garden Tour see page 9 P. 2 P. 4 P. 6 P. 9 P. 9 P. 11 P. 12 P. 13 �Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication Publisher/Editor, Tom Neal are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa Family News and ~aay not be Assistant Editor, James Christjohn reproduced either in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Writers/contributors, Publicationndence of a name or phototodoes indicate that person’s sexual orientation. ~s assumed be fornot publication unless otherwise noted, must be Phyl Boler-Schmidt Correspo " . " ........ =o~il,, News ¯ All correspondence ¯ Barry Hensley & becomes tlae sole property o~ ~u,~a -,~,- : s!gne~ d........ Jean-Pierre ~o oddress above ¯ Each reader is entitled to one fre.e co,p,,y~of~ia~coh a s nOUl(1 De Sent to ut~ Leanne Gross & Pat Morehead --- *’~’~;tional conies *- - ..... r" are available by calhng edition at distnouuon polnt~. ~uu, TulsaNews@ aol.com Staff Phot(x3rapher, JD Jamett 918.583.1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 I~9 Tgdd Adams bY Phyl Bole’r-Sdhmidt " " i. ¯ i i.° "The religious right would like you to believe that despite their "Th~Godit~s ovhr! The~Amendment TwO battlemC°l°riad° hatemongering and anti-gay propaganda, they truly have com.has been a long gaul of Often drudgery for those of us involved in passion and geiiuine Christian concern for the homosexual. It ~s that fight. And, though it began in one state, the effects rippled not a personal bias, they claim, but only because of divine Biblical proclamation that they are compelled to preach this soacross our great nation. . . For me, the battle began one May evemng m 1991. I was living called threat to family values. on the western slope of Colorado, minding my own business, Consider then, the disproportionate lack of attention given to enjoyin my life and my vcork. Tha.t .evening: ,,the voters of ¯ the far more pervasive trend toward unmarried heterosexual Denvergre’ected an ordinance proposexl by a soc)auy-co,n,se,rva- ~ couples cohabitating. Isn’t this what the Bibli~ calls fornication, and isn’t this a sexual sin of equal magnitude as homosexuality? tive erou~ called Citizens for Sensible Rights that wou!a nave " remgved sexual orientation from the wording of the city s equal ¯ Just by the sheer numbers of people engaged in fornication protectionlaw. After their defeat, CSRandits statewidesupport- ¯ compared to those of homosexuality, one would think the former ers vowed to take the issue to the state level where, they thought, ¯ to be a far greater threat to those sacred fata!!y, value.s.A,ft,er ~1, their Dresumably heterosexual children woum seenungiy De ~ar ¯ more’susceptible to being recruited into this lifestyle rather than into homosexuality. Yet we don’t see nearly the kind of passion exerted on this proportionately mammoth threat to,fancily v,alue.s as we see directed towards gay and lesbian peopte. ~o why ~s ¯ there such a wide disparity of attention? The answer is twofold, ¯ and both are very basic to human nature: greed and ignorance. babydom in the gay rights movement before the Amendment The first reason is greed. The fact is homosexuality is very and thus stirs emotions. Marketing 101 will tell you Two vote. I’i,’e gone from an often timid addressee of lesbigay ¯ controversial the easiest way to pry money out of a pocket is to exploit concerns someone who be counted onstand to know thetoe issues inside andtooutTwho is not incan the least afraid to toe to with see Values, page 3 I never can remember those old sayings very well but there is this one that goes like this: may you live in interesting times - and I never could remember if that was supposed tO be a blessing or a curse. Wall, here we are at Pride 1996. We certainly are living in interesting times. Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Triinsgendered issues are being discussed more than they l~ave been at’any other time in the last two thousand or so years. And though our losses (to AIDS, to breast cancer, to the institutionalized violence and self hatred our society fosters) have been beyond imagination, and it is easy to feel that we are under attack each ~ime we turn, we are winning some. Colorado 2- do I need to say more?The highest court in the nation, and the source of both despair and hope for American minorities, finally has recognized us as citizens. Even here in Tulsa, we are making some progress. Although we are still marginalized by many of Tul.sa leaders, a few are recognizing our existence, our contributions to this city and our emerg- see Weary, page 3 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Concessions, 3340 ~. Peoria *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades:Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Tool Box. 1338 E. 3rd *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 832-1269 744-0896 749-1563 745-9998 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 584-1308 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 *Assoc. in Meal.& Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 250-5034 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 743-5272 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria . 592-1521 Creative Collection, 1521 E. 15 Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 592-5356 D’Antiques, 1508 E. 15th 749-3620 *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 665-6595 Don Carlton M~tsubishi,.4423 S. Memorial 838-8503 *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan 743-9994 Express Pools & Spas, 6310 S. Peoria 690-2974 Foxlinx, Computer Consultation 744-0102 Leanne M. Gross, Financial Planning *Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 *Imaginations, Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria 584-4606 341-6866 *international Tours 621-5597 599-8070 jp Images, Photography Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 747-5466 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 742-1992 Loup-Garou, 2747 E. 15 671-2010 l_gan Ann Macomber, Realtor Associate 584-3112 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 663-5934 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E.. 31st 664-2951 *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 PI 747-7672 David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 838-7626 Puppy Pause II, 1 lth & Mingo 584-0337 *Ross Edward Salon, 1438 S. Boston 749-6301 743-2351 .Scribner~s B,ookstore, 1942 Utica Scott Rob~son s Prescriptions, see adSquare for 3 locations 747-3322 Southwest Viatical Thomas Chiropracfc.Clinic 742-8868 4138 S. Harvard, Ste. C-I 493-1959 Kellie J. Watts, attorney 743-1733 Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities 599-7688 *Agape’ Christian Fellowship, 21st& Sheridan *Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Ctr. 628-0594 2627B E. 11 583-9780 *B/UG Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. *Chapman Student Center, University of Tulsa *CommumtyofHope UnitedMethodist, 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 Dignity/Integrity ¯ (Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Episcopalians) 298-4648 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 ,Free Spirit Womens Center, call f°r l°cad°n & inf°: 587-4669 Friend A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 FriendsFor in Unity Social Organization (African-Amer. 747-6827 men) ing political impact. And though we are poisoned by too many of the pathologies that growing up minrrity in America engenders, and although we are often unneces sarily cruel to each other, Tulsa is rich in remarkable individuals who dedicate hours of their time to building community ~md resources. These folks are too many to name them all. The3’ vary from those whom you recognize quickly, the McDonalds and Kirbys, to those who work a little more behind the scenes, the Newmans, S tames, Petersons and Gilleans to those who are rarely recognized but whose contributions are also critical. These people, their work and our progress, although slow, all are things for which we can be thankful. So take aminute to celebrate, to honor those who’ve gone before, to recognize how things are better. I have and will. Tulsa’ s sure a better place for us thanit was 20 or even 10 years ago. - Tom Neal POB 8542, 74101 425-4905 584-4983 Indian Health Care, Save the Nation 438-2437, 800-284-2437 Interfaith AIDS Ministries 838-1715 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood *HIV Resource Consortium 749-4194 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 748-3111 NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4901 PFLAG , POB 52800 74152 74104 Prime-Timers, P:O. Box 52118 749-4195 R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 665-5174 Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 646-7116 St. Jerome’s Catholic Church, 3841 S. Peoria, 749-7898 *Shanti Hotline Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, (rOHR) POB 52729 74152 7434297 TOHR Gay HdpLine (info.) 584-1308 Technicians, 1338 E. 3rd 838-1222 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor *University Center at Tulsa ~ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Beaver Dam Store, 1/2 mi. N. of Dam Hwy. 187 *Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. *Emerald Rainbow, 45&112 Spring St. King’ s Hi-Way, 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62W *MCC of the Living Spring 501-253-7457 501-253-6807 501-253-5445 800- 231 - 1 442 501-253 -9337 Rev. Nancy J. Horvath M. Div., Pastor Sunday 9:15 am Christian Education ll:00am Worship Service .... Wednesday 6:30 pm Midweek Service 7:30 pm Choir Practice Thursday 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group 5451-E S. Mingo ¯ Tulsa, OK ¯ 7414~ (918) 622-1441 �JUNE 15 Noon - 5:00 pm Opening Ceremony, lpm ¯ Blessing by the Rev. Leslie Penrose ¯ Welcome by TOHR president Debbie Starnes ¯ Performances by local entertainers, including Miss Gay Tulsa & Miss Tulsa USofA, Tulsa Family Chorale & The Banned from OKC! the most ardent anti-gay zealots. Wars will do that for you. Survival skills are something we either gain in a hurry, or we die at the hands of the enemy, sometimes literally, often figuratively. Of course, there are always battle scars too, and I watch myself, as well as others who have fought this one in the trenches, acting most times like we suffer from the more modem adaptation of World War II’s shell shock. Post-traumatic stress disorder runs rampant among civil rights activists of any persuasion. On May 20th, nearly five years exactly to the day after the Denver vote, I was catching up on some paperwork at my computer when the news came in via the Interact about the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision declaring Amendment Two unconstitutional. There was no jubilant fist thrust into the air. There was no inyour-face queer political nose-rubbing of the opposition. I just sat th6re, staring at the two-hne news alert for over 30 minutes, occasional quiet tears of mostly relief surfacing. I believe it is important to remember that although the Supreme Court decision reflects a changed attitude on the part of the federal judiciary as it regards the humamty of lesbigay people, nothing has really changed legally. No tights have been gained. It remains okay to discriminate against us as a people in most of the country, & the fight for equality remains one we will need to address one person at a time. \Vhat has happened is imperceptible to people on the outside of our movement. We are a more confident people, more sure than ever before of our beliefs and our worth. We are more aware politically; we -know how to build coalitions, to raise funds, to seek out and solidify our bases of support, and we -know how to get the job done. We also have learned the tree value found in each other because we had to learn with whom we could be safe and on whom we could count when or if we needed someone. A~nendment Two was a right of passage for lesbigay people in Colorado. mad the tipple effects have forged growth in the movemeut throughout the land. Let us not waste that ~owth and the opportunity it presents to truly change our ~vorld. Our time has come, and our movement is coming of age, but let us not forget that we gain nothing in the wav of respect if we are not respectful of others. If we are going to ever have that kinder, gentler nation George Bush at least talked about. I believe it must start with us. emotions: lust,:enwy.., fear, hate! Therefore,dt is pr0fi~ble for the religious right to keep homosexuality controversial. Itis their greatest fund-raising tool. Even the most cursory glance at their fund-raising literature wil! reveal classic propaganda techniques; dehumanize the subject to remove any compassion people might feel, and present only the most extreme behavior as examples of that"lifestyle", behavior which, incidentally, many homosexuals themselves would find distasteful. These techniques are nothing new. They are the same methods used by the Nazis to persecute the Jews. The second reason is pure and simple ignorance. They fall to understand that we have exactly the same range of human emotions and feel exactly the same feelings they do; love, lust, guilt, jealousy, anger, compassion; just in a slightly different context, homosexuality is a normal, natural and healthy way of life for a certain percentage of the population. But because those feelings are foreign to them, the religious right assumes our lives to be wicked, perverted and disgusting. They fall to see that falling in love is truly a universal emotion with many varieties. So don’t be misled. The attention giveu to homosexuality has nothing to do with family values, if it did, more preachers would be concerned about the results of their hate speech: abandoned and abused children, gay teen suicide, substmace abuse. All of these are far more serious fmnily issues which deserve far lnore attention. Throughout the afternoon, ¯ DJ will provide music throughout the day ¯ Booths with vendors, community organization info., crafts, etc. ¯ Food for modest cost ¯ Free beverages provided by Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Miller & Pepsi ¯ Volleyball & tennis court available ¯ Kids’ playground ¯ Security provided all day by Tulsa Park officers ¯ Closing ceremony, with benediction by RF Renfro & Freedom Balloon Extravaganza! 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The bill now only requires the assent of the governor general, representing Queen Elizabeth II as Canada’s titular head of state, to become part of theCanadian Human Rights Act. Michigan School Harassment DETROIT- In a d~iay that angered:many, the Allen Park School Board decided not to decide yet on whether gay and lesbian students - or even students who are just believed to be homosexual - should be protected under the district’s anti-harassment policies. The mother of a 14-yearold student at Allen Park High School asked the trustees in May to include antiharassment policies that prohibit gay and lesbian students from being attacked or harassed on school grounds by other students. But the school board decided it wanted to take "more time to study the issue" before making a decision. Raymond Salliotte, an attorney representing the student and his family, told the board members they should be ashamed of themgelves for even having to take this long to decide on such a basic issue. School Gay CI.ui Compromise GLENDALE, Calif. - The Glendale school board averted the potentially explosive issue of gay and lesbian dubs at schools by rejecting a plan that would have required permission of parents for their high-school age,students to join any such campus clubs. Instead, the board opted for a compromise proposal that would inform parents of all the dubs authorized to meet at schools in the district so they could be aware of what groups there are at various schools. But parents would not have to give permission for their children in school to join any of the groups. Clinton ’Advocate’ Interview LOS ANGELES - In an interview in the Los Angeles gay news magazine The Advocate, President Clinton reiterated his view that marriage is an institution between a man and a woman, as a far-right bill in Congress declares, and says he is proud of his record of working to end discrimination agmnst homosexuals in theU.S, and of the large number of gay men and lesbians hehas named to posts in his administration.But in the interview, Clinton says of the controv ers y that erupted early in his term over ending the military ban, "There are some things I think I should have done differently." He says he now believes he should have first worked with congressional and Pentagon leaders to build a broader consensus on the issue, saying that possibly moving in "incremental steps" might have been a better way to approach ending the ban. The President, however, sidesteps questions in the interview about whether he would, if re-elected, renew any efforts to end the current restrictions against homosexuals in the armed forces. : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ : ¯ Oregon Initiative Called Off PORTLAND, Ore. - Lon Mabon, head of the anti-gay OregonCitizens Alliance, announced at a press conference that the organization will discontinue gathering signatures to put a new ballot measure before state voters this year in an effort to block civil rights protections for homosexuals. Oregon rights activists said the OCA move wasn’t surprising in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May declaring that Colorado’s Amendment 2, which the OCA had used as-a model, was unconstitutional. School Board Victory in N.H. MERRIMACK, NH - Two years of contentious tumult over an anti-gay policy may have come to at least a temporary end with the stunning 2-1 victory of Rosemarie Rung for a seat on the school board. The race registered the largest voter turnout in the town’s history and Rung’s election now means, that religious-right candidates who had forced the anti-gay policy through the board no longer hold a majority. Rung vowed dunng the race to work to repeal the anti-gay Policy 6540, which prohibits school employees from "’encouraging or supporung homosexuality as a positive lifestyle alternative." Ginny Cadarette, who also ran for the vacant seat won by Rung, had said she supported the anti-gay school policy. "This election proves that the citizens of Merrimack have the moral courage to reject the politics of fear and divisiveness," Rung said after the election win. "What the Radical Religious Right failed to realize when it moved into Merrimack advocating its agenda, from creationism to Pol,icy 6540, is that we truly believe in freedom of speech, and equal protection of the laws." S. Africa Gay Rights Protections CAPE TOWN, South Africa - With the new, first-ever constitutional protections barfing bias based on sexual orientation, the South African Parliament wasted no ti~ne putting theory into practice. On May 14 the lawmakers approved military policies prohibiting discrimination against women, gays and lesbians in the nation’s armed forces. The next day a memo from the leaders of both houses of Parliament outlined the travd~related benefits the partners of Members of Parliament are entitled to.identical to those of the spouses of married MPs. Anti-Gay, Anti-HIV Defense Bill Again WASHINGTON - The House has approved a $267-billion Defense Department spending measure that President Clinton has already said he would veto if it’s not changed by the Senate because of the many social issues that conservative Republicans have tacked on to it. The measure includes amendments that would discard the current "don’t ask,don’t tell" maned forces provision and institute an outright ban on homosexuals in the military. It also iududes the on-again, offagain amendment forcing the Pentagon to discharge any military personnel who test positive for HIV. The Senate version of the defense measure calls for the same spending level,but doesn’t contain the coutroversial amendments House Republicans added to the bill. The measure also iucludes a ban on the sale of sextmlly explici! magazines,such as Playboy and Penthouse, at military bases as well as a prohibition against U.S. military hospitals outside the country performing abortions,except in eases of rape, incest or if the mother’s life is at risk. Carolina Anti-Gay Measure Repealed SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Faced with the prospect of having the Olympic torch relay re-routed around the county and finding the men’s U.S.A.Gymnastic team pulling their training site, the Spartanburg county council has decided not to keep an mati-gay resolution it approved on Monday, Mav 13. The resolution, similar to ones passed by two Georgia county comnussions inn, has no actual legal effect but states that homosexuality is "incompatible with community standards." The comnussioners decided earlier in May to pass the resolution as a show of their support [’or Cobb County, Ga., which has been excluded as a site for Olympic Game events because of the resolution. But when the Spartanburg council was confronted by the American men’s gymnasts team ~;ith moving their training site elsewhere over the anti-gay measure and statements by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games that it might re-route the torch run around Spartanburg County, the county council voted 4-1 to repeal the resolution. "QUALITY WORK UNBELIEVABLE PRICE" Ect,n x FOR APPOINTMENT ¯ QUICK SERVE 743-7141 ¯ PATIO BAR Traci Huntsman Owner 3225 S. Yale Tulsa, OK 74135 While Spartanburg was busy repealing its anti-gay resolution, the Greenville County council approved by a 9-3 vote an identical measure. The Olympic torch is slated to pass through Greenville on June 26, but a spokesperson for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games said the group is unsure what - if anything - it may do about the approved resolution, which calls homosexuality contrary to "community standards" in the county. At least one ACOG member, however, was quoted in news reports as saying that the organizing committee "couldn’t function as a civil rights watchdog for the nation." Commitment Fair Called Off DETROIT, Mich. - A planned Gay Commitment Fair that had been slated for May 19 in the Detroit suburb of Holly where gay couples could peruse exhibits by riofists, photographers, jewelers and other marriage-rdated goods and services was cancded after the organizer of the event received hundreds of offensive and threatening telephones calls, the Detroit Free Press reports. According to the paper, Jeffrey Maxwell, the pastor at the C.alvary United Methodist Church in Holly read a news article about the planned private event to his parishioners, including the phone number to contact the promoter of the fair. The organizer of the event, who asked the paper not to identify him, called off the event at the last minute after being .swamped with menacing calls threatenmg to disrupt and picket the fair as well as at least 2 death threats. Maxwell said he didn’t believe anyone from his church made any of the calls. Proposal to Extend Partner Benefits SAN FRANCISCO-Gay SupervisorTom Ammiano has proposed legislation that would require most contractors working on city financed projects to extend the same domes tic partner benefits to its workers that it offers to the spouses of its married employees. Many of the city’s large corporations already offer partners benefits, but mo~t smaller firms do not, and the city controller’s office estimates that there are between 8,000 and 10,000 companies doing business with the city that could be affected by the proposed measure. The proposed ordinance would exempt firms located where domes tic partner programs aren’t in place, unless the company has a division office in the city as well. In those cases, only workers in the San Francisco offices would be covered. Business leaders here have not so far expressed any strong objections to the Ammiano measure, although the city’s Chamber of Commerce says it wasn’t consulted about.it beforehand. The mea-sure would be the first of its kind inthe US. BROOKSIDE JEWELRY 4649 South Peoria 743-5272 Comer of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5, Mon. - Fri. �Hewlett-Packard to Extend Benefits i Survey: World’s Full of Surprises PALO ALTO, Calif. - The HewlettPackard Company, a leading manufacturer of computers and computer peripheral equipment, has announced it will be adding health care benefits for the domestic partners of its unmarried ~...~ the U.S., probably by next y~~ Platt, chairman and CEO of the firm, said in making the announcement,"The extension of health-benefits coverage to domestic parmers continues HP’s ongoing efforts to create an inclusive environ~nent. We’re also enhancing our competitiveness as a great place to work so we can attract and retain top talent." Details of the program were not released, but the company said the benefits would apply to both same- and opposite-sex unmarried employees, and would extend to the couples’ children as well. The firm employs some 108,300 workers. LONDON - It was "good news-bad news" for the citizens of the new Russia as London International Group, one of the world’s largest condom manufacturers, released the results of its 3rd annual international survey of sexual behavior. According to the LIG survey, Russians are the 2nd most sexually active people in the world, led only by Americans. "Our survey will explode a lot of myths about sex," said Pauli Jakobsson of LIG. The study reports that based on surveys of 10,000 people in 15 nations,Americans have sex 135 times a year, trailed dosdy by the homy ex-comrades who succumb to Western bourgeois thrills 133 times annually. The former Soviets also trailed the Americans in their self-centered view of sex, with 61.% of U.S. citizens interviewed saying their own satisfaction was most important in sex. Some 42% of Russians said their own gratification was paramount, placing them next behind Americans. Thailand came in at the bottom of the list in terms of frequency of sex,averaging just 64 times per year. Of a list of notable personalities those interviewed thought were sexiest,Australian actor Mel Gibson topped the lisL while U.S. President Bill Clinton fell about midway and Russian Prime Minister Boris Yeltsin came in next to last, the unsexy honor of which fell to Poland’s Lech Walesa. Poles (presumably none of them eying Mr. Walesa) turned up as the most safe-sex conscious in the survey, with a full 13% of Polish respondents claiming they routinely carry condoms in their underwear, leading the Italians in their claims of having condoms on hand. Canadians, somewhat surprisingly, came in as the most hostile to the idea of safer sex, while the Russians did little better, ranking 12 out of the 15 countries. Canadians, however, also ranked 1st as the world’s most sensitive bed partners, with 51% saying satisfying their sexual partner was their top priority in bed. Another surprise the survey reports is that women respondents turned out to be more sexually selfish than men, with 31% .saying their own sati fraction was most ~mportant in the sack, while 25% of men said their own gratification was primo in bed. Challenge to UK Age of Consent Law LONDON - Euan Sutherland, a 19-yearold gay student, has been given the goahead by the European Commission on Human Rights to challenge the British age of consent laws before the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg if Parliament doesn’t change the law.4n 1994, Parliament lowered the age of.consent for homosexual sex from 21 to 18, but the age of consent for heterosexual sex in Britain 1S only 16. And Suthedand petitioned government courts without luck to equalize the ages for all sexual activity, arguing that it was discriminatory. "It’s normal for a 19-year-old bloke to be going out with a 17-year-old girl," Sutherland said. "’If I was doing that [with another male] it would be illegal. Both of us would be breaking the law. There are jail penalties." Sutherland’s legal challenge is expected to be joined by another gay youth, Chi’is Morris, 16, shortly. Lipstick Lesbians NEW YORK - The women? s beauty and fashion magazine, Allure,includes excerpts from the soon-to-be-published book by Lindsy Van Gelder and Pamda Robin Brandt, The Girls Next Door: Into the Heart of Lesbian America.. The excerpt, entitled in the magazine "Some Lesbians Are Glamour Babes; Others Aren’t," lot-ks at similarities and differences between lesbians and straight women in makeup, body consciousness and similar beauty issues in alighthearted manner. Only problem is, although excerpts from forthcoming books are generally a sdling point for ~nainstreamraagakiii~’s,’Allui-d s~in~ ~6’ have neglected mentioning the excerpt on its cover. Ah, well. Probably just a"typo.’" Hawaii Dems Make Pro-Gay Moves HONOLULU- While many of the state’s la~vmakers grappled muchof the past year with the issue of same-sex marriage resuiting from what isexpected to be a state court victory for gays and lesbians, the stale Democratic.party made its position dear during its May 24-26 convention. The party’s central committee adopted a resolution opposing any future interfer- have to agree or accept the political corence by the state legislature or efforts to rectness of our day. There will ",always be change Hawaii’s liberalstate Constitution questions that have to be left hanging in the court battle. The Dems then went on while we wait for fuller answers. What we to oust Linda Rosehill from the key post must not do is walk away from one anas its national committeewoman in favor to Amy Agbayani. Rosehill has been very , other." Aside from the heresy trial in active in efforts to block the possible ¯ Delaware earlier this year, Carey has come legalization of same-sex marriages in ¯¯ ¯ under pressure from conservative Anglican clergy in Britain who have insisted thestate; Agbayani represented the ACLU that he condemn the previous Archbishop m testimony opposing legislative efforts. to block same-sex marriag~in the sta~e. .of Canterbury, Lord Robert Runcie, who xt was recently revealed had ordained Martin Rice, an openly gay Democratic ¯ priests he knew were gay. Party activist, was also elected to a position as one of the committee’s 3 vicechairs as an executive board member. Texas Log Cabin Episcopal Church: Gay Clergy OK WILMINGTON, Del. - A court of the Episcopal Church has ruled that it is not against church doctrine for a bishop to ordain sexually active homosexuals to the priesthood, thereby ending the possibility of a heresy trial against Bishop Walter Righter, 72, the retired Bishop of Iowa, for ordaining Barry Stopfel, who is gay, as a church deacon in 1990. The 9 presiding bishops had been considering the issue of whether Bishop Righter should face heresy charges for the ordination for 10 weeks. Their decision was announced from the steps of the net-gothic Cathedral of St. John by Delaware Bishop Cabell Tennis and included little in the way of comment or clarification except that there ~vas "no such written constraint" in church law agaanst such ordinations.The formal armouncement noted that the ruling was not "’an opinion on the morality of samegender relationships." And while Bishop Righter’s trial may be over, the issue itself may be far from settled, some church observers say. The Rt. Rev Andrew Fairfield, the l~ishop of North Dakota mad the onl y dissenting member of the court, said the nmnerous biblical condemnations of homosexuality, as well as Christian tradition and church teachings, hold that"the bottom line is. homosexuality of any kind is prohibited." Some conservatives predicted there would be a schism if the church’s general convention, which will meet in Philadelphia next year, doesn’t prohibit the ordination of sexually active homosexuals. Dr. George Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, urged Episcopalians not to over-react or act impatiently as the church struggles with its position on ordaining gay priests ~n a sermon commemoraung the 100th anniversary of the Los Angeles Episcopal Diocese. Carey warned Episcopalians against "walking away from one another" over the issue and said we ¯ must learn to get along with each other despite differences. "We need to learn a uew langnage .- alangu.age of.ac.ceptance and love of one another," Carey said in his sermon at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul in Los Angeles. "’I don’t mean by this we A PERMANENT SOLUTION Permanent Hair Removal Carol Anwar, RE, CPE Lic. By Okla. St. Med. Bd. 488-0786 Near71st & Lewis Call for info, or an appt. with free consultation, Sue State GOP AUSTIN, Texas - The Log Cabin Club of Texas, a predominately gay and lesbian political organization, sued and won against the state Republican Party after the Texas GOP reneged on a contract for a booth at its state convention and on ad space in the convention prggram. The LOg Cabin lawsuit,filed in Travis County state court, charges the Texas Republicans with violating the organization’s First Amendment rights, bias based on sexual orientation, and breach of contract. Les ter van Pelt III, a spokesperson for the state Republican Party, toldreporters that Barbara Jackson, the state GOP’s executive director, had ma~.ethe decision to exclude the Log Cabin Republicans because of the party platform’s positions against homosexuality. "Sodomy is still a crime in Texas," van Pelt’~aid. Nonsense, say the gay Republicans noting that the booth and ad space hadhothing to do with sodomy. "...Obviously, no one is going to commit an illegal act in the booth." Your P,artners Program or Mine? WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - In what is believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S., the West Hollywood city council has unanimousl y approved a measure that would extend full recognition of domestic partners registered in other cities with such programs while in the city. Domestic partnership registration offers few actual benefits anywhere in the U. S., but it could be important in cases for example where a visiting couple was involved in an acci, dent. One registered partner would have hospital visitation and treatment decision rights in such a situation if they were registered in another ci ty. On a more basic level, public businesses or events offering "’spousal"discounts in West Hollywood already technically are required to extend similar discounts to registered partners. And the new recognition measure should have the same benefit for visiting couples, the council hopes. Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa P AlrERSON REALIORS" LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: 671-2010 2642 E. 21st Street ¯ Suite 170 . 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The measure also includes some $52 million in funding for states to provide new HIV/AIDS drugs for residents who can’t afford them, and $10 million for anew program aimed at getting pregnant women to voluntarily seek testing and counseling for HIV. In signing the measure, Clinton said he hoped no furore president would have to s~gn a similar spending measure. "By then, let us pray that we will have found acure for ,AIDS and a vaccine to protect every American," the President said. Testing Kit for HIV WASHINGTON -The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved the first home-testing kit for detecting HIV, the virus generally believed to cause AIDS.. The kit - known as the Confide HIV Testing Service - will be marketed initially at pharmacies in Texas. It will also be available through a toll-free telephone number based in Florida. The FDA said it approved the home-testing kit for people who would prefer the anonymity of home testing instead of using clinics or medical facilities. There’s no word yet on exactly how much the kit will cost, but it is expected to be priced at about $40. The ~e~." testing system will comprise 3 integrdted components: a home blood collection kit HIV antibody testing ata certified laboratory, and a center that, provides test results, counseling and referrals as needed. The FDA noted that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention esumates that 60% of Americans at risk for HIV have never been tested for the virus. The test xs manufactured b.v Direct Access Diagnostics of Bridgewater, N.J., a subsidiarv of Jolmson & Jotmson. Critics of home’testing, however, say the "kit is [oo expensive and that counseling services via phone in such a situation seemed hit- HIV Particle Counts Aid Treatment PrvI’SBURGH, Pa. - According to anew study, doctors now have a more accurate way of predicting how long people inected with HIV will survive,thereby giving physicians better guidance in how aggressivdy to treat their patients. Dr. John Mellors and a team of researchers at the University" of Pittsburgh Medical Cen:er have confirmed the relative accuracy of an extremely sensitive new blood test that counts the number of HIV viral partides instead of the current method which relies on counting the immune system’s CD4 T-cells. "We found very stri -kingly that the amount of virus in the bloodstream predicted how individuals did," Mdlors said. "The more virus, the worse the individuals did, by which I mean the shorter time to developing full-blown AIDS and dying." The researchers analyzed blood samples from 180 gay men enrolled in a U.S.government study between 1983 mad 1991. They found that 49% of the men with more than 36,000 HIV particles per milliliter of blood died within 5 years. But only 5% with just oneninth tha{ amount of virus die.d that quickly. "The likelihood of progression ~ncreases directly with the level of AIDS virus in the or-miss. blood-,:’ Mellors said. "So we have a pretty good idea based on our study what the expected survival of an individual would be at a certain level of virus." Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes WASHINGTON-Researchers report that of Allergy &Infectious Disease says the a vaginal gel containing a drug known as researchers’ findings will let doctors make PMPA has been shown to protect female better decisions about when to begin treatmonkeys from the simian version of HIV ments and when "to change to possibly and may offer humans the same kind of more aggressive therapies. "If some indiprotection from the virus. Dr. Roberta viduals have very high set points [HIV Black of the National Institute of Allergy particle counts], even though their CD4 & Infectious Diseases,which sponsored cells are reasonably OK, you might want the study, said, "For women to have to more aggressively treat those people woman-controlled method is very imporbecause you know that you can predict tant so they canprotect themselves." Black they are going to do more poorly," Fauci said much more research is needed - insaid. "Whereas someone who has a low eluding studies involving humans- to de[HIV particle count], even though their termine whether the PMPA anti-viral gel. CD4 count might not be all that high, you could prove safe and effective protection might want to hold off on aggressive for women. therapy. So really, it’s a step towards using the steady state level of the virus much more as a tool both in prediction and in therapeutic decisions." 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Reporting AIDS patients who take the oral form o[ ganciclovirreduce the risks of being’ " ’in the journal Science,researchers at the NatiOnal Institute of Allergy and Infecstricken by the blinding eye disease, cytions Diseases saythey have found a protomegalovirus (CMV) that often attacks tein, which they call "fusin," that must be PWAs in the advanced stages of the illpresent for HIV to infect white blood ness. Researchers at the University of cells, the primary target of the virus. EdCalifornia at San Diego studied 725 men ward A. Berger, who headed the team that during a 12-month program testing the made the discovery, said the discovery Hoffman-LaRoche version of gancidovir, gives scientists a "new handle on underknown as Cytovene and found that a daily standing" how HIV invades cells. "Obvidose of the drug reduced the risk of conouslythis is a potential target for developtracting CMV by nearly half. AIDS Drugs for HIVExposed Workers (918) 743-1000 Jeffrey A. 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The Harvard University researcher found that 6 of the 7 rhesus monkeys thevswabbed with SIV in the back of the thr~at became infected with the virus ,according to the report. The researchers also found, surprisingly, that far less of the virus - 6,000 times less - was needed to trigger an infection than is required to infect the monkeys rectally with the virus. The study’s startling results are so unlike other research and data about oral transmission risks that many AIDS and health workers immediately questioned the findings. Among other things, federal studies have only documented 15 cases of -known oral transmission and infection of HIV-since the epidemic began. Also, AIDS experts point out, unprote!~ted oral sex has continued to be popular among gaymen in the U.S. while the infection rate among homosexuals has steadily declined since the routes of trans= missio~a were discovered. Drug Combo Effective Serving a Diverse Community WASHINGTON - A 73-week study by drug manufacturer Hoffman-LaRoche of some 978 AIDS patients has shown that Invirase, the brand name for the firm’s version of the protease inhibitor saqui.navir, in combination with the drug ddC, reduced the rate of deaths by more than two-thirds compared to patients taking ddC alone. Saquinavir has been considered the least impressive of the new ing new drugs to treat HIV infection," Berger said. "Potentially by coming up with a drug that blocks the receptor, you might block the ability of HIV to replicate." The researchers cautioned, however~ that there were sdll many mysteries about the virus that need to be answered. Among other things, they noted that HIV attaches itself to some types of immune cells in the early stages of the infection without using fusin. This means HIV comes in variations that connect to CELl. cells and some other molecular cofactor or cofactors on these cells. Berger said that potential drugs that block the fusin receptor on cells could only do part of the job in combating HIV. Heat Treatment OK for Expanded Trials LOS ANGELES - The Indiana-based HemoCleanse Inc. has been given approval by the Food & Drug Administration to expand testing of itsblood-heating treatment of people infected with HIV. The 2nd phase of the trials will include 2hour treatments at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette, Ind., and the Harbor-UCLA Research & Education Institute in Los Angeles. HemoCleanse’ s treatment, similar to kidney dialysis, involves slowly drawing all a patient’s blood from his body in small quantities and heating it to 108 degrees Fahrenheit before infusing it back into his body. The ideabehind the treatment is that HIV is sensitive to even small increases in temperature and would be destroyed in massive quantities by the treatment. Sixty patients will be divided into 2 groups during the trials. One group will receive 2 treatments each - the first for I hour, and the 2nd for 2 hours.The other group will serve as a control group and will not receive the heat treatment, but will remain on standard HIV drug therapy. Global AIDS Briefs GENEVA - The World Bank has warued in a new report that up to 2 million of Malawi’s 11 million population will be infected with HIV by the year 2000 and the average life span in that so. African nation will drop from 57 to just 33 years. It adds that unless culturally conservative and devoutly Christian people in 22 So. Pacific island nations and territories alter their views about sex education and condom use, the AIDS epidemic yvill devastate that region as well. �Package includes: two nights’ Club Level accommodations at the Sheraton New York or Manhattan with daily continental breakfast and afternoon hors d’oeuvres, a first row center orchestra ticket to Victor. Victoria, cast recording on compact disc or cassette, souvenir brochure, ticket delivery to the hotel, cancellation insurance on the theatre tickets, New York Visitors’ Information Kit and all taxes. $424.00 per person, double occupancy only Extra night available at $132.00 per person Offer Valid from June I to August 31, 1996. ~lt. Call 341.6866 Sohoma Lane & Diana Nicole join Brian & Bill. with Victoria Towers &Veronica DeVore for a successful Pride Picnic Benefit at Lola’s. Photos: JD Jamett Brian & Bill of Lola’s International Tours for more information. IGTA member. LI L.’T! I~ E:DI#~ GROUP Making W~ld Wide Waves TM ¯ Full Service Web Site Kathryn Conover at Gayfest, Renegades Singer Abigail at Concessions Oklahoma Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Legal Aid of Western Oklahoma and Legal Services of Eastern Oklahoma. couldn’t happen without the support and hard work of these folks. The Picnic is organized this year by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR). TOHR was asked by the former organizers, an informal association of ¯ to Lesbian and Gay cltazens instead of business owners (mosdy dub owners), to ¯¯ testifying about a bill that would deny equal rights. "I find instead of defending resume organizing the event. The Picnic continues their traditions with minor ¯ marriage, I need to defend the people changes. After complaints from many in- ¯ gay & lesbian people - who are being denied the right to marry. I do not believe dividuals about conflicts with Father’s :¯ we would be here today if our society did Day, the orgamzers responded by moving ¯ not have a deep bias against gay &lesbian the event to Saturday. Also due to ongoing problems with the Mohawk Park site, ¯¯ people. I say that not to lay blame, but to recognize the fact that we are’really in a the organizers unanimously approved civil rights discussion about gay & lesOwen Park as this year’s site. The Picnic is an informal affair with : bian persons.’" McDongld further gave examples of free beverages. Attendees are welcome to bring their own food or to purchase food " discrimination experienced by Gay perat a modest cost. Any funds raised by the " sons or persons perceived tobe Gay using Picnic (after expenses) will "aenefit the ¯¯ the story of one of her sons who was Gax & Lesbian Community Center Project ¯ beaten because he was perceived as Gay even though he happens not to be. and the City of Tulsa Park & Recreation ¯ McDonald adds that she perceives the Dept. A number of community organizations will have tables with information ¯ country to bein a"cultural meltdown" not because Gay people may marry but beabout their programs. Brief opening and cause "we have yet to overcome our intolclosing ceremonies will feature local en¯ erance and bigotry. We have yet to recogtertainers, including Tulsa Family Chorale, and Oklahoma City’s The Banned, a ¯¯ nize the richness in the diversity of all of marching band (who’ll be sitting down). ¯ our citizens:" McDonald closed by questioning the The Rev. Leslie Penrose of Community ¯ need for this legislation since the Hawaii of Hope and RF Renfro of Bless The Lord At All Times will give opening and dos- ¯¯ case that has prompted this response is tmlikely to be resolved for several years, ing blessings. Info: 743-2497. ¯ and maybe not favorably to Gay citizens. ¯ She called on Representatives not to tar" get Lesbians and,,G, ay men for discrimina." don butrather to ’foCus on the challenges and $2,500 for pain and suffering as well of the economy, of education, and health as attomey,’s fees. Saladin said to TFN ¯ care that face all of us." that his goal in pursuing legal action was not financial but rather trying to do what was right. He’was represented by Steve Novick, Greg Bledsoe, and Katrina Bodenhamer on behalf of the AIDS Legal Resource Project. The Project is a joint effort of the �TULSA FAMILY NEWS COMMUNI CALEND SUNDAYS MONDAYS TUESDAYS Agape’ Christian WEDNESDAYS HIV Testing THURSDAYS ¯ SATURDAYS ; H]V+ Support Group ¯ 16.Step Empowerment : St. Jerome’s Agape’ Christian Fellowship : ¯ Ecumenical TOHR Clinic ¯ HIV Resource Consortium Service, 10:30 am & 7 pm : Free & anonymous testing " Fellowship : Group For Women Catholic Church 1:30 pm Sheridan Center, Suite H ¯ using fingerstick method. ¯ Service, 7 pm ¯ : Community of Hope Mass, 6 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 Sheridan Center, Suite H ..... 1703 E. 2rid, Info: 585-1800 No appointment required.." Info: Wanda @ 749-419, Garden Chapel 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 : ..... ~" ~~ Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm" 3841 S. Peoria Bless the~Lord At All Results hours: 7-9 pm : Shanti-Tuisa, Inc. ¯ ~: !- Co.Dependency ~ Inl~o: Father l~iek Times Christian Center Bless The Lord At All ! : °~ iSup~6~t Groul~ Info: 742-2927 : HIV/AIDS Support Group at 742-7122Times Christian Center ¯ 7:30, Fa~ly of Faith MCC Sunday School, 9:45 am . _ ¯ & Worship Service, 11 am ¯ Lambda Bowling League " Prayer & Bible Study : 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 ¯ Narcotics Anonymous Friends & Family 2627b ’East 1 lth 583-7815 " 7:30pm 2627-B East llth : Sheridan Lanes Meets weekly at I 1 pm : HIV/AIDS Support Group Call 583-7815 for info. : HIV Testing TOHR Clinic : 8:45 pm 7 pro, call for location: Confidential support for Community of Hope ¯ Walkintesting: 7-8:30pm : : 3121 S. Sheridan recovering addicts. 749-7898 Family Of Faith.!~[CC " : ¯ (United Methodist) Results hours: 7--. 9-pm- ,’. - Community of Hope Worship Service, 6 pm ," PFLAG Family AIDS " Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm Info~ 742-292-7 1703 E. 2rid, _I0fo: 5~_5_- 1800 Grief Group Choir Practice 7:30 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 " Support Group : Butler/Stumpff 5451-E South Mingo. ¯ Tulsa Family Chornle ¯ 2nd Monday of month, : NAMES Project Funeral Home Call 622-1441 for info. ¯ Weekly practice, 9:30 pm ¯ Family of Faith ¯ 6:30 pm ¯" AIDS Memorial Quilt 2103 E. 3rd St. Metro. Comm. Church 4154 S. Harvard " Call for time: 587-7000 . Lola’s 2630 E. 15th Sewing Bees ¯ Community of Hope Adult Sunday School, 9:15 ; Info: 749-4901 : 3rd Sat. :bf each month (United Methodist) Worship Service, 11 am ¯ PFLAG Family AIDS Info~ 748-3111 Alternative Skating i Service for Peace; 6:30 pm : 5451-E South Mingo. Support Group ¯ 8:30 11 pm, 241~2282 : Bible Study, 7 pm Info: 622-1441 . OTHER GROUPS . 1st & 3rd Thursdays : " : $4, Sand Springs Skate ¯ 1"703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 : 4154S. Harvard,749-4901 TOHR Helpline OTHER GROUPS Metro. Comm. Church -" Daily 8-10 pm .. TNAAPP of Greater Tulsa ¯ For info. or to volunteer: Gay~i& Lesbian Student Alternatives Worship Service, 10:45am " Tulsa Native American : Weekly social events for : 743-GAYS " _~:. Association " 1623 N. Maplewood AIDS Prevention Project : LGBT men & women, 7 pm " TJ~-outheast Campus, The Technicians, Leather Info: 838-1715 ¯ ¯ Support group ¯ Info: 646-5503 L!nfo: 631-7632 try., Info c/o 621-5597 " Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay : T.U.L.S~4. Tulsa Uniform " Alliance. Univ. of Tulsa : & Leather Seekers Assoc. " 6:30 pm at Canterbury ¯ Info: 838-1222 : 5th & Evanston, 583~9780 SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Tulsa Pride Picnic Noon - 5pm. Owen Park 560 No. Maybelle at Edison Info: 583-1248 TUESDAY, JUNE 25 AIDS Walk ’96 Planning Committee 6 pm, 1608 S. EIwood for Gay & Bi Native American Men, 6 pm at Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd Substance Abuse : SW~4N-Single Woments Support Group Activity Network : ¯ for persons with HIV/AIDS ¯ Call 832-2121 ¯ ¯ h~tions make you who you are and what 3’our life is all about. It took working for : Tulsa Family News and Tom to get my by J.D. Jamett ¯ foot out the door and have me doing all Yes, the rumors are true. I’ll be leaving ¯ JUN E 28-30 stuff that ldonow. I don’t know if any of Tulsa to go live in our nation’s capital 7th Annual Oklahoma HIV/AIDS you realized this, but I’ve always tried to : SUNDAY, JUNE 16 !boy, talk about out of the frying pan and promote uni ty in this column as best I can. Conference "Sharing Our Strength" Family ofFaith MCC Father’s Day Serinto the fire). I would Oklahoma Center for I have seen this comvice with Father Rick Hollingsworth like to take this chance Continuing Education, 1704Asp, Norman Yes, the rumors munity from drag 11 am, 5451-ES. Mingo, 622-1441 to thank a few people Info: Andy Southam, 800-942-1914 queens, cowboys, for the great opportuniare true. be leather folk, .Lesbians taes and genuine care WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 SATURDAY, JUNE 29 and all the rest not havthey have given me. TCAP Advisory Council Meeting That’s Entertainment? Bad Drag Show ing not a thing to do Tom Neal, for being Noon, 1430 S. Boulder with the others; nut I Family of Faith MCC that OLDER fos ter- big 8 pm, 5451-E S !~ingo, 622-1441 have also had the brother (or sister) that nat~on s capital... FRIDAY, JUNE 21 chance to see this has always looked out Tulsa Regional HIV Prevention change. Please folks, to SUNDAY, JUNE 30 for me, and who has Community Planning Group Meeting don’t stop working toCommunity of Hope 3rd Anniversary been pu.shy,er.., push2:30 pm, 1430 S Boulder gether to make our ing me ~n the right diMeeting &Worship Service community better! 5 &6 pm, 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 rection. Geoff & Earl, JUNE 21 & 22 Well I’m getting a and the rest of that crazy Follies Revue, Inc. little choked up, so let for the .$r.eat op: group that I call my TUESDAY, JULY 2 Follies ’96 Salutes the Movies! me say my goodbye, chosen family - I will portumt es an l Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights 6 pm, Doubletree Hotel, Warren Place and remember: next be ever indebted to you Meeting, 7 pm; Chouteau Rm, $125 & $40, Info: 437-0201 time you’re out and you mentally and physiChapman Ctr, TU, Info: 743-4297 see thatperson orgroup cally. of people you think you SATURDAY, JUNE22 Steve & John, please " i SUNDAY, JULY7 can’t stand, stop, smile Herland Sister Resources send the Burger Sisters ¯ Native American Worship Service and say something Concert: Freefall for a visit. Bill & Brain, Lola ¯ 6 pro, Community of Hope nice. It will make Tulsa a bet7 pm, 2312 NW 39th, OKC 73112 needs a star on the walk of ¯ 1703 E. 2rid, Info: 585-1800 ter place for all of us. fame. Dennis, Larry, & tops, I almost forgot to Veronica - thanks for the ear SUNDAY, JUNE 23 name my last Queen of the : FRIDAY, JULY 12 Statewide Pride Rally & Parade bending and all the craziness. Month! This person has Larry and Leroy, thanks for : Interfaith AIDSMinitries Ecumenical Worship Service, The picked herself up, brushed all the support, and many othBanned, Metro Men’s Chorus, Sen. : Ice Cream SocialBenefit herself off, and continues to Bernest Cain, Keynote Speaker: : 7-10 pro, St. !vlatthew’s Episcopal ers from doctors and medical try to make herself a better staff to all my great friends. ¯ 601 No. Lake Drive Donna Red Wing- ’92 Advocate person. That’s right, guys, ¯" Sand Springs,/afro: 438-2437 If you had asked me years Woman of the Year Bobbie Sue Summers. 1 pm, program begins. 3 pm, speaker ago to go out into the commuRed Wing, 4 pm, parade begins. JULY 20-21 ~,~ty and do something, any:- Bobbi Sue Summers Editor’s note: JD will be Memorial Park, NW 35th & Classen ," thing to make it better, I 4th Annual Shanti-Tulsa Water greatly missed. While hls ¯ Blvd. Oklahoma City Garden Tour ¯ would’vetolAtyou,"YOU’RECRAZY! ~ unique skills cannot be imitated. Info: 743-4297 or 405-791-0202 No one cares about what I think." It just ¯ 10-5 pm, Info: 749-7898 Out+About will continue with a new club ," took therealization that youropinions and " OUT + ABOUT- H1 uve m our ...I would take this chance to thank a few people Senulne care they have Siren me. reporter in our July issue. �session. Complicated legislative ntles have slowed down movement on the bill, but there remains very little active opposition to the measure in the legislature itself. While gay rights activists around the country were celebrating the May 20 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Colorado’s Amendment 2, SouthCarolina Gov. David Beasley signed in.to law. a measure barring same-sex mamages in the state. To find any good news in the same-sex marriage arena, activists had to look to Holland where the Dutch justice ministry announced it will be putting together a panel of experts to evaluate the possible impact of legalizing gay and lesbian marriages in the country. The Dutch Parliament has already voted in principle to support full equality in marriage rights for same-sex couples, but the government has continued to resist full marriage status for gays and lesbians, arguing that the international consequences for the tiny European nation could be enormous. The committee the justice ministry appoints will examine nfitional and international law s and treaties that might be affected by such a move. It will have a year to prepare its report, including recommendations for legislation. Washington, D.C.-based civil rights groups have been unable to find many political allies willing to publicly fight against the proposed legislation as it continues its rapid movement through both Incidentally, $1 million might seem houses of Congress. The Human Rights like a lot of money to you today, but in Campaign said that a Clinton endorseorder to generate an income of $70,000 a ment of the bill would be "’an unconscioyear for just 22 years of retirement, that’s nable capitulation-to religious political how much you’ll need to sock away (asextremists" and "demanded" that the Presisuming a hypothetical annual return of dent oppose the measure. 7.5% and inflation rate of 3.14%). Elizabeth Birch, head of HRC said, If you’ve been putting off investing, as "The statement by White House press yourself if it is going to be any easier secretary Mike McCurry earlier this week putting away almost three times as much that same-sex marriage wouldweaken the at age 35, than at age 25? Or, eight times family was silly and completely, inconsisas much at age 45? Your financial prioritent with the president’s prewous posities will change over the years and your tions regarding equal rights for gay men income .will increase. and lesbians." Openly gay Congressman However, whether you’re saving for a Barney Frank (D-Mass.) called the antihouse at age 25 or trying to juggle ¯ marriage bill"a tranSparent political issue Waiting To Invest Could nances to pay for your children’s educain ttie presidential campaign." Stephen tion age 45, chances are it will be just as Moakarsh, a Los Angeles board member Jeopardize Your Dreams! difficult. In addition, can you afford not to of Lawyers for Human Rights,said, "I benefit from the power of compounding? These are just some of the multitude of think he (Clinton) has been the first presiHow Can I Start Investing Now? reasons people use to explain why they dent to really include gays and lesbians at haven’t started an investment plan. InFirst, accept the fact that there is never the table. For that, I admire him greatly. vesting for the future is frequently seen as a convenient time to invest. The answer to But I think in terms of the marriage issue, a luxury, rather than a necessity. Somethis dilemma lies in paying yourself first. it’s unfortunate that he feds compelled to thing you do after you’ve taken care of Before you can do this you need to do a join with the GOP. My feeling is that cash-flow analysis to find essential livingexpenses. Clinton is trying to avoid a political fire Unfortunately, there is out where your money is storm that the gays in the military issue rarely any money left over -going. Warning! This caused him in 1993." alter doing that, so it’s might be a frightening easy to procrastinate. process. Once the numBut do you know how bers are laid out in front of much waiting, even a few you, you’re probably goyears, can cost you? The wai_tln , even ing to see several ways to seeking legal protections against discrimichart below shows the reducing your expenses. nation in housing, employment, health a l’ew years, monthly investment reEstablishing a spending and welfare services, education, and real quired at different ages to often helpful. estate sales. Justice Kennedy called "imcan cost you? planAsispart accumulate $1 million by of this process, plausible" Colorado’s central argument review your accumulation age 65, assuming hypothatAmendment 2 simply made gay and thetical 10 percent compounded rate of goals and determine a minimum percentlesbian citizens equal with other state return. age of your income that you’ll need to reside,n,ts by denying them any "special What this chart shows is the dynamic invest to meet these goals. By breaking rights.’ The majority decision was joined power of compound returns. Compoundthe task downinto manageable parts, you’ll by Justices Kennedy, John Paul Stevens, ing is the process where each year you not introduce discipline into your investment Sandra Day O’Connor, David Sourer, Ruth only earn money on you invested principrogram and increase your chances of Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer. Dispal, you also earn additional money on the success ! senting were Justices Scalia, William money you earned. The amount you earn It’ll take a while, but the long-term Rehnquist and Clarence Thomas. grows or "compounds" at an increasing payoff for your discipline may be sweet. Representatives from serveral Tulsa orrate as the years go by. And remember, your financial consultganizations held a press conference at By starting an investment program at an ant will be happy to assist you with any of Community of Hope United Methodist to earlier age, you spread the accumulation the steps along the way including informrecognize the importance of the Court’s task over a longer period of time and lng you about investment vehicles that decision. Bill Hinlde representing the enable your money to benefit from the can help you meet your accumulation ACLU of OK, Kelly Kirby, the Gay & ~owerful force of compounding. goals. - Leanne Gross Lesbian Affirming Disciples of the Church of Christ, Nancy MacDonald, PFLAG, Investments Required To.Become A Millionaire and .Tom Neal, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights spoke about the positive 55 45 impact this decision would have on the 35 25 Age When efforts of Oklahomans to seek fair and Investments Begin equal treatment from the State of Oklahoma and the City of Tulsa. $442 $1,316 $4,882 $158 Monthly muela TV’s "Face the Nation" that the President’s quick announcement that he would sign the measure was "’an unconscionable position for him to take." Mixner said Clinton’s decision was doubtless political in his efforts to keep his popularity lead over anticipated Republican challenger Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas in the November election. "But this goes to the heart of everybody’s civil liberties," Mixner said. "It deals with property rights, insurance rights, xmmigration rights,bereavement rights, and to deny us equal opportur~,~ty really makes us second class citizens. In Seattle, councilwoman Tina Podlodowski, who is a lesbian, resigned as co-chair of Clinton’s Washington state re-election campaign, but said she still supports Clinton in the upcoming election, an echo of the dilemma many gays and lesbians feel over an issue that most paid little attention to until it exploded on the national political landscape this year. Podlodowski told the Seattle Times, "I’m still very supportive of the President but I believe it’s important to show leadership on this. This issue speaks to a broader issue of civil rights." In an interview with the New York Times, openly gay White House advisor BobHattoy said the President had been out-maneuvered by conser= vatives on the issue and said Clinton and his campaign advisers were more "’homostupid" than homopho.bic, ~ayin.g that supporting same-sex mamage now Is "’aloser" politically. "I just wish the straight white boys at the White House would educate themselves a little more," he said. "It’ s not that they’ re homophobic - they’ re homostupid, and they don’t know that the buzzwords they’re using are the buzzwords the right wing uses as terrorist dividing tactics and that the gay & lesbian community has a visceral reaction to." Both the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force have issued a number of press releases in the past few weeks attacking DOMA and criticizing President Clinton’s statements that he would sign the measure, but the "People don’t plah ffMl , th yfail to’plan. 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What a weekend we had in Blues Festival. The annual event is one of the most popular in the Ozarks, and the 1996 variety was no exception. Thursday through Sunday (May 30- June 2) brought blues lovers of all kinds to Eureka Springs, and the talent displayed was nothing short of magnificient. A preview show took place at Victoria Inn on Thursday to kick off the weekend. Featured performers were Deborah Coleman, Baby Jason & The Spankers, and Martin Simpson. ff you have not been fortunate enough to participate in a BluesFest weekend in Eureka Springs, youhave no idea what you are missing. From Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon, every club in town hosts both big name and local talent. And, the larger venues host nearly non-stop big name performers. You can pay one price to get into any of the clubs, and most folks spend the weekend going back and forth from the various small clubs, occasionally taking time out to attend a big concert. City Auditorium, Victoria Inn, and the Basin" Park and Crescent Hotels hosted some of the best blues talent on the planet this vear. but the most-anucipated event took"place Friday evening. Bo Diddlv performed two concerts along with local favorite The Cate Brothers Band ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Other name performers included Kenny Neal, Raful Neal, Tab Benoit, Chubby Carrier, Jimmy Thackery, Canned Heat, Keb Mo’, Robert Lucas, mad Kelly Jo Phelps. If you find yourself wishing you had been there, you still have time to get tickets for the 12th Annual Eureka Springs If.you_have not been fortunate enough to partlelpate in a Blue-sFest ¯ ¯ weekend in A Friendly Place to Stay MCC of the Living Spring ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ KING’S HI-WAY INN ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62 W Eureka Springs, AR 72632 (501) 253-7311 1-800-231-1442 Jerry A. Wilson, owner ...a community of friends... Rev. Kermie Wohlenhaus Pastor We welcome you to attend! 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The writing is sim-~ihe theme Boy, by Jim Grimsley, of sexual attraction is is rural North Carolina very carefully and tactwhere, yet again, two fully written. The two ...Except for a couple high school age guys main characters are well of extremely violent slowly fall in love. written, but we don’t Nathan and Roy live fully understand the next door to each other secondary characters, on the outskirts of a young adult novel, particularly Randy and small town. Roy, a Burke. Nathan’s father although adults little older and wiser, is a pathetic stereotype should enjoy it also is a popular kid and of a disillusioned, surly hangs around with a and cruel man, and the ...Dream Boy is a couple of guys, Randy mother’s character is and Burke, who follow pleasant, fun read, but paper thin, spending her his every move, not retime timidly between it takes a back seat alizing that they.actuher abusive husband ally idolizehim. 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Now I have to prepare ¯¯ But the famous crab cakes illustrate dinner for someone who doesn’t know the quite well what is wrong with the cuisine ¯ difference between fingers, a dinner fork, at this restaurant. First of all, Chef Michee a salad fork, or a wild fork. But, what is ¯ tnes to be too creative and too innovative. worse in being wrong, ~s that the poor ¯¯ She takes top quality food, prepares it citizens of Tulsa will continue to be dewell, and then ruins it with a bizarre or luded about what constitutes truly fine ¯ weird sauce or accompaniment. She had cuisine and what is merely flash and a ¯ the same problem when she was at waste of money. Kannichael’s and at the Fifteenth Street ¯ One year ago, we went to a highly Grill, two of Tulsa’s be~ter restaurants touted, brand-new restaurant in Utica ¯ which are now both out of business. SecSquare. Everyone had great expectations, ¯ ondly, the restaurant touts itself as featursince one of Tulsa’s best known chefs, ing "new American cuisine," but you’d Kim Michee, and her think the chef had partner, Julie been on another Woolman, were the planet the last couple The W;ld Forl driving forces behind of decades when it the venture. As we 1820 Utlea Square comes to presenting lingered over posthealthy, lower fat HOliI’~: dessert coffee, I foods and lots more quipped that unless vegetables and sal7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Helmerich and Payne ads. Monday - Saturday, (owner-operator of The soups Utic~ Square) was continue the saga. looking at the Wild While most of Fork as a tax writetoday’s celebrated .off, the restaurant Amerlean contemporary modern American would be closed chefs in Dallas, Dressg within the year. And, Santa Fe, Scottsdale, thus, I was goaded or Los Angeles have Casual (but remember gone kb healthier into making the illthis is Utica fated bet. They’re thicke~ng methods still open. for crealn soups such Prices: The Wild Fork is as vegetable purees, situated in ~e middle Very expensive beurre mani~, white rice puree, or a of UticaSquare at the site of the former simple roux, with landmark instituuon only a splash of Full bar & wine llst and tea room, The cream or dairy prodNon-smo]dn~ seeHon: Garden. Our first visit uct, Miss Michee to the Wild Fork was continues to insist on a rainy Saturday upon making cream Rat;n~: night, and we were soups the old fashobliged to wait for ioned way, based on B li~t our table. But, a traditional b~chamel crowded, bustling and velout~ sauces. ¯ restaurant is usually a good sign. We had These can be very tasty, but they are far ¯ a bit of an uneasy feeling in dealing with too rich to eat more than a few gravy-like the rather abrupt and disinterested host- ¯ spoonfuls. esses, magnified by our limited dealings Same old story with the entr~es. With ¯ with our waiter, so we wrote it off to the the one major exception of the pork tenstrains of being a new restaurant on a busy " derloin roulade, which is dry and tastenight. However, on our several subse¯ less, the meats and .fish are good quality quent visits to the Wild Fork, including foods expertly prepared--until they are the most recent when our party was one of ¯ sauced. Do we really need Moroccan lemonly three tables in the entire restaurant, it= ¯ ons (aren’t American lemons good is apparent that the Wild Fork is trying for ¯ enough?) on the free range chicken’? Hot ¯ some kind of unique merger between the mango salsas on the meats’? A "creative ¯ rude waiters in New York & the snooty reinvenfion" of the chicken-fried steak? waiters in Paris. ¯ Excellent, huge sea scallops ruined by The Wild Fork is open all day, and there flavoring them with Pernod (a nasty lico¯ are different menus for breakfast, lunch, rice flavored liqueur)? Strongly flavored and dinner. Regardless of the mealtime ¯ olive and vinegar sauces on delicate sweetyou’ve chosen, one look at the menu and ¯ breads? you instantly know that this is a culinary It is possible to get a decent meal in this ¯ experience that will not come cheap. place, but you must be pro-active to do it. It seems as though every review about ¯ Find out what is on the menu and ask for the Wild Fork written in a Tulsa paper ¯ substitutions or deletions. Anything that over the last year has raved about the crab ¯ sounds unusual or strange should be igcakes. Far be it for us to break with tradi- ¯ nored. If Chef Michee is inthe kitchen, tion. The crab cakes are a combination of ¯ rely uponher excellent training and expecrab meat, corn, and the usual fillers to ¯¯ rience to cook a meal to your exact specihold it all together, that is deep-fried and fieafions; just don’t let her play around then presented atop a homemade mayon- ¯ and get creative. The problem with this naise aioh sauce and buried under a mound ¯ technique is that Miss Michee is not alof terrifyingly hot jalapefio cole slaw. ways in the kitchen, and many a lesser ¯ Scrape off the cole slaw and enjoy the cook will panic when the set recipe is wonderful calories and high fat and cho- ¯ changed. Also, there seems to be a comlesterol content of the crab cakes. After . munications breakdown between diner, all, what’s a little grease and mayo (mayo ¯ waiter, and kitchen, because many times, ¯ is just egg yolks and olive oil whisked special requests end up being ignored. do ed Sunday Cu;s;ne: Square) Alcohol: �How To Do It Vegetables are bland, boring, overlooked side dishes here, almost relegated to the status of a garnish. Salads aren’t emphasized, either. This is the one major area of improvement needed at this restaurant. As is the case in many fine restaurants, the baking is delegated to a baker and not handled by the chef herself. This i~ unfortunate, because we have had breads held too long in the warmer and disappointing desserts on almost every visit. On one visit, our cr~me brfil~e tasted almost curdledand thdpr0pan~ torch used in lieu of the broiler to caramelizethe ~t’op’was unevenly applied. Another time, we had to ask for our coffee before the end of the dessert course just to wash down the dry cake. No excitement or originality here. There is a surprising little wine list with tolerable but limited choices in the moderate and lessexpensive categories, defi-~ nitely preferring U,S. domestic vintages. Despite its shortcomings, the Wild Fork continues tobe a popular restaurant First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. You may bring additional attention to your ad with: Bold Headline - $1 Ad in capital letters - $1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2 Ad in box - $2 Ad reversed - $3 Tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Please type or print your ad. Count the number of words. 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Write to: #20 c/o TFN, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK’74159 sion of "Embraceable You+" which was recorded by her mother long ago. The similarities° in vocal qualities are eerie now. She does a duet of "Chances Are" ¯ with one of our own, Johnny Mathis, that " -is lovely, and a serviceable job on another " duet, "Does He Love You", with Donna ¯ Summer. Yes, it’s the Reba hit, and no, ¯ it’s not disco. The rest are beloved stan" dards, delivered in a style that takes you to " a small, smoky cafe in the wee hours of ¯ the morning. The arrangements are deceptively simple, yet elegant, and you feel " she’s just across the room. As she calls it, " a very romantic "make out" album. ¯ Broken Arrow Community Playhouse’s production of"Company" opens the 14th and rtms through the 23rd. Opening night, you can join the "afterglow" party and enjoy refreshments with the cast. Call 258-0077. They will also be holding andidons July 14th for "Beehive". Theyneed 17 women. That could be a fun show for some in our community! The auditions will be at BACP at 5PM. It is a musical, so call 258--0077 for audition requirements. And don’t miss BACP’s summerstage producdon of "Quilt: A Musical Celebration" August 16-18 at the PAC. wordy folk, aren’t they?) Being of Pagan/’ Wiccan religious orientation myself, I don’t normally go for Christian music (or anything else). But I found that I knew and had performed in shows with a writer/ performer listed on the album, so I bought it. I didn’t really think I’d like it, but thought Tom might. Upon listening to it, I discovered that it was pretty good. It is professionally, recorded, and the songs are rather beautiful. Not all have to do with Christianity, although there are some .songs of that ilk - and I even liked those. And I hate gospel music. Go figur!! And, unlike the others listed in this issue’s column, this one includes Lesbians, which is good. I hate doing unbalanced columns. 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" Like the Scandinavian version of same-sex marriage, " the new law does not, however allow gay and lesbian ¯ couples to adopt or to have children by artificial insemination- although it does allow for joint custody if one " of the 2 spouses already has a child:- " The new law does not require churches in the nation, ¯ which have generally opposed such unions, to perform religious ceremonies for same-sex couples if they do " not wish to. . In the United States, various state legislatures con- ~Fe their, efforts to restrict civil marriage to hetero- : ............~d.~tiM~?D~Ia-w~e-Go~i~tSf~oixaas..~a~-has~signed_~o ~.~ a measure that prevents same-sex marriages, even if " legally performed elsewhere, from being recogniz.ed, in . the state. The new law restricts the state to recogmzang ¯ only marriages between "one man and one woman." In a related development, Michigan Gov. John Engler also signed a similar bill passed by the state legislattire earlier this year prohibiting the state from recognizing same-sex mamages, even if performed legally in other states. The North Carolina__ House voted 98-10 to approve a similar measure, already approved by the state senate, that would bar recognition of any such marriages even if legally performed elsewhere. State law already prevents same-sex marriages in North Carolina. The measure does not require the approval of the state’s governor and automatically becomes law now. Meanwhile, California’s just-released Field Poll indicates that the majority of those in the state - 57% - oppose legally recognizing same-sex marriages. Overall, only 35% ofCalifornians who were surveyed say the state should extend to same-sex couples the same legal status as heterosexual unions. Some 8% had no opinion or didn’t answer the question. Baptists to Boycott Disney NEWORLEANS -The 15.6-millionmember Southern Baptist Convention has formally called for its congregations to boycott Walt Disney Company’s products, services and entertainment industries because of what the religious denomination considers anti-Christian, anti-family values - including allowing Gays and Lesbians to organize events at Disney’s theme parks. The resolutioncalling for theboycott charges thatthe "Disney Co. has given the appearance that the promotion of homosexuality is more important than its historic commitment to traditionalfamily values." Disney officials have declined to comment on the boycott, but Baptists may have a little trouble following the boycott since Disney, one of the largestAmerican corporations, owns not only its wall-known theme parks in California and Florida, but also ABC-TV, Touchstone and Miramax films, and is a major parmer in McDonald’s. CONGRESS ATTACKS GAY MARRIAGE ¯ WASHINGTON - Rolling through Congress with little ¯ opposition, the House overwhelmingly approved the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) by a 342-67 vote and 2 : abstentions while the Senate judiciary committee hear- ." ings turned testy as Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) accused Republicans of"a mean-spirited form of legisla- ." tive gay-bashing" as part of its November election strat- : egy aimed at unseating President Clinton. The measure would define mamage as a legal contract ¯¯ between "one man and one woman" and would also exclude any same-sex couples who may be able to legally ¯ marry anywhere in the country from Social Security, veterans’ and other federal benefits. Anti-gay conservatives say DOMA is needed to circumvent an expected Hawaii court ruling that may, for the first time anywhere in the U.S., permit same-sex couples to legally marry there. "It is a frontal assault on the institution of mamage and if successful will demolish the institution," said Rep. Steve Largent, an OklahomaRepublican. Largent charged that if same-sex marriages were allowed, society might next condone bigamy, marriages between children and adults and marriage between humans and animals. Georgia Republican Bob Ban" said the growing influence ofhomosexuals posed a threat to America. "Wehave a basic institution.., under direct assault from homosexual extremists across this country," Barr said. "This is an issue that transcends partisan lines, it goes to the heart of a fundamental institution." Oklahoma’s 2ndDistrictUS RepresentativeTomCoburn ofMuskogee characterized the issue as being one ofmoral disapproval of homosexuality which he claimed was the view ofhis constituents. Cobumcharacterizedhomosexuality as based in lust and perversity - remarks which greatly offended openly Gay Massachusetts Rep. Barney see Attack, page 8 ¯ Tulsa Pride ’96 The Rev. Leslie Penrose of Community of Hope opens Tulsa ’s Pride Picnic at Owen Park. Morephotos, page 3. ; Organizers of Tnlsa’s Pride Picnic have released a post ¯ event statement characterizing the event as a success. A ¯ joint effort of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, ¯ Friends in Unity Social Organization and a number of ¯ volunteers, the Picnic made a slight profit after all ex- ¯ penses. The Picnic commi ttee particularly praised local ." club owners, entertainers and community groups for their ¯ financial contributions frombenefitperformances.Agroup ¯ spokesperson noted that the City of Tulsa imposed some ¯ obstacles which resultedin higher costs than in past years. : Also, there had been opposiuon from an Owen Park ¯ community group that feared that homosexuals would ¯ "destroy" the payk. Picnic organizers stated that Owen ¯ Park’was dirty when they found it and that they cleaned it ¯ prior to the picnic and afterwards left much cleaner than it ¯ was originally. The committee also noted that they had attracted greater corportate sponsorship than before, list- " ing American Airlines, Coors, Budweiser, Miller and ¯ Pepsi as sponsors, see Pride, page 2 ¯ New Gay Friendly Church ¯ Tulsa’s Lesbian & Gay community is being welcomed ¯ at anew congregation, Community Unitarian Universalist ¯ Congregation (CUUC). In contrast to Tulsa’s image as ~ being dominated by fundamentalist, anti-Gay churches, ¯ Tulsa is home to four Unitarian-Universalist (UU) con- ." gregations. The denomination is noted for its traditional ¯ support for "progressive" issues andforwelcoming Gay & ¯ Lesbian worshipers. ° However, Community Unitarian Universalist Congre- : gation is the only UU congregation in Tulsa to join the ¯ Unitarian-UhiversalistWelcomingCongregationprogram ¯ directed at Lesbians and Gay men. CUUC also partici- ¯ pated in this year’s Interfaith Pride Service. CUUC re- " ceived its charter in November of last year and has about : 55-60 members. The group currently meets at Community ¯ ofHope UnitedMethodist on Sundays at 10:30 for coffee ¯ with the service at 11 am. see CUUC, page 3 Gay Man Runs i for Congress ¯ Paul Barby, a 61 year oldWoodward, Oklahoma oilman ¯ and rancher and a Gay man, has announced his Demo- ¯ cratic candidacy for Oklahoma’s 6th District seat in the US ¯ House of Representatives. The seat is currently held by ¯ first-term Republican Frank Lucas. Barby told TFN that he had not pictured himself as ¯ politician but that in working to defeat State referendum question #669 and in his work as an unpaid, citizen lobbyist at the State Capitol, he came to realize that ¯ a difference. ’He ¯ added that people had ¯ urged him to run for Congress. Barby isn’t running ¯ on "Gay" issues but ¯ as a candidate who ¯ happens to be Gay. ¯ He talks about work- - ing to moderate Con- . gress which he char- ¯ acterizes as "tooruth- ¯ less, toouncaring, too ¯ restrictive". He calls ¯ himself a fiscal con- " servative who never- ¯ theless is. concerned ¯ that cutbacks in farm Paul Barby ¯ supports will devas- ; tate Oklahoma’s small family farms. He says he supports ¯ family values but that these values cannot survive without ¯ education, job opportunities and health care. ¯ However, he did choose to reveal his homosexuality in ¯ aletter to potential supporters because he felt he needed to ¯ be honest with voters. Also, since his Gayness was no ¯ see Barby, page 3 Coming Soon! Shanti’s ¯ Water Garden Tour, see p. 8 ¯ New Volleyball Group, 9 l~/!~ I EUREKA SPRINGS BOOK REVIEW/ENTERTAINMENT RESTAURANT REVIEW CLASSIFIEDS 918.583.1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@~ol.com Publisher/Editor, Tom Neal Assistant Editor, James Christjohn Writers/contributors, Phyl Boler-Schmidt Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Leanne Gross Pat Morehead issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 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, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each reader is entitled to one free copy.of each edition at distribution points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. by John A.Reynolds Long-lasting relationships in the Gay & Lesbian community seem to be very rare and the straightworld doesn’t appear to be in much better shape when it comes to this subject. Some experts attribute this to the brief that many relationships, Gay and straight, are based one lust instead of love. Of course, those who are"in lust" will disagree and swear it is love- for the two or three months they are together. Personally, I believe the problem is that most people don’t become friends before they become lovers. We must know someone before we can love them. Harold Baird, my partier of seventeen years was also my best friend and we would still be together today if cancer hadn’t taken him from me. We became friends first, and out of that friendship grew the love that we enjoyed for those years. Too many relationships are based on sex and physical attraction. These are the ones that seem to fail early on. Sex is only a small part of any long-lasting relationship. Conversation, enjoyment of each others presence and many other things, combined with sex, are needed to make a relationship work. If lust is the basis of a relationship, don’t expect it to last very long. I cherish the time Harold and I had together, but the things I remember most about that time’-are the walks in the woods, holding hands, talking and quietly sitting together knowing the see Friend, page 3 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 832-1269 744-0896 749- 1563 745-9998 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 584-1308 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 *Assoc. in Med.& Mental Health, 2325 S. 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Peoria, Ste. 633 Puppy Pause II, 1 lth & Mingo *Ross Edward Salon, 1438 S, Boston *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square Scott Robison’s Prescriptions, see ad for 3 locations Southwest Viatical 592-5356 749-3620 665-6595 838-8503 743-9994 690-2974 744-0102 745-1111 584-4606 341-6866 621-5597 599-8070 747-5466 742-1992 671-2010 584-3112 663-5934 664-2951 747-7672 838-7626 584-0337 749-6301 743-2351 747-3322 OK, OK, I can already hear you. You’re saying; "I told you so...I told you that Largent’s a neaderthal and there’s no hope for him!" I’m no longer arguing with you. I cannot convey sufficiently the rage I felt in watching OUR representative malign and attack us, his own constituents, as Largent spoke in defense of the "Defense of Marriage Act". Largent’s suggestion that recognizing our relationships would lead to marriages between animal and human, and between children and adults was truly one of the sleaziest and cheap attacks that Congress has seen. I believe from my conversations with him that Largent knows better but like the swollen (but pretty) headed, professional politician he’s becoming, he was willing to lie to make his point. Tom Cobum’s attack on his Lesbian and Gay constituents was even worse albeit morehonest than those ofhis Republicanpeers. His remarks went to the heart of the bias motivating DOMA. It’s not about "protecting marriage" but about condemning Gay & Lesbian citizens because primarily of religious briefs. Unfortunately for Mr. Coburn, our Constitution (you wonder if he’s bothered to read it) frowns on people like him using the power of government to impose his religious views on minorities. Both of these representatives have shamed Oklahoma with these unashamed bigotry. While there’s little hope of unseating them soon, the candidacy of people like Paul Barby encourage me to hold out hope for Oklahoma yet. - Tom Neal ¯ Thomas Chiropractic Clinic ¯ 4138 S. Harvard~ Ste. C-1 742-8868 Kellie J. 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H- 1 748-3!11 ¯ PFLAG , POB 52800 74152 749-4901 ¯ Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 74104 ¯ R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 749-4195 ¯ Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 665-5174 ¯ St. Jerome’s Catholic Church, 3841 S. Peoria, 646-7116 ¯ *Shanti Hothne 749-7898 ¯ Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, (TOHR) ¯ POB 52729 74152 ¯ TOHR Gay HelpLine (Info.) 743-4297 ¯ Technicians, 1338 E. 3rd 584-1308 ¯ T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 ¯ *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor *University Center at Tulsa ¯ Beaver Dam Store, 1/2 mi. N. of Dam Hwy. 187 501-253-6154 ¯ *Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main 501-253-7457 ¯ DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 501-253-6807 ¯ *Emerald Rainbow, 45&1/2 Spring St. 501-253-5445 ¯ King’sHi-Way,96KingsHighway,Hwy.62W 800-231-1442 *MCC of the Living Spring 501-253-9337 Pride Picnic July 10, 1996 Kudos to all responsible for a GREAT PRIDE PICNIC on June 15th. Owen Park was an excellent location and the whole layout flowed really well. The booth and display area was terrific, vendors and organizations alike. The music was great, along with food and beverage availability. My kids enjoyed themselves as wall making it a perfect "family" outing. And mounted police in uniform was a nice added touch. ;-) Hats off to the committee who organized a wall planned and thought out day to show Tulsa our Pride! - Kelly Harrison Kirby, via the Internet Disney vs. So. Baptists In view of the Southern Baptists’ resolutions to boycott the Walt Disney Company for being "anti-family" and to convert Jews, perhaps Disney could create a new theme park attraction just for the Baptists. They could call it"It’s A Small, Small Mind." - Alan L. Light, Iowa City, Iowa June - July 1996, Issue #7 ¯ In our last issue, we inadvertantly made at leas ttwo mistakes. Firstwelisted Ginny ¯ Butler as one of the professionals associated with Dr. JeffBeal andTed Campbell’s practice, Associates in Medical and Men- " tal Health. We were not aware that Ms. ¯ Butler is not part of that practice now and ¯ we apologize to all parties involved for ; .that misleading impression., .... ¯ Secondly, we greatly regret that when ¯ we reported on community dubs that ¯ helped the Pride Picnic by doing benefit ¯ shows, we did not know to credit all those : who were involved. The benefit at the : Silver Star was organized by the Green ¯ Country Cloggers who certainly deserve ¯ credit for this show, and for all the other ¯ hard work they do. Wehonor them, and of course, John & Steve of-the Star, their gracaous hosts. If we inadvertantly failed to mention anyone else who helped with those shows, please accept our apology andlet us know so thatwecan give proper credit to all. - Tom Neal, editor/publisher The group’s spokesperson added that while they’d heard afew complaints about ¯ the changeof thepicnic site fromMohawk ¯ Park to Owen Park before the event, after- " wards, they heard a great deal of satisfac- ~ "tion from attendees. The greater amount ¯ of shade and generally better facilities ¯ were mentioued. ." Other Pride events like the Interfaith : Pride Worship Service, and the PFLAG/ ¯ TOHR/RBG dinner for the president of ¯ the Dallas Gay & Lesbian Alliance were : deemed a success by their organizers. The ¯" only event that was not well supported ¯ was TOHR’s Pride Dance .which drew few attendees. State SenatorBernest Cain readsproclamation honoring Pride Rally & Parade in OKC’s Memorial Park. PFLAG, Tulsa Chapter was Tulsa’s largest group & received a very enthusiastic response. Tulsa’s new volleyball organization began at the Pride Picnic, For more information, see the Calendar, p. 9 Oklahoma Gay Rodeo folks lead the Oklahoma City Parade from Memorial Park to NW 39th St. Men ofNative American descentfrom TNAAPP, Indian Health Care, were visible and proud of their heritage. The Banned opened this year’s Pride with the Star- Spangled Banner, Oklahoma & several other selections. Donna Redwing, Advocate Magazine’s 1992 Woman of the Year & GLAAD spokesperson at the OKC Parade. Family of Faith MCC helped to represent Tulsa as did others who walked with statewide groups. others thoughts. The simple things in a relationship are just as important as the sextml side. When asked by friends, "what is your secret?" - we would reply by saying, "be your partner’ s best friend and say, ’I love you’ every day." There wasn’t a time in those 17 years wo- didn’t say "I love you" to each other several times a day. I’m not saying live is a bed of rose and ~ev. Nancy J. Horvath M. Div., Pastor Sunday 9:15 am Christian Education 11:00 am Worship Service Wednesday 6:30 pm Midweek Service 7:30 pm Choir Practice Thursday 7:30 pm C0dependency Support Group ;451-E S. Mingo ¯ Tulsa, OK ¯ 74146 (918) 622-1441 ¯ youwon’t ha~e problems. There will be ¯ times when disagreements and problems ¯¯ arise, but you can work through them. True love and friendship can conquer the ¯ trials of any relationship. When problems ¯ arise, and they will, if your love an friend- " ship are strong you can weather the storm ¯ and get through it together. When one ¯ p~er dies, as in my case, you can go on ¯ alone. It’s not easy butit canbe done. ¯ When Harold was diagnosed with can- : cer of the right lung andliver, we decided ¯ he would not be placed in a hospital or : nursing home. He wanted to die at home, : withdignity, surroundedby those heloved. ¯ for fifty short day, I provided his care, not ¯ out of a sense of duty or obligation but : because of the love and friendship we ¯ shared. Because of that love I was by his ¯ bed as he took his last breath- he did not ¯ die alone or among strangers. ¯ On June 6, 1995 at 9:15 pro, I lost my ¯ best friend, my parmer, my lover butI ." have seventeen years ofwonderfulmemo- ¯ ties of our friendship and our time to- " gether. ¯ Harold & I had a good relationship ¯ because love grew from our friendship. If : a relationship is going to last you must ¯. first start as friends. Basing a relationship ¯ on sexual desires is a recipe for disaster. ¯ Although I miss Harold and think of ¯ him daily, the memories of what we had ¯ will remain with me always. ¯ John A. Reynolds is afreelance writer currently residing in Tulsa. secret fiom his family and friends, he did not want to be subject to a "whispering" campaign from Lucas supporters. Henoted his membership in the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and declared his support for civil rights. Specifically he ¯ mentioned his opposition to laws banning ¯ same-gender marriage, saying courts and ¯ churches should be free to make their ] decisions based on the Constitution or ¯ their theology. ¯ .Barby is contributing $25,000 person- " ally as seed money to the estimated ¯¯ $350~000 required to run a campaign in the large rural and urban district (41% of ¯ the district is urban taking in the north- " west corner of OKC). He is working with ¯" longtime OKC political activist, Keith ¯ Smith on thecampaign. Barby also said ¯ he’d talked with the Human Rights Cam- - paign (which funds national offices) and the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund (which ¯ only funds local and state races). He also ¯ was meeting with the Cimarron Mliance, ¯ OKC’s Lesbian & Gay political acdon : committee. Dead in Nat’l Park LURAY, Va. -’ Two women - Julianne Williams of St. Cloud, Minn., and L0llie Winans of Unity, Maine - who were considered experienced outdoor guides and believed to have been lovers, were found dead in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia earlier in June, authorities said. Williams, 24, and Winans, 26, were apparently murdered. Both the National Park Service and the FBI are investigating the deaths, although neither agency would give details of the apparent slayings. Both women worked as outdoor intern guides in 1995 for the Minneapolis-based women’s vacation group, Woodswomen, andwere consideredexperiencedand skillful at camping in the wilderness. Park officials said the women were found after the father of one of them reported that she had not shown up at home as scheduled. Authorities declined to say how the 2 women were killed, but said they may have been dead for a few days before their bodies were discovered. Tennessee Sodomy Statute Overturned NASHVILLE- The Tennessee state Supreme Court has let stand a lower court ruling overturning the state’s anti-sodomy statute. Earlier this year a state appeals court ruled that Tennessee’s Homosexual Practices Act violates state .cgnstitutional privacy guarantees. Several Tennessee residents originally challenged the state law, arguing that prosecution under the anti-sodomy statute could cost them their jobs, homes and families and that private sexual behavior was not the state’s business. Presbyterians & Homosexuality ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In a vote by delegates from the denomination’s 171 presbyteries, 57% voted for an amendment against ordaining active homosexuals. Activists said they were disappointed but that the vote represented an improvement over the last assembly in 1991. Delegates attending the general conclave of the Presbyterian Church (USA) have had a full plate of issues on their agenda during the confab, but overriding many items is the question of ordaining homosexuals in the ministry. Not only was the question of ordaining gays a direct issue with competing proposals to effectively bar ordaining gays or leaving the issue in the hands of local churches, but larger issues such as joining associations with other denominations also focused the delegates’ attention on the role of gay clergy. In considering whether or not to join with the United Church of Christ, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the ¯ AfricanMethodistEpiscopal ZionChurch, the Christian Church (Disciples ofChrist), the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, ¯ the Episcopal Church, the International Council of Community Churches and the ¯¯ UnitedMethodist Church in the unifying Church of Christ Uniting organization, ¯ one overriding concern for many conser- ¯ vative Presbyterians has been whether ¯ gay clergy in the other churches that or- " dain homosexuals could minister to Pres- ¯ byterian congregations. ¯ The organization’s human sexuality & ¯ ordination committee recommended that ¯ ordination should be limited to individu- : als who observe "fidelity within the cov- ¯ chant of marriage between one man and ¯ one woman - or chastity in singleness." ¯ Although the Presbyterian Church has ¯ officially welcomed gays and lesbians to ¯ its congregations for decades, it has also ¯ long barred"self-affirming, practicing homosexuals" as ministers. Aug. Conference: Get Out the.Vote "- WASHINGTON - The Human Rights -." Campaign is sponsoring a conference of ." gay andlesbian rights activists in Chicago ¯ a week before the Democratic National : Convention begins there in late August : and early September. Political heavy- ¯. weights thatHRC expects to appear at the ¯ Aug. 16-28 confab include Sen. Carol -" Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.), openly gay Rep. "_ Steve Gunderson (R-Wise.), and Housing ¯ Secretary Henry Cisneros. The con- . ference’s chief agenda will be getting out : the gay and lesbian vote this November, ." an issue that’s increasingly concerning ¯ aftivists who fear many gay voters have become wary of President Clinton and ¯ would be unlikely to support retired U.S. Sen. Bob Dole’s presidential bid. ¯ TV Gold: Louganis’ Story to be Biopic HOLLYWOOD - The entertainment in- " dustry newspaper Variety reports that the ¯ USA Network is producing a made-for- " television movie based on Olympic gold ¯ medalist Greg Louganis’ autobiography, ¯ Breaking the Surface. The TV bio is ex- ¯ pected to air sometimenext year, although : the cable network says none of the roles ¯ have yet been cast. ¯ Largest.Ever Pride Parade in Utah ¯ SALT LAKE CITY - Recent anti-gay : actions by Utah lawmakers, including a : ban on gay iliad lesbian clubs at public ¯ schools,mayhavehelpedmakethis year’s -" annual Gay Pride Day event the largest in the state’s history, organizers said. Thousands of people - both gays and straights - turned out for this year’s parade and festival. One parade organizer said the state legislature had done "more for us than we could ever do for ourselves" in drawing such a large crowd. Keynote speaker at the event was Chastity Bono, daughter of actress Cher and U.S. Rep. Sonny Bono (R-Calif.), who told the audience that Utah activists fighting anti-gay legislative efforts in the state had "advanced the entire community’s fight for human rights." Canadian Gov’t to Extend Benefits OTTAWA -TheCanadianHumanRights Commission has ordered the government to offer health care benefits to the gay and lesbian partners of national workers the same as it does to the spouses of married employees. The ruling was prompted by complaints by two gay federal government workers and applies only to the country’s civil service employees. The commission ruled that it was "discriminatory to deny benefits to those in a samesex relationship while extending the same benefits to heterosexual couples." Fire documenting anti-gay policies and actions in the U.S. armed forces, has been granted one of 21 prestigious "Genius Awards’r by the MacArthur Foundation. Berube’s award carries a no-strings $300,000 cash grant that recipients are free to spend in any way they wish. The California-based foundation has. granted more than $150 million since it began making the "Genius Awards" in 1981. Bernbe said the money will make it possible forhim to finish work on his current project, which is a study of the role of gay shipboard workers inthe 1930s and 1940s whohelp form one of the nation’ s earliest multiracial labor unions. Utility to Help Gay Youth Programs Ohio Anti-Gay Vote To Be Reviewed WASHINGTON - In an action that won cautious praise from rights activists, the U.S. Supreme Court has ordered a federal appeals court m Ohio to reconsider an earlier decision that an anti-gay measure, known as Issue 3, approved by Cincinnati voters in 1993 is constitutional. A federal court had initially struck down the Cinciunati measure, but the appeals courthad reversed that ruling, declaring the antigay measure was constitutional. Issue 3 ,would have repealed anti-bias measures based on sexual orientation and would have also barred any future legislation of the kind, The Supreme Court, however, by a 6-3 vote, ordered the appeals court to reconsider its ruling in light of the high court’s overturning in May of a similar anti-gay ballot measure approved by Colorado voters. In apress statement, Melinda Paras of the National Gay&LesbianTask Force said "While we will not know the full implications of the Supreme Court decision until the lower court’ s revised ruling, clearly the high court’s decision on Amendment 2 has taken the wind out of Issue 3’s sails. We are making progress toward ending intolerance and educating Americans about who we are.’" Gay Author Wins ’Genius Award’ SAN FRANCISCO - Allan Berube, the author of the book Comin~ Out Under ." SAN FRANCISCO-California’s Pacific : Gas & Electric, the utility’ s Lesbian, Gay &Bisexual Employees Assn., and the San "- Francisco-based Horizons Foundation : have joined in an effort to offer greater _" support for younger gays and lesbians in ¯ theregion throughapublicity andfunding ." effort. PG&E is setting up a matching ." grant fund up to $20,000 to help under- -¯ write education and social programs operated for gay youth through Horizons. The giant utility will also help publicize _" Horizons’ youth programs throughpublic ¯ service annonncements andbus-stop shel- ¯ ter advertising. Denise Wells, president ¯ ofHorizous’boardofdirectorssaidPG&E ¯ was demonstrating "a valuable leadership ¯ that canmotivateus all to contribute to the -" community."PG&Eofficials saidtheutilityhadmadethemovebecause it is "espe- ¯ cially committed to a safe and healthy environment for youth." Mayor Extends Partner Benefits PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell has announced that the city will now offer health-care and familyleave benefits to the same-sex partners of non-civil service workers. The package will extend the same benefits to domestic partners that the married spouses of city employees currently receive. But only about 500 municipal workers would be covered by the mayor’s executive order. Activists in the city have been working for more than 5 years trying to get a city council ordinance that would extend a similarbenefits package to Philadelphia’s full 25,000 municipal employees. CardinalAnthony Bevilicqua, theArchbishop of Philadelphia, urged Catholics in thecity’s 121 RomanCatholicchurches to swamp Mayor Ed Rendell with Fathers’ Day cards protesting his recent executive order extending benefits to the same-sex domesticpartners ofjust a small portion of the city’s Workforce under the PI AlrERSON REALTORS" LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: 671-2010 2642 E. 21st Street * Suite 170 *Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Off: 918-749-8374 * Res: 918-582-7672 * Fax: 918-747-1795 Metropolitan 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 Sun. 1623 No. Maplewood, 838-1715 Mayor’ s administration. Bevilicquacalled the order "a tragic mistake" and "a direct attack on the natural arrangement of family life."A spokesperson for Rendell told reporters at apress conference that Rendell has "no intention of rescinding the order" despite Bevilicqua’s opposition. Harvey Milk School SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco school board trustees have voted, after several years of controversy and one earlier failed attempt, torenamethe Douglass Elementary School in honor of assassinated gay supervisor Harvey Milk. The school will now officially beknown as the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy and will emphasize classwork in civil rights areas. Milk was shot along with Mayor George Moscone in 1978 by Dan White, who hadjust resigned from his seat on the board of supervisors and who was an outspoken opponent of gay rights. Several parents at the school¯ board meeting raised objections both tonaming the school after Milk and to the vote itself, which they said came without adequate time for public discussion. Official Threatened ’Support of Gays’ SAN FRANCISCO - Amos Brown, a Baptist minister recently appointed to fill a seat on the city’s board of supervisors over the misgivings of many gay rights activists, has been given special.,police protection after a man outside his church handed him a letter condemning him for supporting "sodomites of the city" and promising "swift and terrible" retribution against Brown. Similar threatening notes were found on cars in a nearby church parking lot. Brown’s appointment to the vacant seat on the board had been criti- : in a scene implying a homosexual relationshipbetween the twomeninsults Willy ¯ Wyler and, I have to say, irritates the hell ¯ out of me." Vidal has said ininterviews that Heston ¯ wasn’t Wyler’s first choice for the lead ¯ role, but that "Paul Newman and Rock ." Hudson were not available." Vidal says a ¯ scene in which Ben-Hur and the villain- ." ous Roman Marsallaembrace was written ¯ in to the film to establish a sexual relation- ¯ ship between the men because such a failed relationship was the only way to ¯ justify theintense hatred between the two ¯" men that develops later. "Then, when re¯ united at the picture’s start, the Roman wants to pick up where they left off mad ¯ the Jew [Ben-Hur] spurns him," Vidal ¯ wrote in the Times. ¯ Sheriff Sued Over : ’Anti-Gay Assault’ REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - A 63-yearoldmarriedgrandfather andretired teacher ." has filed alawsuit against the San Mateo : (Calif.) County sheriff’s department, charging that an officer brutalized him after he had stopped at a vista point along an interstate highway to see if there was an easier route to his destination at Half ¯" Moon Bay. The suit claims the officer : believed the suspect was gay and seeking ¯ sex at the spot. E. Lon Chancy Jr. charges ¯ in the suit that Deputy Timothy Reid : tripped and assaulted him as he was re- : turning to his car after asking another ¯ parked driver for directions. The suit charges that Chaney was so severely bat- : tered that he suffered a stroke during the ¯ incident and that an ambulance had to be ¯ called to take him to ahospital. Chaney’s : suit - which names Reid, the sheriff’s ¯ department and San Mateo County as ¯ defendants - claims the deputy shouted ¯ into his police radio, "I’ve got one" after but apparently decided they didn’t really want to actually endorse banning discrimination in marriage rights. S.F. Moves to End Colorado Boycott ¯ SAN FRANCISCO - Openly gay Super- : visor Tom Ammiano has introduced a : measure that would repeal a 1992 ordi- ¯ nance that effectively barred San Francisco from doing business with firms in Colorado after voters there narrowly approved an anti-gay ballot measure, Amendment 2. Ammiano said the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling declaring Amendment2 unconstitutional eliminates the reason for the original boycott, which barred San Francisco from purchasing goods or services made or offered in the state of Colorado and prohibited use of government funds for the state on official business, including conventions and conferences. sex with other men and exposed him to HIV as a result. Attorneys for Cliburn, 61, said he has not been tested for HIV and that Zaremba’s suit was little more than a form of extortion. i No Nudity in Parade ¯ BOSTON - Proper - and not so proper - : Bostonians clashed following this year’s : annual Gay Pride Parade, where reports ¯ say a nude man walked on stilts and 2 ¯ bare-breasted women fondled each other. : Mayor Thomas Menino was joined by : parade organizers in condemning what ¯ they termed "inappropriate and unlaw- : ful" behavior during the parade. Organiz- -" ers of the parade said the nude man and : topless women were not registered to par- : ticipate in the parade itself and joined the ¯ event, attended by an estimated 100,000 : people, along the route. Officials offered ¯ to help police locate the people for pos- ¯ sible prosecution. The city council has : vowed to hold hearings on why police ¯ didn’t arrest the people during the parade. Texas Court Lets GOP Exclude Gays " AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas state Su- -" preme Court blocked a temporary order ¯ handed down by a lower court just days ~ before and ruled unanimously that the ~ state Republican Party does not have to grant the gay Log Cabin Republicans a booth and ad space during its annual state convention. A lower state court had ordered the state GOP to give the Log Cabin group the booth, for which ithad cashed a $400 check from the gay Republicmas, British PM Critical of Grants to Gays LONDON - Prime Minister John Major told Parliament that grants from proceeds of the country’s popular National Lottery ~ to London and Leicester gay and lesbian ¯ organizations - one a community center, ¯ the other a gay andlesbian police officers’ group - were "ill-founded and ill-judged." ¯ The two grants, totaling slightly more than $140,000, do not "reflect the way ¯" Parliament’and the public expected lotmad to sell the organization space in the " tery money to be spent," Major said durconvention brochure, for which it had ¯ ing a speech in the House of Commons. o received another check for $750. ¯ : The state party made an emergency : Dontt These - .appeal tothe TeXa~ higll courtfollOwing - ~ ~ .... ..... ......... ] the lower court ruling on Friday, June l4, ¯ Have Work To cized by several rights activists who view his opposition to domestic partners and other gay rights issues in the past as homophobic. Because of the suspected arson attacks against several black churches recently, police said they would "take precautions" not only to assure the safety of the newly appointed supervisor but also for the minister’s predominately black church. Heston vs. Vidal: Clash Over Ben-Hur HOLLYWOOD-Actor Charlton Heston and playwright Gore Vidal have been trading barbs in the pages of the Los Angeles Times recendy over work Vidal did on the film"Ben-Hur"nearly 40 years ago that he says implied a homosexual relationship between 2 lea.ding characters in the film, including Heston’s lead character. Heston called Vidal "a tart, embittered man" whose "claim that he slipped ¯ the arrest, and that when paramedics ar- ¯ rived he told them to use rubber gloves ¯ because "This one’s probably got HIV." Chaney’s attorney says the incident re- " fleets a pattern of arrest and abuse by ; police in the area of anyone they believe ¯ may be gay and that his client just had the ¯ badfortune to be in the wrong place at the : wrong time. ¯ Minnesota Dems: ¯ No Discrimination - i Except in Marriage : MINNEAPOLIS-MinnesotaDemocrats ~ adopted a full 100 resolutions at their ¯ annual state convention, rejecting just 1 ¯ proposed platform statement - a resolu- : fion supporting same-sex marriage rights. : The Democratic Farm Labor Party (as the ¯ Democrats areknowninMinnesota),over- : Whelmingly adopted a resolution con- : demning "all forms of discrimination," -" and the justices took only a few hours to ¯ issue the order blocking the lower court decision. StateGOPofficials said the con- : ventionis apfivateeventandnota"public : forum," and that the party wanted to ex- ¯ dude the LOg Cabin booth and adverfis- ¯ ing because the party platform officially ¯ opposes gay fights. Palimony Lawsuit Dismissed ~f. WORTH,Texas-ATexas state court ¯ judge has thrown out a palimony lawsuit filed by Thomas Zaremba of Michigan : against internationally famed classical pimfist Van Clibum, saying there was no : written agreement about financial sup- - port between the two menduring their 17- ¯ yearrelationship,andthat the statedoesn’t ." recognize such same-sex relationships. ¯ Zaremba, 48, had filed the suit claiming, : among other things, that during his relai tionship with Cliburn, the pianist had had ¯ ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska state ¯ officials say they have no plans to file ¯ criminal charges against Bethel Police ¯..Sgt. Scott Gagne, who had been under ¯ investigation for possible sexual harass- . ment, including masturbating with 2 other police officers at the station, ¯ Investigators say that Gagne and other ¯ officers had talked bluntly about their ¯ sexual relationships with women, and that ¯ they had masturbated together at the sta- ¯ tion. 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Yale Tulsa, OK 74135 World HIV Projections BALTIMORE-Writing in Internal Medicine News, William Blattuer of the Uni- .versity of Maryland’ s Institute of Human Virology has projected that some 20 million people around the world are now infected with HIV and that some 100 million people will be infected by the year 2000. Blattner also says the spread of HIV has changed rapidly in recent years and that by the turn of the century more than 90% of all those infected will be residents of developing cotmtries, with a higher incidence in Asia, followed by African nations. In related news, Zimbabwe’s National AIDS Coordination Program reports that the epidemic continues to spiral there, with at least 40,000 new AIDS cases reported in the country last year, while the actual number of new cases may be as high as 150,000. The agency says that more than a million of Zimbabwe’s 10.5 million people are infected with HIV, and that an estimated 300 die 0fAIDS-related illnesses weekly. AIDS Shapes World Demographics NEW YORK - The annual UN Human Development Report, slated tobe released later in July, says the impact of the AIDS epidemic has become so vast that it has affected thelivability levels ofsomecountries for the first time since the international agency began issuing its "~mnual assessment of global development. The report’s index of livability indicates that some developing nations have fallen as much as a decade behind in their expected progress because of the epidemic. In a related develrpment,, the independent PopulationReference Bureauhas reported that although the global population con~ tinues to grow d~amati€~lly, the AIDS epidemic is causing measurable shifts in world population patterns. The bureau reports thatalthough sub-Saharan Africa’ s total population by 2025 will be 1.25 billion people, that number will be 100 million lower than projections madejust a decade ago - almost entirely because of the epidemic. Countries such as Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda,ZambiaandZimbabwe will be the hardest-hit, the bureau says. HIV in Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya- A fourth of all the Kenyan women visiting pediatric and infant- care clinics in the capital city of Nairobi are H-IV-p0sitive according to a survey completed by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Just one year ago, a similar study found that 3.5% of all Kenyans were infected with the virus Gray Newton of the USAID office in Nairobi told the Xinhua News Agency. By the beginning of this year, Newton says, that figure had more than doubled to 7.5% Of the nation’ s population. Eliminating HIV in Some Is Possible AMSTERDAMnAtaconference ofAIDS researchers held by the University of Amsterdam and the dinical journal Antiviral Therapy, scientists reviewed unpublished data suggesting that"eradicating" HIV in some infected patients may be possible. The datais being collected from ongoing trials underway in Australia : Europe, Canada and the U.S. involving ¯ the use of a variety of HIV drug combina- ¯ tions. According to the information col- " lected so far, some patients involved in ¯ the clinical trials have had the level of ¯¯ HIV in their blood stream lowered to undetectable levels for up to 2 years. The ¯ scientists involved in the trials cautioned, ¯ however, that none of the patients have ¯ been taking the combinations of medi- ¯ cines long enough yet to determine long- " term effectiveness. ¯ ¯ Blood Transfusion Risk is 2 in a Million : BOSTON - According to a report in the ¯ New England Journal of Medicine, the ¯ chances of receiving HIV-tainted blood from the nation’s blood bank system is : just 2 in every million transfusions. Re- . searchers at the Rockville, Md.-based : Westat Inc. calculated the odds of receiv- ¯ ing a contaminated transfusion after ex- ¯ amining the records of more than a half- . millionrepeat donors. The estimates were ¯ based on calculating how many recently ¯ infected donors might give blood during ° the 22-day period when the virus cannot ¯ be detected. Some 586,507 regular donor ¯ records were examined. ~ Herbal HIV-Fighting Substance SINGAPORE- Singapore scientists re- ." porting in two research journals say a ¯ chemical compound derived from some ¯ 75 traditional herbs may usefulin fighting HIV. Dr. Sim Keng Yeow of the National : Uni-versity of Singapore said that the researchers had found that the chemical : they isolated from the herbs could inhibit ¯ HIV- 1 protease, an enzyme essential for ¯ HIV to develop. Yeow cautioned, however, that the discovery was not a bure for AIDS and only a preliminary finding. In a related development, researchers at the : China Academy of Preventive Medicine ¯ in Beijing announced that an experimental herbal medicine, known as Saidefu, .., may have helped eliminate HIV in 1 pa- ¯ tient and helped others become well " enough that they could stop hospital care ¯ and go home. The researchers said, how- . ever, that Saidefu had only been tested on ¯ 5 patients so far and that the tests hadbeen ¯ limited to only a 3-month period. They ¯ said that much more testing would be ¯ required because herbal remedies that of- " ten appear effective initially may have ." only a temporary or transient effect. ¯ International AIDS ¯ Conference VANCOUVER, Canada- Organizers of the 1 lth International AIDS Conference : say the event’ s scope and size underscore ¯ the growing global commitment to fight- . ing the epidemic. Between 9,000 and : 10,000 delegates are expected, along with : another 1,500 registered commercial ex- ¯ hibitors. Some 1,500 mediapersonnel are : expected to cover the conference as well. ¯" Peter Hamara, spokesperson for the ¯ event, said the Vancouver conference has ¯ received a record 5,,6_26 research studies to be presented, the.~asis and core of the ¯ clinical program of the conference. The ¯ studies, Hamaranoted, werereceivedfrom ¯ 125 separate countries around the world. ¯ The World Health Organization esti- ¯ mates that globally there are at least 17 ¯ million adults infected with HIV, and that : more than 11 million- or65% - are in sub- Jeffrey A. Beal, MD Ted Campbell,LCSW Specialized in HIV Care Providing Comprehensive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic Services We have many insurance provider affiliations - ifyou belong to an insurance program that does not list us as providers, call us and we will apply. 2325 South Harvard, Suite 600, Tulsa 74114 Monday - Friday, 9:30-4:30 pm, 743-1000 HIV Positive? 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The next worst-hit region is South and Southeast Asia, where at least 3 million people - or 18% of the global total - are infected with the virus. "Many ofour participants this year will be from HIV support organizations, from communitygroups,fromnon-governmental organizations," Hamara said at a news conference before the event officiallybegan. "So while the conference at its core is still a medical-scientific conference, the participants and the diversity of research studies have broadened as the epidemic itself has broadened." Organizers say that there is some encouraging newsboth onthe educationand the medical fronts that is leading many of those fighting AIDS to begin expressing a subdued - but real - optimism. The conference, carrying a theme of "One World, One Hope," will be the first since the new class of highly promising drugs knownas protease inhibitors gained approval in the U.S. Some AIDS experts now believe these new drugs, while far from a "cure" for the disease, may actually for thefirst time in 15 years make it a manageable one. But others remain cautious, pointing out that thenew treatments are not effective for everyone, they have undesirable side effects, and no one yet knows if they will be effective medicines in the long term or if they will lose their ability to fight offHIV as other drugs have in the past. Equally disturbing, there have been unconfirmed reports that the new protease inhibitors may be extremely dangerous in combination with antihistamines, even the type sold over the counter. AIDS activists in the U.S. say there have been 2 deaths resulting from heart attacks because of patients using the protease inhibitors in ¯ plans for their 3rd annual "Until-There’ s ¯ A Cure" day. AIDS activist and artist " Mary Fisher and U.S. figure skating cham- ¯ pion Rudy Galindo will appear at this ¯¯ season’ s benefit game on July 28 against the Atlanta Braves. The Giants. will do- " hate $1 from each ticket sold to the Until ¯ There’s A Cure Foundation, which will ¯ distribute the money to AIDS-related ¯ ¯ projects and organizations. Other funds will be raised through merchandise sold ¯ during the game. The Giants have raised more than $250,000 for AIDS education : and treatment since starting the event in : 1993. Navy Announces : New AIDS Therapy : BETHESDA, Md.- Researchers with the ¯ U.S. Navy say they may have discovered ¯ a new therapy to help prevent or limit the ¯ spread ofHIV ininfected patients. Scientists at the Naval Medical Research Insti- ¯ tute say the treatment involves dramati- ¯ cally increasing the number of uninfected ¯ CD4T-cells-or whiteblood cells thatare ¯" the target ofthe virus- in patients infected ¯" with the disease. The Navy researchers cultured the T-cells of 10 intermediate- ¯ stage AIDS patients, whose immune sys- ¯ terns were still fairly intact. Even more ¯" significant, when the researchers stimu- . lated uuinfectedT-cells and exposed them ¯ in test tubes to HIV, the cells were highly ¯" resistant to the virus. The scientists say ¯ that if the technique works in humans, it ¯ might prevent the deterioration of the ¯ body’s immune system and counteract ¯ some symptoms of HIV infection. The Navy will begin a small-scale clinical trial ¯ to test the safety of the new treatment this conjunction with~antihistamines.;ff~.e°n~--: :~ dents whose blood cells: vier¢::us firmed, the reports could prove a serious . making the cultures. stumbling block to thenew drugs because antihistamines are so widely used in the : U.S. There is also optimism about education " efforts, especially in developing nations : like Thailand and Uganda, where programs to fight the spread ofHIV appear to have been especially effective. An aggressive government-backed AIDS education program in Thailand, for example, has led to HIV infection rates dropping in nearly all the groups that the government monitors - military recruits, commercial sex workers, and IV drug users. Rare Form of HIV! Virus Now in U,S, LOS ANGELES -Officials with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention say anunnamedLos Angeles womanhas been confirmed as the first person in this country to be diagnosed with Group O HIV, a strain of the virus that is largely restricted to West Africa. According to-the CDC report, thewomanapparently was infected inherWestAfricanhomelandbefo.re coming to the U.S.U.S. health officials said standard HIV tests should be modified to detect the Group O strain to prevent accidental contamination ofthenation’ s blood supply. Current HIV tests usually do not detect the Group O strain of the virus. SF Giants AIDS Day Fundraiser SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants, the first professional sports team to host a fundraising benefit for AIDS ou $100K NEA Grant for Quilt Project SAN FRANCISCO - The National Endowment for the Arts has given the NAMES Project a $100,000 grant to help photograph and create digital images of the nearly 34,000 panels that currently make up the huge AIDS Quilt The photo project includes plans to create CD-ROM versions of theimage~ thatwouldbe viewable via a home computer and via computer services storing the digital images. Actress Jane Alexander, chair ofthe NEA, said works of art like theAIDS Memorial Quilt "embody compassion and the creative spirit" that have been spurred on in the face of the "crisis that has devastated the lives of so many Americans." Suit Filed Over HIV ’Rumors’ SAN ANGELO, Texas - Attomeys for Gilbert De La Paz have filed a federal lawsuit against Henry Hogeda, the owner of Henry’s Diner, charging their client was fired as a waiter solely because of rumors De La Paz has AIDS. The lawsuit claims that Hogeda before firing the 27- year-old De La Paz, Hogeda said that he had heard the man had AIDS and that the rumors would "destroy" the restaurant’s business. The suit also says De La Paz, who says he is notinfected, offered to take anHIV test to provehe was uninfectedbut he was fired anyway. News sources have reported that Hogeda’ s lawyers claim De ; to customFrank. Frank stopped short of asking that Cobum’s remarks be stricken from the Congressional record. Rep. Frank demanded, that supporters of DOMA tall him how his longstanding rdationship with his partner Herb Moses threatened their marriages. "How does the fact that I love another man and live in acommitted relationship withhim threaten your marriage?" he asked. "Are your relations with your spouses of such fragility that the fact that I have a committed, loving relationship with anothermanjeopardizes them? My God, what do you do when the lights go out?" Tulsa 1st District Rep. Steve .Largent replied, "Mr. Frank’s relationship with another man does not threaten my marriage whatsoever." "Whosemarriage does it threaten?" Frank demanded. "It threatens the institution of marriage," Largent said. "That argument ought to be made by someone in and institution because it has no logical basis whatsoever," Frank said. In the Senate, an identical bill has been introduced in the Senate by Oklahoma Sen. Don Nickies. However, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. is trying to attach the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) barringbias inemploymentbased on sexual orientation to DOMA as a strategy to force anti-gay lawmakers to vote against the anti-marriagemeasurebecause of the pro-gay provision. Sen. Nickles said he opposes ENDA, saying he didn’t want to force an employer like the-Boy Scouts ofAmerica to hire homosexuals or to require a landlord to rent apartments to Gays. It remains uncertain if the Kennedy amendment will even get enough support to attach it to DOMA. "There are some values that deserve protection," said Sen. On-in Hatch, RUtah, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, ofDOMA. "It isn’t a political issu.e....It’,,s a very important family values Issue. Critics of DOMA called it thinly disguised bigotry during a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. "I regret that the committee is spending time on this offensive, unnecessary and divi- " sive legislation," Sen. Kennedy said. ’‘The bill before us is called the Defense of Marriage Act, but a more accurate title would be the Defense of Intolerance Act - or evenmore accurately, the Defense of Endangered Republican Candidates Act." Gary Bauer, president of the conservative Family Research Council, denied being bigoted. ’~It is not hatred to support normalcy," he said. At the White House, Mike McCurry, Clinton’s press spokesperson, agreed with Kennedy’s assessment of the measure~ McCurry stated, "I think~ in fact, it [DOMA] is. gay baiti,ng pure and simple. They’re rinsing an issue that, in fact, doesn’t arise anywhere. The Hawaii stat= ute-- the Hawaii issue is alegal issue that .. had been remanded back to a lower court, ° so this is not a pending matter. And it’s a ¯ classic use of wedge politics that are de- : signed to provoke anxieties and fears.." That being thecase, though, the President , has very strong views, personal views, ¯ [against same-gender marriage] and he ." has to act consistent with those views." ," McCurry then repeated the President’s stated promise to sign the bill when Congress passes. -" Several national organizations released [ statements onthe Housevote. "The House .......t0..day turned its back on a fundamental human right for political expediency," said Laura W. Murphy, Director of the ACLU’s National Washington Office. ’qNis goes beyond legislators saying they are not ready to accept same-sex marriages," she said. "This is an unnecessary and mean-spirited attempt by some m Congress to select out lesbians and gay men for discriminatory treatment." She added that the vote on the same-sex marriage legislation will be included in the ACLU’s biennial civil liberties ratings for members of Congress. National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Executive Director, Melinda Paras released this statement. "DOMA is bogus legislation. It nether strengthens Americanfamilies nor marriages between men and women. Instead, it draws a circle around gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered individuals and proclaims that our families do not deserve recognition...Unfortunatdy the majority of the House of Representatives was not willing to stand up for the principles for which this country stands: tolerance, compassion and fairness. Instead, they fell into the trap set by the political extremists and their supporters in Congress...We will not stand by silently and be used.as scape-. goats in this dection year." Tulsa Oklahomans for Haman Rights (TOHR), northeastern Oklahoma’s oldest secular Gay & Lesbian community organization, issued a statement calling for the resignation ofUS Representatives, Tom Coburn of Muskogee and Steve Largent of Tulsa"for disgracing the state of Oklahoma by their vicious attacks on their own citizens while promoting HB 3396, the so-called ’Defense of Marriage Act’ "’. "Cobumand Largentact as though there were no Lesbian and Gay citizens in Muskogee, Tahlequah, Claremore, BrokenArrow, Okmulgee, Tulsa, or any place in their districts. With this vote, they’ve proven that they don’t represent - don’t even care about representing -any of their constituents except the ones who share their extremist ideology. They appear to believe that their Constitutional obligations only extend to those who think just like them," noted a TOHR representative. Roll call vote on DOMA: 342-67 Voting yes were 224 Republicans and 118 Democrats. Voting no were 1 Republican, 65 Democrats and 1 independent. Voting "’present" 2 Democrats. An~X denotes members who did not vote. There is 1 vacancy in the 435-member House. OKLAHOMA Rep. - Cobum, Y; Istook, Y; Largent, Y; Lucas, Y; Watts, Y. Dem. - Brewster, X. ARKANSAS Rep. - Dickey/X; Hutchinson, Y. Dem.- Lambert-Lincoln,X; Thornton, X. 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WATER GARDEN TOUR Saturday, July 20, 10 am- 5 pm Sunday, July 21, noon- 5 pm New Selection of Gardens with a Variety of Settings Tickets $7 Call 749-7898 Proceeds will benefit Shanti-Tulsa, Inc., a United Way Agency for persons affected by HIV/AIDS TULSA FAMILY NEWS COMMUNITY CALEND R SUNDAYS Agape’ Christian Fellowship Service, 10:30 am & 7 pm Sheridan Center, Suite H 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School, 9:45 am Worship Service, 11" am 2627b East llth 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodis0 Worship Service, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Family of F~iith Metro. Comm. Church Adult Sunday School, 9:15 : Worship Service, 11 am ¯ 5451-E South Mingo. Info: 622-1441 Metro. Comm. Church of Greater Tulsa Worship Service, 10:45am 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 MONDAYS ¯ HIV Testing ¯ TOHR Clinic ¯ Free & anonymous testing ¯¯ using fingerstick method. No appointment required. ¯ Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm ¯ Results hours: 7-9 pm ¯ Info: 742-2927 Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa 6:30 pm at Canterbury 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 : Mixed Volleyball for ¯ Fun & Competition ¯ Helmerich Park, 6:30 pm ¯ 71st & Riverside ¯ Info: 587-6557 ¯ PFLAG Family AIDS : Support Group ¯ 2nd Mon. of month 6:30 pro, 4154 S. Harvard Info: 749-4901 OTHER GROUPS TOHR Helpline ¯ Daily 8-10 pm ¯ For info. or to volunteer: ¯ 743-GAYS ¯ The Technicians, Leather ¯ org., Info c/o 621-5597 . T.U.L,S~4. Tulsa Uniform ¯ & Leather-Seekers Assoc. ¯ Info: 838-1222 TUESDAYS : HIV+ Support Group ¯¯ HIV Resource Consortium 1:30 pm ¯ 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 ¯ Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. ¯ HIV/AIDS Support Group ¯ & Friends & Family ¯¯ HIV/AIDS Support Group 7 pm, call for location: ¯ 749-7898 Alternative Skating 8:30 - 11 pm, 241-2282 $4, Sand Springs Skate Grief Group Butler/Stumpff Funeral Home 2103 E. 3rd St. Call for time: 587-7000 WEDNESDAYS Agape’ Christian Fellowship Service, 7 pm Sheridan Center, Suite H ¯ 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 ¯ Bless The Lord At All ¯ Times Christian Center THURSDAYS ¯ 16-Step Empowerment ¯ ¯ Group For Women : Community of Hope ¯ 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Co-Dependency . Support Group ¯ : 7:30, Family of Faith MCC " : Prayer & Bible Study ." 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 7:30 pm 2627-B East 1 lth ¯ Call 583-7815 for info. Family Of Faith MCC Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm Choir Practice 7:30 pm 5451-E South Mingo. Call 622-1441 for info. : Community of Hope ¯ (United Methodist) : Service for Peace, 6:30 pm ¯ Bible Study, 7 pm ¯ 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 ¯ TNAAPP ¯ Tulsa Native American AIDS Prevention Project ¯ Support group ¯ for Gay &Bi Native ¯ American Men, 6 pm at Community of Hope ¯ 1703 E. 2nd ¯ 582-7225 or 584-4983 ¯ HIVTestingTOHRClinic ¯ Walkin testing: 7 - 8:30 pm ¯ Results hours: 7 - 9 pm ¯ Info: 742-2927 Tulsa Family Chorale ¯ Weekly practice, 9:30 pm ¯ LoWs 2630 E. 15th ¯ PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group ¯ 1 st & 3rd Thursdays 4154 S. Harvard, 749-4901 ¯ Alternatives Weekly social events for ¯ LGBT men & women, 7 pm ¯ Info: 646-5503 ¯ Substance Abuse ¯ Support Group : for persons with HIV/A1DS ¯ 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. G ¯ 3-4:30 pm, Info: 749-4194 SATURDAYS st. Jerome’s Church Mass, 6 pm Garden Chapel 3841 S. Peoria Info: bather Rick at 742-7122 Narcotics Anonymous ¯ Meets weekly at 11 pm : Confidential support for ¯ recovering addicts. ¯ Community of Hope ¯ 1703 E.2nd, Info: 585-1800 NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees 3rd Sat. of each month Info: 748-3111 OTHER GROUPS Gay & Lesbian Student ¯ Association ¯ TJC Southeast Campus, Info: 631-7632 SWAN-Single Women’s Activity Network Call 832-2121 JULY 19 - 21 AIDS’Mastery Workshop in oKc Info: Betsy Jo Murphy, 584-2325 In Sept., an AIDS Mastery in Tulsa. SATURDAY, JULY 20, 10-5 SUNDAY, JULY 21, NOON-5 4th Annual Shanti-.Tulsa Water Garden Tour The garden at Our House, Quaker near 13th St., is on the tour. You can begin there and get the addresses for other sites. Info: 749-7898 SUNDAY, JULY 21 What the Bible Does (and Doesn’t) Say About Homosexuality FamilyofFaith MCC 9 week class at 9:15 am, 5451-E S. Mingo Call to verify date: 622-1441 Christmas in July Family! ofFaith MCC 1-3:30 pro, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 SUNDAY, JULY 21 Community ofHope Service & Dialogue on Capital Punishment 6 pm, Community of Hope 1703 E. 2rid, Info: 585-1800 JULY-26-27 LocalMotion Foundation, 6th Annual Contemporary Dance Festival ~ John H;Williams Theater Tulsa Performing Arts Center $10, Info: 596-7111 TUESDAY, JULY 30 Rainbow Business Guild Dinnner Meeting 7 pm, Pizzeria Uno Eaton Square, 61st & Memorial Dinner!~10,Info: 665-5174 " " ,.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 ¯ Safe Haven Young Adults Meeting Contact Family of Faith MCC : 5451-ES. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 Family ofFaith MCCPotluck Dinner Service, 11 am 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 AUGUST 5, 6 & 8 Regional AIDS Interfaith Network Volunteer Training 5:30-9pm, Trinity Episcopal Church 501 So. Cincinnati, Info: 749-4195 SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 TOHR Pool Party Call for details. Info: 743-4297 MONDAY, AUGUST 12 PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group, 6:30 pm Social andRefreshments, 7 pm General Meeii~g; 7:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard~ Info: 749-4901 THROUGH AUGUST 18 Durer toMarius’:Muster Drawings fronvthe Nelsod:Atkins Museum ofArt Philbrook Museum of Art 2727 So. Rockford Road, Info: 749-7941 ¯ AUGUST 15-17, 8 pm : AUGUST 18, 2 pm : QUILT, A Musical Celebration to benefit THE NAMES PROJECT ¯ John H. Williams:Theater ¯ Tulsa Performing Arts Center ¯ $10, Info: 596-7111 : SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 : Feast with Friends Benefit ¯ Start planning noW! Info: 748-3111 THE NAMES PROJECT AIDS Memorial Quilt : Since its last showing in Washington, : DC, THE NAMES PROJECT AIDS Me- : morial Quilt will have doubled in size, ¯ and the need for volunteers has grown ¯ accordingly. Petrie Dolph of Houston, is ." seeking 1500 volunteers from the Central ¯ Region (which includes Oklahoma) to ¯ help as Quilt monitors, site guides, merchandise/ sales, set-up, first aid, education ¯ and more. ." The Quilt willbe on display on Oct. 11- .. 13 on the National Mall before the Capi- ¯ tol. It’s estimated that more than 750,000 : visitors,including50,000schoolchildren, ¯ will march on over 26 miles of walkway : fabric to see 45,000 memorial panels and : to hear70,000names read-more than are ¯ carved into the nearby Vietnam Memo- . rial. ¯" Contact Pen’ieDolph, Central Region : Volunteer Chairperson at 713-729-9662, : or write to4309 Sfillbrooke Dr., Houston, ¯ "IX 77035. ¯ Regional AIDS ." Interfaith Network : Regional AIDS Interfaith Network : (RAIN) is seeking applicants for its vol- ¯ unteer co-ordinator position. This job in- ’ eludes staff support to 250+ volunteers. ¯ The ideal candidate will have demon- . strated ability and experience in working ¯ with volunteer care andprogram develop- : ment in the context fo a compassionate, ~ non-judgemental, faith-based response to ¯ HIV/AIDS. Hours include some daytime ¯ for staff meetings and coordination, but : primarily evening.and weekends. For in- . formation or to submit aletter of interest and resume, contact Kathy Bird, RAIN, 4154 So. Harvard, Suite H- 1, Tulsa 74135, voice: 749-4195, fax: 749-4213. Interfaith AIDS Ministries Interfaith AIDS Miuistries is forming a "Spirituality&HIV/AIDS" supportgroup. This will be a place whereparticipants can explore and share their personal spirituality as well as the relationship between their spirituality and living with HIV/ AIDS. The focus will be on individual spirituality, not any parti.cular organized religion. No attempts to influence, convert, or proselytize participants will be allowed. IAM is also seeking volunteers to help with the 2nd Street Carnival Benefit to be held on Sept. 21st at Southminster Presbyterian Church. For information, cal! Richard Reeder at 663-5372 or Diane Zike at 438-2437. Living Well! - An Exploration of Healthy Living Options The HIV Resource Consortium has started a new group called "Living Well! - An Exploration of Healthy Living Options". This educational group to promote wellness and healthy living is for persons affected by HIV/AIDS,including anyone living with HIV or AIDS, partners/ caregivers/friends/family of those living with HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS providers, The group meets on Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at The Gathering Place, 4154 So. Harvard, Suite G. Topics will rangefrom "Eating for Health", "Anxiety Reduction" to "Strategies for Staying Calm & Healthy". There is no cost. For more information, call 749-4194. COCONUT BEER BATTERED SHRIMP RACK OF LAMB FRESH CLAMS PRIME RIB COQUILE ST. JACQUES VEGIE STIR FRY CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE 5 Summit Eureka Springs AR 72632 Bed & Breakfast Area l~eservation &Information Service "Like going to Grandma’s" ¯ Gay-owned in the Historic District. We offer traditional B&B a Romantic Jacuzzi Suite & a private cottage on the grounds. ¯ Booking for Eureka’s Finest Gay, friendly establishments ¯ Walk or ride trolley to town. Reservations - Brochures -Information 800-- 253 - 1468, x882 Local: 501 - 253 - 7468 Your Host: Fred A. Janney Geek to Go! The PC Specialist, 501.253.2776 Phyl Boler-Schmidt Systems & S~oftware Specialist POB 429, Eureka Springs 72632 Books, Incense, Candles and Rainbows] Plus lots more! (501) 253,5445 45&1/2 Spring Street Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 emrain@rog.ar.ispnet.com AUTHENTIC ITALIAN RAINBOW CUSINE TROUT ofEureka Springs Recommended by The New York Times (501) 253-6807, Closed Wednesday 5 Center Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 Gay-owned, Operated & Rainbow Proud by Phyl Boler-Schmidt Eureka Springs has been a happening place this Summer, and there appears to be no abatement in sight! The end ofMay saw the annual Blues Festival, and though this is not specifically a we turned out in droves. Music continues, as it the Ozarks, through July 20th with Opera in the Ozarks at the Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony. Commonly referred to as Opera Boot Camp, the annual opera season is a gruelling one for the performers. All practices and performances are staged outdoors, and it’s a sight (and sound) to behold for - folks of all orientations. This year’s season features La Bohome by Puccini, Don Giovanni by Mozart, and Die Fledermaus by Straus. All are fullystaged orchestra productions and. wall worth a trip to Eureka Springs - for an evening of opera, and a few days to enjoy the rest of what Eureka has to offer. For reservations and information about Opera in the Ozarks, call the Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony at 501-253-8595. If Jazz is more to your liking, you will be happy to hear the 12th Annual Eureka Springs Jazz Festival is approaching with due speed. This year’s Jazz Festival will be held from September 19-22, and there will be music all over town. Featured performers will be Stanley Turrentineand Abroad Aladeen & the Deans of Swing with.concerts heldon Friday and Saturday evemngs at the Historic Eureka Springs City Auditorium. This year’s JazzFest will also feature nightly parties sponsored by the Eureka Springs Jazz Society in the Basin Park Ballroom. JezzFest performers will also entertain at the Jazz parties. The Jazz Festival hotline is 501-253- 6258. Call early to reserve tickets for the concerts as they are one of the hottest tickets of the season, & they sell out q ck y. Queer Eureka has had several shots in the arm this Summer, and the community has been very active in event organizing. On June 23rd, there was a Tea Dance and AGLTF (Arkansas Gay & Lesbian Task Force) membership drive held at Center Street South. It was a celebration of pride lesbigay event, always does in Music continues tl,e O~ar~s...commonly ret~erred to as Ope.a Boot Camp, the .annual o~.era season IS a ~ruell~n~ one ¯ and a chance to take a break from a hectic ¯¯ Summer, an opportunity to kick back and relax with friends. ¯ Coming up at the end of July - the : weekend of the 26th - there will be a ¯ camping weekend held at Lake Leather- " .wood Park sponsored by AGLTF. All are ¯ invited to attend. Comeprepared to spend a weekend in the fun and sun of the Ozarks with friends. You’ll be glad you did. Also coming up is the annual Eureka Springs .Gay Family Reunion, held m September at Beaver Dam Site Park. This event offers an opportunity to share in the community spiritofEureka’s lesbigay population. Food, fun, games, and a chance to ¯ meet new friends are a hallmark of this event. Stay tuned for date ¯ and time. : And, anytime is a good time to visit and ¯ enjoy the beauty Eureka Springs has to offer. There aremany t’melesbigay-owned ¯ shops and lodging facilities to visit, and ¯ lots of area attractions worthy of note. ¯ One absolute must-do when in our little ¯ utopia is a visit to the Emerald Rainbow. ¯ Linda and MC always have some kind of ¯ reader scheduled on the weekends, and : there is a weekend of aura photography planned for the same weekend as the ¯ AGLTF camping extravaganza. For in- " formation on the schedule of events at the : Emerald Rainbow, call 501-253-5445 or ¯ email: emrain@rog.ar.ispnet.com. ¯ Jim and Brent’s Bistro holds Famil~ ¯ Night the first Thursday of every month. ¯ The restaurant is closed to the public, and ¯ it’ s amuch-anticipatedmonthlyeventwith ¯ good food and good friends. A portion of " : the proceeds from each Bistro Family : Night goes toward some worthy lesbigay ¯ cause, usually a different one each month. ¯ When you plan your trip to Eureka ¯ Springs, be sure to check out all the finest ¯" lodgingavailable. You canview thefinest in Eureka Springs lodging, and all kinds ¯ ofrelatedbusinesses andevents on-lineat ¯ http://www.eureka-usa.com/ ¯ And, Positive Idea Marketing Plans al- ¯ ways has the inside line on where to stay, ¯ what to do, who to see. Send E-mail to ¯ emerald@intellinet.com or Call PIMP at ¯ ¯ 501-253-2401. Join us in Eureka Springs. You may never want to leave! A World of Thanks! r(Mcl lun0 alty, Inc. to Joe McClung & R.J. Jenkins on the sale of our lakefront home and the purchase_of our dream home¯ We appreciate you! Billie Hadley & Connie Swadick READ ALL ABOUT IT Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library Of all the topics surrounding the gay fights movement, one of the most contentious is the role of religion, not only in public law, but in the lives of individuals. Most people are exposed to some sort of religion,howeverminimal, during their upbringing. Balancing those early teachings with the realities that arisein adolescence and adulthood is the focus of Wrestling with the Angel. Twenty-one well known gay men from various religious backgrounds have contributed very blunt and entertaining short essays about how religion has impacted their lives. Contributors include National Public Radio reporter Frank Browning, authors Andrew H~lleran and Brad Gooch and former bishop Antonio Feliz, They span the religious spectrum from Baptist, Lutheran, Catholic, Mormon and Jewish to Hindu mad Muslim. Poet Kevin Killian presents an interesting history of growing up in ahigh school staffed,by Franciscans. He, and some of ¯ the staff, realized his orientation only af-. : tez it became clear that, while other boys ¯ were listening to and comparing scandal- : ous rock songs, Kevin found musical poetry in the original cast album of My Fair Lady~ resource ~or ~ay men want:~n~ to come to terms wlth tladr past, present, religious identi ieatlon. by James Christjohn ". When,] first heard that.Disney was,, adapting q’heHunchbackofNotreDame " and saw the previews shown last year, I : thought they were nuts. How,I wondered, ¯ could they adapt this particularly tragic : story into a cartoon, and a musical one to " boot? Big mistake, I thought. Well, I was : able to see it the other night, and it was wonderful. It had an especially relevant " message: that it is a mistake to judge " others on the basis of looks or on the basis ¯ of stereotypes. Itmadeaninteresting statement about power and religion, religious ’ fanatics, and those who, instead of deal- " ing with their own issues, project those ¯ issues onto others and persecute them. ¯ Theplotrevolves aroundFrollo. a"min- " ister of (in)justice", who is out to rid Paris of all sin and evildoers. Chief among those who are the cause of evil are the gypsies. In the process of persecuting these unfortunate folk, he accidentally kills a gypsy woman and is about to kill her misshapen child. Akindly priest stops him, and Frollo raises the child in hopes Quasimodo (hterally, half-formed) will be "of use" to him. One condition: Quasi is to be kept hidden - in the ball tower of Notre Dame. On a festival day, the"Feast of Fools", he sneaks out to see what it’s like to be free. He is crowned the king of fools, and when the crowd realizes he’s not wearing a mask, is ridiculed. The gypsy, Esmerelda helps him, despite Frollo s insistence that the ridicule go on, to "teach a lesson" to Quasi. Esmerelda defies and makes a fool of Frollo, who then decides to bum down Paris until he finds her. Also thrown into all this is his In Lev Raphael’ s entry, To be a Jew, he remembers reading a "notorious homobashing essay" in the Jewishmagazine Commentary, whichhadthe opposite effect onhim. Instead of steering him away from the Fire Island lifestyle, it drew him in and he found it captivating. Wrestling with the Angel is a beneficial resource for gay men wanting to come to terms with their past, and present, religious identification. Reading these experiences makes it clear that, : whatever your religious dilemma, you are ¯ following in the footsteps of others whose ~ stories may be able to bring comfort and : consolation. Check for this rifle, and others on simi- : lar topics, at your local branch library, or : call the Readers Services department of ~ the Central Library at 596-7966. desire that Esmerelda be his - or die. He justifies his actions by blaming her for his desires and sin. Sound familiar? Well, needless to say, it is a film with a timely message. There are many characters (Falwell, Robertson, Swaggart, Dobson, Roberts, Jan and Paul Crouch) in real life that are interchangeable with Frollo and his attitudes. And how timely a film, seeing as the Baptists are boycotting Disney because of the fact that Disney provides benefits to same sex partners. Who do these folks think wrote and made Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin, Little Mermaid, to name a few? And probably every Disney endeavor that needed creativity and art to be realized? Anyway, I digress. Write letters of support to Disney, for their gayfriendly policies, and for this film. Everyone should see it. As a gaymanwho was persecuted from 2rid to 10th grade for being different, I could easily rdate to Quasimodo. I was called ahomobefore I everknew what the word meant, and I was a rather fat, un- ¯¯ sightly child during adolescence. Every day at school was like Quasimodo’s day ¯ on the square for me. I think some, if not ¯ most gay folk can relate to that feeling. ¯ While the relationships portrayed in the ¯ film are heterosexual, I think enough ¯ "asides" get through to be relevant to our Thecastperforms excellently, wxthTom : HulcemakingQuasimodoapoignant char- ¯ acter,handledwithmuch sensitivity- Judge Frollo is easily the most evil Disney vii- " lain ever to grace the screen. 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Name: Age: Address: City, St. &Zip: Telephone: by Jean-Pierre, TFN Food Critic Longtime residents will recall times enjoyed in one of Tulsa’s old movie palaces, The Brook, at 34th and Peoria, right next door to the old Lewis Meyer Bookstore, and across the street from the infamous Concessions. This location sat empty and unused for years until recently, when the late Mr. Meyer was unceremoniously evicted, and a complete rehab of the premises.took place. From the remains emerged a bank owned by the Wal-Martpeople and anew bar and restaurant which took the name of the old movie house. From the day itfirst opened this establishment has packed in the crowds, and on a busy night, expect a long wait for a table. The main door on 34th Streetis situated in such a way that the diner gets the impression he is being ushered in through back door of the bar and past the service area by the kitcher~, be- ,fore enteringthe din- ~ng areas. Along the w.ay, one passes a big p~ece of machinery that seems to be either clutter or just in theway, butoncloser Atmosphere: Casual inspection, it turns out to the old film projector from the Prices: Inexpensive theatre. The restanrant space has been completely redone, l’~ on-smol~lng section and now the decor is averycleanandmod- All major credit cards ern nod to art deco themes, with the walls lined with Reeommendatlon: cheap reproductions of oldmovie posters. Diners are seated C llst in large booths, and find small menus on the tables. First time diners almost always ¯ make the same error. Mistaking the table ¯ menus for a bar menu or selection of late " night offerings, they ask for "the" menu. ¯ Well, folks, there is only one. ¯ The menu centers around sandwiches, " mostly burgers. There are also several ¯ entree salads ($4.50-6.95),nachos ($6.75), quesadillas ($5.95), fried mushrooms ." ($3.75), &a couple of simple pastaprepa- ¯ rations ($4.95-6.95). A Mexican shrimp cocktail (peel and eat served with pico di " gallo, $6.25) and a shrimp en brochette " (six skewered and broiled shrimp, $6.95) ¯ round out the menu. That’s it. ¯ Of course, the main attraction of the " Brookis the bar, which takes up abouthalf " of the total space. Drink prices are moder- ¯ ate, and size and pour are average. Many people take advantage of the large side- " The Brook 3401 South Peoria ... Well, the food wasn’t ~reat, but at least if was cl~eap. eompIMnt was the service (or relatlre On every Gsit to the Broob, th;s has been a s m;lar re/rain... Hours: llam to 2 am Mon. through Sat. & until 11 p.m. Sundays Category: Bar with restaurant ¯ walk cafe, When more than a few people ¯ are in the bar, it gets very loud and noisy. ¯ On a recent visit to the Brook, we tried ." the parmesan chicken salad ($6.25), a ¯ seattering ofdeep fried, parmesan cheeseencrusted chicken chunks on a nondescript bed of lettuce, which was surprisingly tasteless. Our companion tried a basicburger andfries ($4.35). Even though ordered medium well, the burger was quite dry and lacking in flavor. The fries, made with ..... the skins on, were slightly undercooked, and we later amused ourselves by watching the grease drip and pool on the plate. Well, the food wasn’t great, but at least 1I was cheap. Our biggest complaint was the service (or relative lack thereof). On every visit to the Brook, this has been a similar refrain. The waitresses are less than attentive, and can often be seen congregated in the service area chatting with one another. -...= Management seems to have adopted a policy of the nearest available waitress handling any of the diners’ needs, whether that be seating, ordering, bringing food to the table, or refilling water glasses, but it has taken the unfortunate turn of none of the staff feeling responsibility for any ofthe tables. On our last visit, we heard the short order cook ring the bell and shout, "Order up!" when a couple of plates were put in the service window. A few rmnutes later, we heard him repeathis announcement with a stronger sense of urgency. Still, the waitresses chatted in the bar. Finally, a few minutes later, he stuck his head out and shouted, "Hel-lo! There’s hot food in the window!" Finally, a waitress reluctantly ambled over to deliver the meal. It is difficult to understand why this restaurant continues to pack in the people, night after night. It isn’t the food, and it certainly isn’t the service. Perhaps its the late night hours and the fact the kitchen ~. stays open. But, when you are bored with the dancers at Concessions, this is the place to go for that midnight refueling stop. Just don’t expect much, and you won’t be disappointed. How To Do It First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. Youmay bring additional attention to your ad with: Bold Headline - $1 Ad in capital letters - $1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2 Ad in box - $2 Ad reversed - $3 Tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Please type or print your ad. Count the number of words. (A word for our purposes is a group of letters or "numbers separated by a space.) Send your ad & payment to POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 with your name, complete address, day & eve. numbers (for our records only). Ads will run in the next issue after they are received. TFN reserves the right to edit or refuse any ad. No refunds. Coffee & conversation? Attractive 30’s GM seeking similar (or extra cool bi-guy) for coffee & conversation. Friendship can stimulate mind, body & soul. Appreciate healthy attitudes about life, work, etc. Interested? Tell me about yourself. Write to: #20 c/o TFN, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 dulcet tones provide much of the dark colorings that send chills downyour spine. Heidi Mollenhauer provides Esmerelda’s singing voice, and turns "God Help The Outcasts" into a showstopper. Her contribution is outstanding and I predict we’ll hear much more from this Broadway star. Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander is pleasantly obnoxious as the Gargoyle Hugo, Mary Wickes, a familiar voice and face to TV and Films lends a more common sense touch to Laveme, the more pragmatic ofthe three gargoyles who have befriended Quasi in his prison. This fill marks her last performance, as she died shortly hefore its release. Rounding out the trio, Murphy Brown’s staid Charles Kimbrough lends his voice and physique to Victor, the gargoyle least likely to take any chances. Look out for a tribute to the Wizard Of Oz, and tell me, just try to tell me, that a gay man was not involved in that sequence. The music is well written, and if you buy the soundtrack, you get a song called "God Hdp The Outcasts" sung by Bette Midler. It is worth having for that song alone, whichis a showstopper in the fill. The score is more along the lines of a traditional musical than recent cartoons, which is refreshing - the songs further the plot nicely and reveal info about the characters, rather than give you the feeling that "Ok, this is the requisite ’hit’ pop song." Seven stars on a scale of five. On the local scene, BACPis gearing up for theupcoming production of’‘Taffeta", a ’50’s musical’.revue. It is scheduled to run from September 13-22. It will be followed by "Greetings", a comedy about thenature of earthly reality. Quitefrankly, earthly reality is something I have always found to be extremely comical. Take the existence of Steve Largent- please! (with him, you have to laugh. It’s better than crying. Besides, most jokes don’t last forever. Neither can he.) "Greetings" runs ROOM FOR RENT! Close to downtown with full bath and use of kitchen. Phone: 918-587 References required. HANDSOME 40’S COLLEGEGRAD CAUCASIAN MALE, 5’ 10", 160, NUDIST, TANNED AND BICURIOUS. NEW TO TULSA AND SEEKING CAREER EMPLOYMENT IN ADMINISTRATIVE ENVIROMENT W/O COMPUTER EMPHASIS. DRUG/DISEASE FREE,. NO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, CLEAN OK DRIVERS LICENSE, AND MEMBER OF MENSA SOCIETY. ALSO SEEKING NUDISMFRIENDLY PLACETOLIVEW1TH BUS-SYSTEM ACCESS, NO DRUGS,DISEASEORLUNATICS. .HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE AS A NUDEARTISTS FIGURE MODEL AND WOULD ENJOY MORE. ENJOY SMOKING,MODERATE DRINKING AND CURIOUS ABOUT RECEIVING TRAINING IN GENTLE BID AND OTHER ARTS. SINCERE REPLIES FROM QUALITY PERSON(S) WEL COMED AND SOUGHT. Write to: #21 c/o TFN, POB 4140 Tulsa, OK 74159 from November 8-17. "Greetings", which has to be funnier than Steve Largent, will be followed by "Babes inToyland’, December6-15. February brings us "Laundry & Bourbon" (Actually, I always have laund~" to do.) & "Lone Star State, 2hilarious one-act shows that form a full length production. They explore the ratherridiculous lives of small town Texas. "The Heiress", now playing on Broadway, begins her sojourn in BrokenAl" row April4-13; and"Gypsy" comes to town shortly after. A season of fun for all! As for Halloween, "Black Comedy" and "Sorry, Wrong Number" will be performed in honor of the holiday For more info call 258-0077. The localmotion Foundation will present the 6th annual Contemporary Dance Feslival as part of the Summerstage Festival at the PAC. Many eclectic forms of Dance will be performed. An event not to be missed! Performances are July 26- 27,Spmin theJohnHWilliams Theatre of the PAC. Tix are $10, $8 for students (Yay!) and Localmotion members. For reservations, call the PAC at 596-7111. "QUILT: A Musical Celebration" indudes stories for, from, & about the NAMES PROJEC~AIDS Memorial quilt. A poignant play with moments of comic relief explores the individual life stories of lifemates, parents, children and friends who have lost loved ones to this insidious disease. The play runs August 15-18 in the John H Williams Theatre of the PAC. Performances are at 8pm, except for 2pm on Sunday. It is presented by Friends of the Broken Arrow Community playhouse in conjunction with Summerstage Festival ’96, which is sponsored in part by a grant from the PAC trust. Proceeds from QUILT benefit the NAMES PROJECT. Tickets are $10, and are available by calling 596-7111. From outside Tulsa, call 1- 800-364-7111. Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method Bl! &for, but not exclusive . to the Lesbzan, Gay, & Bisexual Communities. Monday & Thursday evenings: 7-8:30 pm for testing, 7-9 pm for results. Daytime testing, Mon-Thurs by appointment. 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Title A name given to the resource [1996] Tulsa Family News, July 15-August 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 8 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 15-August 14, 1996 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Phyl Boler-Schmidt Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Leanne Gross Pat Morehead Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tome Neal/Tulsa Family News Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, June 15-July 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 7 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa Unites States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/512 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 1996 AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV discrimination AIDS/HIV drugs AIDS/HIV testing Amendment 2 arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars Bill Clinton businesses churches Dave Fleischer Defense of Marriage Act Don't Ask Don't Tell Entertainment Notes estate planning Eureka Springs Family Finances funera homes gay clergy harassment HIV/AIDS research homophobia J.D. Jamett James Christjohn Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Jim Grimsley legislation Log Cabin Republicans marriage Out and About Partner Benefits performing arts PFLAG Phyl Boler-Schmidt Pride Promise Keepers representation restaurants Ryan White care Act Saladin v. Turner schools Tom Neal Tulsa Family News viatication Wild Fork https://history.okeq.org/files/original/f08b8e922872665bdb7a83f72c65e3c6.jpg ee46606de85f0044484d4e3c8c58c79c https://history.okeq.org/files/original/4781a1987cd73c6d4d4f571c9161e9cd.pdf d92190beb5bdea81018b06edb7ac0fce PDF Text Text American Airlines, Pepsi, Busch, Coors, & ¯i Anheuser Miller Sponsor Pride Picnic Organizers of this year’s Pride Picnic have annoUnced the confirmation of American Airlines as lead sponsor of Tulsa: United in Pride, the 1996 Pride Picnic which is at Owen Park, 560 No. Maybelle at Edison Road on Saturday, June 15 .from noon. to 5pm. American Airlines, Tulsa’s largest employer, is donating two air travd tickets which picnic attendees can be eligible to win. Other major sponsors include Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Miller Brewmg Co. and Pepsi-Cola. Picnic orgamzers emphasized their thanks for the support of dub owners and entertainers who hosted and performed in benefit shows, in chronological order: Bill and Brian and their friends at Lola’s, Sensuous and John at the Tool Box, John & Steve at the Silver Star and Kirk & Terry at Concessions with apologies to anyone whose name’s been left out¯ This event just see Picnic. page 8 Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans Communities Our Families of the Heart CoUrt Kills Amendment 2 Tulsa Leaders Respond PFLAG activists, Bill & Cathy Hinlde, and Nancy & Joe McDonald flank Dallas Gay & Lesbian AllianCe Pres. Cece Cox, her spouse, Lisa Means, & Tom Neal at ajoint meetingof PFLAG, TOHR & Rainbow Business Guild. WASHINGTON - In a ruling that brought a collective sigh of relief from U.S. rights activists, the Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado’s anti-gay Amendment 2 is unconstitutional. Justice Anthony Kennedy said in the court’s 6-3 majority ruling that theColorado ballot measure was "inexplicable by anything except ill will toward homosexuals." The ruling found that Amendment 2 identifies people by the singletrait of their sexual orientation and denies them protection across the board "in a law unprecedented in American jurisprudence." The Court’s ruling invalidates the 1992 Colorado referendum that was narrowlyapproved by 53 percent of the voters and would have blocked anti-bia~dneasures in Denver, Boulder, Aspen and anywhere else in the state that adopted suchmeasures. The high court’s majority opinion found that Amendment 2 violates the Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection under the law, ruling that it illegally bars homosexuals from see CO, page 10 : Tulsa PFLAG Mom Testifies ’Against Anti-Marriage Bill ¯ Nancy McDonald, founder of Tulsa Parents, Familes ¯ and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) with husband ¯ Joe, and first vice president of the national board of .. PFLAG, testified against the so-called "Defense of Mar¯ nage Act" before the Constitution Subcommittee of the ¯ Judicial Committee of the US House of Representatives ¯ on May 15. TFN is honored to summarize or to reprint ~ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : " : Tulsa Library Nixes Gay Exhibits for Two Years While the Tulsa City County Library commission and Library administrators deny that complaints about an April Lesbian and Gay themed exhibit by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays motivated them ,the commissioners changed the Library’s exhibit rides at a May 21st meeting so that a similar topic cannot be displayed for two years. Formerly library rules prevented the same organization from exhibiting more than once in 18 months. Under the new regulations, the same topic cannot be addressed more than once in 2-krnonths. Because of this change, Tulsa OklahomanS for Human Rights (TOHR)is now being denied penmssion to mounl an exhibit that-was scheduled for August. Library administrators say that the TOHR exhibit plans were never definite but were tentative. However, TOHR representatives claim that:they understood the date to be firufly settled with any question of ch_anging the date not arising until after controversy about the PFLAG exhibit started. TOHR’s spokesperson expressed sympathy for the harassment the Library had experienced and understood the LibraD¯’s desire to change its rules but regretted that Library administrators had not chosen to honor their prior commitment to TOHR. TOHR is currently seeking an alternate site for the exhibit, Love Makes A Family, a photo-documentary of Lesbian and Gay families with accompanying interviews of the couples and their children. portions of that testimony. McDonald identified herself as a mother and longtime educator and volunteer speaking in defense of marriage. In particular, McDonald identified the benefits of civil marriage and noted how those benefits are denied to same sex couples. McDonald said she wished she were testifying in favor of a bill that would grant equal marriage rights "see Congress, page 8 Federal Anti-Marriage Bill ¯ HIV Bias Lawsuit Won Paul Saladin has won his wrongful termination lawsuit Moves Thru Congress ¯ against his former employeer, Terry Turner, owner of The ¯ WASHINGTON - The far-right’s proposed congressional measure,known as the "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA), easily won approval of a House sub, committee by a largely party-line 8-4 vote, and is expected to reach thefloor of the House of Representafives for a vote by early July. The Senate companion measure should be reaching the floor of the upper chamber at about the same time, Senate leaders said. qqae measure, which would define marriage as the union of a man and a woman, effectively excluding same-sex marriages at the federal levd, has left rights activists at loose ends since it was introduced in Congress earlier in May, quickly, winning endorsements from the Republican leadership and the promise of President Clinton’s signature if it passed Congress. Clinton supporter David Mixner fumed on CBSsee Federal, page 10 French Hen. Saladin had filed his case under the federal ~ Americans with Disabilities Act which prohibit discrimi: nation on the basis of HIV!AIDS as well as other disabili¯ ties. ¯ The case is noteworthy because it is one of the first to : address discriminationbased on an association with some: one who is disabled. Saladin was fired from his job as a : waiter when one customer allegedly complained to man. agement after he heard another customer ask Saladin : about his late partner who was seriously ill with AIDS ¯ related infections. Saladin received modest damages of partial back pay see Case, page 8 More States Pass AntiMarriage Laws ¯ "Christian" syndicated television talk show host, Bob ¯ Enyart, appears to have been disinvited from the Promise . ¯ Keepers "Christian men’s" rally planned for June 15th at ¯ ¯ TU’s Skelly Stadium. Lesbian/Gay activists, pro-choice ¯ ¯ activists and moderate ~d progressive religious leaders -.: had objected to Enyart s participation because of his : ¯ documented remarks calling for the execution of "homo: ¯ and "abortlonlo,o’ ~,~ .......... ,~ weu as me dosing and/the ¯ ¯ sexuals" ¯ ¯¯ , phys~cal~ destruction of homosexual churches, clubs and : other establishments, as well as abortion diuics. Enyart " ¯ has acknowledged those remarks as accurately reflecting ." : his values in an interview with the Denver Post. ¯ The Rev. Russell Bennett of Fellowship Congrega¯ tional Church said that the Task Force for Rdigious " ¯ Freedom and Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry were involved ¯ in persuading key Promise Keeper supporters to call for " ¯ Enyart’s removal. Allegedly, Rev. Pearson called the ~ national office of Promise Keepers to ask them to: ; organizers to remove Enyart. According to The ¯ World, local organizers would not comment on the pro- ¯ ¯ gram change, see Enyart; page 10 SPRINGFJELD, Ill. -~ Illinois .Gov.:Jim Edgar signed a measure barring the state from recognizing same, sex marriages, whether legally performed in other states or not, making the state that first repealed its sodomy statu_tes: over. 3 ~ decades ago ~- the 1.0th, U.S, state to prohibit recognition of same- sex marriages. Meanwhile, in Michigan and Pennsylvania, similar anti-marriage measures won approval in their respective legislatures. The bills in each of the 2 states need only to have differences in the language of their upper and lower chambers worked out before being sent to their governors for approval. North Carolina’s lawmakers, intheir effort to prohibit recognition of same-sex marriages that might be legally performed in other states, have been trying to quickly work around legal limits on the types of measures they can consider in a shortened special see States; page 10 "Promise Keepers" Boot ¯ Radical Extremist Enyart COMING SOON -ffiahoma Parade ; ¯ Follies Review’96 + MCC’s ?That’s Entertainment?. + State.HIV/AIDS Confere. nce + IAM Ice Cream Soc,al + Shanti’s Water.Garden Tour see page 9 P. 2 P. 4 P. 6 P. 9 P. 9 P. 11 P. 12 P. 13 �Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication Publisher/Editor, Tom Neal are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa Family News and ~aay not be Assistant Editor, James Christjohn reproduced either in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Writers/contributors, Publicationndence of a name or phototodoes indicate that person’s sexual orientation. ~s assumed be fornot publication unless otherwise noted, must be Phyl Boler-Schmidt Correspo " . " ........ =o~il,, News ¯ All correspondence ¯ Barry Hensley & becomes tlae sole property o~ ~u,~a -,~,- : s!gne~ d........ Jean-Pierre ~o oddress above ¯ Each reader is entitled to one fre.e co,p,,y~of~ia~coh a s nOUl(1 De Sent to ut~ Leanne Gross & Pat Morehead --- *’~’~;tional conies *- - ..... r" are available by calhng edition at distnouuon polnt~. ~uu, TulsaNews@ aol.com Staff Phot(x3rapher, JD Jamett 918.583.1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 I~9 Tgdd Adams bY Phyl Bole’r-Sdhmidt " " i. ¯ i i.° "The religious right would like you to believe that despite their "Th~Godit~s ovhr! The~Amendment TwO battlemC°l°riad° hatemongering and anti-gay propaganda, they truly have com.has been a long gaul of Often drudgery for those of us involved in passion and geiiuine Christian concern for the homosexual. It ~s that fight. And, though it began in one state, the effects rippled not a personal bias, they claim, but only because of divine Biblical proclamation that they are compelled to preach this soacross our great nation. . . For me, the battle began one May evemng m 1991. I was living called threat to family values. on the western slope of Colorado, minding my own business, Consider then, the disproportionate lack of attention given to enjoyin my life and my vcork. Tha.t .evening: ,,the voters of ¯ the far more pervasive trend toward unmarried heterosexual Denvergre’ected an ordinance proposexl by a soc)auy-co,n,se,rva- ~ couples cohabitating. Isn’t this what the Bibli~ calls fornication, and isn’t this a sexual sin of equal magnitude as homosexuality? tive erou~ called Citizens for Sensible Rights that wou!a nave " remgved sexual orientation from the wording of the city s equal ¯ Just by the sheer numbers of people engaged in fornication protectionlaw. After their defeat, CSRandits statewidesupport- ¯ compared to those of homosexuality, one would think the former ers vowed to take the issue to the state level where, they thought, ¯ to be a far greater threat to those sacred fata!!y, value.s.A,ft,er ~1, their Dresumably heterosexual children woum seenungiy De ~ar ¯ more’susceptible to being recruited into this lifestyle rather than into homosexuality. Yet we don’t see nearly the kind of passion exerted on this proportionately mammoth threat to,fancily v,alue.s as we see directed towards gay and lesbian peopte. ~o why ~s ¯ there such a wide disparity of attention? The answer is twofold, ¯ and both are very basic to human nature: greed and ignorance. babydom in the gay rights movement before the Amendment The first reason is greed. The fact is homosexuality is very and thus stirs emotions. Marketing 101 will tell you Two vote. I’i,’e gone from an often timid addressee of lesbigay ¯ controversial the easiest way to pry money out of a pocket is to exploit concerns someone who be counted onstand to know thetoe issues inside andtooutTwho is not incan the least afraid to toe to with see Values, page 3 I never can remember those old sayings very well but there is this one that goes like this: may you live in interesting times - and I never could remember if that was supposed tO be a blessing or a curse. Wall, here we are at Pride 1996. We certainly are living in interesting times. Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Triinsgendered issues are being discussed more than they l~ave been at’any other time in the last two thousand or so years. And though our losses (to AIDS, to breast cancer, to the institutionalized violence and self hatred our society fosters) have been beyond imagination, and it is easy to feel that we are under attack each ~ime we turn, we are winning some. Colorado 2- do I need to say more?The highest court in the nation, and the source of both despair and hope for American minorities, finally has recognized us as citizens. Even here in Tulsa, we are making some progress. Although we are still marginalized by many of Tul.sa leaders, a few are recognizing our existence, our contributions to this city and our emerg- see Weary, page 3 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Concessions, 3340 ~. Peoria *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades:Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Tool Box. 1338 E. 3rd *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 832-1269 744-0896 749-1563 745-9998 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 584-1308 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 *Assoc. in Meal.& Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 250-5034 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 743-5272 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria . 592-1521 Creative Collection, 1521 E. 15 Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 592-5356 D’Antiques, 1508 E. 15th 749-3620 *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 665-6595 Don Carlton M~tsubishi,.4423 S. Memorial 838-8503 *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan 743-9994 Express Pools & Spas, 6310 S. Peoria 690-2974 Foxlinx, Computer Consultation 744-0102 Leanne M. Gross, Financial Planning *Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 *Imaginations, Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria 584-4606 341-6866 *international Tours 621-5597 599-8070 jp Images, Photography Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 747-5466 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 742-1992 Loup-Garou, 2747 E. 15 671-2010 l_gan Ann Macomber, Realtor Associate 584-3112 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 663-5934 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E.. 31st 664-2951 *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 PI 747-7672 David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 838-7626 Puppy Pause II, 1 lth & Mingo 584-0337 *Ross Edward Salon, 1438 S. Boston 749-6301 743-2351 .Scribner~s B,ookstore, 1942 Utica Scott Rob~son s Prescriptions, see adSquare for 3 locations 747-3322 Southwest Viatical Thomas Chiropracfc.Clinic 742-8868 4138 S. Harvard, Ste. C-I 493-1959 Kellie J. Watts, attorney 743-1733 Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities 599-7688 *Agape’ Christian Fellowship, 21st& Sheridan *Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Ctr. 628-0594 2627B E. 11 583-9780 *B/UG Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. *Chapman Student Center, University of Tulsa *CommumtyofHope UnitedMethodist, 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 Dignity/Integrity ¯ (Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Episcopalians) 298-4648 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 ,Free Spirit Womens Center, call f°r l°cad°n & inf°: 587-4669 Friend A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 FriendsFor in Unity Social Organization (African-Amer. 747-6827 men) ing political impact. And though we are poisoned by too many of the pathologies that growing up minrrity in America engenders, and although we are often unneces sarily cruel to each other, Tulsa is rich in remarkable individuals who dedicate hours of their time to building community ~md resources. These folks are too many to name them all. The3’ vary from those whom you recognize quickly, the McDonalds and Kirbys, to those who work a little more behind the scenes, the Newmans, S tames, Petersons and Gilleans to those who are rarely recognized but whose contributions are also critical. These people, their work and our progress, although slow, all are things for which we can be thankful. So take aminute to celebrate, to honor those who’ve gone before, to recognize how things are better. I have and will. Tulsa’ s sure a better place for us thanit was 20 or even 10 years ago. - Tom Neal POB 8542, 74101 425-4905 584-4983 Indian Health Care, Save the Nation 438-2437, 800-284-2437 Interfaith AIDS Ministries 838-1715 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood *HIV Resource Consortium 749-4194 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 748-3111 NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4901 PFLAG , POB 52800 74152 74104 Prime-Timers, P:O. 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Mingo ¯ Tulsa, OK ¯ 7414~ (918) 622-1441 �JUNE 15 Noon - 5:00 pm Opening Ceremony, lpm ¯ Blessing by the Rev. Leslie Penrose ¯ Welcome by TOHR president Debbie Starnes ¯ Performances by local entertainers, including Miss Gay Tulsa & Miss Tulsa USofA, Tulsa Family Chorale & The Banned from OKC! the most ardent anti-gay zealots. Wars will do that for you. Survival skills are something we either gain in a hurry, or we die at the hands of the enemy, sometimes literally, often figuratively. Of course, there are always battle scars too, and I watch myself, as well as others who have fought this one in the trenches, acting most times like we suffer from the more modem adaptation of World War II’s shell shock. Post-traumatic stress disorder runs rampant among civil rights activists of any persuasion. On May 20th, nearly five years exactly to the day after the Denver vote, I was catching up on some paperwork at my computer when the news came in via the Interact about the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision declaring Amendment Two unconstitutional. There was no jubilant fist thrust into the air. There was no inyour-face queer political nose-rubbing of the opposition. I just sat th6re, staring at the two-hne news alert for over 30 minutes, occasional quiet tears of mostly relief surfacing. I believe it is important to remember that although the Supreme Court decision reflects a changed attitude on the part of the federal judiciary as it regards the humamty of lesbigay people, nothing has really changed legally. No tights have been gained. It remains okay to discriminate against us as a people in most of the country, & the fight for equality remains one we will need to address one person at a time. \Vhat has happened is imperceptible to people on the outside of our movement. We are a more confident people, more sure than ever before of our beliefs and our worth. We are more aware politically; we -know how to build coalitions, to raise funds, to seek out and solidify our bases of support, and we -know how to get the job done. We also have learned the tree value found in each other because we had to learn with whom we could be safe and on whom we could count when or if we needed someone. A~nendment Two was a right of passage for lesbigay people in Colorado. mad the tipple effects have forged growth in the movemeut throughout the land. Let us not waste that ~owth and the opportunity it presents to truly change our ~vorld. Our time has come, and our movement is coming of age, but let us not forget that we gain nothing in the wav of respect if we are not respectful of others. If we are going to ever have that kinder, gentler nation George Bush at least talked about. I believe it must start with us. emotions: lust,:enwy.., fear, hate! Therefore,dt is pr0fi~ble for the religious right to keep homosexuality controversial. Itis their greatest fund-raising tool. Even the most cursory glance at their fund-raising literature wil! reveal classic propaganda techniques; dehumanize the subject to remove any compassion people might feel, and present only the most extreme behavior as examples of that"lifestyle", behavior which, incidentally, many homosexuals themselves would find distasteful. These techniques are nothing new. They are the same methods used by the Nazis to persecute the Jews. The second reason is pure and simple ignorance. They fall to understand that we have exactly the same range of human emotions and feel exactly the same feelings they do; love, lust, guilt, jealousy, anger, compassion; just in a slightly different context, homosexuality is a normal, natural and healthy way of life for a certain percentage of the population. But because those feelings are foreign to them, the religious right assumes our lives to be wicked, perverted and disgusting. They fall to see that falling in love is truly a universal emotion with many varieties. So don’t be misled. The attention giveu to homosexuality has nothing to do with family values, if it did, more preachers would be concerned about the results of their hate speech: abandoned and abused children, gay teen suicide, substmace abuse. All of these are far more serious fmnily issues which deserve far lnore attention. Throughout the afternoon, ¯ DJ will provide music throughout the day ¯ Booths with vendors, community organization info., crafts, etc. ¯ Food for modest cost ¯ Free beverages provided by Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Miller & Pepsi ¯ Volleyball & tennis court available ¯ Kids’ playground ¯ Security provided all day by Tulsa Park officers ¯ Closing ceremony, with benediction by RF Renfro & Freedom Balloon Extravaganza! 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The bill now only requires the assent of the governor general, representing Queen Elizabeth II as Canada’s titular head of state, to become part of theCanadian Human Rights Act. Michigan School Harassment DETROIT- In a d~iay that angered:many, the Allen Park School Board decided not to decide yet on whether gay and lesbian students - or even students who are just believed to be homosexual - should be protected under the district’s anti-harassment policies. The mother of a 14-yearold student at Allen Park High School asked the trustees in May to include antiharassment policies that prohibit gay and lesbian students from being attacked or harassed on school grounds by other students. But the school board decided it wanted to take "more time to study the issue" before making a decision. Raymond Salliotte, an attorney representing the student and his family, told the board members they should be ashamed of themgelves for even having to take this long to decide on such a basic issue. School Gay CI.ui Compromise GLENDALE, Calif. - The Glendale school board averted the potentially explosive issue of gay and lesbian dubs at schools by rejecting a plan that would have required permission of parents for their high-school age,students to join any such campus clubs. Instead, the board opted for a compromise proposal that would inform parents of all the dubs authorized to meet at schools in the district so they could be aware of what groups there are at various schools. But parents would not have to give permission for their children in school to join any of the groups. Clinton ’Advocate’ Interview LOS ANGELES - In an interview in the Los Angeles gay news magazine The Advocate, President Clinton reiterated his view that marriage is an institution between a man and a woman, as a far-right bill in Congress declares, and says he is proud of his record of working to end discrimination agmnst homosexuals in theU.S, and of the large number of gay men and lesbians hehas named to posts in his administration.But in the interview, Clinton says of the controv ers y that erupted early in his term over ending the military ban, "There are some things I think I should have done differently." He says he now believes he should have first worked with congressional and Pentagon leaders to build a broader consensus on the issue, saying that possibly moving in "incremental steps" might have been a better way to approach ending the ban. The President, however, sidesteps questions in the interview about whether he would, if re-elected, renew any efforts to end the current restrictions against homosexuals in the armed forces. : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ : ¯ Oregon Initiative Called Off PORTLAND, Ore. - Lon Mabon, head of the anti-gay OregonCitizens Alliance, announced at a press conference that the organization will discontinue gathering signatures to put a new ballot measure before state voters this year in an effort to block civil rights protections for homosexuals. Oregon rights activists said the OCA move wasn’t surprising in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May declaring that Colorado’s Amendment 2, which the OCA had used as-a model, was unconstitutional. School Board Victory in N.H. MERRIMACK, NH - Two years of contentious tumult over an anti-gay policy may have come to at least a temporary end with the stunning 2-1 victory of Rosemarie Rung for a seat on the school board. The race registered the largest voter turnout in the town’s history and Rung’s election now means, that religious-right candidates who had forced the anti-gay policy through the board no longer hold a majority. Rung vowed dunng the race to work to repeal the anti-gay Policy 6540, which prohibits school employees from "’encouraging or supporung homosexuality as a positive lifestyle alternative." Ginny Cadarette, who also ran for the vacant seat won by Rung, had said she supported the anti-gay school policy. "This election proves that the citizens of Merrimack have the moral courage to reject the politics of fear and divisiveness," Rung said after the election win. "What the Radical Religious Right failed to realize when it moved into Merrimack advocating its agenda, from creationism to Pol,icy 6540, is that we truly believe in freedom of speech, and equal protection of the laws." S. Africa Gay Rights Protections CAPE TOWN, South Africa - With the new, first-ever constitutional protections barfing bias based on sexual orientation, the South African Parliament wasted no ti~ne putting theory into practice. On May 14 the lawmakers approved military policies prohibiting discrimination against women, gays and lesbians in the nation’s armed forces. The next day a memo from the leaders of both houses of Parliament outlined the travd~related benefits the partners of Members of Parliament are entitled to.identical to those of the spouses of married MPs. Anti-Gay, Anti-HIV Defense Bill Again WASHINGTON - The House has approved a $267-billion Defense Department spending measure that President Clinton has already said he would veto if it’s not changed by the Senate because of the many social issues that conservative Republicans have tacked on to it. The measure includes amendments that would discard the current "don’t ask,don’t tell" maned forces provision and institute an outright ban on homosexuals in the military. It also iududes the on-again, offagain amendment forcing the Pentagon to discharge any military personnel who test positive for HIV. The Senate version of the defense measure calls for the same spending level,but doesn’t contain the coutroversial amendments House Republicans added to the bill. The measure also iucludes a ban on the sale of sextmlly explici! magazines,such as Playboy and Penthouse, at military bases as well as a prohibition against U.S. military hospitals outside the country performing abortions,except in eases of rape, incest or if the mother’s life is at risk. Carolina Anti-Gay Measure Repealed SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Faced with the prospect of having the Olympic torch relay re-routed around the county and finding the men’s U.S.A.Gymnastic team pulling their training site, the Spartanburg county council has decided not to keep an mati-gay resolution it approved on Monday, Mav 13. The resolution, similar to ones passed by two Georgia county comnussions inn, has no actual legal effect but states that homosexuality is "incompatible with community standards." The comnussioners decided earlier in May to pass the resolution as a show of their support [’or Cobb County, Ga., which has been excluded as a site for Olympic Game events because of the resolution. But when the Spartanburg council was confronted by the American men’s gymnasts team ~;ith moving their training site elsewhere over the anti-gay measure and statements by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games that it might re-route the torch run around Spartanburg County, the county council voted 4-1 to repeal the resolution. "QUALITY WORK UNBELIEVABLE PRICE" Ect,n x FOR APPOINTMENT ¯ QUICK SERVE 743-7141 ¯ PATIO BAR Traci Huntsman Owner 3225 S. Yale Tulsa, OK 74135 While Spartanburg was busy repealing its anti-gay resolution, the Greenville County council approved by a 9-3 vote an identical measure. The Olympic torch is slated to pass through Greenville on June 26, but a spokesperson for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games said the group is unsure what - if anything - it may do about the approved resolution, which calls homosexuality contrary to "community standards" in the county. At least one ACOG member, however, was quoted in news reports as saying that the organizing committee "couldn’t function as a civil rights watchdog for the nation." Commitment Fair Called Off DETROIT, Mich. - A planned Gay Commitment Fair that had been slated for May 19 in the Detroit suburb of Holly where gay couples could peruse exhibits by riofists, photographers, jewelers and other marriage-rdated goods and services was cancded after the organizer of the event received hundreds of offensive and threatening telephones calls, the Detroit Free Press reports. According to the paper, Jeffrey Maxwell, the pastor at the C.alvary United Methodist Church in Holly read a news article about the planned private event to his parishioners, including the phone number to contact the promoter of the fair. The organizer of the event, who asked the paper not to identify him, called off the event at the last minute after being .swamped with menacing calls threatenmg to disrupt and picket the fair as well as at least 2 death threats. Maxwell said he didn’t believe anyone from his church made any of the calls. Proposal to Extend Partner Benefits SAN FRANCISCO-Gay SupervisorTom Ammiano has proposed legislation that would require most contractors working on city financed projects to extend the same domes tic partner benefits to its workers that it offers to the spouses of its married employees. Many of the city’s large corporations already offer partners benefits, but mo~t smaller firms do not, and the city controller’s office estimates that there are between 8,000 and 10,000 companies doing business with the city that could be affected by the proposed measure. The proposed ordinance would exempt firms located where domes tic partner programs aren’t in place, unless the company has a division office in the city as well. In those cases, only workers in the San Francisco offices would be covered. Business leaders here have not so far expressed any strong objections to the Ammiano measure, although the city’s Chamber of Commerce says it wasn’t consulted about.it beforehand. The mea-sure would be the first of its kind inthe US. BROOKSIDE JEWELRY 4649 South Peoria 743-5272 Comer of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5, Mon. - Fri. �Hewlett-Packard to Extend Benefits i Survey: World’s Full of Surprises PALO ALTO, Calif. - The HewlettPackard Company, a leading manufacturer of computers and computer peripheral equipment, has announced it will be adding health care benefits for the domestic partners of its unmarried ~...~ the U.S., probably by next y~~ Platt, chairman and CEO of the firm, said in making the announcement,"The extension of health-benefits coverage to domestic parmers continues HP’s ongoing efforts to create an inclusive environ~nent. We’re also enhancing our competitiveness as a great place to work so we can attract and retain top talent." Details of the program were not released, but the company said the benefits would apply to both same- and opposite-sex unmarried employees, and would extend to the couples’ children as well. The firm employs some 108,300 workers. LONDON - It was "good news-bad news" for the citizens of the new Russia as London International Group, one of the world’s largest condom manufacturers, released the results of its 3rd annual international survey of sexual behavior. According to the LIG survey, Russians are the 2nd most sexually active people in the world, led only by Americans. "Our survey will explode a lot of myths about sex," said Pauli Jakobsson of LIG. The study reports that based on surveys of 10,000 people in 15 nations,Americans have sex 135 times a year, trailed dosdy by the homy ex-comrades who succumb to Western bourgeois thrills 133 times annually. The former Soviets also trailed the Americans in their self-centered view of sex, with 61.% of U.S. citizens interviewed saying their own satisfaction was most important in sex. Some 42% of Russians said their own gratification was paramount, placing them next behind Americans. Thailand came in at the bottom of the list in terms of frequency of sex,averaging just 64 times per year. Of a list of notable personalities those interviewed thought were sexiest,Australian actor Mel Gibson topped the lisL while U.S. President Bill Clinton fell about midway and Russian Prime Minister Boris Yeltsin came in next to last, the unsexy honor of which fell to Poland’s Lech Walesa. Poles (presumably none of them eying Mr. Walesa) turned up as the most safe-sex conscious in the survey, with a full 13% of Polish respondents claiming they routinely carry condoms in their underwear, leading the Italians in their claims of having condoms on hand. Canadians, somewhat surprisingly, came in as the most hostile to the idea of safer sex, while the Russians did little better, ranking 12 out of the 15 countries. Canadians, however, also ranked 1st as the world’s most sensitive bed partners, with 51% saying satisfying their sexual partner was their top priority in bed. Another surprise the survey reports is that women respondents turned out to be more sexually selfish than men, with 31% .saying their own sati fraction was most ~mportant in the sack, while 25% of men said their own gratification was primo in bed. Challenge to UK Age of Consent Law LONDON - Euan Sutherland, a 19-yearold gay student, has been given the goahead by the European Commission on Human Rights to challenge the British age of consent laws before the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg if Parliament doesn’t change the law.4n 1994, Parliament lowered the age of.consent for homosexual sex from 21 to 18, but the age of consent for heterosexual sex in Britain 1S only 16. And Suthedand petitioned government courts without luck to equalize the ages for all sexual activity, arguing that it was discriminatory. "It’s normal for a 19-year-old bloke to be going out with a 17-year-old girl," Sutherland said. "’If I was doing that [with another male] it would be illegal. Both of us would be breaking the law. There are jail penalties." Sutherland’s legal challenge is expected to be joined by another gay youth, Chi’is Morris, 16, shortly. Lipstick Lesbians NEW YORK - The women? s beauty and fashion magazine, Allure,includes excerpts from the soon-to-be-published book by Lindsy Van Gelder and Pamda Robin Brandt, The Girls Next Door: Into the Heart of Lesbian America.. The excerpt, entitled in the magazine "Some Lesbians Are Glamour Babes; Others Aren’t," lot-ks at similarities and differences between lesbians and straight women in makeup, body consciousness and similar beauty issues in alighthearted manner. Only problem is, although excerpts from forthcoming books are generally a sdling point for ~nainstreamraagakiii~’s,’Allui-d s~in~ ~6’ have neglected mentioning the excerpt on its cover. Ah, well. Probably just a"typo.’" Hawaii Dems Make Pro-Gay Moves HONOLULU- While many of the state’s la~vmakers grappled muchof the past year with the issue of same-sex marriage resuiting from what isexpected to be a state court victory for gays and lesbians, the stale Democratic.party made its position dear during its May 24-26 convention. The party’s central committee adopted a resolution opposing any future interfer- have to agree or accept the political corence by the state legislature or efforts to rectness of our day. There will ",always be change Hawaii’s liberalstate Constitution questions that have to be left hanging in the court battle. The Dems then went on while we wait for fuller answers. What we to oust Linda Rosehill from the key post must not do is walk away from one anas its national committeewoman in favor to Amy Agbayani. Rosehill has been very , other." Aside from the heresy trial in active in efforts to block the possible ¯ Delaware earlier this year, Carey has come legalization of same-sex marriages in ¯¯ ¯ under pressure from conservative Anglican clergy in Britain who have insisted thestate; Agbayani represented the ACLU that he condemn the previous Archbishop m testimony opposing legislative efforts. to block same-sex marriag~in the sta~e. .of Canterbury, Lord Robert Runcie, who xt was recently revealed had ordained Martin Rice, an openly gay Democratic ¯ priests he knew were gay. Party activist, was also elected to a position as one of the committee’s 3 vicechairs as an executive board member. Texas Log Cabin Episcopal Church: Gay Clergy OK WILMINGTON, Del. - A court of the Episcopal Church has ruled that it is not against church doctrine for a bishop to ordain sexually active homosexuals to the priesthood, thereby ending the possibility of a heresy trial against Bishop Walter Righter, 72, the retired Bishop of Iowa, for ordaining Barry Stopfel, who is gay, as a church deacon in 1990. The 9 presiding bishops had been considering the issue of whether Bishop Righter should face heresy charges for the ordination for 10 weeks. Their decision was announced from the steps of the net-gothic Cathedral of St. John by Delaware Bishop Cabell Tennis and included little in the way of comment or clarification except that there ~vas "no such written constraint" in church law agaanst such ordinations.The formal armouncement noted that the ruling was not "’an opinion on the morality of samegender relationships." And while Bishop Righter’s trial may be over, the issue itself may be far from settled, some church observers say. The Rt. Rev Andrew Fairfield, the l~ishop of North Dakota mad the onl y dissenting member of the court, said the nmnerous biblical condemnations of homosexuality, as well as Christian tradition and church teachings, hold that"the bottom line is. homosexuality of any kind is prohibited." Some conservatives predicted there would be a schism if the church’s general convention, which will meet in Philadelphia next year, doesn’t prohibit the ordination of sexually active homosexuals. Dr. George Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, urged Episcopalians not to over-react or act impatiently as the church struggles with its position on ordaining gay priests ~n a sermon commemoraung the 100th anniversary of the Los Angeles Episcopal Diocese. Carey warned Episcopalians against "walking away from one another" over the issue and said we ¯ must learn to get along with each other despite differences. "We need to learn a uew langnage .- alangu.age of.ac.ceptance and love of one another," Carey said in his sermon at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul in Los Angeles. "’I don’t mean by this we A PERMANENT SOLUTION Permanent Hair Removal Carol Anwar, RE, CPE Lic. By Okla. St. Med. Bd. 488-0786 Near71st & Lewis Call for info, or an appt. with free consultation, Sue State GOP AUSTIN, Texas - The Log Cabin Club of Texas, a predominately gay and lesbian political organization, sued and won against the state Republican Party after the Texas GOP reneged on a contract for a booth at its state convention and on ad space in the convention prggram. The LOg Cabin lawsuit,filed in Travis County state court, charges the Texas Republicans with violating the organization’s First Amendment rights, bias based on sexual orientation, and breach of contract. Les ter van Pelt III, a spokesperson for the state Republican Party, toldreporters that Barbara Jackson, the state GOP’s executive director, had ma~.ethe decision to exclude the Log Cabin Republicans because of the party platform’s positions against homosexuality. "Sodomy is still a crime in Texas," van Pelt’~aid. Nonsense, say the gay Republicans noting that the booth and ad space hadhothing to do with sodomy. "...Obviously, no one is going to commit an illegal act in the booth." Your P,artners Program or Mine? WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - In what is believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S., the West Hollywood city council has unanimousl y approved a measure that would extend full recognition of domestic partners registered in other cities with such programs while in the city. Domestic partnership registration offers few actual benefits anywhere in the U. S., but it could be important in cases for example where a visiting couple was involved in an acci, dent. One registered partner would have hospital visitation and treatment decision rights in such a situation if they were registered in another ci ty. On a more basic level, public businesses or events offering "’spousal"discounts in West Hollywood already technically are required to extend similar discounts to registered partners. And the new recognition measure should have the same benefit for visiting couples, the council hopes. Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa P AlrERSON REALIORS" LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: 671-2010 2642 E. 21st Street ¯ Suite 170 . Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Off: 918-749-8374 ¯ Res: 918-582-7672 ¯ Fax: 918-747-1795 Where God Uplifts All People Sunday Service, 10:45 am Wednesday Service, 6:30 pm Home Cell Groups, 2nd & 4th Sun. 1623 No. Maplewood, 838-1715 �AIDS Epidemic: 15 Years of Death WASHINGTON - This year marks the 15th anmversary since thefirst cases of AIDS were diagnosed in the United S tates, although at the time,of course, no one knew what this strange new disease initially called "gay cancer" - held in store for the nation and the world. Globally, the World Health Organization reports there have been 4.5 millioncases of HIV infection, while in the U.S., there were 476,000 ~tses and 295,000 deaths. -FDA OKs Home- authorize $738 million for AIDS-related services in cities and towns around the cotmtry during the 1996 fiscal year, an increase over the 1995 level of $632 million. The measure also includes some $52 million in funding for states to provide new HIV/AIDS drugs for residents who can’t afford them, and $10 million for anew program aimed at getting pregnant women to voluntarily seek testing and counseling for HIV. In signing the measure, Clinton said he hoped no furore president would have to s~gn a similar spending measure. "By then, let us pray that we will have found acure for ,AIDS and a vaccine to protect every American," the President said. Testing Kit for HIV WASHINGTON -The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved the first home-testing kit for detecting HIV, the virus generally believed to cause AIDS.. The kit - known as the Confide HIV Testing Service - will be marketed initially at pharmacies in Texas. It will also be available through a toll-free telephone number based in Florida. The FDA said it approved the home-testing kit for people who would prefer the anonymity of home testing instead of using clinics or medical facilities. There’s no word yet on exactly how much the kit will cost, but it is expected to be priced at about $40. The ~e~." testing system will comprise 3 integrdted components: a home blood collection kit HIV antibody testing ata certified laboratory, and a center that, provides test results, counseling and referrals as needed. The FDA noted that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention esumates that 60% of Americans at risk for HIV have never been tested for the virus. The test xs manufactured b.v Direct Access Diagnostics of Bridgewater, N.J., a subsidiarv of Jolmson & Jotmson. Critics of home’testing, however, say the "kit is [oo expensive and that counseling services via phone in such a situation seemed hit- HIV Particle Counts Aid Treatment PrvI’SBURGH, Pa. - According to anew study, doctors now have a more accurate way of predicting how long people inected with HIV will survive,thereby giving physicians better guidance in how aggressivdy to treat their patients. Dr. John Mellors and a team of researchers at the University" of Pittsburgh Medical Cen:er have confirmed the relative accuracy of an extremely sensitive new blood test that counts the number of HIV viral partides instead of the current method which relies on counting the immune system’s CD4 T-cells. "We found very stri -kingly that the amount of virus in the bloodstream predicted how individuals did," Mdlors said. "The more virus, the worse the individuals did, by which I mean the shorter time to developing full-blown AIDS and dying." The researchers analyzed blood samples from 180 gay men enrolled in a U.S.government study between 1983 mad 1991. They found that 49% of the men with more than 36,000 HIV particles per milliliter of blood died within 5 years. But only 5% with just oneninth tha{ amount of virus die.d that quickly. "The likelihood of progression ~ncreases directly with the level of AIDS virus in the or-miss. blood-,:’ Mellors said. "So we have a pretty good idea based on our study what the expected survival of an individual would be at a certain level of virus." Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes WASHINGTON-Researchers report that of Allergy &Infectious Disease says the a vaginal gel containing a drug known as researchers’ findings will let doctors make PMPA has been shown to protect female better decisions about when to begin treatmonkeys from the simian version of HIV ments and when "to change to possibly and may offer humans the same kind of more aggressive therapies. "If some indiprotection from the virus. Dr. Roberta viduals have very high set points [HIV Black of the National Institute of Allergy particle counts], even though their CD4 & Infectious Diseases,which sponsored cells are reasonably OK, you might want the study, said, "For women to have to more aggressively treat those people woman-controlled method is very imporbecause you know that you can predict tant so they canprotect themselves." Black they are going to do more poorly," Fauci said much more research is needed - insaid. "Whereas someone who has a low eluding studies involving humans- to de[HIV particle count], even though their termine whether the PMPA anti-viral gel. CD4 count might not be all that high, you could prove safe and effective protection might want to hold off on aggressive for women. therapy. So really, it’s a step towards using the steady state level of the virus much more as a tool both in prediction and in therapeutic decisions." 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The Orasure test appears to be as accurate as current standard blood tests,research indicates, but has the advantage of using saliva instead of blood,thereby potentially reducing the number of accidental needle-stick injuries to heal th care workers. The FDA also gave. approval to Hoffmann-l.aRoche’s Jeffrey A. Beal, MD Ted Campbell, LCSW Ginny Butler, RN MS Specialized in H1V Care Providing Comprehensive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic Services We have many insurance provider affiliations - if you belong to an insurance program that does not list us as providers, call us and we will apply. 2325 South Harvard, Suite 600, Tulsa 74114 Monday - Friday, 9:30-4:30 pm, 743-1000 �HIV Positive? New state-of-the-art investigational drug therapies are now available in the Southwest for HIV/AIDS and opportunistic infections. 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Reporting AIDS patients who take the oral form o[ ganciclovirreduce the risks of being’ " ’in the journal Science,researchers at the NatiOnal Institute of Allergy and Infecstricken by the blinding eye disease, cytions Diseases saythey have found a protomegalovirus (CMV) that often attacks tein, which they call "fusin," that must be PWAs in the advanced stages of the illpresent for HIV to infect white blood ness. Researchers at the University of cells, the primary target of the virus. EdCalifornia at San Diego studied 725 men ward A. Berger, who headed the team that during a 12-month program testing the made the discovery, said the discovery Hoffman-LaRoche version of gancidovir, gives scientists a "new handle on underknown as Cytovene and found that a daily standing" how HIV invades cells. "Obvidose of the drug reduced the risk of conouslythis is a potential target for developtracting CMV by nearly half. AIDS Drugs for HIVExposed Workers (918) 743-1000 Jeffrey A. 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The Harvard University researcher found that 6 of the 7 rhesus monkeys thevswabbed with SIV in the back of the thr~at became infected with the virus ,according to the report. The researchers also found, surprisingly, that far less of the virus - 6,000 times less - was needed to trigger an infection than is required to infect the monkeys rectally with the virus. The study’s startling results are so unlike other research and data about oral transmission risks that many AIDS and health workers immediately questioned the findings. Among other things, federal studies have only documented 15 cases of -known oral transmission and infection of HIV-since the epidemic began. Also, AIDS experts point out, unprote!~ted oral sex has continued to be popular among gaymen in the U.S. while the infection rate among homosexuals has steadily declined since the routes of trans= missio~a were discovered. Drug Combo Effective Serving a Diverse Community WASHINGTON - A 73-week study by drug manufacturer Hoffman-LaRoche of some 978 AIDS patients has shown that Invirase, the brand name for the firm’s version of the protease inhibitor saqui.navir, in combination with the drug ddC, reduced the rate of deaths by more than two-thirds compared to patients taking ddC alone. Saquinavir has been considered the least impressive of the new ing new drugs to treat HIV infection," Berger said. "Potentially by coming up with a drug that blocks the receptor, you might block the ability of HIV to replicate." The researchers cautioned, however~ that there were sdll many mysteries about the virus that need to be answered. Among other things, they noted that HIV attaches itself to some types of immune cells in the early stages of the infection without using fusin. This means HIV comes in variations that connect to CELl. cells and some other molecular cofactor or cofactors on these cells. Berger said that potential drugs that block the fusin receptor on cells could only do part of the job in combating HIV. Heat Treatment OK for Expanded Trials LOS ANGELES - The Indiana-based HemoCleanse Inc. has been given approval by the Food & Drug Administration to expand testing of itsblood-heating treatment of people infected with HIV. The 2nd phase of the trials will include 2hour treatments at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette, Ind., and the Harbor-UCLA Research & Education Institute in Los Angeles. HemoCleanse’ s treatment, similar to kidney dialysis, involves slowly drawing all a patient’s blood from his body in small quantities and heating it to 108 degrees Fahrenheit before infusing it back into his body. The ideabehind the treatment is that HIV is sensitive to even small increases in temperature and would be destroyed in massive quantities by the treatment. Sixty patients will be divided into 2 groups during the trials. One group will receive 2 treatments each - the first for I hour, and the 2nd for 2 hours.The other group will serve as a control group and will not receive the heat treatment, but will remain on standard HIV drug therapy. Global AIDS Briefs GENEVA - The World Bank has warued in a new report that up to 2 million of Malawi’s 11 million population will be infected with HIV by the year 2000 and the average life span in that so. African nation will drop from 57 to just 33 years. It adds that unless culturally conservative and devoutly Christian people in 22 So. Pacific island nations and territories alter their views about sex education and condom use, the AIDS epidemic yvill devastate that region as well. �Package includes: two nights’ Club Level accommodations at the Sheraton New York or Manhattan with daily continental breakfast and afternoon hors d’oeuvres, a first row center orchestra ticket to Victor. 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TOHR was asked by the former organizers, an informal association of ¯ to Lesbian and Gay cltazens instead of business owners (mosdy dub owners), to ¯¯ testifying about a bill that would deny equal rights. "I find instead of defending resume organizing the event. The Picnic continues their traditions with minor ¯ marriage, I need to defend the people changes. After complaints from many in- ¯ gay & lesbian people - who are being denied the right to marry. I do not believe dividuals about conflicts with Father’s :¯ we would be here today if our society did Day, the orgamzers responded by moving ¯ not have a deep bias against gay &lesbian the event to Saturday. Also due to ongoing problems with the Mohawk Park site, ¯¯ people. I say that not to lay blame, but to recognize the fact that we are’really in a the organizers unanimously approved civil rights discussion about gay & lesOwen Park as this year’s site. The Picnic is an informal affair with : bian persons.’" McDongld further gave examples of free beverages. Attendees are welcome to bring their own food or to purchase food " discrimination experienced by Gay perat a modest cost. Any funds raised by the " sons or persons perceived tobe Gay using Picnic (after expenses) will "aenefit the ¯¯ the story of one of her sons who was Gax & Lesbian Community Center Project ¯ beaten because he was perceived as Gay even though he happens not to be. and the City of Tulsa Park & Recreation ¯ McDonald adds that she perceives the Dept. A number of community organizations will have tables with information ¯ country to bein a"cultural meltdown" not because Gay people may marry but beabout their programs. Brief opening and cause "we have yet to overcome our intolclosing ceremonies will feature local en¯ erance and bigotry. We have yet to recogtertainers, including Tulsa Family Chorale, and Oklahoma City’s The Banned, a ¯¯ nize the richness in the diversity of all of marching band (who’ll be sitting down). ¯ our citizens:" McDonald closed by questioning the The Rev. Leslie Penrose of Community ¯ need for this legislation since the Hawaii of Hope and RF Renfro of Bless The Lord At All Times will give opening and dos- ¯¯ case that has prompted this response is tmlikely to be resolved for several years, ing blessings. Info: 743-2497. ¯ and maybe not favorably to Gay citizens. ¯ She called on Representatives not to tar" get Lesbians and,,G, ay men for discrimina." don butrather to ’foCus on the challenges and $2,500 for pain and suffering as well of the economy, of education, and health as attomey,’s fees. Saladin said to TFN ¯ care that face all of us." that his goal in pursuing legal action was not financial but rather trying to do what was right. He’was represented by Steve Novick, Greg Bledsoe, and Katrina Bodenhamer on behalf of the AIDS Legal Resource Project. The Project is a joint effort of the �TULSA FAMILY NEWS COMMUNI CALEND SUNDAYS MONDAYS TUESDAYS Agape’ Christian WEDNESDAYS HIV Testing THURSDAYS ¯ SATURDAYS ; H]V+ Support Group ¯ 16.Step Empowerment : St. Jerome’s Agape’ Christian Fellowship : ¯ Ecumenical TOHR Clinic ¯ HIV Resource Consortium Service, 10:30 am & 7 pm : Free & anonymous testing " Fellowship : Group For Women Catholic Church 1:30 pm Sheridan Center, Suite H ¯ using fingerstick method. ¯ Service, 7 pm ¯ : Community of Hope Mass, 6 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 Sheridan Center, Suite H ..... 1703 E. 2rid, Info: 585-1800 No appointment required.." Info: Wanda @ 749-419, Garden Chapel 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 : ..... ~" ~~ Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm" 3841 S. Peoria Bless the~Lord At All Results hours: 7-9 pm : Shanti-Tuisa, Inc. ¯ ~: !- Co.Dependency ~ Inl~o: Father l~iek Times Christian Center Bless The Lord At All ! : °~ iSup~6~t Groul~ Info: 742-2927 : HIV/AIDS Support Group at 742-7122Times Christian Center ¯ 7:30, Fa~ly of Faith MCC Sunday School, 9:45 am . _ ¯ & Worship Service, 11 am ¯ Lambda Bowling League " Prayer & Bible Study : 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 ¯ Narcotics Anonymous Friends & Family 2627b ’East 1 lth 583-7815 " 7:30pm 2627-B East llth : Sheridan Lanes Meets weekly at I 1 pm : HIV/AIDS Support Group Call 583-7815 for info. : HIV Testing TOHR Clinic : 8:45 pm 7 pro, call for location: Confidential support for Community of Hope ¯ Walkintesting: 7-8:30pm : : 3121 S. 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OTHER GROUPS . 1st & 3rd Thursdays : " : $4, Sand Springs Skate ¯ 1"703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 : 4154S. Harvard,749-4901 TOHR Helpline OTHER GROUPS Metro. Comm. Church -" Daily 8-10 pm .. TNAAPP of Greater Tulsa ¯ For info. or to volunteer: Gay~i& Lesbian Student Alternatives Worship Service, 10:45am " Tulsa Native American : Weekly social events for : 743-GAYS " _~:. Association " 1623 N. Maplewood AIDS Prevention Project : LGBT men & women, 7 pm " TJ~-outheast Campus, The Technicians, Leather Info: 838-1715 ¯ ¯ Support group ¯ Info: 646-5503 L!nfo: 631-7632 try., Info c/o 621-5597 " Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay : T.U.L.S~4. Tulsa Uniform " Alliance. Univ. of Tulsa : & Leather Seekers Assoc. " 6:30 pm at Canterbury ¯ Info: 838-1222 : 5th & Evanston, 583~9780 SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Tulsa Pride Picnic Noon - 5pm. Owen Park 560 No. Maybelle at Edison Info: 583-1248 TUESDAY, JUNE 25 AIDS Walk ’96 Planning Committee 6 pm, 1608 S. EIwood for Gay & Bi Native American Men, 6 pm at Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd Substance Abuse : SW~4N-Single Woments Support Group Activity Network : ¯ for persons with HIV/AIDS ¯ Call 832-2121 ¯ ¯ h~tions make you who you are and what 3’our life is all about. It took working for : Tulsa Family News and Tom to get my by J.D. Jamett ¯ foot out the door and have me doing all Yes, the rumors are true. I’ll be leaving ¯ JUN E 28-30 stuff that ldonow. I don’t know if any of Tulsa to go live in our nation’s capital 7th Annual Oklahoma HIV/AIDS you realized this, but I’ve always tried to : SUNDAY, JUNE 16 !boy, talk about out of the frying pan and promote uni ty in this column as best I can. Conference "Sharing Our Strength" Family ofFaith MCC Father’s Day Serinto the fire). I would Oklahoma Center for I have seen this comvice with Father Rick Hollingsworth like to take this chance Continuing Education, 1704Asp, Norman Yes, the rumors munity from drag 11 am, 5451-ES. Mingo, 622-1441 to thank a few people Info: Andy Southam, 800-942-1914 queens, cowboys, for the great opportuniare true. be leather folk, .Lesbians taes and genuine care WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 SATURDAY, JUNE 29 and all the rest not havthey have given me. TCAP Advisory Council Meeting That’s Entertainment? Bad Drag Show ing not a thing to do Tom Neal, for being Noon, 1430 S. Boulder with the others; nut I Family of Faith MCC that OLDER fos ter- big 8 pm, 5451-E S !~ingo, 622-1441 have also had the brother (or sister) that nat~on s capital... FRIDAY, JUNE 21 chance to see this has always looked out Tulsa Regional HIV Prevention change. Please folks, to SUNDAY, JUNE 30 for me, and who has Community Planning Group Meeting don’t stop working toCommunity of Hope 3rd Anniversary been pu.shy,er.., push2:30 pm, 1430 S Boulder gether to make our ing me ~n the right diMeeting &Worship Service community better! 5 &6 pm, 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 rection. Geoff & Earl, JUNE 21 & 22 Well I’m getting a and the rest of that crazy Follies Revue, Inc. little choked up, so let for the .$r.eat op: group that I call my TUESDAY, JULY 2 Follies ’96 Salutes the Movies! me say my goodbye, chosen family - I will portumt es an l Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights 6 pm, Doubletree Hotel, Warren Place and remember: next be ever indebted to you Meeting, 7 pm; Chouteau Rm, $125 & $40, Info: 437-0201 time you’re out and you mentally and physiChapman Ctr, TU, Info: 743-4297 see thatperson orgroup cally. of people you think you SATURDAY, JUNE22 Steve & John, please " i SUNDAY, JULY7 can’t stand, stop, smile Herland Sister Resources send the Burger Sisters ¯ Native American Worship Service and say something Concert: Freefall for a visit. Bill & Brain, Lola ¯ 6 pro, Community of Hope nice. It will make Tulsa a bet7 pm, 2312 NW 39th, OKC 73112 needs a star on the walk of ¯ 1703 E. 2rid, Info: 585-1800 ter place for all of us. fame. Dennis, Larry, & tops, I almost forgot to Veronica - thanks for the ear SUNDAY, JUNE 23 name my last Queen of the : FRIDAY, JULY 12 Statewide Pride Rally & Parade bending and all the craziness. Month! This person has Larry and Leroy, thanks for : Interfaith AIDSMinitries Ecumenical Worship Service, The picked herself up, brushed all the support, and many othBanned, Metro Men’s Chorus, Sen. : Ice Cream SocialBenefit herself off, and continues to Bernest Cain, Keynote Speaker: : 7-10 pro, St. !vlatthew’s Episcopal ers from doctors and medical try to make herself a better staff to all my great friends. ¯ 601 No. Lake Drive Donna Red Wing- ’92 Advocate person. That’s right, guys, ¯" Sand Springs,/afro: 438-2437 If you had asked me years Woman of the Year Bobbie Sue Summers. 1 pm, program begins. 3 pm, speaker ago to go out into the commuRed Wing, 4 pm, parade begins. JULY 20-21 ~,~ty and do something, any:- Bobbi Sue Summers Editor’s note: JD will be Memorial Park, NW 35th & Classen ," thing to make it better, I 4th Annual Shanti-Tulsa Water greatly missed. While hls ¯ Blvd. Oklahoma City Garden Tour ¯ would’vetolAtyou,"YOU’RECRAZY! ~ unique skills cannot be imitated. Info: 743-4297 or 405-791-0202 No one cares about what I think." It just ¯ 10-5 pm, Info: 749-7898 Out+About will continue with a new club ," took therealization that youropinions and " OUT + ABOUT- H1 uve m our ...I would take this chance to thank a few people Senulne care they have Siren me. reporter in our July issue. �session. Complicated legislative ntles have slowed down movement on the bill, but there remains very little active opposition to the measure in the legislature itself. While gay rights activists around the country were celebrating the May 20 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Colorado’s Amendment 2, SouthCarolina Gov. David Beasley signed in.to law. a measure barring same-sex mamages in the state. To find any good news in the same-sex marriage arena, activists had to look to Holland where the Dutch justice ministry announced it will be putting together a panel of experts to evaluate the possible impact of legalizing gay and lesbian marriages in the country. The Dutch Parliament has already voted in principle to support full equality in marriage rights for same-sex couples, but the government has continued to resist full marriage status for gays and lesbians, arguing that the international consequences for the tiny European nation could be enormous. The committee the justice ministry appoints will examine nfitional and international law s and treaties that might be affected by such a move. It will have a year to prepare its report, including recommendations for legislation. Washington, D.C.-based civil rights groups have been unable to find many political allies willing to publicly fight against the proposed legislation as it continues its rapid movement through both Incidentally, $1 million might seem houses of Congress. The Human Rights like a lot of money to you today, but in Campaign said that a Clinton endorseorder to generate an income of $70,000 a ment of the bill would be "’an unconscioyear for just 22 years of retirement, that’s nable capitulation-to religious political how much you’ll need to sock away (asextremists" and "demanded" that the Presisuming a hypothetical annual return of dent oppose the measure. 7.5% and inflation rate of 3.14%). Elizabeth Birch, head of HRC said, If you’ve been putting off investing, as "The statement by White House press yourself if it is going to be any easier secretary Mike McCurry earlier this week putting away almost three times as much that same-sex marriage wouldweaken the at age 35, than at age 25? Or, eight times family was silly and completely, inconsisas much at age 45? Your financial prioritent with the president’s prewous posities will change over the years and your tions regarding equal rights for gay men income .will increase. and lesbians." Openly gay Congressman However, whether you’re saving for a Barney Frank (D-Mass.) called the antihouse at age 25 or trying to juggle ¯ marriage bill"a tranSparent political issue Waiting To Invest Could nances to pay for your children’s educain ttie presidential campaign." Stephen tion age 45, chances are it will be just as Moakarsh, a Los Angeles board member Jeopardize Your Dreams! difficult. In addition, can you afford not to of Lawyers for Human Rights,said, "I benefit from the power of compounding? These are just some of the multitude of think he (Clinton) has been the first presiHow Can I Start Investing Now? reasons people use to explain why they dent to really include gays and lesbians at haven’t started an investment plan. InFirst, accept the fact that there is never the table. For that, I admire him greatly. vesting for the future is frequently seen as a convenient time to invest. The answer to But I think in terms of the marriage issue, a luxury, rather than a necessity. Somethis dilemma lies in paying yourself first. it’s unfortunate that he feds compelled to thing you do after you’ve taken care of Before you can do this you need to do a join with the GOP. My feeling is that cash-flow analysis to find essential livingexpenses. Clinton is trying to avoid a political fire Unfortunately, there is out where your money is storm that the gays in the military issue rarely any money left over -going. Warning! This caused him in 1993." alter doing that, so it’s might be a frightening easy to procrastinate. process. Once the numBut do you know how bers are laid out in front of much waiting, even a few you, you’re probably goyears, can cost you? The wai_tln , even ing to see several ways to seeking legal protections against discrimichart below shows the reducing your expenses. nation in housing, employment, health a l’ew years, monthly investment reEstablishing a spending and welfare services, education, and real quired at different ages to often helpful. estate sales. Justice Kennedy called "imcan cost you? planAsispart accumulate $1 million by of this process, plausible" Colorado’s central argument review your accumulation age 65, assuming hypothatAmendment 2 simply made gay and thetical 10 percent compounded rate of goals and determine a minimum percentlesbian citizens equal with other state return. age of your income that you’ll need to reside,n,ts by denying them any "special What this chart shows is the dynamic invest to meet these goals. By breaking rights.’ The majority decision was joined power of compound returns. Compoundthe task downinto manageable parts, you’ll by Justices Kennedy, John Paul Stevens, ing is the process where each year you not introduce discipline into your investment Sandra Day O’Connor, David Sourer, Ruth only earn money on you invested principrogram and increase your chances of Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer. Dispal, you also earn additional money on the success ! senting were Justices Scalia, William money you earned. The amount you earn It’ll take a while, but the long-term Rehnquist and Clarence Thomas. grows or "compounds" at an increasing payoff for your discipline may be sweet. Representatives from serveral Tulsa orrate as the years go by. And remember, your financial consultganizations held a press conference at By starting an investment program at an ant will be happy to assist you with any of Community of Hope United Methodist to earlier age, you spread the accumulation the steps along the way including informrecognize the importance of the Court’s task over a longer period of time and lng you about investment vehicles that decision. Bill Hinlde representing the enable your money to benefit from the can help you meet your accumulation ACLU of OK, Kelly Kirby, the Gay & ~owerful force of compounding. goals. - Leanne Gross Lesbian Affirming Disciples of the Church of Christ, Nancy MacDonald, PFLAG, Investments Required To.Become A Millionaire and .Tom Neal, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights spoke about the positive 55 45 impact this decision would have on the 35 25 Age When efforts of Oklahomans to seek fair and Investments Begin equal treatment from the State of Oklahoma and the City of Tulsa. $442 $1,316 $4,882 $158 Monthly muela TV’s "Face the Nation" that the President’s quick announcement that he would sign the measure was "’an unconscionable position for him to take." Mixner said Clinton’s decision was doubtless political in his efforts to keep his popularity lead over anticipated Republican challenger Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas in the November election. "But this goes to the heart of everybody’s civil liberties," Mixner said. "It deals with property rights, insurance rights, xmmigration rights,bereavement rights, and to deny us equal opportur~,~ty really makes us second class citizens. In Seattle, councilwoman Tina Podlodowski, who is a lesbian, resigned as co-chair of Clinton’s Washington state re-election campaign, but said she still supports Clinton in the upcoming election, an echo of the dilemma many gays and lesbians feel over an issue that most paid little attention to until it exploded on the national political landscape this year. Podlodowski told the Seattle Times, "I’m still very supportive of the President but I believe it’s important to show leadership on this. This issue speaks to a broader issue of civil rights." In an interview with the New York Times, openly gay White House advisor BobHattoy said the President had been out-maneuvered by conser= vatives on the issue and said Clinton and his campaign advisers were more "’homostupid" than homopho.bic, ~ayin.g that supporting same-sex mamage now Is "’aloser" politically. "I just wish the straight white boys at the White House would educate themselves a little more," he said. "It’ s not that they’ re homophobic - they’ re homostupid, and they don’t know that the buzzwords they’re using are the buzzwords the right wing uses as terrorist dividing tactics and that the gay & lesbian community has a visceral reaction to." Both the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force have issued a number of press releases in the past few weeks attacking DOMA and criticizing President Clinton’s statements that he would sign the measure, but the "People don’t plah ffMl , th yfail to’plan. 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What a weekend we had in Blues Festival. The annual event is one of the most popular in the Ozarks, and the 1996 variety was no exception. Thursday through Sunday (May 30- June 2) brought blues lovers of all kinds to Eureka Springs, and the talent displayed was nothing short of magnificient. A preview show took place at Victoria Inn on Thursday to kick off the weekend. Featured performers were Deborah Coleman, Baby Jason & The Spankers, and Martin Simpson. ff you have not been fortunate enough to participate in a BluesFest weekend in Eureka Springs, youhave no idea what you are missing. From Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon, every club in town hosts both big name and local talent. And, the larger venues host nearly non-stop big name performers. You can pay one price to get into any of the clubs, and most folks spend the weekend going back and forth from the various small clubs, occasionally taking time out to attend a big concert. City Auditorium, Victoria Inn, and the Basin" Park and Crescent Hotels hosted some of the best blues talent on the planet this vear. but the most-anucipated event took"place Friday evening. Bo Diddlv performed two concerts along with local favorite The Cate Brothers Band ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Other name performers included Kenny Neal, Raful Neal, Tab Benoit, Chubby Carrier, Jimmy Thackery, Canned Heat, Keb Mo’, Robert Lucas, mad Kelly Jo Phelps. If you find yourself wishing you had been there, you still have time to get tickets for the 12th Annual Eureka Springs If.you_have not been fortunate enough to partlelpate in a Blue-sFest ¯ ¯ weekend in A Friendly Place to Stay MCC of the Living Spring ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ KING’S HI-WAY INN ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62 W Eureka Springs, AR 72632 (501) 253-7311 1-800-231-1442 Jerry A. Wilson, owner ...a community of friends... Rev. Kermie Wohlenhaus Pastor We welcome you to attend! 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The writing is sim-~ihe theme Boy, by Jim Grimsley, of sexual attraction is is rural North Carolina very carefully and tactwhere, yet again, two fully written. The two ...Except for a couple high school age guys main characters are well of extremely violent slowly fall in love. written, but we don’t Nathan and Roy live fully understand the next door to each other secondary characters, on the outskirts of a young adult novel, particularly Randy and small town. Roy, a Burke. Nathan’s father although adults little older and wiser, is a pathetic stereotype should enjoy it also is a popular kid and of a disillusioned, surly hangs around with a and cruel man, and the ...Dream Boy is a couple of guys, Randy mother’s character is and Burke, who follow pleasant, fun read, but paper thin, spending her his every move, not retime timidly between it takes a back seat alizing that they.actuher abusive husband ally idolizehim. 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Now I have to prepare ¯¯ But the famous crab cakes illustrate dinner for someone who doesn’t know the quite well what is wrong with the cuisine ¯ difference between fingers, a dinner fork, at this restaurant. First of all, Chef Michee a salad fork, or a wild fork. But, what is ¯ tnes to be too creative and too innovative. worse in being wrong, ~s that the poor ¯¯ She takes top quality food, prepares it citizens of Tulsa will continue to be dewell, and then ruins it with a bizarre or luded about what constitutes truly fine ¯ weird sauce or accompaniment. She had cuisine and what is merely flash and a ¯ the same problem when she was at waste of money. Kannichael’s and at the Fifteenth Street ¯ One year ago, we went to a highly Grill, two of Tulsa’s be~ter restaurants touted, brand-new restaurant in Utica ¯ which are now both out of business. SecSquare. Everyone had great expectations, ¯ ondly, the restaurant touts itself as featursince one of Tulsa’s best known chefs, ing "new American cuisine," but you’d Kim Michee, and her think the chef had partner, Julie been on another Woolman, were the planet the last couple The W;ld Forl driving forces behind of decades when it the venture. As we 1820 Utlea Square comes to presenting lingered over posthealthy, lower fat HOliI’~: dessert coffee, I foods and lots more quipped that unless vegetables and sal7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Helmerich and Payne ads. Monday - Saturday, (owner-operator of The soups Utic~ Square) was continue the saga. looking at the Wild While most of Fork as a tax writetoday’s celebrated .off, the restaurant Amerlean contemporary modern American would be closed chefs in Dallas, Dressg within the year. And, Santa Fe, Scottsdale, thus, I was goaded or Los Angeles have Casual (but remember gone kb healthier into making the illthis is Utica fated bet. They’re thicke~ng methods still open. for crealn soups such Prices: The Wild Fork is as vegetable purees, situated in ~e middle Very expensive beurre mani~, white rice puree, or a of UticaSquare at the site of the former simple roux, with landmark instituuon only a splash of Full bar & wine llst and tea room, The cream or dairy prodNon-smo]dn~ seeHon: Garden. Our first visit uct, Miss Michee to the Wild Fork was continues to insist on a rainy Saturday upon making cream Rat;n~: night, and we were soups the old fashobliged to wait for ioned way, based on B li~t our table. But, a traditional b~chamel crowded, bustling and velout~ sauces. ¯ restaurant is usually a good sign. We had These can be very tasty, but they are far ¯ a bit of an uneasy feeling in dealing with too rich to eat more than a few gravy-like the rather abrupt and disinterested host- ¯ spoonfuls. esses, magnified by our limited dealings Same old story with the entr~es. With ¯ with our waiter, so we wrote it off to the the one major exception of the pork tenstrains of being a new restaurant on a busy " derloin roulade, which is dry and tastenight. However, on our several subse¯ less, the meats and .fish are good quality quent visits to the Wild Fork, including foods expertly prepared--until they are the most recent when our party was one of ¯ sauced. Do we really need Moroccan lemonly three tables in the entire restaurant, it= ¯ ons (aren’t American lemons good is apparent that the Wild Fork is trying for ¯ enough?) on the free range chicken’? Hot ¯ some kind of unique merger between the mango salsas on the meats’? A "creative ¯ rude waiters in New York & the snooty reinvenfion" of the chicken-fried steak? waiters in Paris. ¯ Excellent, huge sea scallops ruined by The Wild Fork is open all day, and there flavoring them with Pernod (a nasty lico¯ are different menus for breakfast, lunch, rice flavored liqueur)? Strongly flavored and dinner. Regardless of the mealtime ¯ olive and vinegar sauces on delicate sweetyou’ve chosen, one look at the menu and ¯ breads? you instantly know that this is a culinary It is possible to get a decent meal in this ¯ experience that will not come cheap. place, but you must be pro-active to do it. It seems as though every review about ¯ Find out what is on the menu and ask for the Wild Fork written in a Tulsa paper ¯ substitutions or deletions. Anything that over the last year has raved about the crab ¯ sounds unusual or strange should be igcakes. Far be it for us to break with tradi- ¯ nored. If Chef Michee is inthe kitchen, tion. The crab cakes are a combination of ¯ rely uponher excellent training and expecrab meat, corn, and the usual fillers to ¯¯ rience to cook a meal to your exact specihold it all together, that is deep-fried and fieafions; just don’t let her play around then presented atop a homemade mayon- ¯ and get creative. The problem with this naise aioh sauce and buried under a mound ¯ technique is that Miss Michee is not alof terrifyingly hot jalapefio cole slaw. ways in the kitchen, and many a lesser ¯ Scrape off the cole slaw and enjoy the cook will panic when the set recipe is wonderful calories and high fat and cho- ¯ changed. Also, there seems to be a comlesterol content of the crab cakes. After . munications breakdown between diner, all, what’s a little grease and mayo (mayo ¯ waiter, and kitchen, because many times, ¯ is just egg yolks and olive oil whisked special requests end up being ignored. do ed Sunday Cu;s;ne: Square) Alcohol: �How To Do It Vegetables are bland, boring, overlooked side dishes here, almost relegated to the status of a garnish. Salads aren’t emphasized, either. This is the one major area of improvement needed at this restaurant. As is the case in many fine restaurants, the baking is delegated to a baker and not handled by the chef herself. This i~ unfortunate, because we have had breads held too long in the warmer and disappointing desserts on almost every visit. On one visit, our cr~me brfil~e tasted almost curdledand thdpr0pan~ torch used in lieu of the broiler to caramelizethe ~t’op’was unevenly applied. Another time, we had to ask for our coffee before the end of the dessert course just to wash down the dry cake. No excitement or originality here. There is a surprising little wine list with tolerable but limited choices in the moderate and lessexpensive categories, defi-~ nitely preferring U,S. domestic vintages. Despite its shortcomings, the Wild Fork continues tobe a popular restaurant First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. You may bring additional attention to your ad with: Bold Headline - $1 Ad in capital letters - $1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2 Ad in box - $2 Ad reversed - $3 Tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Please type or print your ad. Count the number of words. (A word for our purposes is a group of letters or aumbers separated by a space.) Send your ad & payment to POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 with your name, complete address, day & eve. numbers (for our records only). Ads will nmin the next issue after they are received. TFN reserves the right to edit or refuse any ad. No refunds. Coffee & conversation? . amongst the wealthier masses of Tulsa. Either Miss Michee has a loyal following from her previous kitchen experiments or Tulsans are just too parochial to know the difference between fine, wonderful food and overly-flashy, overly-expensive messes. Go to the Wild Fork if you like (and you can afford it), but don’t be sur~ prised if you find it to be just another rehash of a couple of dead Tulsa restau-i, rants. Attractive 30’s GM seeking similar (or extra co01 bi-guy) for coffee & conversation. Friendship can stimulate mind, body & soul. Appreciate healthy attitudes about life, work, etc. Interested? Tell me about yourself. Write to: #20 c/o TFN, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK’74159 sion of "Embraceable You+" which was recorded by her mother long ago. The similarities° in vocal qualities are eerie now. She does a duet of "Chances Are" ¯ with one of our own, Johnny Mathis, that " -is lovely, and a serviceable job on another " duet, "Does He Love You", with Donna ¯ Summer. Yes, it’s the Reba hit, and no, ¯ it’s not disco. The rest are beloved stan" dards, delivered in a style that takes you to " a small, smoky cafe in the wee hours of ¯ the morning. The arrangements are deceptively simple, yet elegant, and you feel " she’s just across the room. As she calls it, " a very romantic "make out" album. ¯ Broken Arrow Community Playhouse’s production of"Company" opens the 14th and rtms through the 23rd. Opening night, you can join the "afterglow" party and enjoy refreshments with the cast. Call 258-0077. They will also be holding andidons July 14th for "Beehive". Theyneed 17 women. That could be a fun show for some in our community! The auditions will be at BACP at 5PM. It is a musical, so call 258--0077 for audition requirements. And don’t miss BACP’s summerstage producdon of "Quilt: A Musical Celebration" August 16-18 at the PAC. wordy folk, aren’t they?) Being of Pagan/’ Wiccan religious orientation myself, I don’t normally go for Christian music (or anything else). But I found that I knew and had performed in shows with a writer/ performer listed on the album, so I bought it. I didn’t really think I’d like it, but thought Tom might. Upon listening to it, I discovered that it was pretty good. It is professionally, recorded, and the songs are rather beautiful. Not all have to do with Christianity, although there are some .songs of that ilk - and I even liked those. And I hate gospel music. Go figur!! And, unlike the others listed in this issue’s column, this one includes Lesbians, which is good. I hate doing unbalanced columns. As with"Get Used to It!’"~ the songs range from hilarious (,Me Old Fashioned Lesbian Christmas) to moving to romantic. Maybe one of our MCC’s could produce it? Just an idea... This disc can be ordered by calling 800-501-HOPE.. Dallas cabaret performer Perry Wood has a new disc out. "Let Me Sing" is a lovely album to get romantic with someone while it plays. Mr. Wood’s bedroom ..... voi.ceCould singme to sleep anydme. And his looks match his voice! Best of all worlds. He sings standards such as "Bewitched", "Embraceable You", "Night " ~:~.~.~A~dDay!;:as:~e!l as~sserkno nsongs :of io~i "It~i~t~t~p rioteh album for those,~." who love smooth vocals, a jazz back- " ground, and a beautiful voice. This is his " 3rd album, and they’re all well worth getting hold of. They can be ordered at " 214-522-3764. " For those of a more instrumental na~ . ture, the soundtrack to "It’s My Party" is .. a beautiful collection of piano composi- . tions that really communicates the film~ " ¯ well. 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Kelly Kirby Oklahoma Representative 4021 South Harvard, Suite 210 Tulsa, OK 74135 918-747-3320 Home Office Dallas, Texas 800-559-4790 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans Communities Our Families of the Heart CoUrt Kills Amendment 2 Tulsa Leaders Respond WASHINGTON - In a ruling that brought a collective sigh of relief from U.S. rights activists, the Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado’s anti-gay Amendment 2 is unconstitutional. Justice Anthony Kennedy said in the court’s 6-3 majority ruling that theColorado ballot measure was "inexplicable by anything except ill will toward homosexuals." The ruling found that Amendment 2 identifies people by the singletrait of their sexual orientation and denies them protection across the board "in a law unprecedented in American jurisprudence." The Court’s ruling invalidates the 1992 Colorado referendum that was narrowlyapproved by 53 percent of the voters and would have blocked anti-bia~dneasures in Denver, Boulder, Aspen and anywhere else in the state that adopted suchmeasures. The high court’s majority opinion found that Amendment 2 violates the Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection under the law, ruling that it illegally bars homosexuals from see CO, page 10 Federal Anti-Marriage Bill Moves Thru Congress WASHINGTON - The far-right’s proposed congressional measure,known as the "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA), easily won approval of a House sub, committee by a largely party-line 8-4 vote, and is expected to reach thefloor of the House of Representafives for a vote by early July. The Senate companion measure should be reaching the floor of the upper chamber at about the same time, Senate leaders said. qqae measure, which would define marriage as the union of a man and a woman, effectively excluding same-sex marriages at the federal levd, has left rights activists at loose ends since it was introduced in Congress earlier in May, quickly, winning endorsements from the Republican leadership and the promise of President Clinton’s signature if it passed Congress. Clinton supporter David Mixner fumed on CBSsee Federal, page 10 More States Pass Anti- Marriage Laws SPRINGFJELD, Ill. -~ Illinois .Gov.:Jim Edgar signed a measure barring the state from recognizing same,sex marriages, whether legally performed in other states or not, making the state that first repealed its sodomy statu_tes: over. 3 ~ decades ago ~- the 1.0th, U.S, state to prohibitrecognition ofsame-sex marriages. Meanwhile, in Michigan and Pennsylvania, similar anti-marriage measures won approval in their respective legislatures. The bills in each of the 2 states need only to have differences in the language of their upper and lower chambers worked out before being sent to their governors for approval. North Carolina’s lawmakers, intheir effort to prohibit recognition of same-sex marriages that might be legally performed in other states, have been trying to quickly work around legal limits on the types of measures they can consider in a shortened special see States; page 10 PFLAG activists, Bill & Cathy Hinlde, and Nancy & Joe McDonald flank Dallas Gay & Lesbian AllianCe Pres. Cece Cox, her spouse, Lisa Means, & Tom Neal at ajoint meetingof PFLAG, TOHR & Rainbow Business Guild. : Tulsa PFLAG Mom Testifies ’Against Anti-Marriage Bill ¯ Nancy McDonald, founder of Tulsa Parents, Familes ¯ and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) with husband ¯ Joe, and first vice president of the national board of .. PFLAG, testified against the so-called "Defense of Mar- ¯ nage Act" before the Constitution Subcommittee of the ¯ Judicial Committee of the US House of Representatives ¯ on May 15. TFN is honored to summarize or to reprint ~ portions of that testimony. ¯ McDonald identified herself as a mother and longtime ¯ educator and volunteer speaking in defense of marriage. ¯ In particular, McDonald identified the benefits of civil ¯ marriage and noted how those benefits are denied to same : sex couples. McDonald said she wished she were testify- " ing in favor of a bill that would grant equal marriage rights : "see Congress, page 8 ¯ HIV Bias Lawsuit Won Paul Saladin has won his wrongful termination lawsuit ¯¯ against his former employeer, Terry Turner, owner ofThe French Hen. Saladin had filed his case under the federal ~ Americans with Disabilities Act which prohibit discrimi- : nation on the basis of HIV!AIDS as well as other disabili- ¯ ties. ¯ The case is noteworthy because it is one of the first to : address discriminationbased on an association with some- : one who is disabled. Saladin was fired from his job as a : waiter when one customer allegedly complained to man- . agement after he heard another customer ask Saladin : about his late partner who was seriously ill with AIDS ¯ related infections. Saladin received modest damages of partial back pay see Case, page 8 "Promise Keepers" Boot ¯ Radical Extremist Enyart ¯ "Christian" syndicated television talk show host, Bob ¯ Enyart, appears to have been disinvited from the Promise . ¯ Keepers "Christian men’s" rally planned for June 15th at ¯ ¯ TU’s Skelly Stadium. Lesbian/Gay activists, pro-choice ¯ ¯ activists and moderate ~d progressive religious leaders -.: had objected to Enyart s participation because of his : ¯ documented remarks calling for the execution of "homo: ¯ ¯ sexua¯ ls" and "abortlonlo~,,o~’.,~.we.u as.m.e do.sin.g.and./the.¯ ¯¯ , phys~cal~ destruction of homosexual churches, clubs and : other establishments, as well as abortion diuics. Enyart " ¯ has acknowledged those remarks as accurately reflecting ." : his values in an interview with the Denver Post. ¯ The Rev. Russell Bennett of Fellowship Congrega- ¯ tional Church said that the Task Force for Rdigious " ¯ Freedom and Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry were involved ¯ in persuading key Promise Keeper supporters to call for " ¯ Enyart’s removal. Allegedly, Rev. Pearson called the ~ national office of Promise Keepers to ask them to: ; organizers to remove Enyart. According to The ¯ World, local organizers would not comment on the pro- ¯ ¯ gram change, see Enyart; page 10 American Airlines, Pepsi, ¯i AMnilhleeruSspeornBsuosrcPhr,idCeoPoircsn, i&c Organizers of this year’s Pride Picnic have annoUnced the confirmation of American Airlines as lead sponsor of Tulsa: United in Pride, the 1996 Pride Picnic which is at Owen Park, 560 No. Maybelle at Edison Road on Saturday, June 15 .from noon. to 5pm. American Airlines, Tulsa’s largest employer, is donating two air travd tickets which picnic attendees can be eligible to win. Other major sponsors include Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Miller Brewmg Co. and Pepsi-Cola. Picnic orgamzers emphasized their thanks for the support of dub owners and entertainers who hosted and performed in benefit shows, in chronological order: Bill and Brian and their friends at Lola’s, Sensuous and John at the Tool Box, John & Steve at the Silver Star and Kirk & Terry at Concessions with apologies to anyone whose name’s been left out¯ This event just see Picnic. page 8 Tulsa Library Nixes Gay Exhibits for Two Years While the Tulsa City County Library commission and Library administrators deny that complaints about an April Lesbian and Gay themed exhibit by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays motivated them ,the commissioners changed the Library’s exhibit rides at a May 21st meeting so that a similar topic cannot be displayed for two years. Formerly library rules prevented the same organization from exhibiting more than once in 18 months. Under the new regulations, the same topic cannot be addressed more than once in 2-krnonths. Because of this change, Tulsa OklahomanS for Human Rights (TOHR)is now being denied penmssion to mounl an exhibit that-was scheduled for August. Library administrators say that the TOHR exhibit plans were never definite but were tentative. However, TOHR representatives claim that:they understood the date to be firufly settled with any question of ch_anging the date not arising until after controversy about the PFLAG exhibit started. TOHR’s spokesperson expressed sympathy for the harassment the Library had experienced and understood the LibraD¯’s desire to change its rules but regretted that Library administrators had not chosen to honor their prior commitment to TOHR. TOHR is currently seeking an alternate site for the exhibit, Love Makes A Family, a photo-documentary of Lesbian and Gay families with accompanying interviews of the couples and their children. COMING SOON -ffiahoma Parade ; ¯ Follies Review’96 + MCC’s ?That’s Entertainment?. + State.HIV/AIDS Confere.nce + IAM Ice Cream Soc,al + Shanti’s Water.Garden Tour see page 9 P. 2 P. 4 P. 6 P. 9 P. 9 P. 11 P. 12 P. 13 918.583.1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@ aol.com Publisher/Editor, Tom Neal Assistant Editor, James Christjohn Writers/contributors, Phyl Boler-Schmidt Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Leanne Gross & Pat Morehead Staff Phot(x3rapher, JD Jamett Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa Family News and ~aay not be reproduced either in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Publicationnodfenacnea~ms easosurmpheodtotodboeesfonroptuibnldicicaatitoenthuantlepsesrostohne’srwsiesxeunaol toerdi,enmtautsitobne. Correspo " - . " ........ =o~il,, News All correspondence ¯ d & becomes tlae sole property o~ ~u,~a -,~,- : ¯ s!gne~........~o oddress above Each reader is entitled to one fre.e co,p,,y~of~ia~coh snOUl(1 De Sent to ut~ a ¯ edition at d*-is-tn.ou.u.on.p.oln-t-~-. *~’u~u’~,;tional conr"ies are available by calhng bY Phyl Bole’r-Sdhmidt " " i. ¯ i i.° "Th~Godit~s ovhr! The~AmendmentTwO battlemC°l°riad° that fight. And, though it began in one state, the effects rippled acrFoosrsmoeu,rtghreebaattntlaetiboeng.an oneMay evem.ngm. 1991. Iwas living on the western slope of Colorado, minding my own business, enjoyin my life and my vcork. Tha.t .evening: ,,the voters of Denvergre’ected an ordinance proposexl by a soc)auy-co,n,se,rvative erou~ called Citizens for Sensible Rights that wou!a nave " remgved sexual orientation from the wording of the city s equal protectionlaw. After their defeat, CSRandits statewidesupporters vowed to take the issue to the state level where, they thought, babydom in the gay rights movement before the Amendment Two vote. I’i,’e gone from an often timid addressee of lesbigay cinosnicdeernansdtooustoTmwehoonisenwoht oinctahne lbeeasctoaufnrateidd toonsttoankdntoowe ttohteoiesswuieths see Weary, page 3 has been a long gaul of Often drudgery for those of us involved in I~9 Tgdd Adams "The religious right would like you to believe that despite their hatemongering and anti-gay propaganda, they truly have com.- passion and geiiuine Christian concern for the homosexual. It ~s not a personal bias, they claim, but only because of divine Biblical proclamation that they are compelled to preach this socalled threat to family values. Consider then, the disproportionate lack of attention given to ¯ the far more pervasive trend toward unmarried heterosexual ~ couples cohabitating. Isn’t this what the Bibli~ calls fornication, and isn’t this a sexual sin of equal magnitude as homosexuality? ¯ Just by the sheer numbers of people engaged in fornication ¯ compared to those of homosexuality, one would think the former ¯ to be a far greater threat to those sacred fata!!y, value.s.A,ft,er ~1, their Dresumably heterosexual children woum seenungiy De ~ar ¯ more’susceptible to being recruited into this lifestyle rather than into homosexuality. Yet we don’t see nearly the kind of passion exerted on this proportionately mammoth threat to,fancily v,alue.s as we see directed towards gay and lesbian peopte. ~o why ~s ¯ there such a wide disparity of attention? The answer is twofold, ¯ and both are very basic to human nature: greed and ignorance. The first reason is greed. The fact is homosexuality is very ¯ controversial and thus stirs emotions. Marketing 101 will tell you the easiest way to pry money out of a pocket is to exploit see Values, page 3 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Concessions, 3340 ~. Peoria *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades:Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Tool Box. 1338 E. 3rd 832-1269 744-0896 749-1563 745-9998 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 584-1308 *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 *Assoc. in Meal.& Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria 743-5272 Creative Collection, 1521 E. 15 . 592-1521 Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 S. 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Mingo 622-1441 ,Free SpiritWomens Center, call f°r l°cad°n &inf°: 587-4669 FFrriieennddsFionrUAnFitryieSnodc,iPalOOBrg5a2n3i4z4a,ti7o4n1(5A2frican-Amer. 7m4e7n-6) 827 POB 8542, 74101 425-4905 Indian Health Care, Save the Nation 584-4983 Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 *HIV Resource Consortium 749-4194 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 PFLAG , POB 52800 74152 Prime-Timers, P:O. Box 52118 R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 St. Jerome’s Catholic Church, 3841 S. Peoria, *Shanti Hotline Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, (rOHR) POB 52729 74152 TOHR Gay HdpLine (info.) Technicians, 1338 E. 3rd T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor *University Center at Tulsa ~ Beaver Dam Store, 1/2 mi. N. of Dam Hwy. 187 ¯ *Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main ¯ DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. ¯ *Emerald Rainbow, 45&112 Spring St. ¯ King’ s Hi-Way,96Kings Highway,Hwy. 62W *MCC of the Living Spring 748-3111 749-4901 74104 749-4195 665-5174 646-7116 749-7898 7434297 584-1308 838-1222 501-253-7457 501-253-6807 501-253-5445 800-231 - 1442 501-253-9337 I never canremember those old sayings very well but there is this one that goes like this: may youlive in interesting times - and I never could remember if that was supposed tO be a blessing or a curse. Wall, here we are at Pride 1996. We certainly are living in interesting times. Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Triinsgendered issues are being discussed more than they l~ave been at’any other time in the last two thousand or so years. And though our losses (to AIDS, to breast cancer, to the institutionalized violence and self hatred our society fosters) have been beyond imagination, and it is easy to feel that we are under attack each ~ime we turn, we are winning some. Colorado 2- do I need to say more?The highest court in the nation, and the source of both despair and hope for American minorities, finally has recognized us as citizens. Even here in Tulsa, we are making some progress. Although we are still marginalized by many of Tul.sa leaders, a few are recognizing our existence, our contributions to this city and our emerging political impact. And though we are poisoned by too many of the pathologies that growing up minrrity in America engenders, and although we are often unneces sarily cruel to each other, Tulsa is rich in remarkable individuals who dedicate hours of their time to building community ~mdresources. These folks are too many to name them all. The3’ vary from those whom you recognize quickly, the McDonalds and Kirbys, to those who work a little more behind the scenes, the Newmans, S tames, Petersons and Gilleans to those who are rarely recognized but whose contributions are also critical. These people, their work and our progress, although slow, all are things for whichwe can be thankful. So take aminute to celebrate, to honor those who’ve gone before, to recognizehow things are better. I have and will. Tulsa’ s sure a better place for us thanit was 20 or even 10 years ago. - Tom Neal Rev. Nancy J. Horvath M. Div., Pastor Sunday 9:15 am Christian Education ll:00am Worship Service ....Wednesday 6:30 pm Midweek Service 7:30 pm Choir Practice Thursday 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group 5451-E S. Mingo ¯ Tulsa, OK ¯ 7414~ (918) 622-1441 JUNE 15 Noon - 5:00 pm Opening Ceremony, lpm ¯ Blessing by the Rev. Leslie Penrose ¯ Welcome by TOHR president Debbie Starnes ¯ Performances by local entertainers, including Miss Gay Tulsa & Miss Tulsa USofA, Tulsa Family Chorale & The Banned from OKC! Throughout the afternoon, ¯ DJ will provide music throughout the day ¯ Booths with vendors, community organization info., crafts, etc. ¯ Food for modest cost ¯ Free beverages provided by Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Miller & Pepsi ¯ Volleyball & tennis court available ¯ Kids’ playground ¯ Security provided all day by Tulsa Park officers ¯ Closing ceremony, with benediction by RF Renfro & Freedom Balloon Extravaganza! Be a, part of the Pride~Picnic! - To volunteer, just show up Saturday Edison St. -’ ,~ "~ To Sand Springs, 1-412 Directions: From Tulsa, take Keystone Expressway West towards Sand Springs. Exit Gilcrease Rd. turn right (North) on Gilcrease Road to Edison St, and turn right (East} on Edison, go about 1/2 mile. Owen Park Is on the right. Parking is on the Southeast corner of the park. near Roosevelt School. 1-244 the most ardent anti-gay zealots. Wars will do that for you. Survival skills are something we either gain in a hurry, or we die at the hands of the enemy, sometimes literally, often figuratively. Of course, there are always battle scars too, and I watch myself, as well as others who have fought this one in the trenches, acting most times like we suffer from the more modem adaptation of World War II’s shell shock. Post-traumatic stress disorder runs rampant among civil rights activists of any persuasion. On May 20th, nearly five years exactly to the day after the Denver vote, I was catching up on some paperwork at my computer when the news came in via the Interact about the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision declaring Amendment Two unconstitutional. There was no jubilant fist thrust into the air. There was no inyour- face queer political nose-rubbing of the opposition. I just sat th6re, staring at the two-hne news alert for over 30 minutes, occasional quiet tears of mostly relief surfacing. I believe it is important to remember that although the Supreme Court decision reflects a changed attitude on the part of the federal judiciary as it regards the humamty of lesbigay people, nothing has really changed legally. No tights have been gained. It remains okay to discriminate against us as a people in most of the country, & the fight for equality remains one we will need to address one person at a time. \Vhat has happened is imperceptible to people on the outside of our movement. We are a more confident people, more sure than ever before of our beliefs and our worth. We are more aware politically; we -know how to build coalitions, to raise funds, to seek out and solidify our bases of support, and we -know how to get the job done. We also have learned the tree value found in each other because we had to learn with whom we could be safe and on whom we could count when or if we needed someone. A~nendment Two was a right of passage for lesbigay people in Colorado. mad the tipple effects have forged growth in the movemeut throughout the land. Let us not waste that ~owth and the opportunity it presents to truly change our ~vorld. Our time has come, and our movement is coming of age, but let us not forget that we gain nothing in the wav of respect if we are not respectful of others. If we are going to ever have that kinder, gentler nation George Bush at least talked about. I believe it must start with us. emotions: lust,:enwy.., fear, hate! Therefore, dt is pr0fi~ble for the religious right to keep homosexuality controversial. Itis their greatest fund-raising tool. Even the most cursory glance at their fund-raising literature wil! reveal classic propaganda techniques; dehumanize the subject to remove any compassion people might feel, and present only the most extreme behavior as examples of that"lifestyle", behavior which, incidentally, many homosexuals themselves would find distasteful. These techniques are nothing new. They are the same methods used by the Nazis to persecute the Jews. The second reason is pure and simple ignorance. They fall to understand that we have exactly the same range of human emotions and feel exactly the same feelings they do; love, lust, guilt, jealousy, anger, compassion; just in a slightly different context, homosexuality is a normal, natural and healthy way of life for a certain percentage of the population. But because those feelings are foreign to them, the religious right assumes our lives to be wicked, perverted and disgusting. They fall to see that falling in love is truly a universal emotion with many varieties. So don’t be misled. The attention giveu to homosexuality has nothing to do with family values, if it did, more preachers would be concerned about the results of their hate speech: abandoned and abused children, gay teen suicide, substmace abuse. All of these are far more serious fmnily issues which deserve far lnore attention. bo,eft.th,g Tul.~a Area AIDSAgenctes Warren Place Doubletree Hotel Dh~ner, Cash Bar and Performance Remaining seats are limited. Call today! TICKETS ON SALE AT ALL CARSON ATTRACTIONS OUTLETS OR BY PHONE: ~84-2000 Canada Rights Bill OTI’AWA - Largdy considered a formality, Canada’s Senate has followed the May 9 lead of Parliament’s House of Commons and approved federal legislation outlawing bias based on sexual orientation. The bill now only requires the assent of the governor general, representing Queen Elizabeth II as Canada’s titular head of state, to become part of theCanadian Human Rights Act. Michigan School Harassment DETROIT-In a d~iay that angered:many, the Allen Park School Board decided not to decide yet on whether gay and lesbian students - or even students who are just believed to be homosexual - should be protected under the district’s anti-harassment policies. The mother of a 14-yearold student at Allen Park High School asked the trustees in May to include antiharassment policies that prohibit gay and lesbian students from being attacked or harassed on school grounds by other students. But the school board decided it wanted to take "more time to study the issue" beforemaking a decision. Raymond Salliotte, an attorney representing the student and his family, told the board members they should be ashamed of themgelves for even having to take this long to decide on such a basic issue. School Gay CI.ui Compromise GLENDALE, Calif. - The Glendale school board averted the potentially explosive issue of gay and lesbian dubs at schools by rejecting a plan that would have required permission of parents for their high-school age,students to join any such campus clubs. Instead, the board opted for a compromise proposal that would inform parents of all the dubs authorized to meet at schools in the district so they could be aware of what groups there are at various schools. But parents would not have to give permission for their children in school to join any of the groups. Clinton ’Advocate’ Interview LOS ANGELES - In an interview in the Los Angeles gay news magazine The Advocate, President Clinton reiterated his view that marriage is an institution between a man and a woman, as a far-right bill in Congress declares, and says he is proud of his record of working to end discrimination agmnst homosexuals in theU.S, and of the large number of gay men and lesbians hehas named to posts in his administration.But in the interview, Clinton says ofthe controversy that erupted early in his term over ending the military ban, "There are some things I think I should have done differently." He says he now believes he should have first worked with congressional and Pentagon leaders to build a broader consensus on the issue, saying that possibly moving in "incremental steps" might have been a better way to approach ending the ban. The President, however, sidesteps questions in the interview about whether he would, if re-elected, renew any efforts to end the current restrictions against homosexuals in the armed forces. Oregon Initiative Called Off PORTLAND, Ore. - Lon Mabon, head of the anti-gay OregonCitizens Alliance, announced at a press conference that the organization will discontinue gathering signatures to put a new ballot measure before state voters this year in an effort to block civil rights protections for homosexuals. Oregon rights activists said the OCA move wasn’t surprising in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May declaring that Colorado’s Amendment 2, which the OCA had used as-a model, was unconstitutional. School Board Victory in N.H. MERRIMACK, NH - Two years of contentious tumult over an anti-gay policy may have come to at least a temporary end with the stunning 2-1 victory ofRosemarie Rung for a seat on the school board. The race registered the largest voter turnout in the town’s history and Rung’s election now means, that religious-right candidates whohad forced the anti-gay policy through the board no longer hold a majority. Rung vowed dunng the race to work to repeal the anti-gay Policy 6540, which prohibits school employees from "’encouraging or supporung homosexuality as a positive lifestyle alternative." Ginny Cadarette, who also ran for the vacant seat won by Rung, had said she supported the anti-gay school policy. "This election proves that the citizens of Merrimack have the moral courage to reject the politics of fear and divisiveness," Rung said after the election win. "What the Radical Religious Right failed to realize when it moved into Merrimack advocating its agenda, from creationism to Pol,icy 6540, is that we truly believe in freedom of speech, and equal protection of the laws." S. Africa Gay Rights Protections CAPE TOWN, South Africa - With the new, first-ever constitutional protections barfing bias based on sexual orientation, : the South African Parliament wasted no ¯ ti~ne putting theory into practice. On May 14 the lawmakers approved military poli- ¯ cies prohibiting discrimination against ¯ women, gays and lesbians in the nation’s ¯ armed forces. The next day a memo from : the leaders of both houses of Parliament ¯ outlined the travd~related benefits the ¯ partners of Members of Parliament are : entitled to.identical to those of the spouses ¯ of married MPs. Anti-Gay, Anti-HIV Defense Bill Again WASHINGTON - The House has approved a $267-billion Defense Department spending measure that President Clinton has already said he would veto if it’s not changed by the Senate because of the many social issues that conservative Republicans have tacked on to it. The measure includes amendments that would discard the current "don’t ask,don’t tell" maned forces provision and institute an outright ban on homosexuals in the military. It also iududes the on-again, offagain amendment forcing the Pentagon to discharge any military personnel who test positive for HIV. The Senate version of the defense measure calls for the same spending level,but doesn’t contain the coutroversial amendments House Republicans added to the bill. The measure also iucludes a ban on the sale of sextmlly explici! magazines,such as Playboy and Penthouse, at military bases as well as a prohibition against U.S. military hospitals outside the country performing abortions,except in eases ofrape, incest or if the mother’s life is at risk. Carolina Anti-Gay Measure Repealed SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Faced with the prospect of having the Olympic torch relay re-routed around the county and finding the men’s U.S.A.Gymnastic team pulling their training site, the Spartanburg county council has decided not to keep an mati-gay resolution it approved on Monday, Mav 13. The resolution, similar to ones passed by two Georgia county comnussions inn, has no actual legal effect but states that homosexuality is "incompatible withcommunity standards."The comnussioners decided earlier in May to pass the resolution as a show of their support [’or Cobb County, Ga., which has been excluded as a site for Olympic Game events because of the resolution. Butwhen the Spartanburg council was confronted by the American men’s gymnasts team ~;ith moving their training site elsewhere over the anti-gay measure and statements by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games that it might re-route the torch run around Spartanburg County, the county council voted 4-1 to repeal the resolution. While Spartanburg was busy repealing its anti-gay resolution, the Greenville County council approved by a 9-3 vote an identical measure. The Olympic torch is slated to pass through Greenville on June 26, but a spokesperson for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games said the group is unsure what - if anything - it may do about the approved resolution, which calls homosexuality contrary to "community standards" in the county. At least one ACOG member, however, was quoted in news reports as saying that the organizing committee "couldn’t function as a civil rights watchdog for the nation." Commitment Fair Called Off DETROIT, Mich. -A planned Gay Commitment Fair that had been slated forMay 19 in the Detroit suburb of Holly where gay couples could peruse exhibits by riofists, photographers, jewelers and other marriage-rdated goods and services was cancded after the organizer of the event received hundreds ofoffensive and threatening telephones calls, the Detroit Free Press reports. According to the paper, Jeffrey Maxwell, the pastor at the C.alvary United Methodist Church in Holly read a news article about the planned private event to his parishioners, including the phone number to contact the promoter of the fair. The organizer of the event, who asked the paper not to identify him, called off the event at the last minute after being .swamped with menacing calls threatenmg to disrupt and picket the fair as well as at least 2 death threats. Maxwell said he didn’t believe anyone from his church made any of the calls. Proposal to Extend Partner Benefits SANFRANCISCO-Gay SupervisorTom Ammiano has proposed legislation that would require most contractors working on city financed projects to extend the samedomestic partnerbenefits to its workers that it offers to the spouses of its married employees. Many of the city’s large corporations already offer partners benefits, but mo~t smaller firms do not, and the city controller’s office estimates that there are between 8,000 and 10,000 companies doing business with the city that could be affected by the proposed measure. The proposed ordinance would exemptfirms located wheredomestic partner programs aren’t in place, unless the company has a division office in the city as well. In those cases, only workers in the San Francisco offices would be covered. Business leaders here have not so far expressed any strong objections to the Ammiano measure, although the city’s Chamber of Commerce says it wasn’t consulted about.it beforehand. 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Details ofthe program were not released, but the company said the benefits would apply to both same- and opposite-sex unmarried employees, and would extend to the couples’ children as well. The firm employs some 108,300 workers. Challenge to UK Age of Consent Law LONDON - Euan Sutherland, a 19-yearold gay student, has been given the goahead by the European Commission on Human Rights to challenge the British age of consent laws before the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg if Parliament doesn’t change the law.4n 1994, Parliament lowered the age of.consent for homosexual sex from 21 to 18, but the age of consent for heterosexual sex in Britain 1S only 16. And Suthedand petitioned government courts without luck to equalize the ages for all sexual activity, arguing that it was discriminatory. "It’s normal for a 19-year-old bloke to be going out with a 17-year-old girl," Sutherland said. "’If I was doing that [with another male] it would be illegal. Both of us would be breaking the law. There are jail penalties." Sutherland’s legal challenge is expected to bejoined by another gay youth, Chi’is Morris, 16, shortly. Lipstick Lesbians NEW YORK - The women? s beauty and fashion magazine, Allure,includes excerpts from the soon-to-be-publishedbook by Lindsy Van Gelder and Pamda Robin Brandt, The Girls Next Door: Into the Heart of Lesbian America.. The excerpt, entitled in the magazine "Some Lesbians Are Glamour Babes; Others Aren’t," lot-ks at similarities and differences between lesbians and straight women in makeup, body consciousness and similar beauty issues in alighthearted manner. Only problem is, although excerpts from forthcoming books are generally a sdling point for ~nainstreamraagakiii~’s,’Allui-d s~in~ ~6’ have neglected mentioning the excerpt on its cover. Ah, well. Probablyjust a"typo.’" A PERMANENT SOLUTION Permanent Hair Removal Carol Anwar, RE, CPE Lic. By Okla. St. Med. Bd. 488-0786 Near71st & Lewis Call for info, or an appt. with free consultation, Survey: World’s Full of Surprises LONDON-Itwas "goodnews-badnews" for the citizens of the new Russia as LondonInternational Group, one ofthe world’s largest condom manufacturers, released the results of its 3rd annual international survey of sexual behavior. According to the LIG survey, Russians are the 2nd most sexually active people in the world, led only by Americans. "Our survey will explode a lot of myths about sex," said Pauli Jakobsson of LIG. The study reports that based on surveys of 10,000 people in 15 nations,Americans have sex 135 times a year, trailed dosdy by the homy ex-comrades who succumb to Western bourgeois thrills 133 times annually. The former Soviets also trailed the Americans in their self-centered view of sex, with 61.% of U.S. citizens interviewed saying theirown satisfaction was most important in sex. Some 42% of Russians said their own gratification was paramount, placing them next behind Americans. Thailand came in at the bottom of the list in terms of frequency of sex,averagingjust 64 times per year. Of a list of notable personalities those interviewed thought were sexiest,Australian actor Mel Gibson topped the lisL while U.S. President Bill Clinton fell about midway and Russian Prime Minister Boris Yeltsin camein next to last, the unsexy honor of which fell to Poland’s Lech Walesa. Poles (presumably none of them eying Mr. Walesa) turned up as the most safe-sex conscious in the survey, with a full 13% of Polish respondents claiming they routinely carry condoms in their underwear, leading the Italians in their claims of having condoms on hand. Canadians, somewhat surprisingly, came in as the most hostile to the idea of safer sex, while the Russians did little better, ranking 12 out of the 15 countries. Canadians, however, also ranked 1st as the world’s most sensitive bed partners, with 51% saying satisfying their sexual partner was their top priority in bed. Another surprise the survey reports is that women respondents turned out to be more sexually selfish than men, with 31% .saying their own sati fraction was most ~mportant in the sack, while 25% of men said their own gratification was primo in bed. Hawaii Dems Make Pro-Gay Moves HONOLULU-While many of the state’s la~vmakers grappled muchof the past year with the issue of same-sex marriage resuiting from what isexpected to be a state court victory for gays and lesbians, the stale Democratic.party made its position dear during its May 24-26 convention. The party’s central committee adopted a resolution opposing any future interfer- P AlrERSON REALIORS" ence by the state legislature or efforts to change Hawaii’s liberalstate Constitution in the court battle. The Dems then went on to oust Linda Rosehill from the key post as its national committeewoman in favor to Amy Agbayani. Rosehill has been very active in efforts to block the possible legalization of same-sex marriages in thestate; Agbayani represented theACLU m testimony opposing legislative efforts. to block same-sex marriag~in the sta~e. Martin Rice, an openly gay Democratic Party activist, was also elected to a position as one of the committee’s 3 vicechairs as an executive board member. Episcopal Church: Gay Clergy OK WILMINGTON, Del. - A court of the Episcopal Church has ruled that it is not against church doctrine for a bishop to ordain sexually active homosexuals to the priesthood, thereby ending the possibility of a heresy trial against Bishop Walter Righter, 72, the retired Bishop of Iowa, for ordaining Barry Stopfel, who is gay, as a church deacon in 1990. The 9 presiding bishops had been considering the issue of whether Bishop Righter should face heresy charges for the ordination for 10 weeks. Their decision was announced from the steps of the net-gothic Cathedral of St. John by Delaware Bishop Cabell Tennis and included little in the way of comment or clarification except that there ~vas "no such written constraint" in church law agaanst such ordinations.The formal armouncement noted that the ruling was not "’an opinion on the morality of samegender relationships." And while Bishop Righter’s trial may be over, the issue itself may be far from settled, some church observers say. The Rt. Rev Andrew Fairfield, the l~ishop of North Dakota mad the onl y dissenting member of the court, said the nmnerous biblical condemnations of homosexuality, as well as Christian tradition and church teachings, hold that"the bottom line is. homosexuality of any kind is prohibited." Some conservatives predicted there would be a schism if the church’s general convention, which will meet in Philadelphia next year, doesn’t prohibit the ordination of sexually active homosexuals. Dr. George Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, urged Episcopalians not to over-react or act impatiently as the church struggles with its position on ordaining gay priests ~n a sermon commemoraung the 100th anniversary of the Los Angeles Episcopal Diocese. Carey warned Episcopalians against "walking away from one another" over the issue and said we ¯ must learn to get along with each other despite differences. "We need to learn a uew langnage .- alangu.age of.ac.ceptance and love of one another," Carey said in his sermon at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul in Los Angeles. "’I don’t mean by this we LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: 671-2010 2642 E. 21st Street ¯ Suite 170 . Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Off: 918-749-8374 ¯ Res: 918-582-7672 ¯ Fax: 918-747-1795 have to agree or accept the political correctness of our day. There will ",always be questions that have to be left hanging while we wait for fuller answers. What we must not do is walk away from one an- , other." Aside from the heresy trial in ¯ Delaware earlier this year, Carey has come ¯¯ ¯ under pressure from conservative Anglican clergy in Britain who have insisted that he condemn the previous Archbishop .of Canterbury, Lord Robert Runcie, who xt was recently revealed had ordained ¯ priests he knew were gay. Texas Log Cabin Sue State GOP AUSTIN, Texas - The Log Cabin Club of Texas, a predominately gay and lesbian political organization, sued and won against the state Republican Party after the Texas GOP reneged on a contract for a booth at its state convention and on ad space in the convention prggram. The LOg Cabin lawsuit,filed in Travis County state court, charges the Texas Republicans with violating the organization’s First Amendment rights, bias based on sexual orientation, and breach of contract. Lester van Pelt III, a spokesperson for the state Republican Party, toldreporters that Barbara Jackson, the state GOP’s executive director, had ma~.ethe decision to exclude the Log Cabin Republicans because of the party platform’s positions against homosexuality. "Sodomy is still a crime in Texas," van Pelt’~aid. Nonsense, say the gay Republicans€ noting that the booth and ad space hadhothing to do with sodomy. "...Obviously, no one is going to commit an illegal act in the booth." Your P,artners Program or Mine? WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - In what is believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S., the West Hollywood city council has unanimousl y approved a measure that would extend full recognition ofdomestic partners registered in other cities with such programs while in the city. Domestic partnership registration offers few actual benefits anywhere in the U. S., but it could be important in cases for example where a visiting couple was involved in an acci, dent. One registered partner would have hospital visitation and treatment decision rights in such a situation if they were registered in another ci ty. On a more basic level, public businesses or events offering "’spousal"discounts in West Hollywood already technically are required to extend similar discounts to registered partners. And the new recognition measure should have the same benefit for visiting couples, the council hopes. Metropolitan 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 Sun. 1623 No. Maplewood, 838-1715 AIDS Epidemic: 15 Years of Death WASHINGTON - This year marks the 15th anmversary since thefirst cases of AIDS were diagnosed in the United States, although at the time,of course, no one knew what this strange new disease - initially called "gay cancer" - held in store for the nation and the world. Globally, the World Health Organization reports there have been 4.5 millioncases of HIV infection, while in the U.S., there were 476,000 ~tses and 295,000 deaths. -FDA OKs Home- Testing Kit for HIV WASHINGTON-The U.S. Food&Drug Administration has approved the first home-testing kit for detecting HIV, the virus generally believed to cause AIDS.. The kit - known as the Confide HIV Testing Service - will be marketed initially at pharmacies in Texas. It will also be available through a toll-free telephone number based in Florida. The FDA said it approved the home-testing kit for people who would prefer the anonymity of home testing instead of using clinics or medical facilities. There’s no word yet on exactly how much the kit will cost, but it is expected to be priced at about $40. The ~e~." testing system will comprise 3 integrdted components: a home blood collection kit HIV antibody testing ata certified laboratory, and a center that, provides test results, counseling and referrals as needed. The FDA noted that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention esumates that 60% of Americans at risk for HIV have never been tested for the virus. The test xs manufactured b.v Direct Access Diagnostics of Bridgewater, N.J., a subsidiarv of Jolmson & Jotmson. Critics of home’testing, however, say the "kit is [oo expensive and that counseling services via phone in such a situation seemed hitor- miss. Gel May Help Block HIV in Women WASHINGTON-Researchers report that a vaginal gel containing a drug known as PMPA has been shown to protect female monkeys from the simian version of HIV and may offer humans the same kind of protection from the virus. Dr. Roberta Black of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases,which sponsored the study, said, "For women to have woman-controlled method is very important so they canprotect themselves." Black said much more research is needed - ineluding studies involving humans- to determine whether the PMPA anti-viral gel. could prove safe and effective protection for women. Clinton Signs Ryan White CARE Act WASHINGTON - Saying he hoped to be the last president to have to sign a 5-year extension of the funding program, President Clinton signed federal legislation reauthorizing the Ryan White CARE Act for 5 more years of federal spending. The measure was first passed by Congress 6 years ago and allocates federal funds to local communities hardest hit by AIDS forhome care, transportation.hospice car,e and other support services for people with AIDS/HIV. The spending measure will authorize $738 million for AIDS-related services in cities and towns around the cotmtry during the 1996 fiscal year, an increase over the 1995 level of $632 million. The measure also includes some $52 million in funding for states to provide new HIV/AIDS drugs for residents who can’t afford them, and $10 million for anew program aimed at getting pregnant women to voluntarily seek testing and counseling for HIV. In signing the measure, Clinton said he hoped no furore president would have to s~gn a similar spending measure. "By then, let us pray that we will have found acure for ,AIDS and a vaccine to protect every American," the President said. HIV Particle Counts Aid Treatment PrvI’SBURGH, Pa. - According to anew study, doctors now have a more accurate way of predicting how long people inected with HIV will survive,thereby giving physicians better guidance in how aggressivdy to treat their patients. Dr. John Mellors and a team of researchers at the University" of Pittsburgh Medical Cen- :er have confirmed the relative accuracy of an extremely sensitive new blood test that counts the number of HIV viral partides instead of the current method which relies on counting the immune system’s CD4 T-cells. "We found very stri-kingly that the amount of virus in the bloodstream predicted how individuals did," Mdlors said. "The more virus, the worse the individuals did, by which I mean the shorter time to developing full-blown AIDS and dying." The researchers analyzed blood samples from 180 gay men enrolled in a U.S.government study between 1983 mad 1991. They found that 49% of the men with more than 36,000 HIV particles per milliliter of blood died within 5 years. But only 5% withjust oneninth tha{amount of virus die.d that quickly. "The likelihood of progression ~ncreases directly with the level ofAIDS virus in the blood-,:’ Mellors said. "So we have a pretty good idea based on our study what the expected survival of an individual would be at a certain level of virus." Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy &Infectious Disease says the researchers’ findings will let doctors make better decisions aboutwhen to begin treatments and when "to change to possibly more aggressive therapies. "If some individuals have very high set points [HIV particle counts], even though their CD4 cells are reasonably OK, you might want to more aggressively treat those people because you know that you can predict they are going to do more poorly," Fauci said. "Whereas someone who has a low [HIV particle count], even though their CD4 count might not be all that high, you might want to hold off on aggressive therapy. So really, it’s a step towards using the steady state level of the virus much more as a tool both in prediction and in therapeutic decisions." FDA OK’s HIV Tests wASHINGTON-The U.S Food&Drug Administration has given theOKto 2 new HIV tests in this country. The Orasure test appears to be as accurate as current standard blood tests,research indicates, but has the advantage of using saliva instead of blood,thereby potentially reducing the number of accidental needle-stick injuries to heal th care workers. The FDA also gave. approval to Hoffmann-l.aRoche’s SCOTT ROBISON’S PRESCRIPTIONS Serving Tulsan’s " Since 1947 Major credit cards In-store charges or Direct .insurance billing for your convenience! 3 locations to serve you: ~- Hillcrest Physician’s Building 1145 So. 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HIV Cell Infection Agent Isolated WASHINGTON-Government scientists report they have discovered a chemical clue to.why HIV is infectious. Reporting ganciclovirreduce the stricken by the blinding eye disease, cytomegalovirus (CMV) that often attacks PWAs in the advanced stages of the illness. Researchers at the University of California at San Diego studied 725 men during a 12-month program testing the Hoffman-LaRocheversion ofgancidovir, known as Cytovene and found that a daily dose of the drug reduced the risk of contracting CMV by nearly half. risks of being’ " ’in the journal Science,researchers at the NatiOnal Institute of Allergy and Infec- AIDS Drugs for HIVExposed Workers ATLANTA - The U.S..Centers for Disease Control &Prevention has for the first time recommended that health care workers who are exposed to HIVthrough accidental needle-sticks or other medical procedures should be givenantiviral drugs, including AZT and 3TC, immediately following such accidents. The agency says studies now show without doubt the effectiveness of theantiviral drugs in counteracting the virus. HIV Infection Risk From Oral Sex? CHICAGO - A research study published in the journal Sciencereports that the risk of transmission of the simian version of HIV (known as SIV, and closely related to HtV) through the mouth may be higher than had been believed. The Harvard University researcher found that 6 of the 7 rhesus monkeys thevswabbed with SIV in the back of the thr~at became infected with the virus,according to the report. The researchers also found, surprisingly, that far less of the virus - 6,000 times less - was needed to trigger an infection than is required to infect the monkeys rectally with the virus. The study’s startling results are so unlike other research and data about oral transmission risks that many AIDS and health workers immediately questioned the findings. Among other things, federal studies have only documented 15 cases of -known oral transmission and infection of HIV-since the epidemic began. Also, AIDS experts point out, unprote!~ ted oral sex has continued to be popular among gaymen in the U.S. while the infection rate among homosexuals has steadily declined since the routes of trans= missio~a were discovered. Drug Combo Effective WASHINGTON - A 73-week study by drug manufacturer Hoffman-LaRoche of some 978 AIDS patients has shown that Invirase, the brand name for the firm’s version of the protease inhibitor saqui.navir, in combination with the drug ddC, reduced the rate of deaths by more than two-thirds compared to patients taking ddC alone. Saquinavir has been considered the least impressive of the new tions Diseases saythey have found a protein, which they call "fusin," that must be present for HIV to infect white blood cells, the primary target of the virus. Edward A. Berger, who headed the team that made the discovery, said the discovery gives scientists a "new handle on understanding" how HIV invades cells. "Obviouslythis is a potential target for developing new drugs to treat HIV infection," Berger said. "Potentially by coming up with a drug that blocks the receptor, you might block the ability of HIV to replicate." The researchers cautioned, however~ that there were sdll many mysteries about the virus that need to be answered. Among other things, they noted that HIV attaches itself to some types of immune cells in the early stages of the infection without using fusin. This means HIV comes in variations that connect to CELl. cells and some other molecular cofactor or cofactors on these cells. Berger said that potential drugs that block the fusin receptor on cells could only do part of the job in combating HIV. Heat Treatment OK for Expanded Trials LOS ANGELES - The Indiana-based HemoCleanse Inc. has been given approval by the Food & Drug Administration to expand testing of itsblood-heating treatment of people infected with HIV. The 2nd phase of the trials will include 2- hour treatments at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette, Ind., and the Harbor-UCLA Research & Education Institute in Los Angeles. HemoCleanse’ s treatment, similar to kidney dialysis, involves slowly drawing all a patient’s blood from his body in small quantities and heating it to 108 degrees Fahrenheit before infusing it back into his body. The ideabehind the treatment is that HIV is sensitive to even small increases in temperature and would be destroyed in massive quantities by the treatment. Sixty patients will be divided into 2 groups during the trials. One group will receive 2 treatments each - the first for I hour, and the 2nd for 2 hours.The other group will serve as a control group and will not receive the heat treatment, but will remain on standard HIV drug therapy. Global AIDS Briefs GENEVA - The World Bank has warued in a new report that up to 2 million of Malawi’s 11 million population will be infected with HIV by the year 2000 and the average life span in that so. African nation will drop from 57 to just 33 years. It adds that unless culturally conservative and devoutly Christian people in 22 So. Pacific island nations and territories alter their views about sex education and condom use, the AIDS epidemic yvill devastate that region as well. Sohoma Lane & Diana Nicolejoin Brian & Bill. with Victoria Towers &Veronica DeVorefor a successful Pride Picnic Benefit at Lola’s. Photos: JD Jamett Kathryn Conover at Gayfest, Renegades Brian & Bill ofLola’s Package includes: two nights’ Club Level accommodations at the Sheraton New York or Manhattan with daily continental breakfast and afternoon hors d’oeuvres, a first row center orchestra ticket to Victor. Victoria, cast recording on compact disc or cassette, souvenir brochure, ticket delivery to the hotel, cancellation insurance on the theatre tickets, New York Visitors’ Information Kit and all taxes. $424.00 per person, double occupancy only Extra night available at $132.00 per person ~lt. Offer Validfrom June I to August 31, 1996. Call 341.6866 International Tours for more information. IGTA member. couldn’t happen without the support and hard work of these folks. The Picnic is organized this year by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR). TOHR was asked by the former organizers, an informal association of business owners (mosdy dub owners), to resume organizing the event. The Picnic continues their traditions with minor changes. After complaints from many individuals about conflicts with Father’s Day, the orgamzers responded by moving the event to Saturday. Also due to ongoing problems with the Mohawk Park site, the organizers unanimously approved Owen Park as this year’s site. The Picnic is an informal affair with free beverages. Attendees are welcome to bring their own food or to purchase food at a modest cost. Any funds raised by the Picnic (after expenses) will "aenefit the Gax &LesbianCommunity Center Project and the City of Tulsa Park & Recreation Dept. A number of community organizations will have tables with information about their programs. Brief opening and closing ceremonies will feature local entertainers, including Tulsa Family Chorale, and Oklahoma City’s The Banned, a marching band (who’ll be sitting down). The Rev. Leslie Penrose of Community of Hope and RF Renfro of Bless The Lord At All Times will give opening and dosing blessings. Info: 743-2497. and $2,500 for pain and suffering as well as attomey,’s fees. Saladin said to TFN that his goal in pursuing legal action was not financial but rather trying to do what was right. He’was represented by Steve Novick, Greg Bledsoe, and Katrina Bodenhamer on behalf of the AIDS Legal Resource Project. The Project is ajoint effort of the Singer Abigail at Concessions Oklahoma Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Legal AidofWestern Oklahomaand Legal Services of Eastern Oklahoma. ¯ to Lesbian and Gay cltazens instead of ¯ testifying about a bill that would deny ¯ equal rights. "I find instead of defending ¯ marriage, I need to defend the people - ¯ gay & lesbian people - who are being :- denied the right to marry. I do not believe ¯ we would be here today if our society did ¯ not have a deep bias against gay &lesbian ¯ people. I say that not to lay blame, but to ¯ recognize the fact that we are’really in a civil rights discussion about gay & les- : bian persons.’" McDongld further gave examples of " discrimination experienced by Gay per- " sons or persons perceived tobe Gay using ¯ the story of one of her sons who was ¯ ¯ beaten because he was perceived as Gay even though he happens not to be. ¯ McDonald adds that she perceives the ¯ country to bein a"cultural meltdown" not because Gay people may marry but because "we have yet to overcome our intol- ¯ erance and bigotry. Wehave yet to recog- ¯ nize the richness in the diversity of all of ¯ our citizens:" ¯ McDonald closed by questioning the ¯ need for this legislation since the Hawaii ¯ case that has prompted this response is ¯ tmlikely to be resolved for several years, ¯ and maybe not favorably to Gay citizens. ¯ She called on Representatives not to tar- " get Lesbians and,,G,aymenfor discrimina- ." don butrather to ’foCus on the challenges of the economy, of education, and health ¯ care that face all of us." LI L.’T! I~ E:DI#~ GROUP Making W~ld Wide WavesTM ¯ Full Service Web Site TULSA FAMILY NEWS COMMUNI CALEND SUNDAYS MONDAYS Agape’ Christian HIV Testing Fellowship : TOHR Clinic Service, 10:30 am & 7 pm : Free & anonymous testing " TUESDAYS ; H]V+ Support Group ¯ HIV Resource Consortium 1:30 pm ¯ Service, 7 pm : Community of Hope Sheridan Center, Suite H..... 1703 E. 2rid, Info: 585-1800 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 : ¯ ~: !- Co.Dependency ~ Bless The Lord At All ! : °~ iSup~6~t Groul~ Times Christian Center ¯ 7:30, Fa~ly of Faith MCC ¯ Prayer & Bible Study : 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 7:30pm 2627-B East llth : Call 583-7815 for info. : HIVTesting TOHRClinic : ¯ Walkintesting: 7-8:30pm : Family Of Faith.!~[CC " : Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm Choir Practice 7:30 pm 5451-E South Mingo. Call 622-1441 for info. 2627b ’East 1 lth 583-7815 " Community of Hope : (United Methodist) ¯ Worship Service, 6 pm ," 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 " Family of Faith Metro. Comm. Church Adult Sunday School, 9:15 Worship Service, 11 am 5451-E South Mingo. Info: 622-1441 . Metro. Comm. Church -" of Greater Tulsa ¯ Worship Service, 10:45am " 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 ¯ Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay Alliance. Univ. of Tulsa 6:30 pm at Canterbury 5th & Evanston, 583~9780 Sheridan Center, Suite H ¯ using fingerstick method. ¯ 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 No appointment required.." Info: Wanda @ 749-419, ..... ~" ~~ Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm" Bless the~Lord At All Results hours: 7-9 pm : Shanti-Tuisa, Inc. Times Christian Center Info: 742-2927 : HIV/AIDS Support Group Sunday School, 9:45 am . _ ¯ & Worship Service, 11 am ¯ Lambda Bowling League " Friends & Family Sheridan Lanes 8:45 pm 3121 S. Sheridan : HIV/AIDS Support Group 7 pro, call for location: 749-7898 Grief Group Butler/Stumpff Funeral Home 2103 E. 3rd St. Call for time: 587-7000 Alternative Skating 8:30 - 11 pm, 241~2282 $4, Sand Springs Skate WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS ¯ SATURDAYS ¯ Agape’ Christian ¯ 16.Step Empowerment : St. Jerome’s Ecumenical Fellowship : Group For Women Catholic Church Mass, 6 pm Garden Chapel 3841 S. Peoria Inl~o: Father l~iek at 742-7122- ¯ Community of Hope (United Methodist) i Service for Peace; 6:30 pm : Bible Study, 7 pm ¯ 1"703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 ¯ Tulsa Family Chornle ¯ Weekly practice, 9:30 pm ¯ . Lola’s 2630 E. 15th ¯ PFLAG Family AIDS : Support Group : 1st & 3rd Thursdays : 4154S. Harvard,749-4901 Alternatives : Weekly social events for : : LGBT men & women, 7 pm " ¯ Info: 646-5503 ¯ Substance Abuse : Support Group : ¯ for persons with HIV/AIDS ¯ Narcotics Anonymous Meets weekly at I 1 pm Confidential support for recovering addicts. Results hours: 7--. 9-pm- ,’. - Community of Hope Info~ 742-292-7 1703 E. 2rid, _I0fo: 5~_5_- 1800 NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees 3rd Sat. :bf each month Info~ 748-3111 OTHER GROUPS Gay~i& Lesbian Student _~:. Association " TJ~-outheast Campus, L!nfo: 631-7632 SW~4N-Single Woments Activity Network Call 832-2121 SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Tulsa Pride Picnic Noon - 5pm. Owen Park 560 No. Maybelle at Edison Info: 583-1248 PFLAG Family AIDS " : Support Group ¯ 2nd Monday of month, : ¯" 6:30 pm ¯ 4154 S. Harvard " ; Info: 749-4901 : ¯ OTHER GROUPS . TOHR Helpline " : Daily 8-10 pm .. For info. or to volunteer: 743-GAYS " The Technicians, Leather try., Info c/o 621-5597 " : T.U.L.S~4. Tulsa Uniform " : & Leather Seekers Assoc. " ¯ Info: 838-1222 : SUNDAY, JUNE 16 Family ofFaithMCC Father’s Day Service with Father Rick Hollingsworth 11 am, 5451-ES. Mingo, 622-1441 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 TCAP Advisory Council Meeting Noon, 1430 S. Boulder FRIDAY, JUNE 21 Tulsa Regional HIV Prevention Community Planning Group Meeting 2:30 pm, 1430 S Boulder JUNE 21 & 22 Follies Revue, Inc. Follies ’96 Salutes the Movies! 6 pm, Doubletree Hotel, Warren Place $125 & $40, Info: 437-0201 SATURDAY, JUNE22 Herland Sister Resources Concert: Freefall 7 pm, 2312 NW39th, OKC 73112 TUESDAY, JUNE 25 AIDS Walk ’96 Planning Committee 6 pm, 1608 S. EIwood JUN E 28-30 7th Annual Oklahoma HIV/AIDS Conference "Sharing Our Strength" Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education, 1704Asp, Norman Info: Andy Southam, 800-942-1914 SATURDAY, JUNE 29 That’s Entertainment? BadDrag Show Family ofFaith MCC 8 pm, 5451-E S !~ingo, 622-1441 SUNDAY, JUNE 30 Community ofHope 3rdAnniversary Meeting &Worship Service 5 &6 pm, 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 TUESDAY, JULY 2 Tulsa Oklahomansfor Human Rights Meeting, 7 pm; Chouteau Rm, Chapman Ctr, TU, Info: 743-4297 " i SUNDAY, JULY7 ¯ Native American Worship Service ¯ 6 pro, Community of Hope ¯ 1703 E. 2rid, Info: 585-1800 : FRIDAY, JULY 12 : Interfaith AIDSMinitries : Ice Cream SocialBenefit : 7-10 pro, St. !vlatthew’s Episcopal ¯ 601 No. Lake Drive ¯" Sand Springs,/afro: 438-2437 JULY 20-21 4th Annual Shanti-Tulsa Water Garden Tour 10-5 pm, Info: 749-7898 TNAAPP Tulsa Native American AIDS Prevention Project ¯Support group for Gay & Bi Native American Men, 6 pm at Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd OUT + ABOUTYes, the rumors are true. H1 be uve m our nat~on s capital... ...I would to take this chance to thank a few people for the .$r.eat op: portumt es an l Senulne care they have Siren me. ¯ h~tions make you who you are and what 3’our life is all about. It took working for : Tulsa Family News and Tom to get my ¯ foot out the door and have me doing all ¯ stuff that ldonow. I don’t know if any of : you realized this, but I’ve always tried to promote uni ty in this column as best I can. I have seen this community from drag queens, cowboys, leather folk, .Lesbians and all the rest not having not a thing to do with the others; nut I have also had the chance to see this change. Please folks, don’t stop working together to make our community better! Well I’m getting a little choked up, so let me say my goodbye, and remember: next time you’re out and you see thatperson orgroup ofpeople you think you can’t stand, stop, smile and say something nice. It will make Tulsa a better place for all of us. tops, I almost forgot to name my last Queen of the Month! This person has picked herself up, brushed herself off, and continues to try to make herself a better person. That’s right, guys, Bobbie Sue Summers. SUNDAY, JUNE 23 Statewide Pride Rally & Parade Ecumenical Worship Service, The Banned, Metro Men’s Chorus, Sen. Bernest Cain, Keynote Speaker: Donna Red Wing- ’92 Advocate Woman ofthe Year 1 pm, program begins. 3 pm, speaker Red Wing, 4 pm, parade begins. Memorial Park, NW35th & Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City Info: 743-4297 or 405-791-0202 by J.D. Jamett Yes, the rumors are true. I’ll be leaving Tulsa to go live in our nation’s capital !boy, talk about out of the frying pan and into the fire). I would like to take this chance to thank a few people for the great opportunitaes and genuine care they have given me. Tom Neal, for being that OLDERfoster- big brother (or sister) that has always looked out for me, and who has been pu.shy,er.., pushing me ~n the right direction. Geoff & Earl, and the rest ofthatcrazy group that I call my chosen family - I will be ever indebted to you mentally and physically. Steve & John, please send the Burger Sisters for a visit. Bill & Brain, Lola needs a star on the walk of fame. Dennis, Larry, & Veronica - thanks for the ear bending and all the craziness. Larry and Leroy, thanks for all the support, and many others from doctors and medical staff to all my great friends. If you had asked me years ago to go out into the commu- ~,~ty and do something, any:- Bobbi Sue Summers ," thing to make it better, I ¯ would’vetolAtyou,"YOU’RECRAZY! ~ ¯ No one cares about what I think." It just ¯ ," took therealization that youropinions and " Editor’s note: JD will be greatly missed. While hls unique skills cannot be imitated. Out+About will continue with a new club reporter in our July issue. session. Complicated legislative ntles have slowed down movement on the bill, but there remains very little active opposition to the measure in the legislature itself. While gay rights activists around the country were celebrating the May 20 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Colorado’s Amendment2, SouthCarolinaGov. David Beasley signed in.to law. a measure barring same-sex mamages in the state. To find any good news in the same-sex marriage arena, activists had to look to Holland where the Dutchjustice ministry announced it will be putting together a panel of experts to evaluate the possible impact of legalizing gay and lesbian marriages in the country. The Dutch Parliament has already voted in principle to support full equality in marriage rights for same-sex couples, but the government has continued to resist full marriage status for gays and lesbians, arguing that the international consequences for the tiny European nation could be enormous. The committee the justice ministry appoints will examine nfitional and international laws and treaties that might be affectedby such a move. It will have a year to prepare its report, including recommendations for legislation. TV’s "Face the Nation" that the President’s quick announcement that he would sign the measure was "’an unconscionable position for him to take." Mixner said Clinton’s decision was doubtless political in his efforts to keep his popularity lead over anticipated Republican challenger Sen. Bob Doleof Kansas in the November election. "But this goes to the heart of everybody’s civil liberties," Mixner said. "It deals with property rights, insurance rights, xmmigration rights,bereavement rights, and to deny us equal opportur~,~ty really makes us second class citizens. In Seattle, councilwoman Tina Podlodowski, who is a lesbian, resigned as co-chair of Clinton’s Washington state re-election campaign, but said she still supports Clinton in the upcoming election, an echo of the dilemma many gays and lesbians feel over an issue that most paid little attention to until it exploded on the national political landscape this year. Podlodowski told the Seattle Times, "I’m still very supportive of the President but I believe it’s important to show leadership on this. This issue speaks to a broader issue of civil rights." In an interview with the New York Times, openly gay White House advisor BobHattoy said the President had been out-maneuvered by conser= vatives on the issue and said Clinton and his campaign advisers were more "’homostupid" than homopho.bic, ~ayin.g that supporting same-sex mamage now Is "’aloser" politically. "Ijust wish the straight white boys at the White House would educate themselves a little more," he said. "It’ s not that they’rehomophobic - they’re homostupid, and they don’t know that the buzzwords they’re using are the buzzwords the right wing uses as terrorist dividing tactics and that the gay &lesbian community has a visceral reaction to." Both the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force have issued a number of press releases in the past few weeks attacking DOMA and criticizing President Clinton’s statements that he would sign the measure, but the Washington, D.C.-based civil rights groups have been unable to find many political allies willing to publicly fight against the proposed legislation as it continues its rapid movement through both houses of Congress. The Human Rights Campaign said that a Clinton endorsement of the bill would be "’an unconscionable capitulation-to religious political extremists" and"demanded" thatthe President oppose the measure. Elizabeth Birch, head of HRC said, "The statement by White House press secretary Mike McCurry earlier this week that same-sex marriagewouldweaken the family was silly and completely, inconsistent with the president’s prewous positions regarding equal rights for gay men and lesbians." Openly gay Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) called the antimarriage bill"a tranSparent political issue in ttie presidential campaign." Stephen Moakarsh, a Los Angeles board member of Lawyers for Human Rights,said, "I think he (Clinton) has been the first president to really include gays and lesbians at the table. For that, I admire him greatly. But I think in terms of the marriage issue, it’s unfortunate that he feds compelled to join with the GOP. My feeling is that Clinton is trying to avoid a political fire storm that the gays in the military issue caused him in 1993." seeking legal protections against discrimination in housing, employment, health and welfare services, education, and real estate sales. Justice Kennedy called "implausible" Colorado’s central argument thatAmendment 2 simply made gay and lesbian citizens equal with other state reside,n,ts by denying them any "special rights.’ The majority decision wasjoined by Justices Kennedy, John Paul Stevens, SandraDay O’Connor, David Sourer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer. Dissenting were Justices Scalia, William Rehnquist and Clarence Thomas. Representatives from serveral Tulsa organizations held a press conference at Community of Hope United Methodist to recognize the importance of the Court’s decision. Bill Hinlde representing the ACLU of OK, Kelly Kirby, the Gay & Lesbian Affirming Disciples ofthe Church of Christ, Nancy MacDonald, PFLAG, and .Tom Neal, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights spoke about the positive impact this decision would have on the efforts of Oklahomans to seek fair and equal treatment from the State of Oklahoma and the City of Tulsa. Enyart, whose program regularly feain the program along with First Methodist tures anti-Gay tirades, was to participate and First Baptist pastors, Dr. Buskirk and Dr. Shaw, as well as evangelicals like Carlton Pearson of Higher Dimensions andTV personalities, Jerry Webber,Travis Meyer and Paul Serrell. Promise Keepers claims to be a Christian men’s organization that seeks to help them live more responsible lives, to help men strengthen theirfriendships with other men and to bridge societal, particularly racial, divisions. Critics charge thatPromise Keepers has close ties to radical religious extremists, noting that one founder former Univ. of Colorado football coach, Bill McCartney was a key supporter of the anti-Gay Colorado Amendment 2. ¯ Waiting To Invest Could JeopardizeYour Dreams! These are just some of the multitude of reasons people use to explain why they haven’t started an investment plan. Investing for the future is frequently seen as a luxury, rather than a necessity. Something you do after you’ve taken care of essential livingexpenses. Unfortunately, there is rarely anymoneyleftover alter doing that, so it’s easy to procrastinate. But do you know how much waiting, even a few years, can cost you? The chart below shows the monthly investment required at different ages to accumulate $1 million by age 65, assuming hypothetical 10 percent compounded rate of return. What this chart shows is the dynamic power of compound returns. Compounding is the process where each year you not only earn money on you invested principal, you also earn additional money on the money you earned. The amount you earn grows or "compounds" at an increasing rate as the years go by. By starting an investmentprogramat an earlier age, you spread the accumulation task over a longer period of time and enable your money to benefit from the ~owerful force of compounding. Incidentally, $1 million might seem like a lot of money to you today, but in order to generate an income of $70,000 a year forjust 22 years of retirement, that’s how much you’ll need to sock away (assuming a hypothetical annual return of 7.5% and inflation rate of 3.14%). If you’ve been putting off investing, as yourself if it is going to be any easier putting away almost three times as much at age 35, than at age 25? Or, eight times as much at age 45? Your financial priorities will change over the years and your income .will increase. However, whether you’re saving for a house at age 25 or trying to juggle nances to pay for your children’s education age 45, chances are it will be just as difficult. In addition, can you afford not to benefit from the power of compounding? How Can I Start Investing Now? First, accept the fact that there is never aconvenient time to invest. The answer to this dilemma lies in paying yourself first. Before you can do this you need to do a cash-flow analysis to find muela wai_tln , even a l’ew years, can cost you? out where your money is -going. Warning! This might be a frightening process. Once the numbers are laid out in front of you, you’re probably going to see several ways to reducing your expenses. Establishing a spending plan is often helpful. As part of this process, review your accumulation goals and determine a minimum percentage of your income that you’ll need to invest to meet these goals. By breaking the taskdownintomanageable parts, you’ll introduce discipline into your investment program and increase your chances of success ! It’ll take a while, but the long-term payoff for your discipline may be sweet. 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Featured performers were Deborah Coleman, Baby Jason & The Spankers, and Martin Simpson. ff you have not been fortunate enough to participate in a BluesFest weekend in Eureka Springs, youhave no idea what you are missing. From Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon, every club in town hosts both big name and local talent. And, the larger venues host nearly non-stop big name performers. You can pay one price to get into any of the clubs, and most folks spend the weekend going back and forth from the various small clubs, occasionally taking time out to attend a big concert. City Auditorium, Victoria Inn, and the Basin" Park and Crescent Hotels hosted some of the best blues talent on the planet this vear. but the most-anucipated event took"place Friday evening. Bo Diddlv performed two concerts along with local favorite The Cate Brothers Band ¯¯ Othernameperformers includedKenny Neal, Raful Neal, Tab Benoit, Chubby ¯ Carrier, Jimmy Thackery, Canned Heat, ¯ Keb Mo’, Robert Lucas, mad Kelly Jo ¯ Phelps. If you find yourself wishing you had ¯ been there, you still have time to get tickets for the 12th Annual Eureka Springs If.you_have not been fortunate enough to partlelpate in a Blue-sFest weekend in E r ka you have no idea what you are missing. From. Thursday evemng through Sunday afternoon, every dub in town hosts both big name and local talent. Jazz Festival connng up in September (19th- 22nd). Events surrounding JazzFest take on the samefeel as for BluesFest. The music is just different. To reserve tickets for the Jazz Festival, call the JazzFest Hotline at 501- 253 -6258. And, there’s always next year for BluesFest. Both of these festivals are major attractions in Eureka Springs so the earlier you reserve tickets, and make your lodging reservations, the more likely you are to getexacfly what you want. Next year’s BluesFest dates are May 29th - June 1, and the BluesFest BrX Office can be reached ~ar-round at 501-253-53ff6. For those ~3fyou whose taste runs mdie toward the fine arts er~d:of the spectrum, the ~nspiration Point Fine Arts Colony will be hosting Operain the Ozarks from June 21st - July 20. Fully-staged orchestra performances will be held at 8 PM at the Fine Arts Colony for the entire month. Reservations and information are available by calling 501-253-8595. Come enjoy the music and the ambience of Victorian Eureka Springs! 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Roy, a little older and wiser, is a popular kid and hangs around with a couple of guys, Randy and Burke, who follow his every move, not realizing that they.actually idolizehim. Randy and Burke, strictly heterosexual, become abit jealous whenRoy starts inviting the shy, withdrawn Nathan to pal around with-them: Nathan’s hom~ life is an uncomfdriable mix of a mentally ill, abusive fff~her and a meek, helpless mother, so fi~ is anxious to spend as much time as poss~i’ble away from home, preferably with Roy, the only person who pays attention t0~m. Through several rocky adventures,Roy and Nathan begin to come to terms with their muttml attraction. Violence interrupts their budding romance, but they are unable to be kept apart. ~ Except for a couple of extremely vio- ¯ lent scenes, this could be a young adult ¯ novel, although adults should enjoy it also. The writing is sim-~ihe theme ...Except for a couple of extremely violent scenes, tl~s could be a young adult novel, although adults should enjoy it also ...Dream Boy is a pleasant, fun read, but it takes a back seat when compared to some other gay eomlng of age novels... of sexual attraction is very carefully and tactfully written. The two maincharacters are well written, but we don’t fully understand the secondary characters, particularly Randy and Burke. Nathan’s father is a pathetic stereotype of a disillusioned, surly and cruel man, and the mother’s character is paper thin, spending her time timidly between her abusive husband and introverted son. Dream Bov is a pleasant, funread, but it takes a back seat when compared to some other gay coming of age novels, particularly Common Sons, by Ronald Donaghe, reviewed in this column last year. The Tulsa City-Count" Library also owns the first novel by Dream Boy author Jim Grimsley, Winter birds. Please check with your local branch library or the Readers Services department, Central Library, at 596-7966, for Dream Boy and other books of interest. by James Christjohn Have I got CDs for you to listen to all summer long! First off,I’ve found some incredible gay-themed CDs. "Stage 1: How I LoveYou"is a true find. A goldmine of love songs from Broadway’s greatest shows, sung as originally written - by men, to men. Like an intimate cabaret show, the songs are set to a s~mple piano accompaniment, and are sung beautifully by some really talented singers. It is a treat to hear some of these songs sung the way we in the gay male community have always dreamed of i.hem - with same-gender pronouns. Tracks include selections from Gershwin to Webber, classic standards to lesser.known~ gems. Highly recommended. Available at selected records stores, or by mail at 800-707- 8683. Wonderful for setting a romantic mood, or daydreaming of Mr. Right. Up next is a great MCC Cathedral of Hope has produced a musleal.... r.egardlng Gayissues f~orn a Christlanstandpolnt.... it was pretty good.... the son~_s are rather beautiful.... [they] range from hilarious " (An Old Fashioned Lesbian Christmas) to moving to romantle. original cast album of "Get Used To It!" byTomWilson Weinberg, who also wrote the "Ten Percent Revue". This album wittily captures all aspects of life as a gay man, from religion to falling in love, gaybashing to what to call your spouse.. partner.., lover. The songs are sung by a top notch cast of very beautiful voices. (My, but we’re a highly talented bunch... and creative, too! What would the straight folk do without us?) The songs range from hilarious ("Breaking the Penal Code With You", about... well, use your imagination. It’s alove song, for those needing further hints. On second thoughts, those needing further hints probably aren’t reading this.) to heart-wrenching ("How We Get The News", about the way some of us find out about our loved one’s death from HIV). This would be show I’d love to see done (or do) here, were the interest to match the actual probability of having an audience.- Available from Aboveground Records, POB 2233, Philadelphia PA, 19103. A little closer to home, theMCCCathedral of Hope, Dallas, has produced a musi- : cal dealing with education and outreach ¯¯ regarding gay issues from a Christian standpoint. "Coming Out, Coming Home: A Lesbian/Gay-Positive Musical ofLove, : Truth, & God’s Grace" (Christians are see Notes, page 14 Bring your pet I/¥ our""~Oot~ 3311 S. 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Now I have to prepare dinner for someone who doesn’t know the difference between fingers, a dinner fork, a salad fork, or a wild fork. But, what is worse in being wrong, ~s that the poor citizens of Tulsa will continue to be deluded about what constitutes truly fine cuisine and what is merely flash and a waste of money. One year ago, we went to a highly touted, brand-new restaurant in Utica Square. Everyone had great expectations, since one of Tulsa’s best known chefs, Kim Michee, and her partner, Julie Woolman, were the drivingforces behind the venture. As we lingered over postdessert coffee, I quipped that unless Helmerich and Payne (owner-operator of Utic~ Square) was looking at the Wild Fork as a tax write- .off, the restaurant would be closed within the year. And, thus, I was goaded into making the illfated bet. They’re still open. The Wild Fork is situatedin~emiddle ofUticaSquare at the site of the former landmark instituuon and tea room, The Garden. Ourfirst visit to the Wild Fork was on a rainy Saturday night, and we were obliged to wait for our table. But, a crowded, bustling restaurant is usually a good sign. We had a bit of an uneasy feeling in dealing with the rather abrupt and disinterested hostesses, magnified by our limited dealings with our waiter, so we wrote it off to the strains of being a new restaurant on a busy night. However, on our several subsequent visits to the Wild Fork, including the most recent when our party was one of only three tables in the entire restaurant, it= is apparent that the Wild Fork is trying for some kind of unique merger between the rude waiters in New York & the snooty waiters in Paris. The Wild Fork is open all day, and there are different menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Regardless of the mealtime you’ve chosen, one look at the menu and you instantly know that this is a culinary experience that will not come cheap. It seems as though every review about the Wild Fork written in a Tulsa paper over the last year has raved about the crab cakes. Far be it for us to break with tradition. The crab cakes are a combination of crab meat, corn, and the usual fillers to hold it all together, that is deep-fried and then presented atop a homemade mayonnaise aioh sauce and buried underamound of terrifyingly hot jalapefio cole slaw. Scrape off the cole slaw and enjoy the wonderful calories and high fat and cholesterol content of the crab cakes. After all, what’s a little grease and mayo (mayo is just egg yolks and olive oil whisked The W;ld Forl 1820 Utlea Square HOliI’~: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday - Saturday, do ed Sunday Cu;s;ne: Amerlean contemporary Dressg Casual (but remember this is Utica Square) Prices: Very expensive Alcohol: Full bar & wine llst Non-smo]dn~ seeHon: Rat;n~: B li~t ¯ together with a dab of spice)? ¯¯ But the famous crab cakes illustrate quite well what is wrong with the cuisine ¯ at this restaurant. First of all, Chef Michee ¯ tnes to be too creative and too innovative. ¯ She takes top quality food, prepares it ¯ well, and then ruins it with a bizarre or ¯ weird sauce or accompaniment. She had ¯ the same problem when she was at ¯ Kannichael’s and at the Fifteenth Street Grill, two of Tulsa’s be~ter restaurants ¯ which are now both out of business. Sec- ¯ ondly, the restaurant touts itself as featuring "new American cuisine," but you’d think the chef had been on another planet the last couple of decades when it comes to presenting healthy, lower fat foods and lots more vegetables and salads. The soups continue the saga. While most of today’s celebrated modern American chefs in Dallas, Santa Fe, Scottsdale, or Los Angeles have gone kb healthier thicke~ng methods for crealn soups such as vegetable purees, beurre mani~, white rice puree, or a simple roux, with only a splash of cream or dairy product, Miss Michee continues to insist upon making cream soups the old fashioned way, based on traditional b~chamel ¯ and velout~ sauces. These can be very tasty, but they are far ¯ too rich to eat more than a few gravy-like ¯ spoonfuls. Same old story with the entr~es. With ¯ the one major exception of the pork ten- " derloin roulade, which is dry and taste¯ less, the meats and .fish are good quality foods expertly prepared--until they are ¯ sauced. Do we really need Moroccan lem- ¯ ons (aren’t American lemons good ¯ enough?) on the free range chicken’? Hot ¯ mango salsas on the meats’? A "creative ¯ reinvenfion" of the chicken-fried steak? ¯ Excellent, huge sea scallops ruined by flavoring them with Pernod (a nasty lico- ¯ rice flavored liqueur)? Strongly flavored ¯ olive and vinegar sauces ondelicate sweet- ¯ breads? It is possible to get a decent meal in this ¯ place, but you must be pro-active to do it. ¯ Find out what is on the menu and ask for ¯ substitutions or deletions. Anything that ¯ sounds unusual or strange should be ig- ¯ nored. If Chef Michee is inthe kitchen, ¯ rely uponher excellent training and expe- ¯ rience to cook ameal to your exact speci- ¯ fieafions; just don’t let her play around ¯ and get creative. The problem with this ¯ technique is that Miss Michee is not al¯ ways in the kitchen, and many a lesser cook will panic when the set recipe is ¯ changed. Also, there seems to be a com- . munications breakdown between diner, ¯ waiter, and kitchen, because many times, ¯ special requests end up being ignored. Vegetables are bland, boring, overlooked side dishes here, almost relegated to the status of a garnish. Salads aren’t emphasized, either. This is the one major area of improvement needed at this restaurant. As is the case in many fine restaurants, the baking is delegated to a baker and not handled by the chef herself. This i~ unfortunate, because we have had breads held too long in the warmer and disappointing desserts on almost every visit. On one visit, our cr~me brfil~e tasted almost curdledand thdpr0pan~ torch used in lieu of the broiler to caramelizethe ~t’op’was unevenly applied. Another time, we had to ask for our coffee before the end of the dessert course just to wash down the dry cake. No excitement or originality here. There is a surprising little wine list with tolerable but limited choices in the moderate and lessexpensive categories, defi-~ nitely preferring U,S. domestic vintages. Despite its shortcomings, theWild Fork continues tobe a popular restaurant . amongst the wealthier masses of Tulsa. Either Miss Michee has a loyal following from her previous kitchen experiments or Tulsans arejust too parochial to know the difference between fine, wonderful food and overly-flashy, overly-expensive messes. Go to the Wild Fork if you like (and you can afford it), but don’t be sur~ prised if you find it to be just another rehash of a couple of dead Tulsa restau-i, rants. wordy folk, aren’t they?) Being of Pagan/’ Wiccan religious orientation myself, I ¯ don’t normally go for Christian music (or " anything else). But I found that I knew and " had performed in shows with a writer/ ¯ performer listed on the album, so I bought ¯ it. I didn’t really think I’d like it, but " thought Tom might. Upon listening to it, " I discovered that it was pretty good. It is ¯ professionally, recorded, and the songs are rather beautiful. Not all have to do " with Christianity, although there are some " .songs of that ilk - and I even liked those. ¯ And I hate gospel music. Go figur!! And, unlike the others listed in this issue’s column, this one includes Lesbians, which is good. I hate doing unbalanced columns. As with"Get Used to It!’"~ the songs range from hilarious (,Me Old Fashioned Lesbian Christmas) to moving to romantic. Maybe one of our MCC’s could produce it? Just an idea... This disc can be ordered by calling 800-501-HOPE.. Dallas cabaret performer Perry Wood has a new disc out. "Let Me Sing" is a lovely album to get romantic with someone while it plays. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [1996] Tulsa Family News, June 15-July 14, 1996; Volume 3, 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 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 15-July 14, 1996 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Phyl Boler-Schmidt Barry Hensley Jean Pierre Leanne Gross Pat Moehead JD Jamett Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, May 15-June 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 6 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/511 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 1996 AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV discrimination AIDS/HIV drugs AIDS/HIV testing Amendment 2 arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars Bill Clinton businesses churches Dave Fleischer Defense of Marriage Act Don't Ask Don't Tell Entertainment Notes estate planning Eureka Springs Family Finances funera homes gay clergy harassment HIV/AIDS research homophobia J.D. Jamett James Christjohn Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Jim Grimsley legislation Log Cabin Republicans marriage Out and About Partner Benefits performing arts PFLAG Phyl Boler-Schmidt Pride Promise Keepers representation restaurants Ryan White care Act Saladin v. Turner schools Tom Neal Tulsa Family News viatication Wild Fork https://history.okeq.org/files/original/d80e483c4925605f4897f269a15c22ff.jpg 2b6fb332dedb45533c2ff60324660fc1 https://history.okeq.org/files/original/6ad675a9f0393efa2a1016cc4aa1dd50.pdf 30fc410761ef056a048b7d203c8465ec PDF Text Text MARRIAGE The attack begins at the national level led by Oklahoma Rep. Steve Largent & Sen. Don Nickles. Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans Communities Our Families of the Heart UPCOMING EVENTS HIV-ERC + Red Ribb,.o.n Revue + Pride- Bene.flts Pride Worship Service Dallas Leader Cece Cox Hope Candlelight Tour Pride Prom + Pride Picnic O.KC Parade +. ,.Follies TULSA - The next several weeks offer an unprecedented number of community events which either benefit HIV/AIDS charities or celebrate Lesbian/Gay Pride Month. On May 23rd, the Red Ribbon Ice Revue promises a great show at the Tulsa Ice Arena to support Our House, a day drop-in center for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Later that evening, the Silver Star will host a benefit & raffle for the HIV Education and Recreation Center, a new organization headed by Bruce Begley, Sandy Hill, Steve Wilson and others. On Saturday and Sunday,June 8-9th,the Hope Candlelight Tour will feature the homes of Tina & Steven David, Judy & Bill Fisher, P.S. Gordon & Duane Men Ne, Mary McMahon, and Ouida & Robert Merrifield to benefit St. Joseph’s Residence/Catholic Charities and RAIN, the Regional Interfaith AIDS Network. Tickets are $10 and are available at Charles Faudree, 1345 E. 15th, and at MA Doran Gallery, 3509 S. Peoria. The very distinguished organizing committee also has planned a number of patron events - for more information, call 747-9706. Near the end of. the month, June 21 & 22, Follies Revue, Inc. will present Follies ’96 Salutes the Movies at the Doubletree Hotel, Warren Place. It’s a dinner and a show you won’t want to miss. The beneficiaries are TOHR, HIV Resource Consortium, Interfaith AIDS Ministries, Shanti, Visiting Nurses Assoc. RAIN and St. Joseph’s Residence/Catholic Charities. For tickets, call the PAC box office, Carson Attractions, and Tickets by Phone. For June, the traditional Lesbian/Gay Pride month worldwide, Tulsa volunteers have planned a number of events. The month will begin by the first ecumenical Pride Worship Service. Hosted by St. Jerome at the Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria at 6 pm on Saturday, June 1, the service will include Family of’Faith MCC, Agape Christian Fdlowship and other congregations: On Tuesday, June 4, PFLAG, TOHR and the Rainbow Business Guild (with assistance from the Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay Trans Alliance, BLGTA) will present Cece Cox, president of the Dallas Gay & Lesbian Alliance (DGLA), one of the most dynamic activists in the Southwest and a native of Bartlesville. She will be talking about the Marriage Project of the DGLA as well as her work as co-chair of GLAAD/Dallas. The dinner will be held in the Chouteau Room of the Chapman Student Center of the University of Tulsa at 6:30. The dinner is $10 but the speech is free at about 7:45. June 8th, TOHR and TU’s BLGTA will host a Pride see Pride, page 3 WASHINGTON - Confronted with a flagging presidential campaign and convinced they’ve found a one-sided wedge issue that could embarrass President Clinton’s campaign efforts, Republican lawmakers have introduced. ameasure, titled the"Defense of Mamage Act" (DOMA), that would define marriage as"only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife." The proposed law Was introduced by Republican Reps. Bob Barr of Georgia and by Steve Largent & by Sen. Don Nickles of Oklahoma. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, who all but has the GOP’s presidential nomination sewn up, became the first Senate co-sponsor of the measure. During the Iowa primary caucuses, when Republican hopefuls were asked to sign a pledge to fight any effort in Congress to legalize same-sex marriages, Dole said the pledge doesn’t go far enough" and added; "Government at all levels must work to support and promote the institution of marriage that unites husband and wife." Just days before the proposed legislation was introduced in Congress, Dole campaign officials told reporters that the Republican presidential hopeful would be taking action to make same-sex marriages a campaign wedge issue, using Clinton’s outreach to gay and lesbian Americans in an effort to make voters wary of the President’s re-election bid. Clinton campaign officials have acknowledged that the issue is potentially a political landmine during the campaign and said the President "didn’t want to touch it." Even so, when anti-gay activists asked Clinton to sign the anti-marriage pledge, he refused and called it "outrageous." The dicey political question is complicated even further by reports in the current issue of the Advocate, the Los Angeles-based magazine, that claims the Justice Department is considering changing both the IRS tax code and federal immigration regulations to give gay and lesbian couples~the same benefits in these two areas as legally married couples. However, \~qaite House spokeswoman Mary Ellen Glynn told reporters that Clinton doesn’t personally support equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians and that the Administration had no plans to implement the changes reported in the Advocate. Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, called the proposed congressional bill the work of "religiotts political extremists...using this issue as an election year baseball bat to bash gay Americans and score political points." Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-Colo.) was one of the few lawmakers to criticize the measure, saying it was meaningless political maneuvering because it would take an amendment limiting the "full faith and credit clause" of the U.S. Constitution to actually bar same-sex marriages at the federal level. "This is nothing but just to stir the political ¯" waters and see how much hate you can unleash," she added. 3"teve Largent Don Nickles Gov. Keating Signs AntiMarriage Amendment/Bill OKLAHOMA CITY - In a move that surprised Okla. Capitol watchers and a number of state Senators, Senate bill #73, the "Oklahoma Child Visitation Registry Act," passed with an amendment banning the recognition of valid same-gender marriages performed in other states. Only Senators Bernest Cain (D-OKC) and Penny Williams (D-Tulsa) voted against the final bill (42-2). According to Sen. Williams, Sen. Cain spbke with such eloquence against the anti-Gay amendment, that she was moved to vote no as well. Tulsa Sen. Maxine Horuer told TFN that she was not in the Senate at the time of the vote and that the amendment did not represent her position. Earlier, Senator Keith Leftwich, and staffers in Cain’s and Sen. Bernice Shedrick’s offices had stated that they did not think the anti-marriage amendment would remain after the bill returned from conference committee. Senate bill #73 had a correspondingbill that had passed the OK House of Representatives. Gov. Frank Keating promptly signed the bill. When asked about what efforts he or his staff had made to contact Oklahoma’s Lesbian and Gay. community about this bill, the Governor’s press spokesperson, Dan Mahoney stated that no effort was necessary since "it would not have made any difference [to the Governor]." Mnhoney released the following statement: "~,Vhat people do in their private lives ~s none of my business, that is a personal decision. But I don’t feel the state of Oklahoma should bein the business of sanction- ing same sex marriages. I supported SB 73, as did every member of the t!ouse of Representatives and all but two members of the State Senate." TFN asked about remarks attributed to the Governor that he had said the State Republican Party platform (see below) represented "mainstream Oklahoma." see Gov., page 3 Interfaith / -iDS Ministrie ¯ Seeks Missing Benefit $ Excerpts from the OK Republican state Platform ~ Last October, a local bar, Barraccuda’s, contacted Inter,¯ faith AIDS Ministries (L~M) with an offer to do a benefit honoring World AIDS Day in December and benefiting ¯ IAM. Months later, IAM has not seen a dime of the dollars ¯_ raised at the event, despite efforts by director, Diane Zike. ¯ Several board members attended the fundraiser noting ¯ that the bar charged a $3 cover & had tip jars for donations. At the end of the evemn~,, IAM s treasurer was told they’d ¯ raised $250. Director Zike says that she’d called repeatedly for bar ¯ owner, Sue, "known as Barraccuda. No calls had been ¯ returned by March 26 when IAM drafted a letter requesting ¯ a response. To date, IAM still has not received a response ¯ .from the bar. When TFN called, bar staffer, Sheila, referred ¯ all questions back to Sue. ¯ Zike adds, "IAM acted in good faith, advertising the event ¯ and participating [in it]. How can we follow through with : our commitments if those who offer to assist us...do not ¯ follow through themselves...it is not just Interfaith AIDS ¯ Ministries that is being hurt, but more importantly those ¯ living with HIV/AIDS that IAM serves." Page 3, ADOPTION Plank 4: We demand that children not be adopted by homosexuals. Page 6, HIV/AIDS Plank 1: Since HIV is a virus that results in AIDS and certain death, we call upon local, state, and federal governments to deal with thedeadly disease of AIDS in the same manner as other dangerous communicable diseases, i.e. (a) expand universal testing and truth in reporting, which includes full disclosure about the orisee Platform, page 7 EDITORIAL/LETTERS/DIRECTORY P. 2 NEWS BRIEFS P. 4 HEALTH BRIEFS P. 6 CALENDAR P. 9 OUT + ABOUT WITH JD P. 9 EUREKA SPRINGS + P. 11 BOOK REVIEW/ENTERTAINMENT P. 12 RESTAURANT REVIEW P. 13 �Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 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, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution points Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Tulsa, Oklahoma sure feels like ground zero in the war over equal marriage rights forsamegendercouples. Ourelected r presentatives" Steve Largent, Don Nickles and Jim Inhofe again shame our s~te with their attacks on their own constttuents, specifically with the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The motives for ¯ these men surely range from genuineideo¯ logical positions to the basest political .... maneuvering...There is little- doubt that ¯ each holds "Christian" beliefs which they ¯ feel justify discrimination. ~ We can only respond that it is .a betrayal by Patricia Nell Warren ¯ A few days one argument Diane Parker to the Journal lot of people, the wishful Some us ¯ of the most fundamental American conAmerican with ago, her own that wrote homosexuality ig not ~ fool evenamanage to fool inducting our.own mothers~ Forthinkers. a tiine, we evenoffool . stitutional values to abuse their position to now ourselves. But it is still conformity. It is not change. ’" genetic. She believes that the "reformed homosexuals" Acting straight when you know you’re gay is ¯ enforce private prejudices. That is, it is visible in certain videos, programs and organizanot change. It is not a moral act. It is not reform. ¯ wrong to use the power of the government strM~ht to promote or allow to continde systemtions is compelling proof that homosexuals can It is not healing. It is a living death. In the Sixties, really change. I am always amazed at the power when you know a whole generation of youth rose up against all " atic bias against minority citizens, no ¯ matter if the majority despises that minorof wishful thinking m people like Parker. Their kinds of forced conformity in American society, ¯ you re gay whole position is based on a fierce belief in this ¯ ity mad no matter if the group is minority and their protest embraced this deadly confor¯ alleged capacity of homosexuals to "change." mity demanded of gay people. Yet today the ¯ by birth (race or ethnicity) or by choice, ¯ as not chang . The videos, nroorams, etc. represent a 2000wishful thinkers among us are trying to engineer ¯ (religion or political view) or by a combia rnor~al act. nation (as seems to be the case with sexual vear effort by Chrislaamty to wish away the the re-imposition of their wishes. They demand ¯ orientation). Many Americans havebeen, ~xistential fact of homosexuality, whatever its It {s not re[orm. it in the name of "saving marriage." What they ¯ and are, racist and anti-Semitic, and yet root cause. The fact is: in repressive umes, want, in many marriages, adds up to shape- ¯ It {s not heal{n . politicians realize it is no longer accepthomosexuals do not change. They conform. stfifting Of the spookiest kind. It adds up to It ~s a ll~n~ death. " able to pander overtl.y to these views. Gay people disagree about many things, but acting performances that will never get an OsHowever, election-year politics are : car. Those who settle for our conformity get it at an appalling cost ¯ this is one area where we agree -- because so strongly implicated in this effort. DC inmany of. us have lived face-to-face with our own "is-ness’" to themselves. The wishful thinkers lose their power to see what siders suggest that DOMA is a much a through long decades of pretense. I, for one, did a terrific job of is real. They canlook into the eyes of a homosexual who is living : vehicle to divide and inflame the Americonforming to the heterosexual canon, as a wife for 16 years. I in deep cover, and utterly fail to See that person’s true spirit. Even can electorate, to weaken Bill Clinton and even tried both Protestantism and.,,_Catholicism in a desperate ~¯ in the eyes of their own children, parents, closest friends, the to insure that Dole can nominate the next effort to transmogrify my conformity into change. But it didn’t " wishful thinkers see only what they choose to see. Heaven help 20 years of Supreme Court judges. work. The conformity goes so deep that it can masquerade ¯ the American marriage if it is"saved" by people who can’ t tell the So what are our alternatives inTulsa brilliantly as change. Unlike leopards, homosexu~is can make ¯ difference between conformity and change. ,, when our elected "representatives" don’t their spots look like tiger stripes. The penalties for being fingered Patricia Nell Warren is the author of"The Front Runner and even bother to go through the motions of as gay -- loss of family and job, assault and battery, long prison ¯ other bestsellers about gay life. ¯ consulting the communities that are sentences, incarceration in mental hospitals, to n~u,ne a few ¯ harmed by their actions? ¯ The answer’s not glamorous or easy. ¯ Despite all odds, we must continue to Thomas Chiropractic Clinic 742-8868 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants 4138 S. Harvard, Ste. C-1 °. organize ourselves politically. 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While Hawaii lawmakers couldn’t muster enough votes to pass an ¯ anti-gay mamage ban there before the ¯ legislature recessed for the current ses¯ sion, an Alabama state Senate committee : approved by an 8-1 vote a bill that would ¯ bar recognizing same-sex marriages in ¯ the state, dropping a $1,000 fine for clergy ¯. performing such unions that had been included in the original measure. ¯ The Alaska legislature took a double : swing at same-sex relationships, passing Prom (alcohol-free) also at the Chapman ¯ one measure that would limit domestic Ctr. at 8 pm. The Picnic, themed Tulsa ¯"¯ partnership benefits in the state educational system and sending it to Gov. Tony United in Pride, will be held in Owen Park ¯ Knowles. At the same time thelawmakers on Sat. June 15, from 12 - 5 pm. A number of community organizations, businesses ¯ began debate on a ban on same-sex marand individuals are working on this event. .¯ riages in the state, a proposal that is expected to easily pass. Kansas lawmakers, As usual, refreshments are free and a range of food will be available for a mod- ¯ meanwhile, approved an anti-mamage bill and sent it to the governor for his signaest donation. Owen Park has tennis courts and a sand volleyball court, as well as ¯¯ ture. In Maine, the anti-gay group Concerned better parking and more shade than the Maine Families has filed papers with the old Mohawk site. On Sunday, June 23, Oklahomans from ¯"¯ secretary of state’s office to get approval all over the state will gather at Memorial ¯ to collect signatures for a ballot measure that would restrict marriages in the state Park, NW 35th & Classen in Oklahoma City about 1:30 for the statewide Pride ¯ to those between male-female couples Rally. The Rally will feature Advocate ¯¯ only. If the signature~gathering is ap1992 Woman of the Year, Donna Red ¯ proved, the group would have to collect some 51,000 valid signatures to put the Wing. The statewide Pride Parade kicks off from the park and ends up at the NW ¯ measure before ~oters- either in 1997 or ¯ 1998. 39th St. community business district. ¯ Georgia Gov. Zell Miller has si~ned a ¯ bill that bars same-sex mamages ~n the ¯¯ state, joining South Dakota, Utah and Idaho as the 4th state to prohibit gay and ¯ lesbian marriages in anticipation that such put into fighting the scourge of AIDS into fighting political prejudice. Locally, ¯ weddings will become legal soon in HaTOHR is doing a voter inform and regis- . waii. The South Carolinalegislature gave tration project, call 743-4297 and leave a ~ its final.OK to a measure outlawing samemessage for Tony. Oklahoma City folks ." sex marriages in the state and sent the have created a political action commi ttee, ¯ legislation to Gov. David Beaseley, who has already indicated he supports the proCimarron Alliance which has funneled significant funds into OKC city council : hibition. The measure would prevent the races and to Democratic state senators. ¯ state from recognizing any marriage beSome in Tulsa are discussing similar ef- . tween people of the same sex that was performed in another state. In Arizona, forts, here. Also, just call Nickles (581Gov. Fife Symington signed the state 7651, the local office can transfer you to legislature’s 3rd attempt to enact aban on DC, fax 202-9~24-6008), Inhofe (748-5111, same-sex marriages, making it the 6th 202-224-4721, fax 202-228-0380) and state so far to legally refuse recognition I_argent (749-0014, 202-225-2211, fax for such unions, even if performed legally 202-225-9187). Even if you don’t want to elsewhere. At the same time, however, by get married anytime soon, tell them you a 34-23 vote, the state House of Represensupport equal marriage rights, that you tatives passed legislation authorizing oppose DOMA, and that you don’t appretougher sentences for criminals who vicmate the scapegoating of Oklahoma’s timize people based on race, religion, Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual citizens. gender or sexual orientation. A similar proposal last year died when Republican legislative leaders objected to including sexual orientation. Meanwhile, a case strikingly similar to the Hawaii lawsuit has gotten under way in New Zealand, with 3 lesbian couples suing for the right to get marriage licenses Dan Du Vall / Owner that were denied them, according to a report in the Queer News Aotearoa. The women’s attorney is arguing that the country’s civil rights laws protects all citizens from being denied equal treatment. The attorney general’s office, however, has argued that marriage is mainly for procreation and that therefore samesex couples are not eligible to marry. In particular, TFN asked if the Governor really felt calling, for a quarantine of people living with AIDS, or preventing Lesbian and Gay men from being teachers represented the values of most Oklahomans. Mahoney responded that he could not speak for the Governor in the particulars but that the Governor supported the platform in general. When asked ifTFN could ask the Governor aboUt specific platform items, Mahoney said Keating would not be available for any questions. 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Even President Nelson Mandela noted that there are still concems among many of the country’s minorities about the guarantees enshrined in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights. "The fact that we have adopted this Constitution does not mean that we are not going to address those concerns," Mandela said. "’We will continue searching for solutions because we want everybody to feel that he or she is part and parcel of our efforts to resolve the problems of South Africa." After a long history of white minority rule and rigidly enforced apartheid, the new Constitutions will bring majority rule to the nation when the next g~neral election in 1999 marks anend to the present transitional government. The Bill of Rights outlaws all discrimination in the country, whether based on sexual orientation, race, religion, gender,-political views, disability and other categories. In a cable to President Mandela about the newly adopted Constitution, the Washington, D.C.,based National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, stated, "The South African people have paved a new road of equality and fairness by outlawing all forms of discmnination in the constitution, including for the first time anywhere in the world, the discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation.’" Fewer than a dozen countries worldwide have national laws outlawing bias based on sexual orientation, and South Africa is the first nation to enshrine such protections in its Constitution. Dutch Get Serious About Marriage TIlE HAGUE, Holland -The Dutch Parliament has approved a measure by 81-60 that calls on the government to appoint a commission to evaluate the legal implications, both nationally and internationally, of extending full mamage rights to gay and lesbian couples in the country. The move is several steps from a radical change, of course, but Dutch gays and ’iIII ’ lesbians, along with progressive politicians in the country, are increasingly insisting on full, equal rights in What is probably Europe’s most liberal nation. What is perhaps most significant about the measure is that the commission is to consider issues such as adoption, parenting, inheritance, taxes, and spousal citizenship of foreigners - an array of questions that other European nations with same-sex .couples registrations have so far ducked or specifically added restrictions to. But as a measure at least of how serious Dutch politicians are about samesex marriages now, public discussions have even reached the level of Members of Parliament debating .whether Queen Beatrix will give her assent to full marital rights for gays and lesbians in Holland. Canada OKs Anti-Bias Law OTTAWA - Canada’s House of Commons has approved by a 153-76 vote a govenm~ent-backed measure that would add sexual orientation to the country’s Charter of Human Rights and legally outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation in Canada’s regulated public sector workforce, which makes up 10% to 15% of the nation’s labor force. All of the nation’s provinces except Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and Alberta already have similar anti-bias laws, and the Canadian government has been promising to introduce federal legislation for 2 decades, so passage of the measure wasn’t much in doubt.. Even so, the bill created enormous political turmoil in the country. When 2 MPs in the conservative Reform Party spoke out against the measure by saying it was acceptable for businesses to discriminate against homosexuals and other minorities, the party’s Parliament leader, Preston Manning, expelled them from the party caucus, saying "It is not all right for employers to fire any employee simply because an intolerant customer complaints about their color or lifestyle." Even the ruling Liberal Party showed signs of the tension the measure had brought to Canadian politics. And outside the Parlimnent building, Justice Minister Allan Rock, who formally introduced the legislation in behalf of the government, was greeted by p,rotesters who called him "Alice Rock" and mocked Prime Minister Jearl Chritien as "’Jeanne :. Chritien." The legislation now goes to the ~ upper house of Parliament, the Senate, ¯ where it is also expected to pass by a : comfortable margin. The measure also requires the royal assent of Canada’ s governor-general, which is litde more than a political, formality. Only 6 nations- Norway, Sweden, Holland, Slovenia, Israel and South Africa -have enacted federal legislation prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. umenic ;Cathofic Church at 37ie Gard-en (:~ape{~ Bosnian War Crimes Nightmare TIlE HAGUE 2 Almost ignored by mainstream news media, the War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague has received detailed evidence of atrocities conunitted during the 4-year-long Bosnian civil war cente.ring on reports of male rape as a war tactic and as a method of intilnidating and controlling prisoners. According to doc~unents supplied to the Tribunal by Dr. Mladen Loncar of the Medical Center for Human Rights in Zagreb, at least 4,000 Croatian men were victims of these rapes and sexual assaults - and Loncar says his figures are conservative estimates of Croats alone. At the height of the complex fighting in : the Balkans, there were an estimated ¯¯ 80,000 men in intenmmnt camps - Serbs, ¯ Croats, Mnslims. Loncar’s medical facility currently sees more than 200 such men ¯ who coutinue to live in the general region. Most, Loncar says, have fled to nearby COUlltries as political’refugees - if they survived the attacks at all. Of the patieuts seen at Loncar~ s ~nedical center for severe post-trannmtic distress disorders, most (70 percent) suffered repeated injuries to their genitals. Many of the inert (25 percent) were tortured I~y having objects forced up their rectums. Man)’ prisoners (22 percent) reported they had been forced, under threats of death, to perform fellatio mad other sexual acts with other male prisoners, and about 11 percent had suffered at least partial castration. policies, and that thejudicial branch should defer to .them. "It was appropriate for Congress to bdieve that a military force should be as free as possible of sexual attachments and pressures as it is prepared to do battle," wrote Judge J. Harvie Wilkonson III in the 9-to-4 majority opinion. The court’s ruling is now applicable throughout the 4th circuit, which includes Vir_,2inia, Maryland West ¥irginia, North CarOlina and South~arolina. Tllomasson and his attorney are now deciding whether to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. MO St. GOP’s Anti- i Marriage Campaign Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Upheld by Court WASHINGTON - In the continuing war over the constitutionality of the U.S. nfilitary’s "’don’t ask, don’t tell" policy, Lt. Paul Thomasson, a former naval ofricer discharged for revealing that he is gay, has lost an important battle in a federal appeals court decision. The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia upheld the policy bamting openly homosexual women and men from serving in ¯ the nation’s maned forces. The case has national significance because it is the first ¯¯ ruling involving the"don’ t ask, don’ t tell" ¯ policy to reach the federal appeals level. ¯ Alan Moore, Thomasson’s attorney, argued that the military policy of excluding ¯ gays and lesbians from the armed services ; was both unconstitutiolml and unreason- ¯ able, considering the young officer’s out- : standing record. Moore also took the un- ¯ usual step of adding First Amendment " free-speech claims on top of Fifth and " ¯ Fourteenth Amendment "due process" and ¯ "equal protection" arguments that have ¯ been more widely used in batding the ¯ Pentagon ban in the past. ¯ But the appeals court would have none of it and ruled that the president and " Congress retain the right to set military " ~ ST. LOUIS - In a highly controversial election cmnpalgn tactic that Republican leaders around the country are watching closely; the head of the Missouri Republican Party, John Cozad, has launched attacks against Democrats running for state office, accusing them of having financial backing from supporters of samesex marriages. But Republica!~s rumling for office in the state, inclnding many who are seeking election to the state legislature, are grumbling because the attack campaigns are being operated in their races whether they want them or not. And so far in two special election races, the Republicans have lost both campaigns. Not all Republicans running for office in Missouri, however, agree with Cozad on the campaign. Republican Bill Patrick, who lost in the just-finished special decdon in the state’s 6th legisIative district, publicly apologized to his Democratic opponent for thesame-sex marriage campaign launched by the Republicans on his behalf. He called the attack "pretty negative, pretty bad." State GOP strategists in Ohio,, Wisconsin, Oregon and elsewhere, however, say they’re interested in seeing how the same-sex marriage link works as a campaign strategy in Missouri. Helms Ads Attack ¯ Opponents & Gays RALEIGH, N.C. - Apparently impatient to get on with the election, Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC) has launched a series of TV ads attacking both the Delnocratic primary candidates, Harvey Gantt and Charlie Sanders in a bit of gay-baiting, saying both support domesticpartner benefits. "Liberal Charlie Sanders supports racial preferences in hiring, like Harvey Gantt does, the Hdms ads say. Extending health insurance to homosexual partners? Liberal Sanders and Gantt say yes." With a $2 million campaign war fund from 1995, the Helms campaign apparently decided not to wait for the May 7 prim.ary to find out which Democrat he will face in the November race, but decided to get a jump-start and begin swinging at both men. 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The faculty-approved program would also reimburse students in ROTC if they shouldlose their military scholarships because of their sexual orientation. ¯ Station Drops Show : That Attacked Gays AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Triangle British Transsexual ¯¯ has reported that officials at KIXL-AM, a ¯ Christian-oriented radio station in Austin, Wins Court Case have decided to pull the plug on Wyatt LUXEMBOURG - A Comwall College ¯ Roberts’ weekly talk show. Roberts, who tutor, identified only as "P" in court is affiliated with the American Family records, who was sacked after a sex-change Assn., had called for listeners to boycott ¯ operation, has won a European Court of any business that advertised in the gay Justice battle over the discharge. The court : newspaper, charging that the Triangle’s ruled that the European Equal Treatment ¯ editorial cartoonist promoted pedophilia, agreement of 1976 prohibits any discrimi- -" incest and bestiality. KIXL officials would nation based on sex and is not limited just to bias based on an individual being of one gender or the other. The court ruled that the anti-bias provision, which concerns all members of the European Union, should apply "to discrimination arising, as in this case, from the gender reassignment of the person concerned." The ground-breaking decision incensed Euroskeptic Tory MPs in Great Britain and Tory MP Ann Winterton accused the European Court of "meddling" in British legal issues. Anothd~ Tory MP, Elizabeth Peacock, also attacked the court decision. "Our rules are made by Parliament and are sovereign," she said. "They should not be overturned by a European court. Tli~ey should mind their own business." British government officials, said it was unclear if UK law would have to be changed to conform to the court ruling. Some political leaders say the rnling is so sweeping that it in fact may force the government to drop its ban against homosexuals in the nation’s armed forces. MIT Moves on ROTC Bias CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Faculty members at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology voted ovenvhdmingly by a voice vote for the school to negotiate with ROTC officials for a "modified program" that would allow students to enroll in the campus military program regardless of their sexual orientation. The move is an effort to keep the ROTC program, which also serves students from Harvard, Tufts and Wellesley, at MIT - along with some $56 million in Pentagon funds - without violating the school’s own anti-bias policies that bar discrimination against gays and lesbians. The proposal endorsed by the faculty concedes that openly gay or lesbian students in ROTC would not be eligible for commissions as long as the Pentagon maintains the ban on homosexuals in the armed forces, but would allow gay and lesbian students to participate in the ." only say that Roberts’ program was being ¯ cancded because of "scheduling conflicts," but Kay Longcope, the Triangle’s ¯ publisher said she believes the ; fundamentalist’s boycott campaign : backfired on him and brought pressure on ¯ the station to yank the program. "I think it -" [the decision to cancel the program] speaks "_ very well for the people of Austin who really do not believe that Christianity is "- based on hate," Longcope said ¯ Dole Campaign Ad ¯ in DC Gay Paper ¯ WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole’s capital campaign or: ganization has put an ad in the May 3 issue of the WashingtonBladeurgingreaders to : ¯ vote for a slate of committed Dole del¯ egates. An uncommitted slate, including : seven openly gay Republicans is chal¯ lenging the Dole slate, and has already ¯ been endorsed by the District’s local Log ¯ Cabin Club. Many political observers ¯ believe the challenge from the uncommit." tedslate prompted theKansas Republican ¯ andpresurned presidentialnominee’s cam" paagn to put the ad in the paper. The Dole ¯ campaign ad came just days after news ," that Abner Mason, a gay Boston Republi." can activist and Log Cabin Club officer, ¯ would be one of Massachusetts’ GOP ¯" delegates to the Republican National Con." vention in San Diego later this year. Ma¯ son Is a committed Dole delegate. Dole ¯ has had an on-off record with gays during ¯ his currentpresidential campaign. Earlier ¯ this year a $1,000 campaign contribution ¯ from Log Cabin was returned to the groups ¯ PAC organization. Dbleinitially defended ; the returned check, saying he didn’t want ." voters to think he was "buying into some : special rights for any group." But later he ¯ said returning the check had been"a mis; take" and blamed his campaign staff for ; the blunder. Even so, Dole agreed during the caucus campaign in Iowa to sign a ¯ Chi’istian.Coalition pledge opposing samesex mamages. Is Drag Constitutional? FERNDALE, Mich. - The good folks of Ferndale, just outside. Detroit, have become embroiled in a debate over whether some guys putting on dresses to perform in a variety show is constitutionally protected freedom of speech and expression, or if it violates community standards and can therefore be prohibited. The flap has erupted almost a year after the fact, but that liasn’t lowered the heat of the debate over the Lavender Moon Cafe’s drag show after Gay Pride celebrations there last year. City Councilman Robert Paczkow ski has been leading the opposition, and he said recently that "’a lot of people don’t want that kind of a display right in the middle of our central business district." Paczkowski says Lavender Moon’s entertainment license includes restrictions barfing topless dancing, lingerie shows, and any entertainment that"violates community standards," which he says includes guys dressing up as gals. Town OKs Partner Registration BOULDER, Colo. - About the only positive news recently in the growing battle over same-sex relationships came in the purely symbolic form of a domestic partnership re~stration program approved by the Boulder city council. The registry cames no legal benefits, but allows samesex & opposite-sex couples to legally register their relationship with the city clerk’s office. Proponents said the program could make it easier for registered couples to provide proof of their relationships in seeking work-related benefits. Olympic Games: Utah & Cobb Cty. ATLANTA - The 1996 Summer Olympic Games preliminaries are getting underway with the Saturday, April 27, televised start of the torch that starts in Los Angeles and will be relayed across the counto’ to Atlanta where it will light the official Olympic flame for the games there on July 19 - although not quite the way US Olympic officials expected. To begin with, officials at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the torch relay begins, have been complai~ting that they’re had trouble find fig [eaves big enough to cover up the genitals on 2 statues of nude athletes outside the stadium. The cover-up order came from the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Ganges, which said they were concerned that some viewers of the nationally televised ceremony might be offended by the nudi ty. B ut ACOG also has announced that the torch relay would not go through Cobb County outside Atlanta because APERMANENT SOLUTION county commissioners have refused to repeal a 1993 measure that condemns"the homosexual lifestyle." That resolution was also responsible for ACOG’s decision, under pressure from acuvists and rights advocates, to pull scheduled Olympic preliminaries from facilities in the county. Olympic officials, however, said the passage of a measure ~n Utah barring gay dubs at public schools would not make them reroute the torch around the state. Utah Lawmakers Ban Gay Clubs SALT LAKE CITY - Called into special session, the Utah state legislature spent a nasty day enacting a measure that would bar gay and lesbian student groups from public schools in the state, a measure that Gov. Mike Leavitt has already indicated ’he would sign into law and for which he called the special session. The state’s ACLU has already vowed that if the measure is signed into law, as it’s sure to be, it will sue to overturn it. "Not only does it violate the rights of lesbian, gay and straight students," said Carol Gnade of the American Civil Liberties Union in Utah, "but also everyone associated with a Utah high school, including teachers, administrators and volunteers." Under the law just approved by the legislature, school boards will have the authority to restrict or bar any campus club, but in addition, the measure also forces public school officials to ban any that are centered around bigotry, criminal activity or human sexuality. Gov. Mike Leavitt and the measure’s sponsor, Sen. Craig Taylor, insisted that the new law takes back control of campus clubs by allowing school boards to prohibit specific dubs. The Utah attorney general has already indicated that barfing campus clubs that are "controversial" is illegal under the 1984 federal Equal Access Act. Forget Nature-vsNurture; It’s Bingo! MILWAUKEE - A judge has tossed out a civil lawsuit filed by 73-year-old Mary Verdev against a local church, claiming she began having spontaneous orgasms and became sexually attracted to other women after an electronic bingo board fell on her 6 years ago. Verdev’s suit was dismissed "’with prejudice" (meaning she can’t refile the claim) because she refused to be examine by psychologists. Verdev said in her suit that she suffered nearly $90,000 in injuries when the 300-pound bingo board fell from a stage at the church during a bingo night she was attending in 1990. Her suit claimed the accident led to her unusual sexual responses. Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Permanent Hair Removal Carol Anwar, RE, CPE Lic. By Okla, St, Med, Bd. P IAlrERSON REALTORS" LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: ~71-2010 488-0786 Near 71st & Lewis, Call for info. or an-appt, with free consultation. 2642 E. 21st Street ¯ Suite 170 . Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Off: 918-749-8374 ° Res: 918-582-7672 ¯ Fax: 918-747-1795 Where God Uplifts All People Sunday Service, 10:45 am Wednesday Service, 6:30 pm Home Cell Groups, 2nd & 4th Sun. 1623 No. Maplewood, 838-.1715 �Congress Passes Ryan White CARE $ WASHINGTON - The Senate has approved and sent to the White House a measure that increases federal Ryan White CARE Act funds for local care and treatment of people with HIViAIDS to $738 million. The measure passed unanimously by a voice vote in the Senate after being approved on a 402-4 vote in the House the day before. The measure includes a controversial provision, however, that calls for mandatory HIV testing of all newborn infants by the year 2000 if state voluntary testing efforts do not reduce the motherinfant infection rate by then. The issue of mandatory testing of infants has been problematic for many because it necessarily amounts to a virtual inandatory testing of the mother as well. Critics of the provision say ~t may discourage pregnant women from seeking prenatal care altogether. President Clinton has indicated he supports the bill and will sign it into law quickly. Early-Stage Hiding PlaceOf HIV ? NEW YORK - Reporting in tli’e’medical journal Science, researchers say they be~ lieve the mucous’membranes in the throat may be the locatirn where HIV replicates in hiding after individuals are infected with the virus but still show no out,yard signs of the infection. The researchers, led by Ralph Steirmaan of Rockefeller University, said they made the discovery after examining enlarged adenoids removed from 13 patients and found large mnounts of the virus replicating in the glands’ dendritic cells, the inm~une cells found in the membranes. Eleven of the 13 i;ffected people were una~vare at the time tb.at they were l=IIV-positive. ¯ organs ofmostmen. Researchers with the ¯ Institute of Microbiology at the Univer¯ sity of Ferrara in Italy report they found ¯ the KS-related virus, known as KSHV, in 30 of 33 semen samples of health Italian ¯" men - a 91% infection rate. The scientists ¯ also say they found the virusin the urinary ¯ tracts, in the prostates, and other areas of ¯ the genital organs of other health men as ¯ well. The scientists say they believe indi¯ viduals with healthy immune systems can ." live with the virus present in their bodies ¯ without any.apparent problems, but that ¯ when the immune system is weakened, as ¯ it is when infected with HIV, the KS virus ¯ appears to become active. Drug Combo Looks Effective \VASHINGTON - A 73-week study by drug manufacturer Hoffman-La Roche of some 978 AIDS patients has shown that Invirase, the brand name for the firm’s version of the protease inhibitor saquinavir, in combination with the drug ddC, reduced the rate of deaths by more than two-thirds compared to patients taking ddC alone. Saqtunavir has been considered the least impressive of the new protease inhibitors, but the new findings, which have not yet been published, have prompted the drug manufacturer to ask the Food & Drug Administration to allow the new information to be added to the drug’s label. "HIV Cell Infection i AgentIsolated WASHINGTON- Government scientists report they ha~[.e discovered a chemical ¯ clue to why HIV is infectious. Reporting ¯ in the journal Science, researchers at the Nadonal Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases say they have found a pro. tein, which they call "fusin," that must be ¯ present for HIV to infect white blood cells,.the primary target of the virus. Edward A. Berger, who headed the team that made the discovery, said the discovery gives scientists a "new handle on under; standing" how HIV invades cells. "Obvi] onsly this is a potential target for develop. mg new drugs to treat HIV infection," Berger said. "Potentially by coming up ¯ with a drug that blocks the receptor, you CHICAGO - Stanford University researchers report in the Annals oflnternal : might block the .ability of HIV to repliMedicine that the new polymerase chain ¯ cate." The researchers cautioned, howreaction (PCR) AIDS test, which is based " ever, that there were still~ many mysteries ¯ about the virfis that need to be answered. on the presence of elements of DNA from HIV in the body, is less reliable than older ¯¯ Among other things, they noted that HIV tests that rely on the presence of antibod- ¯ attaches itself to some types Of immune cells in the early stages of the infection ies to the virus. The researchers found that even with the daborate precautions re- ~ without using fusin. This means HIV quiredin PCR testing, the results return 5 ¯ comes in variations that connect to CD4 cells and some other molecular cofactor umes as many false results as the more ¯ or cofactors on these cells. Berger said widely used antibody testing methods. PCR testing is also significantly more ¯ that potential, drugs that block, the fusin receptor on cells could only do part of the expensive and costs between $150 and job in combating HIV. $200, compared to standard antibody tests, which range in price from $5 to $50. The advantage of the PCR test is that it can be administered earlier: to newborns because other tests rely on the formation of antibodies to the"virus, which often don’t ¯ BOSTON - Researchers with the Nashow up for 6 months following infection. ¯ tional Institute of Allergy & Infectious ¯ Diseases have reported in the New En~ gland Journal of Medicine that tetanus ¯ shots can cause a dramadc ~ncrease in the reproduction of HIV in the body. After BOSTON - A report in the New England ¯ g~ving tetanus shots to people infected Journal of Medicine says the virus that is ; with HIV, the researchers found they had a 2- to 36-fold increase in HIV believed responsible for Kaposi’s sarlevels. The scientists also found that coma, a rare cancer that strikes many AIDS patients, is found in the sexual ~ blood samples from uninfected individu- New PCR Test for HIV Is Less Reliable Increase in HIV After Tetanus Shots KS Virus May Be Common in All Men SCOTT ROBISON’S PRESCRIPTIONS Serving Tulsan’s Since 1947 Major credit cards In-store charges or Direct insurance billing for your convenience! 3 locationsto serve you: Hillcrest Physician’s Building 1145 So. Utica 743-2351 Utica Square Area 1560 East 21st, Ste. 104 743-2351 The Plaza 8146-D South Lewis 299-1790 B u er- S tttrrt Furteral Home Cemetery - Funeral Home - Crematory At Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home, you and your family will be treated with dignity, compassion, and pride. Whether it is your given or chosen fami’ly who needs our services, you can be who and what youare and you will not be discriminated against, We offer our exclusiveS2820 complete funeral plan, no added costs. If you have a policy somewhere else, you can transfer your policy to us, and may be due a cash refund if you paid more for what yod have now. Ouijourney through life should be done with pride; shouldn’t our journey through death be done with pride as well? For more information, please all Russell Langley-Stumpff at 918-5877000 for all of your pre-need arrangements. (insurance policies are available with no health questions asked) 2103 East Third Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 918-587-7000 Supporting Tulsa’s Gay & Lesbian Community �als who had been given the same tetanus shots more readily became infected with HIV after the injections. Researchers said the dramatic increase in HIV production appears to only last about 6 weeks, so the benefits of tetanus shots generally outweighs the temporary surge in HIV levels for most patients. Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 South Lewis Are you looking for a relaxed, amicable, private atmosphere for therapy? Our office provides a level o! confidentiality and comfort that enhances teh therapeutic process. Blood Heat Treatment Gets OK ~For further Information, c~ll ~43:4i 17 Leah Hunt, MSW Della Blackburn, CADC LOS ANGELES - The Indiana-based HemoCleanse Inc. has been given approval by the Food & Drug Administration to expand testing of its blood-heating treatment of people infected with HIV. The 2nd phase of the trials will include 2hour treatments at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette, Ind., and the Harbor-UCLA Research & Education Institute in Los Angeles. HemoCleanse’s treatment, similar to kidney dialysis, involves slowly drawing all a patient’s blood from his body in small quantifies and heating it to 108 degrees Fahrenheit before infusing it back into his body. The idea behind the treatment is that HIV is sensitive to even small increases in temperature and would be destroyed in massive quantities by the treatment. Sixty patients will be divided into 2 groups during the trials. One group will receive 2 treatments each - the first for 1 hour, and the 2nd fo~ 2 hours. The other group will serve as a control group and will not receive the heat treatment, but will remain on standard HIV drug therapy. Judy ¯Seymour,Taylor, CADC RichardReeder, MS Serving a Diverse Community 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 Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method By &for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities.. Monday & Thursday evenings: 7-8:30 pm for testing, .7-9 pm for results. Daytime testing, Mon-Thurs by appointment. TOHR Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights 742-2927 4158 South Harvard, Suite-E-2 2 doors east of the HIV Resource Consortium Look for our banner on testing nights¯ HIV & Gene Therapy " Research BOSTON" - Researchers report in the journal Science that use of a genetically benign version of HIV may be the key to an important breakthrough in gene therapy treatment, serving as the carrier system or "vector" to deliver therapeutic genes to target cells in the human body. Researchers with the Salk Institute in San Diego and the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Mass., have reported that they successfully used the HIV vector to inject therapeutic genes in the cells of live rats in laboratory experiments, ff the use of the HIV vector proves as successful inhuman gene therapy, the researchers say it could be a potentially important treatment for such genetic disorders as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and Alzheimer’s dis- Genetically Altered AIDS Vaccine Fails BE!’HESDA, Md. - Government officials say a 5-year study of the genetically engineered AIDS vaccine, gpl60, has shown the prevention effort is not effective in halting the progress of the disease in people. The study, one of the first of its kind, used the Microgenesys experimental vaccine and was a joint venture between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease in conjunction with private medical facilities. With some 600 military and civilian volunteers, the study showed no improvement in their ability to fend off the infection. gin, transmission and statistics of infection for each community, and (b) quarantine those known to be infected and practicing high-risk behavior. Page 7-8, SEXUAL PERVERSION Plank 1-3~ Homosexuality is not an alternate lifestyle, a genetic abnormality or a civil rights matter, but is instead a consciou~ individual choice of an abominal sin practice. Such behavior has been a major factor in the demise of societies from Sodom and Gomorra to the Empires of Ottoman, Greece and Rome. Homosexlaal behavior is the principle cause of the spread of AIDS in America. We, therefore, condemn not the person but the practice of homosexual behavior, and oppose the ominous political powers being given homosexuals in the United States. We believe that the practice of homosexuality is an abomination before God and a perversion of the natural law and is indicative of severe diseases. We believe that legislation condoning homosexuality would confer public acceptability of this activity and would lead inexorably to the destruction of our nation. Plank 4-6: We believe that homosexuals, sodomites, and other sexually perverse people shonl~i not be entitled to special or extraordinarY rights. We affirm that homosexual behavior is not a constitutionally protected right and that homosexuals area behavi~al group not deserving of special protection under the law. Because homosexuals are not deserving of minority status, we oppose all "’Gay Rights" legislation. We urge that federal and state funding we withheld from all states and or municipalities that enact homosexual "fights" legislation. Plank 8+9: We support the retention and enforcement of sodomy laws in Oklahoma. We urge vigorous arrest and pros.ecufion of all those violating laws regardxng the promotion of homosexual behavior. Plank 17+18: Toprotect family values, we urge that those promotiug an alternative lifestyle by restricted from positions of influence of minor children. \Ve do not recognize homosexuality as a normal lifestyle, therefore we oppose any mandated education curriculum or special rights based on affirmative action for ho~ mosexuals. Plank 20+21: We strongly oppose permitring homosexuals to teach in the public school systems. We oppose the hiring of homosexual teachers, administrators, or counselors. Hank 22-24: We oppose the establishment of homosexual dubs in schools. We hold that portraying the homosexual lifestyle in any positive manner in our schools is heresy. We oppose the National Education Association’s efforts to promote the homosexual agenda in our nation’s schools. Plank 27-29: We submit that legally recognized marriages to be limited to a traditional monogamous heterosexual relationship, with only these mamages allowed current tax and legal benefits. We oppose same-sex marriages. We support federal and state legislation prohibiting legal recognition of same sex "marriages" in the event such unions are made legal by another state. Hank- 30: We believe that the federal government should alter appointments and employment practices that would place homosexuals in sensitive and responsible positions. �benefiting Tulsa Area AIDSAgencies June 21&221996 Warren Place Doubletree Hotel Dinner, Cash Bar and Performance ’96 Pride Picnic TICKETS ON SALE AT ALL CARSON ATTRACTIONS OUTLETS OR BY PHONE: 584-2000 JUNE 15 Noon - 5:00 prn Opening Ceremony, lpm ¯¯ Blessing by the Rev. Leslie Penrose ¯ Welcome by TOHR president Debbie Starnes ¯ Performances by local entertainers, including Miss Gay Tulsa & Miss Tulsa USofA, and Tulsa Family Chorale! 550 N. Memorial Kacie Gordon pager: 672-8905 Joni Ledbetter pager 670-5664 Any Sale - 2% over invoice with ad. Throughout the afternoon, ¯ DJ will provide music throughout the day ¯ Booths with vendors, community organization info., crafts, etc. ¯ Food for modest cost ¯ Free beverage.s ¯ Volleyball & tennis court available ¯ Kids’ playground ¯ Security provided all day ¯ Closing ceremony, with benediction by RF Renfro & Freedom Balloon Extravaganza! If you want to have a "booth," call Tom at 583-1248 before June 1st. Be a part of the Pride Picnic! - To volunteer, call 743-4297. Edison St. ~ Sunday Services 11:00 am ¯ Wednesday Services 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm Choir Practice ¯ Thurs. 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group I To do justice, love mercy & to walk humbly zoith our God... Micah 6:8 5451-E South Mingo Tulsa, OK 74146 . (918) 622-1441 To Sand Springs, 1-412 Directions: From Tulsa, take Keystone Expressway West towards Sand Springs. Exit Gilcrease Rd. turn right (North) on Gilcrease Road to Edison St. and turn right (East) on Edison, go about 1/2 mile. Owen Park is on the right. Parking is on the Southeast corner of the park, near Roosevelt School. 1-244 Tulsa (Downtown) �7 LSA FAMI.LY NEWS COMMUNITY CALE R SUNDAYS Agape’ Christian Fellowship Service, 10:30 am & 7 pm Sheridan Center, Suite H 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 Bless the Lord At All .Times Christian Center Sunday School, 9:45 am Worship Service, 11 am 262To East 1 lth 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist) Worship Service, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Family of Faith Metro. Comm. Church Adult Sunday School, 9:15 Worship Service, 11 am 545 I-E South Mingo. Info: 622-1441 Metro. Comm. Church of Greater Tulsa Worship Service, 10:45am 1623 N. 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Mingo, 622-1441 Narcotics Anonymous Lambda Bowling League ¯ Friends & Family Prayer & Bible Study Meets weekly at 11 pm Sheridan Lanes ¯¯ HIV/AIDS Support Group 7:30 pm 2627-B East 1 lth HIV Testing TOHR Clinic i Confidential support for 8:45 pm 7 pro, call for location: Call 583-7815 for info. Walk in testing: 7 - 8:30 pm. recovering addicts. 3121 S. Sheridan 749-7898 Results hours: 7 - 9 pm Community of Hope Family Of Faith MCC Info: 742-2927 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 PFLAG Family AIDS Grief Group Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm Support Group Butler/Stumpff Choir Practice 7:30 pm Tulsa Family Chorale NAMES Project 2nd Monday of month, ¯ Funeral Home 5451-E South Mingo. Weekly practice, 9:30 pm AIDS Memorial Quilt 6:30 pm 2103 E. 3rd St. Call 622-1441 for info. Lola’s 2630 E. 15th Sewing Bees 4154 S, Harvard Call for time: 587-7000 3rd Sat. of each month Info: 749-4901 Community of Hope PFLAG Family AIDS Info: 748-3111 Alternative Skating Support Group (United Methodist) 8:30 - 11 pm, 241-2282 Service for Peace, 6:30 pm Ist & 3rd Thursdays OTHER GROUPS OTHER GROUPS $4, Sand Springs Skate Bible Study, 7 pm 4154 S. Harvard, 749-4901 TOHR Helpline 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Gay & Lesbian Student Daily 8-10 pm Alternatives For info. or to volunteer: Association TNAAPP Weekly social events for TJC Southeast Campus, 743:GAYS Tulsa Native American LGBT men & women, 7 pm Info:-631-7632 Info: 646-5503 The Technicians, Leather AIDS Prevention ProJect Support group org., Info c/o 621-5597 SWAN-Sip~gle Women’s for Gay & Bi Native ¯ Substance Abuse T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform Activ@ Network Ameri&m Men, 6 pm Support Group & Leather Seekers Assoc. Call 832-2121 at Community of Hope for persons with HIViAIDS Info: 838-1222 1703 E. 2nd 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. G 582-7225 or 584-4983 3-4:30 pm, hffo: 749-4194 MAY 17-19 Herland Sister Resources Retreat Roman Nose State Park Registration deadline: 5/15 Info: 2312 NW 39th, OKC 73112 HIVIAIDS & SpiritualitylWholeness Retreat for Women, Info: 488-9215 SATURDAY, MAY 18 Pride Picnic Benefit, Lola’s 2630 E. 15th, 749-1563 SUNDAY, MAY 19 Interfaith AIDS Minitries 13th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial & Mobilization 3 pro, St. Peter’s Episcopal, 9100 E. 21St Info: 438-2437 SATURDAY, JUNE 8 TOHR Citywide Pride Prom All ages, alcohol-free dance 8 pm, Alan Chapman Activity Cti. TU, Dignity/Integrity Meeting Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Episcopalians 5 pm, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church 5635 E. 71st, Info: POB 701044, 74170 SUNDAY, JUNE 9 Pride Picnic Benefit, Concession~ 3340 S. Peoria, 744-0896 MONDAY, JUNE 10 PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group, 6:30 pm Social and Refreshments. 7 pm General Meeting, 7:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Info: 749-4901 SATURDAY, JUNE 1 Ecumenical Pride Worship Service 6 pm, St. Jerome’s hosting at The Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria Info: Father Rick, page 646-7116 SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Tulsa Pride Picnic Noon - 5pm. Owen Park 560 No. Maybelle, Info: 583-1248 SUNDAY, JUNE 2 Pride Picnic Benefit - The Tool Box 1338 E. 3rd, 584-1308 SUNDAY, JUNE 16 Family ofFaith MCC Father’s Day Service With Father Rick Hollingsworth 11 am, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 TUESDAY, JUNE 4 TOHR, PFLAG & Rainbow Business Guild present Cece Cox, pres. of the Dallas Gay & Lesbian Alliance 7 pm, Chouteau Ran, Chapman Ctr, TU, Dinner: $10, Speech: free,Info: 743-4297 JUNE 21 a 22 Follies Revue, Inc. Follies ’96 Salutes the Movies! 6 pm, Doubletree Hotel, Warren PlaCe $125 & $40, Info: 437-0201 FRIDAY, JUNE 7 Safe Haven Lake Cookout. Social gathering for young adults, 18-30 8 pm, Family of Faith MCC 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 Pride Picnic Benefit - The Silver Star 1565 S. Sheridan, 834-4234 SUNDAY, JUNE 23 Statewide Pride Rally & Parade Speaker: Donna Red Wing ’92 Advocate Woman of the Year 1:30 pro, Memorial Park, NW 35th & Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City Info: 743-4297 or 405-791-0202 ever by seeing any or all of the following benefit shows: Lola’s on May 18th, the Toolbox hosted by Sensuous on May 26th by J.D. Jamett and the Silver Star on June 7th. What can I say, this last month truly did This month I’m proud to feature, not an have its showers and flowers. The turnestablishment, but a community within about show at the Silver Star was a rose. our .community, Community of Hope. It’s that never smelled more sweeter, & the not just a church, but a place where you staff truly did surprise themselves when feel like a person, not just a number.Leslie they let their less masculine sides show. Penrose is the pastor.She’is one of these On the other hand, the Miss Gay Tulsa rare people you are truly proud to call a America at the Perfriend. This church has forming Arts Center a lot tO offer, for ex, got rained on- no fault ample, chances to of the orgamzers or work in the commuperformers. The tech.nity through programs nical staff at the P.A.C. like their RAIN team constantly missed training, feeding the lighting and sound homeless, meals on cues - what happened? .wheels, small sympoOur sympathies to the siums on a variety of entertainers and orga- Kelly Green, Miss Gay Tulsa America different subjects, and runners-up, JJ Gentry & Sugarbaker nizers. social events such as This next month small dinner groups holds alot of fun things and movie nights. I’ll todo starting with Rensay it a again- it’s not egades" annual just achurch but a comGayFest (May 17- 19) munity! Services are which features Dark very convenient on Shadows (drag in Sunday evening at broad daylight!) and 6pm at 1703 East 2nd other fun things tO do Street. Giveit achance, all outside. That same Monique Foster, the new Miss Silver Star you may just like it. weekend, you may & Bobbi Sue Summers OK, OK, boy, did I venture back inside on open up a big make-up ¯ May 17 for a live performance by Abigail ¯ case with the Queen of the Month (see ¯ at Concessions that should very entertainletter to the editor). Sorry Katherine, but ing then : licking may face does constitute begging. May 23, the Red Ribbon Ice Revue call ¯ Well, this month’s Queen of the Month is ¯ 254-7272 for more details. In June, don’t constandyhelpingpeople- doingbenefits forget Miss Northeastern Oklahoma ¯ &helping as aresearchnurse on HIV drug USofA at The Silver Star (June 23). : studies.That’s right, Danny (TeraTaneal), ¯ youareMay’sQueenoftheMonth.Thanks Pride Picnic Update Show your pride in the community and : for all your hard work! Till then, see ya out + about. help make this year’s Pride Picnic the best OUT + ABOUT �Fina y....Unity Gardens A final resting place in peace, unity and pride... located in Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery 4300 E. 91st Street South On 91st Street between Yale & Harvard. Unity Gardens has been designed for the Gay and Lesbian Community, and those who support our unity. Did you know that there is no cemetery in Tulsa that will allow companions to be buried together recognizing them as a couple, or~’recognizing your sexual orientation as an individual? Actually there is no place in the United-States who will, UNTIL NOW~ We are the first celnetery in the United States to offer a special section of our cemetery just for Gays & Lesbians, and their family and friends. We offer burial spaces, columbarium for cremated remains, and scattering gardens with a memorial wall, in this new-ly expanded and renovated-section of Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The Pride flag will proudly fly in the center of Unity Gardens to always remind us of our struggle in life for unity and pride. If you have purchased a plot elsewhere, you may be able to transfer or trade your burial plots. For more information, please call Russell Langley-Stumpff at 918-587-7000. ***Owned and operated by Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home*** �¯ A Friendly Place to Stay ¯ ¯ ¯ KING’S HI-WAY INN ¯ ¯ ¯ MCC of the Living Spring .... a community of friends... ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Rev. Kermie Wohlenhaus Pastor ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ "96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62 W Eureka Springs, AR 72632 (501) 253-7311 1-800-231-1442 Jerry A. Wilson, owner We welcome you to attend! 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May 30th through June 2nd ¯ live attitude, which clearly appeals to the By Allan Beard, Baltimore GayPaper Like most other gay resort areas, ¯ many thOUsands of lesbians and gay men Provincetown shares the three traits all ¯ that flock there every, summer. The village has two main streets, Comheld in common - sun, sand and surf. And like its southern sister city Key West, it is " mercial Street and Bradford Street, which a remote village located on a narrow strip ¯ run parallel for nearly three miles. They of land jutting out into the Adantic Ocean, ¯ are intersected by numerous smaller streets beginning at the harbor and continuing accessible only to those who seek it out. ¯ back to the dunes. It is a town filled with One does not pass through Key West or guest houses, restaurants, galleries, bouProvincetown; one goes there to be there. And while Provincetown’ s waters are sig- : tiques and shops. It also has its share of ¯ typical beach community tourist businificandy cooler than those of Florida’s southern most city, it is not the water that ¯ .nesses, but in Provincetown they don’t attracts tens of thousands of lesbians and ¯ seem to intrude on the town’s quiet chargay men to this Massachusetts Cape Cod ¯ acter. The Provincetown Business Guild repvillage each year - it’s the lesbians and ¯ resents more than 200 businesses that gay men that is the attraction. Just who first walked the sandy beaches ¯ welcome lesbian and gay tourists. Founded in 1978 the guild is dedicated to enhancthat surround Provincetown is in little ¯ ing the vacation experience of gay people doubt. And while Native Americans can lay claim to the cape, it was the white ¯ , visiting the cape. Lesbian and gay life is readily visible to anyone visiting the town. European immigrants who built the fishCouples stroll the shop lined streets ann mg village that was to become ~n arm with barely notice given them. On Provincetown. Pilgrims from the May the beach thousands of hard bodied men flower first walked ashore in 1620; a and buffed lesbians swim, play and sun monument commemorating that event themselves in the confidence of a shared stands’ atop High Pole Hill overlooking appreciation of their diversity. At night a the town an harbor. not-so subtle sexual energy takes over the For the most part, Provincetown grew town’s main streets as hundreds head to up over three centuries as a fishing vilnightclubs and restaurants to party with lage. Filled with the homes and shops of a old acquaintances and new -found friends. 18thcentury fishing village, Provincetown It is an atmosphere suited perfectly to the is rich in period architecture with an imfriendly, open lifestyle of this .country’s pressive harbor and quaint atmosphere many lesbian and gay communities. one comes to expect from a New England To increase gay visibility and promote port town. It is surrounded by beaches, gay pride, the ProvincetOwn Business dunes and the Atlantic. Isolated at the end Guild plans special events year-round. of Cape Cod, Provincetown has long atFor information on these events and to tracted artists,individualists and free spirmake travel arrangement~,call Vanes sa at its. Very much like Key West, the 3,700 International Tours at - 341-6866. year-round residents have a live-and-let- OK, so maybe you don’t have the time or money to go as far as Provincetown but you still need a get-away and it’s got to be a Gay-friendly place, and affordable! For all that, you can’t beat Eureka Springs. This Victorian jewel has got to have one of the highest per capita Lesbian/Gay/Bi populatious in the country. And therefore, you can count on finding a friendly family welcome. In fact, it’s possible to spend most of your resting and dining time in Gay or very Gay friendly establishments. This writer can personally recommend the food at DeVito’s and dined with Jim & Brent at the restaurant the guys had before they opened the well-regarded Bistro. While we haven"t tried Autumn Breeze, we hear it’s excellent also. Lod~ng can vary from the very convenient Kings Hi-Way Inn overlooking a ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ , ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ lovely valley to the unique bed & breakfast experience of the Woods or Rock Cottage Gardens or the views of Pond MountainLodge. For very reasonable and historic rooms, check out the Park Basin Hotel. In between earing and sleeping, there are many shops to checkout. They range from tourist tacky to worksof art. One of the most interesting selections is at Crazy Bone. And be sure to stop in ’to see MC and Linda, the new ownersofthe Emerald Rainbow, providing locals, and visitors with Pride stuff and mo~e..: NoW if you need more.detailed informarion about all your Options in Eureka Springs, track down Jan & Kim with P.I.M.P.S. who kiaow what’s available. And if like many others, you decide to check out local properties, stop by McClung Realty - they can help. Adult Accommodations Eureka Springs.Blues Festival Stop by our house for a taste of local flavor. Dine outside on the patio & porch or in our three beautiful dining rooms. Fine food at an affordable price. Gay.owned, Operated & Rainbow Proud In Eureka Springs, Arl~nsas Craftsman-style cottages with beautiful views of the woods and wildlife -.Tucked on top of the Ozark Mountains. just a few rmnutes walk to the Historic Village of Eureka Springs. 501/253-8281 Frank Gr~.en Jr., Host - 50 Wall Street - Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 �play. AIDS, of course, is a topic of a few of Reviewed by Barry Hensley these plays. Victor .Bumbalo’s "What Tulsa City-County Library Are Tuesdays LaKe. takes place in a OK, all of you budding Laurence hospital waiting room. "The Baltimore Oliviers, take notice! ff acting is your Waltz," by Paula Vogel and "Lonely profession 9r just a fun hobby, and you’re Planet," by Steven Dietz deal with AIDS having trouble finding quality plays that in more intangible ways. speak to gays and lesbians, here is the Another interesting entry, "It’s Our book for you. "The Actor’s Book of Gay Town, Too," by Susan Miller, is just what and Lesbian Plays" pulls together sevenyou might think: a bare stage, queer verteen plays, chosen by sion . of Thornton editors (and playWilder’s "Our Town." wrights), Eric Lane and ...One d the-most "Cater,Waiter," by Eric Nina Shengold. is a funny, ironic, interesting aspects of Lane, The criteria for a ten-minute piece about play’s inclusion in this these plays is that not "eighty-seven gay men anthologyis thatitmust and three lesbians servall of them premiered ing dinner tO a buncha have gay or lesbian characters, queer Reagan cronies" at a. in New York or Los themes or be of interest Republican fundraiser. to the gayand lesbian A~ngeles. One hasd.lts With the current community,regardless boom of successful first performance m of the playwright’s queer-themed films, own sexual orientation. like "Jeffrey" and "The Shepherdstown, The plays vary widely, Bird~ge," it shouldn’t, West Virginia... from one-acts to full be long until more gay length, comic and draand lesbian friendly matic, some interesting while others less " plays start showing.up onstage in midso, and a range o_f styles and cast sizes. : America. When they do, "The Actor’s One of the most interesting aspects of ¯ Book of Gay and Lesbian Plays" will be these plays is that not all of them pre- ; an excellent resource. mieredin New York or Los Angeles. One ¯ Check for this book, and others on had its .first performance in ¯ similar subjects, at your local branch liShepherdstown, West Virginia~ and an- ¯ brary or call the Readers Services departother was first heard over the air as a radio ’ ment at the CentrallLibrary, 596-7966. READ ALL ABOUT IT by James Christjohn, Entertainment Notes ¯ To all of you who expressed interest, & While it might seem so at times, this ¯ didn’t put your body where your mouth is column is not just about me being pee- ¯ in terms of your presence in the theatre vish. It is about a much wider concern of " seat, you’ve helped to kill gay theatre. ¯ mine. If there is no gay theatre in Tulsa, it’s To those in the gay & lesbian communot that the shows aren’t produced or ¯ nity whom I have heard complaining that people aren’t interested in doing them; ¯ thereisn’t enough gay theatre, that there is it’s because you weren’t there when the an audience for these shows, that no the- ¯ shows were produced. Even when, as in atre in town is brave enou,,h to do these .. this case, the productions are free to the kinds of shows; I have only one thing to ¯ public! You have no one to blame but say. Where were you? yourselves. So don’t let Several shows durme hear anyone in the To those... ing the TU weekend of community bemoaning One-acts touched on "the lack of gay plays P" ’ ~ gay issues, mine and here, because it’s your t" here lsn t enough Gabriel Washam’s own fault they aren’t "’Diaries" blatandy so. being done. Gay theatre, I had incredible support BACP produced an that there is from Professor Cook ( excellent production of Thank you!), who feels Harvey Fierstein’s"On an audlenee ~or these plays are imporTidy Endings" some tant to have done, an months back_. The night these shows... incredible cast, & itwas Tom & I attended, only free, for heaven’ s sake ! 1/4 of the house was You missed a great set filled. And I know thln¢ to say. of shows. there’s enough queens Where were you? You had the chance in this town to have to say, with your presfilled the theatre. ence, that there is an audience for these " Sad thing is, many students & faculty. shows, that these shows will draw folks ¯¯ were talking about doing a production of in, that there is a reason to see these shows "Falsettoland" at TU. The higher ups were produced. ." concerned that people wouldn’t come. As Gerald Miller said, "Ain’t gonna ¯ One ofmy goals with HIVariations, I’d happen". He and I spoke of Gay theatre in ¯ hoped, was to prove that there was an ¯ Tulsa when he was managing Theatre audience. With the lack of community ¯ Tulsa. His take was that there wasn’t an support of HIVariations, indeed all the audience. Tom and I argued the point, and ¯¯ shows that weekend, it seems unlikely I now feel his comments were, sadly, that this Falsetto, or other shows like it, ¯ justified. will be produced. 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There is quite a know that lots of decent restaurants exist ¯ variety of interesting and worthwhile WITH THIS COUPON AND A BATH PURCHASE in our Capital Cowtown at which they can ¯ places in this area. Anchoring the comer cozy up to the chuckwagon. ¯ spot on i-44 is Portobello (expensive), Coupon Expires Pet Food Just like Tulsa, most of the national ¯ featuring Tuscan style Italian food and June 29, 1996 franchises and chain restaurants have : Italian language tapes in the restrooms. Toys & Supplies stores in Oklahoma City which are con- ¯ Another long time Italian spot is Flip’s 3311 S. Peoria centrated in the Quail Springs Mall area ¯ -Wine Bar and Trattoria (moderately Grooming & Boarding I ¯ on Memorial between May and Pennsyl~ ¯ expensi.ve), at Grand Boulevard, with a Tulsa Pickup & Delivery I vania; near Baptist Hospital at Northwest ¯ great selection of by-the-glass wines and (918) 744-5556 Service Available Expressway and Lake Hefner Parkway; ¯ decent food--be sure to check out the .I in"oiltown" at Interdaily specials. At state 40 and Merid64th Street, you will After all, ian; and down on the . find the excellent south side along InMetro Wine Bar half of the fun terstate 240 between Bistro (expentraveling_is discovering and Western and May sive, reservations 3213 E. 15th St. Avenues. But why advised), serving rethe local euMne. 20TH CENTURY FURNISHINGS eat at some place you ,trial French cuiWed-Sat 10-5 Sun 12-4 can visit at home? And, surprisingly, sine, nightly meat 749-3620 After all, half of the and fish specials, and Oklahoma City tim of traveling to creamy, chilled exotic locations is vichyssoise to die probably has a lot discovering the local for. Across the street more decent non-chain cuisine.And, surprisin: Nichols Hills ingly, Oklahoma restaurants than Tulsa. Plhza is the single City probably has a best restaurant in the lot more decent nonst~ite of Oklahoma, ¯ the.Coach House (veryexpensive, reserchain restaurants than Tulsa. ¯ First, a few words of warning: Many vataons required, dres~ code), featuring ¯ H~rry Bel-toi~, Knoll 1952 rodeoers will be staying at the Northwest Worship Service,~.~.3.~) am e}quisitely prepared Atnerican haute cuiHilton or at the ever popular Habana Inn ¯ sine and impeccable ~ervice. Everyone Sheridan Center, ~’~ite H, both of which have in house dining facili- ¯ should experience the artistry of Chef 21st & Sheridan, 599-7688 ties. Let’s just say that you’ll want to eat ~ Kurt Fleishfresser and the elegance of the off the premises. And don’t even think : Coach House at least once in their lifeabout room service. . time. Crawling back to Western, at 67th’is \¥qaen you are in downtown OKC, be ¯ the Iguana Lounge (moderate) which is advised that. there is no place wonderful, ¯ billed as Acapulco cuisine but we have to and the Myriad Convention Center food is ¯ call it avant garde Mexican, and their new deadly. Nearby though are La Roea Mexi- .: patio should be open by rodeo time. An can Restaurant a couple.of blocks west ¯ excellent sushi bar is Tokyo Japanese of the Myriad on Rent and there are ¯ Restaurant (expensive), just south of always the various trendy (translate: long ¯ Wilshire, which serves Sapporo beer and ¯ lines, small servings, big prices) estabsushi as good as any Japanese restaurant ¯ lishments and the onmipresent Spaghetti we’ve visited in the United States. Way ’96 ECLIPSE SPYDER Warehouse in Bricktown several blocks : up north at 80th is Let’s Barbecue (inexeast o.f the Myriad. The Bricktown Brew- ¯¯ pensive), with basic down home smoked CONVERTIBLE GS ery is, in our opinion, the Oklahoma meats and occasionally fried catfish (if $22,835 microbrewery serving up the best beer ¯ you remember Let’s at 66th Street, that made in Oklahoma (but don’t get your ¯ location, now closed, went to Let’s exhopes up about the food)¯ We just wish the ¯ wife in the divorce, and Leo moved north). Oklahoma legislature didn’t make the ¯ A couple of other spots popular with the ¯ microbreweries water the beer to 3.2. capital city gay crowd include the Painted Several formerly popular northwest : Desert (inexpensive) at 36th and Shartel, spots are now closed, such as Doc’s at ¯ whichis your basic burger bar, Pepperoni 63rd and Western, Rita’s del Rio on May ¯ G~ill (moderately expensive) in Penn across from the Northwest Hilton, Pump’s ¯ Square Mall by Dillard’s with eclectic at Grand and \Vestem, Interurban in ¯" Italian food, and Bellini’s (expensive) at Fifty Penn Place, and Magnolia Cafe at 63rd and Pennsylvania, which serves up 66th and Western: We’re also sad to re- ¯ northern Italian themed food and dellport that due to the new conservative : cious bellini’s (a peach and champagne Christian ownership of United Founder’s ¯ cocktail) with a view of the swan pond Tower, the Eagle’s Nest, with its 360 ¯ and outdoor seating-- enter from the parkdegree revolVing view of Lake Hefner " ing garage_ under the Waterford office and northwest Oklahoma City, has closed ¯ building. its doors. Never fear, though, there are ¯ Those looking for Oriental foods will still lots of fun places to dine and frolic. ¯ be excited to spend time in Oklahoma While on Oklahoma City’s infamous ¯ City s Little S aigon area centered at North 39th Street Strip, many readers may re- ," west 23rd and Classen. We particularly member the gastronomically challenging recommend Lido (moderate) at 24th and Family Diner, a classic greasy spoon. : Military (just off Classen near the milk But better days have come to that loca- ¯ bottlebuilding), which has excellent Viettion, and completely new proprietors have : namese food in an elegant setting, and is established the gay owned and operated ¯ popular with many of the state’s powerPifion Care (moderate cost), which fea- " ful--we’ve run into Governor Waiters tures lots of Southwestern style entrees, ¯ and several Supreme Court justices here. heavy on the pasta and chicken, and, while ¯ Check out the dim sum at Grand House notan all-night establishment, does stay : (moderate),just across the street from the open until 2 a.m., and 3 a.m. on weekends. see Food, page 14 &TICK of �milk bottle. One of our favorite Chinese restaurants is Dumpling House (moderate) on 23rd just east of Classen, which is patronized by many Chinese and Vietnamese youth (be sure to ask for the English menu). Another excellent Vietnamese and Chinese place is Mirawa (moderate), a bit farther east on 23rd. For Korean food, try Sharon Gardens (inexpensive) on 23rd west of Classen, and for Thai, go to Sala Thai (inexpensive) just a couple of blocks farther west. If seeing all those cowboys wrangle beef on the hoof has you hankering for a big juicy steak, you can’t go wrong with Cattleman’s Care (moderately expensive) in Stockyards City, Exchange Street south of 1-40 (ask for directions). In the Remington Park area at Northeast 50th and Kelly is one of our favorites, Sleepy Hollow (expensive), which has no menus, but serves up big delicious bowls of mashed potatoes, ~avy, and peas family style and huge, wonderful steaks to its horseman and jockey clientele. You can get decent barbecued ribs and an all you can eat special at Oklahoma County Line (moderately expensive) on Northeast 63rd between Kelly and Eastern. And, when the budget gets a little thin, you can find an excellent chicken fried steak sandwich at Chuck House (inexpensive) at Northwest Tenth and Meridian. This should be a big enough list of the better places in Oklahoma City to keep rodeo-goers well fed for one weekend. Just remember, we have McDonald’s in Tulsa. Bon appetit, cowboy. How To Do It First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. You may bring additional attention to your ad with: Bold Headline - $1 Ad in capital letters - $1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2 Ad in box - $2 Ad reversed - $3 Tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Please type or print your ad. Count the number of words. (A word for our purposes is a group of letters or numbers separated by a space.) 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(Oklahoma City) =20529 HELP ME WITH MY FIRST TIME Tommy 23 6’1 180 blonde/blu bi curious Iookingfor experienced bi or gay WM 21-35 looking for someone to be my coach, like outdoor activities and sports, romantic evenings at home(Oklahoma City) =34032 TIRED OF BEING SINGLE GWM, 28, blonde hair, green eyes, restaurant mana~ter seeks others into mo~ies, romance and ire~ fulfillment. If you’re ready to pursue a long term relationship, give me a call. (Oklahoma City) =19508 3) To pick-up messages from your existing ad Call: the 900 number & Press the star key (.) ATHLETIC MEN Michael 5’10, 145, sandy blond/blue, like to rollerblade movies and swim looking for athletic body builder lyre man, masculine and versatile and have a goal time give me a call (Oklahoma City) =34176 Due to our large volume of calls if you can’t get thru, simply try your call later. 900 blocked? Try 1-800-863-9200. VISA/MC. Questions Call: 1-415-281-3183 LOCAL ACTION PREFERRED GWM, 28, 6’~ 175, brown hair and eyes, seeks oca dudes for whatever happens. Leave me a detailed message. (Muskogee) =32979 YOURS FOR THE TAKING GWM, feminine, 20, 5’i 1", 180, seeks extremely dominant and masculine men who know wh~ they want and know how to get it. (Muskogee) ~32814 Recording your ad: Figure out what you want to say before calling in. Write down what you want to say. Keep it short and simple. Just describe yourself and Our computerized system will walk you through the rest. Have a pen ready to write down your box number. HOWDY GUYS:) GWM, 28, 6’, brown hair and eyes,160, seeks local guys fer fen and mare. (Muskogee) =17409 PLAYTIME GWM, 5’10", 170, seeks others forfun and more. (Norman) ~33138 BEYOND BAR LIFE GWM, 18, smoker, seeks lhat Mr. Right for a spe~.ial relationship. Please be drug/disease/b~r free and be ready .to:be a friend wilh hopeless romantic teedencles. (North Central) =18212 YOUR PLACE OR MINE? GWM, 5’6", brown hair, blue eyes, seeks others, 18-30, for fun and more. This is definitely a no strings attached situation. Call me. (Oklahoma City) =11041 NO FAT’S OR FEM’S GWM, 23, HIV-, 6’5", 190, brown hair and eyes~ good looking, LPN, career oriented, varied interests, seeks others, 20-28 and dominant only, for fun friendship and ho~fully more. You must me drug an~l disease flee as well as local! (Oklahoma City) .=33062 DRUG AND DISEASE FREE ONLY GWM, 42, 5’11, 180; seeks local aggressive men, 2042, for fun and pleasure. Give me a call. (Oklahoma City) e32160 BOY NEXT DOOR TYPE I’m new to the area. I’m a 24 year old submissive, boy next door tyl~". I’m 5’11,160!bs, smooth skin, nice bei:h/, HIV negative. I m looking for a butch boy 25 to 35 for fun and friendship. (Tulsa) ~34747 ITALIAN AMERICAN I’m a 25 year old Italian American. I’m 5’9, 1651bs, and very good looking. I’m looking to meet guys in my area. 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Smooth body and all natural end’wdis a big plus! (Tulsa) ~6779 NO CLUBS FOR ME GWM, 28, 6’4", 260, new to Ibis, seeks others to show me mare about bein.q submissive and more. Give me a call. (Oklahoma City) =6584 LOOKING FOR YOU GBM, seeks others in the local area for fun and mare. Please give me a call. (Tulsa) e2771 ARE YOU THE ONE’/GWM, 24, 5’10", blonde hair, brown eyes, into fishingand outdoor adivities, seeks other guys for fun and possibly more. Call me. (Oklahoma City) =151SS FIRST TIME JrlTERS Bi Curious WM, 26, 5’8", i60, seeks masculine GHM’s only to teeeh me the pleasures of man to man fun~ Give me a call. (Oklahoma City) =26234 LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS GM, 22, varied interests, seeks others for fun and more. Leave me a message. (Oklahoma City) ~r18151 WHERE’S MY DADDY? GWM, new to area and this ti~eslyJe, 5’11", 140, dark hair, seeks others, 24-34 and dominant. Give me a call (Oklahoma City) =21422 CAN WE LEARN TOGETI~IER? Bi WM, 32, 6’, 160, inexperienced, seeks others, masculine and attractive, to teach me more and possibly learn these things together. Give me a call. (Oklahoma ~ity) ~r7550 DUS11N HOFFMAN LOOK-AUKE Bi WM, 39, married, excellent shape and well end’wd, no~ into cruising, games, CD’s, TS’s or "[~/’s, seeks mature executives 25-35, straight acting and masculine. I~ you’ve had mor~ partners than you have fingers, do not respohd to this! (Oklahoma City) =21266 REAL MEN WANTED GWM, 25, 6’2", brown hair, green eyes, seeks men only, no fat’s or fern’s, for fun and pleasure. You must be a man’s man and not wanting to be a woman or effeminate. (Tulsa) =25882 HI, I’M LEONARD GWM, 195, 6’3", brown hair and eyes, new to area, seeks others, 21-30, submissive and hairy preferred, for hot fun and more. Call me soon. (Tulsa) =18265 THERE,S MOREl GBM, 21,5’3", 160, ’stache, glasses, muscular, seeks others, 19-30, for fun and adventure. Call me for mare information. (Oklahofi~a City) =24106 READ ME GBM, 5’11", 175, very masculine,. seeks others for fun and more. Once yo~ meet me you’ll never let me go. Give me a call. (Oklahoma City) =21904 THEY CALL ME RICO! GLM, 21, colle.qe student, 180, 5’11", varied interests, seel~s GBM/GLM for fun and more. Peace ya’ll! (Piedmont) =21351 MY NAME IS STEVE GWM, 6’1", 160, 32, sh~rt brown hair, light blue eyes; seeks masculine and straight acting GWM s, 1835, for fun and friendship. Leave me a detailed message. (Tulsa) =20475 18 YR OLD GUY Brad, interested in Gay men, between 18-35, I am 18, like to meet you, anyone out there who’s interested. (Oklahoma City) =33455 A FINE ROMANCE Aaron, interested in a man that is romantic and likes to have a real good time..leave a message- (Oklahoma City) for. LOOKING FOR A PRINCESS Bi WM, 38, 175, seeks "P/’s or TS’s, disease free for fun, romance and a at more.- Leave me a message. (Oklahoma City) = 19017 CLEAN CUT GUYS single WM 21, bin/hazel, 6’1 170 clean cut and athletic, looking for SWM 19-25 leave a message and I will get back to you- (Oklahoma City) ~33185 2) To record your FREE Tulsa Family Personal ad Call:-1-800-546-MENN (We’ll print it here) what you’re looking FEMININE MEN A TURN OFFI GWM, 27, 5’7", 130, physicallyfit, black hair, brown eyes, seeks straight acting guys, 1835, for fun, friendship and maybe more. Please leave me a message. (Oklahoma City) =20534 GROUP ACTIVITIES GWM 25, 190 6’ .qead build, brown hair, ~qreen eyes, clean shaven, professional, see[cs others for fun, friendship and more. Let’s get tc~gether soon. (Oklahoma City) =7657 NAME IS LARRY GM, 6’, dark features, medium build, into music and romance, seeks top men only. Call me. (Oklahoma City) =49966 ~ ..~....~ TWO’S FUN, THREE’S BETTER! GWM couple seeks singles or couples for advbnture and excitement. Give us a ca. (Eureka Springs) =23.$23 TEACH ME THE WAYS GWM, 28, 6’, 130 very straight acting real new to this lifestyle, seeks older men for fun and pleasure. (Ft. Smith) =334411 COUNTRY BOY Jim, 5’t0 dk hair, green eyes, real hairy, country boy, used to work on the riverlx~ts, now live up here, like to spend some qual time with someone like camping swimming riding, like to have 1 on 1 devotion with someone, I’m 29, like to setlle down- (Utile Rock) ~34920 UALR STUDENT GWM, 28, college student, seeks others for intimate fun and more. (Li~e Rock) =26930 MY NAME IS JIM GWM, 39, professional, alot of interests, seeks others for fun, fr endship and more. Leave me a message. (Russe vi e) ~27949 WOMAN TO WOMAN GWF, 35, 5’6", black hair, brown eyes, new to area, very romantic, seeks others for fun, romance and possibly more. If this interest~ you, please giv~ me a call. (Broken Arrow) ~45158 BI AND BI Bi Female, 5’4", 115, brown hair, hazel eyes, seeks same. No exceptions! (Oklahoma City) ~22358 ~ TOUCHING AND HOLDING GBF, seeks+BE or Gay females for fun and friendship~ Please get in touch with me. (Oklahoma City) e3610 LET’S LEARN TOGETHER Bi Curious BF, seeks same for learning .~xperiences. Give me a call. Oklahoma City) ~49584 FRIEND SEEKER GWF, 5’5", 120, brown eyes and hair, variety of interests, seeks other women for fun and friendship. Please give me a call. (Oklahoma City) ~45876 HEY GIRLSl GWF, into all sports and more, seeks others to hang out with. Give me a call (Tulsal ~48144 ++~+~.~ ’+ ~++ :~+ ’+"":~I~ +WOMAN TO WOMAN Bi WF, 29, 5’3", 150, auburn hair, green eyes, seeks others who are honest and sincere, local preferred, for a long lasting friendship and relationship. Please leave a message (Jonesboro) ~34470 �A QUALITY OF LIFE ALTERNATIVE WHAT IS VIATICATION? HOW DOES A SETTLE- Viaticatlon is the process through which a person liviug with an terminal illness can receive a cash pa.wnent from the face value of their insurance policy. 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Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans Communities Our Families of the Heart UPCOMING EVENTS HIV-ERC + Red Ribb,.o.n Revue + Pride- Bene.flts Pride Worship Service Dallas Leader Cece Cox Hope Candlelight Tour Pride Prom + Pride Picnic O.KC Parade +. ,.Follies TULSA - The next several weeks offer an unprecedented number of community events which either benefit HIV/AIDS charities or celebrate Lesbian/Gay Pride Month. On May 23rd, the Red Ribbon Ice Revue promises a great show at the Tulsa Ice Arena to support Our House, a day drop-in center for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Later that evening, the Silver Star will host a benefit &raffle for the HIV Education and Recreation Center, a new organization headed by Bruce Begley, Sandy Hill, Steve Wilson and others. OnSaturday and Sunday,June 8-9th,the Hope Candlelight Tour will feature the homes of Tina & Steven David, Judy & Bill Fisher, P.S. Gordon & Duane Men Ne, Mary McMahon, and Ouida & Robert Merrifield to benefit St. Joseph’s Residence/Catholic Charities and RAIN, the Regional Interfaith AIDS Network. Tickets are $10 and are available at Charles Faudree, 1345 E. 15th, and at MA Doran Gallery, 3509 S. Peoria. The very distinguished organizing committee also has planned a number of patron events - for more information, call 747-9706. Near the end of. the month, June 21 & 22, Follies Revue, Inc. will present Follies ’96 Salutes the Movies at the Doubletree Hotel, Warren Place. It’s a dinner and a show you won’t want to miss. The beneficiaries are TOHR, HIV Resource Consortium, Interfaith AIDS Ministries, Shanti, Visiting Nurses Assoc. RAIN and St. Joseph’s Residence/Catholic Charities. For tickets, call the PAC box office, Carson Attractions, and Tickets by Phone. For June, the traditional Lesbian/Gay Pride month worldwide, Tulsa volunteers have planned a number of events. The month will begin by the first ecumenical Pride Worship Service. Hosted by St. Jerome at the Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria at 6 pm on Saturday, June 1, the service will include Family of’Faith MCC, Agape Christian Fdlowship and other congregations: On Tuesday, June 4, PFLAG, TOHR and the Rainbow Business Guild (with assistance from the Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay Trans Alliance, BLGTA) will present Cece Cox, president of the Dallas Gay & Lesbian Alliance (DGLA), one of the most dynamic activists in the Southwest and a native of Bartlesville. She will be talking about the Marriage Project of the DGLA as well as her work as co-chair of GLAAD/Dallas. The dinner will be held in the Chouteau Room of the Chapman Student Center of the University of Tulsa at 6:30. The dinner is $10 but the speech is free at about 7:45. June 8th, TOHR and TU’s BLGTA will host a Pride see Pride, page 3 MARRIAGE The attack begins at the national level led by Oklahoma Rep. Steve Largent & Sen. Don Nickles. WASHINGTON - Confronted with a flagging presidential campaign and convinced they’ve found a one-sided wedge issue that could embarrass President Clinton’s campaign efforts, Republican lawmakers have introduced. ameasure, titled the"Defense ofMamageAct" (DOMA), that would define marriage as"only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife." The proposed law Was introduced by Republican Reps. Bob Barr of Georgia and by Steve Largent & by Sen. Don Nickles of Oklahoma. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, who all but has the GOP’s presidential nomination sewn up, became the first Senate co-sponsor of the measure. During the Iowa primary caucuses, when Republican hopefuls were asked to sign a pledge to fight any effort in Congress to legalize same-sex marriages, Dole said the pledge doesn’t go far enough" and added; "Government at all levels must work to support and promote the institution of marriage that unites husband and wife." Just days before the proposed legislation was introduced in Congress, Dole campaign officials told reporters that the Republican presidential hopeful would be taking action to make same-sex marriages a campaign wedge issue, using Clinton’s outreach to gay and lesbian Americans in an effort to make voters wary of the President’s re-election bid. Clinton campaign officials have acknowledged that the issue is potentially a political landmine during the campaign and said the President "didn’t want to touch it." Even so, when anti-gay activists asked Clinton to sign the anti-marriage pledge, he refused and called it "outrageous." The dicey political question is complicated even further by reports in the current issue of the Advocate, the Los Angeles- based magazine, that claims the Justice Department is considering changing both the IRS tax code and federal immigration regulations to give gay and lesbian couples~the same benefits in these two areas as legally married couples. However, \~qaite House spokeswoman Mary Ellen Glynn told reporters that Clinton doesn’t personally support equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians and that the Administration had no plans to implement the changes reported in the Advocate. Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, called the proposed congressional bill the work of "religiotts political extremists...using this issue as an election year baseball bat to bash gay Americans and score 3"teve Largent Don Nickles Gov. Keating Signs Anti- Marriage Amendment/Bill OKLAHOMA CITY - In a move that surprised Okla. Capitol watchers and a number of state Senators, Senate bill #73, the "Oklahoma Child Visitation Registry Act," passed with an amendment banning the recognition of valid same-gender marriages performed in other states. Only Senators Bernest Cain (D-OKC) and Penny Williams (D-Tulsa) voted against the final bill (42-2). According to Sen. Williams, Sen. Cain spbke with such eloquence against the anti-Gay amendment, that she was moved to vote no as well. Tulsa Sen. Maxine Horuer told TFN that she was not in the Senate at the time of the vote and that the amendment did not represent her position. Earlier, Senator Keith Leftwich, and staffers in Cain’s and Sen. Bernice Shedrick’s offices had stated that they did not think the anti-marriage amendment would remain after the bill returned from conference committee. Senate bill #73 had a correspondingbill that had passed the OK House of Representatives. Gov. Frank Keating promptly signed the bill. When asked about what efforts he or his staff had made to contact Oklahoma’s Lesbian and Gay. community about this bill, the Governor’s press spokesperson, Dan Mahoney stated that no effort was necessary since "it would not have made any difference [to the Governor]." Mnhoney released the following statement: "~,Vhat people do in their private lives ~s none of my business, that is a personal decision. But I don’t feel the state of Oklahoma should bein the business of sanctionpolitical points." Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-Colo.) was one of the few lawmakers to criticize the measure, saying it was meaningless political maneuvering because it would take an amendment limiting the "full faith and credit clause" of the U.S. Constitution to actually bar same-sex marriages at the federal level. "This is nothing but just to stir the political ¯" waters and see how much hate you can unleash," she added. Interfaith / -iDS Ministrie ¯ Seeks Missing Benefit $ ~ Last October, a local bar, Barraccuda’s, contacted Inter- ,¯ faith AIDS Ministries (L~M) with an offer to do a benefit honoring World AIDS Day in December and benefiting ¯ IAM. Months later, IAM has not seen a dime of the dollars ¯ raised at the event, despite efforts by director, Diane Zike. ¯ Several board members attended the fundraiser noting ¯ that the bar charged a $3 cover & had tip jars for donations. At the end of the evemn~,, IAM s treasurer was told they’d ¯ raised $250. Director Zike says that she’d called repeatedly for bar ing same sex marriages. I supported SB 73, as did every member of the t!ouse of Representatives and all but two members of the State Senate." TFN asked about remarks attributed to the Governor that he had said the State Republican Party platform (see below) represented "mainstream Oklahoma." see Gov., page 3 Excerpts from the OK Republican state Platform Page 3, ADOPTION Plank 4: We demand that children not be adopted by homosexuals. Page 6, HIV/AIDS Plank 1: Since HIV is a virus that results in AIDS and certain death, we call upon local, state, and federal governments to deal with thedeadly disease of AIDS in the same manner as other dangerous communicable diseases, i.e. (a) expand universal testing and truth in reporting, which includes full disclosure about the ori- ¯ owner, Sue, "known as Barraccuda. No calls had been ¯ returned by March 26 when IAM drafted a letter requesting ¯ a response. To date, IAM still has not received a response ¯¯ .from the bar. WhenTFN called, bar staffer, Sheila, referred all questions back to Sue. ¯ Zike adds, "IAM actedingoodfaith, advertising the event ¯ and participating [in it]. How can we follow through with : our commitments if those who offer to assist us...do not ¯ follow through themselves...it is not just Interfaith AIDS ¯ Ministries that is being hurt, but more importantly those ¯ living with HIV/AIDS that IAM serves." see Platform, page 7 EDITORIAL/LETTERS/DIRECTORY P. 2 NEWS BRIEFS P. 4 HEALTH BRIEFS P. 6 CALENDAR P. 9 OUT + ABOUT WITH JD P. 9 EUREKA SPRINGS + P. 11 BOOK REVIEW/ENTERTAINMENT P. 12 RESTAURANT REVIEW P. 13 918.583.1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@ aol.com Publisher/Editor, Tom Neal Assistant Editor, James Christjohn Writers/contributors, Phyl Boler-Schmidt Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Leanne Gross & Pat Morehead Staff Photographer, JD Jamett Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 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, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution points Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. by Patricia Nell Warren ¯ A few days American with ahgeor, oownne aDrgiaunmeePntartkheart whoromteosetoxutahleityJoiug rnnaolt ~ feovoelnamloant aogfepteoopfoleo,l ionudru.ocwtinngmtohtehewrsi~shfFuolrtahitniikneer,s.wSeoemveenoffouosl now ourselves. But it is still conformity. It is not change. genetic. She believes that the "reformed homosexuals" visible in certain videos, programs and organizations is compelling proof that homosexuals can really change. I am always amazed at the power of wishful thinking m people like Parker. Their whole position is based on a fierce belief in this alleged capacity of homosexuals to "change." The videos, nroorams, etc. represent a 2000- vear effort by Chrislaamty to wish away the ~xistential fact of homosexuality, whatever its root cause. The fact is: in repressive umes, homosexuals do not change. They conform. Gay people disagree about many things, but this is one area where we agree -- because so Aetlng strM~ht when you know you re gay ¯ ¯ as not chang . It as not a rnor~al act. It {s not re[orm. It {s not heal{n . It ~s a ll~n~ death. many of. us have lived face-to-face with our own "is-ness’" through long decades of pretense. I, for one, did a terrific job of conforming to the heterosexual canon, as a wife for 16 years. I even tried both Protestantism and.,,_Catholicism in a desperate effort to transmogrify my conformity into change. But it didn’t work. The conformity goes so deep that it can masquerade brilliantly as change. Unlike leopards, homosexu~is can make their spots look like tiger stripes. The penalties for being fingered as gay -- loss of family and job, assault and battery, long prison sentences, incarceration in mental hospitals, to n~u,ne a few - Acting straight when you know you’re gay is not change. It is not a moral act. It is not reform. It is not healing. It is a living death. In the Sixties, a whole generation of youth rose up against all kinds of forced conformity in American society, and their protest embraced this deadly conformity demanded of gay people. Yet today the wishful thinkers among us are trying to engineer the re-imposition of their wishes. They demand it in the name of "saving marriage." What they want, in many marriages, adds up to shapestfifting Of the spookiest kind. It adds up to acting performances that will never get an Os- : car. Those who settle for our conformity get it at an appalling cost to themselves. The wishful thinkers lose their power to see what : is real. They canlook into the eyes of a homosexual who is living ~ in deep cover, and utterly fail to See that person’s true spirit. Even ¯ in the eyes of their own children, parents, closest friends, the " wishful thinkers see only what they choose to see. Heaven help ¯ the American marriage if it is"saved" by people who can’ t tell the ¯ difference between conformity and change. ,, Patricia Nell Warren is the author of"The Front Runner and ¯ other bestsellers about gay life. Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine ,Concessions,.33"40 s. Peoria *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan .Renegades, Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 832-1269 744-0896 749-1563 745-9998 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 584-1308 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, &. Professionals Dennis C. 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Ourelected r p- ¯ resentatives" Steve Largent, Don Nickles ¯ and Jim Inhofe again shame our s~te with ¯ their attacks on their own constttuents, specifically with the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The motives for ¯ thesemen surely rangefrom genuineideo- ¯ logical positions to the basest political .... maneuvering...There is little- doubt that ¯ each holds "Christian" beliefs which they ¯ feel justify discrimination. ~ We can only respond that it is .a betrayal ¯ of the most fundamental American con- . stitutional values to abuse their position to ’" enforce private prejudices. That is, it is ¯ wrong to use the power of the government ¯ to promote or allow to continde system- " atic bias against minority citizens, no ¯ matter if the majority despises that minor- ¯ ity mad no matter if the group is minority ¯ by birth (race or ethnicity) or by choice, ¯ (religion or political view) or by a combi- ¯ nation (as seems to be the case with sexual ¯ orientation). Many Americans havebeen, ¯ and are, racist and anti-Semitic, and yet ¯ politicians realize it is no longer accept- " able to pander overtl.y to these views. ¯ However, election-year politics are strongly implicated in this effort. DC insiders suggest that DOMA is a much a vehicle to divide and inflame the American electorate, to weaken Bill Clinton and to insure that Dole can nominate the next 20 years of Supreme Court judges. So what are our alternatives inTulsa when our elected "representatives" don’t even bother to go through the motions of ¯ consulting the communities that are ¯ harmed by their actions? ¯ The answer’s not glamorous or easy. ¯ Despite all odds, we must continue to °. organize ourselves politically. We must ¯ put the same sorts of energies that we’ve see Attack, page 3 Tulsa, Oklahoma sure feels like ground What a great honor itis to be chosen as the first Queen of the Month in the Out & About column of your newspaper. What a wonderful way to spotlight Tulsa’s diverse and talented group of entertainers. As a general rule, our society has a poor ] opinion of Drag Queens and it is my hope that your column will help dispense these thoughts. For your readers that are not aware, each of the entertainers that I regularly do shows with are also involved in the many benefits that occur around town. The beneficiaries include such great causes as Our ~ House, A .Friend for a Friend, Shanti ¯ Coftdom Fund and public service posters that are placed through out our community. ¯ In addition to being tons of fun (no pun ¯ intended to my size), Tulsa has a diverse : group of entertainers that not only make "- you smile, but further love and kindness ¯ within Our community. Thank you again. ¯ Much love, Kathryn Conover PS, in my entire life, I can’t once remember that I begged for anything. Could JD have been thinking of someone else and intended the very first Queen of the Month to go to another Entertainer? Oh dear, I certainly hope not. In particular, TFN asked if the Governor RIBBON ALL TICKET PR.O,CEED5 TO BES£,FIT TICKETS: HOUSE" $8.0,0B"~EA..[.H..E.R~<, $12.50 ON ICE SEATISL:3 TIC’KET8 A% AL.IABLE TULSA ICE ARENA RE1Nq GADE8 { 17rf’H really felt calling,fora quarantine ofpeople living with AIDS, or preventing Lesbian and Gay men from being teachers represented the values of most Oklahomans. Mahoney responded that he could not speak for the Governor in the particulars but that the Governor supported the platformin general. WhenaskedifTFN could ask the Governor aboUt specific platform items, Mahoney said Keating would not be available for any questions. Prom (alcohol-free) also at the Chapman Ctr. at 8 pm. The Picnic, themed Tulsa United in Pride, will be held in Owen Park on Sat. June 15, from 12 - 5 pm. Anumber of community organizations, businesses and individuals are working on this event. As usual, refreshments are free and a range of food will be available for a modest donation. Owen Park has tennis courts and a sand volleyball court, as well as better parking and more shade than the old Mohawk site. On Sunday, June 23, Oklahomans from all over the state will gather at Memorial Park, NW 35th & Classen in Oklahoma City about 1:30 for the statewide Pride Rally. The Rally will feature Advocate 1992 Woman of the Year, Donna Red Wing. The statewide Pride Parade kicks off from the park and ends up at the NW 39th St. community business district. put into fighting the scourge ofAIDS into fighting political prejudice. Locally, TOHR is doing a voter inform and registration project, call 743-4297 and leave a message for Tony. Oklahoma City folks have created a political action committee, Cimarron Alliance which has funneled significant funds into OKC city council races and to Democratic state senators. Some in Tulsa are discussing similar efforts, here. Also, just call Nickles (581- 7651, the local office can transfer you to DC, fax 202-9~24-6008), Inhofe (748-5111, 202-224-4721, fax 202-228-0380) and I_argent (749-0014, 202-225-2211, fax 202-225-9187). Even if you don’t want to get married anytime soon, tell them you support equal marriage rights, that you oppose DOMA, and that you don’t appremate the scapegoating of Oklahoma’s Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual citizens. Dan DuVall / Owner Anti-Marriage ¯ Efforts Around US ¯ AUGUSTA, Maine - With state legisla- ¯ tures around the country heading into ¯ recesses for the summer, the anti-mar- : riage bandwagon did little more than ¯ bumble along. While Hawaii lawmakers couldn’t muster enough votes to pass an ¯ anti-gay mamage ban there before the ¯ legislature recessed for the current ses- ¯ sion, an Alabama state Senate committee : approved by an 8-1 vote a bill that would ¯ bar recognizing same-sex marriages in ¯ the state, dropping a $1,000 fine for clergy ¯. performing such unions that had been ¯ included in the original measure. The Alaska legislature took a double : swing at same-sex relationships, passing ¯ one measure that would limit domestic ¯" partnership benefits in the state educa- ¯ tional system and sending it to Gov. Tony ¯ Knowles. At the same time thelawmakers ¯ began debate on a ban on same-sex mar- . riages in the state, a proposal that is ex- ¯ pected to easily pass. Kansas lawmakers, ¯ meanwhile, approved an anti-mamage bill and sent it to the governor for his signa- ¯ ture. ¯ In Maine, the anti-gay group Concerned Maine Families has filed papers with the "¯ secretary of state’s office to get approval ¯ to collect signatures for a ballot measure - ¯ that would restrict marriages in the state ¯ to those between male-female couples ¯ only. If the signature~gathering is ap- ¯ proved, the group would have to collect ¯ some 51,000 valid signatures to put the ¯ measure before ~oters- either in 1997 or ¯ 1998. ¯ Georgia Gov. Zell Miller has si~ned a ¯ bill that bars same-sex mamages ~n the ¯¯ state, joining South Dakota, Utah and Idaho as the 4th state to prohibit gay and ¯ lesbian marriages in anticipation that such ¯ weddings will become legal soon in Ha- . waii. The South Carolinalegislature gave ~ its final.OK to a measure outlawing same- ." sex marriages in the state and sent the ¯ legislation to Gov. David Beaseley, who has already indicated he supports the pro- : hibition. The measure would prevent the ¯ state from recognizing any marriage be- . tween people of the same sex that was performed in another state. In Arizona, Gov. Fife Symington signed the state legislature’s 3rd attempt to enact aban on same-sex marriages, making it the 6th state so far to legally refuse recognition for such unions, even if performed legally elsewhere. At the same time, however, by a 34-23 vote, the state House of Representatives passed legislation authorizing tougher sentences for criminals who victimize people based on race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. A similar proposal last year died when Republican legislative leaders objected to including sexual orientation. Meanwhile, a case strikingly similar to the Hawaii lawsuit has gotten under way in New Zealand, with 3 lesbian couples suing for the right to get marriage licenses that were denied them, according to a report in the Queer News Aotearoa. The women’s attorney is arguing that the country’s civil rights laws protects all citizens from being denied equal treatment. The attorney general’s office, however, has argued that marriage is mainly for procreation and that therefore samesex couples are not eligible to marry. South Africa Protects Gays CAPE TOWN, South Africa -South Africa’s Parliament has overwhdmingly approved by a 421-2 vote the country’s new 150-page Constitution after nearly 2- years of complex negotiations and sometimes acrimonious debate. The nation’s new governing document includes, for the first ti~ne in the world, equal rights protections that include sexual orientation. "United in diversity," begins the preamble to the country’s newly approved Constitution, although at least 2 of the country’s right wing political parties said they would challenge some of the provisions of that diversity in court. In fact, .nearly every major party in South Africa expressed reservations about parts of the new document. Even President Nelson Mandela noted that there are still concems among many ofthe country’s minorities about the guarantees enshrined in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights. "The fact that we have adopted this Constitution does not mean that we are not going to address those concerns," Mandela said. "’We will continue searching for solutions because we want everybody to feel that he or she is part and parcel of our efforts to resolve the problems of South Africa." After a long history of white minority rule and rigidly enforced apartheid, the new Constitutions will bring majority rule to the nation when the next g~neral election in 1999 marks anend to the present transitional government. The Bill of Rights outlaws all discrimination in the country, whether based on sexual orientation, race, religion, gender,-political views, disability and other categories. In a cable to President Mandela about the newly adopted Constitution, the Washington, D.C.,based National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, stated, "The South African people have paved a new road of equality and fairness by outlawing all forms of discmnination in the constitution, including for the first time anywhere in the world, the discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation.’" Fewer than a dozen countries worldwide have national laws outlawing bias based on sexual orientation, and South Africa is the first nation to enshrine such protections in its Constitution. Dutch Get Serious About Marriage TIlE HAGUE, Holland -The Dutch Parliament has approved a measure by 81-60 that calls on the government to appoint a commission to evaluate the legal implications, both nationally and internationally, of extending full mamage rights to gay and lesbian couples in the country. The move is several steps from a radical change, of course, but Dutch gays and lesbians, along with progressive politicians in the country, are increasingly insisting on full, equal rights in What is probably Europe’s most liberal nation. What is perhaps most significant about the measure is that the commission is to consider issues such as adoption, parenting, inheritance, taxes, and spousal citizenship of foreigners - an array of questions that other European nations with same-sex .couples registrations have so far ducked or specifically added restrictions to. But as a measure at least of how serious Dutch politicians are about samesex marriages now, public discussions have even reached the level of Members of Parliament debating .whether Queen Beatrix will give her assent to full marital rights for gays and lesbians in Holland. Canada OKs Anti-Bias Law OTTAWA - Canada’s House of Commons has approved by a 153-76 vote a govenm~ent-backed measure that would add sexual orientation to the country’s Charter of Human Rights and legally outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation in Canada’s regulated public sector workforce, which makes up 10% to 15% of the nation’s labor force. All of the nation’s provinces except Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and Alberta already have similar anti-bias laws, and the Canadian government has been promising to introduce federal legislation for 2 decades, so passage of the measure wasn’t much in doubt.. Even so, the bill created enormous political turmoil in the country. When 2 MPs in the conservative Reform Party spoke out against the measure by saying it was acceptable for businesses to discriminate against homosexuals and other minorities, the party’s Parliament leader, Preston Manning, expelled them from the party caucus, saying "It is not all right for employers to fire any employee simply because an intolerant customer complaints about their color or lifestyle." Even the ruling Liberal Party showed signs of the tension the measure had brought to Canadian politics. And outside the Parlimnent building, Justice Minister Allan Rock, who formally introduced the legislation in behalf of the government, was greeted by p,rotesters who called him "Alice Rock" and mocked Prime Minister Jearl Chritien as "’Jeanne :. Chritien." The legislation now goes to the ~ upper house of Parliament, the Senate, ¯ where it is also expected to pass by a : comfortable margin. The measure also requires the royal assent of Canada’ s governor- general, which is litde more than a political, formality. Only 6 nations- Norway, Sweden, Holland, Slovenia, Israel and South Africa -have enacted federal legislation prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. Bosnian War Crimes Nightmare TIlEHAGUE2 Almost ignored by mainstream news media, the War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague has received detailed evidence of atrocities conunitted during the 4-year-long Bosnian civil war cente.ring on reports of male rape as a war tactic and as a method of intilnidating and controlling prisoners. According to doc~unents supplied to the Tribunal by Dr. Mladen Loncar of the Medical Center for Human Rights in Zagreb, at least 4,000 Croatian men were victims of these rapes and sexual assaults - and Loncar says his figures are conservative estimates of Croats alone. At the height of the complex fighting in the Balkans, there were an estimated 80,000 men in intenmmnt camps - Serbs, Croats, Mnslims. Loncar’s medical facility currently sees more than 200 such men who coutinue to live in the general region. Most, Loncar says, have fled to nearby COUlltries as political’refugees - if they survived the attacks at all. Of the patieuts seen at Loncar~ s ~nedical center for severe post-trannmtic distress disorders, most (70 percent) suffered repeated injuries to their genitals. Many of the inert (25 percent) were tortured I~y having objects forced up their rectums. Man)’ prisoners (22 percent) reported they had been forced, under threats of death, to perform fellatio mad other sexual acts with other male prisoners, and about 11 percent had suffered at least partial castration. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Upheld by Court WASHINGTON - In the continuing war over the constitutionality of the U.S. nfilitary’s "’don’t ask, don’t tell" policy, Lt. Paul Thomasson, a former naval ofricer discharged for revealing that he is gay, has lost an important battle in a federal appeals court decision. The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia upheld the policy bamting openly homosexual women and men from serving in the nation’s maned forces. The case has national significance because it is the first ruling involving the"don’ t ask, don’ t tell" policy to reach the federal appeals level. Alan Moore, Thomasson’s attorney, argued that the military policy of excluding gays and lesbians from the armed services was both unconstitutiolml and unreasonable, considering the young officer’s outstanding record. Moore also took the unusual step of adding First Amendment free-speech claims on top of Fifth and FourteenthAmendment"due process" and "equal protection" arguments that have been more widely used in batding the Pentagon ban in the past. But the appeals court would have none of it and ruled that the president and Congress retain the right to set military policies, and that thejudicial branch should defer to .them. "It was appropriate for Congress to bdieve that a military force should be as free as possible of sexual attachments and pressures as it is prepared to do battle," wrote Judge J. Harvie Wilkonson III in the 9-to-4 majority opinion. The court’s ruling is now applicable throughout the 4th circuit, which includes Vir_,2inia, Maryland West ¥irginia, North CarOlina and South~arolina. Tllomasson and his attorney are now deciding whether to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. MO St. GOP’s Antii Marriage Campaign : ST. LOUIS - In a highly controversial ¯¯ election cmnpalgn tactic that Republican leaders around the country are watching ¯ closely; the head of the Missouri Repub- ¯ lican Party, John Cozad, has launched attacks against Democrats running for state office, accusing them of having financial backing from supporters of samesex marriages. But Republica!~s rumling for office in the state, inclnding many who are seeking election to the state legislature, are grumbling because the attack campaigns are being operated in their races whether they want them or not. And so far in two special election races, the Republicans have lost both campaigns. Not all Republicans running for office in Missouri, however, agree with Cozad on the campaign. Republican Bill Patrick, who lost in the just-finished special decdon in the state’s 6th legisIative district, publicly apologized to his Democratic opponent for thesame-sex marriage campaign launched by the Republicans on his behalf. He called the attack "pretty negative, pretty bad." State GOP strategists in Ohio,, Wisconsin, Oregon and elsewhere, however, say they’re interested in seeing how the same-sex marriage link works as a campaign strategy in Missouri. Helms Ads Attack ¯ Opponents & Gays ¯ RALEIGH, N.C. - Apparently impatient ¯ to get on with the election, Sen. Jesse ¯ Helms (R-NC) has launched a series of ¯ TV ads attacking both the Delnocratic ¯ primary candidates, Harvey Gantt and ¯ Charlie Sanders in a bit of gay-baiting, ; saying both supportdomesticpartner ben- ¯ efits. "Liberal Charlie Sanders supports : racial preferences in hiring, like Harvey ¯ Gantt does, the Hdms ads say. Extend- " ing health insurance to homosexual part- " ners? 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In a press statement, Gantt blasted the Helms TV campaign as "lies and distortions" and said he has never even addressed the issue of health care benefits for the partners of gays and lesbians. British Transsexual Wins Court Case LUXEMBOURG - A Comwall College tutor, identified only as "P" in court records, whowas sackedafterasex-change operation, has won a European Court of Justice battle over the discharge. Thecourt campus ROTC program. The faculty-ap- ¯ proved program would also reimburse ¯ students in ROTC if they shouldlose their ." military scholarships because of their ¯ sexual orientation. ¯ Station Drops Show : That Attacked Gays ¯ AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Triangle ¯ has reported that officials at KIXL-AM, a ¯ Christian-oriented radio station in Austin, have decided to pull the plug on Wyatt ¯ Roberts’ weekly talk show. Roberts, who is affiliated with the American Family Assn., had called for listeners to boycott ¯ any business that advertised in the gay : newspaper, charging that the Triangle’s ruled that the European Equal Treatment ¯ editorial cartoonist promoted pedophilia, agreement of 1976 prohibits any discrimi- -" incest and bestiality. KIXLofficials would nation based on sex and is not limitedjust to bias based onan individual being ofone gender or the other. The court ruled that the anti-bias provision, which concerns all members of the European Union, should apply "to discrimination arising, as in this case, from the gender reassignment of the person concerned." The ground-breaking decision incensed Euroskeptic Tory MPs in Great Britain and Tory MP Ann Winterton accused the European Court of "meddling" in British legal issues. Anothd~ Tory MP, Elizabeth Peacock, also attacked the court decision. "Ourrules aremadeby Parliament and are sovereign," she said. "They should not be overturned by a European court. Tli~ey should mind their own business." British government officials, said it was unclear if UK law would have to be changed to conform to the court ruling. Some political leaders say the rnling is so sweeping that it in fact may force the government to drop its ban against homosexuals in the nation’s armed forces. MIT Moves on ROTC Bias CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Faculty members at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology voted ovenvhdmingly by a voice vote for the school to negotiate withROTC officials for a "modified program" that would allow students to enroll in the campus military program regardless of their sexual orientation. The move is an effort to keep the ROTC program, which also serves students from Harvard, Tufts and Wellesley, at MIT - along with some $56 million in Pentagon funds - without violating the school’s own anti-bias policies that bar discrimination against gays and lesbians. The proposal endorsed by the faculty concedes that openly gay or lesbian students in ROTC would not be eligible for commissions as long as the Pentagon maintains the ban on homosexuals in the armed forces, but would allow gay and lesbian students to participate in the ." only say that Roberts’ program was being ¯ cancded because of "scheduling conflicts," but Kay Longcope, the Triangle’s ¯ publisher said she believes the ; fundamentalist’s boycott campaign : backfired on him and brought pressure on ¯ the station to yank the program. "I think it -" [the decision to cancel the program] speaks "_ very well for the people of Austin who really do not believe that Christianity is "- based on hate," Longcope said ¯¯ Dole Campaign Ad in DC Gay Paper ¯ WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole’s capital campaign or- : ganization has put an ad in the May3 issue : of the WashingtonBladeurgingreaders to ¯ vote for a slate of committed Dole del- ¯ egates. An uncommitted slate, including : seven openly gay Republicans is chal- ¯ lenging the Dole slate, and has already ¯ been endorsed by the District’s local Log ¯ Cabin Club. Many political observers ¯ believe the challenge from the uncommit- ." tedslate prompted theKansas Republican ¯ andpresurned presidentialnominee’s cam- " paagn to put the ad in the paper. The Dole ¯ campaign ad came just days after news ," that Abner Mason, a gay Boston Republi- ." can activist and Log Cabin Club officer, ¯ would be one of Massachusetts’ GOP ¯" delegates to the Republican National Con- ." vention in San Diego later this year. Ma- ¯ son Is a committed Dole delegate. Dole ¯ has had an on-off record with gays during ¯ ¯ his currentpresidential campaign. Earlier this year a $1,000 campaign contribution ¯ from Log Cabin was returned to the groups ¯ PAC organization. Dbleinitially defended ; the returned check, saying he didn’t want ." voters to think he was "buying into some : special rights for any group." But later he ¯ said returning the check had been"a mis- ; take" and blamed his campaign staff for ; the blunder. Even so, Dole agreed during the caucus campaign in Iowa to sign a ¯ Chi’istian.Coalitionpledge opposing samesex mamages. Is Drag Constitutional? FERNDALE, Mich. - The good folks of Ferndale, just outside. Detroit, have become embroiled in a debate over whether some guys putting on dresses to perform in a variety show is constitutionally protected freedom of speech and expression, or if it violates community standards and can therefore be prohibited. The flap has erupted almost a year after the fact, but that liasn’t lowered the heat of the debate over the LavenderMoonCafe’s drag show after Gay Pride celebrations there last year. City Councilman RobertPaczkowski has been leading the opposition, and he said recently that "’a lot of people don’t want that kind of a display right in the middle of our central business district." Paczkowski says Lavender Moon’s entertainment license includes restrictions barfing topless dancing, lingerie shows, and any entertainment that"violates community standards," which he says includes guys dressing up as gals. Town OKs Partner Registration BOULDER, Colo. - About the only positive news recently in the growing battle over same-sex relationships came in the purely symbolic form of a domestic partnership re~stration program approved by the Boulder city council. The registry cames no legal benefits, but allows samesex & opposite-sex couples to legally register their relationship with the city clerk’s office. Proponents said the program could make it easier for registered couples to provide proofof their relationships in seeking work-related benefits. Olympic Games: Utah & Cobb Cty. ATLANTA - The 1996 Summer Olympic Games preliminaries are getting underway with the Saturday, April 27, televised start of the torch that starts in Los Angeles and will be relayed across the counto’ to Atlanta where it will light the official Olympicflame for the games there on July 19 - although not quite the way US Olympic officials expected. Tobegin with, officials at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the torch relay begins, have been complai~ting that they’re had trouble find fig [eaves big enough to cover up the genitals on 2 statues of nude athletes outside the stadium. The cover-up order came from the Atlanta Committeefor the Olympic Ganges, which said they were concerned that some viewers of the nationally televised ceremony might be offended by the nudity. ButACOGalso has announced that the torch relay would not go through Cobb County outside Atlanta because county commissioners have refused to repeal a 1993 measure that condemns"the homosexual lifestyle." That resolution was also responsible for ACOG’s decision, under pressure from acuvists and rights advocates, to pull scheduled Olympicpreliminaries from facilities in the county. Olympic officials, however, said the passage of a measure ~n Utah barring gay dubs at public schools would not make them reroute the torch around the state. Utah Lawmakers Ban Gay Clubs SALT LAKE CITY - Called into special session, the Utah state legislature spent a nasty day enacting a measure that would bar gay and lesbian student groups from public schools in the state, a measure that Gov. Mike Leavitt has already indicated ’he would sign into law and for which he called the special session. The state’s ACLU has already vowed that if the measure is signed into law, as it’s sure to be, it will sue to overturn it. "Not only does it violate the rights of lesbian, gay and straight students," said Carol Gnade of the American Civil Liberties Union in Utah, "but also everyone associated with a Utah high school, including teachers, administrators and volunteers." Under the lawjust approved by the legislature, school boards will have the authority to restrict or bar any campus club, but in addition, the measure also forces public school officials to ban any that are centered around bigotry, criminal activity or human sexuality. Gov. Mike Leavitt and the measure’s sponsor, Sen. Craig Taylor, insisted that the new law takes back control of campus clubs by allowing school boards to prohibit specific dubs. The Utah attorney general has already indicated that barfing campus clubs that are "controversial" is illegal under the 1984 federal Equal Access Act. Forget Nature-vs- Nurture; It’s Bingo! MILWAUKEE - A judge has tossed out a civil lawsuit filed by 73-year-old Mary Verdev against a local church, claiming she began having spontaneous orgasms and became sexually attracted to other women after an electronic bingo board fell on her 6 years ago. Verdev’s suit was dismissed "’with prejudice" (meaning she can’t refile the claim) because she refused to be examine by psychologists. Verdev said in her suit that she suffered nearly $90,000 in injuries when the 300-pound bingo board fell from a stage at the church during a bingo night she was attending in 1990. Her suit claimed the accident led to her unusual sexual responses. APERMANENT SOLUTION Permanent Hair Removal Carol Anwar, RE, CPE Lic. By Okla, St, Med, Bd. 488-0786 Near 71st & Lewis, Call for info. or an-appt, with free consultation. P IAlrERSON REALTORS" LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: ~71-2010 2642 E. 21st Street ¯ Suite 170 . Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Off: 918-749-8374 ° Res: 918-582-7672 ¯ Fax: 918-747-1795 Metropolitan 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 Sun. 1623 No. Maplewood, 838-.1715 Congress Passes Ryan White CARE $ WASHINGTON - The Senate has approved and sent to the White House a measure thatincreases federal RyanWhite CARE Act funds for local care and treatment of people with HIViAIDS to $738 million. The measure passed unanimously by a voice vote in the Senate after being approved on a 402-4 vote in the House the day before. The measure includes a controversial provision, however, that calls for mandatory HIV testing of all newborn infants by the year 2000 if state voluntary testing efforts do not reduce the motherinfant infection rate by then. The issue of mandatory testing of infants has been problematic for many because it necessarily amounts to a virtual inandatory testing of the mother as well. Critics of the provision say ~t may discourage pregnant women from seeking prenatal care altogether. President Clinton has indicated he supports the bill and will sign it into law quickly. Early-Stage Hiding PlaceOf HIV ? NEW YORK - Reporting in tli’e’medical journal Science, researchers say they be~ lieve the mucous’membranes in the throat may be the locatirn where HIV replicates in hiding after individuals are infected with the virus but still show no out,yard signs of the infection. The researchers, led by Ralph Steirmaan of Rockefeller University, said they made the discovery after examining enlarged adenoids removed from 13 patients and found large mnounts of the virus replicating in the glands’ dendritic cells, the inm~une cells found in the membranes. Eleven of the 13 i;ffected people were una~vare at the time tb.at they were l=IIV-positive. New PCR Test for HIV Is Less Reliable CHICAGO - Stanford University researchers report in the Annals oflnternal Medicine that the new polymerase chain reaction (PCR) AIDS test, which is based on the presence of elements ofDNA from HIV in the body, is less reliable than older tests that rely on the presence of antibodies to the virus. The researchers found that even with the daborate precautions requiredin PCR testing, the results return 5 umes as many false results as the more widely used antibody testing methods. PCR testing is also significantly more expensive and costs between $150 and $200, compared to standard antibody tests, which range in price from $5 to $50. The advantage of the PCR test is that it can be administered earlier: to newborns because other tests rely on the formation of antibodies to the"virus, which often don’t show up for 6 months following infection. KS Virus May Be Common in All Men BOSTON - A report in the New England Journal ofMedicine says the virus that is believed responsible for Kaposi’s sarcoma, a rare cancer that strikes many AIDS patients, is found in the sexual ¯ organs ofmostmen. Researchers with the ¯¯ Institute of Microbiology at the University of Ferrara in Italy report they found ¯ the KS-related virus, known as KSHV, in 30 of 33 semen samples of health Italian ¯" men - a 91% infection rate. The scientists ¯ also say they found the virusin the urinary ¯ tracts, in the prostates, and other areas of ¯ the genital organs of other health men as ¯ well. The scientists say they believe indi- ¯ viduals with healthy immune systems can ." live with the virus present in their bodies ¯ without any.apparent problems, but that ¯ when the immune system is weakened, as ¯ it is when infected with HIV, the KS virus ¯ appears to become active. Drug Combo Looks Effective \VASHINGTON - A 73-week study by drug manufacturer Hoffman-La Roche of some 978 AIDS patients has shown that Invirase, the brand name for the firm’s version of the protease inhibitor saquinavir, in combination with the drug ddC, reduced the rate of deaths by more than two-thirds compared to patients taking ddC alone. Saqtunavir has been considered the least impressive of the new protease inhibitors, but the new findings, which have not yet been published, have prompted the drug manufacturer to ask the Food & Drug Administration to allow the new information to be added to the drug’s label. "HIV Cell Infection i Agent- Isolated WASHINGTON-Governmentscientists report they ha~[.e discovered a chemical ¯ clue to why HIV is infectious. Reporting ¯ in the journal Science, researchers at the Nadonal Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases say they have found a pro- . tein, which they call "fusin," that must be ¯ present for HIV to infect white blood cells,.the primary target of the virus. Edward A. Berger, who headed the team that made the discovery, said the discovery gives scientists a "new handle on under- ; standing" how HIV invades cells. "Obvi- ] onsly this is a potential target for develop- . mg new drugs to treat HIV infection," Berger said. "Potentially by coming up ¯ with a drug that blocks the receptor, you : might block the .ability of HIV to repli- ¯ cate." The researchers cautioned, how- " ever, that there were still~ many mysteries ¯ about the virfis that need to be answered. ¯ Among other things, they noted that HIV ¯ attaches itself to some types Of immune ¯ cells in the early stages of the infection ~ without using fusin. This means HIV ¯ comes in variations that connect to CD4 cells and some other molecular cofactor ¯ or cofactors on these cells. Berger said ¯ that potential, drugs that block, the fusin receptor on cells could only do part of the job in combating HIV. Increase in HIV After Tetanus Shots ¯ BOSTON - Researchers with the Na- ¯ tional Institute of Allergy & Infectious ¯ Diseases have reported in the New En- ~ gland Journal of Medicine that tetanus ¯ shots can cause a dramadc ~ncrease in the reproduction of HIV in the body. After ¯ g~ving tetanus shots to people infected ; with HIV, the researchers found they had a 2- to 36-fold increase in HIV levels. The scientists also found that ~ blood samples from uninfected individu- SCOTT ROBISON’S PRESCRIPTIONS Serving Tulsan’s Since 1947 Major credit cards In-store charges or Direct insurance billing for your convenience! 3 locationsto serve you: Hillcrest Physician’s Building 1145 So. 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(insurance policies are available with no health questions asked) 2103 East Third Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 918-587-7000 Supporting Tulsa’s Gay & Lesbian Community Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 South Lewis Are you looking for a relaxed, amicable, private atmosphere for therapy? Our office provides a level o! confidentiality and comfort that enhances teh therapeutic process. ~For further Information, c~ll ~43:4i 17 Leah Hunt, MSW Judy Seymour,Taylor, CADC Della Blackburn, CADC ¯ RichardReeder, MS Serving a Diverse Community 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 Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method By &for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities.. Monday & Thursday evenings: 7-8:30 pm for testing, .7-9 pm for results. Daytime testing, Mon-Thurs by appointment. TOHR Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights 742-2927 4158 South Harvard, Suite-E-2 2 doors east of the HIV Resource Consortium Look for our banner on testing nights¯ als who had been given the same tetanus shots more readily became infected with HIV after the injections. Researchers said the dramatic increase in HIV production appears to only last about 6 weeks, so the benefits of tetanus shots generally outweighs the temporary surge in HIV levels for most patients. Blood Heat Treatment Gets OK LOS ANGELES - The Indiana-based HemoCleanse Inc. has been given approval by the Food & Drug Administration to expand testing of its blood-heating treatment of people infected with HIV. The 2nd phase of the trials will include 2- hour treatments at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette, Ind., and the Harbor-UCLA Research & Education Institute in Los Angeles. HemoCleanse’s treatment, similar to kidney dialysis, involves slowly drawing all a patient’s blood from his body in small quantifies and heating it to 108 degrees Fahrenheit before infusing it back into his body. The idea behind the treatment is that HIV is sensitive to even small increases in temperature and would be destroyed in massive quantities by the treatment. Sixty patients will be divided into 2 groups during the trials. One group will receive 2 treatments each - the first for 1 hour, and the 2nd fo~ 2 hours. The other group will serve as a control group and will not receive the heat treatment, but will remain on standard HIV drug therapy. HIV & Gene Therapy " Research BOSTON" - Researchers report in the journal Science that use of a genetically benign version of HIV may be the key to an importantbreakthrough in gene therapy treatment, serving as the carrier system or "vector" to deliver therapeutic genes to target cells in the human body. Researchers with the Salk Institute in San Diego and the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Mass., have reported that they successfully used the HIV vector to inject therapeutic genes in the cells of live rats in laboratory experiments, ff the use of the HIV vector proves as successful inhuman gene therapy, the researchers say it could be a potentially important treatment for such genetic disorders as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and Alzheimer’s dis- Genetically Altered AIDS Vaccine Fails BE!’HESDA, Md. - Government officials say a 5-year study of the genetically engineered AIDS vaccine, gpl60, has shown the prevention effort is not effective in halting the progress of the disease in people. The study, one of the first of its kind, used the Microgenesys experimental vaccine and was a joint venture between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease in conjunction with private medical facilities. With some 600 military and civilian volunteers, the study showed no improvement in their ability to fend off the infection. gin, transmission and statistics of infection for each community, and (b) quarantine those known to be infected and practicing high-risk behavior. Page 7-8, SEXUAL PERVERSION Plank 1-3~ Homosexuality is not an alternate lifestyle, a genetic abnormality or a civil rights matter, but is instead a consciou~ individual choice of an abominal sin practice. Such behavior has been a major factor in the demise of societies from Sodom and Gomorra to the Empires of Ottoman, Greece and Rome. Homosexlaal behavior is the principle cause of the spread of AIDS in America. We, therefore, condemn not the person but the practice of homosexual behavior, and oppose the ominous political powers being given homosexuals in the United States. We believe that the practice of homosexuality is an abomination before God and a perversion of the natural law and is indicative of severe diseases. We believe that legislation condoning homosexuality would confer public acceptability of this activity and would lead inexorably to the destruction of our nation. Plank 4-6: We believe that homosexuals, sodomites, and other sexually perverse people shonl~i not be entitled to special or extraordinarY rights. We affirm that homosexual behavior is not a constitutionally protected right and that homosexuals area behavi~al group not deserving of special protection under the law. Because homosexuals are not deserving of minority status, we oppose all "’Gay Rights" legislation. We urge that federal and state funding we withheld from all states and or municipalities that enact homosexual "fights" legislation. Plank 8+9: We support the retention and enforcement ofsodomy laws in Oklahoma. We urge vigorous arrest and pros- .ecufion of all those violating laws regardxng the promotion of homosexual behavior. Plank 17+18: Toprotect family values, we urge that those promotiug an alternative lifestyle by restricted from positions of influence of minor children. \Ve do not recognize homosexuality as a normal lifestyle, therefore we oppose any mandated education curriculum or special rights based on affirmative action for ho~ mosexuals. Plank 20+21: We strongly oppose permitring homosexuals to teach in the public school systems. We oppose the hiring of homosexual teachers, administrators, or counselors. Hank 22-24: We oppose the establishment of homosexual dubs in schools. We hold that portraying the homosexual lifestyle in any positive manner in our schools is heresy. Weoppose the National Education Association’s efforts to promote the homosexual agenda in our nation’s schools. Plank 27-29: We submit that legally recognized marriages to be limited to a traditional monogamous heterosexual relationship, with only these mamages allowed current tax and legal benefits. We oppose same-sex marriages. We support federal and state legislation prohibiting legal recognition ofsame sex "marriages" in the event such unions are made legal by another state. Hank- 30: We believe that the federal government should alterappointments and employment practices that would place homosexuals in sensitive and responsible positions. benefiting Tulsa Area AIDSAgencies June 21&221996 Warren Place Doubletree Hotel Dinner, Cash Bar and Performance TICKETS ON SALE AT ALL CARSON ATTRACTIONS OUTLETS OR BY PHONE: 584-2000 550 N. Memorial Kacie Gordon pager: 672-8905 Joni Ledbetter pager 670-5664 Any Sale - 2% over invoice with ad. Sunday Services 11:00 am ¯ Wednesday Services 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm Choir Practice ¯ Thurs. 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group I To do justice, love mercy & to walk humbly zoith our God... Micah 6:8 5451-E South Mingo Tulsa, OK 74146 . (918) 622-1441 ’96 Pride Picnic JUNE 15 Noon - 5:00 prn Opening Ceremony, lpm ¯¯ Blessing by the Rev. Leslie Penrose ¯ Welcome by TOHR president Debbie Starnes ¯ Performances by local entertainers, including Miss Gay Tulsa & Miss Tulsa USofA, and Tulsa Family Chorale! Throughout the afternoon, ¯ DJ will provide music throughout the day ¯ Booths with vendors, community organization info., crafts, etc. ¯ Food for modest cost ¯ Free beverage.s ¯ Volleyball & tennis court available ¯ Kids’ playground ¯ Security provided all day ¯ Closing ceremony, with benediction by RF Renfro & Freedom Balloon Extravaganza! If you want to have a "booth," call Tom at 583-1248 before June 1st. Be a part of the Pride Picnic! - To volunteer, call 743-4297. Edison St. ~ To Sand Springs, 1-412 Directions: From Tulsa, take Keystone Expressway West towards Sand Springs. Exit Gilcrease Rd. turn right (North) on Gilcrease Road to Edison St. and turn right (East) on Edison, go about 1/2 mile. Owen Park is on the right. Parking is on the Southeast corner of the park, near Roosevelt School. 1-244 (DowTunlstoawn) 7 LSA FAMI.LY NEWS COMMUNITY CALE R SUNDAYS Agape’ Christian Fellowship Service, 10:30 am & 7 pm Sheridan Center, Suite H 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 Bless the Lord At All .Times Christian Center Sunday School, 9:45 am Worship Service, 11 am 262To East 1 lth 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist) Worship Service, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Family of Faith Metro. Comm. Church Adult Sunday School, 9:15 Worship Service, 11 am 545 I-E South Mingo. Info: 622-1441 Metro. Comm. Church of Greater Tulsa Worship Service, 10:45am 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa 6:30 pm at Canterbury 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 MONDAYS TUESDAYS HIV Testing HIV+ Support Group TOHR Clinic ¯ HIV Resource Consortium Free & anonymous testing " 1:30 pm using fingerstick method. ¯ 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 No appointment required. " Info~ Wanda @ 749-4194 Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm : Results hours: 7-9 pm ¯ Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. Info: 742-2927 Lambda Bowling League Sheridan Lanes 8:45 pm 3121 S. Sheridan PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 2nd Monday of month, 6:30 pm 4154 S, Harvard Info: 749-4901 OTHER GROUPS TOHR Helpline Daily 8-10 pm For info. or to volunteer: 743:GAYS The Technicians, Leather org., Info c/o 621-5597 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Assoc. Info: 838-1222 ¯ HIV/AIDS:Support Group & ¯ Friends & Family ¯¯ HIV/AIDS Support Group 7 pro, call for location: 749-7898 Grief Group Butler/Stumpff ¯ Funeral Home 2103 E. 3rd St. Call for time: 587-7000 Alternative Skating 8:30 - 11 pm, 241-2282 $4, Sand Springs Skate ¯ WEDNESDAYS ¯ Agape’ Christian : Fellowship ¯ Service, 7 pm ¯ Sheridan Center, Suite H ¯ 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482 Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 pm 2627-B East 1 lth Call 583-7815 for info. Family Of Faith MCC Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm Choir Practice 7:30 pm 5451-E South Mingo. Call 622-1441 for info. Community of Hope (United Methodist) Service for Peace, 6:30 pm Bible Study, 7 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 TNAAPP Tulsa Native American AIDS Prevention ProJect Support group for Gay & Bi Native Ameri&m Men, 6 pm at Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd 582-7225 or 584-4983 ¯ THURSDAYS 16-Step Empowerment Group For Women : Community of Hope ¯ 1703 E.2nd, Info: 585-1800 " Co-Dependency ¯ Support Group : 7;30; Family of Faith MCC : 5451-ES. Mingo, 622-1441 HIVTestingTOHRClinic i Walk in testing: 7 - 8:30 pm. Results hours: 7 - 9 pm Info: 742-2927 Tulsa Family Chorale Weekly practice, 9:30 pm Lola’s 2630 E. 15th PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group Ist & 3rd Thursdays 4154 S. Harvard, 749-4901 Alternatives Weekly social events for LGBT men & women, 7 pm Info: 646-5503 ¯ Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIViAIDS 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. G 3-4:30 pm, hffo: 749-4194 ¯ SATURDAYS ¯¯ St. Jerome’s Ecumenical Catholic Church ¯" Mass, 6 pm Garden Chapel ¯ 3841 S. Peoria ¯ Info: Father Rick ¯ at 742-7122 Narcotics Anonymous Meets weekly at 11 pm Confidential support for recovering addicts. Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees 3rd Sat. of each month Info: 748-3111 OTHER GROUPS Gay & Lesbian Student Association TJC Southeast Campus, Info:-631-7632 SWAN-Sip~gle Women’s Activ@ Network Call 832-2121 MAY 17-19 Herland Sister Resources Retreat Roman Nose State Park Registration deadline: 5/15 Info: 2312 NW 39th, OKC 73112 HIVIAIDS & SpiritualitylWholeness Retreatfor Women, Info: 488-9215 SATURDAY, MAY 18 Pride Picnic Benefit, Lola’s 2630 E. 15th, 749-1563 SUNDAY, MAY 19 Interfaith AIDS Minitries 13th InternationalAIDS Candlelight Memorial & Mobilization 3 pro, St. Peter’s Episcopal, 9100 E. 21St Info: 438-2437 SATURDAY, JUNE 1 Ecumenical Pride Worship Service 6 pm, St. Jerome’s hosting at The Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria Info: Father Rick, page 646-7116 SUNDAY, JUNE 2 Pride Picnic Benefit - The Tool Box 1338 E. 3rd, 584-1308 TUESDAY, JUNE 4 TOHR, PFLAG & Rainbow Business Guild present Cece Cox, pres. ofthe Dallas Gay & Lesbian Alliance 7 pm, Chouteau Ran, Chapman Ctr, TU, Dinner: $10, Speech: free,Info: 743-4297 FRIDAY, JUNE 7 Safe Haven Lake Cookout. Social gatheringfor young adults, 18-30 8 pm, Family of Faith MCC 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 Pride Picnic Benefit - The Silver Star 1565 S. Sheridan, 834-4234 SATURDAY, JUNE 8 TOHR Citywide Pride Prom All ages, alcohol-free dance 8 pm, Alan Chapman Activity Cti. TU, Dignity/Integrity Meeting Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Episcopalians 5 pm, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church 5635 E. 71st, Info: POB 701044, 74170 SUNDAY, JUNE 9 Pride Picnic Benefit, Concession~ 3340 S. Peoria, 744-0896 MONDAY, JUNE 10 PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group, 6:30 pm Social and Refreshments. 7 pm General Meeting, 7:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Info: 749-4901 SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Tulsa Pride Picnic Noon - 5pm. Owen Park 560 No. Maybelle, Info: 583-1248 SUNDAY, JUNE 16 Family ofFaithMCCFather’s Day Service With Father Rick Hollingsworth 11 am, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 JUNE 21 a 22 Follies Revue, Inc. Follies ’96 Salutes the Movies! 6 pm, Doubletree Hotel, Warren PlaCe $125 & $40, Info: 437-0201 SUNDAY, JUNE 23 Statewide Pride Rally & Parade Speaker: Donna Red Wing ’92 Advocate Woman ofthe Year 1:30 pro, Memorial Park, NW 35th & Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City Info: 743-4297 or 405-791-0202 OUT + ABOUT by J.D. Jamett What can I say, this last month truly did have its showers and flowers. The turnabout show at the Silver Star was a rose. that never smelled more sweeter, & the staff truly did surprise themselves when they let their less masculine sides show. On the other hand, the Miss Gay Tulsa America at the Performing Arts Center got rained on- no fault of the orgamzers or performers. The technical staff at the P.A.C. constantly missed lighting and sound cues - whathappened? Our sympathies to the entertainers and organizers. This next month holds alot offun things todo starting with Renegades" annual GayFest (May 17- 19) which features Dark Shadows (drag in broad daylight!) and other fun things tO do all outside. That same weekend, you may venture back inside on May 17 for a live performance by Abigail at Concessions that should very entertaining then May 23, the Red Ribbon Ice Revue call 254-7272 for more details. In June, don’t forget Miss Northeastern Oklahoma USofA at The Silver Star (June 23). Pride Picnic Update Show your pride in the community and help make this year’s Pride Picnic the best Kelly Green, Miss Gay Tulsa America runners-up, JJ Gentry & Sugarbaker ever by seeing any or all of the following benefit shows: Lola’s on May 18th, the Toolbox hosted by Sensuous on May26th and the Silver Star on June 7th. This month I’m proud to feature, not an establishment, but a community within our .community, Community of Hope. It’s not just a church, but a place where you feel like a person, notjust a number.Leslie Penrose is the pastor.She’is one of these rare people you are truly proud to call a friend. This church has a lot tO offer, for ex, ample, chances to work in the commu- .nity through programs like their RAIN team training, feeding the homeless, meals on .wheels, small symposiums on a variety of different subjects, and social events such as small dinner groups and movie nights. I’ll say it a again- it’s not justachurch butacommunity! Services are very convenient on Sunday evening at 6pm at 1703 East 2nd Street. Giveit achance, Monique Foster, the new Miss Silver Star you may just like it. & Bobbi Sue Summers OK, OK, boy, did I ¯ open up a big make-up ¯ case with the Queen of the Month (see ¯ letter to the editor). Sorry Katherine, but : licking may face does constitute begging. ¯ Well, this month’s Queen of the Month is ¯ constandyhelpingpeople- doingbenefits ¯ &helping as aresearchnurse on HIV drug : studies.That’s right, Danny (TeraTaneal), ¯ youareMay’sQueenoftheMonth.Thanks : for all your hard work! Till then, see ya out + about. Fina y....Unity Gardens A final resting place in peace, unity and pride... located in Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery 4300 E. 91st Street South On 91st Street between Yale & Harvard. Unity Gardens has been designed for the Gay and Lesbian Community, and those who support our unity. Did you know that there is no cemetery in Tulsa that will allow companions to be buried together recognizing them as a couple, or~’recognizing your sexual orientation as an individual? Actually there is no place in the United-States who will, UNTIL NOW~ We are the first celnetery in the United States to offer a special section of our cemetery just for Gays & Lesbians, and their family and friends. We offer burial spaces, columbarium for cremated remains, and scattering gardens with a memorial wall, in this new-ly expanded and renovated-section of Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The Pride flag will proudly fly in the center of Unity Gardens to always remind us of our struggle in life for unity and pride. If you have purchased a plot elsewhere, you may be able to transfer or trade your burial plots. For more information, please call Russell Langley-Stumpff at 918-587-7000. ***Owned and operated by Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home*** A Friendly Place to Stay KING’S HI-WAY INN "96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62 W Eureka Springs, AR 72632 (501) 253-7311 1-800-231-1442 Jerry A. 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May 30th through June 2nd Eureka Springs.Blues Festival Stop by our house for a taste of local flavor. Dine outside on the patio & porch or in our three beautiful dining rooms. Fine food at an affordable price. Gay.owned, Operated & Rainbow Proud By Allan Beard, Baltimore GayPaper Like most other gay resort areas, Provincetown shares the three traits all held in common - sun, sand and surf. And like its southern sister city Key West, it is a remote village located on a narrow strip of landjutting out into the Adantic Ocean, accessible only to those who seek it out. One does not pass through Key West or Provincetown; one goes there to be there. Andwhile Provincetown’ s waters are significandy cooler than those of Florida’s southern most city, it is not the water that attracts tens of thousands of lesbians and gay men to this Massachusetts Cape Cod village each year - it’s the lesbians and gay men that is the attraction. Just who first walked the sandy beaches that surround Provincetown is in little doubt. And while Native Americans can lay claim to the cape, it was the white European immigrants who built the fishmg village that was to become Provincetown. Pilgrims from the May flower first walked ashore in 1620; a monument commemorating that event stands’ atop High Pole Hill overlooking the town an harbor. For the most part, Provincetown grew up over three centuries as a fishing village. Filled with the homes and shops of a 18thcentury fishing village, Provincetown is rich in period architecture with an impressive harbor and quaint atmosphere one comes to expect from a New England port town. It is surrounded by beaches, dunes and the Atlantic. Isolated at the end of Cape Cod, Provincetown has long attracted artists,individualists and free spirits. Very much like Key West, the 3,700 year-round residents have a live-and-let- ¯ live attitude, which clearly appeals to the ¯ many thOUsands of lesbians and gay men that flock there every, summer. ¯ The village has two main streets, Com- " mercial Street and Bradford Street, which ¯ run parallel for nearly three miles. They are intersected bynumerous smaller streets ¯ beginning at the harbor and continuing ¯ back to the dunes. It is a town filled with guest houses, restaurants, galleries, bou- : tiques and shops. It also has its share of ¯ typical beach community tourist busi- ¯ .nesses, but in Provincetown they don’t ¯ seem to intrude on the town’s quiet character. ¯ The Provincetown Business Guild rep- ¯ resents more than 200 businesses that welcomelesbian and gay tourists. Founded ¯ in 1978 the guild is dedicated to enhanc- ¯ ing the vacation experience of gay people ¯ , visiting the cape. Lesbian and gay life is readily visible to anyone visiting the town. Couples stroll the shop lined streets ann ~n arm with barely notice given them. On the beach thousands of hard bodied men and buffed lesbians swim, play and sun themselves in the confidence of a shared appreciation of their diversity. At night a not-so subtle sexual energy takes over the town’s main streets as hundreds head to nightclubs and restaurants to party with old acquaintances and new-found friends. It is an atmosphere suited perfectly to the friendly, open lifestyle of this .country’s many lesbian and gay communities. To increase gay visibility and promote gay pride, the ProvincetOwn Business Guild plans special events year-round. For information on these events and to make travel arrangement~,call Vanessa at International Tours at - 341-6866. OK, so maybe you don’t have the time or money to go as far as Provincetown but you still need a get-away and it’s got to be a Gay-friendly place, and affordable! For all that, you can’t beat Eureka Springs. This Victorian jewel has got to have one of the highest per capita Lesbian/ Gay/Bi populatious in the country. And therefore, you can count on finding a friendlyfamily welcome. In fact, it’s possible to spend most of your resting and dining time in Gay or very Gay friendly establishments. This writer canpersonallyrecommendthe food at DeVito’s and dined withJim &Brent at the restaurant the guys had before they opened the well-regarded Bistro. While we haven"t tried Autumn Breeze, we hear it’s excellent also. Lod~ng can vary from the very convenient Kings Hi-Way Inn overlooking a ¯ lovely valley to the unique bed & break- ¯ fast experience of the Woods or Rock ¯ Cottage Gardens or the views of Pond MountainLodge. For very reasonable and ¯ historic rooms, check out the Park Basin Hotel. , In between earing and sleeping, there ¯ are many shops to checkout. They range from tourist tacky to worksof art. One of the most interesting selections is at Crazy ¯ Bone. And be sure to stop in ’to see MC ¯ andLinda, the new ownersoftheEmerald ¯ Rainbow, providing locals, and visitors with Pride stuff and mo~e..: ¯ NoW if you need more.detailed infor- ¯ marion about all your Options in Eureka ¯ Springs, track down Jan & Kim with ¯ P.I.M.P.S. who kiaow what’s available. ¯ And if like many others, you decide to ¯ check out local properties, stop by McClung Realty - they can help. Adult Accommodations In Eureka Springs, Arl~nsas Craftsman-style cottages with beautiful views of the woods and wildlife -.Tucked on top of the Ozark Mountains. just a few rmnutes walk to the Historic Village of Eureka Springs. 501/253-8281 Frank Gr~.en Jr., Host - 50 Wall Street - Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 READ ALL ABOUT IT Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library OK, all of you budding Laurence Oliviers, take notice! ff acting is your profession 9rjust a fun hobby, and you’re having trouble finding quality plays that speak to gays and lesbians, here is the book for you. "The Actor’s Book of Gay and Lesbian Plays" pulls together seventeen plays, chosen by editors (and playwrights), EricLane and Nina Shengold. The criteria for a play’s inclusion in this anthologyis thatitmust have gay or lesbian characters, queer themes or be ofinterest to the gayand lesbian community,regardless of the playwright’s ownsexual orientation. The plays vary widely, from one-acts to full length, comic and dramatic, some interesting while others less so, and a range o_f styles and cast sizes. One of the most interesting aspects of these plays is that not all of them premieredin New York or Los Angeles. One had its .first performance in Shepherdstown, West Virginia~ and another was first heard over the air as a radio play. AIDS, of course, is a topic of a few of these plays. Victor .Bumbalo’s "What Are Tuesdays LaKe. takes place in a hospital waiting room. "The Baltimore Waltz," by Paula Vogel and "Lonely Planet," by Steven Dietz deal with AIDS in more intangible ways. Another interesting entry, "It’s Our Town, Too," by Susan Miller, is just what you might think: a bare stage, queer ver- ...One d the-most interesting aspects of these plays is that not all of them premiered in New York or Los A~ngeles. One hasd.lts first performance m Shepherdstown, West Virginia... sion . of Thornton Wilder’s "Our Town." "Cater,Waiter,"by Eric Lane, is a funny, ironic, ten-minute piece about "eighty-seven gay men and three lesbians serving dinner tO a buncha Reagan cronies" at a. Republican fundraiser. With the current boom of successful queer-themed films, like "Jeffrey" and "The Bird~ge," it shouldn’t, be long until more gay and lesbian friendly " plays start showing.up onstage in mid- : America. When they do, "The Actor’s ¯ Book of Gay and Lesbian Plays" will be ; an excellent resource. ¯ Check for this book, and others on ¯ similar subjects, at your local branch li- ¯ brary or call the Readers Services depart- ’ ment at the CentrallLibrary, 596-7966. byJames Christjohn, EntertainmentNotes While it might seem so at times, this column is not just about me being peevish. It is about a much wider concern of mine. To those in the gay & lesbian community whom I have heard complaining that thereisn’t enough gay theatre, that there is an audience for these shows, that no theatre in town is brave enou,,h to do these kinds of shows; I have only one thing to say. Where were you? Several shows during the TU weekend of One-acts touched on gay issues, mine and Gabriel Washam’s "’Diaries" blatandy so. I had incredible support from Professor Cook ( Thank you!), who feels these plays are important to have done, an incredible cast, & itwas free, for heaven’ s sake! You missed a great set of shows. You had the chance to say, with your pres- To those... corn lainln that t" P" ’ ~ here lsn t enough Gay theatre, that there is an audlenee ~or these shows... I have only one thln¢ to say. Where were you? ence, that there is an audience for these shows, that these shows will draw folks in, that there is a reason to see these shows produced. As Gerald Miller said, "Ain’t gonna happen". He and I spoke of Gay theatre in Tulsa when he was managing Theatre Tulsa. His take was that there wasn’t an audience. Tom and I argued the point, and I now feel his comments were, sadly, justified. ¯ To all of you who expressed interest, & ¯ didn’t put your body where your mouth is ¯ in terms of your presence in the theatre " seat, you’ve helped to kill gay theatre. ¯ If there is no gay theatre in Tulsa, it’s ¯ not that the shows aren’t produced or ¯ people aren’t interested in doing them; it’s because you weren’t there when the ¯ shows were produced. Even when, as in .. this case, the productions are free to the ¯ public! You have no one to blame but yourselves. So don’tlet me hear anyone in the community bemoaning "the lack of gay plays here, because it’s your own fault they aren’t being done. BACP produced an excellent production of Harvey Fierstein’s"On Tidy Endings" some months back_. Thenight Tom &I attended, only 1/4 of the house was filled. And I know there’s enough queens in this town to have filled the theatre. " Sad thing is, many students & faculty. ¯ were talking about doing a production of ¯ "Falsettoland" at TU. Thehigher ups were ." concerned that people wouldn’t come. ¯ One ofmy goals with HIVariations, I’d ¯ hoped, was to prove that there was an ¯ audience. With the lack of community ¯ support of HIVariations, indeed all the ¯ shows that weekend, it seems unlikely ¯ ¯ that this Falsetto, or other shows like it, will be produced. How sad. 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Peoria Tulsa (918) 744-5556 Pet Food Toys & Supplies Grooming & Boarding I Pickup & Delivery I Service Available .I 3213 E. 15th St. 20TH CENTURY FURNISHINGS Wed-Sat 10-5 Sun 12-4 749-3620 H~rry Bel-toi~, Knoll 1952 Worship Service,~.~.3.~) am Sheridan Center, ~’~ite H, 21st & Sheridan, 599-7688 ’96 ECLIPSE SPYDER CONVERTIBLE GS $22,835 by Jean-Pierre, TFNfood critic TFNreaders attending the Great Plains Regional Gay Rodeo in Oklahoma City Memorial Day weekend will be pleased to know that lots of decent restaurants exist in our Capital Cowtown at which they can cozy up to the chuckwagon. Just like Tulsa, most of the national franchises and chain restaurants have stores in Oklahoma City which are concentrated in the Quail Springs Mall area ¯ on Memorial between May and Pennsyl~ vania; near Baptist Hospital at Northwest Expressway and Lake Hefner Parkway; in"oiltown" at Interstate 40 and Meridian; and down on the south side along Interstate 240 between Western and May Avenues. But why eat at some place you can visit at home? After all, half of the tim of traveling to exotic locations is discovering the local cuisine.And, surprisingly, Oklahoma City probably has a lot more decent nonchain restaurants than Tulsa. First, a few words of warning: Many rodeoers will be staying at the Northwest Hilton or at the ever popular Habana Inn both of which have in house dining facilities. Let’s just say that you’ll want to eat off the premises. And don’t even think about room service. \¥qaen you are in downtown OKC, be advised that. there is no place wonderful, and the Myriad Convention Center food is deadly. Nearby though are LaRoea Mexican Restaurant a couple.of blocks west of the Myriad on Rent and there are always the various trendy (translate: long lines, small servings, big prices) establishments and the onmipresent Spaghetti Warehouse in Bricktown several blocks east o.f the Myriad. The Bricktown Brewery is, in our opinion, the Oklahoma microbrewery serving up the best beer made in Oklahoma (but don’t get your hopes up about the food)¯ Wejust wish the Oklahoma legislature didn’t make the microbreweries water the beer to 3.2. Several formerly popular northwest spots are now closed, such as Doc’s at 63rd and Western, Rita’s del Rio on May across from the Northwest Hilton,Pump’s at Grand and \Vestem, Interurban in Fifty Penn Place, and Magnolia Cafe at 66th and Western: We’re also sad to report that due to the new conservative Christian ownership of United Founder’s Tower, the Eagle’s Nest, with its 360 degree revolVing view of Lake Hefner and northwest Oklahoma City, has closed its doors. Never fear, though, there are still lots of fun places to dine and frolic. While on Oklahoma City’s infamous 39th Street Strip, many readers may remember the gastronomically challenging Family Diner, a classic greasy spoon. But better days have come to that location, and completely new proprietors have established the gay owned and operated Pifion Care (moderate cost), which features lots of Southwestern style entrees, heavy on thepasta and chicken, and, while notan all-night establishment, does stay open until 2 a.m., and 3 a.m. on weekends. : The beautiful people and yuppies of ¯¯ OklahomaCity spendmost of their dining ¯ dollars on the strip alongWestern Avenue north of Interstate 44. There is quite a ¯ variety of interesting and worthwhile ¯ places in this area. Anchoring the comer ¯ spot on i-44 is Portobello (expensive), ¯ featuring Tuscan style Italian food and : Italian language tapes in the restrooms. ¯ Another long time Italian spot is Flip’s ¯ -Wine Bar and Trattoria (moderately ¯ expensi.ve), at Grand Boulevard, with a ¯ great selection of by-the-glass wines and ¯ decent food--be sure to check out the After all, half of the fun of traveling_is discovering the local euMne. And, surprisingly, Oklahoma City probably has a lot more decent non-chain restaurants than Tulsa. daily specials. At 64th Street, you will . find the excellent Metro Wine Bar and Bistro (expensive, reservations advised), serving re- ,trial French cuisine, nightly meat and fish specials, and creamy, chilled vichyssoise to die for. Across the street in: Nichols Hills Plhza is the single best restaurant in the st~ite of Oklahoma, ¯ the.Coach House (veryexpensive, reser- ¯ vataons required, dres~ code), featuring ¯ e}quisitely prepared Atnerican haute cui- ¯ sine and impeccable ~ervice. Everyone ¯ should experience the artistry of Chef ~ Kurt Fleishfresser and the elegance of the : Coach House at least once in their life- ¯. time. Crawling back toWestern, at 67th’is the Iguana Lounge (moderate) which is ¯ billed as Acapulco cuisine but we have to ¯ call it avant garde Mexican, and their new .: patio should be open by rodeo time. An ¯ excellent sushi bar is Tokyo Japanese ¯ Restaurant (expensive), just south of ¯ Wilshire, which serves Sapporo beer and ¯ ¯ sushi as good as any Japanese restaurant we’ve visited in the United States. Way : up north at 80th is Let’s Barbecue (inex- ¯ pensive), with basic down home smoked ¯ meats and occasionally fried catfish (if ¯ you remember Let’s at 66th Street, that ¯ location, now closed, went to Let’s ex- ¯ wife in the divorce, andLeomoved north). ¯ Acouple ofother spots popular with the ¯ capital city gay crowdinclude the Painted : Desert (inexpensive) at 36th and Shartel, ¯ whichis your basicburger bar, Pepperoni ¯ G~ill (moderately expensive) in Penn ¯ Square Mall by Dillard’s with eclectic ¯" Italian food, and Bellini’s (expensive) at 63rd and Pennsylvania, which serves up ¯ northern Italian themed food and dell- : cious bellini’s (a peach and champagne ¯ cocktail) with a view of the swan pond ¯ and outdoor seating-- enterfrom the park- " ing garage_ under the Waterford office ¯ building. ¯ Those looking for Oriental foods will ¯ ¯ be excited to spend time in Oklahoma City s Little Saigonareacentered at North- ," west 23rd and Classen. We particularly recommend Lido (moderate) at 24th and : Military (just off Classen near the milk ¯ bottlebuilding), whichhas excellent Viet- : namese food in an elegant setting, and is ¯ popular with many of the state’s power- " ful--we’ve run into Governor Waiters ¯ and several Supreme Court justices here. ¯ Check out the dim sum at Grand House : (moderate),just across the street from the see Food, page 14 n Communicolions does not milk bottle. One of our favorite Chinese restaurants is Dumpling House (moderate) on 23rd just east of Classen, which is patronized by many Chinese and Vietnamese youth (be sure to ask for the English menu). Another excellent Vietnamese and Chinese place is Mirawa (moderate), a bit farther east on 23rd. For Korean food, try Sharon Gardens (inexpensive) on 23rd west of Classen, and for Thai, go to Sala Thai (inexpensive) just a couple of blocks farther west. If seeing all those cowboys wrangle beef on the hoof has you hankering for a big juicy steak, you can’t go wrong with Cattleman’s Care (moderately expensive) in Stockyards City, Exchange Street south of 1-40 (ask for directions). In the Remington Park area at Northeast 50th and Kelly is one of our favorites, Sleepy Hollow (expensive), whichhas nomenus, but serves up big delicious bowls of mashed potatoes, ~avy, and peas family style and huge, wonderful steaks to its horseman and jockey clientele. You can get decent barbecued ribs and an all you can eat special at Oklahoma County Line (moderately expensive) on Northeast 63rd between Kelly and Eastern. And, when the budget gets a little thin, you can find an excellent chicken fried steak sandwich at Chuck House (inexpensive) at Northwest Tenth and Meridian. This should be a big enough list of the better places in Oklahoma City to keep rodeo-goers well fed for one weekend. Just remember, we have McDonald’s in Tulsa. Bon appetit, cowboy. 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Southwest Home Office Dallas, Texas 800-559-4790 Kelly Kirby Oklahoma Representative POB 14011 Tulsa, OK 74159-1011 918-747-3320 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 [1996] Tulsa Family News, May 15-June 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 6 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 15-June 14, 1996 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Phyl Boler-Schmidt Barry Hensley Jean Pierre Leanne Gross Pat Morehead LD Jamett Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/510 Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, April 15-May 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 5 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 1996 AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV drugs AIDS/HIV research AIDS/HIV testing AIDS/HIV treatment arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars businesses churches Dave Fleischer Don Nickles Don't Ask Don't Tell Eric Lane estate planning Follies Revue funerals homophobia Interfaith AIDS Ministries J.D. Jamett James Christjohn Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche marriage Nina Shengold Out and About Patricia Nell Warren performing arts picnic Pride Read All About It Red Ribbon Revue Republican Party restaurants rodeo Ryan White care Act Steve Largent Tom Neal travel Tulsa Family News Unity Gardens Eureka Springs viatication war crimes https://history.okeq.org/files/original/d4a11fd35549f605c54547f00c69534c.jpg dca1db1eef33c920db45e8423d832d38 https://history.okeq.org/files/original/04a8133fca6e51662e99bd1f86f59ab2.pdf 6e5f3d47e84cfb048953392898e6376c PDF Text Text Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities-,Our Families of the Heart Fight to Ban. ROTC Re-Heats i April 15 - May 14, 1996, Volume 3, Issue 5 ¯ Run for YourLives, Part3 i LegislativeUpdate ¯¯ Anti-Gay Amendments Die WASHINGTON - Little noticed in Feb- : OK Senate staff confirm that. HB 2554 ruary was congressional passage of a bill, : ¯ is "dead" for this session. HB 2554 adnow signed into law by PresidentCfiiiion ¯ ¯ dressed divorce law changes but was the "Campus Access Act" that prohibits : ~ amended to ban same-gender marriage all Defense Department funds to colleges : _" even if those were legal elsewhere. and .um’versities which the ,,Secretary of ¯ ¯ ~ An amendment to the"Ryan Luke" bill, DefenSe :judges., have, an,.~ anti~ROTC : ¯ HB 2053, would ban child custody by a poii~y?’ "~lae legi~latiisn b,bfild have the ." : "known homosexual,lesbian or bisexual." impact of barring Defense Department ¯ ." Rep. Laura Boyd, author of HB 2053, told funds from going to any campus where : ¯ TFN that the anti-Gay amendment was anti-discrimination policies barfing bias : ." "out for good." It appears that this session based on sexual orientation limit or re- ¯ will draw to a close in May without thc strict Reserve Officer Training Corps pro- ¯ The Reverend Leslie Penrose, AIDS acPFLAG at Central-Library ~." passage of any anti-Gay bibs or amend-. grams. No exact figures are available on : tivist Mary Fisher and a young friend at ments, only the anti-Gay but merely svm. Editorial: Kudos to Tulsa Org. the amount of money the Defense Depart- ¯ Community of Hope United~thodist. " ment spends annually at U.S. colleges, The members & officers of TnlsaChap- ! bolic resolution #1045. but at larger schools, such as Stanford, the ter of Parents, Families & Friends of LesUniversity of Pennsylvania, or the Unibians & Gays deserve high praise for their versity of California at Los Angeles, it exhibit currentlyat theTulsaCity,County On May 23, the Tulsa Ice Arena will might easily amount to tens of millions of Library, as does the libraD’ staff. The : dollars each year. The term "anti-ROTC exhibit is good but you will appreciate it ." host at 7:30pro the first Red Ribbon lc~ policy" is defined in the Act as prohibit- ¯" even more when you know that PFLAG ." Revue. ’l’he evening will feature profes. When Janice Nicklas and her co-orgaing either the Defense Department from ¯ nizerbegan planning for the first regional had only a little more than a week to ¯ sional skaters from Kansas City, OK(" see ROTC, page 3 ." conference on Women and AIDS, they prepare it. The exhibit, up-through April is : andTulsa All tickel proceeds will benefit a snapshot of what PFL~G’s about & of : Our House which provides support for ." hoped tohave about 100 or so attend. On Lesbian & Gay life. Tulsa Family News ¯ those challenged by HI\," AIDS. Tickets ¯ April 2, more than 400 people were regisstrongly encourages you to see the’exhibit ¯¯ are $8, balcon.v seats and S12.50 for ontered for the one day conference of workice seats at the .Arena at 71st & .~.hugo before it doses. : shops at the-University of Tulsa’s ¯ (behind the 1 2 Price Store). For~more ¯ Chapman Center. ¯ info. ".call Shane Douglas at 254--7272. Dallas Bd. Includes Protections : The workshops ranged from AIDS 101 ¯ DALLAS - Under pressure from local ¯ to HIV and Incarcerated Women or HIV Follies Revue, Inc. have announced tha! ¯ rights activists, the Dallas school board this \ear’s eveut. Follies Salute the .\hn’. decided at the I ast minute to include sexual ies, Will be on Juue 21 & 22at the \Varrcn ¯ Place Doubletree Hotel. The Follies will orientation in the anti-harassment policy it adopted at its March 28 meeting. The : showcase suchartists as Alexandr"Sacha’" ¯ Luiiev of the Tulsa Ballet Theatre, singers policy, which had not initially included ¯ tators were both local educators and exsexual orientation as a category, was added ¯ perts & those from around the US. The ¯ StillwaterandendinginTulsaon Sunday, ¯¯ Deb Roberts and Steve Wright: For more May 19 at College Hill Presbyterian, 712 after members of the Dallas Gay & Les- ¯" conference l~gan with a panel of those info. call 437-0201. ! S. Columbia. College"Hill will host a : bian Alliance and other community mem- : infected or affected by HIV. Local HI\" AIDS support org~iniza~ion, : dinner and dialogue at 5pro, followed by ¯ ILMN, the Regional AIDS Interfaith Netbers complained that not including sexual keynote address was ~ven at lunch ." worshipat 7pro. Her visit is sponsored by " work is holding its volunteer training on orientation in the newpolicy could actu- ! byThe AIDS activist, Mary. Fisher, founder of ally encourage anti-gay and -lesbian ha- : the Family AIDS Network, Inc. which ¯ College Hill and Presbyterians for Les- : April 27 and May 4 at Community of rassment in the city’s schools. The new : works to heighten commumty and ha- ." bian,’Gay Concerns. , Hope from 10-Spin. And Debbie Waters, Spahr is an evangelist with the special : MSW announces a support group, Phoepolicy bars "oral, written, psychological, ¯ tional awareness and compassion in the : physical and other demonstrative actions : fight against HIV/AIDS. Ms. Fisher, a ¯ ministry ’q’hat .MI May Freely Sen’e’" of ¯ nix Group, for families & friends living see School, page 3 ~ person/iving with HIViAIDS, came to : the Downtown United Presbyterian : with AIDS. The group meets on the Ist & ¯ national attention when she spoke about -" Church (DUPC) of Rochester, NeW York, : 3rd Thurs. each month: Call 584-6460. ~ AIDS to, the:Republican-National Con- : in parmership with Westminster Presby¯ terianofTiburon, CA.In 1991,Spahrwas ; vention’in.Houston in-1992.. Colorado Gov. Roy Romer has vetoed ~ Fisher’s Tulsa speech was a call to : by DUPC to serve as Co-pastor but was a measure :that would have explicitly : political arms. She began with quote from ¯ denied that position in an unprecedented move by the ruling body of the-pre~bvte- : banned recognizing same-sex marriages ¯ a US Senate chaplin who, when asked if This May, Interfaith AIDS Ministries rian Church (USA), the.General Ass~min the state, even if they were legally "- he prayed for the Senate;~said, no, after ¯ (IAM) will celebrate its lOth-auniversarv ¯ performedinother states, however, Romer see Spahr, page 10 ! of:providing education about HIV;AIDg i looking at the Senate, he prayed for the said he would sign a bill that declared ¯ people. FishersaidthatwithWashington’s ¯ and of providing support to persons living ¯ opposite-sex mamages as the "strong ¯ and America’s response to AIDS, prayer with HIV,,AIDS (PLWA’~s)~ S_t,.Peter’s public policy of the state" while at the : probably was_a good’idea. ~ ................... ". Episcopal Church at 9100 East 21 st Street same time authorizing a study of possible ¯ Fisher stated that-America.iacks -the. 3 ¯ Will host a sen’ice commemorating !0 ways same-sex couples could be given ; basicingredients to win a fight withAIDS: : The Oklahoma Gay Rodeo Association " years of work on Sunday, May 19 at 3pm. legal recognition of their relationships ¯ no national plan for researeh~ .car~e or pre- ¯ (OGRA) will hold its tt.th-annual rodeo ," !AM will also be featured at the May 14th without violating that policy. He called : vention, nor visible, competent, or trusted : on Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-26. meeting of the AIDS Coalition. the legislation he vetoed, a "mean-spir- ." leadership, nor sufficient funding. : It features 2 days of rodeo at the OKC The oriDns of the organization were in ited and unnecessary" attack. ¯ Fisher said we also must look for lead- ¯ State Fairgrounds and 3 nights of parties the 1986 Task Force on AIDS ol the Idaho became the 3rdstate in the U.S., ership from the uninfected, ,We. are like : and exhibits at the Hilton Inn. N\V~ see I~-1, page 10 joining Utah and South Dakota, to bar ; .’ .ca fl nghtsmovement whose leaders die : OGRA beganin 1984. TheGreat Plaius recognizing same-gender marriageS. The ; ev~t~"year. : Regional Rodeo was formed through the Kentucky state Senate is now considering : Inaninterviewwith.TFN, Fishernoted ¯ efforts of Kansas, Missouri and Oklaa measure banning same,sex mamages ¯ that she would have said we’re making : homa and held its first rodeo in 1986 In EDITORIAL/LETrERS/DIRECTORY p. 2 and activists believe the anti-gay bill has ¯ progress in the AIDS fight prior to the : 1993, Arkansas formed theDiamond State : NEWS BRIEFS .......... P. 4 a good chance of passing there. Illinois ¯" 1994 Republican sweep. But now she : Rodeo Association and joined the Great HEALTH BRIEFS : P. 6 . has also now received a similar ban, ¯ says we haven’t followed who’s coming ~ Hains organization. OG1L~t’s volunteers ¯ P. 9 spurred on by leaders of the state’s anti- : up in that party and we must hold our ¯ are dedicated providing rodeo ~vents for ¯ CALENDAR EUREKA SPRINGS .,~ " ~ "P. 11 gay Christian Coalitiou and Christian ~ leaders feet to the fire. "We must commu- _" Lesbians and Ga)’~menand als0 to sup; READ ALL ABOUT IT P. 12 Action Network. In Kansas, a bill that was ¯ nicate that tiffs fightis about human rights, " porting AIDS charities. Membership is already on the floor of the state tlouse of ¯ not about moraljudgements....women, ¯ noflimited to rodeo .compet.it0fs Formore :¯ RESTAURANT/ENTERTAINMENT- p. 13 -OUT + ABOUT WITH JD ........... ~ ’’~-~_-~: 14 ¯ see Marriage, page 3 ¯ especially, need to say I matter.’" info. "call 405-842-0849. i Wo-men &AIDS i Coming Soon! i 400.÷ HearActivist i Mom,,Mary Fisher High School Gays. Win & Lose Some LESBITERIAN & .Marriage, Update ilnterfaith AIDS Ministries Hits 10 i G reatPlains Rodeo "In OKC, May 24.26 Ii. N S n. 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COMMUNITY EVENTS Newly ordatned deacon oJ St. Jerome Gaylapalooza brought these FUSO’s Derrick Davis with Ecun’wnical Catholic Church, the Rev. four,fabulouscomics to Tulsa’s Mark Knight, Chip Haines of Deborah Starnes with her Archbishop. Performing Arts Center,for a OKC & FUSO’s RF Renfro at Bishop. community clergy and other ~how benefitting Black & White the Nat’l. Black Gay & Lesbian ./rtends. [’hoto: T. Neal Charities. Photo: T. Neal Leadership Forun~ in Dallas. by lom Neal. publisher/editor Reccntl v. I received a message on my machine that said. =tli Tom, t~s is Keit~ S~ from the A(’I ,V offi~ in OMahoma City....’" Smith. who’s a rc~dtor and ad s~esm~ for OKC paper The Perspec’t~ve, was m~appy about ~ ~ficle that we wrote. The article stated that he’d helped OMa. I louse M~0ont~ Leader Benson rewrite Benson’s vcrx ant~-Gav resolution. #1~5. Sxmth clmms he heisted chm~e the anti-gay lang~ge of the ongin~ version to l~guage that ~ght be ~i~- slightly less ami:Gay. We ~so wrote that some OKC folks had accused Smith of passing ~mself off~ spokesperson for the OM~oma LGBT ~umties. I promised Smith that I’d address ~s c0n~ms. At one meeting with Benson, S~th says he was with Jo Ann Bell of the ACLU. Ms. Bell swe~s that Smith only represented ~mself. Smi~ says that at a later meeting (where Bell w~ not present), he helped Beuson m~e specific ch~ges in l~g~ge of # 1 045: but that he told Benson &at he nevertheless opposed the fin~ drMt (which hehelped write). Seem confusing? Smith appears to have b~n view~ by Benson, by Rcp. I ~ura Boyd. by other legislators, and by State l)emocratic P~tv Ex~ufive ~r~tor Pat Ihdl. as an anthofized ~pokesperson for Gay ~d I ~sbian counnunitv. As a result, some le~slators votedagainst us, thinking ~at they had our blessrag. Through mepmess or nmvete on ~s p~t ~d possibly opportmfism on the p~t of some le~slators, what hc clmms w~ ~ effort to m~e 100% bad rcsolution into one that would ~ ody ~% bad wound up being used against him and us. And while Smith may feel he’s been beat up, actually there’s enough blame to spread around. Tulsan~ should strongly object to the failure of OKC groups, who were having meeungs about #1045, to commumeate regularly with any Tulsa activists or groups. If it wasn’t Smith singlehandedly representxng the entire state, it was the OKC organizations acting as though they did. The ACLU. which is a statewide organization, made no effort to communicate, even with its Tulsa board members. OGLPC’s Paul Thompson did commumcate with TOHR when #1045 was first introduced, but apparently not when this meeting was .happening. Tulsa groups who were working on this ~ssue might also have called OKC groups. However. it seems that the greater obligation falls on those who have the advantage of proximity to the Capitol and know better when action’s happening. After stories like this, I sometimes think we are our own worst enemy.-Smith has substantial experience with the legislature, and we’d be foolish not to take advantage of it. But it also appears that we need to make sure that those who represent us at the Capitol really represent all of us - in Tulsa, and wherever else there’s an organized community in the state, as well as in Oklahoma City. Just one last thing about representation: Smith is neither an officer nor an employee of the ACLU. He volunteers but according to ACLU board president, Mark Hendricksen, Smith should not identify himself as though he’s staff or an officer. Does make you kind-of wonder, doesn’t it.’? Ilello, you don’t know me, but I certainly know you. I live with you. I work with you. I may even be involved with you. And yes, I’ve often masqueraded ,as v0u. I’ve had to: I’m practically invisible, you see.’Or maybe you don’t .... I am a transsexual. But being a transie i~ this town doesn’t add up to a great deal of visibility. That’s funny, considering that scarcely a day goes by when I DON’T hear somebody whispering b~hind my back,"I s that a boy or a girl ! No it’s gotta be a faggot! Well...maybe it’s a Dyke after all..." Manya ume, I, and other transsexuals/transgender persons, have taken the homophobic backlash for our gay ,and lesbian brothers and sisters, stmply because we are usually more visible than most. Nobody loves a hermaphrodite. Androgyny makes : most people really edgy. But I expect that from most people (sadly enough). What hurts though, is how Gays and Lesbians have taken little notice of : us, in their silence, colluding to collapse our distinct identities into theirs. : Let’ s face it... how many of you gays and lesbians ¯ out there, in yourpersonal and political lives, focus ¯ on gender issues just as much as you focus on sex and sexuality? In this society, gender is taken for : granted. Gender deviance ~s taken as a personal insult, see Letters, page 13 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *B,’unboo Lounge, 7204 E. Piue 832 - 1269 *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria 744-0896 *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th 621-9376 *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th 749-1563 *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st 745-9998 *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan 834-4234 *Reuegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main 585-3405 *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial 660-0856 *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd 584-1308 *Intenu’ban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Derails C. 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Mike Leavitt has vetoed a measure, SB246, that would have barred teachers 111 public sdaools from encouragtng or condoning any act that is illegal under state law. The measure-wasspecifiCallyaimed at~pre~ venting teachers from serving as sponsors fo~gay and lesbian clubs in public schools, anassue that exploded earlier this year in the state.: Even though Lea~iRt vet0ed;the measure, he nevertheless said, "I support the statement that was made in SB246, but we cannot infringe on free speech." The Utah Education Assn. had opposed the measure and said the governor "absolutely did the right tiring." Rights Project, said the policy "’was a thinly-veiled attempt ,:o silence gay youths." "’Rather than making it more difficult for iesbi,an and gay teenagers to come out. the school board should be meeting to discuss ways to create a friendlier environment for gay youths," Elovitz said. School Board Facing Backlash ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Montgomery County (Md.) school board’s decision to include sexual~_orientation in its list of an~i-bias~prOtections passed by a 6-0 vote on Mar. 25, but it has also sparked a threat by an ad-hoc group of Hispanic parents to remove their children from the district’s p’~blic sctiools: Som~’400 pa~eh~s qUidld~, formed the ’Hispanic Paren~ of M~mgomery Coamty in an effort to convince the trustees to change their minds about the newly adopted policy. Many of the parents expressed concerns the new policy would actually lead to homosexual activities in the schools and expose their children to HIV. But so far school officials are not backing away from the policy, which is simply a parallel to one already on the books for the entire county, and Paul Vance, the county’s superintendent of schools, said the new policy doesn’t "promote, encourage or approve of sexual activity of any kind." ~ with the umversiw’s, own anti-bias poll ,:;ies. The }ssue of ROTC at colle2es and ~mversiues tth~oughout the conntrv has t:.cen more or less on the back buruer fin the past few years, following President (i!inton’s initial promise to end the ban. But with the so-called "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy increasingly seen by manv rights activists as no improvement over the previous policy, ROTC programs are again coming under fire.~ MIT Not Im pressed With-ROTC {f you take an honest look ai ga lesbian attitudes towardsgcndet-bending queers in the commuiuty youwill find a good deal of resentment. The drag queens, the fem-fairy boys, the bulld~’kes are routinelv scorned (just take a look at queer personals ad). Gays mad, Dzsbians also are at great pmns to accept bisexuals. who "fide the fence," unable to linut their partners,.to asingle gender. And transies? CAMBRIDGE. M~ss: ’- ~’At the M’assakiddin,g, themselves too, because chusetts Institute of Technology, the final -:;" They’re ~h~y.’ll always’really" b~,whatever sex report presented of a speciMtask force they were born & nothing more. study group on Reserve Office Training :i ~ Cbi~s uifit~ ai ~e!s’d~601 ~t with a Chilly It’~s this disregard for gender isshes that : reception byMIT faculty Wh6 in April ¯ worries me the most. As queers we-all will decide what to do about the experience gender-based discrimination ¯ reawakened controversy. Several faculty Yet, for all the similarities we share, there ~ leaders complained thal the report was is a great deal of ignorance and apath3 tittle more than a compromise that reabout the differences, & that’s dangerous. solved nothing, while others said the reI’m talking about the kind of ~gnorance Calif. Trustees Wiggle Around port recommendations, if adopted, would that separates transpersons from the res~ themselves amount to a violation of M1T’s Outright Gay Club Ban of the crowd, threatens us, distorts us, and anti-bias protections. GLENDALE, Calif. - Trustees for the claims our accomplishments and experiGlendale, Calif., school district have deences. It’s about reading the "Crying cided under pressure from civil rights Game" as a gay flick rather than a film groups not to adopt a policy that would about a transgendered person. It’s abou! require students to get parental perufisclaiming Joan of.Arc solely as an histonc Representatives was amended without sion in order toj otn gay and lesbian school Lesbian, not a transgend~r pioneer. It’s notice or hearings to protfibit same-sex clubs specifically, and instead modified about the Murder of Mr. Brandon Teena marriages and passed by a4-to- 1 margin. the policy to make it apply to any "’controand his girlfriend, for being "’lesbians," By a 16-3 vote. the Alaska state Senate versial" non-curricular clubs at the city’s reducing Teena’s life and commitment to has also approved a bill that would restrict public schools. The school board had iniliving as a man. to a "lesbian’s" pathetic man’iage in the state to male-female. tially intended to make the policy apply.,,.’ setting up or keeping an ROTC unit at the attempt to "’pass" for a straight matt. The Central Conference of American only to the gay and lesbian club that school, or preventing any student from Well. I’m here to try and shed a little Rabbis, representing rabbis in the Reform students at Hoover High School had asked enrolling in an ROTC program. light on the differences and similarities movement, has voted to support the fight to form, but decided to make the policy Univ. of Penn. Drops ROTC among the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and of gays and lesbians to civil marriages in apply generally to any "’controversial" trans colnmunities. M\ (trans)mission PHILADELPHIA - Univ. of Penn. Prothe U.S. The resolution, which cites "’our dubs so it wouldn’t appear to be discrimiclear. I have to let you "know I’m here. And vost Stanley Chodorow has announced Jewish commitment to the fundamental natory. Civil fights advocates were not I’m listening .... Are you? - June Polk that the school is dropping its Armv and" pnnciple that we are all created in the satisfied with the broader parental perNaval Reserve Officer Training ~orps divine image," endorses "’the fight of gay mission requirement and argue that the programs on campus because of the Deand lesbian couples to share fullx and adopted policy simply covers up the origifense Department" s continued ban against equally in the fights of civil marriage," nal intention of the board to make it nearly Gavs and Lesbians in the I’.S. military and opposes "’govermnental efforts to ban impossible for gay and lesbian students to The decision ends a 5-year conflict begay and lesbian marriage." join the proposed club. Marc Elovitz, s taff tween the military and the school over the attorney for the ACLU’s Lesbian mad Gay anti-gay protfibit]on, wtuch is in conflict ELVI Seen to LYN Philbrook Don Thornton F~rd, 83~-7.101 �News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Attacks Drop Slightly significant increases included: but More Violent Phoenix, a 22 % increase; Columbus, Ohio, with a 21% rise in reported incidents; and Minneapolis/St. Paul, up by 15 % last year. Hate Crimes Data Measure Before Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate has begun its first round of hearings on reauthorizing the federal Hate Crimes Statistics Act, the 1990 le~slation that requires the Justice Department to compile and analyze hatebased crimes, including an tigay attacks. Activists have expressed some concerns the measure may have more trouble in Congress than it did 6 )’ears ago because of the increasingly conservative make-up of both houses. Anti-Violence March at Kentucky School MOREH~D, Ky. - Nearly 200 students, faculty and staff members marched through the Morehead State Umverszty campus ~n a "Take Back the Night" campaign aimed atraising awareness of anti-gay and lesbian violence at the school. The march, the first of its kind at the school, was sparked by the Feb. 5 attack of Carrie O’Cohnor, a lesbian enrolled at MSU. According to MSU campus police, 3 masked men grabbed O’Connor as she was walking back to her dormitory and repeated ly punched and ~.icked her. Officials say they still have no suspects in that attack, but it was reported to state police as an anti-gay hate crime - the first such official report filed by the school. Georgia Sodomy Law ATLANTA- In a legal challenge to Georgia’s anti-sodomy law - brought by L. Chris Chrisuansen, SAN FRANCISCO - Attacks against gays and lesbians in 11 of the country’s larger cities decreased slightly overall last year according to a report compiled by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs. But while some cities showed dramatic declines in antigay violence, ,an equal number 0f cities she.wed equally dramatic increases m attacks aimed at lesbians and gay men, according to the report’s statistics. More disturbing, anti-violence activists say, even with the small overall decline in attacks, the offenses themselves are becoming increamngly more savage. Even though the total number of all incidents reported in the 11 cities dropped to 2212 las! year from the 1994 total of 240 [, about a quarter of those incidents were assaults mid more than a third of all the victilns of these attacks suffered serious iujnrics or died as a result of the attacks in Portland. Ore.. reported anu-gay incidents dropped 56 percent last 3"ear frotn 106 in 1994 to just 47 in 1995 - the largest decrease logged nauonal report. Clficago wasn’t much behind and showed a decrease of 53 percent last year with reported incidents falling Item 177 to 83. Boston and Los :\ngeles both showed comparable decreases ~n reported attacks last year (26 percent and 23 percent respectively). Most of these decreases were offset by cities that reported dramatl~ increases in anti-gay attacks. E1 P.aso. Texas. reported the largest nsc with a42 percent increase in mm-ga3 attacks, a jump from 92 incidents in 1994to 131 last year. Other cities that showed " thestateSupremeCourthasagain . serviccsifhersexualorientation of energy for the day, mid you ruled that the statute does not ¯ violate the Georgia constitution’s ¯ privacy protections. Instead, the ¯ court ruling says the law furthers ¯ "’the moral welfare of the public." Christiansen was convicted on ¯ misdemeanor charges of ¯¯ violating the sodomy law after he propositioned an undercover ¯ ¯ sheriff’s deputy. Montana’s Sodomy Law ¯¯ HELENA, Mont. - Montana ¯ Attorney General Joe Mazurek has appealed a state court ruling ¯ that declared the state’s anti-gay ¯ sodomy law unconstitutional as a violation of privacy. The case automatically goes.to the ~state " supreme court. Mazurek" s office ¯ said he had decided to appeal the ¯ Feb. 16 ruling because courts, especially lower courts, should ¯ be Vex3, cautious about striking ¯ down laws made by the state ¯ legislature. Gay rights activists ¯ in Montana said they weren’t ¯ surprised by the appeal and ¯ expected the case to go before the state supreme court. ¯ Lesbian Tells Parliament ¯ ¯ of Rape in Royal Navy ¯ LONDON" - Parliament heard a stunning admission from Karen " Greig, who described to a select conmaittee on the armed forces ¯ how she was raped by a male ¯ sailor she served with in the Royal Navy who threatened to reveal her lesbianism to naval officers ifshe protested. Greig, 33, said she arranged to be ¯ transferred to a naval station in Scotland to escape the man’s sexual attacks, but that he later ¯ tracked her down and raped her ¯ with another male sailor. She told the select committee members that she had not reported the attacks for years ¯ because she was worried she ¯ would be discharged from the crone to light. Greig said tlmt wheu she finally reported die attacks, a superior officer suggested that perhaps the reason she wasu’t dealing with the situation very ~vell ~vas"because you’re a lcsrian." She ",also said ~hat as soon as she reported the attacks she was se nt to a psyclfiatric hospital for 3 days and that the mcu she says raped her were uever puuished. have secrets, they nfight take up 10 milts of that energy. After a time you ufight not even be aware of it anymore, but you have that much less cuergy to apply in your life. And that’ suuliealthy." Vickie Fergon, LPGA president, mid Jim Ritts, the conunissioner, both told Sports Illustrated they support Spencer-Devlin’s decision to come out. "’I applaud Muffin," Said Fergon. ’Tm not saying every player will be thrilled about it, but we’re a family and we respect each other." Ritts is quoted as saying, "I know there are still individuals who have problems with diversity, but we’ve come so far as a society that I don’t see this as a topic that really moves people." Brit Defense Minister Vows to Keep Ban LONDON - Nicholas Soames, Britain’s defense minister, told Parli,’uneut during a questionm~swer period that 309 service members had been discharged between 1990and 1994because they were homosexual. Somnes was answering questions about a miuistry report that showed members of the uation’s armed forces are strongly opposed to ending the ban on gay midlesbian soldiers, sailors ~md marines. So,’unes said lie was p~epared to "’fight every inch of the way:" to keep the anti-gay ban in place. Golf Champ Comes Out NEW YORK- Muffin SpencerDevlin, an 18-yearveteranofthe LPGA Tour, has told Sports Illustrated in an exclusive interview that she is a lesbian. "Confiug outis like an incredibly huge ~veight being lifted from my shoulders," Spencer-Devlin told the magazine. "’No more living iu the shadows. No more lies.’" The 42-year-old pro golfer has won 3 tournament titles mad last year had 3 fiuishes in the top-10, winning more than $100,000 from tournament play. "I truly believe that keeping a secret is an energy-consurmng act," Speficer-Devlin says in the iuterview. "If every day when you wake up you have 100 units Gay Clubs in Russia ST. PEI’ERSBURG, Russia The Tchaikovsky Fuud, one of the few gay rights organizations in Rus sia, has broken new ground with the opeuing late last year of a new club, know as "’Victor i Ya" ("Victor and I"), in the former czarist .capital. Yuri Yereyev, who heads the Tchaikovsky Fun& said the club offers not only social facilities, like a cafe mid place where people can dance, but also will be holding seminars to educate the Russian people about gays and lesbians. Another major feature of the club, Yereyev says, is an extensive AIDS education and prevention prograni. The club hands out free HIV literature as well as condoms, both of Milch are in short supply in Russia. Yereyev also said another barrier was broken in February when a lesbian club, "Safe" ("Sappho") officially opened in St. Petersburg as well, not far from the "Victor i Ya." Canadian Rights Report OTI’AWA - Max Yalden, the 1635 E. 15TH ST. TULSA, OK 74120 599-8070 Serving Our Community with Pride! BROOKSIDE JEWELRY cumenicaIC tho c Church 4649 South Peoria meetm,O at Tile Gardbn Cfiqpe( 743-5272 ~S.4t 3 J’eorta ~ T~o, .’Mas.~ Saturday event.s at 6:00 P.~ "lfie 7~ev. .7~ther 7~ck .7(o~rt~swortti. 7"astor ]’,hh’/ o/S) 040-711(; J~t’std~/lcc ’(918) 742-7iz’2 Corner of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5, Mon. - Fri. �News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Canadian human rights commissioner has sharply criticized the Liberal government of Prime ¯ Minister Jean Chretienin a report for not protecting the rights of gays. In a parting shot, after 9 years heading the commission, Max Yalden said the failure to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation in the country ¯ is "little better than acquiescence ¯ in intolerance." Yalden’ s annual ¯ reportcalledit"afailureinmoral ¯ logic and a near-public ¯ repudiatioff’ of the rightsof law- ¯ abiding citizens mad sl~mmed the Chretien government for ¯ failing to amend the Canadian ¯ Human Rights Act during the ¯ past 2 years it has been in power despite promises to extend full civil rights to Canadian gays and ¯ lesbians. The report generated ¯ an immediate political storm in ¯ the country and Chretien told ¯ Parliament the government had ¯ already enacted legislation increasing legal penalties for anti-gay attacks and other hate ¯ crimes. He also promised that a : bill anending the federal human : rights laws "will be presented before this House before we ¯ move to an election." But Allan ¯ Rock, the justice minister, said it would be "politically difficult" ¯ to enact such an anendment before the election because of disagreements within the Liberal Party. Liberal MP Grit Dan ¯ McTeague of Ontario called ¯ Yalden a "nut bar," and sever al Conservative and Reform Party ¯ members also attacked the proposal to include gays and ¯ lesbians under federal human rights protections. : Canadian Commons Gives Partners Benefits ¯ OTFAWA - .Canada’s highlysecretive Commons Board of ¯ Internal Economy, which oversees internal spending for San Francisco Library’s the House of Commons itself, has approved limited benefits for same-sex partners of Commons employees. The board agreed to extend bereavement and familyrelated leave to the same-sex partners of Commons employees. The decision followed a move by the country’s Treasury Board last year to extend the same benefits to same-sex partners of employees in all fe deral government departments. That measure followed a court ro!ing that. same-sex, partners h’a~,E a righi :to ihose benefits. Gay & Lesbian Wing SAN FRANCISCO - A new wing of the yet-to-be opened San Francisco Main Library is being called one of a kind. On March 23, hundreds of city officials, community leaders and residents gathered to preview the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Cen: ter inside the newly constructed library. The Hormel Center will serve as a research center for gay and lesbian literature, culture, - hisidry hnd’ ~r:~search. The research ~center is the first of its kind in a public institution anywhere in the country. "It’s principal benefactor, James Hormel, said the center will change the way everyone gay and straight- looks athistory. "’It is time for us to receive the recognition we deserve and to take our place as equal members of the community at large," Gay Retires from Navy SAN DIEGO, Calif, - In ,an exclusive interview in the Gay + Lesbian Times, Keith Meinhold, the openly gay sailor who successfully battled with the Na~vy’s attempt to discharge him after he came out on a national TV news broadcast, announced he is retiring from the military. Meinhold, 33, w,as stationed at the Moffett Field Naval Air Station where he was a well-liked sonar instructor when he told Ted Koppel of ABC News in 1992 that he was gay. After he fought discharge attempts for 2 years, the 9th Circuit Court of Appe~.s finally ordered the Navy not to discharge the 15-year veteran. Anti-Bias Albany ALBANY, N.Y. - Lawmakers have adopted an anti-bias ordinance prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability and marital status, as well as sexual orientation. The countywide measure was approved 24-13. Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings has signed a measure setting up a city domestic partners registration that will allow unmarried same-sex and opposite-sex couples to register their relationship with city hall. The measure, approved by the city’s common council earlier the same week, extends no specific benefits, but does extend official recognition to the domestic partnership. 1st Annual Pride Paradein CapeTown CAPE TOWN, South Africa An estimated 1,000 gays and lesbians turned out Saturday night, March 24, to march in the first annual Gay & Lesbian Festival parade. Two lone and-. gay protesters showed up along the parade route, holding si~s with biblical quotations denouncing sodomy, but they were hardly noticed among the thousands who lined the streets to watch the landmark event. Gay Cops Sue NYPD NE\V YORK - The David A. Paddock, MT, CPA Gay Officers’ Action League (GOAL) has filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court charging that the New York Police Dept¯ denies the gay and lesbian police officers orgamzation rights and privileges that it routinely extend s to other police fraternal groups. Although GOAL is officially recognized by the NYP1) as a fratcr,nal o~ganization, the suit charges that it has been refused permission to set up displays at police headquarters COlnmemorating gay and lesbian cops, has not beenallowed to use NYPD vehicles ~n the city" s annual Gay Pride Parade, and has been denied permission to have the force’s marching band participate in the giant parade as well The suit charges that Black, Irish and Hispamc officers" fraternal groups are routinely extended such privileges while the department continues to refuse such requests by GOAL, which has about 500 NYPD members. NYPD officials declined to coimnent on the lawsuit. Notre.Dame’s Gay Org. SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Responding to recommendations by an ad hoc Committee on Gay & Lesbian Student Needs, Patricia O’Hara, Notre Dame’s vice president for student affairs, has announced that the Catholic aniversity will allow Notre Dame Gay & Lesbian Students official recognition at the school, although it will be set up differently from other student groups on campus. The school will not, however, recognize an already existing gay and lesbian group that it rejected last .’,ear. According to O’Hara’s office, NDGLS ~vill "stand in special relationship to the Office of Student Affairs (to) assist gay and lesbian students in coufing together to lind muttml support and in exploring connnon issues within the context of this commumty and the teachmgs of the Catholic Church." NI)G I ^S" s advisors will also bc appointed by O’ ttara, uulikc other stndcnl groups on c~m~pns ~vhich sclccl their own advi.sors. The univcrsit~ will contlnnc. however, to refuse to recognize a~ unofficial student gronp, (]a\s & Lesbians of Notre l)anc and St. Mary’s College which ~vas kicked off cmnpus last year even though ~t continues to fraction as a non-canpus orgali/21tlon More Amer!eans Approve of Gays ATLANTA - Accordiug to a CNN:’[’SA Today poll conducted by the G~llnp organization, 44"% of those interviewed said they thought homoscxualit.~ acceptable, a dranatic incrcasc over a similar Gallup poll done in 1982 which fom~d only 34% said they thought being gay was OK. This year’s poll also fotmd that on13 27% said saint-sex mamages should be legal, while 68% said gay and lesbian maniages should not be legalized in this country. Earlier polls had not included questions abont legalizing sane-sex marfiagcs. Holocaust Museum’s Gay & Lesbian Campaign SAN FIL’-kNCISCO -A stellar showing on the eve of a revival production of Leonard Bemstein’s "On the Town" here raised some S150,000 for the [’.S. 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AVE 71ST A?<D MING{) BEHL’<I) THE L ~ PRIUE ALL TICKET PROCEEDS (.r’O "OUR HOUSE" TICKETS: $ 8.01) BL,EACHER,5 $12.50 t;,N I...E TICKETS AVAL:[ABLE TLTLSA ICE ARE:’<A 254-7272 RENEGADES ,117TH Sponsored by Miller Lite Memorial Day Weekend May 24-26 Oklahoma City State Fairgrounds Advance Ticket Package only $25 Includes both rodeo performances & both parties. Send check or money order to OGRA, POB 12485, OKE 73157 Orders ~eceived after 5/17 will be held for pickup at the Fri. night party. �L TULSA FAMILY NEWS COMMUNITY .CA EN’r R SUNDAYS MONDAYS TUESDAYS Agape’ Christian Fellowship Worship Service, 10:30 am. Sheridan Center, Suite H 21st & Sheridan, 599-7688 HIV Testing TOHR Clinic Free & anonymous testing using fingerstick method. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm Results hours: 7-9 pm Info: 742-2927 HIV+ Support Group HIV Resource Consortium 1:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Ste H-1 Info: Wanda ~ 749-4194 Bless the Lord At, All Times Christian Center Sunday School, 9:45 am Worship Service. ! 1 am 2627b East 1 lth 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist) Worship Service. 6 pm !703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Lambda Bowling League Sheridan Lanes 8:45 pm 312i S. Sheridan PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 2rid Monday of month. 6:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard info: 749-4901 Family of Faith Metro. Comm. Church Adult Sundav School, 9:’15 Worship Service, 11 am 5451-E South Mingo. hffo: 622- t~-i OTHER GROUPS Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HW/AIDS Support Group & Friends & Famii y HIV,AIDS Support Group 7 pm, call for location: 749 -7898 WEDNESDAYS Authority Of The Believer Bible Study, 7 pm MCC of Greater Tulsa 1623 N. Maptewood In/o: 838-!71~ Bless The Lord At All T~mes Christian Center Prayer & Bible Stud), 7:30 pm 2627-B East 1 lth Call 593-78!5 for info. Community of Hope Grief Group, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Family Of Faith MCC Praase & Prayer 6:30 pm Choir Pracuce 7:30 pm 5451 -E South Mingo Call 622-1441 for info. Grief Group ButleriStumpff Funeral Home 2103 E. 3rd St. Call for time: 587-7000 Commnnky of Hope ~ United Methodist) Service for Peace. 6:30 om Bible Stud)’. 7 pm 1703 i! 2nd, 585-1800 The Technicians. Leather org. info cio 621-5597 7.U.LoS.A, Tulsa Uniform Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Right~’ 7 pm. Chouteau Rin_ Chapmm~ Ctr. In/o: 743-GAYS (4297) SATURDAY, MAY 11 Dignity/Integrity Mass 5 pm, St. Dunstan’s, 5635 E. 71st In/o: 745-2363 THURSDAY, APRIL 18 Planning Meeting for Gay & Lesbian Action Alert Phone Tree 6 pm, TOHR office, 40th & Harvard, 2nd ft. All welcome. In/o: 582-7548 APRIL 26-28 HIVIAIDS & SpiritualitylWholeness Retreat for Men, In/o: 488-9215 SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Rainbow Business Guild Spring Picnic 4 pro, Zink Park, In/o: 665-5174 Regional AIDS Interfaith Network Volunteer Training (1 of 2 sessions) 10-5 pm, Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd Info: 749-4213 /WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 Womens Supper Club .... i6f30pm, Olive Garden, Utica Square iInfo: 584-2978 ~.. MONDAY, MAY 13 Parents Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays Family AIDS Support Group. 6:30 pm Social and Refreshntents, 7 pm General Meeting, 7:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Info: 7494901 MAY 17-19 Herland Sister Resources Retreat Roman Nose State Park Registration deadline: 5/15 Info: 2312 NW 39th, OKC 73112 HIV/AIDS & Spirituality/Wholeness Retreatfor Women, hffo: 488-9215 TUESDAY, JUNE 4 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, PFLAG & Rainbow B,tsiness GUIM present Cece Cox, pres. of the ’ Dallas Gay & Lesbian Alliance 7 pm, ChouteaU Rm, Chapman Ctr, TU In/o: 743-GAYS (4297) MAY 3-5 Texas Lesbian Conference Dallas Grand Hotel Info: Naomi @ 214-520-8108 = ~ Tulsa Family Chorale Wee "kly practice. 9:30 pm Lola’s 2630 E. 15th PFLAG Family AdDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays 4h-~ S. Harvard. 74924901 NAMES Project AIDS MemoHa~ Qui~ Sewing Bees 3rd Sat. of each inonth Info: 7dg-3 t i OTHER GROUPS Gay & Lesbian Sn~dem Assoc~o~’: hio: (£;? 762 ’ 7].3-(].- "- /)re.senz the : 2rid Annual World Cinema Festivat [] Gay & Lesbian Cinema : ¯ ¯ [] Friday, April 19 ¯ []~ Gav & Lesbian History [] The Homosexuals. 7 pm [] ¯ Before Stonewalh The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Comtnunirv, 8pm ¯ Last Call at Maud’s, 9:30 pm [] ¯ ¯ [] [] ¯ [] ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ -" ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯" ¯ ¯ TOHR Ci~wide Pride Prom Location to be announced. Info: 743-GAYS (4297) ¯ SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Tulsa Pride Picnic Noon - 6pm. Location to be ammunced. In/o: 743-GAYS (4297) Narcotics Anonymous Meets weeld y at ! I pm Confidential gnpport for recovering addicts. Cormnunitv of ! lcpc 1703 E. 2nd, Ir~fo: 585-1800 The University of [ulsa StudentA.*:..,.),,~,,~,v,.’ ’-’ ’" ’~’ ",r" ~is~’:<t:al. Lesbian and ~av ~t.[ance _,..c ~_n:,vc;-sitx 1)_ [] SATURDAY, JUNE 8 SATURDAY, MAY 4 Regional AIDS Interfaith Network Volunteer Training (2 of 2 sessions) 10 - 5 pm, Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd hffo: 749-4213 HIV Testing TOHR C linic Walk in testing: 7 - 8:30 pm Results hours: "~ - 9 pm In/o: 742-2927 [] WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Pride Picnic Planning Meeting 7 pro. Central Library. Preview Room, 4fl~ & Denver. In/o: 583-1248 Co-Dependency Snpport Group 7:30, Family of Faith MCC 5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 Substance Ab>sv Support Grou,_ for ~ersons wifi~ H!’,415A-S. Harvard Sic 3-4:30 pro, I~o: 749-4!%4 >racuc.: week!v in OKC in b S38-212~ Womens Supper Club 6:30pro, r-Fippin’s Pie P~mtry, 7828 E. -1 SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Ecumenical Catholic Church Mass, 6 pill Garden Chapel 3841 S. Peoria In/o: Father Rick at 742-7122 Alternatives V,’eekiv social events for LGBT’men & women, 7 Dm info: 646-5503 ~ L.~adbr Seekers" A~’soc, 6:5’0 ou,. at Canterbury THURSDAYS ]6-Step Empowerment Group For Women Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd, In/o: 585-1800 ¯ ¯ ¯ Saturday,., April 20 American Gay & Lesbian Experience Postcards From America, lpm A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts, 2:30pm Homoteens, 3pm The Blankpoint: What is Transexualism, 4pm Break for Dinner Super 8 112, 7pm Sunday, April 21 Gay & Lesbian International Film Wild Reeds, lpm Khltsh, 3pm El Diputado, 3:30pm Break for Dinner Boys Shorts: The New Queer Cinema, 7pm Urinal, 9pm Screenings are free and in Lorton Hall//207 (enter from 8th & [][] ¯" [] ¯ , ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ . -" ¯ ¯ " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Evanston. Lorton faces the Oval & is north of Twin Towers Dorm) ¯ ¯ Sponsored by the TU Student Assoc~atton, " " BLGA, Office of the¯ "Provosl, School of Art, Hen~. Kendall College Division of Fine & ¯ ~-Performing Arts, Office of the President .and Tulsa Family News.~I I i I I I I I I i I I I I I I I I I i I lilillll Illil I I.iil i i ii ’ �IAM current boardis Richard Reeder, o,t’d om p. 1 ¯ PhilIAM’s Wiley, Joe Myles, Lauren Green, ¯ Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma. Both Steven Fendt, Bill Green and Nancy TiOKC and Tulsa members of the Task ¯ ger. Their vision for the future hopes to Force felt the ne2xl to provide services to add ameditation series, and various workPLWA’s, such as hospital visits, memo- .- shops to their current services of providrial services and education. ¯ ing spiritual, emotional and practical supOut of this, grew IAM which incorpo- " port for people. rated and applied for its IRS tax-exempt ¯ IAM is a membership/volunteer supstatus in 1990. IAM was begun by Doreen " ported organization. Membership is only Wood;Phil Wiley, Don Satterthwaite and ¯" $5/year/individualor$10/year/household Chaplin Diane Zike, who serves as execu¯ and $1/year/student/low income. Voluntive director. teers are especially needed for the 24 hour Although IAM is an interfaith orgam- ¯ hofline which is staffed in 4 hour blocks at zation, its origin with the Episcopal Church ¯ the volunteer’s home. One day training is resulted in a grant in 1990 to run a 24 hour ¯ provided in HIV!AIDS information and ¯ volunteer HIV/AIDS hotline. This line in "active listening". For more info. or to was for several years the only source of 24 "- volunteer, call 438-AIDS (2437). hour information in the state. Calls to the hotline range from basic HIV information ~on,’d~om p. 1 and referrals, such as to testing sites, to providing "real" listening to those who ¯ bly because Spahr is Lesbian. Following want to know if their actions may have put ¯¯ that ruling, DUPC and Westminister, 2 them at risk for HIV infection. IAM’s More Light (welcoming of Lesbian and state certified volunteers and staff also ¯ Gay persons) congregations, set up the provide education seminars for churches, ¯ special ministry so that she could travel and organizations such as the US Army ¯ the US educating and informing Presbvterians and others on behalf of greater Corp of Engineers, Kimberly-Clark, and booths at health fairs, conferences and ¯ inclusiveness in the Church. conventions. Spahr also will be the featured speaker IAM’s goal is to provide HIV.AIDS ¯¯ at a workshop entitled "Claiming God’s information from a spiritual dimension, Grace" in OKC on Sat.:May 18th. The especially for young people. According ~vorkshop is beiug called "a day of healto Diane Zike, "IAM is about saving ing, learning and community as we work lives...w e believe in abstinence but also in toward wholeness in our lives as children Of God & as Gay, Lesbian, Bi & giving good information so people can Transgendered peoples’" 9am to 4pm at make good choices." Zike has recently finished a couf~e in St. Andrew’s. 2712 NW 23. Preregistraclinical pastoral care which will allow tion encouraged, although walk-ins are welcome. Fee: S15, with scholarships IAM to add a new dimension to its services. IAM also offers "’trained visitors" available. For more izffo, call 745-9922 in who are available to see folks who are Tulsa, 377-9174, Stilhvater or 840-4849 max be too ill to get out or x~l~o are lonely. in OKC. i Spahr Play cont’dfromp. 13 John Weller for their incredible performances in the production I "directed" HIVariations, consisting of Cater Waiter & Andre’s Mother. Special thanks to Vivica, & the rest of the cast - your suggestions & insights were extremely helpful & appreciated. I am very proud of them. They performed perfectly, & the technical aspects of the show went off without a hitch - there wasn’t a dry eye in the house when they were done. Thank you for the many hours of work you all put in, & for putting up with a sometimes temperamental director. Special thanks to Aaron Mooney, who worked the lights with almost no preparation, no rehearsal, & did a stellar job. A special thanks to Professor Cook, for his belief in this project, & his conviction that everyone should have a voice in theatre. I hope you’ll support the 2nd Annual World Cinema Festival of Gay" & Lesbian Cinema at the TU, which occurs Friday, April 19 - Sunday, April 21. All films will be screened in Lorton Hall, room #207, on the TU campus. For the complete schedule see the ad on page 9. See you there? On the local front, BA Cornn{lmi’(~Playhouse was named "Oklahoma Theatre of the Year" by the OK Community Theatre Association. According to Don Tabberer, "For a community theatre, this is equivalent to receiving the Best Picture Oscar; it is very gratifying to be recognized for the work we do here.’" BACP also received an award for "’Excellence in Marketing". Congratulations, BACP! Their production of "’The Cemeterx: Club", a story about friendship, loss, healiug & facing life with humor, opens April 26. $ondheim’s "Company" opens June 14. BACP is also looking for directors for the upcoming season. For more info., call the BACP at 258-0077. Elvis is alive, & will probably be incognito at the Philbrook. The Philbrook Museum of Art will play host to a traveling exhibit, "Elvis + Marilyn: 2x Immortal". The exhibit examines Presley’s & Monroe’s enduring effect on American culture, & will be showing April 14- June 2, 1996. Keith Haring is one oftbe artists featured. A special event on April 28 at 2 & 4 pm, will be a concert given by J.D. Sumner & the Stamps Quartet, who performed regularly with Elvis during the height of his success. Tickets for the concert are $15, & include admission to the exhibit. Tix are available at the museum, or call 748-5307. see Play, page 15 Rainbow cont’dfromp. 11 tain state, particularly in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs’ loss is our gain. The Emerald Rainbow has always been a tremendous resource for g/l/b/tg folk, and the beat goes on. The place has a little different look, new & different siddines, and most of the familiar remains as wall. Come and see for yourself. You can meet M.C. & Linda, maybe swap or create some God stories of your own. You might pick up some incense, buy a Rainbow flag, some Freedom Rings, a gay or lesbian novel, ~nake a statement with a button or bumper sticker, mid you will deftnitely enjoy your time in the place we call paradise - Enreka Springs. 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Your asset all ocatlon may need to change over tlllle in orderto ~’it your changing financial needs mad goals Butfer-Sturnpff ¯ READ ALL ABOUT IT cluding poor self esteem, intemalized Reviewed by Barry Hensley ¯ homophobia, lack of fidelity and the idea Tulsa City/County Public Library that the other guy is just plain nuts! The . Twenty-six years after Stonewall and bottom line seems to be lack of communi¯ s~xteen years into the AIDS crisis, gay cation. Everyone has quirks, so dream on ¯ men are just now starting to figure out if you’re looking only for Mr. Perfect, or how to make long-term relationships work, ¯ if you think that you are Mr. Perfect! All and, more importantly, why they are sig- ¯ .relationships are based on communicatnificant. Author Craig Nelson takes us on ¯ mg needs and desires. a stage by sta’ge journey ~b0ut how to get, ¯ " ’There is an interesting chapter, "Fideland keep, a man. ; ity, What’s Fidelity?," dealing with the In eleven readable and entertaining apparent difficulties that many gay men chapters, Nelson explores "Modem Love," ¯ have being faithful to their partner. AIDS "Where to Meet Men," is the obvious reason "Date Tips for Guys" that this may be the many factors...sabotage and "Keeping it Tomost important chapgether," among other long-term relationter in the book. It’s time topics. Since some guys gay men realize that the ships...poor self-esteem, seem to find romantic 1970s are long gone, success via personal internalized homophoand now is the time to ads and dating services, create a new standard Nelson supplies lists of bia, lack of fidelity and for gay relationships. ques tions that help both After spending the the idea that the other you and )’our potential entxre first ten chapters mate understand who guy is just plain nuts[ trying to get couples you are and what you together for the long want. Also, under’standing that a very haul, Nelson’s final chapter is titled "When small percentage of people are extremelY, It Falls Apart." Some relationships are physically attractive, Nelson reminds th~ simply not going to work and this chapter reader to loosen up, don’t beat up on g~ves advice on making a breakup as yourself, or a potential mate, for not lookpainless as possible. If there was ever a ing like Rod Jacksou-Paris. There is much time for a book like this, this is it! more to life & relationships than just Please contact your local branch liha~.mg a pretty face. brary, or call the Readers Services departNelson cites many factors that combine ment at the Centr,’d Library at 596-7966, to sabotage long-term relationships, infor dfis book & others on si]nilar subjects. "People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan." Leanne M. Gross Funeral Home Retirement programs, Business Protection Planning Life, Health & Disability Insurance, Investment Placing & Advisement Cemetery - Funeral Home - Crematory At Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home, you and your family will be treated with dignity, compassxon, and pride. Whether it is your given or chosen family who needs our ser’vices, ’;ou can be who and what youare and you will noi be discriminated against. We offer our exclusive $2820 complete funeral plan, no added costs. 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IGTA member. $329 $294 $178 $334 $294 �Polo Grill: cute waiters decent food by Jean-Pierre, TFN Food Critic Sometimes one has to consider the artistic aspects of fine dining from a more hedonistic aspect, somewhat removed from a strict analysis of the preparation and presentation of the food itself. There are restaurants which decorate with fine art or with collections of sports memorabilia, but one Tulsa establishment decorates with its wait staff. The Polo Grill, hidden away on the far east side of Utica Square but still a long time and well-known favorite of Tulsa’s social elite, has by far the most gorgeous and handsome waiters of any restaurant in town. In fact, at least three of the waiters are positively stunning (and they know it!) and could grace the pages of most any catalog or print ad. Unfortunately, we don’t have first hand information on whether or not they would qualify for International Male. And, believe it or not, these attractive waiters are very capable at doing their jobs. If one is able to get one’s mind back on the menu, one will find a good variety of tasty, well prepared items at this popular restaurant. The decor here is very clubby, including a welcoming fireplace near the bar, and the menu reflects a man’s tastes by the emphasis on heartier entrees and the lack of trendy items. Our major complaint with the establishment is that the smoking and non-smoking sections are not fully separated, and on a busy night, no area of the restaurant is trul y free from obnoxious mid unhealthy smoke. The food here is basic; straight forward ,and no-nonsense in preparation, .you can dine on haute cuisine entrees or the ever popular $7 Polo burger. Appetizers include fried calamari (squid), shrimp cocktail, some tasty crab cakes, escargot (snails) served in mushroom caps, a tomato vegetable soup, and an assortment of soups dujour. Several big entree salads, such as a traditional Cobb, appear on the menu, and the dressings include an excellent fruit flavored poppyseed vinaigrette, one of our favorites. Caesar salads, both with Polo Grill, 2038 Utica Square. Prices: expensive. Service: formal, bistro atmosphere. Hours: 11-10 pro; ’tll 11 pm on Fri. & Sat.; closed Sun. Pay- ment: Visa, ]~laster-card, American Express, Diner’s Club, Carte Blanche; no eheel~s. Non-smol~n~ seeGon: Yes. Alcohol: Full bar. Opinion: A List. and without grilled chicken or shrimp, are also popular items. Main courses include beef, veal, lamb, duck, chicken, shrimp, and fish, with prices ranging from S 14.95 for the roast split of duckling to S 19.95 for grilled lamb chops to S22.95 or so for the fresh fish of the day. Steaks are popular with the sometimes older crowd, and the tenderloin fillet costs S16.95 for the six ounce and S18.95 for the eight ounce size, with the strip sirloin going for S 18.95 We ate the excellent veal osso bucco and our companion ordered the fish of the " day, which was a baked halibut served in ¯ a champagne cream sauce. The halibut ¯ was very fresh with no hint of fishy taste, and the sauce was a light and pleasant ¯ accompaniment. The halibut was pre¯ sented along side angel hair pasta, which ¯ we thought was cooked a touch beyond al ~ dente. Our osso bucco was delicious and ¯ fork tender. A traditional Italian stewing ¯ of the veal leg served with cross sections ¯ of bone and attached meat, osso bucco is ¯ beloved not so much for the meat, but for ¯ the wonderful marrow inside the bone. ¯ Therefore, we were shocked and appalled : when our osso bucco was presented, not ¯ with a marrow scoop, but with a totally useless seafood fork! We hate to admit it in public, but we were forced to extract the marrow witha...butter spreader. Mon dieu.t Desserts are substantial._ The creme brulee and Key lime pie, both $3.50, are typical of Tulsa restaurants. Even better are the baked fudge and the cinnamon raisin, bread pudding, both $3.95. On the evemng we dined, a Grand Marnier souffle, $4.95, was apleasant finale to our meal. While the souffle was not quite as tender as what we make at home, we could hardly complain in view of the very reasonable price of this often-difficult dessert. After dinner coffees, demitasse, and drinks are available from the full bar. A fairly small wine list contains both nice drink’able wines and a few embarrassing selections that are so sadly all too popular in Tulsa. Several of the better wines are available by the glass. The Polo Grill has always been one of the consistently go~d restaurants in Tulsa. Formal and gourmet it is not, bnt management and the kitchen are very ~vell grounded in their concept of ident’itv and do a fantastic job of serving their ~iclle with well trained staff and excellent food. Marilyn Monroe,.at Philbrook’s l~vis + Marilyn: 2 x Immortal,photo: Sam Shaw by James Christjohn The University of Tulsa’s Weekend of One .Acts has come & gone. Many ontstanding productions were perfonncd, & almost everyone in the directing class is now dealin~ with a great deal of strcss reduction. However, there are three productions upcoming. Diaries, writtcn by TU students about college life from a gay perspective, will go up 4.: 29, at 7pro in Theatre 2 in Kendall Hall. On 4 30, at 7pro, Laundry & Bourbon & The lx,sson (directed by Vivica \Valkenbach) will bc performed in Theatre 2. Lisa \Vilson’s version of Bus Stop opens 4 24. I would like to take tiffs opportunity to express my th,’ulks to Michael Kippcr, Karin Sandmel, Vivica \Valcbeubach, & see Play, page lO Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 South Lewis Are you looking for a relaxed, amicable, private atmosphere for therapy? Our office provides a level of confidentiality and comfort that enhances teh therapeutic process. For further information, call 743-4117 Leah Hunt, MSW Della Blackburn, CADC Judy Seymour-Taylor, CADC Ric.hard Reeder, MS Serving a Diverse Community Worship Service, 10:30 am Sheridan Center, Suite H, 21st & Sheridan, 599-7688 where pets are treated like people * Bakery Treats * Bed 8: Breakfast (boarding) " Salon * Pet Supplies: Science Diet, IAMS. Nutro Dog Food THE DOG HOUSE BROOKSIDE 3311 S. Peoria. 744-5556 [D[CC TO DISCO Wed,-Sat, 10-5 Sun, 1 �The fabulous T-Town Dreamers. Photos: JD Jamett OUT & ABOUT " by, J.D. Jame~t It’s spring and boy, are there a lot of tlfings to do out and about. This next month holds a broad spectrum of events from a turn-about show at the Silver Star (April 19), followed by the 4th annual Miss Silver Star Pageant (April 21). You’ll be sorry if you missed Robbie Walker’s 2rid am~tm] Birthday Show wtfich was April. 7th at Concessions. Don’t nfiss the Miss Gay C)klahoma America Pagent (April 20) at the Peffornfing Arts Center or the Bear Bash (April 27). Contact Steve or Dick at 918663-5372 for more *larch came in like a lamb but went out like a drag queen with bad hair and broken heels (just-kidding). There was a lot of excellent entertaimnent last month, from .a spectacular arfiversarv show at I~ola’s which featured a new°entertainment group, The T-Town Dreamers, to the first mmual Gay South USofA pageant at the Sih’~r Star. This month’s featured establishment of At the Silver Star, Fallon Scott new Miss Gay South USofA " - int~rest ~,s known as a great neighborhood bar (or two bars) - that’s right, New Age Renegades and the Rainbow Room. These bars offer a little bit for everyone, a from a sit-down cruise bar to a show bar to a nice big patio with fireplace. This bar is trnly a familv affair. Dermis and lfis other half. i~arry, not only are the owners but regular bartenders. And who could ever forget Derails’ sister, Veronica, the v~vacious and light-hearted bartender in the Rainbow Room? Some of their ~nonthly events are Leather Night (Ist Friday of the month in the Rainbow Roon~), Girls Nite Out (the date varies each month but the date is always posted). May will be a particularly busy month for th’em starting with the Red Ribbon Revue (May 4) which will benefit Our House. followed by Miss Renegades ’96 (May 17), Girls Nit’e Out with a wet jockey shorts contest (May 18) mad ending with one of the rites of spring, the GAYFEST CARNIVAL & carwash featuring Dark Shadows II, see JD, next page Coming Soon! Don’t Miss It! Special entertainers: Amanda Love Anita Richards Helen Holliday Scott Pendergrass, from Nashville An event you won’t want to miss. The most prestigious preliminary to Miss.. GaY OMahoma America Tickets on sale at the P.A.C.or at most Carson Attractions outlets. $5.00 ~er person or $6°00 per couple= Phone orders ~y credit cards accepted. Liddy D.oenges Theater - use the 2rid St. entrance 1~r this event.‘ Don’t ~it~’t0 pur~h~se tickets; seating is limiteci. Thanks to the P.A.C. ~’or helping to make ~his ever~t one Tulsans of all walks of life will be proud of. For more information, call: 918.428.5330 Portions of proceeds to benefit Shanti, Inc. & Our House �JD, continued from page 14 also benefiting Our House (May 19). PS, speaking of drag queens, to keep all the fabulous drag divas of Tulsa happy (and so they stop pestering me about getting their names mentioned in the column), I’m now starting our Queen of the Month dub. This month’s winner is Katherine - ’cause she begs so sweetly. Queen of the Month dub rules Vary according to my whim, so be patient, sooner or later, everyone wins. How To Do It First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. You may bring additional attention to your ad with: Bold Headline - $1 Ad in capital letters - $1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2 Ad in box - $2 Ad reversed - $3 Tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Please type or print your ad Count the number of words. (A word for our purposes is a group of letters or numbers separated by a space.) Play, continued from page 14 Gilcrease museum is offering an intriguing program during this month called Art With A Tart: No, I’m not making this up; that’s the name of the event, honest! A speaker will give a tour about bits of the Gilcrease collection, & the museum restaurant makes up a box lunch comprised of a tart & a salad. I don’t think they mean the tart serves the salad, it seems a pastry tart is included in the lunch: Pity. 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(Jones~ro) =3447’0 �A final resting place in. peace, unity and pride... located in Washington Memorial.~Gardens Cemetery 4300 E. 91st Street South On 91st Street between Yale & Harvard Gardens has been Gay and Les those si 2 lS no or re, A~ to We off i! will al!ow co grazing nizin is noplace as a o ?n as an in~ Lividual? the will, the first ce: in the United States section of our cemetery just for & Lesbians, and their family and friends. burial_spaces, columbarium for cremated remains, ¯ ~.g:gardens with a :memorial wall, newly expanded and renovated section of ngton. Memorial Gardens~ Cemetery. The Pride flag will proudly fly in the center of Unity Gardens to always remind us of our struggle in life for unity and pride. If you have purchased a plot elsewhere, you may be able to transfer or trade your burial plots. For more information, please call Russell Langley-Stumpff at 918-587-7000. ***Owned and operated by Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home*** � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay Fight to Ban. ROTC Re-Heats i WASHINGTON - Little noticed in Feb- : ruary was congressional passage of a bill, : now signed into law by PresidentCfiiiion ¯ the "Campus Access Act" that prohibits : all Defense Department funds to colleges : and .um’versities which the ,,Secretary of ¯ DefenSe :judges., have, an,.~ anti~ROTC : poii~y?’ "~lae legi~latiisn b,bfild have the ." impact of barring Defense Department ¯ funds from going to any campus where : anti-discrimination policies barfing bias : based on sexual orientation limit or re- ¯ strict Reserve OfficerTraining Corps programs. No exact figures are available on the amount ofmoney the Defense Department spends annually at U.S. colleges, but at larger schools, such as Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, or the University of California at Los Angeles, it might easily amount to tens ofmillions of dollars each year. The term "anti-ROTC policy" is defined in the Act as prohibiting either the Defense Department from see ROTC, page 3 High School Gays. Win & Lose Some Dallas Bd. Includes Protections DALLAS - Under pressure from local rights activists, the Dallas school board decided at theIastminute toinclude sexual orientation in the anti-harassment policy it adopted at its March 28 meeting. The policy, which had not initially included sexual orientationas a category, wasadded after members of the Dallas Gay & Lesbian Allianceand other communitymembers complained that not including sexual orientation in the newpolicy could actually encourage anti-gay and -lesbian harassment in the city’s schools. The new policy bars "oral, written, psychological, physical and other demonstrative actions see School, page 3 .Marriage, Update Colorado Gov. Roy Romer has vetoed a measure :that would have explicitly banned recognizing same-sex marriages in the state, even if they were legally performedinother states, however, Romer said he would sign a bill that declared opposite-sex mamages as the "strong public policy of the state" while at the same time authorizing a study of possible ways same-sex couples could be given legal recognition of their relationships without violating that policy. He called the legislation he vetoed, a "mean-spirited and unnecessary" attack. Idaho became the 3rdstate in the U.S., joining Utah and South Dakota, to bar recognizing same-gender marriageS. The Kentucky state Senate is now considering a measure banning same,sex mamages and activists believe the anti-gay bill has a good chance of passing there. Illinois has also now received a similar ban, spurred on by leaders of the state’s antigay Christian Coalitiou and Christian Action Network. In Kansas, a bill that was already on the floor of the state tlouse of see Marriage, page 3 & Bisexual Communities-,Our Families of the Heart ¯ The Reverend Leslie Penrose, AIDS ac- : tivist Mary Fisher and a youngfriend at ¯ Community ofHope United~thodist. i Wo-men &AIDS i 400.÷HearActivist i Mom,,Mary Fisher ¯" When Janice Nicklas and her co-orga- ¯ nizerbegan planning for the first regional ." conference on Women and AIDS, they ." hoped tohave about 100 or so attend. On ¯ April 2, more than 400 people were registered for the one day conference of work- : shops at the-University of Tulsa’s ¯ Chapman Center. : The workshops ranged from AIDS 101 ¯ to HIV and Incarcerated Women or HIV ¯ tators were both local educators and ex- ¯ perts & those from around the US. The ¯" conference l~gan with a panel of those : infected or affected by HIV. ! The keynote address was ~ven at lunch byAIDS activist, Mary. Fisher, founder of : the Family AIDS Network, Inc. which : works to heighten commumty and ha- ¯ tional awareness and compassion in the : fight against HIV/AIDS. Ms. Fisher, a ~ person/iving with HIViAIDS, came to ¯ national attention when she spoke about ~ AIDS to, the:Republican-National Con- ; vention’in.Houston in-1992.. ~ Fisher’s Tulsa speech was a call to : political arms. She began with quote from ¯ a US Senate chaplin who, when asked if "- he prayed for the Senate;~said, no, after i looking at the Senate, he prayed for the ¯ people. FishersaidthatwithWashington’s ¯ and America’s response to AIDS, prayer : probably was_a good’idea. ~ ................... ¯ Fisher stated that-America.iacks -the. 3 ; basicingredients to wina fight withAIDS: ¯ no national plan for researeh~ .car~e or pre- : vention, nor visible, competent, or trusted ." leadership, nor sufficient funding. ¯ Fisher said we also must look for leadership from the uninfected, ,We. are like ; .’ .ca fl nghtsmovement whose leaders die ; ev~t~"year. : Inaninterviewwith.TFN, Fishernoted ¯ that she would have said we’re making ¯ progress in the AIDS fight prior to the ¯" 1994 Republican sweep. But now she ¯ says we haven’t followed who’s coming : up in that party and we must hold our ~ leaders feet to the fire. "We must commu- ¯ nicate that tiffs fightis about human rights, ¯¯ not about moraljudgements....women, especially, need to say I matter.’" PFLAG at Central-Library Editorial: Kudos to Tulsa Org. Themembers&officers ofTnlsaChapter of Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians &Gays deserve high praise for their exhibit currentlyat theTulsaCity,County Library, as does the libraD’ staff. The exhibit is good but you will appreciate it even more when you know that PFLAG had only a little more than a week to prepare it. The exhibit, up-through April is a snapshot of what PFL~G’s about & of Lesbian & Gay life. Tulsa Family News strongly encourages you to see the’exhibit before it doses. LESBITERIAN & ¯ StillwaterandendinginTulsaon Sunday, May 19 at College Hill Presbyterian, 712 ! S. Columbia. College"Hill will host a : dinner and dialogue at 5pro, followed by ." worshipat 7pro. Her visit is sponsored by ¯ College Hill and Presbyterians for Les- ." bian,’Gay Concerns. : Spahr is an evangelist with the special ¯ ministry ’q’hat .MI May Freely Sen’e’" of : the Downtown United Presbyterian -" Church (DUPC) ofRochester,NeW York, : in parmership with Westminster Presby- ¯ terianofTiburon, CA.In 1991,Spahrwas : by DUPC to serve as Co-pastor but was ¯ denied that position in an unprecedented i move by the ruling body of the-pre~bvterian Church (USA), the.General Ass~m- ¯ see Spahr, page 10 G reatPlains Rodeo "In OKC, May 24.26 : The Oklahoma Gay Rodeo Association ¯ (OGRA) will hold its tt.th-annual rodeo : on Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-26. : It features 2 days of rodeo at the OKC ¯ State Fairgrounds and 3 nights of parties : and exhibits at the Hilton Inn. N\V~ : OGRA beganin 1984. TheGreat Plaius : Regional Rodeo was formed through the ¯ efforts of Kansas, Missouri and Okla- : homa and held its first rodeo in 1986 In : 1993, Arkansas formed theDiamond State : Rodeo Association and joined the Great ~ Hains organization. OG1L~t’s volunteers ¯ are dedicated providing rodeo ~vents for _" Lesbians and Ga)’~menand als0 to sup- " porting AIDS charities. Membership is ¯ noflimited to rodeo .compet.it0fs Formore ¯ info. "call 405-842-0849. April 15 - May 14, 1996, Volume 3, Issue 5 ¯ Run for YourLives, Part3 i LegislativeUpdate ¯ Anti-Gay Amendments Die ¯ OK Senate staff confirm that. HB 2554 ¯ is "dead" for this session. HB 2554 ad- ¯ dressed divorce law changes but was ~ amended to ban same-gender marriage _" even if those were legal elsewhere. ¯ ~ Anamendment to the"Ryan Luke" bill, ¯ HB 2053, would ban child custody by a : "known homosexual,lesbian or bisexual." ." Rep. Laura Boyd, author ofHB 2053, told ¯ TFN that the anti-Gay amendment was ." "out for good." It appears that this session ~ will draw to a close in May without thc ." passage of any anti-Gay bibs or amend-. ments, only the anti-Gay but merely svm. ! bolic resolution #1045. " i Coming Soon! : On May 23, the Tulsa Ice Arena will ." host at 7:30pro the first Red Ribbon lc~ ." Revue. ’l’he evening will feature profes. ¯ sional skaters from Kansas City, OK(" : andTulsa All tickel proceeds will benefit : Our House which provides support for ¯ those challenged by HI\," AIDS. Tickets ¯ are $8, balcon.v seats and S12.50 for on- ¯ ice seats at the .Arena at 71st & .~.hugo ¯ (behind the 1 2 Price Store). For~more ¯ info. ".call Shane Douglas at 254--7272. ¯ ¯ Follies Revue, Inc. have announced tha! this \ear’s eveut. Follies Salute the .\hn’. ies, Will be on Juue 21 & 22at the \Varrcn ¯ Place Doubletree Hotel. The Follies will : showcase suchartists as Alexandr"Sacha’" ¯ Luiiev of the Tulsa Ballet Theatre, singers ¯ Deb Roberts and Steve Wright: For more ¯ info. call 437-0201. - : Local HI\" AIDS support org~iniza~ion, ¯ ILMN, the Regional AIDS Interfaith Net- " work is holding its volunteer training on : April 27 and May 4 at Community of , Hope from 10-Spin. And Debbie Waters, : MSW announces a support group, Phoe- ¯ nix Group, for families & friends living : with AIDS. The group meets on the Ist & : 3rd Thurs. each month: Call 584-6460. ilnterfaith AIDS Ministries Hits 10 : This May, Interfaith AIDS Ministries ¯ (IAM) will celebrate its lOth-auniversarv ! of:providing education about HIV;AIDg ¯ and ofproviding support to persons living ¯ with HIV,,AIDS (PLWA’~s)~ S_t,.Peter’s ". Episcopal Church at 9100 East 21 st Street ¯ Will host a sen’ice commemorating !0 " years of work on Sunday, May 19 at 3pm. ," !AM will also be featured at the May 14th meeting of the AIDS Coalition. 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I received a message on my machine that said. =tli Tom, t~s is Keit~ S~ from the A(’I ,V offi~ in OMahoma City....’" Smith. who’s a rc~dtor and ad s~esm~ for OKC paper The Perspec’t~ ve, was m~appy about ~ ~ficle that we wrote. The article stated that he’d helped OMa. I louse M~0ont~ Leader Benson rewrite Benson’s vcrx ant~-Gav resolution. #1~5. Sxmth clmms he heisted chm~e the anti-gay lang~ge of the ongin~ version to l~guage that ~ght be ~i~- slightly less ami:Gay. We ~so wrote that some OKC folks had accused Smith of passing ~mselfoff~ spokesperson for the OM~oma LGBT ~umties. I promised Smith that I’d address ~s c0n~ms. At one meeting with Benson, S~th says he was with Jo Ann Bell of the ACLU. Ms. Bell swe~s that Smith only represented ~mself. Smi~ says that at a later meeting (where Bell w~ not present), he helped Beuson m~e specific ch~ges in l~g~ge of # 1 045: but that he told Benson &at he nevertheless opposed the fin~ drMt (which hehelped write). Seem confusing? Smith appears to have b~n view~ by Benson, by Rcp. I ~ura Boyd. by other legislators, and by State l)emocratic P~tv Ex~ufive ~r~tor Pat Ihdl. as an anthofized ~pokesperson for Gay ~d I ~sbian counnunitv. As a result, some le~slators votedagainst us, thinking ~at they had our blessrag. Through mepmess or nmvete on ~s p~t ~d possibly opportmfism on the p~t of some le~slators, what hc clmms w~ ~ effort to m~e 100% bad rcsolution into one that would~ ody~%bad wound up being used against him and us. And while Smith may feel he’s been beat up, actually there’s enough blame to spread around. Tulsan~ should strongly object to the failure of OKC groups, who were having meeungs about #1045, to commumeate regularly with any Tulsa activists or groups. If it wasn’t Smith singlehandedly representxng the entire state, it was the OKC organizations acting as though they did. The ACLU. which is a statewide organization, made no effort to communicate, even with its Tulsa board members. OGLPC’s Paul Thompson did commumcate with TOHR when #1045 was first introduced, but apparently not when this meeting was .happening. Tulsa groups who were working on this ~ssue might also have called OKC groups. However. it seems that the greater obligation falls on those who have the advantage of proximity to the Capitol and know better when action’s happening. After stories like this, I sometimes think we are our own worst enemy.-Smith has substantial experience with the legislature, and we’d be foolish not to take advantage of it. But it also appears that we need to make sure that those who represent us at the Capitol really represent all of us - in Tulsa, and wherever else there’s an organized community in the state, as well as in Oklahoma City. Just one last thing about representation: Smith is neither an officer nor an employee of the ACLU. He volunteers but according to ACLU board president, Mark Hendricksen, Smith should not identify himself as though he’s staff or an officer. Does make you kind-of wonder, doesn’t it.’? Ilello, you don’t know me, but I certainly know you. I live with you. I work with you. I may even be involved with you. And yes, I’ve often masqueraded ,as v0u. I’ve had to: I’m practically invisible, you see.’Or maybe you don’t.... I am a transsexual. But being a transie i~ this town doesn’t add up to a great deal of visibility. That’s funny, considering that scarcely a day goes by when I DON’T hear somebody whispering b~hindmy back,"Is that a boy or a girl ! Noit’s gotta be a faggot! Well...maybe it’s a Dyke after all..." Manya ume, I, and other transsexuals/transgender persons, have taken the homophobic backlash for our gay ,and lesbian brothers and sisters, stmply because we are usually more visible than most. Nobody loves a hermaphrodite. Androgyny makes : most people really edgy. But I expect that from most people (sadly enough). What hurts though, is how Gays and Lesbians have taken little notice of : us, in their silence, colluding to collapse our distinct identities into theirs. : Let’ s face it... how many of you gays andlesbians ¯ out there, in yourpersonal and political lives, focus ¯ on gender issues just as much as you focus on sex and sexuality? In this society, gender is taken for : granted. Gender deviance ~s taken as a personal insult, see Letters, page 13 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *B,’unboo Lounge, 7204 E. Piue *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Reuegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Intenu’ban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 832- 1269 744-0896 621-9376 749-1563 745-9998 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 584-1308 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Derails C. 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Mike Leavitt has vetoed a measure, SB246, that would have barred teachers 111 public sdaools from encouragtng or condoning any act that is illegal under state law. The measure-wasspecifiCallyaimed at~pre~ venting teachers from serving as sponsors fo~gay and lesbian clubs in public schools, anassue that exploded earlier this year in the state.: Even though Lea~iRt vet0ed;the measure, he nevertheless said, "I support the statement that was made in SB246, but we cannot infringe on free speech." The Utah Education Assn. had opposed the measure and said the governor "absolutely did the right tiring." Calif. Trustees Wiggle Around Outright Gay Club Ban GLENDALE, Calif. - Trustees for the Glendale, Calif., school district have decided under pressure from civil rights groups not to adopt a policy that would require students to get parental perufission in order tojotn gay and lesbian school clubs specifically, and instead modified the policy to make it apply to any "’controversial" non-curricular clubs at the city’s public schools. The school board had initially intended to make the policy apply.,,.’ only to the gay and lesbian club that students at Hoover High School had asked to form, but decided to make the policy apply generally to any "’controversial" dubs so it wouldn’t appear to be discriminatory. Civil fights advocates were not satisfied with the broader parental permission requirement and argue that the adopted policy simply covers up the original intention of the board to make it nearly impossible for gay and lesbian students to join the proposed club. Marc Elovitz, s taff attorney for the ACLU’s Lesbian mad Gay Rights Project, said the policy "’was a thinly-veiled attempt ,:o silence gay youths." "’Rather than making it more difficult for iesbi,an and gay teenagers to come out. the school board should be meeting to discuss ways to create a friendlier environment for gay youths," Elovitz said. School Board Facing Backlash ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Montgomery County (Md.) school board’s decision to include sexual~_orientation in its list of an~i-bias~prOtections passed by a 6-0 vote on Mar. 25, but it has also sparked a threat by an ad-hoc group of Hispanic parents to remove their children from the district’s p’~blic sctiools: Som~’400 pa~eh~s qUidld~, formed the ’Hispanic Paren~ of M~mgomery Coamty in an effort to convince the trustees to change their minds about ELVI Seen to with the umversiw’s, own anti-bias poll ~ ,:;ies. The }ssue of ROTC at colle2es and ~mversiues tth~oughout the conntrv has t:.cen more or less on the back buruer fin the past few years, following President (i!inton’s initial promise to end the ban. But with the so-called "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy increasingly seen by manv rights activists as no improvement over the previous policy, ROTC programs are again coming under fire.~ MIT Not Im pressed With-ROTC CAMBRIDGE. M~ss: ’- ~’At the M’assachusetts Institute of Technology, the final report presented of a speciMtask force study group on Reserve Office Training :i ~ Cbi~s uifit~ ai ~e!s’d~601~t with a Chilly : reception byMIT faculty Wh6 in April ¯ will decide what to do about the ¯ reawakened controversy. Several faculty the newly adopted policy. Many of the ~ leaders complained thal the report was tittle more than a compromise that resolved nothing, while others said the report recommendations, if adopted, would themselves amount to a violation of M1T’s anti-bias protections. parents expressed concerns the new policy would actually lead to homosexual activities in the schools and expose their children to HIV. But so far school officials are not backing away from the policy, which is simply a parallel to one already on the books for the entire county, and Paul Vance, the county’s superintendent of schools, said the new policy doesn’t "promote, encourage or approve of sexual activity of any kind." setting up or keeping an ROTC unit at the school, or preventing any student from enrolling in an ROTC program. Univ. of Penn. Drops ROTC PHILADELPHIA - Univ. of Penn. Provost Stanley Chodorow has announced that the school is dropping its Armv and" Naval Reserve Officer Training ~orps programs on campus because of the Defense Department" s continued ban against Gavs and Lesbians in the I’.S. military The decision ends a 5-year conflict between the military and the school over the anti-gay protfibit]on, wtuch is in conflict LYN Philbrook Representatives was amended without notice or hearings to protfibit same-sex marriages and passed by a4-to- 1 margin. By a 16-3 vote. the Alaska state Senate has also approved a bill that would restrict man’iage in the state to male-female. The Central Conference of American Rabbis, representing rabbis in the Reform movement, has voted to support the fight of gays and lesbians to civil marriages in the U.S. The resolution, which cites "’our Jewish commitment to the fundamental pnnciple that we are all created in the divine image," endorses "’the fight of gay and lesbian couples to share fullx and equally in the fights of civil marriage," and opposes "’govermnental efforts to ban gay and lesbian marriage." Don Thornton F~rd, 83~-7.101 {f you take an honest look ai ga lesbian attitudes towardsgcndet-bending queers in the commuiuty youwill find a good deal of resentment. The drag queens, the fem-fairy boys, the bulld~’kes are routinelv scorned (just take a look at queer personals ad). Gays mad, Dzsbians also are at great pmns to accept bisexuals. who "fide the fence," unable to linut their partners,.to asingle gender. And transies? -:;" T~hh~eyy.’l’rl eaklwiddaiyn,sg’r, ethaelmlys"elbv~es,wtohoat,ebveecrausesxe they were born & nothing more. It’~s this disregard for gender isshes that worries me the most. As queers we-all experience gender-based discrimination Yet, for all the similarities we share, there is a great deal of ignorance and apath3 about the differences, & that’s dangerous. I’m talking about the kind of ~gnorance that separates transpersons from the res~ of the crowd, threatens us, distorts us, and claims our accomplishments and experiences. It’s about reading the "Crying Game" as a gay flick rather than a film about a transgendered person. It’s abou! claiming Joan of.Arc solely as an histonc Lesbian, not a transgend~r pioneer. It’s about the Murder of Mr. Brandon Teena and his girlfriend, for being "’lesbians," reducing Teena’s life and commitment to living as a man. to a "lesbian’s" pathetic attempt to "’pass" for a straight matt. Well. I’m here to try and shed a little light on the differences and similarities among the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans colnmunities. M\ (trans)mission clear. I have to let you "know I’m here. And I’m listening .... Are you? - June Polk News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Attacks Drop Slightly significant increases included: " thestateSupremeCourthasagain . serviccsifhersexualorientation of energy for the day, mid you but More Violent SAN FRANCISCO - Attacks against gays and lesbians in 11 of the country’s larger cities decreased slightly overall last year according to a report compiled by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs. But while some cities showeddramatic declines in antigay violence, ,an equal number 0fcities she.wed equally dramatic increases m attacks aimed at lesbians and gay men, according to the report’s statistics. More disturbing, anti-violence activists say, even with the small overall decline in attacks, the offenses themselves are becoming increamngly more savage. Even though the total number of all incidents reported in the 11 cities dropped to 2212 las! year from the 1994 total of 240 [, about a quarter of those incidents were assaults mid more than a third of all the victilns of these attacks suffered serious iujnrics or died as a result of the attacks in Portland. Ore.. reported anu-gay incidents dropped 56 percent last 3"ear frotn 106 in 1994 to just 47 in 1995 - the largest decrease logged nauonal report. Clficago wasn’t much behind and showed a decrease of 53 percent last year with reported incidents falling Item 177 to 83. Boston and Los :\ngeles both showed comparable decreases ~n reported attacks last year (26 percent and 23 percent respectively). Most of these decreases were offset by cities that reported dramatl~ increases in anti-gay attacks. E1 P.aso. Texas. reported the largest nsc with a42 percent increase in mm-ga3 attacks, ajump from 92 incidents in 1994to 131 last year. Other cities that showed Phoenix, a 22 % increase; Columbus, Ohio, with a 21% rise in reported incidents; and Minneapolis/St. Paul, up by 15 % last year. Hate Crimes Data Measure Before Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate has begun its first round of hearings on reauthorizing the federal Hate Crimes Statistics Act, the 1990 le~slation that requires the Justice Department to compile and analyze hatebased crimes, including an tigay attacks. Activists have expressed some concerns the measure may have more trouble in Congress than it did 6 )’ears ago because of the increasingly conservative make-up of both houses. Anti-Violence March at Kentucky School MOREH~D, Ky. -Nearly 200 students, faculty and staff members marched through the Morehead State Umverszty campus ~n a "Take Back the Night" campaign aimed atraising awareness of anti-gay and - lesbian violence at the school. The march, the first of its kind at the school, was sparked by the Feb. 5 attack of Carrie O’Cohnor, a lesbian enrolled at MSU. According to MSU campus police, 3 masked men grabbed O’Connor as she was walking back to her dormitory and repeated ly punched and ~.icked her. Officials say they still have no suspects in that attack, but it was reported to state police as an anti-gay hate crime - the first such official report filed by the school. Georgia Sodomy Law ATLANTA-In a legal challenge to Georgia’s anti-sodomy law - broughtby L. Chris Chrisuansen, ruled that the statute does not violate the Georgia constitution’s privacy protections. Instead, the court ruling says the law furthers "’the moral welfare of the public." Christiansen was convicted on misdemeanor charges of violating the sodomy law after he propositioned an undercover sheriff’s deputy. Montana’s Sodomy Law HELENA, Mont. - Montana Attorney General Joe Mazurek has appealed a state court ruling that declared the state’s anti-gay sodomy law unconstitutional as a violation of privacy. The case automatically goes.to the ~state supreme court. Mazurek" s office said he had decided to appeal the Feb. 16 ruling because courts, especially lower courts, should be Vex3, cautious about striking down laws made by the state legislature. Gay rights activists in Montana said they weren’t surprised by the appeal and expected the case to go before the state supreme court. Lesbian Tells Parliament of Rape in Royal Navy LONDON" - Parliament heard a stunning admission from Karen Greig, who described to a select conmaittee on the armed forces how she was raped by a male sailor she served with in the Royal Navy who threatened to reveal her lesbianism to naval officers ifshe protested. Greig, 33, said she arranged to be transferred to a naval station in Scotland to escape the man’s sexual attacks, but that he later tracked her down and raped her with another male sailor. She told the select committee members that she had not reported the attacks for years because she was worried she would be discharged from the ¯ crone to light. Greig said tlmt ¯ wheu she finally reported die ¯ attacks, a superior officer ¯ suggested that perhaps the reason she wasu’t dealing with the ¯ situation very ~vell ~vas"because ¯ you’re a lcsrian." She ",also said ¯ ~hat as soon as she reported the ¯ attacks she was se nt to a ¯ psyclfiatric hospital for 3 days ¯ and that the mcu she says raped ¯ her were uever puuished. ¯ Brit Defense Minister ¯ Vows to Keep Ban ¯ LONDON - Nicholas Soames, Britain’s defense minister, told Parli,’uneut during a question- " m~swer period that 309 service ¯ members had been discharged ¯ between 1990and 1994because they were homosexual. Somnes ¯ was answering questions about ¯ a miuistry report that showed ¯¯ members of the uation’s armed forces are strongly opposed to ¯ ending the ban on gay midlesbian ¯ soldiers, sailors ~md marines. So,’unes said lie was p~epared to ¯ "’fight every inch of the way:" to ¯ keep the anti-gay ban in place. ¯ Golf Champ Comes Out ¯ NEW YORK- Muffin Spencer- " Devlin, an 18-yearveteranofthe LPGA Tour, has told Sports Illustrated in an exclusive ¯ interview that she is a lesbian. ¯ "Confiug outis like an incredibly huge ~veight being lifted from my shoulders," Spencer-Devlin told the magazine. "’No more ¯ living iu the shadows. No more lies.’" The 42-year-old pro golfer has won 3 tournament titles mad ¯ last year had 3 fiuishes in the ¯ top-10, winning more than $100,000 from tournament play. "I truly believe that keeping a secret is an energy-consurmng ¯ act," Speficer-Devlin says in the iuterview. "If every day when ¯ you wake up you have 100 units have secrets, they nfight take up 10 milts of that energy. After a time you ufightnot even be aware of it anymore, but you have that much less cuergy to apply in your life. And that’ suuliealthy." Vickie Fergon, LPGA president, mid Jim Ritts, the conunissioner, both told Sports Illustrated they support Spencer-Devlin’s decision to come out. "’I applaud Muffin," Said Fergon. ’Tm not saying every player will be thrilled about it, but we’re a family and we respect each other." Ritts is quoted as saying, "I know there are still individuals who have problems with diversity, but we’ve come so far as a society that I don’t see this as a topic that really moves people." Gay Clubs in Russia ST. PEI’ERSBURG, Russia - The Tchaikovsky Fuud, one of the few gay rights organizations in Russia, has brokennew ground with the opeuing late last year of a new club, know as "’Victor i Ya" ("Victor and I"), in the former czarist .capital. Yuri Yereyev, who heads the Tchaikovsky Fun& said the club offers not only social facilities, like a cafe mid place where people can dance, but also will be holding seminars to educate the Russian people about gays and lesbians. Another major feature of the club, Yereyev says, is an extensive AIDS education and prevention prograni. The club hands out free HIV literature as well as condoms, both of Milch are in short supply in Russia. Yereyev also said another barrier was broken in February when a lesbian club, "Safe" ("Sappho") officially opened in St. Petersburg as well, not far from the "Victor i Ya." Canadian Rights Report OTI’AWA - Max Yalden, the 1635 E. 15TH ST. TULSA, OK 74120 599-8070 Serving Our Community with Pride! cumenicaIC tho c Church meetm,O at Tile Gardbn Cfiqpe( ~S.4t 3 J’eorta ~ T~o, .’Mas.~ Saturday event.s at 6:00 P.~ "lfie 7~ev. .7~ther 7~ck .7(o~rt~swortti. 7"astor ]’,hh’/ o/S) 040-711(; J~t’std~/lcc ’(918) 742-7iz’2 BROOKSIDE JEWELRY 4649 South Peoria 743-5272 Corner of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5, Mon. - Fri. News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Canadian human rights commissioner has sharply criticized the Liberal government of Prime MinisterJean Chretienin a report for not protecting the rights of gays. In a parting shot, after 9 years heading the commission, Max Yalden said the failure to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation in the country is "little better than acquiescence in intolerance." Yalden’ s annual reportcalledit"afailureinmoral logic and a near-public repudiatioff’ of the rightsoflawabiding citizens mad sl~mmed the Chretien government for failing to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act during the past 2 years it has been in power despite promises to extend full civil rights to Canadian gays and lesbians. The report generated an immediate political storm in the country and Chretien told Parliament the government had already enacted legislation increasing legal penalties for anti-gay attacks and other hate crimes. He also promised that a bill anending the federal human rights laws "will be presented before this House before we move to an election." But Allan Rock, thejustice minister, said it would be "politically difficult" to enact such an anendment before the election because of disagreements within the Liberal Party. Liberal MP Grit Dan McTeague of Ontario called Yalden a "nut bar," and sever al Conservative and Reform Party members also attacked the proposal to include gays and lesbians under federal human rights protections. Canadian Commons Gives Partners Benefits OTFAWA - .Canada’s highlysecretive Commons Board of Internal Economy, which oversees internal spending for the House of Commons itself, has approved limited benefits for same-sex partners of Commons ¯ employees. The board agreed to extend bereavement and familyrelated leave to the same-sex partners of Commons employees. The decision followed a move by the country’s Treasury ¯ Board last year to extend the ¯ same benefits to same-sex ¯ partners of employees in all fe ¯ deral government departments. ¯ That measure followed a court ¯ ro!ing that. same-sex, partners h’a~,E a righi :to ihose benefits. ¯ Gay Retires from Navy ¯ SAN DIEGO, Calif, - In ,an ¯ exclusive interview in the Gay + Lesbian Times, Keith Meinhold, the openly gay sailor who ¯ successfully battled with the ¯ Na~vy’s attempt to discharge him ¯ after he came out on a national ¯¯ TV news broadcast, announced he is retiring from the military. Meinhold, 33, w,as stationed at the Moffett Field Naval Air Sta- ¯ tion where he was a well-liked : sonar instructor when he told : Ted Koppel of ABC News in ¯ 1992 that he was gay. After he fought discharge attempts for 2 ¯ years, the 9th Circuit Court of ¯ Appe~.s finally ordered the Navy not to discharge the 15-year veteran. 1st Annual Pride ¯ Paradein CapeTown ¯ CAPE TOWN, South Africa - An estimated 1,000 gays and ¯ lesbians turned out Saturday night, March 24, to march in the ¯ first annual Gay & Lesbian Festival parade. Two lone and-. gay protesters showed up along : the parade route, holding si~s with biblical quotations ¯ denouncing sodomy, but they ¯ were hardly noticed among the thousands who lined the streets to watch the landmark event. San Francisco Library’s Gay & Lesbian Wing SAN FRANCISCO - A new wing ofthe yet-to-be opened San Francisco Main Library is being called one of a kind. On March 23, hundreds of city officials, community leaders and residents gathered to preview the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Cen- : ter inside the newly constructed library. The Hormel Center will serve as a research center for gay and lesbian literature, culture, - hisidry hnd’ ~r:~search. The research ~center is the first of its kind in a public institution anywhere in the country. "It’s principal benefactor, James Hormel, said the center will change the way everyone - gay and straight- looks athistory. "’It is time for us to receive the recognition we deserve and to take our place as equal members of the community at large," Anti-Bias Albany ALBANY, N.Y. - Lawmakers have adopted an anti-bias ordinance prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability and marital status, as well as sexual orientation. The countywide measure was approved 24-13. Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings has signed a measure setting up a city domestic partners registration that will allow unmarried same-sex and opposite-sex couples to register their relationship with city hall. The measure, approved by the city’s commoncouncil earlier the same week, extends no specific benefits, but does extend official recognition to the domestic partnership. Gay Cops Sue NYPD NE\V YORK - The Gay Officers’ Action League (GOAL) has filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court charging that the New York Police Dept¯ denies the gay and lesbian police officers orgamzation rights and privileges that it routinely extend s to other police fraternal groups. Although GOAL is officially recognized by the NYP1) as a fratcr,nal o~ganization, the suit charges that it has been refused permission to set up displays at police headquarters COlnmemorating gay and lesbian cops, has not beenallowed to use NYPD vehicles ~n the city" s annual Gay Pride Parade, and has been denied permission to have the force’s marching band participate in the giant parade as well The suit charges that Black, Irish and Hispamc officers" fraternal groups are routinely extended such privileges while the department continues to refuse such requests by GOAL, which has about 500 NYPD members. NYPD officials declined to coimnent on the lawsuit. Notre.Dame’s Gay Org. SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Responding to recommendations by an ad hoc Committee on Gay & Lesbian Student Needs, Patricia O’Hara, Notre Dame’s vice president for student affairs, has announced that the Catholic aniversity will allow Notre Dame Gay & Lesbian Students official recognition at the school, although it will be set up differently from other student groups on campus. The school will not, however, recognize an already existing gay and lesbian group that it rejected last .’,ear. According to O’Hara’s office, NDGLS ~vill "stand in special relationship to the Office of Student Affairs (to) assist gay and lesbian students in coufing together to lind muttml support and in exploring connnon issues within the context of this commumty and the teachmgs of the Catholic Church." NI)GI ^S" s advisors will also bc appointed by O’ ttara, uulikc other stndcnl groups on c~m~pns ~vhich sclccl their own advi.sors. The univcrsit~ will contlnnc. however, to refuse to recognize a~ unofficial student gronp, (]a\s & Lesbians of Notre l)anc and St. Mary’s College which ~vas kicked off cmnpus last year even though ~t continues to fraction as a non-canpus orgali/21tlon More Amer!eans Approve of Gays ATLANTA - Accordiug to a CNN:’[’SA Today poll conducted by the G~llnp organization, 44"% of those interviewed said they thought homoscxualit.~ acceptable, a dranatic incrcasc over a similar Gallup poll done in 1982 which fom~d only 34% said they thought being gay was OK. This year’s poll also fotmd that on13 27% said saint-sex mamages should be legal, while 68% said gay and lesbian maniages should not be legalized in this country. Earlier polls had not included questions abont legalizing sane-sex marfiagcs. Holocaust Museum’s Gay & Lesbian Campaign SAN FIL’-kNCISCO -A stellar showing on the eve of a revival production of Leonard Bemstein’s "On theTown" here raised some S150,000 for the [’.S. 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Mollyann Brodie, who conducted the survey, said Americans are actually faidy wall informed about the epidemic, but also noted that there are still some . significant misconceptions. About half those surveyed said people can get HIV by donating blood, which, they cannot. About half those polled also said people who become infected begin to show symptoms within 5 3"ears, although it is usually more than 5 years before s3anptoms become apparent. About 18% also said they believed there was "’some truth" in the idea that the virus was originally produced as part of a govethment germwarfare expemnent, while 12% said they thought-. AIDS was "’God’s punishinent’" of homosexuals. AIDS Rate High in U.S. Prisons ATLANTA - According to a report iu Baltimore Sun. the federal Ceuters for Disease Control & Prevention reports that ~inmates in the country’s largest correctional institutions are nearlv 6 times as likely as the general populatio~ to have AIDS. The paper reports that according to the CDC, the U.S. prison population has an infection rate of 5.2 cases per 1,000 prisoners, while the general U.S. population has less than 1 case (0.9) case per 1,000. CDCofficials said most inmates are already infected with HIV when they. enter the prison system, but that ,they also spread the virus ~ough shared IX, n~edles and sexual acti~;’~ties 0rice behind bars)..... Calif. Medical Assn. Drops HI~ Reporting Recommendation ~i! ANAHEIM, Calif. ~ The, Chli.forn~ Medical Associatiort ~M~lhag-cl~angffd its mind about a policy it adopted ouly last who are treated by doctors with a great deal of experience with the disease generally live significantly longer than those who go to physicians with less experience treating AIDS. AIDS experts agree that keeping up with current treatment modes is difficult for health care professionals who don’t regularly treat AIDS patients. Study:i!iFederal AIDS Funding i~ !! n~ppro~iately’ Spent ~¥~IN~T.~~L Tens of millions of dollars allr~’~d by Confess for AIDS research ..... i.n 1994 was spent "’inappr0priatdt~"’ - either on stndies that have ~ittl~ rele...~’ance to the disease or on adm~ist~tH~~ costs that are almost impossible to pin down - according to a vear~Lhat enOor.sed mandatory reporting .~ -~el~drt~o~ssion.,~~ by the \Vhite House ~f individual:s who test positive for H,I~’ io ~.. ~ffied~fA~S. Thdrepo~headed bv Dr. local health: officials. In March 1995 the ? ~krnold Le¢~ne of Yale}’iJniversity," was CMA adopted a resolution that called for put together by some 114 scientists, the state legislature to enact measures that would require health-care workers in California to report anyone testang positive for the virus "for the purpose of partner notification and disease control:only." Last year" s decision drew stron~ criticism from AIDS activists and many health care professionals. Now the CMA says it was wrong and that the possibility of people at high risk for infection not getting tested out of fears they will be reported to health authorities outweighs other tracking and notification considerations. Some 24states in the U.S. require reporting of people infected with HIV Better Doctors = Better Patients BOSTON" - To the surprise of almost no one. researchers from the University of Washington report Ul the New England Journal @.ledicine that people with AIDS scholars, activists, conmaumty leaders and drug industry officials. Thereport is critical of the National Institutes of Health’s $1.3 billion budget, and says some of the money was used administratively to help keep the individual health ~nstitutes,,,under the NIH umbrella going, and some was used to cover basic research that was related to fighting AIDS. While the report focuses on the 1994 budget, the most recent available, many AIDS activists agree that it reflects tren~ls that have been ongoing for years. Derek Link of the Manhattanbased Gay Men’s Health Crisis, the nation’s largest AIDS advocacy group, said he believes that funds for .-’kIDS research, which have steadily increased since the epidemic began, h~ve become "the NCI’s cash cow. ....There’s all this money that i s completely untracked3 smd Link, who authored a little-noticed report last year that was also highly critical of federal AIDS research spending. The report says, among other things, that the accounting methods nsed by federal health agencies connected to NIH are vague and archaic, making it difficult or impossible to also tell precisely what funds are actually being spent on. "The different [committee] panels and the working group were unanimous that the NCI [National Cancer Institute], and other institutes as well ... presently support research classified as AIDS-related that is not appropriately classified This problem potentially an~ounts to a very large level of funding," the report says. Nat’l AIDS Update Conference SAN FRANCISCO - The 8th annual National AIDS Update Conference, the largest in the country, opened with a warmng by Republican AIDS activist Mary Fisher that HMO-type managed care is consigning millions of people infected with HIV "to the least possible care, at the least possible cost." Fisher electrified the nation during a speech at the 1990 Republican convention in Houston about how she contracted the virus from her former husband. "I ampampered bymyinsurance company because I made a 13-minute speech to a bunch of politicians in Houston," Fisher told the opening session here. 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But Fisher and others urged activists and public policy officials to find ways to work with managed-care facilities in responding to treating people with HW and ,AIDS. Others addres sing the conference include Dr. Sandra Hernandez, director of the San Francisco Health Department: Patsy Fleming, director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, and researcher Dr. Max Essex. chmrman of the Harvard AIDS Institute. D~g Distribution Comroversy LOS ANGELES - A battle is erupting ove_r the distribntion of Crixlvan, the protease ialtibitor deve!oped by Merck & Co. ihat nlmlx consider the n:ost promising therapy’ in fighdng tim infection to date. Because large-scale production of the drag isnh expected to get going nnti! late this year. 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MAY 3-5 Texas Lesbian Conference Dallas Grand Hotel Info: Naomi @ 214-520-8108 SATURDAY, MAY 4 Regional AIDS Interfaith Network Volunteer Training (2 of2 sessions) 10 - 5 pm, Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd hffo: 749-4213 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Right~’ 7 pm. Chouteau Rin_ Chapmm~ Ctr. In/o: 743-GAYS (4297) SATURDAY, MAY 11 Dignity/Integrity Mass 5 pm, St. Dunstan’s, 5635 E. 71st In/o: 745-2363 MONDAY, MAY 13 Parents Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays Family AIDS Support Group. 6:30 pm Social and Refreshntents, 7 pm General Meeting, 7:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Info: 7494901 MAY 17-19 Herland Sister Resources Retreat Roman Nose State Park Registration deadline: 5/15 Info: 2312 NW 39th, OKC 73112 HIV/AIDS & Spirituality/Wholeness Retreatfor Women, hffo: 488-9215 TUESDAY, JUNE 4 Tulsa Oklahomansfor Human Rights, PFLAG & Rainbow B,tsiness GUIM present Cece Cox, pres. ofthe ’ Dallas Gay & Lesbian Alliance 7 pm, ChouteaU Rm, Chapman Ctr, TU In/o: 743-GAYS (4297) SATURDAY, JUNE 8 TOHR Ci~wide Pride Prom Location to be announced. Info: 743-GAYS (4297) SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Tulsa Pride Picnic Noon - 6pm. Location to be ammunced. In/o: 743-GAYS (4297) = The University of [ulsa StudentA.*:..’,-.)’,,~’",,’~~,’v",.,r’" ~ ~is~’:<t:al. Lesbian and ~av ~t.[ance _,..c ~_n:,vc;-sitx 1)_ [] /)re.senz the [] : 2rid Annual World Cinema Festivat [] Gay & Lesbian Cinema : ¯¯ Friday, April 19 [] ¯ []~ Gav & Lesbian History [][] [] The Homosexuals. 7 pm [] Before Stonewalh The Making of a Gay and ¯ Lesbian Comtnunirv, 8pm ¯ ¯ Last Call at Maud’s, 9:30 pm [] ¯ Saturday,., April 20 [] American Gay & Lesbian Experience ¯" ¯ [] [] Postcards From America, lpm ¯ A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts, 2:30pm ¯ ¯ Homoteens, 3pm , ¯ The Blankpoint: What is Transexualism, 4pm ¯ ¯ ¯ Break for Dinner ¯ ¯ Super 8 112, 7pm ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Sunday, April 21 . -" Gay & Lesbian International Film -" ¯ Wild Reeds, lpm ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Khltsh, 3pm ¯" El Diputado, 3:30pm ¯ Break for Dinner " ¯ ¯ ¯ Boys Shorts: The New Queer Cinema, 7pm ¯ ¯ Urinal, 9pm ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Screenings are free and in Lorton Hall//207 (enter from 8th & ¯ Evanston. Lorton faces the Oval & is north of Twin Towers Dorm) ¯ ¯ Sponsored by the TU Student Assoc~"att"on, BLGA, Office of the¯ "Provosl, School of Art, Hen~. Kendall College Division of Fine & ¯ ~-Performing Arts, Office of the President .and Tulsa Family News.~- I I i I I I I I I i I I I I I I I I I i I lilillll Illil I I.iil i i ii ’ IAM o,t’d om p. 1 Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma. Both OKC and Tulsa members of the Task Force felt the ne2xl to provide services to PLWA’s, such as hospital visits, memorial services and education. Out of this, grew IAM which incorporated and applied for its IRS tax-exempt status in 1990. IAM was begunby Doreen Wood;Phil Wiley, Don Satterthwaite and Chaplin Diane Zike, who serves as executive director. Although IAM is an interfaith orgamzation, its origin with the Episcopal Church resulted in a grant in 1990 to run a 24hour volunteer HIV/AIDS hotline. This line was for several years the only source of24 hour information in the state. Calls to the hotline range frombasic HIV information and referrals, such as to testing sites, to providing "real" listening to those who want toknow if their actions may have put them at risk for HIV infection. IAM’s state certified volunteers and staff also provide education seminars for churches, and organizations such as the US Army Corp of Engineers, Kimberly-Clark, and booths at health fairs, conferences and conventions. IAM’s goal is to provide HIV.AIDS information from a spiritual dimension, especially for young people. According to Diane Zike, "IAM is about saving lives...w e believe in abstinence but also in giving good information so people can make good choices." Zike has recently finished a couf~e in clinical pastoral care which will allow IAM to add a new dimension to its services. IAM also offers "’trained visitors" who are available to see folks who are max be too ill to get out or x~l~o are lonely. ¯ IAM’s currentboardis Richard Reeder, ¯ Phil Wiley, Joe Myles, Lauren Green, ¯ Steven Fendt, Bill Green and Nancy Tiger. Their vision for the future hopes to add ameditation series, and various work- .- shops to their current services of provid- ¯ ing spiritual, emotional and practical sup- " port for people. ¯ IAM is a membership/volunteer sup- " ported organization. Membership is only ¯" $5/year/individualor$10/year/household ¯ and $1/year/student/low income. Volun¯ teers are especially needed for the 24 hour hofline whichis staffed in4hour blocks at ¯ the volunteer’s home. One day training is ¯ provided in HIV!AIDS information and ¯ in "active listening". For more info. or to "- volunteer, call 438-AIDS (2437). i Spahr ~on,’d~om p. 1 ¯ bly because Spahr is Lesbian. Following ¯ that ruling, DUPC and Westminister, 2 ¯ More Light (welcoming of Lesbian and ¯ Gay persons) congregations, set up the ¯ special ministry so that she could travel ¯ the US educating and informing Presbvterians and others on behalf of greater ¯ inclusiveness in the Church. Spahr also will be the featured speaker ¯ at a workshop entitled "Claiming God’s ¯ Grace" in OKC on Sat.:May 18th. The ~vorkshop is beiug called "a day of healing, learning and community as we work toward wholeness in our lives as children Of God & as Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgendered peoples’" 9am to 4pm at St. Andrew’s. 2712 NW 23. Preregistration encouraged, although walk-ins are welcome. Fee: S15, with scholarships available. For more izffo, call 745-9922 in Tulsa, 377-9174, Stilhvater or 840-4849 in OKC. FUNERALS JUST NEVER SEEMED RIGHT FOR MY FAMILY... THE CREMATION SOCIETY WAS CREATED FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME. enjo)" being ourselves. A funeral seems ostentatious and can cost a lot of money. A simple, ~lign~ed cremation just seems to fit our lifestyle. Cremation Society® of Oklahoma 2103 East Third, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104-1842 918-599-7337 or toll-free, 800-994-7337 or vas~t us on the Internet at hrtp ://www. cremation, org/oklahoma!oklahoma, html For Free Literature, Withou| Cost or Obligafion, Mail this coupon today! Please contact me. I would like to learn more about your special final expense program. Name: Age: Address: City, St. &.Zip: Telephone: Play cont’dfromp. 13 John Weller for their incredible performances in the production I "directed" - HIVariations, consisting of Cater Waiter & Andre’s Mother. Special thanks to Vivica, & the rest of the cast - your suggestions & insights were extremely helpful & appreciated. I am very proud of them. They performed perfectly, & the technical aspects of the show went off without a hitch - there wasn’t a dry eye in the house when they were done. Thank you for the many hours ofwork youall put in, & for putting up with a sometimes temperamental director. Special thanks to Aaron Mooney, who worked the lights with almost no preparation, no rehearsal, & did a stellar job. A special thanks to Professor Cook, for his belief in this project, & his conviction that everyone should have a voice in theatre. I hope you’ll support the 2nd Annual World Cinema Festival of Gay" & Lesbian Cinema at the TU, which occurs Friday, April 19 - Sunday, April 21. All films will be screened in Lorton Hall, room #207, on the TU campus. For the complete schedule see the ad on page 9. See you there? Onthe local front, BA Cornn{lmi’(~Playhouse was named "Oklahoma Theatre of the Year" by the OK Community Theatre Association. According to Don Tabberer, "For a community theatre, this is equivalent to receiving the Best Picture Oscar; it is very gratifying to be recognized for the work we do here.’" BACPalso received an award for "’Excellence in Marketing". Congratulations, BACP! Their production of "’The Cemeterx: Club", a story about friendship, loss, healiug & facing life with humor, opens April 26. $ondheim’s "Company" opens June 14. BACPis also looking for directors for the upcoming season. For more info., call the BACP at 258-0077. Elvis is alive, &will probably be incognito at the Philbrook. The Philbrook Museum of Art will play host to a traveling exhibit, "Elvis + Marilyn: 2x Immortal". The exhibit examines Presley’s & Monroe’s enduring effect on American culture, & will be showing April 14- June 2, 1996. Keith Haring is one oftbe artists featured. A special event on April 28 at 2 & 4 pm, will be a concert given by J.D. Sumner & the Stamps Quartet, who performed regularly with Elvis during the height of his success. Tickets for the concert are $15, & include admission to the exhibit. Tix are available at the museum, or call 748-5307. see Play, page 15 Rainbow cont’dfromp. 11 tain state, particularly inColorado Springs. Colorado Springs’ loss is our gain. The Emerald Rainbow has always been a tremendous resource for g/l/b/tg folk, and the beat goes on. The place has a little different look, new & different siddines, and most of the familiar remains as wall. Come and see for yourself. You can meet M.C. &Linda, maybe swap or create some God stories of your own. You might pick up some incense, buy a Rainbow flag, some Freedom Rings, a gay or lesbian novel, ~nake a statement with a button or bumper sticker, mid you will deftnitely enjoy your time in the place we call paradise - Enreka Springs. (NOTE: The Fanerald Rainbow can be reached at emrain@rog.ar.ispnet.com, or visit their home page on the WorldWide Web:http: www pimps.conreurekaibizi emraiu.html) ’96 ECLIPSE SPYDER CONVERTIBLE GS $22,835 Tales of The Emerald Rainbow by Phil Boler-Schmidt Linda Williams and M.C Delahanty are not unlike many visitors to pass this way. They read that Eureka Springs hoots-a large lesbigay population in a guide about great gay places to : live,~and tiring of thebigotryand : ~hatred-erRlemi&in Springs, they decided tO ch~ckI us out.....hehe. The now proud owners ofThe Emerald Rainbow (45-1/2 Spring Street in Eureka Springs, 501-253-5445) left Colorado on a whim in early Febnmry. They had plane reservations and were planning to vacation here in March, but they decided to get a ¯ sneak preview. They knew they ¯ could stay less than two days ¯ before making the trek back to ¯ theirjobs at casinos in the Cripple ¯ Creek resort area. So sure were they that this was a quick trip, just to give us the once over, that the couple of five years did not bother to bring their checkbook along for the ride.. - .. trieve parts of herself from along some highway in Oklahoma. Jan & Kim Ridenour, the founders, and now former owners of The Emerald Rainbow, referred to this particular event as just an- Other good laugh at the Angel Bar, where some macho dyke angel said, "Hey look, we need a couplemore in Eureka Springs," In less than half a day;.~M.C..&~: ]....then, with a swift puff of air into warmth, and humor to their new venture, and the place didn’ t skip a beat. By the nme we go to press, their Grand Opemng will be past, and the official passing of the torch will be a memory. These ladies are ready to settle in for the long haul. This move was fraught with ironies for Linda & M.C. They only lived in Colorado for three Linda.~ contraeted~ to::pufeh’a!se’; .::;:hef~.blow gun, she landed the".; ye,hrsTThree years exactly to the their n~w~bfisiri~s~ an@le~e ~an~,:~" d~d,dub right on’target: ¯ apartments- all without benefit-::: All joking aside, this has been ofaLnythingothertharithemagic : quiteaseries0feventstowimess. .. money machine at alo,..~cal_~bank. .- Like most folks in our little ~’ Oh ye~;Eu’:r~k~iSpri~s~be’ ~; " t~t6pi;a;,t ,wear a, number.of katsa downrightdangerous place: r0 ! arrund town. One I have filways visitifyouhavenotalreadygiven : enjoyed is the-one I don when thought to an abbot move. We..... work-in,g, part-time at The have several- names,’~,l~or,~tli~se F Eme-rald~Rai.nbow. I feel like I kinds of occurrences ~n Eureka ; get pMd to play, and that role Springs. At MCC of the Living : continues forme as l get to know Spring, we called it another God the new Emerald Rainbow Story. Linda& M.C. consistentl~ : "morns." refer to It as a whirlwind, and each feels like she needs to reday. Both are nanve to the Baltimore, MD area. Though they moved toColorado Springs m the aftermathof the Amendment Two vote. th’e~; initially felt good about that mo~’e. They wanted a sabbatical from-the hustle and bustle of life-in th~ big city, ,’rod they weren:~t rs~ly,prepared lbr the overt:nile that ~vangelicals exert in the-once liberal uloullshe Rombow. page 10 A dull Accommodations In Eureka Springs, Arl~nsas M.C. & Linda are delightful people. They bring enthusiasm, Craftsman-style cottages with beautiful .views of the woods and wildlife -.Tucked on top of the Ozark Mountains, just a few minutes .walk to the Historic Village ofEureka Springs. 501/253-8281 Frank Green Jr.. Hosl - 50 Wall $treet - Eureka Springs. 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With asset allocation, you mix both conservative & growth-oriented investments and arrive at a blended portfolio which is not as risky as it Would be if you were to put all your money into gro~,th instruments. This strategy offers youmore upside potential than if you were to go totally conservative. It’also offers the poter~tial advantage of.~ving you something positive to work with in nearl v every kind of market scenario. Whild one ~nvestment is performing poorly, another may be doing well. How you allocate of diversify your personal portfolio is determined I~v" your individual Investment profile - v~tir goals, your risk temperament, 3our t~.x situation and your time horizon. Your asset all ocatlon may need to change over tlllle in orderto ~’it your changing financial needs mad goals READ ALL ABOUT IT Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City/County Public Library . Twenty-six years after Stonewall and s~xteen years into the AIDS crisis, gay men are just now starting to figure out how tomakelong-term relationships work, and, more importantly, why they are significant. Author Craig Nelson takes us on a stage by sta’ge journey ~b0ut how to get, and keep, a man. In eleven readable and entertaining chapters, Nelson explores "Modem Love," "Where to Meet Men," "Date Tips for Guys" and "Keeping it Together," among other topics. Since some guys seem to find romantic success via personal ads and dating services, Nelson supplies lists of questions that help both you and )’our potential mate understand who you are and what you want. Also, under’standing that a very small percentage of people are extremelY, physically attractive, Nelson reminds th~ reader to loosen up, don’t beat up on yourself, or a potential mate, for not looking like Rod Jacksou-Paris. There is much more to life & relationships than just ha~.mg a pretty face. Nelson cites many factors that combine to sabotage long-term relationships, in- ¯ cluding poor self esteem, intemalized ¯ homophobia, lack of fidelity and the idea that the other guy is just plain nuts! The ¯ bottomline seems to be lack of communication. Everyone has quirks, so dream on ¯ if you’re looking only for Mr. Perfect, or ¯ if you think that you are Mr. Perfect! All ¯ .relationships are based on communicat- ¯ mg needs and desires. ¯ " ’There is an interesting chapter, "Fidel- ; ity, What’s Fidelity?," dealing with the apparent difficulties that many gay men ¯ have being faithful to their partner. AIDS many factors...sabotage long-term relationships... poor self-esteem, internalized homophobia, lack of fidelity and the idea that the other guy is just plain nuts[ is the obvious reason that this may be the most important chapter in the book. It’s time gay men realize that the 1970s are long gone, and now is the time to create a new standard for gay relationships. After spending the entxre first ten chapters trying to get couples together for the long haul, Nelson’s final chapter is titled "When It Falls Apart." Some relationships are simply not going to work and this chapter g~ves advice on making a breakup as painless as possible. If there was ever a time for a book like this, this is it! Please contact your local branch library, or call the Readers Services department at the Centr,’d Library at 596-7966, for dfis book & others on si]nilar subjects. Butfer-Sturnpff Funeral Home Cemetery - Funeral Home - Crematory At Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home, you and your family will be treated with dignity, compassxon, and pride. Whether it is your given or chosen family who needs our ser’vices, ’;ou can be who and what youare and you will noi be discriminated against. Weoffer our exclusive$2820 complete funeral plan, no added costs. 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In fact, at least three of the waiters are positively stunning (and they know it!) and could grace the pages of most any catalog or print ad. Unfortunately, we don’t have first hand information on whether or not they would qualify for International Male. And, believe it or not, these attractive waiters are very capable at doing their jobs. If one is able to get one’s mind back on the menu, one will find a good variety of tasty, well prepared items at this popular restaurant. The decor here is very clubby, including a welcoming fireplace near the bar, and the menu reflects a man’s tastes by the emphasis on heartier entrees and the lack of trendy items. Our major complaint with the establishment is that the smoking and non-smoking sections are not fully separated, and on a busy night, no area of the restaurant is trul y free from obnoxious mid unhealthy smoke. The food here is basic; straight forward ,and no-nonsense in preparation, .you can dine on haute cuisine entrees or the ever popular $7 Polo burger. Appetizers include fried calamari (squid), shrimp cocktail, some tasty crab cakes, escargot (snails) served in mushroom caps, a tomato vegetable soup, and an assortment of soups dujour. Several big entree salads, such as a traditional Cobb, appear on the menu, and the dressings include an excellent fruit flavored poppyseed vinaigrette, one of our favorites. Caesar salads, both with Polo Grill, 2038 Utica Square. Prices: expensive. Service: formal, bistro atmosphere. Hours: 11-10 pro; ’tll 11 pm on Fri. & Sat.; closed Sun. Payment: Visa, ]~laster-card, American Express, Diner’s Club, Carte Blanche; no eheel~s. Non-smol~n~ seeGon: Yes. Alcohol: Full bar. Opinion: A List. and without grilled chicken or shrimp, are also popular items. Main courses include beef, veal, lamb, duck, chicken, shrimp, and fish, with prices ranging from S 14.95 for the roast split of duckling to S 19.95 for grilled lamb chops to S22.95 or so for the fresh fish of the day. Steaks are popular with the sometimes older crowd, and the tenderloin fillet costs S16.95 for the six ounce and S18.95 for the eight ounce size, with the strip sirloin going for S 18.95 We ate the excellent veal osso bucco and our companion ordered the fish of the " day, which was a baked halibut served in Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 South Lewis Are you looking for a relaxed, amicable, private atmosphere for therapy? Our office provides a level of confidentiality and comfort that enhances teh therapeutic process. For further information, call 743-4117 Leah Hunt, MSW Judy Seymour-Taylor, CADC Della Blackburn, CADC Ric.hard Reeder, MS Serving a Diverse Community ¯ a champagne cream sauce. The halibut ¯ was very fresh with no hint of fishy taste, and the sauce was a light and pleasant ¯ accompaniment. The halibut was pre- ¯¯ sented along side angel hair pasta, which we thought was cooked a touch beyond al ~ dente. Our osso bucco was delicious and ¯ fork tender. A traditional Italian stewing ¯ of the veal leg served with cross sections ¯ of bone and attached meat, osso bucco is ¯ beloved not so much for the meat, but for ¯ the wonderful marrow inside the bone. ¯ Therefore, we were shocked and appalled : when our osso bucco was presented, not ¯ with a marrow scoop, but with a totally useless seafood fork! We hate to admit it in public, but we were forced to extract the marrow witha...butter spreader. Mon dieu.t Desserts are substantial._ The creme brulee and Key lime pie, both $3.50, are typical of Tulsa restaurants. Even better are the baked fudge and the cinnamon raisin, bread pudding, both $3.95. On the evemng we dined, a Grand Marnier souffle, $4.95, was apleasant finale to our meal. While the souffle was not quite as tender as what we make at home, we could hardly complain in view of the very reasonable price of this often-difficult dessert. After dinner coffees, demitasse, and drinks are available from the full bar. A fairly small wine list contains both nice drink’able wines and a few embarrassing selections that are so sadly all too popular in Tulsa. Several of the better wines are available by the glass. The Polo Grill has always been one of the consistently go~d restaurants in Tulsa. Formal and gourmet it is not, bnt management and the kitchen are very ~vell grounded in their concept of ident’itv and do a fantastic job of serving their ~iclle with well trained staff and excellent food. Marilyn Monroe,.at Philbrook’s l~vis + Marilyn: 2 x Immortal,photo: Sam Shaw by James Christjohn The University of Tulsa’s Weekend of One .Acts has come & gone. Many ontstanding productions were perfonncd, & almost everyone in the directing class is now dealin~ with a great deal of strcss reduction. However, there are three productions upcoming. Diaries, writtcn by TU students about college life from a gay perspective, will go up 4.: 29, at 7pro in Theatre 2 in Kendall Hall. On 4 30, at 7pro, Laundry & Bourbon & The lx,sson (directed by Vivica \Valkenbach) will bc performed in Theatre 2. Lisa \Vilson’s version of Bus Stop opens 4 24. I would like to take tiffs opportunity to express my th,’ulks to Michael Kippcr, Karin Sandmel, Vivica \Valcbeubach, & see Play, page lO Worship Service, 10:30 am Sheridan Center, Suite H, 21st & Sheridan, 599-7688 where pets are treated like people * Bakery Treats * Bed 8: Breakfast (boarding) " Salon * Pet Supplies: Science Diet, IAMS. Nutro Dog Food THE DOG HOUSE BROOKSIDE 3311 S. Peoria. 744-5556 [D[CC TO DISCO Wed,-Sat, 10-5 Sun, 1 The fabulous T-Town Dreamers. Photos: JD Jamett OUT & ABOUT by, J.D. Jame~t " " - int~rest ~,s known as a great neighborhood It’s spring and boy, are there a lot of bar (or two bars) - that’s right, New Age Atthe Silver Star, Fallon Scott new Miss Gay South USofA tlfings to do out and about. This next month holds a broad spectrum of events from a turn-about show at the Silver Star (April 19), followed by the 4th annual Miss Silver Star Pageant (April 21). You’ll be sorry if you missed Robbie Walker’s 2rid am~tm] Birthday Show wtfich was April. 7th at Concessions. Don’t nfiss the Miss Gay C)klahoma America Pagent (April 20) at the Peffornfing Arts Center or the Bear Bash (April 27). Contact Steve or Dick at 918- 663-5372 for more *larch came in like a lamb but went out like a drag queen with bad hair and broken heels (just-kidding). There was a lot of excellent entertaimnent last month, from .a spectacular arfiversarv show at I~ola’s which featured a new°entertainment group, The T-Town Dreamers, to the first mmual Gay South USofA pageant at the Sih’~r Star. This month’s featured establishment of Renegades and the Rainbow Room. These bars offer a little bit for everyone, a from a sit-down cruise bar to a show bar to a nice big patio with fireplace. This bar is trnly a familv affair. Dermis and lfis other half. i~arry, not only are the owners but regular bartenders. And who could ever forget Derails’ sister, Veronica, the v~vacious and light-hearted bartender in the Rainbow Room? Some of their ~nonthly events are Leather Night (Ist Friday of the month in the Rainbow Roon~), Girls Nite Out (the date varies each month but the date is always posted). May will be a particularly busy month for th’em starting with the Red Ribbon Revue (May 4) which will benefit Our House. followed by Miss Renegades ’96 (May 17), Girls Nit’e Outwith a wetjockey shorts contest (May 18) mad ending with one of the rites of spring, the GAYFEST CARNIVAL & carwash featuring Dark Shadows II, see JD, next page Coming Soon! Don’t Miss It! Special entertainers: Amanda Love Anita Richards Helen Holliday Scott Pendergrass, from Nashville An event you won’t want to miss. The most prestigious preliminary to Miss..GaY OMahoma America Tickets on sale at the P.A.C.or at most Carson Attractions outlets. $5.00 ~er person or $6°00 per couple= Phone orders ~y credit cards accepted. Liddy D.oenges Theater - use the 2rid St. entrance 1~r this event.‘ Don’t ~it~’t0 pur~h~se tickets; seating is limiteci. Thanks to the P.A.C. ~’or helping to make ~his ever~t one Tulsans of all walks of life will be proud of. For more information, call: 918.428.5330 Portions of proceeds to benefit Shanti, Inc. & Our House JD, continuedfrom page 14 also benefiting Our House (May 19). PS, speaking of drag queens, to keep all the fabulous drag divas of Tulsa happy (and so they stop pestering me about getting their names mentioned in the column), I’m now starting our Queen ofthe Month dub. This month’s winner is Katherine - ’cause she begs so sweetly. Queen ofthe Month dub rules Vary according to my whim, so be patient, sooner or later, everyone wins. Play, continuedfrom page 14 Gilcrease museum is offering an intriguing program during this month called Art WithA Tart: No, I’m not making this up; that’s the name of the event, honest! A speaker will give a tour about bits of the Gilcrease collection, & the museum restaurant makes up a box lunch comprised of a tart &a salad. I don’t think they mean the tart serves the salad, it seems a pastry tart is included in the lunch: Pity. 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Gardens has been Gay and Les those will al!ow co grazing nizin is noplace the lS no as a o si 2 ?n as an in~ Lividual? will, the first ce: in the United States section of our cemetery just for & Lesbians, and their family and friends. burial_spaces, columbarium for cremated remains, ¯ ~.g:gardens with a :memorial wall, newly expanded and renovated section of ngton. Memorial Gardens~ Cemetery. The Pride flag will proudly fly in the center of Unity Gardens to always remind us of our struggle in life for unity and pride. If you have purchased a plot elsewhere, you may be able to transfer or trade your burial plots. For more information, please call Russell Langley-Stumpff at 918-587-7000. ***Owned and operated by Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home*** 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 [1996] Tulsa Family News, April 15-May 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 5 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 15-May 14, 1996 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Phyl Boler-Schmidt Barry Hensley Pat Morehead JD Jamett Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/509 Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, March 15-April 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 4 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 1996 AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV drugs AIDS/HIV education AIDS/HIV reporting AIDS/HIV research anti-bias law arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars businesses churches Craig Nelson Dave Fleischer Don't Ask Dont Tell estate planning Eureka Springs gay bashing Great Plains Rodeo harassment hate crimes homophobia HOPE Testing Interfaith AIDS Ministries J.D. Jamett Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Leslie Penrose marriage National AIDS Conference Out and About performing arts PFLAG rape Read All About It Red Ribbon Revue restaurants schools sexual assault sodomy laws Tom Neal Tulsa City County Library Tulsa Family News viatication Women and AIDS Regional Conference https://history.okeq.org/files/original/a29ac177c154144aaf80b3439d532d36.jpg 2abd74e3b5d1dcabaf2c21c0c102efb3 https://history.okeq.org/files/original/b8126de44b90b8579e0412996278bf8c.pdf 2a83b379bbc6c933cac7b719a72a5abe PDF Text Text Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart March 15 - April 14, 1996, Volume 3, Issue .1 Anti-Marriage ¯ Run for gourLives, Part2 ¯: Trustees TU HiresFire Pres. WithGay Anti-Gay Record Tenured ProfessorAmid Efforts Explode : Legislative Update ¯ OKC Gay Man Helps On AntiAround States Gay Measure, More on Way Charges of Blackmail Against Univ. I| Several OKC sources have accused an by Tom Neal " terhead stationary, of the Paris-Jackson GOP Presidential Primary and : In February, trustees of the University . event as "’one of the. greatest disappoint: OKC Gay man of misrepresenting himAnti-Gay Marriage Pledge of Tulsa hired new president , .self as a spokesperson of the entire state’s ments ~n my role as PresiDES MOINES - A number of anti-gay ¯ Gay communities in a behind-the-scenes Robert Lawless, currently dent at Texas Tech.’" He organizations - Colorado for Family Val- ¯ deal with OK House Majority Leader president of Texas Techniadded "the deviant lifestyles ues, the Christian Coalition, the Eagle :i Loyd Benson. Benson, a Democrat who’d cal University (Tech), to re~ portrayed by these individuForum, the Traditional Values Coalition, place Robert Donaldson. introduced an anti-Gay resolution, # 1045, als is something I can never and others - drew several thousand funda- ¯ condemning teaching homosexuality as After the public announcecondone, and hold in great mentalists together under an umbrella ¯ "natural" lifestyle, and adoption or foster ment of Lawless’ hiring on contempt." group known as the National Campaign to ¯ care by Lesbians, Gays or Bisexuals subFeb. 19th, major daily newsStudents from Tech’s Protect the Sanctity of Marriage, asking " stituted a bill allegedly at the urging of papers across the Southwest Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual all the Republican presidential primary : Keith Smith who’s recently returned to (Dallas Morning News, Students group (GLBS) athopefuls to sign their pledge against same- ¯ Oklahoma after a several year absence Houston Chronicle, Daily tempted to meet with Lawsex marriages. Not surprisingly, three of "- andwho’s newly hired" as an ad. represenOklahoman) and The Assoless in Oct. of ’94, after thc the most outspokenly anti-gay candidates ¯ tative for OKC’s The Perspective. ciated Press carried reports letter was mailed anony¯ talk show host Alan Keyes, Patrick of anti-Gay comments made The "new" language remains anti-Gay, mously to the GLBS. Acby Lawless in a 1993 letter. Buchanan, and Texas Sen. Phil Gramm - ¯ condemning more specifically the Nat’l cording to the UD, the stu¯ were on hand to sign the anti-gay pledge Lubbock news reports inEducation Assoc. for its Gay-positive dent requestipg.the ~eeting that declares that "the State should not ~ stands & stating that "those who engage dicate that Lawless rewas told by ~’iess" assislegitimize homosexual relationships by ¯ in same-sex marriages should not be persponded on Feb. 9 to a comtant that Lawless would not legalizing same-sex ’marriage’ but should , mitted to adopt or provide foster care." plaint by a local resident, meet with the student, his Several legislators, specifically Norman continue to reserve the special sanction of ~ Wayson Gerwig, about the opinions had~ noL changed, civil marriage for one man and one w oman ¯ rep., Laura Boyd, who had promised to appearance on Tech’s campus by Rod & " and that he would not comment further. as husband and wife." The other leading ¯" vote against #1045, stated that they only Bob Paris-Jackson. Bob Paris-Jackson That same October,The Lubbock AvaGOP hopefuls - Senate majority lea’fl~r ¯ voted for this revised language because won notoriety as a top competition body " lanche-Journalreported that when GLBS builder. With his partner, fitness instruc’- : officer Roy Mendoza took a complaint Bob Dole of Kansas, former Tennessee : they thought these changes were authoGov. Lamar Alexander and multi-mil- : rized by "your representative". Both in tor Rod Paris-Jackson, the pair toured the about Lawless" remarks to the Texas Tech lionaire publisher Steve Forbes - all said ," OKC and particularly, in Tulsa, commuUS (includingan appearance atTU) speak- " Board of Regents, neither the board or ing on Gay & Lesbian marriages. : Lawless responded to GLBS concerns but they would sign the anti-mama,g.e pledge ¯ nity leaders have raised concerns that as well, even though they didn t actually ¯ individuals lobbying the Legislature .According to The Universttv Daily ¯ after the meeting, Tech released a written ¯ should be clear that they represent only show up at the event. (UD), Lawless wrote, on Texas "~ech let- " see Lawless. page 2 themselves unless they h~ve actually spo’Hawaii Anti-Marriage Efforts HONOLULU- In their ongoing efforts to : ken with community~oups first. No oftry to extricatethemselves from the politi- , ricer of Tiiis~iOklahomans for Human cally and. socially charged issue of sanle- ¯ -Rights, Rainbow Business Guild or sex mamages, the Hawaii state Senate’s ¯ PFLAG appears to have been contacted. EDITORIAL P..2 House resolution #1045 passed 97-1. ¯ Bruce Begley, a Tulsa man living with judiciary committee has rejected 2 bills ¯¯ DIRECTORY P., 2 ¯ AIDS, with several others, has begnn creand accepted one. The committee nixed ¯ Tulsarep. Don Ross cast the only no vote. NEWS BRIEFS P. 4 ¯ ¯ Members of several Tulsa groups orgaating a new sen’ice organization for perby a 1-6 vote a proposal that would have HEALTH BRIEF~ P. 6 simply legalized same-sex marriages in ¯ nized a calling campaign to thank Ross. ,¯ sons living with HIV AIDS, The HI\" p. ~ CALENDAR Education & Recreation Center. Begley’s the state. By a 3-4 vote, the senators also : East Tulsa rep. Betty Boyd (Demo.) said rejeetedaprol~s, al that wonldhavebanned : that the only call she received opposing : vision is for a place where persons living # 1045 was TFN’s and strongly suggested ¯, withAIDs(PLWA’s)couldgoforfitness, same-sex marriage in Hawaii. The lawmakers finally agreed by a 5-2 vote to ¯" that Lesbians & Gays need to speak up. ¯ recreation and for services that suppleWorse yet, religious political extrem- " ment the existing HIV.AIDS agencies. accept a proposed measure that would ¯ Many in the Tulsa community have : institute a statewide domestic partner- ," ists, Rep. Tim Pope and Bill Graves at- ; While Lesbian and Gay activists ship, a compromise proposal that a state ; tachedanti-Gayamendments tootherbills. ¯ responded to his vision by joining the ¯ struggle for the fight to have our relationsee Marriage, page 3 ¯ One (to HB 2554 concermng divorce law -" board of the newly incorporated non-profit " ships recognized in life, two Tulsa men, changes) would ban the recognition of : and by donating goods, services and ~ Russell Langley-Stumpff and David : same-gender marriage by Oklahom~ if ¯ money toward the HIV-ERC’s fund to ¯" Stumpff, are providing a place where Les¯ theHawaii courts allow theminthefuture ¯ apply for IRS ta~x -exempt status. Newly ¯ bians and Gay men can have their rela¯ ¯~ and other (attached to the"Ryan bill,the HB 2053) bans adoption or Luke’" foster ¯ retted board members include local thera- : tionships and identifies recognized in perpist, Sandra Hill, vice president, Steve : petuity. The men, who are partners in life WASHINGTON- A just-issued reported ¯ care by a"known homosexual, lesbian or ," Wilson, treasurer and local businessman, ¯ as well as business, have created Unity says the compromise policy reached by : see Sold Out. page 3 : Scott Perry among others. Begley has ¯ Gardens, which may be the first project of the Clinton Administration with Congress ¯ spoken to local organizations such as : its t~lae in the US. Unity Gardens is a II that was aimed at lessening bias against DignityiIn.tegrity and the Rain- ~ special part of Washington Memorial i gays and lesbiansin the U.S. armed forces bow Business Guild (RBG) about his vi, ¯ Cemetarv where Lesbian and Gay couples, is being widely violated by the military. sion. The membership of RBG voted in : family, find friends can either have burial ¯ Pentagon officialS, however, insist that February to donate the balance needed to : plots; niches in the crematorium, or be .the so-called"don’task, don’t tell" policy, ¯ The Tulsa Native American Men AIDS ¯ pay the IRS application fee. : remembered on a memorial wall that m effect now for two years, is working Project (TNAAPP) will hold a weekend ,although Begley stresses that the HIV- ¯ stands beside a scattering ground. properly. The report by the Washington, : retreat on May 24-26. The event is open to ¯ ERC is intended to supplement existing ¯ Unity Gardens will fly a rainbow Pride D.C.-based group, Service Members Le- ¯" all Gay or Bisexual Indian menregardless ¯ HIV services, he confesses he’s been ¯ gal Defense Network, charges there is a of tribe, blood quantum or HIV status. ¯ shocked by some of the hostility that he’s ¯ flag at its center 24hours a day,and on the day of services, each of the 10 flag poles continuing pattern of abuse by the armed ~ Non-Indian parmers of attendees are wel- ¯ experienced from other HIV services pro¯ that mark the road to Unity Gardens will service that has rendered the ¯ come. ¯ " viders. He says he repeatedly heard conalso fly a Pride flag under the regular Administration’s policy toward gays and ¯ Those wlio attended a retreat in Feb. " cerns about"duplicating services". Begley ¯ American flags. And while Unity Garlesbians in the military as bad, if not pral~&I the event’s traditional dancer and says others have been more supportive, dens are non-sectarian, religious o’r other worse, than its predecessor. The organistory-tellers and participants continue to such as Janice Nicklas of the Community organizations can reserve a section for ¯ zation says that despite the seemingly meet weekly onWednesdays from 6-8pm. ¯ Service Council and Hilary Kitz (of Mayor their members which could have a relimore lenient approach, the nation’s mili- ," Future plans include a pow wow for Gay ¯ Susan Savage’s office) who’s active in ¯ gious symbol marking their area. At least tary has recently been expelling more & Lesbian Native Americans. Call 582- ¯ HIV/AIDS volunteer work. one local congregation is said to be consee Don’t ask, page 3 ¯ 7225, ext. 218. see H1V-ERC, page 3 sidering this. ¯ :HIV. Education & Recreation Center :INSIDE : Unity Gardens i First in Country ’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Doesn’t Work !Native American i Gay Men Gathering �Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of Publisher/Editor 918.583.1248 this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa Family Tom Neal POB 4140 News and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without Assistant Editor Tulsa, Oklahoma written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or James Christjohn Writers/contributors photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. 74159-0140 Phyl Boler-Schmidt Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family Barry Hensley News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each Pat Morehead Staff Photographer reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. TulsaNews@aol.com JD Jamett Dr. James Reid vs. TU The University of Tulsa has long sought to be compared to the best private universities in the US: Rice, Stanford, Yale, etc. However, somehow its trustees and administrators haven’t figured out that there is a connection between their actions and TU’s continued failure to rank with these schools. By hiring a documented, and at least publicly unrepentant anti -Gay bigot, Robert Lawless, for its new president, TU’s trustees again prove that they just don’t understand that TU cannot embrace prejudice and be a"world-dass"institution. Former Texas Tech president Lawless certainly has aconstitutional right to his bias,just as does a Klansman or a white-supremacist, but usually those opinions disqtmlify a candidate as a leader of university, There is little doubt that if Lawless had been speak)ng about Jews or Catholics, instead of Gays and Lesbians,:when he said in 1993, "the deviant lifestyles portrayed by these individuals is something that I can never condone, and hold in great contemPt,~’ :that Lawless’ hiring would not have occurredl It certainly would not have without some apology or repudiation, which he has refused to make publicly forover three years. Lawles~S; only regrets appear to have been made only just a few weeks ago to the TU Search Committee. This seems awfully late and mighty, convenient. Some members of the Search Committee claim thaLLawless while at Texas Tech didn’t permit his .prejudice to affect his treatment of openly Gay professors. However, other Tech sources indicate that Lawless, in fact, attempted to censor the speaking engagement of Rod & Bob Paris-Jackson, about which his remarks were made. It also is amply clear, from both the Tech newspaper and the LubbockAvalanche-Journal. that Lawless" alleged "’fairness" to professors did not extend to Gay Tech students with whom he refused to meet. Even worse than Lawless’ "’regretted" remarks. however, is the decision ofTU’ s Board of Trustees’ Search Committee to recommend hiring Lawless with full "knowledge of his remarks. This endorsement Of 14i?~prejudice combines with the refusal several Years ago of TU’s Board of Trustees to add sexual ~nentation protections to TU’s non-discrimination policy*, and with its recent firing of openl~G~i3’ professor Jim Reid (see related editoria!),~ to?di~monstrate the comnutment of the Univcrs~ty of Tulsa to "World-Class Bigotry" rather than "World-Class Excellence." - Tom Neal *prof. of law M. Chapman notes TU’s policy may. or may not. provide bias protection stnce it mc:ludes legally vague language rather than the standard term. sexual orientation. bisexual". Each bill was passed, as amended by the House, 98-2. Longume political observers hope that HB 2554 will not get.out of the Senate Judiciary committee, headed by Sen. Bernice Shedrick (D-Stillwater) and that the amendment language attached to the popular "Ryan Luke" bill can be removed in committee or in conference with the House. These observers strongly recommend polite calls to Sen. Shedrick’s office asking her to.help eliminate the tmconstitutional anti-Gay provisions. A Senator on the Judiciary committtee declined to comment but added that he felt it likely that HB 2554 would not make it if enough calls were made. (Senate switchboard: 405-524-0126) Some will find Dr. James Reid’s choices in activities & friends to be worse than the actions of the University of Tulsa. His judgement was clearly poor in getting involved in a friendship of some intimacy (though no sex) with someone who was initially his student. Videotaping their horseplay (which is likely milder than some of TU’s former fraternity hazing) also was foolish. But the actions of the University’s officials, legal counsel, & professors with their wanton disregard for their own rules is more shameful than Reid’s video-taped flogging. The surrender to the worst bias, disregard for academic standards, the destruction of career of a highly regarded scholar, and abandonment of fair p!-.,,y suggest that the TU officials responsible are the ones who deserve to be shamed publicly - if not flogged themselves. - Tom Neal TU : Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants 832-1269 *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine 582-4340 *Barraccuda’s, 2405 E. Admiral 744-0896 *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria 585-5622 *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th 749-1563 *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th 834-4234 *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan 585-3405 *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main 660-0856 *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial 584-1308 *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals 746-4620 Dermis C. Arnold, Realtor 743-1000 *Assoc. in Medical & Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 747-9506 Kent Batch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 250-5034 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 743-5272 Brookside Jewdry, 4649 So. Peoria 592-1521 Creative Collection, 1521 E. 15 Cherry St. Psychotherapy Assoc. 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742~9468 592-5356 D’Antiques, 1508 E. 15th 749-3620 *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 665-6595 Don Carlton Mitsubishi, 4423 S. Memorial 838-8503 *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan 743 -9994 Express Pools & Spas, 6310 S. Peoria 486-1174 Fidelity Home Health Care, Inc. Coweta 690-2974 Foxlinx, Computer Consultation 744-0102 I xaune M. Gross. Financial Planning *Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 584-4606 *Imaginations, Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria 341-6866 * Interuational Tours 621-5597 JD Images, Photography 599-8070 Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 747-5466 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 742-1992 Loup-Garou, 2747 E. 15 671-2010 Lean Aun Macomber, Realtor Associate 663-4884 Massoud’s Jewlery, The Farm, 51st & Sheridan 584-3112 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 663 -5934 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 st 664-2951 *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 PI 747-7672 David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 838-7626 Puppy Pause II, 1 lth & Mingo 584-0337 *Ross Edward Salon, 1438 S. Boston 749 - 6301 *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square 743 -2351 Scott Robison’s Prescriptions, see ad for 3 locations 747-3322 Southwest Viatical, 4146 S. Harvard, Ste. F-5 Thomas Chiropractic Clinic, 4138 S. Harvard, Ste. C-1 742 -8868 493-1959 Kellie J. Watts, attorney 743-1733 Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities 599-7688 *Agape" Christian Fellowslup, 2 l st& Sheridan 628-0594 *Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Ca’. 2627B E. 11 583-9780 *B!IJG Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. osed to continued from page 1, "homosexual lifestyles less is morally opp does not mean that he is a bigot". Roselle Graskey, a member of Tech’s GLBS, notes that Lawless" statements were a direct violation of Tech:s "’student dignity handbook" which calls on the university to help "’students learn to recognize, understand and celebrate human differences.... [including] lifestyle". Graskey also charges that Lawless did not merely speak out against Lesbians and Gay men, but actually attempted to block the event by pressuring the independent student board that made the decision to invite the Paris-Jacksons. This claim is supported by Lawless’ letter in which he says, "there is a group ~)f individuals on this campus that serve as an Advisory Board to the students who plan the progranunihg in the UC [University Center]. These advisers could have, and should have, acted responsibly in their roles to identify this program as being u/tfit for a university campus and vetoed it *Chapman Student Center, University of Tulsa from the slate of program offerings that were pro585-1800 *Conununitv of Hope (United Methodist), 1703 E. 2nd posed." (editor’s note: emphasis added) Dignity/Integrity (Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Episcopalians) 2984648 Members ofTU’s Search Committee were aware *F~unily of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 of Lawless’ remarks prior to recommending his *Free Spirit Lesbian Center call for location & info: 587-4669 luting according to Business prof. PC Smith. MemFriend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 747-6827 bers.of the Search Committee spoke with individuFriends in Umty (African-Amer. men), POB 8542, 74101 .425-4905 als. on the Tech campus, who claim that Lawless 584-4983 Indian Health Care, Save the Nation did not discriminate against openly Gay professors 438-2437, 800-284-2437 Interfaith AIDS Ministries arid even experienced some harassment from anti838-1715 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood Gay forces when he did not block an openly Gay 749-4194 ~HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 prof. from an endowed chair. Several TU sources 748-3111 NAMES PROJECT, d-154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 claim that these remarks no longer represent his 749-4901 PFLAG , POB 52800 74152 views, teasingly implying that Lawless had some 74104 Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 personal reasons for either his hostility or for his 749-4195 alleged change of heaxt. However, all the members "- R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 665-5174 Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 of the Search Committee who are TU trustees and 749-7898 *Shanti Hotline who we were able to contacted refused to discuss Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, (TOHR) POB 52729 74152 the matter m any substantive way. One referred all 743-4297 TOHR Gay HelpLine (Info.) "calls to trustee Fulton Collins who refused to return 584-1308 Tool Box Technicians, 1338 E. 3rd phone calls, although Collins spoke readily to The 838-1222 T U L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc.Tulsa Worm (The Worm owners, Robert and Roxana *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor Lorton are both TU trustees). Lawless also refused *University Center at Tulsa to return repeated calls. TU press representative, Michele Cruncleton, specifically stated "I’m not Beaver Dam Store, 1/2 mi. N. of Dam on Hwy. 187 501-253-6154 going to let you speak with him [Lawless]." 501-253 -7457 *Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main Also in February, the TU board of trustees voted 501-253-6807 DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. unanimously to fire Jim Reid, a tenured Gay profes501-253-5445 *Emerald Rainbow, 45&112 Spring St. sor of physics. Dr. Reid was accused of sexual 800-231-1442 harassment by a 26 year old, one-time student, King’s Hi-Way, 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62W 501-253-9337 *MCC of the Living Spring Marlin Pohlman. Copies of TU documents indicate 501-253-%82 that trustees fired Reid despite the findings of the McClung Realtors 501-253-8659 800-624-6646 majority of a University Appeals Board that Dr. Rock Cottage Gardens 501-253-6001 Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East Rcid’s procedural rights were violated and that TU 501-253-8281 see TU, page 10 The Woods, 50 Wall St. �service members for homosexuality, which thegroup charges violates the policy by harassing servicemen & women believed to be gay. The group estimated that ~t cost the federal government $21.3 million to train replacements for the gay men and lesbians discharged by the military. During a press conference, Defense Secretary William Perry said the charge of witch-hunts against gays in the military is a serious allegation & will be examined qarefully. Policy Appealed in Federal Court SEATTLE- The Defense Dept. policy .prohibiting gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces is again being challenged. The case, brought on behalf of former Navy Petty Office Mark Philips, is being argued before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorneys from the ACLU, representing Philips, contend the "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy adopted by Congress and the Clinton Administration violated the equal protection & free speech provisions of the Constitution. Philips was serving on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in 1992 when an officer asked him about his sexual orientation. Philips answered honestly & was discharged. Now 25 years old, Philips served nearly 6 years before being kicked out of the Navy and received a number of commendations for his performance, inc. duding a Bronze Star for service in Desert Storm. U.S. District Court in Seattle last year rejected Philips’ lawsuit, agreeing with government attorneys that his none of his constitutional rights had been violated by the policy. Red Rock Mental Health of Oklahoma City has opened a Tulsa office providing individual and group therapy, HIV education & prevention. Therapy is available to PLWA’s, their loved ones and individuals at risk of HIV infection. Betsy Murphy, MSW, CTRS is co-ordinator. Contact: 584-2325, fax, 5822384, 302 S. Cheyenne, #108, 74103. Begley’s sense of what is needed is based in part in his own experiences with local HIV/AIDS service organizations both as a client and as an advocate for other clients who are more ill. His vision ultimately would include weight and fitness equipment, swimming, tennis, in essence, a health club for the community. He’d als0 like to have on site counselors tO. help with, mental, ~health issues, and drug and alcohol problems. One service he’d like to see offered wouldbe prescription medicine assistance that would"kickin" after PLWA’s have reache.d the limits of assistance that other agencies provide. Musing over the personal attacks that he’s experienced thus far, Begley notes that in Tulsa some other social service agencies that provide assistance for lower income persons, Project Get Together, Neighbor for Neighbor and Catholic Charities, all duplicate some of the same services but all seem to co-exist. He just shakes his head in wonder that trying to help folks in need brings out a fist instead of a welcoming hand. For more information about or to dohate to the HIV-ERC, write Bruce Begley, president, 1210 S. Cheyenne, Ste. 208, Tulsa 74119 or call 587-1059. " commission impaneled to study the question had put forward after the state supreme court made it clear that there was a good chance Hawaii may be legally required to recognized gay andlesbian marriages. A just-released Honolulu Advertiser-Channel 2 News poll indicates that, despite the state’s strong liberal reputation. 71% of the voters polled said they oppose same-sex marriage, while only 18% said they favored extending marriagerights to same-gender couples. Some 9% of those polled indicated they were undecided or didn’t know. As anindicator of how worried some state lawmakers are "_ ¯ . " ." ¯ ¯ : ." and AIDS First Regional A comprehensive one-day conference to raise awareness and protnote discussion about the special issues affecting women in the second deco~de of AIDS. Keynote speaker: Mary Fisher, Family AIDS Network Tuesday, April 2, 8am-5pm University of Tulsa, Chapman Activity Center 440 So. Gary Ave. Registration: $35, includes lunch, breaks and materials. " " " " ¯ ¯ " ¯ ¯ " " ¯ ¯ . ¯ ¯ : ." ¯ ." : . o ¯ ¯ . becoming, 8 state representatives, backed by Pat Robertson’s American Center for Law and Justice, have filed a court motion to be allowed to intervene in the suit that initially raised the same-sex marriage issue in the state. The brief in the case is strongly critical of the Hawaii attorney general’s office for not adequately defending the state against the lawsuit. Anti-Marriage Legislative Update State legislatures around the country are continuing in their efforts to ban samesex mamages, although with very little actual effect it seems. In New Mexico, Senate majority leader Tom Rutherford sent an anti-marriage resolution on the issue back to the rules.committee because no hearings had been hdd.The proposed measure would ask voters there to amend the state constitution. The resolution is thus dead for this session. Washington state Republican legislators have all but conceded that a proposed ban on same-sex marriage in the state will probably never make ~t out of a state senate committee controlled by the Democrats. Washington state Senate leader Sid Snyder said the anti-gay measure was not slated for committee hearings and will be allowed to die there. The Washington House of Representatives had approved the measure on a 60-36 vote to prohibit same-sex marriages in the state. Gov. Bill-Janklow has signed a bill approved recently by the South Dakota legislature that would refuse recognition in the state to same-sex couples that might be legally married elsewhere and that restricts marriage to opposite-sex couples only. The measure, which died last year in the legislature and looked as if it would suffer the same fate again this year when a committee voted not to report the measure to the legislature for a vote, is the 2nd to become law. One immediate - and surprising - side-effect of the bill being signed into law is that Jacques Soukup and Kirk Thomas. notable balloonists who are also longtime partners, have withdrawn their support for the Governor’s Cup hot-air ballooning event in the state. The 2 men, founders of the Soukup & Thomas International Balloon and Airship Museum in !vfitchell, S.D., told the Governor’s Cup committee that they Share the Joy Through Flowers Sunday, April 7, 1996 AFS "Spring Basket" Bouquet T. MINGO VALLEY AFS 96-EAB1 9720-C E. 31st St. 663 -5934 Daphane Cooper Sunday Services 11:00 am ¯ Wednesday Services 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm Choir Practice ¯ Thurs. 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group BROOKSIDE JEWELRY Todo justice, love mercy & to walk humbly with OlD" God... Micah 6:8 4649 South Peoria 743-5272 5451-E South Mingo Tulsa, OK 74146 . (918) 622-1441 Corner of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5, Mon. - Fri. couldn’t be "associated with a government that has just passed a mean-spirited and hateful piece of legislation that hurts US.’" In Illinois, a bill preventing thc state from recognizing same-gender mamagc passed a state senate committee ou Wednesday, March 6, with little opposition. Same-sex marriages "’would destroy ¯ thedefinitionofmarriageas wcknow it," : said state Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R: Inverness), the measure’s sponsor. The ¯ bill. which passed 8-2, now goes to the ¯ Senate floor. It puts same-sex Weddings ~ on a listofmarriages barred in Illinois. "’If : we let homosexuals marry, what’s next’?" ¯. said David Curtin, executive director of the Illinois Christian Coalition. And according to a report in the gay paper, Wisconsin Light, state Rep. Dean Kaufert has announced plans to intr~xiucc a measure barring same-sex mamagcs in the state as well. The paper reports the measure has not yet been drafted. Lawmakers have voted 86-11 in the Iowa House of Representatives for a bill that would prohibit the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. Some political observers in the state have suggested the legislation, which was introduced by state Rep. Steve Grnbbs (R-Davenport), was mainly a partisan issue because Grubbs is running for the Republican nomination to unseat U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat. In Alabama, State Sen. Bill Armistead, who recently led a battleto keep a gay and lesbian conference from being held on the campus at the University of Alabama, is proposing a"marriage protection act" that he says would strengthen traditional heterosexual marriages by barring the statc from recognizing same-sex marriages, even if legally recognized elsewhere. Michigan state Rep. Deborah Whyman has drawn fire for introducing a bill in the legislature that would forbid reco~fizing same-sex marriages in the state, even if see Slates, page 11 ¯ ¯ : �News Briefs News Briefs News News Briefs" policy News Briefs News Briefs News ¯ lowed to join the nation’s mili- Briefs sexuals andpeople withdisabiliis reviewed by the Euro" Columbia; and Winnipeg police Tutu & Anglican Leaders ." tary force. The meeting is exCall for Change LONDON- Hundreds of prominent Episcopal clerics from around the world signed an ad- ~ vertisement commending the ] Lesbian and Gay Christian ¯ Movement on the ~roup’s 20th : anniversary of working to change the Anglican Church’s views on ¯ homosexuals. Bestki~ownofthe -" signatories of the ads, which ] appeared in Anglican, Methodist and Catholic religious publications in Britain, was Desmond Tutu, Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa. Tutu was joined in signing the ads by three other Anglican primates from around the world, as well as several bishops from the Church of England, as thedenomination was about to begin its annual synod. The three other church primates included: Archbishops Richard ltolloway of Scotland, Michael Peers of .,Canada, and Bishop Fxtmrnd Browmng of the United States. Although not attending the cfiurch synod, Tutu spoke on the BBC ~’Radio Sunday" show via telephone. "’If we say that relationships where there is fidelity between one couple a~e acceptable, whv.,should we not extend, the san~e, conditions to stone-sex relationships?" Tutu told the BBC, say~ing it was simply a "matter of justice, compassion and consistency’" for the church to accept that there are homc/sexual Clergy, who technically are barred from being ordai~edin the Anglican Church. So. Africa A nti-Bias Laws CAPE TO\V..~.. South Africa Politicians,nfilitary leaders and defense indnstry representatives have begun discussions on the role mid nature of South Africa" s maned’forces, includingwhether gays and lesbians should be al- pected to produce a report later this year that would be used by the defense mimstry to guide it in formulating specific policies concerning the armed forces. Defense ministry, officials noted that the national armed services in the country have never actu. ally had any policy excluding individuals based on their sexual orientation, but African National Congress officials have pushed for including the topic of sexual orientation in the defense review discussions South Africa’s interim Constitution includes prohibitions against discrimination based on sexual orientation, but the complex process of getting from the interim document to a final Constitution faces a number of difficulties and ANC leaders are making a determined effort to try to keep it headed in the most progressive direction. Also according to Mpho Makwana, director of the equal opportumties office in South Africa’s Labor Dept., the government ~s wor’king on a comprehensive program for affirmative action that would "’include mainly blacks, but also women, homosexuals and handicapped people." Makwana made the statement during a roundtable discussion earlier this year broadcast on South Africa’s TV1. He did not give d.etails of the affirmative acnon plans, but Makwana said it would"not be a stand-alone lmv, with a quota for compames to implement affirmative action and punishing the company which does not comply." Instead. he said the plan as being developed would aim at getting firms to include personnel training and human resources development programs to encourage blacks, women, homo- ties already wor’king in a com- ~_ pean Court of Human Rights, ¯ arrested Robert E. Welsh, 24. The fourth suspect in the killing, pany to move into middle- mad ¯ the govennnent is "’likely to lose" thecase, which may not come to " Gary A. Kuffner, 27, also of upper-management in that finn. ¯ afinaldecisionbytheEUcourts " Winnipeg, is currently being CompuServe Reinstates ¯ sought. Last year in a high-probefore the year 2000. The paper ¯ said the 450-page nmfistry re" " file investigation of Canadian Internet Groups COLUMBUS, Ohio - Compu- ¯ port, which it had obtained, is ¯ armed forces, McKay acknowl¯ expected to be released soon and " edged - and publicly renounced Serve Inc., the computer on-line g~ant owned by H&R Block, say s ¯ concludes that while changing ~ - his ties to several nee-Nazi & it has given its 4.3 million sub- : attitudes about lesbians and gay ~ white supremacist groups. ¯ cribers access again to somc mcn may justify further reviews ¯ Anti-Gay Crimes in SF 200 Intemet newsgroups that it ¯ of the and-gay ban in the future, ~ SAN FRANCISCO -The S.F. had banned in Deceniber alter a ¯ "it may equally be that the per- ¯ ~olice department’s hate crimes unit says that bias-based crimes German state prosecutor ques- :~ manent features of the military tioned whether the groups in- ¯¯ enviroument are such that it will rose 23% to 350 incidents in cluded illegal sexually .related ¯ never be possible to integrate 1995 over the previous year, the homosexuals" in the nadon’s anti-gay and -lesbian incidents materials. The compnter sen’ice constituting both the largest said at the time that it could not : maned forces. selectively restrict Interact ma3 Charged in Killing Of single category and the largest terials bv comatry mad had thereincrease. The hate crimes unit ¯ Canadian Man fore blocked access to the groups reported that 144- or41% - of all : WIN NIPEG, Calmda - Canadian to all its subscribers. Included such crimes reported in .1995 : authorities have arrested 3 men among some of the balmed ¯ were based on sexual orientaand are seeking a 4th - who are groups were several that contain tion and that anti-gay incidents ¯ believed linked to white suexplicidy adult material. But a increased nearly a third last year :. premacist and nee-Nazi organiover 1994. Police said it was not number of the banned newsgroups were gay and les- : z,ations - in comaection the brutal dear whether the number of re1991 mad-gay murder of Gordon bian discussion and support ported incidents reflected an acKuhtev. Kuhtey was killed on tual surge in anti-gay attacks or groups, including one for ’ the mo’nfing ofWinnipeg’s 1991 younger gays that specifically was a result of greater willingness on the part of gays and barred pornographic ulaterials. ~¯ gay pride celebration, June 30, as he walked along a riverbank lesbians to report such incidents CompuServe says it will now ¯ footpath. AccordingtoWimfipeg give its subscribers software that ¯ because of increased publicity police, Kuhtey was suddenly will let them pick which - if any of attacks. confronted by at least four young - material they don’t want to be Anti-Gay Attacks men who savagely beat him in able to access. The finn believes Ignored in Kentucky , the head, then tossed him into parents will use the bloc’king MOREHEAD, Ky. - Morehead the nearby river and proceeded utilities to keep children from to hurl stones at his floating body. State Ulfiversity officials disseeing or reading nmtefial they He died of massive head injuagreed with an instructor’s claim don’t deem appropriate. ries. Althongh Wilmipeg authorithat.an attack on a female stu: UK to Keep Military Ban ties had little luck in tracking dent was part of a patteru of : LONDON - The Daily Teledown Kuhtey’s killers, the pocampuswide gay-bashing at the : graph reports that based on a school. Three masked men lice homicide and hate crimes vet-to-be-released report by the refit kept the case open and dogjumped out of hiding on Feb. 5 ~ ]3ritish MinistryofDefense, gays " gedly continued their investigaand verbally and physically asand lesbians constitute an "aftion. In late February their persaulted a 20-year-old female stufront to service people" and will dent on a campus walkway, sistence paid off and the 29th ] not be allowed to serve in the Calgary police arrested Matthew punching her in the face and ] British military. But the defense A. McKay, 25, in that city; stomacK Roger Holbrook, coor~ ¯ ministry report also predicts that Penticton Royal Canadian dinator of investigations for ¯ when a legal challenge to the Mounted Police also arrested MSU police, said the student United Kingdom’s anti-gay Jmnes R. Lisik, 22, in British KELLY KIRBY Dan Du Vall / Owner Certified Public Accountant TO Worship Service 10:30 am Sheridan Center, Suite H, 21st & Sheridan, 599-7688 DISCO Speciolizecl shop, ~ctively buying; selling & con- signing Deco, 50s mocterne fumi,ture, kitchen kifsch, psychedelic collectobles, 50 s Iomps, costume jewelry, occessories. 82~3 e. lffrh, 749-3020 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 �News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News believed the attack was related " another high school that trigto "the friends or acquaintances ¯ gered a national furor. Students she keeps." But MSU English Cara Varallo and Brin Bon say they met with Cottonwood Prininstructor Patti Swartz said sh_ej is outraged at the university ¯ cipal Michael Bennett to discuss administration’ s lack of response ¯ creatinga gay-straight club next following theincident, which she ¯ fall at the school. On Feb. 20, the Salt I~ake City School Board labeled a gay bashing. Swartz has written letters expressing her voted4-3 to end all nonacademic concern to MSU President " clubs rather than allow ~the gay Ronald Eaglin and the vice presi- ¯ school club. The Cottonwood dents of student affairs and aca- ¯ students, say .they ,already have ¯ demic affairs saying the attack 10 students to join the club. _was just the latest in a series Of ¯ anti-gay and -les~bian attacks. Utah: No tO Eq ual Access Gay Studies at Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif. - The Uni" versity of California at Berkeley ¯ this semester has begun its Les" bian, .Gay, Bisexual and " Transgender (LGBT) Studies ¯ minor, the first gay studies mi¯ nor in the University of Califor-" nia system. The new minor, part " of the College of Letters and ¯ Science’s Undergraduate Inter¯ disciplinary Studies (UGIS) de" partment, offers four basic core ¯ courses and a list of electives ¯ dealing with homosexuality, past " and present. Initial plans for the " minor got started when students ¯ at the school in- 1990 protested ¯ about the lack of a gay studies " program at the university. Some ¯ 2.0, active UC staff, faculty and ¯ students have been involved in " formulating the curriculum. " CA Court Rules Against SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Boardof Education is writing to the state’s congressional delegation asking them to back federal legislation that would make it legal for local school districts to decide what nonacademic clubs can be allowed on their campuses. The Salt Lake City school board has also writing a similar letter condemning the federal government for forcing theboard to ban all non-academic clubs just so schools there wouldn’t have to recognize a gay and lesbian club that students had asked to form. The Salt Lake City letter says the school board was forced into the ban "’under duress" because of a federal law guaranteeing equal access to school actavitles for all groups . and clubs. Although the letters both blame federal laws for the dilemma they’rein, both of them ." carefully sidestep mentiomng . that the law - the Equal Access Act - was sponsored by Sen. ¯ Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) so that " Bible clubs and religious ori- ¯ ented groups could meet in public schools. Meanwhile, a group of stu-¯" dents at Cottonwood High . School have am~ounced plans to launch a gay-straight student alliance similar to one proposed at ¯ " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ . ¯ " . " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ " ¯ " " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ; ¯ " ¯ ¯ " ¯ ¯ . " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Undercover Stings SAN FRANCISCO - The California supreme court has unanimously ruled in favor of 2 Santa Clara (Calif.) County men- Dennis Baluyut and Job Lopez - saying a pattern of anti-gay discrimination in police arrests was sufficient to demonstrate they were being singled out by authorities in a pohce sting operation by Mountain View police. ¯ Attorneys for the city’s police ¯ had argued that the 2 men had to legally prove the officers who arrested them at an adult book- store for soliciting sex with an undercover officer had intended to single out gays for arrests. Baluyut and Lopez filed a lawsuit, arguing that arrest records alone showed a pattern of discnmination by police in arrestlng gays in such sting operat.ions, mid the state’s high court Sided with the 2 men on appeal. Kentucky Privacy Bill FRANKFORT, Ky. - It had more to do with the kinds of enormous computer data files maintained On pe0pid by bank~, credit agdncies, and other public and privale organizations, but the stunningly simple idea of adding an explicit right to privacy to the Kentucky constitution has lawmakers and politicians throughout the state worried about a "hidden agenda" covering everything from abortion rights to sodomy. But the proposed amendment to the state’s "Bill of Rights" was introduced by one of the legislature’s most respected lawmakers, state Rep. Joe Clarke, a member of the House since 1970 and its onetime speaker. What’s more, Clarke, a Danville, Ky., Democrat, says he’s not overly concerned that his proposed constitutional amendment might legalize sodomy or make anti-abortion restrictions void. Among other things, Clarke noted that the state supreme court has already ruled that there is an implied right toprivacy in the Kentucky constitution and that it means laws against sodom) are themselves unconstitutional. So Clarke says he’s not especially concerned that enshrining the right to privacy in the constitution would have much impact one way or the other on social legislation. Even so, Clarke says fellow lawmakers remain suspi- cious of his motives, which makes him pessimistic about its chances. "I think it’s an important issue....I don’t think it has much of a chance this tilne.’" New Hampshire Policies CONCORD. N.H. - A group of , parents aud other concerned citizens have filed suit against the Merrimack school board in U.S. District Court, char~ng that the ¯ ¯ board’s recently adopted policy of prohibiting any materials that have "the effect of encouraging or supporting homosexuality as a positive lifestyle alternative" violatedFirst Amendment rights of free speech. The suit claims that the policy has led to books being removed from schools, classroom discussions being cut off, and curriculum topics being restricted. At a press conference, Debra Herget, one of the plaintiffs in the suit and the mother of 3 children attending schools in the district, said, "’This policy ¯ .hurts and distorts the education ¯ of students every day. Now is ¯ the right time to put au end to it ¯ - and return to the sound policies which have always guided our children’s education in the past.’" Recently, the New Hampshire’s legislature voted 293-35 to send a proposed measure adding sexual orientation to the state’s civil rights statutes for "’extended stud)’.’" The move effectively puts the proposal on hold for this year while a legislative committee studies the measure and reports back to the full legislature next fall. Alabama Gay Conf. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual College Conference of the Southeastern United States went ahead at the University of .Alabama, more or less without incident, despite attempts by state officials to block the confab taking place at a state-funded facility. Just days before the conference was slated to start, a federal distrier court judge rejected the statc attorney general’s argument that the confereuce was illeg~d and ruled that the conference would go ahead as plmmed. As the conference itself got started, the manager ofWMCF-TV, a Christian Broadcasting Co. television affiliate~ charged the statiou’s First Amendment rights had been violated w hen organizers refused to let his TV crew videotape the conference’,s, w~rkshops. Organizers of the meeting; however, said videotaping the event wotfld have been disruptive and would have violated the privacy rights of those attending. Mont. Sodomy Law Out HELENA, Mont. - Moutana District Court Judge Jeffrey Sherlock has ruled that the state" s sodomy law is ,an unconstitutional infringement of privacy protections guaranteed under state law. State officials are expected to appeal the ruliug to the state supreme court, although the attorney general’s office gave no indication of its intentions about the ruliug, which orders the state not to enforce the law. The 1973 felony statute "called for up to 10 year~ in prison and a fine of up to $50,000. No one had ever been prosecuted under the law. Judge Denies Custody RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia judge has again rejected an appeal by lesbian mom Sharon Bottoms in her 3-year efforts to gain custody of l~er son Tyler. Ironically Judge \Villimn B’oice questioned Bottoms" financial ability to care for her son, while he criticized herfor si~nng a $75,000 contract to allow ABCTV to make a television movie about her struggle for custody. Da dd A. 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At a press conference, Patricia Fleming, the AIDS policy office director, described the report on AIDS and American youth "a call for action" to intensify AIDS prevenuon efforts in the country’s schools and communities with a greater role for young Americans in the fight against the epidemic. Health officials say the teenage infection proportion is about the same as it was in the mid-1980s, despite dramaficall.,, increased awareness of the disease. That means many adolescents either are not getting the message about AIDS prevention, or they do not have the skills or desire to protect themselves from being exposed to the virus even if they "know how it is spread.The only declinein infection rates among racial" or ethnic groups was among young white males. KS Virus Identified SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco report in the journal Nature Medicine that they have finallyidentified thc,_organism that causes Kaposi "s sarcoma, a once-rare skin cancer that now strikes thousands of people with AIDS. Kaposi’s Sarcoma was, in fact, the first indication noted by doctors in 1981 that some unusual h~alth problem was affecting gay meu. The re- searchers, headed by Dr. Don Ganem at UC-SF, isolated the microbe, -known as KS-associated herpes virus or human herpes virus 8 (HHVS). It ~s one of a growing number of retro-viruses that scientists ha~,’e only just begun discovering and identifying in the past few decades. HIV Strain Raises Fears of Heterosexual Epidemic+,~BOSTON" - Writing in the journal Science. Dr. Max Ess%x of the Harvard AIDS Institute warns that new-Asian and Afrb can strains of HJ3,; spwad much more easily among heterosexuals than prev~z_ouslv identified HIV-1 strains of the rus. :’If it takes hold h~ (~h ~ewest) we could face a much mote sig~tificant epii demic among he.teri~sext~ls(~" Essex warns. Researchers have found that a strain of the virus found in Thailand thrives in the reproductive tracts of women, making it far more likelvoio betrangmitted during heterosexual rutercourse than the HIV-1 strains common in the West. FDA Considers Growth Hormone WASHINGTON - .Ma advisory panel of the Food & Drug Administration has begun reviewing an application for fullscale marketing of a growth hormone by Serene Laboratories Inc. of Norwell, YAass., as a way to fight AIDS-related weight loss, one bf the most serious medical complications faced by people stricken with the disease. In later stages of the illness, between 15% and 40% of those with AIDS suffer from this wasting syndrome, making them far more susceptible to infections. AIDS experts estimated that 9 out of 10 AIDS deaths in the U.S. are related to excessive weight-loss problems. Genentech Inc., the South San Francisto biomedical finn, at one time had considered marketing the growth hormone as an AIDS medication, but gave up on the plan. Now Serene has applied to the FDA for permismon to begin full-scale marketmg of its growth hormone, known as Serosfim, for people with AIDS who are experiencing severe weight loss problems¯ Implant to Fight Eye Infection \VASHINGTON~’~ Chiron Corp., based in Emervville, C~if., has won federal approval’to be~n marketing of an implant used to treat an AIDS-related infection, known as CM,¥;Tetinitis, that causes blindness. The Food & Drug Administration gave the firm the green light to begin marketing Vivrasert, which is surgically implanted in the eve of the patient where it releases a confint~ous dose of ganciclovir, an anfiviral medicine that combats the infection for up to 6 months. Between 15 percent and 40 percent ofAIDS patients in the U.S. Suffer from CMV infections. Public-Private Vaccine Venture WASHINGTON - Government AIDS officials have unveiled plans for a cooperative private-public venture aimed a developing an AIDS vaccine by the year 2002, largely by removing government and bureaucratic obstacles that have made some companies shy away from work on vaccines. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases said it will be years before any vaccine ~s likely available, but the joint project may help smooth out and speed up the process. The cooperative project involves basic medical research being done by federal agencies that private pharmaceutical and biomedical firms involved in the project could use in developing possible vaccines. The project also would establish specific clinical criteria for safety, testing and evaluation of effectiveness trials of such vaccine candidates. CDC: AIDS Continues Spiral ATLANTA The Centers for Disease Control has released its latest AIDS data, covenng the period from 1993 to 1994, that shows the disease continued for the 2rid year in a row to be the leading cause of death among Americans between the ages of 25 and 44. The detailed statistics also indicated that the epidemic continues to grow fastest among African Americans. In that age category, nearly a third of all deaths among black men are now attributed to AIDS; some 22% of the deaths among black women; 20% of deaths among white men; and 6% among white women. Asia & Africa AIDS Prevention BALTIMORE - Amid much of the grim news about the global spread of HIV that researchers heard at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,just concluded here, was actually some good news from regions in Africa and Asia. Dr. Thomas Quinn of Johns Hopkins University reported that efforts launched in the early 1990s when the government of Thailand began realizing the nation was quickly heading for an HIV crisis have made a dent in the rate ate virus is spreading in parts of the country. Widespread distribution of condoms, tough police regulation of brothels, and a nationwide treatment program for sexually transmitted disease, Quinn says, have made dramatic reductions in the spread of HIV. "When you put all this together,what was then witnessed in Cheng Mai and in Bangkok and several other places was a steady decline in the growth rate of HIV infection," Quinn said. 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Lambda Bowling.League Friends & Family 7:30 pm 2627-B East 1 lth ¯ HIV/AIDS Support Group 2627b East 11th 583-7815 ¯ Sheridan Lanes HIV Testing TOHR Clinic Call 583-7815 for info. ¯" 8:45 pm 7 pm, call for location: Walk in testing: 7 - 8:30 pm Community of Hope . 3121 S. Sheridan 749-7898 Family Of Faith MCC Results hours: 7 - 9 pm Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm (United Methodist) Info: 742-2927 ; Worship Service, 6 pm ¯ PFLAG Family AIDS Community of Hope Choir Practice 7:30 pm Support Group 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 -" Tulsa Family Chorale Grief Group, 6 pm 545 I-E South Mingo. 2rid Monday of month, Weekly practice~ 9:30 pm Call 622-1441 for info, 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Family of Faith 6:30 pm Lola’s 2630 E. 15th Metro. Comm. Church ~4154 S. Harvard Womens Grief Group Community of Hope PFLAG Family AIDS Adult Sunday School, 9:15 Info: 749-4901 6pro, ButleriStumpff (United Methodist) Support Group Worship Service, 11 am Funeral Home Service for Peace, 6:30 pm 5451-E South Mingo. 1st & 3rd Thursdays 2103 E. 3rd St. Bible Study, 7 pm OTHER GROUPS Info: 622-1441 lnfo: 585-1800 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 4154 S. Harvard, 749-4901 o The Technicians, Leather Metro. Comm. Church Alternatives TNAAPP org., Info c/o 621-5597 Weekly social events for of Greater Tulsa Tulsa Native American T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform Worship Service, 10:45am LGBT men & women, 7 pm AIDS Prevention Project & Leather,. Seekers Assoc. 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 646-5503 Support group Info: 838-1222 for Gay & Bi Native Info: 838-1715 The Banned, OK Gay Band Substance Abuse American Men, 6 pm BisexuaL/Lesbian/Gay Support Group at Community of Hope Practice weekly in OKC for persons with HIV AIDS Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa 1703 E. 2rid Info: 838-2121 4154 S. 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Peoria and The First Day of Passover TUESDAY, MARCH 26 Rainbow Business Guild: City Councilor Gary Watts 7 pro, Chinese Buffet, 6219 E. 61 Dinner Meeting, Info: 665-5174 FRIDAY, APRIL 5 Good Friday at Family of Faith MCC 7 pm, 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 and St. Jerome’s Catholic Church 6 pm, The Garden Chapel~3841 S. Peoria FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Community of Hope Movie Night & Discussion: Priest 7:30pro, 1703 E. 2rid, Info: 585-1800 SATURDAY, APRIL 6 The Great Vigil ofEaster St. Jerome’s Catholic Church 6 pm, The Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria SUNDAY, MARCH 31 St. Jerome’s Catholic Church The Passion of Our Lord 6 pro, The Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria Info: page Father Rick at 646-7116 and Family of Faith MCC Palm Sunday 11 am, 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Easter at St. Jerome’s Catholic Church 8:30 am, The Garden Chape, and Family of Faith MCC 11 am, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441, and Agape Christian Fellowship 21st & Sheridan, Info: 599-7688, and MCC of Greater Tulsa 1623 N. Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 11 pro, 2630 E. 15th, Info:-749-1563 TUESDAY, APRIL 2 Women &AIDS Conference. 8am- 5 pm Chapman Activity Ctr., Univ. of Tulsa 5th St. west of Harvard, Info: 743-4297 and Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Community Meeting, 7 pm Chapman Activity Ctr., Univ. of Tulsa WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 The Technicians ( [2ather org.) 7:30 pm, Rum Runner’s Hideaway, formerlv Jesse’s 822 ~o. Sheridan, 835-6535 FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Safe, Haven, a free, non-political, nonreligious, non-recovery-oriented social gathering for LGBT young adults. 18-30 Family of Faith MCC. 8 - midnight 5451-E S. Mingo, Info:-622:1441 SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Dignityllntegrity Meeting Lesbian/Gay Cathohcs & Episcopalians 5 pm, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church 5635 E. 71st, Into: POB 701044, 74170 Narcotics Anonymous Meets weekly at I 1 pm Confidential support for recovering addicts. 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Also ~e former Oklahomam (oops - Oklaho-woman?) received one of the Reader’s Choice of the Year awards from the Leather Journal (Pantheon Leather Awards is the Leather Journal’s and the leather community’s Academy Awards). see JD, page 13 ¯ mm mm mmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ¯ The-University of Tulsa ¯ ¯ presents ¯ : A Weekend of One Act Plays ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ TUESDAY, APRIL 9 AIDS Coalition of Tulsa Mental Health Needs of HIVIAIDS Providers. Noon - 1:30 pm, Mental Health As’soc. 1870 S. Boulder SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Ecumenical Catholic Church Mass, 6 pm Garden Chapel 3841 S. Peoria Info: Father Rick at 742-7122 ¯ ¯ ¯ April 12, 13, & 14, Fri. &.Sat. at~7pm, Sun. at 2pm & 7:30prn Theatre 2, Kendall Hall, Free to the public. including On Tidy Endings by Harvey Fierstein HlVariations: Cater Waiter, Andre’s Mother, and Mr Rosen’s Son (both on Sunday at 2pm) Also, Diaries An original one-act musical of politics, religion and Gay life. by Jennifer Hoyer, Gabriel Washam,& James Gregory Mon, April 29 at 7pm in Chapman Hall ¯ For more info, call 631-2566 ¯ mmnmmm mmmmmmm mm mm mmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ¯ ¯ �Saint Jerome Ecumenicaf Cathdic Church SCOTT ROBISON’S PRESCRIPTIONS Serving Tulsan’s Since 1947 Major credit cards In-store charges-or Direct insurance billing for your convenience! 3 locations to serve you: Hillcrest Physician’s Building 1145 So. Utica 743-2351 Tile Key. Father Ricf~ Hoffirujswortfi, P~stor Pmje Father Ric~ at 62~6-7116 for more information. It is )tot the judqraents ~m.en which open 5r shut Gates of Heaven. - St. Jerome Utica Square Area 1560 East 21st, Ste. 104 743-2351 The Plaza 8146-D South Lewis 299-1790 FUNERALS JUST NEVER SEEMED RIGHT FOR MY FAMILY... THE CREMATION SOCIETY WAS CREATED FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME. ¯ TU’s clear regulations. During that meet- ing, Dr. Reid claims, he was pressured and ¯ intimidated by TU s counsel, Fred Corengaged in selective enforcement of its " nish. Reid, who holds dual citizenship sexual harassmentpolicy,specifically befrom Canada and the United Kingdom, cause the complaint involved same-gen- . adds that as a resident alien, he did not derparticipants,andsadomasochisticcon- " know exacdy what his rights were and ¯ that he was fearfd of being deported, duct.. This board concluded that TU did : not prove as required that Dr. Reid had " even though he’d committed no crime. ¯ engaged in sexual harassment. . d ~ ~ Furthermore, the Appeals Board f.oun_d ~~fthesevenmembersoftheUABoar ,.. ~i that~iri the:heating Reid f’mally received, four found the sanction of firinglo be too,.:, the i:eview ,e,ommittee improperly resevere and of those, three stai~dthat the:~ ¯ stridted)Reid s attoraey from adequate sanct|on was disproporfouate to the mis-: " access to Pohlman f0r cross-exzmiuation conduct proven and recommended a’sanc- ~." and that TU counsel improperly asserted tionotherthandisnussal,addingth~it . ~ . attorney-client;privilege on the part of procedural violations so colored the~ ~ Provost Lewis.-Dune,an, Vice-Provost decision,..that the sanction is fundamen-~ ~ Allen Soltow,. Physics chair Kenneth rally unfair". > : : - , . :~ KuenlaoldandTU Gen. Counsel,Barbara .~ccordingft0 .Reid,. he and Marlin : Geffem ’. :. ~ " ~:, : .’ . i: Pohlman beb,ame invol.ved in a consen-:. Despite, the numerous finding of sen: ous improprieties on ihe part of the Uni: sual, non4exual, Social friendship that ¯ versity of Tulsa and its agents, and the began when Pohlman was a student in recommendation by the majority of the Reid’s class. Reid notes that Pohlmanmmntained the friendship long after the : University Appeals Board that a milder class ended, accepting invitations to visit : sanction is appropriate, Pres. Robert Reid in Iris home and complaint, no longer ¯ Donaldson sent a letter to ihe TU trustees even was aTU student but never-the-less, : claiming theAppeals Boardrecommended TU officials provided him with housing : termination. All the trustees of the Uni,’rod,also legal counsel, Fred Cornish. Cor- ¯ versity of Tulsa present voted unanimously : on Feb. 7 to fire Dr. James Reid, thus ~fish also happened to be representing the umversitv at the same time. This allega- : destroying his career. Keith Bailey, chairnon is jdst one of the many procedural : man of the board of trustees of the University of Tulsa only would say that it would v~olauons of TU’s own regulauons. : no[ be appropriate to discuss Dr. Reid’s Other procedural violations found against TU by its own Appeals Board ¯ case. Reid, who’s since moved to the Northinclude no notice of the meeting at which : west, has been reduced to menial labor Reid was charged, though he was not .~iven written notice of the charges as is : and the kindness of old friends. While he ~equired,immediately suspended, was es - : admits to poor judgement in his friendcorted by armed guard from campus, and : ship with Pohlman, he says that TU’s rife with rumors of heterosexual misconduct not being given adequate time to retmn see TU. page 13 counsel - all of which were violations of RIBBON ’ eniqv being ourselves. A funeral seems ostentatious and can cost a lot of money. simple., dignified cremation iust seems to fit our lifestyle. Cremat o Society MAY 25 7:50P."vl TULSA ICE ARENA 6910 S. 1015T E. A’v~E 7IST AND Mg’,IGO BEHDCD THE F2 PRICE ST( YRE of Oklahoma 2103 East Thii~d, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104.1842 918-599-7337 or toll-free, 800-994-7337 _ Telephone:._.__= .AA.,L T.,ICKET PROCEEDS TO BENEFtT �Benefit Show for IAM READ ALL ABOUT IT Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library J oining the growing list of titles .about coming of age in the.1990s is this eye-0pening example by Linnea Due. With seven lengthy essays, Due takes us on a tour across the United States, highlighted by interviews with Gay and Lesbian youth. From Portland, Oregon to New Orleans to Hai’vey MilkHJgli SdhoolinNew York City, we meet many witty, defiant and frustrated youth who arecoming to terms with their sexual orientation and surroundings. An interesting entry centers around a young man, John, who grew up in Colorado Springs, during the Amendment 2 battle, and is now attending a Santa Fe high school He tries very hard to not believe the terrible things he has heard about homosexuals, but he doesn’t get the support or information from farnily, friends or soc, ety to make informed decisions. He is constantly told that being gay is a choice, and the depths of his despair are revealed as he sarcastically responds, "Sure, I choose to have a horrible life. How about you?" Other youth we meet include a young, black woman dealing with the twin pressures of racism and homophobia, kids at the Harvey Milk "’Queer High School" in New York and a group of French Q~ter teens banding together for supporL:.There ~is. an overwhelming sense of frustration and lack of confidence in these kids countrywide. As a group, they are discouraged at the lack of guidance and support from older Gays and Lesbians, while at the same time acknowledging the difficulties, from a legal and social perspective, that the older generation has being mentors. The bottom line, if this book’s entries are representative of QSueer youth in general, is that despite the advances that have been made for Gay equality through the years, growing up Gayis still a very traumatic and confusing time. This book is a wake up call to those who are concerned about the suicide rates of Gay teens and the mental health of growing minds. ¯ , " Forotherlibrarybooksofsimi¯ ’Jar interest, including Passage of ] Pride: Lesbian and Gay Youth : Come of Age, by Kurt Chandler, ¯ please call your local branch library or the Readers Services ] Departmeni at the Central Li: brarv at 596-7966. they were legally performed elsewhere, and for calling for a boycott of Hawaii if courts there legalize gay and lesbian weddings. She said the state should boycott any non-essential travel to Hawaii if the courts there declare same-sex marriages are le= gal under that state’s constitution "to punish this kind of madness." The marriages has swept rapidly throughout s~ate legislatures through the c0untry~ but so far; the Michigan ~roposai is the,firs~ to call for a boycott of Hawaii if the courts rule’in favor 9f same~ sex unions. Sen. Jim Holcomb (R-Sullivan. 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But he notes with bitterness that these folks don’t seem to receive sanctions, or if they do, they’re nothing like what he’s experienced. Reid feels that only antiGay and anti-s/m bias can explain why other professors who clearly appear to have had sex with their students remain at TU while he had a friendship that involved no more intimacy or actions than between two men boxing is gone. "Rugby players engage in more vi,olence and contact than we did but rugby s socially sanctioned and s/m is not," he adds. When told of how Lesbian and Gay faculty on campus whom he once thought were friendly now malign him, citing his poor grooming or too casual dress, Reid just comments on how sad it is that they’re so scared now. He says they know if it happened to him, it could happen to them too. He thinks that TU trustees, counsel, administrators, all know that their actions are indefensible, but they thought they could just cover it all up, or that he couldn’t get any help, .oi: that he’d be too intimidated. For the future, Reid’s working with national legal aid orgamzations to pursue a lawsuit. Meanwhile, one faculty member with a penchant for gossip says what really got TU scared was Pohlmar] threatening to take his video to TV’s Hard Copy. Reid says maybe he’ll do it instead. cont’dfromp. 9 Well, this month’s feature is as downhome and friendly as a bar can be. That’s right put on any of your favorite drag from leather to lace to good old denim for this establishment and get ready for a good old time at the Silver Star Saloon. This club has been home to such events as Mr.Tulsa Leather, Mr. Oklahoma Leather, Miss Central State, and on March 17th, the first Miss South USofA pageant. The owners, John & Steve, are some of the nicest guys .I know. 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As plenty of opportunity to eat Mexican food. ¯ youmay know frommaking guacamole at Remember the day~ ,~lien~ff~-were butch : home, once cut, the avocado very quickly little junior high hellions and competed to ~ turns brown on exposure to air, so lemon see who could eat the most platefuls of the ¯ or lime juice is squeezed on to the cut surfaces to retard discoloration. The all-you-can-eat special at Casa Bonita? Well, we’ve grown up and discovered ~ guacamole at SantaFe was freshly made, that Mexican food can be more than a : chunky, and bright green, with no trace of hedonistic glut-fest or a midnight trip ¯ browning and no taste of citrus juice-through the Taco Mayo drive-up window. : this is amazing and most enjoyable. This place has some of the best tamales Quite by accident, we came across the ." Santa Fe. Mexican Restaurant-at 1515 : we’ve ever eaten in Tulsa, made b.y hand South Sheridan inTulsa;.just north Of the :¯ and Steamed the traditional way m corn Silver Star Saloon. It’ s been there for four ¯ husks. These tamales taste like what you might be served by a friend’s mother at years, owned and operated by the Contreras family, some real Mexico Mexi- ¯ the family dinner table, not like what cans, with traditional family recipes and a ¯¯ we’ve come to expect from restaurants. Vvqaile all of the traditional Mexican talent for good food in a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. And, as a smaller, _" entrees are on the menu, you may espefamily restaurant, the waiters and wait- ¯ cially want to try the chicken enchiladas, resses don’t run frenetically from table to ¯¯ which are juicy and mouth-watering. table and none of the faux-Mexican deco- ¯ Watch out, though, because we did find a bone chip in the chicken on a recent visit. ration or.m~sic rears its ugly head as we The enchiladas and other entrees are see so:-oft~nfi~iithe chain establishments. The b~i~appears unpretentious and ¯ available with several sauces,and we comthe inside decor is quite modest. Butprices " mend to you the mole sauce. Mole (proare extremely reasonable for a large plate " nounced, "MOH-Iay") is a traditional of excellent-,[~. On weekdays, there is a ¯ Mexican sauce made from unsweetened chocolate and hot peppers. The Spanish luncheon biiffei’for $5:50 per person, and most of the a la carte entrees are $4.50. ~ conqmstadors were introduced to chocoThere are smo-kigg and non=smOking sec- ¯ late by the Aztecs and took the cocoa : beans back to Europe, where the sugar tions anda:ifull~!~i[~,~,ensed bar. Several ~=tast~:~!:~ups are available as ¯¯ started to be added. This Mexican sauce is not sxveet, tastes like nothing .you can starters. The ~o~.~e is a spicy pork and hominy mix .~*:i~:lots of coriander and ~ imagine, and is delicious. The dessert list inclUdes a tasty littlepeppers: Th~rfi ig"~m unusual chicken and ¯ ve~aicelfi sbup;;;vhich we expected to " tan, an individual egg custard baked with THE OFFICIAL 25TH MISS GAY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER APRIL 96, 7:30 pM UPLES caramelized sugar that forms a brown bittersweet sauce. Our only complaint is the complementary salsa served is a bit too thin and w atery, but it i s tasty and does appear to be freshly made onions and cilantro have a distinctive taste when fresh and not canned or bottled. In the mood for good, home-style Mexican food in a casual setting? We heartily recommend Santa Fe for great food at a surprisingly cheap price. And, don’t forget to mention you read about them in Tulsa Family News. Santa Fe Mexican Restaurant, 15i5 S. Sheridan. Prices: inexpensive. Service: casual. Hours: 11 am - 9 pm; till 10 p.m. on Fri-Sat; closed Sun. Payment: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diner’s Club, Carte Blanche; no checks. Non-smoking area: Yes. Alcohol: Full bar. Opinion: A List. THE PERFECT WAY TO SHOW APPRECIATIOH MINGOVALLEY 7Z ts,. 663-5934 " Daphane Cooper ~ ~ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ~ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ by James Christjohn Well, it’s not often that a critic gets to put his money where his Mac is, but now is the time. I’m pleased to announce that I amdirecting"HIVariations" - three short plays - during the weekend of one-acts at TU on April 14 in Theatre 2 in Kendall Hall, 2pm. Ya’ll get to see if I really do know what I’m talking about. "HIVariations" are three plays centered aroundthereactions of family and spouses to the loss of a loved one due to HIV "Cater Waiter", now in production as a fflmstarfingDavidDrake, Andre’s Mother by T,,errence McNally; and "Mr. Rosen’s Son . While the subject itself is rather ¯ - dark, there is humor in these shows. The ¯ cast includes Brad Luna, Karin Sandmel, ¯ VivicaWalkenbach, and John Weller. On ¯ the samebill, Harvey Fierstein’s"OnTidy ¯ Endings" is being produced, and some ¯ early Tennessee Williams works are included in the weekend’s festivities. The ¯ plays on Friday and Saturday start at 7pm, ~ Sunday’s plays are at 2 and 7:30pm. The weekend of one-acts ~s free to the public. ¯ By the way, I’m still casting the part of ¯ Mr. Rosen - 50-60 year old NYJewish ¯ man. If you or someone you know fits the ¯ bill, please call me at 583-1248. In addi¯ tion, the performance of an original one: act musical dealing with politics, religion ¯ and gay life, "Diaries" by Jennifer Hoyer, with lyrics and music by Gabriel Washam ¯ and James Gregory, all TU theatre stu¯ dents, will be held Mon, April 29 at 7pro ¯ in Chapman Hall. ¯ Phantom was Phabulous! 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Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart March 15 - April 14, 1996, Volume 3, Issue .1 Anti-Marriage ¯ Run for gourLives, Part2 Efforts Explode Around States I| GOP Presidential Primary and Anti-Gay Marriage Pledge DES MOINES - A number of anti-gay organizations - Colorado for Family Values, the Christian Coalition, the Eagle Forum, the Traditional Values Coalition, and others - drew several thousand fundamentalists together under an umbrella groupknownas the National Campaign to Protect the Sanctity of Marriage, asking all the Republican presidential primary hopefuls to sign their pledge against samesex marriages. Not surprisingly, three of the most outspokenly anti-gay candidates talk show host Alan Keyes, Patrick Buchanan, and Texas Sen. Phil Gramm - were on hand to sign the anti-gay pledge that declares that "the State should not legitimize homosexual relationships by legalizing same-sex ’marriage’ but should continue to reserve the special sanction of civil marriagefor onemanand onewoman as husband and wife." The other leading GOP hopefuls - Senate majority lea’fl~r Bob Dole of Kansas, former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander and multi-millionaire publisher Steve Forbes - all said they would sign the anti-mama,g.e pledge as well, even though they didn t actually show up at the event. Hawaii Anti-Marriage Efforts HONOLULU-In their ongoing efforts to try to extricatethemselves from the politically and. socially charged issue of sanlesex mamages, the Hawaii state Senate’s judiciary committee has rejected 2 bills and accepted one. The committee nixed by a 1-6 vote a proposal that would have simply legalized same-sex marriages in the state. By a 3-4 vote, the senators also rejeetedaprol~s,al thatwonldhavebanned same-sex marriage in Hawaii. The lawmakers finally agreed by a 5-2 vote to accept a proposed measure that would institute a statewide domestic partnership, a compromise proposal that a state see Marriage, page 3 ’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Doesn’t Work WASHINGTON-Ajust-issued reported says the compromise policy reached by the Clinton Administration with Congress that was aimed at lessening bias against gays and lesbiansin the U.S. armed forces is being widely violated by the military. Pentagon officialS, however, insist that .the so-called"don’task, don’t tell" policy, m effect now for two years, is working properly. The report by the Washington, D.C.-based group, Service Members Legal Defense Network, charges there is a continuing pattern of abuse by the armed service that has rendered the Administration’s policy toward gays and lesbians in the military as bad, if not worse, than its predecessor. The organization says that despite the seemingly more lenient approach, the nation’s military has recently been expelling more see Don’t ask, page 3 : Legislative Update ¯ OKC Gay Man Helps On Anti- Gay Measure, More on Way : Several OKC sources have accused an : OKC Gay man of misrepresenting him- , .self as a spokesperson of the entire state’s ¯ Gay communities in a behind-the-scenes ¯ deal with OK House Majority Leader :i Loyd Benson. Benson, aDemocrat who’d introduced an anti-Gay resolution, #1045, ¯ condemning teaching homosexuality as ¯ "natural" lifestyle, and adoption or foster ¯ care by Lesbians, Gays or Bisexuals sub- " stituted a bill allegedly at the urging of : Keith Smith who’s recently returned to ¯ Oklahoma after a several year absence "- andwho’s newly hired" as an ad. represen- ¯ tative for OKC’s The Perspective. ¯ The "new" language remains anti-Gay, ¯ condemning more specifically the Nat’l ¯ Education Assoc. for its Gay-positive ~ stands & stating that "those who engage ¯ in same-sex marriages should not be per- , mitted to adopt or provide foster care." ~ Several legislators, specifically Norman ¯ rep., Laura Boyd, who had promised to ¯" vote against #1045, stated that they only ¯ voted for this revised language because : they thought these changes were autho- : rized by "your representative". Both in ," OKC and particularly, in Tulsa, commu- ¯ nity leaders have raised concerns that ¯ individuals lobbying the Legislature ¯ should be clear that they represent only themselves unless they h~ve actually spo’- : ken with community~oups first. No of- , ricer of Tiiis~iOklahomans for Human ¯ -Rights, Rainbow Business Guild or ¯ PFLAG appears to have been contacted. ¯ House resolution #1045 passed 97-1. ¯ Tulsarep. Don Ross cast the only no vote. ¯ Members of several Tulsa groups orga- ¯ nized a calling campaign to thank Ross. : East Tulsa rep. Betty Boyd (Demo.) said : that the only call she received opposing #1045 was TFN’s and strongly suggested ¯" that Lesbians & Gays need to speak up. ¯ Worse yet, religious political extrem- ," ists, Rep. Tim Pope and Bill Graves at- ; tachedanti-Gayamendments tootherbills. ¯ One (to HB 2554 concermng divorce law changes) would ban the recognition of : same-gender marriage by Oklahom~ if ¯ theHawaii courts allow theminthefuture ~¯ abnildl,thHeBoth2e0r5(3a)ttabcahnesdatodothpeti"oRnyaonr Lfoukstee’"r ¯ care by a"known homosexual, lesbian or : see Sold Out. page 3 ¯ II !Native American i Gay Men Gathering ¯ TheTulsaNativeAmericanMenAIDS Project (TNAAPP) will hold a weekend : retreat on May 24-26. The event is open to ¯" all Gay or Bisexual Indian menregardless of tribe, blood quantum or HIV status. ~ Non-Indian parmers of attendees are wel- ¯ come. ¯ Those wlio attended a retreat in Feb. pral~&I the event’s traditional dancer and story-tellers and participants continue to ¯ meet weekly onWednesdays from 6-8pm. ," Future plans include a pow wow for Gay & Lesbian Native Americans. Call 582- ¯ 7225, ext. 218. :¯ TTrUusHteireessFiPrereTse.nWureitdhGAanytPi-rGofaeyssRoerAcomridd Charges of Blackmail Against Univ. by Tom Neal " terhead stationary, of the Paris-Jackson In February, trustees of the University . of Tulsa hired new president Robert Lawless, currently president of Texas Technical University (Tech), to re~ place Robert Donaldson. After the public announcement of Lawless’ hiring on Feb. 19th, major daily newspapers across the Southwest (Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, Daily Oklahoman) and The Associated Press carried reports of anti-Gay comments made by Lawless in a 1993 letter. Lubbock news reports indicate that Lawless responded on Feb. 9 to a complaint by a local resident, Wayson Gerwig, about the appearance on Tech’s campus by Rod & " Bob Paris-Jackson. Bob Paris-Jackson won notoriety as a top competition body " builder. With his partner, fitness instruc’- : tor Rod Paris-Jackson, the pair toured the US (includingan appearance atTU) speak- " ing on Gay & Lesbian marriages. : .According to The Universttv Daily ¯ (UD), Lawless wrote, on Texas "~ech let- " event as "’one of the. greatest disappointments ~n my role as President at Texas Tech.’" He added "the deviant lifestyles portrayed by these individuals is something I can never condone, and hold in great contempt." Students from Tech’s Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Students group (GLBS) attempted to meet with Lawless in Oct. of ’94, after thc letter was mailed anonymously to the GLBS. According to the UD, the student requestipg.the ~eeting was told by ~’iess" assistant that Lawless would not meet with the student, his opinions had~ noL changed, and that he would not comment further. That same October,The Lubbock Avalanche- Journalreported that whenGLBS officer Roy Mendoza took a complaint about Lawless" remarks to the Texas Tech Board of Regents, neither the board or Lawless responded toGLBS concerns but after the meeting, Tech released a written see Lawless. page 2 :HIV. Education & Recreation Center ¯ Bruce Begley, a Tulsa man living with ¯ AIDS, with several others, has begnn cre- ¯ ating a new sen’ice organization for per- ¯, sons living with HIV AIDS, The HI\" Education&Recreation Center. Begley’s : vision is for a place where persons living ¯, withAIDs(PLWA’s)couldgoforfitness, ¯ recreation and for services that supple- " ment the existing HIV.AIDS agencies. ; Many in the Tulsa community have ¯ responded to his vision by joining the -" board ofthenewly incorporated non-profit : and by donating goods, services and ¯ money toward the HIV-ERC’s fund to ¯ apply for IRS ta~x -exempt status. Newly ¯ rettedboardmembers include local thera- ¯ pist, Sandra Hill, vice president, Steve ," Wilson, treasurer and local businessman, : Scott Perry among others. Begley has spoken to local organizations such as i DignityiIn.tegrity and the Rainbow Business Guild (RBG) about his vi, ¯ sion. The membership of RBG voted in February to donate the balance needed to ¯ pay the IRS application fee. ¯ ,although Begley stresses that the HIV¯ ERC is intended to supplement existing HIV services, he confesses he’s been ¯ shocked by some of the hostility that he’s ¯ experienced from other HIV services pro- " viders. He says he repeatedly heard con- " cerns about"duplicating services". Begley says others have been more supportive, ¯ such as Janice Nicklas of the Community Service Council and Hilary Kitz (ofMayor ¯ Susan Savage’s office) who’s active in ¯ HIV/AIDS volunteer work. ¯ see H1V-ERC, page 3 :INSIDE EDITORIAL P..2 DIRECTORY P., 2 NEWS BRIEFS P. 4 ¯ HEALTH BRIEF~ P. 6 CALENDAR p. ~ : Unity Gardens i First in Country : While Lesbian and Gay activists ¯ struggle for the fight to have our relation- " ships recognized in life, two Tulsa men, ~ Russell Langley-Stumpff and David ¯" Stumpff, are providing a place where Les- ¯ bians and Gay men can have their rela- : tionships and identifies recognized in per- : petuity. The men, who are partners in life ¯ as well as business, have created Unity ¯ Gardens, which may be the first project of : its t~lae in the US. Unity Gardens is a ~ special part of Washington Memorial ¯ Cemetarvwhere LesbianandGay couples, : family, find friends can either have burial : plots; niches in the crematorium, or be : remembered on a memorial wall that ¯ stands beside a scattering ground. ¯ ¯ Unity Gardens will fly a rainbow Pride flag at its center 24hours a day,and on the ¯ day of services, each of the 10 flag poles ¯ that mark the road to Unity Gardens will ¯ also fly a Pride flag under the regular ¯ American flags. And while Unity Gardens are non-sectarian, religious o’r other organizations can reserve a section for their members which could have a reli- ¯ gious symbol marking their area. At least one local congregation is said to be considering this. 918.583.1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@aol.com Publisher/Editor Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of Tom Neal this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa Family Assistant Editor News and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without James Christjohn written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or Writers/contributors photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. Phyl Boler-Schmidt Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise Barry Hensley noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family Pat Morehead News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each Staff Photographer reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution JD Jamett points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. The University of Tulsa has long sought to be compared to the best private universities in the US: Rice, Stanford, Yale, etc. However, somehow its trustees and administrators haven’t figured out that there is a connection between their actions and TU’s continued failure to rank with these schools. By hiring a documented, and at least publicly unrepentant anti-Gay bigot, Robert Lawless, for its new president, TU’s trustees again prove that they just don’t understand that TU cannot embrace prejudice and be a"world-dass"institution. Former Texas Tech president Lawless certainly has aconstitutional right to his bias,just as does a Klansman or a white-supremacist, but usually those opinions disqtmlify a candidate as a leader of university, There is little doubt that if Lawless had been speak)ng about Jews or Catholics, instead of Gays and Lesbians,:when he said in 1993, "the deviant lifestyles portrayed by these individuals is something that I can never condone, and hold in great contemPt,~’ :that Lawless’ hiring would not have occurredl It certainly would not have without some apology or repudiation, which he has refused to make publicly forover three years. Lawles~S; only regrets appear to have been made only just a few weeks ago to the TU Search Committee. This seems awfully late and mighty, convenient. Some members of the Search Committee claim thaLLawless while at Texas Tech didn’t permit his .prejudice to affect his treatment of openly Gay professors. However, other Tech sources indicate that Lawless, in fact, attempted to censor the speaking engagement of Rod & Bob Paris-Jackson, about which his remarks were made. It also is amply clear, from both the Tech newspaper and the LubbockAvalanche-Journal. that Lawless" alleged "’fairness" to professors did not extend to Gay Tech students with whom he refused to meet. Even worse than Lawless’ "’regretted" remarks. however, is the decision ofTU’ s Board ofTrustees’ Search Committee to recommend hiring Lawless with full "knowledge of his remarks. This endorsement Of 14i?~prejudice combines with the refusal several Years ago of TU’s Board of Trustees to add sexual ~nentation protections to TU’s non-discrimination policy*, and with its recent firing of openl~G~i3’ professor Jim Reid (see related editoria!),~ to?di~monstrate the comnutment of the Univcrs~ ty of Tulsa to "World-Class Bigotry" rather than "World-Class Excellence." - Tom Neal *prof. of law M. Chapman notes TU’s policy may. or may not. provide bias protection stnce it mc:ludes legally vague language rather than the standard term. sexual orientation. bisexual". Each bill was passed, as amended by the House, 98-2. Longume political observers hope that HB 2554 will not get.out of the Senate Judiciary committee, headed by Sen. Bernice Shedrick (D-Stillwater) and that the amendment language attached to the popular "Ryan Luke" bill can be removed in committee or in conference with the House. These observers strongly recommend polite calls to Sen. Shedrick’s office asking her to.help eliminate the tmconstitutional anti-Gay provisions. A Senator on the Judiciary committtee declined to comment but added that he felt it likely that HB 2554 would not make it if enough calls were made. (Senate switchboard: 405-524-0126) Dr. James Reid vs. TU Some will find Dr. James Reid’s choices in activities & friends to be worse than the actions of the University of Tulsa. His judgement was clearly poor in getting involved in a friendship of some intimacy (though no sex) with someone who was initially his student. Videotaping their horseplay (which is likely milder than some of TU’s former fraternity hazing) also was foolish. But the actions of the University’s officials, legal counsel, & professors with their wanton disregard for their own rules is more shameful than Reid’s video-taped flogging. The surrender to the worst bias, disregard for academic standards, the destruction of career of a highly regarded scholar, and abandonment of fair p!-.,,y suggest that the TU officials responsible are the ones who deserve to be shamed publicly - if not flogged themselves. - Tom Neal TU : osed to continuedfrom page 1, less is morally opp "homosexual lifestyles does not mean that he is a bigot". Roselle Graskey, a member of Tech’s GLBS, notes that Lawless" statements were a direct violation of Tech:s "’student dignity handbook" which calls on the university to help "’students learn to recognize, understand and celebrate human differences.... [including] lifestyle". Graskey also charges that Lawless did not merely speak out against Lesbians and Gay men, but actually attempted to block the event by pressuring the independent student board that made the decision to invite the Paris-Jacksons. This claim is supported by Lawless’ letter in which he says, "there is a group ~)f individuals on this campus that serve as an Advisory Board to the students who plan the progranunihg in the UC [University Center]. These advisers could have, and should have, acted responsibly in their roles to identify this program as being u/tfit for a university campus and vetoed it from the slate of program offerings that were proposed." (editor’s note: emphasis added) Members ofTU’s Search Committee were aware of Lawless’ remarks prior to recommending his luting according to Business prof. PC Smith. Members. of the Search Committee spoke with individuals. on the Tech campus, who claim that Lawless did not discriminate against openly Gay professors arid even experienced some harassment from anti- Gay forces when he did not block an openly Gay prof. from an endowed chair. Several TU sources claim that these remarks no longer represent his views, teasingly implying that Lawless had some personal reasons for either his hostility or for his alleged change of heaxt. However, all the members of the Search Committee who are TU trustees and who we were able to contacted refused to discuss the matterm any substantive way. One referred all "calls to trustee Fulton Collins who refused to return phone calls, although Collins spoke readily to The Tulsa Worm(The Wormowners, RobertandRoxana Lorton are both TU trustees). Lawless also refused to return repeated calls. TU press representative, Michele Cruncleton, specifically stated "I’m not going to let you speak with him [Lawless]." Also in February, the TU board of trustees voted unanimously to fire Jim Reid, a tenured Gay professor of physics. Dr. Reid was accused of sexual harassment by a 26 year old, one-time student, Marlin Pohlman. Copies ofTU documents indicate that trustees fired Reid despite the findings of the majority of a University Appeals Board that Dr. Rcid’s procedural rights were violated and that TU see TU, page 10 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Barraccuda’s, 2405 E. Admiral *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd 832-1269 582-4340 744-0896 585-5622 749-1563 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 584-1308 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Dermis C. 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The case, brought on behalf of former Navy Petty Office Mark Philips, is being argued before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorneys from theACLU,representing Philips, contend the "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy adopted by Congress and the Clinton Administration violated the equal protection & free speech provisions of the Constitution. Philips was serving on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in 1992 when an officer asked him about his sexual orientation. Philips answered honestly & was discharged. Now 25 years old, Philips served nearly 6 years before being kicked out of the Navy and received a number of commendations for his performance, inc. dudinga Bronze Starfor service in Desert Storm. U.S. District Court in Seattle last year rejected Philips’ lawsuit, agreeing with government attorneys that his none of his constitutional rights had been violated by the policy. Red Rock Mental Health of Oklahoma City has opened a Tulsa office providing individual and group therapy, HIV education & prevention. Therapy is available to PLWA’s, their loved ones and individuals at risk of HIV infection. Betsy Murphy, MSW, CTRS is co-ordinator. Contact: 584-2325, fax, 582- 2384, 302 S. Cheyenne, #108, 74103. and AIDS First Regional Begley’s sense of what is needed is " based in part in his own experiences with local HIV/AIDS service organizations - both as a client and as an advocate for " other clients who are more ill. His vision " ultimately would include weight and fitness equipment, swimming, tennis, in essence, a health club for the community. " He’d als0 like to have on site counselors " tO. help with, mental, ~health issues, and ¯ drug and alcohol problems. One service ¯ he’d like to see offered wouldbe prescrip- " tion medicine assistance that would"kick- ¯ in" after PLWA’s have reache.d the limits ¯ of assistance that other agencies provide. " Musing over the personal attacks that he’s experienced thus far, Begley notes that in Tulsa some other social service agencies that provide assistance for lower " income persons, Project Get Together, ¯ Neighbor for Neighbor and Catholic Charities, all duplicate some of the same ¯ services but all seem to co-exist. He just . shakes his head in wonder that trying to ¯ help folks in need brings out a fist instead ¯ of a welcoming hand. : For more information about or to do- ." hate to the HIV-ERC, write Bruce Begley, ¯ president, 1210 S. Cheyenne, Ste. 208, Tulsa 74119 or call 587-1059. ." commission impaneled to study the ques- "_ tion had put forward after the state su- ¯ preme court made it clear that there was a . good chance Hawaii may be legally re- " quired to recognized gay andlesbian mar- ." riages. A just-released Honolulu Adver- ¯ tiser-Channel 2 News poll indicates that, ¯ despite the state’s strong liberal reputa- : tion. 71% of the voters polled said they ." oppose same-sex marriage, while only : 18% said they favored extending mar- . riagerights to same-gender couples. Some o 9% of those polled indicated they were ¯ undecided or didn’tknow. As anindicator ¯ of how worried some state lawmakers are . A comprehensive one-day conference to raise awareness and protnote discussion about the special issues affecting women in the second deco~de ofAIDS. Keynote speaker: Mary Fisher, Family AIDS Network Tuesday, April 2, 8am-5pm University of Tulsa, Chapman Activity Center 440 So. Gary Ave. Registration: $35, includes lunch, breaks and materials. Sunday Services 11:00 am ¯ Wednesday Services 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm Choir Practice ¯ Thurs. 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group Todo justice, love mercy & to walk humbly with OlD" God... Micah 6:8 5451-E South Mingo Tulsa, OK 74146 . (918) 622-1441 becoming, 8 state representatives, backed by Pat Robertson’s American Center for Law and Justice, have filed a court motion to be allowed to intervene in the suit that initially raised the same-sex marriage issue in the state. The brief in the case is strongly critical of the Hawaii attorney general’s office for not adequately defending the state against the lawsuit. Anti-Marriage Legislative Update State legislatures around the country are continuing in their efforts to ban samesex mamages, although with very little actual effect it seems. In New Mexico, Senate majority leader Tom Rutherford sent an anti-marriage resolution on the issue back to the rules.committee because no hearings had been hdd.The proposed measure would ask voters there to amend the state constitution. The resolution is thus dead for this session. Washington state Republican legislators have all but conceded that a proposed ban on same-sex marriage in the state will probably never make ~t out of a state senate committee controlled by the Democrats. Washington state Senate leader Sid Snyder said the anti-gay measure was not slated for committee hearings and will be allowed to die there. The Washington House of Representatives had approved the measure on a 60-36 vote to prohibit same-sex marriages in the state. Gov. Bill-Janklow has signed a bill approved recently by the South Dakota legislature that would refuse recognition in the state to same-sex couples that might be legally married elsewhere and that restricts marriage to opposite-sex couples only. The measure, which died last year in the legislature and looked as if it would suffer the same fate again this year when a committee voted not to report the measure to the legislature for a vote, is the 2nd to become law. One immediate - and surprising - side-effect of the bill being signed into law is that Jacques Soukup and KirkThomas. notable balloonists who are also longtime partners, have withdrawn their support for the Governor’s Cup hot-air ballooning event in the state. The 2 men, founders of the Soukup & Thomas International Balloon and Airship Museum in !vfitchell, S.D., told the Governor’s Cup committee that they Share the Joy Through Flowers Sunday, April 7, 1996 AFS "Spring Basket" Bouquet T. MINGO VALLEY 9720-C E. 31st St. 663-5934 Daphane Cooper AFS 96-EAB1 BROOKSIDE JEWELRY 4649 South Peoria 743-5272 Corner of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5, Mon. - Fri. couldn’t be "associated with a government that has just passed a mean-spirited and hateful piece of legislation that hurts US.’" In Illinois, a bill preventing thc state ¯ from recognizing same-gender mamagc ¯ passed a state senate committee ou : Wednesday, March 6, with little opposition. Same-sex marriages "’would destroy ¯ thedefinitionofmarriageas wcknow it," : said state Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R- : Inverness), the measure’s sponsor. The ¯ bill. which passed 8-2, now goes to the ¯ Senate floor. It puts same-sex Weddings ~ on a listofmarriages barred in Illinois. "’If : we let homosexuals marry, what’s next’?" ¯. said David Curtin, executive director of the Illinois Christian Coalition. And according to a report in the gay paper, Wisconsin Light, state Rep. Dean Kaufert has announced plans to intr~xiucc a measure barring same-sex mamagcs in the state as well. The paper reports the measure has not yet been drafted. Lawmakers have voted 86-11 in the Iowa House of Representatives for a bill that would prohibit the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. Some political observers in the state have suggested the legislation, which was introduced by state Rep. Steve Grnbbs (R-Davenport), was mainly a partisan issue because Grubbs is running for the Republican nomination to unseat U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat. In Alabama, State Sen. Bill Armistead, who recently led a battleto keep a gay and lesbian conference from being held on the campus at the University of Alabama, is proposing a"marriage protection act" that he says would strengthen traditional heterosexual marriages by barring the statc from recognizing same-sex marriages, even if legally recognized elsewhere. Michigan state Rep. Deborah Whyman has drawn fire for introducing a bill in the legislature that would forbid reco~fizing same-sex marriages in the state, even if see Slates, page 11 News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News ¯ lowed to join the nation’s mili- sexuals andpeople withdisabili- " policy is reviewed by the Euro- " Columbia; and Winnipeg police Tutu & Anglican Leaders ." Call for Change LONDON-Hundreds ofprominent Episcopal clerics from around the world signed an ad- ~ vertisement commending the ] Lesbian and Gay Christian ¯ Movement on the ~roup’s 20th : anniversary ofworking to change the Anglican Church’s views on ¯ homosexuals. Bestki~ownofthe -" signatories of the ads, which ] appeared in Anglican, Methodist and Catholic religious publications in Britain, was Desmond Tutu, Archbishop ofCapeTown, South Africa. Tutu was joined in signing the ads by three other Anglican primates from around the world, as well as several bishops from theChurch of England, as thedenomination was about to begin its annual synod. The three other church primates included: Archbishops Richard ltolloway of Scotland, Michael Peers of .,Canada, and Bishop Fxtmrnd Browmng of the United States. Although not attending the cfiurch synod, Tutu spoke on the BBC ~’Radio Sunday" show via telephone. "’If we say that relationships where there is fidelity between one couple a~e acceptable, whv.,should we not extend, the san~e, conditions to stone-sex relationships?" Tutu told the BBC, say~ing it was simply a "matter ofjustice, compassion and consistency’" for the church to accept that there are homc/sexual Clergy, who technically are barred from being ordai~ edin the Anglican Church. So. Africa A nti-Bias Laws CAPE TO\V..~.. South Africa - Politicians,nfilitary leaders and defense indnstry representatives have begun discussions on the role mid nature of South Africa" s maned’forces, includingwhether gays and lesbians should be altary force. The meeting is expected to produce a report later this year that would be used by the defense mimstry to guide it in formulating specific policies concerning the armed forces. Defense ministry, officials noted that the national armed services in the country have never actu. ally had any policy excluding individuals based on their sexual orientation, but African National Congress officials have pushed for including the topic of sexual orientation in the defense review discussions South Africa’s interim Constitution includes prohibitions against discrimination based on sexual orientation, but the complex process of getting from the interim document to a final Constitution faces a number of difficulties andANC leaders are making a determined effort to try to keep it headed in the most progressive direction. Also according to Mpho Makwana, director of the equal opportumties office in South Africa’s Labor Dept., the government ~s wor’king on a comprehensive program for affirmative action that would "’include mainly blacks, but also women, homosexuals and handicapped people." Makwana made the statement during a roundtable discussion earlier this year broadcast on South Africa’s TV1. He did not give d.etails of the affirmative acnon plans, but Makwana said it would"not be a stand-alone lmv, with a quota for compames to implement affirmative action and punishing the company which does not comply." Instead. he said the plan as being developed would aim at getting firms to include personnel training andhuman resources development programs to encourage blacks, women, homoties already wor’king in a company to move into middle- mad upper-management in that finn. CompuServe Reinstates Internet Groups COLUMBUS, Ohio - Compu- Serve Inc., the computer on-line g~ant ownedby H&RBlock, says it has given its 4.3 million subcribers access again to somc 200 Intemet newsgroups that it had banned in Deceniber alter a German state prosecutor questioned whether the groups included illegal sexually .related materials. The compnter sen’ice said at the time that it could not selectively restrict Interact materials bv comatry mad had therefore blocked access to the groups to all its subscribers. Included among some of the balmed groups were several that contain explicidy adult material. But a number of the banned newsgroups were gay and lesbian discussion and support groups, including one for younger gays that specifically barred pornographic ulaterials. CompuServe says it will now give its subscribers software that will let them pick which - if any - material they don’t want to be able to access. The finn believes parents will use the bloc’king utilities to keep children from seeing or reading nmtefial they don’t deem appropriate. : UK to Keep Military Ban : LONDON - The Daily Tele- : graph reports that based on a vet-to-be-released report by the ~ ]3ritish MinistryofDefense, gays and lesbians constitute an "affront to service people" and will ] not be allowed to serve in the ] British military. But the defense ¯ ministry report also predicts that ¯ when a legal challenge to the United Kingdom’s anti-gay ~_ pean Court of Human Rights, ¯ arrested Robert E. Welsh, 24. the govennnent is "’likely to lose" The fourth suspect in the killing, ¯ thecase, which may not come to " Gary A. Kuffner, 27, also of ¯ afinaldecisionbytheEUcourts " Winnipeg, is currently being ¯ before the year 2000. The paper sought. Last year in a high-pro- ¯ said the 450-page nmfistry re" " file investigation of Canadian ¯ port, which it had obtained, is ¯ armed forces, McKay acknowl- ¯ expected to be released soon and " edged - and publicly renounced ¯ concludes that while changing ~ - his ties to several nee-Nazi & : attitudes about lesbians and gay ~ ¯ mcn may justify further reviews ¯ ¯ of the and-gay ban in the future, ~ ¯ "it may equally be that the per- ¯ :~ manent features of the military ¯¯ enviroument are such that it will ¯ never be possible to integrate homosexuals" in the nadon’s : maned forces. 3 Charged in Killing Of ¯ Canadian Man : WINNIPEG, Calmda-Canadian : authorities have arrested 3 men ¯ and are seeking a 4th - who are ¯ believed linked to white su- :. premacist and nee-Nazi organi- : z,ations - in comaection the brutal 1991 mad-gay murder ofGordon Kuhtev. Kuhtey was killed on ’ the mo’nfing ofWinnipeg’s 1991 ~ gay pride celebration, June 30, ¯ as he walked along a riverbank ¯ footpath. AccordingtoWimfipeg ¯ police, Kuhtey was suddenly confronted by at least four young men who savagely beat him in the head, then tossed him into the nearby river and proceeded to hurl stones at his floating body. He died of massive head injuries. Althongh Wilmipeg authorities had little luck in tracking down Kuhtey’s killers, the police homicide and hate crimes refit kept the case open and dog- " gedly continued their investigation. In late February their persistence paid off and the 29th Calgary police arrested Matthew A. McKay, 25, in that city; Penticton Royal Canadian Mounted Police also arrested Jmnes R. Lisik, 22, in British white supremacist groups. Anti-Gay Crimes in SF SAN FRANCISCO -The S.F. ~olice department’s hate crimes unit says that bias-based crimes rose 23% to 350 incidents in 1995 over the previous year, the anti-gay and -lesbian incidents constituting both the largest single category and the largest increase. The hate crimes unit reported that 144- or41% - of all such crimes reported in .1995 were based on sexual orientation and that anti-gay incidents increased nearly a third last year over 1994. Police said it was not dear whether the number of reported incidents reflected an actual surge in anti-gay attacks or was a result of greater willingness on the part of gays and lesbians to report such incidents because of increased publicity of attacks. Anti-Gay Attacks Ignored in Kentucky , MOREHEAD, Ky. - Morehead State Ulfiversity officials disagreed with an instructor’s claim that.an attack on a female student was part of a patteru of campuswide gay-bashing at the school. 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Utah: NotO Eq ual Access " SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah ¯ Boardof Education is writing to " the state’s congressional delega- " tion asking them to back federal ¯ legislation that would make it ¯ legal for local school districts to -" decide what nonacademic clubs " can be allowed on their cam- ¯ puses. The Salt Lake City school ¯ board has also writing a similar " letter condemning the federal ¯ governmentforforcing theboard ¯ to ban all non-academic clubs " just so schools there wouldn’t " have to recognize a gay and les- ¯ bian club that students had asked ¯ to form. The Salt Lake City let- " ter says the school board was ¯ forced into the ban "’under du- ¯ ress" because of a federal law " guaranteeing equal access to " school actavitles for all groups . and clubs. Although the letters both blame federal laws for the dilemma they’rein, both of them ." carefully sidestep mentiomng . that the law - the Equal Access Act - was sponsored by Sen. ¯ Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) so that " Bible clubs and religious ori- ¯ ented groups could meet in public schools. Meanwhile, a group of stu-¯" dents at Cottonwood High . School have am~ounced plans to launch a gay-straight student alliance similar to one proposed at ¯ gered a national furor. Students Cara Varallo and Brin Bon say they met with Cottonwood Principal Michael Bennett to discuss creatinga gay-straight club next fall at the school. On Feb. 20, the Salt I~ake City School Board voted4-3 to end all nonacademic clubs rather than allow ~the gay school club. The Cottonwood students, say .they ,already have 10 students to join the club. Gay Studies at Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif. - The University of California at Berkeley this semester has begun its Lesbian, .Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Studies minor, the first gay studies minor in the University of California system. The new minor, part of the College of Letters and Science’s Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies (UGIS) department, offers four basic core courses and a list of electives dealing with homosexuality, past and present. Initial plans for the minor got started when students at the school in- 1990 protested about the lack of a gay studies program at the university. Some 2.0, active UC staff, faculty and students have been involved in formulating the curriculum. CA Court Rules Against Undercover Stings SAN FRANCISCO - The California supreme court has unanimously ruled in favor of 2 Santa Clara (Calif.) County men- Dennis Baluyut and Job Lopez - saying a pattern of anti-gay discrimination in police arrests was sufficient to demonstrate they were being singled out by authorities in a pohce sting operation by Mountain View police. Attorneys for the city’s police had argued that the 2 men had to legally prove the officers who ¯ store for soliciting sex with an ¯ undercover officer had intended ¯ to single out gays for arrests. ¯ Baluyut and Lopez filed a law- . suit, arguing that arrest records ¯ alone showed a pattern of dis- " cnmination by police in arrest- . lng gays in such sting opera- " t.ions, mid the state’s high court ¯ Sided with the 2 men on appeal. Kentucky Privacy Bill ¯¯ FRANKFORT, Ky. - Ithadmore to do with the kinds ofenormous ¯ computer data files maintained ¯ On pe0pid by bank~, credit agdn- ¯ cies, and other public and pri- ¯ vale organizations, but the stun- " ningly simple idea of adding an ¯ explicit right to privacy to the Kentucky constitution has law- " makers and politicians through- " out the state worried about a ¯ "hidden agenda" covering ev- ¯ erything from abortion rights to ¯ sodomy. But the proposed ¯ amendment to the state’s "Bill ; of Rights" was introduced by ¯ one of the legislature’s most re- " spected lawmakers, state Rep. ¯ Joe Clarke, a member of the ¯ House since 1970 and its one- " time speaker. What’s more, ¯ Clarke, a Danville, Ky., Demo- ¯ crat, says he’s not overly con- . cerned that his proposed consti- " tutional amendment might le- ¯ galize sodomyormake anti-abor- ¯ tion restrictions void. Among ¯ other things, Clarke noted that ¯ the state supreme court has al- ¯ ready ruled that there is an im- ¯ plied right toprivacy in the Ken- " tucky constitution and that it ¯ means laws against sodom) are ¯ themselves unconstitutional. So ¯ Clarke says he’s not especially ¯ concerned that enshrining the ¯ right to privacy in the constitu- ¯ tion would have much impact one way or the other on social legislation. Even so, Clarke says fellow lawmakers remain suspimakes him pessimistic about its chances. "I think it’s an important issue....I don’t think it has much of a chance this tilne.’" New Hampshire Policies CONCORD. N.H. - A group of , parents aud other concerned citizens have filed suit against the Merrimack school board in U.S. District Court, char~ng that the ¯ ¯ board’s recently adopted policy of prohibiting any materials that have "the effect of encouraging or supporting homosexuality as a positive lifestyle alternative" violatedFirst Amendment rights of free speech. The suit claims that the policy has led to books being removed from schools, classroom discussions being cut off, and curriculum topics being restricted. At a press conference, Debra Herget, one of the plaintiffs in the suit and the mother of 3 children attending schools in the district, said, "’This policy ¯ .hurts and distorts the education ¯ of students every day. Now is ¯ the right time to put au end to it ¯- and return to the sound policies which have always guided our children’s education in the past.’" Recently, the New Hampshire’s legislature voted 293-35 to send a proposed measure adding sexual orientation to the state’s civil rights statutes for "’extended stud)’.’" The move effectively puts the proposal on hold for this year while a legislative committee studies the measure and reports back to the full legislature next fall. Alabama Gay Conf. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual College Conference of the Southeastern United States went ahead at the University of .Alabama, more or less without incident, despite attempts by state officials to block the confab taking Just days before the conference was slated to start, a federal distrier courtjudge rejected the statc attorney general’s argument that the confereuce was illeg~d and ruled that the conference would go ahead as plmmed. As the conference itself got started, the managerofWMCF-TV, a Christian Broadcasting Co. television affiliate~ charged the statiou’s First Amendmentrights had been violatedwhen organizers refused to let his TV crew videotape the conference’,s, w~rkshops. Organizers of the meeting; however, said videotaping the event wotfld have been disruptive and would have violated the privacy rights of those attending. Mont. Sodomy Law Out HELENA, Mont. - Moutana District Court Judge Jeffrey Sherlock has ruled that the state" s sodomy law is ,an unconstitutional infringement of privacy protections guaranteed under state law. State officials are expected to appeal the ruliug to the state supreme court, although the attorney general’s office gave no indication of its intentions about the ruliug, which orders the state not to enforce the law. The 1973 felony statute "called for up to 10 year~ in prison and a fine of up to $50,000. No one had ever been prosecuted under the law. Judge Denies Custody RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia judge has again rejected an appeal by lesbian mom Sharon Bottoms in her 3-year efforts to gain custody of l~er son Tyler. Ironically Judge \Villimn B’oice questioned Bottoms" financial ability to care for her son, while he criticized herfor si~nng a $75,000 contract to allow ABCTV to make a television movie about her struggle for custody. 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KS Virus Identified SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco report in the journal Nature Medicine that they have finallyidentified thc,_organism that causes Kaposi "s sarcoma, a once-rare skin cancer that now strikes thousands of people with AIDS. Kaposi’s Sarcoma was, in fact, the first indication noted by doctors in 1981 that some unusual h~alth problem was affecting gay meu. The researchers, headed by Dr. Don Ganem at UC-SF, isolated the microbe, -known as KS-associated herpes virus or human herpes virus 8 (HHVS). It ~s one of a growing number of retro-viruses that scientists ha~,’e only just begun discovering and identifying in the past few decades. HIV Strain Raises Fears of Heterosexual Epidemic+,~- BOSTON" - Writing in the journal Science. 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Public-Private Vaccine Venture WASHINGTON - Government AIDS officials have unveiled plans for a cooperative private-public venture aimed a developing an AIDS vaccine by the year 2002, largely by removing government and bureaucratic obstacles that havemade some companies shy away from work on vaccines. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases said it will be years before any vaccine ~s likely available, but the joint project may help smooth out and speed up the process. The cooperative project involves basic medical research being done by federal agencies that private pharmaceutical and biomedical firms involved in the project could use in developing possible vaccines. The project also would establish specific clinical criteria for safety, testing and evaluation of effectiveness trials of such vaccine candidates. 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Maplewood Info: 838-1715 BisexuaL/Lesbian/Gay Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa 6:30 pm at Canterburv 5th & Evanston, 583-9~80 MONDAYS HIV Testing TOHR Clinic Free & anonymous testing using fingerstick method. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm Results hours: 7-9 pm Info: 742-2927 ." Lambda Bowling.League ¯ Sheridan Lanes ¯ ¯" 8:45 pm 3121 S. Sheridan . PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 2rid Monday of month, 6:30 pm ~4154 S. Harvard Info: 749-4901 OTHER GROUPS The Technicians, Leather org., Info c/o 621-5597 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather,. Seekers Assoc. Info: 838-1222 The Banned, OK Gay Band Practice weekly in OKC Info: 838-2121 TUESDAYS HIV+ Support Group HIV Resource Consortium 1:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 lnfo: Wanda @ 749-4194 Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIV/AIDS Support Group & Friends & Family HIV/AIDS Support Group 7 pm, call for location: 749-7898 Community of Hope Grief Group, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Womens Grief Group 6pro, ButleriStumpff Funeral Home 2103 E. 3rd St. lnfo: 585-1800 ¯ WEDNESDAYS Authority OfThe Believer ¯ Bible Study, 7 pm ¯ MCC of Greater Tulsa ¯ 1623 N. Maplewood : Info: 838-1715 Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 pm 2627-B East 1 lth Call 583-7815 for info. Family Of Faith MCC Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm Choir Practice 7:30 pm 545 I-E South Mingo. Call 622-1441 for info, Community of Hope (United Methodist) Service for Peace, 6:30 pm Bible Study, 7 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 TNAAPP Tulsa Native American AIDS Prevention Project Support group for Gay & Bi Native American Men, 6 pm at Community of Hope 1703 E. 2rid 582-7225 or 584-4983 THURSDAYS 16-Step Empowerment Group For Women : Community of Hope ¯ 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 ¯ Co-Dependency Support Group 7:30, Family of Faith MCC 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 HIVTestingTOHRClinic Walk in testing: 7 - 8:30 pm Results hours: 7 - 9 pm Info: 742-2927 Tulsa Family Chorale Weekly practice~ 9:30 pm Lola’s 2630 E. 15th PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays 4154 S. Harvard, 749-4901 Alternatives Weekly social events for LGBT men & women, 7 pm Info: 646-5503 Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV AIDS 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. G 3-4:30 pro, Info: 749-4194 SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Ecumenical Catholic Church Mass, 6 pm Garden Chapel 3841 S. Peoria Info: Father Rick at 742-7122 Narcotics Anonymous Meets weekly at I 1 pm Confidential support for recovering addicts. Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585= 1800 .NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees 3rd Sat. of each month Info: 748=37t 1 ~... ~q.t " OTHER GROUPS Gay & Lesbian St~utent Association TJC Southeast Campus, Info: 631-7632 SWAN-Single Women’s Activity Network Call 832-2121 TOHR Helpline Daily 8-10 pm For info. ~r to vohmteer: 743-GAYS SATURDAY, MARCH 16 Gaylapalooza, 8 pm Tulsa Performing Arts Center 110 E. Second, Info: 596-7111 SUNDAY, MARCH 17 Miss Gay South USofA Silver Star Saloon 9 pm, 1565 S. Sheridan, Info: 834-4234 FRIDAY, MARCH 22 Lola’s 2nd Anniversary Party 11 pro, 2630 E. 15th, Info:-749-1563 TUESDAY, MARCH 26 Rainbow Business Guild: City Councilor Gary Watts 7 pro, Chinese Buffet, 6219 E. 61 Dinner Meeting, Info: 665-5174 FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Community ofHope Movie Night & Discussion: Priest 7:30pro, 1703 E. 2rid, Info: 585-1800 SUNDAY, MARCH 31 St. Jerome’s Catholic Church The Passion ofOur Lord 6 pro, The Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria Info: page Father Rick at 646-7116 and Family ofFaith MCC Palm Sunday 11 am, 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 TUESDAY, APRIL 2 Women &AIDS Conference. 8am- 5 pm Chapman Activity Ctr., Univ. of Tulsa 5th St. west of Harvard, Info: 743-4297 and Tulsa Oklahomansfor Human Rights Community Meeting, 7 pm Chapman Activity Ctr., Univ. of Tulsa WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 FamilyofFaith MCC Spy Wednesday 6:30 pm, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 THURSDAY, APRIL 4 Maundy Thursday at Family ofFaith MCC 7 pro, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441, and St. Jerome’s Catholic Church 6 pro, The Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria and The First Day ofPassover FRIDAY, APRIL 5 Good Friday at Family ofFaith MCC 7 pm, 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 and St. Jerome’s Catholic Church 6 pm, The Garden Chapel~3841 S. Peoria SATURDAY, APRIL 6 The Great Vigil ofEaster St. Jerome’s Catholic Church 6 pm, The Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Easter at St. Jerome’s Catholic Church 8:30 am, The Garden Chape, and Family ofFaith MCC 11 am, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441, and Agape Christian Fellowship 21st & Sheridan, Info: 599-7688, and MCC ofGreater Tulsa 1623 N. Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 TUESDAY, APRIL 9 AIDS Coalition ofTulsa Mental Health Needs of HIVIAIDS Providers. Noon - 1:30 pm, Mental Health As’soc. 1870 S. Boulder WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 The Technicians ( [2ather org.) 7:30 pm, Rum Runner’s Hideaway, formerlv Jesse’s 822 ~o. Sheridan, 835-6535 FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Safe, Haven, a free, non-political, nonreligious, non-recovery-oriented social gathering for LGBT young adults. 18-30 Family of Faith MCC. 8 - midnight 5451-E S. Mingo, Info:-622:1441 SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Dignityllntegrity Meeting Lesbian/Gay Cathohcs & Episcopalians 5 pm, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church 5635 E. 71st, Into: POB 701044, 74170 Out & About by JD Jamett " I was truly out & about this past several weeks. Did vou that Kansas City has river boat casino~? Well this poor l~oy fo_..und out andlost afew dollars whileroymo!her became the Queer/of the SLots. Then it was out of K.C.and down to New Orleans for the Pantheon Leather Awards. This was truly an experience unto itself. Just ask Larry Everett (International Mr. Leather) how goodhe looks in a feathered mask and .boa, and how he and 2 other international title holders ~practically brought down the house. Also ~e former Oklahomam (oops - Oklaho-woman?) received one of the Reader’s Choice of the Year awards from the Leather Journal (Pantheon Leather Awards is the Leather Journal’s and the leather community’s Academy Awards). see JD, page 13 mm mm mmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm The-University of Tulsa presents ¯¯¯ ¯ ¯: A Weekend of One Act Plays ¯¯ April 12, 13, & 14, Fri. &.Sat. at~7pm, Sun. at 2pm & 7:30prn ¯ Theatre 2, Kendall Hall, Free to the public. ¯¯ including ¯¯ On Tidy Endings by Harvey Fierstein ¯ HlVariations: Cater Waiter, ¯¯ Andre’s Mother, and Mr Rosen’s Son ¯ ¯ (both on Sunday at 2pm) ¯ Also, Diaries ¯ An original one-act musical of politics, religion and Gay life. ¯¯ by Jennifer Hoyer, Gabriel Washam,& James Gregory ¯ Mon, April 29 at 7pm in Chapman Hall ¯¯ For more info, call 631-2566 mmnmmm mmmmmmm mm mm mmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Saint Jerome Ecumenicaf Cathdic Church Tile Key. 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During that meet- - ing, Dr. Reid claims, he was pressured and ¯ intimidated by TU s counsel, Fred Corengaged in selective enforcement of its " nish. Reid, who holds dual citizenship sexual harassmentpolicy,specifically be- from Canada and the United Kingdom, cause the complaint involved same-gen- . adds that as a resident alien, he did not derparticipants,andsadomasochisticcon- " know exacdy what his rights were and duct.. This board concluded that TU did ¯ that he was fearfd of being deported, : not prove as required that Dr. Reid had " even though he’d committed no crime. ¯ engaged in sexual harassment. . d ~ ~ Furthermore, the Appeals Board f.oun_d ~- ~fthesevenmembersoftheUABoar ,.. ~i that~iri the:heating Reid f’mally received, four found the sanction of firinglo be too,.:, the i:eview ,e,ommittee improperly resevere and of those, three stai~dthat the:~ ¯ stridted)Reid s attoraey from adequate sanct|on was disproporfouate to the mis-: " access to Pohlman f0r cross-exzmiuation conduct provenandrecommendeda’sanc- ~." and that TUcounsel improperly asserted tionotherthandisnussal,addingth~it . ~ . attorney-client;privilege on the part of procedural violations so colored the~ ~ Provost Lewis.-Dune,an, Vice-Provost decision,..that the sanction is fundamen-~ ~ Allen Soltow,. Physics chair Kenneth rally unfair". > : : - , . :~ KuenlaoldandTU Gen. Counsel,Barbara .~ccordingft0 .Reid,. he and Marlin : Geffem ’. :. ~ " ~:, : ..’ . i: Pohlman beb,ame invol.ved in a consen-:. Despite,the numerous finding of sensual, non4exual, Social friendship that began when Pohlman was a student in Reid’s class. Reid notes that Pohlmanmmntained the friendship long after the class ended, accepting invitations to visit Reid in Iris home and complaint, nolonger even was aTU student but never-the-less, TU officials provided him with housing ,’rod,also legal counsel, Fred Cornish. Cor- ~fish also happened to be representing the umversitv at the same time. This alleganon is jdst one of the many procedural v~olauons of TU’s own regulauons. Other procedural violations found against TU by its own Appeals Board include no notice of the meeting at which Reid was charged, though he was not .~iven written notice of the charges as is ~equired,immediately suspended, was escorted by armed guard from campus, and not being given adequate time to retmn counsel - all of which were violations of : ous improprieties on ihe part of the Uni: ¯ versity of Tulsa and its agents, and the recommendation by the majority of the : University Appeals Board that a milder : sanction is appropriate, Pres. Robert ¯ Donaldson sent a letter to iheTU trustees : claiming theAppeals Boardrecommended : termination. All the trustees of the Uni- ¯ versity ofTulsapresent votedunanimously : on Feb. 7 to fire Dr. James Reid, thus : destroying his career. Keith Bailey, chair- : man of the board of trustees of the University of Tulsa only would say that it would : no[ be appropriate to discuss Dr. Reid’s ¯ case. : Reid, who’s since moved to the Northwest, has been reduced to menial labor : and the kindness of old friends. While he : admits to poor judgement in his friend- : ship with Pohlman, he says that TU’s rife with rumors of heterosexual misconduct see TU. page 13 RIBBON ’ MAY 25 7:50P."vl TULSA ICE ARENA 6910 S. 1015T E. A’v~E 7IST AND Mg’,IGO BEHDCD THE F2 PRICE ST( YRE .AA.,L T.,ICKET PROCEEDS TO BENEFtT READ ALL ABOUT IT Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library Joining the growing list oftitles .about coming ofage in the.1990s is this eye-0pening example by Linnea Due. With seven lengthy essays, Due takes us on a tour across the United States, highlighted by interviews with Gay and Lesbian youth. From Portland, Oregon to New Orleans to Hai’vey MilkHJgliSdhoolinNew York City, we meet many witty, defiant and frustrated youth who arecoming to terms with their sexual orientation and surroundings. An interesting entry centers around a young man, John, who grew up in Colorado Springs, during the Amendment 2 battle, and is now attending a Santa Fe high school He tries very hard to not believe the terrible things he has heard about homosexuals, but he doesn’t get the support or information from farnily, friends or soc,ety to make informed decisions. He is constantly told that being gay is a choice, and the depths of his despair are revealed as he sarcastically responds, "Sure, I choose to have a horrible life. How about you?" Other youth we meet include a young, black woman dealing with the twin pressures of racism and homophobia, kids at the Harvey Milk "’Queer High School" inNew Yorkand a group of French Q~ter teens banding together for supporL:.There ~is. an overwhelming sense of frustration and lack of confidence in these kids countrywide. As a group, they are discouraged at the lack of guidance and support from older Gays and Lesbians, while at the same time acknowledging the difficulties, from a legal and social perspective, that the older generation has being mentors. The bottom line, if this book’s entries are representative of QSueer youth in general, is that despite the advances that have been made for Gay equality through the years, growing up Gayis still a very traumatic and confusing time. 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Reid feels that only anti- Gay and anti-s/m bias can explain why other professors who clearly appear to have had sex with their students remain at TU while he had a friendship that involved no more intimacy or actions than between twomen boxing is gone. "Rugby players engage in more vi,olence and contact than we did but rugby s socially sanctioned and s/m is not," he adds. When told of how Lesbian and Gay faculty on campus whom he once thought were friendly now malign him, citing his poor grooming or too casual dress, Reid justcomments onhow sad it is that they’re so scared now. He says they know if it happened to him, it could happen to them too. He thinks that TU trustees, counsel, administrators, all know that their actions are indefensible, but they thought they couldjustcover it all up, or thathe couldn’t get any help, .oi: that he’d be too intimidated. For the future, Reid’s working with national legal aid orgamzations to pursue a lawsuit. Meanwhile, one faculty member with a penchant for gossip says what really got TU scared was Pohlmar] threatening to take his video to TV’s Hard Copy. Reid says maybe he’ll do it instead. JD cont’dfromp. 9 Well, this month’s feature is as downhome and friendly as a bar can be. That’s rightput on any ofyour favorite drag from leather to lace to good old denim for this establishment and get ready for a good old time at the Silver Star Saloon. This club has been home to such events as Mr.Tulsa Leather, Mr. Oklahoma Leather, Miss Central State, and on March 17th, the first Miss South USofA pageant. The owners, John & Steve, are some of the nicest guys .I know. They have been active in supportzng HIV/AIDS fundraisers and community events like the Pride Picnic over the past 4 years: they will celebrate the Silver Star’ anniversary on April 15th. Weekly events include such things as Wednesday nights Drag Rodeo Roundup with Courtney Farrell (love you, missy) and Sunday nights with tight buns and big chests, oops, I meanmale dancers from 10 to close. This bar has lots room on the dance floor for those who like country or good dance music. They also have pool tables and darts. In closing, as Dorothy said, thereis no place like home and the people you love (remember to tell them that - it will make their day and yours). Until Toto comes home, see ya out &about. Photos, JD damett, 621-5597 Kellie J. Watts Attorney at law Protect You & YourPartner Wills, Living Wills, Estate Planning, Powers of attorney 493-1959, Tulsa office. Please ~all for appointment. 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Well, we’ve grown up and discovered that Mexican food can be more than a hedonistic glut-fest or a midnight trip through theTaco Mayo drive-up window. Quite by accident, we came across the Santa Fe. Mexican Restaurant-at 1515 South Sheridan inTulsa;.just north Of the Silver Star Saloon. It’ s been there for four years, owned and operated by the Contreras family, some real Mexico Mexicans, with traditional family recipes and a talent for good food in a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. And, as a smaller, family restaurant, the waiters and waitresses don’t run frenetically from table to table and none of the faux-Mexican decoration or.m~sic rears its ugly head as we see so:-oft~nfi~iithe chain establishments. Theb~i~appears unpretentious and the inside decor is quite modest. Butprices are extremely reasonable for a large plate of excellent-,[~. On weekdays, there is a luncheon biiffei’for $5:50 per person, and most of the a la carte entrees are $4.50. There are smo-kigg and non=smOking sections anda:ifull~!~i[~,~,ensed bar. Several ~=tast~:~!:~ups are available as starters. The ~o~.~e is a spicy pork and hominy mix .~*:i~:lots of coriander and peppers: Th~rfi ig"~m unusual chicken and ve~aicelfi sbup;;;vhich we expected to resemble something along the line of : Campbell’s chicken noodle, but which : was a full flavored red stock, full of bro- ¯ ken pieces of angel hair pasta noodles. A chicken tortilla soup is also available. : Guacamole salad is one of the tdling : signs of freshness with Mexican food. As ¯ youmay know frommaking guacamole at : home, once cut, the avocado very quickly ~ turns brown on exposure to air, so lemon ¯ or lime juice is squeezed on to the cut surfaces to retard discoloration. The ~ guacamole at SantaFe was freshly made, : chunky, and bright green, with no trace of ¯ browning and no taste of citrus juice-- : this is amazing and most enjoyable. ." This place has some of the best tamales : we’ve ever eaten in Tulsa, made b.y hand :¯ and Steamed the traditional way m corn husks. These tamales taste like what you ¯ might be served by a friend’s mother at ¯ the family dinner table, not like what ¯ we’ve come to expect from restaurants. ¯ Vvqaile all of the traditional Mexican _" entrees are on the menu, you may espe- ¯ cially want to try the chicken enchiladas, ¯ which are juicy and mouth-watering. ¯ Watch out, though, because we did find a ¯ bone chip in the chicken on a recent visit. The enchiladas and other entrees are ¯ available with several sauces,and we com- " mend to you the mole sauce. Mole (pro- " nounced, "MOH-Iay") is a traditional ¯ Mexican sauce made from unsweetened chocolate and hot peppers. The Spanish ~ conqmstadors were introduced to choco- ¯ late by the Aztecs and took the cocoa : beans back to Europe, where the sugar ¯ started to be added. This Mexican sauce is ¯ not sxveet, tastes like nothing .you can ~ imagine, and is delicious. ¯ The dessert list inclUdes a tasty little- " tan, an individual egg custard baked with caramelized sugar that forms a brown bittersweet sauce. Our only complaint is the complementary salsa served is a bit too thin and watery, but it i s tasty and does appear to be freshly made onions and cilantro have a distinctive tastewhenfresh andnot canned or bottled. In themoodfor good, home-style Mexican food in a casual setting? We heartily recommend Santa Fe for great food at a surprisingly cheap price. And, don’t forget to mention you read about them in Tulsa Family News. Santa Fe Mexican Restaurant, 15i5 S. Sheridan. Prices: inexpensive. Service: casual. Hours: 11 am - 9 pm; till 10 p.m. on Fri-Sat; closed Sun. Payment: Visa, Mastercard, AmericanExpress, Diner’s Club, Carte Blanche; no checks. Non-smoking area: Yes. Alcohol: Full bar. Opinion: A List. THE PERFECT WAY TO SHOW APPRECIATIOH MINGOVALLEY ~ ~ 7Z ts,. 663-5934 " Daphane Cooper by James Christjohn Well, it’s not often that a critic gets to ¯ put his money where his Mac is, but now ¯ is the time. I’m pleased to announce that ¯ I amdirecting"HIVariations" - three short ¯ plays - during the weekend of one-acts at ~ TU on April 14 in Theatre 2 in Kendall ¯ Hall, 2pm. Ya’ll get to see if I really do ¯ know what I’m talking about. ¯ "HIVariations" are three plays centered ¯ aroundthereactions of family and spouses ¯ to the loss of a loved one due to HIV - ¯ "Cater Waiter", now in production as a ¯ fflmstarfingDavidDrake, Andre’s Mother ¯ by T,,errence McNally; and "Mr. Rosen’s Son . While the subject itself is rather ¯ - dark, there is humor in these shows. The ¯ cast includes Brad Luna, Karin Sandmel, ¯ ¯ VivicaWalkenbach, and JohnWeller. On the samebill, Harvey Fierstein’s"OnTidy ¯ Endings" is being produced, and some ¯ early Tennessee Williams works are included in the weekend’s festivities. The ¯ plays on Friday and Saturday start at 7pm, ~ Sunday’s plays are at 2 and 7:30pm. The ¯ weekend of one-acts ~s free to the public. By the way, I’m still casting the part of ¯ Mr. Rosen - 50-60 year old NYJewish ¯ man. If you or someone you know fits the ¯ bill, please call me at 583-1248. In addi- ¯ tion, the performance of an original one- : act musical dealing with politics, religion ¯ and gay life, "Diaries" by Jennifer Hoyer, with lyrics and music by Gabriel Washam ¯ and James Gregory, all TU theatre stu- ¯ dents, will be held Mon, April 29 at 7pro ¯ in Chapman Hall. ¯ Phantom was Phabulous! I was irasee next page THEOFFICIAL 25TH MISS GAY PERFORMINGARTSCENTER APRIL 96, 7:30 pM UPLES An Official Preliminary to Miss Gay Oklahoma America Head Co-Judges: Miss Gertrude Garnet Miss Gay Oklahoma America and Miss Rachael Erikks Miss Oklahoma USofA Advance tickets NOW available through Carson Attractions, 584-2000, or the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Ticket Office, 596-7111 Phone ordered accepted, Visa/MC accepted. Call today, seating is limited! For more information, write to: C.P., Inc. P.O. Box 580372, Tulsa, OK 74115 918.428.5330 Portions of proceeds to benefit Shanti, Inc. and Our House pressed with the quality of the cast, and the amazing voices. ls it just me, or did anyone else think that the Phantom was really after Raoul, who was really Phamily, and only using Chri stine as a method of getting closer to him? Then, in the end when the Phantom realizes that, unfortunately, Raoul really does seem to be straight (NOT!), that he should let them go live together? Just an interpretation all my own. Really, the show is a spectacle worth seeing. I must admit, in all my years of performing and viewing plays, I’ve never seen an inanimate object (a chandelier) get applause before. The second act kind of loses steam, as though the author thought, "OK, I’ve got the characters into these situations, now how do I get them out?" and lost track of the play itself. The first act is wonderful, though, and the second is only affected in minor ways. Tulsa’s Irish Festival occurs in Riverparks 3/15-16, and should make for an interesting day at the park. I’m going to be on the lookout for so~e leprechauns to get lucky with... I mean, er, to helpme with luck! As in "Pot o’ gold" kinda stuf!! OK, time to getmyselfoutof the corner here, before the Editor finds out I’ve slipped this into the column ... How To Do It First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. 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GWF, 31, seeks |other females for fun, romance and Fina ly....Unity Gardens A final resting place in peace, unity and pride... located in Washington Memorial Gardens ~.Cemetary 4300 E. 91st Street South On 91st Street between Yale & Harvard Actual We to ol We offer in Gardens has been desi ned for Gay and Lesb: those " 9mmunity, there no cemetar, in ¯ lsa allow s toge~ recogmzing as a cou or/ Ion as an indi ddual? is no place i Un will, [TIL ~! the y in the United States of our cemetary just for Lesbians, and their family and friends. spaces, columnburium for cremated remains, scattering gardens with a memorial wall, .s new.ly expanded and renovated section of gton Memorial Gardens Cemetary. The Pride flag will proudly fly in the center of Unity Gardens to always remind us of our struggle in life for unity and pride. If you have purchased a plot elsewhere, you may be able to transfer or trade your burial plots. For.more information, please call Russell Langley-Stumpff at 918-587-7000. ***Owned and operated by Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home*** 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 [1996] Tulsa Family News, March 15-April 14, 1996; Volume 3, 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 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 15-April 14, 1996 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Phyl Boler-Schmidt Barry Hensley Pat Morehead JD Jamett Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/508 Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, February 15-March 14, 1996 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 AIDIS/HIV AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV drugs AIDS/HIV education AIDS/HIV research American Theatre Company arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars businesses churches custody Dave Fleischer Don't Ask Don't Tell estate planning gay bashing Health Briefs homophobia James Christjohn Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche legislation Linnea Due marriage Murder Native Americans performing arts PFLAG Read All About It Red Ribbon Revue restaurants schools That's Entertainment! Tom Neal Tulsa Family News Tulsa Native American AIDS Prevention Project Unity Gardens University of Tulsa https://history.okeq.org/files/original/7e4e3de336a4bbcf9382dafe22ffde84.jpg d8ca9e64f785eb8b997685cfeb9ac2ec https://history.okeq.org/files/original/ef5cfef0d3712cb5765afd9d1efee517.pdf c00e3b1e5e0f0613854186859c77a5c1 PDF Text Text Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart National News Clinton Slams HIV+ Military Discharges WASHINGTON - The Clinton administration has announced that it believes the HIV discharge provision in the $265 billion Defense Department’s 1996 authorization defense authorzafion bill is unconstitutional and has ordered the Justice Department not to defend the provision. That provision, written by arch-conservalave Rep. Bob Dornan, R-Calif., would discharge within sxx months, regardless see Clinton, page 3 Anti-Marriage Bills Explode Around US PIERRE, S.D.- Sparked by the likelihood that state courts in Hawaii will soon declare same-sex mamage legal there, a rapidly growing number of state legislatures throughout the country have started a rush to outlaw gay and lesbian marriages from being recognized locally, even if they should be legal elsewhere in the U.S. Legislatures in at least 18 states: AL, AK, CA, CO, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, MO, N19I; RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, WA, WI - had various versions of"gay miscegenation" proposals before thein at press tame. In Virginia, where same-sex marriages are already forbidden by state law, under pressure from Radical Right Gov. George F. Allen, the Virginia Housing Development Authority has reversed a 1994 policy and now effectively prohibits mmaamed or gay and lesbian couples from getting see Marriage, page 3 Gay Morn Appeals Custody DecisiOn PENSACOLA, Fla. - Mary Ward has appealed an August ruling that ordered her 11-year-old daughter be given over to the custody of the child’s father, who was convicted of killing his first wife.The decision last year by state Circuit Court Judge JosephTarbuck stunned many when he ruled in favor of John Ward, the girl’s father, who served 9 years in prison for killing his first wife during an argument over custody of their daughter. In deciding against Mary Ward, Tarbuck ruled see Morn, page 3 Tennessee Sodomy Law Thrown Out KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ~ The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously that the state’s anti-gay sodomy statute is unconstitutional. In overturning the state law the court ruled that the right to privacy includes "the fight of the plaintiffs to engage in consensual, private, non-commercial sexual conduct" that were none of the state’s business because they involve "intimate questions of personal and family concern." State officials gave no immediate indication of whether they would appeal the ruling to the state supreme court or not, but most rights advocates expect an appeal. FUSO: Friends in Unity Social Organization Tulsa’s organization for African-American Gay men ~s expanding its efforts to meet both social and health needs of their immediate community, and the larger one. Over the past year they’ve established a RAIN team, which has its first client, and which may be the only all African-Amencan team in Oklahoma. Its leadership also is working on the non-profit’s tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service so that they can actively seek grant funding to provide HIV education and care. Ultimately they would like to provide case management, peer education, information and referra! services, HIV testing and counseling, health and nutrition, and substance abuse counseling and a food bank in North Tulsa. Over this last year, FUSO has donated canned goods to Our House, made a gift to the victims of the OKC bombing They v e helped to represent Tulsa African-A~eri ¯ cans by sending representatives to Hoist ing the Bamwr. the state HIV AIDS con. ference in OKC addressing issnes of people of color and also participated in the statewide HIV/AIDS conference held last summer at the Doubletree Hotel, Warren Place. Its members marched in the "95 Tulsa AIDS Walk and the World AIDS Day March held at University of Tulsa. Derrick Davis, who is one of FUSO’s officers, has been nominated to be cochair of the Multi-Cultttral AIDS Coalition. FUSO also is participating in the planning of the Women and AIDS conference that will be tleld in April. Last Labor Day, FUSO held a successful Labor Day Weekend event with guests see FUSO, page 10 Vicious Pink, In the Red? OKC-owned Store Closes Vicious Pink, a Gay-oriented gift store owned by Anthony Klatt of Oklahoma City has closed after barely 6 months. The store located in Concessions at 3340 So. Peoria opened with ambitious plans and claims of being the largest such establishment in the state. Kirk Glines, one of the owners of Concessions, indicated that he and his partner Terry Kerns will reopen the shop themselves, possibly by March 1st. Klatt also opened a shop, Dusty Roads, in the Silver Star Saloon. Star owner, John Rothrock could not say whether Dusty Roads was still in business, noting that it was closed without explanation for a week recently and had not been dependably open. February 15 - March 14, 1996, Volume 3, Issue 3 Tulsa Man Seeks Relief From Threats Saks 5th Avenue to Show AIDS Quilt A 31-year 01d Tulsa man’s been driven from one home, has had to send his children away for their safety, has had other members of his family threatened and may have to flee his new apartment, all because he’s living with AIDS. Roscoe Pilant, who goes by the nickname, JR,just wants to be left alone to hve, and to work when he can. However, despite having swastikas and death threats marked on his door and threats to murder him left on his answering machine, Tulsa Police initially were hardly cooperative. And as a result of his complaint, investigation by legalaid attorneys have discovered that the Oklahoma S tate Bureau of Investigations might have been violating the OK hate crimes statute by not keeping statistics on hate crimes directed toward any disabled persons, including those living with AIDS. Pilant says his troubles began when he had to take a HIV related medical absence from work. After he returned, he feels that his employer, a national finn, fired him becauseof his HIV status. After the finn was contacted by Oklahoma Legal Aid attorney Darlene Shadid and was informed that discrimination based on HIV’AIDS status is illegal under federal law, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), he returned to work. And then the harassment began. see Threats, page 2 DKNY Fashion Fundraiser-2/29 Lesbian & Gay Domestic Violence Two police officers from Tulsa area police departments spoke to the members and guests of Tulsa Oklahomans for Hnman Rights (TOHR) about do~nestic violence issues, both within and out the LesbianGay con~nunities. Both officers who are 10 year plus veterans work pmnanly on domestic violence (hereafter abbreviated as DV). Each gave profoundly sobering statistics on the extent of DV. For example, they noted that 50% of US women ~vi!l be DV violence victims, that wom_en are at a 9 times higher risk of injury in their homes than they are on the street, and that every 15 seconds a women is beaten in her own home. The officers outlined some of the social psycholoNcal dynamics of DV noting the stages of the syndrome and gave details of legal opti’ons and other resources to help victims and to identify abusers. The officers who had dealt with Lesbian/Gay DV issues bemoaned the lack of research in this area but noted that the causes are similar to those of DV for heterosexuals. They suggested that 30% of Lesbian/Gay relationships have some DV problems but they suspected that these cases tended to be underreported because the criminal justice system rmnains homophobic. They also stated that Lesbian relationships appear to be more physically violent than those of Gay or Bi men. Also, Gay men may not report DV when it happens because the general perception is that DV ouly happens to women and often the agencies that deal with DV are not well equipped to help men. Tulsa’s Saks Fifth Avenue will display 10 sections of The NAMES PROJECT AIDS Memorial Quilt on February 21 to March 1st. Saks Fifth Avenue is the first corporation to spensor a multi-site display with 45 Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 60ff5th’s outlet centers showing memorial panels that are geographically specific to the store’s site. Later this year, the panels displayed in Tulsa will join the nearly 32,000 panels now in the Quilt. The Columbus Day weekend (Oct. 12-13) display on the Capitol Mall in Washington, DC will be the first time in four years that the Quilt has b~en seen in its entirety as it has grown so large. All fifty US states are represented as well as 39 other countries. Panels made by Saks Fifth Avenue associates from across the US will be exhibited in New York City in August before going to Washington. On February 29~ Saks Fifth Avenue, Tulsa will present a DKNY Fashion extravaganza, Give My Regards to Donna, to benefit the Hope Candlelight Tonr. A silent auction and fashion show, featuring local celebrities, will unveil DKNY’s spring collection and be Tulsa’ s exclusive launch of DKNYfor Men. A few models are Debbie Campbell, I.J. Gannam, Aleksandr Lunev, Beth Reng,’d, Kevin Steincross, Mike Jones and Sonya Colberg Nanc3 Renberg, Charles & Francie Faudree. Hope Candlelight Tour benefits St. Joseph Residence and RAIN, the Regional .-kIDS Interfaith Network INSIDE-] EDITORIAL DIRECTORY NEWS BRIEFS HEALTH BRIEFS CALENDAR EUREKA PAGE P. 2 P. 2 P. 4 P. 6 P. 9 P. 11 Music for Life John McCarthy and Beverly Stanley, chairing the Walk for Ltfe committee, have zumounced that a "Blues" Festival will kick off tiff s 3’ear’ s series of events for the fourth annual Walk for Life Campaign. Mark Snider, renowned Tulsa musician, has organized an outstanding evening of the "Blues" featuring local musicians. The event will be held at the Sunset Grill, 3410 South Peoria on Tuesday, March 12. The admission donation of $5 will include two raffle tickets for items donated by the Blue Rose Cafe, the Doubletree at Warren Place, and the Celebrity Club, to nmne a few. K-MOD Radio and Budweiser will join the Sunset Grill as hosts and Paine Webber and Roche Laboratories are patron sponsors. This event is the first of several plam~ed to raise funds for Tulsa area HIV/AIDS support agencies. Other events include an art show in June and a jazz festival in July, and the 4th Walkfor Life to be at Riverside Park on October 12. Proceeds from the 1995 Walk went to 12 Tulsa community HIV/AIDS related non-profit age~l~ies. �918.583. 1248 P(~. 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@aol.com Publisher/Editor Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents Of Tom Neat this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa Family Assistant Editor News and mav not be reproduced either in whole or in part withot{t James Christjohn written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or Writers/contributors photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. Phyl Boler-Schmidt Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise Barry Hensley noted¯ must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family Pat Morehead News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Eaci~ Staff Photographer reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution JD Jamett points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. Using Gays as the scapegoat for the demise of the by Phvl Boler-Schmidt family is; reprehensible nonsense.. Unfortunately,, ,:~ .A t~ureka. Spri_ngs man i.s dead. A 17-year-old in order, to get in good with.Pat Robertson’ s ChrisWho admitted to the "killing has not been charged. tian Coalition, Republican presidential candidates And, the whole event is shrouded in mystery. are all too willing.to go along with the lie that Gay This is what we -know. The "killing o~curr~d at a people are somehow, a.threat.to.thefamilv. ~popular local lake park where the young mau was Wqaoles~le divorce among heterosexuals doe; helping his; ~andmotlXe~- cSaretake th~ i-esort for the the real damage. With a 50% divorce rate. adultery, Winter. It happened at night. The dead man, in his abused women, financial conditions that require forties and -known by his friends to be a closeted gay both parents to leave children home alone, abanman. was shot at point blank range in the face with doned and abused children and so forth, it doesn"t a shotgtm. The young man did not have the gun at take much effort to see that heterosexuals have his immediate disposal, but had to go to another succeeded quite well in crippling the family withroom, locate the gun, find the shells, load the out any he!p:from Gays and Lesbians. weapon, then return to the place where he shot and -~- J.J. Stogsdill, Broken Arrow killed the victim. The young man has said that he awoke with a I recently had the distinct pleasure Of being one start to find the he was being sprayed with ejaculate of the stops along District 6 City Councilor. Art as the older man was masturbating all over him. He Justiss" campaign tour. I felt like I shouldn’t be the says he killed the man in self-defense. There aren’t ordy one who has the advantage of "knowing how many Queers in these parts who are buying that Mr. Justiss feels about Gay rights in Tulsa before I story. The police have been silent. The ~oroner’s cast nay vote in the up-coming elections for City report is not due out of Little Rock for a few weeks. Council. No arrest has been made, no charges filed. It is My partner and I asked Mr. Justiss about the minored that the dead man was found completely status of the Human Rights Depar.~nent (Commitnude though there is no official word on this. tee on Sexual Orientation Discrimination) ProI have decided not to publish any names here so posal to the City of Tulsa. Mr. Justiss said that he as not to interfere with what the police are calling an would never put such a thing on the City Council ongoing investigation. Since there have been no agenda and he felt :quite confident that no other public statements made regarding the case, I am councillor would either. When questioned about giving law enforcement authorities the benefit of why he was too afraid to even consider a proposal the doubt that they will continue to investigate this from one of the city’s own commissxons. Mr. case. and if the facts warrant it, an arrest will be Justiss admitted that he didn’t want to "’take the made. The benefit of the doubt. For now. heat.’" He told us that to put something like the I’ve spoken with a number of Gays mad Lesbians current proposal on the agenda would be political about tiffs issue. No one is taking it lightly. There is suicide. Of course, he added that he wouldn’t some fear that, if the case is swept under the carpet, discriminate on the basis of "’race, color or sexual and the young man is not charged, it will send a preference," but he felt protections for Gays against signal that it is okay to kill Queers because no one discrirmnation had no place in city government. will do anything at~out it. I remain hopeful though Mr. Justiss’ visit to our home was a reminder to skeptical. him that .there are Lesbians alive and living in The facts that we DO "know are alarming. Even if Tulsa, OK and a reminder to us that we can’t vote the young man’s story is true, how could it possibly for a representative who will only entertain ~ssues be grounds for murder’? Semen in these circumand concerns that are popular. - Kharma R. Amos stances is not a deadly weapon, certainly not enough justification for murder. Most assuredly not - if he was free enough to leave, mad chose to go to another room, find a shotgun, load it, and return to the scene. Justhow frightened for his life could the young man have been? see Murder, page 3 . Many of the threats were specific in saying that if he returned to work he would die. Pilant feels his privacy was deliberately compromised by co-workers who posted his unlisted number counter to his request. When Pilant first reported the phone messages and the graffiti on his door, Tulsa police did not even send out an officer. Calls to the Mayor’s Action hotline were also unhelpful. However, after intervention by community-activist Nancy McDonald, li~ing up to her appellation "Saint McDonald", Tulsa police were more responsive and took more thorough reports. Pilant also nbted that Claudette Peterson, director of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights’ (TOHR) HIV Testing Clinic was helpful in getting him assistance as was former TOHR president, Kelly Kirby, through whose contact, KJRH, Ch. 2 became aware of Pilant’ s dilemma and reported on it. Attomey Darlene Shadid said she was told by sources in OSBI and the Tulsa DA’s office that a decision had been made, apparently informally at a seminar in the past couple of years, not to consider persons living with AIDS to be disabled, despite federal law on the matter. Later, Shadid determined that OSBI appeared not to be keeping any statistics on hate crimes based on any disability of any kind. In response to TFN, Tim Hams of the Tulsa District Attorney’s office indicated that their office would enforce the Oklahoma hate crime statute as it applied to disability and noted that new DA LaFortune has participated in the Say No to Hate Coalition for some time. Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations (OSBI), Dwade Langley said that they would keep statistics on hate crimes based on disability but that they were entirely dependent on the local law enforcement agencies to report the incidents to them. Meanwhile, JR Pilant hopes that he can return to a quiet life with his children and family sal’e from hate and intimidation. Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Barraccuda’s, 2405 E. Admiral *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd 832-1269 582-4340 744-0896 585-5622 749-1563 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 584-1308 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Derails C..Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 *Assoc. in Medical & Mental Health, 2325 S. 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Ben Cayetano home loans through the state housing ¯ has .suggested that the way for the state to agency itself. The new definition.of a extricate itself from the ongoing controhousehold adopted by the VHDA states versy of same-sex marriages is for the that a "single-family loan can be made to ¯ state to stop giving marriage licenses to more than one person only if all such anyone and just offer domestic partnerpersons ... are related by blood, marriage ships to gay and non-gay couples instead. or adoption or by legal custodial relation- ¯ ’The institution of marriage shouldbe left ship."Albert Eisenberg, one of the VHDA to the church," Cayetano is quoted as commissioners, disagreed loudly with the saying in a report in the Honolulu Adver¯ change. "It is bigoted nonsense elevated tiser. ’q’he government needs to explore to formal state policy," Eisenberg said of its role in marriages. The government the new policy, which he said may lead to : should not be in the role of sanctifying ~xpensive legal court challenges as well marriages. That’s when they nminto probas possible trouble with federal housing lems." agencies that underwrite most of the loans State Senate leaders quickly said they the Virgima agency makes. Most of the didn’t think the legislature was likely to state’s real estate organizations opposed go along with Cayetano’s idea to pull the the new definition, as did gay rights groups plug on marriage. While legal experts say and the ACLU, which said the change .th.ey have no idea if a state could even stop would "inspire lawyers to look for loop~ssuing marriage licenses, they do agree holes." In addition to Gov. Allen’s backthat the most important benefits of legal ing, the rule change was also supported by marriage are derived from the federal the Virginia Family Foundation and Congovernment in the form of income taxes, cemed Women for America, which arSocial Security benefits, and pensionregugued that only "traditional" families should lations - all of which depend on state legal be given economic benefits from the state definitions of a mamage. agency. Gay/Bisexual Indian Men Retreat However in Nebraska, an exception to the "stop-the-wedding" frenzy has come The Tulsa Native American AIDS PreNebraska where state Sen. Ernie Chamvention Project (TNAAPP) is sponsoring bers of Omaha has introduced a measure two free weekend camping retreats (Feb. that would amend Nebraska law to let 23-35 and June 7-9) to enhance cultural gays and lesbians legally marry in the awareness and HIV!AIDS awareness. The Cornhusker State. Chambers acknovCl-retreat will include workshops addressing edges that his proposal, LB1260, probHIV AIDS, self-esteem, safer sex negoably won’t win approval on its first pass tiation skills and cultural and traditional through the state legislature, but he says values - all presented in a safe envlroment. he’s determined and won’t give tip. ’q’his For a CONFIDEN~HAL application, is an issue related to civil rights mad civil call B-rima or Keetoo~v ala. at 918-582-7225. liberties that can’t be dodged by political bodies,"-he says. "It has an impact on so many people." And in San Francisco, its Board of Supervisors created a "civil ceremony to solemnize" same-sex domestic parmerships under the aegis of the county clerk’s office, the city official who also perfolans civil wedding ceremonies for heterosexual couples. The measure, which would extend no benefits beyond its symbolic ceremony, is believed to be the first time any 4045 No. Cincinnati. 425-7882 govenfing body has moved to create a civil rite to acknowledge same-sex umons. A board committee quic "kly approved the 4200 So. Atlanta Pl.. 742-7381 measure mad sent it on to the full board. Five of the board’s 11 members are cosponsors of the ceremony. The county 501 So. Cincinnati. 582-4128 clerk’s office has estimated that adding the ceremony would probably increase The Episcopal Church the number of registered partners by 2 or 3 times. And with a $30 fee for the cerWelcomes You emony itself, the clerk’s office also esti- Open Arms Open Minds Open Hearts Saint Aidan’s of their ability to serve in the armed forces, the 1,049 HIV-positiveU.S. service members and immediately cut off all health care benefits to their dependents. Half these service members are married and, on average, they have served in the military for a decade, according to the Pentagon. Nearly 20 percent of them are officers. Clinton legal counsel, Jack Quinn, told reporters in making the announcement that "the President has determined that this provision is .unconstitutional and he has therefore directed the Attorney General not to defend it in court." The Pentagon, Gay & Lesbian civil rights advocates, AIDS activists and a number of members of Congress oppose the provision. But President Clinton signed the appropriations measure because it is vital to the country’s defense needs, in spite of the Dornan provision. A measure has also been introduced by Sens. William Cohen (R-Maine) and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) to repeal the Dornan provision. A similar bill to overturn the measure was introduced in the House by Reps. Peter Torkildsen, R-Mass., Jane Harman, D-Calif., Connie Morella, R-Md., and Ron Dellums, D-Calif. Elizabeth Birch, head of the Human Rights Campaign, applauded the \Kqaite House announcement. "We asked him [Clinton] to put the full force of his administration behind overturning it and he has done just that," she said. "This is precisely the kind of leadership we expect from Bill Clinton." Winnie Stachelberg, HRC’s senior health policy advocate, said, "q’hat [the Dornan provision] ~ as one of the meanest. most vindictive measures to come out of the 104th Congress, and we will do everything in our power to ensure,, repeal of that discmninatorv measure, The repeal bill is expected to have broad bipartisan support in both honses, Stachelberg said, noting that Georgia Sen. Sam Numa, ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, has called the HIV expulsion measure "pmfitive." Dornan and other GOP extremis ts added the HIV provision to the House version of the defense authorization, but it was not in the Senate bill. When the two versions went to a House-Senate conference committee for reconciliation, House Republicans made sure this discriminatory measure became part of the final bill, Stachelberg said. Currently, service members with the virus that causes AIDS may serve their country as long as they can perform their duties, but they are not deployed overseas. The same policy is applied to service members who have other chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, asthma, heart disease or cancer. The Human Rights Campaign is the largest national lesbian and gay political organization, with members throughout the country. It effectively lobbies Congress, provides campaign support and educates the public to ensure that lesbian and gay Americans can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community. that the daughter "should be given the opportunity and the option to live in a non-lesbian world." One new witness slated to testify in the appeal will be Michelle Mclr£nes, 25, the daughter of John Ward and the wife he "killed. During a television interview am~onncing that she ~vould testify, McInnes said her father also tried to molest her ~vhen she was 14 3ears old. This reporter does not claim to be a legal scholar, bnt from what I do kaaow, the evidence points toward premeditated mnrder, even if the provocation the young man talked about happened in exactly the way he said it did. I, for one, donbt the story, but I also doubt there is any way to disprove it. What will the offici~s cal[ it’? Murder? Justifiable homicide? A -killing in self-defense? A hate crone? Stay tuned. I’ll keep you posted. Saint John’s Trinity Sunday Services 11:00 am ¯ Wednesday Services 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm Choir Practice ° Thurs. 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group To do justice, love mercy & to walk humbly with our God... Micah 6:8 5451-E South Mingo Tulsa, OK 74146 . 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That figure is the lowest reported since the survey started in 1987 when 53 % said they disapproved of gay and lesbian relationships. Fed. Court Topples Alabama Anti-Gay Law MONTGOMERY, Ala. - U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson has declared a 1992 state law prohibiting state agencies frown using public funds in direct or indirect support of gay and lesbian orgamzations as unconstitutional. The law was quickly passed by. the state legislature and signed into law after officials at Auburn University g~ve recognition to a gay student group on the campus. Lawmakers had argued that because sodtroy is illegal in Alabama, no state funds should be used to support-the "’gay lifestyle." Judge Thompson, however, ruled that the law was simply an attempt to restrict discussion at public schools, an illegal restriction of free speech. ’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Hearing Begins SFATTLE - The attorueys representing Navy Lt. Richard Watson, called the military’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy on gays and lesbians in the armed forces"the height of hy pocri s y ," arguing in federal court that it was an unconstitutional invasion of privacy. Watson, a 34-yearold officer who was training to eventually captain one of the Navy’s nuclear-powered submafines, has said he told his commanding officer he is gay to avoid the possibility of being blackmailed as his naval career advanced. He continues to serve in the Navy wlfile his case, one of several like it, is in the federal courts. Canadian Censorhsip Case: Mixed Ruling VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has handed down a utixed ruling in the case of the Little Sister’s BookStore, a gay and lesbian shop that had charged Canadian Customs officials with unconstitutional censorship. The provincial high court declared that Customs officials had in fact used their power to seize published materials counng into the countU in ways that violated the nation’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Customs officials have seized, and sometimes destroyed, hundreds of gay m~d lesbian books and magazines ordered by Little Sister’s, maiulv from UTS. publishers, claiming the materials violated Canadian pornography laws. The court ruled that the Customs actions "’in large part.., are die arbitrary and improper consequence of a~ inadequate mad flawed admimstration of the legislation.’" It also ruled that the incidents involving Little Sister’s were isolated episodes, but constituted a"~ave systemic problem." The most d~sappointing part of the court ruling, said Janine Fuller of Little Sisters, was the justices’ failure to declare the statute that gives Customs officials the authority to seize materials as unconstitutional. Fuller called the failure of the court to overturn die Customs legislation "disappointing" and said the store would be appealing that part of the ruling, but that she was otherwise pleased with the rest of the high court’s ruling. "Ttfis decision is a complete vindication of thc gay aud lesbian conmmmty and the lives of its people mid for that we celebrate die decision," she said. "It has been a long, hard climb. We haven’t quite reached the smmnit but we’re dimm closc. We are colffident that we will succeed at the Court of Appeal." Cincinnati Bias Costs City $35 Million tional flap last year when he refused to allow a gay rights organization in the country to operate a booth at an interuational book fair in the nation’s capital, calling homosexuals"sodomists mid sexual perverts" who ,are "’worse than dogs and pigs." He followed up later by saying the gays and lesbians have "no rights" in Zimbabwe and threatened to imprison homosexuals. Although the Catholic Church considers homosextmlity a "disorder" that should be dealt with as sucll, the Bishops Coifference letter condemned what it "called "’any attempts toinstitute a witchhunt or hate campaign" against homosexuals. "It is therefore not right for anyone, induding govenunent, to harass, persecute or torture people simply because they are known to have this indination,’" the Bishops’ Co~fference letter said. CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the cit\"s Convention & Visitors Bureau says it has lost some $35 million Anti-Bias Measure for in tourist and convention income CA Students Dies because of an anti-gay measure SACtL~kMENTO, Calif. - AB approved by voters in 1993 to 1001, a proposed measure in the repeal an earlier anti-bias measure that included gays mid les- ¯ Califonfia legislature to bar discrimination because of sexual bians. The visitors bureau report orientation in the state’s public had been requested by the city council and cited 10 ~arger naschools and universities, failed tional organizations, including by an 8-7 vote in the Assembly’s education colurnittee. The meadie A~nerican Library Associasure, introduced by Assemblytion. that specifically mentioued the repealed rights measure as woman Sheila Kuehl (DFa~cino), has languished in the their reason for not holding concommittee since April 1995 ventions in the city. when it failed to pass on a first Catholic Bishops Speak reading there. The vote against Upfor Gays in Zimbabwe sending the bill to the full AsHAt~kRE, Zimbabwe - Gays sembly was along party lines. and lesbians in Zimbabwe have Utah Wants to Stop gotten some limited support from School Gay Group an unexpected source when the SALT LAKE CITY - Accordcountry’s Catholic Bishops’ ing to a report in the Deseret Conference issued a pastoral letNews, the Utah State Board of ter denouncing attacks against Education has told state officials homosexuals. Zimbabwe Presito find "all available ~neans" to dent Robert Mugabe, who is a control the kinds ofnon-curricuCatholic, sparked an interna- lum dubs that are formed at public schools in the state.The move is aimed at preventing a gay and lesbian student club from being formed at East High School in the state’s capital city. C. Grant Hurst, who introduced the directive, told the newspaperit wasn’t specifically about the gay dub at the high school and said he was concerned the current legal situation could allow net-Nazi groups to be formed at public schools in Utah. Hurst admitted, however, that he had gotten"numerous" phone calls opposed to the gay club and none about possible net-Nazi dubs forming.. The board’s resolution speaks only about the"formation of any organizations, in schools, that may create a disruptive or unsafe atmosphere for children or that may attract or entice children to make decisions tllat could have a long-term negative impact on their lives." The Utah attorney general’s office told educators late last year in a letter that federal law and court rulings mandate that scllool clubs have to be treated equally no matter how potentially controversial. The board’s own attorney late in 1995 said the only way the state could keep the gay dub at East High from forming would be for all clubs to be prohinted, stop receiving federal education funds entirely,.or to ask Congress to repeal the Equal Access Act. Rally Against Blocking Gay School Clubs In Utah SALT LAKE CITY - Hundreds of gay rights activists, including the parents of gay mid lesbian teens, rallied outside the state Capitol to protest a move by conservative lawmakers who have said the state should not allow gay and lesbian student groups in public schools, even if BROOKSIDE JEWELRY South Peoria 743-$272 Dan Du Vall / Owner Corner of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5, Mon. - Fri. P AII’ERSON REALTORS" LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: 671-2010 Open Saturdays thru holidays! David A. Paddock, CPA, MT "Utmost Confidence Assured" logo here Computer Analysis Consultation Rich Fox P.O. Box 52708 4308 S. 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Bishop Alter Righter for ordainIn.stead, she said, "I started this ingan openly gay priest is slated group to end the misery and isoto start before a panel of 9 bishlation of being gay in high ops Feb. 27, only the second school." such heresy proceeding in the Utah legisli~tors held a secret history of the church although meeting earlier in the week with the bishops who brought the the state school superintendent, charges against Righter say it the commissioner of higher eduwon’t be the last. Righter, the cation and members of the Utah retired bishop of Iowa, ordainedAttorney General’s office, reBarry Stopfel as a deacon in portedly to discuss legal meth1990. At the rime Stopfel not ods to prevent gay clubs from only acknowledged that he is being formed at schools in the gay, but also that he had been state. But Senate President Lane living with his male partner Beattie dismissed the protest as throughout his seminary studa tempest in a teapot. "The inferies. The 10 bishops who brought marion given them was in error," the charges against Righter say he said. "It [the secret meeting] bishops in New Jersey, Philadelwasnot an anti-gay, anti-lesbian phia, Detroit and Washington meeting. The meeting was not may also be charged With heresy held to discuss issues they tlfink for similar ordinations if the we discussed.’~ Beatrie said that ecclesiastical court finds Righter lawmakers at the meeting were guilty. not anti-gay bnt were anti-imTX Radical Right Wants morality. "That includes heterosexual immorality as well as No Gays In Library homosexual iunnorality. We m’e SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Antinot going to allow immorality to gay flmdamentalists have tried be taught or encouraged in our so far without success - to keep public education system. Pethe Unity Foundation, an orgariod." But rights activists point nization that’s working on plans out that a measure that has not to open a lesbian and gay comyet been printed for public remunity center in this SouthTexas view - SB 246 - would"prohibit ¯ city, from holding m meetings in schools from supporting illegal the city’s pubhc library. Orgaconduct" and may well mimic nizers of the anri-gay group have an Alabmna state law barring protested outside the library and publicly supported schools from city hall, and say that homosexusupporting any orgmfizarion that als shouldn’t be permitted to use advocates illegal activities. That ~ public facilities because sodomy Alabmna measure was specifi- ¯ is illegal under state law. But so cally aimed at preventing state far the anti-gay protests have been small and failed to draw wide support, while a number of mainstream religious leaders have vocally backed the Unity Foundation’ s rights both to meet at the library and to work on the community center. San Francisco Police: A ’Commanding’ Lesbian SAN FRANCISCO- As part of sweeping changes from top to bottom being instituted by newly elected Mayor Willie Brown in San Francisco, Melinda Pengel has become perhaps the highest ranking openly gay police officer in any major U.S. police e force. Pengel, who was in the first class of women cadets to join the SFPD in 1975 and iu 1994 became one of the department’s highest ranking officers when she was awarded her captain’s bars, has now been made a commander on the force of some 2,000 officers. Colnmander Pengel, 41, was named to her new rank by Brown’s handpicked Police Chief Fred Lau. The rank of commander is below only the chief and deputy chief officials. Among her new duties, Pengel will oversee the department’s pohcing efforts on the city’s trouble-plagued public transportation system. Pengel said of the promotion, "It’s not just for me; it’s for .the other women in the department too. We’re moving into a nmv era, and I get to be a part of that." Virginia ’Diversity’ Billboard Covered Up CHRISTIANBURG, Va. - A billboard erected recently in the downtown area of this small community of some 11,000 people west of Roanoke, proclaiming simply that "Diversity Enriches,’" has been covered over by the owners of the billboard after callers threatened to damage the finn’ s property. The billboard was paid for by an informal group known as Gay & Straight Citizens of Southwest Virginia with the help of the local chapter of PFLAG (Parents & Friends of Lesbians And Gays), and went up January 18. Aside from the simple phrase, "’Diversity Enriches," the only other print on the rainbow billboard was the much smaller sponsorship tag for Gay & Straight Citizens of Southwest Virginia, which paid $450 for having its sign up for a month. But after au article with a photo of the billboard appeared in the local new spaper, Frank Amburn, manager of the lo’cal office of Outdoor East, the company that owns the billboard space, says his office was flooded with calls complaining about the sign, including several from people who threatened to destroy other billboards owned by the advertising finn. At that point, Amburn decided to cover up the billboard out of fear for his company’s property. The ad agency’ is refunding the money paid for the billboard space. Forbes’ Gay Views Become a Political Issue DES MOINES, iowa- Dmnonstrating once again - for better or f6r worse - that gay fights can no longer be separated from uational politics, Republicau pres. hopefuls have increasingly tried to derail the unexpectedly surging candidacy of multi-~nillionaire Steve Forbes by portraying him as "’pro-ga.v.’" In Iowa iu Jan., state cmnpaign officials who were supporting Sen. Phil Grannn’s bid, told reporters that Forbes supports allowing gays m~d lesbim~s to serve in the U.S. military under the current "’don’t ask, d’on’t tell’" compromise policy. Recently, Forbes was asked if he was in favor of allowing same-sex marriages. Although clearly uncomfortable with the question, Forbes responded,"Compassion is not approval. There should be special fights for none, equal rights for all." Brits Expected to Keep Anti-Gay Military Policy LONDON" - London ucwspapers have reported that British defense lmnistry officials remmn opposed to ending the ban on gays and lesbians in the nation’ s armed forces. Several newspapers reported that Michael Portillo, the defense ~mnister, will announce sometime in Feb. the findings of a ministry review of the policy excluding homosexuals in the military, but several ministry officials have atready said the review found no reason to change the policy. If the govenunent keeps the current policy there will almost certainly be a legal challenge before ihe European Court of fluman Rights, where 4 discharged gay and lesbian service members have already’ applied for a review of their case. The uational gay rights group Stonewall has also applied for pervm ssign to appeal the policy to the House of Lords, Britain’s highest court of appeal. Gay arit to Play Wilde LONDON - Openly’ gay British comic actor Stephen Fry, perhaps best known to American audiences for his portrayal of the erudite and condescending butler in the BBC,’PBS "Wooster and Jeeves,’" says his next role will be starnng in a film bio-pic of 19th century playwright, wit mad ben vivant , Oscar Wilde. Wilde was finprisoned in 1895 for a sodomy statute violation. KELLY KIRB Y Certified Public Accountant Lesbians & Gays face many special tax situations whether single or as couples. 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Gay Medical Journal Drug Combo Treats Eye Disease WASHINGTON - According to a report. in the Archives of Ophthalmology, a daily injecteddose of 2 drugs - foscarnet and ganciclovir - is a more effective way to combat the blinding AIDS-related eye disease cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis than either of the drugs used alone. Patients in the research who were given one or the other but not both drugs had recurring CMV retinilis infections in a month or two of starting the therapy. But patients in the study who were given both drugs were able to keep it under.control for 4. months or longer. Just Say No School Programs WASHINGTON" - Part of the massive welfare overhaul confessional Republicans have proposed in this year’s ongoing budget battle includes $75 millionin federal funds for state schools to each students the "gains to be realized by abstaining from sexual activity" outside marnage. The abstinence pro~am proposal would provide money for schools to teach youngsters that complete abstinence is the oulv certmn wav to avoid unwanted pregnancies and sex~ally transmitted diseases such as AIDS. Ignoring gays and lesbians ~vho cannot legally marry in this country, the language of"ihe G~)P proposal states: "A mutually faithful monogmnous relationship in the context of mamage is the expected standard of human sexual activity" mad that sex outside marnage "’is likely to have laarmful p~y- NEW YORK-The Gay & Lesbian Medical Assn. has announced plans to begin publishing what it says will be the first science journal devoted to medical issues faced by homosexuals. The journal, which as yet has not been given a name, will focus on publishing findings in research on AIDS and HIV, mental health issues, breast cancer and other medical issues. FDA OK Sought for AIDS Drug STOCKHOLM - The U.S.-Swedish drug manufacturer Pharmica & Upjohn has released preliminary data on ,still-incomplete clinical trials of its drug Delavirdine (also -known as Rescriptor) because early results hold so much promise, the firm sa vs. Hoping that the early results will help get faster approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for the drug, Pharmica & Upjotm said Delavirdine appears to help some patients infected with HIV stave off developing full-blown AIDS. The firm said that preliminary data from its ongoing tests with the drug indicate that patients receiving Delavirdine had been able to lower the amount of HIV in their blood system by at least 68% for as long as 60 w~eks. Some 3,500 patients have been participating so far. Infants Shed HIV Completely LONDON - According to researchers reporUng in the medical journal Lancet, nine infants who were infected with HIV bv their mothers at birth have fended off tl~e virus. Only a few such reports of HIV relnisston have ever been reported, an~ those have beeu received with some skepticism. But the uew findings - which come from Italy, Belgium m~d Swedeu : may not be so easiix disufissed. Of some 264 Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method By & for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities. Monday & Thursday evenings: 7-8:30 pm for testing, 7-9 pm for results. Daytime testing, Mon-Thurs by appointment. babies who were born HIV-positive, the research team found nine who subsequently became free of the virus. In seven cases, both HIV tests used went from positive to negative during the course of the study; in the other two, the virus was detected even though the antibody tests indicated that the baby was not infected. 2 Different AIDS Epidemics NEW DELHI - Max Essex of the Harvard AIDS Institute said at a conference on infectious diseases that increasingly there are 2 different AIDS epidemics globally one in the Western industrial nations, which is slowing, and another in Afr ica and Asia, which is continuing to Wow with no end in sight. Es sex told the conference that the 2 epidemics are spread by different strains of HIV- 1, and that the B and E strains of the virus behave differently. Unpublished research by Essex and his team at the Harvard institute, he said, indicates that subtype E is more efficient at infecting cells in the female reproductive tract, so is more readily transmitted during heterosexual sex. The E subtype is largel y found in Africa and the Indian subcontinent. But, Essex said, the viral subtype that is largely responsible for the AIDS epidemic in Europe and North America - subtype B - targets different body cells and seems more prone to being passed on during anal sex, perhaps explaining its predominance among gay men. Essex noted that in the West, about 2 million people are infected and that that number appears to have leveled off. But, he said, there are an estimated 15 to 20 million cases in Africa and the Indian subcontinent, and that number apparently is continuing to grow unchecked. "RELIEF FROM PAIN" THOMAS CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC DR. REX M. THOMAS DR. SHIRLEY A. THOMAS PROFESSIONAL SERVICE NO NEEDLES ACUPUNTURE NECK & BACK PAIN CHRONIC PAIN 4138 S. HARVARD. 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ANNOUNCING A RETREAT FOR GAY/BISEXUAL/vkE N! t WHO: Sponsore~ by TNAAPP WHAT: Weekend Retreat for Gay/Bisexual Native American Men WHEN: February 23-25, 1996 WHERE: For More information Caii Today 582-7225, Extension 21~ r IT’S FREE! IT’S FUN! SIC;IV UP TOgA Y! YES! i AM INTERESTED IN COMING TO THE RETREAT NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: Zl P: TELEPHONE: I i I I dUT ON DOTTED LINE & ,MAIL TO: TNAAPP, 915 SOUTH CINCINNATI, TULSA, OK 74ff9-2000 I I I I I I I �"TULSA FAMILY NEWS COMMUNITY CA EN’I R SUNDAYS MONDAYS ¯ Agape’ Christian HIV Testing Fellowship TOHR Clinic Worship Service, 10:30 am : Free & anonymous testing Sheridan Center, Suite H using fingerstick method. 21st & Sheridan, 599-7688 No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm Bl~ss the Lord At All Results hours: 7-9 pm Times Christian Center Info: 742-2927 Sunday School, 9:45 am Worship Service, 11 am Lambda Bowling League 2627b East 1 lth 583-7815 Sheridan Lanes 8:45 pm Community of Hope 3121 S. Sheridan (United Methodist) PFLAG Family AIDS Worship Service, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Support Group 2nd Monday of month, Family of Faith 6:30 pm Metro. Comm. Church 4154 S. Harvard Adult Sunday School, 9:15 : Info: 749-4901 Worship Service, 11 am 5451-E South Mingo. OTHER GROUPS Info: 622-1441 : Tool Box Technicians, Metro. Comm; Church : Leather org., Info c/o The of Greater Tulsa Too1 Box: 584-1308 Worship Service, 10:45am T.U.L.S.A. Ti~sa Uniform 1623 N. Maplewood ¯ & Leather Seekers Assoc. Info: 838-1715 Info: 838-1222 Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay ~ The Banned, OK Gay Band Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa Practice weekly in OKC 6:30 pm at Canterbury Info: 838-2121 5th & Evanston,’ 583-9780 TUESDAYS HIV+ Support Group HIV Resource Consortium 1:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. Bless The Lord At All HIV/AIDS Support Group : Times Christian Center ¯ .& Prayer & Bible Study Friends & Family 7:30 pm 2627-B East 1 lth HIV/AIDS Support Group Call 583-7815 for info. 7 pm, call for location: 749-7898 Family Of Faith MCC Community of Hope Grief Group, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Womens Grief Group sponsored by Community of Hope 6pm, Butler/Stumpff Funeral Home 2103 E. 3rd St. Info: 585-1800 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Community of Hope Movie Night & Discussion: A River Runs Through It 6:30 pm, 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 ." FRIDAY, MARCH 1 ¯ Community of Hope ¯ Movie Night & Discassion: Priest : 6:30 pm, 1703 E. 2nd, hffo: 585-1800 OF SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Safe Haven, a free, non-political, nonFamily of Faith MCC Reclaim & religious, non-recovery-oriented social Recovery Workshop: Forgiveness gathering for LGBT voimg adults. 18-30 9-3 pm, 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 : Family of Faith MC~, 8 - rmdnight 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Community of Hope SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Companioning Celebration Rosary at St. Jerome’s Catholic Charch 2 pm, 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 The Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 St. Jerome’s. Catholic Church (ECC) Fat Tuesday Party Ash Wednesday Service Info: page Father Rick at 646-7116 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Alternatives Social Groap - Dinner 7pm, Golden Corral, 71St & Mingo Info: 646-5503 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Shanti Mardi Gr~ Ball, 8-midnight Natl. Guard Armory, Fairgrounds " Info: 749-7898 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29 Alternatives Leap Year Party 7pm, Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine Info: 646-5503 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Rainbow Business Guild 7 pm, Full Moon Care, Cherry Street Dinner Meeting with speaker. Info: 665-5174 WEDNESDAYS Authority Of The Believer Bible Study, 7 pm MCC of Greater Tulsa 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 Info: page Father Rick at .636-7116 TUESDAY, MARCH 5 Tulsa Oklahomans for Haman Rights Community Meeting, 7 pm Chapman Activity Ctr., Univ. of Tulsa 5th St. west of Harvard, Info: 743-4297 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 Marsha Stevens Concert presented by Agape Christian Fellowship 7 pm, All Soul’s Unitarian, 2952 S. Peoria Info: 599-7688 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 New LGBT Political Groap, I st Meeting 7 pm, Martin East Regional Library 2601 So. Garnett SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Dignityllntegrity Meeting Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Episcopalians 5 pm, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church 5635 E. 71st, Info: POB 701044, 74170 SATURDAY, MARCH 16 Gaylapalooza, 8 pm Tulsa Performing Arts Center 110 E. Second, Info: 596-7111 Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm Choir Practice 7:30 pm 5451-E South Mingo. Call 622-1441 for info. Community of Hope (United Methodist) Service for Peace, 6:30 pm Bible Study, 7 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 TNAAPP Tulsa Native American AIDS Prevention Project Support group for Gay & Bi Native American Men, 6 pm at Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd 582-7225 or 584-4983 THURSDAYS 16-Step Empowerment Group For Women Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Co-Dependency Support Group . 7:30, Family of Faith MCC 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-144 1 HIV Testing TOHR Clinic Walk in testing: 7 - 8:30 pm Results hours: 7 - 9 pm Info: 742-2927 Tulsa Family Chorale Weekly practice, 9:30 pm Lola’s 2630 E. 15th PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays 4154 S. Harvard, 749-4901 Alternatives Weekly social events for LGBT men & women, 7 pm Info: 646-5503 Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV’AIDS 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. G 3-4:30 pm, Info: 749-4194 SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Ecumenical Catholic Church Mass, 6 pm Garden Chapel 3841 S. Peoria Info: Father Rick at 742-7122 Narcotics Anonymous Meets weekly at l 1 pm Confidential support for recovering addicts. Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees 3rd Sat. of each month Info: 748-3111 OTHER GROUPS Gay & Lesbian Sttulent Association TJC Southeast Can~pus, Info: 631-7632 SWAN-Single Women’s Activity Network Call 832-2121 TOHR Helpline Daily 8-10 pm For info. or to vohlntecr: 743-GAYS �SCOTT ROBISON’S PRESCRIPTIONS ,Serving Tulsan’s Since 1947 Major credit cards In-store charges or Direct insurance billing for your convenience! 3 locations to serve you: Hillcrest Physician’s Building 1145 So. Utica 743-2351 Utica Square Area 1560 East 21st, Ste. 104 743-2351 The Plaza 8146-D South Lewis 299-1790 Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library This entertaining anthology combines essays, personal narratives and poetry regarding the multitude of rites and phases of lesbian life. Coming from the position that the lives of lesbians are, in many ways, very unlike the lives of heterosexual women or gay men, Dyke Life ~ves an inside perspective of lesbian marriage, parenting, stereotypes and lesbians in corporate America, among 0{her topics. There are five parts to Dyke Life: 1) Relating to Others, 2) Relating to Each Other, 3) Sex and Gender Identity, 4)The Public World, and 5) The Lesbian Body. Each section includes several entries by both well-known and obscure lesbian writers. Some of the better-known authors include JoAnn Lonlan, Del Martin, Leslea Newman and Rutt~&im Robson, all of whom have other books available in the library. The entry rifled "outing and the Politics of the Closet," by Victoria Brownworth, is an entertaining examination of the social circumstances which make the outing of women a difficult and sensitive proposition. "Creating Lesbian Families," by Heather Conrad and Kate Colwell shows the challenges and controversies surrounding lesbian parenting. One of the more unusual entries is by Hon. Panla J. Hepner, who is a judge on the New York State Family Court. Her entry is titled, "Oy Veh, t’he Judge on the Bench is a Dyke!’" Another valuable entry is by Jeanne Adleman, member of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC), who contributes, "We Never Promised You Role Models." One of the best things about this book is the extensive bibliographical information that many entries contain. Often, not only books and magazines are cited, but organizarions as well, complete with address, fax and phone numbers. For aninteresting and enlightening treat, check,out Dyke Life. This and other books on similar topics are available at Tulsa City-County Libraries. Please call your local branch library or the Central Library Readers Services Department at 596-7966, for more information. traveling from around the region to participate in a picnic mad other festivities. Particular thanks went the support FUSO received from METSAS, Metropolitan Tulsa Substance Abuse Services.. On Feb. 15-19 , FUSO members are joining with members of Brother to Brother, an Oklahoma City organization, to attend the 9th Annual National Black Lesbian & Gay Conference, taking place in Dallas, titled, Black Lesbians and Gqvs : Continuing the Struggle. FUSO meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm at Rudisill North Regional Library, 1520 No. Hartford, 5967280. The meetings and membership are open to those 18 and above. Tul~sa’s only Gay-owned Funera~ Home Butfer-Stumpff Funera¢ Home gg Crematory ~103 /3ast Tftird~ 587-7000 presents in concert March 6th, 7prn Complete Services Available. For Example, Only $2820 for Casket with Complete Service. Includes: Quality Steel Sealer Casket in one of four colors, Standard Single Lawn Crypt, Service at your church or in our chapel, Hearse, Family Limousine, Pallbearers Limousine, Thank You Cards, Register Book, Memorial Folders, Visitation, Embalming, Hairdressing, Cosmetic Services, All Professional Services. If you have a prearrangement elsewhere, and paid too much, transfer your policy and you may be eligible for a cash refund. Wasfiin~Iton Memorial~ Gardens 4300 East 91st Street South Special Offer! Burial Space for Just $200, pre-construction. In Her All Souls Unitarian Church Auditorium 2952 South Peoria For more information, call Agape" Christian Fellowship at 599-7688 �by Phyl Boler-Schmidt An excitement has erupted in Eureka Springs, and you’ll find j.’ust about everyone talking about it - gay, straight, businessman, minister, lodging owner, photographer, realtor, even computer geek. Okay, especially computer geek! So, what’s :the fuss? ~ureka now has a whole lot of information available on the Internet and WorldWide Web. Most of it has just popped up, seemingly out of nowhere, in the last month. And, where is it coming from? Who would spend a lot of time promoting Eureka Springs? Positive Idea Marketing Plans (PIMP, for short) is the source of all the hubbub, and not surprisingly, PIMP is a family-owned and operated company. Jan and Kim Ridenour own PIMP, and they. have put their company in literal overdrive on this new project since the year began. You probably remember Jan and Kim. They are the soon-tobe-former owners of The EmeraldRainbow, and Kim frequently writes the astrology column for Tulsa Family News, PIMP (among other things) owns its own Web domain, and the Ridenours have been processing and publishing pages on that domain (PIMPS.corn). Everything imaginable is available with the click of a mouse, mad new pages are being added daily. Just what is available for Eureka on the Web? As of this writing (you never know what else will be there by the time we are published and distributed)~ you can access pages about the town of Eureka, complete with gorgeous photographs, and there is also a page about the Ozark region. When you first see the pictures, some may seem familiar. That’s because many of the pictures are from the collection of Susan Storch, master photographer. Susan is responsible for many of the photos that appear on .postcards for Eureka and the reg~oni And Susan’s shop, The Imagery also has a page on the Web, complete with more samples of her work. There is a page for Weddings and Holy Unions and how to set up the honeymoon of your dreams right here in the Ozarks. A standard wedding page also exists (you know, standard - one boy, ,one girl), complete with more photos. Pond Mountain, a favorite bed and breakfast inn, has a page complete with details on lodging, wedding setups, honeymoons, and breathtaking photos. Two local realtor~ are represented in the Enreka pages: Century 21 Woodland Real Estate, a partly family-owned operation, and McClung Realty, a regular advertiser in these pages. For those of you that were fortunate to stop in and visit The Emerald Rainbow in the past year, you may have met Alice P(ig) Bailey. Alice now has her own page on the information superhighway, and even has an advice column. Stay tuned for pig astrology. There are a number offamilyspecific sites as well. In addition to the weddings and holy unions page, there is a site for g/l/b/t retreats, Our Worm Magazine is published on line, and Guru to Go, Kim’s astrology.page, is there too. So, I guess you could call tiffs Queer Eureka OnLine too. Local weather forecasts are easy to access, and there is a feature site of the week as well. Yahoo, one of the premiere Internet search engines can be acces sed, and you can download the latest in browser software. I know of several more pages that are in the making, and there are listings of pages that are due to be available soon. The Eureka pages continue to grow in number every time I look at the WorldWi’de Web. But, it doesn’t stop with Eureka Springs. The Internet and the Web are national and international communications systems. I+inks tO related sites can be found ~dl over the PIMP pages, and other companies that aren’t specific to Eureka Springs have an opportunity to get on the PIMP bandwagon too. If you have never had the opportunity to browse around the Web, it is a thrill you will not easily forget. Once a person realizes how easy ~t is to access an entire world of information with the click of a mouse, the task of looking things up in a phone book, a dictionary, or an encyclopedia becomes downright mundane. For those of you who are already on line: if you haven’t used that Web browser that came with your signup package, give it a try. You’ll never look at a compute.r screen in quite the same way again. And, if you want a first place to look, use this address: http://www.pimps.com/ For you experienced Web browsers out there, go to the address above, then put it on a bookmark. New pages are being added all the time. Follow all the links on that front page, and you could easily spend a couple of hours just looking at what is available in and near Eureka Springs, and especially what is available that is family-specific If you don’t have a computer, or hive one and have not vet made the leap to cyberspace, n~w is the time. An entire world of information, resources, new friends, business contacts, and just plain fun is to be had. Since I’m your basic computer geek, this has been an especi,’dly exciting time for me. I have watched as numerous people have accessed the Web for the first time, and I gotta tell you, it’s an amazing thing to see thc excitement in the eyes of someone who has just discovered the answer to his or her dreams. If you don’t have access to the Interuet, find a friend who does. Buy the beer and bribe your friend into showing you how to access cyberspace. If you do have access, point your browser to the address given above. You can also reach PIMP by e-mail at emerald@intellinet.com. If you aren’t on line, or if you just want to talk to a real live human, call 501-253-2401. Be brave. Step out. You’ll be glad you did! Georgia Ragsdale, who has filmed a movie, "’Never Met Picasso, soon to be released, with co-star Margot Kidder. Their shows have been sellouts wherever they’ve played. Tickets for this "Doh’t-miss"onc of a -kind show are available at the PAC and Carson Attractions, for S15.50 to $18.50. 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Leanne Gross Retirement planning, Life, health & income insurance, & investment placing. 744-0102 Mention this ad to receive free initial consultation. �by Jean-Pierre It’s 2 a.m., the bars have closed, and you’re hungry. Where in Tulsa can you go’? The restaurants revxewed here are open all night and have table service. Clearly, the unquestionable winner in the all-night category has to be the Village Inn chain. While service quality varies a bit from store to store, it is generally reasonably prompt, and, as long as you. d.on’t have any special requests or instructions, reasonably efficient. Breakfast is.Village Inn’s forte. They " are Particularly known for their extremely fluffy omelettes, made so by a quick whirl in the blender before cooking. Other popular breakfasts are the several varieties of "skillets", which feature diced potatoes, a meat, and onions and other vegetables, all sauteed together, and then topped with eggs to order and a sauce or gravy of some sort. Of course, you can also get sandwiches and regular diner food. We particularly like the Cobb salad, of mosdy iceberg lettuce, but topped with aplethora of other tasty items like bleu cheese, fresh bacon, grilled chicken breast, an~ diced avocados. Be sure and ask if the avocados are ripe, since we were served hard and tasteless avocados on several occassions. Those of you not counting fat grams will no doubt be quite favorably impressed by the double cheeseburger, f~aturing two j’ulcv hamburger patties, grilled onions, ba0o~ ~trips, cheese, & thousand island dressing. Our biggest complaint with the Village Im] chain is that the3 close at midnight on Sunday and Monday nights. On those unfortunate nights, the default choice has to be Kettle. We are sorry to report that the corporate Kettle entity was recently purchased by Denny’s. None of the employees in any of the local stores are able to tell us whether ornot there will be any change in the restaurant’s Policies , orif the Kettle stores will become Dermy’s. Kettle’s food is pretty standard and generic fare. They also do a better job on dinner entrees than most of their competitors, but even so, none meet the excruciatingly high Jean-Pierre standards. Denny’s is the traditional American allnight restaurant, andis the standard against which other competitors are measured. Fortunately for those competitors, the local Denny’s don’t meet the old Denny’s standard. Over the last three months, we made two visits each to three of the local Deuny’s stores. In each case, the service was unacceptably slow. Twice we heard patrons at other tables get almost violently loud with their server over delays, wrong orders, and poor food. The most frequent problem we encountered was cold .food. Runner up was overcooked food. To make all of. this worse, Denny’s famous budgetsaver "Grand Slam"brealffast is not served during the midnight to 6 a.m period. Frequent road-trippers will no doubt be familiar with the Waffle House chain. Small and unpretentious, Waffle House can serve a decent and cheap breakfast. Unfortunately we found that food quality vanes greatly from store to store. All Waffle Houses have wmtresses that call their customers "Hon." It’s a tradition. But, what realh scares us at Waffle House is the fa~t tl~at your short-order cook works in full view.’Some thin2s are probably better left unsaid. Waffle House has an All You Can Eat special for $4.59, slightly higher during the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. period, that is worth your money and probably the best way for by James Christjohn you to eat. The signature food is the pecan ¯ If you missed the last two concerts in waffle, which appears hot off the iron the Celtic Music series at the PAC, you golden brown, fragrant, and filled with pieces of pecan throughout the batter. : missed some great entertainment! Celtic music is the great-grandperson of blueWe’ve never yet had a bad pecan waffle at grass and country, yet has a quality all its a Waffle House. Other items are not so ¯ own. Haunting and celebratory, often at lucky. The grits we were served were a the same time, it is great music to discongealed mass of got bathed in some , cover, or if you already have, to explore. type of yellow oi!y substance we took to ¯ Coming up is the third and final (sadly) be melted margarine. ; concert of the Celtic Music Series, the Three ’local" restaurants exist UnforCassidys, 5 musical Irish brothers (hate to tunately, with no nadonal standards to ¯ be in the middle of one of their family ¯ meet, all three have definite short-comings, spats!),atthePAC nMarch 13. They ve and we tend to avoid them. They are ¯ played for two Presidents, and filled RaMama Lou’s, Perry’s, and Kelly’s. dio City Music & Carnegie Halls. This So, as you can see, goodreaders,Tulsa’a ¯ will be their Tulsa debut. For info and ¯ late night dining scene Is not paricularly tickets, call the PAC ticket office at 596condusive to the gourmet experience. We : 7111. And do it soon, because these show s do, however, have to ~ve honorable men- ¯ usually pack the house! tlons to the Whataburger and Tact Ca- ¯ For an amusing evening, don’t miss bana chains. The food at Tact Cabana is ¯ Broken Arrow Community Playhouse’s pretty good, although not as good as what ¯ production of"the Lion in Winter. This is we’ve had at their San Antonio stores. ¯ the last weekend to catch it; Friday & Also, a favorite spot we had to mention is ¯ Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. the Country Ketde/Texaco truck stop way ¯ Catch the kiss in the second act - it’s quite out east of town on 1-44. Technically, it’s a show stopper! (Not to mention the nuin Catoosa city limits, but just across the merous pacemakers planted throughout ¯ highway is sti]l within Tulsa city limits. the audience!) For info, call 258-0077. Our recommendation? Hone vou~ gourWell, I haven’t seen any ghosts lately, met skills at home for your friends. Eat ¯ but I’ve been haunted by a Phantom. Yes, ¯ before ten o’clock. Move to New York. he looms large on the horizon... Oh, never Otherwise, head to a Village Inn, maybe ¯ mind, that’s not him, just my shadow! I eat at Tact Cabana, or try your luck with ¯ really must stick to that diet more stricdy. a gamble at one of the other restaurants. ¯ Where was I? Oh, yeah, Phantom. THE ¯ Phantom, of Opera fame, is arriving the ¯ 22nd, and will haunt the PAC until March 23 - they’ve added a week. According to my info. 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Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart February 15 - March 14, 1996, Volume 3, Issue 3 National News Clinton Slams HIV+ Military Discharges WASHINGTON - The Clinton administration has announced that it believes the HIV discharge provision in the $265 billion Defense Department’s 1996 authorization defense authorzafion bill is unconstitutional and has ordered the Justice Department not to defend the provision. That provision, written by arch-conservalave Rep. Bob Dornan, R-Calif., would discharge within sxx months, regardless see Clinton, page 3 Anti-Marriage Bills ExplodeAround US PIERRE, S.D.- Sparked by the likelihood that state courts in Hawaii will soon declare same-sex mamage legal there, a rapidly growing number of state legislatures throughout the country have started arush to outlaw gay and lesbian marriages from being recognized locally, even if they should be legal elsewhere in the U.S. Legislatures in at least 18 states: AL, AK, CA, CO, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, MO, N19I; RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, WA, WI - had various versions of"gay miscegenation" proposals before thein at press tame. In Virginia, where same-sex marriages are already forbidden by state law, under pressure from Radical Right Gov. George F. Allen, the Virginia Housing DevelopmentAuthority has reversed a 1994 policy and now effectively prohibits mmaamed or gay and lesbian couples from getting see Marriage, page 3 Gay Morn Appeals Custody DecisiOn PENSACOLA, Fla. - Mary Ward has appealed an August ruling that ordered her 11-year-old daughter be given over to the custody of the child’s father, who was convicted of killing his first wife.The decision last year by state Circuit Court Judge JosephTarbuck stunnedmany when he ruled in favor of John Ward, the girl’s father, who served 9 years in prison for killing his first wife during an argument over custody of their daughter. In deciding against Mary Ward, Tarbuck ruled see Morn, page 3 Tennessee Sodomy Law Thrown Out KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ~ The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously that the state’s anti-gay sodomy statute is unconstitutional. In overturning the state law the court ruled that the right to privacy includes "the fight of the plaintiffs to engage in consensual, private, non-commercial sexual conduct" that were none of the state’s business because they involve "intimate questions of personal and family concern." State officials gave no immediate indication of whether they would appeal the ruling to the state supreme court or not, but most rights advocates expect an appeal. FUSO: Friends in Unity Social Organization Tulsa’s organization forAfrican-American Gay men ~s expanding its efforts to meet both social and health needs of their immediate community, and the larger one. Over the past year they’ve established a RAIN team, which has its first client, and which may be the only all African-Amencan team in Oklahoma. Its leadership also is working on the non-profit’s tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service so that they can actively seek grant funding to provide HIV education and care. Ultimately they would like to provide case management, peer education, information and referra! services, HIV testing and counseling, health and nutrition, and substance abuse counseling and a food bank in North Tulsa. Over this last year, FUSO has donated canned goods to Our House, made a gift to the victims of theOKCbombing They v e helped to represent Tulsa African-A~eri ¯ cans by sending representatives to Hoist ing the Bamwr. the state HIV AIDS con. ference in OKC addressing issnes of people of color and also participated in the statewide HIV/AIDS conference held last summer at the Doubletree Hotel, Warren Place. Its members marched in the "95 Tulsa AIDS Walk and the World AIDS Day March held at University of Tulsa. Derrick Davis, who is one of FUSO’s officers, has been nominated to be cochair of the Multi-Cultttral AIDS Coalition. FUSO also is participating in the planning of the Women and AIDS conference that will be tleld in April. Last Labor Day, FUSO held a successful Labor Day Weekend event with guests see FUSO, page 10 Vicious Pink, In the Red? OKC-owned Store Closes Vicious Pink, a Gay-oriented gift store owned by Anthony Klatt of Oklahoma City has closed after barely 6 months. The store located in Concessions at 3340 So. Peoria opened with ambitious plans and claims of being the largest such establishment in the state. Kirk Glines, one of the owners of Concessions, indicated that he and his partner Terry Kerns will reopen the shop themselves, possibly by March 1st. Klatt also opened a shop, Dusty Roads, in the Silver Star Saloon. Star owner, John Rothrock could not say whether Dusty Roads was still in business, noting that it was closed without explanation for a week recently and had not been dependably open. Tulsa Man Seeks Relief From Threats A 31-year 01d Tulsa man’s been driven from one home, has had to send his children away for their safety, has had other members of his family threatened and may have to flee his new apartment, all because he’s living with AIDS. Roscoe Pilant, who goes by the nickname, JR,just wants to be left alone to hve, and to work when he can. However, despite having swastikas and death threats marked on his door and threats to murder him left on his answering machine, Tulsa Police initially were hardly cooperative. And as a result of his complaint, investigation by legalaid attorneys have discovered that the Oklahoma S tate Bureau of Investigations might have been violating the OK hate crimes statute by not keeping statistics on hate crimes directed toward any disabled persons, including those living with AIDS. Pilant says his troubles began when he had to take a HIV related medical absence from work. After he returned, he feels that his employer, a national finn, fired him becauseof his HIV status. After the finn was contacted by Oklahoma Legal Aid attorney Darlene Shadid andwas informed that discrimination based on HIV’AIDS status is illegal under federal law, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), he returned to work. And then the harassment began. see Threats, page 2 Lesbian & Gay Domestic Violence Two police officers from Tulsa area police departments spoke to the members and guests of Tulsa Oklahomans for Hnman Rights (TOHR) about do~nestic violence issues, both within and out the LesbianGay con~nunities. Both officers who are 10 year plus veterans work pmnanly on domestic violence (hereafter abbreviated as DV). Each gave profoundly sobering statistics on the extent of DV. For example, they noted that 50% of US women ~vi!l be DV violence victims, that wom_en are at a 9 times higher risk of injury in their homes than they are on the street, and that every 15 seconds a women is beaten in her own home. The officers outlined some of the social psycholoNcal dynamics of DV noting the stages of the syndrome and gave details of legal opti’ons and other resources to help victims and to identify abusers. The officers who had dealt with Lesbian/ Gay DV issues bemoaned the lack of research in this area but noted that the causes are similar to those of DV for heterosexuals. They suggested that 30% of Lesbian/Gay relationships have some DV problems but they suspected that these cases tended to be underreported because the criminal justice system rmnains homophobic. They also stated that Lesbian relationships appear to be more physically violent than those of Gay or Bi men. Also, Gay men may not report DV when it happens because the general perception is that DV ouly happens to women and often the agencies that deal with DV are not well equipped to help men. Saks 5th Avenue to Show AIDS Quilt DKNY Fashion Fundraiser-2/29 Tulsa’s Saks Fifth Avenue will display 10 sections of The NAMES PROJECT AIDS Memorial Quilt on February 21 to March 1st. Saks Fifth Avenue is the first corporation to spensor a multi-site display with 45 Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 60ff5th’s outlet centers showing memorial panels that are geographically specific to the store’s site. Later this year, the panels displayed in Tulsa will join the nearly 32,000 panels now in the Quilt. The Columbus Day weekend (Oct. 12-13) display on the Capitol Mall in Washington, DC will be the first time in four years that the Quilt has b~en seen in its entirety as it has grown so large. All fifty US states are represented as well as 39 other countries. Panels made by Saks Fifth Avenue associates from across the US will be exhibited in New YorkCity in August before going to Washington. On February 29~ Saks Fifth Avenue, Tulsa will present a DKNY Fashion extravaganza, Give My Regards to Donna, to benefit the Hope Candlelight Tonr. A silent auction and fashion show, featuring local celebrities, will unveil DKNY’s spring collection and be Tulsa’ s exclusive launch of DKNYfor Men. A few models are Debbie Campbell, I.J. Gannam, Aleksandr Lunev, Beth Reng,’d, Kevin Steincross, Mike Jones and Sonya Colberg Nanc3 Renberg, Charles & Francie Faudree. Hope Candlelight Tour benefits St. Joseph Residence and RAIN, the Regional .-kIDS Interfaith Network INSIDE-] EDITORIAL P. 2 DIRECTORY P. 2 NEWS BRIEFS P. 4 HEALTH BRIEFS P. 6 CALENDAR P. 9 EUREKA PAGE P. 11 Music for Life John McCarthy and Beverly Stanley, chairing the Walk for Ltfe committee, have zumounced that a "Blues" Festival will kick off tiff s 3’ear’ s series of events for the fourth annual Walk for Life Campaign. Mark Snider, renowned Tulsa musician, has organized an outstanding evening of the "Blues" featuring local musicians. The event will be held at the Sunset Grill, 3410 South Peoria on Tuesday, March 12. The admission donation of $5 will include two raffle tickets for items donated by the Blue Rose Cafe, the Doubletree at Warren Place, and the Celebrity Club, to nmne a few. K-MOD Radio and Budweiser will join the Sunset Grill as hosts and Paine Webber and Roche Laboratories are patron sponsors. This event is the first of several plam~ed to raise funds for Tulsa area HIV/AIDS support agencies. Other events include an art show in June and ajazz festival in July, and the 4th Walkfor Life to be at Riverside Park on October 12. Proceeds from the 1995 Walk went to 12 Tulsa community HIV/AIDS related non-profit age~l~ies. 918.583. 1248 P(~. 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@aol.com Publisher/Editor Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents Of Tom Neat this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa Family Assistant Editor News and mav not be reproduced either in whole or in part withot{t James Christjohn written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or Writers/contributors photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. Phyl Boler-Schmidt Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise Barry Hensley noted¯ must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family Pat Morehead News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Eaci~ Staff Photographer reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution JD Jamett points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. Using Gays as the scapegoat for the demise of the family is; reprehensible nonsense.. Unfortunately,, in order, to get in good with.Pat Robertson’ s Christian Coalition, Republican presidential candidates are all too willing.to go along with the lie that Gay people are somehow, a.threat.to.thefamilv. Wqaoles~le divorce among heterosexuals doe; the real damage. With a 50% divorce rate. adultery, abused women, financial conditions that require both parents to leave children home alone, abandoned and abused children and so forth, it doesn"t take much effort to see that heterosexuals have succeeded quite well in crippling the family without any he!p:from Gays and Lesbians. -~- J.J. Stogsdill, Broken Arrow I recently had the distinct pleasure Of being one of the stops along District 6 City Councilor. Art Justiss" campaign tour. I felt like I shouldn’t be the ordy one who has the advantage of "knowing how Mr. Justiss feels about Gay rights in Tulsa before I cast nay vote in the up-coming elections for City Council. My partner and I asked Mr. Justiss about the status of the Human Rights Depar.~nent (Committee on Sexual Orientation Discrimination) Proposal to the City of Tulsa. Mr. Justiss said that he would never put such a thing on the City Council agenda and he felt :quite confident that no other councillor would either. When questioned about why he was too afraid to even consider a proposal from one of the city’s own commissxons. Mr. Justiss admitted that he didn’t want to "’take the heat.’" He told us that to put something like the current proposal on the agenda would be political suicide. Of course, he added that he wouldn’t discriminate on the basis of "’race, color or sexual preference," but he felt protections for Gays against discrirmnation had no place in city government. Mr. Justiss’ visit to our home was a reminder to him that .there are Lesbians alive and living in Tulsa, OK and a reminder to us that we can’t vote for a representative who will only entertain ~ssues and concerns that are popular. - Kharma R. Amos . Many of the threats were specific in saying that if he returned to work he would die. Pilant feels his privacy was deliberately compromised by co-workers who posted his unlisted number counter to his request. When Pilant first reported the phone messages and the graffiti on his door, Tulsa police did not even send out an officer. Calls to the Mayor’s Action hotline were also unhelpful. However, after intervention by community-activist Nancy McDonald, li~ing up to her appellation "Saint McDonald", Tulsa police were more responsive and took more thorough reports. Pilant also nbted that Claudette Peterson, director of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights’ (TOHR) HIV Testing Clinic was helpful in getting him assistance as was former TOHR president, Kelly Kirby, through whose contact, KJRH, Ch. 2 became aware of Pilant’ s dilemma and reported on by Phvl Boler-Schmidt ,:~ .A t~ureka. Spri_ngs man i.s dead. A 17-year-old Who admitted to the "killing has not been charged. And, the whole event is shrouded in mystery. This is what we -know. The "killing o~curr~d at a ~popular local lake park where the young mau was helping his; ~andmotlXe~- cSaretake th~ i-esort for the Winter. It happened at night. The dead man, in his forties and -knownby his friends to be a closeted gay man. was shot at point blank range in the face with a shotgtm. The young man did not have the gun at his immediate disposal, but had to go to another room, locate the gun, find the shells, load the weapon, then return to the place where he shot and killed the victim. The young man has said that he awoke with a start to find the he was being sprayed with ejaculate as the older man was masturbating all over him. He says he killed the man in self-defense. There aren’t many Queers in these parts who are buying that story. The police have been silent. The ~oroner’s report is not due out of Little Rock for a few weeks. No arrest has been made, no charges filed. It is minored that the dead man was found completely nude though there is no official word on this. I have decided not to publish any names here so as not to interfere with what the police are calling an ongoing investigation. Since there have been no public statements made regarding the case, I am giving law enforcement authorities the benefit of the doubt that they will continue to investigate this case. and if the facts warrant it, an arrest will be made. The benefit of the doubt. For now. I’ve spoken with a number of Gays mad Lesbians about tiffs issue. No one is taking it lightly. There is some fear that, if the case is swept under the carpet, and the young man is not charged, it will send a signal that it is okay to kill Queers because no one will do anything at~out it. I remain hopeful though skeptical. The facts that we DO "know are alarming. Even if the young man’s story is true, how could it possibly be grounds for murder’? Semen in these circumstances is not a deadly weapon, certainly not enough justification for murder. Most assuredly not - if he was free enough to leave, mad chose to go to another room, find a shotgun, load it, and return to the scene. Justhow frightened for his life could the young man have been? see Murder, page 3 it. Attomey Darlene Shadid said she was told by sources in OSBI and the Tulsa DA’s office that a decision had been made, apparently informally at a seminar in the past couple of years, not to consider persons living with AIDS to be disabled, despite federal law on the matter. Later, Shadid determined that OSBI appeared not to be keeping any statistics on hate crimes based on any disability of any kind. In response toTFN, Tim Hams ofthe Tulsa District Attorney’s office indicated that their office would enforce the Oklahoma hate crime statute as it applied to disability and noted thatnew DALaFortune has participated in the Say No to Hate Coalition for some time. Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations (OSBI), Dwade Langley said that they would keep statistics on hate crimes based on disability but that they were entirely dependent on the local law enforcement agencies to report the incidents to them. Meanwhile, JR Pilant hopes that he can return to a quiet life with his children and family sal’e from hate and intimidation. Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine 832-1269 *Barraccuda’s, 2405 E. Admiral 582-4340 *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria 744-0896 *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th 585-5622 *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th 749-1563 *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan 834-4234 *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main 585-3405 *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial 660-0856 *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd 584-1308 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Derails C..Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 *Assoc. in Medical & Mental Health, 2325 S. 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The new definition.of a household adopted by the VHDA states that a "single-family loan can be made to more than one person only if all such persons ... are related by blood, marriage or adoption or by legal custodial relationship." Albert Eisenberg, one of theVHDA commissioners, disagreed loudly with the change. "It is bigoted nonsense elevated to formal state policy," Eisenberg said of the new policy, which he said may lead to ~xpensive legal court challenges as well as possible trouble with federal housing agencies that underwrite most of the loans the Virgima agency makes. Most of the state’s real estate organizations opposed thenew definition, as did gay rights groups and the ACLU, which said the change would "inspire lawyers to look for loopholes." In addition to Gov. Allen’s backing, the rule change was also supported by the Virginia Family Foundation and Concemed Women for America, which argued thatonly "traditional" families should be given economic benefits from the state agency. However in Nebraska, an exception to the "stop-the-wedding" frenzy has come Nebraska where state Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha has introduced a measure that would amend Nebraska law to let gays and lesbians legally marry in the Cornhusker State. Chambers acknovCl-- edges that his proposal, LB1260, probably won’t win approval on its first pass through the state legislature, but he says he’s determined and won’t give tip. ’q’his is an issue related to civil rights mad civil liberties that can’t be dodged by political bodies,"-he says. "It has an impact on so many people." And in San Francisco, its Board of Supervisors created a "civil ceremony to solemnize" same-sex domestic parmerships under the aegis of the county clerk’s office, the city official who also perfolans civil wedding ceremonies for heterosexual couples. The measure, which would extend no benefits beyond its symbolic ceremony, is believed to be the first time any govenfing body has moved to create a civil rite to acknowledge same-sex umons. A board committee quic"kly approved the measure mad sent it on to the full board. Five of the board’s 11 members are cosponsors of the ceremony. The county clerk’s office has estimated that adding the ceremony would probably increase the number of registered partners by 2 or 3 times. And with a $30 fee for the ceremony itself, the clerk’s office also esti- : mated the proposed rite could add close to ¯¯ $50,000 to the city’s coffers. Back in Hawaii, Gov. Ben Cayetano ¯ has .suggested that the way for the state to extricate itself from the ongoing controversy of same-sex marriages is for the ¯ state to stop giving marriage licenses to anyone and just offer domestic partnerships to gay and non-gay couples instead. ¯ ’The institution ofmarriage shouldbe left to the church," Cayetano is quoted as saying in a report in the Honolulu Adver- ¯ tiser. ’q’he government needs to explore its role in marriages. The government : should not be in the role of sanctifying marriages. That’s when they nminto problems." State Senate leaders quickly said they didn’t think the legislature was likely to go along with Cayetano’s idea to pull the plug on marriage. While legal experts say .th.ey haveno idea if a state could even stop ~ssuing marriage licenses, they do agree that the most important benefits of legal marriage are derived from the federal government in the form of income taxes, Social Security benefits, and pensionregulations - all ofwhich depend on state legal definitions of a mamage. Gay/Bisexual Indian Men Retreat The Tulsa Native American AIDS Prevention Project (TNAAPP) is sponsoring two free weekend camping retreats (Feb. 23-35 and June 7-9) to enhance cultural awareness and HIV!AIDS awareness. The retreat will include workshops addressing HIV AIDS, self-esteem, safer sex negotiation skills and cultural and traditional values - all presented in a safe envlroment. For a CONFIDEN~HAL application, call B-rima or Keetoo~vala. at 918-582-7225. Open Arms Open Minds Open Hearts Saint Aidan’s 4045 No. Cincinnati. 425-7882 Saint John’s 4200 So. Atlanta Pl.. 742-7381 Trinity 501 So. Cincinnati. 582-4128 The Episcopal Church Welcomes You Wednesday, March 13 ....... s 5ob wi//ia,; s xbeat e x.[sa verfor. i 0 arts ce..t "WiMjoyfaldan~ music and ~xquitite ~.efledfive airs... The exci~ng sound of tradi~onal attd .~ 20th century Ireland." -- The New York Times ~’ Tickets: $12 Call 596-7111 oftheir ability to serve in the armed forces, the 1,049 HIV-positiveU.S. service members and immediately cut off all health care benefits to their dependents. Half these service members are married and, on average, they have served in the military for a decade, according to the Pentagon. Nearly 20 percent of them are officers. Clinton legal counsel, Jack Quinn, told reporters in making the announcement that "the President has determined that this provision is .unconstitutional and he has therefore directed the Attorney General not to defend it in court." The Pentagon, Gay & Lesbian civil rights advocates, AIDS activists and a number of members of Congress oppose the provision. But President Clinton signed the appropriations measure because it is vital to the country’s defense needs, in spite of the Dornan provision. A measure has also been introduced by Sens. William Cohen (R-Maine) and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) to repeal the Dornan provision. A similar bill to overturn the measure was introduced in the Houseby Reps. PeterTorkildsen, R-Mass., Jane Harman, D-Calif., Connie Morella, R-Md., and Ron Dellums, D-Calif. Elizabeth Birch, head of the Human Rights Campaign, applauded the \Kqaite House announcement. "We asked him [Clinton] to put the full force of his administration behind overturning it and he has done just that," she said. "This is precisely the kind ofleadership we expect from Bill Clinton." Winnie Stachelberg, HRC’s senior health policy advocate, said, "q’hat [the Dornan provision] ~ as one of the meanest. most vindictive measures to come out of the 104th Congress, and we will do everything in our power to ensure,, repeal of that discmninatorv measure, The repeal bill is expected to have broad bipartisan support in both honses, Stachelberg said, noting that Georgia Sen. Sam Numa, ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, has called the HIV expulsion measure "pmfitive." Dornan and otherGOPextremists added the HIV provision to the House version of the defense authorization, but it was not in the Senate bill. When the two versions went to a House-Senate conference committee for reconciliation, House Republicans made sure this discriminatory measure became part of the final bill, Stachelberg said. Currently, service members with the virus that causes AIDS may serve their country as long as they can perform their duties, but they are not deployed overseas. The same policy is applied to service members who have other chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, asthma, heart disease or cancer. The Human Rights Campaign is the largest national lesbian and gay political organization, with members throughout the country. It effectively lobbies Congress, provides campaign support and educates the public to ensure that lesbian and gay Americans can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community. that the daughter "should be given the opportunity and the option to live in a non-lesbian world." One new witness slated to testify in the appeal will be Michelle Mclr£nes, 25, the daughter of John Ward and the wife he "killed. During a television interview am~onncing that she ~vould testify, McInnes said her father also tried to molest her ~vhen she was 14 3ears old. This reporter does not claim to be a legal scholar, bnt from what I do kaaow, the evidence points toward premeditated mnrder, even if the provocation the young man talked about happened in exactly the way he said it did. I, for one, donbt the story, but I also doubt there is any way to disprove it. What will the offici~s cal[ it’? Murder? Justifiable homicide? A -killing in self-defense? A hate crone? Stay tuned. I’ll keep you posted. Sunday Services 11:00 am ¯ Wednesday Services 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm Choir Practice ° Thurs. 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group To do justice, love mercy & to walk humbly with our God... Micah 6:8 5451-E South Mingo Tulsa, OK 74146 . (918) 622-1441 Worship Service, 10:30 am Sheridan Center, Suite H 21st & Sheridan 599-7688 News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Survey: Less Opposition to Homosexuality WAbH., D.C. - According to the annual survey of college freshmen around the country by the University of California, the nation’s students continue to have less objection to same-sex relationships. The survey, conducted under the aegis of the American Council on Education and given to more than 300,000 freshmen entering some 641 colleges and universities in the U.S, fouud that o~fly about 31% of the students this year believed that homosexuality ~s wrong and should be forbidden. That figure is the lowest reported since the survey started in 1987 when53% said they disapproved of gay and lesbian relationships. Fed. Court Topples Alabama Anti-Gay Law MONTGOMERY, Ala. - U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson has declared a 1992 state law prohibiting state agencies frown using public funds in direct or indirect support of gay and lesbian orgamzations as unconstitutional. The law was quickly passed by. the state legislature and signed into law after officials at Auburn University g~ve recognition to a gay student group on the campus. Lawmakers had argued that because sodtroy is illegal in Alabama, no state funds should be used to support-the "’gay lifestyle." Judge Thompson, however, ruled that the law was simply an attempt to restrict discussion at public schools, an illegal restriction of free speech. ’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Hearing Begins SFATTLE - The attorueys representing Navy Lt. Richard Watson, called the military’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy on gays and lesbians in the armed forces"the height ofhypocrisy," arguing in federal court that it was an unconstitutional invasion of privacy. Watson, a 34-yearold officer who was training to eventually captain one of the Navy’s nuclear-powered submafines, has said he told his commandingofficer he is gay to avoid the possibility of being blackmailed as his naval career advanced. He continues to serve in the Navy wlfile his case, one of several like it, is in the federal courts. Canadian Censorhsip Case: Mixed Ruling VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has handed down a utixed ruling in the case of the Little Sister’s BookStore, a gay and lesbian shop that had charged Canadian Customs officials with unconstitutional censorship. The provincial high court declared that Customs officials had in fact used their power to seize published materials counng into the countU in ways that violated the nation’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Customs officials have seized, and sometimes destroyed, hundreds of gay m~d lesbian books and magazines ordered by Little Sister’s, maiulv from UTS. publishers, claiming the materials violated Canadian pornography laws. The court ruled that the Customs actions "’in large part.., are die arbitrary and improper consequence of a~ inadequate mad flawed admimstration of the legislation.’" It also ruled that the incidents involving Little Sister’s were isolated episodes, but constituted a"~ave systemic problem." The most d~sappointing part of the court ruling, said Janine Fuller of Little Sisters, was the justices’ failure to declare the statute that gives Customs officials the authority to seize materials as unconstitutional. Fuller called the failure of the court to overturn die Customs legislation "disappointing" and said the store would be appealing that part of the ruling, but that she was otherwise pleased with the rest of the high court’s ruling. "Ttfis decision is a complete vindication of thc gay aud lesbian conmmmty and the lives of its people mid for that we celebrate die decision," she said. "It has been a long, hard climb. We haven’t quite reached the smmnit but we’re dimm closc. We are colffident that we will succeed at the Court of Appeal." Cincinnati Bias Costs City $35 Million CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the cit\"s Convention & Visitors Bureau says it has lost some $35 million in tourist and convention income because of an anti-gay measure approved by voters in 1993 to repeal an earlier anti-bias measure that included gays mid lesbians. The visitors bureau report had been requested by the city council and cited 10 ~arger national organizations, including die A~nerican Library Association. that specifically mentioued the repealed rights measure as their reason for not holding conventions in the city. Catholic Bishops Speak Upfor Gays in Zimbabwe HAt~kRE, Zimbabwe - Gays and lesbians in Zimbabwe have gotten some limited support from an unexpected source when the country’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference issued a pastoral letter denouncing attacks against homosexuals. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, who is a Catholic, sparked an international flap last year when he refused to allow a gay rights organization in the country to operate a booth at an interuational book fair in the nation’s capital, calling homosexuals"sodomists mid sexual perverts" who ,are "’worse than dogs and pigs." He followed up later by saying the gays and lesbians have "no rights" in Zimbabwe and threatened to imprison homosexuals. Although the Catholic Church considers homosextmlity a "disorder" that should be dealt with as sucll, the Bishops Coifference letter condemned what it "called "’any attempts toinstitute a witchhunt or hate campaign" against homosexuals. "It is therefore not right for anyone, induding govenunent, to harass, persecute or torture people simply because they are known to have this indination,’" the Bishops’ Co~fference letter said. Anti-Bias Measure for CA Students Dies SACtL~kMENTO, Calif. - AB 1001, a proposed measure in the ¯ Califonfia legislature to bar discrimination because of sexual orientation in the state’s public schools and universities, failed by an 8-7 vote in the Assembly’s education colurnittee. The measure, introduced by Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl (DFa~ cino), has languished in the committee since April 1995 when it failed to pass on a first reading there. The vote against sending the bill to the full Assembly was along party lines. Utah Wants to Stop School Gay Group SALT LAKE CITY - According to a report in the Deseret News, the Utah State Board of Education has told state officials to find "all available ~neans" to control the kinds ofnon-curriculum dubs that are formed at public schools in the state.The move is aimed at preventing a gay and lesbian student club from being formed at East High School in the state’s capital city. C. Grant Hurst, who introduced the directive, told the newspaperit wasn’t specifically about the gay dub at the high school and said he was concerned the current legal situation could allow net-Nazi groups to be formed at public schools in Utah. Hurst admitted, however, that he had gotten"numerous" phone calls opposed to the gay club and none about possible net-Nazi dubs forming.. The board’s resolution speaks only about the"formation of any organizations, in schools, that may create a disruptive or unsafe atmosphere for children or that may attract or entice children tomake decisions tllat could have a long-term negative impact on their lives." The Utah attorney general’s office told educators late last year in a letter that federal law and court rulings mandate that scllool clubs have to be treated equally no matter how potentially controversial. The board’s own attorney late in 1995 said the only way the state could keep the gay dub at East High from forming would be for all clubs to be prohinted, stop receiving federal education funds entirely,.or to ask Congress to repeal the Equal Access Act. Rally Against Blocking Gay School Clubs In Utah SALT LAKE CITY - Hundreds of gay rights activists, including the parents of gay mid lesbian teens, rallied outside the state Capitol to protest a move by conservative lawmakers who have said the state should not allow gay and lesbian student groups in public schools, even if Dan Du Vall / Owner BROOKSIDE JEWELRY South Peoria 743-$272 Corner of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5, Mon. - Fri. Open Saturdays thru holidays! P AII’ERSON REALTORS" LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: 671-2010 2642 E. 21st Street ¯ Suite !70 ¯ Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Off: 918-749-8374 ¯ Res: 918-582-7672 ° Fax: 918-747-1795 David A. Paddock, CPA, MT "Utmost Confidence Assured" 4308 S. Peoria, Suite 633 Tulsa, OK 74105 logo here Call for an appc (918) 747-7672 Computer Analysis Consultation Rich Fox P.O. Box 52708 Tulsa, OK 74152-0708 Pager: (918)690-2974 News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News the state has to refuse a $100 million education grant from the federal government or even bar all student groups. Kelli Peterson, the East High School student who asked to organize the gay and lesbian campus club, told the cheering crowd she didn’t try to start the group to advocate homosexuality or to recruit heterosexual classmates into a "homosexual lifestyle." In.stead, she said, "I started this group to end the misery and isolation of being gay in high school." Utah legisli~tors held a secret meeting earlier in the week with the state school superintendent, the commissioner of higher education and members of the Utah Attorney General’s office, reportedly to discuss legal methods to prevent gay clubs from being formed at schools in the state. But Senate President Lane Beattie dismissed the protest as a tempest in a teapot. "The infermarion given them was in error," he said. "It [the secret meeting] wasnot an anti-gay, anti-lesbian meeting. The meeting was not held to discuss issues they tlfink we discussed.’~ Beatrie said that lawmakers at the meeting were not anti-gay bnt were anti-immorality. "That includes heterosexual immorality as well as homosexual iunnorality. We m’e not going to allow immorality to be taught or encouraged in our public education system. Period." But rights activists point out that a measure that has not yet been printed for public review - SB 246 - would"prohibit schools from supporting illegal conduct" and may well mimic an Alabmna state law barring publicly supported schools from supporting any orgmfizarion that advocates illegal activities. That Alabmna measure was specifically aimed at preventing state colleges from allowing gay and lesbian student groups on campus because sodomy is illegal in Alabama, as it is in Utah. The Alabamameasure, however, was recently declared unconstitutional by a federal court. Episcopal Bishop Faces Heresy Trial WILMINGTON, Del. -Theheresy trial of retired Episcopal Bishop Alter Righter for ordainingan openly gay priest is slated to start before a panel of 9 bishops Feb. 27, only the second such heresy proceeding in the history of the church although the bishops who brought the charges against Righter say it won’t be the last. Righter, the retired bishop of Iowa, ordained- Barry Stopfel as a deacon in 1990. At the rime Stopfel not only acknowledged that he is gay, but also that he had been living with his male partner throughout his seminary studies. The 10 bishops who brought the charges against Righter say bishops in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Detroit and Washington may also be charged With heresy for similar ordinations if the ecclesiastical court finds Righter guilty. TX Radical Right Wants No Gays In Library SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Antigay flmdamentalists have tried - so far without success - to keep the Unity Foundation, an organization that’s working on plans to open a lesbian and gay community center in this SouthTexas ¯ city, fromholding mmeetings in the city’s pubhc library. Organizers of the anri-gay group have protested outside the library and city hall, and say that homosexuals shouldn’t be permitted to use ~ public facilities because sodomy ¯ is illegal under state law. But so far the anti-gay protests have been small and failed to draw wide support, while a number of mainstream religious leaders have vocally backed the Unity Foundation’ s rights both to meet at the library and to work on the community center. San Francisco Police: A ’Commanding’ Lesbian SAN FRANCISCO- As part of sweeping changes from top to bottom being instituted by newly elected Mayor Willie Brown in San Francisco, Melinda Pengel has become perhaps the highest ranking openly gay police officer in any major U.S. police e force. Pengel, who was in the first class of women cadets to join the SFPD in 1975 and iu 1994 became one of the department’s highest ranking officers when she was awarded her captain’s bars, has now been made a commander on the force of some 2,000 officers. Colnmander Pengel, 41, was named to hernew rank by Brown’s handpicked Police Chief Fred Lau. The rank of commander is below only the chief and deputy chief officials. Among her new duties, Pengel will oversee the department’s pohcing efforts on the city’s trouble-plagued public transportation system. Pengel said of the promotion, "It’s not just for me; it’s for .the other women in the department too. We’re moving into a nmv era, and I get to be a part of that." Virginia ’Diversity’ Billboard Covered Up CHRISTIANBURG, Va. - A billboard erected recently in the downtown area of this small community of some 11,000 people west of Roanoke, proclaiming simply that "Diversity Enriches,’" has been covered over by the owners of the billboard after callers threatened to damage the finn’ s property. The billboard was paid for by an informal group known as Gay & Straight Citizens of Southwest Virginia with the help of the local chapter of PFLAG (Parents & Friends of Lesbians And Gays), and went up January 18. Aside from the simple phrase, "’Diversity Enriches," the only other print on the rainbow billboard was the much smaller sponsorship tag for Gay & Straight Citizens of Southwest Virginia, which paid $450 for having its sign up for a month. But after au article with a photo of the billboard appeared in the local newspaper, Frank Amburn, manager of the lo’cal office of Outdoor East, the company that owns the billboard space, says his office was flooded with calls complaining about the sign, including several from people who threatened to destroy other billboards owned by the advertising finn. At that point, Amburn decided to cover up the billboard out of fear for his company’s property. The ad agency’ is refunding the money paid for the billboard space. Forbes’ Gay Views Become a Political Issue DES MOINES, iowa- Dmnonstrating once again - for better or f6r worse - that gay fights can no longer be separated from uational politics, Republicau pres. hopefuls have increasingly tried to derail the unexpectedly surging candidacy of multi-~nillionaire Steve Forbes by portraying him as "’pro-ga.v.’" In Iowa iu Jan., state cmnpaign officials who were supporting Sen. Phil Grannn’s bid, told reporters that Forbes supports allowing gays m~d lesbim~s to serve in the U.S. military under the current "’don’t ask, d’on’t tell’" compromise policy. Recently, Forbes was asked ifhe was in favor of allowing same-sex marriages. Although clearly uncomfortable with the question, Forbes responded," Compassion is not approval. There should be special fights for none, equal rights for all." Brits Expected to Keep Anti-Gay Military Policy LONDON" - London ucwspapers have reported that British defense lmnistry officials remmn opposed to ending the ban on gays and lesbians in the nation’ s armed forces. Several newspapers reported that Michael Portillo, the defense ~mnister, will announce sometime in Feb. the findings of a ministry review of the policy excluding homosexuals in the military, but several ministry officials have atready said the review found no reason to change the policy. If the govenunent keeps the current policy there will almost certainly be a legal challenge before ihe European Court of fluman Rights, where 4 discharged gay and lesbian service members have already’ applied for a review of their case. The uational gay rights group Stonewall has also applied for pervm ssign to appeal the policy to the House of Lords, Britain’s highest court of appeal. Gay arit to Play Wilde LONDON - Openly’ gay British comic actor Stephen Fry, perhaps best known to American audiences for his portrayal of the erudite and condescending butler in the BBC,’PBS "Wooster and Jeeves,’" says his next role will be starnng in a film bio-pic of 19th century playwright, wit mad ben vivant , Oscar Wilde. Wilde was finprisoned in 1895 for a sodomy statute violation. KELLY KIRB Y Certified Public Accountant Lesbians & Gays face many special tax situations whether single or as couples. 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Just Say No School Programs WASHINGTON" - Part of the massive welfare overhaul confessional Republicans have proposed in this year’s ongoing budget battle includes $75 millionin federal funds for state schools to each students the "gains to be realized by abstaining from sexual activity" outside marnage. The abstinence pro~am proposal would provide money for schools to teach youngsters that complete abstinence is the oulv certmn wav to avoid unwanted pregnancies and sex~ally transmitted diseases such as AIDS. Ignoring gays and lesbians ~vho cannot legally marry in this country, the language of"ihe G~)P proposal states: "A mutually faithful monogmnous relationship in the context of mamage is the expected standard of human sexual activity" mad that sex outside marnage "’is likely to have laarmful p~ychological and physical effects." Gay Medical Journal NEWYORK-The Gay &Lesbian Medical Assn. has announced plans to begin publishing what it says will be the first science journal devoted to medical issues faced byhomosexuals. Thejournal, which as yet has not been given a name, will focus on publishing findings in research on AIDS and HIV, mental health issues, breast cancer and other medical issues. FDA OK Sought for AIDS Drug STOCKHOLM - The U.S.-Swedish drug manufacturer Pharmica & Upjohn has released preliminary data on ,still-incomplete clinical trials of its drug Delavirdine (also -known as Rescriptor) because early results hold so much promise, the firm sa vs. Hoping that the early results will help get faster approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for the drug, Pharmica & Upjotm said Delavirdine appears to help some patients infected with HIV stave off developing full-blown AIDS. The firm said that preliminary data from its ongoing tests with the drug indicate that patients receiving Delavirdine had been able to lower the amount ofHIV in their blood system by at least 68% for as long as 60 w~eks. Some 3,500 patients have been participating so far. Infants Shed HIV Completely LONDON - According to researchers reporUng in the medical journal Lancet, nine infants who were infected with HIV bv their mothers at birth have fended off tl~e virus. Only a few such reports of HIV relnisston have ever been reported, an~ those have beeu received with some skepticism. But the uew findings - which come from Italy, Belgium m~d Swedeu : may not be so easiix disufissed. Of some 264 babies who were born HIV-positive, the research team found nine who subsequently became free of the virus. In seven cases, both HIV tests used went from positive to negative during the course of the study; in the other two, the virus was detected even though the antibody tests indicated that the baby was not infected. 2 Different AIDS Epidemics NEW DELHI - Max Essex of the Harvard AIDS Institute said at a conference on infectious diseases that increasingly there are 2 different AIDS epidemics globally - one in the Western industrial nations, which is slowing, and another in Afr ica and Asia, which is continuing to Wow with noend in sight. Essex told the conference that the 2 epidemics are spread by different strains of HIV- 1, and that the B and E strains of the virus behave differently. Unpublished research by Essex and his team at the Harvard institute, he said, indicates that subtype E is more efficient at infecting cells in the female reproductive tract, so is more readily transmitted during heterosexual sex. The E subtype is largel y found in Africa and the Indian subcontinent. 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Coming from the position that the lives of lesbians are, in many ways, very unlike the lives of heterosexual women or gay men, Dyke Life ~ves an inside perspective of lesbian marriage, parenting, stereotypes and lesbians in corporate America, among 0{her topics. There are five parts to Dyke Life: 1) Relating to Others, 2) Relating to Each Other, 3) Sex and Gender Identity, 4)The Public World, and 5) The Lesbian Body. Each section includes several entries by both well-known and obscure lesbian writers. Some of the better-known authors include JoAnn Lonlan, Del Martin, Leslea Newman and Rutt~&im Robson, all of whom have other books available in the library. The entry rifled "outing and the Politics of the Closet," by Victoria Brownworth, is an entertaining examination of the social circumstances which make the outing of women a difficult and sensitive proposition. "Creating Lesbian Families," by Heather Conrad and Kate Colwell shows the challenges and controversies surrounding lesbian parenting. One of the more unusual entries is by Hon. PanlaJ. Hepner, who is a judge on the New York State Family Court. Her entry is titled, "Oy Veh, t’he Judge on the Bench is a Dyke!’" Another valuable entry is by Jeanne Adleman, member of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC), who contributes, "We Never Promised You Role Models." One of the best things about this book is the extensive bibliographical information that many entries contain. Often, not only books and magazines are cited, but organizarions as well, complete with address, fax and phone numbers. For aninteresting and enlightening treat, check,out Dyke Life. This and other books on similar topics are available at Tulsa City-County Libraries. Please call your local branch library or the Central Library Readers Services Department at 596-7966, for more information. traveling from around the region to participate in a picnic mad other festivities. Particular thanks went the support FUSO received from METSAS, Metropolitan Tulsa Substance Abuse Services.. On Feb. 15-19 , FUSO members are joining with members of Brother to Brother, an Oklahoma City organization, to attend the 9th Annual National Black Lesbian & Gay Conference, taking place in Dallas, titled, Black Lesbians and Gqvs: Continuing the Struggle. FUSO meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm at Rudisill North Regional Library, 1520 No. Hartford, 596- 7280. 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Burial Space for Just $200, pre-construction. by Phyl Boler-Schmidt An excitement has erupted in Eureka Springs, and you’ll find j.’ust about everyone talking about it - gay, straight, businessman, minister, lodging owner, photographer, realtor, even computer geek. Okay, especially computer geek! So, what’s :the fuss? ~ureka now has a whole lot of information available on the Internet and WorldWide Web. Most of it has just popped up, seemingly out of nowhere, in the last month. And, where is it coming from? Who would spend a lot of time promoting Eureka Springs? Positive Idea Marketing Plans (PIMP, for short) is the source of all the hubbub, and not surprisingly, PIMP is a family-owned and operated company. Jan and Kim Ridenour own PIMP, and they. have put their company in literal overdrive on this new project since the year began. You probably remember Jan and Kim. They are the soon-tobe- former owners of The EmeraldRainbow, andKim frequently writes the astrology column for Tulsa Family News, PIMP (among other things) owns its own Web domain, and the Ridenours have been processing and publishing pages on that domain (PIMPS.corn). Everything imaginable is available with the click of a mouse, mad new pages are being added daily. Just what is available for Eureka on the Web? As of this writing (you never know what else will be there by the time we are published and distributed)~ you can access pages about the town of Eureka, complete with gorgeous photographs, and there is also a page about the Ozark region. When you first see the pictures, some may seem familiar. That’s because many of the pictures are from the collection of Susan Storch, master photographer. Susan is responsible for many of the photos that appear on .postcards for Eureka and the reg~oni And Susan’s shop, The Imagery also has a page on the Web, complete with more samples of her work. There is a page for Weddings and Holy Unions and how to set up the honeymoon of your dreams right here in the Ozarks. A standard wedding page also exists (you know, standard - one boy, ,one girl), complete with more photos. Pond Mountain, a favorite bed and breakfast inn, has a page complete with details on lodging, wedding setups, honeymoons, and breathtaking photos. Two local realtor~ are represented in the Enreka pages: Century 21 Woodland Real Estate, a partly family-owned operation, and McClung Realty, a regular advertiser in these pages. For those of you that were fortunate to stop in and visit The Emerald Rainbow in the past year, you may have met Alice P(ig) Bailey. Alice now has her own page on the information superhighway, and even has an advice column. Stay tuned for pig astrology. There are a number offamilyspecific sites as well. In addition to the weddings and holy unions page, there is a site for g/l/b/t retreats, Our Worm Magazine is published on line, and Guru to Go, Kim’s astrology.page, is there too. So, I guess you could call tiffs Queer Eureka OnLine too. Local weather forecasts are easy to access, and there is a feature site of the week as well. Yahoo, one of the premiere Internet search engines can be acces sed, and you can download the latest in browser software. I know of several more pages that are in the making, and there are listings of pages that are due to be available soon. The Eureka pages continue to grow in number every time I look at the WorldWi’de Web. But, it doesn’t stop with Eureka Springs. The Internet and the Web are national and international communications systems. I+inks tO related sites can be found ~dl over the PIMP pages, and other companies that aren’t specific to Eureka Springs have an opportunity to get on the PIMP bandwagon too. If you have never had the opportunity to browse around the Web, it is a thrill you will not easily forget. Once a person realizes how easy ~t is to access an entire world of information with the click of a mouse, the task of looking things up in a phone book, a dictionary, or an encyclopedia becomes downright mundane. For those of you who are already on line: if you haven’t used thatWebbrowser that came with your signup package, give it a try. You’ll never look at a compute.r screenin quite the same way again. And, if you want a first place to look, use this address: http://www.pimps.com/ For you experienced Web browsers out there, go to the address above, then put it on a bookmark. New pages are being added all the time. Follow all the links on that front page, and you could easily spend a couple of hours just looking at what is available in and near Eureka Springs, and especially what is available that isfamily-specific If you don’t have a computer, or hive one and have not vet made the leap to cyberspace, n~w is the time. An entire world of information, resources, new friends, business contacts, and just plain fun is to be had. Since I’m your basic computer geek, this has been an especi,’dly exciting time for me. I have watched as numerous people have accessed the Web for the first time, and I gotta tell you, it’s an amazing thing to see thc excitement in the eyes of someone who has just discovered the answer to his or her dreams. If you don’t have access to the Interuet, find a friend who does. Buy the beer and bribe your friend into showing you how to access cyberspace. If you do have access, point your browser to the address given above. 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Clearly, the unquestionable winner in the all-night category has to be the Village Inn chain. While service quality varies a bit from store to store, it is generally reasonably prompt, and, as long as you. d.on’t have any special requests or instructions, reasonably efficient. Breakfast is.Village Inn’s forte. They " are Particularly known for theirextremely fluffy omelettes, made so by a quick whirl in the blender before cooking. Otherpopular breakfasts are the several varieties of "skillets", which feature diced potatoes, a meat, and onions and other vegetables, all sauteed together, and then topped with eggs to order and a sauce or gravy ofsome sort. Of course, you can also get sandwiches and regular diner food. We particularly like the Cobb salad, of mosdy iceberg lettuce, but topped with aplethora ofother tasty items like bleu cheese, fresh bacon, grilled chicken breast, an~ diced avocados. Be sure and ask if the avocados are ripe, since we were served hard and tasteless avocados on several occassions. Those of you not counting fat grams will no doubt be quite favorably impressed by the double cheeseburger, f~aturing two j’ulcv hamburger patties, grilled onions, ba0o~ ~trips, cheese, & thousand island dressing. Our biggest complaint with the Village Im] chain is that the3 close at midnight on Sunday and Monday nights. On those unfortunate nights, the default choice has to be Kettle. We are sorry to report that the corporate Kettle entity was recently purchased by Denny’s. None of the employees in any of the local stores are able to tell us whether ornot there will be any change in the restaurant’s Policies , orif the Kettle stores will become Dermy’s. Kettle’s food is pretty standard and generic fare. They also do a better job on dinner entrees than most of their competitors, but even so, none meet the excruciatingly high Jean-Pierre standards. Denny’s is the traditional American allnightrestaurant, andis the standard against which other competitors are measured. Fortunately for those competitors, the local Denny’s don’t meet the old Denny’s standard. Over the last three months, we made twovisits each to three ofthe local Deuny’s stores. In each case, the service was unacceptably slow. Twice we heard patrons at other tables get almost violently loud with their server over delays, wrong orders, and poor food. The most frequent problem we encountered was cold .food. Runner up was overcooked food. To make all of. this worse, Denny’s famous budgetsaver "Grand Slam"brealffast is not served during the midnight to 6 a.m period. Frequent road-trippers will no doubt be familiar with the Waffle House chain. Small and unpretentious, Waffle House can serve a decent and cheap breakfast. Unfortunately we found that food quality vanes greatly from store to store. All Waffle Houses have wmtresses that call their customers "Hon." It’s a tradition. But, what realh scares us at Waffle House is the fa~t tl~at your short-order cook works in full view.’Some thin2s are probably better left unsaid. Waffle House has an All You Can Eat special for $4.59, slightly higher during the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. period, that is worth yourmoney and probably the best way for you to eat. The signature food is the pecan waffle, which appears hot off the iron golden brown, fragrant, and filled with pieces of pecan throughout the batter. We’ve never yet had a bad pecan waffle at a Waffle House. Other items are not so lucky. The grits we were served were a congealed mass of got bathed in some type of yellow oi!y substance we took to be melted margarine. Three ’local" restaurants exist Unfortunately, with no nadonal standards to meet, all three have definite short-comings, and we tend to avoid them. They are Mama Lou’s, Perry’s, and Kelly’s. So, as you can see, goodreaders,Tulsa’a late night dining scene Is not paricularly condusive to the gourmet experience. We do, however, have to ~ve honorable mentlons to the Whataburger and Tact Cabana chains. The food at Tact Cabana is pretty good, although not as good as what we’ve had at their San Antonio stores. Also, a favorite spot we had to mention is the Country Ketde/Texaco truck stop way out east of town on 1-44. Technically, it’s in Catoosa city limits, but just across the highway is sti]l within Tulsa city limits. Ourrecommendation?Hone vou~ gourmet skills at home for your friends. Eat before ten o’clock. Move to New York. Otherwise, head to a Village Inn, maybe eat at Tact Cabana, or try your luck with a gamble at one of the other restaurants. by James Christjohn ¯ If you missed the last two concerts in the Celtic Music series at the PAC, you : missed some great entertainment! Celtic music is the great-grandperson of bluegrass and country, yet has a quality all its ¯ own. Haunting and celebratory, often at the same time, it is great music to dis- , cover, or if you already have, to explore. ¯ Coming up is the third and final (sadly) ; concert of the Celtic Music Series, the ¯ Cassidys, 5musical Irish brothers (hate to be in the middle of one of their family ¯ spats!),atthePAC nMarch 13. They ve ¯ played for two Presidents, and filled Ra¯ dio City Music & Carnegie Halls. This will be their Tulsa debut. For info and ¯ tickets, call the PAC ticket office at 596- : 7111. And doit soon, because these shows ¯ usually pack the house! ¯ For an amusing evening, don’t miss ¯ Broken Arrow Community Playhouse’s ¯ production of"the Lion in Winter. This is ¯ the last weekend to catch it; Friday & ¯ Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. ¯ Catch the kiss in the second act - it’s quite a show stopper! (Not to mention the numerous pacemakers planted throughout ¯ the audience!) For info, call 258-0077. ¯ Well, I haven’t seen any ghosts lately, ¯ but I’ve been haunted by a Phantom. Yes, he looms large on the horizon... Oh, never ¯ mind, that’s not him, just my shadow! I ¯ really must stick to that diet more stricdy. ¯ Where was I? Oh, yeah, Phantom. THE ¯ Phantom, of Opera fame, is arriving the ¯ 22nd, and will haunt the PAC until March 23 - they’ve added a week. According to my info. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [1996] Tulsa Family News, February 15-March 14, 1996; Volume 3, 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 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 15-March 14, 1996 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Phyl Boler-Schmit Barry Hensley Pat Morehead JD Jamett Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/507 Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, January 15-February 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 2 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 African Americans AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV discrimination AIDS/HIV drugs AIDS/HIV research arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars Bill Clinton businesses censorship churches custody Darly Jay Dave Fleischer domestic violence Don't Ask Don't Tell estate planning Eureka Springs FUSO gay panic harassment Health Briefs heresy homophobia James Christjohn Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Leanne Gross marriage Murder Native Americans performing arts Phyl Boler-Schmidt RAIN restaurants schools sex education Shanti sodomy laws Stephen Fry That's Entertainment! threats Tom Neal Tulsa Family News Tulsa Native American AIDS Prevention Project Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Tulsa Oklahoomans for Human Rights viatication https://history.okeq.org/files/original/085174f694415133ca5245e38990a22d.jpg 14e42930597b0ddf900bc1e9d4739570 https://history.okeq.org/files/original/0a5ab397c9d541ff8fd184f864e7b867.pdf 08f34afed890305cef70433d3dbedd5e PDF Text Text Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart ¯ Run for Your Lives: ¯ HIV Bias Lawsuit ¯ OK House is In Session Names Cafe Owner National News Oregon Murder January 15 - February 14, 1996, Vohlme 3, Issue 2 ¯ ¯ Legislators S.eekTo "Endorse Bias In i Adopti,on, Foster Gare & Education ¯ STOCKTON, Calif. -Tipped off by an i ......anonymous Suspect.Arrested caller, authorities in Stockton, about 70 miles east of San Francisco, ~ ,have arrested-Robert. James- Acremant in.’-connection.with the killingiearlier in De- : .cember of two prominent lestiiaii activists " ¯ ~,In what is becoming a regular legisla~n Medford, Oregon. Authorities have : :, ti~e kick in the pants for Oklahoma Lesbiconfirmed that the man al so confessed to .-~, t.:v. ~ ^r n _ : ...... ~.__._ ¯. This drawing representing a gun target¯ - ¯.. ans, Gay men and Bisexuals the Okla the earll,,.4 aadlng u,t a m,~, ,. LalllUllfl,H _ . , , ,~-o--_~.t. .... :t.:,:,. ,,__, ~_ ............ was left 3ee story below for details ¯ -homa House of Representatives is ised :~ .to address at least two resolutions which . ’ see Ore on a e:12 .... - ’ ~ /. . ~’~ ..... " ¯ - ’. .... HouseResolutions 1045& 1046 intro-. " "~ ~ ~’~ Younn Men Admit,. ..u .r-Hara sm,nt ............ ,._. .,Local communiDileade.rs, ,k,’,ellb,-, "v ~ ¯ Murder-of Gay Man ! Hanson " HOUSTON - Authorities say Daniel C. Bean, 19, and Rodney H. Gauthier, 21, two half-brothers who say they’re members of a net-Nazi organization, have admitted viciously attacking two gay men, one of whom died of multiple stab w ounds. Frank Mangione, ’46, Was pronounced dead on amval at a local hospital, and Kenneth Stern, a friend who had been with see Murder, page 3 Ge,o. rgia: Fed.eralRultng on Marr,age ATL’-XNTA - The U.S. Court of Appeals in Adanta has ordered Georgia Attoruey General Michael Bowers to explain in court why his withdrawal of a 1991 job offer to Robin Shahar after she had a religious marriage ceremony with her lover does not violate Shahar ’ s free speech rights under the U.S. Constitution. The ruling could force the .state’s, attorney general into a difficult court fight since it would require him to establish a"compelling governmental interest’: in changing his mind about the job offer. Bowers" office had argued that hiring Shahar after the commitment cerelnonv would complicate enforcement of the state’s antisodolny laws and could be construed as an endorsement of same-sex marriages. The attorney general’s office said it was "’disappointed" in die 3-judge panel’s ruling and would ask for a review, either by ftfll appeals court or the US Supreme Court. -": " aa son ~ OUCgO resp~uvely o\’ Ul~ Kepresema- " :"z..-. l,on:°su° ,dBeo,eau, °n°f" rede"ckand are "mean, ,o’nesex-of : awoke to find "hate -.~.messages at theii~: ." press the position of the House of Repre: home. Recently, theyf0und an.anti-Gay :- sentadves "regarding certain lifestyles" message marked on a. car window. Two : and regarding "celebration of a LeSbian days later, tbeyfoundacrudedrawingon° .~ and Gay history month in the public their porch. On one side therewas a target ._: schools". Both are simple resolutions and ¯ (concentriccircles) with themessage,"tar: therefore would not have the force ot’lass" ¯ get practice-fags’: and on the reverse, House resolution 1045 declares that ¯ vulgar drawings and comments. ¯"- "’homosexuality, lesbianism or bisexnal¯ Kirby, fonner TOHR president, stated : ity’" should not be taught as "’natural ¯ that this harassment is especially trou¯ : lifestyles" in public schools, and that Lesbling since their address is not pul~lished. ¯ bians, Gay men or Bisexuals should not ¯ He added that the hate crimes unit of the ] adopt or’be foster parents and would Tuls.a police depart, did send officers to ~. specify that the stone classes of citizens ¯ investigate, even though under ] should not have "any special status under Oklahoma’s hate crimes law, attacks on ¯ the basis of sextml orientation are not ¯ the law". : ~ Resolution 1046 states the position of cov.ered. Kirby noted that these nughtjust : the House condemmng the National EduSee Target, page 10 ~ cation Association’s (NEA) "call for "’the ¯ acceptance and tolerance of homosexual behavior" and for "’celebrations of a Lesbian and Gay History Month to ac"knmvledge the contributions of lesbians, gays The American Civil Liberties Union ¯ and bi sexuals, all of which is inconsistent with traditional values of this state...’" : (ACLU) of Oklahoma recently received a ¯ setback to its challenge of Oklahoma’s Traditionall.v le~slation of this sort have been filed by one or another of the OK ¯ "’sodom)"’ law.. Oklahoma City attoruey, House’s Radical-Right members, typi¯ Mark Hendricksen, with Marquette l_’ni¯ versitvprofeSsoroflaw Shirley \Vie_,aand "cally, Bill Graves of OKC. \\’hat concerns ¯ with assistance from ~he Gay & Lesbian many longtime politi "cal observers is that these have been filed by Democrats. Laurie Rights Project of the national’office of the Phillips, co-chair of the Tulsa County ACLU are preparing a petition to the Democrat Party stated that tlfis "’flies in U~fited States S. up.reme Court for a review the face of the principles of the Democrat of the late 1995decision of the Oklal~olna Party, not only the local, state & national Court of Criminal Appeals. platforms but violates the constitution and The circumstances ~f the -case follow! a bylaws of the state Democrat part3". citizeu was approached by a undercover tale observer suggested that the intro- ¯ OKC police officer. After extended flirtaduction of these resolution might be a way : tion by the police officer who emphasized for the Democratic leadership to kee~ ¯ see ACLU. page 10 these issues under their control. The idea ¯ is that a milder, non-binding resolution ¯ would let legislators take an anti-Gay ¯ ,Parents, Fanfilies and Friends~of LesbilX?. sition for their ultra-conservative con- ; aus and Gays, (PFL,~G), both the national sutuents at home but would allow those ¯ and local orgamzations ,are contilming Representatives to avoid a vote on an ¯ their Project Open Miud cmnpaign to reactnal anti-Gay bill. However,.attoruev ¯¯ duce hate langtmge and violence directed Bill Hiulde rio’ted that even as a resolu’¯ toward Lesbians, Gay men, Bisexuals mad tion. Lesbians, Gay men mid Bisexnals those perceived to be. PFI.=~G National could be affected if agency heads chose to ¯ ,’umomiced that the law finn of Hogan & reflect the views of the House in their tlartson LI.P will assist PFLAG at no policies. Dept. of Hunwaa Senices (DHS) .charge (pro bond) in First Amendment officials said at this time, the agency does tssues raised by the threat of lawsuits not discriminate on the basis of sexual against PFL&G i’r0mthe Christian Broadorientation mid DHS staff knew of some casting Network (CBN). adoptions by Lesbian or Gay citizens. ," DHS stall" stated their duly cdnceru was ¯ Project Open Mind began with television connnercials that featured anti-Gay with the quality of the hol~e for the chil¯ see PFLAG. page see R.1045. page 10 ¯ ACLU Continues to Challenge Sex Law Calif. GOP Tries-To" Ban Gay Marriages Thursday, Jannary 4, Califorlfia Assemblymelnber Pete Knight unveiled amendments to his bill, AB 1982, to prevent Califonfia from recogmzing samesex marriages.!egally pedbnned in other states. Knight’s bill isiu reaction to the expected legalization of stone-sex marriages in Hawaii in the next two )’ears. Knight’s bill has the backing of the Assembly Republican caucus, and ,’dread)" has 29 Republican co-sponsors. Kafight’s stated reasoning follows: traditional marriages are for procreation. S,’une-gender couples can’ t "produce offspriug together, [so] they must view marriage as just a reservoir of economic perks." galight did see CA-GOP. page 10 - The Tulsa Federal Court will soou hear ¯ .an HIViAIDS discriminatiou lawsuit ¯ which could be the first in the nallon under the A~nericans with Disabi lilies Act " (ADA). Local"society" "cafe owner, Tcrr3 _’~ ~T~urner; who mvns Capistrano inq "ticw " ¯ ’ Square andThe French Hen in sonth’l;ulsfi, ;.’ iS ~li¢ged to have ~’iolated the federal nou¯ discrimination law in what former cur ¯ ployee, Paul Saladin, claims was a wrong ..... ¯ ful firing, Saladin had beeu emplo.vcd at ." The French Hen for over 8 years. : Background ¯ Saladin’s spouse, FxtGandin, tested i positive for HIV :’anti.bodies in=1987. In-/ ¯ late 1992, Gaudin becanle ill and was ¯ ..diagnosed with AIDSin early 1 ~93. I)ur¯ mg this time, Saladin supported the finn¯ ilv and was Gaudin’s prilnary carcgivcr. ¯ A’lso during this time, Saladin becmnc a voluuteer with an HI\" AIDS hospice and ¯ became a certified HI\" AII)S educator. ¯ Both Gaudin’s !llV status, illness and ¯ Saladin’s vohmteer work wcrc known to most French Ileu employees and Saladin’..~ manager, Jemlifer \Vallacc. On occasion. ¯ French Hell CtlSlOlners who kllcw of Saladin’s circumstances, would ask hiul ¯ about his spouse. \\.hilt he appears to have been discreet about the subject. Saladin did not hide his vohmtcer work or his relationship with Gaudin. History of this Case In respouse to ,’m inqtury from l)r. & ; .Mrs. Spohr of Tulsa (according to pnblic doculnents on file with the court), Saladin ¯ did uot mention either HIV or AII)S but ¯ did refer to Gandm’s T-cell count. On ¯ Sept. 17, 1993, the manager at that time, ¯ Je~mifer Wallace instructed Saladin not ¯ to discuss Gaudin’s HIV AIDS condition ¯ while waiting on tables, and further mIbnned him that she hoped owner Terry ¯ Turuer did uot find out. According t~ ¯ documents sublnitted to the court, Saladin ¯ agreed but objected and sought guidance see ADA. page 3 Tulsa Prime Timers ¯ Raises $1000 For Community Center Project-Open Mind Tulsa Area Prilne Tilners (’I’AVI’) hosted a holiday party and silent auction in December. With food prepared with TAPT’s gourmet group and items donated by TAPT’s members, the event raised S 1000 for creation of a Tulsa Couununitv Ceuter which lnembers of the group prt;seuted to TOHR president, Dcbi Statues. Prime Tizners, which is ,’dread\" one of the fastest growing social orgam’zations, has expanded its membership to include Gay mid Bisexual men over the age of 21. Formerly, membershipwas 40 and alx)vc. EDITORIAL DIRECTORY NEWS BRIEFS HEALTH BRIEFS CALENDAR EUREKA PAGE P. 2 Po 2 P. 4 P. 6 P. 9 P. 11 �918.583. 1248 P()B 414(/ Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-o 14o TulsaNews~ aol.com Publish er/Editor Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of Tom Neal this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa F:amilv Assistant Editor News and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part withot[t James Christjohn written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or Writors/contributors photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. Phvl Boler- Schmidt Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise Barry Hensley noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondence shouid be sent to the address above. Each Pat Morehead Staff Photosrapher reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution JD Jamett points. ,~dditional copies are available by calling 583-1248. It’s that time again When we have to deal with politics whether or not we want to do so. On [:cbruary 6th, there.~e city council.primary races which aren" t particularlyinteresting AND tl~ere are ol v charter changes which may not be that interestiug either but which ARE important. The one that I would urge each of us to vote ~n lavor of is a ch,’mgc to the charter which would allow an employee of a business which holds a franchise with thc city to hold public office. The prohibition dates from early days of statehood and no longer has a usc. I tow~\er~ the impact of it remmning could be to force City Councillor Joe \Villiams off the city council. Joc" s district is mostly north Tulsa mad vo{~ all might ask why. if you don’t live in that district. .you should care’? Fi~rst. Joe V,’illian~s has been a good rcprcsentative for his district and seems to this observer to be one of the few of our councillors who has both brains and integrity. Furthermore, -Joc is sensitive to issues of m,.ti-Gay discrimination and is thc oulv member of city govermnent to say he would support a non-discrimination ordinanc~ "that included sexual orientation. Right now, oulv one friend o~r city council can’t do much but it’~ better than no fri~nds.Let’s help Joe stay in:office. Also. Rob Hill is ntiufing for School Board Dist. ;6. Rob brings intelligence, compassion mad experi~cnce to this race m~d deserves our support. If you’re ~in hi( district, please:vote for him on Feb." 13. If !youre. not in Iris district mad c,’m spare some cash :for cmnpm_ou expenses, please help. If yOU can’t ¯sparc the c~ish, c0nsidcr giving some ti,fie.: If yon :wm,t to help.please contact.tiffs paper for-inf’. I ~ch 0f ns cam makc a difference, just by voting. :.Plcasc do. - Tom Neal, publisher Taking Heart b\" Pat .\ lorehead To begin thisyear,my companion and I started in the hot mb with a,botfle .of champagne we’ve .carted around since the mid eighties awaiting a "’special" occasion, Due to his career he is usually unavailable at the holidays, so this was the first time in several years that we’ve actually shared the New Year together. \Ve started with a very good dimmer at the Bistro of Brookside, though it was a little noisy and a little too dear from my v~ewpoint. \Ve dined late and then returned home and settled into the hot tub. \Ve enjoyed the relaxing comfort mad then adjourned inside for some more relaxing activ,ties. All in all it was a nice start to a new year. I got to sit in on a rehearsal for "The Lion in \\’inter" being presented by Broken Arrow Community Playhouse; call 258-0077 for details. I want bY ShblT{, ~ob~rtb .................... ( Warn#}g : Not [or thehumor-imp)aired!) It h~ long been my contention that ~ough we may shoe orgmfi~ti~ns, a couple of b~s, and the stone colors of the rNnbow, the rdNity is that, wNle gay men ~d lesbi~s ~e of the stone "ilk", they ~e NOT of the stone planet. For ex~ples: Lesbians usuNly m~y slightly"before" the first date. Gay men marry only after e.rtensive interviewing ~nd denial. " Lesbians have sex inunediately ~ter meeting the other woman’s mumNs, cNl&en, relatives, reviewing ~1 her b~ks, and inte~ogatlng her current and ~1 her exes. G~v men have sex immediately a~er just about attythhtg. Sometimes before. though not as much as they used I.esbians use love to get io sex. With g<v men, the vtce is versa. ~en lesbians buy a house, they rehab. And refi~rbish Gay men. ~n the other han~. redecorate. ~sbi~s ~ easily fix ~ ~ling refrigerator. Gay men can e~ih’ fill it~om the cheese atzd importe~ mushroont sebtton of the dell Lesbians ~e more likely to be vegetal. Gay men will eat almost anything. It took lesbi~s to rediscover Hush ~ppies. It took gay men w redesign tltem in Easter egg colors. Lesbians process. Endlessly. Gay men rationally debate ram~caaons and consbqueitces. For slightly longer. Lesbi~ ~e politi~ly co~ect to everyone. Gay men are politically correct to everyone [hey knout. I_esbians don’t eat tNngs that used to ha~:e faces. Gay men categorically reject tofit ~ pointless wa~@aper p~te with calories. ~sbians envv M~tha Stew~t’s Co~ecticut house. GaY men’channel her. ~sbi~ fix si~ le~s ~emselves, Gay men call plumbers. Cute ones. ~sbi~s pay intemN pen~ for haph~d eye contact, btlhe rightpar& circumstances, ga~ men’s heads have been known to r~’olve a fidl 3~0" Polifi~ly co~ect or not, lesbi~s look at Play~y Mag~ine. Gay men just read the articles. To a lesbi~, cNntz is your p~tner buying yo~ bir~day present at a y~d s~e. To a g~v man, its a fabulous ~rnishing opportuni&, Two lesbi~s ~ght refer to ~ch o~er ~ "my wife." Two gay men wouldn ’t. ~sbi~s ~ve off-road veNcles ~d ~y maps that refold~emselves. Gay Men eventually stop at service station and ~k for directions. But only if th~ real~7 have to go. ~sbi~s bring ~e chars, ~e newsletter, NI the Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th *Lola’s, 2630 E 15th *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Time’n’Time Again, 1515 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Wild Nights, 2405 E. Adnfiral Wild Fork, Utica Square, 21st & Utica *Interurban, 717 S. Houston 744-0896 585-5622 749-1563 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 664-8299 584-1308 582 -4340 742 -0712 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Demtis C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 *Associates in Medi "cal & Mental Health, 1560 E. 21 743-1000 KeiitBalch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034 Brookside Jewelry. 4649 So. Peoria 743-5272 Creative Collectirn, 1521 E. 15 592-1521 Cherry St. Psychotherapy Assoc. 15 ! 5 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 Tim Dmnel. Attorney 352-9504. 800-742-9468 D’Antiques. 1508 E. t~Sth 592-5356 *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 749-3620 *Dusty Roads at the Silver Star, 1565 Sheridan 834-4234 *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan 838-8503 Express Pool s & Spas, 6310 S. Peoria 743-9994 Fidelity Home Health Care, Inc. Coweta 486-1174 Le,’tma~ M Gross, Financial Plmnfing 744-0102 *Sandra J. Hill, *IS, Psychotherap3, 2865 E Skellv 745-1111 *hnaginations, Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria 584-4606 *International Tours; 341-6866 Kerfs Flowers, 1635~ E 15 599-8070 Kelly Kirby, CPA, I:’OB 14011, 74159 747-5466 Loup-Garou, 2747 E.: 15 742-1992 Lean Aim Macomberl, Realtor Associate 671-2010 Massoud’s Jewle~’,:The Farm, 51st & Sheridan 663-4884 *MediaPlay, 9121 E.!71st 250-5158 *Midtown Theater, 3i19 E. 3 584-3112 Mingo \;alley Flowers, 972i3c E. 31 st 663-5934 *Mohawk Music, 6~57 E 51 P1 664-2951 Puppy Pause II, l lt.hl & Mingo 838-7626 Royal Travel, 6927 S~. Canton 496-2410 *Ross Edward Salon~ 1438 S. Boston 584-0337 *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square 749-6301 Southwest Viatical, ~1-1-6 S. Harvard, Ste. F-5 747.-3322 *Tomfoolery Gifts d5 Cards, at F,’unily of Faith MCC 583.1248 Fred Welch, LCSW, .Counseling 743-1733 Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities *Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Ctr. 2627B E. I l 628-0594 B, LG Alliance, Uni~!ersity of Tulsa 583-9780 *Canterbury Minist~’ Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780 *Chapman Student Center, University of Tulsa *Conunmtity of Hope (United Methodist), i703 E. 2nd 585-1800 Dignity;Integrity (LegbianiGay Catholics & Episcopalians) 298’-4648 *Fannlv of Faith ..X.~CC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 *Free Spirit Lesbian Center call for location & info: 587-4669 Friend For A Friend,.POB 52344, 74152 747-6827 Friends in Unity (African-Amer. men), POB 8542, 74101 425-4905 Indian Health Care, Save the Nation 584-4983 Interfaith AIDS Mini.stiles 438-2437, 800-284-2437 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 *HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S: Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4194 NAMES PROJECT, 21.154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-I 748-3111 P-FLAG, POB 52800 74152 749-4901 Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 74104 R.A.I.N., Re~onal AIDS Interfaith Network 749-4195 Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 665-5174 Rainbow Village, POB 50403, 74150-0403 599-8423 *Shanti Hofline 749-7898 TulSaOldahomansforHmnaiaRigh-ts,(TOtlR) POB52729 74152 TOHR Gay HelpLine (Info.) 743-4297 Tool Box Technicians, 1338 E. 3rd 584-1308 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Unifgrm/Leathe_r Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 ~ Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor :to recormnend llii~~ ibroduCtion. I was ¢ery ira: .’ "flyers, theminut~s~ and’the- Coffee pot. Gay men pressed even though I saw it at an early point in the : bring chkckbo~ks.~ rehearsal schedule. But I was particularly taken ¯ Lesbians have potlucks with dishes made from with.the.the Richard.and Phillip scene. The.Direst .." l.en~ils .or chocolate. Or both. Gay. men have intitorhastakentherelati0nshipbetweenthesecharac- ." mat~ litti~ ~ti~tn~rs)~o~, i~vb fv~th :lio~emade pate. To ters and..:,~d~; i!t:!.~!~.~~ .that it.is ahomosexual~ : start~ ’ . " relations~ij’i~)i! i ~i i:::il" ~..i.~i,.... ..... ’.... - z . "~ LesbianS love camp. ~o.do gay men. Beaver Dam Store, 112 mi. N. of Dam on Hwy. 187 501-253-6154 . Now, I h~g~;trrlid~ihat:the inclinations of the : Lesbians cook out by tliepond. Gay men cook in, *Jim &.Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main 501-253-7457 feilo~’ii~i~" N~iiard and,:Phillip are, but : then sit out bythe pooL " " " DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center S t. ¯ two 50 1-253-6807 bet~een them the "~Y~ mana i ge a ~erv.~ conv~nono ’ " ’" Lesbian Couple s hyphenate their last names. " " ~ ." *Emerald Rainbow, 45&1/2 Spring St. 501-253-5445 see Play, page 3 ". Gay men arm wrestle each other to the ground and King’s Hi-Way, 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62W 800-231-1442 ¯. use the winner’s name. *MCC.of the Living Spring 501-253-9337 Lesbians go to the gym to get fit. Gay men go to McClung Realtors 501-253-9682 the gym to get their jeans to fit. : , Rock Cottage Gardens 501-253-8659 800-624-6646 Lesbians think of New Year’s Eve as an oppor¯ ] Southern Rose Bed & Breakfast, 9 Benton 501-253-2204 ¯ tunity to get reacquainted with steps 10, 11, and 12. ¯ Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East 501-253-6001 see Vegan, page 3 ¯ The Woods, 50 Wall St. 501-253-8281 �on how to handle inquiries about the issue. Saladin worked several more days until Wallace informed Turner about the situation. Saladin was then suspended for 30 days, although he claims he had complied with Wallace’s directive and The French Hen does not dispute this. During the time of the suspension, he retrieved his liquor license from The French Hen so that he could continue to work at temporary jobs. Also, during this time, Saladin attempted to speak with Turner to address ¯ any misunderstanding. On Oct. 15th, Saladin called to arrange to return to work by the 22rid and was told that Turner had directed her to replace Saladin. Up to this time and afterwards, Turner refused to take his calls. According to Saladin’s documents, when once he succeeded in getting Turner on the phone, Turner stated he had nothing to say and hung up. During this time, several other employees left or were terminated and positions became available, but Saladin was not offered his position back. He filed with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC), with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and sought legal representation. In late Nov, Saladin was informed that he’d been denied uuemployment compensation because Turner claimed that Saladin had quit. To the OESC, Wallace on behalf of Turner claimed that there trad been repeated customer complaints about Saladin’s conduct ,and that Saladin had been suspended for nffsconduct and insubordination and that Saladin had volun: taril y quit and Saladin had threatened to sue. Wallace and Turner repeated these allegations at a telephone hearing on Dec. 16th with the OESC. On Dec. 17th, Turner called Ed Gaudin at his and Saladin’s home asking questions about Gaudin’ s health and physician and allegedly calling Saladin a liar. Gaudin, who was already seriously ill, appears to have been so upset by the conversation that when Saladin came home, he found Gaudin emotionally devastated and vomiting. In Jan. of 1994, after Saladin had obtained legal representation and the EEOC found sufficient reason to direct Turner to respond to Saladin’s complaint, Turner through his attorneys offered Saladin his job back without conditions. Saladin’s attorneys accuse Turner of making the offer in bad faith in order to limit Turner’s liability for back wages while obviously Turner et al claim good faith. However, Saladin expressed a willingness and desire to return to work from Oct. 15 at least until Turner’s call to Gandin in Dec. Turner did not communicate an offer to restore Saladin’s job until January after Turner had retained legal counsel. Since January of 1994, this case has seen a flurry of legalese documents as attorneys from each side cite cases to bolster their side. A trial date has been set several times but delayed. It is expected to go to trial February. Other Information Late in 1987. after Gaudin tested positive for ttIV antibodies, a fact which Saladin shared with several co-workers at The French Hen, Turner directed that Saladin be suspended without pay until Saladin produced a medical repor~ proving that Saladin was HIV negative. After being tested. Saladiu subnffl ted a report to see ADA. page 8 Photos, JD Jamett, 621-5597 Worship Servide 10:30 am Sheridan Center, Suite H 21st & Sheridan 599-7688 LY.KIRBYCertified 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 Mangione when they met the 2 young men at a local bar, had been beaten. S tern’s condition was not serious however. Police said Bean and Gauthier told them they had attacked Mangione and Stern after one of the men had touched one of the young men while the 4 were taking a drive earlier in the evening. The young men also told officers they belonged to a group called the German Peace Corps, which human rights activists say is a California-based neo-Nazi orgamzation affiliated with the KKK. Several witnesses told authorities that the 2 young men had bragged earlier that they were "going’to get a fag" that night, and later boasted that they had "cut up this fag real bad." Gay men see it as a chance to blow their horns off.. Lesbians truly believe that communes work. Gay men really think they can be RepublicZms. Lesbians turn everyone within hugging range into "family.’" Gay men have a tendency to run around i~i PACs. It is, ~onsidering everything, amazing that we still talk to each other. Fortnnately, we are all smart enongh to have figure out that what is truly unnaturai on tiffs looney-tune plauet is marrying outside your own species. ~ 1996 Shelly Roberts. All rights reserved. Shelly Roberts is a uationally syndicated colun~fist, spe,~er, and author of Roberts’ Rules of Lesbi,’m Living (5 96) Spinsters htk seduction scene xvith a very sensual kiss. The actors deserve credit, and the theater deserves credit for not diluting the homosexual content~ Here is a chance as a co~u~ty forus to snpport a mmustrcana effort w~ch represents us without apology or emb~assment. I was saddened at the passiug of Mike Syn~, former Congressm~ lrom l)i strict Two. I have contributed to and worked on Mike’s beh~f in ~e pasl. tie was a good guy, honest ~d decent, a truc public scrv~t in ~e very best sense. There is no comping ~e ~u~ities Mike represented with the likes of a Cobum, or I ~gcnt or I~ofe. And I ~z not refemng to political ideolo~es. So for me ’96 is off to an uneven start. But I intend to t~e heart from the bad as well ~ the good. I will t~e heart in tl~ ex~ple of Mike Syn~ ~d not be afrmd to go out ~d fight the good fight. I will t~e he~t in these two unkuown local actors and their associates who ~cn’t ~r~d to tac~e a Bible belt tahoo. Aud I’m going to t~e he~t in the eighteenth ye~ of a loving and sh~ug relationship with my lover compmfion. ~ch gives me a re~ly silly idea. l’d like to he~ from you, the readers, about what gives you he~t, and helps you make your way through the world. Maybe you have so~e key that someone m our commusty ueeds io hear or would m~c them feel less isolated. Send you responses to the editor or E-mail tbcm ~o TulsaNews ~2 aol.com, and hc can l’or~vard them on to me. XXtacn I get a good one 1"11 use it in fl~e cohmm. If yon want thcln to be anonymous, that’s I’iqac. �News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News .Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Recruiting Cops for ’City of Brotherly Love’ PIIILA DELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department has begun rccniitmg gay ,and lesbian police officers through public cmpioynieut notices in the city’s t~vo gay newspapers The uew effort is the rcsult of a meeting Police Commissioner Richard Ncal held earlier in December with leaders of the city’s lesbian and gay community. Police Sgt. l:rcd Cottou said the dcpartuaenl made a similar effort m 1989-90 bnt !he department had uo i id’ormarion on how success fill thai recruitment program had been. "l’vc never Imd,’mvonc come up to me and tell m~ their sexual pcrsuas~ou." Cotton said. The dcpm’tmcut doesn’t kccp any data ou the sexual orientation of offleers, hc added Study: The Kids (of Lesbian Moms) Are OK CIlICAGO- A prolonged study of the kids of lesbian morns th,~t tracked the children’s developmcut for some two decades found that they had no more problems with sexual orientation or other dcvclopmcut~d issues than the kids oflmtcroscxtud parcuts. The study, which was reported in tl~ American ,lournal of Orthopsychiatrv, found one noticeable diffcr0mc between the clfildrcn of Icsbiau morns mad hcteroscxmd parcuts:"th~ offspnng in the lcsbimi f,’unihcs were more uncouflk~rtablc udkiug with other pcoplc about their parents than the kids from the str~fight fanfilic~. A nether signilic~mt di ffcrence bctwccu the two groups was tha! none of the kids from hctcroscxnal fanfilics reported having had any homosexual experience by their mid-20s, wlfilc some 25% of those from lesbian lhmi- lies said they had had at least one homosexual relationslfip. Washington State AntiGay Measure May Fail SEATTLE - To the relief of rights activists iu the state, Washmgton anti-gay activists concede they probably will not be able to get cuough siguaturcs to put two ballot measures before voters in 1996. Initiative 167 would bar gays and lesbians from adoptiug clfildrcm mid hlitiative 166 would prohibit antibias laws based ou sexual orientation anywhere iu the state. The head of the Citizens ..\.ltimme of \Vaslfiugton conceded shortl\ before Chi’istnms that the group wasn’t going to bc able to get the uceded signatures because the orgmfizatiou had attracted oulv a few huudred members an~J raised only about $5.000 for its siguaturc-gathcring cmnpaign. Cathy Y, lickcls, the head of the state dmpter of the Eagle Forum. ,also told Seattle reporters she didn’t think it was very likely the organization would be abl~ to get thd rcqnircd signatures. Proposed Bill to Aid Partners Measures SAC~\MENTO, C:dif. - C~diforuia Assemblyman \Vallv Kuox (D-West Hc{llywo~xt) wil’l introduce a measure m the stale legislatnre carl\ m 1996 that would attthorizt~ the giant CadifonfiaPublic Emtfloyccs & Rctiremeut System (CAL-PERS) to open its hc~dth iusurancc coverage plans to thc dolncstic partners of muuicipal mid other govcnuncnt agcucy employees the state. Some 80 or so C~dil’orma cities and rcgiomd bomds and commissions carry their employce health ius~rancc thi’ough CAL-PERS. But CAI,PERS regulations govcmiug the state-operated health mid medi- Miracleglass Neil Ray Owner cal insurance plata specifically marriages that may be legal elseexclude "conunon law spouses" where illegal in Soulh Dakota. It and "’life partners" as eli~ble would, for example, have the employee dependents, preventeffect of nullifyiug s,’unc-sex ing the cities, counties and spenmrriages if Ha,&aii courts v~d icial districts in the CAL-PERS date them as many cxpcci to prograna from offering partner happeu this year. benefits to their gay or straight Political Attacks Against workers even if they want to. Gays Increasing Lobbying for Educational SAN FRANCISCO A report Anti-Bias Protections isstled here by People for the SAN FRANCISCO -The LavAmerican Way. says attacks ender Youth Recreation & Inalined agaiust the political formation Center (LYRIC} progress of gays mid lcsbimas in started off the New Year with a this country increased at ~dl levpolitical bang on Jan. 3 with a els. The report, the 3rd of its kiud caravan of gay, lesbian and bithe organization,has issued, sexual ,voting people tothc state ¯ .counted at least. 180 anti-gay Capitol in Sacrmnento to lobby actions m 1995, an increase of for proposed anti-discriminatio[~ 46 such attacks over 1994. The protections. Tim California Edusurvey counted anti-gay politicatiou Code bans discrinfination cal iuitiatives, legislative measures, executive actions by state in the state’s schools mid educational services based ona numgovernors as well as open atber of categories, bu! does not . tacks by police mid mid public include sexual orientation. The . ~!d. mc..dia figures against gay lesbigay youth groupspent the rights. first &a.v of the legislature’s new High. School Gay Group 3ear, Jan. 3, lobbying in support Stirs Controversy of a measnre introduced by AsSALT LAKE CITY - Utah semblywoman Sheila Kuehl (Dschool mid legal anthoritics, afSanta Moifica) that would add ter 2 moaths, have agrced thcre sexual orientation to the state is litflc or nothing that can be education code. -done to preveut a gay- and lcsSo. Dakota Anti¯ biau club being fonncd by a Marriage Battle Again group of studeuts at Salt Lake PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota City’s East High School. A small state Rep. Roger Hunt, whose group of students at the school 1995 le~slation to prohibit sameasked for pennissiou to start the sex marriages in the state failed, club in October, and their rehas announced plans to introquest was passed from the duce the bill again during die school’s priuciphl to the city’s current le~slative session. Hunt’s school superintendent, then up 1995 bill passed overwhehningly to the state cducatiou office, and finally on to the Utah attorney in the state’s lower house by a ,’54-13 vote, but became stalled gcueral’s office. m a cotmnittee in the state SenShortly before Cl~stmas, the ate where it died. The proposed attorney geueral’s office notilegislation would make any fied district officials that both same-sex marriage’:null and void state and federal law prolfibit from the beginning" in the state, barring non-curriculum school and is aimed at making any such clubs because of content. But California’s Hate Crimes: 1/5 Are Anti-Gay SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In the firs! of .its kind in California, state Attorney Geueral l)an LI.mgrcl!"s office reix)rts tl!at hate crones m the Golden Stale arc gcucnd i y couccu tratcd i n ci tics :and nearly one-fifth of them were aimed agaiust gays and lesbians. During the filaal six mouths of 1994, the survey of local law enforcculent agencies found there were 672 bias-based crimes reported in the state. Of these, 487 (72 percent) were based on the race or ethnic origins of the victims, Mille 119 (18 perccut) wcre bccause the victims were lcsbkms or gay men - or were believed to bc by the attackers. Some 6-1- iucidents (or just m~dcr 10 pcrccut) WCl’C based on the victims" religion. The largest number of reported Irate crimes, 243 of them, were logged in the [x)s Augclcs metropolitan area. The San Frmmisco Bay Area checked in with next l argcst couceutratiou, 129 bias-based crimes iu the four-county ,area. Transsexual Identity Bill Proposed in Britain LON1)ON - Among the backbcuch bills being offered in Bri rain’s Ilousc of Connnoiis as private members" legislation is a mcasure that would make it easier for traussexuals in the UK to establish a legal idemity in keeping with their new gender after a sex-change operation. 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Individuals who espouse Northwest Leicestershire since homosexuality do not constitute 1983 in the ruling conservative proper role models as teachers ~ party, now faces the prospect of for students in this district." ~ : having to pay all legal costs that Crane had told his students he are estimated at about $800,000. was gay after he and his comAshby; 55, had sued the Times ¯ panion had gotten married dur- : overanarticlein the paperwhich ¯ ing a commitment ceremouy and said he had shared a bed with a .exchanged wedding bands, caus- ¯ man during a holiday in Gee in ing some of his students to ask ." 1993, that he had misled his wife ¯ and constituents abouthis sexual Gay Credit Card Can’t about the wedding ring. ¯ School Board Condemns orientation, and that he had lied Use ’Rainbow’ Name :..about. h.awn, g a relat~oaship with TRENTON, N.J:- A federal .... Homosexuality a32-year-old Irish physician, Dr. court in New Jersey has enjoined ¯ NEW HAVEN, Ind.- HomoCiar~i Kilduff. The ~iewspaper promoters of a gay-oriented - sexual activity is inconsistent admitted during the libel trial credit card from using the nanm with community values and that its report had contained at "Rainbow." U.S District Judge ¯ should be discouragedin the East ¯ least one factual error, but mainMary Little Parell barred the Allen County (Iudiana) schools, rained the accuracy of its article, Rainbow Card Fom~datiou from according to a resolution adopted wlfich it maintained was justiusing that trade name on the ¯ by the local school board. Acfied to lfiglflight what it cousidcredit card it was pro~noting in ¯ cording to school, district offiers Ashby’s hypocrisy in advothe New York-New Jersey area cials, the resolution only reflects cating heterosexual f~nilv valin a suit filed by the Rainbow the board’s opinion and isn’~ a ues while leading what the’papcr Foundation Inc., a Middletown, ¯ policy statement. But the called a "double life." Both N.J., charity that offers medical ¯ resolution’s laaaguag.e, some eduAshby’s wife and his sister testiassistance and other services to ¯ caters say, certainly sounds like fied against the Tory MP duriug children in the state. The Rain- ¯ an official school policy. The the 4-week trial. It is likely that bow Card had contracted with ¯ resolution, wlfich was introduced Ashby may face bm"akruptc’y and Martina Navratilova to act as ¯ in response to a statement earlier the loss of his seat in the House spokeswoman for the Visacredit [ tiffs year by the National Educaof Conunons as a result. .card that would have used part of tion Association endorsing ~ts card charges to benefit gay, ¯ teacher training aronnd gay and Gay Marine to ¯ AIDS & breast cancer agencies. l~’sbian student issues and recFight Discharge Gay Teacher Allowed to ¯ ognizing a national gay mad lesDAVENPORT. Iowa - CorpoStay in Michigan School ¯ bian lfistory mouth, says in part: ral Kevin Blaesing says he will "’Homosexuality is contrary to fight efforts by the .MarZiue Corps BYRON CENTER, Mich. the laws of nat;are, it’s xno~:ally to discharge him because hc is Gerry Crane, a 3 l-year-old high gay. Blaesing, who has bccn school music teacher who told ¯ unacceptable to our conununit y umned "’Marine of the Month" students he was gay alter they ¯ mad we should leach our chilmad"M,-mne of the Qtuarter.’" was asked about a new wedding band ¯ dren as such." UK Member of Parliment denied pernfission to reeniist iu he was wearing, will be ,allowed 1993 because of remarks he lind to keep tfis teaching post. The ¯ Loses ’Gay’ Libel Case ¯ made about homosexuality to a school board in the town, about LONDON’ - Tory MP David USMC psychologist. Bu! earl\ 16 miles from Grand Rapids, ¯ Ashby wept as he f~aced the prosin 1995 he joined a Marine Corp’s said however that it wonld keep " pect offinanci,-d ruinaftcr losing Reserve umt in South Carolina Crane under scrutiny because of ¯ a prolongcd libel actiou ag,’uust without auy difficulties m~d later his sexual orientauon. In a forLondou’s Sunday Times wlfich spoke at a gay pride even! there. real statement, the trustees said. ." had reported that he is homoNow thc Mariucs have bcgun "The school board firmly be- ¯ scxnal. Thc jury deliberated 5 discharge proceedings against lieves that homosexuality vio- ¯ hours belbrc rc[unfing its verlmn mad Blaeslug says he will lates the doufinant moral stan- ¯ dict in favor of the Tlmes in the fight the discharge "~1 the way totheSupremeCourt"ifhemust, sexcouplcstocnroll. Roscnl~aum Two Lutheran Churches Expelled. said he believed the partncrs" registranon should be .just for gays and lesbians. SAN FRANCISCO-St. Francis Lutheran Church and the First United Lutheran Church here officially became ex-members of the 5.3 -million member Evangelical Lutheran Church of America at the end of 1995 for ordaining 2 lesbians and a gay man as ministers in defiance of the national church’s prohibi’tiofis. The 2 churches were suspended by the ELCA in 1990 and given until the end of 1995 to rescind the ordinations of the Revs. Ruth Frost, Phyllis Zillhart and Jeff Johnson, or be officially expelled from the national church group. A spokesperson for S t. Francis Lutheran Church said not one member of the congregation had left since the controversy started more than 5 .,,’ears ago. But ironically ¯ one St. Francis Lutheran member who attended his last service at the church (at least officially) on Sunday, Dec. 31, was Bishop Robert Mattheis, the presiding bishop of EIX2A’s Sierra Pacific Synod of some 220 con~egations in Northern Califontia and Nevada. A long-time member of St. Francis, Bishop Mattheis now must officially leave the church’s con~egatio~: Calififornia City OKs Partners Registry PALO ALTO, Calif. - OutNow, the San Jose, Calif., gay newspaper, reports that Pale Alto’s city council has approved by a 6-] vote a domestic partners registration. The re~stranon carries no direct benefits and requires a fee to the city clerk’s office. The only vote agmnst the proposM crone from Dick Rosenbamn. who objected that the partuers" registry ,also allowed opposite- Marriage Commission Issues Final Report IIONOI.UIJ.~- A llawali statc comnfissiou has approved its finN report of rccoum~cudations on a 5-2 vote. calling on the legislature to a~cpt the rcalil v of Sallle-SeX lnarriag courts. Few acnvists believe the legislature will t;~c the advice of the commissiou,appointcd b~ Gov. Bcnjmnin Cayctano, b~t the report’s rccounncndations add flu ther fuel to the legM bat ~ound the case. The legislature l~t ye~ adopted a law prohibitlng stone-sex m~agc, although =t rcm~us unclc~ whether thai law itself ~m bc considered coustitut~omd. Chairman Thomas (;ill, former mcmbcr of Cougrcss and out-tune lieut, govcruor, said the state had f~lcd to prove ~c in courl and had relied the legislature to block tauntsex m~agcs. "q’hc opposluOU ~ft.come up with a compelling state lntcFcsI other th~ul I ~x’i~cus 18," he said, rcfcmug to an Old Tcsumacnt vcrsc that says. ""l’hou shalt not lic with mankind as with womankind "" Sparks Fly in O.S. 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"Vitrasert’" implant would deliver the medicine ganciclovir in time-released doses directly in the eye after being \mplanted, making it much more effective. the FD A advisory panel said. The full FDA must now decide whether to accept the panel’s recommendation or not. USC to House AIDS Archives LOS ANGELES - The University of Southern California will become one of the first sites in the country with an archive documenting the earl) years of the battle against AIDS. Los Angeles city officials are granting the university a total of $50,000 for the project alor~g with thousands of original works com~ected with the earliest veers of the epidemic. The AIDS archi~:e will be housed in~,the university library’s special collections and will include "city documents, materials from local actiViSt groups, and papers from Drs. Michael Gottlieb and Joel Weismal who published the first cases of what later came to be known as AIDS. 30% of India’s Blood Infected NEW DELHI - According to a stud)’ by India’s National AIDS Control Organization, nearly 30% of the blood provided by the country’s blood banks is tainted with infectious diseases, including HIV, malaria, hepatitis and others. The government agency responsible for the national effort to fight the epidemic in India said tinrdiable screening procedures risk exposing patients receiving blood and blood products to one or the other illnesses. The Indian Red Cross Society said that part of the problem stems from chronic shortages of blood in the country with the result that commercial blood banks often rely on poorer professional donors 9iho sui~pl~ement their incomes by giving blood. Such paid donors, the society says, are often in higher-risk groups for various infectious diseases. The National AIDS Control Organization now estimates that in less than 5 years some 5 million Indians will be infected with HI\" with 1 million fullblown cases of AIDS in the country. KS Linked Virus Found in Semen of HIV+ Gay Men LONDON" - According to a report in the British medical journal Lancet, researchers with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have found a virus strongly associated with Kaposi’s sarcoma in the semen of large numbers of gay men ~vith HI\’, but not in many HIV-positive heterosexual men. The scientists said that 64% of the infected gay men also had the Kaposi’s Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) in semen samples: of the non-gay men examined, less than 24% were infected with KSHV. The research" ers said their findings explain why a disproportionate number of gay men may Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method By & for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities. 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The researchers speculated that the weaker HIV-2 may interfere with the more virulent HIV-I straila at-the molecular le~el, blocking the virus’ ability to reproducel While the finding could l]old promise in fighting off HIV-1 in infected individuals, scientists warned that there is still little’known about the detailed interaction between the 2 strains. High HIV Levels Infect Newborns WASHINGTON’, D.C. - According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ofSciences, New York State health department researchers report that fairly high levels of HIV in the blood of women who are pregnant is requi red before the virus can be passed along to their newborns. The scientists found that women with levels of HIV in their bloodstreams at about 50,000 viruses per milliliter of blood had a 75% or ~eater likelihood of passing the vii’us onto their infants. At lower leVds, the chances of the women transmitting the virus to their newborns was significantly lower, the researchers said. The scientists said the finding helps explain why some HIV-positive women ~ve birth to infected infants, while other infected mothers do not. AIDS Drug 3TC Also Appears Effective Against Hepatitis B BOSTON - Two preliminary tests of a newly approved AIDS drug, 3TC (also kamwn as lamivudine or Epivir), published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicate the medicine also seems, to suppress HBV, the hepatitis B virus, in chronic eases. One study, led by Dr. Jules Dienstag of Massachusetts General Hospital, found that after a 12-week course of 3TC, about 20% of chronically infected hepatitis B patients showed no traces of the HBV. Interferon is the only currently approved medication to combat chronic h.epatitis B and has been shown to effective in about a third of those given the drug. But interferon must be taken for a fairly long period ot time and has a nmnber of very unpleasan t side effects, which is not apparently the ease with 3TC. Further studies will now be undertaken to determine long-term effects of the drug in combating hepatitis B, possibly in combination with other drugs. Status of AIDS Patient Given Baboon Marrow Transplant SAN FRANCISCO- Jeff Getty, the AIDS patient who was given baboon bone marrow in December in an effort to rebuildhis failing immune system, experienced some side effects as a result of the chemotherapy and radiation treatanent he underwent in conjunction with the marrow transplant. But Getty’s physician, Dr. Steven Deeks, said the reactions where fairly minor and not a result of the bone marrow injections. 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We’ll do what it takes to find the best solution for you. Southwest v:" aitlca. Home Office Dallas, Texas 800-559-4790 Kelly Kirby Oklahoma Representative POB 14011 Tulsa, OK 74159-1011 918-747-3320 �: ¯" ~ ¯ ~ : ¯ HIV at Chinese Universities BEIJING - Newspapers in China have reported that during "’spot checks" at urnversities, Chinese health officials fotmd 10 HIV infected students at 2 colleges in the capital city. Health officials in the country say getting AIDS information and e&~cat~on programs to the cotmtrv’s : schools is "extremely urgent" and esti-." mate that morethan 60% of those infected ¯ with HIV in the country are under the age ." of 29 years. AZT Helps Cut Risks in continued from page 6 system, or "kill him. A similar procedure with an AIDS patient at the University of Pittsbnrgh in 1993 failed, but doctors flare refined the procedure as a result and are using a specially processed part of the baboon bone marrow to improve Gettv’s chances. Accidental Needle Jabs ¯ :. \V with Brit"t’~o r~ C.-based ph~ ¯ .,,, Comrmttee ....... ....."s~o~,s . ¯¢SHINGTON-Cooperating - ,,... tsh and French othoals the l_ S " " for Responsible Med]cifie,’lio~ .ever, has " , - - Centers ~ for Disease Control and Prevention re~. filed a formal complaint with the federal ports that atimited study of 31 health care g0venunent over the experimental bone workers accidentally jabbed with hypomarrow procedure. The public interest dermic needles at work had much lower group charged that such cross-species risk of HIV infection if given AZT. The marrow injections endanger the public CDC reports indicated the health care health by risking the spread of dangerous workers" risk of refection was nearly 80% baboon infections. Susan Getty of lower from taking the drag shortly after \Vatcrford, Conn., the mother 61"the ailing the needle-stick accident than workers man who was with him at the hospital who were not given AZT. during the procednre, said people with U.S. Blood Supply Even Safer advanced AIDS have little to lose ~n unBOSTON" - According to a govenunent dergoing such medi "cal gambles. %\e mttst take greater risks." she said. "It is time to stud) published in the New England Jourstop tiffs horrible, horrible disease." hal of)ledicme, only an infinitesimally small mnount of blo~d do~mted tbr transAIDS Awareness in France fusions in the U.S. is infected with HIP. I~OSTON-- According to the U.S. journal The L.S. Centers for Disease Control & Nature, a snrvcv of what they think about Prevention study estimated that no more l llVand ..\ID~ suggests th~ Frei~:h ,are th,’m 27 pints out of the total 12 nffllion continuing to adjtrst their sexual behavpints donated each year are tainted. Beiors because of the ~pidemic. The report cause blood usedin transfusions is pooled says that condoms arc increasiugly used, from several donors, bowever, health ofparticuhtrlv anion,, those who are single ficials said the chances of receiving conmid under ihe age ~f’30: more people are Uumnated blood are between 1 in 83.000 having fewer casual sexual parmers: ,’rod m~d 1 in 122.000. To reduce these odds the nnmbcr of peat)It who regularly get even further, the Food & Drng Adnmlistested for I IIV fiffccfion continues to ~ow. tration had ordered blood banks in this country to begin additional HIV testing that it ~stimates will reduce the number of tainted donations to no more than 17 per year. Some public health care workers ~luestion whether the added $65 nffllion in )early testing expenses is justified by eliminating just 10 units of infected blood per )ear. AIDS Mortality Among Prisoners CHICAGO - Writing in the American Journal of Public Health, Adansi Amankwaa with the Florida prisons department says that a review of mortality data from 1987-92 in the state’s prisons indicates that AIDS was the main cause of imnate deaths during the~ 5’ year period~ accounting for more thau 50% of all prison deaths in 1992. It indicated that deaths from the disease were increasing compared with other causes in prisons. Turner ,and was permitted to return to work. In a statement given to the EEOC in Aug. 1995, Ttmier testified that he was unsure if he would serve a customer whom he kiiew to have AIDS. According to court docmnents,"he [Turner] is unaware about the trausnfission possibilities of the HIV virtts through casual contact in a food establishment and states that for all he kiiows it c,’m be mmsnfftted though perspiration falling into food. He testifies that he is very "concerned" about this possibility mid’that he would try to favorably resPond: to customer prejudice regarding AIDS. tte states thai the subject of AIDS mid HIV is disgusting mid objectionable mid indicative of bad hygiene. see ADA. page I1 Kellie J. Watts Attorney at law Protect You & Your Partner Wills, Livin.g Wills, Estate Planning, Powers of attorney 493-1959. Tulsa office. Please (’all for appointlnent. Reasonable Rates ¯ The Tulsa Philharmonic : presents ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : COREY CEROVSEK ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ The 23-year old violinist ¯ : will amaze you with his : technique and musicality. ¯" Featuring FI_~ELITY.Hq/V~E HE-aLTH C~-RE; INC. Tulsa Office 486-1174 800-999-3442 ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Faganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major ¯ Hindemit~:"Symphonic Metamorphoses ¯ on Themes by Carl Maria Von Weber" ¯ /3rafims: Symphony No, 4 in E Minor ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Sa~. Jan. 27 ¯ 8 p.m. Tulsa PAC-. " :-~ ~ ~ ¯ ¯.’ C^LL 747- PHIL, FOg’ TICKETS ¯ T U t S A PHILHARMONIC ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ We provide comprehensive home health services 24 hourslday, seven days/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 Noli~eme(gency transportation, Private duty nursing Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1 51 5 ~outh 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. ~ ~’~:::’~nd Companion sitter services. For further information call 743-4117 This list is not all inclusive. Please contact our offices with specific treatment issues. Leah Hunt, MSW Della Blackburn, CADC Judy Seymour-Taylor, CADC Richard Reeder, MS Serving a Diverse Community �B ACK WHITE INC. COMMUNITY CALENDAR SUNDAYS MONDAYS TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS Agape’ Christian H]V Testing HIV+ Support Group Authority Of The Believer Fellowship TOHR Clinic Bible Study, 7 pm HIV Resource Consortium Worship Service, 10:30 am ¯ Free & anonymous testing 1:30 pm MCC of Greater Tulsa Sheridan Center, Suite H using fingerstick method. 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-I 1623 N. Maplewood 21st & Sheridan, 599-7688 ¯ No appointment required. Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 lnfo: 838-1715 : Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm Bless the Lord At All Results hours: 7-9 pm Bless The Lord At All Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. Info: 742-2927 Times Christian Center Times Christian Center HIV/AIDS Support Group Sunday Schoo!, 9:45 am ......... & ..... Prayer&Bible Study Worship Service, 11 am i_Jambda Bo~vling League .....,Friends &.Family :: 7~:.30 pm 2627-B East 1 lth 2627b East 1 lth 583-7815 Shdridan LaSne s ,"HIViAI’DS Support Group Call 583-7815 for info. 8:45 pm : 7 pm, call for location: Community of Hope 3121 S. Sheridan Family Of Faith MCC 749:7898 Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm (United Methodist) : PFLAG Family AIDS ¯ Worship Service, 6 pm Choir Practice 7:30 pm Community of Hope 5451-E South Mingo. Support Group Grief Group, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 : 2nd Monday of month, : Call 622-1441 for info. 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 6:30 pin Family of Faith ¯ :.: ~,, ~ ~ . ~o. .... ¯ ¯ ~, Womens Grmef-~roup ’Community of Hope Metro. Comm. Church 4154 S. Harvard ¯ Adult Sunday School, 9:15 Info: 749-4901 siaonsored by (United Methodist) ¯ Service for Peace, 6:30 pm Worship Service, 11 am Community of Hope ¯ 5451-E South Mingo. Bible Stud,,,’, 7 pm 6pm, Butler/Stumpff OTHER GROUPS Info: 622-1441 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Funeral Home Tool Box Technicians, 2103 E. 3rd St. Metro. Comm. Church TNAAPP Info: 585-1800 Leather org., hffo cio The of Greater Tulsa Tulsa Native American Tool Box: 584-1308 ¯ AIDS Prevention Project Worship Service, 10:45ran ¯ T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform: Support group 1623 N. Maplewood ¯ & Leather Seekers Assoc. " for Gay & Bi Native Info: 838-1715 Info: 838-1222 " American Men, 6 pm ¯ at Conununitv of Hope Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay The Banned, OK Gay Band ¯ Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa 1703 E. 2nd Practice weekly in OKC ¯ ¯ 582-7225 or 584-4983 6:30 pm at CanterbmT Info: 838-2121 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 THURSDAYS 16-Step Empowerment Group For Women Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Co-Dependency Support Group 7:30, Family of Faith MCC 5451rES. Mingo, 622-1441 " " ~ HIV Testing TOHR Clinic Walk in testing: 7 - 8:30 pm Results hours: 7 - 9 pm Info: 742-2927 Prayer Time MCC - Greater Tulsa, 7 pm 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838= 1715 Tulsa Family Chorale Wee "kly practice, 9:30 pm Lola’s 2630 E. 15th PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays 41 54 S. Harvard, 749-’4901 Alternatives Weekly socials, 7 pm See below for schedule. Info: 646-5503 SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Ecumenical Catholic Church ,Mass, 6 pm Garden (Thapcl 3841 S. Peoria Info: Father Rick at 742-7122 Narcotics Anonymous Meets weekly at 11 pm Confidential ~upport for recovering addicts. Co~unmnity of I lope 1703 E. 2nd. lnfo: 585- I NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees 3rd Sat of each month hffo: 748-3111 OTHER GROUPS Gay & Lesbian Sttulent Association TJC Southeast Canq)us, Info: 631-7632 SWAN-Single Women’s Activity Network Call 832-2121 TOHR Helpline Daily 8= 10 pm For info. ~r to vohmtcer: 743-GAYS Out & About With JD! SUNDAY, JANUARY 18 Community of Hope Orientation 2 pro, 1703 E. 2nd Info: 585-1800 SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 Faith & Struggle Dialogue Group Community of Hope United Methodist 4:30 pm, 1703 E. 2nd (ongoing group) Info: 585-1800 THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, Community of Hope Orientation 6:30 pm, 1703 E. 2nd Info: 585-1800 SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 Faith & Struggle Dialogue Grm~ Community of Hope United Methodist 4:30 pm, 1703 E. 2nd (ongoing ~oup) Info: 585-1-800 SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 ,Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA, 9 pm Concess|ons, 33rd& Peoria Pageant .. Info: 744-0896 or 838-3701 TUESDAY, JANUARY ,30. Rainbow Business Gui/d, 7 pm Uno Pizzeria,.61st & Memorial Dinner Meeting Info: 665-5174 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 Tulsa Women’s Supper Club, 6:30 pin Full Moon Care, 1525 East 15th Info: 584-2978 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Alternatives. Informational meeting for reactivated social orgamzauon for men and women, also, video of comedian Suzmme Westenhoefer, 7pm Holiday Inn Express, 51st & Harvard, Info: 646-5503 More sequins, but that’s not all that this month’s featured establishinent has to offer. Lola’s is "’truly a fanfilv bar" says Bill (Lola) McCall of this wonderful pla~e TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 TMsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Local Police Officers Speak Out, 7 pm Alan Chapman Activity Center University of Tulsa , 5th St. west of Harvard, Info: 743-4297 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY-8 Alternatives, Bowling at Riverlanes, 7pm 8711S. Lewis . ~ Info: 646-5503 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Community of Hope Orientation 2 p!n, 1703 E. 2nd hffo::585~ 1800 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 .Alt~r.natives, Movie Night; 7pm Fox 4 Cinema, 51st & Harvard Info: 646-5503 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Fandly of Faith MCC Reclaim & Recovery Workshop: Forgiveness, 9 am - 3 pm 5451-E S. Mingo, hffo: 622-1441 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY22 Alternatives, Dinner, 7pro Golden Corral, 71st & Mingo hlfo: 646-5503 Brian & tJttt of Lola’s thht ~ves a lot to the community. One example they’ve supported Mr. Oklahoma Leather~ Mr. Tulsa Leather and 1st alternate to Mr, Oil Capital. Also, Lola’s pro: rides ahome for TULSA FAMILY CHOIL~LE, which is open to any Gay, Lesbian ¯ or Gay-.friendly persons and m~ets Thurs. at 9:30:~ Bill & Brian are the owners of this cozy establishinent that represents a little bit of Valentine’s Day. Bill & Brian have been to,,tethet for 15 (!) vear~ which they plan to celebrate with a ~umiversarv showand party .on FebruaD’ 16th. Tffey ,opened Lola’s 2years ago. "’At Lola’s you can find whatever liking may be: entertain: ment, games (pool & darts), good friends or jnst a good time." Oh by the way, the following are happenin~s at Lola’s for the coming month: Feb. 16th, Bill & Brians’s Anniversary show & party; Feb. 20th, Birthday celebration for Desdny Ray, Miss Upper Cherry Street, and Feb. 24th, 1st Annual see JD, page 11 0 748-5374 L Spring Art Classes Start February 17 Family Workshops Preschool Youngerart ~ ~ Adult Studios Action Studios Spring Break Studios March 25-29 �not, however, mandate procreative possibility as a requirement for heterosexual marriage certificates, a move that would seem consistant with his stated rationale. Knight goes on to forecast economic doom and collapse if California "’were forced" to recognize the relationships of same-gender couples,including taking on the same responsibilities for each other that hetero-couples expect. However, economic forecasts for Hawaii project that same-sex marriages could add $4 billion. to Hawaii’ s revenues over the next 5 years. Some observers think that Knight" s bill, if enacted, will likely cost California taxpayers millions in legal fees as gay and lesbian citizens challenge the. law. Current law recognizes all mamages performed throughout the United States. The bill would prohibit recogmtion of legal marriages of same-sex couples, regardless of where they are performed. sexual activities, the citizen suggested that he mad the officer go to a private location for consensual sex. After the citizen made the offer, he was arrested for solicitation under ma OKC ordinance. The ACLU defense of the citizen rests on two concerns. First is the 1 st Amendment (free speech) issue. The OKC ordinance appears to make it illegal to make any offer of consenstml sex in OKC. ACLU spokesperson, Michael Canffield noted that this would make offers betweeu heterosexuals, say in a drinking establishmeut, illegal al~o but he/also noted that the OKC police do not appear to be assigning undercover cops to heterosexual bars. The other basis for challenging the arrest is a 1986 decision by the Criminal Court that ruled that the Oklahoma "sodomy" law which makes oral or anal sex a felony crime was unconstitutional. The decision held that a constitutional right to privacy prevented the state or cities from forbidding private, consensual sex acts between adults. The law makes no distinction between heterosexual or homosexual oral or anal sex. However, the ’86 case involved heterosexuals and the court specified that it was not addressing whether homosexual citizens enjoyed the same right to privacy as heterosexual ones. If homosexual citizens have the same right to privacy and the solicited activities are not themselves illegal, then the OKC ordinance can hardly be constitutional. This is, if it" s not illegal to have sex, then it can hardly be illegal to talk about it. In a 3-1 decision, the Court of Criminal Appeals chose not to address whether the state can constitutio~mlly prohibit same gender sex but said this case was only about public solicitations mad rtfled that OKC could prohibit such solicitations. The appeal, according to Hendricksen, who is ACLU-OK president, will ask the US Supreme Court to compel the OK Court of Criminal Appeals to decide if the right to privacy that ~t established for heterosexual citizens ~s also available for homosextml citizens. "’The court [appeals] ducked this issue and we are going to see if we can force them to m~swer tiffs question.’" To help the ACI.U-OK fight tiffs case. donations may be made to 600 NW 23rd St. OKC 731(36. Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law be the actions of a neighborhood adolescent but that the theft of their family’s peace of mind is no little thing. The Harrison Kirbys are considering their options to protect themselves and their children from futher harm. Kirby did add that they have been comforted by expression of support from friends around the US with whom they correspond via e-mail. statements by Radical Right leaders, such as CBN’s Pat Robertson and Sen. Jesse Helms. Since the threat of lawsuits by CBN, no television station in any of the target cities of Washington, Tulsa, Houston or Atlanta will air the commercials. Mitzi Henderson, president of PFLa, G’s board of directors, stated that PFLAG is conunitted to "’get our message on the air and compel CBN to stop its harassment and censorship attempts". Locally, the Tulsa chapter of PFLAG is presenting a free film series at All Soul’s U~titarian Church at 7pm, Jan. 23 & 30, mad Feb. 6 & 13. The films, Straight From The Heart. On Being Gay, Queer Son, and Always .\.lb~ Kid, feature Lesbians and Gay men and parents of Lesbians and Gay men dealing with issues from fanfilies to religion to AIDS. PFLAG Tulsa also is continuing a campaign for a siguature advertisement to run in The Tulsa World. The ad "calls for Tulsans to stand against tred, hate speech mad violence" against individtmls based on their sexual orientation mad "’to recoguize the strong link between hate speech, teen suicide and violent physical attacks..." Tulsa Family News reported correctly last month that The Tulsa Worm is on record as having a policy banning the use of the words, Gay or Lesbian in advertising. However, contrary to our report, The World has not changed its policy to allow an exception. According to Bill Hinkle, PFLAG Tulsa co-chair, PFLAG cannot even spell out its name but may be forced to use a circumlocution like, "Parents and Friends of Persons of Differing Sexual Orientation.’" The ad will likely, run later in January. dren they were trying to place. Rep. Benson stated to TFN that he was motivated by the NEA’s resolution to reaffirm what he views as Oklahoma’s "traditional. family values". He said the reason for a resolution instead of a bill was that since a resolution lacks the power of law, the legislators could express their feelings without infringing any constitutional rights which such a law would probably do. Benson claims that he does not want to condeum Lesbians and Gay men for their "choice of lifestyle" & that he expected to get wide support OKC’s Oklahoma Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus has begun a postcard campaign directed at Rep. Benson. In Tulsa, according to one source, PFLAG’s Nancy McDonald is putting together a group of parents mad Tulsa area legislators to meet with Benson. Other activists have begun to ph’m a Family Day at the Capitol, a state-wide lobb3:ing day by Lesbian, Gay and Bi activists, clergy mad business people. For i~ffo, call Green Country Pride at 838-2121 or 583-1248. Speakers & performers include comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer, Col. Grethe Cammermeyer & her partner, Diane Divelbass, & Candace Gingrich April 7 - 14, Olivia’s Womens’ Cruises Call 341.6866 International Tours for more information. Need a gift idea? Gift certificates are available for air travel, cruises & many other travel needs. IGTA member. Know Your Rights! Estate Planning, Adoptions, Personal Injury, Criminal :Law, Bankruptcy & Workers Compensation 1-800-742-9468 or.918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan. Leanne Gross Retirement planning Life, health & income insurance, & investment placing. 744-0102 Mention this ad to receive free initial consultation. �Eureka Springs is a wedding by Phil Boler-Schmidt haven. And, it is also a wonderWinter is a special time in ful spot for holy unions. EveryEureka Springs. With the falling thing imaginable is possible, of the Autumn leaves comes a from an extravaganza to a small respite from the thundering ceremony just for the two of hoardes, and locals get a chance you. And what better time than to renew old acquamtmlces, catch this Winter? Resources are availup on family time, and spend able for holy unions at 253-2401. time with cherished friends. Events upcoming in Eureka Each December, we have the Women’s Party. 1995 saw the this Winter include Jacob Adler, Assistant Professor of Philoso25th annual event, and it was phy at the University of Arkanquite a sight to behold. My own sas giving a talk at MCC of the estimate was about 500 women Living Spring oft january, 21 st at in attendance. Each brings some 4 PM The trpi~ will be Jewish type of finger food and a drink to Influence on Jesus’ Teachings. share. There is music and dancJoya Pope will be in town on ing, talk and Sharing. A grand February 3rd, also speaking at time is had by all. This year was MCC of the Living Spring at 7 no exception. And, as usual, a PM. Joya Pope is author of The few of the guys showed up, reWorM According to Michael and spectfully of course, and sang Upcoming Changes: Prophecy Christmas carols to the asand Pragmatism for the Late sembled masses at the ballroom Nineties. Admission is S 12.50 at high atop the Basin Park Hotel. the door, and she also has private Now that Christmas ~s over, channeling sessions available. the really big events are potluck dinners. It is the Ozark way of Winter is the time we sit back and take stock, read all the good getting to "know people, fo~: the books we didn’t have time to get first time, or to renew old friendto during the rush of tourists, ships. Us queer folk do the begin a new study program, and potlucks in style. This is mv2nd Winter in Eureka, and I’m look- ¯ get read~ for theseason wlfich is ing for~vard with anticipation to -~’" only a c~uple of months away. For those of you who are Euthe Season of the Potlucks. This reka locals, you know exactly is the time to get to lmow those ~vhat I ,’un talking about. Those people you have always ~vanted of you who ,are from out of to~vn to know but were too bits5 workwill just riced to visit in order to ing to spend any time with. see why wc call this place ParaAs man5 of you already kimw. case though the court has not seen fit to render judgment to Saladin yet either. Now it will be up to judge &jury to find justice. dise. For more information about Eureka Springs available on the World Wide Web, point your browsers to: http: www.pimps.com~ eureka.html. See you in Eureka! ADA JD cont’dfromp. 8 He compares AIDS and HIV to leprosy....He states that hi s attitude regarding HIV and AIDS has remained unchanged s~nce 1987 when he suspended the plaintiff [Saladin] because he suspected he was HIV positive. In the same manner that he directed plaintiff not to discuss-the AIDS and HIV status of ¯ plaintiff’s partner in casual conversation with customers he states that he would consider asking a white waitress to not discuss or disclosed (sic) that fact that her spouse was black in casual conversation." Steve Norick, one of Paul Saladin’s attorneys, claims the Americans with 13isabilities Act was violated in at least two major ways. The ADA provide relief from discrimination based on acttmlly being handicapped but also to those who may not be handicapped but who are perceived as being handicapped. And it also provides protection to those ~vho are associated with those wh6 are handicapped. Thus far the court has seen sufficient merit in Saladiu et al’s case not to accept the efforts of Tumer’s attornevs to dismiss the cont’dfromp. 9 Miss Rivercity America Pageant. If you missed Concessions celebration of their first anmversary, you should just hang your headin shame! 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Please call the Central Library at 596-7977 or any branch library for more information. trial here before being returned to Oregon. Acremant, 27, was taken to flae San Joaquin County Jail for extradition to Oregon ou murder charges in die brntal slayings of Rox,’ume Ellis and Michelle Abdill. Stockton police say they were tipped off by an anonymou~ -caller early on the monli]~g of Dec. 13, who gave them the license number of a rented van Acremant was driving. Alter several hours of patrolling area motels, police say they located the van at a Motel 6 and discovered that Acremant had registered the night before tmder his own name. According to a Stockton police spokesperson, Acremant was not armed when he was arrested, and he surrendered to authorities without incident. Ellis mid Abdill, who operated a property management business together and were domestic partners, were-last seen on Dec. 4. 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Cincinnali. 582-4128 The Episcopal Church Welcomes You �by Jean-Pierre St. Valentine’s Day is soon to be upon us, and everyone is once again faced with the dilemma of selecting that special place for a romantic dinner. Here are the three best restaurants in Tulsa, as well as the three most overrated. Each of the establishments reviewed this month considers itself to offer "fine dining," or what you might call a"white tablecloth" restaurant. Elegant. Dressy. Be forewarned, though, that all of these places fall into the category of "very expensive." Heading up the list is Montrachet, in the Consortium at 3509 South Peoria. This restaurant was formerly on our list of places to avoid, unless you liked schizophrenic Santa Fe French cuisine courtesy of the previous chef/owner. But, last summer, it was taken over by new ownership, management, and chefs from the resorts in Scottsdale, Arizona, and has successfully regained its place on Jean-Pierre’s social list. With the demise lastyear of both Karmichael’ s and the Fifteenth S treet Grill (-gotta pay those taxes!), Montrachet is currently Tnlsa’s best restaurant. The Montrachet style is still basically French In concept, but displays a,.fresh American note to the Continental style: Beef tenderloin, rack of lamb, poussin, fresh salmon, and other gourmet specialties are mainstays of the Montrachetmenu, which changes seasonally. But the highlight of the meal with be the lovely montage of flavors from experiencing all of If you like New England style clam the courses, not just the entree. The onion soup at this place is abso- ¯ chowder, you willlove the soupat Bodean, lutely the best one can get in Oklahoma. A : probably the best Marc-Pierre has had rich beefy and winey stock bathes tender, : outside of the East Coast. Rich and thick, it contains big pieces of fresh dams. Limit caramelized onions, and is a delicious and warming treat. Frizzled onions top the ¯ yourself to a cup though; the bowl is big soup as a garnish, which you may want to ~ enough for a meal by itself. Check the chalkboards to see what came request be left in the kitchen. in on the plane that day. Mussels, cockles, For a special appetizer, try the seared foie gras. It’s presented medium rare, : and oysters from Newfoundland and New stacked between layers of puff pastry, and : Zealand are regularly on the appeuzer grilled apples. The salad of mixed greens ¯ lists, and fishes from across the world will with Stilton cheese, walnuts, & poached : become scrumptious entrees. The fish entrees are alpears is excellent. ways creatively prepared St. Valentine’s Day is Desserts change reguand presented, though larly, and all are exquissoon to be upon sometimes the creativity ite. None are the typical us...Here are th~ three can be a bit excessive. ice cream and hea~y., _. b~st restaurants in ~re recently experienced sticky sauce on abrownie; Tulsa, as well as the a mahi mahi presented ....all. drowned in icanned with mango chumey and ¯ whipped topping, that one three most overrated. a blackened monkfish ¯ usually finds in Tulsa. ¯ Many are truly works of art, and the tastes served with crawfish jambalaya. Never mind, though, since any fish can be pre¯ can be heavenly. Montrachet also has a pared to order, and Jean-Pierre often or¯ full bar and an excellent wine list. They ¯ also offer a number of interesting cordials ders the wonderfully fresh seafood sim¯ and liqueurs. - , ply grilled with alittle lemon butter on the side. Expect your fish to be cooked to an ; Expect.seryice~ to .be.very well trained ¯ expert level of doneness, not undercooked and efficient. All of the waiters are very ¯ knowledgeable about the evening’s menu and not dried out, but just right. ¯ and the preparations of the foods, and will Vvqaile most of the waiters provide the professional service you would expect ¯ be happy to recommend,.the evening’s from a quality restaurant, not all of the ¯ best dishes. staff is properly trained. You may want to Bodean Seafood Restaurant has been request a special waiter, once you find one ¯ the place to go for fresh-off-the-planeyou like. " daily, seafood in Tulsa for years. Located Our third choice amongst the three best ¯ in a nondescript strip shopping center at Tulsa restaurants is actually a private club ¯ 3323 East 51st, just east of Harvard, in downtownTulsa. The Summit, atop the ¯ Bodean is filling the shoes of the late Bank IV Center, serves both luncheon ." Louisianne,Tulsa’slegendary downtown ¯ r.estaurant. You can also buy lovely fresh and dinner to Tulsa’s business and social¯ seafood to prepare at home at Bodean’s ite community. It might be worth your ¯ while to get out those gold-digging shoes adjacent seafood market. and wrangle an invitation to share dinner with aclub member. A qnick review of the club roster reveals several ’Tanfily’" members, so this is not an impossible task. Honorable mention has to go to the food at the Southern Hills Golf & Country Club, but finagling an invitation here is much more challenging. The Summit features expertly traineo staff with charming & sexy European accents. And, this being "The Club" of Tulsa’s elite, the staff will do everything possible to cater to the diners" every whim and pleasure. Of course, such service and top quality food does not come without its cost, but the saving grace is that the Summit doesn’t make you pay at the endof the meal your host just signs h check! This is Tulsa, so beef is heavily featured on the menu. Steaks are excellent, always prime beef, and will be prepared exactly to vour specifications. They also do a lovely Dover sole. Wild game is frequently available. But one of the most memorable entrees here is the fork tender, melt-inyour-mouth, lamb tenderloin. The only thing to avoid is the lasagna, which is bland & insipid, a big disappointment ~ven the management’s Italian origins. Desserts are ~ bit more mundane, but fresh fruit with real whipped crean~ is always available, and the signature dessert of the club is a chocolate crunch cakc. a very rich mousse m a pastry shell. If you are watching your pennies, be careful with your choices of wines ,and liquors. The "Summit stocks all of the ultra-premium liquors and has wines costing 100’s (note the plural) of dollars per botde. And now for the list of Tulsa’s three most overrated "’fine" restaurants, at which see Dining, page 14 1996 Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA Pageant Sunday, January 28, 9 pm, with special guests Maya Douglas Miss Gay USofA 1995 Chelsea Pearl Miss Gay USofA At-Large 1996 Cherry Monroe Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA �Jean-Pierre refuses to eat when he is picking up the tab, and which Jean-Pierre will discourage friends from visiting as well. All of these restaurants suffer from overinflated prices, inconsistent food quality, and mediocre servtce (judged by a standard of what one might expect given the expense). Number Three: Bravo Ristorante. Suffeting through the attempts of the wait stuff to sing arias and show tunes does not make up for their inept service or the mediocrity of the food. R.I.P. Montague" s, the fine dining room when the Adam’s Mark used to be the Westin. Number Two: Atlantic Sea Grill. In probably the most expensive restaurant in Tulsa, the expectation that the food will be cooked to a quality level consistent with the prices is unrequited. Perhaps one would be better off to walk a few doors down to the cheaper and infinitely less stuffy T.G.I. Friday’s. Number One: Warren Duck Club. Aside from being in the tone)- Doubletree Warren Place, how this establishment manages to be touted as one of the finer establishments in Tulsa is totally bevond this reviewer. On several oceasirns, ~eanPierre has been served tough and overcooked duck with dreadfully sweet fruit sauce to mask the (lack of) "flavor of the bird. But most disappointing is thee dessert bar reminiscent of Harvest Buffet. Save your money. Well, dear readers, this is the list of Tulsa’s besl and worst. Now, you can decide where you want to take your special friend on’Febrtmry 14. Any hidden messages there’? Just be sure to call ahead for reservations, Bon appetit! by James Christjohn Hello again! Time for another rousing round of reviews! I have received complaints from some members of the community for using the "snap" system of rating stuff. They claim to have patented it. Go figure; some people are legends in their own minds. At any rate, if anyone out there in readerland feels they have a more amusing rating system, please submit it to Tulsa Family News Rating System contest, POB 4140,Tulsa OK, 74159. I’m not sure what the prizewill be yet, but I’ll come up with something. I am also asking for the women in our readership to Submit ideas of what they’d like to see reviewed. I don’t want anyone left out. On with the reviews, comments, and whatever other stuff I feel might be amusing. If you remember your first crush on another member of the same sex, or have forgotten, I can highly recommend "’Tom & Huck". It is an excellent adaptation of "Tom Sawyer", with excellent performances by the entire cast. And the homoerotic subtext clearly evident in Tom and Huck’s relationship ~s almost underlined in one of several scenes where Tom and Huck are struggling to communicate their feelings towards one another and you just want to yell "Go ahead! Say it! Tell him’I love you!’"Actually,it’s pretty much true to it’s time - I can see Huck living in town, mad Tom marries Beckx’ as a cover, and continues his relationship with Tom. This is definitely a good Valentine" s day flick, very romantic in its way, and the action keeps you on the edge of the seat. Fortunately, I restrained myself from the yelling bit, for which mv mece was grateful (I must credit her f~r this issue’s reviews, during the holiday trip to see fmrtily, she dragged me to all these movies I wouldn’t have ever seen otherwise, and was pleasantly surprised at how good they were. I dedicate this month’s column to her. Otherwise, I’d just be babbling on about anything I could think of and making up reviews of fictional films and stuff.) Another winner is "Jumanji", and it takes you on a doozy of a rollercoaster ride. It’s a fun film, and Robin Williams is always a delight, especially in this flick about ama~cal board game set in a deadly jungle that sucks you in until someone else plays the game to it’s finish and sets you free. The scenes of the jungle and its animals taking over an entire town is amazing. The plot was a bit uneven, but I found it amusing enough overall to make up for that. Inmusical terms, Boy George’s"Cheapness and Beaut)"" deserves more of a listen than it’s been getting. I am not partial to BG or Culture Club, but I was curious enough to give this disc a spin, and found it surprisingly effective. 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Another "new" discovery, October Project, has a new CD, "Falling Farther In", and it is beautiful. The lyrics are amazingly intelligent, and the music fuses a bit of rock, pop,jazz and Celtic soul. Try it, you’ll like it. The lead singer has a lovely deep alto voice that is like chocolate to listen to. If you don’t like chocolate, insert the dream food of your choice. (Like I said, I don’t want to leave anyone out.) This is a CD to add to your collection, no matter what. And, if we’re all lucky, I’ll be able to review "’Phantom of the Opera" for the next issue. I know a lot of folks out there are dusting off their opera capes and lnasks for this one! Send your ad & payment to POB First 30 words are S10. Each 4140, Tulsa, OK additional word is 25 cents. 74159 with your You may bring additional attention to your ad with: name, complete address, day & Bold Headline - S 1 eve. numbers Ad in capital letters -S1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2 (for our records only). 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Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart National News Oregon Murder ¯ ......STSOCuKsTOpNe, Ccaltif..A-Triprpeedsotffebdy an i anonymous caller, authorities in Stockton, about 70 miles east of San Francisco, ~ January 15 - February 14, 1996, Vohlme 3, Issue 2 ,have arrested-Robert. James- Acremant in.’-- connection.with the killingiearlier in De- : .cember oftwoprominent lestiiaii activists " ¯ Run for Your Lives: ¯ OK House is In Session ¯ Legislators S.eekTo "Endorse Bias In i Adopti,on, Foster Gare & Education ¯ ~,In what is becoming a regular legisla- ~n Medford, Oregon. Authorities have : ¯ confirmed that the man also confessed to :, ti~e kick in the pants forOklahoma Lesbith .-~, t.:v. ~ ^r n _ :......~.__._ ¯ This drawing representing a gun target ¯ ans, Gay men and Bisexuals the Okla e earll,,.4 aadlng u,t a m,~, ,. LalllUllfl,H . _ . ¯ - .. , , - ,~-o--_~.t.....:t.:,:,. ,,__, ~_............ was left 3ee story below for details ¯ -homa House of Representatives is ised . ’ see Ore on a e:12 .... - ’ ~ /. . :~ .to address at least two resolutions which " ¯ -. " "~ ~ ~’~ ~’~ ..... Younn Men Admit,. ..u .r-Hara sm,nt- ’.......H.ou.se.Re.so.lut.ion.s 1.04.5&.1046,i.n_tro.- ~ ¯ - -": " ~ OUCgO resp~uvely o\’ Ul~ Kepresema- Murder-of Gay Man ! H.,aLnoscoanl communiDileaaad es.orsn, ,k,’,ellb,-, :"z"v..-. l,on:°" su° ,dB oe, e°na°u"f ,readree""mckeaannd, ,’oneesx o-f " HOUSTON - Authorities say Daniel C. : awoke to find "hate -.~.messages at theii~: ." press the position of the House of Repre- Bean, 19, and Rodney H. Gauthier, 21, : home. Recently, theyf0und an.anti-Gay :- sentadves "regarding certain lifestyles" two half-brothers who say they’re members of a net-Nazi organization, have admitted viciously attacking twogaymen, one ofwhomdied ofmultiple stabwounds. Frank Mangione, ’46, Was pronounced dead on amval at a local hospital, and Kenneth Stern, a friend who had been with see Murder, page 3 Ge,o. rgia: Fed.eral- Rultng on Marr,age ATL’-XNTA - The U.S. Court of Appeals in Adanta has ordered Georgia Attoruey General Michael Bowers to explain in court why his withdrawal of a 1991 job offer to Robin Shahar after she had a religious marriage ceremony with her lover does not violate Shahar’ s free speech rights under the U.S. Constitution. The ruling could force the .state’s, attorney general into a difficult court fight since it would require him to establish a"compelling governmental interest’: in changing his mind about the job offer. Bowers" office had argued that hiring Shahar after the commitment cerelnonv would complicate enforcement of the state’s antisodolny laws and could be construed as an endorsement of same-sex marriages. The attorney general’s office said it was "’disappointed" in die 3-judge panel’s ruling and would ask for a review, either by ftfll appeals court or the US Supreme Court. Calif. GOP Tries-To" Ban Gay Marriages Thursday, Jannary 4, Califorlfia Assemblymelnber Pete Knight unveiled amendments to his bill, AB 1982, to prevent Califonfia from recogmzing samesex marriages.!egally pedbnned in other states. Knight’s bill isiu reaction to the expected legalization of stone-sex marriages in Hawaii in the next two )’ears. Knight’s bill has the backing of the Assembly Republican caucus, and ,’dread)" has 29 Republican co-sponsors. Kafight’s stated reasoning follows: traditional marriages are for procreation. S,’une-gender couples can’ t "produce offspriug together, [so] they must view marriage as just a reservoir of economic perks." galight did see CA-GOP. page 10 ¯ (concentriccircles) with themessage,"tar- ¯ get practice-fags’: and on the reverse, ¯ vulgar drawings and comments. ¯ Kirby, fonner TOHR president, stated ¯ that this harassment is especially trou- ¯ bling since their address is not pul~lished. ¯ He added that the hate crimes unit of the Tuls.a police depart, did send officers to ¯ investigate, even though under ¯ Oklahoma’s hate crimes law, attacks on the basis of sextml orientation are not cov.ered. Kirby noted that these nughtjust See Target, page 10 message marked on a. car window. Two : and regarding "celebration of a LeSbian days later, tbeyfoundacrudedrawingon° .~ and Gay history month in the public their porch. On one side therewas a target ._: schools". Both are simple resolutions and : therefore would not have the force ot’lass" ¯ ACLU Continues to Challenge Sex Law The American Civil Liberties Union : (ACLU) ofOklahoma recently received a ¯ setback to its challenge of Oklahoma’s ¯ "’sodom)"’ law.. Oklahoma City attoruey, ¯ Mark Hendricksen, with Marquette l_’ni- ¯ versitvprofeSsoroflaw Shirley \Vie_,aand ¯ with assistance from ~he Gay & Lesbian Rights Project of the national’office of the ACLU are preparing a petition to the U~fited States S.up.reme Court for a review of the late 1995decision of the Oklal~olna Court of Criminal Appeals. The circumstances ~f the -case follow! a citizeu was approached by a undercover OKCpolice officer. After extended flirtation by the police officer who emphasized see ACLU. page 10 Project-Open Mind ,Parents, Fanfilies and Friends~of Lesbiaus and Gays, (PFL,~G), both the national and local orgamzations ,are contilming their Project Open Miud cmnpaign to reduce hate langtmge and violence directed toward Lesbians, Gay men, Bisexuals mad those perceived to be. PFI.=~G National ,’umomiced that the law finn of Hogan & tlartson LI.P will assist PFLAG at no .charge (pro bond) in First Amendment tssues raised by the threat of lawsuits against PFL&G i’r0mthe Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). Project Open Mind began with television connnercials that featured anti-Gay see PFLAG. page House resolution 1045 declares that ¯"- "’homosexuality, lesbianism or bisexnal- : ity’" should not be taught as "’natural : lifestyles" in public schools, and that Les- ¯ bians, Gay men or Bisexuals should not ] adopt or’be foster parents and would ~. specify that the stone classes of citizens ] should not have "any special status under ¯ the law". : ~ Resolution 1046 states the position of : the House condemmng the National Edu- ~ cation Association’s (NEA) "call for "’the ¯ acceptance and tolerance of homosexual behavior" and for "’celebrations of a Lesbian and Gay History Month to ac"knmvledge the contributions of lesbians, gays ¯ and bi sexuals, all ofwhich is inconsistent with traditional values of this state...’" Traditionall.v le~slation of this sort have been filed by one or another of the OK House’s Radical-Right members, typi- "cally, Bill Graves ofOKC. \\’hat concerns many longtime politi"cal observers is that these have been filed by Democrats. Laurie Phillips, co-chair of the Tulsa County Democrat Party stated that tlfis "’flies in the face of the principles of the Democrat Party, not only the local, state & national platforms but violates the constitution and bylaws of the state Democrat part3". tale observer suggested that the introduction ofthese resolution might be a way for the Democratic leadership to kee~ these issues under their control. The idea is that a milder, non-binding resolution would let legislators take an anti-Gay lX?.sition for their ultra-conservative consutuents at home but would allow those Representatives to avoid a vote on an actnal anti-Gay bill. However,.attoruev Bill Hiulde rio’ted that even as a resolu’- tion. Lesbians, Gay men mid Bisexnals could be affected if agency heads chose to reflect the views of the House in their policies. Dept. of Hunwaa Senices (DHS) officials said at this time, the agency does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation mid DHS staff knew of some adoptions by Lesbian or Gay citizens. DHS stall" stated their duly cdnceru was with the quality of the hol~e for the chilsee R.1045. page 10 ¯ HIV Bias Lawsuit Names Cafe Owner ¯ The Tulsa Federal Court will soou hear .an HIViAIDS discriminatiou lawsuit ¯ which could be the first in the nallon under the A~nericans with Disabi lilies Act " (ADA). Local"society" "cafe owner, Tcrr3 _’~ ~T~urner; who mvns Capistrano inq "ticw " ¯ ’ Square andThe French Hen in sonth’l;ulsfi, ;.’ iS ~li¢ged to have ~’iolated the federal nou- ¯ discrimination law in what former cur ¯ ployee, Paul Saladin, claims was a wrong..... ¯ ful firing, Saladin had beeu emplo.vcd at ." The French Hen for over 8 years. : Background ¯ Saladin’s spouse, FxtGandin, tested i positive for HIV :’anti.bodies in=1987. In-/ ¯ late 1992, Gaudin becanle ill and was ¯ ..diagnosed with AIDSin early 1 ~93. I)ur- ¯ mg this time, Saladin supported the finn- ¯ ilv and was Gaudin’s prilnary carcgivcr. ¯ A’lso during this time, Saladin becmnc a ¯ voluuteer with an HI\" AIDS hospice and became a certified HI\" AII)S educator. ¯ Both Gaudin’s !llV status, illness and ¯ Saladin’s vohmteer work wcrc known to most French Ileu employees and Saladin’..~ manager, Jemlifer \Vallacc. On occasion. ¯ French Hell CtlSlOlners who kllcw of Saladin’s circumstances, would ask hiul ¯ about his spouse. \\.hilt he appears to have been discreet about the subject. Saladin did not hide his vohmtcer work or his relationship with Gaudin. History of this Case In respouse to ,’m inqtury from l)r. & ; .Mrs. Spohr of Tulsa (according to pnblic doculnents on file with the court), Saladin ¯ did uot mention either HIV or AII)S but ¯ did refer to Gandm’s T-cell count. On ¯ Sept. 17, 1993, the manager at that time, ¯ Je~mifer Wallace instructed Saladin not ¯ to discuss Gaudin’s HIV AIDS condition ¯ while waiting on tables, and further m- Ibnned him that she hoped owner Terry ¯ Turuer did uot find out. According t~ ¯ documents sublnitted to the court, Saladin ¯ agreed but objected and sought guidance see ADA. page 3 Tulsa Prime Timers ¯ Raises $1000 For Community Center ¯ Tulsa Area Prilne Tilners (’I’AVI’) : hosted a holiday party and silent auction ¯ in December. With food prepared with ¯ TAPT’s gourmet group and items donated ¯ by TAPT’s members, the event raised ¯ S 1000 for creation of a Tulsa Couununitv ; Ceuter which lnembers of the group prt;- ¯ seuted to TOHR president, Dcbi Statues. ¯ Prime Tizners, which is ,’dread\" one of ¯ the fastest growing social orgam’zations, ¯ has expanded its membership to include Gay mid Bisexual men over the age of 21. ¯ Formerly, membershipwas 40 and alx)vc. EDITORIAL P. 2 DIRECTORY Po 2 ," NEWS BRIEFS P. 4 ¯ HEALTH BRIEFS P. 6 CALENDAR P. 9 ¯ EUREKA PAGE P. 11 918.583. 1248 P()B 414(/ Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-o 14o TulsaNews~ aol.com Publish er/Editor Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of Tom Neal this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa F:amilv Assistant Editor News and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part withot[t James Christjohn written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or Writors/contributors photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. Phvl Boler- Schmidt Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise Barry Hensley noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family Pat Morehead News. All correspondence shouid be sent to the address above. Each Staff Photosrapher reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution JD Jamett points. ,~dditional copies are available by calling 583-1248. It’s that time again When we have to deal with politics whether or not we want to do so. On [:cbruary 6th, there.~e city council.primary races which aren" t particularlyinteresting AND tl~ere are ol v charter changes which may not be that interestiug either but which ARE important. The one that I would urge each of us to vote ~n lavor of is a ch,’mgc to the charter which would allow an employee of a business which holds a franchise with thc city to hold public office. The prohibition dates from early days of statehood and no longer has a usc. I tow~\er~ the impact of it remmning could be to force City Councillor Joe \Villiams off the city council. Joc" s district is mostly north Tulsa mad vo{~ all might ask why. if you don’t live in that district. .you should care’? Fi~rst. Joe V,’illian~s has been a good rcprcsentative for his district and seems to this observer to be one of the few of our councillors who has both brains and integrity. Furthermore, -Joc is sensitive to issues of m,.ti-Gay discrimination and is thc oulv member of city govermnent to say he would support a non-discrimination ordinanc~ "that included sexual orientation. Right now, oulv one friend o~r city council can’t do much but it’~ better than no fri~nds.Let’s help Joe stay in:office. Also. Rob Hill is ntiufing for School Board Dist. ;6. Rob brings intelligence, compassion mad experi- ~cnce to this race m~d deserves our support. If you’re ~in hi( district, please:vote for him on Feb." 13. If !youre. not in Iris district mad c,’m spare some cash :for cmnpm_ou expenses, please help. If yOU can’t ¯sparc the c~ish, c0nsidcr giving some ti,fie.: If yon :wm,t to help.please contact.tiffs paper for-inf’. I ~ch 0f ns cam makc a difference, just by voting. :.Plcasc do. - Tom Neal, publisher Taking Heart b\" Pat .\ lorehead To begin thisyear,my companion and I started in the hot mb with a,botfle .of champagne we’ve .carted around since the mid eighties awaiting a "’special" occasion, Due to his career he is usually unavailable at the holidays, so this was the first time in several years that we’ve actually shared the New Year together. \Ve started with a very good dimmer at the Bistro of Brookside, though it was a little noisy and a little too dear from my v~ewpoint. \Ve dined late and then returned home and settled into the hot tub. \Ve enjoyed the relaxing comfort mad then adjourned inside for some more relaxing activ,ties. All in all it was a nice start to a new year. I got to sit in on a rehearsal for "The Lion in \\’inter" being presented by Broken Arrow Community Playhouse; call 258-0077 for details. I want bYShblT{, ~ob~rtb .................... ( Warn#}g : Not [or thehumor-imp)aired!) It h~ long been my contention that ~ough we may shoe orgmfi~ti~ns, a couple of b~s, and the stone colors of the rNnbow, the rdNity is that, wNle gay men ~dlesbi~s ~e of the stone "ilk", they ~e NOT of the stone planet. For ex~ples: Lesbians usuNly m~y slightly"before" the first date. Gay men marry only after e.rtensive interviewing ~nd denial. " Lesbians have sex inunediately ~ter meeting the other woman’s mumNs, cNl&en, relatives, reviewing ~1 her b~ks, and inte~ogatlng her current and ~1 her exes. G~v men have sex immediately a~er just about attythhtg. Sometimes before. though not as much as they used I.esbians use love to get io sex. With g<v men, the vtce is versa. ~en lesbians buy a house, they rehab. And refi~rbish Gay men. ~n the other han~. redecorate. ~sbi~s~easily fix~~ling refrigerator. Gay men can e~ih’ fill it~om the cheese atzd importe~ mushroont sebtton of the dell Lesbians ~e more likely to be vegetal. Gay men will eat almost anything. It took lesbi~s to rediscover Hush ~ppies. It took gay men w redesign tltem in Easter egg colors. Lesbians process. Endlessly. Gay men rationally debateram~caaons andconsbqueitces. Forslightly longer. Lesbi~ ~e politi~ly co~ect to everyone. Gay men are politically correct to everyone [hey knout. I_esbians don’t eat tNngs that used to ha~:e faces. Gay men categorically reject tofit ~ pointless wa~@aper p~te with calories. ~sbians envv M~tha Stew~t’s Co~ecticut house. GaY men’channel her. ~sbi~ fix si~ le~s ~emselves, Gay men call plumbers. Cute ones. ~sbi~s pay intemN pen~ for haph~d eye contact, btlhe rightpar& circumstances, ga~ men’s heads have been known to r~’olve a fidl 3~0" Polifi~ly co~ect or not, lesbi~s look at Play- ~y Mag~ine. Gay men just read the articles. To a lesbi~, cNntz is your p~tner buying yo~ bir~day present at a y~d s~e. To a g~v man, its a fabulous ~rnishing opportuni&, Two lesbi~s ~ght refer to ~ch o~er ~ "my wife." Two gay men wouldn ’t. ~sbi~s ~ve off-road veNcles ~d~ymaps that refold~emselves. Gay Men eventually stop at service station and ~kfor directions. But only if th~ real~7 have to go. ~sbi~s bring ~e chars, ~e newsletter, NI the :to recormnend llii~~ ibroduCtion. I was ¢ery ira: .’ "flyers, theminut~s~ and’the- Coffee pot. Gay men pressed even though I saw it at an early point in the : bring chkckbo~ks.~ rehearsal schedule. But I was particularly taken ¯ Lesbians have potlucks with dishes made from with.the.the Richard.and Phillip scene. The.Direst .." l.en~ils .or chocolate. Or both. Gay. men have intitorhastakentherelati0nshipbetweenthesecharac- ." mat~ litti~ ~ti~tn~rs)~o~, i~vb fv~th:lio~emadepate. To ters and..:,~d~; i!t:!.~!~.~~ .that it.is ahomosexual~ : start~ ’ . " relations~ij’i~)i! i ~i i:::il" ~..i.~i,.... ..... ’.... - z . "~ LesbianS love camp. ~o.do gay men. . Now, I h~g~;trrlid~ihat:the inclinations of the : Lesbians cook out by tliepond. Gay men cook in, two feilo~’ii~i~" N~iiard and,:Phillip are, but : then sit out bythe pooL " " " bet~een them the mana e a ~erv conv~nono Lesbian Cou le ¯ ’" "~Y~ i g .~ " " ~ ." ’ " p s hyphenate their last names. see Play, page 3 ". Gay men arm wrestle each other to the ground and ¯. use the winner’s name. Lesbians go to the gym to get fit. Gay men go to the gym to get theirjeans to fit. ¯ Lesbians think of New Year’s Eve as an oppor- ¯ tunity to get reacquainted with steps 10, 11, and 12. see Vegan, page 3 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th *Lola’s, 2630 E 15th *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Time’n’Time Again, 1515 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Wild Nights, 2405 E. Adnfiral Wild Fork, Utica Square, 21st & Utica *Interurban, 717 S. 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Saladin worked several more days until Wallace informed Turner about the situation. Saladin was then suspended for 30 days, although he claims he had complied with Wallace’s directive and The French Hen does not dispute this. During the time of the suspension, he retrieved his liquor license from The French Hen so that he could continue to work at temporary jobs. Also, during this time, Saladin attempted to speak with Turner to address ¯ any misunderstanding. On Oct. 15th, Saladin called to arrange to return to work by the 22rid and was told that Turner had directed her to replace Saladin. Up to this time and afterwards, Turner refused to take his calls. According to Saladin’s documents, when once he succeeded in getting Turner on the phone, Turner stated he had nothing to say and hung up. During this time, several other employees left or were terminated and positions became available, but Saladin was not offered his position back. He filed with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC), with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and sought legal representation. In late Nov, Saladin was informed that he’d been denied uuemployment compensation because Turner claimed that Saladin had quit. To the OESC, Wallace on behalf ofTurner claimed that there trad been repeated customer complaints about Saladin’s conduct ,and that Saladin had been suspended for nffsconduct and insubordination and that Saladin had volun: taril y quit and Saladin had threatened to sue. Wallace and Turner repeated these allegations at a telephone hearing on Dec. 16th with the OESC. On Dec. 17th, Turner called Ed Gaudin at his and Saladin’s home asking questions about Gaudin’ s health and physician and allegedly calling Saladin a liar. Gaudin, who was already seriously ill, appears to have been so upset by the conversation that when Saladin came home, he found Gaudin emotionally devastated and vomiting. In Jan. of 1994, after Saladin had obtained legal representation and the EEOC found sufficient reason to direct Turner to respond to Saladin’s complaint, Turner through his attorneys offered Saladin his job back without conditions. Saladin’s attorneys accuse Turner of making the offer in bad faith in order to limit Turner’s liability for back wages while obviously Turner et al claim good faith. However, Saladin expressed a willingness and desire to return to work from Oct. 15 at least until Turner’s call to Gandin in Dec. Turner did not communicate an offer to restore Saladin’s job until January after Turner had retained legal counsel. Since January of 1994, this case has seen a flurry of legalese documents as attorneys from each side cite cases to bolster their side. A trial date has been set several times but delayed. It is expected to go to trial February. Other Information Late in 1987. after Gaudin tested positive for ttIV antibodies, a fact which Saladin shared with several co-workers at The French Hen, Turner directed that Saladin be suspended without pay until Saladin produced a medical repor~ proving that Saladin was HIV negative. After being tested. Saladiu subnffl ted a report to see ADA. page 8 Photos, JD Jamett, 621-5597 Worship Servide 10:30 am Sheridan Center, Suite H 21st & Sheridan 599-7688 LY.KIRBYCertified 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 Mangione when they met the 2 young men at a local bar, had been beaten. S tern’s condition was not serious however. Police said Bean and Gauthier told them they had attacked Mangione and Stern after one of the men had touched one of the young men while the 4 were taking a drive earlier in the evening. The young men also told officers they belonged to a group called the German Peace Corps, which human rights activists say is a California- based neo-Nazi orgamzation affiliated with the KKK. Several witnesses told authorities that the 2 young men had bragged earlier that they were "going’to get a fag" that night, and later boasted that they had "cut up this fag real bad." Gay men see it as a chance to blow their horns off.. Lesbians truly believe that communes work. Gay men really think they can be RepublicZms. Lesbians turn everyone within hugging range into "family.’" Gay men have a tendency to run around i~i PACs. It is, ~onsidering everything, amazing that we still talk to each other. Fortnnately, we are all smart enongh to have figure out that what is truly unnaturai on tiffs looney-tune plauet is marrying outside your own species. ~ 1996 Shelly Roberts. All rights reserved. Shelly Roberts is a uationally syndicated colun~fist, spe,~er, and author of Roberts’ Rules of Lesbi,’m Living (5 96) Spinsters htk seduction scene xvith a very sensual kiss. The actors deserve credit, and the theater deserves credit for not diluting the homosexual content~ Here is a chance as a co~u~ty forus to snpport a mmustrcana effort w~ch represents us without apology or emb~assment. I was saddened at the passiug of Mike Syn~, former Congressm~ lrom l)i strict Two. I have contributed to and worked on Mike’s beh~f in ~e pasl. tie was a good guy, honest ~d decent, a truc public scrv~ t in ~e very best sense. There is no comping ~e ~u~ities Mike represented with the likes of a Cobum, or I ~gcnt or I~ofe. And I ~z not refemng to political ideolo~es. So for me ’96 is off to an uneven start. But I intend to t~e heart from the bad as well ~ the good. I will t~e heart in tl~ ex~ple of Mike Syn~ ~d not be afrmd to go out ~d fight the good fight. I will t~e he~t in these two unkuown local actors and their associates who ~cn’t ~r~d to tac~e a Bible belt tahoo. Aud I’m going to t~e he~t in the eighteenth ye~ of a loving and sh~ug relationship with my lover compmfion. ~ch gives me a re~ly silly idea. l’d like to he~ from you, the readers, about what gives you he~t, and helps you make your way through the world. Maybe you have so~e key that someone m our commusty ueeds io hear or would m~c them feel less isolated. Send you responses to the editor or E-mail tbcm ~o TulsaNews ~2 aol.com, and hc can l’or~vard them on to me. XXtacn I get a good one 1"11 use it in fl~e cohmm. If yon want thcln to be anonymous, that’s I’iqac. News Briefs News Briefs Recruiting Cops for ’City of Brotherly Love’ PIIILA DELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department has begun rccniitmg gay ,and lesbian police officers through public cmpioynieut notices in the city’s t~vo gay newspapers The uew effort is the rcsult of a meeting Police Commissioner Richard Ncal held earlier in December with leaders of the city’s lesbian and gay community. Police Sgt. l:rcd Cottou said the dcpartuaenl made a similar effort m 1989-90 bnt !he department had uo i id’ormarion on how successfill thai recruitment program had been. "l’vc never Imd,’mvonc come up to me and tell m~ their sexual pcrsuas~ou." Cotton said. The dcpm’tmcut doesn’t kccp any data ou the sexual orientation of offleers, hc added Study: The Kids (of Lesbian Moms) Are OK CIlICAGO- A prolonged study of the kids of lesbian morns th,~t tracked the children’s developmcut forsome two decades found that they had no more problems with sexual orientation or other dcvclopmcut~d issues than the kids oflmtcroscxtud parcuts. The study, which was reported in tl~ American ,lournal of Orthopsychiatrv, found one noticeable diffcr0mc between the clfildrcn of Icsbiau morns mad hcteroscxmd parcuts:"th~ offspnng in the lcsbimi f,’unihcs were more uncouflk~rtablc udkiug with other pcoplc about their parents than the kids from the str~fight fanfilic~. Anether signilic~mt di ffcrence bctwccu the two groups was tha! none of the kids from hctcroscxnal fanfilics reported having had any homosexual experience by their mid-20s, wlfilc some 25% of those from lesbian lhmi- News Briefs News .Briefs lies said they had had at least one homosexual relationslfip. Washington State Anti- Gay Measure May Fail SEATTLE - To the relief of rights activists iu the state, Washmgton anti-gay activists concede they probably will not be able to get cuough siguaturcs to put two ballot measures before voters in 1996. Initiative 167 would bar gays and lesbians from adoptiug clfildrcm mid hlitiative 166 would prohibit antibias laws based ou sexual orientation anywhere iu the state. The head of the Citizens ..\.ltimme of \Vaslfiugton conceded shortl\ before Chi’istnms that the group wasn’t going to bc able to get the uceded signatures because the orgmfizatiou had attracted oulv a few huudred members an~J raised only about $5.000 for its siguaturc-gathcring cmnpaign. Cathy Y, lickcls, the head of the state dmpter of the Eagle Forum. ,also told Seattle reporters she didn’t think it was very likely the organization would be abl~ to get thd rcqnircd signatures. Proposed Bill to Aid Partners Measures SAC~\MENTO, C:dif. - C~diforuia Assemblyman \Vallv Kuox (D-West Hc{llywo~xt) wil’l introduce a measure m the stale legislatnre carl\ m 1996 that would attthorizt~ the giant CadifonfiaPublic Emtfloyccs & Rctiremeut System (CAL-PERS) to open its hc~dth iusurancc coverage plans to thc dolncstic partners of muuicipal mid other govcnuncnt agcucy employees the state. Some 80 or so C~dil’orma cities and rcgiomd bomds and commissions carry their employce health ius~rancc thi’ough CAL-PERS. But CAI,- PERS regulations govcmiug the state-operated health mid medi- News Briefs News Briefs News cal insurance plata specifically exclude "conunon law spouses" and "’life partners" as eli~ble employee dependents, preventing the cities, counties and special districts in the CAL-PERS prograna from offering partner benefits to their gay or straight workers even if they want to. Lobbying for Educational Anti-Bias Protections SAN FRANCISCO -The Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC} started off the New Year with a political bang on Jan. 3 with a caravan of gay, lesbian and bisexual ,voting people tothc state Capitol in Sacrmnento to lobby for proposed anti-discriminatio[~ protections. Tim California Educatiou Code bans discrinfination in the state’s schools mid educational services based ona number of categories, bu! does not include sexual orientation. The lesbigay youth groupspent the first &a.v of the legislature’s new 3ear, Jan. 3, lobbying in support of a measnre introduced by Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl (DSanta Moifica) that would add sexual orientation to the state education code. So. Dakota Anti- Marriage Battle Again PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota state Rep. Roger Hunt, whose 1995 le~slation to prohibit samesex marriages in the state failed, has announced plans to introduce the bill again during die current le~slative session. Hunt’s 1995 bill passed overwhehningly in the state’s lower house by a ,’54-13 vote, but became stalled m a cotmnittee in the state Senate where it died. The proposed legislation would make any same-sex marriage’:null and void from the beginning" in the state, and is aimed at making any such marriages that may be legal elsewhere illegal in Soulh Dakota. It would, for example, have the effect of nullifyiug s,’unc-sex nmrriages if Ha,&aii courts v~d idate them as many cxpcci to happeu this year. Political Attacks Against Gays Increasing SAN FRANCISCO A report isstled here by People for the American Way. says attacks alined agaiust the political progress of gays mid lcsbimas in this country increased at ~dl levels. The report, the 3rd of its kiud the organization,has issued, ¯ .counted at least. 180 anti-gay actions m 1995, an increase of 46 such attacks over 1994. The survey counted anti-gay political iuitiatives, legislative measures, executive actions by state governors as well as open at- . tacks by police mid mid public . ~!d. mc..dia figures against gay rights. High. School Gay Group Stirs Controversy SALT LAKE CITY - Utah school mid legal anthoritics, after 2 moaths, have agrced thcre is litflc or nothing that can be -done to preveut a gay- and lcs- ¯biau club being fonncd by a group of studeuts at Salt Lake City’s East High School. A small group of students at the school asked for pennissiou to start the club in October, and their request was passed from the school’s priuciphl to the city’s school superintendent, then up to the state cducatiou office, and finally on to the Utah attorney gcueral’s office. Shortly before Cl~stmas, the attorney geueral’s office notified district officials that both state and federal law prolfibit barring non-curriculum school clubs because of content. But activists with the Gay & 1,csbian Utali 1)cmocrats say the head of the state mali-gay Eagle Forum, GayJe Ruzicka, has already indicated she would immediately begin lobbying the state legislatnrc to keep the club from lbrming. California’s Hate Crimes: 1/5 Are Anti-Gay SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In the firs! of .its kind in California, state Attorney Geueral l)an LI.mgrcl!"s office reix)rts tl!at hate crones m the Golden Stale arc gcucndi y couccutratcd in ci tics - :andnearly one-fifth of them were aimed agaiust gays and lesbians. During the filaal six mouths of 1994, the survey of local law enforcculent agencies found there were 672 bias-based crimes reported in the state. Of these, 487 (72 percent) were based on the race or ethnic origins of the victims, Mille 119 (18 perccut) wcre bccause the victims were lcsbkms or gay men - or were believed to bc by the attackers. Some 6-1- iucidents (orjust m~dcr 10 pcrccut) WCl’C based on the victims" religion. The largest number of reported Irate crimes, 243 of them, were logged in the [x)s Augclcs metropolitan area. The San Frmmisco Bay Area checked in with next largcst couceutratiou, 129 bias-based crimes iu the four-county ,area. Transsexual Identity Bill Proposed in Britain LON1)ON - Among the backbcuch bills being offered in Bri rain’s Ilousc of Connnoiis as private members" legislation is a mcasure that wouldmake it easier for traussexuals in the UK to establish a legal idemity in keeping with their new gender after a sex-change operation. MP Alex Carlilc has proposed a Gcudcr Identity Bill which would allow Miracleglass Neil Ray Owner EXPRESS POOLS & SPAS your pool Ma,, Dr Life (9’18) 743-9994 6310 S. Peoria ~ Tulsa, OK 74136 BROOKSIDE JEWELRY 4649 South Peoria 743-5272 Corner of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5, Men. - Fri. Open Saturdays thru holidays! 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Gay Credit Card Can’t Use ’Rainbow’ Name TRENTON, N.J:- A federal court in NewJersey has enjoined promoters of a gay-oriented credit card from using the nanm "Rainbow." U.S District Judge Mary Little Parell barred the Rainbow Card Fom~datiou from using that trade name on the credit card it was pro~noting in the New York-New Jersey area in a suit filed by the Rainbow Foundation Inc., a Middletown, N.J., charity that offers medical assistance and other services to children in the state. The Rainbow Card had contracted with Martina Navratilova to act as spokeswomanfor the Visacredit .card that wouldhave used part of ~ts card charges to benefit gay, AIDS & breast cancer agencies. Gay Teacher Allowed to Stay in Michigan School BYRON CENTER, Mich. - Gerry Crane, a 3 l-year-old high school music teacher who told students he was gay alter they asked about anew wedding band he was wearing, will be ,allowed to keep tfis teaching post. The school board in the town, about 16 miles from Grand Rapids, said however that it wonld keep Crane under scrutiny because of his sexual orientauon. In a forreal statement, the trustees said. "The school board firmly believes that homosexuality violates the doufinant moral stan- ¯ nity. Individuals who espouse ¯ homosexuality do not constitute ¯ proper role models as teachers ¯ for students in this district." ¯ Crane had told his students he ¯ was gay after he and his companion had gotten married dur- ¯ ing acommitmentceremouy and .exchanged wedding bands, causing some of his students to ask about the wedding ring. School Board Condemns .... Homosexuality ¯ NEW HAVEN, Ind.- Homo- - sexual activity is inconsistent ¯ with community values and should be discouragedin the East ¯ Allen County (Iudiana) schools, ¯ according to a resolution adopted by the local school board. Ac- ¯ cording to school, district officials, the resolution only reflects the board’s opinion and isn’~ a ¯ policy statement. But the ¯ resolution’s laaaguag.e, someedu- ¯ caters say, certainly sounds like ¯ an official school policy. The ¯ resolution, wlfich was introduced ¯ in response to a statement earlier [ tiffs year by the National Educa¯ tion Association endorsing teacher training aronnd gay and ¯ l~’sbian student issues and rec- ¯ ognizing a national gay mad les¯ bian lfistory mouth, says in part: "’Homosexuality is contrary to the laws of nat;are, it’s xno~:ally ¯ unacceptable to our conununity mad we should leach our chil- ¯ dren as such." ¯ UK Member of Parliment ¯ Loses ’Gay’ Libel Case ¯ LONDON’ - Tory MP David ¯ Ashby wept as he f~aced the pros- " pect offinanci,-d ruinaftcr losing ¯ a prolongcd libel actiou ag,’uust Londou’s Sunday Times wlfich ." had reported that he is homo- ¯ scxnal. Thc jury deliberated 5 ¯ hours belbrc rc[unfing its ver- ¯ dict in favor of the Tlmes in the Northwest Leicestershire since 1983 in the ruling conservative ~ party, now faces the prospect of ~ : having to pay all legal costs that are estimated at about $800,000. Ashby; 55, had sued the Times : overanarticlein the paperwhich said he had shared a bed with a ¯ man during a holiday in Gee in ." 1993, that he had misled his wife ¯ and constituents abouthis sexual ¯ orientation, and that he had lied :..about. h.awn,g a relat~oaship with a32-year-old Irish physician, Dr. Ciar~i Kilduff. The ~iewspaper admitted during the libel trial that its report had contained at least one factual error, but mainrained the accuracy of its article, wlfich it maintained was justified to lfiglflight what it cousiders Ashby’s hypocrisy in advocating heterosexual f~nilv values while leading what the’papcr called a "double life." Both Ashby’s wife and his sister testified against the Tory MP duriug the 4-week trial. It is likely that Ashby may face bm"akruptc’y and the loss of his seat in the House of Conunons as a result. Gay Marine to Fight Discharge DAVENPORT. Iowa - Corporal Kevin Blaesing says he will fight efforts by the .MarZiue Corps to discharge him because hc is gay. Blaesing, who has bccn umned "’Marine of the Month" mad"M,-mne of the Qtuarter.’" was denied pernfission to reeniist iu 1993 because of remarks he lind made about homosexuality to a USMC psychologist. Bu! earl\ in 1995 hejoined a Marine Corp’s Reserve umt in South Carolina without auy difficulties m~d later spoke at a gay pride even! there. Now thc Mariucs have bcgun discharge proceedings against lmn mad Blaeslug says he will fight the discharge "~1 the way Two Lutheran Churches Expelled. SAN FRANCISCO-St. Francis Lutheran Church and the First United Lutheran Church here officially became ex-members of the 5.3-million member Evangelical Lutheran Church of America at the end of 1995 for ordaining 2 lesbians and a gay man as ministers in defiance of the national church’s prohibi- ’tiofis. The 2 churches were suspended by the ELCA in 1990 and given until the end of 1995 to rescind the ordinations of the Revs. Ruth Frost, Phyllis Zillhart and JeffJohnson, or be officially expelled from the national church group. A spokesperson forSt. Francis Lutheran Church said not one member of the congregation had left since the controversy started more than 5 .,,’ears ago. But ironi- c¯ally one St. Francis Lutheran member who attended his last service at the church (at least officially) on Sunday, Dec. 31, was Bishop Robert Mattheis, the presiding bishop of EIX2A’s Sierra Pacific Synod of some 220 con~egations in Northern Califontia and Nevada. A long-time member of St. Francis, Bishop Mattheis now must officially leave the church’s con~egatio~: Calififornia City OKs Partners Registry PALO ALTO, Calif. - OutNow, the San Jose, Calif., gay newspaper, reports that Pale Alto’s city council has approved by a 6-] vote a domestic partners registration. The re~stranon carries no direct benefits and requires a fee to the city clerk’s office. The only vote agmnst the proposM crone from Dick Rosenbamn. who objected that the partuers" registry ,also allowed oppositesaid he believed the partncrs" registranon should be .just for gays and lesbians. Marriage Commission Issues Final Report IIONOI.UIJ.~- A llawali statc comnfissiou has approved its finN report of rccoum~cudations on a 5-2 vote. calling on the legislature to a~cpt the rcalil v of Sallle-SeX lnarriag courts. Few acnvists believe the legislature will t;~c the advice of the commissiou,appointcd b~ Gov. Bcnjmnin Cayctano, b~t the report’s rccounncndations add flu ther fuel to the legM bat ~ound the case. The legislature l~t ye~ adopted a law prohibitlng stone-sex m~agc, although =t rcm~us unclc~ whether thai law itself~m bc considered coustitut~ omd. Chairman Thomas (;ill, former mcmbcr of Cougrcss and out-tune lieut, govcruor, said the state had f~lcd to prove ~c in courl and had relied the legislature to block tauntsex m~agcs. "q’hc opposluOU ~ft.come up with a compelling state lntcFcsI other th~ul I ~x’i~cus 18," he said, rcfcmug to an Old Tcsumacnt vcrsc that says. ""l’hou shalt not lic with mankind as with womankind "" Sparks Fly in O.S. 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Cytomegalovims (CMV) retinitis hits up to 40% of all people with AIDS and the Chiron Corp. "Vitrasert’" implant would deliver the medicine ganciclovir in time-released doses directly in the eye after being \mplanted, making it much more effective. the FD A advisory panel said. The full FDA must now decide whether to accept the panel’s recommendation or not. USC to House AIDS Archives LOS ANGELES - The University of Southern California will become one of the first sites in the country with an archive documenting the earl) years of the battle against AIDS. Los Angeles city officials are granting the university a total of $50,000 for the project alor~g with thousands of original works com~ected with the earliest veers of the epidemic. The AIDS archi~:e will be housed in~,the university library’s special collections and will include "city documents, materials from local actiViSt groups, and papers from Drs. Michael Gottlieb and Joel Weismal who published the first cases of what later came to be known as AIDS. 30% of India’s Blood Infected NEW DELHI - According to a stud)’ by India’s National AIDS Control Organization, nearly 30% of the blood provided by the country’s blood banks is tainted with infectious diseases, including HIV, malaria, hepatitis and others. The government agency responsible for the national effort to fight the epidemic in India said tinrdiable screening procedures risk exposing patients receiving blood and blood products to one or the other illnesses. The Indian Red Cross Society said that part of the problem stems from chronic shortages of blood in the country with the result that commercial blood banks often rely on poorer professional donors 9iho sui~pl~ement their incomes by giving blood. Such paid donors, the society says, are often in higher-risk groups for various infectious diseases. The National AIDS Control Organization now estimates that in less than 5 years some 5 million Indians will be infected with HI\" with 1 million fullblown cases of AIDS in the country. KS Linked Virus Found in Semen of HIV+ Gay Men LONDON" - According to a report in the British medical journal Lancet, researchers with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have found a virus strongly associated with Kaposi’s sarcoma in the semen of large numbers of gay men ~vith HI\’, but not in many HIV-positive heterosexual men. The scientists said that 64% of the infected gay men also had the Kaposi’s Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) in semen samples: of the non-gay men examined, less than 24% were infected with KSHV. The research- " ers said their findings explain why a disproportionate number of gay men may contract the cancer ,and suggests that KSHV may be sexually transmitted~ The CDC scientists say further research is called for to try to detemfine if KSHV is latent and then triggered by an HIV infection. Milder Strain of Virus Inhibits HIV NEWYORK-According to a report in the Journal of Molecular Medicine; researchers at the Mount Sinai Medical Centerhave identified aless vinflent strain of HIV that appears to slow down reproduction of the more connnon and damaging s train of the virus. The researchers speculated that the weaker HIV-2 may interfere with the more virulent HIV-I straila at-the molecular le~el, blocking the virus’ ability to reproducel While the finding could l]old promise in fighting off HIV-1 in infected individuals, scientists warned that there is still little’known about the detailed interaction between the 2 strains. High HIV Levels Infect Newborns WASHINGTON’, D.C. - According to a study published in the Proceedings ofthe NationalAcademy ofSciences,New York State health department researchers report that fairly high levels of HIV in the blood ofwomen who are pregnant is requi red before the virus can be passed along to their newborns. The scientists found that women with levels of HIV in their bloodstreams at about 50,000 viruses per milliliter of blood had a 75% or ~eater likelihood of passing the vii’us onto their infants. At lower leVds, the chances of the womentransmitting the virus to their newborns was significantly lower, the researchers said. The scientists said the finding helps explain why some HIV-positive women~ve birth to infected infants, while other infected mothers do not. AIDS Drug 3TC Also Appears Effective Against Hepatitis B BOSTON - Two preliminary tests of a newly approved AIDS drug, 3TC (also kamwn as lamivudine or Epivir), published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicate the medicine also seems, to suppress HBV, the hepatitis B virus, in chronic eases. One study, led by Dr. Jules Dienstag of Massachusetts General Hospital, found that after a 12-week course of 3TC, about 20% of chronically infected hepatitis B patients showed no traces of the HBV. Interferon is the only currently approved medication to combat chronic h.epatitis B and has been shown to effective in about a third of those given the drug. But interferon must be taken for a fairly long period ot time and has a nmnber of very unpleasan t side effects, which is not apparently the ease with 3TC. Further studies will now be undertaken to determine long-term effects of the drug in combating hepatitis B, possibly in combination with other drugs. 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Home Office Dallas, Texas 800-559-4790 Kelly Kirby Oklahoma Representative POB 14011 Tulsa, OK 74159-1011 918-747-3320 continuedfrom page 6 system, or "kill him. A similar procedure with an AIDS patient at the University of Pittsbnrgh in 1993 failed, but doctors flare refined the procedure as a result and are using a specially processed part of the baboon bone marrow to improve Gettv’s : HIV at Chinese Universities ¯" BEIJING - Newspapers in China have ~ reported that during "’spot checks" at urn- ¯ versities, Chinese health officials fotmd ~ 10 HIV infected students at 2 colleges in : the capital city. Health officials in the ¯ country say getting AIDS information and e&~cat~on programs to the cotmtrv’s : schools is "extremely urgent" and esti-- ." mate that morethan 60% of those infected ¯ with HIV in the country are under the age ." of 29 years. AZT Helps Cut Risks in chances. Accidental Needle Jabs "t’~o r~ ph~ ¯ .,,, - ¯ .......C.-based ....."s~o~,s Comrmttee :. \.V¯¢SHIN- GTO-N,-,C...ooperatingwith Britfor Responsible Med]cifie,’lio~ .ever, has tsh and Frenc"h othoa" ls , the l_ -S - C~enters" filed a formal complaint with the federal for Disease Control and Prevention re~. g0venunent over the experimental bone marrow procedure. The public interest group charged that such cross-species marrow injections endanger the public health by risking the spread of dangerous baboon infections. Susan Getty of \Vatcrford, Conn., the mother 61"the ailing man who was with him at the hospital during the procednre, said people with advanced AIDS have little to lose ~n undergoing such medi"cal gambles. %\emttst take greater risks." she said. "It is time to stop tiffs horrible, horrible disease." AIDS Awareness in France I~OSTON-- According to the U.S. journal Nature, a snrvcv of what they think about l llVand ..\ID~ suggests th~ Frei~:h ,are continuing to adjtrst their sexual behaviors because of the ~pidemic. The report says that condoms arc increasiugly used, particuhtrlv anion,, those who are single mid under ihe age ~f’30: more people are having fewer casual sexual parmers: ,’rod the nnmbcr of peat)It who regularly get tested for I IIV fiffccfion continues to ~ow. ports that atimited study of 31 health care workers accidentally jabbed with hypodermic needles at work had much lower risk of HIV infection if given AZT. The CDC reports indicated the health care workers" risk of refection was nearly 80% lower from taking the drag shortly after the needle-stick accident than workers who were not given AZT. U.S. Blood Supply Even Safer BOSTON" - According to a govenunent stud) published in the New EnglandJourhal of)ledicme, only an infinitesimally small mnount of blo~d do~mted tbr transfusions in the U.S. is infected with HIP. The L.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention study estimated that no more th,’m 27 pints out of the total 12 nffllion pints donated each year are tainted. Because blood usedin transfusions is pooled from several donors, bowever, health officials said the chances of receiving con- Uumnated blood are between 1 in 83.000 m~d 1 in 122.000. To reduce these odds even further, the Food & Drng Adnmlis- FI_~ELITY.Hq/V~E HE-aLTH C~-RE; INC. Tulsa Office 486-1174 800-999-3442 We provide comprehensive home health services 24 hourslday, seven days/week. The range ofservices include: Skilled nursing services (RN’s, LPN"s) Home health .aides, Physical Therapy Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy Medical Social Services, In-home psychiatric care Noli~eme(gency transportation, Private duty nursing ~ ~’~:::’~nd Companion sitter services. This list is not all inclusive. Please contact our offices with specific treatment issues. tration had ordered blood banks in this country to begin additional HIV testing that it ~stimates will reduce the number of tainted donations to no more than 17 per year. Some public health care workers ~luestion whether the added $65 nffllion in )early testing expenses is justified by eliminatingjust 10 units of infected blood per )ear. AIDS Mortality Among Prisoners CHICAGO - Writing in the American Journal of Public Health, Adansi Amankwaa with the Florida prisons department says that a review of mortality data from 1987-92 in the state’s prisons indicates that AIDS was the main cause of imnate deaths during the~ 5’ year period~ accounting for more thau 50% ofall prison deaths in 1992. It indicated that deaths from the disease were increasing compared with other causes in prisons. Turner ,and was permitted to return to work. In a statement given to the EEOC in Aug. 1995, Ttmier testified that he was unsure if he would serve a customerwhom he kiiew to have AIDS. According to court docmnents,"he [Turner] is unaware about the trausnfission possibilities of the HIV virtts through casual contact in a food establishment and states that for all he kiiows it c,’m be mmsnfftted though perspiration falling into food. He testifies that he is very "concerned" about this possibility mid’that he would try to favorably resPond: to customer prejudice regarding AIDS. tte states thai the subject of AIDS mid HIV is disgusting mid objectionable mid indicative of bad hygiene. see ADA. page I1 Kellie J. Watts Attorney at law Protect You & Your Partner Wills, Livin.g Wills, Estate Planning, Powers of attorney 493-1959. Tulsa office. Please (’all for appointlnent. Reasonable Rates ¯ The Tulsa Philharmonic : presents ¯: COREY CEROVSEK ¯¯ The 23-year old violinist : will amaze you with his : technique and musicality. ¯" Featuring ¯ Faganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major ¯ Hindemit~:"Symphonic Metamorphoses ¯ on Themes by Carl Maria Von Weber" ¯ /3rafims: Symphony No, 4 in E Minor ¯ ¯ Sa~. Jan. 27 ¯¯ 8 p.m. Tulsa PAC-. " :-~ ~ ~ T U t S A PHILHARMONIC ¯.’ C^LL 747- PHIL, FOg’ TICKETS ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1 51 5 ~outh 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, MS Serving a Diverse Community B ACK WHITE INC. COMMUNITY CALENDAR SUNDAYS Agape’ Christian Fellowship Worship Service, 10:30 am Sheridan Center, Suite H 21st & Sheridan, 599-7688 Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday Schoo!, 9:45 am Worship Service, 11 am 2627b East 1 lth 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist) Worship Service, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Family of Faith Metro. Comm. Church Adult Sunday School, 9:15 Worship Service, 11 am 5451-E South Mingo. Info: 622-1441 Metro. Comm. Church of Greater Tulsa Worship Service, 10:45ran 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa 6:30 pm at CanterbmT 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 MONDAYS H]V Testing TOHR Clinic ¯ Free & anonymous testing using fingerstick method. ¯ No appointment required. : Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm Results hours: 7-9 pm Info: 742-2927 TUESDAYS HIV+ Support Group HIV Resource Consortium 1:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-I Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIV/AIDS Support Group WEDNESDAYS Authority OfThe Believer Bible Study, 7 pm MCC of Greater Tulsa 1623 N. Maplewood lnfo: 838-1715 Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center THURSDAYS 16-Step Empowerment Group For Women Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Co-Dependency Support Group 7:30, Family of Faith MCC i_Jambda Bo~vling League Shdridan LaSnes 8:45 pm 3121 S. Sheridan PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 2nd Monday of month, 6:30 pin 4154 S. Harvard Info: 749-4901 OTHER GROUPS Tool Box Technicians, Leather org., hffo cio The Tool Box: 584-1308 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform: & Leather Seekers Assoc. " Info: 838-1222 " The Banned, OK Gay Band Practice weekly in OKC ¯ Info: 838-2121 ,"HIViAI’DS Support Group : 7 pm, call for location: : 749:7898 ¯ Community of Hope : Grief Group, 6 pm : 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 ¯ :.: ~,, ~ ~ . ~o. .... ¯ ~, Womens Grmef-~roup siaonsored by Community of Hope 6pm, Butler/Stumpff Funeral Home 2103 E. 3rd St. Info: 585-1800 .........& ..... Prayer&Bible Study 5451rES. Mingo, 622-1441 .....,Friends &.Family :: 7~:.30 pm 2627-B East 1 lth " " ~ Call 583-7815 for info. HIV Testing Family Of Faith MCC Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm Choir Practice 7:30 pm 5451-E South Mingo. Call 622-1441 for info. ¯ ¯ ’Community of Hope (United Methodist) ¯ Service for Peace, 6:30 pm ¯ Bible Stud,,,’, 7 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 TNAAPP ¯ Tulsa Native American AIDS Prevention Project ¯ Support group ¯ for Gay & Bi Native ¯ American Men, 6 pm at Conununitv of Hope ¯ 1703 E. 2nd ¯ 582-7225 or 584-4983 TOHR Clinic Walk in testing: 7 - 8:30 pm Results hours: 7 - 9 pm Info: 742-2927 Prayer Time MCC - Greater Tulsa, 7 pm 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838= 1715 Tulsa Family Chorale Wee"kly practice, 9:30 pm Lola’s 2630 E. 15th PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays 41 54 S. Harvard, 749-’4901 Alternatives Weekly socials, 7 pm See below for schedule. Info: 646-5503 SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Ecumenical Catholic Church ,Mass, 6 pm Garden (Thapcl 3841 S. Peoria Info: Father Rick at 742-7122 Narcotics Anonymous Meets weekly at 11 pm Confidential ~upport for recovering addicts. Co~unmnity of I lope 1703 E. 2nd. lnfo: 585- I NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees 3rd Sat of each month hffo: 748-3111 OTHER GROUPS Gay & Lesbian Sttulent Association TJC Southeast Canq)us, Info: 631-7632 SWAN-Single Women’s Activity Network Call 832-2121 TOHR Helpline Daily 8= 10 pm For info. ~r to vohmtcer: 743-GAYS SUNDAY, JANUARY 18 Community ofHope Orientation 2 pro, 1703 E. 2nd Info: 585-1800 SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 Faith & Struggle Dialogue Group Community of Hope United Methodist 4:30 pm, 1703 E. 2nd (ongoing group) Info: 585-1800 THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, Community ofHope Orientation 6:30 pm, 1703 E. 2nd Info: 585-1800 SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 Faith & Struggle Dialogue Grm~ Community of Hope United Methodist 4:30 pm, 1703 E. 2nd (ongoing ~oup) Info: 585-1-800 SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 ,Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA, 9 pm Concess|ons, 33rd& Peoria Pageant .. Info: 744-0896 or 838-3701 TUESDAY, JANUARY ,30. Rainbow Business Gui/d, 7 pm Uno Pizzeria,.61st & Memorial Dinner Meeting Info: 665-5174 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 Tulsa Women’s Supper Club, 6:30 pin Full Moon Care, 1525 East 15th Info: 584-2978 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Alternatives. Informational meeting for reactivated social orgamzauon for men and women, also, video of comedian Suzmme Westenhoefer, 7pm Holiday Inn Express, 51st & Harvard, Info: 646-5503 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 TMsa Oklahomansfor Human Rights Local Police Officers Speak Out, 7 pm Alan Chapman Activity Center University of Tulsa , 5th St. west of Harvard, Info: 743-4297 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY-8 Alternatives, Bowling at Riverlanes, 7pm 8711S. Lewis .. ~ Info: 646-5503 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Community ofHope Orientation 2 p!n, 1703 E. 2nd hffo::585~ 1800 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 .Alt~r.natives, Movie Night; 7pm Fox 4 Cinema, 51st & Harvard Info: 646-5503 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Fandly ofFaith MCC Reclaim & Recovery Workshop: Forgiveness, 9 am - 3 pm 5451-E S. Mingo, hffo: 622-1441 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY22 Alternatives, Dinner, 7pro Golden Corral, 71st & Mingo hlfo: 646-5503 Out & About With JD! More sequins, but that’s not all that this month’s featured establishinent has to offer. Lola’s is "’truly a fanfilv bar" says Bill (Lola) McCall of this wonderful pla~e Brian & tJttt ofLola’s thht ~ves a lot to the community. One example they’ve supported Mr. Oklahoma Leather~ Mr. Tulsa Leather and 1st alternate to Mr, Oil Capital. Also, Lola’s pro: rides ahome forTULSA FAMILY CHOIL~ LE, which is opento any Gay, Lesbian ¯ or Gay-.friendly persons and m~ets Thurs. at 9:30:~ Bill & Brian are the owners of this cozy establishinent that represents a little bit of Valentine’s Day. Bill & Brian have been to,,tethet for 15 (!) vear~ which they plan to celebrate with a ~umiversarv showand party .on FebruaD’ 16th. Tffey ,opened Lola’s 2years ago. "’At Lola’s you can find whatever liking may be: entertain: ment, games (pool & darts), good friends or jnst a good time." Oh by the way, the following are happenin~ s at Lola’s for the coming month: Feb. 16th, Bill & Brians’s Anniversary show & party; Feb. 20th, Birthday celebration for Desdny Ray, Miss Upper Cherry Street, and Feb. 24th, 1st Annual see JD, page 11 0 748-5374 L Spring Art Classes Start February 17 Family Workshops YPoreusncgheoroalrt ~ ~Adult Studios Action Studios Spring Break Studios March 25-29 not, however, mandate procreative possibility as a requirement for heterosexual marriage certificates, a move that would seem consistant with his stated rationale. Knight goes on to forecast economic doom and collapse if California "’were forced" to recognize the relationships of same-gender couples,including taking on the same responsibilities for each other thathetero-couples expect. However, economic forecasts for Hawaii project that same-sex marriages could add $4 billion. to Hawaii’ s revenues over the next 5 years. Some observers think that Knight" s bill, if enacted, will likely cost California taxpayers millions in legal fees as gay and lesbian citizens challenge the. law. Current law recognizes all mamages performed throughout the United States. The bill would prohibit recogmtion of legal marriages of same-sex couples, regardless of where they are performed. sexual activities, the citizen suggested that he mad the officer go to a private location for consensual sex. After the citizen made the offer, he was arrested for solicitation under ma OKC ordinance. The ACLU defense of the citizen rests on two concerns. First is the 1 st Amendment (free speech) issue. The OKC ordinance appears to make it illegal to make any offer of consenstml sex in OKC. ACLU spokesperson, Michael Canffield noted that this would make offers betweeu heterosexuals, say in a drinking establishmeut, illegal al~o but he/also noted that the OKC police do not appear to be assigning undercover cops to heterosexual bars. The other basis for challenging the arrest is a 1986 decision by the Criminal Court that ruled that the Oklahoma "sodomy" law which makes oral or anal sex a felony crime was unconstitutional. The decision held that a constitutional right to privacy prevented the state or cities from forbidding private, consensual sex acts between adults. The law makes no distinction between heterosexual or homosexual oral or anal sex. However, the ’86 case involved heterosexuals and the court specified that it was not addressing whether homosexual citizens enjoyed the same right to privacy as heterosexual ones. If homosexual citizens have the same right to privacy and the solicited activities are not themselves illegal, then the OKC ordinance can hardly be constitutional. This is, if it" s not illegal to have sex, then it can hardly be illegal to talk about it. In a 3-1 decision, the Court of Criminal Appeals chose not to address whether the state can constitutio~mlly prohibit same gender sex but said this case was only about public solicitations mad rtfled that OKC could prohibit such solicitations. The appeal, according to Hendricksen, who is ACLU-OK president, will ask the US Supreme Court to compel the OK Court of Criminal Appeals to decide if the right to privacy that ~t established for heterosexual citizens ~s also available for homosextml citizens. "’The court [appeals] ducked this issue and we are going to see if we can force them to m~swer tiffs question.’" To help the ACI.U-OK fight tiffs case. donations may be made to 600 NW 23rd St. OKC 731(36. be the actions of a neighborhood adolescent but that the theft of their family’s peace of mind is no little thing. The Harrison Kirbys are considering their options to protect themselves and their children from futher harm. Kirby did add that they have been comforted by expression of support from friends around the US with whom they correspond via e-mail. statements by Radical Right leaders, such as CBN’s Pat Robertson and Sen. Jesse Helms. Since the threat of lawsuits by CBN, no television station in any of the target cities of Washington, Tulsa, Houston or Atlanta will air the commercials. Mitzi Henderson, president of PFLa,G’s board of directors, stated that PFLAG is conunitted to "’get our message on the air and compel CBN to stop its harassment and censorship attempts". Locally, the Tulsa chapter of PFLAG is presenting a free film series at All Soul’s U~titarian Church at 7pm, Jan. 23 & 30, mad Feb. 6 & 13. The films, Straight From The Heart. On Being Gay, Queer Son, and Always .\.lb~ Kid, feature Lesbians and Gay men and parents of Lesbians and Gay men dealing with issues from fanfilies to religion to AIDS. PFLAG Tulsa also is continuing a campaign for a siguature advertisement to run in The Tulsa World. The ad "calls for Tulsans to stand against tred, hate speech mad violence" against individtmls based on their sexual orientation mad "’to recoguize the strong link between hate speech, teen suicide and violent physical attacks..." Tulsa Family News reported correctly last month that The Tulsa Worm is on record as having a policy banning the use of the words, Gay or Lesbian in advertising. However, contrary to our report, The World has not changed its policy to allow an exception. According to Bill Hinkle, PFLAG Tulsa co-chair, PFLAG cannot even spell out its name but may be forced to use a circumlocution like, "Parents and Friends of Persons of Differing Sexual Orientation.’" The ad will likely, run later in January. dren they were trying to place. Rep. Benson stated to TFN that he was motivated by the NEA’s resolution to reaffirm what he views as Oklahoma’s "traditional. family values". He said the reason for a resolution instead of a bill was that since a resolution lacks the power of law, the legislators could express their feelings without infringing any constitutional rights which such a law would probably do. Benson claims that he does not want to condeum Lesbians and Gay men for their "choice of lifestyle" & that he expected to get wide support OKC’s Oklahoma Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus has begun a postcard campaign directed at Rep. Benson. In Tulsa, according to one source, PFLAG’s Nancy McDonald is putting together a group of parents mad Tulsa area legislators to meet with Benson. Other activists have begun to ph’m a Family Day at the Capitol, a state-wide lobb3:ing day by Lesbian, Gay and Bi activists, clergy mad business people. For i~ffo, call Green Country Pride at 838-2121 or 583-1248. Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law Know Your Rights! Estate Planning, Adoptions, Personal Injury, Criminal :Law, Bankruptcy & Workers Compensation 1-800-742-9468 or.918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. Speakers &performers include comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer, Col. Grethe Cammermeyer & her partner, Diane Divelbass, & Candace Gingrich April 7 - 14, Olivia’s Womens’ Cruises Call 341.6866 International Tours for more information. Need a gift idea? Gift certificates are availablefor air travel, cruises & many other travel needs. IGTA member. People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan. Leanne Gross Retirement planning Life, health & income insurance, & investment placing. 744-0102 Mention this ad to receive free initial consultation. by Phil Boler-Schmidt Winter is a special time in Eureka Springs. With the falling of the Autumn leaves comes a respite from the thundering hoardes, and locals get a chance to renew old acquamtmlces, catch up on family time, and spend time with cherished friends. Each December, we have the Women’s Party. 1995 saw the 25th annual event, and it was quite a sight to behold. My own estimate was about 500 women in attendance. Each brings some type of finger food and a drink to share. There is music and dancing, talk and Sharing. A grand time is had by all. This year was no exception. And, as usual, a few of the guys showed up, respectfully of course, and sang Christmas carols to the assembled masses at the ballroom high atop the Basin Park Hotel. Now that Christmas ~s over, the really big events are potluck dinners. It is the Ozark way of getting to "know people, fo~: the first time, or to renew old friendships. Us queer folk do the potlucks in style. This is mv2nd Winter in Eureka, and I’m looking for~vard with anticipation to the Season of the Potlucks. This is the time to get to lmow those people you have always ~vanted to know but were too bits5 working to spend any time with. As man5 of you already kimw. Eureka Springs is a wedding haven. And, it is also a wonderful spot for holy unions. Everything imaginable is possible, from an extravaganza to a small ceremony just for the two of you. And what better time than this Winter? Resources are available for holy unions at 253-2401. Events upcoming in Eureka this Winter include Jacob Adler, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arkansas giving a talk at MCC of the Living Spring oftjanuary, 21 st at 4 PM The trpi~ will be Jewish Influence on Jesus’ Teachings. Joya Pope will be in town on February 3rd, also speaking at MCC of the Living Spring at 7 PM. Joya Pope is author of The WorMAccording to Michael and Upcoming Changes: Prophecy and Pragmatism for the Late Nineties. Admission is S 12.50 at the door, and she also has private channeling sessions available. Winter is the time we sit back and take stock, read all the good books we didn’t have time to get to during the rush of tourists, begin a new study program, and ¯ get read~ for theseason wlfich is -~’" only a c~uple of months away. For those of you who are Eureka locals, you know exactly ~vhat I ,’un talking about. Those of you who ,are from out of to~vn will just riced to visit in order to see why wc call this place Paradise. For more information about Eureka Springs available on the World Wide Web, point your browsers to: http: www.pimps.com~ eureka.html. See you in Eureka! ADA cont’dfromp. 8 He compares AIDS and HIV to leprosy....He states that hi s attitude regarding HIV and AIDS has remained unchanged s~nce 1987 when he suspended the plaintiff [Saladin] because he suspected he was HIV positive. In the same manner that he directed plaintiff not to discuss-the AIDS and HIV status of ¯ plaintiff’s partner in casual conversation with customers he states that he would consider asking a white waitress to not discuss or disclosed (sic) that fact that her spouse was black in casual conversation." Steve Norick, one of Paul Saladin’s attorneys, claims the Americans with 13isabilities Act was violated in at least two major ways. The ADA provide relief from discrimination based on acttmlly being handicapped but also to those who may not be handicapped but who are perceived as being handicapped. And it also provides protection to those ~vho are associated with those wh6 are handicapped. Thus far the court has seen sufficient merit in Saladiu et al’s case not to accept the efforts of Tumer’s attornevs to dismiss the case though the court has not seen fit to render judgment to Saladin yet either. Now it will be up tojudge &jury to findjustice. JD cont’dfromp. 9 Miss Rivercity America Pageant. If you missed Concessions celebration of their first anmversary, you should just hang your headin shame! Kirk &Terry and their staffand patrons had a great time and look forward to a grca~ year two. Also the) say, don’t miss Miss Gay Oklalloma t "Sofa co/fling on Jan. 28th and even more to come in March - mark your calendars. I hope that tiffs month and ucxt you find, or cherish more. that someone who brings you joy! BEAVER DAM STORE Fishing Headquarters for N.W. Arkansas Fly Tying * Fly Fishing * Equipment & Classes Open Year ~Round TROUTS - ~R - US Located 1/2 mile N. of Beaver Dam on Hwy 187 Eureka Springs, AR * 501-253-6154 Grocerles * Gas * Ice * Beer * Licenses * Lodging COTTAGE Your lnnReepe~. Lamont Richie and Steve Roberson A Bed dt Breal~asl Inn Individual Cottages - Jacuzzi for Two Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 501/253-8659 O000000000000000000.O. ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ o ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ A Friendly Place to Stay-. KING’S HI-WAY INN 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62 W Eureka Springs, AR 72632 (501) 253-7311 1-800-231-1442 Jerry A. Wilson. owner ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ O ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ MCC of the Living Spring ,..a community of friends... Rev. Kermie Wohlenhaus Pastor We welcome you to attend! Services held Sunday evenings at 6 PSI 17 Elk Street (at the Unitarian Church) Eureka Springs, AR 72632 501-253-9337 <MCCltmg Itealty, Inc. O] "The Land SpedaEsts" 501’253-9682 (days) OR 501-253-8969 (evenings) Offerings include: Bed & Breakfast in~; Victorian Homes, Hotels/Motels, Coi~mercial Properties/Businesses, Quiet Country Estates,-& much more. McClung Realty, Inr; has catered to the diverse G/L/B/TG community in Eureka Springsfor over 20 years. Call or write for a listing brochure. Or better yet, stop in, and we’ll show you around. We specialize in creative fin,ancing. EUREKA SPRINGS "Jim & Brent have opened the ultimate intimate local eatery. A special, eclectic dining experience..." Stop by our house for a taste of local flavor. Dine outside on the patio & porch or in our three beautiful dining rooms. Fine food at an affordable price. Green & Yellow Night FAMILY NIGHT Private Dinner Party, lstThurs, of EachJVIonth @m - Midnight, Dine, Drink ~ Relax Among Friends Featuring Jim & Gwendolyn’s Select Dinner Entrees & Brent’s Superb Desserts "With Family’ In Mind" Gay-owned, Operated & Rainbow Proud 20% of all proceeds will go to the support of family causes by Barry Hensley, Tulsa City-County Library For information regarding HIV/AIDS topics, our Library is an excellent resource. There are books, videos, audio cassettes, government documents and periodical articles full of updated information. Many branch libraries have books and other materials, although the Central Library, at 4th and Denver in downtown Tulsa, has more detailed information. Here are some of the items available through Central Library departments: BUSINESS ANDTECHNOLOGY, 4th floor, phone: 596-7988 (Dewey area 616.9792) AIDS and HIV in Perspective (by Barry Schoub) Immune Power: The Comprehensive Healing Pro~am for HIV (b.v Jolm Kaiser) Dictionary of AIDS Related Terminology (by Jeffrey Huber) Rethinking AIDS (by Robert Root-Bernstein) Everything You Need to Know When a Parent Has AIDS (by Barbara Drainlin) AIDS and the Law of Workplace Discrimination (by Jeffrey Mello) (34417301) READERS SERVICES, 2nd floor, phone: 596-7966 (Dewey area 362.1969) People, Sex, HIV and AIDS (by Pierre Andre) Everything You Need to Know About Being HIV Positive (by Amy Shire) I’ll Not Go Quietly (by Mary Fisher) We Are All Living With AIDS (by Earl Pike) Women’s HIV Sourcebook (by Patricia Klosser) Search for an AIDS Vaccine (by Christine Grady) (174.2 G) Recovering From the Loss of a Loved One to AIDS (by K. Dounelly) (155.937) Diary of a Lost Boy (by Harry Kondoleon) (fiction) Labour of Love (by Doug Wilson) (fiction) Such Times (by Christopher Coe) (fiction) Promise of Rest (by Reynolds Price) (fiction) CHILDREN’S, 2nd floor, phone: 596-7971 Magic Johnson (by Martin Schwabacher) AIDS: How it \Vorks in the.~odv (by Lorna Greenberg) Daddy and Me (by Jeanne M6ut~)uss’amy-Ashe) David ttas AIDS (by Doris Sanford) Know About AIDS (by Margaret Hyde) MEDIA CENTER, 1 st floor, phone: 596-7933 Living Proof: HIV and the Pursuit of Happiness (video) Heart of the Matter (video, HIV+ women) HI\" Test: Who Should Take It? What Does it Show? (video) AIDS: \Xqay We Won’t Look (audio cassette) Let’s Talk: C. Everett Koop (audio cassette) AIDS Quilt Songbook (compact disc) There are also various Government Documents available in both the Reference Department and the Business and Technology Department. Please call the Central Library at 596-7977 or any branch library for more information. Sunday Services 11:00 am ¯ Wednesday Services 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm Choir Practice ¯ Thurs. 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group I To do justice, love mercy & to walk hurnbly with "our God... Micah 6:8 5451-E South Mingo Tulsa, OK 74146 . (918) 622-1441 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. Cincinnali. 582-4128 The Episcopal Church Welcomes You trial here before being returned to Oregon. Acremant, 27, was taken to flae San Joaquin County Jail for extradition to Oregon ou murder charges in die brntal slayings of Rox,’ume Ellis and Michelle Abdill. Stockton police say they were tipped off by an anonymou~ -caller early on the monli]~g ofDec. 13, who gave them the license number of a rented van Acremant was driving. Alter several hours of patrolling area motels, police say they located the van at a Motel 6 and discovered that Acremant had registered the night before tmder his own name. According to a Stockton police spokesperson, Acremant was not armed when he was arrested, and he surrendered to authorities without incident. Ellis mid Abdill, who operated a property management business together and were domestic partners, were-last seen on Dec. 4. Their bodies, bound, gagged and blindfolded, were discovered three days later in the back of their parked pickup truck. According to Medford authorities, die two women had each been shot twice in the head in what some have described as an "executton-style slaying." Police are continuing to refuse to talk abom the details of the case but did say they had no evidence that Acremant knew that the two women were lesbians. Although Acremant’ s father said his son had told him he had killed the two women in a robbery, police say that money, wallets, jewelry and other valuables belonging to them had not been taken. See related story., this page. 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W.A.C. by Jean-Pierre St. Valentine’s Day is soon to be upon us, and everyone is once again faced with the dilemmaof selecting that special place for a romantic dinner. Here are the three best restaurants in Tulsa, as well as the three most overrated. Each of the establishments reviewed this month considers itself to offer "fine dining," or what you might call a"white tablecloth" restaurant. Elegant. Dressy. Be forewarned, though, that all of these places fall into the category of "very expensive." Heading up the list is Montrachet, in the Consortium at 3509 South Peoria. This restaurant was formerly on our list of places to avoid, unless you liked schizophrenic Santa Fe French cuisine courtesy of the previous chef/owner. But, last summer, it was taken over by new ownership, management, and chefs from the resorts in Scottsdale, Arizona, and has successfully regained its place on Jean-Pierre’s social list. With the demise lastyear of both Karmichael’ s and the Fifteenth Street Grill (-gotta pay those taxes!), Montrachet is currently Tnlsa’s best restaurant. The Montrachet style is still basically French In concept, but displays a,.fresh American note to the Continental style: Beef tenderloin, rack of lamb, poussin, fresh salmon, and other gourmet specialties are mainstays ofthe Montrachetmenu, which changes seasonally. But the highlight of the meal with be the lovely montage of flavors from experiencing all of the courses, not just the entree. The onion soup at this place is absolutely the best one can get in Oklahoma. A rich beefy and winey stock bathes tender, caramelized onions, and is a delicious and warming treat. Frizzled onions top the soup as a garnish, which you may want to request be left in the kitchen. For a special appetizer, try the seared foie gras. It’s presented medium rare, stacked between layers of puff pastry, and grilled apples. The salad of mixed greens with Stilton cheese, walnuts, & poached pears is excellent. Desserts change regularly, and all are exquisite. None are the typical ice cream and hea~y., sticky sauce on abrownie; ....all. drowned in icanned ¯ whipped topping, that one ¯ usually finds in Tulsa. ¯ Many are truly works of art, and the tastes ¯ can be heavenly. Montrachet also has a ¯ full bar and an excellent wine list. They ¯ also offer a number of interesting cordials ¯ and liqueurs. - , ; Expect.seryice~ to .be.very well trained ¯ and efficient. All of the waiters are very ¯ knowledgeable about the evening’s menu ¯ and the preparations of the foods, and will ¯ be happy to recommend,.the evening’s ¯ best dishes. Bodean Seafood Restaurant has been ¯ the place to go for fresh-off-the-plane- " daily, seafood in Tulsa for years. Located ¯ in a nondescript strip shopping center at ¯ 3323 East 51st, just east of Harvard, ¯ Bodean is filling the shoes of the late ." Louisianne,Tulsa’slegendary downtown ¯ r.estaurant. You can also buy lovely fresh ¯¯ seafood to prepare at home at Bodean’s adjacent seafood market. If you like New England style clam ¯ chowder, you willlove the soupat Bodean, : probably the best Marc-Pierre has had : outside of the East Coast. Rich and thick, it contains big pieces of fresh dams. Limit ¯ yourself to a cup though; the bowl is big ~ enough for a meal by itself. Check the chalkboards to see whatcame in on the plane that day. Mussels, cockles, : and oysters from Newfoundland and New : Zealand are regularly on the appeuzer ¯ lists, and fishes from across the world will : become scrumptious entrees. The fish entrees are al- St. Valentine’s Day is soon to be upon us...Here are th~ three _. b~st restaurants in Tulsa, as well as the three most overrated. ways creatively prepared and presented, though sometimes the creativity can be a bit excessive. ~re recently experienced a mahi mahi presented with mango chumey and a blackened monkfish served with crawfish jambalaya. Never mind, though, since any fish can be prepared to order, and Jean-Pierre often orders the wonderfully fresh seafood simply grilled with alittle lemon butter on the side. Expect your fish to be cooked to an expert level of doneness, not undercooked and not dried out, but just right. Vvqaile most of the waiters provide the professional service you would expect from a quality restaurant, not all of the staff is properly trained. You may want to request a special waiter, once you find one you like. Our third choice amongst the three best Tulsa restaurants is actually a private club in downtownTulsa. The Summit, atop the Bank IV Center, serves both luncheon and dinner to Tulsa’s business and socialite community. It might be worth your while to get out those gold-digging shoes and wrangle an invitation to share dinner with aclub member. A qnick review of the club roster reveals several ’Tanfily’" members, so this is not an impossible task. Honorable mention has to go to the food at the Southern Hills Golf & Country Club, but finagling an invitation here is much more challenging. The Summit features expertly traineo staff with charming & sexy European accents. And, this being "The Club" of Tulsa’s elite, the staff will do everything possible to cater to the diners" every whim and pleasure. Of course, such service and top quality food does not come without its cost, but the saving grace is that the Summit doesn’t make you pay at the endof the meal your host just signs h check! This is Tulsa, so beef is heavily featured on the menu. Steaks are excellent, always prime beef, and will be prepared exactly to vour specifications. They also do a lovely Dover sole. Wildgame is frequently available. But one of the most memorable entrees here is the fork tender, melt-inyour- mouth, lamb tenderloin. The only thing to avoid is the lasagna, which is bland & insipid, a big disappointment ~ven the management’s Italian origins. Desserts are ~ bit more mundane, but fresh fruit with real whipped crean~ is always available, and the signature dessert of the club is a chocolate crunch cakc. a very rich mousse m a pastry shell. If you are watching your pennies, be careful with your choices of wines ,and liquors. The "Summit stocks all of the ultra-premium liquors and has wines costing 100’s (note the plural) of dollars per botde. And now for the list of Tulsa’s three most overrated "’fine" restaurants, at which see Dining, page 14 1996 Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA Pageant Sunday, January 28, 9 pm, with special guests Maya Douglas Miss Gay USofA 1995 Chelsea Pearl Miss Gay USofA At-Large 1996 Cherry Monroe Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA Jean-Pierre refuses to eat when he is picking up the tab, and which Jean-Pierre will discourage friends from visiting as well. All of these restaurants suffer from overinflated prices, inconsistent food quality, and mediocre servtce (judged by a standard of what one might expect given the expense). Number Three: Bravo Ristorante. Suffeting through the attempts of the wait stuff to sing arias and show tunes does not make up for their inept service or the mediocrity of the food. R.I.P. Montague" s, the fine dining room when the Adam’s Mark used to be the Westin. Number Two: Atlantic Sea Grill. In probably the most expensive restaurant in Tulsa, the expectation that the food will be cooked to a quality level consistent with the prices is unrequited. Perhaps one would be better off to walk a few doors down to the cheaper and infinitely less stuffy T.G.I. Friday’s. NumberOne: Warren DuckClub. Aside from being in the tone)- Doubletree Warren Place, how this establishment manages to be touted as one of the finer establishments in Tulsa is totally bevond this reviewer. On several oceasirns, ~ean- Pierre has been served tough and overcooked duck with dreadfully sweet fruit sauce to mask the (lack of) "flavor of the bird. But most disappointing is thee dessert bar reminiscent of Harvest Buffet. Save your money. Well, dear readers, this is the list of Tulsa’s besl and worst. Now, you can decide where you want to take your special friend on’Febrtmry 14. Any hidden messages there’? Just be sure to call ahead for reservations, Bon appetit! by James Christjohn Hello again! Time for another rousing round of reviews! I have received complaints from some members of the community for using the "snap" system of rating stuff. They claim to have patented it. Go figure; some people are legends in their own minds. At any rate, if anyone out there in readerland feels they have a more amusing rating system, please submit it to Tulsa Family News Rating System contest,POB 4140,TulsaOK, 74159. I’m not sure what the prizewill be yet, but I’ll come up with something. I am also asking for the women in our readership to Submit ideas of what they’d like to see reviewed. I don’t want anyone left out. On with the reviews, comments, and whatever other stuff I feel might be amusing. If you remember your first crush on another member of the same sex, or have forgotten, I can highly recommend "’Tom & Huck". It is an excellent adaptation of "Tom Sawyer", with excellent performances by the entire cast. And the homoerotic subtext clearly evident inTom and Huck’s relationship ~s almost underlined in one of several scenes where Tom and Huck are struggling to communicate their feelings towards one another and you just want to yell "Go ahead! Say it! Tell him’I love you!’"Actually,it’s pretty much true to it’s time - I can see Huck living in town, madTom marries Beckx’ as a cover, and continues his relationship with Tom. This is definitely a good Valentine" s day flick, very romantic in its way, and the action keeps you on the edge of the seat. Fortunately, I restrained myself from the yelling bit, for which mv mece was grateful (I must credit her f~r SALOON Friday, January 19 th Blacklight Party Every Wednesday Night Drag Rodeo Roundup hosted by Courtney Farrell and featuring Keliah LaMonte Coming Sunday, March 17 USofA Preliminary to Miss USofA 834-4234, 1565 S. Sheridan W-Sun. 7-2am this issue’s reviews, during the holiday trip to see fmrtily, she dragged me to all these movies I wouldn’t have ever seen otherwise, and was pleasantly surprised at how good they were. I dedicate this month’s column to her. Otherwise, I’d just be babbling on about anything I could think of and making up reviews of fictional films and stuff.) Another winner is "Jumanji", and it takes you on a doozy of a rollercoaster ride. It’s a fun film, and Robin Williams is always a delight, especially in this flick about ama~cal board game set in a deadly jungle that sucks you in until someone else plays the game to it’s finish and sets you free. The scenes of the jungle and its animals taking over an entire town is amazing. The plot was a bit uneven, but I found it amusing enough overall to make up for that. Inmusical terms, Boy George’s"Cheapness and Beaut)"" deserves more of a listen than it’s been getting. I am not partial to BG or Culture Club, but I was curious enough to give this disc a spin, and found it surprisingly effective. It covers every style from country to heavy metal (mad I HATE heavy metal, but I rather liked it here. Skip the first track, but listen to the rest. He holds no punches, mad does not shy away from telling it like i~ is - no bet love songs here! There is one song on there about AIDS that nearly hadme in tears. The lyrics are well-written if not well-spelled and the music is fairly well done. (For me, the first test of a songs is the lyrics. Are they intelligent? Do they have meaning? If they don’t, forget it.) Another "new" discovery, October Project, has a new CD, "Falling Farther In", and it is beautiful. The lyrics are amazingly intelligent, and the music fuses a bit of rock, pop,jazz and Celtic soul. Try it, you’ll like it. The lead singer has a lovely deep alto voice that is like chocolate to listen to. If you don’t like chocolate, insert the dream food of your choice. (Like I said, I don’t want to leave anyone out.) This is a CD to add to your collection, no matter what. And, if we’re all lucky, I’ll be able to review "’Phantom of the Opera" for the next issue. I know a lot of folks out there are dusting off their opera capes and lnasks for this one! Don’t forget our Jan. 28th 2nd Annual Super Bowl Party Free Draw Beer from kickoff to finish, Chili dogs, baked beans & potato salad, $5 cover Big Screen TV How To Do It First 30 words are S10. Each additional word is 25 cents. You may bring additional attention to your ad with: Bold Headline - S 1 Ad in capital letters -S1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2 Ad in box - $2 Ad reversed - $3 Tear sheet mailed - S2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Please type or print your ad. Count the number of words. (A word for our purposes is a group ofletters or numbers separated by a space.) 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Seat 6 National News Oregon Lesbian Activists Murdered : "MEDFORD, Ore. - Police in Medford, Ore., report that they have located the bodies of Roxanne Ellis and Michelle Abdill; long-time lesbian activists who have been deeply involved in fighting off anti-gay ballot initiatives in the state for several years. The 2 women, who had been partners for 12 years, were found in the back of a pickup trnek belonging to Ellis. The couple were last seen on Dec. 4 see Murder, page 11 : ¯ "¯ Washington, DC By the end of Dec. 6th, the "Parents, Schools and Values," Congressional hearing revealed itself-to be precisely what youth advocates had feared: a taxpayer funded platform for anti-gay extremists. The two day hearing came to a close today before the House Economic and Employment Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.. The hearings became the focus of a national outcry when Lou Sheldon, an anti-gay extremist and Chairman of the Traditional Values Coalition, claimed the hearings were scheduled at his request to discuss the "promotion of homosexuality in the public schools." see House, page 11 ¯ "" The Tulsa chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, in response ~ to the difficulties encountered in getting their Project Open Mind anti-hate commercials ~ on television inTulsa, have begun a campaign for a signature advertisement to run in The ¯ Tulsa World. The ad calls for Tulsans to stand against"hatred, hate speech and violence" ¯ against individuals based on their sexual orientation and "to recognize the strong link ~ between hate speech, teen suicide and violent physical attacks..." The Tulsa Worldis on ] record as having a policy banning the use of the words, Gay or Lesbian in advertising ¯ but apparently have chosen to allow an exception for this ad.The ad is scheduled to run ¯ sometime early this next year. ; Two Project Open Mind television commercials were to be tested in Tulsa, Houston : &Atlanta. InTulsa, ouly Ch. 2,KTULbriefly aired one of the pair but stopped. Attorneys ¯ for the Christian Broadcasting Network, who objected to the use of footage of evangelist ¯ Pat Robertson & Jerry Falwell, had threatened legal action against stations broadcasting ¯ the commercials. PFLAG is asking individuals and organizations, dubs, cong~:,e&atio~as, ¯ etc. to sign the anti-hate ad. There is no cost since funds that were to be iised ~6 buy TV ¯ air time will now oar for the-orint ad. For more information call the PFLAG at 749-4901. ~r / ’ i : : ¯ One of many organizations at the World : AIDS Day March at the Univ. of Tulsa, : see related stories this page and page 8. Bill Stoskopf & Mark Lackey of Black & White Charities present gifts to SharOn Thoele of the HIV Resource Consortium ($5000) & to Claudette Peterson ofTOHR ($2500) from this year’s fundraisers. PFLAG was also a beneficiary ($2500). Hearings Feature ¯ PFLAG, Thwarted In TV Effort, Turns To Anti-Gay Agenda Print Campaign For Anti-Hate Message Hawaii Commission Urges Gay Marriage World AIDS Day: HONOLULU- The Honolulu Advertiser " Tulsa & Elsewhere " NEW YORK - "Shared Rights, Shared , Responsibilities" was the theme of.World ¯ AIDS Day, as the United Nations an" nounced a massive global mobilization " program to deal with the epidemic. From UN Secretary-General Boutros BoutrosGhali to prominent Hollywood film per" sonalities, from the largest cities to smaller : communities, hundreds of thousands of ¯ people and some 7,.000 groups in 190 localities around the world marked the " day in a varxety of ways. ¯ In Tulsa, the event was marked by Interfaith AIDS Ministries annual march ¯ and memorial service held this year at the University of Tulsa. Over 300 igeople at" tended with many organizations carrying banners. The service featured speakers, Jason Smith of TOHR’s Testing Clinic and attorney and longtime community. activist., Bob Inglish. Choirs from Family of Faith MCC, Tulsa Family Chorale and FirSt Presbyterian Church performed. WASHINGTON- The U.S. Supreme " TU Provost Dr. Lewis Duncan, the Rev. Court has let stand; without comment, a ¯ Ken McIntosh, the Rev. Henry Knight Wisconsin statesupreme court ruling that ¯ provided welcome or prayers, and Dr. would let .the former parmer continue ; Doreen Wood read a World AIDS Day with her court battle to have visitation ¯ proclamation from Mayor M. Susan Savrights withher ex-lover’s biological son. ¯ age. After Etsbeth Knott, the biological mother- "The American Foundation for AIDS of the boy, and Sandra Lynn Holtzman, " Research (AmFAR), a prominent nonended their 10-year relationship, Knott ¯ profit U.S. group that has been headed by attempted to prevent Holtzman from see: ¯ actress Elizabeth Taylor announced that it ing the 6-year-old boy. The Wisconsin " is awarding.nearly a million dollars in Supreme Courtearlier tiffs year overturned ¯ research grants to 14 scientists working a state lower court ruling denying ¯ on the epidemic. The foundation also Holtzman any rights, and ordered the case named American actress Sharon Stone to 12 3 has reported that the state commission created to evaluate gay and lesbian marriages will urge the legislature to "change Hawaii law to allow gay couples to marry." The Commission on Sexual Orientation and Law was created after the Hawaii Supreme Court ordered alower court to review a suit bylesbian andgay couples to get mamage licenses, saying that in order to refuse thelicenses the state had to prove a "corn pelling interest" to deny licenses because of the gender of the 2 people involved. The commission has not yet released any actual recommendations, but the paper reported that the commission’s report will be distributed for public comsee Hawaii, page 12 Visitation Rights ¯ Case to Continue ¯ SayS-High Court 2 1/2M AIDS Cases WASHINGTON- So many young Americans - one of ever." 92 young men and one of every 33 young black men - are believed infected with HIV that it threatens to become a deadly "rite of passage" in this country, said Philip Rosenberg of the National Cancer Institute. Rosenberg’s comments in the journal Science, coincide with an announcement by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the AIDS epidemic has now reached 501,310 cases in the U.S. since 1981 with 311,381 deaths. The sobering statistics illuminate the government’s warnings that AIDS is quickly turning into more of a threat to the nation’s youth, even as it tapers off among older people. Using CDC. data, Rosenberg also estimated that one in every 60 Hispanic men see AIDS, page 3 : Rob Hill, social services specialist with ¯ Helpline for 15 years, announces his candidancy for Tulsa Public Schools Dis" trict 6. Hill is a graduate of Will Rogers High Schogl and a 1968 graduate of North:: eastern.. State University in Tahlequah, ¯ with a Bachelors in Psychology. ; "I hope to bring my experience and ¯ knowledge of Tulsa’s community ser¯ vices and resources to Tulsa Public ¯ Schools," says Hill. "I have first hand : knowledge to help our schools deliver ¯ high quality services as efficiently as pos¯ sine. I’m committed to combining fiscal ¯ conservatism with the best quality education for our children." see Hill. p. 12 TOHR Votes for ¯ Community Center ¯ Tulsa moved a little closer to having a ¯ community meeting place when mem¯ bers of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human ¯ Rights (TOHR) voted at an emergency ~ meeting Nov. 21 to authorize TOHR of¯ ricers to put together an offer on a prop- erty. As of press time, the deal with the ¯ current owner is still in negotiation but ~t ¯ is hopeful that the issues can be resolved : so that renovation of the building might ¯ ..~ti~_,.~g~: ’,~ v ex, t y-eaL At tlaat time, tnere "’ a-n~.’d ~ "~"’ for’"co~ty " " ~’ ";" ~’W Wi~.I~e volunteers ¯ to provide painting, ci~-up, and light :,ocoi~structiOt~ work. Info: 743-GAYS, INSIDE EDITORIAL DIRECTORY NEWS BRIEFS HEALTH BRIEFS CALENDAR EUREKA PAGES P. 2 P. 2 P. 4 P. 6 P. 9 P. 10-11 New Pentecosta Church Welcomes Gays & Lesbians The Rev. Clay Cody and Agape’ Christian Fellowship, a new Pentecostal congregation, have announced that they will begin holding worship services at the Sheridan Center, Suite H, at 21st and Sheridan Road. The services will be held at 10:30 am beginning on December 31. Pastor Cody, formerly an Assembly of GodPastor Evangelist, believes that there are many Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered Pentecostal Christians in the Tulsa area who have had to worship in "mainstream’" WASHINGTON-"We can conquer this ," churches and who were unable to express said President Clinton in convening the fully themselves as Gay Christians. Agape’ first White House conference on AIDS in~ Christian Fellowship "extends the fight the 15 years of the epidemic’s history, hand of fellowship" to everyone regardbringing together teachers, doctors, reless of race, gender or sexual orientation. searchers, people withHIV and their famThe Pentecostal movement had its oriily. In Tulsa, local HIV activists and spegin in the widespread desire in the hearts cialists gathered to listen to the conferof men and women for greater closeness ence at the University Center at Tulsa. to God. It is a reaction to the formalism, After the broadcast, locals intended to coldness and .unbelief Pentecostal Chrisbegin planning for current efforts to retians perceive in modern churches. Pentespond to the epidemic. Outside the Excostal Christians profess a belief in their ecutive Office meeting in DC, however, experience of the supernatural power of protesters and AIDS activists demonGod in their lives and their faith in the strated, charging that the conference Bible which they consider the infallible, White House. AIDS Conf. Heard in Tulsa �918.583.1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@aol.com Publisher/Editor Issued.on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa Family Tom Neal News and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without Assistant Editor written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or James Christjohn Writers/contributors photo does not indicate thal person’s sexual orientation. Phyl Boler-Schmidt Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise Barry Hensley noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tutsa Family News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each Pat Morehead Staff, Photographer reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. JD Jamett With this issue, Tulsa Family News begins our third year. We give our thanks to you, our readers & also to those who have-helped us; with stories& with criticism. Especially, we thank, our writers,our advertisers & our enormously patient printers who make bringing quality news reporting to Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender folk, families & friends possible. This is a labor of love, & sometimes, a little profit. So, when we’re fending off censorship or the flack that comes with having a viewpoint, it helps to remember the praise we’ve received. We were proud when distinguished former CBS News journalist, Ann Northrup, lauded Tulsa Family News, lamenting that she wished NYC had a paper like this. And we’ve heard similar praise from others. We promase you to continue bringing you the best local & national news coverage of any Oklahoma Gay paper. We have faith in Tulsa’s promise & with your hel p, Tul sa wil 1 get better and better for us & our families. Happy holidays - Tom Neal Suck & Blow Syndrome by Pat ,.~lorehead Merry Christmas andn~iLV the Ne~:Year bring you a better yearth~ 1995. 95.hasbeen a weird year. I’m not sure we ~3an view it as a "watershed" year, but it has certainly pointed out the absolute schizophrenia of our national culture. ~I learned a long time ago of a psychological phenomenon referred to as the "suck and blow" syndrome which is where I think America is currently trapped. The suck and blow ,syndrome in essence states that one can’t.simultaneously "suck andblow". In other words it is not possible, in a healthy mental State, to perform to conceptual opposites. Translation, you are not in a healthy mental state when you are obsessed with a "pro-life" crusade that sanctions killing physicians who perform abortions as the way to advance your cause.. But it is exactly this suck and blow syndrome which seems to be driving almost every cultural force in America today. It is schizophrenic tO foist Off a life view of 1950’s and 60’s television programming in an America where elementary students carry guns. Ozzie and Harriet never had to deal with that situation. Or for cable compames to promote a KIDS CLICKER remote control to protect children from accessing what the very same cable provider carries on ft’s other channels. It is suck and blow time when in order to improve life in America for the "next generation" politicians are prepared to unfnnd and dismantle Environmental Protection laws. Or for those same politicians to continually summon images of family life and cultural values of an agrarian America which no longer exists. And at the same time to sell off the National Parks of this country in order for businesses to rape and plunder those same park lands. As my uncle used to say, someone needs to just slap some sense into us. I have hopes that 1996 will be the year when that happens. The hate-mongers see UPC, page 3 - MCC~Grehte~-TiJIsa- Responds to TFN First, Rev. Alice Jones left voluntarily because she felt God’s calling in a new direction. Rev. Jones served as pastor of MCC of Greater Tulsa for over 16 years. She frequently defended the whole Tulsa Gay/Lesbian community in situations, such as the recent Human Rights Commission hearings. Anyone who leads any group for over 16 years will have detractors who disagree with some things. Rev. Jones accomplished many things, and the congregation of MCC of Greater Tulsa are proud to have had her as our pastor. Regarding implied problems with the District of UFMCC, it is true that we were changed from a chartered.church to a commissioned church. The demands on a chartered church have changed in recent years, and this change has some important advantages for MCC of Greater Tulsa as we seek a new pastor. The main change is in the pastor compensation package, giving the local church greater flexibility. To imply a conflict exists between MCC of [(]reater] Tulsa and District leaders is wrong and inaccurate. The Board of Directors are working closely with the District on the pastoral search. Although, like many churches from time to time, we are behind in our tithes to the District. -~ However, the Board of Directors and the congregation are taking steps to correct this, and we will become a Chartered Church again. Regarding perceived irregularities in our Financial Records, the finances of MCC of Greater Tulsa have always been open to any member or friend of the Church. Open Board meetings and Congregational meetings are held regularly, and anyone attending may ask questions. An Audit Committee, of church members, are currently reviewing the Church records to clarify any bookkeeping errors. Volunteers handling church records may sometimes make errors, but there is no question as to the honesty and integrity of those involved. As MCC of Greater Tulsa seeks anew pastor, the members and the Board of Directors look forward to many years ahead serving the needs of the local church and the entire Tulsa Gay/Lesbian Community. - The Board of Directors & Members Editor’s response: TFN would like to make this correction: Alice Jones did not preach on Sunday morning, Oct. 29 as we stated in .our last issue. We regret that error and apologize for our mistake. However, we stand by the accuracy of the rest of the artgcle. ¯ TFN also applauds MCC of Greater Tulsa for : resp~idihg publicdlly td f U~ article~ We agreew~th ~ several of their points. The concerns raised in our : article are not, however, the ones they addressed. ~ The question is: what’s going onfinancially? What makes this issue a matter ofpublic concern ¯ are the size of thefinancial irregularities and the ’ appearance of no management overstght. The ¯ amount unaccountedfor, possibly as much as $6,000 ¯ or more, is significant. This is about 10% of the ¯ annual income of this church. It is too much for ¯ members to dismiss with a comment, " volunteers ¯ make mistakes..." Also in the UFMCC, the pastor ¯ serves not only as staffbut also as moderator of the ¯ board of directors. And in that role, as "president" ¯ of the board, that person is resposibility for the ¯ proper functioning ofan organization, especially ¯ overseeingfinancial accountability, see MCC, p. 3 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants 744-0896 *Concessions, 3340 S Peoria 585-5622 *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th 749-1563 *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th 834-4234 *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main 585-3405 660-0856 *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial 664-8299 *Time’n’Time Again, 1515 S. Memorial 584-1308 *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Wild Nights, 2405 E. Admiral 582-4340 742-0712 Wild Fork, Utica Square, 21st & Utica 5~5-3134 * Interurban, 717 S. Houston Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals 746-4620 Dennis C. 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Inside, Clinton underscored his administration’s commitment to battling the .epidemic, saying he had increased funding for AIDS research and treatment during his term in office, and promising to fight off efforts by the Republican-controlled Congress to cut AIDS spending next year. Clinton also announced that early next year Vice President AI Gore will host a conference of scientists and representatives from drug manufacturers to try to find ways to speed up the development of promising AIDS medications. "Our common goal must ultimately be a cure," Clinton told the some 300 people attending. "A cure for all those living with HIV, and a vaccine to protect the res t of us from the virus. A cure and a vaccine - that must be our first and top priority." Although those attending the conference generally applauded Clinton, it was also dear that pressure on ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ~ the administration is far from easing up. Dr. Edward Morse, a research sociologist from Louisiana, also challenged the administration to make some tough decisions about the epidemic. "There is no point in beating around the bush," Morse ~aidin presenting Clinton with areport on IV drug abuse and HIV. "We must face the issue of needle exchange. A third of AIDS cases are based on substance abuse. That is a major key in the solution to this problem." When an activist shouted that Clinton hadfailed to keep his campaign promises about AIDS, Clinton vehemently rejected the charge. Clinton quickly replied, "We had a set of recommendations that. we received whe~n w~got’here, m~st of w.hieh. ¯ ¯ ¯ " ¯ have been i~mplemented. I am very sorry that thereis not a cure. I am very sorry that there is not a vaccine. I regret that everything I have asked for has not been approved by the Congress." ¯ ; ¯ ¯ have started stirring the pot and stuff is beginning to slop out over the edges. Things may well get worse before they get better. But I have faith that ultimately ¯ th~ basic decency and common sense of ordinary people will take command. As Mr. Lincoln said, you can fool some of the : people all of the time, and all of the people : some time, but you can’t fool all of the ¯ people all of the time. I guess those two things are my mes; sage of positive hope for all of us for the ¯ coming new year. I believe in the basic "- decency of ordinary peopl e and their com¯ mon sense to react when things get to ¯ weird. I suggest we all start practicing those virtues for the coming year on a daily basis. Drop in a little dol!op of simple courtesy and civility and see if things don’t begin to improve. Decency, common sense, courtesy and civility, that sounds like a pretty good recipe for anyone, wouldn’t you think? So from myself, my companion and our dog, the best wishes of the season, to you and all those in your life who make day to day life a little sweeter and more palatable. And one more suggestion for the new year: always keep your powder dry, otherwise it tends~to cake up when applied around the eyes. HO HO HO! Comments, responses and cheap shots can be E-mailed to TulsaNews@aol.com head a 3-year fundraising campaign. Hundreds of museums around the world marked the day by observing "A Day Without Art," an effort by art institutions to dramatize the effect of the epidemic on the creative community. Tulsa’s Philbrook Museum draped the Rodin statue that graces its entry to recognize the day. On the Internet, scores of World Wide Websites from Japan to Finland participated in their own version of the event, dubbed "A Day Without Graphics," by going blank, removing graphics and pho::r tos :for the ’day. Singers from the’Metro:- p01itan Opera in New York performed at the United Nations, while at the city’s St. Mark’s Church, Dancers Responding to We hope that there is a good explanaAIDS performed 24 hours nonstop, feation for the discrepancy between amount turing dancers from the Paul Taylor and presented in the year~endfinancial report Merce Cunningham dance companies. and the much lower amount reported to And at least 165 cable systems and local be in the church’s bank account(s) at the television stations had slated a variety of congregational meeting. However, even AIDS-related programming, including if there are explanations for every dime, broadcasts of "’Philadelphia," "And the or even if this is an accounting error Band Played On" and "Longtime Comrepeatedfor years, the existance ofsuch a pamon" on leading premium cable syslarge discrepancy in the financial report tems. speaks poorly ofAlice Jones’ performance, not as. pastor, but as moderator - the person ultimately responsible. When this discrepancy is combined with the issue of back tithes owed and other outstanding debts, some would say Alice Jones and her board failed ~o do their job well enough. Mismanagement is not dishonesty and mismanagement doesn’t negate the good Alice Jones has done but the church and our communities do have a right to expect accurate accounting. tomfoolery! even at our worst, better than~the rest Tulsa’s best Pride Store at Family of Faith MCC 5451-e So. Mingo, Sat. noon-6, 583-1248 New location coming in ’96 THEY’LL EAT IT UP! 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SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Board of Supervisors ¯ has received a proposed mea¯ sure that would authorize the ¯ county clerk’s office to perform ¯ domestic partnership ceremonies similar to the marriage ceremonies it performs for couples who ¯ get married at city hall. The city has had a domestic partner regis¯ tration ordinance for seve_ral Mortgages’ in Australia " M EL’BOIJRNE,’~U~ tr~fi~ L~e " ~ years, l~tit the d~unly cl~rk’~ 6fAustralian gay paper Brother ¯ fice has no authority tO officiateSister News has reported that an ¯ at any civil ceremony connected with registration. The proposed announcement earlier in Novem¯ measure to authorize performber by Australian Mortgages that it would start offering discounted ¯ ing the ceremony, which would bank home loans to gay and les- ¯ convey no particular legal status, was introduced by Supervibian couples early next)’ear has ¯ sor Barbara Kaufman. brought the lending institution a ¯ number of hostile phone calls. ¯ Mugabe Rejects Critics including abomb threat. Despite ¯ AUCKLAND, New Zealand the negative reaction from some ¯ According to the New Zealand ¯ Aussies, however, a spokesperHerald, Zimbabwe President ¯ son for the firm said it had no Robert Mugabe said he was unintention of backing away from ¯ concerned about sharp criticism the reduced mortgage rate offer. ¯ he has received for his verbal ¯ "’We are not going to back off," attacks againsthomosexuals. On Australian Mortgages" Ron :,,,leaving the annual CommonGuthrie told the paper. "I’m just "¯ wealth Heads of Government saddened and very disappointed meeting, Mugabe brushed off at the attitude of some people.’" reporters questions about critiThe company said the reduced cism he has received from hurates for lesbian and gaY couples ¯ man rights activists, saying the topic was "abhorrent.’" Lesbian would probably be about 1.5% ¯ lower than standard market rates. and gay activists protested outAustralian Mortgage Saidit had " side the meeting of the Comdecided to offer the discounted ¯ monwealth Heads of Governhome loans partly because of the " ment, to draw attention to the history of antigay bias in the anti-gay attacks by Mugabe. mortgage .industry, but also beEarlier this year, Mugabe’s govcause same-sex couples repre- ¯ ernment barred the Gays & Les¯ sent an excellent market segbians of Zimbabwe from runment for the housing industry. ¯ ning a literature booth at an inGuthrie’said that many gay " ternational book fair in Harare, couples are fairy well-paid pro- ¯ the nation’s capital. 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But it does break dramatic new ground, activists said, and : (EY WEST, Fla. - Christmas most strongly against these statedoes allow govenmlent employ-. arrived in this south Florida rements as we.believe that you ees to take a leave of absence for sort community with a resoundhave seriously endangered the ,an ailing partner, permits working "bah, humbug" for gays and lives and good health of a sigers to have bereavement leave in esbians who make up a substannificant minority of your citithe event of file death of a parttial portion of the town’s popuzens." ner, and extends to a worker’s lation when the Lower Keys Federal Court OKs partner the s ame .flight and housMira sterial Associatton refused Anti-Bias Protections ing allowances g~ven to spouses to allow the local Metropolitan SAN FRANCISCO - The 9th . of govenunent employees on Co~nmunity Church in its anCircuit Court of Appeals’ govwork asst~m~ents around the nual Christmas parade, the first erning Judicial Council has voted cotmtry. Conservative le~slators time the predominantly, gay to include anti-bias protections quickly attacked the move, saychurch has asked to parttopate that include sexual orientation, ing die government had made in the event. The Rev. Gary ifi~’fir’si ~d~r’al coh~t di~tfiCi io the policy change "behind the Redwine, who heads up the celadopt such a policy. The newly back" of Parlimnent. The Canaebration, denied the association’s adopted regulations apply to all dian legislature recently rejected decision was anu-gay, but said circuit employees, as well as to a measure that would have given allowing MCC to join would be workers under the supervision legal reco~fition to stone-sex contrary to "the image of bibliof the federal courts in the large couples. The new benefits pro.cal morality and family that we 9th Circuit, including federal granl does not apply to semiwish to project." On the day of probation officers, marshals and autonomous government finns the event, several hundred propublic defenders. The new em(such as the Canadian Broadtesters clustered outside one of ployment policy was adopted casting Corp.), to the Royal Cathe largest churches along the after the federal Judicial Confernadian Mounted Police, to the parade route in silent protest and ence, which is headed by Sunation’s armed forces, or to Parwere joined by ministers from a preme Court Chief Justice Willliament itself, which all regulate number of local churches who ,am Relmquist, ordered all the their own employee policies and refused to participate because of federal circuit appeals courts to benefits. MCC’s exclusion. The number include anti-discrimination reguSo. Africa May End of people participating in the lations, although the Confparade this year was reportedly Military Ban erence’s recommendations only almost half what it usually is. CAPE TOWN, South Africa extended to race, gender, reliReporter’s Anti-Lesbian The defense committee of South gion, age and disability. An iniAfrica’s Parliament has apRemarks Confirmed tial recommendation to include proved a proposal that writes NEW YORK - In May, Valerie sexual orientation protections into the nation’s military policy Hehnbreck, a reporter with the was dropped by a Judicial Couna prohibition against discrimiWilmington (Del.) News-Jourcil committee earlier this year, nation based on sexual orienta- ¯ hal caused a major flap in the but when the Council reached tion in the country’s armed ". sports world when she quoted ¯ the point of a vote on new emforces. African National Con- ¯ CBS-TV golf commentator Ben ~ ployment protections xt put the gress representative Lindiwe : Wright in an interview as saying sexual orientation protections Sisulu said following the comthat women aren’t as good at go back in with the approval of all 9 mittee vote that the policy deci- : If as men becanse they are"handi¯ Council members. The 9th Cirsion wouldn’t be binding on the -" capped by having boobs" and cuit includes California, Washgovernment, but would never- ¯ that "lesbians in the sport hurt " ington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, theless carry considerable po- : women’s golf"and were turning Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, litical weight for any future ad- ¯ itinto a"butch game"that scared ". Alaska, Guam and the Northern ministration. ¯ away sponsors. Wright ada¯ Mariana Islands. ~ mantly denied saying any of the Military Recruiters Face : Canadian Gov’t. Adds Legal Challenge in CT ~ things Hdmbreck attributed to : Gay Couples Benefits : him. CBS accepted his denial NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The ¯ : OTYAWA - Canada’s governand shortly thereafter renewed Connecticut Supreme Court has ¯ ment has taken a giant step and Wright’s 4-year contract. But ¯ finished hearing arguments in a extended at least some of the ¯ now, in the Dec. 4 issue of the gay rights case that challenges ¯" benefits enjoyed by mamed fedsubscribers-only "Golf Plus" ] eral employees to gay and les- : the right of state-supported ~ edition, no less a source than schools to permit military re] bian partners of government ". Sports Illustratedhas confirmed crmters on their campuses. The ¯ workers as well. CanadianRights ~ that Wright did indeed make the case argues that the University ¯ activists lauded the Treasury .- remarks. The "Golf Plus" edi: Board’s decision, which affects : of Connecticut violated state tion quotes Dan Jenkins, a sports ¯ anti-bias laws by allowing mili: more than 200,000 government writer, who said he talked to : tary recruiters on campus beworkers, as a"great step forward ] Wright shortly after the flap : for equality" in the country. The : cause of the U.S armed forces’ ¯. erupted. "I asked him" Did you new policy hardly represents : policy of excluding lesbian and ¯ say it?’ And he said, "Of course _" putting same-sex couples on an : gay. service members. Discrimi- ¯ I said it. But I was granted comnauon based on sexual orienta¯ equal footing with mamed work.- plete anonymity.’" The article, tion is illegal under state law. ¯ entitled"Living With a Lie,"also ers, however, and does not in" dude such ~mportant traditional Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa BROOKSIDE JEWELRY Where God Uplifts All People 4649 South Peoria 743-$272 Sunday Service, 10:45 am Wednesday Service, 6:30 pm Home Cell Groups, 2rid & 4th Sun. 1623 No. Maplewood, 838-1715 Corner of 48th & Peori~ 9:30 - 5, Mon. - Fri. Open Saturdays thru holidays! �News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News quotes Ken Doig, a part-time CBS-TV stafferanda golf caddy, who told the magazine he listened to Wright being interviewed by Helmbreck and. confirmed the quotes. "I heard Ben say boobs (get in the way of women golfers’ swing). I heard ¯ ¯ him say lesbianism h,,urts in getting sponsorships, Doig is quoted as telling the magazine. "I’m a golfer and golf is a game of integrity. I believe in telling the truth." The "Golf Plus" edition is not sold on newsstands, but goes out to some half-million subscribers of the magazine. ¯ Bible to explain theirfears. There ." is no text on the lips of Jesus " Christ which condemns homo¯ sexuality." Vasey’s book was ¯ published as the church’s general synod was winding up its _" annual meeting. Activists also ¯ made their point ~to church lead¯ ers as members of the rights groupOutRage! nailed ademand for a "Queer Reformation" of " the Anglican Church entitled "Four Theses Against Church _. Homophobia" to the doors of . Westminster Abbey. "What’s needed is a new Reformation to eradicate homophobia from the ¯ Church of England," said Peter . Tatchdl of OutRage! "Anglican endorsement of anti-gay dis. crimination is a corruption of ° ° morality and a violation of the dignity of lesbian and gay people. We want the synod to overturn : church support for homophobic o policies." . ’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Goes to Appeals Court RICHMOND, Va’. - In an unusual step, all 13 judges of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard the appeal of Lt. Paul Thomasson in his challenge to the Defense Department’s socalled "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy of excluding ho mosexuals from military service. Thomasson’s case is the first against the new policy to reach the federal appeals court level. Thomasson told his commanding officer he was gay just 5 days after the new policy went into effect. The former Navy lieutenant’s attorneys argued that Thomasson’s discharge violated his First Amendment rights of free speech. But Justice Department attorneys representing the Defense Department argued that .by acknowledging that he is gay, it was reasonable to assume he has a "propensity" to engage in homosexual acts, whichmilitary officials insist "undermines the morale of t he U.S. armed services." The appeals court is not expected to rule on the case until sometime next year, No Support in Bible for Anti-Gay Attitude LONDON - British gay rights activists found unusual supp6rt in their quest to reform the view of the Church of England on homosexuality with a prominent evangdical theologian’s book that argues there is no biblical support for church con demnation of homosexuality. The Rev. Michael Vasey, a lecturer at St. John’s theological college in Durham, expounded his views on the scriptures in a just-published book Strangers and Friends. His arguments have been made before, but not by Fred Welch L:C.S.W. Brookside Counseling Individual & Couple Family & Group 743-1733 such a respected theologian in the church’s evangelical wing, which generally opposes any acceptance of homosexuals ¯ within the church. "The Bible has been misinterpreted by ¯ evangelicals,"Vasey said. "They ¯ read anti-gay meanings into the Romanian Parliament Keeps Anti-Gay Laws BUCHAREST - The Romanian Chamber of Deputies has rejected a draft proposal modifying the country’s penal code to, among other things, at least partly decriminalize homosexuality among consenting adults. The proposed change would have made homosexual acts punishable only if they created a "public scandal" and was proposed in part to help ease Romania’s entry into the European Commuuity, which requires member nations to assure basic equality for all citizens, including protections for gays and lesbians. At least 2 EC nations have already indicated they will vote against admitting Romania to the continental union if the anti-gay laws are not repealed, Jenny Jones Won’t Testify in Murder ~ase DETROIT - A county court judge has ruled that television ¯ talk show host Jemay Jones won’t have to testify in the trial of Jonathan Schmitz, who is charged with killing Scott Amedure, a gay man, after he confessed to being a "secret admirer"of Schmitz on the nation- ally broadcast TV show. Attorneys for Schmitz had wanted Jones to testify during the trial, but the judge heating the unusual case ruled that Jones’ taped statements and a sworn deposition she is expected to give is all that would be required of her. Schmitz claims he was misled into thinking the "secret admirer" he would meet on the show was a woman and says he was humiliated when he discovered it was Amedure. Three days after the TV program, authorities say Schmitz shot Amedure to death in nearby Orion Township. Gay Book Ban Not Legal OLATHE, Kansas - A federal district court has ruled that the Olathe, Kansas, school board acted from its own anti-gay bias and not out of the best interests in the education ofstndents when it ordered the novel "Annie On My Mind"removed from school libraries. Itis unclearifthe school board will appeal the ruling. The book, which portrays a young girl’s growing awareness of her sexual orientation, has been highly commended by the American Library Association and other groups, but also has become a lightening rod for antigay activists throughout the country. UK Court Upholds Ban LONDON The British Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling supporting the Defense Ministry’s prohibition against homosexuals in the country’s armed forces, ruling that the ban "’cannot ... be sagmatized as irrational at the time these appellants were discharged." Earlier this year a lower court had ruled against the 3 gay men and 1 lesbian who have sued because of their discharges based on their sexual orientation. The 4 ex-service members vowed to appeal their case to Britain’s House of Lords - the highest judicial body in the nation- and then to the European Court if they lose in the Lords. Detroit Plans for Domestic Partnership DETROIT- A Detroit task force is in the process of wor -king on a proposal that would, if approved by the city council, allow gay. and nongay couples to register as domestic partners. The proposal would also give live-in partners of city workers health Looking to put Yourself or Your Business on the INTERNET ? E-mail Gbizman@aol.com or Call: (918) 742 6569 and other benefits like those currently enjoyed by the married spouses of city employees. The partnership registration would give domestic partners the same visitation rights as spouses or parents at all city hospitals and jails. Domestic partners of a parent or legal guardians of children would also have access to their child’s school records. The task force expects to present its completed proposals to the city council by the end of this year. N.J. Judge Rules Against Gays-in Boy Scouts TRENTON, N.J. - N.J. Superior Court Judge Patrick McGann has ruled that a local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America didn’t violate state antl-bias laws when it kicked out John Dale, who is gay, in 1990. In his ruling, McGann cited the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah, saying that "all religions deem the act of sodomy a serious moral wrong,’" adding that it was "unthinkable" that the Boy Scouts would accept gay men in leadership roles. "The criminal law has changed," McGam~ wrote. "The moral law - as to the act of sodomy - has not." AI Gore - Not a "Beauty" WASHINGTON -An unnamed gqfite House aide has told gossip columnists that although AI & Tipper Gore showed up for a Halloween party dressed as "’Beauty and the Beast, "it.wasn’t exactly what the. "second family"had at first planned. According to the aide, the Vice President had iuitially wanted to go as "’Beauty" accompauied by Mrs. Gore as the "’Beast. "The reports indicated that the Gores were finally convinced to go in the more conventional costumes only after political advisors suggested the public might not quite be ready "for a vice president who is a cross dresser.’" Tasmanian Law Fight SYDNEY - Rights activists in Australia have filed a brief with the country’s High Court in an effort to formally have Tasmania’s sodomy laws declared unconstitutional and stricken from the books. After a Uuited Nations comnfission declared the Tasmmfian law a violation of interuational human rights, the Australian Parliament enacted legislation guaranteeing the right of privacy in an effort to nullify the laws, but the state of Tasmania has refused to repeal its local anti-gay legislation. Activists say they will use the federal privacy laws in their case, but say it is important to have the Tasmania law overturned officially to remove the stigma associated with the criminalization of gay men in the state. Baptists Slam Disney TAlVIPA, Fla. -The Horida State Baptist Convention, one of the denomination’s largest, has called on its 1 million members to stop supporting Walt Disney movies, products and theme parks because of the finn’s recent decision to extend insurance benefits to same-sex domestic partners of its employees. The, resolution, which was overwhelmingly adopted by the state delegates, says in part that "Disney’~ moral leadership has been eroded by that decision, as well as its practice of holding homosexual theme nights at its parks." A spokesperson for the Walt Disney Co. said the finn "’regrets" the Florida Baptists have taken the stand they have, but so far the entertainment giant has refused to back away from the new benefits. Some Baptists indicated they would call for a boycott. It’s Time to Play. You’ve broken away from the routine. Together you’re about to explore a delicious new realm of the sensuous. Kiss away edible Original Oil of Love’s spicy, warm glow...Feel edible Pleasure Balm sweep over you like a cool, minty wind... Bathe yourselves in the shivery tingle of Mint Tree or snap of Wild Clove Bathing Gels. Afterwards, tickle each others fancy with ~ sweet flick of edible Honey Dust. Let your imagination seize the moment & discover just how close you can be. 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The researchers say that if tests of IL-16 with animals prove encouraging, they may begin human testing of the substance in about a year - a strong indication of their excitement about the finding. Their hope is that if the treatment can be effectively used it could perhaps be effective in keeping HIV from overwhelming a patient’ s immune system indefinitely. Effective HIV Inhibitor Drug BOSTON - Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine report that an experimental drug that dogs the operation of a key HIV protein seems to keep it at bay for at least a while. The drug ritonavir, formerly known as A~T-538 and developed by Abbott Laboratories, is one of a promising new class of AIDS medicines known as protease inhibitors. AIDS researchers are excited about these new drugs because they. appear to both reduce the level of the°virus and to boost the immune system’ s strength. Although the scientists from the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam and New York University’ s school of medicine who conducted the studies concluded that ritonavir was quick and effective in fighting HIV, resistance to the drug did develop over time. Abbott Laboratories quickly announced that it will make supplies of the experimental drug available to some 2,000 people with late-stage AIDS diseases and CD4 cell counts of 513 or less around the world through a lottery. For inforuaation about the Abbott Laboratories lottery, call 1-800-414-2437. FDA Committee Recommends 3 New AIDS Drugs \VASHINGTON The Food & Drug Administration’s Antiviral Drug Advisory Committee has recon~nended that the agency approve 3TC for both initial tream~ent of AIDS as welt as for advanced cases of the disease. Studies have indicated that the experimental drug, when used with AZT, reduced the spread of HIV in patients’ systems and helped bolster their immune response. The drug can have serious side effects in children, including possible pancreatitis, but appears to produce no greater side effects among Mechanism of ’Long-Term adults than the AZT used alone does. The ¯ panel also recommended approv.ing the Su rvival’ Possibly Identified AIDS drug stavudine (whichis also known CHICAGO-; In a.small’-geale sm’dy pub- ¯ as d4T and Zerit), for people who are not lished in the Proceedings of the National responding to treatment with AZT. The Academy of Sciences, researchers report ¯ advisory committee also recommended that the’cellular response of a group of conditional approval of saquinavir, the ’long-term survivors of HIV appears to : first protease inhibitor the panel has rechelp delay the progression of the virus. ommended approving to fight AIDS. The team of researchers from the UniverUnlike other AIDS drugs, protease insity of California at San Francisco, led by " hibitors work by preventing HIV i/self Dr. Jay A. Levy, compared the immune ¯ from replicating in the body and are concells of people who had developed full- " sidered the most promising new class of blown AIDS or had seriously compro- ¯ drugs in the epidemic. The conditional mised immune systems with other people recommendation requires that saquinavir infected with HIV butwho remained othnot be used as a single-drug treatment, but erwise asvmptomatic for 10 years or more. ¯ be prescribed along with nucleoside anaThe CD~ immune cells of the long-term logs. survivors produced greater amounts of ¯ Non-Lethal HIV Identified proteins that help regulate "immune-system responses, the researchers report. This, : SYDNEY - A study based on a decadethe scientists say, helps keep the CD8 "¯ old sample of blood donations known as the Sydney Blood Bank Cohort has found ceils active in fending off HIV, thereby ¯ stavingoff most of the impact of the virus ¯ that the blood of one gay man infected longer. According tc the UC-SF research- ¯ with HIV and the 7 blood recipients who ers, the findings suggest that extra doses ¯ became infected with the virus is infected with an entirely new - and harmless of the naturally occurring proteins, known . strain of HIV. The finding, reported in the as cytoklnes, might hdp more infected people stay healthier longer. journal Science, raises hopes that an AIDS vaccine can be devcloped using the new, benign virus s train. The researchers found that the unidentified gay man’ s blood had been used in transfusions between 198184 before blood screening for HIV started in 1985. The gay man, however, never contracted AIDS. And when a Red Cross ,ocial worker began tracking people who should have been infected as a result of receiving the tainted blood, she found that after 10 years, none of the 7 recipients had become sick either although all are in fact HIV positive. The newly discovered strain has defects in its genetic elements, most notably a gene called "nef," which other studies have already shown is necessary for HIV to replicate itself.¢’~This allows the infected person’s immune system to deal with the virus - in other words, to stop it getung out of control," said Dr. Nicholas Deacon, who led the Australian research team. The discovery of the "neF" defect is especially important for possible vaccine development after studies on animals at the New Englaud Regional Primate Center showed that deleting "net" from the sirman (monkey) cousin of the virus, SIV, disarms the lethal microbe. HIV Infection Risks Among Lesbians, Bi Women CHICAGO Researchers with the San Francisco health department have reported in the American Journal of Public Health that lesbians and bisexual women are at small risk of HIV infection, a finding that contradicts the general idea thatthese women have no risk of contracting the virus. 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TOHR Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights 742-2927 4158 South Harvard, Suite E-2 2 doors east of the HIV Resource Consortium Look for our banner on testing nights¯ �ported that they found no indication of transmission from woman-to-woman sexual contact among any of the 6 who were infected, however. Four of the infected women were both IV drug users and also reported having had unprotected sex with gay or bisexual men or male IV drag users - all high-risk groups. The other 2 infected women had had sex with men of tmknown risk status, but had not had sex with any female partners who were infected. The researchers said that education and prevention programs should stop.indicating that lesbians and bisexual women were at low risk of infection and should instead emphasize the importance of avoiding specific, high-risk behaviors. AnOther AIDS Drug Approved WASHINGTON - The Food & Drug Administration has quickly approved the use of lamivudine, also known as 3TC, in combination with AZT. The FDA move came just a few weeks after an advisory panel recommended approval of the combination treatment, and Glaxo, the manufacturer, said the drug would be available .quickly also - probably by the first week m December. According to Glaxo, the cost of 3TC will be about the.same as that of AZT, which can Cost:several thousand dollars a year. A!DS-Type Vaccine 100% Effective in Monkeys WASHINGTON - Scientists have reported in the journal Science that an .experimental drug called PMPA suecgssfully prevented monkeys from becoming infected with the sinnan immunodeficiency virus (or SIV). In the study, none Of the 25 monkeys who were given Gilead Sciences’ experimental vaccine before or up to 24 hours after they were inoculated became infected with the simian version of the virus, while all 10 of the monkeys injected with salt water before inoculation with SIV as a control group contracted the disease. 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Lately, I’ve been watching "High Society", - Mondays, 8:30pm. If you haven’t seen it, .it is one of the most hilarious shows I’ve seen on American TV. So what if it’s a "knockoff of "Absolutely fabulous"? We can’t see that here, ’cause the local cable comp..any doesn’ t carry the comedy channel ~ a:t~e crime~:Anyway, I recognize a lot of myself in this show, which has a DEFINITE queer sensibility to it. Watch it, you’ll see what I mean. ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Rating system: Four snaps: Don’t miss it, in fact, get going now! Three snaps: Ok, so put the paper down first. And drive safely. Two Snaps: Ithas enough redeeming qualities to be of interest, but see the matinee. One snap. Well, if you’re really bored and can’t find anything else to do... No snaps: You’ll be sorry.. Well, what a full season thus far: ¯ Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, ¯ a wonderful concert with Marilyn Maye ¯ and theTulsa Philharmonic, & Toy Story, ¯ the new must-see movie from the’~gayfriendly folk at Disney. If you misse~ the : live shows, well,’I’ll tell you myopinion ¯ ~a~yway (like yisii’coulil’stOp me:~.) sb -that : If th~y’come through town again, you’ll ¯ know whether to ante up for a ticket, or ¯ stay home with the telly and a cup of hot : chocolate, see Notes, page 14 FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 BroaOen Your Perspective at a celtic Music Concert. Irish fiddle great Kevin Burke and his new world Celtic enseml01e bring fiery instrumentals, dazzling footwork and original songs. 8 p.m., John H. wilhams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center CALL: 596-7111 TICKETS: $12 46th & Memorial- 665-6595 Januaru 11 - 14 I yr. Anniversary/C6stomer Appreciation Extravaganza Weekend M~n of the Southv~est 9-2 NO COVER A~ll-Male RevUe 10 p.m. $2 Cover Dance & Party Mr. Robbie Walker & the Sunday Slam with your favorite Bar Staff (Ivana B, Real, Kris Kohl, Michelle ~ ~tey, Domo~ue Darnels) wiJh Special ~u~t To Be Announced Kirk, Tern/, Tommy, Scotty, Mike, Bill, Chrls & DJ Davld Oees $2 COVER Eve Sunday_ December: $howtime 11p.m. ~2 Cover Beer Bust 9p.m. ~ laom~ ~2COVE~ �K IN . COMMUNI CALEN R SUNDAYS MONDAYS TUESI WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS ¯, SATURDAYS Bless the Lord At All ¯ : HIV Testing Minister’s Class ¯ Authority Of The Believer 16-Step Empowerment Narcotics Anonymous Times Christian Center ¯ TOHR Clinic Bless the Lord at All Bible Study, 7 pm Group For Women Meets weekly at 11 pm ¯ Sunday School, 9:45 am ¯ Free &.anonymous testing Times Christian Center MCC of Greater Tulsa ¯ Confidential support for Community of Hope ¯ Worship Service, 11 am ¯ using fingerstick 7:30 pm : 1623 N. Maplewood 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 recovering addicts. 2627b East 1 lth 583-7815 method. ¯ 2627-B East 1 lth Info: 838-1715 : Community of Hope ¯ No appointment reqnired. Info: 583-7815 Co-Dependency ¯ 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Community of Hope, _ : Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm Bless The Lord At All Support Group (United Methodist) Results hours: 7-9 pm HIV+ Support Group Times Christian Center 7:30, Family of Faith MCC : NAMES Project Worship Service, 6 pm Info: 742-2927 ¯ HIV Resource Consortium ¯ Choir Practice 7 pm ¯ AIDS Memorial Quilt 5451-E S. Mingo ~ 1703E. 2nd, 585d800, .,.,_ _: .~-~ ::-1,:30~pm~.,:J i . !~ " .~ : 2627-B East 1 lth Sewing Bees Call 622-1441 for Info. ¯ : Call 583-7815 for info. :~ii~am~la Bowling League :,, 4t~S. Harvard, Ste.-H-1 3rd Sat. of each month Family of Faith ¯ Sheridan Lanes Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 HIV Testing TOHR Clinic Info: 748-3111 Metro. Comm. Chureh8:45 pm Family Of Faith MCC Free & anonymous testing AdultSunday School, 9:15 " 3121 S. Sheridan Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm using fingerstick method. MORE GROUPS Worship Service, 11 am ." HIV/AIDS Support Group Choir Practice 7:30 pm No appointment reqnired. Gay & Lesbian Student 5451-E South Mingo. ¯ PFLAG Family AIDS & 5451-E South Mingo. Walk in testing: 7 - 8:30 pm Association Info: 622-1441 Support Group Friends & Family Call 622-1441 for info. Results hours: 7 - 9 pm TJC Southeast Campus, 2nd Monday of month, HIV/AIDS Support Group [nfo: 742-2927 Info: 631-7632 Metro. Comm. Church 6:30 pm 7 pm, call for location: Community of Hope ¯ SWAN-Single Women’s of Greater Tulsa 4154 S. Harvard 749-7898 (United Methodist) Prayer Time A ctivity Network Worship Service, 10:45am ¯ Info: 749-4901 Bible Study, 6:30 pm MCC - Greater Tulsa, 7 pm ¯ Call 832-2121 1623 N. Maplewood 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 1623 N. Maplewood TOHR Helplinc Info: 838-1715 ¯ (no class, Dec. 27) Info: 838-1715 Daily 8-10 pm ¯ Tulsa-Family Chorale ¯ Weekly practice, 9:30 pm ¯ Lola’s 2630 E. 15th The Banned, OK Gay Band " Practice weekly in OKC " ¯ Info: 838-2121 Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa 6:30 pm at Canterbury 5th & Evanston Info: 583-9780 " " ¯ " Thi ’N6w Year Drink Responsibly Have a Designated Driver or Take a Cab SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 Faith & Struggle Dialogue Group Community of Hope United Methodist 4:30pm, 1703 E. 2nd (ongoing group) Info: 585-1800 Family of Faith MCC, "Let It Go" New Year’s Eve Service, 1 lain 5451-E S Mingo, Info: 622-1441 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 Family of Faith MCC Christmas Concert & Silent Auction, 7:30pm, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19 Grief Group Community of Hope United Methodist 6pro, held at Butler/Stumpff Funeral Home, 3rd St. west of Lewis (ongoing) Info: 585-1800 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 Family of Faith MCC Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 10 pm, 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 Community of Hope United Methodist Christmas Eve Peace Service, 6pm Christmas Eve CandlelightService, 1 lpm 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 Grief Group Community of Hope United Methodist 6pm, held at Butler/Stumpff Funeral Home, 3rd St. west of Lewis (ongoing) Info: 585-1800 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 Feed the Homeless Community of Hope United Methodist Meet at church, 1703 E. 2nd, 5:30 pm Info: 585-1800 SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 Faith & Struggle Dialogue Group Community of Hope United Methodist 4:30pm, 1703 E. 2nd (ongoing group) Info: 585-1800 SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 Prime Timers Monthly Meeting Write for info: P.O. Box 52118, 74104 TUESDAY, JANUARY 9 Green Country Pride ~ Tulsa Oldahomans for Human Rights Community-wide Meeting, 7 pm Alan Chapman Activity Center University of Tulsa 5th St. west of Harvard, Info: 743-4297 SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 Family of Faith MCC Reclaim & Recovery Workshop: It’s Never Too Late to Have a Happy Childhood, 9 am - 3 pm 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays 4154 S. Harvard Info: 749-4901 ¯ ¯ For info. or to volunteer: 743-GAYS Tool Box Technicians, Leather org., Info cio The Tool Box: 584-1308 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Assdc. Info: 838-1222 Out & About With JD! ¯ the country. Starting in January onThursIt’s that time of the year when you yearn : day nights: chicks with d contests with for time spent with friends, and visions of ¯ cash prizes, and, as always, male dancers fairies dance in your head. This month’s ¯ every Friday and Saturday nights. Be sure featured establishment is a great place to : to join Steve and his wonderful manager find both. GROUND Mark on December 23 ZERO (formerly for a mini-Christmas Laffs-Underground) at party with Reghena and 7th & Elan, in the heart company. Also, New of downtown Tulsa, is Year’s will be rung in the place. with male dancers Steve Crow, a wellcounting down the minknown promoter of utes to midnight, and a Tulsa’s night life, has free champagne toast. renovated this classic. .Also Ladonna at Barlocation into something racudas sends a note of more than comfortable thanks to all the new and intriguing for that Raghenna & Steve Crow faces thathave stopped first date (a dimly lit in (see her ad about ¯ table for two), or to find that first date, ¯ some new faces). (billiard and dart area), or for meedng a : I would like take a moment to wish group of friends (a conversation area and ¯ everybody a joyful holiday season, and a well-lit bar). Watch for details about ¯ v.ery warm and happy new year. I appreTulsa’s first Intemet party, linking up via ¯ caate all the support throughout the last the info super hi-way to other bars across ¯ year. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30 Rainbow Business Guild, 7 pm Call for place and speaker. Dinner Meeting, Info: 665-5174 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Family of Faith MCC Reclaim & Recovery Workshop: Forgiveness, 9 am - 3pro 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 PFLAG national vice president, Nancy McDonald is joined by sevkral friends, including Prime Timer, Wesley Bauer. Community activists, Ken Draper, Lisa Pottorf& Tim Gillean braved the cold at TOHR Holiday Dinner & Silent Auction. �Eureka Springs Honors ¯ of the local newspaper, told his story. A World AIDS Day - Dec. 1 : by Phyl Boler-Schmidt Living in the heart of the Bible Belt, one ¯ would not expect to find an ecumenical ~ service dedicated to World AIDS Day m ¯ a small community. Yet, Eureka Springs ¯ held one of the most moving celebrations ¯ of unity in the fight against AIDS I have ¯ ¯ ever witnessed. ¯ On the evening of December 1, we gathered at the United Methodist Church, ¯ about 75 people in all, from all walks of ¯ life and all faithS. The theme of the service: ] was "Because God Cares," and the service was co-sponsored by the Regional ¯ AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN) and Ozark AIDS Resources and Services ¯ (OARS). A total of ten local and area " clergy were scheduled to participate in the : ev.ent, and five were called away at the last ¯ rmnute to attend to other events or emer- ¯ ¯ gencies. Those who did participate came from ¯ varying backgrounds, to be sure. Rev. ¯ Stan Adams came from the United Meth- ¯ odist Church, Rev. Jack Hammond is af- : filiated with the First Christian Church, ¯ ¯ and Rev. Mark Leuneville came from the ¯ First Presbyterian Church, all in nearby Berryville. Rev. Marilyn Webb partici- ¯ pated from the host church in Eureka ¯ ¯ Springs. And, the m~in speaker was Rev. Kermie Wohlenham~ Pastor of MCC of ¯ ¯ the Living Spring. It was a celebration of life and healing, ¯ love; hope, and stories of miracles. Sonny ¯ Mosley, the longest living AIDS survivor, who last week graced the front page ¯ dren are all afflicted. Each one of us." Grandmother read a letter of love, grace, She told moving stories of Ryan White, and about her own 17-year, same-sex rethe Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, lationship, a letter that had been written Randy Shilts, and A Day Without Art. that same day to her HIV+ grandson. We "The loss to the world is amazing! "This all shared, prayed, sang, hoped, and cried was Rev. Wohlenhaus’ assessment of the together. loss to the art world because of AIDS. Sonny’s admonition to us all was very But, "there is a healing part of this moving. "It is my hope, and I believe that disease." She talked of Joan Rivers and itis God’s hope that when you leave this the first AIDS benefit she put together. piace tonight, you will go to someone and Ms. Rivers could get no major stars to tell them you have seen a miracle. You participate in the benefit, and she received have seen a miracle standing before you hate mail and death threats. Yes, we truly tonight .... " Sonny have come a long has survived 14years way toward healing. Saglttarlus You also ]]ave and seven months And there living with AIDS. deep desires to....huy were stories of the One young man healing of families expenslve, pointless, e~otold the story of losand relationships, g g~rat’Lin" ~ar thln~s....you ing his partner of how Disney wentout eight years some two l~n~w that last, red sports on alimb for its emyears ago. He shared ployees,evemnspite ear won’t make you a better withus his partner’s of pressure from the last words to him: person. Don’t you? pro-familygroups. It "Never miss an opwas a moving talk pornmity to love.’" ¯ indeed. "’What has happened is we are It was a rare treat to experience an area- ¯ coming out as a nation. Weare healing wide service in which the official coming ¯ AIDSphobiaas well as homophobiaas we out of Rev. Kermie Wohlenhaus to the : have to deal with this disease." religious community.was enacted through ¯ "The voices of people th~it are HIV+ aninvitation toher to give the main talk of ¯ and (have) AIDS have tremendous spirithe evening, a sermon if you will. Her ¯ tual messages for us. One of those mestime at the pulpit was preceded by a mu- ¯ sages is living one day at a’fime to the sical duet by two MCC regulars, a request fullest. They are our teachers, aren t they. made due to past performances by the ¯ This was an admonition to most of the MCC choir at World AIDS Day services. ¯ congregation. ¯ Pastor Wohlenhaus gave a message of And; to those who are HIVe- and living healing and-an admonition to the as- ¯ withAIDS,"Call upon your higher power sembled churchgoers that "This is - whatever that is. Ask those very imporeveryone’s disease. Men, women and chil- ¯ tant questions, and be open to hear the answers. One of the answers that you may hear is to be of service, ff you are HIV+ or living with AIDS, you have a tremendous gift that you can pass on to someone. You’ve gone through processes that someone else that just found out the other day needs to hear from you." ’q’he wounded healer is probably one of our most important healing persons. Avail yourself to those people." An offering was received to support RAIN and OARS, and we heard from Rev. Mark Leuneville that the Ryan White Care Act will not have any more funding until August of 1996 so, more than ever, local organizations need our support, financial as well as personal. We learned that Carroll Regional Medical Center in Berryville has donated a fulltime counselor to staff the AIDS clinic at the hospital’s expense. A doctor also donates medical services. Testing, quality care, education and counseling are all available. And this is the Bible Belt! This reporter will not soon forget December 1, 1995. 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EUREKA SPRINGS �House ,_ Activist Pharr Briefs Eureka Springs by Phil Boler-Schmidt DeVito" s res taurant in Eureka S prings was the si te of an annual meeting with Suzanne Pharr and activists f.rom the Eureka Springs co~nmunity on December 5th. The setting was appropriate as Jim andSusan DeVito had just been named Volunteers of the Year by The Women’s Project. ¯ Ms.. Pharr was accompanied by Linda Coyle of The Women’s Project, and it was Ms. Coyle who first spoke to the group aleut the activities of hate groups in northwest Arkansas. Various hate groups have been active in our part of the state for some time, and the most noticeable has been the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. It was noted that this group has recently split due to somedifferences of opinion, and because of the split, the KKK has actually grown in size and strength. Also noted by Ms. Coyle were the militia groups that have formed in several areas of Arkansas and that activity has increased in southeast Oklahoma as well. Other groups, mostly of the white supremacist nature, to watch out for are: the Aryan Nations, the White Aryan Resistance, neo Nazi skinheads, the Identity Christian Church, the Holy Alamo Christian Church, the Populist Party, and none other than the Elna Smith Foundation, located right here in Eureka Springs. The Smith Foundation hosts The Great Passion Play and houses the Christ of the Ozarks statue. Both Ms. Coyle and Ms. Pharr expressed concern that many of the militia groups, which they noted are made up of mostly disgruntled wlfitemen, havebeen infiltrated by the KKK and other hate groups in an attempt to recruit new members to their cause. Ms. Pharr is well know for her work with Gay leaders in those states where anti-gay statues have been placed before the electorate, and her vast work with women’s issues is well documented. Her main thrust of the evening was to show those assembled what major movements have been presented in the U.S. Ms. Pharr is well ¯ know for her work w .th Gay leaders " in those states where anti-Gay statues have been " placed before the electorate... ¯ " " over the past 30 years and how . " ° ¯ : ° ¯ ¯ "" ¯ " " ° ¯ ¯ ° ¯ . " ° ° . " : those intermingle and confuse the people when issues are presented for a vote. She defined three major movements: the liberation movement (of which we are all a part), globalization of the economy, and the rise of the religious right wing fundamentalists. At issue in the liberation movement are reproductive rights, affirmative action, children’s rights, removal of sodomy laws-, and environmental action, among others. The issues for globalization of the economy are the anti-tax movement, .deregulation, NAFTA, privatization, and ahost of others. It is Ms. Pharr’s contention that the rise of the religious right came upon the heels of economic globalization, and due to this, many people do not .understand that they are responding to problems in the economy rather than moral issues. The religious right has done a tre- mendous job of demonizang entire segments of the economy and making them (us) villains when, in fact, it Is the globalization of the economy that has taken jobs away and decreased corporate investment in employees. Ms. Pharr strongly suggested that we all become versed in economic issues and use this knowledge in our discussions with people who feel that gays and lesbians, people of color., rand women ha~¢~ contributed to the moral decline of America. She aptly proved to those of us present at her talk that when people see that they are respondmg to economic issues and their own financial needs, not the need to demonize us, we have more of a chance of convincing them that we are not the enemy. The religious right has done its job well, for sure. After President Reagan began the move toward economic globalization, religious leaders jumped on the bandwagon and began to work at the grassroots level to convince average Americans that they should blame groups that the religious right saw as immoral for the decline in available jobs, the rise in the number of welfare recipients, the decrease in the average American’ s paycheck and company benefits, and the movement away from keeping jobs at home. Ms. Pharr suggested that nearly every ill the religious right seeks to use to its political advantage has its root in racism and sexism. For more information on Suzanne Pharr’s work, to receive membership information, or to find out more about how you can be involved, contact The Women’s Project at 2224 Main Street, Little Rock, AR 72206. ¯ ¯ ¯ Jerry A. Wilson ¯ (501) 253-7311 ¯¯ A Friendly Place to Stay¯ 1-800-231-1442 1-81 ¯ ¯ ¯ cont’dfromp. Opening the hearings, Chairman Peter Hoekstra (D-MI) said the ten witnesses would explore theroleofparentsinschoolsand values in the"big picture." Nevertheless, by the second day as witness after witness lashed out against sex education, HIV prevention and youth support programs in schools, the true nature of the hearings became apparent. Perhaps due to the national outcry, the subcommittee called on four of the ten witnesses to address the impact of violence and harassmer~t ag~i:~ youth grappling.withis.sues~:9.f sexual orientation. No gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender youth were called upon to testify at the hearing. "LouSheldon’sextremeviews came across loud and clear,"said Helen Gonzales, Public Policy Director- for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "Even though the comm|ttee did not completelystackthedeckagainst us: intolerance of differing views and an anti-democratic approach to education were the themes of the day." During the first day of hearings, witnesses William Bennett and Patricia Ann Baltz spoke in general terms about the need to infuse values into public schools, Homosexuality was only mentioned briefly. During the second day, witnesses discussed school services and programs which address prevention of HIV, hate-violence in schools andthehighincidenceofsuicide among gay,lesbian,bisexual and transgender youth. Several witnesses misrepresented these community efforts as attempts to "recruit and promote homosexuality.’" At least one witness complained about schools "promotinghomosexual lifestyles as normal," while another witness claimed that "homosexuality is sinful.’" ¯ : ¯ ¯ ~ ; ¯ . ~ ° ." .’. Murder Govt. Asked to Supervise Washington, D.C - Citing the murders, and a tragic history of violence agmnst Gays in other states with anti-gay ballot initiatives, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) has asked U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno to lend federal assistance in investigating homicides. "’We are writing to inform you of a situation which unfortunately is becoming too commonplace in our country and to seek your assistance in helping protect the lives of, gay, lesbian, bisexual and-., transgender people," said the,three-page letter, firxedtoReno’sofficetoday. "Our concern is that however the facts in this case turn out, hate crimes against Gays, l_~sbians, Bisexuals and Transgender persons continue to be an epidemic in this country...In the atmosphereofhatredandgay-baiting which are expected to be waged by the Far Right during next year’s anti-gay ballot and legislative state initiatives, it is clear that such crimes will increase.’" The letter went on to detail the rise in anti-gay violence, especially in states with homophobic initiatives. BEAVER DAM STORE Fishing Headquarters for N.W. Arkansas ¯ ¯ ¯ ° Fly Tying * Fly Fishing * Equipment & Classes Open Year ’Round ¯ Located 1/2 mile N. of Beaver Dam on Hwy 187 Eureka Springs, AR * 501-253-6154 ¯ ¯" ¯ ¯ KING’S HI-WAY HI ’" INN ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62 W, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 ¯ TROUTS - "~ - US Groceries * Gas * Ice ~ B~er * Licenses * Lodging ¯ Hwy. 62 East EurekaSprings, Arkansas 501-253-6001 Your lnukeepem. COTTAGE DAVE HAGER RUTH GOODWIN-HAGER S.U.A.E. 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Lamont Kichie and A Bed & Breal~ast Inn Individual Cottages - Jacuzzi for Two Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 800/624-6646 501/253-8659 �Reviewed by Barry Hensley what Sullivan sees as the four political Tulsa City-County Library armies "on the homosexuality battlefield The gay rights debate will surely rise to ] of the culture war:" 1) Prohibitionists, a new level with the publication of this ¯ who refuse to discuss homosexual intebook. Sullivan, the gay editor of the New gration into society because of biblical Republic magazine, has written an impor- ; beliefs; 2) Liberationists (at the other end tant addition to the growof the political scale) ing number of books that which includes groups [t]aere ~s] "a new pol;t~cs argue, in a straightforsuch as Queer Nation and of ]aomosexualaty... ward, readable and eduACI’-UP; 3) Conserva[1,1e.d~] "l;1,eral cated way, that there is a tives, the authors of"don’t new politics of homo- e~ual;ty ~n t~e eyes of t]ae ask, don’t tell", and 4) state vc~t]a conservative sexuality. It blends "libLiberals, who are often eral equality in the eyes social stability" simply piggybacking the of the state with consergay rights movement on vative social stability in a program whose the back of the civil rights movement. twin tenets are open, un-impeded gay With the first two groups intractable, military service and legal gay marriage. Sullivan argues that a combination of the Sullivan begins by asking, "What Is a best of conservative and liberal beliefs Homosexual?" By describing his childcan create a new consensus on homosexuhood experiences that he now realizes ality. His idea "affirms a simple and limwere really gay oriented situations, ited principle: that all public (as opposed Sullivan makes a dear case for the incluto private) discrimination against homosion of gay themes throughout our culsexuals be ended and that every right and ture. Once, at the age of ten, he remembers responsibility that heterosexuals enjoy as being"...happily engagedinreading. Then, public citizens be extended to those who a girl sitting next to me looked at me with grow up and find themselves emotionally a rmxture of curiosity and disgust. "Why different." He means ALL rights and rearen’t you out with the boys playing footsponsibilities, including marriage and military service. ball’?" she asked. Because "I hate it," I replied. "’Are you sure you’re really not a Sullivan is remarkably eloquent, and it girl under there?" she asked, with the is hard to disagree with his logic, although suspicion of a sneer." With no mention of he is often accused of being too conservahomosexuality in his family, ]’i~ the newstive. He has presented the best book to paper, at school or on television, he, like date on how and why the gay rights debate must move from the base of emotion and most gays gr6_wing up, had no guidance, fear to fact~ and logic. Check for "Virtudiscussion Or role models to help explain ally Normal" on the Tulsa City-County the confusion he was gorng through. The main part of this book is focused on Library catalog, or call 596-7966. Timothy W. Daniel ment shortly and will probably then be voted on again by the commission in early December. The newspaper reported that the commission’s recommendations will also include an alternative proposal to create a statewide domestic partnership registration that would effectivdy extend to same-sex couples all the benefits under state control th at married opposite-sex couples enjoy. The Advertiser, the state’s largest-circulating daily, also editorially endorsed the commission’s anticipated action, sayang it was taking "a reasonable stand that should be adopted by the legislature" and that "gay couples should have the legal right to marry in Hawaii." Hill brings extensive experience as a trainer in suicide imervention and has served as a teacher of living skills -for legally blind citizens for the State Visual Services agency and has served on the Advisory Committee for the Assistive Technology Center. He is chair of the Para Transit Sub-committee of the Special Transportation Advisory Committee (STAC) to the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) and Tulsa Transit Hill also volunteers with Youth Services of Tulsa’s TYDD Program and is a life-long member of 1 st Lutheran Church of Tulsa where he is a member of the choir and has served twice as a member of the church board. He sings with the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus and also worships with Community of Hope congregation. reviewed, saying that the state could give visitation rights to an individual who had a"parent-like relationship"with the child, whether the individuals were heterosexual or a non-traditional couple. Knott appealed that state high court ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. Court Rules For Gay Adoptions NEW YORK - New York’s Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, has ruled that couples do not have to be married in order to adopt, a ruling that, while it also applies to unmarried heterosexuals, is strongly welcomed by same-sex couples. "There’s been a collective holding of our breath around the state," said Paula Ettelbrick of the Empire State Pride Agenda. Although the high court’s ruling does not mean that gay and lesbian couples will automatically be given adoption rights, it does mean that state courts can not use marital status in determining adoption applications. In late October, a New Jersey court ruled that a lesbian could adopt the son and daughter of her lover because i t was in the "best interests"of the 2 children. A lower state court had blocked the adoption, saying it was not allowed under state law. 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It’s Karaoke Time 8pm-2am, We’ll include a wonderful buffet at lopm & free party favors! $5 cover Barraccuda says: Don’t forget our Jan. 28th 2nd Annual Super Bowl Party Free Keg at Kickoff- Free chili dogs $1 longnecks during game -.$2 cover The first Saturday of every ~ month is ’ Showlr Night .Saturday $3 cover Every Sunday is Beer Bust Tulsa’s First Internet Party Customer access to the Internet Open to close everyday We tap a Free Keg at 7:00 pro, then Showtime 10:30 Watch for details on " Choose your own time: 2 hours - $3/all day �Dec. 22, Featuring On Jail. 28, two of this country’s most prestigious entertainers Maya Douglas, Miss Gay USofA 1995 and Chelsea Pearl, Miss Gay USofA At-Large 1996, along with Cherry Monroe, Miss Gay Oklahoma U SofA 1995 will be in Tulsa for the 1996 Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA Pageant at Concessions, 3340 So. Peoria. Doors open at 8pm with a $5 cover and the pageant begins at 9 sharp. Cherry Monroe will be crowning the winner of the 1996 Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA Pageant and contestants will be competing for over $1500 in cash and prizes. Competition catagories are Personal Interview, Evening Gown and Talent. Special awards include the Amii Dyshea Talent award and Sasha Loren Most Beautiful Award honoring these two Sid Spencer N otes SALOON New Year’s Eve Parer at the Star Buffet~ Champagne T0ast, Party Favors, $5 cover Christmas Show Green Country Cloggers Wednesday Night Showcase Drag Rodeo hosted by Courtney Farrell Friday’Night Party Night Jan. 5th, Music Giv~awa~ 834-4234, 1565 S. Sheridan W-Sun. 7-2am continued from page 8 First off: R & H’s Cinderdla: Starting off as the only musical Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote specifically for television, and one of the first ever written for TV, 1! was pleasant enough to see on stage, but just didn’t quite make the leap all the way across the chasm. The show did have a gay sensibility to it as directed by John Ruocco, who was assistant to the director of Terrence McNally’s very gay play, "Love! Valor! Compassion!". The King, as portrayed by David Boughn, was definitely wed to the queen as a matter of convenience. He was definitely more interested in the manservants (who were quite beautiful as well) than his wife. Like many "old-fashioned" gay man/ 9.2,3340S, Peo Tulsa, 918-744-0896 very missed entertainers and former Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA’s. The winner and first runner-up will represent Oklahoma in the 1996 Miss Gay USofA Pageant in May. Miss Gay USofA Pageant is the largest pageant for female impersonators in the country. The Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA Pageant has been honored by the National Pageant with the Best New Preliminary Pageant.award and the Hospitality award and the Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA Pageant owner, David Bridgrnan, was given the Owners Award for Business Person of the Year in 1995. Interested contestants may pick up info. packets at dubs and businesses across the state or may contact the pageant promoter, David Bridgman at 918-838-3701. woman marriages, the queen is a"beard". Probably best friends, and fond of each other, but quite an interesting direction for the father of Prince Charming. And they worry quite frantically over finding a woman to make him happy! Throughout the play, he seemed much more comfortable with his manservants. Speaking of, he was quite a sight to behold. There were certain attributes, visible from a seat slightly towards the rear orchestra, that were quite breathtaking to behold. What a scepter! And visible even to my nearsighted, astgmafic eyes! Needless to say, the costumes were well executed, showing off the best of the actors. The singing was very beautiful - Matt Clemens, as see Notes, page 15 �Notes cont’d from p. 14 Prince C, had quite alovely tenor volce, and Miss Cindy was very well sung by Leslie Lorusso. However, this production was meant for a more intimate venue, no doubt about it. No splashy showtunes,just nice quite melodies. The stepmother and sisters were the high point of the show, being played like really mean drag queens havin~ a bad hair day. The "Stepsister’s Lament" really showcased their comedic "talents excellently, and the soundtrack (available in both Julie Andrews or Lesley Anne Warren versions) is worth having, and the show worth seeing for this song alone. It seems to be the only song R & H put any effort into. As for the rest of the show, I found it rather bland. The main problem was that the actors were "playing down" to the audience in the worst "children’s theater" manner making sure every joke was extremely over-the-top, so all the kiddies would get it. This, I’m sure, was not the intent of R & H when they wrote the piece. In order for the show to work, it has TALKING PERSONALS! HUNDREDS OF GUYS TO CH( ¯ " ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ to be treated as an adult show much of the humor is certainly meant for adults - while retaining the fairy-tale elements as well. Pacing was a crucial element as well, and unfortunately, in this aspect, the show did not succeed. Ithadmoments,butnot enough to fill two hours. Two snaps and a yawn for the show in general, four snaps for theprince and the stepsisters. Marilyn Maye, however, puts on a terrific show - everything from standards of the ’30’s to current songs. I’d not heard of herbeforeI was told I’dbegolng ¯ to the show, but I am now a ¯ dedicated fan. After the dedication of a song "To lovers every" where .... no matter who they love", and a wry look at to the ¯ audience- I realized this woman ¯ knew her audience included gay ¯ folk, andwas very inclusive. And ¯ what a stager/actres!! Some : people can sing prettily, but miss ¯ the wholemessage/emotionofa ¯ song. Not so, Ms. Maye. She can ¯ make you feel a song. When she ¯ comes back to Tulsa, I would ¯ urge you strongly tO see this gay. friendly performer. Her stage persona is delightful, and the laughs between the songs were plentiful. A lovely evening. Maybe my partner, the h,~rdest working man in Tulsa, c,~m actually take time to join me uext time! (He’d planned to, but type AAA personality that he is....) And if you haven’t seen Toy Story, don’t delay! You will be bowled over by the sheer technical genius. This is helped along by a very strong script that balances well between kiddie humor and adult guffaws. There were definitely some queer folk behind this one. It is a hoot from beginning to end. Four snaps. ,OM~ CALL NOW! Call The 900 number to respond to ads, browse unlisted ads, or retrieve messages. Only $1.99 per minute. 18+. C/S: 415-281-3183 Manford GOOD OLE’ BOY: GWM, 135, 5’5", blonde hair, hazel eyes, 35, varied interests, seek GWM’s, 18-40, For friendship and more. 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We’ll do what it takes to find the best solution for you. Kelly Kirby Oklahoma Representative POB 14011 Tulsa, OK 74159-1011 918-747-3320 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities -Our Families of the Heart December 15, 1995- January 14, 1996, Volume 3, Issue I National News Oregon Lesbian Activists Murdered : "MEDFORD, Ore. - Police in Medford, : Ore., report that they have located the ¯ bodies of Roxanne Ellis and Michelle "- Abdill; long-time lesbian activists who ¯ have been deeply involved in fighting off anti-gay ballot initiatives in the state for i several years. The 2 women, who had : been partners for 12 years, were found in : the back of a pickup trnek belonging to ¯ Ellis. The couple were last seen on Dec. 4 : see Murder, page 11 : Hearings Feature Anti-Gay Agenda Washington, DC By the end of Dec. 6th, the "Parents, Schools and Values," Congressional hearing revealed itself-to be precisely what youth advocates had feared: a taxpayer funded platform for anti-gay extremists. The two day hearing came to a close today before the House Economic and Employment Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.. The hearings became the focus of a national outcry when Lou Sheldon, an anti-gay extremistandChairman of the Traditional Values Coalition, claimed the hearings were scheduled at his request to discuss the "promotion of homosexuality in the public schools." see House, page 11 Hawaii Commission Urges Gay Marriage HONOLULU-The Honolulu Advertiser " has reported that the state commission " created to evaluate gay and lesbian mar- , riages will urge the legislature to "change ¯ Hawaii law toallow gay couples to marry." " The Commission on Sexual Orientation " and Law was created after the Hawaii Supreme Court ordered alower court to review a suit bylesbian andgay couples to " get mamage licenses, saying that in order : to refuse thelicenses the state had to prove ¯ a "corn pelling interest" to deny licenses because of the gender of the 2 people " involved. The commission has not yet ¯ released any actual recommendations, but the paper reported that the commission’s ¯ report will be distributed for public comsee Hawaii, page 12 " Visitation Rights ¯ Case to Continue ¯ SayS-High Court 2 WASHINGTON- The U.S. Supreme " Court has let stand; without comment, a ¯ Wisconsin statesupreme court ruling that ¯ would let .the former parmer continue ; with her court battle to have visitation ¯ rights withher ex-lover’s biological son. ¯ After Etsbeth Knott, the biological mother- "- of the boy, and Sandra Lynn Holtzman, " ended their 10-year relationship, Knott ¯ attempted to prevent Holtzman from see: ¯ ing the 6-year-old boy. The Wisconsin " Supreme Courtearlier tiffs year overturned ¯ a state lower court ruling denying ¯ Holtzman any rights, and ordered the case 12 Bill Stoskopf& Mark Lackey of Black & White Charities present gifts to SharOn Thoele of the HIVResource Consortium One ofmany organizations at the World ($5000) &to Claudette Peterson ofTOHR AIDS Day March at the Univ. of Tulsa, ($2500) from this year’s fundraisers. see related stories this page and page 8. PFLAG was also a beneficiary ($2500). ¯ PFLAG, Thwarted In TV Effort, Turns To Print Campaign For Anti-Hate Message ¯"" The Tulsa chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, in response ~ to the difficulties encountered in getting their Project Open Mind anti-hate commercials ~ on television inTulsa, have begun a campaign for a signature advertisement to run in The ¯ Tulsa World. The ad calls for Tulsans to stand against"hatred, hate speech and violence" ¯ against individuals based on their sexual orientation and "to recognize the strong link ~ between hate speech, teen suicide and violent physical attacks..." The Tulsa Worldis on ] record as having a policy banning the use of the words, Gay or Lesbian in advertising ¯ but apparently have chosen to allow an exception for this ad.The ad is scheduled to run ¯ sometime early this next year. ; Two Project Open Mind television commercials were to be tested in Tulsa, Houston : &Atlanta. InTulsa, ouly Ch. 2,KTULbriefly aired one of the pair but stopped. Attorneys ¯ for the Christian Broadcasting Network, who objected to the use of footage of evangelist ¯¯ Pat Robertson &Jerry Falwell, had threatened legal action against stations broadcasting the commercials. PFLAG is asking individuals and organizations, dubs, cong~:,e&atio~as, ¯ etc. to sign the anti-hate ad. There is no cost since funds that were to be iised ~6 buy TV ¯ air time will now oar for the-orint ad. Formore information call the PFLAG at 749-4901. ~r / ’ AIDS Day: Tulsa & Elsewhere NEW YORK - "Shared Rights, Shared Responsibilities" was the theme of.World AIDS Day, as the United Nations announced a massive global mobilization program to deal with the epidemic. From UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros- Ghali to prominent Hollywood film personalities, from the largest cities to smaller communities, hundreds of thousands of people and some 7,.000 groups in 190 localities around the world marked the day in a varxety of ways. In Tulsa, the event was marked by Interfaith AIDS Ministries annual march and memorial service held this year at the University of Tulsa. Over 300 igeople attended with many organizations carrying banners. The service featured speakers, Jason Smith of TOHR’s Testing Clinic and attorney and longtime community. activist., Bob Inglish. Choirs from Family of Faith MCC, Tulsa Family Chorale and FirSt Presbyterian Church performed. TU Provost Dr. Lewis Duncan, the Rev. Ken McIntosh, the Rev. Henry Knight provided welcome or prayers, and Dr. Doreen Wood read a World AIDS Day proclamation from Mayor M. Susan Savage. The American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR), a prominent nonprofit U.S. group that has been headed by actress Elizabeth Taylorannounced that it is awarding.nearly a million dollars in research grants to 14 scientists working on the epidemic. The foundation also named American actress Sharon Stone to 3 World 1/2M AIDS Cases WASHINGTON-Somany young Americans - one of ever." 92 young men and one of every 33 young black men - are believed infected with HIV that it threatens to become a deadly "rite of passage" in this country, said Philip Rosenberg of the National Cancer Institute. Rosenberg’s comments in the journal Science, coincide with an announcement by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the AIDS epidemic has now reached 501,310 cases in the U.S. since 1981 with 311,381 deaths. The sobering statistics illuminate the government’s warnings that AIDS is quickly turning into more of a threat to the nation’s youth, even as it tapers off among older people. Using CDC. data, Rosenberg also estimated that one in every 60 Hispanic men see AIDS, page 3 White House. AIDS Conf. Heard in Tulsa WASHINGTON-"Wecan conquer this ," said President Clinton in convening the first White House conference on AIDS in~ the 15 years of the epidemic’s history, bringing together teachers, doctors, researchers, people withHIV and their family. In Tulsa, local HIV activists and specialists gathered to listen to the conference at the University Center at Tulsa. After the broadcast, locals intended to begin planning for current efforts to respond to the epidemic. Outside the Executive Office meeting in DC, however, protesters and AIDS activists demonstrated, charging that the conference i Rob Hill To Run For i School Bd. Seat 6 : Rob Hill, social services specialist with ¯ Helpline for 15 years, announces his candidancy for Tulsa Public Schools Dis- " trict 6. Hill is a graduate of Will Rogers High Schogl and a 1968 graduate of North- :: eastern.. State University in Tahlequah, ¯ with a Bachelors in Psychology. ; "I hope to bring my experience and ¯ knowledge of Tulsa’s community ser- ¯ vices and resources to Tulsa Public ¯ Schools," says Hill. "I have first hand : knowledge to help our schools deliver ¯ high quality services as efficiently as pos- ¯ sine. I’m committed to combining fiscal ¯ conservatism with the best quality education for our children." see Hill. p. 12 TOHR Votes for ¯ Community Center ¯ Tulsa moved a little closer to having a ¯ community meeting place when mem- ¯ bers of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human ¯ Rights (TOHR) voted at an emergency ~ meeting Nov. 21 to authorize TOHR of- ¯ ricers to put together an offer on a prop- - erty. As of press time, the deal with the ¯ current owner is still in negotiation but ~t ¯ is hopeful that the issues can be resolved : so that renovation of the building might ¯ ..~ti~_,.~g~: ’,~ v ex,t y-eaL At tlaat time, tnere ~W’Wi~.I~"’e a~ -n"~~."’d’ for’"c"o~’ "~;" ty" volunteers ¯ to provide painting, ci~-up, and light :,ocoi~structiOt~ work. Info: 743-GAYS, INSIDE EDITORIAL P. 2 DIRECTORY P. 2 NEWS BRIEFS P. 4 HEALTH BRIEFS P. 6 CALENDAR P. 9 EUREKA PAGES P. 10-11 New Pentecosta Church Welcomes Gays & Lesbians The Rev. Clay Cody and Agape’ Christian Fellowship, a new Pentecostal congregation, have announced that they will begin holding worship services at the Sheridan Center, Suite H, at 21st and Sheridan Road. The services will be held at 10:30 am beginning on December 31. Pastor Cody, formerly an Assembly of GodPastor Evangelist, believes that there are many Gay, Lesbian andTransgendered Pentecostal Christians in the Tulsa area who have had to worship in "mainstream’" churches and who were unable to express fully themselves as GayChristians. Agape’ Christian Fellowship "extends the fight hand of fellowship" to everyone regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation. The Pentecostal movement had its origin in the widespread desire in the hearts of men and women for greater closeness to God. It is a reaction to the formalism, coldness and .unbelief Pentecostal Christians perceive in modern churches. Pentecostal Christians profess a belief in their experience of the supernatural power of God in their lives and their faith in the Bible which they consider the infallible, 918.583.1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@aol.com Publisher/Editor Issued.on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of Tom Neal this publication are protected by US copyright 1996 by Tulsa Family Assistant Editor News and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without James Christjohn written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or Writers/contributors photo does not indicate thal person’s sexual orientation. Phyl Boler-Schmidt Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise Barry Hensley noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tutsa Family Pat Morehead News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each Staff, Photographer reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution JD Jamett points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. With this issue, Tulsa Family News begins our third year. We give our thanks to you, our readers & also to those who have-helped us; with stories& with criticism. Especially, we thank, our writers,- our advertisers & our enormously patient printers whomakebringing qualitynews reporting toTulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender folk, families & friends possible. This is a labor of love, & sometimes, a little profit. So, when we’re fending off censorship or the flack that comes with having a viewpoint, it helps to remember the praise we’ve received. We were proud when distinguished former CBS News journalist, Ann Northrup, lauded Tulsa Family News, lamenting that she wished NYC had a paper like this. And we’ve heard similar praise from others. We promase you to continue bringing you the best local & national news coverage of any Oklahoma Gay paper. We have faith in Tulsa’s promise &with your help, Tulsa wil1 get better and better for us & our families. Happy holidays - Tom Neal Suck & Blow Syndrome by Pat ,.~lorehead Merry Christmas andn~iLV the Ne~:Year bring you a better yearth~ 1995. 95.hasbeen a weird year. I’m not sure we ~3an view it as a "watershed" year, but it has certainly pointed out the absolute schizophrenia of our national culture. ~I learned a long time ago of a psychological phenomenon referred to as the "suck and blow" syndrome which is where I think America is currently trapped. The suck and blow ,syndrome in essence states that one can’t.simultaneously "suck andblow". In other words it is not possible, in a healthy mental State, to perform to conceptual opposites. Translation, you are not in a healthy mental state when you are obsessed with a "pro-life" crusade that sanctions killing physicians who perform abortions as the way to advance your cause.. But it is exactly this suck and blow syndrome which seems to be driving almost every cultural force in America today. It is schizophrenic tO foist Off a life view of 1950’s and 60’s television programming in an America where elementary students carry guns. Ozzie and Harriet never had to deal with that situation. Or for cable compames to promote a KIDS CLICKER remote control to protect children from accessing what the very same cable provider carries on ft’s other channels. It is suck and blow time when in order to improve life in America for the "next generation" politicians are prepared to unfnnd and dismantle Environmental Protection laws. Or for those same politicians to continually summon images of family life and cultural values of an agrarian America which no longer exists. And at the same time to sell off the National Parks of this country in order for businesses to rape and plunder those same park lands. As my uncle used to say, someone needs to just slap some sense into us. I have hopes that 1996 will be the year when that happens. The hate-mongers see UPC, page 3 - MCC~Grehte~-TiJIsa- Responds to TFN First, Rev. Alice Jones left voluntarily because she felt God’s calling in anew direction. Rev. Jones served as pastor of MCC of Greater Tulsa for over 16 years. She frequently defended the whole Tulsa Gay/Lesbian community in situations, such as the recent Human Rights Commission hearings. Anyone who leads any group for over 16 years will have detractors who disagree with some things. Rev. Jones accomplished many things, and the congregation of MCC of Greater Tulsa are proud to have had her as our pastor. Regarding implied problems with the District of UFMCC, it is true that we were changed from a chartered.church to a commissioned church. The demands on a chartered church have changed in recent years, and this change has some important advantages for MCC of Greater Tulsa as we seek a new pastor. The main change is in the pastor compensation package, giving the local church greater flexibility. To imply a conflict exists between MCC of [(]reater] Tulsa and District leaders is wrong and inaccurate. The Board of Directors are working closely with the District on the pastoral search. Although, like many churches from time to time, we are behind in our tithes to the District. -~ However, the Board of Directors and the congregation are taking steps to correct this, and we will become a Chartered Church again. Regarding perceived irregularities in our Financial Records, the finances ofMCC of Greater Tulsa have always been open to any member or friend of the Church. Open Board meetings and Congregational meetings are held regularly, and anyone attending may ask questions. AnAudit Committee, of church members, are currently reviewing the Church records to clarify any bookkeeping errors. Volunteers handling church records may sometimes make errors, but there is no question as to the honesty and integrity of those involved. As MCC of Greater Tulsa seeks anew pastor, the members and the Board of Directors look forward to many years ahead serving the needs of the local church and the entire Tulsa Gay/Lesbian Community. - The Board of Directors & Members Editor’s response: TFN would like to make this correction: Alice Jones did notpreach on Sunday morning, Oct. 29 as we stated in .our last issue. We regret that error and apologizefor our mistake. However, we stand by the accuracy of the rest of the artgcle. ¯ TFN also applauds MCC of Greater Tulsa for : resp~idihgpublicdlly tdfU~ article~ We agreew~th ~ several oftheir points. The concerns raised in our : article are not, however, the ones they addressed. ~ The question is: what’s going onfinancially? What makes this issue a matter ofpublic concern ¯ are the size of thefinancial irregularities and the ’ appearance of no management overstght. The ¯ amountunaccountedfor,possibly as much as $6,000 ¯ or more, is significant. This is about 10% of the ¯ annual income of this church. It is too much for ¯ members to dismiss with a comment, " volunteers ¯ make mistakes..." Also in the UFMCC, the pastor ¯ serves not only as staffbut also as moderator ofthe ¯ board ofdirectors. And in that role, as "president" ¯ of the board, that person is resposibility for the ¯ proper functioning ofan organization, especially ¯ overseeingfinancial accountability, see MCC, p. 3 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Concessions, 3340 S Peoria *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Time’n’Time Again, 1515 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Wild Nights, 2405 E. 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"That’s a very. disturbing future," Rosenberg said. wasn’t about the disease at all, but was "election year rhetoric." Inside, Clinton underscored his administration’s commitment to battling the .epidemic, saying he had increased funding for AIDS research and treatment during his term in office, and promising to fight off efforts by the Republican-controlled Congress to cut AIDS spending next year. Clinton also announced that early next year Vice President AI Gore will host a conference of scientists and representatives from drug manufacturers to try to find ways to speed up the development of promising AIDS medications. "Our common goal must ultimately be a cure," Clinton told the some 300 people attending. "A cure for all those living with HIV, and a vaccine to protect the res t ofus from the virus. A cure and a vaccine - that must be our first and top priority." Although those attending the conference generally applauded Clinton, it was also dear that pressure on tomfoolery! even at our worst, better than~the rest Tulsa’s best Pride Store at Family of Faith MCC 5451-e So. Mingo, Sat. noon-6, 583-1248 New location coming in ’96 ¯ the administration is far from easing up. ¯ Dr. Edward Morse, a research sociologist ¯ from Louisiana, also challenged the ad- ¯ ministration to make some tough deci- ¯ sions about the epidemic. "There is no ¯¯ point in beating around the bush," Morse ~aidin presenting Clinton with areport on ¯ IV drug abuse and HIV. "We must face ¯ the issue of needle exchange. A third of ¯ AIDS cases are based on substance abuse. ¯ That is a major key in the solution to this ¯ problem." ¯ When an activist shouted that Clinton ¯ hadfailed to keep his campaign promises ¯ about AIDS, Clinton vehemently rejected ¯ the charge. Clinton quickly replied, "We ¯ had a set of recommendations that. we ~ received whe~n w~got’here, m~st of w.hieh. ¯ have been i~mplemented. I am very sorry ¯ that thereis not a cure. I amvery sorry that ¯ there is not a vaccine. I regret that every- " thing I have asked for has not been ap- ¯ proved by the Congress." ¯ have started stirring the pot and stuff is ; beginning to slop out over the edges. ¯ Things may well get worse before they ¯ get better. But I have faith that ultimately ¯ th~ basic decency and common sense of ordinary people will take command. As Mr. Lincoln said, you can fool some of the : people all of the time, and all of the people : some time, but you can’t fool all of the ¯ people all of the time. I guess those two things are my mes- ; sage of positive hope for all of us for the ¯ coming new year. I believe in the basic "- decency ofordinary people and their com- ¯ mon sense to react when things get to ¯ weird. I suggest we all start practicing THEY’LL EAT IT UP! 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And one more suggestion for the new year: always keep your powder dry, otherwise it tends~to cake up when applied around the eyes. HO HO HO! Comments, responses and cheap shots can be E-mailed to TulsaNews@aol.com We hope that there is a good explanation for the discrepancy between amount presented in theyear~endfinancial report and the much lower amount reported to be in the church’s bank account(s) at the congregational meeting. However, even if there are explanations for every dime, or even if this is an accounting error repeatedforyears, the existance ofsuch a large discrepancy in thefinancial report speakspoorly ofAliceJones’ performance, not as. pastor, but as moderator - the person ultimately responsible. When this discrepancy is combined with the issue of back tithes owed and other outstanding debts, some would say Alice Jones and her board failed ~o do their job well enough. Mismanagement is not dishonesty and mismanagement doesn’t negate the good Alice Jones has done but the church and our communities do have a right to expect accurate accounting. TO DISCO head a 3-year fundraising campaign. Hundreds of museums around the world marked the day by observing "A Day Without Art," an effort by art institutions to dramatize the effect of the epidemic on the creative community. Tulsa’s Philbrook Museum draped the Rodin statue that graces its entry to recognize the day. On the Internet, scores of World Wide Websites from Japan to Finland participated in their own version of the event, dubbed "A Day Without Graphics," by going blank, removing graphics and pho- ::r tos :for the ’day. Singers from the’Metro- :- p01itan Opera in New York performed at the United Nations, while at the city’s St. Mark’s Church, Dancers Responding to AIDS performed 24 hours nonstop, featuring dancers from the Paul Taylor and Merce Cunningham dance companies. And at least 165 cable systems and local television stations had slated a variety of AIDS-related programming, including broadcasts of "’Philadelphia," "And the Band Played On" and "Longtime Compamon" on leading premium cable systems. HIV/AIDS Education & Volunteer Training Class The HIV Resource Consortium will hold a comprehensive but non-technica] program on HIV & AIDS issues. The class will be held on a weekend and five weekday evenings beginning Jan. 13. Space ~s limited - call for more info: 749-4194. The Consortium serves as the center for s.ervices for persons affected or infected .@"...wi!~H:IV/.At.DS in northeast Oklahoma. pecialized sholo, actively buying, selling & consigning Deco, 50’s moderne furniture, kitchen kitsch, psychedelic collectables, 50"s lamps, -: costume jewelry + accessones, 3213 e, 15th 749-3620 Open Arms Open Minds open Hearts Saint Aidan’s 4045 NO. Cincinnati. 425-7882 Saint John’s 4200 So. Atlanla PI.. 742-7381 Trinity 5Ol so. C~ndnnatL 582-4128 The Episcopal Church Welcomes You News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Poet E. Hemphill Dead : ronym that stands for "double pigs." An open letter to Mugabe " areas as insurance and pension Key West MCC Excluded PHILADELPHIA-Poet, author, editor and rights activist Essex Hemphill has died of AIDS-related complications. Mr. Hemphill, author of highly acclaimed "Ceremonies: Prose and Poetry," also worked on the documentaries "Looking for Langston," "Tongues Untied" and "Black Is ... Black Ain’t." He was 38 years old at the time of his death. Nasty Reaction to ’Gay Mortgages’ in Australia " MEL’BOIJRNE,’~U~tr~fi~L~e Australian gay paper Brother Sister News has reported that an announcement earlier in November by Australian Mortgages that it would start offering discounted bank home loans to gay and lesbian couples early next)’ear has brought the lending institution a number of hostile phone calls. including abomb threat. Despite the negative reaction from some Aussies, however, a spokesperson for the firm said it had no intention of backing away from the reduced mortgage rate offer. "’We are not going to back off," Australian Mortgages" Ron Guthrie told the paper. "I’m just saddened and very disappointed at the attitude of some people.’" The company said the reduced rates for lesbian and gaY couples would probably be about 1.5% lower than standard marketrates. Australian Mortgage Saidit had decided to offer the discounted home loans partly because of the history of antigay bias in the mortgage .industry, but also because same-sex couples represent an excellent market segment for the housing industry. Guthrie’said that many gay couples are fairy well-paid professiohals with 2 incomes and no children. "They are true DINKS,’" he said, using the ac- ¯ income, no kids, single.’" ¯ Partnership Ceremony ¯ Proposal in S.F. ¯ SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Board of Supervisors ¯ has received a proposed mea- ¯ sure that would authorize the ¯ county clerk’s office to perform ¯ domestic partnership ceremonies similar to the marriage ceremonies it performs for couples who ¯ get married at city hall. The city has had a domestic partner regis- ¯ tration ordinance for seve_ral " ~ years, l~tit the d~unly cl~rk’~ 6ffice has no authority tO officiate- ¯ at any civil ceremony connected ¯ with registration. The proposed ¯ measure to authorize performing the ceremony, which would ¯ convey no particular legal sta- ¯ tus, was introduced by Supervi- ¯ sor Barbara Kaufman. ¯ Mugabe Rejects Critics ¯ AUCKLAND, New Zealand - ¯¯ According to the New Zealand Herald, Zimbabwe President ¯ Robert Mugabe said he was un- ¯ concerned about sharp criticism ¯ he has received for his verbal ¯ attacks againsthomosexuals. On :,,,leaving the annual Common- "¯ wealth Heads of Government meeting, Mugabe brushed off reporters questions about criticism he has received from hu- ¯ man rights activists, saying the topic was "abhorrent.’" Lesbian ¯ and gay activists protested out- " side the meeting of the Com- ¯ monwealth Heads of Govern- " ment, to draw attention to the anti-gay attacks by Mugabe. Earlier this year, Mugabe’s gov- ¯ ernment barred the Gays & Les- ¯ bians of Zimbabwe from run- ¯ ning a literature booth at an in- " ternational book fair in Harare, ¯ the nation’s capital. In a speech ¯ he called gays "’sodomists and sexual perverts" and later said gays were "worse than dogs and Miracleglass Neil Ray Owner EXPRESS POOLS & SPAS (918) 743-9994 6310 S. Peoria Tulsa, OK 74136 from activists said, "We protest : moststrongly against these statements as we.believe that you have seriously endangered the lives and good health of a significant minority of your citizens." Federal Court OKs Anti-Bias Protections SAN FRANCISCO - The 9th . Circuit Court of Appeals’ governing Judicial Council has voted to include anti-bias protections that include sexual orientation, ifi~’fir’si ~d~r’al coh~t di~tfiCi io adopt such a policy. The newly adopted regulations apply to all circuit employees, as well as to workers under the supervision of the federal courts in the large 9th Circuit, including federal probation officers, marshals and public defenders. The new employment policy was adopted after the federal Judicial Conference, which is headed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Will- ,am Relmquist, ordered all the federal circuit appeals courts to include anti-discrimination regulations, although the Conference’s recommendations only extended to race, gender, religion, age and disability. An initial recommendation to include sexual orientation protections was dropped by a Judicial Council committee earlier this year, but when the Council reached ¯ the point of a vote on new em- ~ ployment protections xt put the sexual orientation protections back in with the approval of all 9 ¯ Council members. The 9th Circuit includes California, Wash- " ington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, ". Alaska, Guam and the Northern ¯ Mariana Islands. : Canadian Gov’t. Adds : Gay Couples Benefits : OTYAWA - Canada’s govern- ¯ ment has taken a giant step and extended at least some of the ¯" benefits enjoyed by mamed fed- ] eral employees to gay and les- ] bian partners of government ¯ workers as well. CanadianRights ¯ activists lauded the Treasury : Board’s decision, which affects : more than 200,000 government workers, as a"great step forward : for equality" in the country. The new policy hardly represents _" putting same-sex couples on an ¯ equal footing withmamedworkers, however, and does not in- " dude such ~mportant traditional at all. But it does break dramatic new ground, activists said, and : does allow govenmlent employ-. ees to take a leave of absence for ,an ailing partner, permits workers to have bereavement leave in the event of file death of a partner, and extends to a worker’s partner the same .flight and housing allowances g~ven to spouses of govenunent employees on work asst~m~ents around the cotmtry. Conservative le~slators quickly attacked the move, saying die government had made the policy change "behind the back" of Parlimnent. The Canadian legislature recently rejected a measure that wouldhave given legal reco~fition to stone-sex couples. The new benefits pro.- granl does not apply to semiautonomous government finns (such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.), to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, to the nation’s armed forces, or to Parliament itself, which all regulate their own employee policies and benefits. So. Africa May End Military Ban CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The defense committee of South Africa’s Parliament has approved a proposal that writes into the nation’s military policy a prohibition against discrimination based on sexual orientation in the country’s armed forces. African National Congress representative Lindiwe Sisulu said following the committee vote that the policy decision wouldn’t be binding on the government, but would nevertheless carry considerable political weight for any future administration. Military Recruiters Face Legal Challenge in CT NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Connecticut Supreme Court has ¯ finished hearing arguments in a ¯ gay rights case that challenges : the right of state-supported schools to permit military recrmters on their campuses. The case argues that the University : of Connecticut violated state ¯ anti-bias laws by allowing mili- : tary recruiters on campus be- : cause of the U.S armed forces’ : policy of excluding lesbian and : gay. service members. Discriminauon based on sexual orientation is illegal under state law. From Christmas Parade (EY WEST, Fla. - Christmas arrived in this south Florida resort community with a resounding "bah, humbug" for gays and esbians who make up a substantial portion of the town’s population when the Lower Keys Mira sterial Associatton refused to allow the local Metropolitan Co~nmunity Church in its annual Christmas parade, the first time the predominantly, gay church has asked to parttopate in the event. The Rev. Gary Redwine, who heads up the celebration, denied the association’s decision was anu-gay, but said allowing MCC to join would be contrary to "the image of biblical morality and family that we wish to project." On the day of the event, several hundred protesters clustered outside one of the largest churches along the parade route in silent protest and were joined by ministers from a number of local churches who refused to participate because of MCC’s exclusion. The number of people participating in the parade this year was reportedly almost half what it usually is. Reporter’s Anti-Lesbian Remarks Confirmed NEW YORK - In May, Valerie Hehnbreck, a reporter with the Wilmington (Del.) News-Jour- ¯ hal caused a major flap in the ". sports world when she quoted ¯ CBS-TV golf commentator Ben : Wright in an interview as saying that women aren’t as good at go : Ifas men becanse they are"handi- -" capped by having boobs" and ¯ that "lesbians in the sport hurt : women’s golf"and were turning ¯ itinto a"butch game"that scared ¯ away sponsors. Wright ada- ~ mantly denied saying any of the ~ things Hdmbreck attributed to : him. CBS accepted his denial ¯ and shortly thereafter renewed Wright’s 4-year contract. But now, in the Dec. 4 issue of the subscribers-only "Golf Plus" ~ edition, no less a source than ". Sports Illustratedhas confirmed ~ that Wright did indeed make the .- remarks. The "Golf Plus" edition quotes DanJenkins, a sports writer, who said he talked to ] Wright shortly after the flap ¯. erupted. "I asked him" Did you ¯ say it?’ And he said, "Of course ¯ I said it. But I was granted com- .- plete anonymity.’" The article, ¯ entitled"Living With a Lie,"also LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: 671-2010 2642 E. 21st Street ¯ Suite 170 . Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Off: 918-749-8374 ° Res: 918-582-7672 ° Fax: 918-747-1795 Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Where God Uplifts All People Sunday Service, 10:45 am Wednesday Service, 6:30 pm Home Cell Groups, 2rid & 4th Sun. 1623 No. Maplewood, 838-1715 BROOKSIDE JEWELRY 4649 South Peoria 743-$272 Corner of 48th & Peori~ 9:30 - 5, Mon. - Fri. Open Saturdays thru holidays! News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News quotes Ken Doig, a part-time CBS-TV stafferanda golfcaddy, who told the magazine he listened to Wright being interviewed by Helmbreck and. confirmed the quotes. "I heard Ben say boobs (get in the way of women golfers’ swing). I heard ¯ such a respected theologian in ¯ the church’s evangelical wing, which generally opposes any acceptance of homosexuals ¯ within the church. "The Bible has been misinterpreted by ¯ evangelicals,"Vasey said. "They ¯ read anti-gay meanings into the him say lesbianism h,,urts in get- ¯ Bible to explain theirfears. There ting sponsorships, Doig is ." is no text on the lips of Jesus quoted as telling the magazine. " Christ which condemns homo- "I’m a golfer and golf is a game ¯ of integrity. I believe in telling ¯ the truth." The "Golf Plus" edition is not sold on newsstands, _" but goes out to some half-mil- ¯ lion subscribers of the maga- ¯ zine. ’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Goes to Appeals Court " RICHMOND, Va’. - In an un- _. usual step, all 13 judges of the . U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard the appeal of Lt. Paul Thomasson in his challenge ¯ to the Defense Department’s so- . called "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy ofexcluding homosexuals . from military service. ° Thomasson’s case is the first ° against the new policy to reach the federal appeals court level. : Thomasson told his command- o ing officer he was gayjust 5 days . after the new policy went into effect. The former Navy lieutenant’s attorneys argued that Thomasson’s discharge violated his First Amendment rights of free speech. But Justice Department attorneys representing the Defense Department argued that .by acknowledging that he is gay, it was reasonable to assume he has a "propensity" to engage in homosexual acts, whichmilitary officials insist "undermines the morale of t he U.S. armed services." The appeals court is not expected to rule on the case until sometime next year, No Support in Bible for Anti-Gay Attitude LONDON - British gay rights activists found unusual supp6rt in their quest to reform the view of the Church of England on homosexuality with a prominent evangdical theologian’s book that argues there is no biblical support for church con demnation of homosexuality. The Rev. Michael Vasey, a lecturer at St. John’s theological college in Durham, expounded his views on the scriptures in a just-published book Strangers andFriends. His arguments have been made before, but not by sexuality." Vasey’s book was published as the church’s general synod was winding up its annual meeting. Activists also made their point ~to church leaders as members of the rights groupOutRage! nailed ademand for a "Queer Reformation" of the Anglican Church entitled "Four Theses Against Church Homophobia" to the doors of Westminster Abbey. "What’s needed is a new Reformation to eradicate homophobia from the Church of England," said Peter Tatchdl of OutRage! "Anglican endorsement of anti-gay discrimination is a corruption of morality and a violation of the dignity oflesbian andgay people. We want the synod to overturn church support for homophobic policies." Romanian Parliament Keeps Anti-Gay Laws BUCHAREST - The Romanian Chamber of Deputies has rejected a draft proposal modifying the country’s penal code to, among other things, at least partly decriminalize homosexuality among consenting adults. The proposed change would have made homosexual acts punishable only if they created a "public scandal" and was proposed in part to help ease Romania’s entry into the European Commuuity, which requires member nations to assure basic equality for all citizens, including protections for gays and lesbians. At least 2 EC nations have already indicated they will vote against admitting Romania to the continental union if the anti-gay laws are not repealed, Jenny Jones Won’t Testify in Murder ~ase DETROIT - A county court judge has ruled that television ¯ talk show hostJemay Jones won’t have to testify in the trial of Jonathan Schmitz, who is charged with killing Scott Amedure, a gay man, after he confessed to being a "secret admirer" of Schmitz on the nationally broadcast TV show. Attorneys for Schmitz had wanted Jones to testify during the trial, but the judge heating the unusual case ruled thatJones’ taped statements and a sworn deposition she is expected to give is all that would be required of her. Schmitz claims he was misled into thinking the "secret admirer" he would meet on the show was a woman and says he was humiliated when he discovered it was Amedure. Three days after the TV program, authorities say Schmitz shot Amedure to death in nearby Orion Township. Gay Book Ban Not Legal OLATHE, Kansas - A federal district court has ruled that the Olathe, Kansas, school board acted from its own anti-gay bias and not out of the best interests in the education ofstndents when it ordered the novel "Annie On My Mind"removed from school libraries. Itis unclearifthe school board will appeal the ruling. The book, which portrays a young girl’s growing awareness of her sexual orientation, has been highly commended by the American Library Association and other groups, but also has become a lightening rod for antigay activists throughout the country. UK Court Upholds Ban LONDON The British Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling supporting the Defense Ministry’s prohibition against homosexuals in the country’s armed forces, ruling that the ban "’cannot ... be sagmatized as irrational at the time these appellants were discharged." Earlier this year a lower court had ruled against the 3 gay men and 1 lesbian who have sued because of their discharges based on their sexual orientation. The 4 ex-service members vowed to appeal their case to Britain’s House of Lords - the highest judicial body in the nation- and then to the European Court if they lose in the Lords. Detroit Plans for Domestic Partnership DETROIT- A Detroit task force is in the process of wor-king on a proposal that would, ifapproved by the city council, allow gay. and nongay couples to register as domestic partners. The proposal would also give live-in partners of city workers health and other benefits like those currently enjoyed by the married spouses of city employees. The partnership registration would give domestic partners the same visitation rights as spouses or parents at all city hospitals and jails. Domestic partners of a parent or legal guardians of children would also have access to their child’s school records. The task force expects to present its completed proposals to the city council by the end of this year. N.J. Judge Rules Against Gays-in Boy Scouts TRENTON, N.J. - N.J. Superior CourtJudge Patrick McGannhas ruled that a local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America didn’t violate state antl-bias laws when it kicked out John Dale, who is gay, in 1990. In his ruling, McGann cited the biblical story ofSodom and Gomorrah, saying that "all religions deem the act of sodomy a serious moral wrong,’" adding that it was "unthinkable" that the Boy Scouts would accept gay men in leadership roles. "The criminal law has changed," McGam~ wrote. "The moral law - as to the act of sodomy - has not." AI Gore - Not a "Beauty" WASHINGTON -An unnamed gqfite House aide has told gossip columnists that although AI & Tipper Gore showed up for a Halloween party dressed as "’Beauty and the Beast, "it.wasn’t exactly what the. "second family" had at first planned. According to the aide, the Vice President had iuitially wanted to go as "’Beauty" accompauied by Mrs. Gore as the "’Beast. "The reports indicated that the Gores were finally convinced to go in the more conventional costumes only after political advisors suggested the public might not quite be ready "for a vice president who is a cross dresser.’" Tasmanian Law Fight SYDNEY - Rights activists in Australia have filed a brief with the country’s High Court in an effort to formally have Tasmania’s sodomy laws declared unconstitutional and stricken from the books. After a Uuited Nations comnfission declared the Tasmmfian law a violation of interuational human rights, the Australian Parliament enacted legislation guaranteeing the right of privacy in an effort to nullify the laws, but the state of Tasmania has refused to repeal its local anti-gay legislation. Activists say they will use the federal privacy laws in their case, but say it is important to have the Tasmania law overturned officially to remove the stigma associated with the criminalization of gay men in the state. Baptists Slam Disney TAlVIPA, Fla. -The Horida State Baptist Convention, one of the denomination’s largest, has called on its 1 million members to stop supporting Walt Disney movies, products and theme parks because of the finn’s recent decision to extend insurance benefits to same-sex domestic partners of its employees. The, resolution, which was overwhelmingly adopted by the state delegates, says in part that "Disney’~ moral leadership has been eroded by that decision, as well as its practice of holding homosexual theme nights at its parks." A spokesperson for the Walt Disney Co. said the finn "’regrets" the Florida Baptists have taken the stand they have, but so far the entertainment giant has refused to back away from the new benefits. Some Baptists indicated they would call for a boycott. It’s Time to Play. You’ve broken away from the routine. Together you’re about to explore a delicious new realm of the sensuous. 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We are proud to serve our communities with sensitive & timely information. 747-5466, POB 14011, Tulsa 74159 HIV Suppressor Found LONDON - Reporting in the prestigious British scientificjournal Nature, researchers with the Paul Erlick Institut in Germany say they have identified a naturally occurring substance in the immune system that acts as a natural defense ag ainst HIV by slowing the reproduction of the virus. While canuoning against seeing their finding as a breakthrough, the scientists said"they fOffr~d thaf i~nterleukifi:16 (IL- 16),which i’s producedby the body’ s T-cells known as CD8 cells, slowed reproduction ofHIV in laboratory tests. The researchers say that if tests of IL-16 with animals prove encouraging, they may begin human testing of the substance in about a year - a strong indication of their excitement about the finding. Their hope is that if the treatment can be effectively used it could perhaps be effective in keeping HIV from overwhelming a patient’ s immune system indefinitely. Effective HIV Inhibitor Drug BOSTON - Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine report that an experimental drug that dogs the operation of a key HIV protein seems to keep it at bay for at least a while. The drug ritonavir, formerly known as A~T-538 and developed by Abbott Laboratories, is one of a promising new class of AIDS medicines known as protease inhibitors. AIDS researchers are excited about these new drugs because they. appear to both reduce the level of the°virus and to boost the immune system’ s strength. Although the scientists from the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam and New York University’ s school ofmedicine who conducted the studies concluded that ritonavir was quick and effective in fighting HIV, resistance to the drug did develop over time. Abbott Laboratories quickly announced that it will make supplies of the experimental drug available to some 2,000 people with late-stage AIDS diseases and CD4 cell counts of 513 or less around the world through a lottery. For inforuaation about the Abbott Laboratories lottery, call 1-800-414-2437. Mechanism of ’Long-Term Su rvival’ Possibly Identified CHICAGO-; In a.small’-geale sm’dy published in the Proceedings ofthe National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that the’cellular response of a group of ’long-term survivors of HIV appears to help delay the progression of the virus. The team of researchers from the University of California at San Francisco, led by Dr. Jay A. Levy, compared the immune cells of people who had developed fullblown AIDS or had seriously compromised immune systems with other people infected with HIV butwho remained otherwise asvmptomatic for 10 years ormore. The CD~ immune cells of the long-term survivors produced greater amounts of proteins that help regulate "immune-system responses, the researchers report. This, the scientists say, helps keep the CD8 ceils active in fending off HIV, thereby stavingoff most of the impact of the virus longer. According tc the UC-SF researchers, the findings suggest that extra doses of the naturally occurring proteins,known as cytoklnes, might hdp more infected people stay healthier longer. FlPELITY Ho-t~AE HE6LTH CA-RE, INC. Tulsa Office 486-1174 800-999-3/!42 We provide comprehensive home health services 24 hours/day, seven dayslweek. The range ofservices 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 and Companion sitter services. This list is not all inclusive. Please contact our offices with specific treatment issues. FDA Committee Recommends 3 New AIDS Drugs \VASHINGTON The Food & Drug Administration’s Antiviral Drug Advisory Committee has recon~nended that the agency approve 3TC for both initial tream~ent of AIDS as welt as for advanced cases of the disease. Studies have indicated that the experimental drug, when used with AZT, reduced the spread of HIV in patients’ systems and helped bolster their immune response. The drug can have serious side effects in children, including possible pancreatitis, but appears to produce no greater side effects among adults than the AZT used alone does. The ¯ panel also recommended approv.ing the AIDS drug stavudine (whichis also known ¯ as d4T and Zerit), for people who are not responding to treatment with AZT. The ¯ advisory committee also recommended conditional approval of saquinavir, the : first protease inhibitor the panel has recommended approving to fight AIDS. Unlike other AIDS drugs, protease in- " hibitors work by preventing HIV i/self ¯ from replicating in the body and are con- " sidered the most promising new class of ¯ drugs in the epidemic. The conditional recommendation requires that saquinavir not be used as a single-drug treatment, but ¯ be prescribed along with nucleoside analogs. ¯ Non-Lethal HIV Identified : SYDNEY - A study based on a decade- " old sample of blood donations known as ¯ the Sydney Blood Bank Cohort has found ¯¯ that the blood of one gay man infected ¯ with HIV and the 7 blood recipients who became infected with the virus is infected ¯ with an entirely new - and harmless - . strain of HIV. The finding, reported in the journal Science, raises hopes that an AIDS vaccine can be devcloped using the new, benign virus s train. The researchers found that the unidentified gay man’ s blood had been used in transfusions between 1981- 84 before blood screening for HIV started in 1985. The gay man, however, never contracted AIDS. And when a Red Cross ,ocial worker began tracking people who should have been infected as a result of receiving the tainted blood, she found that after 10 years, none of the 7 recipients had become sick either although all are in fact HIV positive. The newly discovered strain has defects in its genetic elements, most notably a gene called "nef," which other studies have already shown is necessary for HIV to replicate itself.¢’~This allows the infected person’s immune system to deal with the virus - in other words, to stop it getung out of control," said Dr. Nicholas Deacon, who led the Australian research team. The discovery of the "neF" defect is especially important for possible vaccine development after studies on animals at the New Englaud Regional Primate Center showed that deleting "net" from the sirman (monkey) cousin of the virus, SIV, disarms the lethal microbe. HIV Infection Risks Among Lesbians, Bi Women CHICAGO Researchers with the San Francisco health department have reported in the American Journal ofPublic Health that lesbians and bisexual women are at small risk of HIV infection, a finding that contradicts the general idea thatthese women have no risk of contracting the virus. Researchers reported that 6 out of 498 bisexual women and lesbians tested in San Francisco and Berkdey during 1993 were infected with HIV, an infection rate of 1.2%. The researchers re- Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method ~ B~! &for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities. Monday & Thursday evenings: 7-8:30 pm for testing, 7-9 pm for results. Daytime testing, Mon-Thurs by appointment. TOHR Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights 742-2927 4158 South Harvard, Suite E-2 2 doors east of the HIV Resource Consortium Look for our banner on testing nights¯ ported that they found no indication of transmission from woman-to-woman sexual contact among any of the 6 who were infected, however. Four of the infected women were both IV drug users and also reported having had unprotected sex with gay or bisexual men or male IV drag users - all high-risk groups. The other 2 infected women had had sex with men of tmknown risk status, but had not had sex with any female partners who were infected. The researchers said that educationand preventionprograms should stop.indicating that lesbians and bisexual women were at low risk of infection and should instead emphasize the importance of avoiding specific, high-risk behaviors. AnOther AIDS Drug Approved WASHINGTON - The Food & Drug Administration has quickly approved the use of lamivudine, also known as 3TC, in combination with AZT. The FDA move came just a few weeks after an advisory panel recommended approval of the combination treatment, and Glaxo, the manufacturer, said the drug would be available .quickly also - probably by the first week m December. According to Glaxo, the cost of3TC will be about the.same as that of AZT, which can Cost:several thousand dollars a year. A!DS-Type Vaccine 100% Effective in Monkeys WASHINGTON - Scientists have reported in the journal Science that an .experimental drug called PMPA suecgssfully prevented monkeys from becoming infected with the sinnan immunodeficiency virus (or SIV). In the study, none Of the 25 monkeys who were given Gilead Sciences’ experimental vaccine before or up to 24 hours after they were inoculated became infected with the simian version of the virus, while all 10 of the monkeys injected with salt water before inoculation with SIV as a control group contracted the disease. The researchers, led by Dr. Che-Chung Tsai of the Regional Primate Research Center at the University of Washington in Seattle - cautioned againstjumping to any conclusions about preventing HIV-infection or treating individuals who are already infected with the human version of the virus, but they did say they were greatly encouraged by the findings. Publication of the findings of the research were in fact delayed a full year by the scientists because they were worried there might be some mistake in the results, which Tsai, describes as "almost too good to be true." Human studies, which are tentatively scheduled for next year, would be required to determine if PMPA is safe and effective in humans. 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. Della Blackburn, CADC Judy Seymour-Taylor, CADC Richard Reeder, MS Serving a Diverse Commuliity [:1 FEELING SAFE ,I - !SN" T EASY. PRO|ECT ARIES PROJECT $ HERE TO ARIES HEL AIDS Risk IntErvention Series An Innovative Approach to Enhancing Your Lifestyle and Safeguarding Your Health all Today! . $84-4983 (In" Confidence) Weekly Gifts and Incentives ~for Attending a Closed Series of 12 Weekly Meetings Offered by TULSA NATIVE AMEP, rCAN AIDS PREVENTION PROJECT Endorsed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health 665-6595 ’96 ECLI PSE RS $14,728 46th & Memorial- Entertainment Notes by Jmnes Christjohn This is a new feature, dependent on whims, timing and whether or not this Assistant Editor had time/money to actually see anything new: Otherwise, I’ll be reviewing videos, revisiting (Read: inflicting!) music reviews and looks at old shows you just might like if you’d ever heard of them and other ramblings. Lately, I’ve been watching "High Society", - Mondays, 8:30pm. If you haven’t seen it, .it is one of the most hilarious shows I’ve seen on American TV. So what if it’s a "knockoff of "Absolutely fabulous"? We can’t see that here, ’cause the local cable comp..any doesn’ t carry the comedy channel ~ a:t~e crime~:Anyway, I recognize a lot of myself in this show, which has a DEFINITE queer sensibility to it. Watch it, you’ll see what I mean. ¯ Anyway, back to the subject at hand, the : new colunm: ¯ Rating system: Four snaps: Don’t miss it, ¯ in fact, get going now! Three snaps: Ok, ¯ so put the paper down first. And drive ¯ safely. Two Snaps: Ithas enough redeem- ¯¯ ing qualities to be of interest, but see the matinee. One snap. Well, if you’re really ¯ bored and can’t find anything else to do... ¯ No snaps: You’ll be sorry.. Well, what a full season thus far: ¯ Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, ¯ a wonderful concert with Marilyn Maye ¯ and theTulsa Philharmonic, &Toy Story, ¯ the new must-see movie from the’~gayfriendly folk at Disney. If you misse~ the : live shows, well,’I’ll tell you myopinion ¯ ~a~yway (like yisii’coulil’stOp me:~.) sb -that : If th~y’come through town again, you’ll ¯ know whether to ante up for a ticket, or ¯ stay home with the telly and a cup of hot : chocolate, see Notes, page 14 FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 BroaOen Your Perspective at a celtic Music Concert. Irish fiddle great Kevin Burke and his new world Celtic enseml01e bring fiery instrumentals, dazzling footwork and original songs. 8 p.m., John H. wilhams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center CALL: 596-7111 TICKETS: $12 Eve Sunday_ December: $howtime 11p.m. €~2 Cover Beer Bust 9p.m. ~ laom~ Januaru 11 - 14 I yr. Anniversary/C6stomer Appreciation Extravaganza Weekend M~n of the Southv~est 9-2 NO COVER A~ll-Male RevUe 10 p.m. $2 Cover Dance & Party with your favorite Bar Staff Kirk, Tern/, Tommy, Scotty, Mike, Bill, Chrls & DJ Davld Oees $2 COVER Mr. Robbie Walker & the Sunday Slam (Ivana B, Real, Kris Kohl, Michelle ~~tey, Domo~ueDarnels) wiJh Special ~u~t To Be Announced ~2COVE~ K IN . COMMUNI CALEN R SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School, 9:45 am Worship Service, 11 am 2627b East 1 lth 583-7815 Community of Hope, _ (United Methodist) Worship Service, 6 pm ~ 1703E. 2nd, 585d800, Family of Faith ¯ Metro. Comm. Chureh- AdultSunday School, 9:15 " Worship Service, 11 am ." 5451-E South Mingo. ¯ Info: 622-1441 Metro. Comm. Church of Greater Tulsa Worship Service, 10:45am ¯ 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 ¯ TheBanned, OKGay Band " Practice weekly in OKC " Info: 838-2121 ¯ Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay " Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa " 6:30 pm at Canterbury ¯ 5th & Evanston Info: 583-9780 " SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 MONDAYS : HIV Testing ¯ TOHR Clinic ¯ Free &.anonymous testing ¯ using fingerstick method. ¯ No appointment reqnired. : Walk in testing: 7-8:30 pm Results hours: 7-9 pm TUESI Minister’s Class Bless the Lord at All Times Christian Center 7:30 pm 2627-B East 1 lth Info: 583-7815 HIV+ Support Group Info: 742-2927 ¯ HIV Resource Consortium ¯ :~ii~am~la : .,.,_ _: .~-~ ::-1,:30~pm~.,:J i . !~ " Bowling League :,, 4t~S. Harvard, Ste.-H-1 Sheridan Lanes 8:45 pm 3121 S. Sheridan PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 2nd Monday of month, 6:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard Info: 749-4901 Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIV/AIDS Support Group & Friends & Family HIV/AIDS Support Group 7 pm, call for location: 749-7898 Thi ’N6w Year Drink Responsibly - Have a Designated Driver or Take a Cab WEDNESDAYS ¯ Authority OfThe Believer Bible Study, 7 pm MCC of Greater Tulsa : 1623 N. Maplewood : Info: 838-1715 Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Choir Practice 7 pm .~ 2627-B East 1 lth : Call 583-7815 for info. Family Of Faith MCC Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm Choir Practice 7:30 pm 5451-E South Mingo. Call 622-1441 for info. Community of Hope (United Methodist) Bible Study, 6:30 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 (no class, Dec. 27) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 THURSDAYS 16-Step Empowerment Group For Women Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Faith & Struggle Dialogue Group Community of Hope United Methodist 4:30pm, 1703 E. 2nd (ongoing group) Info: 585-1800 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 Family ofFaith MCC Christmas Concert & Silent Auction, 7:30pm, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19 GriefGroup Community of Hope United Methodist 6pro, held at Butler/Stumpff Funeral Home, 3rd St. west of Lewis (ongoing) Info: 585-1800 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 Family ofFaith MCC Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 10 pm, 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 Community ofHope United Methodist Christmas Eve Peace Service, 6pm ChristmasEve CandlelightService, 1 lpm 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 GriefGroup Community of Hope United Methodist 6pm, held at Butler/Stumpff Funeral Home, 3rd St. west of Lewis (ongoing) Info: 585-1800 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 Feed the Homeless Community of Hope United Methodist Meet at church, 1703 E. 2nd, 5:30 pm Info: 585-1800 Family ofFaith MCC, "Let It Go" New Year’s Eve Service, 1 lain 5451-E S Mingo, Info: 622-1441 SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 Faith & Struggle Dialogue Group Community of Hope United Methodist 4:30pm, 1703 E. 2nd (ongoing group) Info: 585-1800 SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 Prime Timers Monthly Meeting Write for info: P.O. Box 52118, 74104 TUESDAY, JANUARY 9 Green Country Pride ~ Tulsa Oldahomansfor Human Rights Community-wide Meeting, 7 pm Alan Chapman Activity Center University of Tulsa 5th St. west of Harvard, Info: 743-4297 SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 Family ofFaith MCC Reclaim & Recovery Workshop: It’s Never Too Late to Have a Happy Childhood, 9 am - 3 pm 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 TUESDAY, JANUARY 30 Rainbow Business Guild, 7 pm Call for place and speaker. Dinner Meeting, Info: 665-5174 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Family ofFaith MCC Reclaim & Recovery Workshop: Forgiveness, 9 am - 3pro 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 Co-Dependency Support Group 7:30, Family of Faith MCC 5451-E S. Mingo Call 622-1441 for Info. HIVTestingTOHRClinic Free & anonymous testing using fingerstick method. No appointment reqnired. Walk in testing: 7 - 8:30 pm Results hours: 7 - 9 pm [nfo: 742-2927 Prayer Time MCC - Greater Tulsa, 7 pm 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 Tulsa-Family Chorale Weekly practice, 9:30 pm Lola’s 2630 E. 15th PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays 4154 S. Harvard Info: 749-4901 Out & About With JD! It’s that time of the year when you yearn for time spent with friends, and visions of fairies dance in your head. This month’s featured establishment is a great place to find both. GROUND ZERO (formerly Laffs-Underground) at 7th&Elan, in the heart of downtown Tulsa, is the place. Steve Crow, a wellknown promoter of Tulsa’s night life, has renovated this classic. location into something more than comfortable and intriguing for that first date (a dimly lit table for two), or to find that first date, (billiard and dart area), or for meedng a group of friends (a conversation area and well-lit bar). Watch for details about Tulsa’s first Intemet party, linking up via the info super hi-way to other bars across PFLAG national vice president, Nancy McDonald is joined by sevkral friends, including Prime Timer, Wesley Bauer. ¯, SATURDAYS ¯ Narcotics Anonymous ¯ Meets weekly at 11 pm ¯ Confidential support for ¯ recovering addicts. ¯ Community of Hope ¯ 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 : NAMES Project ¯ AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees ¯ 3rd Sat. of each month Info: 748-3111 MORE GROUPS Gay & Lesbian Student Association TJC Southeast Campus, Info: 631-7632 ¯ SWAN-Single Women’s Activity Network ¯ Call 832-2121 TOHR Helplinc Daily 8-10 pm ¯ For info. or to volunteer: ¯ 743-GAYS Tool Box Technicians, ¯ Leather org., Info cio The Tool Box: 584-1308 T.U.L.S.A. ¯ Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Assdc. ¯ Info: 838-1222 ¯ the country. Starting in January onThurs- : day nights: chicks with d contests with ¯ cash prizes, and, as always, male dancers ¯ every Friday and Saturday nights. Be sure : to join Steve and his wonderful manager Mark on December 23 for a mini-Christmas party with Reghenaand company. Also, New Year’s will be rung in with male dancers counting down the minutes to midnight, and a free champagne toast. .Also Ladonna at Barracudas sends a note of thanks to all the new Raghenna & Steve Crow faces thathave stopped ¯ in (see her ad about ¯ some new faces). : I would like take a moment to wish ¯ everybody a joyful holiday season, and a ¯ v.ery warm and happy new year. I appre- ¯ caate all the support throughout the last ¯ year. Community activists, Ken Draper, Lisa Pottorf& Tim Gillean braved the cold at TOHR Holiday Dinner & Silent Auction. Eureka Springs Honors World AIDS Day - Dec. 1 by Phyl Boler-Schmidt Living in the heart of the Bible Belt, one would not expect to find an ecumenical service dedicated to World AIDS Day m a small community. Yet, Eureka Springs held one of the most moving celebrations of unity in the fight against AIDS I have ever witnessed. On the evening of December 1, we gathered at the United Methodist Church, about 75 people in all, from all walks of lifeand all faithS. The theme of the service: was "Because God Cares," and the service was co-sponsored by the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN) and Ozark AIDS Resources and Services (OARS). A total of ten local and area clergy were scheduled to participate in the ev.ent, andfive were calledaway at the last rmnute to attend to other events or emergencies. Those who did participate came from varying backgrounds, to be sure. Rev. Stan Adams came from the United Methodist Church, Rev. Jack Hammond is affiliated with the First Christian Church, and Rev. Mark Leuneville came from the First Presbyterian Church, all in nearby Berryville. Rev. Marilyn Webb participated from the host church in Eureka Springs. And, the m~in speaker was Rev. Kermie Wohlenham~ Pastor of MCC of the Living Spring. It was a celebration of life and healing, love; hope, and stories of miracles. Sonny Mosley, the longest living AIDS survivor, who last week graced the front page ¯ of the local newspaper, told his story. A Grandmother read a letter of love, grace, : and about her own 17-year, same-sex relationship, a letter that had been written ¯ that same day to her HIV+ grandson. We ~ all shared, prayed, sang, hoped, and cried ¯ together. ¯ Sonny’s admonition to us all was very ¯ moving. "It is my hope, and I believe that ¯¯ itis God’s hope that when you leave this piace tonight, you will go to someone and ¯ tell them you have seen a miracle. You ¯ have seen a miracle standing before you ¯ tonight.... " Sonny ] has survived 14years and seven months ¯ living with AIDS. ¯ One young man told the story of los- " ing his partner of : eight years some two ¯ years ago. He shared ¯ withus his partner’s ¯ last words to him: ¯ "Never miss an op- ¯ pornmity to love.’" ¯ It was a rare treat to experience an area- : wide service in which the official coming ¯ out of Rev. Kermie Wohlenhaus to the ¯ religious community.was enacted through ¯ aninvitation toher to give the main talk of ¯ the evening, a sermon if you will. Her ¯ time at the pulpit was preceded by a mu- ¯ sical duet by twoMCC regulars, a request ¯ made due to past performances by the ¯ MCC choir at World AIDS Day services. ¯ Pastor Wohlenhaus gave a message of ¯ healing and-an admonition to the assembled churchgoers that "This is ¯ everyone’s disease. Men, women and children are all afflicted. Each one of us." She told moving stories of Ryan White, the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, Randy Shilts, and A Day Without Art. "The loss to the world is amazing! "This was Rev. Wohlenhaus’ assessment of the loss to the art world because of AIDS. But, "there is a healing part of this disease." She talked of Joan Rivers and the first AIDS benefit she put together. Ms. Rivers could get no major stars to participate in the benefit, and she received hate mail and death threats. Yes, we truly have come a long Saglttarlus You also ]]ave way toward healing. And there deep desires to....huy were stories of the expenslve, pointless, e~o- healing of families gg~ra~t’aLr in" thln~s....you and relationships, how Disney wentout l~n~w that last, red sports on alimb for its emear won’t make you a better ployees,evemnspite of pressure from the person. Don’t you? pro-familygroups. It was a moving talk ¯ indeed. "’What has happened is we are ¯ coming out as a nation. Weare healing ¯ AIDSphobiaas well as homophobiaas we : have to deal with this disease." ¯ "The voices of people th~it are HIV+ ¯ and (have) AIDS have tremendous spiri- ¯ tual messages for us. One of those mes- ¯ sages is living one day at a’fime to the fullest. They are our teachers, aren t they. ¯ This was an admonition to most of the ¯ congregation. ¯ And; to those who are HIVe- and living ¯ withAIDS,"Call upon your higherpower - whatever that is. Ask those very impor- ¯ tant questions, and be open to hear the answers. One of the answers that you may hear is to be of service, ff you are HIV+ or living with AIDS, you have a tremendous gift that you can pass on to someone. You’ve gone throughprocesses that someone else that just found out the other day needs to hear from you." ’q’he wounded healer is probably one of our most important healing persons. Avail yourself to those people." An offering was received to support RAIN and OARS, and we heard from Rev. Mark Leuneville that the Ryan White Care Act will not have any more funding until August of 1996 so, more than ever, local organizations need our support, financial as well as personal. Welearned that Carroll Regional Medical Center in Berryville has donated a fulltime counselor to staff the AIDS clinic at the hospital’s expense. A doctor also donates medical services. Testing, quality care, education and counseling are all available. And this is the Bible Belt! This reporter will not soon forget December 1, 1995. This event had a profound effect onme, and it ismyfond hope, that the same effect was felt by the rest of the assembled people at the commemoration of World AIDS Day 1995 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, "Relieving the ostracism-of gay Ameri- ¯ cans would strengthen family values, no ¯ matter what the prevailing political di- ~ mate may dictate." -- Robert MacNeil, tv : anchor & father of a Gay son, courtesy ¯ GLAAD, The Gay &Lesbian Alliance ~ Against Defamation & Seattle Gay News "’ Jim & Brent have opened the ultimate intimate local eatery. A special, eclectic dining exp.erience.:." Stop by our lqouse for a taste of local flavor. 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It was noted that this ¯ group has recently split due to somedifferences ofopinion, and " because of the split, the KKK " has actually grown in size and strength. . Also noted by Ms. Coyle were " the militia groups that have ° formed in several areas of Ar- ¯ kansas and that activity has in- : creased in southeast Oklahoma ° as well. Other groups, mostly of ¯ the white supremacist nature, to ¯ watch out for are: the Aryan "- Nations, the White Aryan Resis- " tance, neo Nazi skinheads, the ¯ Identity Christian Church, the " Holy Alamo Christian Church, " the Populist Party, and none other ° than the Elna Smith Foundation, ¯ located right here in Eureka ¯ Springs. The Smith Foundation hosts The Great Passion Play ° and houses the Christ of the ¯ Ozarks statue. . Both Ms. Coyle and Ms. Pharr " expressed concern that many of ° the militia groups, which they ° noted are made up of mostly . disgruntled wlfitemen, havebeen " infiltrated by theKKKand other : hate groups in an attempt to recruitnew members to their cause. Ms. Pharr is well know for her work with Gay leaders in those states where anti-gay statues have been placed before the electorate, and her vast work with women’s issues is well documented. Her main thrust of the evening was to show those assembled what majormovements have been presented in the U.S. Ms. Pharr is well know for her work w .th Gay leaders in those states where anti-Gay statues have been placed before the electorate... over the past 30 years and how those intermingle and confuse the people when issues are presented for a vote. She defined three majormovements: the liberation movement (of which we are all a part), globalization of the economy, and the rise of the religious right wing fundamentalists. At issue in the liberation movement are reproductive rights, affirmative action, children’s rights, removal of sodomy laws-, and environmental action, among others. The issues for globalization of the economy are the anti-tax movement, .deregulation, NAFTA,privatization, and ahost of others. It is Ms. Pharr’s contention that the rise of the religious right came upon the heels of economic globalization, and due to this, many people do not .understand that they areresponding to problems in the economy rather than moral issues. The religious right has done a tre- ,_ mendous job of demonizang entire segments of the economy and making them (us) villains when, in fact, it Is the globalization of the economy that has taken jobs away and decreased corporate investment in employees. Ms. Pharr strongly suggested that we all become versed in economic issues and use this knowledge in our discussions with people who feel that gays and lesbians, people of color., rand women ha~¢~ contributed to the moral decline of America. She aptly proved to those of us present at her talk that when people see that they are respondmg to economic issues and their ownfinancial needs, not the need to demonize us, we have more of a chance ofconvincing them that we are not the enemy. The religious right has done its job well, for sure. After President Reagan began the move toward economic globalization, religious leaders jumped on the bandwagon and began to work at the grassroots level to convince average Americans that they should blame groups that the religious right saw as immoral for the decline in available jobs, the rise in the number of welfare recipients, the decrease in the average American’ s paycheck and companybenefits, and the movement away from keeping jobs at home. 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Murder / Opening the hearings, Chair- ¯ and rights activists in Oregon man Peter Hoekstra (D-MI) said : have been concerned that their the ten witnesses would explore ¯ disappearance ~nay have been theroleofparentsinschoolsand ¯ because of the wo men’s high values in the"big picture." Nev- ~ activist visibility during the carnertheless, by the second day as ; palgns. Authoritiesdidn’trelease witness after witness lashed out ¯ any information about how the2 against sex education, HIV pre- women died, saying they ~vould vention and youth support pro- wait for the results of an angrams in schools, the true nature topsy, but police initially deof the hearings became appar- . scribed the killing as "brutal" ent. Perhaps due to the national ~ and "violent." Police said they outcry, the subcommittee called had no specific information to on four of the ten witnesses to ° connect the deaths of the 2 address the impact of violence ." women with their political acand harassmer~t ag~i:~ youth .’. ~vis.m, but said they would uot grappling.withis.sues~:9.f sexual "discount those fears. "’ At press orientation. No gay, lesbian, bi- time, The Associated Press resexual or transgender youth ported that an arrest had been were called upon to testify at the made in this case. hearing. Govt. Asked to Supervise "LouSheldon’sextremeviews Washington, D.C - Citing the came across loud and clear,"said murders, and a tragic history of Helen Gonzales, Public Policy violence agmnst Gays in other Director- for the National Gay states with anti-gay ballot initiaand Lesbian Task Force. "Even tives, the National Gay and Lesthough the comm|ttee did not bian Task Force (NGLTF) has completelystackthedeckagainst asked U.S. Attorney General us: intolerance ofdiffering views Janet Reno to lend federal assisand an anti-democratic approach tance in investigating homicides. to education were the themes of "’We are writing to inform you the day." of a situation which unfortu- During the first day of hear- nately is becoming too commonings, witnesses William Bennett place in our country and to seek and Patricia Ann Baltz spoke in your assistance in helping progeneral terms about the need to tect the lives of, gay, lesbian, infuse values into public schools, bisexual and-., transgender Homosexuality was only men- people," said the,three-page lettioned briefly. During the sec- ter, firxedtoReno’sofficetoday. ond day, witnesses discussed "Our concern is that however school services and programs the facts in this case turn out, which address prevention of hate crimes against Gays, l_~sbi- HIV, hate-violence in schools ans, Bisexuals and Transgender andthehighincidenceofsuicide persons continue to be an epiamong gay,lesbian,bisexual and demic in this country...In the attransgender youth. Several wit- mosphereofhatredandgay-baitnesses misrepresented these ing which are expected to be community efforts as attempts waged by the Far Right during to "recruit and promote homo- next year’s anti-gay ballot and sexuality.’" At least one witness legislative state initiatives, it is complained about schools "pro- clear that such crimes will inmotinghomosexual lifestyles as crease.’" The letter went on to normal," while another witness detail the rise in anti-gay vioclaimed that "homosexuality is lence, especially in states with sinful.’" homophobic initiatives. BEAVER DAM STORE Fishing Headquarters for N.W. Arkansas Fly Tying * Fly Fishing * Equipment & Classes Open Year ’Round TROUTS - "~ - US Located 1/2 mile N. of Beaver Dam on Hwy 187 Eureka Springs, AR * 501-253-6154 Groceries * Gas * Ice ~ B~er * Licenses * Lodging Your lnukeepem. 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[1,1e.d~] "l;1,eral e~ual;ty ~n t~e eyes of t]ae state vc~t]a conservative social stability" vative social stability in a program whose twin tenets are open, un-impeded gay military service and legal gay marriage. Sullivan begins by asking, "What Is a Homosexual?" By describing his childhood experiences that he now realizes were really gay oriented situations, Sullivan makes a dear case for the inclusion of gay themes throughout our culture. Once, at the age often, heremembers being"...happily engagedinreading. Then, a girl sitting next to me looked at me with a rmxture of curiosity and disgust. "Why aren’t you out with the boys playing football’?" she asked. Because "I hate it," I replied. "’Are you sure you’re really not a girl under there?" she asked, with the suspicion of a sneer." With no mention of homosexuality in his family, ]’i~ the newspaper, at school or on television, he, like most gays gr6_wing up, had no guidance, discussion Or role models to help explain the confusion he was gorng through. The main part of this book is focused on of the political scale) which includes groups such as Queer Nation and ACI’-UP; 3) Conservatives, the authors of"don’t ask, don’t tell", and 4) Liberals, who are often simply piggybacking the gay rights movement on the back of the civil rights movement. With the first two groups intractable, Sullivan argues that a combination of the best of conservative and liberal beliefs can create a new consensus on homosexuality. His idea "affirms a simple and limited principle: that all public (as opposed to private) discrimination against homosexuals be ended and that every right and responsibility that heterosexuals enjoy as public citizens be extended to those who grow up and find themselves emotionally different." He means ALL rights and responsibilities, including marriage and military service. Sullivan is remarkably eloquent, and it is hard to disagree with his logic, although he is often accused of being too conservative. He has presented the best book to date on how and why the gay rights debate must move from the base of emotion and fear to fact~ and logic. Check for "Virtually Normal" on the Tulsa City-County Library catalog, or call 596-7966. ment shortly and will probably then be voted onagain by the commission in early December. The newspaper reported that the commission’s recommendations will also include an alternative proposal to create a statewide domestic partnership registration that would effectivdy extend to same-sex couples all the benefits under state control th at married opposite-sex couples enjoy. The Advertiser, the state’s largest-circulating daily, also editorially endorsed the commission’s anticipated action, sayang it was taking "a reasonable stand that should be adopted by the legislature" and that "gay couples should have the legal right to marry in Hawaii." Hill brings extensive experience as a trainer in suicide imervention and has served as a teacher of living skills -for legally blind citizens for the State Visual Services agency and has served on the Advisory Committee for the Assistive Technology Center. He is chair of the Para Transit Sub-committee of the Special Transportation Advisory Committee (STAC) to the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) and Tulsa Transit Hill also volunteers with Youth Services of Tulsa’s TYDD Program and is a life-long member of 1 st Lutheran Church of Tulsa where he is a member of the choir and has served twice as a member of the church board. He sings with the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus and also worships with Community of Hope congregation. reviewed, saying that the state could give visitation rights to an individual who had a"parent-likerelationship"with the child, whether the individuals were heterosexual or a non-traditional couple. Knott appealed that state high court ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. Court Rules For Gay Adoptions NEW YORK - New York’s Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, has ruled that couples do not have to be married in order to adopt, a ruling that, while it also applies to unmarried heterosexuals, is strongly welcomed by same-sex couples. "There’s been a collective holding of our breath around the state," said Paula Ettelbrick of the Empire State Pride Agenda. Although the high court’s ruling does notmean that gay and lesbian couples will automatically be given adoption rights, it does mean that state courts can not use marital status in determining adoption applications. 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Doors open at 8pm with a $5 cover and the pageant begins at 9 sharp. Cherry Monroe will be crowning the winner of the 1996 Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA Pageant and contestants will be competing for over $1500 in cash and prizes. Competition catagories are Personal Interview, Evening Gown and Talent. Special awards include the Amii Dyshea Talent award and Sasha Loren MostBeautiful Awardhonoring these two Notes continuedfrom page 8 First off: R & H’s Cinderdla: Starting off as the only musical Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote specifically for television, and one of the first ever written for TV, 1! was pleasant enough to see on stage, but just didn’t quite make the leap all the way across the chasm. The show did have a gay sensibility to it as directed by John Ruocco, who was assistant to the director of Terrence McNally’s very gay play, "Love! Valor! Compassion!". The King, as portrayed by David Boughn, was definitely wed to the queen as a matter of convenience. He was definitely more interested in the manservants (who were quite beautiful as well) than his wife. Like many "old-fashioned" gay man/ very missed entertainers and former Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA’s. The winner and first runner-up will represent Oklahoma in the 1996 Miss Gay USofA Pageant in May. Miss Gay USofA Pageant is the largest pageant for female impersonators in the country. The Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA Pageant has been honored by the National Pageant with the Best New Preliminary Pageant.award and the Hospitality award and the Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA Pageant owner, David Bridgrnan, was given the Owners Award for Business Person of the Year in 1995. Interested contestants may pick up info. packets at dubs and businesses across the state or may contact the pageant promoter, David Bridgman at 918-838-3701. woman marriages, the queen is a"beard". Probably best friends, and fond of each other, but quite an interesting direction for the father of Prince Charming. And they worry quite frantically over finding a woman to make him happy! Throughout the play, he seemed much more comfortable with his manservants. Speaking of, he was quite a sight to behold. There were certain attributes, visible from a seat slightly towards the rear orchestra, that were quite breathtaking to behold. What a scepter! And visible even to my nearsighted, astgmafic eyes! Needless to say, the costumes were well executed, showing off the best of the actors. The singing was very beautiful - Matt Clemens, as see Notes, page 15 9.2,3340S, Peo Tulsa, 918-744-0896 Notes cont’dfrom p. 14 Prince C, had quite alovely tenor volce, and Miss Cindy was very well sung by Leslie Lorusso. However, this production was meant for amoreintimate venue, no doubt about it. No splashy showtunes,just nice quite melodies. The stepmother and sisters were the high point of the show, being played like really mean drag queens havin~ a bad hair day. The "Stepsister’s Lament" really showcased their comedic "talents excellently, and the soundtrack (available in both Julie Andrews or Lesley Anne Warren versions) is worth having, and the show worth seeing for this song alone. It seems to be the only song R & H put any effort into. As for the rest of the show, I found it rather bland. The main problem was that the actors were "playing down" to the audience in the worst "children’s theater" manner - making sure every joke was extremely over-the-top, so all the kiddies would get it. This, I’m sure, was not the intent of R & H when they wrote the piece. In order for the show to work, it has ¯ to be treated as an adult show - much of the humor is certainly meant for adults - while retain- " ing the fairy-tale elements as ¯ well. Pacing was a crucial ele- ¯ ment as well, and unfortunately, in this aspect, the show did not ¯ succeed. Ithadmoments,butnot enough to fill two hours. Two : snaps and a yawn for the show in ¯ general, four snaps for theprince and the stepsisters. ¯ Marilyn Maye, however, puts on a terrific show - everything ¯ from standards of the ’30’s to ¯ current songs. I’d not heard of ¯ herbeforeI was told I’dbegolng ¯ to the show, but I am now a ¯ dedicated fan. After the dedication of a song "To lovers every- " where.... no matter who they love", and a wry look at to the ¯ audience- I realized this woman ¯ knew her audience included gay ¯ folk, andwas very inclusive. And ¯ what a stager/actres!! Some : people can sing prettily, but miss ¯ the wholemessage/emotionofa ¯ song. Not so, Ms. Maye. She can ¯ make you feel a song. When she ¯ comes back to Tulsa, I would ¯ urge you strongly tO see this gay- . friendly performer. Her stage persona is delightful, and the TALKING PERSONALS! HUNDREDS OF GUYS TO CH( Call The 900 number to respond to ads, browse unlisted ads, or retrieve messages. 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A lovely evening. Maybe my partner, the h,~rdest working man in Tulsa, c,~m actually take time to join me uext time! (He’d planned to, but type AAA personality that he is....) And if you haven’t seen Toy Story, don’t delay! You will be bowled over by the sheer technical genius. This is helped along by a very strong script that balances well between kiddie humor and adult guffaws. There were definitely some queer folk behind this one. It is a hoot from beginning to end. Four snaps. Tulsa HEY GIRLS: athletic attr. SWF early 30’s 5’4 1101bs brn/brn Ikg4 open minded women for discreet hot fun. call me! ~45795 great phone fun with. I love talking on the phone. Im 42 y/o and I hope you call me. n45492 Dallas AFRICAN QUEEN: I’m a 37 y/o African American Ikg4 the same 30-40.-t’m shy and I’m drug and disease free. I have Iwo dogs and I’m sincere and honest. If you are honest and sincere, call me. ~38212 BUTCH/FEM: I’m a 23 y/o female and I like poetry, cycling and music. I’m Ikg4 a friendship and a poss. relationship, rm a little butch and a little fern. all calls will be returned. ~47521 Dallas SPECIAL FRIENDS: I’m a single woman with no kids Ikg4 a special female friend to love and care for. ~all me. ~’1614 Arkodelphia, AR STAR GAZER: my name is Angeta, I’m a 21 y/o student interested in flying new things, star gazing and more. I would like to meet a nice woman for fun and friendship. call me! ~46392 900-370-2636 Q A TY A TERNATIVE WHAT IS VIATICATION? Viatication is the process through which a person living with an terminal illness can receive a cash payment from the face value of their insurance policy. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A VIATICAL SETTLEMENT? Generally, to be eligible for a viatical settlement you must have a documentable terminal illness, and life insurance coverage in either aft’individual term, whole life, or a group policy. HOW MUCH IS MY POLICY WORTH? The value of )our life insurance policy in a viatical settlement is determined by the specifics of your policy and 3"our mfique medical situation. Not ever)., policy is suitable for viatication, but settlement offers typically range from 60% to 90% of a policy’s face value, depending on the specifics of .’,’our policy and medical history. HOW DOES A SETTLEMENT WORK? With your written permission, we gather medical and insurance records with which to deterrmne your policy’s value. Then, a settlemnt offer is presented to you. You may always decline the offer with no obligation whatsoever. Should you accept the offer, payment is m~de directly to you. You pay nothing else on your policy, and you owe us nothing. IS VIATICATING MY POLICY THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR ME? Manv factors influence whether viaticating your life insurance is the best financial alternative available for you. Southwest Viatical can discuss all of the factors with you and 3our family in person, in detail and can recommend an experienced Certified Financial Planner to assist you in planning the best outcome from your unique financial situation. HOW IS SOUTHWEST VIATICAL DIFFERENT? Today, many companies offer viatical settlements, doing business"only by bulk advertising and 1-800 numbers. They transfer your insurance and medical records. by mail, and do business from another state. At Southwest Viatical, we believe 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 level, and are responsible directly to our local community. By working with you in person, but at the same time having access to nationwide financial resources, we are able to deliver the best value on your policy available today. And because of our established resources, we can deliver a settlement in less than a third the time other companies take by mail, typically in fewer than 30 days. We’ll do what it takes to find the best solution for you. .Home Office Dallas, Texas 800-559-4790 Kelly Kirby Oklahoma Representative POB 14011 Tulsa, OK 74159-1011 918-747-3320 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 [1996] Tulsa Family News, December 15, 1995-January 14, 1996; Volume 3, Issue 1 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. 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The act, sponsored by Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), James Jeffords (R-Vt.) and others,is aimed at preventing employment bias against lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. see Clinton, page 10 ¯ ¯ . ¯ ¯ . . . ¯ ~v~L~_._ - ~,.,~,~.., - ~ -~~_=__ =--=, ~..S’,,t,.= ""Emergency Close; TOHRMeeti To Hold ng " Organizers of an effort by Tulsa Okla¯ humans for Human Rights (TOHR) to " establish a community center for Tulsa’s ¯ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgendered Open Your Heart! : communities have located a prormsing ¯ site with two buildings. Because the curPROJE~r 0Pl:H M|ND " rent building owner has expressed a de" sire to movequickly, organizers are work¯ ing feverishly to do necessary structural A simulated Gay bashing is featured in this 30 sec. TV spot created for PFLAG. ¯ and mechanical, evaluations as well as "financialrequirements. " Because TOHR By-laws require any ¯ proposal of this sort authorization of the Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gay (PFLAG) began a national media : general membership, several boardmemcampaign to combat anti-Gay ,dolence and attitudes. Tulsa, with Atlanta and Houston, . bets expect that an emergency memberis one of the trial cities where the two 30 second commercials were to air. The .spots ship meeting willweek. be called, possibly interweave tv clips of televangelists,like Pat Robertson, expressing very negative views ". inThanksgiving Certainly theearly site about Lesbians, Gay men and homosexuality with images of a young woman contem- ¯ will be discussed at the next TOHR board plating suicide and a man being beaten in a Gay-bashing. National vice president Nancy MacDonald with Bill ~ Kathv Hinkle, Tulsa leaders, " meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 21 were joined at the 11/8 press conference by representatives of local groups supporting ¯" at 7 pm. Typically these meetings are held at the the campatgn. Mrs. MacDonald spoke eloquently of bet experience with anti-Gay ¯ TOHR office at 40th & Harvard, 2nd violence against her children. KTUL, Ch. 2 accepted one of the spots for broadcast. Other stations declined to air them, citing fears that the spots might have the opposite effect as : floor. However, since these meetings are intended and might actually incite violence. Several expressed suppork for the proiect : by the bylaws, open to members and by it’s anucigoals but stated that they simply found them not appropriate to this market. They noted ¯ tradition, to the community, also that they had shared these concerns with PFLAG while the spots were still in the pated that a larger meeting place will be . required. Info: 743-GAYS, (4297). script stage. PFLAG hopes to take this program national. Open Your Mind, : PFLAG BeginsA -Hate Media " Cam paig n " ’ " nti Researcher Confirms "Gay" Gene Study NEW YORK - The scientist who made headlines two years ago with research that demonstrated a link between male homosexuality and specific genetic markers has now reported in new research that the so-called"gay gene" influences the sexuality of gay men, but not lesbians, confinning the link that drew enormous national interest when first reported in 1993. see Genes, page 10 ¯ ¯" ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Radical Right Groups Thwarted ¯ Portland, .Maine - Voters in Maine rejected a discrirmnatory ballol measure that sought to forever deny basic fights to gay and lesbian Mainers. Question 1, the ¯ In July, Steve I_argent, member of Congress for O-ldahOma’s 1st District (mostlvTulsa only anti-gay measure on a state ballot ounty) became a:eosp0nsof of HR 862.This.bili ii~tr0dfiCed l~,Radi~Ri~,hi.,a~,.~l- n~ted tiffs year, was the ill?st such initiative to anti-Gay Rep. Bob Doman (R-So. California)forbidS theuse of federal funds to directly appear on a state ballot east of the Rocky Mountains. Last year, voters in Idaho and o.r indirectly to promote, condone, accept, or celebrate homosexuality, lesbiamsm, or bisexuality". The ~ ashington-based Human Rights Campaign, a national Lesbian: Gay Oregon rejected anti-gay measures. Earlobbying organization, selected I_argent for its Hall of Fame & Shame in the inaugural lier exit polls predicted the victory. issu~ of their new quarterly magazine. "Common sense and decency tritunphed " over extremism. Today’s vote here in The impact of the legislation if it were to be passed is not clear because its language ~s vague. However, since federal funds are widely distributed through even local and Maine is in keeping with the national state govennnent, the bill ~uight require public libraries, schools, and both public and trend. Americans are rejecting extremism,".said Elizabeth Birch, executive di- - private universities to remove any materials which could be seen as promoting or accepting. The bill might also prevent even discnssion of civic i~sues in schools or rector of the Human Rights Campaign, universities; for example, the issue of Gays in the military nlight be untouchable. David the largest national lesbian and gay politiBuckel of Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund noted that such restrictions dearly cal organization. "But we must put this raise 1 st Amendment/free speech issuesand that ifpassed, they tend to have a "chilling" campaign ~n perspective. While this was a effect since adminstrators may over-react. " wonderful victory, gay and lesbian citiLargent’s chief legislative d~rector, Marie \Vheat, suggested that Largent’s cosponsorzens of Maine have not moved one step ship was not motivated by anti-Gay bias but rather by an concern to cut the federal budget closer to having b~sic equal fights Gay as much as possible. Media spokesperson, Nick ThimmesCh, added that this cosponsorand lesbian people can still be fired from ship may have been due more to the v~ews of Largent’s legislative assistant for civil their jobs, even in Maine, merely for berights, Paul Webster. Thimmesch expressed concern about the possible 1st Amendment ing gay." Birch noted that Maine is one of xssues and expressed a willingness of the office to reexamine the bill the 41 states that does not protect its citizens from discrimination based on sexu~fl orientalaon, and that federal law see Maine. page 15 MAINE SAYS N,O! Budget o.r Bias.? Larg.ent Co-sponsor.s" World AIOSOay, 12/1 Rights, Ultra Radical Right Anti-Gay Dornan Bill Theme: Shared Shared Responsibilities " . . ..... Tulsa organizations Will counnemorate : \Vorld AIDS Day with events over a several day p~riod. On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Tulsa City-County Library System, the HIV ResOurce Consortium, mad the Community Information Senice are spunsoring a panel discussion: WOrld AIDS Day: A Tulsa Perspective at the Central Library, Aaronson Auditorinm from 78:45 pm. The panel of lo’cal experts will be: Janice Nicklas, Sheryl Dagmig, Mary Smith and TonmLv Chesbro, moderated by Claudette Peterson. The event is free a~ad open to the public. On Friday, December 1 st, Interfaith " .AIDS Ministries will sponsor a candle: light .march and memorial service to be see World, page 10 " " CommunityActivists to Host Lesbian/Gay MCC - Greater Tulsa " New Gay-Friendly ¯ Internet Program Charter Pulled; Next: ¯ Church: St. Jerome’s ¯ Tim Gillean ~ ~elly mrby, commuDistrict Investigation Ecumenical Cathofic:" uityactivistsandretiring°ft~cers°fTulsa ~ o . . Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR), Colorado vs. Gays Supreme Court Update WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what is widdy considered the most important gay fights case in more than a decade. The outcome of that case could affect local and state laws across the country. At issue in th e case is the anti-gay Amendment 2 narrowly approved by Colorado voters in a statewide referendum in 1992. The amendment prohibits state agencies or local govermnents from adopting la~vs or regulations extending anti-discrimination protections to cover sexual orientation. see Colorado, page 10 : ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : : ¯ Tulsa’s oldest predominately Lesbian & Gay church, the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa, has lost its charter amid-charges, of poor management made by some members againstits formerpastor, AliceJones.Theannouncement of the decision of the denomination to downgrade the status of MCC-Greater Tulsa was made at the annual congregational meeting, Oct. 29th. Pastor Jones, who resigned in August but who had continued as an interim pastor after her remgnadon, commuting to Tulsa from Dallas, preached that morning but did not remain for the congregational meeting. see MCC, page 3 ¯ Saint Jerome Ecumenical Catholic : are moving on to talk radio - sort-of. " Church, will observe its inaugural Mass ¯ Taylor Subscription Talk fiST) is a new ¯ on Saturday, December 2, 1995 at 6:00 see lnternet, page 3 ¯ p.m.. The Mass’will be celebrated at the " Community of Hope, 1703 E. 2nd St."IN~IO " Tulsa Oklahoma. ¯ The Ecumenical Catholic Church is an ¯ ¯ independent Christian denomination in EDITORIAt. " - ~~ " P. 2 " the Catholic liturgical tradition. It is a DIRECTORY P. 2 ¯ denomination inclusive of all people, NEWS BRIEF.S P. 4 .- where being Gay or Lesbian is accepted. HEALTH BRIEFS ":~ P~’6 In this Church, ~od loves you uncondiCALENDAR " tionally as you were made and as .you ar~. HOI~’0sCoPi= - .: ¯ The servicrs should appeal to Episcopa- ¯ EUREKA PAGES " P. 16-17 ¯ lians, Lutherans and Roman Catholics as PERSONALS P. 19 . see Saint, page 3 . �918-583-1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@aol.com Publisher/Editor i Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire~o~te~ts of,.. this publication are protected by US copyright 1995 by’Pq.ils a i~amjly Tom Neal Assistant Editor News and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without James Christjohn written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or Writers/contributors photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. Phyl Boler-Schmidt Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise Leanne Gross noted, must be signed & becomes the sole propert3~ of Tulsa Family News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each Pat Morehead Staff Photographer reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution JD Jamett points Additional copies.are available.at Tomfoolery! Korean War, $250 billion spent, 54,000 lives lost, Vietnam War, $350 billion spent, 58,000 lives lost, Gulf War, $28 billion spent, 213 lives lost and AIDS research, $6 billion spent, 250,000 lives lost. This information from a GLAAD newsletter originally came from an advertisement in The New York Times placed by a AIDS awareness organization, Motturrs’ Voices. Although I feel 1 shouldn’t be surprised by these figures, still I was stunned..To any one whose lived through this horror now of ten years+ of the AIDS pandemic, it’s been dear that WE, as a society, as a government, and many as individuals, as Oklahomans, have valued the destruction of war more than trying to save the lives of our own countrymen and women, and others around the world. That seems a safe conclusion if you assume that our actions, i.e. where we spend our dollars, speak to our true values. Again to look at the figures, this means the cost of each life lost in those wars was: Korean War, $4.6 million/one human life, Vietnam War, $6.0 million/one human life, Gulf War, $132.0 million/one human life, and AIDS research, $24,000/one human life. Now despite all the rhetoric about Judeo-Christian values we’ve heard from politicians from Reagan on, these figures do not speak for those "traditional family values" of compassion, seeking justice and helping those in need which are at the heart of traditional Jewish and Christian (and other religion’s) messages. And our current Congress, in its alleged attempt to balance the budget and return our government to fiscal responsibility (worthy goals), may cut Medicaid which provides a~x~ess to medical care for low-income persons and persons with disabilities - for example, people living with AIDS.The Congress is also stalling action on Rvan White CARE Act So when v~’e participate in World AIDS Day, and whenwe help with theNAMES PROJECT Quilt, which was’so powerfuily displayed last month, let us not forget that political action is AIDS work too. When we sew a panel or when we ring our bells, as we grieve and remember, and as we help those suffering now, let us also act on their behalf and in their memory. National politics has real life consequences here in Oklahoma. Silence still equals death for ourselve~ and those whom we love. Action equals lif~. Do something° - Tom Neal, publisher & editor by Phil Bob.’r-Schmidt Queer politics is a volatile game, a mix of inyour-face direct action and behind-the-scenes maneuvering for position. It is a game with which I am familiar and a game I fondly hope we, one day, no longer have to play. Over the years, as my involvement in the queer political scene has broadened, I’ve watched as we make the same nustakes over and over again, and only recently has this repetitive revelation dawned on me. I believe there is a way to stop the pattern. During my involvement in the anti-Amendment Two campaign in Colorado in 1992, I watched my friends and colleagues, and even me, become political animals. We had to. There seemed no other conceivable way to defeat our opposition, a formidable opposition with too much support from national organizations that was way ahead of us in planning. I watched as normally passive resistors became rabid direct action experts. I watched, sometimes in shock and horror, as my own way of dealing with the world became a thing of the past, and I lived in a constant state of political awareness, ready to jump on any opportunity to garner even one more vote for our side. I was out of.my dement. My partner and I had adopted a philosophy years before that had served us well. We consciously chose to work on changing the world one person at a time. The advent of Amendment Two took us out of that philosophy and into the world of in-yourface politics. Changing the world one person at a rime became a luxury; it was no longer an option. What I learned from that experience and my continued involvement in the queer political scene is that someone HAS to give if we are ever going to get along in this.world and make it work. I am not ~uggestIng that we give up the fight for equality, either in civil rights issues or the quest to lift the gender restrictions on the several States’ marriage laws. Quite the opposite is true. I AM suggesting we back off a bit and allow some breathing room. Someone has tO do it, and as long as both sides of the debate are in rabid soapbox mode, no one will ever win. All we will do is allow ourselves to continue to be taken out of our own element and into THEIR element. It is a position from which we can never make any progress. We need a breather. We need to take time to work out a strategy, a p!an. We need to actually afford ourselves the luxury of doing something pro-active. As long as we continue to press the Radical Right from our current vantage point, we will continue to be on the defensive, and they will continue to have the upper hand. I believe in working from our strengths, not our weaknesses. One of our strengths as a community is that we have the advantage of allowing our neighbors, our friends, our communities the pleasure of getting to know us as people. It is my firmlyheldbelief that it is-0nly when others see us as people that we stand any chance of really changing anything. We cannot accomplish this from our current posiuon. Let’s consider a truce, a period of time off for good behavior, even if our opposition chooses not to participate. In the long run, I believe we will be able to accomplish our goals more effectively and with a lot less toll on us as people, on our relationships, and our lives. Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th *Lola’s, 2630 E 15th *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Time’n’TimeAgain, 1515 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Wild Nights, 2405 E. Adiniral Wild Fork, Utica Square, 21st & Utica *Interurban, 717 S. Houston 744-0896 585-5622 749-1563 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 664-8299 584-1308 582-4340 742- 0712 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Dermis C.Amold, Realtor 746-4620 Associates in Medical & Mental Health, 1560 E. 21 743-1000 Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 *Barnes & Noble BoOksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria 743-5272 Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Ste. 102 254-2100 Creative Collection, 1521 E. 15 592-1521 Cherry St. Psychotherapy Assoc. 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 D’Antiques, 1508 E. 15th 592-5356 *Dusty Roads at the Silver Star, 1565 Sheridan 834-4234 *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan" 838-8503 Express Pools & Spas, 6310 S. Peoria 743-9994 Fidelity Home Health Care, Inc. Coweta 486-1174 Leanne M. Gross, Financial Harming 744-0102 *Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 *Imaginations, Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria 584-4606 International Tours 341-6866 599-8070 Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747-5466 Loup-Garou, 2747 E. 15 742-1992 Lean Ann Macomber, Realtor Associate, 671-2010 Massoud’s Jewlery, The Farm, 51st & Sheridan 663-4884 *MediaPlay, 9121 E. 71st 250-5158 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 584-3112 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 st 663-5934 *-Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 PI 664-2951 Puppy Pause II, llth & Mingo 838-7626 Royal Travel, 6927 S. Canton .496-2410 584-0337 *Ross Edward Salon, 1438 S. Boston *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square 749-6301 Southwest Viatical, 41’46 S. Harvard, Ste. F-5 747-3322 *Tomfoolery Gifts & Cards, at Family of Faith MCC 583-1248 Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling 743-1733, Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities *Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Ctr. 2627B E. 11 628-0594 B~L..G Alliance, University of Tulsa 583-9780 *Canterbury Ministry Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780 *Chapman S tudent Center, University of Tulsa *Community of Hope (United.Methodist), 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 Dignity/Integrity (Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Episcopalians) 298-4648 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 ,Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 747-6827 Friends in Unity (African-Amer. men), POB 8542, 74101 425-4905 Indian Health Care, Save the Nation 584-4983 Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 *HIV ResourceConsortium, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H- 1 749-4194 NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 748-3111 P-FLAG, POB 52800 74152 749-4901 Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 74104 R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith. Network 749-4195 -Rainbg~.B~iness Guild, POB 4106, 74159 665-5174 : " .R~i~W-~ii]age, POB 50403, 74150-0403 599-8423 ¯ "~’*Shanii Hotfine 749-7898 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, (TOHR) POB 52729 74152 TOHR Gay HelpLine (Info.) 743-4297 Tool Box Technicians, 1338 E. 3i’d 584-1308 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor *University Center at Tulsg Beaver Dam Store, 1/2 mi. N. of Dam on Hwy. 187 501-253-6154 Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main 501-253-7457 DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 501-253-6807 *Emerald Rainbow, 45&1/2 Spring St. 501-253-5445 King’s Hi-Way, 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62W 800-231-1442 *MCC of the Living Spring 501-253-9337 McClung Realtors 501-253-%82 Rock Cottage Gardens 501-253-8659 800-624-6646 Southern Rose Bed & Breakfast, 9 Benton 501-253-2204 Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East 50L253-~6001 *The Woods, 50 Wall St. 501-253-8281 �audio-on-demand subscription service via the Internet. TST company chairman, Edward L. Taylor, states, "so often when it comes to having a voice, the Gay and Lesbian community gets left out. Commercial radio stations seldom carry Gay shows....here at TST, we hope to fill the gap..." TST programming includes a weekly radio show, The Gay 90’s by Buck Harris that is produced out of state. On Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, portions of the Harvard AIDS Conference will be carried live and the audio track of CablePositivewill be available on demand. Gillean & Kirby are hosting a program called, Hear Us Out, focusing on "issues from their viewpoint". TST also has set a goal of 20 "fresh" hours of Lesbian & Gay programming a week. TST spokesperson, Shellie Cook, said that the service will consider providing "air-time" or access for other programming though they cannot provide studio support as they are for Hear UsO.ut. According to Cook, extensive experience may not required. She stated that neither Gillean nor Kirby had a background in radio and were chosen because "someone knew someone..." Program director, Ann Williams, formerly with KWGS, radio station of the University of Tulsa, spoke at a Rainbow Business Guild meeting last spring about the then in-development program and listened to Lesbian and Gay community b.usines s people about the lack of community oriented programming. ~ommumty reaction has been positive. However, one community observer, discussing the announcement of the program, expressed surprise at this new "visibility" for Gillean since Gille’andedined to serve as public spokesperson for TOHR during the time he served as TOHR president. Others have expressed regrets that the impact of. the service may be limited since it requires a somewhat expensive computer equipment and paid access. To hear the programming, listeners need a "multi-media" computer and modem. For more information: website: http://www.tstradio.com e-mail: mail@tstradio.com or call ’481-0077 or 800-789-4506. The change in status means the church loses some of its autonomy. Major decisions will now have to be reviewed bv district authorities. One reason cited for the downgrade was the failure to pay required tithes to the district and to UFMCC headquarters. Church members who spoke on condition of anonymity allege that the tithes were as much as 5 months in arrears and that Pastor Jones had received several written and verbal communications asking for compliance. District Coordinator Ed Paul declined to comment on the communications issue because of concerns about litigation but stated that the tithes were in arrears but not as much as 5 months. Church members have also raised con: cerus about perceived irregularities in the financial records for the year ending. Vvqaile the yearend report shows an ending balance on Sept. 30th of $9,307.38, by the congregational meeting on Oct. 29th, it was reported that the church had less than $700 on hand. At press time, inquiries to the church’s bank showed that the church’s -account appeared to have balance of about $1000-2000.~ District Coordinator Paul said he was not personally aware of the financial status but said that the district would perform a financial review as soon as they are able. Paul noted that he typically advises pastors and church leaders not tO try to sweep things under the rug, even if y. be painful. Halloween at.... Wild Nights...& Halloween at....Renegades...& Halloween at....the Silver Star they are adapted from all three churches, and to others who desire a more liturgical form of worship. Membership is open to all who would serve Christ without bigotry, in truth and justice. Saint Jerome ECC will be a parish church in. the Diocese of the Mountains and P1 ains,joining 14 other parishes in the US and in 3 other countries. Regular Masses_will be celebrated on each Saturday at 6: 00pm at the Community of Hope. For more information, contact Rick Hollingsworth at (918) 742-7122. Making Sense Teleflora Brass Hurricane $39.50 9720-C E. 31 sr Street Tulsa, Ok 74146 (918) 663-5934 Daphane Cooper Miracleglass Neil Ray TOHR Announces New HIV Prevention Program Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights begins a new and innovative, four week program for Gay & Bisexual’men for HIV prevention. The progrmn uses concepts of harm reduction that emphasize non-judgemental, flexible and individualistic approaches to HIV issues. Topics will include: identity, intimacy, health, relationships & sex. Info: call Jason at 742.2927. Owner EXPRESS POOLS & SPAS yo.r poof tla,, (918) 743-9994 6310 S. Peoria Tulsa, OK 74136 Life held this year on the campus of the Uni.versity of Tulsa. Marchers should gather ~n the plaza between Sharp Chapel and McFarlin Library at 6:30. Parking is available on the street south of Sharp Chapel and on the street and in the lot at .the Chapman Activity Center. The march will move around campus, ending at the Great Hall of the Allen Chapman Activities Center where the memorial service will be held. Organizations may bring bamaers and individuals should bring bdls~ Candles will be provided. Around the country at 1:50pro on Dec. 1st, congregations are asked to ring their bells 15 times to recall the 15 years now of the epidemic. Between 7:45 and 8pm, across the country, communities are asked to dim their lights to demonstrate the commitment to fighting AIDS and in tribute to those living with HIV,"AIDS and those who have died from AIDS Interfaith AIDS Ministries wants to line the march route with lumnarnias displaying the names of those who have died. For more information or to submit a name, call 438-2437 or 800-284-2437 by Monday, Nov. 20th. Contributions are requested but are not required. On Sunday, Dec. 3, this year’s Red Ribbon Treefest will be held at the Spotlight Theatre at 1318 Riverside Drive with a reception at4pm & auction at 5:30. The Red Ribbon Treefest is an annual event where decorated holiday trees are auctaoned to raise funds for local HIV/ AIDS organizations. This year’s proceeds will benefit the HIV Resource Consortium’s prescription drug program and to assist Interfaith AIDS Ministries 800 AIDS information telephone line. Tree set-up will be from 9-3pm on Sunday. The Spotlight Theatre has a number of steps at the entrance. To arrange handicapped access, call 663-53721~" Y �News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds Announces Retirement BOSTON IJ.S. Rep. Gerry Studds (D-Mass.), who became the first openly gay member of Congress when he came out on lhc floor of the ltouse after he had bccn censured for having had sex 10 years earlier with a congressional page, has announc cd that hc will not run for his (’.ape Cod di strict scatagatn next year. Following that censure vote, Studds was nevertheless re-elected by a solid margin to become the first openly gay person ever elected to Congress. Studds has held his scat for 12 terms, a total of 23 years. Georgia Sodomy Law Challenged Again ATI ,A NTA -The Atlanta Const[rut[on reports that L. Chi-is (?hfis~cnscn is chailcnging the Georgia sodomy statute, wlfich the ~ I.S. Supreme Court upheld 9 years ago. Attorueys reprcscnlmg Chfistcnsen, who was chargcd with soliciting an undcrcovcr sheriff’s dcputy, will argue that Chfistcnscn’s right to privacy ~s grcatcr under the state C.onstitution than it is under the I;.S. Constiluuon and that the sodomy slatutc infringes on that right. Martina Debuts Rainbow VISA Card NI’;W YORK Tcunis great Mart[ha Navratilova has stepped inlo the corporate promotion area bv inlroducing the "’Rainbow (Sard,’" Visa’s credit card aimed a~ the nation’s gay and lesbian commnnity. Backed by antomakcr Sub~L part of ~c ~d’s fccs will go to the R~nbow Card Foundation, a nonprofit organiz~tion ~at will help fund gay and lesbian heath and education groups in the U.S. The Rainbow Card is available throngh the Travelers Bank, and domestic parmers ~n apply for a.joint a~onnt. "q’hc inspiration for the Rainbow Card and the foundalion calnc from thc incrcdiblc s~cng~ and unityso many of us sh~ed at the 1993 March on W~hington," Navratilova s~d. ’"l’~s cxpericn~ prompted my l~ends m~d mc to evaluate ways to h~ncss the coo heroic power of the gay community to achieve humanitarian goals. "lk~ay, I’m proud to inffodu~ the R~u~w ("ard as a fundraisiug tool that will gcncralc a substantial mnonnt of monc~ Ibr health ~d eduction ~uscs rclcv~t to lesbi~s ~d gays." The fund hopes to r~se some $20 million for v~ous ch~table groups wi0fin ¯e next 5 ye~s, Navmfilova s~d. T~ find out more i~o~ation about the R~nbow C~d, phone 1-800~-~INBOW. Too Man~ ’Rainbows’ NEWARK, N.J.-Just ~ys ~ter it made a ~g~y publicized debut, the R~nbow C~d Fo~fen has been h~ded a "cease ~d desist" order from the R~n- bow Foundation, a New Jersey charity that helps sick children. A spokesperson from the Rainbow Foundation said, "Their causes are not our cause." Attorney Mark Momjian, representing the Rainbow Card Foundation, which will distribute funds raised for gay- and lesbian-oriented groups, said hundreds of charities use the word "rainbow" in their names. University Campus Adds Lesbigay Institute LOS ANGELES - Califonlia State University’s Northridge campus has OKed creating an Institute on Gay, Lesbian & Trausgender Studies. The institute will conduct lectures and seminars on the Southern California campus, starting this semester. In announcing the ne~v institute, Donald Hall, an associate professor of English at the school, said it will serve as a ...Somner LeCroix, an economist with the University of Hawaii... legalizing gay and lesbian marriages would increase the number of tourists visiting the state by about 172,000 people annually..¯ resource for faculty members who would like to include gay and lesbian studies in their course material. Hall said the campus has a large gay and lesbian student population, which the institute will serve. Hawaii Gay Marriages Equals 172,000 Tourists HONOLULU - A state committee holding hearings on the differences in benefits enjoyed by married couples that same-sex couples are ineligible for, was told by Sumner LeCroix, an economist with the University of Hawaii, that legalizing gay and lesbian marriages would increas e the number of tourists v i s [tiny the state by about 172,000 people amiually. "’Adding more tourists of any stripe to the state would in general be good for the state," LeCroix told the Conunission on Sexual Orientation and the Law, authorized by the legislature as the staie tries to deal with the complex political and legal questions raised by a court challenge to the state’s refusal to give marriage licenses to samesex couples. Nat’l. Gay Organization Changes Name to HRC WASHINGTON - Noting that it is "so much more than a fund," the Human Rights Campaign Fund has formally changed its name to the Human Rights,,Canlpaign. HRC has recently begun publishing "H,RZY’Quartefly," a journal of political news and perspective. In announcing the namechange, Elizabeth Birch, HRC"s execuuve director, also announced the organization’s latest Internet addition, a World Wide Web site that it says will let Internet users keep track of voting records for their members of Congress and conlmumcate with diem quicklyiThe WWW site is: http://www.hrcusa.org. Tennessee Williams Honored by USPS with the caption "Roll One On." The pilot is considering filing a civil rights complaint over the incident. Disney Offers Partners Health Benefits IlOLLYWOOD The Walt Disney Compauy has become the latest member of the entertainment industry to extend insurance benefits to the domestic partners of its same-sex workcrs. A Dis~rey.spokesperson said the new policy ."brings our health benefits in line with our corporate non-discrinfination policy." The ncw benefit package applies only to the s,’une-sex partners of l)isncy employees and takes effect in January 1996. Fla. Lawmakers Attack Disney Partners Policy TAH.AHASS EE, Ha. - Fifteen F’lorida state legislators have written to Michael Eisner, chief executive officer of the Walt CLARKSDALE, Miss. - Playwright Teunessee Williams is being honored by a U.S. Postal Service co~umemorative stamp. Williams, best kalown for his complex and emotionally intense plays such as A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Suddenly Last Summer, was We wonder what born in Columbus, Mississippi Walt Disney hlmseff in 1911. He died in 1983. Possible Gay Spouse Not would think of your Enough for Annulment decision if he were DUBLIN, Ireland -The Irish Supreme Court has refused to alive today? We are nullify the 16-year marriage of a inclined to believe couple, mmamed in court documents, who each believed the he would be quick other was homosexual or bito pull the Iplug on sexual. The couple, who have 3 children, wanted to annul their such anti-tamily marriage even though neither eom P any Polieies ¯ presented any concrete evidence about the sexual orientation of - Florida legislators the other. The wife said she thought her Disney Co., denouncing the husband might be homosexual motion picture and theme park or bisexual because of a "close giant’s decision to offer health friendship" he had with another insurance benefits to the domesman and because she said that at tic partners of its gay and lesbian times he preferred masturbation employees. rather than sexual intercourse. The 15 legislators charged Similarly, the husband said he Disney with"belittling the Sanethought the wife migh~ be a les- . : tity of mainage" and of forcing bian because of a "long and very ° its customers to pay for treatclose friendship" that she had ¯ ment for people with AIDS with a younger woman. ¯ through the new health coverage A lower court rejected the an- ¯ that "will result in an increased nulment petition, and the Sunumber of AIDS cases." preme Court. upheld the lower A Disney spokesman in court ruling; noting that "an inBurbank; Calif., John Dreyer, adequacy of the.ability to com- ¯ said the company ~has no intenmunicate" was not justification tion of reversing itself on the for an annulment and that de- ¯ new policy and Saidit was conspite the difficulties the couple sistent with the finn’s non-disfaced "’the re must have been a ~ crimination policies. "This is fair amount of full sexual interabout providing health benefits course" simply to have had 3 for our employees and nothing children. more," Dreyer said. "When we ¯ get the letter, we’ll decide how Condom-Ad Blocked ¯ to respond to them, but we won’t Over Football Stadium ¯ NEW YORK - An air tralTic do it through the media." The controller in the busy New York " full text of the letter from the City region blocked an airplane lawmakers to the Walt Disney that was towing an ad for Co. follows: condoms from flying over the " "An open letter to Michael nearby Giants Stadium during a " Eisner and the Walt Disney weekend football game. A ¯. Board: We are deeply disapspokesperson for the Federal pointed in.your recent decision Aviation Administration said it ¯ to extend health benefits to the was not FAA policy to prevent ~ domestic partners of your hosuch advertising fly-overs bemosexual employees. The me~ cause of the content of the ad. ¯ dia and entertainment industry The towed ad depicted a 25-foot ¯ may consider this a ’politically silhouette of an unrolled condom ¯ correct’ and courageous change in policy, but we - and others who have looked to you as the provider of wholesome, familyoriented entertainment - consider your decision a big mistake both morally and financially. We are surprised at your belittlement of the sanctity of marriage. By implying that vows no longer need to be made in order to gain marital privileges, you are alienating the millions of )eople in this country who take ,the marriage covenant seriously and believe that it is ordained by God. We strongly disapprove of y~)ur inclusion and endorsement of a lifestyle that is unhealthy, unnatural and unworthy of special treamlent. Those who practice homosexuality are engaging in a life style that should not be given the same status as heterosexual marriages. Financially speaking, how can you give medical benefits to a group of people with such a high medical risk, "knowing full-well that other Disney employees and the American people will have to pick up die tab for the inevitable increased health insurance premiums? With your decision, you are alienating the vast majority of fanfilie~ in this country. You may be gaining the applause of a vocal minority of your employees, but you are jeopardizing your finaucial base which creates the need for those same employees. We are also deeply disappointed in the path that die Disney .company has chosen to follow. For more than 50 years Walt Disney Co. has represented all that is good and pure and wholesome in our nation. Families flocked to Walt Disney World and Disneyland because they knew that Walt Disney respected and nurtured the traditional American family and its strong moral values. Disney could always be counted on to provide parents and children alike with family-friendly, goodnatured entertainment. Nowadays, however, you are producing and-fami!y films under other labds,such as Miramax, and moving even further away from traditioual American values with this policy decision. We wonder what Walt Disney himself would think of your decision if he were alive today? We are inclined to believe he would be quick topull.the plug on such anti-family company policies. We hope you will be quick to reconsider your new policy and work to reestablish the Disney Co. as a family-oriented brganization." Dole Waffles on Log Cabin Contribution WASH.INGTON - Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, abruptly changed.his time about a $1,000 campaign contribution from the gay and lesbian Log Cabin Republicans, saying it was a mistake to return the money and blaming the whole incident on �N.ews Briefs Ne.wp ,Briefs News Briefs News, Briefs News Briefs. News Briefs ..News his campaign staff. _’ D~ole, whose GOP presidential bid has been lagging recently, said his campaign staff had not cleared the decision to return the Log Cabin PAC donation with lfim. Dole’s latest statement on the returned funds contradicts statements he made last month when he said on a television interview: "I didn’t want the perception that we were buyinginto some special rights for any group or lifestyle or whatever it might be with gays or.anyone else." But a month later, Dole blamed his campaign staff entirely for the August incident, and implied that he hadn’t known about the deosion to realm the contribution "I think if they had consulted with me, they wouldn’t have done that," Dole told reporters in mid-October. "I just didn’t agree with what happened." Neither, obviously, did the gay GOPers who have since handed over their $1,000 campaign contribution to Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, another Republican presidential candidate. Rich Tafel, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans, said he believed Dole had figured out during the past inonth of campaigning that beating up on gay supporters wasn’t a smart political move. "~I think as he’s traveled around the country he’s found as we have that moderate Republicmls, a lot of Dole supporters; Werereally tumedOfflJy tiffs .whole inddentY Dole said he would not ask the gay Republicans for the donation again because "I don’t want to open it all up again. Temp Agency Sued for Anti-Gay Bias MINNF~A, POLIS - Marcus St. Janacs has filed a lawsuit against thc Dolphin Tcmporary Services" Industrial Group, m~ emp!tymcnt agency, charging diat they fired him as an employee of the company because he is gay. In the suit, St. James also charges thai the temporary agency singled lfim out for retaliation because he had refused to fabricate data for some 500 job seekcrsin order to meet equal opp0rtunity employment requiremeuts. Au attoruey for the finn denied may ,reprisals against St. Jmfies and insisted that his "job ~ pgrforLn.an,ce, ,.w,a~£k¢ sole.~eason f‘or his. termination.’" St. James is as’king ~tr,~0mc $50,000 in darnages mid lost wages. . COI.I ~ege Repub!ieans Sue Over~ Anti=Bias. Pledge DENVER - A GOP student organization, die College RepublicanS,has filed a federal lawsfiit ,against Colorado State University, the University of Northern Colorado and the Metropolitan State College in Denver, charging that the 3 campuses violate their First Amendment rights for insisting that student groups sign a nondiscrimination agremnent that includes sexual orientation. ~ ¯ -" : ¯ : : The suit charges that"if the Col- lege, Republicans were compelled to-accept homosexuals ... this would change the message communicated by the College Republicans’ speech and other First Amendment activities.’" The suit asks the U.S. District : Court to force the schools to : sanction the College Republi- ¯ cans, which would include pro" viding them with office spaceon campus. Leaders of the College Republicans said earlier this year that they had no intention of actually barring homosexuals but that they object to the colleges’ decision to require all student organizations to sign the pledge, which states: "The club will:not discriminate on the basis Of ,abe, color, creed, religion, age, gender, disability or sexual orientation." "We really feel the school is violating our freedom of association by shoving someone’s "We reafly fed the school is violating our freedom of association by shoving someone’s book he was.usin~Vdidn’ t ha;ce a single reference to the role of gays and lesbians in history. Papers Print Photo of Greek PM’s Wife Nude with ’Another Woman’ ATtIENS - Greece erupted in a political uproar after 3 newspa7 pers in Athens published a frontpage photo of Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou’ s wife Dimitra Liani in what purports ’to show her nude on a bea~hin "an intimate pose with another unidentified woman." The photo, which Mrs. Papandreou has denounced as faked, depicts the unidentified woman fondling her genitals. ¯ Authorities arrested the publisher of one of the papers on misdemeanor charges his publication made an "unprovoked insuit" against Mrs. Papandreou, who met and married the Prime Minister when she was an airline stewardess. The publishers of the two other papers that published the photo also face warrants for their arrest but have gone into hiding, police say. Mrs Papandreou, who is 40, said the photo was a fake representing a "dirty campaign" to thwart her increasing political ambitions. sexual,preference Albuquerque Gay & down our throat," Lesbian-History Month said Nate HalL.of ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez proclaimed October "’Lesbian & Gay His tory Month’" in the city on Oct. 27, recognizing the"important contributions to our society" by gays and lesbians. The proclamation also notes that National Coming Out Day~ whichis Oct. 11, was started 7 years ago by long-time Nmv Mexico resident Robert Eichberg~ who died earlier this year. Earlier in the month, Santa Fe Mayor Debbie Jaramillo also issued a similar proclamation recognizing "Lesbian, Gay’ & Bisexual History: Month" in that city. the Metropolitan State C llege Republicans... sexual preference down our throat," said Nate Hall. chairman of the Metropolitan State College Republicans. "If a person is gay., so what’? Our biggest concern is, are you. a Republican’? But we don’t as a club condone homosexual activity." Sheila Kaplan, Metropolitan State College president, said that the school stands bY .t!~e antibias reqnireme, nt "One of the founding pfinci plUS 6~"Met~6 i~ a Iranian Man Sentenced cormnitment to maintaining a For Dressing AS Women campus environment free from TEHRAN -An Iranian newspadiscrimination in any’ form, per has reported that a man in the where .all people are respected capital city of Tehran was beaten and valued," Kaplan said. "We up by outraged women and later believe Metro’s nondiscriminasentenced toi201ashes by’ a court tion policies areLht~pl~r,O,p,ri- " ~b~fig~"h~’ ~’6t- ~)n a municipal ate and legal." . btigdr~ssed in the heavv veils dismissed a lawsuit by Navy Lt. Richard Selland who has been challenging the Defense Department’s new so-called "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy of excluding openly gay and lesbian service members from the military. The court ruled that Selland’s First and Fifth Amendment rights do not take precedence over Congress’ and the Defense Department’s right to set military policies. Selland currentl y i s a supply officer at a base in Virginia, but when he came out in 1993, he was stationed on the submarine Hammerhead. Gay Couple’s Joint Bankruptcy Denied ATLANTA - U.S. Bankruptcy Judge A. David Kahn has rejected the joint bankruptcy petition of 2 gay men, ruling that they were ineligible because they aren’t legally married. Judge Kahn agreed that the men’ s long- ¯ ¯¯Sheldon had made *’a career out of vilifying lesbians, gays and persons with AIDS" and had called people infected HIV to be "confined in eoneentratlon . eam?-like establishments. , tenn relationship had a number of similarities to a heterosexual mamage, but he :ruled that federal bai"tkniptcy laws required legal marriage or its equivalent as "’more than a inere technicalitV.’" The case is believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S. O.S. House of ReDs. Opened by Prayer by Radical, Anti-Gay Pastor WASHINGTON Rights activists and Democrats in the House of Representatives expressed disma? and outrage over having far-right anti-gay milfister Louis Sheldon of, the Traditional Values Coalition deliver the daily prayer that usually begin s the legislative body’s ~lay on Thursday, Nov. 2. Santa Fe ProclaimsGhy and billowing caftan-lik~ gown " ReD. Lynn Wolsey, a Califor" " ~&Lesbian History Month. of a woman. " niaDeumcrat saidSheldon had The3 i-year:~idma~, who Was SANTA FE. NM - Debbie made "’a career out of vilifyiug not identified, told’the newspaJarmnill.o, the lnavot of Sm~ta lesbimls, gays mid persons with per that he had dressed as a ’Fe, N.M., has :officially proAIDS.’" and had called for people s ~1 bd rite d’ ~Oi: r~be f~ -’ as~, ::: .]Le’S bi~aiL ¯ woman’ ,m~’d~ s at; i~l’ tli~; W omen.infected iwith: HIV. to~.be:?’con- O~fl~:;~e~ secti6n of the bus ias Gay’ & Bisexual Hist6~3: Mbfith’. ~finedin concentration -camp.like. "]Yar~"tf’a’S33 bet ~vifll his father. In makiug tli~’ 15f6~tanYation, establishrnents.’" ~ ....... Mayor Jaranfillo’said it was nec- "" A’pparenfly the man~s large frmne Eli.zabeth Birch of.the I2iUman mid feet di&l’t fool the women. essary ’:’to make sure onr country Rights Campaign agreed. "’It is however, mid he told the paper at least learns the lessons Of toloutrageous that those in control they" "got aiagry mid beat me up." erance mid faimess and accepts of this Congress would allow The man was later sentenced by the fact that we are all eqnal in that man, whose every waking a religious court to 20 lashes for die eves of God." Lesbian, Gay breath is spent attacking lesbian & BiSexual History Month was what it called his "ugly and imand gay people in this country, proper" prank. originally the brai]lclfild of St. to lead the House in prayer," Louis, Me., high school teacher Sailor’s Case Dismissed Birch said. "’Sheldon has created Rodimy Wilson after he found BALTIMORE- Federal District a cottage industry out of polidthat an 800-page history text- Court Judge Joseph Young has cal gay-bashing and hate, ..and:it is insulting to every fair-mind&d American." But a spokesperson for House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Sheldon’s invocation was "perfectly appropriate." Sheldon had been invited to deliver the brief prayer at the request of ReD. Ken Calvert (RCalif.). NGLTF ’Creating Change’ Conference WASHINGTON, D.C. -The National ’Gay, & "Lesbian Task Force held its 1995 Creating Changeconference, on Nov. 1012 in Detroit. The Task Force released the following statement: "More than a thousand gay,lesbian, bisexual and transgender activists gathered in Detroit, Michigan, for what was, perhaps, the largest ever national gay’ strategizang conference. The 1995 Creating Change Conference occurs at a critical juncture in the gay’ and lesbian movement when many battles and far-reaching decisions are coming together at once, the U.S. Supreme Court’s pending ruling on die Colorado Amendment 2 case, the prominencc of gay, lesbian and bisexual issues in the 1996 Presidential Ele&ions, Right Wing anti-gay b~illot initiatives in Maine and other states, workplace discrimination, and samegender marriages, ainong oilier controversial issues.’" The conference present some ’180 wOrkshops~ - plenaries. brown-bag sessions, and cultural events. Plenary’ speakers included Urvashi \,’aid, nationally’ known activist and author of Virtual Equally.’: The Mains?reaming of Gay and Lesbiaftgiberation; Second-term Wigconsin State ReD. Tmnmv Bfildwin Elias Farajaje-JoneS, -author, teacher, theologian, bisexual activist recently’ featured in Newsweek; and Harry Britt,.pioneer gay politician and former member, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Numerous other gay" movement ’luminaries attended, including Dee Mosbacher, Deb Price, Elizabeth Birch, Scan Strub, Debra Chasnoff, Scot Nakagawa, Phill Wilson,-Derek Hodel, Tim McFeeley, Paula Ettelbrick, Mab Segrest, Robert Bray, Suzmme Pharr. Suzanne Goldberg, and ¯ activists from almost every State. Tulga activist, Tim Gillean, attended the Conference as well as native ONahoman and Dalras Gay & ’.Lesbian-A,tl’ianee.preSi- �¯ be ineffective or inadequate for another of lic Health.Association that about a third of female transsexuals, he found that alI had the peopl~ surveyed in African-American ¯ the 9 known strains of the virus. "We may the smaller "female" structure in this area ;<~churches believe that HIV was produced ¯ need to worry about different genetic apof the brain. Swash said the results imply that maleby the government in germ warfare labs as ¯ pearances of the virus and changing patpart of a genocide effort aimed at blacks in " terns of the virus in order to get vaccines to-female transsexuals had this smaller ¯ that protect people who might be travelthis country. stria terminalis area from birth and that Dr. Sandra Crouse Quilm of the public " ling or who might live in different regions the re, on of the brain may be linked to Concerns Over AIDS Funds in health school at the University of North ¯ of the world," said Dr. Andrew Artenste gender identity as well as sexuality in Medicaid Changes Carolina-Chapel Hill, reported that an- ¯ in, one of the researchers at Walter Reed. general. Swaab said that there was no "It might require either multiple strains in other third of the approximately 1,000 evidence that transsexualism is genefi: WASHINGTON - Government officials ¯ the vaccine or multiple vaccines eventuchurch-goers surveyed in 5 U.S. cities cally inherited, but noted that it was not and AIDS agencies say that potentially indicated they were "unsure’" if the AIDS ¯ ally to protect people.’" possible to say" how much influence envihundreds of thousands of people with ronmental factors play compared to inepidemic was an a ttempt at genocide or ¯ HIV/AIDS could lose health care benefits Fired Nurse With HIV Sues not. Quinn noted that black church-goers herited traits. Swaab and other researchunder legislation approved by Congress HOUSTON - A Houston nurse, known in are not representative of the larger Afriers, including Dr. Simon LeVay of the that would give ~eater control of Mediccourt doctnnents only as "Jane Doe," has can-American population, but said the Salk Institute, have found similar differaid fun ds to states. Jesse Brown, secrefiled a lawsnit against Surgicare, a medi"stnnfflng’" results nevertheless indicate ences in the size of another area of the tary of the Veterans Affairs Dept., and cal center where she had worked until that a large portion of the country’s black Donna Shalala, secretary of Health & hypothalmnus between gay and straight earlier this year. Doe’s suit charges that population doesn’t trust public health inmen. Human Services, joined in criticizing the after learning she was HIV-positive in formation.legislative changes approved by the ReStraights Not Changing Sexual . January she was told by her supervisor to Quiun and Stephen Thomas of Emery ¯ take time off work if she wanted to "deal publican-controlled Congress. The legisBehavior Because of Epidemic University said, however, that the finding lation would hand over a large part of the with the shock.’" But after a 2 week leave, BOSTON - A report in the American is backed up by similar studies of black federal Medicaid funds in block ~ants for Doe was informed that she had been fired Journal of Public Health indicates that college students, housing-project residents : for "excessive absenteeism" because she the states to administer, spar’king increased heterosexuals surveyed in 1990 and again and African-Americans visiting clinics in concerns that people with HIV/AIDS illhad been off work for more than 3 days in in 1992 show no changes in their sexual Washington, D.C. The researchers said nesses might suffer cuts in benefits as a the past 6 months. The suit charges that ¯ activities because of the AIDS epidemic. the other surveys also found that around result. Surgicare violated federal anti-bias laws The researchers noted that the 2 surveys one-third of those survey believed HIV and fired her because of her infection. Research Links Transsexualism of some 9,000 people from around the was part of an effort to l~ill blacks in the ¯ China Begins Addressing country indicate that the number of hetAnd Brain Structure U.S., and another third indicated they erosexhals who said they engaged in sex AIDS Epidemic LONDON - Researchers in the Nether-. were unsure about the theory. The scienwith multiple partners had actually inlands have reported in the journal Nature tists surveyed people who attended black ¯¯ BEIJING - According to a report in the creased slightly by 4% between 1990 and that male-to-female transsexualism may Guangming Daily, Chinese health minis-clmrches in Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., De¯ try authorities have acknowledged for the 1992. The researchers also reported that have a biological basis, based on a tiny troit, Kansas City, Me., and Tuscaloosa, ¯ first time that the 2,428 cases of AIDS the surveys indicate that straights showed region of the hypothalamus in the brain. Ala. ~ officially reportedin the country are probno increased likelihood of using condoms Prof. Dick Swaab of the Netherlands InAsian, African HIV Strains or getting tested for HIV during the 2 stitute for Brain-Research in Amsterdam ably "significantly undercounted" and that Migrating to the West years the)’ were surveyed. said in the report that the stria terminalis the ministry believes the actual number of LONDON - According to the report in region of the hypothalamus that is linked people infected with HIV in China is Many Blacks Believe HIV a the medical journal Ixtncet, U.S. and Uruto sexuality is larger in men than in women, probably about 100,000 people instead. Genocide Attempt guayan military doctors are reporting that regardless of their sexual orientation. But The health ministry officials also anSAN" DIEGO - Researchers reported at Asian and African strains of HIV have Swaab reported that, after studying the nounced that it would join in observing the annual meeting of the American Pubbeen introduced into the Western hemipost mortem brain structures of 6 male-toWorld AIDS Day on December 1 and is in sphere, brought back to their home counthe process of setting up a national agency tries by military personnel returning from to address prevention and control of the foreign duty in those regions. spread of HI\.’ in the country. Military doctors at the Walter Reed It ’Came’ In Outer Space Army Institute and the Uruguayan DirecKANSAS CITY, Kan. - Dr. Joseph Tash torate of the Armed Forces in Montevideo of the University of Kansas School of said they isolated a common Southeast Medicine has been given a contract by the Asian strain of HIV in 6 Uruguayan solNational Aeronautics and Space Admindiers and marines who served as part of a istration (NASA) to conduct sexual exU.N. peacekeeping f orce in Cambodia. In periments in outer space. Little is known a different study also reported in Lancet, about sex in the weightlessness of space, physicians at the U.S. Naval Health Rebut there is some evidence that male sperm search Center in San Diego found the is more active and aggressive in orbit. But same HIV strain in 3 U.S. sailors and before you start suiting up and heading off Marines who had been serving in Thaito NASA headquarters in Houston with & for, but not exclusive land. They also found 2 African’strains of visions of astronaut orgies, however,Tash the virus in 2 servicemen who had reto the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities. notes, that these experiments will only turned from duty in Kenya and Uganda. involve studying the behavior of the sperm The scientists say" the findings could of sea urchins - which is chemically close complicate efforts to fight AIDS because Monday & Thursday evenings: to that of human sperm. potential vaccines that might be devised see next page to protect against one strain of HIV may 7-8:30 pm for testing, 7-9 pm for results.- Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method Daytime testing, Mon-Thurs by appointment. TOHR Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights 742-2927 4158 South Harvard, Suite E-2 2 doors east of the HIV Resource Consortium Look for our banner on testing nights._ 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 Della Blackburn, CADC Judy Seymour-Taylor, CADC Richard Reeder, MS Serving a Diverse Commnnity �HIV blood test as part of his application, and asked to see his doctor’s records, both of which LaBonte agreed to. But LaBonte’s attorney says the company incorrectly decided that the two men were having unprotected sex, and in March of this year r.ejl,e,c,ted LaBonte’s application, saying that this type bf activity poses an increased risk for mortality which we are unable to price." The suit charges that the insurance firm’ s rejection of the policy violates both California and U.S. laws barring discriinination against people who associate with individuals infected with HIV. In a brief .press release, Minnesota Mutual Life said it does not discriminate and is in complete compliance with Califomia’s insurance regulations. Health Officials Confirm 1st rus. Officials with India’s health ministry that department officials destroyed his agreed that the WHO figures are probably career because he complained abou! uncorLeg~t,~:noting ,,.that the number of resafe standards and procedures at a statepor(~d cases in the country has nearly run laboratory. Joseph Youme, who had doubled in the last 6 months and that 7 out worked with the state health department of every 1,000 people screened for HIV for 16 years and had studied HIV with are now testing poslt~ve. Robert Gallo, included written complaints Justice Dept. Sues Moving he had made involving what he believed Viatical Firm Says It were tmsafe laboratory procedures. InCompanies Over AIDS Meets SEC Rules cluded in the complaints Yourno had made WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice DeWASHINGTON- Brian D. Pardo, presiin the past few years were criticisms that partment has filed alawsuit against Bekins dent of the Waco, Texas-based Life Parttubes of laboratory specimen blood had Van Lines and Schloer Enterprises Inc. ners Inc., has filed a sworn report in fedbeen dropped in stairwells, hazardous Schloer, whichis Bekins’ agency in Philaeral court that the viatical insurance comwaste had been tossed out with regular delphia, was sued for refusing to move the pany "has developed revised methods of building rubbish, and that on one occahousehold goods of two men because a operation that it considers sufficient to sion in 1991 a large bird flew through an friend of theirs has AFDS. The federal eliminate any claim that the securities open window and knocked over unspecilawsuit was filed under the Americans laws apply." Life Partners functions as fied lab specimens and equipment before with Disabilities Act and charges that the buyers’ agent in viatical settlements, if flew out agmn. After filing complaints .Bekins had agreed to move the furuishwhich allow people with terminal illnesses about the conditions at the lab with superags of David Homan and Robert such as AIDS to sell their life insurance riors, Yourno says he was demoted to a Bite Transmission o! HIV policies prior to death. Rosenbaum, who were relocating to Aridesk job, virtually putting an end to his zona. But when the movers arrived at the WEST PALM BEACH,.FIa. -The U.S.: : TheU.S.SecuritiesandExchangeComcareer in laboratory research. home of the men, a neighbor who has Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ¯ mission has not yet commented on the AIDS was visiting Homan and Equal Employment Commission has confirmed the first instance of HIV. : steps outlined in Pardo’s sworn stateRosenbaum, and the movers abruptly rebeing transmittedby ahumanbite. Health ¯ ment, but its court filings acknowledge Sues Over Firing of HIV÷ Driver fused to continue with the move, the suit officials noted that an unusual set of cir- -" that viatiCal transactions are not inherFRESNO, Calif. - A California-based charges. The moving companies, have cumstances would be needed for HIV to : ently securities, that the participation of trucking company is being sued by the denied any wrongdoing, but the Justice be passed from one person to another ° an agent does not necessarily-invoke the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Department says it filed the suit because through-a bite, and noted that this case, ¯ securities laws, and that the preliminary Commission for firing an HIV-infected the 2 firms refused to .cooperate in its which took place during the robbery of a ," injuncuonissued by a federal court earlier truck driver. DEF Express in Kingsburg, initial investigation. 91-year-old man, was the first such docu- ." this year allows Life Partners to comply Calif., has been charged with violating the Antibodies May Not Disable Hiv mented ease in 15:years they have been : "by restructuring the transactions in such Americans with: Disabilities Act in as tracking the AIDSepidemic. ¯ a way that they do not constitute securiLONDON - AIDS researchers have. redismissal of driver .James Marion. The ported in the British journal Nature .that ,: Alarming Growth inGIobal AIDS., _,:..-ties.’? The SEC must file a response to the.EEOC isaskingthat, Marion receiYe back HIV can continue to be infectious evenGENEVA ~ "The-staggering~ impact of : report.by Nov; 2., after which time the. ¯ -wages~ compensation for emotional sufafter the individual virus has been trapped AIDS in non-Western nations around the ¯ , court will deliberate the case. The SEC is ; feting and punitive damages again DEF. inside an envelope of antibodies, norg~obe has been underscored by recent ¯" seeking to make the court injection per- ~ An attorney representing, the trucking manent. mally the way the body neutralizes other statements by health organizations and ¯ firm said DEF Express wasn’t even aware ¯ that Marion was HIV-positive until he microbe~. The Virginia Commonwealth officials. Timothy Stamps, Zimbabwe’s HIV Scientist Sues New York University researchers said the finding health minister, said in a newspaper interfiled the complaint against the company ALBAN’Y, NY- A former New York may partly explain why it has been so view that the country estimates that some and accused the EEOC of filing the lawhealth department research worker has difficult to stop the relentless spread of see Health Briefs, page 8 100,000 Zimbabweans will die of AIDSfiled a lawsuit against the state, charging the virus. Dr. Gregory Burton, one of the related illness during the next year and a researchers, said the antibodies that enhalf. Stamps said he wasn’t trying to be an velop HIV, instead of disabling it may "alarmist," but noted that "At present 25 actually help spread the virus to the body’s to 30 bodies of victims of AIDS are put disease-fighting T cells. into mortuaries...and hospitals" every day in the country. In neighboring Sout~a AfMan Sues Insurance Firm rica, a study by the Universltv of Natal Over Lover’s HIV says that nearly a million people in SAN FRANCISCO- Mark LaBonte, who KwaZulu-Natal, the country" s most poputs HIV-negative, has filed a S1 million lous province, will be infected with HIV lawsuit against the Minnesota Mutual Life by 19%. The researchers predicted there Insurance Company, charging that he was would be 920,000 HIV cases in the provturned down for a policy after the insurince of 8.7 million. The nation’s health ance firm learned he is gay and that his department also indicates its latest data partner has AIDS. LaBonte’s suit charges indicates that of the country’s 40 million that his application for insurance was repeople 7.6% (about 3 million people) are fused after Minnesota Mutual Life learned already infected with the virus. his lover, Joe Aviles, is infected with The World Health Organization has HIV. LaBonte claims the insurance finn also announced that even though HIV was believed that he was therefore at risk for almost unknown in India 10 years ago, it infection from Aviles. MinnesotaMuttml now estimates that between 1.6 and 2 Life had asked LaBonte to undergo an million Indians are infected with the vi- Jeffrey A. 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In their study, published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, the mathematicians" complex formulas generate a model that scientists say "tells us how the immune system can make antibodies that are 100 times more effective in just two weeks.’" Virologists and other scientists say the mathematical modeling could give"doctors important insights into the most effective times in the progression of HIV infection to prescribe specific medications to fight off the virus. Assertiveness May Help Black Women Avoid HIV CHICAGO - ,According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, African-American women Who took classes in %exual assertiveness" were two times more likeh’ to insist on theirmale sex partners using condom s than a comparable group of women who took a standard 2-hour AIDS education class. Among other things, the classes taught how to put condoms on a partner, how to clearly express sexual desires and how to deal with situations where either the women or their partners have been drinking. ,:~* ....... "We don’t think one session of HIV education is really goxng to change any behavior - and in fact it did not," said Dr. Gina Wingood of the school of public health at the University of Alabama ~n Birmingham and one of the co-authors of the study. Black women in the U.S. are 16 times m~)re likely to become infected with HIV than American white women, possibly because their male sex partners are less likely to use condoms or more likely to u se IV drugs, Wingood and her fellow researchers said. ~ discovered that one of its surgeons had ¯ . been infected with HIV for at least 13 ¯ years. Hospital officials said it was "’very ¯ ~" uulikely’~ that the physician had infecte~l any of his patients but that it wanted to reassure former patients of the surgeon. Male IV Drug Users at High Risk for HIV ATLANTA - A study by the C~nters for Disease Control & Prevention and published in the agency’s MMWR Summary indicates that AIDS education and prevention programs may not be reaching male IV drug users ffho also have sex with other men. The CDC study was based on xnterviews with men who inject drugs and who also have sex with other men Young People Hit Hardest by whether they identified themselves as gay, HIV in China bisexual or heterosexual - in Dallas, DenBEIJING - China’s leading medical pubver and Long Beach, Calif. The researchlication, Health Daily, has reported that ers concluded that this subgroup now acthe AIDS epidemic is striking the nation’s counts for 7% of the total AIDS cases in younger people harder than auy other age the U.S. and 21% of all the cases among group. According to the paper, nearly IV drug users in tiffs country. two-thirds of those infected with HI\" in .." " The men in this group, ~e study said, the country are under 30 years of age. The are at "’extremely high risk" of becoming paper’s da~a, however, w’as based on govinfected, noting that the majority of those ernment health agency figures, which ofinterviewed shared needles, often traded ficially have recorded ouly 1,774 HIV sex for drugs or money, and had unproinfections in the country..klan)" global tected sex with multiple partners. The AIDS experts believe that more than study also noted that how these men iden10,000 Chinese are actually infected with tify themselves sexually may have little or the virus. nothing to do with whether they have sex with other males, with a full third of those French Hospital to Test 5,000 interviewed describing themselves as hetEx-Patients of MD with HIV erosexuals even though they all acknowlPARIS - Officials at the Saint-Germainedged having sex with other men. en-Laye Hospital have announced that Study: Lesbians, Bi Women At the medical facility will test more than 5,000 ex-patients for possible HIV infecHigher Risk for HIV tion. The enormous hospital-funded testCHICAGO - According to a report pubing program was announced after it was lished in the American Journal of Public Health, wo~nen who have sex with other women are at greater risk for HIV infe6tion than women who are exclusively heterosexual. The researchers compared attitudes,, characteristics and HIV statns of women at a sexually transmitted disease clinic in New York City. Of the 9% who said they have sex with other women, more than 90% said they also had sex with men as well. The scientists found that the women who had same-sex contact were more likely than the exclusively heterosexual women to be infected with HIV, to trade sex for drugs or money; and to use intravenous drugs. The researchers .said, although the women who have sex with other women were more likely to be infected with HIV, the study found no instances of actual female-to-female transmission. Clinton to Host White House AIDS Conference WASHINGTON-The administration has announced that President Clinton will host the first-ever White House Conference on AIDS on Dec. 6 to underscore his commitment to doing more about the epidemic. Mike McCurry, White House press secretary, said it will bring many experts on the disease to the high-level conference. "’It will feature more than 130 individuals from across the country," M~Curry said. "Conference participants will discuss the. latest trends in the .AIDS epidemic, epidemiological stgveys and studies of the AIDS epidemic itself, and the central issues of AIDS research, prevention, care and discrimination, among other issue, s." McCurry said Clinton would take part m some portion of the conference, but didn’t specify exactly what. Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law FI_~ELITY HO_/v~E HEALTH CARE, INC. Tulsa Office 486-1174 800-999-3 , ,2 We provide comprehensive home health services 24 hours/day, seven days/week. The range of services include: Know Your Rights! 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 and Corn panion sitter services. 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The researchers found, among other things, that clean-needle programs cost about $20 per addict per year, "but treatment costs for people with AIDS : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ were as high as $120,000 a year. CA Gov. Vetoes Medicinal Pot The researchers also compared data ¯¯ SACRAMENTO, Calif. - To the surprise from the 5 cities they studied with data of almost no one, California Governor from New York City, which does not have : Pete Wilson la~ vetoed a measure passed a legal needle-swap program. The scien- ¯ in September by the state legislature that fists found that HIV infection rates among would have allowed people with AIDS IV drug users there rose from under 10% ~ and some other illnesses to grow and use to more than 50% in just 5 years, while the : marijuana. Many AIDS activists and a 5 study cities kept infection rates among ¯ number of physicians say the illegal drug IV drug abusers at very low levels. alleviates several debilitating manifestaHIVTesting for Expectant Moms ¯ uons associated with AIDS,includingloss of appetite, weight loss, and nausea. It is SACRAMENTO,Calif.-CaliforniaGov_ the second such measure approved .by the ernor Pete Wilson has signed into law a measure that requires health care pracu-. " California Legislature that Wilson has vetoed~’ " tioners offeringl~renatal ca~e tO offer HW testing to pregnant women. Expectant ¯ HIV Isolation Works - At a Price mothers arenot,however, required to take " HAVANA - The Miami Herald has rethe test. ¯ ported that Cuba has one of the lowest HIV infection rates in all of Latin America - by forcibly quarantining those infected with the virus. World Health Orgamzation data shows that Cuba has only 0.8 cases of AIDS reported for each 100,000 citizens. Cuba has put people infected with HIV inisolated sanatoriums for nearly a decade. Dr. Reinaldo Gil, who runs Cuba’s AIDS programs, told the Herald that the isolation of people with HIV AIDS was the main reason for the country’s low infection rate. "People are beginning to.see that what we did works," he said. The paper also quoted people with AIDS who agreed that Cuba’s isolation program had reduced possible infections. But one patient told the paper, "’\Ve have lost our freedom. That is the most important thing there is." Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa ERSON REALTORS" LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: 671-2010 Where God Uplifts All People Sunday Service, 10:45 am Wednesday Service, 6:30 pm Home Cell Groups, 2rid & 4th Sun. 2642 E. 21st Street ¯ Suite 170 . Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Off: 918-749-8374 ¯ Res: 918-582-7672 ¯ Fax: 918-747-1795 1623 No, Maplewood, 838-1715 Imaginations Christmas Gif!! Dan Du Vail / Ozoner Unique Gifts: Clocks, Lamps, Tees, Mini Waterfalls & more! 15th & Peoria 584-4606 Aroma Lamps Kelly Kirby BROOKSIDE Certified Public Accountant 4649 South Peoria Lesbians & Gays face many special tax situations whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve our communities with sensitive & timely information. 743-5272 Corner of 48th & Peoria 747-5466, POB 1401!, Tulsa 74159 Open Saturdays thru holidays4. JEWELRY 9:30 - 5, Mon. - Fri. �A White House letter from Clihton to the Human Rights Campaign, a major backer of the legislation and the country’s largest gay lobbying organization, says that the president considers the bill "important civil rights legislation." The bill bans discrimination based on sexual orientation in businesses with more than 15 employees. Religious organizations are exempt from the measure. Clinton noted that the proposed le~slation does not apply to businesses with 15 or fewer workers, to the nation’s armed forces or to i’eligious organizations or the schools they operate, andthat 4t specifically excludes, an~" quotas. The bill would not reqtfires businesses to provide health or other benefits to domestic parmers of gay or lesbian employees. "’The bill, therefore, appears to answer all the legitimate objections previously raised against it, ~while ensuring that Americans, regardless of their sexual orientation, can find and keep their jobs based on their ability and the quality of their work," the Clinton letter says. George S tephanopoulos, a senior Clinton advisor, said,"This is a reasonable response to a real problem. It ensures that everyone receives equal treatment and no one gets special treatment." "Peopleshould not be fired from their jobs for a reason that has nothing to do wi th their abilities," said Elizabeth Birch, executiye director of the Human Rights Campaign. "Today in.America, it’s perfectly legal to fire someohe for being gay or lesbiaJa. The President stands with the vast majority of Ameri cans in supporting equal rights in the workplace for lesbian and gay citizens." The bill laces opposmon on Capitol Hill, "and has poor chances of passage at this time. In the latest issue of Nature Gen¢,Jir~sv~,Dr. Dean Hamer and his fellow researcli6rs at the National Institutes of Health reported that the expanded study confirms that there is a genetic link between male homosexuality and the genetic marker (known as X q28) il;herited from X chromosome of the mother. The researchers found that 22 of 32 pairs of gay brothers from unrelated families (69%) shared the same version of the genetic material, leading them to confirm the genetic link. When the scientists looked at the heterosexual brothers of gay men, however, they found only 22% of the heterosexual Siblings had inherited the Xq28 pattern. At the same time, researchers examined 36 pairs of lesbian sisters, but found no evidence of any shared genetic marker in the same re.on. "The finding in gay men but not lesbians suggests that the mechanisms underlying male and female sexual orientauons a~e at least partially distinct," Hamer concluded in the report. Earlier statistical studies have also shown that gay men were more likely to have gay" brothers than lesbians to haw lesbian s~sters, he noted. Hamer said, "’It shows that it is not impossible to map complex psychological traits to genes. It is still a very large genetic re, on. We have narrowed down which haystack in the field it is, but it’s still a haystack." Ma ki.n,q_ Sense A New H IV Prevention Program from TOHR Following the Supreme Court hearings on Tuesday, Oct. 10, Colorado’s Attorney General Gale Norton told reporters that gays and lesbians as a group, do not merit "special protections." "The status quo, in almost the entire United States, is that there are uo laws granting special protections on the basis .of sexual orientation," Norton said.."And Amendment 2 just says .that,there will not be those additional special protections on that basis." On the other side, attorney Jean Dubofsky argued before the Court that the Colorado amendment violated the U.S. constitutional guarantee of equal protection under the law She said that if the Supreme Court Upholds the Colorado measure, homosexuals will lose their basic right to challenge discriminatory laws and regulations anywhere inthe country. . "’!f,~v~Llp,s~ !ki.~ case arid Amend~nent 2,g0es into effect, it immedimely repeals all the local ordinfiri~.es and all the general state laws and policies that protect people from discrimination on the basis of gay orientation only" Dubofskv said followin_o the Court hearino "’And it .W,hff,ao ~., tho ~,. ..... ~,~; genera~ poucy or any protectlon.at any level of government from discrimination on the basis of gay orientation or from the opportunity to seek any protection from discrimination." During the hearings, several Supreme Court justices questioned the validity of theColorado amendment, expressing fears that it could allow hospitals to deny medical treatment to gays or permit hotels and restaurants to turn homosexuals away. Masterwor T u t S A PHILHARMONIC : Guest Conductor and Solo Flute: : BecauseHIV prevention is more than just, "a cat, dam 100% of the time." 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Maplewood Info: 838-1715 The Banned, OK Gay Band Practice weekly in OKC Info: 838-2121 Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa 6:30pm at Canterbury 5th & Evanston " Info: 583-9780 ¯ WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS SATURDAYS ¯ Authority Of The Believer 16-Step Empowerment Narcotics Anonymous Bible Study, 7 pm Group For Women ¯ ¯ Meets weekly at 11 pm MCC ofGreater Tulsa ¯ Confidential support for Community of Hope 1623 N. Maplewood ¯ !703 E. 2nd, info: 585-1800 recovering addicts. Info: 838-t715 Community of.Hope ¯ Co-Dependency ¯ 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Bless The Lord At All Support Group Times Christian Center ¯ 7:30, Family of Faith MCC NAMES Project Choir Practice 7 5451÷E S. Mingo AIDS Memorial Quilt ¯ ¯ Call 622-1441 for Info. .. 2627-B East llth Sewing Bees Call 583-7815 for inio. 3rd Sat. of each month : HIV Testing TOHR Clinic Info: 748-3111 PFLAG Family AIDS ¯ Fr.ee & anonymous testing Support Group ¯ using fingerstick method. MORE GROUPS 1st & 3rd Wednesdays ¯ No appointment required. Gay & Lesbian Student 4154 S. Harvard ¯ Walkin testing: 7 - 8:30pm Association In/o: 749-4901 Results hours: 7 - 9pm TJC Southeast Campus, Info: 742-2927 Info: 631-7632 Family Of Faith MCC SWAN-Single Women’s Poduck 6:30 pm Prayer Time Activity Network Bible Study 7 pm ¯ MCC - Greater Tulsa, 7 pm Call 832-2121 Choir Practice 8 pm 1623 N. Maplewood TOHR Helpline 5451-E South Mingo, In/o: 838-1715 Daily 8-10 pm Call 622-1441 for info. For info. or to volunteer: Tulsa Family Chorale 743-GAYS Weekly practice, 9:30 pm Tool Box Technicians, ¯ Lola’s 2630 E. 15th Leather org., Info c/o Tile Tool Box: PFLAG Family AIDS 584-1308Support Group T.U.L.S.A. 1st & 3rd Thursdays Tulsa Uniform & 4154 S. Harvard Leather Seekers Assoc. Info: 749-4901 In!o: 838-1222 NOVEMBER 16-19 Broken Arrow Comnutnity Playhouse Quilt - A A4usical Celet~ation 1800 So. Main, [nfo: 258-0077 DECEMBER 1-2, 7-9 : Broken Arrow Community Playhouse Androcles & the Lion, 8pm 1800 So. Main, hffo: 258-0077 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 Womens Supper Club Dinner, 6:30 pm Spaghetti Warehouse. 211 E. Brady Info: 298-4648 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19; 26 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 10 & 17 Faith & Struggle Dialogue Group Community of Hope United Methodist 4:30pm, 1703 E. 2nd (ongoing group) . In/o: 585-1800 DECEMBER 2, 9 & 10 Broken Arrow Community Playhouse Androcles & the Lion, 2pm 1800 So. Main, Info: 258-0077 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 Tulsa Oldahomans for Human Rights Holiday Gathering. 7 pm All Soul’s Unitarian, 2902 S. Peoria In/o: 743-4297 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Monthly Board Meeting, 7 pm Call for location., In/o: 743-4297 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Family of Faith MCC, Thanksgiving Service, 6:30 pm 5451-E S. Mingo, In/o: 622-1441 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Community of Hope The Rev. Scott Sharp Preaches, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd St., In/o: 585-1800 ,TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Rainbow Business Guild, 7 pm Mazzio’s at The-Farm Shopping Ctr~ Private Dining Room Dinner Meeting, In/o: 665-5174 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 World AIDS Day Panel." A Tulsa Perspective, 7 pm Aaronson Auditorium, Central Library, In/o: 596-7977 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 WOrM AIDS-Day March, 6:30 pm Sharp Chapel, TU, Inio~. 438-2437 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 Red Ribbon Treefest, 4 pm Spotlight Theatre 1318 Riverside Dr. In/o: 663-5372 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 Prime Timers Monthly Meeting Write for in/o: P.O. Box 52118, 74104 SUNDAY,IDECEMBER 3 Community of Hope Bishop Dan Soloman & Jby Sblomon Reception, 4 pm,Service, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd St., Info: 585-1800 MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 Women, Children & AIDS Committee, noon 1430 S. Boulder~ ~ollim!~R0~m TUESDAY~~ DECEMBER 5 Making Sense ~HIV Prevention Group Call for locadon & time. In/o: Jason @ 742-2927 TUESDAY~ DECEMBER 5 AIDS Coalition of Tulsa Gathering of the Evergreens, noon 1430 S. Boulder, Collins Room SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 Dignity/Integrity Christmas Dinner Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Episcopalians 6:30 pm, private home Info: 298-4648 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 Broken Arrow Community Playhouse Auditions for The Lion in WMter 5pro, 1800 So. Main, Info: 258-0077 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 Family of Faith MCC " Christmas Childrens’ Party, 5 pm 5451-E S. Mingo, In/o: 622-1441 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 Family of Faith MCC :~ Christmas Concert & Silent Atwtion, ¯ 7:30 pm ¯ 5451-E S. Mingo : Info: 622-144 : SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 ¯ Family of Faith MCC ¯ Christmas Eve Candlelight Service ¯ 10 pro, 5451-E S, Mingo, Info: 622- Out &About with JD Here is anew section that will help you keep abreast, of what’s going on with Tulsa’s night life. Each month will feature a local establishment and give you a listing of what is happing through out the month. This month’s feature is an great little bar on historic Whittier Square. Mosl people have mistaken this bar for a an exclusively Lesbian hideaway because of the name, BARRACUDA’S WILD NIGHTS, but it is slowly becoming a great little show bar and a nice s topping off point for a evening .of fun. The following month at Barracuda’s ~s just full of fun and benefits for the On November 17th, they will behaving a benefit to help Interfaith Ministries of Tulsain recognition of World AIDS Day; December 1st. The evening will include several different performers such as vocalist Linda Rush, guitarist Harry Carroll, entertainers such as Sensuous, J.J. Gentrey, Sugarbaker and many more. During the beginning of December, Barracuda’s will be hosting the first annual Ms. Whittier Square please contact Ladonna for further information at 582-4340. Over 0n.the east side, the gals at TNT’s and Time’N’ Time have got things going. November 22, Time N Time is hosting a Leather community meeting at 7:30. On November 26, TNT’s will have a Carnival at 8pm. December 10 TNT’s will have a guest DJ at their annual Christmas Auction for Needy Families. December 15, Time N Time will have 5th Anniversary Party. They also have a free brunch each Sunday. Call for more information. �¯ GLAMA Honors Gay . . . And Lesbian Music ¯ wide variety of topics in the col~mm convey her background as a journalist: poli¯ tiCS, religion, travel and history, but also Reviewed by Barry Hensley ¯ love and relationships.Columm fltles inTulsa City-County Library In 1992, Dab Price made history by " clude "Gay Souls Find a True Sanctuary launching a weekly, inin the Buckle of the Bible formational newspaper Belt," "City Living Gay phrase "...and Transplants column in the Detroit Taking Root News. Hercommonsense say tl~~ to__-|°yce," " in Smaller Places" and lS approach to life is unusual "Ignorance is the Greatfor a columnist only be- the o en repeated -est Threat to Opening Up cause Price is lesbian and the Military to Gays.’" It’s dosing line of her column addresses life interesting to read about experiences from a gay the thoughts and events many of the fan perspective, The phrase that go into deciding top"...and say hi’ to Joyce," letters she reeelves ¯its and the responses, in is the often repeated closperson, by phone and ing line of many of the fan & refers to her mail, from readers who letters she. receives and strongly agree or disagree longtlme partner, with the column. Many refers to her longtime partner, Joyce Murdoch. lonely, closeted gays, Joyee Murdoeh, This is the story of how young and old, seem to the column began, includfind cause for optimism ¯ ing the behind-the-scenesdiscussions and in Price’s column and write her to express ultimate decision to have this column in ¯ theirappreciation. Coming out stories and Detroit’s"politically conservative" news- ¯ positive letters from parents, friends and ¯ paper. Predictably, after the colunm bepoliticians are all included. There are, of gan, some subscribers, outraged at the ¯ course, many negative letters reprinted as column’s inclusion in a "family newspawell, which often ~ve keen examples of per," canceled their subscriptions. The where those oppo_sed to gay equality are number of cancellations, however, was coming from. qnly a fraction of what had been antici- ¯ This is a very enjoyable book, filled pated. The edffors stood firm, and now the with lo~c, usal31e advice and uplifting ¯ columnis distributed nationwide, through ~ stories, writtenby women who really have Gannett, the country’s largest newspaper ¯ a way with words. Check for this book, ¯ and others on similar topics, at the Readchain. READALLABOUT IT The Much of the book consists of Price’s columns, reprinted in their entirety, The . ers Services department, Central Library, ¯ 2nd floor, or call 596-7966. tributions to the cause of openly gay music. The Michael Callen Medal of Achieve: by Lester Strong ment was given to Cris Willi0ms0n, a "’It takes a particular kind of courage to pioneer of the women’s music movement, be an out musician. It takes a particular cofounder of Olivia Records, and strong ~ kind of artist to express musically what is community supporter in her work with ¯ often silenced by either the outside world pediatric AIDS groups, while the ¯ oravoice within ourselves that says some Outmusic Award was presented to Boy ~ things are meant not to be spoken." George, the British popmusic star known : With these words, Dan Martin and the world over for his gender-bending ¯ Michael Biello, life partners and founders music and style of performance. : of the national gay music organization In the words of Bob Guccione, Jr., : Outmusic, inaugurated the kickoff event Editor/Publisher of Spin magazine, who ¯ -for the Gay/Lesbian American Music presented the Michael Callen Medal: "The Awards (GLAMA) intended to acknowl- ¯ Callen Medal is given to an individual, edge and honor the work of openly gay ~ group, organization, or business cormnitand lesbian music artists. Held October 1 ~ ted to the courageous and important work at The Supper Club in the heart of New ¯ of engendering, nurturing, and furthering York City’s Theater District, "A Night of gay/lesbian music. Tonight the Callen GLAMA" was hosted by award-winning i Medal honors Cris Williamson, a singer/ playwright and actor Han, ey Fierstein songwriter who has Used her music and and :attended b,y a mix of:over 350 per- : good works as beacons of hope and inspiformers, gaymusic supporters,and repre- ¯ ration for lesbian, gay, and nongay audisentatives from the media and recording ¯ ences for more than twenty years." companies like Atlantic Records. The Outmusic Award honors recording ¯ GLAMA creator/producers Tom ¯ artists, groups, or songwriters who have McCormack and Michael Mitchell along advanced gay/lesbian music through their with the GL&MA advisory board are curwork as out musicians. As presenter rently in the process of defining-catego- : Me’scheli Ndegeocello, recording artist ties, eligibility, and nominating and judg- ¯ on Madorma’s Maverick label, stated about ing procedures for the first annual per- ~ Boy George: "The recipients’ steadfast forming awards to be handed out next ; co~nitment to speak openly and specifiyear. ~ e,ally to the gay and lesbian experience .............................. ¯¯ through music qualifies them for this categories are likely to include the year’s award. GLAMA has chosen to give this best female and male performers, best ~ inaugural award to a man who from the group, best ori~nal song, and best re- ~ beginning of his career in the early eightcorded performance by an "out" performer - ies has consistently called into questaon or group. But this year’s event saw the : society’s perceptio’ns of gender roles." introduction of two" special awards, pre- : Adds Michael Mitchell about both sented to individuals well known on the ¯ awards. "There arepeople in the commumusic scene for their long-standing consee next page LO$.T TRIBE Find your holiday getaway with the premier guide to gay & lesbian inns. B&Bs. hotels, and more! l)amron Actommodafions is packed with hundreds of lull-color photographs - and detailed information. For a free catalog, call 1-800-46L6654. and you techies check out the Damron~vWebpa~e! http://www.sirius.com/~damron Call 341.6866 International Tours for more information about LA Studio tour packages to see tapings of Ellen or Married With Children.Gift certificates are available for air travel, cruises & many other travel needs. IGTA member. �.nity who have made enormous contributeens to openly gay and lesbi~an music. They may not have a recordidg out this year or be on the TopTen charts, but those contributions deserve recognition. We plan to present the Micha61 Callen Medal and Outmusic Award on an annual basis:" The diversity of music embraced by GLAMA was indicated by the evening’s entertainment. Performing were qtaeer pnnkers Pansy Division, a cappella group The Flirtations with their newest and first woman meznber Suede, renegade folk/ rock band disappear fear with lead singer Sonia Rutstein, and drag diva Joey Arias "’channeling" Billie Holiday. Cris Williamson sang a few of her ballads, and Harvey Fierstein did a turn, performing "This Is Not Going To Be Pretty" from his newly released CD of the same name. "A Night of GLAMA" was scheduled to coincide with the opening of the Outmusic 5th Annual Festival of Gay and Lesbian Music, held each October in New York City, and Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messenger was.on hand to read a proclamation officially designating October, 1995 as "Gay and Lesbian Music Month" in New Y’ork. Outmusic dedicates itself to creating opportunity for-and increasing awareness of--lesbian and gay composers, lyricists, performers,and their supporters. GLAMA also espouses those goals, but the two are organizationally distinct. October 6,1996, has already been set as the date for next year’s First Annual GaU Lesbian American Music Awards ceremony, to be held again in New York. For more information, contact McCormack and Mitchell at 267 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801-49, New York, NY 10016; tel. 21259,2-4455; e-mail GLAMAS@aol.com. Enjoying the Momenff by Pat Morehead Now for something completely different .... where the hell did this snow come from? Yesterday afternoon I was dodging pecans in my tee shirt as I tried to round up leaves on my patio. Four hours later I was towe!ing snow off the dog after his mid evemng potty break. Oklahoma has to be on.e ofweirdest places in the world weather wise. But the result this morning is unbeatable. The entare north wall of my ’office’ looks out onto my patio and back yard. Just beyond my monitor is a stretch of shadowed blue and gray snow, then a stretch of gleaming white-snow topped and highlighted by brilliant golden yellow leaves splattered across the trees in the background which are interlaced with swaths of cendean blue sky. It’s like one of those images from the ubiquitous Christmas Calendars. Most of the time you look around Tulsa and it all seems pretty blah, and that’s being generous. Then out of now here some little scene leaps out and you’re just amazed at the accidental beat~ty. At least I am. For me that accidenta] moment of. something unique is the "JEEZ" moment. The "JEEZ" moment is one of the best things about Tulsa and life in general. _If I’m waxing a bit too bucolic about the s, please overlook my enthusiasm. I want to enjoy this moment because it’ll all get mined pretty quickly due to the approaching holidays. No, I am not a holiday grinch. But the COlrmiercial and emotional overkill which I "know is coming is about as offputting as anything you Sandra J. Hill, M.S. Ps.vchotherapy & Clinical Consultation Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Individuals, Couples & Families. can imagine. And yes we will all get sucked up into the holiday insanity. At least most of us will. My companion and I have reached that stage where we can sit back and enjoy the season in a relaxed low key fashion. We put some real joint effort into a great meal which we can enjoy in peace and quiet. Then a .movie on tape which we have purposefully avoiding renting until the holidays. Occasionally we are joined by a couple of friends, people about whom we really care. It may sound dull, but after years of having dealt with crappy family holiday discords, it is.shear bliss. Christmas works pretty much the same way. Naturally we do have to take care of family recognition, but again we try and keep that to a minimum. We start with the presumption that someone is going to say or do something stupid or hurtful. So we give them as little opportunity as possible. We have also reached the stage where wecankeep the ’gifting’ to aminimum. In fact we have already done most of that. We replaced some aging furniture and added a new TV as our Christma~ gifts for our house. Part of the old furniture .went to Goodwill and some directly to a friend who could Use it. All that re~nains now is finding that certain something special ~which will express the depth of love and affection between us. No easy task let me add. [ "kno~v to you this probably seems about as exciting ~s algebra. But for us it is a refreshing break from all of the usual turmoil, hurt feelings and anger which have marked previous holiday seasons. Answer tmtlffully, ho~v many of you are already dreading the enforced family visitations? Not to mention the other stuff associated with the holidays which .you really don’t want to be involved im but feel compelled to do. " I’ve developed a pretty simple approach to life, which I offer as a recommendation. ff there are people you don’t care for, and who go out of their wav to make you miserable, then avoid bei~g around them. If there are situations which get you crazy, avoid them whenever you have the option. If there is stuff that you really hate doing (and which you don’t have to do to live) just don’t-do it! I used to waste a lot of time, energy and fretting over doing stuff that I thought I had to do even though I hated it. Gradually, I have learned tha~ doing the right !hing doesn’t mean doing what others ~mpose as "the right thing to do". Here’s the secret. If you worry about what others think, you’ll spend your entire life worrying. If that sounds like the way to enjoy life, more power to you, have ~t it! As for me, I’ll sit here awhileqonger with my coffee and enjoy the scene outside my windows. The squirrels have come out now. They are busy rooting_through the snow and leaves looking those pecans I dodged yesterday. The birds are hopping through the snow looking for lord knows what. The dog is lying here next to me blissfully gnawing on his chew bone and my companion / lover is messing around in the "kitchen.. It’s a cozy pleasant Saturday morning. Enjoy the holidays with the people you really care about and who really care about vou. Pat Morehead ~s a Tulsa contributor. SELLS’95 L-ESS ¯ APR GALANTS 2865 E. Skelly Drive, Ste. 215, 745-1111 Includes All Factory Options, Including Automatic & Air. Power Lo¢ks/Windows. ¢l~lse & Mere. s237 o. O-DOWN s212 o, slO00i2. Drive off in a great deal! 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OUR BODIES OUR LIVES OUR HEALTH Sunday Services 11:00 am ¯ Wednesday Services 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm Choir Practice ¯ Thurs. 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group I To do justice, love mercy & to walk humbly with our God... Micah 6:8 5451-E South Mingo Tulsa, OK 74146 . (918) 622-1441 �Mr. Oklahoma Leather ’96 TULSA The Silver Star SalooninTulsa, an auction mad special entertainment proOklahoma was the place to be November vided by Carmen del Rio of NLA Dallas/ 4 as a standing room only crowd watched Dallas Eagle fame. As always, Carmen Aden Spitler win the title of Mr. Oklabrought the house down! homa Leather ’96. While contestants sweated out the reTulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers sults backstage, IML Larry Everett, who Association (T.U.L.S.A.) president Arnie was also Mr. Oklahoma Leather ’95, gave Holder produced this year’s event, poolthe traditional stepping aside address to ing talent from the Technicians and Tribe the crowd. Cash and prizes donated by Excalibur. T.U.L.S.A., Leatherworks International Mr. Leather Look for Aden by Johnna, Shades of Grey ’95, Larry Everett, was Masthe Leather Rack to shine bright Dallas, ter of Ceremonies, while the DC, Utica Tri’s, NY, Silver judging panel included In- in Chiea .o as he Star Saloon, JD Images, ternational Mr. Drummer IML, Inc., Viola Johnson wkeels his way David Walker, International valued at almost $3000 were Ms. Leather ’94 Cindy readied as the five contesinto town as Bookout, International Mr. tants were brought back for Oklahoma’s Fantasy JD Buchert, Queen the final results. Second of Kink Jill Carter, Fantasy Runner-up was Danny offieial IML and Great Plains Drummer Pelletier. First Runner-up preliminary co-producers Bob Ewing was Victor Reyes, and and Dustin Logan and IML crowd favorite, Arlen entry. Finalist Lance Brittain. Spitler, was given the The weekend’s events began Friday winner’s sash. evening with a shuttle bus bar crawl, samAden is an Assistive Technology Spepling a wide variety of clubs throughout cialist with special interests in Advocacy the city. The tour ended up at the Silver and Fnndraising for Children with disStar where judges and contestants were abilities, sports and gay and lesbian youth introduced to the crowd and contestant issues. Aden was First Runner-up to IML numbers were drawn. larry Everett at the Mr. Tulsa Leather Interviews were conducted Saturday contest last year losing to him by only one morning while the host cout~try and W~Stpo_in~. He then took over_the tit.!e as Mr. ern bar stage was transformedintoa.cruisy Tulsa ’95 after Larry went on tO win Mr. alleyway for the much anticipated event. Oklahoma Leather and IML, respectively. S tarti,ng on time (as well organized events Aden also won Mr. Barechest in Washdo) the contestants competedin Streetwear ington, DC earlier this year. Look for with Speech, Swimwear and Full Leather Aden to shine bright in Chicago as he Image with a Random Question and Anwheels his way into town as Oklahoma’s swer. Entertwined with the contest were official IML preliminary entry. also offers no such protection. Question 1 asked voters to limit "protected classifications" in current and future state and locai laws to ten specific categories. The measure asked, "Do you favor the changes in Maine law limiting protected classifications in future, state and local laws to race, color, sex, physical and mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, familial status, and marital status, and repealing existing laws which expand these classifications as proposed by citizen petition?" The measure effectively would have repealed two local non-discrimination laws that include gay people, and would have prohibited commumt~es from passing such laws in the future. Question 1 was written by Bruce Fein, a right-wing lawyer based in Virginia, to circumvent court decisions saying that gays should not be singled out for discrimination. Question 1 also would have repealed any anti-discrimination protections in the state’s university and college system, and gutted the state hate crimes law by removing sexual orientation. Unlike earlier anti-gay measures, the language of Question 1 avoided mentioning lesbian and gay people. The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) "suggested that Question 1 was drafted to be intentionally confusing. More than 70 state business, religious, educational and political groups and leaders opposed the measure, including the Catholic Diocese of Maine. National extreme right groups actively pushed for a"yes" vote on Quesuon 1. Bob Knight of the Family Research Council toured the state calling on voters to approve the measure, as did Beverly LaHaye of Concerned Women for America. Focus on the Family aired radio advertisements in favor of the initiative. A statement from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force noted, "’the victory over Measure One offers us a tremendons potential to seize the momentum and pass a statewide non-discrimination law in Maine. The law was recently introduced in the state legislature by Dale McCormick. Originally passed in 1993 but vetoed by then conservative governor Kieman, the bill can capture the new-fonnd awareness of the extent of real discrimination and persecution suffered by the gay and lesbian citizens of Maine. Governor Angus King, a huge supporter of the No On 1 campaign, is expected to sign such legislation." NGLTF campaign consultant Susan Hibbard, in the field in Maine, reports an unparalleled grassroots educational and visibility campaign in all 16 counties has changed the way the state views its gay, lesbian and bisexual citizens. NGLTF added, "the isolation and fear of being gay, especially in rural places, has been altered by new-found and strengthened visibility and support for gays and our allies at the forefront of this battle. So many people came to our side to help. They proclaimed, ’This issue brought me out.’ Indeed, the ballot measure may have even backfired against the?Radical Right. Intended to push gays and lesbians back into the closet, it instead galvanized us and our supporters." Fred Welch L.C.S.W, Brookside Counseling Individual & Couple Family & Group 743-1733 Y �ARIES, March 21, April 20 Not that you ever want people to boss you around but, this month, even a sideways .. glance from an authority fi.gure can send your blood pressure soanng. You can make great career progress now, especially if you throw your energy into your work instead of into fighting off every- : imagined threat. Convert your anger into passion, No, your lover really isn’t trying to control you. TAURUS, April 20 -May 21 Now is the perfect time to go new places, learn new things and open up your views of the world. You may be tempted to think that nobody is as smart as you are. You may be tempted to beat people over the head with your opinions. YOU may even be tempted to hire a lawyer to do the beating for you; but don’t do it. The world and its inhabitants are only trying to teach you a thing or two. GEMINI, May 21 - June 22 A month of crazed passion and deep desires. Good news? Sure, if you work your passions out in the bedroom, or in the elevator on the way to work if that’s what you prefer. The bad news? This is the vibe that creates deep passion about everything you share with others, from your body to your bank account. Not a good time to ask for a loan and if your parmer picks fights over money, well, you "know what to do. CANCER, June 22 - July 23 You have been ’holding back grievances for quite a while now, and this month provides a great,opportunity to clear the air. You’re energetic and assertive, and gathers no foot." It may s~emlike people are trying to,pick fights ~ith you but, the truth is, you re dredging:up old, unconscious issues with deep roots in the past. Unless you’re very conscious of whom you’re dealing with, you’ll be prone to saying silly things that have nothing to do with the situations that really exist. Clean out.your psyche, clean out your closets; Your discipli,n,e and self-control is amazget rid of all the old junk. It’s time. ing and you 11 take great pride in the SCORPIO, Oct. 23 ~ Nov. 23 amount of work you can accomplish. You’re always a very incisive communiY ou’d like it better if you got all the credit for what you do, but your boss and your cator but, this month, ~our words and ideas have such incoworkers are more tensily that people interested in taking Sa~ittarlus - You also have may quake in fear advantage of your deep desires to_.buy when you pass skills. Try to work _judgement on the on your own projects expensive, pointless, e¢oweather. It’s a good as much as you can; Cratffyln~ thlnCs...iyou month to sell )’ourand don’t hold back know that fast, red sports self and );our ideas on your frustrations or your health may ear won’t make you a better because you will impress everyone with suffer. If someone person. Don’t you? your intellectual steps on your paw, power. An equally go ahead and roar. good month to start learning about someVIRGO, Aug. 23 - Sept. 23 thing new. Just try to avoid the tendency This is the month for fun and games, and to be argumentative mfiess a real, serious your self-discipline will be at an all time issue is at Stake. low. Existing relationships get a passionSAGITTARIUS, Nov. 23-Dec. 22 ate boost and you look particularly cute at You’re obsessed with money and possesall the holiday parties, though the new sions, a very weird feeling for someone love interest you meet now is likely to lose who likes to’travel as fast and light as you your phone number for a month or two. ordinarily do. You have plenty of energy Have a good and pleasurable wallow tiffs and motivation to work hard for what you month and don’t feel guilty about it. You’ re want. You also have deep desires to throw not reqmred to be dutiful and responsible your monex around and buy expensive, all the time. Really. pointless, ~go-gratifying things. Staple LIBRA, SepL 23- Oct. 23 )’our money to the inSide of your pockets; Try to live by the saying,"A closed mouth the people dose to you may wonder where Cancer ever got the reputation of being sweet, domestic and submissive. You’re in a prime position to work hard with a partner on a mutually satisfying goal. Don’t waste the energies on pointless conflict. LEO, July 23- Aug. 23 you know that fast, red sports car won’t make you a beuer person. Don’t you? CAPRICORN, Dec. 22- Jan. 21 This is a very positive time for resolving old problems and accomplishing new goals. Does that sound too good to be true? Of course it does. You’re a Capricorn, and that means you’re cosmically required to be cynical and suspicious. You also want to know how long it will last, don’t you? Two months. Spend December and J,anua~,,y going hardafter what you want and you 11 get it. You even get to set the terms. This is good. Lighten up already! AQUARIUS, Jan. 21 - Feb. 20 Aquarians are famous for two things: a great capacity for friendship and humanitarian impulses, and a great tendency to do weird things that shock other people. You’ll have to use one trait to overcome the other this month. You seem te create the wrong impression every time you open your mouth and your ego can suffer as a result. Hide out in the basement and invent something, or throw your energies into a good, whale saving cause. PISCES, Feb. 20 - March 21 You are read), to make the plans today that will improve your life tomorrow. You also need to actually do something to put your goals in motion. Don’ t let your natural optimism degenerate into an, "Oh, well. It will all work out somehow, "frame of mind. You’ll need a little help from your friends to make things work out in your favor. If you don’t already have a supportive group of friends and collaborators, go out and find them. 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Or better yet, stop in, and we’ll show you around. We specialize in creative financing. EUREKA SPRINGS �Eureka’s Newest Kids in ToWn b~i Phvl Boler-Schmidt ""The thing that really sold us on the place was the bumper stickers!" Such was the main selling point for Linda and Susan, two of Eureka Springs" newest residents. A recent influx of new lesbians in town has added to the already substantial lesbigay population here. The reasons for their relocation adventures were many, but all resounded with a single, "I’m supposed to be here," when it came right down to it. Linda had the most unusual answer to the ques tion about the defining moment in the decision-malting process: "We’d studied subsoils, studied taxes, studied temperatures, organic growing seasons, all this stuff. And basically, it boiled down to the bumper stickers." Such is life in smalltown middle America. With between 30 and 40% of our population being gay and lesbian, we live in a bit of utopia here, but you’ve heard that before. Wqay did all these new women move here? Why did they choose Eureka Springs, a small Victorian town in the heart of the Bible Belt? And more to the point, what keeps them here? "’I was called by the Universe." So says Rev. Kermie Wohlenhaus, pastor of MCC of the laving Spring. "I was looking for a placewith spiritual diversity...The:e is so much life here...It was really st irittm] diversity versus conservatism.’" And there is much more diversity than onlS that of a spiritual nature. We have lots of gays and lesbians. We have lots of fundamentalist: Christians. We have numerous artists of one type or another. We have quaint Victorian homes, and we have large developed music theatres. Preservauonists abound, yet so do the developers. It’s a wonderful contrast of opposites. Linda points out, "...there is a really high creative genius here. There is an .:F~k.a Springs,just now approaching my ~ne-y~ar anniversary of packing up my parmer, myself, our pets and belongings and making the journey from the Western : slope of Colorado. One of my main reasons for wanting to make the move was that I wanted to see why it works here. 1 remember talking to a friend and saying : something like,"How come they can hay e ¯ Jesus on East Mountain, and The Great ¯ artist~,,c genius here, a joy and bliss that we felt... Linda and susan]ust recently reloPassion Play, such a high percentage of ~ cated from Wash. State via New Jersey. queers, and still all get along?" Some- ¯ Connie and B~ili~ re ...... times, I still wonder. eei~tly moved bere from But, I can tell you this: ¯" come they can have it really does work. I : Tucson and San Diego attribute much of that by way of Mountain Jesus on East Mountain... working to the balance Home, Arkansas. Billie The Great Passion Play, here. It would be diffi- ; notes,"I read an article cult to ignore the im- ¯ in the papers about what such a high percentage of the percentage of the portance of such alarge ." ~ueeTts, percentageofthe popupopulation is in Eureka lation, if not in public ~ Springs that’s gay, and & still all ~et alon~? issues, at the very least, ." it’s a pretty large percentage for a small in terms of economics. ¯ All of the women that were interviewed : town, like one third of the population. I specifically for this article had heard about ; thought, Yeah, that’s wonderful. Finally, Eureka Springs from other people and had ¯ a place where you don’t have to hide." visited prior to deciding to make the move. ¯ Susanechoed that feeling,"There’s ahigh So, I would suggest that you be aware of : population of gays and lesbians here, and this when visiting the place we call "’the ; it feels like you’re really welcome." When hole the buckle goes through in the Bible asked about the diversity m lifestyle B elt." After all, of the 16 or so new women choices and religious viewpoints in our in town, not one felt she really had a ~ town, Connie had this to sav: "My philosophy has ahvays been mrre inclusive choice but to move here after visiting on : vacation or just passing through. There is than exclusive of any group of people....I a real magnetism here. love the diversity here." But, be ready for a shock, as Billie puts : I am one of those relative newcomers to How it: "It’s almost too comfortable here. It’s almost too safe here, and we son, crimes forget that there still is a fight out thcre. There is still work to be done.’" Connie tempers this observation with one of her own: "...one of Eureka Spnngs" strongest virtues is I have yet to run into apathetic people. They are very involved in their community, and whether I am in agreement with them and what they want to seein terms of the future of the community is actually rather irrelevant." I tend to agree with Conme On this one. Eureka has a population, of just under 2,000. Nowhere else have I seen so many unique individuals, each doing his or her own thing, respecting other people’s right to be just as unique, and all the while, caring deeply about this community and its future. I could go on and on. But, it’s something youjust have to experience for yourself. Be prepared to pack up and move though. When two friends of ours left our small town ~n Colorado some two-plus years ago to relocate to Eureka Springs, I remember standingin their driveway while the moving van was being packed. One looked at me, and said, "’phyl, just go home and get your stuff. There’s plenty of room on the truck, and we "know you’re gonna be there eventually anyway." We didn’t listen. We had to see for ourselves, and visited last September. Six weeks later, we were the newest kids in town. It’s a recurring theme in Eureka Springs. 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We’ll do what it takes to find the best solution for you, Southwest Home Office Dallas, Texas 800,559-4790 Kelly Kirby Oklahoma Representative POB~,14011 Tulsa, OK 74159-1011. 918-747-3320 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities Our Families of the Heart November 15-December 14, 1995, Volume 2, Issue 12 National News ¯ community center ¯ ~..S~’v,~,tL,-.~=_~-._,.,~~-,~~~_=.=.-,_=-_, ""ECmloesreg;eTnOcHyRMTeoeHtionldg Clinton Backs Federal Anti-Bias Measure WASHINGTON ~- President Bill Clinton has made history by becoming the first U.S. chief executive to endorse federal legislation that would bar. bias based on sexual orientation, the Employment Non- Discrimination Act. The act, sponsored by Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), James Jeffords (R-Vt.) and others,is aimed at preventing employment bias against lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. see Clinton, page 10 Researcher Confirms "Gay" Gene Study NEW YORK - The scientist who made headlines two years ago with research that demonstrated a link between male homosexuality and specific genetic markers has now reported in new research that the so-called"gay gene" influences the sexuality of gay men, but not lesbians, confinning the link that drew enormous national interest when first reported in 1993. see Genes, page 10 MAINE SAYS N,O! Radical Right Groups Thwarted Portland, .Maine - Voters in Maine rejected a discrirmnatory ballol measure that sought to forever deny basic fights to gay and lesbian Mainers. Question 1, the only anti-gay measure on a state ballot tiffs year, was the ill?st such initiative to appear on a state ballot east of the Rocky Mountains. Last year, voters in Idaho and Oregon rejected anti-gay measures. Earlier exit polls predicted the victory. "Commonsense and decency tritunphed over extremism. Today’s vote here in Maine is in keeping with the national trend. Americans are rejecting extremism,". said Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest national lesbian and gay political organization. "But we must put this campaign~n perspective. While this was a wonderful victory, gay and lesbian citizens of Maine have not moved one step closer to having b~sic equal fights Gay and lesbian people can still be fired from their jobs, even in Maine, merely for being gay." Birch noted that Maine is one of the 41 states that does not protect its citizens from discrimination based on sexu~fl orientalaon, and that federal law see Maine. page 15 Colorado vs. Gays Supreme Court Update WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what is widdy considered themost important gay fights case in more than a decade. The outcome of that case could affect local and state laws across the country. At issue in th e case is the anti-gay Amendment 2 narrowly approved by Colorado voters in a statewide referendum in 1992. The amendment prohibits state agencies or local govermnents from adopting la~vs or regulations extending anti-discrimination protections to cover sexual orientation. see Colorado, page 10 ¯ " Organizers of an effort by Tulsa Okla- ¯ Open Your Mind, ¯ humans for Human Rights (TOHR) to ¯ " establish a community center for Tulsa’s . Open Your Heart! ¯ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, &Transgendered ¯ : communities have located a prormsing ¯ ¯ site with two buildings. Because the cur- . PROJE~r 0Pl:H M|ND " rent building owner has expressed a de- . " sire to movequickly, organizers are work- . ¯ ing feverishly to do necessary structural ¯ A simulated Gay bashing is featured in this 30 sec. TV spot created for PFLAG. ¯ and mechanical, evaluations as well as : " ’ " nti " paig "financialrequirements. PFLAG BeginsA -Hate Media Cam n " Because TOHR By-laws require any ¯ proposal of this sort authorization of the ¯ Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gay (PFLAG) began a national media : general membership, several boardmem- campaign to combat anti-Gay ,dolence and attitudes. Tulsa, with Atlanta and Houston, . bets expect that an emergency member- "¯ is one of the trial cities where the two 30 second commercials were to air. The .spots ¯ interweave tv clips of televangelists,like Pat Robertson, expressing very negative views ." isnhTiphmanekestginivgiwngillwbeeecka.llCede,rtpaoinsslyibltyheeasriltye ¯ about Lesbians, Gay men and homosexuality with images of a young woman contem- ¯ : plating suicide and a man being beaten in a Gay-bashing. will be discussed at the next TOHR board National vice president Nancy MacDonald with Bill ~ Kathv Hinkle, Tulsa leaders, " meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 21 ¯ were joined at the 11/8 press conference by representatives of local groups supporting ¯" at 7 pm. ¯ the campatgn. Mrs. MacDonald spoke eloquently of bet experience with anti-Gay ¯ Typically thesemeetings are held at the ¯ TOHR office at 40th & Harvard, 2nd violence against herchildren. KTUL, Ch. 2 accepted one of the spots for broadcast. Other stations declined to air them, citing fears that the spots might have the opposite effect as : floor. However, since these meetings are ¯ intended and might actually incite violence. Several expressed suppork for the proiect : by the bylaws, open to members and by ¯ goals but stated that they simply found them not appropriate to this market. They noted ¯ tradition, to the community, it’s anuci- ¯ - also that they had shared these concerns with PFLAG while the spots were still in the pated that a larger meeting place will be ¯ script stage. PFLAG hopes to take this program national. . required. Info: 743-GAYS, (4297). Budget o.r Bias.? Larg.ent Co-sponsor.s" World AIOSOay, 12/1 Ultra Radical Right Anti-Gay Dornan Bill Theme: Shared Rights, ¯ Shared Responsibilities In July, Steve I_argent, member of Congress forO-ldahOma’s 1st District (mostlvTulsa " €ounty) became a:eosp0nsof ofHR 862.This.bili ii~tr0dfiCed l~,Radi~Ri~,hi.,a~,.~l- n~ted ... ..... Tulsa organizations Will counnemorate anti-Gay Rep. Bob Doman (R-So. California)forbidS theuse offederal funds to directly : \Vorld AIDS Day with events over a several day p~riod. On Wednesday, Nov. 29, o.r indirectly to promote, condone, accept, or celebrate homosexuality, lesbiamsm, or the Tulsa City-County Library System, bisexuality". The ~ ashington-based Human Rights Campaign, a national Lesbian: Gay lobbying organization, selected I_argent for its Hall ofFame & Shame in the inaugural the HIV ResOurce Consortium, mad the issu~ of their new quarterly magazine. Community Information Senice are spun- " soring a panel discussion: WOrld AIDS The impact of the legislation if it were to be passed is not clear because its language Day: A Tulsa Perspective at the Central ~s vague. However, since federal funds are widely distributed through even local and state govennnent, the bill ~uight require public libraries, schools, and both public and Library, Aaronson Auditorinm from 7- - private universities to remove any materials which could be seen as promoting or 8:45 pm. The panel of lo’cal experts will accepting. The bill might also prevent even discnssion of civic i~sues in schools or be: Janice Nicklas, Sheryl Dagmig, Mary universities; for example, the issue of Gays in the military nlight be untouchable. David Smith and TonmLv Chesbro, moderated by Claudette Peterson. The event is free Buckel of Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund noted that such restrictions dearly raise 1 st Amendment/free speech issuesand that ifpassed, they tend to have a "chilling" a~ad open to the public. effect since adminstrators may over-react. " On Friday, December 1 st, Interfaith Largent’s chief legislative d~rector, Marie \Vheat, suggested that Largent’s cosponsor- " .AIDS Ministries will sponsor a candleship was not motivated by anti-Gay bias but rather by an concern to cut the federal budget : light .march and memorial service to be as much as possible. Media spokesperson, Nick ThimmesCh, added that this cosponsor- " see World, page 10 ship may have been due more to the v~ews of Largent’s legislative assistant for civil " CommunityActivists rights, Paul Webster. Thimmesch expressed concern about the possible 1st Amendment xssues and expressed a willingness of the office to reexamine the bill to Host Lesbian/Gay MCC - Greater Tulsa " New Gay-Friendly ¯ Internet Program Charter Pulled; Next: ¯ Church: St. Jerome’s ¯ Tim Gillean ~ ~elly mrby, commu- District Investigation Ecumenical Cathofic: uityactivistsandretiring°ft~cers°fTulsa ~ o . . " Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR), Tulsa’s oldest predominately Lesbian ¯ Saint Jerome Ecumenical Catholic : are moving on to talk radio - sort-of. &Gay church, the Metropolitan Commu- " Church, will observe its inaugural Mass ¯ Taylor Subscription Talk fiST) is a new nity Church of Greater Tulsa, has lost its ¯ on Saturday, December 2, 1995 at 6:00 see lnternet, page 3 charter amid-charges, of poor manage- ¯ p.m.. The Mass’will be celebrated at the " : ment made by some members againstits Community of Hope, 1703 E. 2nd St."IN~IO ¯ formerpastor, AliceJones.Theannounce- " Tulsa Oklahoma. ment of the decision of the denomination ¯ The Ecumenical Catholic Church is an ¯ : to downgrade the status ofMCC-Greater ¯ independent Christian denomination in EDITORIAt. " - ~~ " P. 2 ¯ Tulsa was made at the annual congrega- " the Catholic liturgical tradition. It is a ¯ tional meeting, Oct. 29th. Pastor Jones, ¯ denomination inclusive of all people, DIRECTORY P. 2 NEWS BRIEF.S P. 4 ¯ who resigned in August but who had .- where being Gay or Lesbian is accepted. ¯ continued as an interim pastor after her In this Church, ~od loves you uncondi- HEALTH BRIEFS ":~ P~’6 ¯ remgnadon, commuting to Tulsa from " tionally as you were made and as .you ar~. CALENDAR : Dallas, preached thatmorning but did not ¯ HOI~’0sCoPi= - .: The servicrs should appeal to Episcopa- ¯ : remain for the congregational meeting. ¯ lians, Lutherans and Roman Catholics as EUREKA PAGES " P. 16-17 ¯ see MCC, page 3 . see Saint, page 3 PERSONALS P. 19 . 918-583-1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@aol.com Publisher/Editor i Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire~o~te~ts of,.. Tom Neal this publication are protected by US copyright 1995 by’Pq.ils a i~amjly Assistant Editor News and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without James Christjohn written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or Writers/contributors photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. Phyl Boler-Schmidt Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise Leanne Gross noted, must be signed & becomes the sole propert3~ of Tulsa Family Pat Morehead News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each Staff Photographer reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution JD Jamett points Additional copies.are available.at Tomfoolery! Korean War, $250 billion spent, 54,000 lives lost, Vietnam War, $350 billion spent, 58,000 lives lost, Gulf War, $28 billion spent, 213 lives lost and AIDS research, $6 billion spent, 250,000 lives lost. This information from a GLAAD newsletter originally came from an advertisement in The New York Times placed by a AIDS awareness organization, Motturrs’ Voices. Although I feel 1 shouldn’t be surprised by these figures, still I was stunned..To any one whose lived through this horror now of ten years+ of the AIDS pandemic, it’s been dear that WE, as a society, as a government, and many as individuals, as Oklahomans, have valued the destruction of war more than trying to save the lives of our own countrymen and women, and others around the world. That seems a safe conclusion if you assume that our actions, i.e. where we spend our dollars, speak to our true values. Again to look at the figures, this means the cost of each life lost in those wars was: Korean War, $4.6 million/one human life, Vietnam War, $6.0 million/one human life, Gulf War, $132.0 million/one human life, and AIDS research, $24,000/one human life. Now despite all the rhetoric about Judeo-Christian values we’ve heard from politicians from Reagan on, these figures do not speak for those "traditional family values" of compassion, seeking justice and helping those in need which are at the heart of traditional Jewish and Christian (and other religion’s) messages. And our current Congress, in its alleged attempt to balance the budget and return our government to fiscal responsibility (worthy goals), may cut Medicaid which provides a~x~ess to medical care for low-income persons and persons with disabilities - for example, people living with AIDS.The Congress is also stalling action on Rvan White CARE Act So when v~’e participate in WorldAIDS Day, and whenwe help with theNAMES PROJECT Quilt, which was’so powerfuily displayed last month, let us not forget that political action is AIDS work too. When we sew a panel or when we ring our bells, as we grieve and remember, and as we help those suffering now, let us also act on their behalf and in their memory. National politics has real life consequences here in Oklahoma. Silence still equals death for ourselve~ and those whom we love. Action equals lif~. Do something° - Tom Neal, publisher & editor by Phil Bob.’r-Schmidt Queer politics is a volatile game, a mix of inyour- face direct action and behind-the-scenes maneuvering for position. It is a game with which I am familiar and a game I fondly hope we, one day, no longer have to play. Over the years, as my involvement in the queer political scene has broadened, I’ve watched as we make the same nustakes over and over again, and only recently has this repetitive revelation dawned on me. I believe there is a way to stop the pattern. During my involvement in the anti-Amendment Two campaign in Colorado in 1992, I watched my friends and colleagues, and even me, become political animals. We had to. There seemed no other conceivable way to defeat our opposition, a formidable opposition with too much support from national organizations that was way ahead of us in planning. I watched as normally passive resistors became rabid direct action experts. I watched, sometimes in shock and horror, as my own way of dealing with the world became a thing of the past, and I lived in a constant state of political awareness, ready to jump on any opportunity to garner even one more vote for our side. I was out of.my dement. My partner and I had adopted a philosophy years before that had served us well. We consciously chose to work on changing the world one person at a time. The advent of Amendment Two took us out of that philosophy and into the world of in-yourface politics. Changing the world one person at a rime became a luxury; it was no longer an option. What I learned from that experience and my continued involvement in the queer political scene is that someone HAS to give if we are ever going to get along in this.world and make it work. I am not ~uggestIng that we give up the fight for equality, either in civil rights issues or the quest to lift the gender restrictions on the several States’ marriage laws. Quite the opposite is true. I AM suggesting we back off a bit and allow some breathing room. Someone has tO do it, and as long as both sides of the debate are in rabid soapbox mode, no one will ever win. All we will do is allow ourselves to continue to be taken out of our own element and into THEIR element. It is a position from which we can never make any progress. We need a breather. We need to take time to work out a strategy, a p!an. We need to actually afford ourselves the luxury of doing something pro-active. As long as we continue to press the Radical Right from our current vantage point, we will continue to be on the defensive, and they will continue to have the upper hand. I believe in working from our strengths, not our weaknesses. One of our strengths as a community is that we have the advantage of allowing our neighbors, our friends, our communities the pleasure of getting to know us as people. It is my firmlyheldbelief that it is-0nly when others see us as people that we stand any chance of really changing anything. We cannot accomplish this from our current posiuon. Let’s consider a truce, a period of time off for good behavior, even if our opposition chooses not to participate. In the long run, I believe we will be able to accomplish our goals more effectively and with a lot less toll on us as people, on our relationships, and our lives. Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th *Lola’s, 2630 E 15th *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Time’n’TimeAgain, 1515 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Wild Nights, 2405 E. Adiniral Wild Fork, Utica Square, 21st & Utica *Interurban, 717 S. Houston 744-0896 585-5622 749-1563 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 664-8299 584-1308 582-4340 742-0712 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Dermis C.Amold, Realtor 746-4620 Associates in Medical & Mental Health, 1560 E. 21 743-1000 Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 *Barnes & Noble BoOksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria 743-5272 Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Ste. 102 254-2100 Creative Collection, 1521 E. 15 592-1521 Cherry St. Psychotherapy Assoc. 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 D’Antiques, 1508 E. 15th 592-5356 *Dusty Roads at the Silver Star, 1565 Sheridan 834-4234 *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan" 838-8503 Express Pools & Spas, 6310 S. Peoria 743-9994 Fidelity Home Health Care, Inc. Coweta 486-1174 Leanne M. Gross, Financial Harming 744-0102 *Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 *Imaginations, Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria 584-4606 International Tours 341-6866 Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 599-8070 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747-5466 Loup-Garou, 2747 E. 15 742-1992 Lean Ann Macomber, Realtor Associate, 671-2010 Massoud’s Jewlery, The Farm, 51st & Sheridan 663-4884 *MediaPlay, 9121 E. 71st 250-5158 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 584-3112 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 st 663-5934 *-Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 PI 664-2951 Puppy Pause II, llth & Mingo 838-7626 Royal Travel, 6927 S. Canton .496-2410 *Ross Edward Salon, 1438 S. Boston 584-0337 *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square 749-6301 Southwest Viatical, 41’46 S. Harvard, Ste. F-5 747-3322 *Tomfoolery Gifts & Cards, at Family of Faith MCC 583-1248 Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling 743-1733, Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities *Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Ctr. 2627B E. 11 628-0594 B~L..G Alliance, University of Tulsa 583-9780 *Canterbury Ministry Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780 *Chapman S tudent Center, University of Tulsa *Community of Hope (United.Methodist), 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 Dignity/Integrity (Lesbian/Gay Catholics &Episcopalians) 298-4648 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 ,Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 747-6827 Friends in Unity (African-Amer. men), POB 8542, 74101 425-4905 Indian Health Care, Save the Nation 584-4983 Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 *HIV ResourceConsortium, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H- 1 749-4194 NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 748-3111 P-FLAG, POB 52800 74152 749-4901 Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 74104 R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith. Network 749-4195 -Rainbg~.B~iness Guild, POB 4106, 74159 665-5174 : " .R~i~W-~ii]age, POB 50403, 74150-0403 599-8423 ¯ "~’*Shanii Hotfine 749-7898 Tulsa Oklahomans forHuman Rights, (TOHR) POB 52729 74152 TOHR Gay HelpLine (Info.) 743-4297 Tool Box Technicians, 1338 E. 3i’d 584-1308 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor *University Center at Tulsg Beaver Dam Store, 1/2 mi. N. of Dam on Hwy. 187 501-253-6154 Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main 501-253-7457 DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 501-253-6807 *Emerald Rainbow, 45&1/2 Spring St. 501-253-5445 King’s Hi-Way, 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62W 800-231-1442 *MCC of the Living Spring 501-253-9337 McClung Realtors 501-253-%82 Rock Cottage Gardens 501-253-8659 800-624-6646 Southern Rose Bed & Breakfast, 9 Benton 501-253-2204 Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East 50L253-~6001 *The Woods, 50 Wall St. 501-253-8281 audio-on-demand subscription service via the Internet. TST company chairman, Edward L. Taylor, states, "so often when it comes to having a voice, the Gay and Lesbian community gets left out. Commercial radio stations seldom carry Gay shows....here at TST, we hope to fill the gap..." TST programming includes a weekly radio show, The Gay 90’s by Buck Harris that is produced out of state. On Dec. 1, WorldAIDS Day, portions of the Harvard AIDS Conference will be carried live and the audio track of CablePositivewill be available on demand. Gillean & Kirby are hosting a program called, Hear Us Out, focusing on "issues from their viewpoint". TST also has set a goal of20 "fresh" hours of Lesbian &Gay programming a week. TST spokesperson, Shellie Cook, said that the service will consider providing "air-time" or access for other programming though they cannot provide studio support as they are for Hear UsO.ut. According to Cook, extensive experience may not required. She stated that neither Gillean nor Kirby had a background in radio and were chosen because "someone knew someone..." Program director, Ann Williams, formerly with KWGS, radio station of the University of Tulsa, spoke at a Rainbow Business Guild meeting last spring about the then in-development program and listened to Lesbian and Gay community b.usines s people about the lack ofcommunity oriented programming. ~ommumty reaction has been positive. However, one community observer, discussing the announcement of the program, expressed surprise at this new "visibility" for Gillean since Gille’andedined to serve as public spokesperson forTOHR during the time he served as TOHR president. Others have expressed regrets that the impact of. the service may be limited since it requires a somewhat expensive computer equipment and paid access. To hear the programming, listeners need a "multi-media" computer and modem. For more information: website: http://www.tstradio.com e-mail: mail@tstradio.com or call ’481-0077 or 800-789-4506. they are adapted from all three churches, and to others who desire a more liturgical form of worship. Membership is open to all who would serve Christ without bigotry, in truth and justice. Saint Jerome ECC will be a parish church in. the Diocese of the Mountains and P1ains,joining 14 other parishes in the US and in 3 other countries. Regular Masses_will be celebrated on each Saturday at 6:00pm at the Community of Hope. For more information, contact Rick Hollingsworth at (918) 742-7122. Making Sense TOHR Announces New HIV Prevention Program Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights begins a new and innovative, four week program for Gay & Bisexual’men for HIV prevention. The progrmn uses concepts of harmreduction that emphasize non-judgemental, flexible and individualistic approaches to HIV issues. Topics will include: identity, intimacy, health, relationships & sex. Info: call Jason at 742.2927. Halloween at.... Wild Nights...& Halloween at....Renegades...& Halloween at....the Silver Star Teleflora Brass Hurricane $39.50 9720-C E. 31 sr Street Tulsa, Ok 74146 (918) 663-5934 Daphane Cooper Miracleglass Neil Ray Owner EXPRESS POOLS & SPAS yo.r poof tla,, Life (918) 743-9994 6310 S. Peoria Tulsa, OK 74136 The change in status means the church loses some of its autonomy. Major decisions will now have to be reviewed bv district authorities. One reason cited for the downgrade was the failure to pay required tithes to the district and to UFMCC headquarters. Church members who spoke on condition of anonymity allege that the tithes were as much as 5 months in arrears and that Pastor Jones had received several written and verbal communications asking for compliance. District Coordinator Ed Paul declined to comment on the communications issue because of concerns about litigation but stated that the tithes were in arrears but not as much as 5 months. Church members have also raised con: cerus about perceived irregularities in the financial records forthe yearending. Vvqaile the yearend report shows an ending balance on Sept. 30th of $9,307.38, by the congregational meeting on Oct. 29th, it was reported that the church had less than $700 on hand. At press time, inquiries to the church’s bank showed that the church’s -account appeared to have balance ofabout $1000-2000.~ District Coordinator Paul said he was not personally aware of the financial status but said that the district would perform a financial review as soon as they are able. Paul noted that he typically advises pastors and church leaders not tO try to sweep things under the rug, even if y. be painful. held this year on the campus of the Uni- .versity of Tulsa. Marchers should gather ~n the plaza between Sharp Chapel and McFarlin Library at 6:30. Parking is available on the street south of Sharp Chapel and on the street and in the lot at .the Chapman Activity Center. The march will move around campus, ending at the Great Hall of the Allen Chapman Activities Center where the memorial service will be held. Organizations may bring bamaers and individuals should bring bdls~ Candles will be provided. Around the country at 1:50pro on Dec. 1st, congregations are asked to ring their bells 15 times to recall the 15 years now of the epidemic. Between 7:45 and 8pm, across the country, communities are asked to dim their lights to demonstrate the commitment to fighting AIDS and in tribute to those living with HIV,"AIDS and those who have died from AIDS Interfaith AIDS Ministries wants to line the march route with lumnarnias displaying the names of those who have died. For more information or to submit a name, call 438-2437 or 800-284-2437 by Monday, Nov. 20th. Contributions are requested but are not required. On Sunday, Dec. 3, this year’s Red Ribbon Treefest will be held at the Spotlight Theatre at 1318 Riverside Drive with a reception at4pm & auction at 5:30. The Red Ribbon Treefest is an annual event where decorated holiday trees are auctaoned to raise funds for local HIV/ AIDS organizations. This year’s proceeds will benefit the HIV Resource Consortium’s prescription drug program and to assist Interfaith AIDS Ministries 800 AIDS information telephone line. Tree set-up will be from 9-3pm on Sunday. The SpotlightTheatre has a number of steps at the entrance. To arrange handicapped access, call 663-53721~" Y News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds Announces Retirement BOSTON IJ.S. Rep. Gerry Studds (D-Mass.), who became the first openly gay member of Congress when he came out on lhc floor of the ltouse after he had bccn censured for having had sex 10 years earlier with a congressional page, has announc cd that hc will not run for his (’.ape Cod di strict scatagatn next year. Following that censure vote, Studds was nevertheless re-elected by a solid margin to become the first openly gay person ever elected to Congress. Studds has held his scat for 12 terms, a total of 23 years. Georgia Sodomy Law Challenged Again ATI ,A NTA -The Atlanta Const[ rut[on reports that L. Chi-is (?hfis~cnscn is chailcnging the Georgia sodomy statute, wlfich the ~ I.S. Supreme Court upheld 9 years ago. Attorueys reprcscnlmg Chfistcnsen, who was chargcd with soliciting an undcrcovcr sheriff’s dcputy, will argue that Chfistcnscn’s right to privacy ~s grcatcr under the state C.onstitution than it is under the I;.S. Constiluuon and that the sodomy slatutc infringes on that right. Martina Debuts Rainbow VISA Card NI’;W YORK Tcunis great Mart[ha Navratilova has stepped inlo the corporate promotion area bv inlroducing the "’Rainbow (Sard,’" Visa’s credit card aimed a~ the nation’s gay and lesbian commnnity. Backed by antomakcr Sub~L part of ~c ~d’s fccs will go to the R~nbow Card Foundation, a nonprofit organiz~tion ~at will help fund gay and lesbian heath and education groups in the U.S. The Rainbow Card is available throngh the Travelers Bank, and domestic parmers ~n apply for a.joint a~onnt. "q’hc inspiration for the Rainbow Card and the foundalion calnc from thc incrcdiblc s~cng~ and unityso many ofus sh~ed at the 1993 March on W~hington," Navratilova s~d. ’"l’~s cxpericn~ promptedmy l~ends m~d mc to evaluate ways to h~- ncss the coo heroic power of the gay community to achieve humanitarian goals. "lk~ay, I’m proud to inffodu~ the R~u~w ("ard as a fundraisiug tool that will gcncralc a substantial mnonnt of monc~ Ibr health ~d eduction ~uscs rclcv~t to lesbi~ s ~dgays." The fund hopes to r~se some $20 million for v~ous ch~table groups wi0fin ¯e next5ye~s, Navmfilova s~d. T~ find out more i~o~ation about the R~nbow C~d, phone 1-800~-~INBOW. Too Man~ ’Rainbows’ NEWARK, N.J.-Just ~ys ~ter it made a ~g~y publicized debut, the R~nbow C~d Fo~- fen has been h~ded a "cease ~d desist" order from the R~nbow Foundation, a New Jersey charity that helps sick children. A spokesperson from the Rainbow Foundation said, "Their causes are not our cause." Attorney Mark Momjian, representing the Rainbow Card Foundation, which will distribute funds raised for gay- and lesbian-oriented groups, said hundreds of charities use the word "rainbow" in their names. University Campus Adds Lesbigay Institute LOS ANGELES - Califonlia State University’s Northridge campus has OKed creating an Institute on Gay, Lesbian & Trausgender Studies. The institute will conduct lectures and seminars on the Southern California campus, starting this semester. In announcing the ne~v institute, Donald Hall, an associate professor of English at the school, said it will serve as a ...Somner LeCroix, an economist with the University of Hawaii... legalizing gay and lesbian marriages would increase the number of tourists visiting the state by about 172,000 people annually..¯ resource for faculty members who would like to include gay and lesbian studies in their course material. Hall said the campus has a large gay and lesbian student population, which the institute will serve. Hawaii Gay Marriages Equals 172,000 Tourists HONOLULU - A state committee holding hearings on the differences in benefits enjoyed by married couples that same-sex couples are ineligible for, was told by Sumner LeCroix, an economist with the University of Hawaii, that legalizing gay and lesbian marriages would increase the numberoftourists vi s- [tiny the state by about 172,000 people amiually. "’Adding more tourists of any stripe to the state would in general be good for the state," LeCroix told the Conunission on Sexual Orientation and the Law, authorized by the legislature as the staie tries to deal with the complex political and legal questions raised by a court challenge to the state’s refusal to give marriage licenses to samesex couples. Nat’l. Gay Organization Changes Name to HRC WASHINGTON - Noting that it is "so much more than a fund," the Human Rights Campaign Fund has formally changed its name to theHuman Rights,,Canlpaign. HRC has recently begun publishing "H,RZY’Quartefly," a journal of political news and perspective. In announcing the namechange, Elizabeth Birch, HRC"s execuuve director, also announced the organization’s latest Internet addition, a World Wide Web site that it says will let Internet users keep track of voting records for their members of Congress and conlmumcate with diem quicklyiThe - WWW site is: http://www.hrcusa.org. Tennessee Williams Honored by USPS CLARKSDALE, Miss. - Playwright Teunessee Williams is being honored by a U.S. Postal Service co~umemorative stamp. Williams, best kalown for his complex and emotionally intense plays such as A StreetcarNamed Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Suddenly Last Summer, was born in Columbus, Mississippi in 1911. He died in 1983. Possible Gay Spouse Not Enough for Annulment DUBLIN, Ireland -The Irish Supreme Court has refused to nullify the 16-year marriage of a couple, mmamed in court documents, who each believed the other was homosexual or bisexual. The couple, who have 3 children, wanted to annul their marriage even though neither presented any concrete evidence about the sexual orientation of the other. The wife said she thought her husband might be homosexual or bisexual because of a "close friendship" he had with another man and because she said that at times he preferred masturbation rather than sexual intercourse. Similarly, the husband said he with the caption "Roll One On." The pilot is considering filing a civil rights complaint over the incident. Disney Offers Partners Health Benefits IlOLLYWOOD The Walt Disney Compauy has become the latest member of the entertainment industry to extend insurance benefits to the domestic partners of its same-sex workcrs. A Dis~rey.spokesperson said the new policy ."brings our health benefits in line with our corporate non-discrinfination policy." The ncw benefitpackage applies only to the s,’une-sex partners of l)isncy employees and takes effect in January 1996. Fla. Lawmakers Attack Disney Partners Policy TAH.AHASSEE, Ha. - Fifteen F’lorida state legislators have written to Michael Eisner, chief executive officer of the Walt We wonder what Walt Disney hlmseff would think of your decision if he were alive today? We are inclined to believe he would be quick to pull the Iplug on such anti-tamily eomPany Polieies¯ - Florida legislators Disney Co., denouncing the motion picture and theme park giant’s decision to offer health insurance benefits to the domestic partners of its gay and lesbian employees. The 15 legislators charged Disney with"belittling the Sanethought the wife migh~ be a les- . : tity of mainage" and of forcing bian because of a "long and very ° its customers to pay for treatclose friendship" that she had with a younger woman. A lower court rejected the annulment petition, and the Supreme Court. upheld the lower court ruling; noting that "an inadequacy of the.ability to communicate" was not justification for an annulment and that despite the difficulties the couple faced "’the re must have been a fair amount of full sexual intercourse" simply to have had 3 children. Condom-Ad Blocked Over Football Stadium NEW YORK - An air tralTic controller in the busy New York City region blocked an airplane that was towing an ad for condoms from flying over the nearby Giants Stadium during a weekend football game. A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration said it was not FAA policy to prevent such advertising fly-overs because of the content of the ad. The towed ad depicted a 25-foot silhouette ofan unrolled condom ¯ ment for people with AIDS ¯ through the new health coverage ¯ that "will result in an increased number of AIDS cases." A Disney spokesman in ¯ Burbank; Calif., John Dreyer, said the company ~has no intention of reversing itself on the ¯ new policy and Saidit was consistent with the finn’s non-dis- ~ crimination policies. "This is about providing health benefits for our employees and nothing more," Dreyer said. "When we ¯ get the letter, we’ll decide how ¯ to respond to them, butwewon’t ¯ do it through the media." The " full text of the letter from the lawmakers to the Walt Disney Co. follows: " "An open letter to Michael " Eisner and the Walt Disney ¯. Board: We are deeply disap- ¯ pointed in.your recent decision to extend health benefits to the ~ domestic partners of your homosexual employees. The me~ ¯ dia and entertainment industry ¯ may consider this a ’politically ¯ correct’ and courageous change in policy, but we - and others who have looked to you as the provider of wholesome, familyoriented entertainment - consider your decision a big mistake both morally and financially. We are surprised at your belittlement of the sanctity of marriage. By implying that vows no longer need to be made in order to gain marital privileges, you are alienating the millions of )eople in this country who take ,the marriage covenant seriously and believe that it is ordained by God. We strongly disapprove of y~)ur inclusion and endorsement of a lifestyle that is unhealthy, unnatural and unworthy of special treamlent. Those who practice homosexuality are engaging in a life style that should not be given the same status as heterosexual marriages. Financially speaking, how can you give medical benefits to a group of people with such a high medical risk, "knowing full-well that other Disney employees and the American people will have to pick up die tab for the inevitable increased health insurance premiums? With your decision, you are alienating the vast majority of fanfilie~ in this country. Youmay be gaining the applause of a vocal minority of your employees, but you are jeopardizing your finaucial base which creates the need for those same employees. We are also deeply disappointed in the path that die Disney .company has chosen to follow. For more than 50 years Walt Disney Co. has represented all that is good and pure and wholesome in our nation. Families flocked to Walt Disney World and Disneyland because they knew that Walt Disney respected and nurtured the traditional American family and its strong moral values. Disney could always be counted on to provide parents and children alike with family-friendly, goodnatured entertainment. Nowadays, however, you are producing and-fami!y films underother labds,such as Miramax, and moving even further away from traditioual American values with this policy decision. Wewonder what Walt Disney himself would think of your decision if he were alive today? We are inclined to believe he would be quick topull.the plug on such anti-family company policies. We hope you will be quick to reconsider your new policy and work to reestablish the Disney Co. as a family-oriented brganization." Dole Waffles on Log Cabin Contribution WASH.INGTON - Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, abruptly changed.his time about a $1,000 campaign contribution from the gay and lesbian Log Cabin Republicans, saying it was a mistake to return the money and blaming the whole incident on N.ews Briefs Ne.wp ,Briefs News Briefs his campaign staff. _’ ~ The suit charges that"if the College, Republicans were compelled to-accept homosexuals ... this would change the message communicated by the College Republicans’ speech and other First Amendment activities.’" The suit asks the U.S. District Court to force the schools to sanction the College Republi- D~ole, whose GOP presiden- ¯ tial bidhas been lagging recently, -" said his campaign staff had not : cleared the decision to return the ¯ Log Cabin PAC donation with : lfim. Dole’s latest statement on : the returned funds contradicts statements he made last month : when he said on a television in- : terview: "I didn’t want the per- ¯ cans, which would include proception that we were buyinginto " viding them with office spaceon campus. Leaders of the College Republicans said earlier this year that they had no intention of actually barring homosexuals but that they object to the colleges’ decision to require all student organizations to sign the pledge, which states: "The club will:not discriminate on the basis Of ,abe, color, creed, religion, age, gender, disability or sexual orientation." "We really feel the school is violating our freedom of association by shoving someone’s "We reafly fed the school is violating our freedom of association by shoving someone’s sexual,preference down our throat," said Nate HalL.of the Metropolitan State C llege Republicans... sexual preference down our throat," said Nate Hall. chairman of the Metropolitan State College Republicans. "If a person is gay., so what’? Our biggest concern is, are you. a Republican’? But we don’t as a club condone homosexual activity." Sheila Kaplan, Metropolitan State College president, said that the school stands bY .t!~e antibias reqnireme,nt "One of the founding pfinci plUS 6~"Met~6 i~ a cormnitment to maintaining a campus environment free from discrimination in any’ form, where .all people are respected and valued," Kaplan said. "We believe Metro’s nondiscrimination policies areLht~pl~r,O,p,ri- " ate and legal." . Santa Fe ProclaimsGhy ~&Lesbian History Month. SANTA FE. NM - Debbie Jarmnill.o, the lnavot of Sm~ta ’Fe, N.M., has :officially pros ~1 bd rited’ ~Oi:r~bef~ -’ as~, :::.]Le’Sbi~aiL Gay’ &Bisexual Hist6~3: Mbfith’. In makiug tli~’ 15f6~tanYation, MayorJaranfillo’said it was necessary ’:’to make sure onr country at least learns the lessons Of tolerance mid faimess and accepts the fact that we are all eqnal in die eves of God." Lesbian, Gay & BiSexual History Month was originally the brai]lclfild of St. Louis, Me., high school teacher Rodimy Wilson after he found that an 800-page history textsome special rights for any group or lifestyle or whatever it might be with gays or.anyone else." But a month later, Dole blamed his campaign staff entirely for the August incident, and implied that he hadn’t known about the deosion to realm the contribution "I think if they had consulted with me, they wouldn’t have done that," Dole told reporters in mid-October. "I just didn’t agree with what happened." Neither, obviously, did the gay GOPers who have since handed over their $1,000 campaign contribution to Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, another Republican presidential candidate. Rich Tafel, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans, said he believed Dole had figured out during the past inonth of campaigning that beating up on gay supporters wasn’t a smart political move. "~I think as he’s traveled around the country he’s found as we have that moderate Republicmls, a lot of Dole supporters; Werereally tumedOfflJy tiffs .whole inddentY Dole said he would not ask the gay Republicans for the donation again because "I don’t want to open it all up again. Temp Agency Sued for Anti-Gay Bias MINNF~A,POLIS - Marcus St. Janacs has filed a lawsuit against thc Dolphin Tcmporary Services" Industrial Group, m~ emp! tymcnt agency, charging diat they fired him as an employee of the company because he is gay. In the suit, St. James also charges thai the temporary agency singled lfim out for retaliation because he had refused to fabricate data for some 500 job seekcrsin order to meet equal opp0rtunity employment requiremeuts. Au attoruey for the finn denied may ,reprisals against St. Jmfies and insisted that his "job ~ pgrforLn.an,ce, ,.w,a~£k¢ sole.~eason f‘or his. termination.’" St. James is as’king ~tr,~0mc $50,000 in darnages mid lost wages. . COI.I~ege Repub!ieans Sue Over~ Anti=Bias. Pledge DENVER - A GOP student organization, die College RepublicanS, has filed a federal lawsfiit ,against Colorado State University, the University of Northern Colorado and the Metropolitan State College in Denver, charging that the 3 campuses violate their First Amendment rights for insisting that student groups sign a nondiscrimination agremnent that includes sexual orientation. News, Briefs book he was.usin~Vdidn’ t ha;ce a single reference to the role of gays and lesbians in history. Papers Print Photo of Greek PM’s Wife Nude with ’Another Woman’ ATtIENS - Greece erupted in a political uproar after 3 newspa7 pers in Athens published a frontpage photo of Greek Prime MinisterAndreas Papandreou’ s wife Dimitra Liani in what purports ’to show her nude on a bea~hin "an intimate pose with another unidentified woman."Thephoto, which Mrs. Papandreou has denounced as faked, depicts the unidentified woman fondling her genitals. ¯ Authorities arrested the publisher of one of the papers on misdemeanor charges his publication made an "unprovoked insuit" against Mrs. Papandreou, who met and married the Prime Minister when she was an airline stewardess. Thepublishers ofthe two other papers that published the photo also face warrants for their arrest but have gone into hiding, police say. Mrs Papandreou, who is 40, said the photo was a fake representing a "dirty campaign" to thwart her increasing political ambitions. Albuquerque Gay & Lesbian-History Month ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez proclaimed October "’Lesbian & Gay His tory Month’" in the city on Oct. 27, recognizing the"important contributions to our society" by gays and lesbians. The proclamation also notes that National Coming Out Day~ whichis Oct. 11, was started 7 years ago by long-time Nmv Mexico resident Robert Eichberg~ who died earlier this year. Earlier in the month, Santa Fe Mayor Debbie Jaramillo also issued a similar proclamation recognizing "Lesbian, Gay’ & Bisexual History: Month" in that city. Iranian Man Sentenced For Dressing AS Women TEHRAN -An Iranian newspaper has reported that a man in the capital city ofTehran was beaten up by outraged women and later sentenced toi201ashes by’ a court ~b~fig~"h~’ ~’6t- ~)n a municipal btigdr~ssed in the heavv veils and billowing caftan-lik~ gown " of a woman. " " " The3 i-year:~idma~, who Was not identified, told’the newspaper that he had dressed as a ¯woman’ ,m~’d~ sat; i~l’ tli~;Women- - O~fl~:;~e~ secti6n of the bus ias "]Yar~"tf’a’S33 bet ~vifll his father. "" A’pparenfly the man~s large frmne mid feet di&l’t fool the women. however, mid he told the paper they" "got aiagry mid beat me up." The man was later sentenced by a religious court to 20 lashes for what it called his "ugly and improper" prank. Sailor’s Case Dismissed BALTIMORE-Federal District Court Judge Joseph Young has News Briefs. News Briefs ..News dismissed a lawsuit by Navy Lt. Richard Selland who has been challenging the Defense Department’s new so-called "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy of excluding openly gay and lesbian service members from the military. The court ruled that Selland’s Firstand FifthAmendment rights do not take precedence over Congress’ and the Defense Department’s right to set military policies. Selland currently i s a supply officer at a base in Virginia, but when he came out in 1993, he was stationed on the submarine Hammerhead. Gay Couple’s Joint Bankruptcy Denied ATLANTA - U.S. Bankruptcy Judge A. David Kahn has rejected the joint bankruptcy petition of 2 gay men, ruling that they were ineligible because they aren’t legally married. Judge Kahn agreed that the men’ s long- ¯¯¯Sheldon had made *’a career out of vilifying lesbians, gays and persons with AIDS" and had called people infected HIV to be "confined in eoneentratlon .. eam?-like , establishments. tenn relationship had a number of similarities to a heterosexual mamage, but he :ruled that federal bai"tkniptcy laws required legal marriage or its equivalent as "’more than a inere technicalitV.’" The case is believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S. O.S. House of ReDs. Opened by Prayer by Radical, Anti-Gay Pastor WASHINGTON Rights activists and Democrats in the House of Representatives expressed disma? and outrage over having far-right anti-gay milfister Louis Sheldon of, the Traditional Values Coalition deliver the daily prayer that usually begin s the legislative body’s ~lay on Thursday, Nov. 2. ReD. Lynn Wolsey, a CaliforniaDeumcrat saidSheldon had made "’a career out of vilifyiug lesbimls, gays mid persons with AIDS.’" and had called forpeople .infected iwith:HIV. to~.be:?’con- ~finedinconcentration -camp.like. establishrnents.’" ~ ....... Eli.zabeth Birch of.the I2iUman Rights Campaign agreed. "’It is outrageous that those in control of this Congress would allow that man, whose every waking breath is spent attacking lesbian and gay people in this country, to lead the House in prayer," Birch said. "’Sheldon has created a cottage industry out of polidcal gay-bashing and hate, ..and:it is insulting to every fair-mind&d American." But a spokesperson for House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Sheldon’s invocation was "perfectly appropriate." Sheldon had been invited to deliver the brief prayer at the request of ReD. Ken Calvert (RCalif.). NGLTF ’Creating Change’ Conference WASHINGTON, D.C. -The National ’Gay, & "Lesbian Task Force held its 1995 Creating Changeconference, on Nov. 10- 12 in Detroit. The Task Force released the following statement: "More than a thousand gay,lesbian, bisexual and transgender activists gathered in Detroit, Michigan, for what was, perhaps, the largest ever national gay’ strategizang conference. The 1995 Creating Change Conference occurs at a critical juncture in the gay’ and lesbian movement when many battles and far-reaching decisions are coming together at once, the U.S. Supreme Court’s pending ruling on die Colorado Amendment 2 case, the prominencc of gay, lesbian and bisexual issues in the 1996 Presidential Ele&ions, Right Wing anti-gay b~illot initiatives in Maine and other states, workplace discrimination, and samegender marriages, ainong oilier controversial issues.’" The conference present some ’180 wOrkshops~ - plenaries. brown-bag sessions, and cultural events. Plenary’ speakers included Urvashi \,’aid, nationally’ known activist and author of Virtual Equally.’: The Mains?reaming ofGay and Lesbiaftgiberation; Second-term Wigconsin State ReD. Tmnmv Bfildwin Elias Farajaje-JoneS, -author, teacher, theologian, bisexual activist recently’ featured in Newsweek; and Harry Britt,.pioneer gay politician and former member, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Numerous other gay" movement ’luminaries attended, including Dee Mosbacher, Deb Price, Elizabeth Birch, Scan Strub, Debra Chasnoff, Scot Nakagawa, Phill Wilson,-Derek Hodel, Tim McFeeley, Paula Ettelbrick, Mab Segrest, Robert Bray, Suzmme Pharr. Suzanne Goldberg, and ¯activists from almost every State. Tulga activist, Tim Gillean, attended the Conference as well as native ONahoman and Dalras Gay &’.Lesbian-A,tl’ianee.preSiConcerns Over AIDS Funds in Medicaid Changes WASHINGTON - Government officials and AIDS agencies say that potentially hundreds of thousands of people with HIV/AIDS could lose health care benefits under legislation approved by Congress that would give ~eater control of Medicaid fun ds to states. Jesse Brown, secretary of the Veterans Affairs Dept., and Donna Shalala, secretary of Health & Human Services, joined in criticizing the legislative changes approved by the Republican- controlled Congress. The legislation would hand over a large part of the federal Medicaid funds in block ~ants for the states to administer, spar’king increased concerns that people with HIV/AIDS illnesses might suffer cuts in benefits as a result. Research Links Transsexualism And Brain Structure LONDON - Researchers in the Nether-. lands have reported in the journal Nature that male-to-female transsexualism may have a biological basis, based on a tiny region of the hypothalamus in the brain. Prof. Dick Swaab of the Netherlands Institute for Brain-Research in Amsterdam said in the report that the stria terminalis region of the hypothalamus that is linked to sexuality is larger inmen than inwomen, regardless of their sexual orientation. But Swaab reported that, after studying the post mortem brain structures of6 male-tofemale transsexuals, he found that alI had the smaller "female" structure in this area of the brain. Swash said the results imply that maleto- female transsexuals had this smaller stria terminalis area from birth and that the re,on of the brain may be linked to gender identity as well as sexuality in general. Swaab said that there was no evidence that transsexualism is genefi: cally inherited, but noted that it was not possible to say" how much influence environmental factors play compared to inherited traits. Swaab and other researchers, including Dr. Simon LeVay of the Salk Institute, have found similar differences in the size of another area of the hypothalmnus between gay and straight men. Straights Not Changing Sexual Behavior Because of Epidemic BOSTON - A report in the American Journal of Public Health indicates that heterosexuals surveyed in 1990 and again in 1992 show no changes in their sexual activities because of the AIDS epidemic. The researchers noted that the 2 surveys of some 9,000 people from around the country indicate that the number of heterosexhals who said they engaged in sex with multiple partners had actually increased slightly by 4% between 1990 and 1992. The researchers also reported that the surveys indicate that straights showed no increased likelihood of using condoms or getting tested for HIV during the 2 years the)’ were surveyed. Many Blacks Believe HIV a Genocide Attempt SAN" DIEGO - Researchers reported at the annual meeting of the American Pub- Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method & for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities. Monday & Thursday evenings: 7-8:30 pm for testing, 7-9 pm for results.- Daytime testing, Mon-Thurs by appointment. TOHR Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights 742-2927 4158 South Harvard, Suite E-2 2 doors east of the HIV Resource Consortium Look for our banner on testing nights._ lic Health.Association that about a third of the peopl~ surveyed in African-American ;<~churches believe that HIV was produced by the government ingerm warfare labs as part of a genocide effort aimed at blacks in this country. Dr. Sandra Crouse Quilm of the public health school at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, reported that another third of the approximately 1,000 church-goers surveyed in 5 U.S. cities indicated they were "unsure’" if the AIDS epidemic was an a ttempt at genocide or not. Quinn noted that black church-goers are not representative of the larger African- American population, but said the "stnnfflng’" results nevertheless indicate that a large portion of the country’s black population doesn’t trust public health information.- Quiun and Stephen Thomas of Emery University said, however, that the finding is backed up by similar studies of black college students, housing-project residents and African-Americans visiting clinics in Washington, D.C. The researchers said the other surveys also found that around one-third of those survey believed HIV was part of an effort to l~ill blacks in the U.S., and another third indicated they were unsure about the theory. The scientists surveyed people who attended black clmrches in Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., Detroit, Kansas City, Me., and Tuscaloosa, Ala. Asian, African HIV Strains Migrating to the West LONDON - According to the report in the medical journal Ixtncet, U.S. and Uruguayan military doctors are reporting that Asian and African strains of HIV have been introduced into the Western hemisphere, brought back to their home countries by military personnel returning from foreign duty in those regions. Military doctors at the Walter Reed Army Institute and the Uruguayan Directorate of the Armed Forces in Montevideo said they isolated a common Southeast Asian strain of HIV in 6 Uruguayan soldiers and marines who served as part of a U.N. peacekeeping f orce in Cambodia. In a different study also reported in Lancet, physicians at the U.S. Naval Health Research Center in San Diego found the same HIV strain in 3 U.S. sailors and Marines who had been serving in Thailand. They also found 2 African’strains of the virus in 2 servicemen who had returned from duty in Kenya and Uganda. The scientists say" the findings could complicate efforts to fight AIDS because potential vaccines that might be devised to protect against one strain of HIV may ¯ be ineffective or inadequate for another of ¯ the 9 known strains of the virus. "We may ¯ need to worry about different genetic ap- ¯ pearances of the virus and changing pat- " terns of the virus in order to get vaccines ¯ that protect people who might be travel- " ling or who might live in different regions ¯ of the world," said Dr. Andrew Artenste ¯ in, one of the researchers at Walter Reed. "It might require either multiple strains in ¯ the vaccine or multiple vaccines eventu- ¯ ally to protect people.’" ¯ Fired Nurse With HIV Sues HOUSTON -A Houston nurse, known in court doctnnents only as "Jane Doe," has filed a lawsnit against Surgicare, a medical center where she had worked until earlier this year. Doe’s suit charges that after learning she was HIV-positive in . January she was told by her supervisor to ¯ take time off work if she wanted to "deal with the shock.’" But after a 2 week leave, Doe was informed that she had been fired : for "excessive absenteeism" because she had been off work for more than 3 days in ¯ the past 6 months. The suit charges that Surgicare violated federal anti-bias laws and fired her because of her infection. ¯ China Begins Addressing AIDS Epidemic ¯ BEIJING - According to a report in the ¯ Guangming Daily, Chinese health minis-- ¯ try authorities have acknowledged for the ¯ first time that the 2,428 cases of AIDS ~ officially reportedin the country are probably "significantly undercounted" and that the ministry believes the actual number of people infected with HIV in China is probably about 100,000 people instead. The health ministry officials also announced that it would join in observing World AIDS Day on December 1 and is in the process of setting up a national agency to address prevention and control of the spread of HI\.’ in the country. It ’Came’ In Outer Space KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Dr. Joseph Tash of the University of Kansas School of Medicine has been given a contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct sexual experiments in outer space. Little is known about sex in the weightlessness of space, but there is some evidence that male sperm is more active and aggressive in orbit. But before you start suiting up and heading off to NASA headquarters in Houston with visions of astronaut orgies, however,Tash notes, that these experiments will only involve studying the behavior of the sperm of sea urchins - which is chemically close to that of human sperm. see next page 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, MS Serving a Diverse Commnnity Justice Dept. Sues Moving Companies Over AIDS WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Departmenthas filed alawsuit against Bekins Van Lines and Schloer Enterprises Inc. Schloer, whichis Bekins’ agency in Philadelphia, was sued for refusing to move the household goods of two men because a friend of theirs has AFDS. The federal lawsuit was filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act and charges that .Bekins had agreed to move the furuishrags of David Homan and Robert Rosenbaum, who were relocating to Arizona. But when the movers arrived at the home of the men, a neighbor who has AIDS was visiting Homan and Rosenbaum, and the movers abruptly refused to continue with the move, the suit charges. The moving companies, have denied any wrongdoing, but the Justice Department says it filed the suit because the 2 firms refused to .cooperate in its initial investigation. Antibodies May Not Disable Hiv LONDON - AIDS researchers have. re- HIV blood test as part of his application, and asked to see his doctor’s records, both of which LaBonte agreed to. But LaBonte’s attorney says the company incorrectly decided that the two men were having unprotected sex, and in March of this year r.ejl,e,c,ted LaBonte’s application, saying that this type bf activity poses an increased risk for mortality which we are unable to price." The suit charges that the insurancefirm’ s rejection of the policy violates both California and U.S. laws barring discriinination against people who associate with individuals infected with HIV. In a brief .press release, Minnesota Mutual Life said it does not discriminate and is in complete compliance with Califomia’s insurance regulations. Health Officials Confirm 1st rus. Officials with India’s health ministry agreed that theWHOfigures are probably corLeg~t,~:noting ,,.that the number of repor(~ d cases in the country has nearly doubled in the last 6 months and that 7 out of every 1,000 people screened for HIV are now testing poslt~ve. Viatical Firm Says It Meets SEC Rules WASHINGTON- Brian D. Pardo, president of the Waco, Texas-based Life Partners Inc., has filed a sworn report in federal court that the viatical insurance company "has developed revised methods of operation that it considers sufficient to eliminate any claim that the securities laws apply." Life Partners functions as the buyers’ agent in viatical settlements, which allow people with terminal illnesses such as AIDS to sell their life insurance Bite Transmission o! HIV policies prior to death. WEST PALM BEACH,.FIa. -The U.S.: : TheU.S.SecuritiesandExchangeCom- Centers for Disease Control &Prevention ¯ mission has not yet commented on the has confirmed the first instance of HIV. : being transmittedby ahumanbite. Health ¯ officials noted that an unusual set of cir- -" cumstances would be needed for HIV to : be passed from one person to another ° through-a bite, and noted that this case, ¯ which took place during the robbery of a ," 91-year-old man, was the first such docu- ." steps outlined in Pardo’s sworn statement, but its court filings acknowledge that viatiCal transactions are not inherently securities, that the participation of an agent does not necessarily-invoke the securities laws, and that the preliminary injuncuonissued by a federal court earlier this year allows Life Partners to comply mented ease in 15:years they have been : "by restructuring the transactions in such tracking the AIDSepidemic. ¯ a way that they do not constitute securi- HIV can continue to be infectious evenafter the individual virus has been trapped inside an envelope of antibodies, normally the way the body neutralizes other microbe~. The Virginia Commonwealth University researchers said the finding may partly explain why it has been so difficult to stop the relentless spread of the virus. Dr. Gregory Burton, one of the researchers, said the antibodies that envelop HIV, instead of disabling it may actually help spread the virus to the body’s disease-fighting T cells. Man Sues Insurance Firm Over Lover’s HIV SAN FRANCISCO-Mark LaBonte, who ts HIV-negative, has filed a S1 million lawsuit against the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, charging that he was turned down for a policy after the insurance firm learned he is gay and that his partner has AIDS. LaBonte’s suit charges that his application for insurance was refused after Minnesota Mutual Life learned his lover, Joe Aviles, is infected with HIV. LaBonte claims the insurance finn believed that he was therefore at risk for infection from Aviles. MinnesotaMuttml Life had asked LaBonte to undergo an ported in the British journal Nature .that ,: Alarming Growth inGIobal AIDS., _,:..-ties.’? The SEC must file a response to the.- GENEVA ~ "The-staggering~ impact of : report.by Nov; 2., after which time the. AIDS in non-Western nations around the g~obe has been underscored by recent statements by health organizations and officials. Timothy Stamps, Zimbabwe’s health minister, said in a newspaper interview that the country estimates that some 100,000 Zimbabweans will die of AIDSrelated illness during the next year and a half. Stamps said he wasn’t trying to be an "alarmist," but noted that "At present 25 to 30 bodies of victims of AIDS are put into mortuaries...and hospitals" every day in the country. In neighboring Sout~a Africa, a study by the Universltv of Natal says that nearly a million people in KwaZulu-Natal, the country" s mostpopulous province, will be infected with HIV by 19%. The researchers predicted there would be 920,000 HIV cases in the province of 8.7 million. The nation’s health department also indicates its latest data indicates that of the country’s 40 million people 7.6% (about 3 million people) are already infected with the virus. The World Health Organization has also announced that even though HIV was almost unknown in India 10 years ago, it now estimates that between 1.6 and 2 million Indians are infected with the vi- Ken’s Flowers 1635 East Fifteenth Street 599-8070 Serving our communities with pride! ¯ , court will deliberate the case. The SEC is ¯" seeking to make the court injection permanent. HIV Scientist Sues New York ALBAN’Y, NY- A former New York health department research worker has filed a lawsuit against the state, charging that department officials destroyed his career because he complained abou! unsafe standards and procedures at a staterun laboratory. Joseph Youme, who had worked with the state health department for 16 years and had studied HIV with Robert Gallo, included written complaints he had made involving what he believed were tmsafe laboratory procedures. Included in the complaints Yourno had made in the past few years were criticisms that tubes of laboratory specimen blood had been dropped in stairwells, hazardous waste had been tossed out with regular building rubbish, and that on one occasion in 1991 a large bird flew through an open window and knocked over unspecified lab specimens and equipment before if flew out agmn. After filing complaints about the conditions at the lab with superiors, Yourno says he was demoted to a desk job, virtually putting an end to his career in laboratory research. Equal Employment Commission Sues Over Firing of HIV÷ Driver FRESNO, Calif. - A California-based trucking company is being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for firing an HIV-infected truck driver. DEF Express in Kingsburg, Calif., has been charged with violating the Americans with: Disabilities Act in as dismissal of driver .James Marion. The EEOC isaskingthat,Marion receiYe back ¯ -wages~ compensation for emotional suf- ; feting and punitive damages again DEF. ~ An attorney representing, the trucking ¯ firm said DEFExpress wasn’t even aware ¯ that Marion was HIV-positive until he filed the complaint against the company and accused the EEOC of filing the lawsee Health Briefs, page 8 Jeffrey A. Beal, MD Ted Campbell, LCSW Ginny Butler, RN MS Specialized in HIV Care Providing Comprehensive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic Services We have ma~, insurance provider affiliations - ifyou belong to an insurance program that does not list us as providers, call us and we will apply. 1560 East 21st Street, Suite 210 Monday - Friday, 9:30-4:30 pm, 743-1000 I suit for "political" reasons. Biomathematics Looks at HIV CHICAGO - Dr: Alan Perelson, an immunologist with the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, and Dr. Thomas B. Kepler, a biomathematician at North Carolina State University, say they think they’ve found out how the lymph glands produce highly specificmolecules, known as antibodies, that attack mic¢obes an the body with such accuracy. In their study, published recently in the Proceedings ofthe National Academy ofScience, the mathematicians" complex formulas generate a model that scientists say "tells us how the immune system can make antibodies that are 100 times more effective in just two weeks.’" Virologists and other scientists say the mathematical modeling could give"doctors important insights into the most effective times in the progression of HIV infection to prescribe specific medications to fight off the virus. Assertiveness May Help Black Women Avoid HIV CHICAGO - ,According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, African-American women Who took classes in %exual assertiveness" were two times more likeh’ to insist on theirmale sex partners using condom s than a comparable group of women who took a standard 2-hour AIDS education class. Among other things, the classes taught how to put condoms on a partner, how to clearly express sexual desires and how to deal with situations where either the women or their partners have been drinking. ,:~* ....... "We don’t think one session of HIV education is really goxng to change any behavior - and in fact it did not," said Dr. Gina Wingood of the school of public health at the University of Alabama ~n Birmingham and one of the co-authors of the study. Black women in the U.S. are 16 times m~)re likely to become infected with HIV than American white women, possibly because their male sex partners are less likely to use condoms or more likely to u se IV drugs, Wingood and her fellow researchers said. Young People Hit Hardest by HIV in China BEIJING - China’s leading medical publication, Health Daily, has reported that the AIDS epidemic is striking the nation’s younger people harder than auy other age group. According to the paper, nearly two-thirds of those infected with HI\" in the country are under 30 years of age. The paper’s da~a, however, w’as based on government health agency figures, which officially have recorded ouly 1,774 HIV infections in the country..klan)" global AIDS experts believe that more than 10,000 Chinese are actually infected with the virus. French Hospital to Test 5,000 Ex-Patients of MD with HIV PARIS - Officials at the Saint-Germainen- Laye Hospital have announced that the medical facility will test more than 5,000 ex-patients for possible HIV infection. The enormous hospital-funded testing program was announced after it was ~ discovered that one of its surgeons had ¯ . been infected with HIV for at least 13 ¯ years. Hospital officials said it was "’very ¯ ~" uulikely’~ that the physician had infecte~l any of his patients but that it wanted to reassure former patients of the surgeon. Male IV Drug Users at High Risk for HIV ATLANTA - A study by the C~nters for Disease Control & Prevention and published in the agency’s MMWR Summary indicates that AIDS education and prevention programs may not be reaching male IV drug users ffho also have sex with other men. TheCDC study was based on xnterviews with men who inject drugs and who also have sex with other men - whether they identified themselves as gay, bisexual or heterosexual - in Dallas, Denver and Long Beach, Calif. The researchers concluded that this subgroup now accounts for 7% of the total AIDS cases in the U.S. and 21% of all the cases among IV drug users in tiffs country. .." " The men in this group, ~e study said, are at "’extremely high risk" of becoming infected, noting that the majority of those interviewed shared needles, often traded sex for drugs or money, and had unprotected sex with multiple partners. The study also noted that how these men identify themselves sexually may have little or nothing to do with whether they have sex with other males, with a full third of those interviewed describing themselves as heterosexuals even though they all acknowledged having sex with other men. Study: Lesbians, Bi Women At Higher Risk for HIV CHICAGO - According to a report published in the American Journal ofPublic Health, wo~nen who have sex with other women are at greater risk for HIV infe6- tion than women who are exclusively heterosexual. The researchers compared attitudes,, characteristics and HIV statns of women at a sexually transmitted disease clinic in New York City. Of the 9% who said they have sex with other women, more than 90% said they also had sex with men as well. The scientists found that the women who had same-sex contact were more likely than the exclusively heterosexual women to be infected with HIV, to trade sex for drugs or money; and to use intravenous drugs. The researchers .said, although the women who have sex with other women were more likely to be infected with HIV, the study found no instances of actual female-to-female transmission. Clinton to Host White House AIDS Conference WASHINGTON-Theadministration has announced that President Clinton will host the first-ever White House Conference on AIDS on Dec. 6 to underscore his commitment to doing more about the epidemic. Mike McCurry, White Housepress secretary, said it will bring many experts on the disease to the high-level conference. "’It will feature more than 130 individuals from across the country," M~Curry said. "Conference participants will discuss the. latest trends in the .AIDS epidemic, epidemiological stgveys and studies of the AIDS epidemic itself, and the central issues of AIDS research, prevention, care and discrimination, among other issue,s." McCurry said Clinton would take partmsome portion of the conference, but didn’t specify exactly what. FI_~ELITY HO_/v~E HEALTH CARE, INC. Tulsa Office 486-1174 800-999-3 , ,2 We provide comprehensive home health services 24 hours/day, seven days/week. The range ofservices 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 and Corn panion sitter services. This list is not all inclusive. Please contact our offices with specific treatment issues. Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law Know Your Rights! Estate Planning, Adoptions, Personal Injury; Criminal Law, Bankruptcy & Workers Compensation 1-800-7~2-9468 or 918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. The NAMES PROJI~LTQuilt at tl~e "l’ulsa Pair Grounds. Needle-Swap Programs Save $ CHICAGO - According to a research study published in ithe Journal of the American MedicalAssociation, the spread. .ofHIV among IV drug users could be kept an check through needle-exchange programs, which should not only dispense clean ne edles but also educate drug addicts about how the virus is spread and how to avoid infection. Investigators from the Chemical Dependency Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York studied needle-swap programs in 5 cities - Tacoma, Wash.; Glasgow, Scotland; Lund, Sweden; Sydney, Australia; and Toronto, Canada. The researchers found, among other things, that clean-needle programs cost about $20 per addict per year, "but treatment costs for people with AIDS ¯ were as high as $120,000 a year. ¯ The researchers also compared data ¯ from the 5 cities they studied with data fromNew York City, which does not have ¯ a legal needle-swap program. The scien- ¯ fists found that HIV infection rates among IV drug users there rose from under 10% to more than 50%injust 5 years, while the ¯ 5 study cities kept infection rates among IV drug abusers at very low levels. : HIVTesting for Expectant Moms ¯ SACRAMENTO,Calif.-CaliforniaGov_ ¯ ernor Pete Wilson has signed into law a ¯ CA Gov. Vetoes Medicinal Pot ¯ SACRAMENTO, Calif. - To the surprise of almost no one, California Governor : Pete Wilson la~ vetoed a measure passed ¯ in September by the state legislature that would have allowed people with AIDS ~ and some other illnesses to grow and use : marijuana. Many AIDS activists and a ¯ number of physicians say the illegal drug alleviates several debilitating manifesta- ¯ uons associated with AIDS,includingloss of appetite, weight loss, and nausea. It is the second such measure approved .by the California Legislature that Wilson has vetoed~’ " HIV Isolation Works - At a Price ¯ measure that requires health care pracu-. " tioners offeringl~renatal ca~e tO offerHW ¯ testing to pregnant women. Expectant ¯ ¯ mothers arenot,however, required to take " HAVANA - The Miami Herald has rethe test. ¯ ported that Cuba has one of the lowest HIV infection rates in all ofLatin America - by forcibly quarantining those infected with the virus. World Health Orgamzation data shows that Cuba has only 0.8 cases of AIDS reported for each 100,000 citizens. Cuba has put people infected with HIV inisolated sanatoriums for nearly a decade. Dr. Reinaldo Gil, who runs Cuba’s AIDS programs, told the Herald that the isolation of people with HIV AIDS was the main reason for the country’s low infection rate. "People are beginning to.see that what we did works," he said. The paper also quoted people with AIDS who agreed that Cuba’s isolation program had reduced possible infections. But one patient told the paper, "’\Ve have lost our freedom. That is the most important thing there is." 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A White House letter from Clihton to the Human Rights Campaign, a major backer of the legislation and the country’s largest gay lobbying organization, says that the president considers the bill "important civil rights legislation." The bill bans discrimination based on sexual orientation in businesses with more than 15 employees. Religious organizations are exempt from the measure. Clinton noted that the proposed le~slation does not apply to businesses with 15 or fewer workers, to the nation’s armed forces or to i’eligious organizations or the schools they operate, andthat 4t specifically excludes, an~" quotas. The bill would not reqtfires businesses to provide health or other benefits to domestic parmers of gay or lesbian employees. "’The bill, therefore, appears to answer all the legitimate objections previously raised against it, ~while ensuring that Americans, regardless of their sexual orientation, can find and keep their jobs based on their ability and the quality of their work," the Clinton letter says. George Stephanopoulos, a senior Clinton advisor, said,"This is a reasonable response to a real problem. It ensures that everyone receives equal treatment and no one gets special treatment." "Peopleshould not be fired from their jobs for a reason that has nothing to do wi th their abilities," said Elizabeth Birch, executiye director of the Human Rights Campaign. "Today in.America, it’s perfectly legal to fire someohe for being gay or lesbiaJa. The President stands with the vast majority of Ameri cans in supporting equal rights in the workplace for lesbian and gay citizens." The bill laces opposmon on Capitol Hill, "and has poor chances of passage at this time. In the latest issue of Nature Gen¢,Jir~sv~,Dr. Dean Hamer and his fellow researcli6rs at the National Institutes of Health reported that the expanded study confirms that there is a genetic link between male homosexuality and the genetic marker (known as X q28) il;herited from X chromosome of the mother. The researchers found that 22 of 32 pairs of gay brothers from unrelated families (69%) shared the same version of the genetic material, leading them to confirm the genetic link. When the scientists looked at the heterosexual brothers of gay men, however, they found only 22% of the heterosexual Siblings had inherited the Xq28 pattern. At the same time, researchers examined 36 pairs of lesbian sisters, but found no evidence of any shared genetic marker in the same re.on. "The finding in gay men but not lesbians suggests that the mechanisms underlying male and female sexual orientauons a~e at least partially distinct," Hamer concluded in the report. Earlier statistical studies have also shown that gay men were more likely to have gay" brothers than lesbians to haw lesbian s~sters, he noted. Hamer said, "’It shows that it is not impossible to map complex psychological traits to genes. It is still a very large genetic re,on. We have narrowed down which haystack in the field it is, but it’s still a haystack." Maki.n,q_ Sense A New H IV Prevention Program from TOHR Because- HIV prevention is more than just, "a cat,dam 100% of the time." HIV prevention is more than a slogan and a guideline. HIV prevention is’ more than learning how to use a..condom or negotiate "safer sex." HIV prevention is about you and your life. Because of all this and more, Making Sense was created. Making Sense is a short four meeting experience for men who have sex with men. Join us as we redefine health and make HIV prevenfi.on decisions for ourselves. To enroll, call Jason at TOHR, 742.2927. Begins December 5th. Following the Supreme Court hearings on Tuesday, Oct. 10, Colorado’s Attorney General Gale Norton told reporters that gays and lesbians as a group, do not merit "special protections." "The status quo, in almost the entire United States, is that there are uo laws granting special protections on the basis .of sexual orientation," Norton said.."And Amendment 2 just says .that,there will not be those additional special protections on that basis." On the other side, attorney Jean Dubofsky argued before the Court that the Colorado amendment violated the U.S. constitutional guarantee of equal protection under the law She said that if the Supreme Court Upholds the Colorado measure, homosexuals will lose their basic right to challenge discriminatory laws and regulations anywhere inthe country. . "’!f,~v~Llp,s~ !ki.~ case arid Amend~nent 2,g0es into effect, it immedimely repeals all the local ordinfiri~.es and all the general state laws and policies that protect people from discrimination on the basis of gay orientation only" Dubofskv said followin_o the Court hearino "’And it .W,hff,ao ~., tho ~,...... ~,~; genera~ poucy or any protectlon.at any level ofgovernment from discrimination on the basis of gay orientation or from the opportunity to seek any protection from discrimination." During the hearings, several Supreme Court justices questioned the validity of theColorado amendment, expressing fears that it could allow hospitals to deny medical treatment to gays or permit hotels and restaurants to turn homosexuals away. Masterwor T u t S A PHILHARMONIC Guest Conductor and Solo Flute: Ransom Wilson Saturday, December 2, 8 p.m. Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa PAC Mozart: Flute Concerto in D Major Liadov: The Enchanted Lake ::: : :: Maye:in December!i Marilyn Haye Fri., Dec. 8 & Sat., Dec. II Chapman Music Hall THIsa PAC LACK iWHITE INC COMMUNITY CALEN’ AR SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School, 9:45 am Worship Service, 11 am 2627-B East 1 lth. Info: 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist) Worship Service;~ 6 pm " 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Family of Faith Metro. Comm. Church Worship Service, 11 am 5451-E South Mingo. In/o: 622-1441 Metro. Comm. Church of Greater Tulsa Worship Service, 10:45am 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 TheBanned,OKGay Band Practice weekly in OKC Info: 838-2121 Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa 6:30pm at Canterbury 5th & Evanston " Info: 583-9780 MONDAYS HIV Testing TOHR Clinic Free & anonymous testing. " using fingerstick method. ¯ No appointment required.. Walk in testing: 7:8:3.0pm Results hours: i7-9pn~ Info: 742-2927 ¯ Lambda Bowling League; ." Sheridan Lanes 8:45 pm ¯ 3121 S. Sheridan . : TUESDAYS Minister’s Class Bless the .Lord at All Times Christian Center 7:30 pm 2627-B East 1 ith In/0:583-7815 HlV-g Support Group HIVResource Consortium 1:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard,’Ste. H-1 Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 WEDNESDAYS Authority OfThe Believer Bible Study, 7 pm MCC ofGreater Tulsa 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-t715 Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Choir Practice 7 2627-B East llth Call 583-7815 for inio. PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 4154 S. Harvard In/o: 749-4901 Family Of Faith MCC Poduck 6:30 pm Bible Study 7 pm Choir Practice 8 pm 5451-E South Mingo, Call 622-1441 for info. THURSDAYS 16-Step Empowerment ¯ Group For Women Community of Hope ¯ !703 E. 2nd, info: 585-1800 Co-Dependency Support Group ¯ 7:30, Family of Faith MCC ¯ 5451÷E S. Mingo ¯ Call 622-1441 for Info. .. : HIVTestingTOHRClinic ¯ Fr.ee & anonymous testing ¯ using fingerstick method. ¯ No appointment required. ¯ Walkin testing: 7 - 8:30pm Results hours: 7 - 9pm Info: 742-2927 Prayer Time ¯ MCC - Greater Tulsa, 7 pm 1623 N. Maplewood In/o: 838-1715 Tulsa Family Chorale ¯ Weekly practice, 9:30 pm Lola’s 2630 E. 15th PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays 4154 S. Harvard Info: 749-4901 ¯ ¯ SATURDAYS Narcotics Anonymous ¯ Meets weekly at 11 pm ¯ Confidential support for recovering addicts. ¯ Community of.Hope ¯ 1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees 3rd Sat. of each month Info: 748-3111 MORE GROUPS Gay & Lesbian Student Association TJC Southeast Campus, Info: 631-7632 SWAN-Single Women’s Activity Network Call 832-2121 TOHR Helpline Daily 8-10 pm For info. or to volunteer: 743-GAYS Tool Box Technicians, Leather org., Info c/o Tile Tool Box: 584-1308- T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Assoc. In!o: 838-1222 NOVEMBER 16-19 Broken Arrow Comnutnity Playhouse Quilt - A A4usical Celet~ation 1800 So. Main, [nfo: 258-0077 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19; 26 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 10 & 17 Faith & Struggle Dialogue Group Community of Hope United Methodist 4:30pm, 1703 E. 2nd (ongoing group) . In/o: 585-1800 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Tulsa Oklahomansfor Human Rights Monthly Board Meeting, 7 pm Call for location., In/o: 743-4297 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Family ofFaith MCC, Thanksgiving Service, 6:30 pm 5451-E S. Mingo, In/o: 622-1441 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Community ofHope The Rev. Scott Sharp Preaches, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd St., In/o: 585-1800 ,TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Rainbow Business Guild, 7 pm Mazzio’s at The-Farm Shopping Ctr~ Private Dining Room Dinner Meeting, In/o: 665-5174 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 WorldAIDS Day Panel." A Tulsa Perspective, 7 pm Aaronson Auditorium, Central Library, In/o: 596-7977 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 WOrMAIDS-Day March, 6:30 pm Sharp Chapel, TU, Inio~. 438-2437 DECEMBER 1-2, 7-9 : Broken Arrow Community Playhouse Androcles & the Lion, 8pm 1800 So. Main, hffo: 258-0077 DECEMBER 2, 9 & 10 Broken Arrow Community Playhouse Androcles & the Lion, 2pm 1800 So. Main, Info: 258-0077 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 Red Ribbon Treefest, 4 pm Spotlight Theatre 1318 Riverside Dr. In/o: 663-5372 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 Prime Timers Monthly Meeting Write for in/o: P.O. Box 52118, 74104 SUNDAY,IDECEMBER 3 Community ofHope Bishop Dan Soloman & Jby Sblomon Reception, 4 pm,Service, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd St., Info: 585-1800 MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 Women, Children & AIDS Committee, noon 1430 S. Boulder~ ~ollim!~R0~m TUESDAY~~ DECEMBER 5 Making Sense ~HIV Prevention Group Call for locadon & time. In/o: Jason @ 742-2927 TUESDAY~ DECEMBER 5 AIDS Coalition ofTulsa Gathering of the Evergreens, noon 1430 S. Boulder, Collins Room WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 Womens Supper Club Dinner, 6:30 pm Spaghetti Warehouse. 211 E. Brady Info: 298-4648 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 Tulsa Oldahomansfor Human Rights Holiday Gathering. 7 pm All Soul’s Unitarian, 2902 S. Peoria In/o: 743-4297 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 Dignity/Integrity Christmas Dinner Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Episcopalians 6:30 pm, private home Info: 298-4648 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 Broken Arrow Community Playhouse Auditions for The Lion in WMter 5pro, 1800 So. Main, Info: 258-0077 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 Family ofFaith MCC " Christmas Childrens’ Party, 5 pm 5451-E S. Mingo, In/o: 622-1441 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 Family ofFaith MCC :~ Christmas Concert & Silent Atwtion, ¯ 7:30 pm ¯ 5451-E S. Mingo : Info: 622-144 : SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 ¯ Family ofFaith MCC ¯ Christmas Eve Candlelight Service ¯ 10 pro, 5451-E S, Mingo, Info: 622- Out &About with JD Here is anew section that will help you keep abreast, of what’s going on with Tulsa’s night life. Each month will feature a local establishment and give you a listing of what is happing through out the month. This month’s feature is an great little bar on historic Whittier Square. Mosl people have mistaken this bar for a an exclusively Lesbian hideaway because of the name, BARRACUDA’S WILD NIGHTS, but it is slowly becoming a great little show bar and a nice stopping off point for a evening .offun. Thefollowingmonthat Barracuda’s ~s just full of fun and benefits for the OnNovember 17th, they will behaving a benefit to help Interfaith Ministries of Tulsain recognition of World AIDS Day; December 1st. The evening will include several different performers such as vocalist Linda Rush, guitarist Harry Carroll, entertainers suchas Sensuous, J.J. Gentrey, Sugarbaker and many more. During the beginning of December, Barracuda’s will be hosting the first annual Ms. Whittier Square please contact Ladonnafor further information at 582-4340. Over 0n.the east side, the gals at TNT’s and Time’N’ Timehave got things going. November 22, Time N Time is hosting a Leather community meeting at 7:30. On November 26, TNT’s will have a Carnival at 8pm. December 10 TNT’s will have a guest DJ at their annual Christmas Auction for Needy Families. December 15, Time N Time will have 5th Anniversary Party. They also have a free brunch each Sunday. Call for more information. READALLABOUT IT Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library In 1992, Dab Price made history by launching a weekly, informational newspaper column in the Detroit The phrase "...and News. Hercommonsense say tl~~ to__-|°yce," " approach to life is unusual lS for a columnist only be- the o en repeated cause Price is lesbian and her column addresses life experiences from a gay perspective, The phrase "...and say hi’ to Joyce," is the often repeated closing line ofmany ofthe fan letters she. receives and refers to her longtime partner, Joyce Murdoch. This is the story ofhow the columnbegan, includdosing line of many of the fan letters she reeelves & refers to her longtlme partner, Joyee Murdoeh, ing the behind-the-scenesdiscussions and ultimate decision to have this column in Detroit’s"politically conservative" newspaper. Predictably, after the colunm began, some subscribers, outraged at the column’s inclusion in a "family newspaper," canceled their subscriptions. The number of cancellations, however, was qnly a fraction of what had been anticipated. The edffors stood firm, andnow the columnis distributed nationwide, through Gannett, the country’s largest newspaper chain. Much of the book consists of Price’s columns, reprinted in their entirety, The ¯ wide variety of topics in the col~mm convey her background as a journalist: poli- ¯ tiCS, religion, travel and history, but also ¯ love and relationships.Columm fltles in- " clude "Gay Souls Find a True Sanctuary in the Buckle of the Bible Belt," "City Living Gay Transplants Taking Root in Smaller Places" and "Ignorance is the Great- -est Threat to Opening Up the Military to Gays.’" It’s interesting to read about the thoughts and events that go into deciding top- ¯its and the responses, in person, by phone and mail, from readers who strongly agree or disagree with the column. Many lonely, closeted gays, young and old, seem to ¯ find cause for optimism in Price’s column and write her to express ¯ theirappreciation. Coming out stories and ¯ positive letters from parents, friends and ¯ politicians are all included. There are, of ¯ course, many negative letters reprinted as well, which often ~ve keen examples of where those oppo_sed to gay equality are coming from. ¯ This is a very enjoyable book, filled ¯ with lo~c, usal31e advice and uplifting ~ stories, writtenby womenwho really have ¯ a way with words. Check for this book, ¯ and others on similar topics, at the Read- . ers Services department, Central Library, ¯ 2nd floor, or call 596-7966. Find your holiday getaway with the premier guide to gay & lesbian inns. B&Bs. hotels, and more! l)amron Actommodafions is packed with hundreds of lull-color photographs - and detailed information. For a free catalog, call 1-800-46L6654. and you techies check out the Damron~vWebpa~e! http://www.sirius.com/~damron ¯ GLAMA Honors Gay ...... And Lesbian Music : by Lester Strong "’It takes a particular kind of courage to be an out musician. It takes a particular ~ kind of artist to express musically what is ¯ often silenced by either the outside world ¯ oravoice within ourselves that says some ~ things are meant not to be spoken." : With these words, Dan Martin and ¯ Michael Biello, life partners and founders : of the national gay music organization : Outmusic, inaugurated the kickoff event ¯ -for the Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards (GLAMA) intended to acknowledge and honor the work of openly gay and lesbian music artists. Held October 1 at The Supper Club in the heart of New York City’s Theater District, "A Night of GLAMA" was hosted by award-winning playwright and actor Han,ey Fierstein and :attended b,y a mix of:over 350 performers, gaymusic supporters,and representatives from the media and recording companies like Atlantic Records. GLAMA creator/producers Tom McCormack and Michael Mitchell along with the GL&MA advisory board are currently in the process of defining-categoties, eligibility, and nominating andjudging procedures for the first annual performing awards to be handed out next year. .............................. categories are likely to include the year’s best female and male performers, best group, best ori~nal song, and best recorded performance byan "out" performer or group. But this year’s event saw the introduction of two" special awards, presented to individuals well known on the music scene for their long-standing contributions to the cause of openly gay music. The Michael Callen Medal of Achievement was given to Cris Willi0ms0n, a pioneer ofthe women’s musicmovement, cofounder of Olivia Records, and strong community supporter in her work with pediatric AIDS groups, while the Outmusic Award was presented to Boy George, the British popmusic star known the world over for his gender-bending music and style of performance. In the words of Bob Guccione, Jr., Editor/Publisher of Spin magazine, who presented the Michael Callen Medal: "The ¯ Callen Medal is given to an individual, ~ group, organization, or business cormnit- ~ ted to the courageous and important work ¯ of engendering, nurturing, and furthering i gay/lesbian music. Tonight the Callen Medal honors Cris Williamson, a singer/ songwriter who has Used her music and : good works as beacons ofhope and inspi- ¯ ration for lesbian, gay, and nongay audi- ¯ ences for more than twenty years." ¯ The Outmusic Award honors recording ¯ artists, groups, or songwriters who have advanced gay/lesbian music through their work as out musicians. As presenter : Me’scheli Ndegeocello, recording artist ¯ onMadorma’s Mavericklabel, stated about ~ Boy George: "The recipients’ steadfast ; co~nitment to speak openly and specifi- ~ e,ally to the gay and lesbian experience ¯ through music qualifies them for this ¯ award. GLAMA has chosen to give this ~ inaugural award to a man who from the ~ beginning of his career in the early eight- - ies has consistently called into questaon : society’s perceptio’ns of gender roles." : Adds Michael Mitchell about both ¯ awards. "There arepeople in the commusee next page LO$.T TRIBE Call 341.6866 International Tours for more information about LA Studio tour packages to see tapings of Ellen or Married With Children.Gift certificates are availablefor air travel, cruises & many other travel needs. IGTA member. .nity who have made enormous contributeens to openly gay and lesbi~an music. They may not have a recordidg out this year or be on the TopTen charts, but those contributions deserve recognition. We plan to present the Micha61 Callen Medal and Outmusic Award on an annual basis:" The diversity of music embraced by GLAMA was indicated by the evening’s entertainment. Performing were qtaeer pnnkers Pansy Division, a cappella group The Flirtations with their newest and first woman meznber Suede, renegade folk/ rock band disappear fear with lead singer Sonia Rutstein, and drag diva Joey Arias "’channeling" Billie Holiday. Cris Williamson sang a few of her ballads, and Harvey Fierstein did a turn, performing "This Is Not Going To Be Pretty" from his newly released CD of the same name. "A Night of GLAMA" was scheduled to coincide with the opening of the Outmusic 5th Annual Festival of Gay and Lesbian Music, held each October in New York City, and Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messenger was.on hand to read a proclamation officially designating October, 1995 as "Gay and Lesbian Music Month" in New Y’ork. Outmusic dedicates itself to creating opportunity for-- and increasing awareness of--lesbian and gay composers, lyricists, performers,and their supporters. GLAMA also espouses those goals, but the two are organizationally distinct. October 6,1996, has already been set as the date for next year’s First Annual GaU Lesbian American Music Awards ceremony, to be held again in New York. For more information, contact McCormack and Mitchell at 267 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801-49, New York, NY 10016; tel. 212- 59,2-4455; e-mail GLAMAS@aol.com. Enjoying the Momenff by Pat Morehead Now for something completely different.... where the hell did this snow come from? Yesterday afternoon I was dodging pecans inmy tee shirt as I tried to round up leaves on my patio. Four hours later I was towe!ing snow off the dog after his mid evemng potty break. Oklahoma has to be on.e ofweirdest places in the world weather wise. But the result this morning is unbeatable. The entare north wall of my ’office’ looks out onto my patio and back yard. Just beyond my monitor is a stretch of shadowed blue and gray snow, then a stretch of gleaming white-snow topped and highlighted by brilliant golden yellow leaves splattered across the trees in the background which are interlaced with swaths of cendean blue sky. It’s like one ofthose images from the ubiquitous Christmas Calendars. Most of the time you look around Tulsa and it all seems pretty blah, and that’s being generous. Thenout ofnowhere some little scene leaps out and you’re just amazed at the accidental beat~ty. At least I am. For me that accidenta] moment of. something unique is the "JEEZ" moment. The "JEEZ" moment is one of the best things about Tulsa and life in general. _If I’m waxing a bit too bucolic about the s, please overlook my enthusiasm. I want to enjoy this moment because it’ll all get mined pretty quickly due to the approaching holidays. No, I am not a holiday grinch. But the COlrmiercial and emotional overkill which I "know is coming is about as offputting as anything you Sandra J. Hill, M.S. Ps.vchotherapy & Clinical Consultation Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Individuals, Couples & Families. 2865 E. Skelly Drive, Ste. 215, 745-1111 can imagine. And yes we will all get sucked up into the holiday insanity. At least most of us will. My companion and I have reached that stage where we can sit back and enjoy the season in a relaxed low key fashion. We put some real joint effort into a great meal which we can enjoy in peace and quiet. Then a .movie on tape which we have purposefully avoiding renting until the holidays. Occasionally we arejoined by a couple of friends, people about whom we really care. It may sound dull, but after years of having dealt with crappy family holiday discords, it is.shear bliss. Christmas works pretty much the same way. Naturally we do have to take care of family recognition, but again we try and keep that to a minimum. We start with the presumption that someone is going to say or do something stupid or hurtful. So we give them as little opportunity as possible. We have also reached the stage where wecankeep the ’gifting’ to aminimum. In fact we have already done most of that. We replaced some aging furniture and added a new TV as our Christma~ gifts for our house. Part of the old furniture .went to Goodwill and some directly to a friend who could Use it. All that re~nains now is finding that certain something special ~which will express the depth of love and affection between us. No easy task let me add. [ "kno~v to you this probably seems about as exciting ~s algebra. But for us it is a refreshing break from all of the usual turmoil, hurt feelings and anger which have marked previous holiday seasons. Answer tmtlffully, ho~v many of you are already dreading the enforced family visitations? Not to mention the other stuff associated with the holidays which .you really don’t want to be involved im but feel compelled to do. " I’ve developed a pretty simple approach to life, which I offer as a recommendation. ff there are people you don’t care for, and who go out of their wav to make you miserable, then avoid bei~g around them. If there are situations whichget you crazy, avoid them whenever you have the option. If there is stuff that you really hate doing (and which you don’t have to do to live) just don’t-do it! I used to waste a lot of time, energy and fretting over doing stuff that I thought I had to do even though I hated it. Gradually, I have learned tha~ doing the right !hing doesn’t mean doing what others ~mpose as "the right thing to do". Here’s the secret. If you worry about what others think, you’ll spend your entire life worrying. If that sounds like the way to enjoy life, more power to you, have ~t it! As for me, I’ll sit here awhileqonger with my coffee and enjoy the scene outsidemywindows. The squirrels have come out now. They are busy rooting_through the snow and leaves looking those pecans I dodged yesterday. The birds are hopping through the snow looking for lord knows what. The dog is lying here next to me blissfully gnawing on his chew bone and my companion / lover is messing around in the "kitchen.. It’s a cozy pleasant Saturday morning. 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Cash and prizes donated by Excalibur. International Mr. Leather ’95, Larry Everett, was Master ofCeremonies, while the judging panel included International Mr. Drummer David Walker, International Ms. Leather ’94 Cindy Bookout, International Mr. Fantasy JD Buchert, Queen of Kink Jill Carter, Fantasy and Great Plains Drummer co-producers Bob Ewing and Dustin Logan and IML Finalist Lance Brittain. Look for Aden to shine bright in Chiea .o as he wkeels his way into town as Oklahoma’s offieial IML preliminary entry. T.U.L.S.A., Leatherworks by Johnna, Shades of Grey Dallas, the Leather Rack DC, Utica Tri’s, NY, Silver Star Saloon, JD Images, IML, Inc., Viola Johnson valued atalmost $3000 were readied as the five contestants were brought back for the final results. Second Runner-up was Danny Pelletier. First Runner-up was Victor Reyes, and crowd favorite, Arlen Spitler, was given the The weekend’s events began Friday evening with a shuttle bus bar crawl, sampling a wide variety of clubs throughout the city. The tour ended up at the Silver Star where judges and contestants were introduced to the crowd and contestant numbers were drawn. Interviews were conducted Saturday morning while the host cout~try and W~Stern bar stage was transformedintoa.cruisy alleyway for the much anticipated event. Starti,ng on time (as well organized events do) the contestants competedin Streetwear with Speech, Swimwear and Full Leather Image with a Random Question and Answer. Entertwined with the contest were winner’s sash. Aden is an Assistive Technology Specialist with special interests in Advocacy and Fnndraising for Children with disabilities, sports and gay and lesbian youth issues. Aden was First Runner-up to IML larry Everett at the Mr. Tulsa Leather contest last year losing to him by only one po_in~. He then took over_the tit.!e as Mr. Tulsa ’95 after Larry went on tO win Mr. Oklahoma Leather and IML, respectively. Aden also won Mr. Barechest in Washington, DC earlier this year. Look for Aden to shine bright in Chicago as he wheels his way into town as Oklahoma’s official IML preliminary entry. also offers no such protection. Question 1 asked voters to limit "protected classifications" in current and future state and locai laws to ten specific categories. The measure asked, "Do you favor the changes in Maine law limiting protected classifications in future, state and local laws to race, color, sex, physical and mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, familial status, and marital status, and repealing existing laws which expand these classifications as proposed by citizen petition?" The measure effectively would have repealed two local non-discrimination laws that include gay people, and would have prohibited commumt~ es from passing such laws in the future. Question 1 was written by Bruce Fein, a right-wing lawyer based in Virginia, to circumvent court decisions saying that gays should not be singled out for discrimination. Question 1 also would haverepealed any anti-discrimination protections in the state’s university and college system, and gutted the state hate crimes law by removing sexual orientation. Unlike earlier anti-gay measures, the language of Question 1 avoided mentioning lesbian and gay people. The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) "suggested that Question 1 was drafted to be intentionally confusing. More than 70 state business, religious, educational and political groups and leaders opposed the measure, including the Catholic Diocese of Maine. National extreme right groups actively pushed for a"yes" vote on Quesuon 1. Bob Knight of the Family Research Council toured the state calling on voters to approve the measure, as did Beverly LaHaye of Concerned Women for America. Focus on the Family aired radio advertisements in favor of the initiative. A statement from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force noted, "’the victory over Measure One offers us a tremendons potential to seize the momentum and pass a statewide non-discrimination law in Maine. The law was recently introduced in the state legislature by Dale McCormick. Originally passed in 1993 but vetoed by then conservative governor Kieman, the bill can capture the new-fonnd awareness of the extent of real discrimination and persecution suffered by the gay and lesbian citizens of Maine. Governor Angus King, a huge supporter of the No On 1 campaign, is expected to sign such legislation." NGLTF campaign consultant Susan Hibbard, in the field in Maine, reports an unparalleled grassroots educational and visibility campaign in all 16 counties has changed the way the state views its gay, lesbian and bisexual citizens. NGLTF added, "the isolation and fear of being gay, especially in rural places, has been altered by new-found and strengthened visibility and support for gays and our allies at the forefront of this battle. So - many people came to our side to help. They proclaimed, ’This issue brought me out.’ Indeed, the ballot measure may have even backfired against the?Radical Right. Intended to push gays and lesbians back into the closet, it instead galvanized us and our supporters." Fred Welch L.C.S.W, Brookside Counseling Individual & Couple Family & Group 743-1733 Y ARIES, March 21, April 20 Not that you ever want people to boss you around but, this month, even a sideways .. glance from an authority fi.gure can send your blood pressure soanng. You can make great career progress now, especially if you throw your energy into your work instead of into fighting off every- : imagined threat. Convert your anger into passion, No, your lover really isn’t trying to control you. TAURUS, April 20 -May 21 Now is the perfect time to go new places, learn new things and open up your views of the world. You may be tempted to think that nobody is as smart as you are. You may be tempted to beat people over the head with your opinions. YOU may even be tempted to hire a lawyer to do the beating for you; but don’t do it. The world and its inhabitants are only trying to teach you a thing or two. GEMINI, May 21 - June 22 A month of crazed passion and deep desires. Good news? Sure, if you work your passions out in the bedroom, or in the elevator on the way to work if that’s what you prefer. The bad news? This is the vibe that creates deep passion about everything you share with others, from your body to your bank account. Not a good time to ask for a loan and if your parmer picks fights over money, well, you "know what to do. CANCER, June 22 - July 23 You have been ’holding back grievances for quite a while now, and this month provides a great,opportunity to clear the air. You’re energetic and assertive, and the peopledoseto youmay wonderwhere Cancer ever got the reputation of being sweet, domestic and submissive. You’re in a prime position to work hard with a partner on a mutually satisfying goal. Don’t waste the energies on pointless conflict. LEO, July 23- Aug. 23 Your discipli,n,e and self-control is amazing and you 11 take great pride in the amount of work you can accomplish. You’d like it better if you got all the credit for what you do, but your boss and your coworkers are more interested in taking advantage of your skills. Try to work on your ownprojects as much as you can; and don’t hold back on your frustrations or your health may suffer. If someone steps on your paw, go ahead and roar. Sa~ittarlus - You also have deep desires to_.buy expensive, pointless, e¢o- Cratffyln~ thlnCs...iyou know that fast, red sports ear won’t make you a better person. Don’t you? VIRGO, Aug. 23 - Sept. 23 This is the month for fun and games, and your self-discipline will be at an all time low. Existing relationships get a passionate boost and you look particularly cute at all the holiday parties, though the new love interest youmeet now is likely to lose your phone number for a month or two. Have a good and pleasurable wallow tiffs month and don’t feel guilty about it. You’ re not reqmred to be dutiful and responsible all the time. Really. LIBRA, SepL 23- Oct. 23 Try to live by the saying,"A closed mouth gathers no foot." It may s~emlike people are trying to,pick fights ~ith you but, the truth is, you re dredging:up old, unconscious issues with deep roots in the past. Unless you’re very conscious of whom you’re dealing with, you’ll be prone to saying silly things that have nothing to do with the situations that really exist. Clean out.your psyche, clean out your closets; get rid of all the old junk. It’s time. SCORPIO, Oct. 23 ~ Nov. 23 You’re always a very incisive communicator but, this month, ~our words and ideas have such intensily that people may quake in fear when you pass _judgement on the weather. It’s a good month to sell )’ourself and );our ideas because you will impress everyone with your intellectual power. An equally good month to start learning about something new. Just try to avoid the tendency to be argumentative mfiess a real, serious issue is at Stake. SAGITTARIUS, Nov. 23-Dec. 22 You’re obsessed with money and possessions, a very weird feeling for someone who likes to’travel as fast and light as you ordinarily do. You have plenty of energy and motivation to work hard for what you want. You also have deep desires to throw your monex around and buy expensive, pointless, ~go-gratifying things. Staple )’our money to the inSide of your pockets; you know that fast, red sports car won’t make you a beuer person. Don’t you? CAPRICORN, Dec. 22- Jan. 21 This is a very positive time for resolving old problems and accomplishing new goals. Does that sound too good to be true? Of course it does. You’re a Capricorn, and that means you’re cosmically required to be cynical and suspicious. You also want to know how long it will last, don’t you? Two months. Spend December and J,anua~,,y going hardafter what you want and you 11 get it. You even get to set the terms. This is good. Lighten up already! AQUARIUS, Jan. 21 - Feb. 20 Aquarians are famous for two things: a great capacity for friendship and humanitarian impulses, and a great tendency to do weird things that shock other people. You’ll have to use one trait to overcome the other this month. You seem te create the wrong impression every time you open your mouth and your ego can suffer as a result. Hide out in the basement and invent something, or throw your energies into a good, whale saving cause. PISCES, Feb. 20 - March 21 Youare read), to make the plans today that will improve your life tomorrow. You also need to actually do something to put your goals in motion. Don’ t let your natural optimism degenerate into an, "Oh, well. It will all work out somehow,"frame of mind. You’ll need a little help from your friends to make things work out in your favor. If you don’t already have a supportive group of friends and collaborators, go out and find them. 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Or better yet, stop in, and we’ll show you around. We specialize in creative financing. Eureka’s Newest Kids in ToWn b~i Phvl Boler-Schmidt ""The thing that really sold us on the place was the bumper stickers!" Such was the main selling point for Linda and Susan, two of Eureka Springs" newest residents. A recent influx of new lesbians in town has added to the already substantial lesbigay population here. The reasons for their relocation adventures were many, but all resounded with a single, "I’m supposed to be here," when it came right down to it. Linda had the most unusual answer to the question about the defining moment in the decision-malting process: "We’d studied subsoils, studied taxes, studied temperatures, organic growing seasons, all this stuff. And basically, it boiled down to thebumper stickers." Such is life in smalltown middle America. With between 30 and 40% of our population being gay and lesbian, we live in a bit of utopia here, but you’ve heard that before. Wqay did all these new women move here? Why did they choose Eureka Springs, a small Victorian town in the heart of the Bible Belt? And more to the point, what keeps them here? "’I was called by the Universe." So says Rev. KermieWohlenhaus, pastor ofMCC of the laving Spring. "I was looking for a placewith spiritual diversity...The:e is so much life here...It was really st irittm] diversity versus conservatism.’" And there is much more diversity than onlS that of a spiritual nature. We have Raven/Redhawk Enterprises Phyl Boler-Schmidt Systems & Software Specialist POB 429 Eureka Springs 72632 lots of gays and lesbians. We have lots of fundamentalist: Christians. We have numerous artists of one type or another. We have quaint Victorian homes, and wehave large developed music theatres. Preservauonists abound, yet so do the developers. It’s a wonderful contrast of opposites. Linda points out, "...there is a really high creative genius here. There is an artist~,,c genius here, ajoy and bliss that we felt... Linda and susan]ust recently relocated from Wash. State via New Jersey. Connie and B~ili~ re...... eei~tly movedbere from Tucson and San Diego by way of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Billie notes,"I read an article in the papers about what the percentage of the population is in Eureka Springs that’s gay, and it’s a pretty large percentage for a small town, like one third of the population. I thought, Yeah, that’s wonderful. Finally, a place where you don’t have to hide." Susanechoed that feeling,"There’s ahigh population of gays and lesbians here, and it feels like you’re really welcome." When asked about the diversity m lifestyle choices and religious viewpoints in our town, Connie had this to sav: "My philosophy has ahvays been mrre inclusive than exclusive of any group of people....I love the diversity here." I am one of those relativenewcomers to How come they can have Jesus on East Mountain... The Great Passion Play, such a high percentage of ~ueeTts, & still all ~et alon~? .:F~k.a Springs,just now approachingmy ~ne-y~ar anniversary of packing up my parmer, myself, our pets and belongings and making thejourney from the Western slope of Colorado. One of my main reasons for wanting to make the move was that I wanted to see why it works here. 1 remember talking to a friend and saying something like,"How come they can haye Jesus on East Mountain, and The Great Passion Play, such a high percentage of queers, and still all get along?" Sometimes, I still wonder. But, I can tell you this: it really does work. I attribute much of that working to the balance here. It would be difficult to ignore the importance of such alarge percentageofthe population, if not in public issues, at the very least, in terms of economics. All of the women that were interviewed specifically for this article had heard about Eureka Springs from other people and had visited prior to deciding to make the move. So, I would suggest that you be aware of this when visiting the place we call "’the hole the buckle goes through in the Bible Belt." After all, of the 16 or so new women in town, not one felt she really had a choice but to move here after visiting on vacation orjust passing through. There is a real magnetism here. But, be ready for a shock, as Billie puts it: "It’s almost too comfortable here. It’s almost too safe here, and we son,crimes forget that there still is a fight out thcre. : There is still work to be done.’" Connie tempers this observation with one of her own: "...one of Eureka Spnngs" strongest virtues is I have yet to run into : apathetic people. They are very involved ¯ in their community, and whether I am in ¯ agreement with them and what they want ~ to seein terms of the future of the commu- ¯ nity is actually rather irrelevant." I tend to agree with Conme On this one. ¯" Eureka has a population, of just under : 2,000. Nowhere else have I seen so many unique individuals, each doing his or her own thing, respecting other people’s right ; to be just as unique, and all the while, ¯ caring deeply about this community and ." its future. I could go on and on. But, it’s some- ~ thing youjust have to experience for your- ." self. Be prepared to pack up and move ¯ though. When two friends of ours left our : small town ~n Colorado some two-plus ; years ago to relocate to Eureka Springs, I ¯ remember standingin their driveway while ¯ the moving van was being packed. One : looked at me, and said, "’phyl, just go ; home and get your stuff. 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Call me! =13859 Tulsa LOADED: 27, 6’, 180 iso men 18- 30 for some fun, give me a call- =9298 OK City DADDY’S HOME: WM, 41, 6’ 180 blk brn, iso slim musc 18-41 for ruband friendship-leave a message- ~9318 Oklahoma City GOOD TIMES ARE WAITING: I’m 27 y/o, 5’11, 2151bs, athletic build: Vmlkg4 someone to share good times with I like dancing, I’m a light drinker and a non smoker. =1663 Texarkana I’M YOUR MAN: I’m a 39 y/o WM, 5’8, 1401bs. I’m disease free and I’m Ikg4 someone 18-45 who is well built, call me, please be discreet. =9582 Oklahoma City PRIME TIME: I’m a 38 y/o WM "IV. I’m a total TV and I’m Ikg4 men who would like to spend some time with me. I’m clean, drug and disease free. =9808 Ada HOMO ALONE IN ADA: I’m 6’3, brn/brn, 1901bs. I’m Ikg4 gay men 18-25 far good times, call me. =10271 Oklahoma City READY OR NOT: I’m 20 y/o, 5’6, 2151bs, WM. I’m Ikg4 a relationship minded man 18-30’s with a medium to slim build. I like singing, bowling, golf, movies and cuddling. If you are interested, please call me. =47265 Tulsa DEEP CHOCOLATE: GBM, 5’7", well built, looking for GLM/GWM far hot fun in the sun. Satisfaction guaranteed. Leave me a message and let’s get together soon. =10596 Oklahoma BOYS WILL BE BOYS: GWM, 6’, brown hair, blue eyes, very versatile, seeks new friends in the area far fun and friendship with relationship possibilities. Let’s get together and celebrate life. =6571 Texarkana WILD BOYS: GWM, 26, 6’1 ", 185, blonde hair, blue eyes, very hairy, seeking sub 18-35.GWM’s for mutual fun and satisfaction. You won’t be disappointed. Please leave a message. =11036 Oklahoma City SHOOT THE BREEZE: GWM, 22, brown hair/eyes,. 5’6", seeks fun and relationship oriented GWM’s under 30. Smoker/Light Drinker OK. Must be disease/drug free =11041 Tulsa GAY OR BI: AI, 32, very mosc prof~l, GBM iso Gay or bi male, masc, race not Impt, into sports, outdoors, if u like Iv a message thanks! = 7580 Tulsa LET’S PLAY: orofessional, 42 WM, iso other Gay or bi male, 30s - 40s, in the area, let’s play! = 7392 Tulsa SOMEONE TO LOVE: I’m 21 BM, kinda looking for someone to love, tired of being by myself, love to sing, read, like to go to the movies, have fun, love all types of music, if this interests you give me a call- = 7435 Tulsa SHARE SOME TIME: Dan, BIWM, mid 40s iso BIWM 30-40, ht/wt prop, very discreet, expect same, like share some time, i! you are interesteo, give mea call, VII returnall calls- = 7822 Tulsa NEW TO AREA: Mike, new to the area, 35, BIWM, bind/blue, work out alot, phys fit, Ikg far a str to BI BM 35-65 to have a good time with, go out with give me a call- = 7842 Eastern AR CUDDLE BY li’IE FIRF4 Jack, GWM, 37, It. bmibm, mus~he,~masc, ~ appearing/acting, iso friends po~s rel in ~he area, like all music, dining, Jhealer, silting by a fir~, ould0a~, animals, you name it- give me a call- = 7873 Oklahoma City JASON, 24, 5’10, 170, Ikg to meet other hot guys, around my age, if you’d like, give me a call- = 7885 OK. City YOUNG AND PREPPY: Mike, like to meet people under 40, just safe, discreet honest, 18 young preppy, new to this, a little nervous, if you are interested give me a call- = 8029 Malvern FANTASY FUN: Jack, 33 WM, Ikg far guys into fantasies, give me a call leKs get together. = 8031 Oklahoma City BI OR BI CURIOUS? 36, in the city the first wk of the month, looking far bi or bi curious, gdlkg, 6’1, 175, 33w, give me a cal!- = 8514 Tulsa HEY GIRLS:athletic ath’. SWF early 30’s 5’4 1101bs bm/bm Ikg4 open minded women for discreet hot fun. call me! ~45795 Dallas/Ft. Worth LEZ TALK: my name is Usa, I’m Ikg4 someone to have great phone fun with. I love talking on the phone. Im 42 y/o and I hope you call me. e45492 Arlington LESBIAN SISSY:my name is Miss Michael. Im a sissy and I believe in lesbian power. Im Ikg2 meet a lesbian who wants to show me her power. =45901 Dallas DALLAS DOU4 36 y/o F into reading, poetry and all types Of music. I love doQs and’im r~al shy, not into’the club scene and Im Ikg4 a friendin the Dallas area. call me. ~38212 Dallas BI BI LOVE: my name is Kay, I’m a married woman Ikg2 meet a bi wbman for fun, dancing, dining for poss. long term rel.. I~ you are sen_sual and romantic, car!! ~46491 Dallas AFRICAN QUEEN: I’m a 37 y/o African American Ikg4 the same 30-40. I’m shy and I’m drug and disease free. I have.lwo dogs and I’m sincere and honest. If you are I~onest and sincere, call me. =38212 BUTCH/FEM: i’m a 23 y/o female and like poetry, cycling and music. I’m Ikg4 a friendship and a poss. relationship. I’m a ttle butch and a little fern. all calls wil/be returned. ~47521 Dallas SPECIAL FRIENDS: I’m a single Woman with no kids Ikg4 a special female friend to love and care for. call me. =1614 Arkadelphia, AR STAR GAZER: my name is Angela, I’m a 21 y/o stbdent interested in trying new things, stor gazing and more. I would like to meet a nice woman for fun and friendship, call me! =46392 Kansas Cily AFFECTIONATE AND PLAYFUl4 GWF 32 y/o attr. affectionate, playful and fun. I’m Ikg2 meet fun, honest, ath’active women for fun and friendship. =45977 QUALITY ALTgRNATIVE WHAT.IS VIATICATION? Viatication is the process through which a person living with an terminal illness can receive a cash payment from the face value of their insurance policy. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A VIATICAL SETTLEMENT? Generaliy, to be eligible for a viatical settlement you must have a documentable terminal illness, and life insurance coverage in either an individual term, whole life, or a group policy. HOW MUCH IS MY POLICY WORTH? The value of your life insurance policy in a viatical settlement is determined by the specifics of )’our polic) and )’our tmique medical situation. 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We’ll do what it takes to find the best solution for you, Southwest Home Office Dallas, Texas 800,559-4790 Kelly Kirby Oklahoma Representative POB~,14011 Tulsa, OK 74159-1011. 918-747-3320 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, November 15-December 14, 1995; Volume 2, Issue 12 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neil Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 15-December 14, 1995 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Phyl Boler-Schmidt Leanne Gross Pat Morehead JD Jamett Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neil/Tulsa Family News Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/504 Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, October 15-November 14, 1995; Volume 2, Issue 11 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 1995 African Americans AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV discrimination AIDS/HIV education AIDS/HIV research annulment arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars businesses censorship churches Community Center conspiracy Dave Fleischer Deb Price Disney divorce Don't Ask Don't Tell Dornan Bill employment discrimination Employment Non Discrimination Act Equil Employment Commission estate planning Eureka Springs Federal Aviation Administration Gay and Lesbian History Month gay politicians Gay/Lesbian America Music Awards (GLAMA) healthcare homophobia horoscope Human Rights Campaign Human Rights Campaign Fund injection drugs insurance Joyce Murdoch lawsuits Log Cabin Republicans Making Sense marriage medical malpractice medical marijuana Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Mr. Oklahoma Leather National Gay and Lesbian Task Force needle exchange Partner Benefits Pat Morehead performing arts PFLAG Phyl Boler Schmidt Phyl Boler-Schmidt Politically Un-Correct Read All About It representation Republican Party restaurants schools sodomy laws Steve Largent Tennessee Williams Tom Neal Transgender Tulsa Family News Tulsa Oklahoman for Human Rights Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HIV Testing Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association (TULSA) viatication whistleblowers White House Conference on AIDS World AIDS day https://history.okeq.org/files/original/fc678f2538d734af19fca1ac6dc57a81.jpg 37848c549570f52d2f627235c0b1ae69 https://history.okeq.org/files/original/7a3f61f9089a86ab83c6fdddfef06652.pdf 8e6806cbdab40dd20457d017512098e2 PDF Text Text Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart October 15 - November 14, 1995, Volume 2, Issue 11 Oklahoma Ed u, cational Association (OEA) Attacks Lesbian/Gay History Proposal The NAMES Project will present a portion ofthe AIDS Memorial Quilt on October 13-15 at the Tulsa Fairgrounds Expo Square Pavilion. For schedule, see p. 9. National Coming Out Day in Tulsa Several Tulsa orgamzations held National Coming Out Day (NCOD) events. Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church had 35 people attend its Wednesday evemng service which commemorated NCOD. Pastor Nancy Horvath noted that the service used a special liturgy with eight candles to represent the rainbow, At the University of Tulsa, the Bisexual, See NCOD, page ] 1 OUT AT THE FAIR Nation’s Largest Coming Out Event Held in Dallas by Gip Plaster The nation’s largest celebration of National Coming Out Day (NCOD), featuring Candace Gingrich and Chastity Bono, was held at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas on October 8. The celebration drew larger than expected crowds, organizers said. "This is exactly what we hoped for in our wildest dreams," said Susan Gore, cochair of NCOD in Dallas. Candace Gingrich, the sister of Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Chastity Bono, daughter of actress and singer Cher and U.S. Rep. See Dallas, page 10 Marriage Update HONOLULU-A special commission set up to evaluate the impact of excluding gays and lesbians from legally marrying in Hawaii has been considering the economicimpact of the issue recently. Among some 100 benefits and rights opposite-sex couples currently enjoy under the state’s marriage laws that same-sex couples are see Marriage, page 11 US Supreme Court Begins Amend. 2 A ppeal Hearings WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court began its new session in early October with the appeal by the state of Colorado to reinstate the anti-gay Amendment 2, which was narrowly approved by voters only to be later declared unconstitusee Court, page 10 The Oklahoma Eduacation Association (OF_A) has sought to distance itself from a national resolution that proposed to recognize the historical contributions of Lesbians and Gay men. In response to attacks on the National Educational Association (NEA) resolution by Beverly LaHaye of Concerned Women of America, the OEA released statement declaring that its delegates to the conference this last summer had voted overwhelmingly against the resolution. The resolution had been proposed as one means of combatting the higher rate of teenage suicide among Lesbian and Gay youth. OEA sent out a negative flyer toits membership on the NEA resolution. The OEA claimed to be concerned about the issue of youth suicide but stated that this resolution was not the appropriate means for addressing the issue. Officially, the OEA would responded to all questions or requests for clarification with "no comment". An OEA staffperson indicated that they had not yet spent any time developing a "more appropriate" response nor could she provide a time line for such an effort. Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association (TCTA) also sent a flyer to its membership disassociating itself from the resolution. Public Schools Chief Agrees to Meeting Dr. John Thompson, superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools will speak to Tulsa’s Lesbian/Gay communities and friends on Monday, Oct. 30 from 7-8pro at Family of Faith Metropolitan Commtmity Church, 5451 e South Mingo. While Dr. Thompson will speak primarily on the upcoming school bond dection, he expressed a willingness to hear community concerns. All community, members are welcome but those with ties to the educational system are especially encouraged to attend. For more information, call Tulsa Family News at 583-1248 or Family of Faith at 622-1441. Green Country Pride and TOHR Call Community Wide Leadership Meeting Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) and Green Country Pride, a grassroots, action-oriented community organization are joining tO sponsor an open meeting to discuss community-wide goals on Tues. Nov 7 in the Chouteau Room of the Alan Chapman Activity Center at the University of Tulsa. see Meeting, page 10 TOHR -Nominates,-~Offi.cers for 1996 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR), Tulsa’s oldest Lesbian/Gay community organization, nominated officers at its Oct. 3 meeting. The following were selected by the nominating committtee: Debi Starnes - president, Miriam Childers -lst vice president, Rob Hill - 2rid vice president, Sue Minshall - secretary and Pam Pretz treasurer. No nominations were made from the floor. Under TOHR @laws, nominations are closed and a vote will be taken at the Nov. 7th meeting. AIDS Walk ’95 Has Highest Turnout Ever Organizers of Walk This ~Vay, AIDS Walk Tulsa ’95 estimated that 150 to 200 people participated in this year’s event on Sat. Sept. 30. Steve Eberle, one of the Walk organizers, said the event raised about $6000 to benefit VNA - Visiting Nurse Association, TOHR Testing Clinic, MTSAS - Metropolitan Tulsa Substance Abuse Services, Inc. Indian Health Care, IAM, Rainbow Village, HIV Resource Consortium, Hospice of Green Country, S JR, RAIN - ReNonalAIDS Interfaith Networt¢, Ahalaya and MAC. Organizers noted that the first Walk had only about 50 participants and that this year’s walkers were more broadly representative of the city - not just the "hard-core" HIV/ AIDS workers & volunteers. Eberle added that the event organizers hope to ~ncrease the funds raised by seeking corporate donations. The event was recognized both by Tulsa Mayor Susan Savage whose aide Hilary Kitz attended and by Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating who issued a proclamation recognizing the Walk. Red Ribbon Treefest Entries Sought The Red Ribbon Treefest is decorating a tree, or purchasing an annual event where dec¯a tree. Direct donations are also rated holiday trees are auctioned welcome with checks made to to raise funds for local HIV/ ~ 7 Interfaith AIDS Ministries. To AIDS organizations. This year’s decorate a tree or to volunteer, ~1~ . proceeds will-benefit the HIV -please contact the Committee Resource Consortium’s preby Nov. 1st atPOB 35844, Tulsa scription drug program and to 74153. Tree set-up will be from assist Interfaith AIDS Minis9-3pmon Sunday, Dec. 3. The tries 800AIDS information teleSpotlight Theatre has a number phone line. of steps at the front entrance. This year’s Treefest will be Handicapped access can be arheld at the Spotlight Theatre at ]~i~ilOI! ranged by calling 663-5372. 1318 Riverside Drive on SunSpecifications: trees must be Treefest day, Dec. 3, with a reception at a maximum of six feet high and 4pm and the auction at 5:30. artificial. No lights are permitThe Red Ribbon Treefest ted. All trees should have a title Committee invites individuals and orgareflecting the theme of the tree - no red nizations to participate by volunteering, ribbon theme, please. Largent Responds: No to General Job Protections, But No Discrimination In His Office Hiring During his campaign a year ago, member of Congress for the 1st District, Steve I_argent, promised to meet with Tulsa’s Lesbian/Gay communities. In March, he came to the Metropolitan Church of Greater Tulsa and listened to community concerns. At that meeting, he pledged to consider a proposed bill, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit work place bias based on sexual orientation. Specifically, I_argent promised to respond in writing to Tulsa Family News editor/publisher Tom Neal. (His letter is reproduced on page 3.) see Largent, page 10 Say No to Hate Walk The Say No to Hate Coalition is sponsoring acommemorative ~valk at 11:30am on Friday, Oct. 20 from 1st Street and Cincinnati across the Martin Luther King Bridge along Archer and ends at the Universtty Center at Tulsa, 700 No. Greensee No Hate, page 10 Nov. Performance Supports Interfaith AIDS Ministries The Long Way ’Round to Ninevah, the Jonah story in song & dance, will be presented at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria on Sat. Nov. 11 at 2pro and at 7pro. This two act play appeals to all ages and will help support Interfaith AIDS Ministries. Info: 438-2437 or 663-5372. DIRECTORY NEWS BRIEFS HEALTH BRIEFS CALENDAR FINANCES EUREKA NEWS PERSONALS P. 2 P.-4 P. 6 P. 9 P. 11 P. 12-1:3 P. 15 �918-583-1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@ aoi.com Publisher/Editor Tom Neal Assistant Editor James Christjohn Writers/contributors Kharma Amos Laurie Cooper Shelly Roberts Staff Photographer JD Jamett Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the.:~atire.contents of this publication are protected by US copyright 1995 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 ph,.,oto does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. ~orrespondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution points. Additional copies are available at Tomfoolery! Comprehension-impaired reader? Are we our own worst enemies? The followin~ letter is reprinted as i’eceived: " I read your newspaper and accept your challenge to disagree. You claim to be traditional in your goals. Basing your goals on what tradition? The tradition of family cannot be carried out with the act of homosexuality, their (sic) cannot be a completion to the act of sexuality for the gift of life has been dosed. It is contrary to natural law, you dose the future of the human race. For most homosexuals, they do not choose their condition, itis a trial, as we all have our trials in life, the cross we are given to carry; as christians (sic) refer to it. I may have a strong tendency to a quick temper, I could even say I inherited it from my grandparents, but that doesn’t make it right for me not to control my temper. All people must have respect and compassion for one another but that is not to confuse right from wrong. We are all called to the virtues of self-mastery that teach us inner freedom. "GWNI, 28, 5’8", 150 lbs., straight acting/appearing, lookingfor sameforfun andpossible relationship. Enjoy evenings out dancing as well as quiet times at home. NO fats, fems, drugs. If interested, please contact ~" This could be the typical personal ad placed in many Tulsa Gay and Lesbian publications. This could be the typical personal ad placed in placed in Gay papers all over the U.S. One would think after years of reading such ads, one would overlook or dismiss them as, at the most, unimaginative. cannot. Whenever I see these ads, I become angry at the stereotyped attitudes shown. "Straight acting and appearing, what is this supposed to mean? If you want a relationship with a man who is masculine and presents a masculine appearance, say so. To call yourself "straightacting" only perpetuates typical gay stereotypes of the limp-wristed effeminate male. I would much rather be involved with someone who is honest, self-confident, secure, and proud of whom they are, than someone who feels a need to be "’straightacting". "No fats, ferns, or drugs." Need I say more? Has a more over-used, cliched expression been written? Use height/weight proportionate, masculine, or drug-free, but bury this tired, hackneyed expression once and for all. I recently read a personal ad that dosed with the line, "No HIV+, trash, or weirdos." Perhaps I am overly sensitive, but being an HIV+ gay male, I take offense at being lumped together with trash and weirdos. I respect anyone’s desire for an HIV+ or HIV- partner, and it is quite possible that the author did not intend to convey this message. Gay men and Lesbians can often be their own worst enemy. To me, the use of stereotypes and insensitive remarks, whether intentional or not, is unacceptable. If we, as Gays and Lesbians, cannot treat each other with compassion and be free of stereotypical attitude, how can we possibly expect heterosexuals and society as a whole to do the same? - Stephen R. Edlich By prayer and sacramental grace we can reach this goal. Your friend in Christ, - Kathie Jackson Editor’s response: Thanks for writing. We do welcome dialogue and the exc hange ofviews. However. you appear to be confused about our challenge. When we mentioned "traditional goals,’" we were referring to our specific goals for this newspaper- that is the "traditionar’ role ofnewspapers tn minority communities, and newspapers in the broader community. While we could have been slightly more clear in stating this, we think you failed to read the essay with enough care. The challenge we offered was to our community: Lesbians. Gay men. Bisexuals &’-~’ransgendered folk. and our families and friends, to discuss and debate where we are and where we need to go. Frankly, you a~rrelevant to that debate and your arguments are ancient, flawed and not worthy of the newsprint. However, since you appear to have acted in goodfaith, and to warn others ofyour ilk, we are printing your letter. We are interested in debate by members of our commumty about our issues. We are not interested in providing space to those who want to debate our very existance. - Tom Neal The following is from our assistant editor who’s more inclined to try to educate: Speaking for those of us involved with the paper, and for most people in the Gay and Lesbian community, webase our goals on. the traditions of love for our family members, friends and lifemates. Our traditions are not so different than yours. We all seek love, a happy home, and someone to share it with. Many have high morals standards of honesty, integrity, and dignity. Many of us are religious. We have and are parts of families - mother, fathers, -sisters,brothers, nieces,nephews. Gay people can, and do have children. Gay folk have them because they want them, not by accident, like so many unplanned children. In the Gay families I have seen, they are raised in a loving, supportive enviroument. As for the statement that Homosexuality is contrary to nature, any biologist can tell you that see next column homosexuality occurs in nature quite often, and in many specxes. As for closing the future of the human race, I think it’s a bit premature (or too late, depending on how you look at it) to have a real fear of this happening. Homosexuals make up about ten percent of the population That leaves roughly mnety percent of the population quite .capable of repopulating the earth. We repopulate too, but we’re more careful about it. I am currently taking an environmental biology course at a local university. According to the textbook, ’q’oday there are well over 5 billion humans, and it is likely that our numbers will increase to more than 8 billion in your lifetime. We are in danger of overwhelming the earth with too many people. The earth has limited resources and the human population is using up,. encroaching upon, fouling, and wasting them." ("Environment", Raven, Berg, & Johnson) If the human race is to disappear, it will be due to too many people, not the fact that there are homosexuals. - James Christjohn Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bad Boyz Club, 1229 S. Memorial *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow!Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Time’n’Time Again, 1515 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Wild Nights, 2405 E. Admiral Wild Fork, Utica Square, 21st & Utica *Interurban, 717 S. 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I strongly support each individual’s Constitutional civil rights including equal opportunity. However, I do not believe that a person’s lifestyle or behavior makea them eligible for bebav~io~r-sp~c~o_p.ro,.t~ons. lawstha~ apply to moo, age, g~nder ~r~roilgious affdiafion’to individuals who bebav~ like, 6r a~ perceived to be lesbian, homosexual or bisexual. I am satisfied with the level of protection that eor~m anti-discfiminationJegislation provides all.individuals, including those who are a pan of the homosexual commuaity. DON OVANN, I. Tom, any other definition of discrimination is problamatic. Any empioyer or prope~’ty owner should be able to refuse to hire, rent or enter into a contructual agreement with any person whose behavior is morally offensive to him. I do not believe and it has not been demonstrated that a person’s "sexual prefuroace" is biologically inherent. Evidence shows that "sexual preference" is nothing morn than a choice of will. Extending civil rights protection based on behavior is inapproprla~. Further, in our meeting earlier this year, I stated that _I would not fire someone based on his or her sexual orientation. However, I believe people should have that right. I would not fife or refuse to hire someone based on that issue alone; but, i~their behavior became problematic such that it was disruptive to conducting business, I would reserve the right to do so. NOVEMBER 11, 16, & 18, 1995 I support the Constitutional right of free association. Employment and association arn engaged on a voinnta~ basis. The federal government has little business rngulating voluntary association and needs to reduce its burdensome rngulations that attempt to affect individual association. Once again, I am satisfied that current civil tights legislation provides a sufficient level of Constitutional protection to serve each and ever~ member of our society regardless of their sex, age, race, or religmn. Thank you again for contacting me with your views. I would appreciate your prayers and further suggestions regarding this or other issues on your mind. SINGLE TICKET PRICES range from $13.50 to $51. Student tickets and group rates .now available. English translations projected above the stage at all performances CALL (918) 587-4811 or TOLL FREE (800):241-.6076 Member of Congross SML:sbh E d i t .0 r iAan What’s R=ght Wrong With Largent Many of you will not be .surprised that o.ur congressman declines to support ~equal n ghts for his Lesbian & Gay cons ti tuents. To bring Lesbian and Gay citizens up to the level of protections that Heterosexual citizens take for granted is obviously at odds with the rhetoric of his Republican party, and especially with that of his core constituency, the Radical Right- most of whom clothe their reactionary positions in the trappings of religion. However, at risk of seeming Pollyauna-ish, it’s worth noting that just having Largent engage in dialogue with us is more than we’ve had in this Congressional district ever. Radical Right Senator Jim Inhofe~’ whose antiGay bigotry is too well documented, doesn’t even pretend to honor his constitutional obligations to represent all Oklahomans. Because Largent at least is listening .... there remains some hope that he can be persuaded to recognize the illogic of supporting civil rights protections for one of the most profound behavioral choices, i.e. the choic6 of religious beliefs and~ their expression but then claiming it is "inappropriate" to provide such protections for another behavioral choice: the open expression of sexual .identity. Largent and his staff seem noi ~¢en to realize that the position they’ve taken, that see Editorial, page 9 TULSAOPERA BOX OFFI cE kOCATED AT 1610 S. BOULDER, TULSa,, OK 74119 Ait:Tomfoolery,~ . ¯ . _.~.c°ming. out is what we:re all about. 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Deputy Mayor Maxime Batard said at a press conference that "all we have sought to do is give homosexuals the same rights as other citizens." Batard acknowledged that the domestic partnership certificates had little legal effect since the French national government controls most benefits enjoyed by spouses. "Ours is a symbolic gesture," Batard Said. ;’If it can get things moving on a national level, thatwouldbepretty goOd." The town of some 70,000 people is believed to be the firstin France to offer partnership certificates to gays and lesbians. union says denying it the right to extend the benefits is a private matter that the government should not have any business restricting. ¯ JOHANNESBURG, South Af- :’ The debate over whether to rica - The most recent example ¯ include any reference to sexual of the s.urge of civil rights orientation in the conference’s ~ : progress m South Africa is the final doctnnent got off to a nasty ¯ ¯ ’Celluloid Closet’ Wins recent appointment of an openly start as delegates from several ," gay man to South Africa’s Su¯ at Toronto Film Festival conservative, far-right and reliZimbabwe Parliament ¯ ¯ TORONTO - The "Celluloid preme Court - the first such gions organizations charged that ¯ ¯ -Closet, the just-released dochopenly gay high court justice in the UN gathering had a "secret ! BacksAnti-Gay Remarks ¯ ¯ HARARE, Zimbabwe A1¯ mentary film that examines .the the world. Edwin Cameron, a agenda" to impose Western cullaw professor at the University ¯ Hollywood motion picture ture on emerging nations, to de-~ ¯¯ though it took no formal action,_ ¯ industry’s depictions of lesbians .Zimbabwe’s Parliament erupted -" of Witwatersrand and a longrail "traditional family values" ¯ m a one-sided debate over ho- ¯ ¯ and gay men,. was awardeda2nd time gay rights advocate within and to legalize pedophilia and ¯ mosexuality as the country’s ¯ place award at theToronto Inter¯ the country’s anti-apartheid bestiality - all in the name of ¯ elected representatives made it ¯ . national.Film Festival. ’.’Celluino~,dnidtit, has been iihined to a as suring ci..vil rights for lesbians. Cl~the~ ~fip~rted’ PreSident seat on the South Africa Supreme : 10id Closet’.’ was made by Oscar Representatives ofmore than300 ¯ ¯ winning film makers Rob Court. He had been under conconservative groups went to ¯ Robert.M~al~d’s fecentanfi-gay ¯ ¯ campaign. One MP said gays ¯ Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. sideration earlier this year for a Beijing to lobby against what seat on the country’s Constitu¯ Helms Upset Over they call an attack on "the tradi- ¯ should be quarantined"in aniso- ¯ until they are ¯ tional Court. Prior to his appointtional family" in the conference’s : lation hospital Lesbian Seminar ¯ .treated. " Another MP urged that ¯ ment to the Supreme Court, draft Platform for Action. RALEIGH, N.C. - Sen. Jesse the country’s schools use anti¯ Cameron also headed the muchDelegates from several counParis Mayors Endorse ¯¯ Helms (R-N.C.) seems currently gay teachings. praised Cameron Commission, tries rose to object to including to have gotten his anti-gay nose ¯ Partner Certificates anational panel thatinvestigated sexual orientation in the draft ¯ No ’Cou pies’ Questions in a suit over a workshop at the ¯ ¯ PARIS-~!naj0intpress commuthe country’s clandestine arms document. One delegate from ¯ in Canadian Census ¯ recent UN-sponsored women’s uique, the six district mayors of deals with several other governBangladesh said, "If we allow ¯ conference in Beijing that covTORONTO - According to a Paris said they wanted "to conments under international arms such an expression to appear in ered flirting techniques for les¯ report in the Toronto Globe and tribute to equality between citiembargoes, including Iraq. Dursuch a serious document, my ¯ Mail, the Canadian census rebians. In a letter to Bob Atwood, zens, whatever their personal ¯ ing the transition from apartheid delegation is afraid this will open head of the U.S. Agency for Inport in 1996 will not include ¯ situation." Gays and lesbians in to full reconstruction in South ¯ the floodgates for all .kinds of questions activists had wanted ternationalDevelopment, Helms Paris have worked hard to get Africa, the country has adopted behavior we cannot accept. It is that would have begun gather¯ wrote: "What, pray tell, does a recognition for their relationships an interim Constitution that innot innocent behavior." Another . ing information on same-sex ¯ "workshop’ on "flirting techand they suffer discriminationin ¯ dudes provisions prohibiting ddegate - from Belize - com- ¯ couples in the country. In test uiques for lesbians’ have to do discrimination on the basis of pared lesbianism to "prostitu- : questions, the agency .that ¯ a number of areas as couples with women’s rights? I beg you! sexual orientation- the first countion and strip-tease dancing." ¯ handles the census found that ¯ without some legal recognition Please assure me that no U.S. try in the world to do so. of their partnerships. The "comEven with the continuing lesmoney in the United Nations some Canadians were "Mien¯ bian-bashing by delegates, how- " ated"by questions about gay and , mon life" certificates that the ¯ special trust fund belpedpay for High Court Justice ever, at least 20 nations - includ- ¯ lesbian couples and recom- ¯ district mayors endorsed would ¯ this outrageous program!’" Leaves Visitation Intact have no legal authority, but rights ing South Africa, the United mended against the questions. ¯ -activists Said i.t would be a sig- ¯ Atwood succincdy told Helms, WASHINGTON - U.S. SuStates, Latvia and Israel - said "We know from testing thatthere ¯ nificantbeginning to achieving ¯ now chairman of the Senate Forpreme Court Justice John Paul they had no objections to indudareCanadianswhofeeloffended, " full equal rights for gays and " eign Relations Committee, that Stevens has reviewed and left ¯ ingsexual orientationprotections none of the U.S. money that went uncomfortable with that living " lesbians. unchanged aWisconsin Supreme ¯ helped pay for the UN conferin the draft document, and in fact arrangement," said a spokesper- : Court temporary order that albdieved the guidelines included Canadian Parliament , ence in Beijing went to support son for the enumeration agency. lows a lesbian to continue visit¯ lesbians whether the phrase was the flirting seminar, which took "TheobjectiveofthecenSusisto " Nixe~ Marriage Bill ing the biological son of her ¯ explicitly included or not. place at a parallel gathering of : count everyone." OTTAWA- Canada’s House of former partner. Justice Stevens’ ¯ representatives from non-govAlthough lesbian rights advoCommons came back from its decision will allow Sandra Lynn Shocking Gray cates admitted they were disap¯ summer recess and launched its ¯ ernmentalorganizations (NGO). Holtzman to continue to visit the Files for Bankruptcy pointed by the removal of sexual Helms insisted, however, that ¯ new legislative session by vot6-year-old son of her ex-partuer, orientation protections from the ¯ SAN ANTONIO, TeXas - The ing against recognizing same- ¯ U.S. funds had also been used to Elsbeth Knott, while Holtzman final draft document, many ac- : San Antonio Express has con¯ support the NGO conference. sex marriages. The Commons appeals a court ruling the would knowledged that they had not ," firmed that the lesbian and gay ¯ voted 124-52 against a bill put "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" block her from having any visiexpected to win this first batde ¯¯ mail-order firm Shocking Gray ¯ forward by openly gay MP Real tation rights with the boy, To Go to Circuit Court ¯ on the world stage and weren’t has in fact filed for bankruptcy. ¯ Menard that would have ex- ¯ Women’s Conf. Ends WASHINGTON - Beginning entirely dissatisfied with the ¯ The paper reports that the firm, ’: tended legal recognition to gay ¯ Dec.4,the4thU.S.CircuitCourt noted for its slick catalogs and progress they felt they had made Debating Lesbian Rights ¯ and lesbian marriages. In a re- ¯ ¯ of Appeals will hear arguments in the international arena. Even sometimes upscale items aimed BEIJING - The Fourth World lated development, the Canadian ¯ concermng the case of former with this toned-down,"soft-sdl" ¯ -at gay and lesbian consumers, Conference on Women came to Union Of Public Employees said Navy Lt. Paul Thomasson. Only language on sexual rights, at least ¯ filed papers indicatedit was more a hair-breath dose following a it would appeal an Ontario court : days after the compromise policy a score of nations with predomi- : than $250,000 indebt. Shocking ¯ contentious debate over the fights ruing that.the union cannot ex- ¯ went into effect, Thomasson told Gray was founded in 1991 andat nantly Islamic or Catholic popuof lesbians. In the end, the United tend pension and other taxable ¯ ¯ his commander about his sexual its peak, the company’s catalog lations strongly objected to the Nations conference adopted a ~ benefits to.the unmarried, same- ¯ orientation. Ironically, the comparagraph. UN conference ¯ was being mailed out to some 2 set of guidelines that make no - sex partners of union members. ¯ ¯ million households. m~nder was in charge of adminspokeswoman Therese Gastaut mention of lesbians or sexual : The Canadian Supreme Court ¯ istering the new policy. When said the often rancorous debate ¯ orientation- a disappointment to French Town Goes for had earlier ruled that anti-gay ¯ the Navy moved to discharge hadn’t been entirely a surprise rights activists who nevertheless discrimination is illegal, but that ¯ : Domestic.Partnerships him, Thomasson took his case to because the question of the legal considered the Beijing assemSAINT-NAZAIRE, France - ¯ the government has the right to federal court. When he lost there, rights of homosexuals was unblage a major step forward for withhold tax benefits from same-- ¯ he appealed to the 4th Circuit .France has entered, the.domestic ¯ charted territory for the intemabeing the first UN~0nference partnership campaign when " sex couples if it chooses to. Th2 ¯ Court. rERSON REALTORS* Recycle your phonebook here LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: 671-2010 ~arth d;riendll/ !~roduets, _P~o.ject ReDirecto~® 2642 E. 21st St.reet ¯ Suite 170 . Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Off: 918-749-8374 ¯ Res: 918-582-7672 ¯ Fax: 918-747-1795 The Natural Choice In Lincoln Plaza on Cherry Street 131.4 East 15th ¯ 582-ENVR �News Briefs N= ;ws Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Coroner in Trouble Over ¯ ~European Human Rights ¯ "Gay Rape" Remarks " ;Commission Rules for OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washing." Transsexual Dad ton Gov. Mike Lowry has called STRASBOURG, France - The " ¯ on a state medical board to conEuropean Human Rights Comsider disciplinary action against mission has ruled by a 13-5 vote ¯ Dr, DexterAmend, the Spokane that the refusal of British offi- " coroner who stunned locals by ¯ cials to register the female-to- ¯ saying that homosexuals were~ male transsexual father of his : responsible for the murder-rape wife’s child, which was con- ¯" of a 9-year-old girl because she ceived by artificial insemination, had been sodomized. Gov. ¯" is a violation of the European ¯ Lowry told the state’s medical Human Rights Convention. Britboard to take "any and all appro" ish authorities had refnsed to reg.pnate action.necessary’ in ,ex- ¯ ister the unnamed transsexual as .amini.ng Amend’s case, The ¯ the child’s father, arguing that commission has the authority to ¯ only biological males could be ¯ take a variety of actions, up to considered the father of children and including revoking the ¯ in birth registries. The case will : ¯ coroner’s medical license. ¯ now go to the European Human Although the uncle of the girl ¯ Rights Court which will make a ." ¯ had already confessed to the ¯ murder-rape of the girl and au- ." final riding on whether the re. fusal to register the transsexual ¯" thorities said the 9-year-old’s ¯ as.the child’s father breached the parents had been under investi- ¯ European convention and what : gation.on possible ehildmoles- ¯ possible remedies must be taken. ¯ tation charges as wall before her City of A usti n to Consider ¯ death earlier this year, Amend ¯ . Gay Youth Policies told reporters that homosexuals were really responsible for the ¯ AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin ¯¯ crime, although the girl’s uncle _. City Council Said it will take is heterosexual. "She’s been ¯ under consideration a set of rec- ¯ sodomized over and over, and ¯ ommendations from the city’s ¯ sodomy is a homosexual act - it ¯ human rights commissionaimed ¯ is," Amend said in a published ¯ at reducing anti-gay discrimina- : ¯ interview after his autopsy of the tion in public schools and other " child. ’¢Fo have everybody think ¯ city-runinsfitutions. Among the ¯ homosexuality is okay is abuneh ¯ 10-point recommendations the of baloney, I don’t care what the ¯ human rights commissioners : ¯ political ramifications are on this. have sent to the council for ac- ." It’ s a horrible, unbelievable thing ¯ tion: implementing policies to ¯ that this child went through, and ¯ prevent harassment of gay, le,s- ¯¯ they (homosexuals) destroyed ¯ bian and bisexual students in ¯ ¯ her life.’" public schools; offer school staff ¯ training about anfi- gay discrimi- ¯ Oregon Ex-Governor ¯ nation; de~elop-social’andhealth- Joins HRCF Board ¯ related services to meet thespe- " WASHINGTON Former Or- " cific needs of gay and lesbian egon Gov. Barbara Roberts.has joined the board of directors of ¯ .students; make more information about sexual orientation the Human Rights Catnpaign ¯ available through the city’s pubFund, the Washington, D.C.lic libraries. The HRC recombased gay lobbying organization. mendations grew out of public "’I am looking forward to particihearings it held last year on antipating in the leadership of " gay harassment and bias in the HRCF," said Gov. Roberts in a school system. James Hill, head press statement. "We must enlist of the city HRC, said of the the support of more and more commission’s recommendanon- gay citizens to join this effort to ensure that all Ameri- ¯ tions, "We have to remember the voice of young people.’" cans without exception may live Man Files Bias Suit free from discrimination." During two attempts by anti-gay acAgainst Computer Firm ¯ tivists in Oregon to pass ballot SAN FRANCISCO - An openly measures that would have pro- ¯ g.ay man has filed a discriminahibited civil rights protections non lawsuit against Adobe Sysfor gays and lesbians, Gov. Robtems, the Mountain view, Caerts was aleading and outspoken " lif.-based high-tech computer opponent of the anti-gay initia- ¯ firm. Dale Short worked as an "fiVeS. administrative assistant at the i company for two years where he ¯ of the students organizing the was given excelt:e-~tij~fform~nce ¯ campus protest was Lori ¯ reviews and bonuses before beMalboeuf, whose father is the ing suddenly fired earlier this ¯ local police chief. year after a new supervisor ." Protest Over Verona started in his division. The company denies any wrongdoing in ¯¯ Govt’sAnti-Gay Decision VERONA, Italy-Thousands of Short’s dismissal. ¯ gays and lesbians took to the Modest Step ¯ streets of Verona, the setting for Forward in Romania Shakespeare’s "Romeo and ¯ BUCHAREST- The Romanian Juliet," to protest a city council Parliament has approved changes ¯ action earlier this year rejecting in the nation’s laws that would : a European Union resolution e,ase the~ ,f,e.d.eral, pe,nal~e,s for ¯ suppor.".tmg equal righ ts of samehdmoseXual b~hav{or byl.mak- ¯ sex couples. In rejecting the EU ing it illegal onl~, When it creates ¯ resOlution, some council mema "public scandal," a modest ¯¯ bers had called instead called for move forward in the country’s castrating homosexuals. An esdraconian anti-gay laws. The ¯ timated 5,000 people turned out new "public scandal"law would ¯ for the protest, one of the largest carry prison terms of as much as ¯ in the city’s recent history. 5 years in jail with jail terms up ¯ NY Court to Consider to 7 years if a minor is involved. Anti-Gay Prejudice Members of the Chamber of :¯ ALBANY, N.Y. - The New Deputies saidthenewlaw would ¯ York Court of Appeals: the penalize homosexual behavior only if it caused a "public out- ¯ state’s highestjudicial body, will rage." But international rights : . now consider the"sexual preferactivists said thelaw makes little " enee and behavior" of anyone ¯ condemned to death in the state sense because any complaint to ¯ to determine if their convictions authorities about any alleged homosexual behavior - whether ¯ were influenced by anti-gay biases. The decision by the court, public or private- automatically is classified as a "public scan- ¯¯ which will also weigh race, dal" simply because someone ¯ ethnicity, citizenship, education and other factors in evaluating has complained. Romania has ¯ possible prejudicein convictions been the object of criticism from humanrights organizations such ¯¯ in lower courts, is a result of the as Amnesty International over ¯ state’s reinstituting the death penalty. The court will also conits anti-gay laws ever since the fall of the Communist regime in - sider similar information about the Balkan nation. The country ¯ murder victims in appeals it evaluates.. also wants to join the economically impoltant European Union, ¯ Teachersln TroubleOver which requires¢hat member na- ! Alleged Gay Sex Talk uons not have laws with biases ¯ SAN FRANCISCO-Two tcachagainst homosexuals if any EU ¯ ers at a San Francisco middle member objects. After Dutch EU school have lost their California representatives insisted that teaching credentials for bring¯ Romania’s anti-gay laws vio- , ing in guest speakers in 1992 lated membership guidelines, who allegedly gave 6th-graders Romanian officials said last year an explicit description of gay ¯ that the proposed "public scan= sex. dal" law would meet the EU "This matter indeed represents reqmrements. the first bullets fired in what we Students Protest can see as a growing campaign to eradicate such grotesque vioTeacher’s Firing lation of parents’ rights in public NEW IPSWICH, N.H.- Dozens schools," said Brad Dacus, a Sacof students walked out of classes at Mascenic High School to pro- : ramento attorney with the Rutherford Institute, who repretest the firing of teacher Penny Culliton by the Mascenic school ¯ sented Bruce Budnick, a father board for using books with gay ." whose daughter was.in the class. ¯ The Rutherford Institute is an and lesbian characters in her English classes, including the ¯¯ arch-conservative legal group E.M. Forster classic novel ¯ based in Virginia that has close ties with the religious right. Maurice. Cnlliton is fighting her ¯ The decision, was.,hailed as a firing, with .the~ ~upport of the National Education Assn. One ; victoryby parental rights advo- cates, who say parents of schoolchildren should have the chance to preview classroom-materials that may be considered offensive or inappropriate. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, San Francisco Bay Area noted in its Media Advisory that San Francisco schools do have a parental notification requirement. However, Budnick claims he never received prior notification. GLAAD/SFBA also notes that the classroom presentation which was given by the organization Community United Against Violence (CUAV) was 55 minutes long, almost all of which focused on hate violence and homophobia. GLAAD claims that the discussion of sexuality was extremely brief and was in direct response to unprompted questions made by the students. The decision to revoke the credentials of the teachers was condemned by teaching officials and rights advocates who said it raises serious questions about classroom censorship and academic freedoms. Judy Dellamonica, vice president of the teachers’ union in San Francisco, said the case raises censorship and freedom questions about "all of those kinds of things that are very near and dear to teachers’ hearts." "This is avery unusual case," Dellamonica said. "To have a credential revoked when the teacher - or in this case, teachers - did not directly do anything is not at all a good precedent."-A spokesperson for the c~ty’s schools said the district may file an~appeal in the case along with the teachers’ union which is acting in the unidentified .teachers behalf. 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AIDS activists, however, said ¯ rape captive members of the Tutsi tribe ¯ sponse Corp. in San Diego has finalized : that more explicit prevention materials ¯ with"the objective being to inflict a slow ¯ an agreement with the Trinity Medical : are exactly what is needed to fight the : and ’lingering, but certain, death on the ¯ Group Co. of Thailand that will let IRC . spread of HIV in the U.S. .:~ - ’:’’ TutsiJ’ The panel willrecommend, among ¯ test its therapeutic AIDS vaccine with ¯ Inexpensive, Fast HIV Teat " : other things, the creation of a permanent ¯ thousands of Thai volunteers in what is ¯ UN war crimes tribunal to investigate and ¯ believ ed will be the largest ever test of ¯ Developed by Indian Scientists ¯ ¯ try such crimes. such a vaccine so far in the epidemic. The Lesbian Health Issues NEW DELHI - The Press Trust of India ¯ ¯ Thai public health ministry has approved Getting ’Demographic’ STANFORD, Calif. - Dr. Kathenne ¯ reports that biochemists with Delhi Uni= ¯ ¯ a one-year clinically controlled trial of the O’Haulan, a gynecological oncologist at ¯ versity have developed an HIV test tliat About AIDS on the Internet S tanford Univ ersi ty, reports in the current ¯ takes only a drop of blood and just a few ¯ CHICAGO- According to the Journalof ¯ potential, vaccine on some 300 Thais who are already infected with HIV. IRC says it issue of Current Problems in Obstetrics, ¯ seconds to detect virus antibodies. The ¯ the American Medical Association, the hopes the Thai trial will run concurrently Gynecology and Fertility that lesbians are o Indian news agency reports that the new : latest addition to the multimedia material with a similar, larger clinical trial in the at greater risk for a number of health ¯ test wasfound to be accurate in 99 out of ¯ available on-the Interact is an animated U.S. that will involve some 3,000 infected problems - largdy because of ignorance, ¯ 100 random samples tested. The Delhi ¯ graphic illustrating mortality rates from neglect or outright hostility among physi- ¯ University researchers said however that ¯ AIDS,mapped outby counties on a week- ¯ individuals, although the Food & Drug Administration has yet to approve the cmns who treat them. O’Hanlan’s study ¯ they want to evaluate the reliability oLthe .by-week basis, from 1-981~ through 1993. reviewed virtually all data.from all les= ¯ simple new test on thousands of samples ." ’JAMA says the demographic multimedia ¯ U.S. trial. The vaccine, which was develbian health studies ever done and included ° before making it widely available. Ac- ¯¯ mini-movie provides no new insights into ¯ oped by the late, Jonas Salk, has already gone through preliminary safety trials. information that covered a total of more : cording to the agency report, the test also ¯ the epidemic, but goes on to say that the than 13,000 lesbians in seven different : has the advantage of requiring no more ¯ dramatic presentation of the spread of ¯ IRC hopes the proposed U.S.-Thai trials surveys. "Given their demographic pro- ¯ than a drop of a chemical reagent added to ¯ deaths from AIDS could be a powerful ¯ will demonstrate the effectiveness of the vaccine in boosting the immune system file. lesbians appear to be at higher risk of ¯ a drop of the blood to be tested. The two ¯ educational tool: The graphic can be 1oresponse among people who are already breast, ovarian and endometrial carcinoma ~ are mixed together on a glass Slide and in ¯ cated on the InterneEs World Wide Web infected with HIV. [cancer], as well as heart disease," ¯ 5 or 10 seconds the blood will "clot" in ¯ at the.fo.Howing location: ht(p:// O’Haulan reported. The Stanford associ- ¯ globules if HIV is present, but will remain ¯ www.clesm.org/datasets/cdc-nci/cdcMedical Bias in HIV Treatment ate professor also concluded that one pos- ¯ unchanged if it is not. Researchers say BALTIMORE- Johns Hopkins Univernci.html (Note that the lower case format sible conlributing factor to the health prob- : that the test, if it proves to be reliable, sity researchers have reported in the New : throughout theWeb’address is essential.). lems faced by lesbians arises at least in ¯ would be a boon in poor countries here ¯ England Journal ofMedicine that women Federal Science Panel: Needle part because they feel alienated by the ¯ high-technology tests are often prohibiand minorities who are infected with HIV medical establishment, causing them to ¯ tive and in areas where electricity is ab- ¯ Exchange Programs Fight HIV ¯ develop full-blown AIDS faster than white ¯ visit their physicians less often than other WASHINGTON - A new study by the males because the health care delivery sent. women. "There is ample evidence that : U.S. National Academy of Sciences has ¯ systemgives them unequal treatment. The Study of Effectiveness of AZTlesbians have been alienated from medi- ¯ ¯ concluded that the spread of HIV is re- ¯¯ study found that problems encountered & Other AIDS Drugs cal practice, either by accidental offense " duced by programs that ensure people by women and minorities in.getting good WASHINGTON - The widely used ¯ who inject illicit drugs have access to ¯ .health care outweigh other demographic by a well-meaning doctor or by prejudice," she said. "’It’s essential that we ¯ AIDS-fighting drug AZT appears to be _" cleanneedles.Thereportnotesthatneedle_ ¯ ~ssues in how fast they progress to AIDS welcome them back into the medical fold ¯ less effective than either ddI, ddI with ¯¯ swap programs are most effective when ¯ and how long they survive following inin order to provide appropriate screening ¯ AZT, or ddC with AZT. Nearly 2,500 combinedwith other services, including . fection. and testing for these illnesses." O’Hanlan ." AIDS patients were given one or the other ¯ drugabuseandHIV counseling, HIV testUCLA Scientists Say They’ve said physicians can make even fairly mi- ¯ of the drugs or drug combinations in a " ing, treatment referrals, and condom disFound Crucial Gene in HIV nor changes in their office routines, that ¯ study conducted by the National Institute tribution.:Lincoln Moses, a retired health LOS ANGELES - Researchers at the would make lesbians feel more welcome, ¯ of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for policy professor at Stanford University ¯ almost a 3-year period. Patients who re- ¯ ¯ from forms that recognize relationships who chaired the studypanel, says needle ¯ AIDS Institute of the University of Calllike domestic partners, to involving the - ceived ddI, ddI with AZT or ddC with ¯¯ exchanges are an’inexpensive and effec- ¯ fornia at Los Angeles (UCLA) report in patient’s parmer in m~ijor medical deci- ¯¯ AZT were sick less often that those who tive way to help drug users avoid infec- ¯ the Journal of Virology that they have identified a gene in HIV that arrests CD4 received AZT by itself. There have long ¯ tion through sharing needles. sions the same as a married spouse would ¯ T-lymphocytereproduction. Theresearch] been doubts about how much good AZT be. "After careful and exhaustive Study, my colleagues on the panel and I have ¯ ers report that the Vpr gene contains the ¯ reallydoes people WithAIDS and numerRed Cross Accused of plan for a protein that blocks CD4 cells, ¯ ous studies have shown its effectiveness determined that needle exchange programs ¯ Censoring AIDS Info. Materials keeping them from reproducing. The diswears off over time. But researchers say it work," Moses said. "They reduce the NEW YORK - The New York Times has ¯ is too early to abandon AZT. spread of HIV. They do not increase ei- . covery could aid in the development of reported that the American Red Cross is Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIAID, ther the injection of illegal drugs among ¯¯ new AIDS drugs that inhibit the gene’s trying to shift its AIDS prevention pro- : said, "It is quite conceivable that AZT program participants or the number of ¯ growth in the body and permit immune grams away from explicit materials at the ¯ will have a role as one of a group of drugs new initiates to injection drug use. Addi- ¯ cells to continue multiplying and fending urging of ]~izabeth Dole, its national presi- ¯" used in combination" Most of the pationally, they often result in more refer- ¯ off the virus. Some scientists, however, warned that theUCLA work is still predent and the wife of Kansas Sen. Bob tients in the study were in the middle stage rals to drug abuse treatment." The. panel ¯ liminary. "It’s a big leap to go from this Dole, a Republican presidential contender ¯ of the disease - relatively healthy when also concluded that the AIDS epidemic in ¯ observation in the laboratory to a statewho has recently been wooing conserva- ¯ the study began - evidence researchers ¯ theU.S.is now beinglargelydrivenbythe tives. say that treatment at that stage does make ] use of shared, contaminated needles by "¯ ment that Vpr is what’s responsible for the depletion of the immune system in The Times reported that its investiga- ¯ a difference. The study is also important ¯ IV drug users - not by sexual activity as it ¯ infected patiehts,’" said Dr. Daniel tion found no documented evidence that ¯ becauseit is the first to show that a drug or -" apparently was early on. ¯ the move was part of a political agenda, ¯ combination of drugs can actually in- ¯ The problem is even worse in other ¯ Kuritzkes of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. but the papers quoted HIV/AIDS activists crease survival or delay disease progres- ¯ countries, according to pond member who clearly believe the Red Cross policy Combined Drug ’Cocktail’ sion among people.who have not yet deDavid Vlahov, an epldemiologist with ¯ shift is rooted in the U.S. presidential " vel0ped full-blown AIDS symptoms. Reduces Death Rate JohnHopkins Uni,v, ersity School of Medicampaign. Shana Ross, who heads the : Rape & HIV Used as ¯ cine in Baltimore. ’In countries of Europe ’ LONDON - Researchers in a joint ~uro¯ - in particular Italy and Spain- HIVinfecHouston Red Cross’ HIV/AIDS program, ¯ : pean-Australian study have announced Weapons in Global Conflicts told the Times, "It is unconscionable. I ¯ tion is rampant among injection drug us: that they have found a "cocktail" of two ¯ ¯ BONN, Germany A United Nations have to take into account that this is beers," Vlahov said. "While in this country ¯ approved drugs that significantly extend cause of who our president is, who her ~¯ study commissionhasconcludedthatrape ¯ perhaps one-third of the AIDS eases are ¯ thelife of people with AIDS, cutting death of both males and females is increasingl,y husband is and the fact that he’s involved ¯ being used as a "weapon of warfare" ¯ due to injection drug use, in Italy and rates.among patients who took the combiin a campaign now forthe presidency, and Spain, it’s closer to 70,percent. The panel : nation by more than one-third. Dr Brian ¯ around the world, leading to increasing he is seemingly losing ground to oppo- ¯ ~ .has recommended that the federal gov- ¯ Gazzard, thepnncipalinvestigatorforthe risks oFthe spread of HIV. In some in¯ ¯ emmentliftits banonfunding suchneedle.he,n,tSo whq ar~e more co,nservati~e ~..a~, ,he trial in Britain, said, "It shows clear sur:’~ "gfaflc,~s,’th~ co~ssi0n ft~tmd, purposeIS. " ilswap programs’, a recommendation that : -viral advantages for combination versus ¯ A spokesperson for the Dole campaign . ful sexual exposure to HIV of conquered is sure to generate controversy in the denied any connection between his wife’s ¯¯ civilians and military personnel was part ¯ capital’s current conservative political at- ¯ single agent therapy." Gazzard said researchers were so impressed by their findof military operations in some global con¯ mosphere. It also has recommended that "personal views" and the Kansas " ings that they had stopped the years-long : flicts. "Armed conflicts in Bosnia, CamRepublican’s presidential bid. The paper ¯ states and cities repeal any existing laws reported that Red Cross officials had de- ¯ bodia, Mozambique and Rwanda have ¯ that might prevent the legal sale or pos- : study . ~3r,ly in order to publicly announce veloped an expanded AIDS prevention ° demonstratedthatrapeisseenasaweapon ¯" session of hypodermic injection equip- ¯" itbecauseoftheimportantimplicationsof of warfare to humiliate the enemy," said ¯ their results for people with the disease. "I program earlier this year, but, that the . ment or require prescriptions for its pur-think it will be used very rapidly clinically Grace Machel, who is the head of the UN : agency board, at the prompting of Mrs. ¯ because tbese drugs are used on their own ¯ chase. Dole, had made substantial changes in the ¯ study panel. Machel noted that during the ¯ AIDS Vaccine Trials : at the moment," Gazzard said. The study recommended program, including exten- ¯¯ 1994 fighting in- Rwanda, men from the ¯ compared survival rates between people OK’d for Thailand Hum tribe who were known to beinfected ¯ sive changes in print and video materials ¯ with HIV were allowed to systematically ¯ SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Immune Rewho were treated with ~zidothymidine that wefe considered too explicit and �now show the number of new infections " has leveled off at about 600 annually. ¯ HIV InNewborns Declining ¯ CHICAGO -Researchers with the Cen," ters for Disease Control and Prevention ¯ report in the current issue of the Journal of : the American Medical Association that fewer HIV-infected infants are being born in the U.S. Dr. Susan F. Davis reported in ¯ the journal that it is unclear why the de. eline has occurred. CDC data however ¯ indicates that the number of newborns : infected with HIV peaked in 1991 with (AZT) and those treated with AZT plus didanosine or zalcitabine. Although 17% of patients who took AZT died during the trial, only 10% treated with didanosine and 12% with zalcitabine did not survive. Overall the reduction in death rate was 38 per cent for patients who took the two drugs compared with those treated with ¯ AZT alone. The studyinvolved some 3,000 _" patients. ¯ ¯ Prime Minister: HIV/AIDS ¯ Over the Peak in Australia ¯ CANBERRA, Australia - Australian ¯ Prime Minister Paul Keating said his .country’ s level of HIV infection has passed ¯¯ Its peak, in large part because of an aggressive education and prevention cam- : paign against the epidemic. "A decade of ¯ hard and unremitting effort in this country has resulted in a welcome reduction in the ¯ rates and incidence of both HIV and AIDS," Keating said, noting however that ¯ the disease continues to increase in Brit- ¯ ain and the U.S. Keating also announced that the gov- ¯ ernment would finance a 3rd five-year .. campaign starting next year, whenits $75- ¯ million second five-year effort comes to ¯ an end. Keating said that specific details ¯ of the new strategy had yet to be worked out but that it would focus on research, ¯ .care and treatment, education and preven- ¯ uon, and the international fight against the epidemic. There have been nearly ¯ 19,000 HIV infections reported in Australia since 1985, and government figures 1,760 babies born with the virus, and fell in both 1992 and 1993. The researchers suggested that the reason for the trend could include decreased fertility among H!V-infected women, an increased number of abortions among women infected with the virus, or aleveling off of HIV incidence in women of childbearing age. The scientists said the numbers could fall even further if.pregnant women are treated with the drug AZT, which dramatically reduces the risk of mother-to-child transmission from 25% to just 8%, Davis and her team said. Baboon MarrowTransplant HIV Procedure Moving Forward SAN FRANCISCO - The University of California-San Francisco has given the go-ahead to an experimental treatment that will inject baboon bone marrow into a man who has AIDS in an effort to build his immune system. JeffGetty, a38-yearr old man ,w, ho volunteered for the procedure, saxd I m lucky to have made it this far. The wait has been unbelievable." 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"By focusing on family, we hope to increase awareness that discrimination based on sexual orientauon is not just a gay issue, but one that impacts parents, siblings, relatives and friends, who often feel it necessary to lie about people they love who are gay for fear of rejection or retaliation by co-workers or acquaintances,"Gore said. "The purpose of National Coming Out Day is for lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals to be open and honest about who they arewith their families; friends, and co-workers." The tent that played host to the daylong activities drew overflow crowds for the speeches by Gingrich and Bono. "Both Chastity and Candace courageously stepped forward and set an example for gay people everywhere," Gore said. "We are delighted to have these two prominent women celebrating National Coming Out Day with us in Dallas." "This type of event and coming out are the most important things we can do," Bono said in a brief speech. "Finally, I’m able to make a statement and make a difference with my own people." Chastity Bono’s sexual Orientation has been the subject of entertainment industryrumors since it was first reported inthe Star in 1990. Another aiaide appeared in the National Enquirer soon after the 1994 death ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ , of Bono’s companion to cancer. Bono " The event at the fair was only a part of came. out publicly in April 1995 on the " Dally’ week-long celebration of NCOD pages of The Advocate, the national gay ¯ A slghature advertisement featuring the andlesbian newsmagazine. Bono said sh,.e~ .....names~ of people who support the NCOD ¯ Largent refuses to support ENDA. Howfirstknewshewasalesbianwhenshesaw’ cause ran on October 11 in The Dallas " ever, he does pledge explicitly not to fire the love scene in the movie Personal Best. ¯ Morning News. Special church services ¯ someone based on her/his sexual orientaShe was 13. Bono credits her easy time celebrating NCOD were also held this tiOn. This contrasts with the public postcoming out to the many positive gay and : week. "Almost 50 percent of Americans ¯ tions of other members of the Oklahoma lesbian role models in the entertainment ¯ claim they don’t know anyone who is gay ¯ congressional delegation, many of whom community in which she grew up. She : or lesbian," Jim McBride, co-chair of indicated that they would refuse to hire or said that well-known entertainers like : NCOD in Dallas said. ’’This invisibility ¯ would fire individualsbased on theirsexual Elton John do a service to the community ¯ results from the fact that, counter to ste- ¯ orientation. These views, which were first when they come out. Bono’s parents have : reotypes, people who are gay, lesbian or ; revealed by Tulsa World reporter Jim long known of Chastity’s orientation. : bisexual are virtually indistinguishable ¯ Myers, created a national scandal and "What she’s doing today-- taking the : from the rest of the population. National . resulted in a non-discrimination pledge initiative-- makes me very proud of her," : Coming Out Day demonstrates that we campaign bythe DC basedHuman Rights Cher told The Advocate. ¯ represent all races, nationalities, religions, Campaign Fund. Candace Gingrich initially came into : and economic and occupational categothe spotlight because of her brother. Soon after U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich became Speaker of the House, Ms. Gingrich recognized an opportunity to help. "I recogThis coincides with TOHR’S regular uized that I had an opportunity and oblimonthly meeting. TOHR will meet at gation to get involved in the movement ¯ wood. At 12:15 in room 151of the North 7pm to conduct its business. At 7:30, a ¯ for gay and lesbian equality in a meaningHall, a panel of individuals will provide frank and open discussionis planned with ful way," Candace Gingrich said. ¯ their perspectives on racism and hate members and leaders of all community ¯ Gingrich, 29, has been open about her ¯ crimes. This event is the final event in the orgamzations, businesses and individuals sexuality to her family and friends for Week Without ViolenCe, a Tulsa invited to participate. years. Her public coming out, however, ¯ commeration of a national observance came when, at the end of an interview, an ¯ sponsored by the YWCA. Associate Press reporter asked if Gingrich ¯¯ The Say No to Hate Coalitton beganin was a lesbian. She said simply, ’.’Yes, I 1988 to oppose hate crimes, and racial, am. Gmgnch to,d the fair-goers that she : religious and sexual orientation bigotry. tional by the Colorado Supreme Court. believes the majority of Americans are in ¯ Last year, the Coalition sponsored an antiThe case is of intense interest to fights favor of employment protection for lesbi- ¯ hate message that was included in City of activists because how the court rules could ¯ ans and gays, and she cited several statisTulsa utilities bills. Participating organidetermine the fate of similar measures tics in support. "They know like we do ¯ zations include Tulsa Oklahomans for around the country to excludelesbians that everyone in our country deserves the ¯ Human Rights (TOHR), Jewish Federaand gays from civil rights protections samerights under thelaw," Gingrich said. tion of-Tulsa, Islamic Society of Tulsa, along with other minorities. 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The annual ¯ and business and land transfer benefits. In exclusion amount for amarriedindividual ¯ considering the issue, Dan Foley, thelawis $20,000, provided his or her spouse " yet who is representing the three sameconsents to "gift splitting," a practice in : sex couples suing the state for legal marwhich one spouse agrees to let the other . dages, told the commission that gays and use his or her annual exclusion. ¯ lesbians have the right to these benefits Big tax savings can occur .when you ¯ justas heterosexualcouples do."Therights take advantage of the annual exclusion on ¯ and benefits that are contingent on marital a consistent basis. For example: A 55- ¯ status must be given to same-sex couples year-old mangives $10,000 to each of his ." via marriage license, unless the state can two children until he:reaches his normal ¯ demonstrate compelling state interestthat ¯ life expectancy of 77 years. 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The compercent, the taxes on that accumulation . nnssion is expected to have recommendawould be about $460,000--an amount ." tions on the contentious issue for the state that could be saved and literally rein- ¯ legislature by the end of this year. vested with wise annual exclusion gifts. Lesbian and Gay Alliance presented pro- grams on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, ranging from a panel of speakers ¯ from Parents, Familieg. and Friends of ¯ Lesbians and Gays to a discussion of ¯ Gays & Lesbians and the Church by Pastor Horvath. " Sunday .Service, 10:45 am Wednesday S6rvice, 6:30,pm Home Cell Groups, 2nd & 4th Sundays 1,623 No. Maplewood, Tulsa 74115, 838-1715 Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1 515 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 p~ocess. For further information call 743-4117 Leah Hunt, MSW Della Blackburn, CADC Judy Seymour-Taylor, CADC Richard Reeder, MS Serving a Diverse Community Know Your Rights! Eslate Planning, Adoptions, ¯ Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Bankruptcy & Workers Compensation 1,800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. Y �¯ MCC of the Living ARIES, March 21 - ApPi120 Your natural love of haste and recklessness goes into overdrive now. You’re quick to jump on whatever, or whomever, when your emotions dictate a leap. This can be a fun month for "try anything" Ariens; just keep a wee bit of a grip so you won’t end up with lots of regrets. TAURUS, April 20 - May 21 You belong to a sign that’s famous for sweet and accomodating behavior, but this month, you’re likely to blow your temper and your reputation, with it. It seems that you’ ve been oppressed by great and powerful forces, but envy is your real enemy. Relax. You’re imagining things. Really. GEMINI, May 21 - June 22 You could always be described as a "silver tongued devil," but your charm goes off the meter now. You can sdl anyone anything you like; you can sdl yourself effectively too. The only problem is, you’re temporarily more prone to talk than action. Try not to bark unless you intend to bite. CANCER, June 22 - July 23 You’re not exactly, famous for high self-esteem and rampant ego but you’re nowhere near as inadequate as you think you are: It seems like it would help to talk about yourself and your needs with significant others, but you won’t get the response you want for another month. Obsess over your work instead. : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ Zo,... SAGITTARIUS, Nov. 23-Dec. 22 If you re an athlete of any sort, yot~-]l ¯ A bit competitive, are we? Not that have a winning month of graceful, physi- ¯ you’re out to pick a fight, but you won’t cal mastery. This is a great time for pota- " back away from a battle if someone attoes to get off the couch and join in. Your : tacks you first. Your normally abundant energy gets a power surge this month. parts work together better than usual, and the grandstand loves to watch. Want lots : You’ll either get a lot of work done or of strokes and attention? Here’s your ; you’ll get a lot of speeding tickets. Better ¯ to focus and avoid fines. chance. ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ VIRGO, Aug. 23-Sept. 23 A good month to putter around the house or cleanup the neighborhood. Your car.e~taking side becomes hyperactive, and that s saying something for a confirmed world-saver like you. Any task that atlows you to show your concern for others brings alot of satisfaction now. Go ahead and help; the rest of us need it.. : ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ -" ¯ ¯ ¯ : : ¯ LIBRA, Sept. 23-00t. 23 If you’re a typical Libran, you’ve been worrying lately that you’ll never have enough money to buy all the pretty toys you know you deserve. This month, your financial concerns fade into the past as your social schedule heats up. Running around and working the crowd replaces checkbook agonies. Life gets fun again. : ¯ ¯ SCORPIO, Oct. 23-Nov. 23 You always make a bigger impression than you realize and your birthday month is prime time for some drop dead Scorpionicglamour. Youhave a great and valid need to express yourself on your own terms. Let the peasants mutter that you’re sdf-involved’ if they must. It’s your rime to think "me first," so go for it. ¯ -" : ¯ : ¯ ; ¯ ¯ ¯ ~ ¯ ¯ : : ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ~ ¯ Spring Calls Pastor The Metropolitan Community Church ¯ of the Living has called the Reverend Kermie Wohlenhouse to beits Pastor. Ms. ¯" Wohlenhaus cometo EurekaSprings from ¯ MCC of the Rockies in Denver, Colorado. ¯ Ms. Wohlenhaus was licensed to preach i at the Universal FellowshipofMetropoli¯ tanCommunity Churches (UFMCC) Gen: eral Conference this year. Raisedin Colo. rado, Ms. Wohleahaus is a graduate of CAPRICORN, Dec. 22-Jan. 21 : Colorado Art Institute and received her People and their messy passions are _" Master in Divinity fromlliff School of often distasteful to you. But this month, ¯ Theology. She has traveled the Southwest you really want to check out when things heat up. This is an excellent rime to be MCC of the Living alone as much as you can. If your work Spring.=eelebrates drags you into the public eye, spend your off hours in a secluded place. Plan quietly spiritual and for next month’s return to the fray. lifestyle diversity AQUARIUS, Jan. 21- Feb. 20 If you have a mate, (s)he may consider shopping for a leash this month.-Your ever present need for independence gets obsessive, and you’re just not very polite about telling people you need space and plenty of it. You’re hot, you’re cold; your temper is erratic. Try to remember that "love" is not synonymous with "prison." PISCES, Feb. 20 - March 21 You attract all sorts of favorable attention at work; partly because you show your willingness to work with others, partly because you’re just so darned serious. Your ability to express affection and sensuality is abit depleted now, but it’s a good time to focus on career success. Love gets it’s kick start soon enough. : ¯ : : ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ painting over 60 murals and had had onewoman shows in Colorado. Ms. Wohienhaus says, "my theology is Christian, with a sprinkling of New Age, Eastern Religion, Native American, Wimmin’S Spirituality, and 12 step recovery. Her first Sunday was September3 and her Installation as Pastor was Saturday, September 16 and was followed by a reception. MCC of the Living Spring is a church that not only accepts but celebrates spiritual and lifestyle diversity. We welcome all Seekers, Pilgrims, and Advance Spirits, Gay, Lesbian, Trans and Bisexuals, leather and drag to come and share with us. Everyone is welcome. 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Open 2pro M-F, from Noon, Sat/Sun 1229 S. Memorial, 835-5083 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart October 15 - November 14, 1995, Volume 2, Issue 11 Largent Responds: The NAMES Project will present a portion oftheAIDS Memorial Quilton October 13-15 at the Tulsa Fairgrounds Expo Square Pavilion. For schedule, see p. 9. National Coming Out Day in Tulsa Several Tulsa orgamzations held National Coming Out Day (NCOD) events. Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church had 35 people attend its Wednesday evemng service which commemoratedNCOD. PastorNancy Horvath noted that the service used a special liturgy with eight candles to represent the rainbow, At the University ofTulsa, the Bisexual, See NCOD, page ] 1 OUT AT THE FAIR Nation’s Largest Coming Out Event Held in Dallas by Gip Plaster The nation’s largest celebration of National Coming Out Day (NCOD), featuring Candace Gingrich and Chastity Bono, was held at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas onOctober 8. The celebration drew larger than expected crowds, organizers said. "This is exactly what we hoped for in our wildest dreams," said Susan Gore, cochair of NCOD in Dallas. Candace Gingrich, the sister of Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Chastity Bono, daughter of actress and singer Cher and U.S. Rep. See Dallas, page 10 Marriage Update HONOLULU-A special commission set up to evaluate the impact of excluding gays and lesbians from legally marrying in Hawaii has been considering the economicimpactofthe issuerecently. Among some 100 benefits and rights opposite-sex couples currently enjoy under the state’s marriage laws that same-sex couples are see Marriage, page 11 US Supreme Court Begins Amend. 2 A ppeal Hearings WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Courtbegan its new session in early October with the appeal by the state of Colorado to reinstate the anti-gay Amendment 2, which was narrowly approved by voters only to be later declared unconstitusee Court, page 10 Oklahoma Edu,cational Association (OEA) Attacks Lesbian/Gay History Proposal The Oklahoma Eduacation Association (OF_A) has sought to distance itself from a national resolution that proposed to recognize the historical contributions of Lesbians and Gay men. In response to attacks on the National Educational Association (NEA) resolution by Beverly LaHaye of Concerned Women of America, the OEA released statement declaring that its delegates to the conference this last summer had voted overwhelmingly against the resolution. The resolution had been proposed as one means of combatting the higher rate of teenage suicide among Lesbian and Gay youth. OEA sent out a negative flyer toits membership on the NEA resolution. The OEA claimed to be concerned about the issue of youth suicide but stated that this resolution was not the appropriate means for addressing the issue. Officially, the OEA would responded to all questions or requests for clarification with "no comment". An OEA staffperson indicated that they had not yet spent any time developing a "more appropriate" response nor could she provide a time line for such an effort. Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association (TCTA) also sent a flyer to its membership disassociating itself from the resolution. Public Schools Chief Agrees to Meeting Dr. John Thompson, superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools will speak to Tulsa’s Lesbian/Gay communities and friends on Monday, Oct. 30 from 7-8pro at Family of Faith Metropolitan Commtmity Church, 5451 e South Mingo. While Dr. Thompson will speak primarily on the upcoming school bond dection, he expressed a willingness to hear community concerns. All community, members are welcome but those with ties to the educational system are especially encouraged to attend. For more information, call Tulsa Family News at 583-1248 or Family of Faith at 622-1441. Green Country Pride and TOHR Call Community Wide Leadership Meeting Tulsa Oklahomans forHuman Rights (TOHR) and Green Country Pride, a grassroots, action-oriented community organization are joining tO sponsor an open meeting to discuss community-wide goals on Tues. Nov 7 in the Chouteau Room of the Alan Chapman Activity Center at the University of Tulsa. see Meeting, page 10 TOHR -Nominates,-~Offi.cers for 1996 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR), Tulsa’s oldest Lesbian/Gay community organization, nominated officers at its Oct. 3 meeting. The following were selected by the nominating committtee: Debi Starnes - president, Miriam Childers -lst vice president, Rob Hill - 2rid vice president, Sue Minshall - secretary and Pam Pretz - treasurer. No nominations were made from the floor. Under TOHR@laws, nominations are closed and a vote will be taken at the Nov. 7th meeting. AIDS Walk ’95 Has Highest Turnout Ever Organizers of Walk This ~Vay, AIDS Walk Tulsa ’95 estimated that 150 to 200 people participated in this year’s event on Sat. Sept. 30. Steve Eberle, one of the Walk organizers, said the event raised about $6000 to benefit VNA - Visiting Nurse Association, TOHR Testing Clinic, MTSAS - Metropolitan Tulsa Substance Abuse Services, Inc. Indian Health Care, IAM, Rainbow Village, HIV Resource Consortium, Hospice of Green Country, SJR, RAIN - ReNonalAIDS Interfaith Networt¢, Ahalaya and MAC. Organizers noted that the first Walk had only about 50 participants and that this year’s walkers were more broadly representative of the city - not just the "hard-core" HIV/ AIDS workers & volunteers. Eberle added that the event organizers hope to ~ncrease the funds raised by seeking corporate donations. The event was recognized both by Tulsa Mayor Susan Savage whose aide Hilary Kitz attended and by Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating who issued a proclamation recognizing the Walk. Red Ribbon Treefest Entries Sought The Red Ribbon Treefest is decorating a tree, or purchasing an annual event where dec¯- rated holiday trees are auctioned to raise funds for local HIV/ ~€7 AIDS organizations. This year’s ~1~ proceeds will-benefit the HIV . Resource Consortium’s prescription drug program and to assist Interfaith AIDS Ministries 800AIDS information telephone line. This year’s Treefest will be held at the Spotlight Theatre at ]~i~ilOI! 1318 Riverside Drive on Sun- Treefest day, Dec. 3, with a reception at 4pm and the auction at 5:30. The Red Ribbon Treefest Committee invites individuals and organizations to participate by volunteering, a tree. Direct donations are also welcome with checks made to Interfaith AIDS Ministries. To decorate a tree or to volunteer, -please contact the Committee by Nov. 1statPOB 35844, Tulsa 74153. Tree set-up will be from 9-3pmon Sunday, Dec. 3. The SpotlightTheatre has a number of steps at the front entrance. Handicapped access can be arranged by calling 663-5372. Specifications: trees must be amaximum of six feet high and artificial. No lights are permitted. All trees should have a title reflecting the theme of the tree - no red ribbon theme, please. No to General Job Protections, But No Discrimination In His Office Hiring During his campaign a year ago, member of Congress for the 1st District, Steve I_argent, promised to meet with Tulsa’s Lesbian/Gay communities. In March, he came to the Metropolitan Church of Greater Tulsa and listened to community concerns. At that meeting, he pledged to consider a proposed bill, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit work place bias based on sexual orientation. Specifically, I_argent promised to respond in writing to Tulsa Family News editor/publisher Tom Neal. (His letter is reproduced on page 3.) see Largent, page 10 Say No to Hate Walk The Say No to Hate Coalition is sponsoring acommemorative ~valk at 11:30am on Friday, Oct. 20 from 1st Street and Cincinnati across the Martin Luther King Bridge along Archer and ends at the Universtty Center at Tulsa, 700 No. Greensee No Hate, page 10 Nov. Performance Supports Interfaith AIDS Ministries The Long Way ’Round to Ninevah, the Jonah story in song & dance, will be presented at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoriaon Sat. Nov. 11 at 2pro and at 7pro. This two act play appeals to all ages and will help supportInterfaithAIDS Ministries. Info: 438-2437 or 663-5372. DIRECTORY P. 2 NEWS BRIEFS P.-4 HEALTH BRIEFS P. 6 CALENDAR P. 9 FINANCES P. 11 EUREKA NEWS P. 12-1:3 PERSONALS P. 15 918-583-1248 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@ aoi.com Publisher/Editor Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the.:~atire.contents of Tom Neal this publication are protected byUS copyright 1995 by Tulsa Family Assistant Editor News and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without James Christjohn written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or Writers/contributors ph,.,oto does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. Kharma Amos ~orrespondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise Laurie Cooper noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property ofTulsa Family Shelly Roberts News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each Staff Photographer reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution JD Jamett points. Additional copies are available at Tomfoolery! Comprehension-impaired reader? Thefollowin~ letter is reprinted as i’eceived: " I read your newspaperand accept your challenge to disagree. You claim to be traditional in your goals. Basing your goals on what tradition? The tradition of family cannot be carried out with the act of homosexuality, their (sic) cannot be a completion to the act of sexuality for the gift of life has been dosed. It is contrary to natural law, you dose the future of the human race. For most homosexuals, they do not choose their condition, itis a trial, as weall have our trials in life, the cross we are given to carry; as christians (sic) refer to it. I may have a strong tendency to a quick temper, I could even say I inherited it from my grandparents, but that doesn’t make it right for me not to control my temper. All peoplemust have respect and compassion for one another but that is not to confuse right from wrong. We are all called to the virtues of self-mastery that teach us inner freedom. By prayer and sacramental grace we can reach this goal. Your friend in Christ, - Kathie Jackson Editor’s response: Thanks for writing. We do welcomedialogueandthe exchangeofviews. However. you appear to be confused about our challenge. When we mentioned "traditional goals,’" we were referring to our specific goalsfor this newspaper- that is the "traditionar’ role ofnewspapers tn minority communities, and newspapers in the broader community. While we could have been slightly more clear in stating this, we think you failed to read the essay with enough care. The challenge we offered was to our community: Lesbians. Gay men. Bisexuals &’-~’ransgendered folk. and ourfamilies andfriends, to discuss and debate where we are and where we need to go. Frankly, you a~rrelevant to that debate andyour arguments are ancient, flawed and not worthy of the newsprint. However, since you appear to have acted in goodfaith, and to warn others ofyour ilk, we are printing your letter. We are interested in debate by members of our commumty about our issues. We are not interested in providing space to those who want to debate our very existance. - Tom Neal Thefollowing isfrom our assistant editor who’s more inclined to try to educate: Speaking for those of us involved with the paper, and for most people in the Gay and Lesbian community, webase our goals on. the traditions of love for our family members, friends and lifemates. Our traditions are not so different than yours. We all seek love, a happy home, and someone to share it with. Many have high morals standards ofhonesty, integrity, and dignity. Many ofus are religious. We have and are parts of families - mother, fathers, -sisters,brothers, nieces,nephews. Gay people can, and do have children. Gay folk have them because they want them, not by accident, like so many unplanned children. In the Gay families I have seen, they are raised in a loving, supportive enviroument. As for the statement that Homosexuality is contrary to nature, any biologist can tell you that see next column Are we our own worst enemies? "GWNI, 28, 5’8", 150 lbs., straight acting/appearing, lookingforsameforfun andpossible relationship. Enjoy evenings out dancing as well as quiet times at home. NOfats, fems, drugs. If interested, please contact~" This could be the typical personal ad placed in many Tulsa Gay and Lesbian publications. This could be the typical personal ad placed in placed in Gay papers all over the U.S. One would think after years of reading such ads, one would overlook or dismiss them as, at the most, unimaginative. cannot. Whenever I see these ads, I become angry at the stereotyped attitudes shown. "Straight acting and appearing, what is this supposed to mean? If you want a relationship with a man who is masculine and presents a masculine appearance, say so. To call yourself "straightacting" only perpetuates typical gay stereotypes of the limp-wristed effeminate male. I would much rather be involved with someone who is honest, self-confident, secure, and proud ofwhomthey are, than someone who feels a need to be "’straightacting". "No fats, ferns, or drugs." Need I say more? Has amoreover-used, cliched expressionbeen written? Use height/weight proportionate, masculine, or drug-free, but bury this tired, hackneyed expression once and for all. I recently read a personal ad that dosed with the line, "No HIV+, trash, or weirdos." Perhaps I am overly sensitive, but being an HIV+ gay male, I take offense at being lumped together with trash and weirdos. I respect anyone’s desire for an HIV+ or HIV- partner, and it is quite possible that the author did not intend to convey this message. Gay men and Lesbians can often be their own worst enemy. To me, the use of stereotypes and insensitive remarks, whether intentional or not, is unacceptable. If we, as Gays and Lesbians, cannot treat each other with compassion and be free of stereotypical attitude, how can we possibly expect heterosexuals and society as a whole to do the same? - Stephen R. Edlich homosexuality occurs in nature quite often, and in many specxes. As for closing the future of the human race, I think it’s a bit premature (or too late, depending on how you look at it) to have a real fear of this happening. Homosexuals make up about ten percent of the population That leaves roughly mnety percent of the population quite .capable of repopulating the earth. We repopulate too, but we’re more careful about it. I am currently taking an environmental biology course at a local university. According to the textbook, ’q’oday there are well over 5 billion humans, and it is likely that our numbers will increase to more than 8 billion in your lifetime. We are in danger of overwhelming the earth with too many people. The earth has limited resources and the human population is using up,. encroaching upon, fouling, and wasting them." ("Environment", Raven, Berg, & Johnson) If the human race is to disappear, it will be due to too many people, not the fact that there are homosexuals. -James Christjohn Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bad Boyz Club, 1229 S. Memorial *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria Ground Zero, 311 E. 7th *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow!Room, 1649 S. 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F-5 747-3322 *Tomfoolery Gifts & Cards, at Family of Faith MCC 583-1248 Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities *Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Ctr. 2627B E. 11 628-0594 B/L!G Alliance, University of Tulsa 583-9780 *Canterbury Ministry Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780 *Chapman Student Center, University of Tulsa *Community of Hope (United Methodist), 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 Dignity/Integrity (Lesbian/Gay Catholics &Episcopalians) 298-4648 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 74%6827 Friends in Unity (African-Amer. men), POB 8542, 74101 425-4905 Indian Health Care, Save the Nation 584-4983 Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 *HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4194 NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 748-3111 P-FLAG, POB 52800 74152 749-4901 Prime-Timers, P.O. 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Main DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. *Emerald Rainbow, 45&1/2 Spring St. King’s Hi-Way, 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62W *MCC of the Living Spnng McClung Realtors Purple Iris Inn, Route 6, Box 339 Southern Rose Bed & Breakfast, 9 Benton Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East *The Woods, 50 Wall St. *The Diner, 2124 NW 39th *Jungle Red, The Habana Inn *Oasis Community Center, 2135 NW 39th *Triangle Association, 2136 NW 390; 501-253-7457 501-253-6807 501-253-5445 800-231-1442 501-253-9337 501-253-9682 501-253-8748 501-253-2204 501-253-6001 501-2534÷ 281 .... "~28-5 I33 ~,24-5733 405-525-243"7 405-843-~378 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159 Thank you for contacting me with your views. I appreciate hearing from you. ’H.~.. 1863,tba Employment Non-Discrimination Act, prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals based on that individual’s "sexual orientation." The Act exempts the Armed Forces, religious organizations and businesses with under 15 employee~. I strongly support each individual’s Constitutional civil rights including equal opportunity. However, I do not believe that a person’s lifestyle or behavior makea them eligible for bebav~io~r-sp~c~o_p.ro,.t~ons. lawstha~ apply to moo, age, g~nder ~r~roilgious affdiafion’to individuals who bebav~ like, 6r a~ perceived to be lesbian, homosexual or bisexual. I am satisfied with the level of protection that eor~m anti-discfiminationJegislation provides all.individuals, including those who are a pan of the homosexual commuaity. Tom, any other definition of discrimination is problamatic. Any empioyer or prope~’ty owner should be able to refuse to hire, rent or enter into a contructual agreement with any person whose behavior is morally offensive to him. I do not believe and it has not been demonstrated that a person’s "sexual prefuroace" is biologically inherent. Evidence shows that "sexual preference" is nothing morn than a choice of will. Extending civil rights protection based on behavior is inapproprla~. Further, in our meeting earlier this year, I stated that _I would not fire someone based on his or her sexual orientation. However, I believe people should have that right. I would not fife or refuse to hire someone based on that issue alone; but, i~their behavior became problematic such that it was disruptive to conducting business, I would reserve the right to do so. I support the Constitutional right of free association. Employment and association arn engaged on a voinnta~ basis. The federal government has little business rngulating voluntary association and needs to reduce its burdensome rngulations that attempt to affect individual association. Once again, I am satisfied that current civil tights legislation provides a sufficient level of Constitutional protection to serve each and ever~ member of our society regardless of their sex, age, race, or religmn. Thank you again for contacting me with your views. I would appreciate your prayers and further suggestions regarding this or other issues on your mind. SML:sbh Member of Congross DON OVANN, I. NOVEMBER 11, 16, & 18, 1995 SINGLE TICKET PRICES range from $13.50 to $51. Student tickets and group rates .now available. English translations projected above the stage at all performances TULSAOPERA CALL (918) 587-4811 or TOLL FREE (800):241-.6076 BOX OFFI cE kOCATED AT 1610 S. BOULDER, TULSa,, OK 74119 E d i t .0 r iAan What’s R=ght Wrong With Largent Many of you will not be .surprised that o.urcongressman declines to support ~equal nghts for his Lesbian & Gay consti tuents. To bring Lesbian and Gay citizens up to the level of protections that Heterosexual citizens take for granted is obviously at odds with the rhetoric of his Republican party, and especially with that of his core constituency, the Radical Right- most of whom clothe their reactionary positions in the trappings of religion. However, at risk of seeming Pollyauna-ish, it’s worth noting that just having Largent engage in dialogue with us is more than we’ve had in this Congressional district ever. Radical Right Senator Jim Inhofe~’ whose anti- Gay bigotry is too well documented, doesn’t even pretend to honor his constitutional obligations to represent all Oklahomans. Because Largent at least is listening.... there remains some hope that he can be persuaded to recognize the illogic of supporting civil rights protections for one of themost profound behavioral choices, i.e. the choic6 of religious beliefs and~ their expression but then claiming it is "inappropriate" to provide such protections for another behavioral choice: the open expression of sexual .identity. Largent and his staff seem noi ~¢en to realize that the position they’ve taken, that see Editorial, page 9 Ait:T.. o¯mfoole. ry,~_.~.c°ming. out is what we:re all about. We’re Tutsa’s original: ga)::ii~i!i~-i::: .....:i..-&,lesbian giftshop, nd we ve got the best selection of T,shirts,: rainbow gear. : : :/:and novelty itemsin town. So what are you waiting for? Come on.out:today! TOMFOOLERY! For discreet home delivery of Tulsa iFamily News, please send $15 for a 12 .months, $8 for 6 months. .y lews Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Gay Supreme Court Justice in South Africa "i eventoaddresstheissueofequal ¯ tional agency. "Thedifficullylies Saint-Nazaire, a town in the union says denying it the right to rights for homosexuals, in the fact that it’s the first time " southern tip of Brittany at the extend the benefits is a private JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The most recent example of the s.urge of civil rights progress m South Africa is the recent appointment of an openly gay man to South Africa’s Supreme Court - the first such openly gay high court justice in the world. Edwin Cameron, a law professor at the University of Witwatersrand and a longtime gay rights advocate within the country’s anti-apartheid ino~,dnidtit, has been iihined to a seatonthe SouthAfricaSupreme Court. He had been under consideration earlier this year for a seat on the country’s Constitutional Court. Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, Cameron also headed the muchpraised Cameron Commission, anational panel thatinvestigated the country’s clandestine arms deals with several other governments under international arms embargoes, including Iraq. During the transition from apartheid to full reconstruction in South Africa, the country has adopted an interim Constitution that indudes provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation- thefirst country in the world to do so. High Court Justice Leaves Visitation Intact WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has reviewed and left unchanged aWisconsinSupreme Court temporary order that allows a lesbian to continue visiting the biological son of her former partner. Justice Stevens’ decision will allow Sandra Lynn Holtzman to continue to visit the 6-year-old son ofher ex-partuer, Elsbeth Knott, while Holtzman appeals a court ruling the would block her from having any visitation rights with the boy, Women’s Conf. Ends Debating Lesbian Rights BEIJING - The Fourth World Conference on Women came to a hair-breath dose following a contentious debate over thefights oflesbians. In the end, the United Nations conference adopted a set of guidelines that make no mention of lesbians or sexual orientation- a disappointment to rights activists who nevertheless considered the Beijing assemblage a major step forward for being the first UN~0nference :’ The debate over whether to include any reference to sexual orientation in the conference’s final doctnnent got off to a nasty start as delegates from several conservative, far-right and religions organizations charged that the UN gathering had a "secret agenda" to impose Western culture on emerging nations, to de-~ rail "traditional family values" and to legalize pedophilia and bestiality - all in the name of assuring ci..vil rightsforlesbians. Representatives ofmore than300 conservative groups went to Beijing to lobby against what they call an attack on "the traditional family" inthe conference’s draft Platform for Action. Delegates from several countries rose to object to including sexual orientation in the draft document. One delegate from Bangladesh said, "If we allow such an expression to appear in such a serious document, my delegation is afraid this will open the floodgates for all .kinds of behavior we cannot accept. It is not innocent behavior." Another ddegate - from Belize - compared lesbianism to "prostitution and strip-tease dancing." Even with the continuing lesbian- bashing by delegates, however, at least 20 nations - including South Africa, the United States, Latvia and Israel - said they had no objections to indudingsexual orientationprotections inthe draft document, and in fact bdieved the guidelines included lesbians whether the phrase was explicitly included or not. Although lesbian rights advocates admitted they were disappointed by the removal of sexual orientation protections from the final draft document, many acknowledged that they had not expected to win this first batde on the world stage and weren’t entirely dissatisfied with the progress they felt they had made in the international arena. Even with this toned-down,"soft-sdl" languageon sexual rights, at least a score of nations with predominantly Islamic or Catholic populations strongly objected to the paragraph. UN conference spokeswoman Therese Gastaut said the often rancorous debate hadn’t been entirely a surprise because the question of the legal rights of homosexuals was un- ¯ charted territory for the intemathis Is being discussed at the UN ¯ level," Gastaut told reporters. : "All the implicationshave to be ¯ takenintoaccount...They’revery ¯ intricate." Zimbabwe Parliament ! BacksAnti-Gay Remarks ¯ HARARE, Zimbabwe - A1- ¯ though it took no formal action,_ ¯ .Zimbabwe’s Parliament erupted ¯ m a one-sided debate over ho- ¯ mosexuality as the country’s ¯ elected representatives made it Cl~the~ ~fip~rted’ PreSident ¯ Robert.M~al~d’s fecentanfi-gay ¯ campaign. One MP said gays ¯ shouldbequarantined"in aniso- : lation hospital until they are ¯ .treated." AnotherMP urged that ¯ the country’s schools use antigay teachings. ¯ No ’Cou pies’ Questions ¯ in Canadian Census TORONTO - According to a ¯ report in the Toronto Globe and ¯ Mail, the Canadian census report in 1996 will not include questions activists had wanted that would have begun gather- . ing information on same-sex ¯ couples in the country. In test : questions, the agency .that ¯ handles the census found that some Canadians were "Mien- " ated"by questions about gay and ¯ lesbian couples and recom- ¯ mouth of the Loire River, decided to begin certifying gay and : lesbian couples. Deputy Mayor ¯ Maxime Batard said at a press ," conference that "all we have ¯ sought to do is give homosexu- ¯ als the same rights as other citi- ¯ zens." Batardacknowledged that the domestic partnership certificates had little legal effect since -" the French national government ¯ controls most benefits enjoyed ¯ by spouses. "Ours is a symbolic ¯ gesture," Batard Said. ;’If it can ¯ get things moving on a national ¯ level, thatwouldbepretty goOd." The town ofsome70,000 people ¯ is believed tobe thefirstin France ¯ to offer partnership certificates ¯ to gays and lesbians. Paris Mayors Endorse ¯ Partner Certificates ¯ PARIS-~!naj0intpress commu- ¯ uique, the six district mayors of Paris said they wanted "to contribute to equality between citizens, whatever their personal ¯ situation." Gays and lesbians in Paris have worked hard to get recognitionfor their relationships and they suffer discriminationin ¯ a number of areas as couples ¯ without some legal recognition of their partnerships. The "com- , mon life" certificates that the ¯ district mayors endorsed would havenolegal authority, butrights mended against the questions. ¯ -activists Said i.t would be a sig- "Weknow fromtesting thatthere ¯ nificantbeginning to achieving areCanadianswhofeeloffended, " full equal rights for gays and uncomfortable with that living " lesbians. arrangement," said a spokesper- : son for the enumeration agency. Canadian Parliament "TheobjectiveofthecenSusisto " Nixe~ Marriage Bill : count everyone." Shocking Gray Files for Bankruptcy ¯ SAN ANTONIO, TeXas - The : San Antonio Express has con- ," firmed that the lesbian and gay ¯ mail-order firm Shocking Gray ¯ has in fact filed for bankruptcy. ¯ The paper reports that the firm, noted for its slick catalogs and ¯ sometimes upscale items aimed ¯ -at gay and lesbian consumers, ¯ filedpapers indicatedit was more : than $250,000 indebt. Shocking Gray was founded in 1991 andat ¯ its peak, the company’s catalog ¯ was being mailed out to some 2 ¯ million households. ¯ French Town Goes for : Domestic.Partnerships SAINT-NAZAIRE, France - .France has entered, the.domestic partnership campaign when OTTAWA-Canada’s House of Commons came back from its ¯ summer recess and launched its ¯ new legislative session by voting against recognizing same¯ sex marriages. The Commons voted 124-52 against a bill put ¯ forward by openly gay MP Real ¯ Menard that would have ex- ’: tended legal recognition to gay ¯ and lesbian marriages. In a related development, the Canadian Union Of Public Employees said ¯ it would appeal anOntario court ruing that.the union cannot extend pension and other taxable ~ benefits to.the unmarried, same- - sex partners of union members. : The Canadian Supreme Court had earlier ruled that anti-gay discrimination is illegal, but that ¯ the government has the right to withhold tax benefits from same-- " sex couples if it chooses to. Th2 ¯ matter that the government ¯ should not have any business ~ restricting. ¯ ’Celluloid Closet’ Wins ¯ at Toronto Film Festival ¯ TORONTO - The "Celluloid ¯ -Closet, the just-released doch- ¯ mentary film that examines .the ¯ Hollywood motion picture ¯ industry’s depictions oflesbians ¯ and gay men,.was awardeda2nd ¯ place award at theToronto Inter- . national.Film Festival. ’.’Cellu- : 10id Closet’.’ was made by Oscar ¯ winning film makers Rob ¯ Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. ¯ Helms Upset Over Lesbian Seminar RALEIGH, N.C. - Sen. Jesse ¯ Helms (R-N.C.) seems currently ¯ to have gotten his anti-gay nose ¯ in a suit over a workshop at the recent UN-sponsored women’s ¯ conference in Beijing that covered flirting techniques for lesbians. In a letter to Bob Atwood, ¯ head of the U.S. Agency for In- ¯ ternationalDevelopment, Helms ¯ wrote: "What, pray tell, does a ¯ "workshop’ on "flirting tech- ¯ uiques for lesbians’ have to do with women’s rights? I beg you! Please assure me that no U.S. ¯ money in the United Nations ¯ special trust fund belpedpay for ¯ this outrageous program!’" ¯ Atwood succincdy told Helms, ¯ now chairman of the Senate For- " eign Relations Committee, that ¯ none ofthe U.S. money that went ¯ helped pay for the UN confer- ¯, ence in Beijing went to support the flirting seminar, which took ¯ place at a parallel gathering of ¯ representatives from non-gov- ¯ ernmentalorganizations (NGO). Helms insisted, however, that ¯ U.S. funds had also been used to ¯ support the NGO conference. "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" ¯ To Go to Circuit Court ¯ WASHINGTON - Beginning ¯ Dec.4,the4thU.S.CircuitCourt ¯ of Appeals will hear arguments ¯ concermng the case of former Navy Lt. Paul Thomasson. Only : days after thecompromisepolicy ¯ wentinto effect,Thomassontold ¯ his commander about his sexual ¯ orientation. Ironically, the com- ¯ m~nder was in charge of admin- ¯ istering the new policy. When ¯ the Navy moved to discharge ¯ him, Thomasson took his case to ¯ federal court.Whenhe lost there, he appealed to the 4th Circuit ¯ Court. rERSON REALTORS* LEA ANN MACOMBER Realtor Associate Mobile: 671-2010 2642 E. 21st St.reet ¯ Suite 170 . Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Off: 918-749-8374 ¯ Res: 918-582-7672 ¯ Fax: 918-747-1795 _P~o.ject ReDirecto~® Recycle your phonebook here ~arthd;riendll/ !~roduets, The Natural Choice In Lincoln Plaza on Cherry Street 131.4 East 15th ¯ 582-ENVR News Briefs N= Coroner in Trouble Over "Gay Rape" Remarks OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington Gov. Mike Lowry has called on a state medical board to consider disciplinary action against Dr, DexterAmend, the Spokane coroner who stunned locals by saying that homosexuals wereresponsible for the murder-rape of a 9-year-old girl because she had been sodomized. Gov. Lowry told the state’s medical board to take "any and all appro- .pnate action.necessary’ in ,examini. ng Amend’s case, The commission has the authority to take a variety of actions, up to and including revoking the coroner’s medical license. Although the uncle of the girl had already confessed to the murder-rape of the girl and authorities said the 9-year-old’s parents had been under investigation. on possible ehildmolestation charges as wall before her death earlier this year, Amend told reporters that homosexuals were really responsible for the crime, although the girl’s uncle is heterosexual. "She’s been sodomized over and over, and sodomy is a homosexual act - it is," Amend said in a published interview after his autopsy ofthe child. ’¢Fo have everybody think homosexuality is okay is abuneh of baloney, I don’t care what the political ramifications areonthis. It’ s ahorrible, unbelievable thing that this child went through, and they (homosexuals) destroyed her life.’" Oregon Ex-Governor Joins HRCF Board WASHINGTON Former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts.has joined the board of directors of the Human Rights Catnpaign Fund, the Washington, D.C.- based gay lobbying organization. "’I am looking forward to participating in the leadership of HRCF," said Gov. Roberts in a press statement. "Wemust enlist the support of more and more non- gay citizens to join this effort to ensure that all Americans without exception may live free from discrimination." During two attempts by anti-gay activists in Oregon to pass ballot measures that would have prohibited civil rights protections for gays and lesbians, Gov. Roberts was aleading and outspoken opponent of the anti-gay initia- "fiVeS. ;ws Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News ¯ ~European Human Rights " ;Commission Rules for Transsexual Dad STRASBOURG, France - The European Human Rights Commission has ruled by a 13-5 vote that the refusal of British offi- ¯ cials to register the female-to- ~ male transsexual father of his wife’s child, which was conceived by artificial insemination, ¯" is a violation of the European HumanRights Convention. Brit- " ish authorities hadrefnsed to reg- ¯¯ ister the unnamed transsexual as .- the child’s father, arguing that ¯ only biological males could be ¯ considered the father of children in birth registries. The case will ¯ now go to the European Human ¯ Rights Court which will make a ." final riding on whether the re- . fusal to register the transsexual ¯ as.the child’s father breached the ¯ European convention and what ¯ possible remedies mustbe taken. City ofAustin to Consider ¯ Gay Youth Policies ¯ AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin _. City Council Said it will take ¯ under consideration a set of rec- ¯ ommendations from the city’s ¯ humanrights commissionaimed ¯ at reducing anti-gay discrimina- ¯ tion in public schools and other ¯ city-runinsfitutions. Among the ¯ 10-point recommendations the ¯ human rights commissioners ¯ have sent to the council for ac- ¯ tion: implementing policies to ¯ prevent harassment of gay, le,s- ¯ bian and bisexual students in ¯ public schools; offer school staff ¯ training about anfi- gay discrimi- ¯ nation; de~elop-social’andhealth- - ¯ related services to meet thespe- " " cific needs of gay and lesbian ¯ .students; make more informa¯ tion about sexual orientation available through the city’s public libraries. The HRC recommendations grew out of public hearings it held last year on anti- " gay harassment and bias in the school system. James Hill, head of the city HRC, said of the commission’s recommendations, "Wehave toremember the ¯ voice of young people.’" Man Files Bias Suit Against Computer Firm ¯ SAN FRANCISCO-Anopenly ¯ g.ay man has filed a discriminanon lawsuit against Adobe Systems, the Mountain view, Ca- " lif.-based high-tech computer ¯ firm. Dale Short worked as an administrative assistant at the ¯ company for two years where he was givenexcelt:e-~tij~fform~nce ." reviews and bonuses before be- " ing suddenly fired earlier this ¯ year after a new supervisor ¯ started in his division. The com- " pany denies any wrongdoing in ¯ Short’s dismissal. : Modest Step ¯" Forward in Romania BUCHAREST-The Romanian ¯ Parliamenthas approvedchanges in the nation’s laws that would e,ase the~ ,f,e.d.eral, pe,nal~e,s for i hdmoseXual b~hav{or byl.making it illegal onl~, When it creates ¯ a "public scandal," a modest : move forward in the country’s ¯ draconian anti-gay laws. The ." new "public scandal"law would ¯ carry prison terms of as much as ¯ 5 years in jail with jail terms up ¯" to 7 years if a minor is involved. Members of the Chamber of : Deputies saidthenewlaw would ¯ penalize homosexual behavior ¯ only if it caused a "public out- . rage." But international rights ¯ activists said thelaw makes little ¯ sense because any complaint to ¯ authorities about any alleged ¯ homosexual behavior - whether ¯ public or private- automatically : is classified as a "public scan- " dal" simply because someone ¯ has complained. Romania has been the object of criticism from : humanrights organizations such ." as Amnesty International over ¯ its anti-gay laws ever since the ¯ fall of the Communist regime in ¯ the Balkan nation. The country ¯ also wants to join the economi- ¯ cally impoltantEuropean Union, which requires¢hat member nauons not have laws with biases against homosexuals if any EU memberobjects. After DutchEU representatives insisted that Romania’s anti-gay laws violated membership guidelines, Romanianofficials said last year that the proposed "public scan= dal" law would meet the EU reqmrements. Students Protest Teacher’s Firing NEWIPSWICH, N.H.- Dozens of students walked out of classes at Mascenic High School to protest the firing of teacher Penny Culliton by the Mascenic school board for using books with gay and lesbian characters in her English classes, including the E.M. Forster classic novel Maurice. Cnlliton is fighting her firing, with .the~ ~upport of the National Education Assn. One ¯ of the students organizing the ¯ campus protest was Lori ¯ Malboeuf, whose father is the ¯ local police chief. ." Protest Over Verona ¯ Govt’sAnti-Gay Decision ¯ VERONA, Italy-Thousands of ¯ gays and lesbians took to the ¯ streets of Verona, the setting for ¯ Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet," to protest a city council ¯ action earlier this year rejecting : a European Union resolution ¯ suppor.".tmg equal righ ts of same- ¯ sex couples. In rejecting the EU ¯ resOlution, some council mem- ¯ bers had called instead called for ¯ castrating homosexuals. An es- ¯ timated 5,000 people turned out ¯ for the protest, one of the largest ¯ in the city’s recent history. ¯ NY Court to Consider : Anti-Gay Prejudice ¯ ALBANY, N.Y. - The New ¯ York Court of Appeals: the ¯ state’s highestjudicial body, will : . now consider the"sexual prefer- " enee and behavior" of anyone ¯ condemned to death in the state ¯ to determine if their convictions ¯ were influenced by anti-gay biases. The decision by the court, ¯ which will also weigh race, ¯ ethnicity, citizenship, education ¯ and other factors in evaluating ¯ possibleprejudiceinconvictions ¯ in lower courts, is a result of the ¯ state’s reinstituting the death ¯ penalty. The court will also con- - sider similar information about ¯ murder victims in appeals it evaluates.. ¯ Teachersln TroubleOver ! Alleged Gay Sex Talk ¯ SANFRANCISCO-Twotcach- ¯ ers at a San Francisco middle school have lost theirCalifornia ¯ teaching credentials for bring- , ing in guest speakers in 1992 who allegedly gave 6th-graders ¯ an explicit description of gay sex. "This matter indeed represents the first bullets fired in what we can see as a growing campaign to eradicate such grotesque violation ofparents’ rights in public schools," said Brad Dacus, a Sac- : ramento attorney with the Rutherford Institute, who repre- ¯ sented Bruce Budnick, a father ." whose daughter was.in the class. ¯ The Rutherford Institute is an ¯ arch-conservative legal group ¯ based in Virginia that has close ¯ ties with the religious right. ¯ The decision, was.,hailed as a ; victoryby parental rights advocates, who say parents of schoolchildren should have the chance to preview classroom-materials that may be considered offensive or inappropriate. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, San Francisco Bay Area noted in its Media Advisory that San Francisco schools do have a parental notification requirement. However, Budnick claims he never received prior notification. GLAAD/SFBA also notes that theclassroompresentation which was given by the organization Community United Against Violence (CUAV) was 55 minutes long, almost all of which focused on hate violence and homophobia. GLAAD claims that the discussion of sexuality was extremely brief and was in direct response to unprompted questions made by the students. Thedecision to revoke the credentials of the teachers was condemnedbyteaching officials and rights advocates whosaidit raises serious questions about classroom censorship and academic freedoms. Judy Dellamonica, vice president of the teachers’ union in San Francisco, said the case raises censorship and freedomquestions about "all ofthose kinds of things that are very near and dear to teachers’ hearts." "This is avery unusual case," Dellamonica said. "To have a credential revoked when the teacher - or in this case, teachers - did not directly do anything is not at all a good precedent."-A spokesperson for the c~ty’s schools said the district may file an~appeal in the case along with the teachers’ union which is acting in the unidentified .teachers behalf. (Editor’s note : Tulsa Public Schools typicallyprovide "sex" education at grade six,) Activist Redwing Ailing PORTLAND, Ore. - Rights activist Donna Redwing collapsed during a gay rights workshop shewas conducting in Indianapolis on Sept. 30. She has been diagnosed with operable brain tumors. Redwing, who was a leading organizer who helped work against passage of an antigay ballot initiative in Oregonin 1992 and other civil rights programs, said "the initial episode was very frightening" but added that her. doctors "are confident of a quick recovery" following brain surgery. 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"Given their demographic profile. lesbians appear to be at higher risk of breast, ovarianandendometrial carcinoma [cancer], as well as heart disease," O’Haulan reported. The Stanford associate professor also concluded that one possible conlributingfactor to thehealth problems faced by lesbians arises at least in part because they feel alienated by the medical establishment, causing them to visit their physicians less often than other women. "There is ample evidence that lesbians have been alienated from medical practice, either by accidental offense by a well-meaning doctor or by prejudice," she said. "’It’s essential that we welcome them back into the medical fold in order to provide appropriate screening and testing for these illnesses." O’Hanlan said physicians can make even fairly minor changes in their office routines, that would make lesbians feel more welcome, from forms that recognize relationships like domestic partners, to involving the patient’s parmer in m~ijor medical decisions the same as a married spouse would be. Red Cross Accused of Censoring AIDS Info. Materials NEW YORK - The New York Times has reported that the American Red Cross is trying to shift its AIDS prevention programs away from explicit materials at the urging of]~izabeth Dole, its national president and the wife of Kansas Sen. Bob Dole, a Republican presidential contender who has recently been wooing conservatives. The Times reported that its investigation found no documented evidence that the move was part of a political agenda, but the papers quoted HIV/AIDS activists who clearly believe the Red Cross policy shift is rooted in the U.S. presidential campaign. Shana Ross, who heads the Houston Red Cross’ HIV/AIDS program, told the Times, "It is unconscionable. I have to take into account that this is because of who our president is, who her husband is and the fact that he’s involved in a campaignnow forthe presidency, and he is seemingly losing ground to oppo- .he,n,tSo whq ar~e more co,nservati~e ~..a~,,he IS. A spokesperson for the Dole campaign denied any connection between his wife’s "personal views" and the Kansas Republican’s presidential bid. The paper reported that Red Cross officials had developed an expanded AIDS prevention program earlier this year, but, that the agency board, at the prompting of Mrs. Dole, had made substantial changes in the recommended program, including extensive changes in print and video materials that wefe considered too explicit and ¯ graphic. AIDS activists, however, said : that more explicit prevention materials : are exactly what is needed to fight the . spread of HIV in the U.S. .:~ - ¯ Inexpensive, Fast HIV Teat " ¯ Developed by Indian Scientists ¯ NEW DELHI - The Press Trust of India ¯ reports that biochemists with Delhi Uni= ¯¯ versity have developed an HIV test tliat takes only a drop of blood and just a few ¯ seconds to detect virus antibodies. The o Indian news agency reports that the new ¯ test wasfound to be accurate in 99 out of ¯ 100 random samples tested. The Delhi ¯ University researchers said however that ¯ they want to evaluate the reliability oLthe ¯ simple new test on thousands of samples ° before making it widely available. Ac- : cording to the agency report, the test also : has the advantage of requiring no more ¯ than a drop ofa chemical reagent added to ¯ a drop of the blood to be tested. The two ~ are mixed together on a glass Slide and in ¯ 5 or 10 seconds the blood will "clot" in ¯ globules ifHIV is present, but will remain ¯ unchanged if it is not. Researchers say : that the test, if it proves to be reliable, ¯ would be a boon in poor countries here ¯ high-technology tests are often prohibi- ¯ tive and in areas where electricity is absent. ¯ Study of Effectiveness of AZT- & Other AIDS Drugs WASHINGTON - The widely used ¯ AIDS-fighting drug AZT appears to be ¯ less effective than either ddI, ddI with ¯ AZT, or ddC with AZT. Nearly 2,500 ." AIDS patients were given one or the other ¯ of the drugs or drug combinations in a ¯ study conducted by the National Institute ¯ of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for ¯ almost a 3-year period. Patients who re- - ceived ddI, ddI with AZT or ddC with ¯ AZT were sick less often that those who ¯ received AZT by itself. There have long ] been doubts about how much good AZT ¯ reallydoes people WithAIDS and numer- ¯ ous studies have shown its effectiveness wears off over time. But researchers say it ¯ is too early to abandon AZT. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIAID, : said, "It is quite conceivable that AZT ¯ will have a role as one of a group of drugs ¯" used in combination" Most of the pa¯ tients in the studywere in themiddle stage of the disease - relatively healthy when ¯ the study began - evidence researchers say that treatment at that stage does make ¯ a difference. The study is also important ¯ becauseit is the first to show that a drug or ¯ combination of drugs can actually increase survival or delay disease progression among people.who have not yet de- " vel0ped full-blown AIDS symptoms. : Rape & HIV Used as ¯ Weapons in Global Conflicts ¯ BONN, Germany - A United Nations ~ study commissionhasconcludedthatrape ¯ of both males and females is increasingl,y ¯ being used as a "weapon of warfare" ¯ around the world, leading to increasing ¯ risks oFthe spread of HIV. In some in- :’~ "gfaflc,~s,’th~ co~ssi0n ft~tmd, purpose- . ful sexual exposure to HIV of conquered ¯ civilians and military personnel was part ¯ ofmilitary operations in some global con- : flicts. "Armed conflicts in Bosnia, Cam¯ bodia, Mozambique and Rwanda have demonstratedthatrapeisseenasaweapon ° of warfare to humiliate the enemy," said : Grace Machel, who is the head of the UN ¯ study panel. Machel noted that during the ¯ 1994 fighting in- Rwanda, men from the ¯ Humtribe who were known to beinfected ¯ with HIV were allowed to systematically ¯ rape captive members of the Tutsi tribe ¯ with"the objective being to inflict a slow : and ’lingering, but certain, death on the ’:’’ TutsiJ’Thepanel willrecommend, among : other things, the creation of a permanent ¯ UNwarcrimes tribunal to investigate and ¯ try such crimes. ¯ Getting ’Demographic’ ¯ About AIDS on the Internet CHICAGO- According to the Journalof ¯ the American Medical Association, the : latest addition to the multimedia material ¯ available on-the Interact is an animated ¯ graphic illustrating mortality rates from ¯ AIDS,mapped outby counties on a week- ." .by-week basis, from 1-981~ through 1993. ¯ ’JAMA says the demographic multimedia ¯ mini-movie provides no new insights into ¯ the epidemic, but goes on to say that the ¯ dramatic presentation of the spread of ¯ deaths from AIDS could be a powerful ¯ educational tool: The graphic can be 1o- ¯ cated on the InterneEs World Wide Web ¯ at the.fo.Howing location: ht(p:// ¯ www.clesm.org/datasets/cdc-nci/cdcnci. html (Note that the lower case format : throughout theWeb’address is essential.). ¯ Federal Science Panel: Needle ¯ Exchange Programs Fight HIV ¯ WASHINGTON - A new study by the : U.S. National Academy of Sciences has ¯ concluded that the spread of HIV is re- " duced by programs that ensure people ¯ who inject illicit drugs have access to _" cleanneedles.Thereportnotesthatneedle_ ¯ swap programs are most effective when ¯ ¯ combinedwith other services, including drugabuseandHIV counseling, HIV test- " ing, treatment referrals, and condom distribution.: Lincoln Moses, a retired health policy professor at Stanford University ¯ who chaired the studypanel, says needle ¯ exchanges are an’inexpensive and effec- ¯ ¯ tive way to help drug users avoid infection through sharing needles. "After careful and exhaustive Study, my colleagues on the panel and I have determined thatneedle exchangeprograms work," Moses said. "They reduce the spread of HIV. They do not increase either the injection of illegal drugs among program participants or the number of new initiates to injection drug use. Additionally, they often result in more referrals to drug abuse treatment." The. panel also concluded that the AIDS epidemic in ¯ theU.S.is now beinglargelydrivenbythe ] use of shared, contaminated needles by ¯ IV drug users - not by sexual activity as it -" apparently was early on. ¯ The problem is even worse in other ¯ countries, according to pond member ¯ David Vlahov, an epldemiologist with JohnHopkins Uni,v,ersity School ofMedi- ¯ cine in Baltimore. ’In countries of Europe ¯ - in particular Italy and Spain- HIVinfec- ¯ tion is rampant among injection drug us- ¯ ers," Vlahov said. "While in this country ¯ perhaps one-third of the AIDS eases are ¯ due to injection drug use, in Italy and Spain, it’s closer to 70,percent. The panel ~ .has recommended that the federal gov- ¯ emmentliftits banonfunding suchneedle- " ilswap programs’, a recommendation that ¯ is sure to generate controversy in the ¯ capital’s current conservative political at- ¯ mosphere. It also has recommended that ¯ states and cities repeal any existing laws ¯ that might prevent the legal sale or pos- ¯" session of hypodermic injection equip- . ment or require prescriptions for its pur-- ¯ chase. ¯ AIDS Vaccine Trials OK’d for Thailand ¯ SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Immune Re- ¯ sponse Corp. in San Diego has finalized ¯ an agreement with the Trinity Medical ¯ Group Co. of Thailand that will let IRC ¯ test its therapeutic AIDS vaccine with ¯ thousands of Thai volunteers in what is ¯ believ ed will be the largest ever test of ¯ such a vaccine so far in the epidemic. The ¯ Thai public health ministry has approved ¯ a one-year clinically controlled trial of the ¯ potential, vaccine on some 300 Thais who are already infected with HIV. IRC says it hopes the Thai trial will run concurrently with a similar, larger clinical trial in the U.S. that will involve some3,000 infected ¯ individuals, although the Food & Drug Administration has yet to approve the ¯ U.S. trial. The vaccine, which was devel- ¯ oped by the late, Jonas Salk, has already gone through preliminary safety trials. ¯ IRC hopes the proposed U.S.-Thai trials will demonstrate the effectiveness of the ¯ vaccine in boosting the immune system response among people who are already infected with HIV. Medical Bias in HIV Treatment BALTIMORE- Johns Hopkins University researchers have reported in the New EnglandJournal ofMedicine that women and minorities who are infected withHIV ¯ developfull-blownAIDS faster thanwhite males because the health care delivery ¯ systemgives themunequal treatment. The ¯ study found that problems encountered ¯ ¯ by women andminorities in.getting good .health care outweigh other demographic ¯ ~ssues in how fast they progress to AIDS ¯ and how long they survive following in- . fection. UCLA Scientists Say They’ve Found Crucial Gene in HIV LOS ANGELES - Researchers at the ¯ AIDS Institute of the University of Call- ¯ fornia at Los Angeles (UCLA) report in ¯ the Journal of Virology that they have ¯ identified a gene in HIV that arrests CD4 ¯ T-lymphocytereproduction. Theresearchers report that the Vpr gene contains the ¯ plan for a protein that blocks CD4 cells, ¯ keeping them from reproducing. The dis- . covery could aid in the development of ¯ new AIDS drugs that inhibit the gene’s ¯ growth in the body and permit immune ¯ cells to continuemultiplying and fending ¯ off the virus. Some scientists, however, ¯ warned that theUCLA work is still pre- ¯ liminary. "It’s a big leap to go from this ¯ observation in the laboratory to a state- " ment that Vpr is what’s responsible for ¯ the depletion of the immune system in ¯ infected patiehts,’" said Dr. Daniel ¯ Kuritzkes of the University of Colorado ¯ Health Sciences Center. Combined Drug ’Cocktail’ Reduces Death Rate ’ LONDON - Researchers in a joint ~uro- : pean-Australian study have announced : that they have found a "cocktail" of two ¯ approved drugs that significantly extend ¯ thelife ofpeople withAIDS, cutting death rates.among patients who took the combi- : nation by more than one-third. Dr Brian ¯ Gazzard, thepnncipalinvestigatorforthe ¯ trial in Britain, said, "It shows clear sur- : -viral advantages for combination versus ¯ single agent therapy." Gazzard said researchers were so impressedby their find- " ings that they had stopped the years-long : study .€~3r,ly in order to publicly announce ¯" itbecauseoftheimportantimplicationsof ¯ their results for peoplewiththe disease. "I think it will be used very rapidly clinically ¯ because tbese drugs are used on their own : at the moment," Gazzard said. The study ¯ compared survival rates between people ¯ who were treated with ~zidothymidine (AZT) and those treated with AZT plus didanosine or zalcitabine. Although 17% ofpatients who tookAZT died during the trial, only 10% treated with didanosine and 12% with zalcitabine did not survive. Overall the reduction in death rate was 38 per cent for patients who took the two drugs compared with those treated with AZTalone. Thestudyinvolved some3,000 patients. Prime Minister: HIV/AIDS Over the Peak in Australia CANBERRA, Australia - Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating said his .country’ s levelofHIV infection has passed Its peak, in large part because of an aggressive education and prevention campaign against the epidemic. "A decade of hard and unremitting effort in this country has resulted in a welcome reduction in the rates and incidence of both HIV and AIDS," Keating said, notinghoweverthat the disease continues to increase in Britain and the U.S. Keating also announced that the government would finance a 3rd five-year campaign startingnext year, whenits $75- million second five-year effort comes to an end. Keating said that specific details of the new strategy had yet to be worked out but that it would focus on research, .care and treatment, education and prevenuon, and the international fight against the epidemic. There have been nearly 19,000 HIV infections reported in Australia since 1985, and government figures now show the number of new infections " has leveled off at about 600 annually. ¯ HIV InNewborns Declining ¯ CHICAGO -Researchers with the Cen- ," ters for Disease Control and Prevention ¯ report in the current issue of the Journal of : the American Medical Association that fewer HIV-infected infants are being born in the U.S. Dr. Susan F. Davis reported in ¯ the journal that it is unclear why the de- . eline has occurred. CDC data however ¯ indicates that the number of newborns : infected with HIV peaked in 1991 with ¯ 1,760 babies born with the virus, and fell in both 1992 and 1993. _" The researchers suggested that the rea- ¯ son for the trend could include decreased ¯ fertility among H!V-infected women, an ¯ increased number of abortions among ¯ women infected with the virus, or alevel- ¯ ing off of HIV incidence in women of ¯ childbearing age. The scientists said the ¯ numbers could fall even further if.preg- : nant women are treated with the drug ¯ AZT, which dramatically reduces the risk ofmother-to-child transmission from25% to just 8%, Davis and her team said. ¯ Baboon MarrowTransplant HIV ¯ ¯ Procedure Moving Forward SAN FRANCISCO - The University of California-San Francisco has given the ¯ go-ahead to an experimental treatment .. that will inject baboon bone marrow into ¯ a man who has AIDS in an effort to build ¯ his immune system. JeffGetty, a38-yearr ¯ old man ,w,ho volunteered for the proce¯ dure, saxd I m lucky to havemade it this far. The wait has been unbelievable." ¯ Researchers at San Francisco General ¯ Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh had to get,approval of the Food & Drug Administration for the untried procedure. Fi-DELITY Hg/V~E HE_ALTH CA_RE, IN(_. Tulsa Office 486-11.74.. - 800-999-3442 We provide comprehensive home health services 24.hourslday, seven days/week. 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Home Office Dallas, Texas 800-559-4790 Kelly Kirby Oklahoma Representative POB 14011 Tulsa, OK 74159-1011 918-747-3320 SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School, 9:45 am Worship Service, 11 am 2627-B East 1 l th. Info: 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist) Worship Service, 6 pm 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Family of Faith Metro. Comm. Church Worship Service, 11 am 5451-E South Mingo. Info: 622-1441 Metro. Comm. Church of Greater Tulsa Worship Service, 10:45am 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 TheBanned,OKGay Band Practice weekly in OKC Info: 838-2121 Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa 6:30pm at Canterbury 5th & Evanston Info: 583-9780 MONDAYS HIV Testing TOHR Clinic Free & anonymous testing using fingerstick method. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm Results hours: 7-gpm Info: 742-2927 Lambda Bowling League Sheridan Lanes 8:45 pm 3121 S. Sheridan TUESDAYS Minister’s Class Bless the Lord at All Times Christian Center 7:30 pm 2627-B East llth Info: 583-7815 ItIV+ Support Group HIV Resource Consortitun 1:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 WEDNESDAYS Authority OfThe Believer Bible Study, 7 pm MCC of Greater Tulsa 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Choir Practice 7 pm 2627-B East 1 lth Call 583-7815 for info. PFLAG Family AIDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 4154 S. Harvard Info: 749-4901 Family Of Faith MCC Potluck 6:30 pm Bible Study 7 pm Choir Practice 8 pm 5451-E South Mingo. Call 622-1441 for info. ¯¯ THURSDAYS 16-Step Empowerment ." Group For Women ¯ Community of Hope : 1703 E. 2rid, Info: 585-1800 ¯ Co-Dependency Support Group ." 7:30, Family of Faith MCC ¯ 5451-E S. Mingo C~all 622-1441 for Info. HIVTestingTOHRClinic Free & anonymous testing using fingerstick method. No appointment required. Walkin testing: 7 - 8:30pm Results hours: 7 - 9pm Info: 742-2927 Prayer Time MCC - Greater Tulsa, 7 pm 1623 N. Maplewood Info: 838-1715 Tulsa Family Chorale Weekly practice, 9:30 pm Lola’s 2630 E. 15th PFLAG Family.AIDS Support Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays 4154 S. Harvard Info: 749-4901 SATURDAYS Narcotics Anonymous Meets weekly at 11 pm Confidential support for recovering addicts. Community of Hope 1703 E. 2rid, lnfo: 585-1800 NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees 3rd Sat. of each month Info: 748-3111 ¯ MORE GROUPS ¯ Gay & Lesbian Student ¯ Association TJC Southeast Campus, lnfo: 631-7632 ¯ SWAN-Single Women’s Activity Network : Call 832-2121 ¯ TOHR Helpline ¯ Daily 8-10 pm : For info. or to volunteer: ¯ 743-GAYS Tool Box Technicians, Leather org., Info c/o The Tool Box: 584-1308 T.U.L.S,A. ¯ Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Assoc. ¯ Info: 838-1222 Community Events FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 13-15 NAMES ProjectAIDS Memorial Quilt Fri. 6:30-10:30, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 11-6:30 Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa FairGrounds Opening: Fri. 6:30, Close: Sun. 6:30pro SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Dignityllntegrity Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Episcopalians 5pm, St. Dunstan’s, 5635 E. 71st SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 Womens Supper Club Potluek~Picnic Noon-Spm, Zink Park, 31st & Trenton Info: 298-4648 Broken Arrow. Community Playhouse Auditions for Androcles & the Lion 5pro, 1800 So. Main Info: 258-0077 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 Faith & Struggle Dialogue Group Community of Hope United Methodist 4:30pro, 1703 E. 2nd (ongoing group) Info: 585-1800 OCTOBER 27 & 28 NOVEMBER 2-4 NOVEMBER 5 Matinee Broken Arrow Community Playhouse Much Ado About Murder 8pm, 1800 So. Main, 2pro Matinee Info: 258-0077 NOVEMBER 3 Bioethical Issues ofHIVIAIDS Religious, Legal & Medical Conference Spann Conf. Ctr. at Doctor’s Hospital 8am, Info: 258-0077 Editorial fromp. 3 employers or property owners should be able to discriminate basedtheir view that at~ employee or renter, etc. engages in "morally offen~v~"*b~havi6i: ~illd lead to Catholics discriminating against Jews, Protestants againSt Catholics, Whites against Blacks about whom racist arguments traditionally were disguised in "moral" terms. Thisat~osition contradicts our constitution and laws which Largent claims to uphold. This is hardlyjust "Gay" -concemo There is one other issue. Steve Largent regularly states thathebelieves that sexual orientation is a matter of choice. It seems likely that he would not presume as a white man to try to tell someone who is Af,..fic~American~.-what’it’s like to be Bi-~k= ~st~ iti’S:i~El~,. that he would as a man respectwomen’s perspectiveon what it is like to be a woman, or as an selfprofessed Christian not presume to speak to Jewish experience. So why is it that he listens to Lesbians and Gay men and then tell us he knows our experience better than we do?. Overwhelmingly we have noted that we can hide or ignore our sexual and gender identities but that there is no real choice in who we are - only in our expression. Sure, there are a few tortured souls, who having internalized anti- Gaypropaganda, put themsdves intonowwall discredited "redirection" programs. Those few do not represent us. Largent should know this - after all he should be able to draw from his own experience of knowing what his orientation is. And that is the heart of the matter. The only way he can have any credibility saying being Gay is a choice is if he is willing to say he was Gay or Bi and has chosen not to be. If he’s just heterosexual, then he needs to hush up and listen to those whose lives and rights are at stake. AM N The first Family of lesbian and travel uides proudly announces its newest addition! The first and only full<~olor gay and lesbian accommodations 6~uide. Features 450 pages of ~hotographs, detailed descriptions, multiple cross index, and much more. ° DAMRON MAIL ORDER The ultimate resource for gay and lesbian traveller~ ~< around the world. <~ For a free catalog call (800) 462-6654 o or write:po DamrOnB4o2x2458Company L~ San Franci~o, CA 94142-24~ ~ Sonny Bono (R-Ca.), headlined !the celebrataon of family and coming out called "A Family Outing." There was also a barbecue buffet, speechesby member of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), as well as comedians and entertainers, including the gay and lesbian cheerleading group Cheer Dallas. "By focusing on family, we hope to increase awareness that discrimination based on sexual orientauon is not just a gay issue, but one that impacts parents, siblings, relatives and friends, who often feel it necessary to lie about people they love who are gay for fear of rejection or retaliation by co-workers or acquaintances," Gore said. "The purpose of National Coming Out Day is for lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals to be open and honest about who they arewith their families; friends, and co-workers." The tent that played host to the daylong activities drew overflow crowds for the speeches by Gingrich and Bono. "Both Chastity and Candace courageously stepped forward and set an example for gay people everywhere," Gore said. "We are delighted to have these two prominent women celebrating National Coming Out Day with us in Dallas." "This type of event and coming out are the most important things we can do," Bono said in a brief speech. "Finally, I’m able to make a statement and make a difference withmy ownpeople." Chastity Bono’s sexual Orientation has been the subject of entertainment industryrumors since it was first reported inthe Star in 1990. Another aiaide appeared in the National Enquirer soon after the 1994 death of Bono’s companion to cancer. Bono " The event at the fair was only a part of came. out publicly in April 1995 on the " Dally’ week-long celebration ofNCOD pages of The Advocate, the national gay ¯ A slghature advertisement featuring the andlesbian newsmagazine. Bono said sh,.e~ .....names~ of people who support the NCOD firstknewshewasalesbianwhenshesaw’ cause ran on October 11 in The Dallas the love scene in the movie Personal Best. She was 13. Bono credits her easy time coming out to the many positive gay and lesbian role models in the entertainment community in which she grew up. She ¯ said that well-known entertainers like ¯ Elton John do a service to the community ¯ when they come out. Bono’s parents have long known of Chastity’s orientation. ¯ "What she’s doing today-- taking the ¯ initiative-- makes me very proud ofher," ¯ Cher told The Advocate. ¯ Candace Gingrich initially came into ¯ the spotlight because of her brother. Soon ¯ after U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich became Speaker of the House, Ms. Gingrich rec- ¯ ognized an opportunity to help. "I recog- ¯ uized that I had an opportunity and obli- ¯ gation to get involved in the movement for gay and lesbian equality in a meaning- " ful way," Candace Gingrich said. Gingrich, 29, has been open about her sexuality to her family and friends for years. Her public coming out, however, ¯ came when, at the end of an interview, an ¯ Associate Press reporter asked ifGingrich ¯ was a lesbian. She said simply, ’.’Yes, I am. Gmgnch to,d the fair-goers that she ¯ believes the majority of Americans are in ¯ favor of employment protection for lesbi- ¯ ans and gays, and she cited several statis- : tics in support. "They know like we do ¯ that everyone in our country deserves the ¯ samerights under thelaw," Gingrich said. : Gingrich said this gathering in Texas was ¯ thelargest group to which shehad spoken. ¯ She received a standing ovation at the end , of her remarks. ¯ Morning News. Special church services celebrating NCOD were also held this : week. "Almost 50 percent of Americans ¯ claim they don’t know anyone who is gay : or lesbian," Jim McBride, co-chair of : NCOD in Dallas said. ’’This invisibility ¯ results from the fact that, counter to ste- : reotypes, people who are gay, lesbian or : bisexual are virtually indistinguishable : from the rest of the population. National : Coming Out Day demonstrates that we ¯ representall races, nationalities, religions, : and economic and occupational catego- ¯ wood. At 12:15 in room 151of the North ¯ Hall, a panel of individuals will provide ¯ their perspectives on racism and hate ¯ crimes. This event is the final event in the ¯ Week Without ViolenCe, a Tulsa ¯ commeration of a national observance ¯ sponsored by the YWCA. ¯ The Say No to Hate Coalitton beganin ¯ 1988 to oppose hate crimes, and racial, : religious and sexual orientation bigotry. ¯ Last year, the Coalition sponsored an anti- ¯ hatemessage that was included in City of ¯ Tulsa utilities bills. Participating organi- ¯ zations include Tulsa Oklahomans for ¯ Human Rights (TOHR), Jewish Federa- ¯ tion of-Tulsa, Islamic Society of Tulsa, ¯ Tulsa Public School s, Tulsa Police Dept. : and the Tulsa chapter of the American : RedCross. FormerTOHRpresidentKelly ¯ Kirby is a co-chair of the Coaltion. ¯ Largentrefuses to supportENDA. How- " ever, he does pledge explicitly not to fire ¯ someone based on her/his sexual orientatiOn. This contrasts with the public post- ¯ tions of other members of the Oklahoma ¯ congressional delegation, many ofwhom indicated that they would refuse to hire or ¯ wouldfire individualsbasedontheirsexual ¯ orientation. These views, which werefirst ; revealed by Tulsa World reporter Jim ¯ Myers, created a national scandal and . resulted in a non-discrimination pledge campaign bytheDC basedHuman Rights Campaign Fund. This coincides with TOHR’S regular monthly meeting. TOHR will meet at 7pm to conduct its business. 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Andwhile annual exclusion gifts arebased on calendar year totals and are typically Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Where God Uplifts All People Sunday .Service, 10:45 am Wednesday S6rvice, 6:30,pm Home Cell Groups, 2nd & 4th Sundays 1,623 No. Maplewood, Tulsa 74115, 838-1715 Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1 515 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 p~ocess. For further information call 743-4117 Leah Hunt, MSW Della Blackburn, CADC Judy Seymour-Taylor, CADC Richard Reeder, MS Serving a Diverse Community ¯ regarded as year-end tools, they actually : make sourid economic sense any time of : ~,tl~e4c.e.ar. .. ¯ "~ A donor may give up to $10,000 every calendar year per recipient without incurring any federal gift taxes. The annual exclusionamountfor amarriedindividual is $20,000, provided his or her spouse consents to "gift splitting," a practice in which one spouse agrees to let the other use his or her annual exclusion. Big tax savings can occur .when you take advantage of the annual exclusionon a consistent basis. For example: A 55- year-old mangives $10,000 to each of his two children until he:reaches his normal life expectancy of 77 years. If,the aftertax return on the gifts is 6 percent, the combined projected value of the two gifts in 22 years is nearly $920,000. Because the two children own the investment, it is not subject to federal estate taxes when the father dies. Ifthefatherdid notmake those gifts and instead accumulated the cash inhis estate, his estate would incur additional federal estate taxes at the time of.his death. Assuming amarginal estate tax bracket to 50 percent, the taxes on that accumulation would be about $460,000--an amount that could be saved and literally reinvested with wise annual exclusion gifts. ¯ deniedare tax deductions, accidentai death : payments, inheritance and burial rights, ¯ and business and land transfer benefits. In ¯ considering the issue, Dan Foley, thelaw- " yet who is representing the three same- : sex couples suing the state for legal mar- . dages, told the commission that gays and ¯ lesbians have the right to these benefits ¯ justas heterosexualcouples do."Therights ¯¯ and benefits that are contingent onmarital status must be given to same-sex couples ." via marriage license, unless the state can ¯ demonstrate compelling state interestthat ¯ it be withdrawn," Foley told the commis- ¯ sion. But Steven Michaels; the state’S ¯ deputy attorney general, said most situations thatinvolve denyingbenefits to same- " sex couples can be resolved under exist- " ing laws. "In Very many instances, butnot ¯ all instances, the differences in treatment are quite small and could be resolved, for ¯" example, through the law of contracts, a : probate and through other kinds of ar- ¯ rangements that are authorized under extmg law, Michaels insisted. The com- . nnssion is expected to haverecommenda- ." tions on the contentious issue for the state ¯ legislature by the end of this year. Lesbian and Gay Alliance presented programs onTuesday, Wednesday andThursday, ranging from a panel of speakers ¯ from Parents, Familieg. and Friends of ¯ Lesbians and Gays to a discussion of ¯ Gays & Lesbians and the Church by Pastor Horvath. " Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law Know Your Rights! Eslate Planning, ¯ Adoptions, Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Bankruptcy & Workers Compensation 1,800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. Y ARIES, March 21 - ApPi120 Yournatural love ofhaste and recklessness goes into overdrive now. You’re quick tojump onwhatever, or whomever, when your emotions dictate a leap. This can be a fun month for "try anything" Ariens;just keep a wee bit ofa grip so you won’t end up with lots of regrets. TAURUS, April 20 - May 21 You belong to a sign that’s famous for sweet and accomodating behavior, but this month, you’re likely to blow your temper and your reputation, with it. It seems thatyou’ ve been oppressedby great and powerful forces, but envy is your real enemy. Relax. You’re imagining things. Really. GEMINI, May 21 - June 22 You could always be described as a "silver tongued devil," but your charm goes off the meter now. You can sdl anyone anything you like; you can sdl yourself effectively too. The only problem is, you’re temporarily more prone to talk than action. Try not to bark unless you intend to bite. CANCER, June 22 - July 23 You’re not exactly, famous for high self-esteem and rampant ego but you’re nowhere near as inadequate as you think you are: It seems like it would help to talk about yourself and your needs with significant others, but you won’t get the response you want for another month. Obsess over your work instead. : If you re an athlete of any sort, yot~-]l ¯¯ have a winningmonth of graceful, physical mastery. This is a great time for pota- ¯ toes to get off the couch andjoin in. Your ¯ parts work together better than usual, and ¯ the grandstand loves to watch. Want lots : of strokes and attention? Here’s your ¯ chance. ¯ VIRGO, Aug. 23-Sept. 23 : A good month to putter around the ¯ house or cleanup theneighborhood. Your ¯ ¯ car.e~taking side becomes hyperactive, and that s saying something for a confirmed ¯ world-saver like you. Any task that at- ¯ lows you to show your concern for others ¯ brings alot of satisfaction now. Go ahead ¯ and help; the rest of us need it.. : LIBRA, Sept. 23-00t. 23 ¯ If you’re a typical Libran, you’ve been -" worrying lately that you’ll never have ¯ enough money to buy all the pretty toys ¯ you know you deserve. This month, your ¯ financial concerns fade into the past as : your social schedule heats up. Running : around and working the crowd replaces ¯ checkbook agonies. Life gets fun again. SCORPIO, Oct. 23-Nov. 23 You always make a bigger impression -" than you realize and your birthday month : is prime time for some drop dead ¯ Scorpionicglamour. Youhave a great and valid need to express yourself on your : own terms. Let the peasants mutter that you’re sdf-involved’ if they must. It’s ¯ your rime to think "me first," so go for it. 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 Sandra J Hill, M,S: fsychother;py & Clinical Consultation Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Individuals, Couples.& Families¯ 2865 E. Skelly Drive, Ste. 215,745-1111 Zo,... SAGITTARIUS, Nov. 23-Dec. 22 ¯ A bit competitive, are we? Not that ¯ you’re out to pick a fight, but you won’t " back away from a battle if someone at- : tacks you first. Your normally abundant energy gets a power surge this month. : You’ll either get a lot of work done or ; you’ll get a lot of speeding tickets. Better ¯ to focus and avoid fines. : CAPRICORN, Dec. 22-Jan. 21 ¯ People and their messy passions are ¯ often distasteful to you. But this month, ¯ you really want to check out when things ; heat up. This is an excellent rime to be ¯ alone as much as you can. If your work drags you into the public eye, spend your ¯ off hours in a secluded place. Plan quietly ¯ for next month’s return to the fray. : AQUARIUS, Jan. 21- Feb. 20 ¯ If you have a mate, (s)he may consider ¯ shopping for a leash this month.-Your ~ ever present need for independence gets ¯ obsessive, and you’re just not very polite ¯ about telling people you need space and : plenty of it. You’re hot, you’re cold; your : temper is erratic. Try to remember that ¯ "love" is not synonymous with "prison." ¯ PISCES, Feb. 20 - March 21 You attract all sorts of favorable atten- ¯ tion at work; partly because you show : your willingness to work with others, ¯ partly because you’re just so darned seri- ¯ ous. Your ability to express affection and ¯ sensuality is abit depleted now, but it’s a ~ good time to focus on career success. ¯ Love gets it’s kick start soon enough. ¯ MCC of the Living Spring Calls Pastor The Metropolitan Community Church ¯ of the Living has called the Reverend KermieWohlenhouseto beits Pastor. Ms. ¯" Wohlenhaus cometo EurekaSprings from ¯ MCCof theRockies inDenver, Colorado. ¯ Ms. Wohlenhaus was licensed to preach i at the Universal FellowshipofMetropoli- ¯ tanCommunity Churches (UFMCC) Gen- : eral Conference this year. Raisedin Colo- . rado, Ms. Wohleahaus is a graduate of : Colorado Art Institute and received her _" Master in Divinity fromlliff School of ¯ Theology. Shehas traveled the Southwest MCC of the Living Spring.=eelebrates spiritual and lifestyle diversity : painting over 60 murals and had had one- ¯ woman shows in Colorado. : Ms. Wohienhaus says, "my theology is : Christian, with a sprinkling of New Age, ¯ Eastern Religion, Native American, ¯ Wimmin’S Spirituality, and 12 step re- : covery. Her first Sunday was September3 ¯ and her Installation as Pastor was Satur- ¯ day, September 16 and was followed by a ¯ reception. ¯ MCC of the Living Spring is a church ¯ that not only accepts but celebrates spiri- ¯ tual and lifestyle diversity. 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Routh recently won that city,s prestigious entertainer Of the year award for presenting pertinent plays withGayand Lesbian themes. : VOCO -. Routh. says that this prodiJctien h,,as b~n one ofhis mostjoyfull and rewarding working experiences." The dinner/ show package is $30, with show- .only tickets available for $10. Call FatTuesdays for reservations, Tuesday - ¯O t Sunday, 4 pm- " : Directed by Lewis Routh t midnight: (501) : ° Featuring... : 2 5 3 - 8 2 6 4 . ¯ " ................................. ¯ Showtime is 9pro ~ : PametaJones. JanetAl~xander. PocoCa,er : ~ on Tuesday and ¯ "" ................................. 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"TheEssential BookofGay Manners and Etiquette" is subtitled "A HandbookofProper Con-~ duct and Good Behavior for the Gay Gendeman." Don’t let that fool you; this guide is definitelynot stuffy. It is a practical manual designed to include homosexuals in the everyday social interactions of Americans. There are six chapters: 1) THE ESSENTIALS, which includes introductiOns (such as how to introduce your ex tO your newboyfriend), Gay Time (A.K.A. tardiness), and how to answer someone who asks "Are you gay?" 2) FRIENDSHIP, COURTSHIP AND. SEX covers "How toTumFirst Dates into Second Dates" &"Neg0tiating Safe Sex." 3) COMMITTED RELATIONSHIPS, which goes from "Ceremonies of Commitment’" to "When Baby Makes Three." . 4) HOME LIFEincludes ntles of entertaining and the proper ways to send letters and invitations t9 couples. : 5) FASHION AND THE MAN covers ¯¯ proper dress and good grooming. 6) AIDS: BEYOND MANNERS gives ". some logical guidance on taking the HIV ....subtitled A Handbook of Proper Conduct& G.~i Behavior for the Gay Gentleman¯ Don’t let that fool you; tl~s guide is definitely not .... test and "What to Say WhenaFriendTests Positive." Included in each chapter are sporadic quotes of wisdom: "Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation Of strength" and "Politeness is the art of choosing ~ among one’s real thoughts" are two of the best. Also covered are some basic rules that everyone should already know, but many people obviously don’t: "Don’t interrupt a conversation to introduce yourself," ~ "Learnthe artofreciprocation" and "Don’ t ¯ make a date if you don’t intend to go -." through with it." While these are often ¯ used in straight society, there are other ." rules,more specifictogay situations, such ¯ as"Showingaffecrionpubliclyis thesame ¯ for.gays as it is for straights." ¯ Although it is obvious that the authors ¯ live On the coasts, gays inmiddleAmerica ¯ will also find this to be a logical, helpful ¯ guide. Check for this rifle, and others of ¯ similar interest, in the Readers Services ¯ department of the Central Library, 2nd ¯ floor, or call 596-7966. Brian Jackson & Claudette Peterson recognize top walkers at AIDS Walk ’95. Divas Fallon Scott & Monica Munro graced the Silver Star Saloon on Sept. 24. 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Memorial, 835-5083 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, October 15-November 14, 1995; Volume 2, Issue 11 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. 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Communities - Our Families of the Heart October 14, 1995, Volume 2, Issue 10 National News & More Pres. Candidate Bob Dole Rebuffs Gay Republicans CT The NAMES Project will present a portion of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on October 13-15 at the Tulsa Fairgrounds Expo Square Pavilion. For schedule, see p. 9. Gay Tulsa "Yellow Pages" Tulsa activists and entrepeneurs, Kharma Amos and Debi Harding have formed Pride Publishing and have launched Gay Tulsa, A Guide to Businesses Serving the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Community of Tulsa and surrounding area. The Guide will be free, distributed in Tulsa clubs, other businesses, churches and non-profit organizations. Amos & Harding will publish tbe premiere edition of Gay Tulsa in October with an initial run of about 2500 copies. Amos added that Gay Tulsa will provide space for Tulsa not-for-profit organizations to describe briefly the,ir programs. She also noted that thus far non-Gay businesses had been more enthusiastic about advertising than some Lesbian and Gay ones. For more information about Gay Tulsa, contact Pride Publishing at 9727 E. 1 lth St. Ste. 128, Tulsa, OK 74128, or phone/fax to 838-2121 or e-mail to OKPridePub@aol.com. ACLU-Oklahoma Seeks,to Abolish OK "Sodomy" Law On August 24, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma (ACLU-OK) presented arguments that challenge Oklahoma’s "crimes against nature" statute to the Oklahoma Courts of Criminal Appeals, Oklahoma’s highest court for criminal law issues. The case was an appeal of a guilty conviction of an Oklahoma City man arrested by an undercover Oklahoma City police man for describing his sexual predilections at the policeman’s urgings. Michael Camfield, develoment director for the ACLU-OK noted that although the citizen was charged with a misdemeanor: offering to engage in a lewd or lascivious act, the citizen actually did not offer to engage but merely described what he likes. Camfidd added that the OKC officer presented himself as a Gay man, making references to the See ACLU, page 11 Gay Volunteer Accepted in Leadership Tulsa Program TULSA, OK - For a number of years Leaderslfip Tulsa has provided training for individuals interested in contributing to Tulsa by serving on boards of not-for-profit organizations. Individuals are selected competitively for the costly program ($1200) and usually represent many of the best and brightest in Tulsa business and professions. In this year’s class~ for perhaps the first time, an ope~lly Gay man, Steve Eberle, was chosen. Eberle, a longtime volunteer with considerable experience on the boards of a number of organizations, had had the impression that Leadership Tulsa was primarily for individuals without much experience - unlike himself. But he was persuaded by Iris friend, Penny Painter (executive director of Resonance) to apply and has found that the program while great training for the inexperienced, can take an experienced board volunteer to a higher level. He adds that it’s broadened his exposure to individuals and organizations across the city. See Eberle, page 3 CINCINNATI ~ In an effort to find.~’common ground," the gays and lesbians of the Log Cabin Republicans began their 6th national convention in Cincinnati, the object of calls for a national boycott by many rights activists because of the city’s passage of an anti=gay ballot me asure in 1993. Instead, the gay GOPers got a sharp rebuff from leading Republican presidential contender, Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas. In announcing the location of this year’s convention, Abner Mason, president of the Log Cabin Federation, said, "We are looking for common ground. A boycott is not going to accomplish what gay activists are looking for - greater awareness of gay individuals in America." But as the convention opened on Friday, Aug. 25, Sen. Dole’s presidential campaign office announced that it was returning a $1 ,~ contribution from the Log Cabin Republicans. A spokesperson from Dole’s presidential campaign said it was the GOP senator’s policy not to accept money "from political groups that have an agenda that is not in line with Senator Dole’s position on the issues." Rich Tafel, executive director of the gay Republican organization, said the group was "extremely disappointed" by the Dole~ampaigu move. See relaied sto-ri-es: Dole, ]~. 12 Congressional Hearings on ’Gay Agenda’ Delayed .WASHINGTON- A plan to conduct congressional hearlngs on Sept. 12 on homosexuality in public education has been at least delayed after rights activists called the secretive way the hearings were scheduled a "sideshow for right:Wing lobbyists: A House Economic & Educational Operations subconmfittee had quietly slated the hearings which will now be delayed until sometime between the end of September and the Thanksgiving recess. The hearings had been set up at the request of Lou Sheldon, head of the anti-gay Traditional Values Coalition of Anaheim, California to hear testimony from educators, parents and students who were concerned that the nation’s public schools were "promoting homosexuality" among students in sex education classes, counseling and other school activities. "We are convinced that there is a clear a_~enda that the See Sheldon, page 10 The Rev. Elder Troy Perry, founder of the Universal Fellowship ofMetropolitan Community Churches ( MCC), will preach and ordain the Rev. Nancy Horvath at 11 am, Sunday. At 6pm, Pastor Horvath will be installed formally as pastor ofFamily ofFaith MCC, 54th & Mingo. Tulsa AIDS Walk ’95 Tulsans will kick off AIDS Awareness month with Walk This Way, AIDS Walk Tulsa ’95 on Saturday, September 30. Registration will begin at 9ana and the Walk will step off at 10am from Boulder Park between 18th Street and 21st Street at Boulder. The walk will follow the Riverparks path to cross the Pedestrian Bridge and go along the west bank of the Arkansas River to retlma to Boulder Park over the 21st Street bridge. Walk This Way will benefit VNA - Visiting Nurse Association, TOHR Testing Clinic, MTSAS - Metropolitan Tulsa Substance Abuse Services, Inc. IndianHealth Care, IAM, Rainbow Village, HIV Resource Consortium, Hospice of Green Cotmtry, S JR, RAIN - Regional AIDS Interfaith Network, Ahalaya and MAC. For more info., call 587-7222. CommUnity of Hope to Celebrate & Bless Building After weeks of work in gutting and remodeling donated by members and friends and with donation of equipment and supplies, the Reverend Leslie Penrose and members of United Methodist Community of Hope, a Shalom Base Conm~tmity, will hold a service at 6pro on Sunday, September 17 to bless its new and larger facility at 1703 East 2nd Street. All are welcome. For more information, call 585-1800. AIDS Prevention Project HRCF’s Eiiz. Birch Speaks i Targets Native Americans To Christian Coalition A new program, called the Tulsa Native American o AIDS Prevention Project (TNAAPP) has begun to proWashington- Some members of Pat Robertson’s Chrisvide education, testing support groups and other services tian Coalition today joined with progressive clergy and to men who self-identify as Native American. The proother supporters of lesbian and gay equal rights to hear a gram will use materials developed at San Francisco’s speech by Human Rights Campaign Fund Executive ° American Indian AIDS Institute and also used by the Director Elizabeth Birch during the group’s amlual"Road American Indian Commtmity House in New York. A to Victory" conference at die Washington Hilton. More certificate of degree of Indian blood (CDIB) card is not than 300 people crowded into a ballroom tohear the head required for this program. For more info., call Brian of the largest national lesbian mid gay orgamzation deJackson or Jason Shamblin at 584-4983. liver an address in the form of an "open letter" to Christian Coalition members. The speech was held next to a Gramm for President luncheon, and just down the hall TULSA, OK - The Reverend Alice Jones, longtime from die conference’s main ballroom where most of the pastor of the Metropolitan Cormnunity Church of Greater 1996 GOP presidential hopefuls were addressing the Tulsa, announced her resignation from the pulpit in the two-day gathering. See HRCF. page 10 middle of August. Speaking to Tulsa Family News, Pastor Jones said that she felt God was calling her elsewhere. LONDON -The British Defense Ministry has announced Under Jones leadership, MCC-GreaterTulsa purchased that it will begin reviewing the possibility of ending the and paid off its mortgage for its building using innovative ban on gays and lesbians serving in the country’s armed financing techniques which Pastor Jones notes have been forces. The mimstry amlounced that all aspects of the widely imitated in the Universal Fellowship of Metromilitary’s policy on homosexuals will be examined, politan Community Churches. including how the armed forces in other nations treat gays Church sources indicate that Pastor Jones is providing and lesbians. The ministry panel reviewing the issue will interim pastoral services while the congregation begins then hand its report and recommendations to the Defense its search for new spiritual leader. This process is exSelect Committee in 1996. See Brits, page 10 pected to take several months. : MCC-Tulsa Pastor Resigns UK to Review Military Ban �Tulsa Clubs & Ftestaurama <) 18-583 - 1248 POB 4!40 Tulsa. Oldahoma 74159 -014O FulsaNews@aol.com Publisher~di{or ~ss~md on or before the }.Sth of each month the ei~ire contents of tins publication are protecied by US copyright 1995 b} Tulr, a Family Tom Nea.~ News and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without Assistant Edito: written permission from the pubhsner. Publication of a name or James Christjohn Writers/contributors photo does not indicate tha~ person’s sexual onentaho;, Correspondence is assumedto be for publication unless otherwise Kharma Amos noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family Laurie Cooper News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. ]U.ach Shelly Roberts Staff Photographer reader is entitled to one iree copy of each edihon at distribution points. Additional copies are available at Tomfoolery JD Jamett bv Shelly Roberts I1 was something in her eves Or rather it was sometfiing that wasn" t in the eyes anymore. Terror Fury. Tears For five decades, shehad beet~ speaking her story. So perhap< the healing in tt~e telling had surgically separated emouon from her side of the podium had not. however lessened her Hllpa~..t A Polish Nazi pnson camp surv~vor she had come to teach us. Expecting tl~e worsL most us learned more. The devil was in these details in a far more forceful way thm~ any book. or movie or docu-footage, wtrich conid never qtfite bnng you close ,enough to absorb the realitieso The "knowledge that to stand in lhe front of the soupline.was to risk a bowl of thin, warm water as your nonnstunent. That the oppos~m end offered both the prolmse of the !ife-~vtng~ sparse vegetables from the bottom, but also nsk of the empty pot. That survival- might hinge on fronfliners and backliners combining meager portions so that all might continue. Horror after horror. Detailed after detailed indignity. I had come as a volmateer for traimng to join the Survivors of Shoatr"lthe Hebrew word for Holocaust) Video ProJect, begun by Steven Spielberg, to capture the testimony of holocaust surv i v ors. These depositions will In many ways, the writers, editors and publisher of Tulsa " Family News have rather traditional goals. We hope to emulate the better newspapers of our country, providing a mix of news, entertainment, financial advice, and opimon, etc. albeit tailored to our communities: Lesbian, Gay; .Bisexual and Transgendered. And while we thank our advertisers for their support and the opportunity to promote their businesses and organizations, unlike some other publications, advertising is the means, not the end. For us, content is more than just something to fill the space between ads. Frankly, this ~s more work. It takes more time and greater skills to seek out the stories that affect our lives, our fanrilies and friends. Chin of the specific goals of TuL%~..?:amily News is to provide be diuitallv transformed ~nto a multi-- tnedaa computer archive available to scholars and searchers worldwide I’ d. held a mJcrop~aone beiore So I signed on to learn the delicate disciphne of penmss~vc, noi)-intrusl’v(: 117[terv~ewm,, that assists the remamecs it) express their expe. nenoa,~,: And it was impossible s~t throu~l~ the lecture about fateful clkonology ~dnotttfi~ of you ’:Hov. was ~t possible asked Professor of History. Aia~ Berger iniris onentatioh prescriPtion ’Tor,amodem nation-state to ~y out the svsmmauc murder of a whole population, not for any crone, but for the mere crime of the condition of b~r~?’" i ~ow ~at he Spe~s of people born Jewish, but I Nso ~ow ~at he. now more th~ ever, spe~s of people born homosexuN who were once ~e most despised of the bu~ates. And who, even now, without order or cogent org~7~on, ~e ~e most vulnerable to &e ex~emes of Muds of s~pegoafism ~at Nstory h~ shown ~ result from foundering ~ono~es, ~d extre~sts o~upylng power. Professor Berger det~led a nationN logbook that on~ did, ~d could on~ agmn, have your n~e ~ved on it. He refers to "Jews." I ask you to ~spose "llonlosexNs". "The Jews," he smd~ "were diabolized, demomzed Judged less than human. In demonizauon, the v~ctim is bmu shed from your world, the vicUm is outside the um verse of mor~ obligati.on. If you flnnk thin ~meone ~s not hffmgm, sub hum~ ami-hum~. a v~ms, a vermin, tnm~ you owe ~ha~ ttung, noflung h,.fact, it VOUr duly lO ~L~:’ ~terheadded t~a~ "theactof being bom.lew~sh was ~1 ~t took to be eligible for extent naaon." i-.or the firs~ ume i, Nstory, O~rm itself was considered crime pumshable by death. At Dachau ~’ter the w~)rd "~cfime’" was written ~e word ’Jew." (And, we ~ow.,"homosexuN.") The good Doctor N so outlined for us. o&er th~ fate. the Muds of factors ~at nright well have meant ~e differen~ betw~n exten~nauon, ~d protecuon, support ~d survivN: "~e prew~ status of Jews dete~ned &eir fate under Namsm. Acculturation, strong MnsNp ~es. ~ono~c toler~ce, good interperson~ r elatiomhips with non-Jews, N1 of &ese were factors in dete~imng if you lived." ~e D~es, who gave up none of ~eir Jewish dfizem, sNd,"We help~ &e Jews bemuse ~ey we ~ew them as our fellow zeus, Now, I wonder how ~ere c~ be a single soul of us left who still prefers to live in N&ug? I see Shoah, page 3 a forum for discussion about is- " Tins is one of the ways in which sues andideas. Again this is fairly ¯ a public dialogue and debate octraditional for a newspaper. For ¯ curs in a commumty. This is Our ehallenCe to those with our positions is thls: ~et off your baeksldes and partlelpate in the dlalo~ue. All it takes to ~et your vlew read is to submit it via letter, fax or e-mail. If you care enough about where we’re ~oln~, if you care enough to eomplaln, eare enough to educate and persuade your peers. who dlsa~ree example, The Tulsa Worm regularly takes positions on issues and readers, agreeing or disagreeing, write to share their views. ¯ particularly important in coin¯ munities such as ours - which is ¯ by its nature non-cohesive in its ¯ diversity. ¯ This is not, however, what’s been happening in LGBT Tulsa, ¯ unfortunately. We have a spec¯ tacular lack of dialogue about the challenges our communities face~ This is a problem. Some : have objected to the positions ] we’ve taken. That’s OK ¯ Our challenge to those who disagree with our positions is ¯ ¯ this: get off your backsides and participate openly in the dia¯ logue. 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Who doesn’t fathom that but he believes that they did not apply to declare yourself in the normal course of openly. In contrast, he applied as an openly your business or industry, without fanfare Gay man as well as an HIV+ individtml. or undue attention, and to work toward the He feels that Leadership Tulsa really was normalizationand legalization of our lives, seeking diversity in this class which is creates a familiar safety that can never be also notable for its racial and ethnic diverachieved in hiding. That it works directly sity as well as its gender balance. tO deflect the danger that could someday At a retreat held recently, the conversaagain require our having to secret ourtions were dominated by discussions about selves, not in closets, but in holes under ¯ children, and Eberle was concerned about floorboards or in cellars. how coming out as both Gay and HIV+ We say, frequently, in the Out Commuwould be received. To his surprise, he nity, that no one can hate you if they know found acceptance from the members of you. The Jews say, "Never again." So his sub-group, and later, a women came should we. out to him as the mother of a Gay son. As is typical of Leadership Tulsa, Eberle Let’s not be left out of history again. was assigned to a board, both to learn If you are a Jewish gay or lesbian holofrom them and to provide them with the caust survivor, and voti understand the benefit of his experience, lie will be asbenefit of having your experience on ¯ sisting the South Peoria Neighborhood record, please contact the Shoah FoundaAssociation When asked, he noted that tion at 1-800/661-2092 or 818/777-7802. Leaderstiip Tulsa does not send volunIf you are a non-Jewish gay or lesbian teers to any non-profit orgamzation that survivor, or know someone who wishes directly serves the Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans. she or he had a place to leave a record of communities. The only organization with what happened, please contact the founhistorical ties to the Gay communiues is dation as well and strongly request that the HIV Resource Consortium. your voice be added to the documentaFor more information, call Leadership [ion. Tulsa at 582-1296. Shelly Roberts is a nationally syndicated columnist, speaker, and author of The Dyke Detector, and Hey, Mom, Guess What! Paradigm Publishing. On behalf of the AIDS Wa k Tulsa ’95 and the beneficiary agencies, thank you! 1. 2. AIDS Walk Tulsa ’95 Walk This Way Collect contributions in advance of th e Walk. This saves you time. saves expenses associated with collecting money after the Walk and allows for the proceeds to be distributed more quickly. Please make checks payable Io AIDS Walk Tulsa ’95-PFLAG: The canceled check will be the Na’ne sponsor’S receipt. 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Box 1071, Tulsa, OK 74101-1071 Parent’s or Guardian’s Signature/Date �News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs NeWs NCOD Founder Dies TF~qUQUE, N.M. - Psychologist Robert H Eichberg, cofounder of National Coming Out Day in 1988, has died of AIDSrelated complications at age 50. Eichberg also wrote Coming Out: an Act of Love, which describes how people reveal their homosexuality. "His whole life’s work was about bridging the gap between gay and nongay communities, allowing people to discover who they are, and really encouraging them to go out and do something with that’knowledge," said Lynn Shepodd, president of the Santa Fe Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Pride Committee. Eichbe,rg’s activism started 2 decades ago when he established a political action committee for gay and women’s rights in Los Angeles. National Coming Out Day is celebrated each year on Oct. 11. Lesbians at Conference HUAIROU, China - At a news conference at the NGO forum going on parallel with the 4th World UN Conference on Women, lesbians attending as NGO delegates said they wanted to make contact with other lesbians in China and throughout Asia. Arjana Suvamananda, a lesbian from Thailand, said she and other members of the Asian Lesbian Network were eager to contact lesbians all over ASia. "It would not be wise to be specific if there are Chinese lesbian activists here in the forum. I can tell you, lesbians are everywhere, including in China,’" Suvamananda said. "’The reason we are networking with Chinese lesbians is to be able to share information and .strengthen the Chinese lesbian movementhere, which onits own will be able to make more and more lesbians come out in fighting for their rights," Palecia ¯ Beverly Diski of the Gay Les" bian Organization of ¯ Witwatersrand in South Africa, said. ¯ Anti-Gay Violence in Washington Schools SEATTLE - Among some 27 ¯ anti-gay incidents in Washington state schools during the past 5 years, 8 boys and gifts reported ! that they had been gang raped by ¯ fellow schoolmates in a survey ¯ prepared by the Safe Schools Coalition. ¯ Two girls, ages 13 and 14, ¯ reported they had been forced to have. sex with each other under football bleachers and had then been raped by each of the boys. ¯ In some of the assaults, the sin¯ dents reported they had been uri¯ nated on or vomited on by their ¯ attackers. Three of the anti-gay ¯ incidents reportedly took place ¯ in elementary schools in the state. .. State schools superintendent ¯ Judith Billings said she would r~ ~ew the coalltton s findings. ¯ No Gay Godparent in OK ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ . ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ : " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ IIIIII robert owen freeman architectural & interior design consulting, architectural renderings pob 52621, tulsa, ok 74152 918.747.0880 ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ LONDON - Simon Lawley, a 39-year-old man who was told he could, not be his nephew’s godfather because he is gay, has called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to make a ruling on the issue that has outraged gays and church activists in England, Lawley wrote to The Rev. Dr. George Carey about the treatment of his family and himself at St Peter’s Church in Famborough, west of London. Church of England guidelines on godparents stipulate only that they must be Christians. Lawley was asked by his sister, Lizzie Toms, if he would be a godparent to her son Freddie who was born in January. She asked the Rev. Beryl Phillips, one of St. Peter’s curates, about it but was told her gay brother was not be an acceptable godfather. St. Peter’s officials stood behind their exclusion of Lawley, saying, "This church proclaims that God loves all people but that he also sets boundaries on our behavior. The Church is always being clobbered for not taking a moral stand. Now we are making our policy clear and being clobbered anyway." $25 Million Suit Filed in ’Jenny Jones’ Killing ¯ SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - The ¯ family of Scott Amedure,.who was killed after appearing on the ¯ TV talk program "The Jenny : J,ones, Show," have filed a $25 million lawsuit against the §yndieated show...AnAgx!ttre was,one : of several guest~~vho told other ¯ guests on the show that they had secret crushes on them, but in : Amedure’s case, the object of ¯ his crush was Jonathan Schmitz, ¯ who said he was heterosexual. S chmitz is currently being held on charges of killing Amedure, and claims he was led to believe the person with a secret crush on him was a woman, not a mail. Geoffrey Fieger, the lawyer representing Amedure’s family, ¯ said, "Jenny Jones is as negli: gent as Schmitz in creating the ¯ scenario in which Scott was ¯ gulmed down." The suit claims, ¯ among other things, that ¯ Amedure and other guests were ¯ given alcohol before the pro" gram to lower their inhibitions. ¯ School Board Bans ¯¯ Discussion of Gay Issues MERRIMACK, N.H. - Led by ¯ new. ly-elected far-right conser¯ vataves, the Merrimack school ~ board has narrowly approved by ¯ a3-2 vote a proposal that would ¯ prohibit teachers and counselors : from discussing homosexuality in a neutral light. The ban would ¯ prohibit any neutral discussion ¯ of homosexuality in the schools, ¯ bar instructional materials that ¯ discuss homosexuality from a ¯ neutral viewpoint, and prohibit ." suicide prey ention counseling (or : even referrals to counseling) for gay and lesbian students. : Austrian Cardinal Quits : Accused of Molestation ¯ VIENNA - Austria’s Roman Catholic primate, Cardinal Hans ¯ Hermann Groer, has announced ¯ that he will step down from his ¯ post in September. Groer’s re" tirementcomes amid perhaps the ¯ greatest Crisis the church in the ¯ F’~dominately Catholic country ¯ has ever faced. Groer has re. fused to comment at all about ¯ accusations made earlier this year ¯ that he had sex with a male stu¯ dent at a boarding school some ¯ 20 years ago. ¯ Josef Hartmann, who is now ¯" 37, said he had gone public with ¯ the accusations after Cardinal Groer said that men who abuse ¯ young boys could never enter ¯ heaven. Groer remained silent ¯ on the charges, and since then ¯ rights activists have also named ¯ several other leading Catholic ¯ clergy in the country whom they ¯ say are closeted homosexuals. BROOKSIDE JEWELRY Life Given NE Killing OMAHA, Neb. Marvin Nissen, who admitted killing Teena Brandon -.a woman who had posed as a man - along with 2 of her friends, has been sentenced to life in prison. Officials said Nissen, 22, and John Lotter, 24, raped Brandon after learning that she was a woman, then stabbed her to death to keep her quite about the rape. They said Nissen and Lotter also killed Lisa Lambert, 24,and Philip DeVine, 22, in rural Humboldt, Neb., because they were with Brandon at the time. Lotter has already been found guilty of 1 st degree murder in all three killings and faces possibly a death sentence. Lesbian Trapeze Artists! EDINBURGH, Scotland - The Edinburgh International Fringe Festival, which bills itself as the largest arts festival in the world,. has a reputation for outlandish acts among its 14,000 performances by groups from 700 troupes from 32 countries. But among the groups - that includes Alien Sex, Ian Coguito, Jeffrey Dahmer Is Unwell, and Strange Fruit Stageworks - the performers causing the greatest stir seem to be the Club SwingAppetite, a lesbian trapeze troupe from Australia. Club SwingAppetite was given the festival’s "’Moira" award - named after arch-conservative Edinburgh councilor Moira Knox - who called the lesbian circus act a "dirty-minded disgrace." The trapeze-flying lesbians immediately included Knox’s remarks in their advertising fliers and have been drawing record crowds to watch the act that they describe as "a feast of food, sex and orgasmic trapeze." Hawaii Bias Commission HONOLULU - Hawaii Gov. Ben Cayetano has named the commissioners who will study sexual orientation discrimination resulting from same-sex couples not being permitted to legally marry in the state. The panel will make recommendations on legislation next year to overcome the bias against same-sex couples, although most rights activists in the state insist the solution is for the state to simply allow gays andlesbians to marry. The comlmss~oners are: Tom Gill, former Lt. Governor and Kerry 4649 South Peoria ¯ Congressman; K. Gomes, ¯ American Friends Service Com. mittee (Quakers); R. Stauffer, AFSC; M. Britt, Hawaii State. ¯ Teachers Assn.; N. Kreidman, ¯ anti-violence activist; J. Hochberg, attorney with the antigay Rutherford Foundation; ¯ Marie Sheldon, attorney. ¯ Internarl Conference of Gay Police Officers : PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The ¯ first Law Enforcement Gays & Lesbians International conference gotunderway in this South" ern California resort city, drawing several hundred police officers from more than 100 different ¯ departments in 26 states and 6 countries. The conference was cosponsored by the Los Angeles : Police Department with the Golden State Peace Officers : Assn., a California-based group of gay and lesbian officers. ¯ Among the public officials at. tending a reception opening the ¯ conference were California. Lt. ¯ Gov. Gray Davis, LAPD Chief Willie Williams, Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Mike Keeley, and ¯ L.A. Police Commissioner Art ¯ Mattox. ¯ Group Hopesto Increase ¯ Visibility of Straights ¯ WASHINGTON - A new orga¯ nization, called And Justice for ¯ All, has been formed in the nation’s capital to increase the ¯ visibility of straights in the gay ¯ rights movement. Jonathan ¯ Zucker, the organization’s ex¯ ecutive director, said he hopes ¯ the group will be able to bring news. of important developments in the progress of the gay rights ¯ movement to non-gays. "’A lot of useful information is ¯ produced every day by lesbian, ¯ gay, bisexual, and transgender ¯ rights organizations," Zucker ¯ said. "Unfortunately, much of ¯ this information never reaches ¯ heterosexuals who would use it. ¯ AndJusticeforAll will focus on ¯ getting therein theloop and giv¯ ing them the tools they need to support this movement." The ¯ groups can be contacted at: And Justice for All, PO Box 53079, ¯ Washington, DC 20009; by ¯ phone at (202) 298-9362; or at : Jst4All @AOL.com. British Activists ¯ Protest Islamic Group ¯ LONDON- Brid sh rights activ¯ ists with the group OutRage dis¯ rupted a rally by Hizb ut Tahrir, $28/hour 743-5272 MASSAGE THERAPIST Comer of 48th & Peoria "Tension, Stress, or Injury" 9:30 - 5, Monday-Friday Shop Where You Are Appreciated! Photography J.D. Jamett 621-5597 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 an Islamic fundamentalist orga- :I "does not condone nor tolerate member denomination’s Church " nization that advocates the killing of homosexuals and Jews Sunday, Aug. 13, at London’s Trafalgar Square. Twenty gay men and lesbians were taken away by police as they protested the Islamic rally and disrupted speakers from. the group. John Jackson of OutRage said, "Our protest was lesbian and gay selfdefense against Islamic fundamentalists who endorse the killmg by Iran of an estimated 4,000 homosexuals since 1980, and who threaten and intimidate gay students on college campuses in Britain.’" ¯ Council has n,%w deeided~,to just put off any statement on sexuality in 1997 because of"substantive differences" within the church. The council said many members of the church were simply "tired of the issue" which its members have wrangled with for several years without resolution. " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Italian Protest Called Over Verona Action VERONA, Italy - Verona may have been the Setting for Shakespeare’s"star-crossed lovers" Romeo and Juliet, but the city councilors have given a cold shoulder to gay and lesbian lovers. The Verona City Council, at the promptings of the right wing and of conservative Catholic leaders .has approved a resolution rejecting a European Parliament statement opposing discrimination against homosexuals. The anti-gay resolution adopted by the Verona council states in part: "’Apart from indi"vidual moral and religious beliefs, homosexuality contradicts Natural Law itself. The application of the above mentioned [European Parliament] resolution, among other things, would have a negative effect upon the psychological development of young people who, in such promiscnous heterosexual and homosexual families, would see the falling of one of the basic foundations of the family,.that is: the stable union of a man and a woman?" discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, reli¯ gion, age, disability, or sexual ¯ orientation in any of its person." nel policies, practices, and operations ." ¯ Episcopal Bishop to be : Tried forGay Ordination ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ NEW YORK - In a highly unusual move, the Episcopal Church in America has announced that retired Bishop Walter Righter of Iowa will face a trial by 9 bishops on ecclesiastical charges that he ordained an openly gay man in 1990. Righter ordained Barry Stopfel as an Episcopal deacon while Righter was servingas anassistantbishop in New Jersey. Stopfel was later ordained as a priest by Newark BishopShelby Spong.Inspiteof attempts by Episcopal Church leaders to avoid a church trial, several conservativebishops got the required approval of 75 of the church’s 2_97 bishops to force Righter to stand trial. Righter, who currently lives in New Hampshire, called the move "’outrageous." Dutch Gov’t ¯ Subsidizing Gay Games ¯ AMSTERDAM-TheDutch gay ¯ newspaper, De Gay Krant, re" ports that the country’s Ministry of Health, Welfare & Sport has announced a grant of $62,500 to ¯ the Gay’Games slated to be held ¯ ~n Amsterdam in 1998. The ¯ Dutch government regularly subsidizes organizers who Work to ¯ bring!arge-scale sporting events ¯ to the country. A ministry spokesperson said ¯ the government hopes that "more ¯ than before, attention will be ¯ given to sport for homosexuals, ¯ whichintumwill promote sport¯ ~ngpardcipationin general."The ¯ paper quoted Marc Janssens, an ¯ organizer with the Gay Games ¯ in Amsterdam, as saying the ¯ group hcped to raise some $625,000 to mount to interna¯ tional sporting competition. The Verona resolution has no legal impact, but it has become the locus of Italian activists who have called for a demonstration against the Verona City Council on Sept. 30 by activists and gay aud lesbian travelers throughout ¯ the country. ¯ Veterans Affairs Dept. ¯ Bars Anti-Gay Bias ¯ WASHINGTON - The U.S. ¯ Dept. of Veterans Affairs has ¯ issued a policy statement pro- ¯ hibiting discrimination based on ¯ sexual orientation within the ¯ agency. The Veterans Affairs ¯ policy states that the department Lutherans Tired of Sex MINNEAPOLIS - After years of emotional, and often divisive debate, tlieEvangelicalLutheran Church in America has decided to indefinitely postpone work on a policy statement on sexuality because of its inability to reach any consensus on qnestions such as the ordination of gays and lesbians or the blessing of samesex mamages. The 5.2-million Michigan Gay Resort Nixes Rights Protections SAUGATUCK, Mich. - The town council of the tiny Lake Michigan resort commumty of Saugatuck, southwest of Grand Rapids, has unanimously rejected ameasure that would have barred discrimination based on sexual orientation. The refusal to adopt the local legislation incensed many activists because the lakefront town of just under 2,000 people is a popular resort with gays and lesbians. The issue arose after an innkeeper in nearby Douglas, Mich., across the Kalamazoo River from Sangatuck, refused to rent a room to 2 gay men. The town council in Douglas then promptly adopted an anti-bias measure by 7-0, and raised the issue in nearby Sangatuck. ’Celluloid Closet’ Ready for Premiere SAN FRANCISCO -"The Celluloid Closet," the star-studded and long-awaited documentary by San Francisco film makers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, will have its world premiere September 6 at the Venice Film Festival, followed by North American showings at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. "The Celluloid Closet" was produced by HBO and is expected to have a theatrical release in addition to its cable airing, Friedman said from Massachusetts, where he and Epstein are vacationing. ~The film also has been "unofficially invited" to the Sundance Film Festival next January, he added. Based on a 1981 book by the late film historian, writer and .media acdvist Vito Russo, "The Celluloid Closet" illustrates the history of gay imagery in Hollywood films, and features clips from more than 100 Hollywood movies.-Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Sarandon,Tony Curtis, Farley Granger and Shirley MacLalne, each of whom has played gay or lesbian char- . receive the death benefits of his acters, are among the actors who ¯ long-time companion, a deappearinfilmedinterviews. The ¯ ceased army colonel, after the film is narrated by Lily Tomlin : Defense Ministry refused to exusing a script aut bored by tend the benefits to him. The Armistead Maupin. court ruling, quoted by the ministry, said that Steiner and Col. NEA Gives $20,000 to ¯ Doron Maisel, who died of can¯ ’96 AIDS Quilt Display cer in 1991 while in the Israeli WASHINGTON - The federal army, did "not constitute a ¯ NadonalEndowmentfortheArts nuclear family" and that Steiner has given $20,000 to the San ¯ ¯ was lherefore ineligible for Francisco-based NAMES Maisel’s death benefits. The 2 ¯ Project in support of an October menhadbeen partners for8 years ¯ 1996 display of the AIDS Mebefore Maisel died. morial Quilt in the nation’s capi~ ¯ : Shocking Gray Closes tal. Anthony Turuey, executive ¯ director of the NAMES Project, _. SAN ANTONIO, Texas - According to the Columbia, S.C., ¯ said the display is timed to "re-’- cus the eyes of our leaders and : gay newsmagazine In Unison, American citizens" on the AIDS ; the Texas-basedmail-order firm ¯ epidemic during the 1996 decShocking Gray has shut down and intends to go into bankdon. The display will be the first time in 4 years the 45,000-panel, ; ruptcy. In Unison quoted Ed Rhuebart, a New York buyer for .60-ton. quilt will be on display in ¯ ~ts entirety. the mall -order catalog finn, who said Shocking Gray had laid off Kentucky Beer Boycott ¯ its workers, discontinued proLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Accordcessing telephone orders and ¯ ing to a report in The Letter, a locked its offices. ¯ Kentucky lesbian and gay paper, GayNet News Service con¯ 9 local gay bars and restaurants : firmed that the catalog ¯ have begun a boycott of several company’s toll-free telephone popular beers because of what ¯ number used by customers to ¯ activists.there called the "right ¯ order the finn’s up-scale and dis¯ wing activities"of Donna Shedd, ¯ whose husband David ~s presi- ¯ tinctly gay-oriented merchandise had bee~ disconnected with no ¯ dent of River City Distributing : forwarding number. Rhuebart is Inc. ; quoted as telling In Unison that River City Distributing was ¯ "’ShockingGray, the catalog, was targeted for the boycott because doing fihe. Shocking Gray, the ¯ of Mrs. Shedd’s involvement in company, was not." Kentucky’s Eagle Forum, the Anti-Gay Minister Phelps ¯ and-gaygroupheadedbyPhyllis Schlafly. Activists also noted that ¯ Alleges Bomb Attack Mrs. Shedd served on the state ¯ TOPEKA. Kan. Fred Phelps, Republican Party’s executive : the leader of a small fundarnen ¯ committee when last year it : talist church noted for anti-gay unanimously passed aresolution picketing at funerals of people in favor of recriminilizing ho- ~ who have died of AIDS, named mosexuality in Kentucky. In ad- ~ two men he charged had set offa dition to the popular bars and bomb at the home of;one of his restaurants involved in the prodaughters in late August. Police test, die boycott is also being : have made no arrests in the supported by Kentucky’s Fair- : bombing. ness Campaign, the Pro-Choice Authorities said they would Coalition, the Metropolitan investigate Iris charges, although Commtmity Church and the Lou- : they also said by aunounc~ng the isville chapter of Parents-Friends ; names before giving them to oL of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG). ficials Phelps may have inter~ ." Organizers say the boycottcould ; fered with their ability to ~nvescost the distribution company as tigate his accusations. No injunmch as S15,000 per week in ; ries were reported at the time of lost sales. the August 27 bombing. Israel Refuses Partner’s Death Benefits J ERU S A LEM - The Is raeli Ministry of Justice has announced ¯ that anational court has rejected the claim of Adir Steiner, 29, who had petitioned the courts to Open Arms Open Minds Open Hearts Saint Aidan’s Kelly Kirby 4045 No. Cincinnati 425-7882 Saint John’s Certified Public Accountant 4200 So. Atlanla Pl. 742-7381 Lesbians & Gays face many special tax situations whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve our communities with sensitive & timely information. 5Ol so. Cincinnati 582-4128 747-5466, POB 14011, Tulsa 74159 Trinity The Episcopal Church Welcomes You �Cherry Street Psychotherapy ~ssoeiates 1 51 5 South Lewis Are you looking for a relaxed, amicable, pdvate atmosphere for therapy? Our office provides a level of confidentiafity and comfort that enhances the therapeutic process. For further information call 743-4.117. Judy Seymour-Taylor, CADC Leah Hunt, MSW Della Blackburn, CADC ....... Richard Reeder, MS Serving a Diverse Commullity Jeffrey A. Beal, MD Ted Campbell, LCSW Ginny Butler, RN .MS Specialized in HIV Care Providing Comprehensive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic Services. We have many insurance provider affiliation.~ - if you belong to an insurance program that does not list us as providers, call us and we will apply. 1560 East 21 st Street, Suite 210 Monday - Friday, 9:30-4:30 pm, 743-1000 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Individuals, .Couples & Families. Lesbians Being Missed by Health System HUAIROU, China- Dr. Ellie Emanuel of the University of Wisconsin’ s’ school of education and health services, said lesbians are being ignored or overlooked by the L S. heal .th care system Leshians are shppmg through tiie cracks, ’~ Emanuel said at ttie NGO forum being conducted in conjunction with the 4th UN World Conference on Women. "Women think that if they don’t have sex with men they don’t have to worry about annual checksups that would detect disease." She also said that lesbians often don’t believe they are at risk for sexually trans, mitred diseases. "There is a growing recognition that women and lesbians are at risk of getting AIDS through sexual behavior and needle-sharing," said one woman from Sweden attending the con, ference. The forum was told that health experts estimated that more than 20% of lesbians in the U.S. had sex with a high-risk partner, and that between I and 2% of all women with AIDS were lesbians. Emanuel urged lesbians to be identified in the community and to learn about issues related to their personal health. WHO Says Women Increasingly Hit by HIV BEIJING - At a press conference held by the World Health Organization during the 4th UN World Conference on Women in Beijing, women were told they face the gloomy reality of becoming infected with HIV more rapidly than men, in part because of their economic dependence on males. "The bleak reality is that the sexual and economic subordination of women fuels the HIV/AIDS pandemic," WHO said in a position paper at the conference. The WHO document said that by the year 2000, there will be 14 million HIVinfected women and about 4 million women will have died from the disease worldwide. "The number of infected women with HIV is increasing more rap idly than men in Africa, in southern Asia," said WHO director-general Hiroshi Nakajima. Economics Alone Not Enough to Stem AIDS HUAIROU, China - Giving women greater economic clout isn’t enough to stop the spread of HIV among them because, of the complexities of different cultural environments throughout the world, the alternative NGO (non-governmental organization) conference running parallel to the 4th UN World Conference on Women was told. Marina Mahathir, head of the Malaysian AIDS Council, said even women in highly educated and affluent societies often find that their independence ends in the bedroom. "This is when their hnsbands regard affluence and success as having many wives or mistresses," Mahathir said at a workshop on economics and women’ s susceptibility to HIV at the NGO forum, which had declared the day "Women and AIDS Day." Among the difficulties faced in different cultures that were discussed: - In Bangladesh, where polygamy is permitted, the International Centrefor Research on Women has only recently begun a campaign to try to persuade women not. to marry men who already have one or more wives. - In Canada, many African immigrants and refugee women have to become prostitutes.to earn a living because of limited emplo.y.ment opportunities, especially for non-cxuzens. - In Vietnam where prostitution is commonplace, Thi Hwa, who works withsex workers, said many young prostitutes allow unprotected sex for a little extra money. "Many older men pay more for unprotected sex because they feel it would not mak e much diffeience if theycontract AIDS as they believe they do not have long tO live anyway," Hwa said. - In many. poor countries with high unempl0yment,.:tike .Nepal and: Gu~yana where men go away to work, they get infected and return home to infect their wives. Ginny Bourassa of Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases (WORLD) and other NGO delegates agreed that the best way to deal with the growing HIV infection rate among women globally is through communitybased programs that can respond acco rding to local needs and problems. No Appeal Filed in Congressional AIDS Bias Case WASHINGTON - Rep. Barbara-Rose Collins (D-Mich.) missed the filing deadline to appeal the claim of a former aide in her office who said he was fired because the lawmaker thought he had AIDS. Since " Collins did not appeal, Bruce Taylor will ¯ now receive compensation for more than ¯ 7 months’ back pay and attorney’s fees. ¯ Jim Davison, a media services adminis¯ trator for the House of Representatives, ¯ said he knew of no other instance in which ¯ a member of Congress had had a case ¯ before the Office of Fair Employment ¯ Practices. Taylor claimed his firing last Decem: bet - just 2 days after his male partner died ¯ of AIDS - was in violation of the federal ¯ Americans with Disabilities Act. Thelaw ¯¯ protects individtmls who are perceived to beinfected or have AIDS, as well as those ¯ who actually have the disease. According ¯ to Taylor, both Collins and her chief of ¯ staff repeatedly asked about his health ¯ before he was .fired. Although they deny : the allegations, the judge ruled that Tay: lor was perceived to be infected and that ¯ Collins and her chief of staff had decid~’d : he "would require time off for health ~ reasons." ." Grim Predictions about HIV : GENEVA - Up to 40 million people will ~ be infected with HIV by the year 2000, ¯ according to an article published in the ¯ latest issue of the World Health Organi¯ zation Newsletter, and 90% of these new infections with be in developing coun¯ tries. The latest WHO projections represent a 105% increase in the number of ¯ HIV infections of 18 million adults and ¯ 1.5millionchildrenworldwide.TheWHO ¯ projections also noted that HIV infections : among women will increase to about 15 ¯ million within the next 5 years and that up : to 10 million children globally will be ¯ orphanedas aresultoftheepidemicbythe ¯ year 2000. : Studies On AZT’s Effectiveness ¯ BOSTON - Two seemingly conflicting ¯ studies of the drug AZT published in the ¯ latestissueoftheNewEnglandJournalof ¯ Medicine, in fact support the increasingly ¯ more common attitude among AIDS ex¯ perts that use of the drug alone i s ineffective in fighting AIDS and that starting ¯ infected patients on multiple anti-HIV �-drug~ as qmcidy as possi01e is the best ~~edi ~’cal course of action. A team of researchers led by Dr. ~anl Volberding Of the University of Califorma m San Francisco and Dr. Stephen Lagakos of Harvard University studied 2 groups of patients for more than 6 years, comparing the progress of 549 HIV-positive but asymptomat ic patients who were given only AZT, and 547 who did not get AZT until signs of approaching AIDS appeared. The researchers found there was no difference in the length of time it took for the appearance of full-blown AIDS or death. The results, consistent with earlier studies, suggest that AZT by itselfdoes little to delay the appearance of the disease in pe op!e who~ar-e infected by HIV but remain generally healthy. But a European study published along withitbyateam ledby Dr. Sabine KJnlochDe Loes. of Geneva University, reported that 39 people treatedwith AZT very early kept their CD4 counts abov e 500- a marker level used as an indicator in the progress of t he infection - about 6 months 1 onger than 38 people nottreated promptl The treated patients, typically got the drug within a few weeks of infection. In an accompanying editorial, Dr. Da,dd Ho of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at New York University School of Medicine said that treating HIV with a single drug "is doomed to fail." Ho suggested that the reason the European study found a better response to AZT is that the viruses in its subjects had not had time tc develop many mutant varieties. HIV-2 ’Flare’ in U.S. Blood ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has announced that HIV-2 was found in only 2 blood donations in this country last year and kept out of the nation’s blood supply. In 1992, blood banks began testing for both HIV1 and HIV-2, which is primarily found in West Africa and rarely found in the U.S. Dr.. John Ward, head of the CDC’ s AIDS surveillance division, said that the U.S. blood supply continues to be safe. There have been no cases of HIV-2 infection through a blood transfusion in the U.S., Ward said. .AIDS Vaccine Tests Begin BANGKOK - A combined U.S.-Thai team of military doctors has begun drug trials of a potential AIDS vaccine made bv the U.S. finn Chiron Biocine, called S]~2 gpl20/MF 59. So far, 2 Thai volunteers have been injected with the drug, but 22 more will also receive the experimental vaccine during the 1st phase of the experiment, which will last 6 months, according to Lt. General Kamrob Saisuwm~ of the Armed Forces Research In stitute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS). U.S. Arnay Colonel Rodney Michael said that the vaccine has already been tested in the U.S. and that"it proved to be safe with no side effects.’" Experimental Thalidomide Trials OKed for PWAs WASHINGTON- Thalidomide, the tranquilizer that caused birth defects throughout Europein the 1950s, wil! be offered on an experimental basis to U.S. AIDS_patients whose bodies are wasting away, the drug’ s maker has announced. The special "expanded access" program, approved by the Food and Drug Administration, represents the broadest use of thalidomide ever allowed in the U.S. Celgene Corp. is conducting clinical trial s to see if its brand of thalidomide, known as Synovir, counteracts the severe weight loss and deterioration that plagues 150,000 AIDS patients. Questions about Effectiveness of Dental Disinfectant ¯ WASHINGTON - A study published in ¯ thejoumalNatureMedicineindicatesthat ¯ a chemical disinfectant commonly used ¯ On some medical and dental devices may : not kill HIV. In the laboratory, the scien: tists discovered that the germ-killer glut, araldehyde did not eliminate the virus in : blood lodgedin lubricants frequentlyused : in dental equipment andin medical equip¯ ment calledendoscopes. : Researcher DavidLewis of the Univer: sity of Georgia said, however, that none ¯ of the devices has ever been shown-to ¯ actually be the source of transmission of : .HIV. According to Lewis, the study : derscores theneed to sterilize dental equip- ment at very high temperatures and indi: cates that the standards for decontaminat’- ing endoscopes should be revised. : Canadian Red Cross and Lab ¯ Battled Over Blood ¯ TORONTO-Two ex-officials ofa Cana: dian government-owned company testi¯ fled in court that the Canadian Red Cross ¯ and their company struggled for control ¯. over blood products as HIV entered the ¯ country’ s blood supply. ?dun Davies and ¯ William Cochrane, both ex-officials at ¯ Connaugh.t La.boratories Ltd., testified the ¯ two orgamzattons squabbled about who ¯ should make blood products for hemo:. philiacs. Lawyers representing HIV-in¯ fected Canadians have claimed that the : CRC and. Connaught spent more time arguing over who should manufacture ¯ blood plasma than increasing the national blood supply’ s safety. Studies Say Legal Needles Cut HIV Infection Rate STAMFORD, Ct. - New studies indicate that needle-shanng among IV .drug addicts dropped 40% after Connecticut approved a law 3 years ago allowing pharmacies to sell syringes over the counter. The studies, published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, concluded that the increased availability of clean needles should, therefore, stem the spread of HIV and make "a dramatic change in behavior at no cost to the public," according to Beth Weinstein, director of the AIDS unit of .the Connecticut Department of Health, which conducted the studies with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One year after the needle laws took effect, 83 % of the state’ s pharmacies were selling needles over the counter, and injection drug users were using them as their primary source of needles, accordmg to the studies. The 2nd study surveyed drug users at HIV counseling progra~ns. prisons and drug treatment centers in Connecticut where the authors found that less than a year after the law went into effect, 78% of those surveyed had bought syringes from a pharmacy in th e previous month, while just 28% had purchased needles on the street. HIV Found In Semen Samples SEATTLE- According to a recent study, HIV is found in more than one-fifth of all semen samples from HIV-infected men, making unprotected sex with such men very risky. According to Dr. Ann Collier of the University of Washington at Seattle, a study of more than 100 semen samples from 16 HIV-positive men over a 2-year period found live and infectious virus 22% of the time. The presence of HIV appears to be sporadic and was not affected by whether or not the men were taking anti-viral medications at the time. FiOELITY HO/~E H E_ALTH .CA_ RE, INC. 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Peoria Info: page: 646-6455 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Community of Hope Feed The Homeless, 5:30pm Meet at COH, 1703 E. 2nd St., Info: 585-1800 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 TCAP Advisory Council, Malissa Shepherd, Centers for Disease Control noon-l:30pm, 1430 S. Boulder THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Community Reception for Tulsa Americorp HIV Services Volunteers 4:30-6:30pm Collins Room, 1430 S Boulder SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AIDS Walk Tulsa ’95, "Walk This Way", 9am Boulder Park, 18th & Boulder Info: 587-7222 Jaycees’ Battle of the Bands, lpm Boulder Park, 18th & Boulder SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Friendfor A Friend, "Our House" Yard Sale, 8am-5pm, 1114 S. Quaker SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 Pdme Timers Monthly Meeting Write for info: P.O. Box 52118, 74100 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 NAMES Project Volunteer Training 3pm, All Soul’s Unitarian, 2902 S. Peoria TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Mntlicultural AIDS Coalition. 11:15 AIDS Coalition of Tulsa Topic: Mandatory v, Voluntary Testing noon- 1:30, 1430 S. 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Community of Hope 1703 E. 2nd, info: 585-1800 NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Sewing Bees 3rd Sat. of each month Info: 748-3111 Coming Out Day Sevice 5451-E S. Mingo, Info: 622-1441 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 Green Country for Human Rights League Monthly Meeting, Muskogee Library, 7pro, POB 614, 74402, 682:8204 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 TOHR National Coming Out Day Dance Tentative date: call 743-4297 to confirm. All Soul’s Unitarian, 2952 S. Peoria FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 13-15 NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Fri. 6:30-10:30, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 11-6:30 Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa Fair Grounds Opening: Fri. 6:30, Close: Sun. 6:30pro SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Dignityllntegrity Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Episcopalians 5pm, St. Dunstan’s, 5635 E. 71st SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 Womens Supper Club Potluck Picnic Noon-5pm, Zink Park, 31st & Trenton Info: 298-4648 Gay &.Lesbian Student Association TJC Southeast Campus, Info: 631-7632 SWAN-Single Women’sActivityNetwork Call 832-2121 TOHR Anonymous HIV Testing Clinic Daytime testing by appt. M-Th., 10-5 pm Info: 749-4194 TOHR Helpline, Daily 8-10 pm For info. or to volunteer: 743-GAYS Tool Box Technicians, Leather org., Info c/o The Tool Box: 584-1308 T.U.L.S~4,Tulsa Uniform & r Leather Seekers Assoc. Info: 838-1222 �Britain’s military leaders have their strong resistance to any monte to lift the ban on homosexuals serving in the count~. ’s armed forces, and earlier this year the policy was upheld in the High Court. But!n issuing its ruling that upheld Parliament s right to say who could and could not join the military, one of the senior judges on the court said he rejected the challenge by 4 former servicepersonnel discharged for being homosexual "with hesitation and regret" and that the "tide of history"-was against the Ministry of Defense andurged a review of the policy. ha. a. press statement annou.neing the review, the Defense Ministry said,"In the light of this judgment the [ministry] has decided it must examine and assess the current policy with the aim of presenting a paper .of evidence to assist: the select committee on the subject of homosexuality in the armed forces." The review will be headed by a senior civil servant .and staffed by officers from the Royal Navy, Army and Air Force. The miuistry’s out.... line of thereview wouldinvolve the policy being looked at from all levels. Commissioned officers and non-commissioned ranks will be asked to give evidence and fellow members of NATO and other countries will be:visited to evaluate their own policies. -~ Stonewall, Britain’s leading gay rights Organization, welcomed the announcement and called for a moratorium on discharges from the armed services until the review had been completed. "Stonewall ¯ has always maintained that the ban is based on prejudice and prejudice alone," a Stonewall news release stated. gay and lesbian...groups want to promote in the schools," Sheldon said. "And thi~ agenda has been accomplished through the Centers for Disease Control with funding under the Trojan horse of AIDS education." In a fundraising newsletter, Sheldon said House Speaker Gingrich had promised him last year that the House would address the issue and that Sheldon was helping to’ organize the hearings. The Human Rights-Campaign Fund charged _thatRep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), chairman Of the Oiiersightand Investigations subcommittee of the Economic and Educational Committee was"turning his committee over to a lobbyist.:.to spread his In ~e 20-minute address during the °iunchbreak of the conference, Birch called for a new ethic in the public dialog. "We may work for different outcomes .... but we can engage in an ethic of basic respect and decency." : : ¯ ¯ The Greening of Gay by Pat Morehead Well, it has been a big week for public coverage of the "Gay 90’s". We got Entertainment WeeNy, we got electronic coverage of the benefit presentation of Birch s speech was delivered despite " "The Sum of Us", plus a review in the being rebuffed by a Coalition spokesman : daily paper. The National networks have after formally requesting,to SlZ~,ak at the ¯ us scattered round and about both in hard Conference. Ihave had the opportunity to : news and in magazine.features. Entermeet thousands of individuals from all ¯ -~tainment Tonight is focusing on WONG - ¯ walks of life who have grave concerns ¯ FOO and "Jeffery". Whewwww! about misconceptions put forth by repre- : So where am I headed with this you ...... sentativesoftheChiistianCoalitionwhen ’ ask? All of this has lead me- to a rather’" addressing the hopes, dreams and aspira- ¯ startling supposition. Is it possible that tions-of lesbian and gay Americans and ~ ’Gay’ has become in some sense fashiontheir families, Birch wrote in a July 5 able.-Are we m , even in Tulsa? Have prejudice." letter, to Christian Coalition Executive " we in effect become the flavor of the Elizabeth Birch, executive, director of Director Ralph Reed. I believe that it is : month like Birkenstock shoes, Santa Fe HRCF, said Sheldon was "shamelessly -..time to address our differences face .to ¯ style cookery, or mountain bikes? Lordy, ¯ distorting the purpose of. programs deface, she wrote. :. say it ain’t so! signed to keep young people safe and ¯ When the formal request was turned " I can see it all now. We will suddenly be healthy, Congress should resistthe tempdown, Birch decided to reserve a room in ¯ in demand by our ever so trendy straight tation to stage sideshows for. right-wing ¯ the same hotel that would host the confer- ¯ associates. They will all want to accom¯ lobbyists and get on with the business of ence, to deliver her message directly to ~ pany us into the nether world of Cowboy ¯ Christian Coalition members. "Although ~ styleGaybars. We will serveas thecenter govermng." .Hoekstra’s office confirmed that ¯¯ your podium was not available tome, I am ¯ of focus at backyard barbecues, cocktail Sheldon was in fact involved in planning grateful for those who have come today .": gatherings and small informal dinners. the hearings. The hearings, Hoekstra’s and will give me the ’benefit of the doubt". -" We will be quizzed on exactly what it is office said, will address legitimate conand be willing to consider what I have to o that two men can do together in bed. cerns of parents who are concernedby say." ¯ Lesbians unfortunately will not receive several reforms in public ~education, inTheHuman Rights Campaign Fund .:.’this same kind attention, because the eluding distributing condoms and sex edu(HRCF), the nation’s largest lesbian & " womenalreadyknowtheanswers tothose cation in schools: gay political organization, works to end : kinds of questions. Activists noted that the hearings were discrimination, secure equalrights, &pro- ¯ The more daring straight men will sugscheduled by Hoekstm’s staff without even tect the health and safety of.all Ameri- : gest that if the proper precautions are notifying Democratic subcommittee memcans, HRCFlobbies the federal govern- : observed, they might be willing to bers. The date became public only after ment on lesbian, gay, & AIDS issues; ¯ "dabble" in our excesses. Simpatico fethe HRCF last week released a letter that educates the general public; and partici- - ~ males will secretly caress our butts while Sheldon had sent to supporters. pates in election campaigns. " whispering inour ears see nextpage ¯ Sunday Services 11:00 am ¯ Wednesdays 6:30 pm Potluck 7:00 pm Bible Study ¯ 8:00 pm Choir Practice j To do justice, love mercy & to walk humbly with our God... Micah 6:8 I 5451-E S. Mingo ¯ Tulsa, OK 74146 . (918) 622-1441 Love is an adventure when one of you i IS stile... and the other is positi~’e. t Tulsa World Opening Masterworks Concert featuring music of WALT DISNEY’S FANTASIA¯ Create your own image on September 23 at 8 p,m, in Tulsa’s Performing Arts Center, Call 747-7445 for tickets and information] ~1995 ORION PICTURES CORR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. = Opening Soon Movies 8, 68th & Memorial, 250 4513 �that they know just what we need. Ministers will feel a need to call us forth befor~ the congregation and give us brotherli¢ hugs (while a few will secretly caress our butts and whisper in our ears that they know just what we need) along with announcements of acceptance within the Lord’s eyes. (These will be primarily Episcopalian and Unitarian Ministers, nix on the Baptists and most of the Methodists). Politicians will drag their Gay staffers out in front of press conferences to extol the staffers dedication and the pol’s openness to lifestyles of alternative natures. (No Oklahoma Politicians will take this step but the rest of the c.ountry will. The Oklahoma Pol’s will presume they HAVEno Gay staffers!) , .... Be fear not my Brothers. This too Shall pass, and probably by Christmas. We will be replaced by the newest wave of deep muscle massage therapy or Santa Fe style andmade pnnntlve Christmas decorations. Yes, we will drift back into the oblivion of the passe’, excluding, of course, the decorators, hair stylists and florists. No more invitations, insinuated seductions or public displays of empathy and solidarity. Oh, the homoerotic advertising images will remain for awhile. And Hollywood will turn out the occasional Gay thematic film, but not too Gay of course. We will have our season of ever so appropriate and politically correct Gay Television characters who will live without real relationships while being befriended by concerned yet politically correct.straight associates. At least until the ratings drop below the 32rid ~lot mark in the ratings sweeps. Yes, our moment in the.glare of public acceptance will have burnt itself out. And I say, the better off we will be. My little life with its trials and failures will be just another little life. I prefer neither to be placed on a rail and ridden out of town, nor on a pedestal. The flav ors of the month can come and go. I don’t care to be a flavor of the month, thank you very much.. No, I want to be the ’bitter herbs’, not often USed, but a mainstay in seasoning the life of the world. Except for maybe all that "secret butt caressing" part. Pat Morehead is a Tulsan whose commentaries focus on art, politics & more. NW 39th Street strip and this police offleer admitted in court that the citizen had not made a sexual offer but had described his preference in sexual activity. ACLU-OK attorneys who include Mark Henrickson, Shirley Wiegand and others seek to challenge not only the OKC statute (which appears to ban.all discussions of sex except between married spouses) but also Oklahoma’s "’crimes against nature" statute which treats oral and anal sex as a felony crime for both heterosexuals and hOmosexuals. Because this law was found to be unconstitutional for hetero- ¯ sexuals in a 1.986 case, it’s felt that the : higher courts may find the statute uncon: stitutional as it applies to homosexuals ¯ too. The hope is that if the "crimes against ¯ nature" statute is invalid then also conversation about private consensual non-commercial acts cannot be criminalized ei- ¯ ther. Camfield said that typically the Court ¯ of Criminal Appeals moves quickly and a : rifling might have come at the hearing. : However, the Court has taken the case ¯ under ad.visemem and timing of aruling is ¯ not certain. ¯ ¯ FAMILY FINANCES Procrastination Is Expensive by LeanneGross Two twins, Jean and Jan, had different ideas about saving. When Jean turned 30, she started an IRA (Individual Retirement Account). Each year, for 6 years, Jean contributed the maximum amount (for her) of $2,000 to her IRA. At age 36, Jean had put away $12,000. Then she stopped contn.’buting - however her money kept growing. Jan had other plans. She opened an IRA, but she waited until she was 41. For 25 years, Jan contributed $2,000 each year. Her out-of-pocket investment, then, was $50,000. On their 65th birthday, the twins sat down together and compared plans. Jean’ s IRA was worth $200,432 ’ nbt bad for an out-of-pocket investment of $12,000. Jan checked her IRA statement and found her account was worth only $170,401. How could this be? Jan asked. Compounding interest?Time to let your dollars work for you! Jean earned $30,031 more than Jan because Jr~n started to save earlier. In this case, the cost of~ procrastination was $30,031. Y, ou may not be 30 yeaa s old ;however, don t put offshving any longer. Talk to a professional today!! Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law The New Cars Are just Around The Corner. We Ha~e Rem.a/_.-~ng "95 Models At Botto,n Line Prices- While They Last! s500 s10,798 s249. CASH BACK MONTHLY" 5.6o/o APR NOW AVAILABLE. includes: Air, Am/Fm Cassette & More. Includes D;:ag A~r Bags Know Your Rights! s 15,626 LIST $29,619 - Sale $24,988 $4,631 Includes: Power Windows & DOHC 140 H.P. En0ine & More Locks, 6 Disc CD Changer, Aw. Cnlise. 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Gunderson, who was one of the first members of Congress to publicly endorse Dole, said in a caustic letter to the S enate leader, "Are you rejecting the support of anyone who happens to be gay? If this is so, do you intend to now reject my support and request those on your staff who happen to be gay to resign?" Dole return.-ed the $1,000 donation from he Log Cabin Club, which his campaign had originally solicited, after it was publicizedin August, saying he does ¯ not accept funds from groups ¯¯ not sharing his views. In his letter, Gunderson, who ¯ was Wisconsin chairman of ¯ Dole’ s unsuccessful 1988 presi¯ dential campaign, said, "As one : who has championed your political career for years, you must ¯ know how muchthis disappoints ¯ me .... The Bob Dole I know ," does not support discrimination ¯ against persons just because they ¯ aregay."Dole’ s campaignhead: quarters acknowledged receiv¯ ing Gunderson’ s letter, but so far : has not commented on it. : Following the flap surround" ing Dole’ s rebuff of the gay Republicans, the Log Cabin Club gave the returned $1,000 contri¯ bution to the presidential cam. paign bid being mounted by ¯ Specter, who unhesitatingly ac.: cepted it. "I write to thank you ¯ for the contribution of the LOg ¯ Cabin Republicans to my presi¯ dential campaign," Specter said ¯ in aletter to the group. "As I said ; inmy openletter to the members ¯ of Log Cabin Republicans gath¯ ered for your national meetingin ¯ Cincinnati, I welcome the sup" port of all Americans who op¯ pose discrimination and who ¯ seek a more limited government, ¯ joining the principles of fiscal ¯ conservatism with social liber¯ tarianism." : Rich Tafel, Log Cabin’ s ex¯ ecutive director, said Specter"is ¯ taking on the radical right, while : other GOP candidates like Sena¯ tor Dole are bowing to them. He knows the politics of exclusion will ruin the chances for a Republican victory in’ 96." Far-Right Org. Wants GOP to. by Barry Hensley "- that one of Miami’ s most strikReturn Gay $. Reviewed Head, Circulation Department ¯ ing examples of modern design, WASHINGTON - The Family Research Council, a conservative anti-gay fundamentalist organization, has demanded that the National Republican Conressional Committee return 5,000 it received in campaign contributions from the Human Rights Campaign Fund, the gay rights lobbying organization. The committee raises campaign funds for Republican candidates ironing for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. "People don’t think about the moral messages they send with the money they take," said Kristi Hamrick, a spokeswoman for the Family Research Council. "If the Republican Party says that lifestyle makes no difference then they are undermining the family," she said. "If Congressman Gunderson holds out as the cost of his involvement acceptance ¯ of his lifestyle as being equal to mamage, then that’s clearly a problem." The GOP congressional fundraising committee made no comment on the demand. i ¯ ¯ : ~ Tulsa City-County Library Are you planning a vacation this winter? If Miami, Florida or London, England are on your agenda, you may want to check the travel gnides at the Tulsa City-County Library, particularly "Detour’s Miami" and "Detour’s London." These are alternative guides "for those who don’t necessarily travel the straight and narrow." They are typical travel guides, but geared toward the Gay/Lesbian traveler. Each guide deals with basic information (transportation, climate, tourist sights)’ as well as more specific sections of interest to Gay/Lesbian visitors (local newspapers and resources, fun secuons of town, local laws and safety considerations). ¯ Gay/Lesbian-friendly hotels, stores, restaurants and clubs make up the bulk of the listings, since it is expected that travelers would want to frequent hospitable establishments. Surrounding towns and cides are also examined with maps, photographs and suggested itineraries. You’ll also learn some interesting facts about these destinations. It’ s amusing to find out ¯ " : ¯ " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ~ ¯ ¯ " ¯ the Centrust Building, is floodlighted nightly with colors appropriate to events and seasons; red and green for Christmas, orange and black for Halloween and pink for Gay Pride Day! You’ll learn that, in London, at the Women’s Pond in Hampstead Heath Park, "you’ll belucky to find a square metre of grass that is not teeming with Lesbians." Call yourtravel agent and start packing! Currently, the libr.ary carries these two "Detour’ s" guides for checkout. There is also a reference copy which cannot be checked out of the "Damron Guide". Ithas.similar, butmuch more general information. Look for the"Detour" guides and other travel guides for check-out in the Reader’s Services Department,2ndfloor, Central Library, or call 596-7966. 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Where God Uplifts All People Sunday Service, 10:45 am Wednesday Service, 6:30 pm Home Cell Groups, 2nd & 4th Sundays 1623 No. Maplewood, Tulsa 74115, 838-1715 �Family Fun Time in Eureka Springs ¯ with good music are easy to find : magickal supplies, are a short : at a number of fine places that ¯ descent of the stairs away atThe ¯ serve cocktails and dinner. A : Emerald Rainbow , the only shop by Phil Boler-Schmidt ." quiet, romantic dinner is pos- : in town that carries gay/lesbian Family fun time takes on a : sible with about every ethnic ¯ memorabilia. whole new meaning after the ¯ variety of food here. ¯ Shopping for real estate? children haveretumed to school. ¯ Clubs to frequent is a luxury in ~ Come upstairs from The EmerThere is no better time of year to : this utopia in the heart of the ¯ aid Rainbow to McClung Realty take a real family vacation to ¯ Bible Belt. Whenever family -" (family-friendly) andhavealook ¯ Eureka Springs, Arkansas. asks me, "Where can we go and ; at what,s available in residential Family, of course, takes on a ¯ be safe?", I have to laugh. Not ¯ new meaning of its own when because it is all that funny, but I one talks about the gay, lesbian, ¯ usually relay a story a friend told : While visiting in the bisexual, and transgendered ¯ me when I asked the very same : Heart of the Ozarks, communities. That’s what I mean : question a year ago. ¯ you can stay at any one when I talk about family. ¯ As long as you stick to the ¯ Autumnis uponus, the"other" Historic District, you can go in families are resting up from their : any club you like If you want to ~ of a number of familySummer vacations, there is less ¯ sit in the comer and hold hands competition for tourist attrac- : or kiss, no one is going to give : owned bed and breaktions, and the colors are about to ¯ you grief. If some redneck from, : fast inns, motels or burst forth in the Ozarks. It’s a : you guessedit, Tulsa, gives you ¯ great time to come play .in what ¯ arough time, they will throw out hotels. And, there are I call utopia. ¯ the redneck, not you. a number of familyEureka Springs has long been ¯ So, suffice it to say that eve- i known for its eccentricities, and " uings out on the town are a treat i friendly places too. it is no well-kept secret that our ¯ in Eureka Springs. kind of family canbefounddam- : As for daytime activities, there : Aeeomodations range near everywhere. : are a lot to choose from. You While visiting in the Heart of could dress up in turn-of-the- i from plush cottages the Ozarks, you can stay at any ¯ century garb and have your piecomplete with in-room one of anumber of family-owned " ture taken for posterity at The i bed and breakfast inns, motels or Imagey. ¯ jaeuzzis to small, hotels. And, there are a number You could try your hand at fly ¯ quaint motel rooms. of family-friendly places too. fishing in one of our rivers or Accomodations range from ¯ lakes. All the equipment you i plush cottages complete within- : couldpossiblyeverneedisavailor commecial property, busiroom jacuzzis to small, quaint ¯ able at the Beaver Darn Store. nesses or land. ¯ motel rooms. Plush, upscale hoProfessional guides are also There are plenty of tours of the tel suites are a possibility too as ¯ standingby shouldyoubeanovarea too. Some show you around well as luxurious, in-house ¯ ice and want instruction or a the Historic District by van or rooms. The entire range of ¯ seasoned fisherman/womanand bus, and one shows you through ammeuities can be found here. ¯ want a tuneup or someone to the US 62 area in a unique and ¯ Out-To-Eats can be a true show you the area’s best spots. fun way. If you take the Duck artform in Eureka Springs. Fam- ¯ If you are into shopping, you Tours (family-friendly), you will ily-owned eateries abound as do : could make a trip downtown and ride a World War II recondithe friendly places. You can par- ." shop ’til you drop. Looking for tioned amphibeous military astake of fine dining on tree Ital- ¯ family gifts? Everything you sault vehicle through town then ian, home-cooked cuisine or high ¯ want or need, plus all kinds of onto Lake Leatherwood with a class Ameican fare. Evenings ¯ metaphysical, pagan, and splash. Eureka Springs is known for it’s country m~ic shows and The Great Passion Play. These are two of the main attractions to the area, mostly to the "other" type of family. But, if you want to take in some of this type of entertainment, most attractions are open through the end of October. I wouldn’t suggest holdmg hands or kissing there though. You might get a pretty chilly reception. Other area attractions that are must-sees are. the various caves that offer self-guided tours and Eureka Gardens, a splendor to behold with botanical gardens that go on and on. Thomcrown Chapel is a wonder Of modem architecture that must be witnessed to bebelieved. And, don’t forget St.-Elizabeth’s Church, the only Roman Catholic church in the country where you enter through the bell tower. While in Eureka Springs, there are a number of family-owned sevice businesses of which you may want to take advantage. If you are looking for dog grooming, while here, stop in and visit Greenwood Hollow. A complete range of body piercing sev~ces is available locally through Bill Croft at Ozark Primitives. There are a number of qualified massage therapists in town, and I suggest either the Palace Hotel & Bath House or Healing Benefits Massage Therapy to soothe your tired, aching muscles. Kim Ridenour, a professional astrologer accredited with the American Federation of Astrologers, offers the full range of astrological services and will do either individual or composite readings. She also offers Tarot Adult Accommodationa readings at The Emerald Rainbow. And,just in case you are looking to put together a computer system, upgrade your existing one, or just learn a little more about computers, that’s what I do. Whatever else you plan to do while in Eureka Springs, remember to bring your camera or camcorder. Autumn in the Ozarks is Something to behol& and our area has numerous lookouts from which to take memorable snapshots or videos. I first st,~trted putting together information for this article more than a month ago, and I have to admit, I was stuck for away to adequately present our familyowned and family-friendly businesses in a way that made sense without having to clutter up newspaper space with addresses and phone numbers. Then, I realized that I was forgetting one importanflocal family-owned business that could make my job easy. Positive Idea Marketing Plans (PIMP, of course, for short) specializes in putting together family vacation packages for the discriminating. PIMP also offers retreats for groups in the beauty of the Ozark countryside. My suggestion to all wanting to have a great family fun time in Eureka Springs is to call PIMP at 501-253-2401 and let the professionals put it all together for you. If you’re not sure where to stay or eat, PIMP will have the answers and will even make the arrangements for you. I like it when people make my job easy! 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Tulsa LONELY AND LOOKING, Wm, 50, 5’8, 165, slim and trim, into BE,, have a solid body, tan, looking for a person in the area, that’s slim and trim male under 50 for a friend, to go out with and see where things go. Hope you can call! e2082 Tulsa GAY OR Bh AI, 32, very masc prof’l, GBM iso Gay or bi male, masc, race not Impt, into sports; outdoors, if u like Iv a message thanks! ~ 7580 Tulsa SHARE SOME TIME: Dan, BIWM, mid 40s iso BIWM 30-40, ht/wt prop, very discreet, expect same, like share some time, if you are interestet~, give me a call, VII return all calls- ~ 7822 111229 8. Hemor al, 835 5083 Free & Anonyrnous Oklahoma BOYS WILL BE BOYS: GWM, 6’, brown hair, blue eyes, very versatile, seeks new friends in the area for fun and fi:iendship with relationship possibilities. Let’s get together and celebrate life. n6571 Tulsa SOMEONE TO LOVE: I’m 21 BM, kinda looking for someone to love, tired of being by myself, love to sing, read, like to go to the movies, have fun, love all types of music, if this interests you give me a call- ~ 7435 B A D BOYZ C .UB Malvern FANTASY FUN= Jack, 33 WM, Ikg for guys into fantasies, give me a call " let’s get together. ~ 8031 Walton MARRIED OR BI= Rodney, married WM 25 5’5, 150~ attr, Ikg for 25-35 married or bi male, for friendship pass rd, inexperienced ana want someone to learn with honesty and discretion req’d- ~ 8671 Little Rock COLLEGE STUDENT: 23 College student, 5’8 15 brn/blue athl build, ISO 18-30 for hot times: ~6360 Tulsa BI CURIOUS: 27, 6’ 180, brn/blugrn, looking for guys 18-30 fit, bi curious, looking for some clean safe, good times, give me a ~all. e6405 Metro Area COUNTRY BOY 6’2, 22, 215 bm/gm mu~che baking for some o~er Tulsa HEY NOW: my name is Steven. I’m 31 y/o and I’m [kg4 guy’s 18-50 for Fishing, swimming and camping. I enjoy the company of slightly aggressive men. e5354 Tulsa HEY GIRLS:athletic attr. SWF early 30’s 5’4 1101bs bm/brn Ikg4 open minded women for discr~t hot fun. call me! e45795 Dallas/Ft. Worth LEZ TALK: my name is Lisa, I’m Ikg4 someone to have great phone fun with. I feve talking on the phone. Im 42 /o and I hope you call me. e45492 Dallas AFRICAN QUEEN: I’m a 37 y/o African American Ikg4 the same 30-40. I’m shy and I’m drug and disease free. I have dogs and I’m sincere and honest. If you are honest and sincere, call me. n38212 BUTCH/FEM: I’m a.23 y/o female and I like poetry, cycling and music. I’m Ikg4 a friendship and a poss. relationship. I’m a liltle butch and a little fern. all calls wil/be returned, e47521 Dallas SPECIAL FRIENDS: I’m a single woman with no kids Ikg4 a special female friend to love and care for~ call me. e1614 �Introducing REVENTION ROJECT A P R OJ ECT FO R NA TI VE A,44 ER ! CA N /v~ EN WH 0 HA VE ~ EX W! TH /Vl EN FREE SEI1VI~E$ IH~LUD|: SUPPORT GROUP TARGETED LITERATURE CON FI DENTIAL H IV TESTI NG H O/v~E WORKSHOPS DRUG AND ALCOHO.L RECOVERY PROGRA/VkS AN D/vkORE .... FOR/v~ORE IN FOR/vkATION CALL ¯(918-) . 84-4.98 � 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 Memorial Quilt on October 13-15 at the Tulsa Fairgrounds Expo Square Pavilion. For schedule, see p. 9. Gay Tulsa "Yellow Pages" Tulsa activists and entrepeneurs, Kharma Amos and Debi Harding have formed Pride Publishing and have launched Gay Tulsa, A Guide to Businesses Serving the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual &Transgendered Community of Tulsa and surrounding area. The Guide will be free, distributed in Tulsa clubs, other businesses, churches and non-profit organizations. Amos & Harding will publish tbe premiere edition of Gay Tulsa in October with an initial run of about 2500 copies. Amos added that Gay Tulsa will provide space for Tulsa not-for-profit organizations to describe briefly the,ir programs. She also noted that thus far non-Gay businesses had been more enthusiastic about advertising than some Lesbian and Gay ones. For more information about Gay Tulsa, contact Pride Publishing at 9727 E. 1 lth St. Ste. 128, Tulsa, OK 74128, or phone/fax to 838-2121 or e-mail to OKPridePub@aol.com. ACLU-Oklahoma Seeks,to Abolish OK "Sodomy" Law On August 24, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma (ACLU-OK) presented arguments that challenge Oklahoma’s "crimes against nature" statute to the Oklahoma Courts of Criminal Appeals, Oklahoma’s highest court for criminal law issues. The case was an appeal of a guilty conviction of an Oklahoma City man arrested by an undercover Oklahoma City police man for describing his sexual predilections at the policeman’s urgings. Michael Camfield, develoment director for the ACLU-OK noted that although the citizen was charged with a misdemeanor: offering to engage in a lewd or lascivious act, the citizen actually did not offer to engage but merely described what he likes. Camfidd added that the OKC officer presented himselfas aGay man, making references to the See ACLU, page 11 Gay Volunteer Accepted in Leadership Tulsa Program TULSA, OK - For a number of years Leaderslfip Tulsa has provided training for individuals interested in contributing to Tulsa by serving on boards of not-for-profit organizations. Individuals are selected competitively for the costly program ($1200) and usually represent many of the best and brightest in Tulsa business and professions. In this year’s class~ for perhaps the first time, an ope~lly Gay man, Steve Eberle, was chosen. Eberle, a longtime volunteer with considerable experience on the boards of a number of organizations, had had the impression that Leadership Tulsa was primarily for individuals without much experience - unlike himself. But he was persuaded by Iris friend, Penny Painter (executive director of Resonance) to apply and has found that the program while great training for the inexperienced, can take an experienced board volunteer to a higher level. He adds that it’s broadened his exposure to individuals and organizations across the city. See Eberle, page 3 National News & More Pres. Candidate Bob Dole Rebuffs Gay Republicans CINCINNATI ~ In an effort to find.~’common ground," the gays and lesbians of the Log Cabin Republicans began their 6th national convention in Cincinnati, the object of calls for a national boycott by many rights activists because of the city’s passage of an anti=gay ballot me asure in 1993. Instead, the gay GOPers got a sharp rebuff from leading Republican presidential contender, Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas. In announcing the location of this year’s convention, Abner Mason, president of the Log Cabin Federation, said, "We are looking for common ground. A boycott is not going to accomplish what gay activists are looking for - greater awareness of gay individuals in America." But as the convention opened on Friday, Aug. 25, Sen. Dole’s presidential campaign office announced that it was returning a $1,~contribution from the Log Cabin Republicans. A spokesperson from Dole’s presidential campaign said it was the GOP senator’s policy not to accept money "from political groups that have an agenda that is not in line with Senator Dole’s position on the issues." Rich Tafel, executive director of the gay Republican organization, said the group was "extremely disappointed" by the Dole~ampaigu move. See relaied sto-ri-es: Dole, ]~. 12 Congressional Hearings on ’Gay Agenda’ Delayed .WASHINGTON-Aplan to conduct congressional hearlngs on Sept. 12 on homosexuality in public education has been at least delayed after rights activists called the secretive way the hearings were scheduled a "sideshow for right:Wing lobbyists: A House Economic & Educational Operations subconmfittee had quietly slated the hearings which will now be delayed until sometime between the end of September and the Thanksgiving recess. The hearings had been set up at the request of Lou Sheldon, head of the anti-gay Traditional Values Coalition of Anaheim, California to hear testimony from educators, parents and students who were concerned that the nation’s public schools were "promoting homosexuality" among students in sex education classes, counseling and other school activities. "We are convinced that there is a clear a_~enda that the See Sheldon, page 10 October 14, 1995, Volume 2, Issue 10 The Rev. Elder Troy Perry, founder of the Universal FellowshipofMetropolitan Community Churches (MCC), willpreach and ordain the Rev. Nancy Horvath at 11am, Sunday. At 6pm, Pastor Horvath will be installed formally as pastor ofFamily ofFaith MCC, 54th & Mingo. Tulsa AIDS Walk ’95 HRCF’s Eiiz. Birch Speaks i Targets Native Americans To Christian Coalition A new program, called the Tulsa Native American Tulsans will kick off AIDS Awareness month with Walk This Way, AIDS Walk Tulsa ’95 on Saturday, September 30. Registration will begin at 9ana and the Walk will step off at 10am from Boulder Park between 18th Street and 21st Street at Boulder. The walk will follow the Riverparks path to cross the Pedestrian Bridge and go along the west bank ofthe Arkansas River to retlma to Boulder Park over the 21st Street bridge. Walk This Way will benefit VNA - Visiting Nurse Association, TOHR Testing Clinic, MTSAS - Metropolitan Tulsa Substance Abuse Services, Inc. IndianHealth Care, IAM, Rainbow Village, HIV Resource Consortium, Hospice of Green Cotmtry, SJR, RAIN - Regional AIDS Interfaith Network, Ahalaya and MAC. For more info., call 587-7222. CommUnity of Hope to Celebrate & Bless Building After weeks ofworkin gutting and remodeling donated by members and friends and with donation of equipment and supplies, the Reverend Leslie Penrose and members of United Methodist Community of Hope, a Shalom Base Conm~tmity, will hold a service at 6pro on Sunday, September 17 to bless its new and larger facility at 1703 East 2nd Street. All are welcome. For more information, call 585-1800. AIDS Prevention Project : MCC-Tulsa Pastor Resigns TULSA, OK - The Reverend Alice Jones, longtime pastor of the Metropolitan Cormnunity Church of Greater Tulsa, announced her resignation from the pulpit in the middle of August. Speaking to Tulsa Family News, Pastor Jones said that she felt God was calling her elsewhere. UnderJones leadership, MCC-GreaterTulsapurchased and paid offits mortgage for its building using innovative financing techniques which Pastor Jones notes have been widely imitated in the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. Church sources indicate that Pastor Jones is providing interim pastoral services while the congregation begins its search for new spiritual leader. This process is expected to take several months. LONDON-The British Defense Ministry has announced that it will begin reviewing the possibility of ending the ban on gays and lesbians serving in the country’s armed forces. The mimstry amlounced that all aspects of the military’s policy on homosexuals will be examined, including how the armed forces in other nations treat gays and lesbians. The ministry panel reviewing the issue will then hand its report and recommendations to the Defense Select Committee in 1996. See Brits, page 10 UK to Review Military Ban Washington- Some members of Pat Robertson’s Christian Coalition today joined with progressive clergy and other supporters of lesbian and gay equal rights to hear a speech by Human Rights Campaign Fund Executive Director Elizabeth Birch during the group’s amlual"Road to Victory" conference at die Washington Hilton. More than 300 people crowded into a ballroom tohear the head of the largest national lesbian mid gay orgamzation deliver an address in the form of an "open letter" to Christian Coalition members. The speech was held next to a Gramm for President luncheon, and just down the hall from die conference’s main ballroom where most of the 1996 GOP presidential hopefuls were addressing the two-day gathering. See HRCF. page 10 o AIDS Prevention Project (TNAAPP) has begun to provide education, testing support groups and other services to men who self-identify as Native American. The program will use materials developed at San Francisco’s ° American Indian AIDS Institute and also used by the American Indian Commtmity House in New York. A certificate of degree of Indian blood (CDIB) card is not required for this program. For more info., call Brian Jackson or Jason Shamblin at 584-4983. <) 18-583 - 1248 POB 4!40 Tulsa. Oldahoma 74159-014O FulsaNews@aol.com Publisher~di{or ~ss~md on or before the }.Sth of each month the ei~ire contents of Tom Nea.~ tins publication are protecied by US copyright 1995 b} Tulr, a Family Assistant Edito: News and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without James Christjohn written permission from the pubhsner. Publication of a name or Writers/contributors photo does not indicate tha~ person’s sexual onentaho;, Kharma Amos Correspondence is assumedto be for publication unless otherwise Laurie Cooper noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family Shelly Roberts News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. ]U.ach Staff Photographer reader is entitled to one iree copy of each edihon at distribution JD Jamett points. Additional copies are available at Tomfoolery bv Shelly Roberts I1 was something in her eves Or rather it was sometfiing that wasn" t in the eyes anymore. Terror Fury. Tears For five decades, shehad beet~ speaking her story. So perhap< the healing in tt~e telling had surgically separated emouon from her side of the podium had not. however lessened her Hllpa~..t A Polish Nazi pnson camp surv~vor she had come to teach us. Expecting tl~e worsL most us learned more. The devil was in these details in a far more forceful way thm~ any book. or movie or docu-footage, wtrich conid never qtfite bnng you close ,enough to absorb the realitieso The "knowledge that to stand in lhe front of the soupline.was to risk a bowl of thin, warm water as your nonnstunent. That the oppos~m end offered both the prolmse of the !ife-~vtng~ sparse vegetables from the bottom, but also nsk of the empty pot. That survival- might hinge on fronfliners and backliners combining meager portions so that all might continue. Horror after horror. Detailed after detailed indignity. I had come as a volmateer for traimng to join the Survivors of Shoatr"lthe Hebrew word for Holocaust) Video ProJect, begun by Steven Spielberg, to capture the testimony of holocaust surv i v ors. These depositions will be diuitallv transformed ~nto a multi-- tnedaa computer archive available to scholars and searchers worldwide I’ d. held a mJcrop~aone beiore So I signed on to learn the delicate disciphne of penmss~vc, noi)-intrusl’v(: 117[- terv~ewm,, that assists the remamecs it) express their expe. nenoa,~,: And it was impossible s~t throu~l~ the lecture about fateful clkonology ~dnotttfi~ of you ’:Hov. was ~t possible asked Professor of History. Aia~ Berger iniris onentatioh prescri- Ption ’Tor,amodem nation-state to ~y out the svsmmauc murder of a whole population, not for any crone, but for the mere crime of the condition of b~r~?’" i~ow ~at he Spe~s ofpeople born Jewish, but I Nso~ow ~at he. now more th~ ever, spe~s of people born homosexuN who were once ~e most despised of the bu~ates. And who, even now, without order or cogent org~7~on, ~e ~e most vulnerable to &e ex~emes of Muds of s~pegoafism ~at Nstory h~ shown ~ result from foundering ~ono~es, ~d extre~ sts o~upylng power. Professor Berger det~led a nationN logbook that on~ did, ~d could on~ agmn, have your n~e ~ved on it. He refers to "Jews." I ask you to ~spose "llonlosexNs". "The Jews," he smd~ "were In many ways, the writers, editors and publisher of Tulsa Family News have rather traditional goals. We hope to emulate the better newspapers of our country, providing a mix of news, entertainment, financial advice, and opimon, etc. albeit tailored to our communities: Lesbian, Gay; .Bisexual and Transgendered. And while we thank our advertisers for their support and the opportunity to promote their businesses and organizations, unlike some other publications, advertising is the means, not the end. For us, content is more than just something to fill the space between ads. Frankly, this ~s more work. It takes more time and greater skills to seek out the stories that affect our lives, our fanrilies and friends. Chin of the specific goals of TuL%~..?:amily News is to provide a forum for discussion about is- " sues andideas. Again this is fairly traditional for a newspaper. For Our ehallenCe to those who dlsa~ree with our positions is thls: ~et off your baeksldes and partlelpate in the dlalo~ue. All it takes to ~et your vlew read is to submit it via letter, fax or e-mail. If you care enough about where we’re ~oln~, if you care enough to eomplaln, eare enough to educate and persuade your peers. example, The Tulsa Wormregularly takes positions on issues andreaders, agreeing or disagreeing, write to share their views. diabolized, demomzed Judged less than human. In demonizauon, the v~ctim is bmu shed from your world, the vicUm is outside theum verse of mor~ obligati.on. If you flnnk thin ~meone ~s not hffmgm, subhum~ ami-hum~. a v~ms, a vermin, tnm~ you owe ~ha~ ttung, noflung h,.fact, it VOUr duly lO ~L~:’ ~terheadded t~a~ "theactof being bom.lew~sh was ~1 ~t took to be eligible for extentnaaon." i-.or the firs~ ume i, Nstory, O~rm itself was considered crime pumshable by death. At Dachau ~’ter the w~)rd "~cfime’" " was written ~e word ’Jew." (And, we ~ow.,"homosexuN.") The good DoctorNso outlined for us. o&er th~ fate. the Muds of factors ~at nright well have meant~edifferen~betw~n exten~ nauon,~dprotecuon, support ~d survivN: "~e prew~ status of Jews dete~ned &eir fate under Namsm. Acculturation, strong MnsNp ~es. ~ono~c toler~ce, goodinterperson~ relatiomhips with non-Jews, N1 of &ese were factors in dete~imng if you lived." ~eD~es, who gave up none of ~eir Jewish dfizem, sNd,"We help~ &e Jews bemuse ~ey we ~ew them as our fellow zeus, Now, I wonder how ~ere c~ be a single soul of us left who still prefers to live in N&ug? I see Shoah, page 3 " Tins is one of the ways in which ¯ a public dialogue and debate oc- ¯ curs in a commumty. This is ¯ particularly important in coin- ¯ munities such as ours - which is ¯¯ by its nature non-cohesive in its diversity. ¯ This is not, however, what’s been happening in LGBT Tulsa, ¯ unfortunately. We have a spec- ¯ tacular lack of dialogue about the challenges our communities face~ This is a problem. Some : have objected to the positions ] we’ve taken. That’s OK ¯ Our challenge to those who ¯ disagree with our positions is ¯ this: get off your backsides and participate openly in the dia- ¯ logue. All it takes to get yo.ur ¯ view read is to submit it vm ¯ letter, fax or e-mail, ff you care : enough about where we’re go- ¯ ing, if you care enough to com- , plain, care enough to educate ¯ and persuade your peers. Tulsa Clubs & Ftestaurama *Bad Bovz Club, 1229 S. Memonai 835-5081~ *Concessions, 3340, S Peoria 744-0896 Ground Zero. :3 ! ! E. 7ffi, (~emng soon where ~is w~s. 585-5622 *[.ola’s 2630 E !Stb 749-1563 *Silver Star SNoon~ 1565 Shend~ 834-4234 *Renegaaes, 1~9 S. Mmn 585-3405 *TNT’s. 2114 S. Memov’d 6~-0856 *Time’n’Time Agmn, 1515 S Memorial 6~-8299 *Tool Box. 1338 E. 3rd 5~-1308 *Wild Nignts. 2~5 E. Ad~ral 582-43~) Wild Fork~ !~ti~ Sq~e. 21 st & Utica 742 .O7!2 *Intemmm~ 7!7 >. 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T~sa UNfo~/~a~er Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 *Tulsa City HN1, C~etefia Vestibule, Gro~d >]oor *Umversi~ Center at TNsa DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. *Emerald Rainbow, 45&1/2 Spring St. *King’s Hi-Way, 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62W *Purple Iris Inn, Route 6, Box 339 *Southern Rose Bed & Breakfast, 9 Benton *The Woods, 50 Wall St. *The Diner, 2124 NW 39th *Jungle Red, The Habana Inn *Oasis Community Center, 2135 NW 39th *Triangle Association, 2136 NW 39th 501-253-6807 501-253-5445 800-231-1442 501-253~8748 501-253-2204 501-253-8281 405-528-5133 405-524-5733 405-525-2437 405-843-8378 For those who wouldlike to receive discreeth~me delivery of Tulsa Family News, please send 5 ~5 for a 12 months, 58 for 6 months. wonder how she or he, knowing the rising tide of current extreme religionists working toward government domination, can think that the pulled curtain is preferable or even viable? Who doesn’t fathom that to declare yourselfin the normal course of your business or industry, without fanfare orundueattention, and to work toward the normalizationand legalizationofourlives, creates a familiar safety that can never be achieved in hiding. That it works directly tO deflect the danger that could someday again require our having to secret ourselves, not in closets, but in holes under floorboards or in cellars. We say, frequently, in the Out Community, thatno one can hate you if they know you. The Jews say, "Never again." So should we. Let’s not be left out of history again. If you are a Jewish gay or lesbian holocaust survivor, and voti understand the benefit of having your experience on record, please contact the Shoah Foundation at 1-800/661-2092 or 818/777-7802. If you are a non-Jewish gay or lesbian survivor, or know someone who wishes she or he had a place to leave a record of what happened, please contact the foundation as well and strongly request that your voice be added to the documenta- [ion. Shelly Roberts is a nationally syndicated columnist, speaker, and author of TheDyke Detector, andHey, Mom, Guess What! Paradigm Publishing. Eberle notes that he knows of Gay men who have been part of Leadership Tulsain the past (and that he suspects a number of women in this year’s class are Lesbians), but he believes that they did not apply openly. In contrast, he applied as an openly Gay man as well as an HIV+ individtml. He feels that Leadership Tulsa really was seeking diversity in this class which is also notable for its racial and ethnic diversity as well as its gender balance. At a retreat held recently, the conversations were dominated by discussions about ¯ children, and Eberle was concerned about how coming out as both Gay and HIV+ would be received. To his surprise, he found acceptance from the members of his sub-group, and later, a women came out to him as the mother of a Gay son. As is typical ofLeadership Tulsa, Eberle was assigned to a board, both to learn from them and to provide them with the benefit of his experience, lie will be as- ¯ sisting the South Peoria Neighborhood Association When asked, he noted that Leaderstiip Tulsa does not send volunteers to any non-profit orgamzation that directly serves the Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans. communities. The only organization with historical ties to the Gay communiues is the HIV Resource Consortium. For more information, call Leadership Tulsa at 582-1296. On behalf of the AIDS Wa k Tulsa ’95 and the beneficiary agencies, thank you! 1. Collect contributions in advance of th e Walk. This saves you time. saves expenses associated with collecting money after the Walk and allows for the proceeds to be distributed more quickly. 2. Please make checks payable Io AIDS Walk Tulsa ’95-PFLAG: The canceled check will be the sponsor’S receipt. ¯ Ahalaya ¯ HIV Resource Consortium ¯ Hospice o¢ Green Country ¯ Indian Health Care ¯ Interfaith AIDS Ministrie~ " , Metropolitan Tulsa Substance Abuse Services Address and Phone Total PJedge CHIEF ~,VILMA MANKILLER l]onorary Chair " AIDS.Walk Tulsa ’95 -.Saturday, September 30, 1995 Boulder Park 18th & Boulder Tulsa, Oklahoma ¯ Multicultural AIDS Coalition 9:00 a.~. Check in and turn in ¯ ¯ Rainbow Village ¯ Regional AIDS Interfaith Network ¯ St. Joseph Residence ¯ TOHR Testing Clinic ¯ Visiting Nurse Association Pledges of Support 9:30 a.m. Opening Ceremonies 10:00 a.m. Step Off 1:00 p.m. Jaycees Battle of the Bands For more information, to obtain extra brochures or lo mail in pledges, please contacl: AIDS Walk ’95. 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Important: Participants under the age of .18 must have this form signed by a parent or guardian. Participant’s Signature/Date: Parent’s or Guardian’s Signature/Date News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs NeWs NCOD Founder Dies TF~qUQUE, N.M. - Psychologist Robert H Eichberg, cofounderofNational Coming Out Day in 1988, has died of AIDSrelated complications at age 50. Eichberg also wrote Coming Out: an Act of Love, which describes how people reveal their homosexuality. "His whole life’s work was about bridging the gap between gay and nongay communities, allowing people to discover who they are, and really encouraging them to go out and do something with that’knowledge," said Lynn Shepodd, president of the Santa Fe Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Pride Committee. Eichbe,rg’s activism started 2 decades ago whenhe established a political action committee for gay and women’s rights in Los Angeles. National Coming Out Day is celebrated each year on Oct. 11. Lesbians at Conference HUAIROU, China - At a news conference at the NGO forum going on parallel with the 4th World UN Conference on Women, lesbians attending as NGOdelegates said they wanted tomake contact with other lesbians in China and throughout Asia. Arjana Suvamananda, a lesbian from Thailand, said she and other members of the Asian Lesbian Network were eager to contact lesbians all over ASia. "It would not be wise to be specific if there are Chinese lesbian activists here in the forum. I can tell you, lesbians are everywhere, including in China,’" Suvamananda said. "’The reason we are networking with Chinese lesbians is to be able to share information and .strengthen the Chinese lesbian movementhere, which onits own will be able to make more and more lesbians come out in fighting for their rights," Palecia IIIIII robert owen freeman architectural & interior design consulting, architectural renderings pob 52621, tulsa, ok 74152 918.747.0880 ¯ Beverly Diski of the Gay Les- " bian Organization of ¯ Witwatersrand in South Africa, ¯ said. Anti-Gay Violence in Washington Schools SEATTLE - Among some 27 ¯ anti-gay incidents in Washington state schools during the past 5 years, 8 boys and gifts reported ! that they had been gang raped by ¯ fellow schoolmates in a survey ¯ prepared by the Safe Schools Coalition. ¯ Two girls, ages 13 and 14, ¯ reported they had been forced to have. sex with each other under football bleachers and had then ¯ been raped by each of the boys. In some of the assaults, the sin- ¯ dents reported they had been uri- ¯ nated on or vomited on by their ¯ attackers. Three of the anti-gay ¯ incidents reportedly took place ¯ inelementary schools inthe state. .. State schools superintendent ¯ Judith Billings said she would r~ ~ew the coalltton s findings. ¯ No Gay Godparent in OK ¯ LONDON - Simon Lawley, a ¯ 39-year-old man who was told ¯ he could, not be his nephew’s : godfather because he is gay, has ¯ called on the Archbishop ofCan- ¯ terbury to make a ruling on the ¯ issue that has outraged gays and church activists in England, ¯ Lawley wrote to The Rev. Dr. ¯ George Carey about the treat- . ment ofhis family and himself at ¯ St Peter’s Church in : Famborough, west of London. ¯ Church of England guidelines ¯ on godparents stipulate only that ¯ they must be Christians. : Lawley was asked by his sis- " ter, Lizzie Toms, if he would be ¯ a godparent to her son Freddie ¯ who was born in January. She ¯ asked the Rev. Beryl Phillips, ¯ one of St. Peter’s curates, about ¯ it but was told her gay brother ¯ was not be an acceptable godfa- ¯ ther. St. Peter’s officials stood ¯ behind their exclusion ofLawley, ¯ saying, "This church proclaims thatGodloves all people but that ¯ he also sets boundaries on our ¯ behavior. The Church is always being clobbered for not taking a ¯ moral stand. Now we are mak- ¯ ing our policy clear and being ¯ clobbered anyway." $25 Million Suit Filed in ¯ ’Jenny Jones’ Killing ¯ SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - The ¯ family of Scott Amedure,.who was killed after appearing on the ¯ TV talk program "The Jenny : J,ones, Show," have filed a $25 million lawsuit against the §yndieated show...AnAgx!ttre was,one : of several guest~~vho told other ¯ guests on the show that they had secret crushes on them, but in : Amedure’s case, the object of ¯ his crush was Jonathan Schmitz, ¯ who said he was heterosexual. Schmitzis currently being held on charges of killing Amedure, and claims he was led to believe the person with a secret crush on him was a woman, not a mail. Geoffrey Fieger, the lawyer representing Amedure’s family, ¯ said, "Jenny Jones is as negli- : gent as Schmitz in creating the ¯ scenario in which Scott was ¯ gulmed down." The suit claims, ¯ among other things, that ¯ Amedure and other guests were ¯ given alcohol before the pro- " gram to lower their inhibitions. ¯ School Board Bans ¯ Discussion of Gay Issues ¯ MERRIMACK, N.H. - Led by ¯ new.ly-elected far-right conser- ¯ vataves, the Merrimack school ~ board has narrowly approved by ¯ a3-2 vote a proposal that would ¯ prohibit teachers and counselors : from discussing homosexuality in a neutral light. The ban would ¯ prohibit any neutral discussion ¯ of homosexuality in the schools, ¯ bar instructional materials that ¯ discuss homosexuality from a ¯ neutral viewpoint, and prohibit ." suicidepreyentioncounseling (or : even referrals to counseling) for gay and lesbian students. : Austrian Cardinal Quits : Accused of Molestation ¯ VIENNA - Austria’s Roman ¯ Catholicprimate, Cardinal Hans Hermann Groer, has announced ¯ that he will step down from his ¯ post in September. Groer’s re- " tirementcomes amidperhaps the ¯ greatest Crisis the church in the ¯ F’~dominately Catholic country ¯ has ever faced. Groer has re- . fused to comment at all about ¯ accusations madeearlier this year ¯ that he had sex with a male stu- ¯ dent at a boarding school some ¯ 20 years ago. ¯ Josef Hartmann, who is now ¯" 37, said he had gone public with ¯ the accusations after Cardinal Groer said that men who abuse ¯ young boys could never enter ¯ heaven. Groer remained silent ¯ on the charges, and since then ¯ rights activists have also named ¯ several other leading Catholic ¯ clergy in the country whom they ¯ say are closeted homosexuals. Life Given NE Killing OMAHA, Neb. Marvin Nissen, who admitted killing Teena Brandon -.a woman who had posed as a man - along with 2 of her friends, has been sentenced to life in prison. Officials said Nissen, 22, and John Lotter, 24, raped Brandon afterlearning that she was a woman, then stabbed her to death to keep her quite about the rape. They said Nissen and Lotter also killed Lisa Lambert, 24,and Philip DeVine, 22, in rural Humboldt, Neb., because they were with Brandon at the time. Lotter has already been found guilty of 1 st degree murder in all three killings and faces possibly a death sentence. Lesbian Trapeze Artists! EDINBURGH, Scotland - The Edinburgh International Fringe Festival, which bills itself as the largest arts festival in the world,. has a reputation for outlandish acts among its 14,000 performances by groups from 700 troupes from 32 countries. But among the groups - that includes Alien Sex, Ian Coguito, Jeffrey Dahmer Is Unwell, and Strange Fruit Stageworks - the performers causing the greatest stir seem to be the Club Swing- Appetite, alesbian trapeze troupe from Australia. Club Swing- Appetitewas given the festival’s "’Moira" award - named after arch-conservative Edinburgh councilor Moira Knox - who called the lesbian circus act a "dirty-minded disgrace." The trapeze-flying lesbians immediately included Knox’s remarks in their advertising fliers and have been drawing record crowds to watch the act that they describe as "a feast of food, sex and orgasmic trapeze." Hawaii Bias Commission HONOLULU - Hawaii Gov. Ben Cayetano has named the commissioners who will study sexual orientationdiscrimination resultingfrom same-sex couples not being permitted to legally marry in the state. The panel will make recommendations on legislation next year to overcome the bias against same-sex couples, although most rights activists in the state insist the solution is for the state to simply allow gays andlesbians to marry. The comlmss~oners are: Tom Gill, former Lt. Governor and ¯ Congressman; K. Gomes, ¯ American Friends Service Com- . mittee (Quakers); R. Stauffer, ¯ AFSC; M. Britt, Hawaii State. Teachers Assn.; N. Kreidman, ¯ anti-violence activist; J. Hochberg, attorney with the antigay Rutherford Foundation; ¯ Marie Sheldon, attorney. ¯ Internarl Conference of Gay Police Officers : PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The ¯ first Law Enforcement Gays & Lesbians International conference gotunderway in this South- " ern California resort city, drawing several hundred police officers from more than 100 different ¯ departments in 26 states and 6 countries. The conference was cosponsoredby the Los Angeles : Police Department with the Golden State Peace Officers : Assn., a California-based group of gay and lesbian officers. ¯ Among the public officials at- . tending a reception opening the ¯ conference were California. Lt. ¯ Gov. Gray Davis, LAPD Chief Willie Williams, Los Angeles Deputy MayorMike Keeley, and ¯ L.A. Police Commissioner Art ¯ Mattox. ¯ Group Hopesto Increase ¯ Visibility of Straights ¯ WASHINGTON - A new orga- ¯ nization, called And Justice for ¯ All, has been formed in the nation’s capital to increase the ¯ visibility of straights in the gay ¯ rights movement. Jonathan ¯ Zucker, the organization’s ex- ¯ ecutive director, said he hopes ¯ the group will be able to bring news. ofimportantdevelopments in the progress of the gay rights ¯ movement to non-gays. "’A lot of useful information is ¯ produced every day by lesbian, ¯ gay, bisexual, and transgender ¯ rights organizations," Zucker ¯ said. "Unfortunately, much of ¯ this information never reaches ¯ ¯ heterosexuals who would use it. AndJusticeforAll will focus on ¯ getting therein theloop and giv¯ ing them the tools they need to support this movement." The ¯ groups can be contacted at: And Justice for All, PO Box 53079, ¯ Washington, DC 20009; by ¯ phone at (202) 298-9362; or at : Jst4All@AOL.com. 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Twenty gay men and lesbians were taken away by police as they protested the Islamic rally and disrupted speakers from. the group. John Jackson of OutRage said, "Our protest was lesbian and gay selfdefense against Islamic fundamentalists who endorse the killmg by Iran of an estimated 4,000 homosexuals since 1980, and who threaten and intimidate gay students on college campuses in Britain.’" Italian Protest Called Over Verona Action VERONA, Italy - Verona may have been the Setting for Shakespeare’s"star-crossed lovers" Romeo and Juliet, but the city councilors have given a cold shoulder to gay and lesbian lovers. The Verona City Council, at the promptings of the right wing and of conservative Catholic leaders .has approved a resolution rejecting a European Parliament statement opposing discrimination against homosexuals. The anti-gay resolution adopted by the Verona council states in part: "’Apart from indi- "vidual moral and religious beliefs, homosexuality contradicts Natural Law itself. The application ofthe above mentioned [European Parliament] resolution, among other things, would have a negative effect upon the psychological development of young people who, in such promiscnous heterosexual and homosexual families, would see the falling of one of the basic foundations of the family,.that is: the stable union of a man and a woman?" The Verona resolution has no legal impact, but it has become the locus of Italian activists who have called for a demonstration against the Verona City Council on Sept. 30 by activists and gay aud lesbian travelers throughout the country. Veterans Affairs Dept. Bars Anti-Gay Bias WASHINGTON - The U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs has issued a policy statement prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation within the agency. The Veterans Affairs policy states that the department color, national origin, sex, reli- ¯ gion, age, disability, or sexual ¯ orientation in any of its person- ." nel policies, practices, and operations ." ¯ Episcopal Bishop to be : Tried forGay Ordination ¯ NEW YORK - In a highly un- ¯¯ usual move, the Episcopal Church in America has an- ¯ nounced that retired Bishop ¯ Walter Righter of Iowa will face ¯ a trial by 9 bishops on ecclesias- ¯ tical charges that he ordained an openly gay man in 1990. Righter ¯ ordained Barry Stopfel as an ¯ Episcopal deacon while Righter ¯ was servingas anassistantbishop ¯ in New Jersey. Stopfel was later ¯ ordained as a priest by Newark ¯ BishopShelby Spong.Inspiteof ¯ attempts by Episcopal Church ¯ leaders to avoid a church trial, ¯ several conservativebishops got ¯ the required approval of 75 of ¯ the church’s 2_97 bishops to force ¯ Righter to stand trial. Righter, ¯ who currently lives in New ¯ Hampshire, called the move ¯ "’outrageous." Dutch Gov’t ¯ Subsidizing Gay Games ¯ AMSTERDAM-TheDutchgay ¯ newspaper, De Gay Krant, re- " ports that the country’s Ministry of Health, Welfare & Sport has announced a grant of $62,500 to ¯ the Gay’Games slated to be held ¯ ~n Amsterdam in 1998. The ¯ Dutch governmentregularlysubsidizes organizers who Work to ¯ bring!arge-scale sporting events ¯ to the country. ¯ A ministry spokesperson said the governmenthopes that"more ¯ than before, attention will be ¯ given to sport for homosexuals, ¯ whichintumwill promote sport- ¯ ~ngpardcipationin general."The ¯ paper quoted Marc Janssens, an ¯ organizer with the Gay Games ¯ in Amsterdam, as saying the ¯ group hcped to raise some $625,000 to mount to interna- ¯ tional sporting competition. Lutherans Tired of Sex ¯ MINNEAPOLIS - After years ¯ of emotional, and often divisive ¯ debate, tlieEvangelicalLutheran ¯ Church in America has decided ¯ to indefinitely postpone work on ¯ a policy statement on sexuality ¯ because of its inability to reach ¯ any consensus on qnestions such ¯ as the ordination of gays and ¯ lesbians or the blessing of samesex mamages. The 5.2-million 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 put off any statement on sexuality in 1997 because of"substantive differences" within the church. The council said many members of the churchwere simply "tired of the issue" which its members have wrangled withfor several years without resolution. Michigan Gay Resort Nixes Rights Protections SAUGATUCK, Mich. - The town council of the tiny Lake Michigan resort commumty of Saugatuck, southwest of Grand Rapids, has unanimously rejected ameasure thatwouldhave barred discrimination based on sexual orientation. The refusal to adopt the local legislation incensed many activists because the lakefront town of just under 2,000 people is a popular resort with gays and lesbians. The issue arose after an innkeeper in nearby Douglas, Mich., across the Kalamazoo River from Sangatuck, refused to rent a room to 2 gay men. The town council in Douglas then promptly adopted an anti-bias measure by 7-0, and raised the issue in nearby Sangatuck. ’Celluloid Closet’ Ready for Premiere SAN FRANCISCO -"The Celluloid Closet," the star-studded and long-awaited documentary by San Francisco film makers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, will have its world premiere September 6 at the Venice Film Festival, followed by North American showings at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. "The Celluloid Closet" was produced by HBO and is expected to have a theatrical release in addition to its cable airing, Friedman said from Massachusetts, where he and Epstein are vacationing. ~The film also has been "unofficially invited" to the Sundance Film Festival next January, he added. Based on a 1981 book by the late film historian, writer and .media acdvist Vito Russo, "The Celluloid Closet" illustrates the history of gay imagery in Hollywood films, and features clips from more than 100 Hollywood movies.-Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Sarandon,Tony Curtis, Farley Granger and Shirley MacLalne, each ofwhom ¯ appearinfilmedinterviews. The ¯ film is narrated by Lily Tomlin ¯ using a script aut bored by ¯ Armistead Maupin. NEA Gives $20,000 to ¯ ’96 AIDS Quilt Display WASHINGTON - The federal ¯ NadonalEndowmentfortheArts ¯ has given $20,000 to the San Francisco-based NAMES ¯ Project in support of an October ¯ 1996 display of the AIDS Me¯ morial Quilt in the nation’s capi~ tal. Anthony Turuey, executive ¯ director of the NAMES Project, ¯ said the display is timed to "re- -’- cus the eyes of our leaders and American citizens" on theAIDS ¯ epidemic during the 1996 decdon. The display will be the first time in 4 years the 45,000-panel, .60-ton. quilt will be on display in ¯ ~ts entirety. ¯ Kentucky Beer Boycott LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Accord- ¯ ing to a report in The Letter, a ¯ Kentucky lesbian and gay paper, ¯ 9 local gay bars and restaurants ¯ have begun a boycott of several popular beers because of what ¯ activists.there called the "right ¯ wing activities"ofDonna Shedd, ¯ whose husband David ~s presi- ¯ dent of River City Distributing Inc. River City Distributing was targeted for the boycott because ¯ of Mrs. Shedd’s involvement in Kentucky’s Eagle Forum, the ¯ and-gaygroupheadedbyPhyllis Schlafly. Activists also noted that Mrs. Shedd served on the state Republican Party’s executive ¯ committee when last year it unanimously passed aresolution in favor of recriminilizing homosexuality in Kentucky. In addition to the popular bars and restaurants involved in the protest, die boycott is also being supported by Kentucky’s Fairness Campaign, the Pro-Choice Coalition, the Metropolitan Commtmity Churchand the Louisville chapter of Parents-Friends of Lesbians andGays (P-FLAG). ." Organizers say the boycottcould cost the distribution company as nmch as S15,000 per week in lost sales. Israel Refuses Partner’s Death Benefits JERUSALEM -The Israeli Ministry of Justice has announced ¯ that anational court has rejected the claim of Adir Steiner, 29, who had petitioned the courts to ¯ ceased army colonel, after the : Defense Ministry refused to extend the benefits to him. The court ruling, quoted by the min¯ istry, said that Steiner and Col. Doron Maisel, who died of cancer in 1991 while in the Israeli army, did "not constitute a nuclear family" and that Steiner ¯ was lherefore ineligible for Maisel’s death benefits. The 2 menhadbeen partners for8 years before Maisel died. : Shocking Gray Closes _. SAN ANTONIO, Texas - According to the Columbia, S.C., : gay newsmagazine In Unison, ; the Texas-basedmail-order firm Shocking Gray has shut down and intends to go into bank- ; ruptcy. In Unison quoted Ed Rhuebart, a New York buyer for the mall-order catalog finn, who said Shocking Gray had laid off its workers, discontinued processing telephone orders and locked its offices. GayNet News Service con- : firmed that the catalog company’s toll-free telephone ¯ number used by customers to ¯ order the finn’s up-scale and dis¯ tinctlygay-orientedmerchandise had bee~ disconnected with no : forwarding number. Rhuebart is ; quoted as telling In Unison that ¯ "’ShockingGray, the catalog, was doing fihe. Shocking Gray, the company, was not." Anti-Gay Minister Phelps ¯ Alleges Bomb Attack ¯ TOPEKA. Kan. Fred Phelps, : the leader of a small fundarnen : talist church noted for anti-gay picketing at funerals of people ~ who have died of AIDS, named ~ two men he charged had set offa bomb at the home of;one of his daughters in late August. Police : have made no arrests in the : bombing. Authorities said they would investigate Iris charges, although : they also said by aunounc~ng the ; names before giving them to oL ficials Phelps may have inter~ ; fered with their ability to ~nvestigate his accusations. No inju- ; ries were reported at the time of the August 27 bombing. Open Arms Open Minds Open Hearts Saint Aidan’s 4045 No. Cincinnati 425-7882 Saint John’s 4200 So. Atlanla Pl. 742-7381 Trinity 5Ol so. Cincinnati 582-4128 The Episcopal Church Welcomes You Cherry Street Psychotherapy ~ssoeiates 1 51 5 South Lewis Are you looking for a relaxed, amicable, pdvate atmosphere for therapy? Our office provides a level of confidentiafity and comfort that enhances the therapeutic process. 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"Women think that if they don’t have sex with men they don’t have to worry about annual checksups that would detect disease." She also said that lesbians often don’t believe they are at risk for sexually trans, mitred diseases. "There is a growing recognition that women and lesbians are at risk of getting AIDS through sexual behavior and needle-sharing," said one woman from Sweden attending the con, ference. The forum was told that health experts estimated that more than 20% of lesbians in the U.S. had sex with a high-risk partner, and that between I and 2% of all women with AIDS were lesbians. Emanuel urged lesbians to be identified in the community and to learn about issues related to their personal health. WHO Says Women Increasingly Hit by HIV BEIJING - At a press conference held by the World Health Organization during the 4th UN World Conference on Women in Beijing, women were told they face the gloomy reality ofbecoming infected with HIV more rapidly than men, in part because of their economic dependence on males. "Thebleakreality is that the sexual and economic subordination of women fuels the HIV/AIDS pandemic," WHO said in a position paper at the conference. The WHO document said that by the year 2000, there will be 14 million HIVinfected women and about 4 million women will have died from the disease worldwide. "The number of infected women with HIV is increasing more rap idly thanmenin Africa, in southernAsia," said WHO director-general Hiroshi Nakajima. Economics Alone Not Enough to Stem AIDS HUAIROU, China - Giving women greater economic clout isn’t enough to stop the spread of HIV among them because, of the complexities of different cultural environments throughout the world, the alternative NGO (non-governmental organization) conference runningparallel to the 4th UN World Conference on Women was told. Marina Mahathir, head of the Malaysian AIDS Council, said even women in highly educated and affluent societies often find that their independence ends in the bedroom. "This is when their hnsbands regard affluence and success as having many wives or mistresses," Mahathir said at a workshop on economics and women’ s susceptibility to HIV at the NGO forum, which had declared the day "Women and AIDS Day." Among the difficulties faced in different cultures that were discussed: - In Bangladesh, where polygamy is permitted, the International Centrefor Research on Women has only recently begun a campaign to try to persuade women not. to marry men who already have one or more wives. - In Canada, many African immigrants and refugee women have to become prostitutes. to earn a living because of limited emplo.y.ment opportunities, especially for non-cxuzens. - In Vietnam whereprostitution is commonplace, Thi Hwa, who works withsex workers, said many young prostitutes allow unprotected sex for a little extra money. "Many older men pay more for unprotected sex because they feel itwould not mak e much diffeience if theycontract AIDS as they believe they do not have long tO live anyway," Hwa said. - In many. poor countries with high unempl0yment,.:tike .Nepal and: Gu~yana where men go away to work, they get infected and return home to infect their wives. Ginny Bourassa of Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases (WORLD) and other NGO delegates agreed that the best way to deal with the growing HIV infection rate among women globally is through communitybased programs that can respond acco rding to local needs and problems. No Appeal Filed in Congressional AIDS Bias Case WASHINGTON - Rep. Barbara-Rose Collins (D-Mich.) missed the filing deadline to appeal the claim of a former aide in her office who said he was fired because thelawmaker thought hehad AIDS. Since " Collins did not appeal, Bruce Taylor will ¯ now receive compensation for more than ¯ 7 months’ back pay and attorney’s fees. ¯ Jim Davison, a media services adminis- ¯ trator for the House of Representatives, ¯ said heknew ofno other instance in which ¯ a member of Congress had had a case ¯ before the Office of Fair Employment ¯ Practices. Taylor claimed his firing last Decem- : bet - just 2 days after his malepartner died ¯ of AIDS - was in violation of the federal ¯ Americans with Disabilities Act. Thelaw ¯¯ protects individtmls who are perceived to ¯ beinfected or haveAIDS, as well as those who actually have the disease. According ¯ to Taylor, both Collins and her chief of ¯ staff repeatedly asked about his health ¯ before he was .fired. Although they deny : the allegations, the judge ruled that Tay- : lor was perceived to be infected and that ¯ Collins and her chief of staff had decid~’d : he "would require time off for health ~ reasons." ." Grim Predictions about HIV : GENEVA - Up to 40 million people will ~ be infected with HIV by the year 2000, ¯ according to an article published in the ¯ latest issue of the World Health Organi- ¯ zation Newsletter, and 90% of these new infections with be in developing coun- ¯ tries. The latest WHO projections represent a 105% increase in the number of ¯ HIV infections of 18 million adults and ¯ 1.5millionchildrenworldwide.TheWHO ¯ projections also noted that HIV infections : among women will increase to about 15 ¯ million within the next 5 years and that up : to 10 million children globally will be ¯ orphanedas aresultoftheepidemicbythe ¯ year 2000. : Studies On AZT’s Effectiveness ¯ BOSTON - Two seemingly conflicting ¯ studies of the drug AZT published in the ¯ latestissueoftheNewEnglandJournalof ¯ Medicine, in fact support the increasingly ¯ more common attitude among AIDS ex- ¯ perts that use of the drug alone i s ineffective in fighting AIDS and that starting ¯ infected patients on multiple anti-HIV -drug~ as qmcidy as possi01e is the best ~~edi~’cal course of action. A team of researchers led by Dr. ~anl Volberding Of the University of Califorma m San Francisco and Dr. Stephen Lagakos of Harvard University studied 2 groups of patients for more than 6 years, comparing the progress of 549 HIV-positive butasymptomat ic patients who were given only AZT, and 547 who did not get AZT until signs of approaching AIDS appeared. The researchers found there was no difference in the length of time it took for the appearance of full-blown AIDS or death. The results, consistent with earlier studies, suggest that AZT by itselfdoes little to delay the appearance of the disease in pe op!e who~ar-e infected by HIV but remain generally healthy. But a European study published along withitbyateam ledby Dr. Sabine KJnloch- De Loes. of Geneva University, reported that 39 people treatedwith AZT very early kept theirCD4counts above 500- a marker level used as an indicator in the progress of t he infection - about6 months 1onger than38people nottreated promptl The treated patients, typically got the drug within a few weeks of infection. In an accompanying editorial, Dr. Da,dd Ho of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at New York University School of Medicine said that treating HIV with a single drug "is doomed to fail." Ho suggested that the reason the European study found a better response to AZT is that the viruses in its subjects had not had time tc develop many mutant varieties. HIV-2 ’Flare’ in U.S. Blood ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease Control &Prevention has announced that HIV-2 was found in only 2 blood donations in this country last year and kept out of the nation’s blood supply. In 1992, blood banks began testing for both HIV- 1 and HIV-2, which is primarily found in West Africa and rarely found in the U.S. Dr.. John Ward, head of the CDC’ s AIDS surveillance division, said that the U.S. blood supply continues to be safe. There have been no cases of HIV-2 infection through a blood transfusion in the U.S., Ward said. .AIDS Vaccine Tests Begin BANGKOK - A combined U.S.-Thai team of military doctors has begun drug trials of a potential AIDS vaccine made bv the U.S. finn Chiron Biocine, called S]~2 gpl20/MF 59. So far, 2 Thai volunteers have been injected with the drug, but 22 more will also receive the experimental vaccine during the 1st phase of the experiment, which will last 6 months, according to Lt. General Kamrob Saisuwm~ of the Armed Forces Research In stitute ofMedical Sciences (AFRIMS). U.S. Arnay Colonel Rodney Michael said that the vaccine has already been tested in the U.S. and that"it proved to be safe with no side effects.’" Experimental Thalidomide Trials OKed for PWAs WASHINGTON-Thalidomide, the tranquilizer that caused birth defects throughout Europein the 1950s, wil! be offered on an experimental basis to U.S. AIDS_patients whose bodies are wasting away, the drug’ s maker has announced. The special "expanded access" program, approved by the Food and Drug Administration, represents the broadest use of thalidomide ever allowed in the U.S. Celgene Corp. is conducting clinical trial s to see if its brand of thalidomide, known as Synovir, counteracts the severe weight loss and deterioration that plagues 150,000 AIDS patients. Questions about Effectiveness of Dental Disinfectant ¯ WASHINGTON - A study published in ¯ thejoumalNatureMedicineindicatesthat ¯ a chemical disinfectant commonly used ¯ On some medical and dental devices may : not kill HIV. In the laboratory, the scien- : tists discovered that the germ-killer glut- , araldehyde did not eliminate the virus in : bloodlodgedin lubricants frequentlyused : in dental equipment andin medical equip- ¯ ment calledendoscopes. : Researcher DavidLewis of the Univer- : sity of Georgia said, however, that none ¯ of the devices has ever been shown-to ¯ actually be the source of transmission of : .HIV. According to Lewis, the study : derscores theneed to sterilize dental equip- - ment at very high temperatures and indi- : cates that the standards for decontaminat- ’- ing endoscopes should be revised. : Canadian Red Cross and Lab ¯ Battled Over Blood ¯ TORONTO-Twoex-officials ofa Cana- : dian government-owned company testi- ¯ fled in court that the Canadian Red Cross ¯ and their company struggled for control ¯. over blood products as HIV entered the ¯ country’ s blood supply. ?dun Davies and ¯ William Cochrane, both ex-officials at ¯ Connaugh.t La.boratories Ltd., testified the ¯ two orgamzattons squabbled about who ¯ should make blood products for hemo- :. philiacs. Lawyers representing HIV-in- ¯ fected Canadians have claimed that the : CRC and. Connaught spent more time arguing over who should manufacture ¯ blood plasma than increasing the national blood supply’ s safety. Studies Say Legal Needles Cut HIV Infection Rate STAMFORD, Ct. - New studies indicate that needle-shanng among IV .drug addicts dropped 40% after Connecticut approved a law 3 years ago allowing pharmacies to sell syringes over the counter. The studies, published in the Journal of AcquiredImmune Deficiency Syndromes, concluded that the increased availability of clean needles should, therefore, stem the spread of HIV and make "a dramatic change in behavior at no cost to the public," according to Beth Weinstein, director of the AIDS unit of .the Connecticut Department of Health, which conducted the studies with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One year after the needle laws took effect, 83%of the state’ s pharmacies were selling needles over the counter, and injection drug users were using them as their primary source of needles, accordmg to the studies. The 2nd study surveyed drug users at HIV counseling progra~ns. prisons and drug treatment centers in Connecticut where the authors found that less than a year after the law went into effect, 78% of those surveyed had bought syringes from apharmacy in th e previous month, while just 28% had purchased needles on the street. HIV Found In Semen Samples SEATTLE- According to a recent study, HIV is found in more than one-fifth of all semen samples from HIV-infected men, making unprotected sex with such men very risky. According to Dr. Ann Collier of the University of Washington at Seattle, a study of more than 100 semen samples from 16 HIV-positive men over a 2-year period found live and infectious virus 22% of the time. The presence of HIV appears to be sporadic and was not affected by whether or not the men were taking anti-viral medications at the time. FiOELITY HO/~E H E_ALTH .CA_RE, INC. 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M-Th., 10-5 pm Info: 749-4194 TOHRHelpline, Daily 8-10 pm For info. or to volunteer: 743-GAYS Tool Box Technicians, Leather org., Info c/o The Tool Box: 584-1308 T.U.L.S~4,- Tulsa & r Uniform Leather Seekers Assoc. Info: 838-1222 Britain’s military leaders have their strong resistance to any monte to lift the ban on homosexuals serving in the count~. ’s armed forces, and earlier this year the policy was upheld in the High Court. But!n issuing its ruling that upheld Parliament s right to say who could and could not join the military, one of the seniorjudges on the court said he rejected the challenge by 4 former servicepersonnel dischargedforbeinghomosexual "with hesitation and regret" and that the "tide of history"-was against the Ministry of Defense andurged a review of the policy. ha. a. press statement annou.neing the review, the Defense Ministry said,"In the light of this judgment the [ministry] has decided it must examine and assess the current policy with the aim of presenting a paper .of evidence to assist: the select committee on the subject ofhomosexuality in the armed forces." The review will be headed by a senior civil servant .and staffed by officers from the Royal Navy, Army and Air Force. The miuistry’s out- .... line of thereview wouldinvolve the policy being looked at from all levels. Commissioned officers and non-commissioned ranks will be asked to give evidence and fellow members ofNATOand other countries will be:visited to evaluate their own policies. -~ Stonewall, Britain’s leading gay rights Organization, welcomed the announcement and called for a moratorium on discharges from the armed services until the review had been completed. "Stonewall ¯ has always maintained that the ban is based on prejudice and prejudice alone," a Stonewall news release stated. gay and lesbian...groups want to promote in the schools," Sheldon said. "And thi~ agenda has been accomplished through the Centers for Disease Control with funding under the Trojan horse of AIDS education." In a fundraising newsletter, Sheldon said House Speaker Gingrich had promised him last year that the House would address the issue and that Sheldon was helping to’ organize the hearings. The Human Rights-Campaign Fund charged _thatRep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), chairman Of the Oiiersightand Investigations subcommittee of the Economic and EducationalCommittee was"turning his committee over to a lobbyist.:.to spread his prejudice." Elizabeth Birch, executive, director of HRCF, said Sheldon was "shamelessly distorting the purpose of. programs designed to keep young people safe and healthy, Congress should resistthe temptation to stage sideshows for. right-wing lobbyists and get on with the business of govermng." .Hoekstra’s office confirmed that Sheldon was in fact involved in planning the hearings. The hearings, Hoekstra’s office said, will address legitimate concerns of parents who are concernedby several reforms in public ~education, ineluding distributing condoms and sex education in schools: Activists noted that the hearings were scheduledbyHoekstm’s staffwithout even notifying Democratic subcommitteemembers. The date became public only after the HRCF last week released a letter that Sheldon had sent to supporters. In ~e 20-minute address during the °iunchbreak ofthe conference, Birchcalled for a new ethic in the public dialog. "We may work for different outcomes.... but we can engage in an ethic of basic respect and decency." The Greening of Gay by Pat Morehead : Well, it has been a big week for public : coverage of the "Gay 90’s". We got En- ¯ tertainment WeeNy, we got electronic ¯ coverage of the benefit presentation of Birch s speech was delivered despite " "The Sum of Us", plus a review in the being rebuffed by a Coalition spokesman : daily paper. The National networks have after formally requesting,to SlZ~,ak at the ¯ us scattered round and about both in hard Conference. Ihave had the opportunity to : news and in magazine.features. Entermeet thousands of individuals from all ¯ -~tainment Tonight is focusing on WONG - ¯ walks of life who have grave concerns ¯ FOO and "Jeffery". Whewwww! about misconceptions put forth by repre- : So where am I headed with this you ...... sentativesoftheChiistianCoalitionwhen ’ ask? All of this has lead me- to a rather’- " addressing the hopes, dreams and aspira- ¯ startling supposition. Is it possible that - tions-of lesbian and gay Americans and ~ ’Gay’ has become in some sense fashiontheir families, Birch wrote in a July 5 able.-Are we m , even in Tulsa? Have letter, to Christian Coalition Executive " we in effect become the flavor of the Director Ralph Reed. I believe that it is : month like Birkenstock shoes, Santa Fe -¯..time to address our differences face .to ¯ style cookery, ormountain bikes? Lordy, face, she wrote. :. say it ain’t so! ¯ When the formal request was turned " I can see it all now. Wewill suddenly be down, Birch decided to reserve a room in ¯ in demand by our ever so trendy straight ¯ the same hotel that would host the confer- ¯ associates. They will all want to accom- ¯ ence, to deliver her message directly to ~ pany us into the nether world of Cowboy ¯ Christian Coalition members. "Although ~ styleGaybars. We will serveas thecenter ¯ yourpodiumwas not available tome, I am ¯ of focus at backyard barbecues, cocktail ¯ grateful for those who have come today .": gatherings and small informal dinners. and will giveme the ’benefit of the doubt". -" We will be quizzed on exactly what it is and be willing to consider what I have to o that two men can do together in bed. say." ¯ Lesbians unfortunately will not receive TheHuman Rights Campaign Fund .:.’this same kind attention, because the (HRCF), the nation’s largest lesbian & " womenalreadyknowtheanswers tothose gay political organization, works to end : kinds of questions. discrimination, secure equalrights, &pro- ¯ The more daring straight men will sugtect the health and safety of.all Ameri- : gest that if the proper precautions are cans, HRCFlobbies the federal govern- : observed, they might be willing to ment on lesbian, gay, & AIDS issues; ¯ "dabble" in our excesses. Simpatico feeducates the general public; and partici- - ~ males will secretly caress our butts while pates in election campaigns. " whispering inour ears see nextpage Love is an adventure when one of you IS stile... and the other is positi~’e. ~1995 ORION PICTURES CORR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Opening Soon = Movies 8, 68th & Memorial, 250 4513 ¯ Sunday Services 11:00 am ¯ Wednesdays 6:30 pm Potluck 7:00 pm Bible Study ¯ 8:00 pm Choir Practice j To do justice, love mercy & to walk humbly with our God... Micah 6:8 I 5451-E S. Mingo ¯ Tulsa, OK 74146 . (918) 622-1441 Tulsa World Opening Masterworks Concert featuring music of WALT DISNEY’S FANTASIA¯ Create your own image on September 23 at 8 p,m, in Tulsa’s Performing Arts Center, Call 747-7445 for tickets and information] i t that they know just what we need. Ministers will feel a need to call us forth befor~ the congregation and give us brotherli¢ hugs (while a few will secretly caress our butts and whisper in our ears that they know just what we need) along with announcements of acceptance within the Lord’s eyes. (These will be primarily Episcopalian and Unitarian Ministers, nix on the Baptists and most of the Methodists). Politicians will drag their Gay staffers out in front of press conferences to extol the staffers dedication and the pol’s openness to lifestyles of alternative natures. (No Oklahoma Politicians will take this step but the rest of the c.ountry will. The Oklahoma Pol’s will presume they HAVEno Gay staffers!) , .... Be fear not my Brothers. This too Shall pass, and probably by Christmas. We will be replaced by the newest wave of deep muscle massage therapy or Santa Fe style andmade pnnntlve Christmas decorations. Yes, we will drift back into the oblivion of the passe’, excluding, of course, the decorators, hair stylists and florists. No more invitations, insinuated seductions or public displays of empathy and solidarity. Oh, the homoerotic advertising images will remain for awhile. And Hollywood will turn out the occasional Gay thematic film, but not too Gay of course. We will have our season ofever so appropriate and politically correct Gay Television characters who will live without real relationships while beingbefriended by concerned yet politically correct.straight associates. At least until the ratings drop below the 32rid ~lot mark in the ratings sweeps. Yes, our moment in the.glare of public acceptance will have burnt itself out. And I say, the better off we will be. My little life with its trials and failures will be just another little life. I prefer neither to be placed on a rail and ridden out of town, noron apedestal. Theflavors ofthemonth can come and go. I don’t care to be a flavor ofthe month, thank youvery much.. No, I want to be the ’bitter herbs’, not often USed, but a mainstay in seasoning the life of the world. Except for maybe all that "secret butt caressing" part. Pat Morehead is a Tulsan whose commentariesfocus on art, politics & more. NW 39th Street strip and this police offleer admitted in court that the citizenhad not made a sexual offer but had described his preference in sexual activity. ACLU-OKattorneys who include Mark Henrickson, Shirley Wiegand and others seek to challenge not only the OKC statute (which appears to ban.all discussions of sex except between married spouses) but also Oklahoma’s "’crimes against nature" statute which treats oral and anal sex as a felony crime for both heterosexuals and hOmosexuals. Because this law was found to be unconstitutional for heterosexuals in a 1.986 case, it’s felt that the higher courts may find the statute unconstitutional as it applies to homosexuals too. The hopeis that if the "crimes against nature" statute is invalid then also conversation about private consensual non-commercial acts cannot be criminalized either. Camfield said that typically the Court of Criminal Appeals moves quickly and a rifling might have come at the hearing. However, the Court has taken the case under ad.visemem and timing of aruling is not certain. The New Cars Are just Around The Corner. We Ha~e Rem.a/_.-~ng "95 Models At Botto,n Line Prices- While They Last! s10,798 includes: Air, Am/Fm Cassette & More. Includes D;:ag A~r Bags s500 s249. CASH BACK MONTHLY" 5.6o/o APR NOW AVAILABLE. LIST $29,619 - Sale $24,988 s 15,626 $4,631 Includes: Power Windows & Locks, 6 Disc CD DOHC 140 H.P. En0ine & More Changer, Aw. Cnlise. Inlinity Sound S.ystem & More. *MSRP $18,069. sale price $17,121. 41 payments of $249, s mo. last payment of 9522.21. ot walk a way. 12.000 miles a yr. free. 15¢ a mile thereafter. 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Jean earned $30,031 more than Jan because Jr~n started to save earlier. In this case, the cost of~ procrastination was $30,031. Y,oumay not be30 yeaa s old ;however, don tput offshving any longer. Talk to a professional today!! Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law Know Your Rights! Estate Planning, Adoptions, Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Bankruptcy & Workers Compensation 1-800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. Y R-epublican Congressman Blasts Dole WASHINGTON - Rep. Steve Gunderson (R-Wisc.), one of only three openly gay members of Congress, asked Senate Majority .Leader Bob Dole, a leading contender for the GOP presidential nomination, if the Kansas Republican was rejectmg his support after Dole returned a.campaign contribution to a gay Republican organization last month. In the mean- -time, the campaign contribution from the Log Cabin Club was instead given to Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penna.). Gunderson, who was one of the first members of Congress to publicly endorse Dole, said in a causticletter to the Senateleader, "Are you rejecting the support of anyone who happens to be gay? If this is so, do youintend to now reject my support and request those on your staff who happen to be gay to resign?" Dole return.-ed the $1,000 donation fromhe Log Cabin Club, which his campaign had originally solicited, after it was publicizedin August, saying he does ¯ not accept funds from groups ¯¯ not sharing his views. In his letter, Gunderson, who ¯ was Wisconsin chairman of ¯ Dole’ s unsuccessful 1988 presi- ¯ dential campaign, said, "As one : who has championed your political career for years, you must ¯ know how muchthis disappoints ¯ me .... The Bob Dole I know ," does not support discrimination ¯ againstpersonsjustbecause they ¯ aregay."Dole’ s campaignhead- : quarters acknowledged receiv- ¯ ing Gunderson’ s letter, but so far : has not commented on it. : Following the flap surround- " ing Dole’ s rebuff of the gay Republicans, the Log Cabin Club gave the returned $1,000 contri- ¯ bution to the presidential cam- . paign bid being mounted by ¯ Specter, who unhesitatingly ac- .: cepted it. "I write to thank you ¯ for the contribution of the LOg ¯ Cabin Republicans to my presi- ¯ dential campaign," Specter said ¯ in aletter to the group. "As I said ; inmy openletter to the members ¯ of Log Cabin Republicans gath- ¯ ered for your national meetingin ¯ Cincinnati, I welcome the sup- " port of all Americans who op- ¯ pose discrimination and who ¯ seek amore limited government, ¯ joining the principles of fiscal ¯ conservatism with social liber- ¯ tarianism." : Rich Tafel, Log Cabin’ s ex- ¯ ecutive director, said Specter"is ¯ taking on the radical right, while : otherGOPcandidates like Sena- ¯ tor Dole are bowing to them. He knows the politics of exclusion will ruin the chances for a Republican victory in’ 96." Far-Right Org. Wants GOP to. Return Gay $. WASHINGTON - The Family Research Council, a conservative anti-gay fundamentalist organization, has demanded that the National Republican Coniressional Committee return 5,000 it received in campaign contributions from the Human Rights Campaign Fund, the gay rights lobbying organization. The committeeraises campaignfunds for Republican candidates ironing for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. "People don’t think about the moral messages they send with the money they take," said Kristi Hamrick, a spokeswomanfor the Family Research Council. "If the Republican Party says that lifestyle makes no difference then they are undermining the family," she said. "If Congressman Gunderson holds out as the cost of his involvement acceptance ¯of his lifestyle as being equal to mamage, then that’s ¯ clearly a problem." The GOP ¯ congressional fundraising com- : mittee made no comment on the ~ demand. Reviewed by Barry Hensley Head, Circulation Department Tulsa City-County Library Are you planning a vacation this winter? If Miami, Florida or London, England are on your agenda, you may want to check the travel gnides at the Tulsa City-County Library, particularly "Detour’s Miami" and "Detour’s London." These are alternative guides "forthosewho don’t necessarily travel the straight and narrow." They are typical travel guides, but geared toward the Gay/Lesbian traveler. Each guide deals with basic information (transportation, climate, tourist sights)’ as well as more specific sections of interest to Gay/Lesbian visitors (local newspapers and resources, fun secuons of town, local laws and safety considerations). ¯ Gay/Lesbian-friendly hotels, stores, restaurants and clubs make up the bulk of the listings, since it is expected that travelers would want to frequent hospitable establishments. Surrounding towns and cides are also examined with maps, photographs and suggested itineraries. You’ll also learn some interesting facts about these destinations. It’ s amusing to find out "- that one of Miami’ s most strik- ¯ ing examples of modern design, ¯ the Centrust Building, is flood- " lighted nightly with colors ap- : propriate to events and seasons; ¯ red and green for Christmas, or- " ange and black for Halloween ¯ and pink for Gay Pride Day! ¯ You’ll learn that, in London, ¯ at the Women’s Pond in ¯ Hampstead Heath Park, "you’ll ¯ belucky to finda squaremetreof ¯ grass that is not teeming with ¯ Lesbians." Call yourtravel agent ¯ and start packing! ¯ Currently, the libr.ary carries ¯ these two "Detour’ s" guides for ¯ checkout. There is also a refer- : ence copy which cannot be ¯ checked out of the "Damron ¯ Guide". Ithas.similar, butmuch ¯ more general information. Look ~ forthe"Detour" guides and other ¯ travel guides for check-out in ¯ the Reader’s Services Depart- " ment,2ndfloor, Central Library, ¯ or call 596-7966. "The Land Specialists" Eureka Springs 501-253-9682 (days) OR 501-253-8969 (evenings) ONE OFA KIND BUSINESS FOR SALE DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY Other offerings include: Bed & Breakfast Inns., Victorian Homes, Hotels/Motels, Commercial Properties/Businesses, Quiet Country Estates, and much more. McClung Realty, Inc. has catered to the diverse GIL/B/TG community in Eureka Springs for over 20 years. Call or write for a listing brochure. Or better yet, stop in, and we 71 show you around. We specialize in creative financing. 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 7,1996, $895~2295 Call International Tours 9/8-34/-6866 RSVP ,,,~,! .~_~. Metropolitan 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 1623 No. Maplewood, Tulsa 74115, 838-1715 Family Fun Time in Eureka Springs by Phil Boler-Schmidt Family fun time takes on a whole new meaning after the childrenhaveretumed to school. There is no better time of year to take a real family vacation to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Family, of course, takes on a new meaning of its own when one talks about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered communities. That’s what Imean when I talk about family. Autumnis uponus, the"other" families are restingup from their Summer vacations, there is less competition for tourist attractions, and the colors are about to burst forth in the Ozarks. It’s a great time to come play .in what I call utopia. Eureka Springs has long been known for its eccentricities, and it is no well-kept secret that our kind offamily canbefounddamnear everywhere. While visiting in the Heart of the Ozarks, you can stay at any one ofanumberoffamily-owned bed and breakfastinns, motels or hotels. And, there are a number of family-friendly places too. Accomodations range from plush cottages complete withinroom jacuzzis to small, quaint motel rooms. Plush, upscale hotel suites are a possibility too as well as luxurious, in-house rooms. The entire range of ammeuities can be found here. Out-To-Eats can be a true artform in Eureka Springs. Family- owned eateries abound as do the friendly places. You can partake of fine dining on tree Italian, home-cookedcuisine or high class Ameican fare. Evenings ¯ with good music are easy to find : at a number of fine places that ¯ serve cocktails and dinner. A ." quiet, romantic dinner is pos- : sible with about every ethnic ¯ variety of food here. ¯ Clubs tofrequent is a luxury in : this utopia in the heart of the ¯ Bible Belt. Whenever family ¯ asks me, "Where can we go and ¯¯ be safe?", I have to laugh. Not because it is all that funny, but I ¯ usually relay a story a friend told ¯ me when I asked the very same : question a year ago. ¯ As long as you stick to the ¯ Historic District, you can go in : any club you like If you want to ¯ sit in the comer and hold hands : or kiss, no one is going to give ¯ you grief. If some redneck from, : you guessedit, Tulsa, gives you ¯ arough time, they will throw out ¯ the redneck, not you. ¯ So, suffice it to say that eve- " uings out on the town are a treat ¯ in Eureka Springs. : As fordaytime activities, there : are a lot to choose from. You could dress up in turn-of-the- ¯ century garb and have your pie- " ture taken for posterity at The Imagey. ¯ You could try your hand at fly fishing in one of our rivers or ¯ lakes. All the equipment you : couldpossiblyeverneedisavail- ¯ able at the Beaver Darn Store. ¯ Professional guides are also ¯ standingby shouldyoubeanov- ¯ ice and want instruction or a ¯ seasoned fisherman/womanand ¯ want a tuneup or someone to ¯ show you the area’s best spots. ¯ If you are into shopping, you : could make a trip downtown and ." shop ’til you drop. Looking for ¯ family gifts? Everything you ¯ want or need, plus all kinds of ¯ metaphysical, pagan, and : magickal supplies, are a short ¯ descent of the stairs away atThe : Emerald Rainbow, the only shop : in town that carries gay/lesbian ¯ memorabilia. ¯ Shopping for real estate? ~ Come upstairs from The Emer- ¯ aid Rainbow to McClung Realty -" (family-friendly) andhavealook ; at what,s available in residential : While visiting in the : Heart of the Ozarks, ¯ you can stay at any one ~ of a number of family- : owned bed and break- : fast inns, motels or ¯ hotels. And, there are i a number of familyi friendly places too. : Aeeomodations range i from plush cottages i complete with in-room ¯ jaeuzzis to small, i quaint motel rooms. or commecial property, businesses or land. There are plenty of tours of the area too. Some show you around the Historic District by van or bus, and one shows you through the US 62 area in a unique and fun way. If you take the Duck Tours (family-friendly), you will ride a World War II reconditioned amphibeous military assault vehicle through town then onto Lake Leatherwood with a splash. Eureka Springs is known for it’s country m~ic shows and The Great Passion Play. These are two of the main attractions to the area, mostly to the "other" type of family. But, if you want to take in some of this type of entertainment, most attractions are open through the end of October. I wouldn’t suggest holdmghands orkissing there though. You might get a pretty chilly reception. Other area attractions that are must-sees are. the various caves that offer self-guided tours and Eureka Gardens, a splendor to behold with botanical gardens that go on and on. Thomcrown Chapel is a wonder Of modem architecture that must be witnessed to bebelieved. And, don’t forget St.-Elizabeth’s Church, the only Roman Catholic church in the country where you enter through the bell tower. While in Eureka Springs, there are a number of family-owned sevice businesses of which you may want to take advantage. If you are looking for dog grooming, while here, stop in and visit Greenwood Hollow. A complete range of body piercing sev~ces is available locally through Bill Croft at Ozark Primitives. There are a number of qualified massage therapists in town, and I suggest either the Palace Hotel & Bath House or Healing Benefits Massage Therapy to soothe your tired, aching muscles. Kim Ridenour, a professional astrologer accredited with the American Federation ofAstrologers, offers the full range of astrological services and will do either individual or composite readings. She also offers Tarot readings at The Emerald Rainbow. And,just in case you are looking to put together a computer system, upgrade your existing one, or just learn a little more about computers, that’s what I do. Whatever else you plan to do whilein Eureka Springs,remember to bring your camera or camcorder. Autumn in the Ozarks is Something to behol& and our area has numerous lookouts from which to take memorable snapshots or videos. I first st,~trted putting together information for this article more than a month ago, and I have to admit, I was stuck for away to adequately present our familyownedandfamily- friendly businesses in a way that made sense without having to clutter up newspaper space with addresses and phone numbers. Then, I realized that I was forgetting one importanflocal family- owned business that could make myjob easy. Positive Idea Marketing Plans (PIMP, of course, for short) specializes in putting together family vacation packages for the discriminating. PIMP also offers retreats for groups in the beauty oftheOzark countryside. My suggestion to all wanting to have a great family fun time in Eureka Springs is to call PIMPat 501-253-2401 and let the professionals put it all together for you. If you’re not sure where to stay or eat, PIMP will have the answers and will even make the arrangements for you. I like it when people make my job easy! See you in Eureka Springs. Hwy. 62 East Eureka Springs, Ad(ansas 501-253-6001 DAVE HAGER RUTH GOODWIN-HAGER S.U.A.E. Adult Accommodationa ’the In Eureka Springs, Arkansas Craftsman-style cottages with beautiful views of the woods and wildlife -,Tucked on top of the Ozark Mountains, just a few minutes walk to the Historic Village of Eureka Springs. 501/253-8281 Frank Green Jr.. Host - 50 Wall Street - Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 A UTHENTIC ITALIAN CUISINE FRESH RAINBOFF TROUT of Eureka Springs Recommended by the New York Times (~01) 253-6807 5 Center Street Closed ~’ednesday Eureka Springs, AR 72632 .Romantic, quiet & secluded Family-owned & operated Guest Cottage with A Jacuzzi for two, And private parking, All only 1/2 block to downtown. 9 Benton Street Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 501.253.2204 ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Jerry A. Wilson (501) 2S3-7311 1-8~0-231-1442 KINGS HI-WAY INN 96 Kings Highway ¯ Hwy. 62 W. ¯ Eureka Springs, AR 72632 ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ o ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ CIVIL RIGHTS HELP? How To Do It First 30 words are $10. Eacfl additional word is 25 cents. 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I’m Ikg4 men. call me ~5448 Tulsc TAKE ME OUT IN TULqA: Don,WM BI, 34, bind/blue attr, vey good shape looking for a sir BM, to have a go0d 5me out in Tulsa. grve me a call. ~5974 Tulsa DAVID, 19, 6’6, 275 bind/blue looking to meet in the area, interested in lots of things, give me a call. ~6009 Henrietta ONE ON ONE: Jack, GWM 42 5’10 220, looking for someone down to earth, looking for a tel, like outdoors, football, bball on IV, Ikg for an avg. down to earth guy whowants a one on one- ~6274 Tulsa LONELY AND LOOKING, Wm, 50, 5’8, 165, slim and trim, into BE,, have a solid body, tan, looking for a person in the area, that’s slim and trim male under 50 for a friend, to go out with and see where things go. Hope you can call! e2082 Ardmore FOOT FAN: 25 Gay native American, just on the Misted side, into feet, if you share the same interests, give me a Call. like to hear from you! ~6211 Little Rock COLLEGE STUDENT: 23 College student, 5’8 15 brn/blue athl build, ISO 18-30 for hot times: ~6360 Tulsa BI CURIOUS: 27, 6’ 180, brn/blugrn, looking for guys 18-30 fit, bi curious, looking for some clean safe, good times, give me a ~all. e6405 Metro Area COUNTRY BOY 6’2, 22, 215 bm/gm mu~che baking for some o~er Tulsa HEY NOW: my name is Steven. I’m 31 y/o and I’m [kg4 guy’s 18-50 for Fishing, swimming and camping. I enjoy the company of slightly aggressive men. e5354 Tulsa HEY GIRLS:athletic attr. SWF early 30’s 5’4 1101bs bm/brn Ikg4 open minded women for discr~t hot fun. call me! e45795 Dallas/Ft. Worth LEZ TALK: my name is Lisa, I’m Ikg4 someone to have great phone fun with. I feve talking on the phone. Im 42 €/o and I hope you call me. e45492 Dallas AFRICAN QUEEN: I’m a 37 y/o African American Ikg4 the same 30-40. I’m shy and I’m drug and disease free. I have dogs and I’m sincere and honest. If you are honest and sincere, call me. n38212 BUTCH/FEM: I’m a.23 y/o female and I like poetry, cycling and music. I’m Ikg4 a friendship and a poss. relationship. I’m a liltle butch and a little fern. all calls wil/be returned, e47521 Dallas SPECIAL FRIENDS: I’m a single woman with no kids Ikg4 a special female friend to love and care for~ call me. e1614 Introducing REVENTION ROJECT A PROJECT FOR NATIVE A,44 ER !CAN /v~ EN WH0 HAVE ~EX W!TH /Vl EN DRUG FREE SEI1VI~E$ IH~LUD|: SUPPORT GROUP TARGETED LITERATURE CON FI DENTIAL H IV TESTI NG H O/v~E WORKSHOPS AND ALCOHO.L RECOVERY PROGRA/VkS AN D/vkORE.... FOR/v~ORE IN FOR/vkATION CALL ¯(918-) . 84-4.98 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, September 15-October 14, 1995; Volume 2, Issue 10 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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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neil Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 15-October 14, 1995 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Kharma Amos Laurie Cooper Shelly Roberts JD Jamett Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neil/Tulsa Family News Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/502 Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, August 15-September 14, 1995; Volume 2, Issue 9 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 'Celluloid Closet' AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV discrimination AIDS/HIV drugs AIDS/HIV research American Civil Liberties Union anti-bias policy anti-gay activism arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars Bob Dole boycott businesses churches Community of Hope Dave Fleischer estate planning Eureka Springs Family Finances Fred Phelps gay bashing gay clergy Gay Games gay police holocaust homophobia homphoobia Human Rights Campaign Fund Jonathan Nicholson Joseph Downton Leadership Tulsa Log Cabin Republicans medical malpractice Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa military inclusion NAMES Project National Coming Out Day National Endownment for the Arts Native Americans needle exchange Pat Morehead performing arts Politically Incorrect rape Read All About It representatin restaurants schools sexual assault sexual orientation discrimination Shocking Gray sodomy laws Tom Neal Tulsa AIDS Walk Tulsa Family News Tulsa Native American AIDS Prevention Project Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HIV Testing viatication violence