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TU/BLGTA Presents
Annual Film Festival
Women at RiskVideo AIso Showing
q~,3LSA The University ofTulsa’s Bisexual/Lesbian!
New MCC-GT Pastor Brings
Radical Past + Present Grace
TUI~qA - After two years,
Tnisa’s oldest Lesbian and
Gay congregation, the Metropolltan
Corunauaity Church
of Greater Tulsa has a pastor
again. Tracy I. Barber came
to Tulsa about 2 moaths ago
from Los .Amgales. She’s only
recently ordained as a Metro
politan Conununity Church
pastor having [men originally
ordained as a Mennonite after
graduahag from the lfigMy
respo~ted Fulhi~ Theologieul
Seamnat~ in 1994. And
though she was born in Califomi~
L shehas ties to this ~’ea,
having studied at Evangel MCC-GT Pastor Tracy Barber
Collage hi Spr~gfield, MO. featuredonthe¢overoftheOet.
Barber, uldike some 26, 1990 la)s Angeles Roader2
who ve become clergy, has an unusual profess olml background.
WhJhi th Cafifomia, she worked in Hollywood film production:
commercials, music videos, and Entertaitmlent Tonight, serving
as Leeza Gibbons’ assistam. She Mternated between doing hatter
paying filial work and non profit work.
In one extraordinm-y stint featured in the Los Angeles Reader,
she infiltrated the radical and-abortion group, Operation Rescue
(OR). as an Unpaid spy for a coalition of feminist orgimlzadons.
This work was crucial to defense work and gave OR its first
substantial defeat.
But for MCC-GT, Barber and her congregation is m the thick
of preparing a rtfission statement, a statement of die vision of
where they want to go, and of their vahles. Barber. with
injoumniism,recafls that tbeulogian Carl Bart said that a nfihister
needs the Bible in one hand and a newspaapar in the other - you
have to know what is ~oin~ on in the world.
Lesbian Health Care : Mel WhiteSays to PFLAG:
NEW YORK (AP) - For 20 years. Nayla Rolle lived
with a paralyzing pain that dectors distthssed a.s stress
related, It wasn’t until the B~oldyn social worker
skarted seeing Joan Waitknvic,z - a spacialist ia Lesbiau
health issues - that her aliments were diagnosed cor
recfly, as lupus and asthma. "Other doctors saw me as a
young woman of color, a l~sbian and they couldn’t get
beyond what I was saying."says the 41 -year old Rolle.
Wailkevicz, who began seeing Rulle hine years ago
whihisha was in private practice, is now director ofBeth
lsrael Medical Center’s Gay Women’s Focus. Heulthcare
workers say it is the first hospitul-hasext health care
provider in the country fo~ 1 esbialxs. The connection to
the hospital, proponents say, conid give Lesbian patients
better access to SlX’Cth~sts and more comprehensive
insurance than they wonid otherwise have. "’We
want women to come in here and feel uulniubiled about
their lifestyle,’says \Vaitkevicz.
Gay Women’s Focus is a plimary care provider and
gives referrals. Since opathng in 1996, it has treated
more than 3,000 patients - 30 parcent of them Lesbians.
There have~similar hospital bosed clinics - often
AIDS-related that focas on Gay men’s health.
Experts say Gay women have spatial medical cow
ceres: They may be at higher risk of developing coro
nary disease, breast and colon callcer, and some ~ aginai
infections, research shows.
And sexual practices can have an effect. Teresa
Cuadsa, the cento"s gynecologist, says ma~y Lesbians
may go y~rs without vhatmg a gynecologist, for ex
,’maple, because they think they are not at risk for
Truth + Love, Relentlessly
TULSA - The Rev. Mel \Waite. former ghost,\alter to the likes of
the Gay-ba.~hing TV preaebers Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson
pregehed the gospel of Ghandi and Martin Luther King. Tlfis
message of r~n-violem
elal change was delivered to
about 200 who attended Pareats.
Families and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays. PFL~.G’s
re~onaiconferenee dth~erat
All Souls Uthtafian Church
on Sat. March 7.
~q’fite. who was formerly
associated with the Metropolitan
Communit.~ Church-
The Rev. L~el White, joined !Lv
es’DallasCathedraiofHope,
Tulsan S ~e Knause, and White s
now works with his life partner
Gap, Nixon in an interpartner
Gary NLron at All Souls. faith justice minisl~, called
Soulforce based in Laguna Beach. California. see White, page 3
MinisterAcquited Church Trial
Over Lesbian Union Ceremony
major change !n church policy. "1 don’t know the implicatig,m~ of
tkni r dncision," Ct~ech said from the pulpit. "But I believe it s the
TOHR HIV Program
ChangesAmid Criticism
News analysis by 7T’N staff.
TIYLSA At March s general nembership n ecting.
a member of Tulsa Oldahomans for Htm~an
Right. Inc. who had joined ouly earlier dmt da)
made a motion that the membors o~ edde the vole
the orgathzadon’s board of directors and tfl g~c
away TOHR’s HIV prevention programs to
yet non existent nonprofit "l~is svas approved h
the hanth’ul of members present. Most of those
votin against the board of directors were emplo.’,
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Homosexual Marriage and the
Assault on Your Family
by Jay Alan Sekulow~ Chief Counsel
American Center for Law & Justice
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23467 - 4429.
We stopped homosexual activists m
Hawaii last year, but now they are putting
together a desperate new assault. Wecant
: afford to lose this battle for the family.
¯ Please read this letter carefully. - Jay
Thehomosexual community is about to
; launch a massive assault on the family,
; and once again Hawaii is the focus of their
¯ attack. Militant homosexual groups from
~ across the nation are joining together to
: defeat a stare-wide referendum in Hawaii
¯¯ this fall. Itis all part of the gay andlesbian
community’s sweeping ag_end,2., fo.r 1.,99.8
that seeks to redefine the family m mexr
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584-7960 " agenda.
First, I have established a special task
749-4901 ~ forcededieatedtomonitq_ring .a.n.d.respot~idr~
587-7674 ~ ingto developments in Hawaii. tam pe -
743~4297 ¯ soiaally spearheading this task force,
¯ which, wliich incl,u,d_es senior deputies in
749~4195 " the Chief Counsel s office, our research
¯
ot~ff ~,dtheACLl’s on_the~groundteam
in Hawau: WE MUST APPLY CO -
¯ STANT LEGAL PRESSURE AND BE
¯ PREPARED TO COUNTER THE.
~ STRATEGIES OF THE MILITANT
¯ HOMOSEXUAL LEGAL COMMU-
~ N1TY. "- e
¯ Second, I am announcing an miens
"¯. pubh¯ceducatt"oncampaign hea.d..e.d.b.y..the
~ ACLJ to combat the flood of homoseX.~Uat
i propaganda that will soon blanket tia-
~vaii. So far, we have been successful in
: HOLDING OFF THE ENEMY in the
: courts of law. Now, we. must .win. the
¯ battle in the court of pubhc optmon:
~ In addition, I must ensure that ACI.J
¯ attorneys are ready to respond to the
¯ mounting evidence that CHRISTIANS
ACROSS AMERICAN ARE BEING
HARASSED FOR OPPOSING THE
HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA.... WE
ARE AGGRESSIVELY DEFENDING
CHILDREN FROM HOMOSEXUAL
INDOCTRINATION IN SCHOOLS
ACROSS AMERICA - ¯ ¯ the enclosed
¯ situational report gives more details on
¯ how homosexuals are undermining the ¯
family. The fact is, no business, no family,
no schoohaged chi!d is safe from this
sweeping pu.qh see Anti-Gay, p.3
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¯ is where you canfindTFN. Notallare Gay-ownedbutall are Gay-friendly.
Gay-Baiting + What
Well M. Susan Savage, our"pretty and nice" as well a~’
politically savvy mayor squeaked on through the election
despite her opponent’s last minute Gay-baiting tactics.
Our mayor’s advisors spent weeks worrying about
rumors that her Republican opponent, Terry Simonson,
would use "Gay issues" to attack Savage. They were
right. Simonson, with advicefrom Oklahoma’s "hate and
lyingAREChristian values’~ Congressmen Steve Largent
and Tom Cobum, and their "Oklahoma Values" Coalition,
did air TV advertisements that attacked Savage for
issuing a Gay Pride proclamation:
What they didn’t say is that the proclamation was from
1994, and that Savage has refused to issue another since.
Her reason: by allowing the "mainstream" media, i.e.
Channel 6, to see the proclamation, Pride Picnic organizers
were using the proclamation "for political purposes"
which is not allowed.
Hundreds of proclamations are given to non-profits
which routinely share these with the media but if a Gay
group does precisely the same thing, it is being ~’political".
Does this sound like doubletalk?
Wall, consider this is the same mayor Who claims that
she doesn’t issue proclamations for "commercial" purposes,
and yet, issued one for "Jackie Cooper Imports
Day" in honor of breaking ground for a new south Tulsa
dealership. Not to pick on Jackie Cooper Imports, since
other commercial enterprises have been similarly honored.
And with Cooper, the business really has done a
great deal of good civic work, especially around HIV/
AIDS issues in Oklahoma City.
The Gay-baiting ads, however;, may well have helped
our mayor get dected. Going into the race, some politicalobservers
thought she might lose, or at best, win by the
thinnest of margins despite being the incumbent, and
having more than one-hundred thousand in campaign
dollars. But the ads, which aired a few days before the
race, may have shifted some votes. ~-
My father, as rock-solid a Republican as you will find,
after he heard the Simonson ad, tore up his Simonson
sign, threw it in the trash and went to Simonson HQ to
express his anger- and changed his vote. His view is that
others didso as well. And that The Tulsa World article on
Tony Orr and Tim Beauchamp, (about whomTFN wrote
last fall when they spoke at th~ National Gay!& Lesbian
TaskForce/TOHRhate crirn~e~ forum) who had been-Gay-
Really Happened in the Mayor’s Race
bashed, may have made real for many non-Gay citizens
what can result from Simonson-style verbal attacks.
So now Mayor Susy’s back, and we, Lesbian and Gay
citizens and our friends and family need to hold her
accountable. It is no longer acceptable for her to act like
merely talking to us is enough. We need to see some
specific results like diversity training for our often Gayr
hating Tulsa police officers, though such traimng also
shouldbe extended to fire and other city departments. The
mayor should also ~ssue an executive order banning
discrimination in city employment - something she can
do under the city charter. And since proclamations are
essentiallypublic paper towels - important to those who
.want them but of little use for anyone else - our mayor
should treat her Lesbian and Gay consti:uents as well as
all others, and give us Lesbian and Gay Pride Week
proclamations, even Pride Month as we asked for in ’96.
After all, we supported her in this race, more than ever
before. Cimarron Alliance Group, Oklahoma’s Lesbian
and Gay political action committee donated $2,000 to
Savage (this is no secret I’m disclosing, donations of this
size are public by law). And several of our most prominent
commumty members worked themselves into a
frenzy helping her and my guess, resulted in further
donations to Savage of many times that $2k. Remember,
$5k is the legal maximum donation, so S2k should get our
items at least some consideration not that quidpro quo
ever has anything to do with Oklahoma politics
The real danger to these reasonable reforms: that public
employees should have the training to act appropriately
with all citizens and that our own government should
pledge not to discriminate against any of its own citizens.
is likely M. Susan Savage’s further political ambitions.
Our mayor says she’s not looking at higher office. But
some think she’s just waiting until her daughters are
college age to run. If so, she may still hold fairness to
Tulsa’s Lesbian and Gay citizens hostage, not because
she’s personally opposed but because she feels it’s politically
advantageous. But maybe,just maybe, this election
in which Gay-baiting likely’ helped her win, will give her
the courage to appeal to the decency mad intelligence of
Tulsans. Then she will say’, as-she did about the "94
proclamation in response.to Simonson in the debates,
"I represent all citizens" and-do’what"s right.
~ Tom Neal, publisher & editor
one other person not yet named at the last TOHR board
meeting), a .single proposed new board member was
interviewed. However, Neal noted that, ",after Frank
Ramirez began his presentataon by stating, seemingly
proudly, that he violates Oklahoma’s Open Meetings.,’
Open Records laws in ranning Morton, I have to question
the ethics some of the persons to whom HOPE is being
given. Hulsey and Thompson have good reputations, but
after hearing Ramirez’ comments, and after learning that
Fr~sbee was already accepting donations for the as-ofthen
yet non-existentnew organizationwhile she was still
working forTOHR, and that she was doing so in violation
of her board’s instructions, I am appalled by the misconduct
and unprofessionalism of Frisbee."
Indeed, in the often stormy membership meeting, Neal
accused Frisbee of unprofessional conduct. He toldTFN,
"I hired Kristi Frisbee after our board voted to fire
Mallory Degen Brown for cause. But I hired her to fix the
problems of TOHR’s HIV programs, not to redesign it
with by-laws she wrote, with a board of her own chosing.
A good non-profit professional certainly has the right to
try to persuade her board of her vision but ultimately she
works for the organization. An organization should not
rum itself inside out for her convenience?"
Neal continues, "The real loser here is the whole Gay
community. A program that was created because few in
Tulsa gave a datnn that Gay men wer~ dying has been coopted-
to deal mostly with HIV for non-Gay people.
That’s worthy but other ’health organizations could do
¯ that. And the consideration of whether this historically
Gay-focused program should address Lesbian and Gay
health needs hasfallen victim to Kristi Frisbee’ s ruthlesshess."
Neal also criticized Horn strongly, "when I was
president, we built consensus. The difficult vote to fire
Mallory was unanimous. You have to wonder about a
leader who forces through that which a majority of his
board voted against." Neal said he resigned because the
members were not given advance notice of this proposal.
Their business card features the likenesses of King and
Ghandi, and \Vhite told of his recent travels in India with
Ghandi’s grandson to see the site~ that were significant in
the life of the man who inspired King and also White to
his work challenging those in Christianity who attack
Lesbians and Gay men.
Throughout the dinner, \Vhite persuaded his overflowing
audience to repeat as a mantra, "truth and love
relentlessly"; that is that he~ and they, should do their
work inspired b~ the truth, full of love but working for
change relentlessly. This lesson, White noted, was taught
to him by Coretta Scott King, and her assistant, Gay
activigt Lynn Cothren, when White was despairing of
having any dialogue with his former friends and employers,
Robertson and Falwell.
And in remarks of praise for the work that PFLAG
does, White added a comment of local interest. He stated
that Tulsa evangelist Oral Roberts should be a PFLAG
parent, since his older son commited suicide because due
to being Gay. Tulsa’ s new Council Oak Mens Chorale
also performed for the dinner to a very warm reception.
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Grassroots vs. DC/LA Elite
March on DC-Who Decides?
by Billy Hileman
The current debate of a LGBT civil rights event in
Washington, D.C. in 2000 may look like "’politic~ infighting"
if one only takes a quick glance. But just below
the surface is one of the most important community
discussions to occur in decades. Our community is in the
process of redefining the movement.
If organizing for a national LGBT civil rights event an
Washington proceeds on its current course, then progressive,
grass-roots, democratic organizing in our co~mnunity
will suffer a serious iujury.
The tragedy of this situation is that the.Hmnan Rights
Campaign’s (HRC) executive director Elizabeth t3irch,
comedian Robin Tyler, and the Universal Fello~vsl~p of
Metropolitan Community Churches’ Troy Perry are the
willing architects of this attack on queer democracy.
Right now, Perry, Birch, and Tyler are frantically
lobbying the community to sup,tvort an event they decided
to produce. They are trying to prop up grass-roots support
for an event on] y they had input on. Perry hasjust sent out
a letter with "’six very specific steps, very definite steps"
¯.. to lobby congress?. . no, to lobby the president’?..
¯ no, to zap Jesse Helms? No. Troy Perry is asking you to
lobby the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the
¯ ’Natitnal Black Eesbi~n mad Gay Leadership Fornin to
: support the Mille~inimn .March! What s wrong with that?
in Troy Perry’s plea for help, he says, "’If you are a
contributor, member or supporter of these organizations,
be sure to mention that too." That is sickening.
The MillenmumMarch is about money. It is not about
whether 2000 is a good year to rally in Washington. It is
not about ENDA, or domestic partnership, or about
lesbians and gays in the military. Right now there is only
one organization in our community with the resources to
support a huge national action in Washington. And there
is only one organization that has vowed to have 1 million
members by the year 2000 - HRC.
Never before has one of our organizations been xn a
position to unilaterally call for a March on Washington.
The Millemfium March is a test of HRC’s new power. It
is a test whether the community will allow HRC to
¯¯ o circumvent the progressive, grassroots, democratic principles
that were the basis of the three previous marches
and the heart of our movement.
At the end of Perry’s letter, he writes, "History’s
greatest movements have been grassroots movements.
~ And history’s greatest leaders have been those who
heeded the call of their grassroots members." But, there
¯ has been no "call." HRC and UFMCC didn’t allow the
forum for a"call."’ And now that people are voicing their
¯ concern about the process, Birch, Tyler and Perry are
putting a call out to the grass-roots instead of the other
¯ way around.
In March of 1991 the executive directors of NGLTF
¯ and HRCF, Urvashi Vaid and Tim McFeeley hosted a
meeting i~ Washington, D.C. for activists to discuss a
¯ third march on Washington. Minneapolis City
Councilmember Brian Coyle had pushed the idea at the
¯" 1990 Creating Change Conference. During the March
¯ (E91 meeting, and a second national meeting in .May,
dozens of proposals’~and -concerns were discussed by
." hundreds of activists.
~ Proposals for marches in 1992 and 1993 were dis-
.¯ cussed. Bi-annual MOWs with a permanent committee;
52 regional marches: states, DC and Puerto Rico; and a
¯
MOW before every presidential election were all pro-
" posed, seeMarch,page15
Houston Judge Blocks
Civil Rights Protections
HOUSTON (AP) - A~judge has blocked the city, at
leasttemporarily,fromenforcing MayorI~eBrown’s
executive order banning discrimination against Lesbians
and Gays in city government. State District
Judge Patrick W. Mizell agreed with City Council
member Rob Todd and conservative businessman
Richard Hotze that Brown lacks authority under the
city charter to impose such an order.
After a briefing by city attorneys, Brown said he is
considering an appeal. "We are disappointed with
Judge Mizell’s ruling," Brown said. "We continue to
bdieve that our interpretation is correct, that the
mayor has the power to issue executive orders."
Brown signed the order in January, fulfilling a campaign
pledge to ban discrimination in city government
on the basis of sexual orientation.
Although criticized by some City Council conservatives,
Brown’s idea had the support of a council
majority if he decided to seek an anti-discrimination
ordinance..But Brown issued an executive order,
instead.
Mizell said the charter authorizes only the council
and the Civil Service Commission to.make rules
regarding discrimination, not the mayor. Todd has
denied that their lawsuit was intended to suppress
homosexuals. He and Hotze say their suit is aimed at
procedural concerns alone. .
But some in the Gay community remain
unpersuaded, including some Gay conservatives who
said eradicating discrimination is a goal all conservafives
should share. "It’s certainly ironic that Mr.
Hotze wants to perpetuate discrimination, and that in
all the years he has been involved in politics in
Houston he has never questioned the~ayor’s right to
issue executive orders until it comes dtwn to employment
equality for Gay city employees," said Clarence
Bagby, president of the Houston Gay and Lesbian
Political Caucus.
Judge Overturns Alaska
Anti-Marriage Law
JUNEAU; Alaska (AP)- A State judge hearing a
challenge to Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage says
choosing a partner is a fundamental right that could
result in a"nontraditional" choice. Anchorage Superior
Court Judge Peter Michalski said that the state
must show why it should be able to regulate who
petple marry.
The court challenge, began last year when Jay
Brause and Gene Dugan of Anchorage challenged a
1996law banning same-sex marriage. TheGay couple,
who sought state recognition of their relationship of
20 years, said the marriage ban violates the Alaska
Constitution. Michalski threw out the state’s bid to
dismiss the case and ruled that choosing a partner is
a fundamental right.
"Itis the decisionitself thatis fundamental, whether
the decision results in a traditional choice o~ the
nontraditional choice Brause and Dugan seek to have
recognized," Michal’ski wrote. "The same Constitution
protects both." John Gaguine, the assistant attorney
general who argued the case, said the state probably
will ask the Alaska Supreme Court to review the
decision. Proving a compelling state interest in banning
same-sex marriage may be difficult, said Matt
Coles, director of the Lesbian and Gay civil rights
Project of the American Civil Liberties in.New York.
’The state is. going to have to have a very good
justification," he said.
Deat,h Sentence Holds for
Murderer of Gay Man
AUSTIN (A~) -~A death sentence .imposed against a
former~h;§b]a~bol football starwhbwas convicted of
abducting and Shooting to death a Gay man has been
upheld by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
According to court records, Demarco Markeith
McCullum and threecompanions targeted a Gayman
for robbery in 1994becauseMcCullumbelievedGay
men always carried a lot of cash.
According to the court, McCullum saw Michael
¯
Burzinski, 29, walking to his car parkett" outside aGay
¯¯ bar. He attacked Burzinski, who the court said was
noticeably drunk, and threw him into the backseat of
¯
Burzinski’s car. According to testimony, McCullum
¯ announced that Burzinski had to be killed because he
¯ knew his attackers’ names. He then shouted aloudhis ¯
own name and the name of the men with him -
¯ Decedrick Ganious, Terrance Perro and Chris Lewis:
¯ McCullum then drove Burzinski to a secluded loca-
¯ tion, forced Burzinski from the car and shot him once
." in the back of the head.
,Massachusetts Men
Sued for Gay Bashing
¯ WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Two men accused of
¯ using an Internet chat room to lure a Gay man to a
¯ deserted field and then beating him have been sued
: for civil rights violations. The attorney general’s civil
¯ rights division filed a proposed preliminary injunc-
: tion against William D. Peters, 21, and Frank Labbe,
¯ 18, both of Webster. If successful, the injunction
¯ would mandate stiff punishments should the men
¯ commit additional civil rights crimes.
¯ Peters and Labbe allegedly attacked a 46-year-old ¯
Cambridge man in the early morning hours of Jan. 8
: after exchanging messages in a Gay-oriented online
¯ chat room. According to court documents, the defen-
¯ dants used anti-Gay language to taunt the victim and ¯
wamedhim,"Ifyougo to the cops, we’ll kill you. And
: if we ever see you online again or in a~!_.y (chat) rooms
: again, we will kill you!"
¯ Earlier this month, Labbe and Peters were indicted
"- . on charges ofarmed robbery, assault and battery with
: a dangerous weapon, civil rights violations, threaten-
: ing to commit a crime, intimidating a witness and
¯ conspiracy, according to the Worcester County dis-
: trict attorney’s office. Assistant Attorney General
¯ Richard ,Gordon said the civil rights action filed
: Thursday, whichis separatefrom the criminal charges,
¯ was brought because of the severity of the case.
: In the affidavit filed this week,the victim said he
remains terrified of his alleged attackers. "The defen¯
dants’ threats and intimidation towards me have
made mefearful for my safety, even in my own
¯ home," the testimony reads.
Bias Protections Under
Attack in Colorado
ii
Maine Towns Consider
Civil Rights Protections
: FORT COLLINS,Colo. (AP)-Theday after the City
¯ Council voted to extend anti-discrimination protec-
: tion to Gays & Lesbians, opponents to the new law
said they will petition for a vote on the plan. Council
: members said two years of study and months of
¯ public meetings convinced them that discrimination
¯ is a legitimate problem for Gays and Lesbians.
¯ The new law, adopted recently, adds sexual often-
: tation, defined as actual or perceived heterosexuality,
¯ homosexuality, bisexuality and asexuality, as a prohibitedbasis
6f discrimination. Opponents argued the
¯ ordinance gives homosexuals special rights by con-
¯. doning and protecting their lifestyle. One man accused
city leaders of "government tyranny"for endorsing
the measure. "I’m sure it’s going to be
: challenged,"said the Rev. Ken Stephens of Front
¯ Range Baptist Church. "We do not need the ordi-
¯ nance for a lifestyle which I believe is a chosen
lifestyle." ~
¯ Opponents said they are gearing up for a referendum’on
the controversial law. City Clerk Wanda
Krajicek said petitioners would have until mid-April
to collect 1,783 valid signatures from registered voters
who live in the city. The City Council could then
repeal the ordinance, submit the measure to voters in
a general election, or call for a special election to
settle the matter. A vote could be scheduled as early
as this summer, Krajicek said.
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Harbor expressed fear that some would-be vacationers
may boycott all of Maine this summer
without realizing that both towns support Gay civil
rights.
Camden and Bar Harbor voted about 3-1 in favor
of the Gay civil rights legislation that was narrowly
defeated in the Feb. 10 referendum. After two of its
members raised the issue, the Bar -Harbor Town
Council voted in March to ask the town attorney to
draft an ordinance that would be a focus for debate
at a future meeting.
The night before, Camden real estate broker
Susan Dorr asked the Boar,d,. of Selectmen to adopt
a Gay civil rights measure. Itjust makes use of the
very clear message that Camden voters have said
twice on this matter,"said Dorr, who pointed to the
town’s strong anti-discrimination stance in two
statewide votes. ’¢Fhis is an important area to
explore, to say unequivocally that Camden won’t
discfiminate,"she said.
While expressing support for Gay civil rights,
selectmen instructed the town attorney to review
the legal ramifications and advised the town manager
to seek information on local anti-discrimination
ordinances. If the proposals pass, the two
¯ coastal towns wouldjoin Portland and Long Island
as the only Maine communities with Gay civil
rights ordinances on the books.
A leader in the Gay civil rights campaign, Karen
Geraghty of Maine Won’t Discriminate, said she
could understand the frustration of townspeople
that prompted the local efforts but reiterated that a
statewidelaw was theideal solution. "Every citizen
in Maine ought to have the same basic rights,"
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Bangor that you ought [o have to move to Portland
or Camden or any other place in order to have
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doesn’t mean that I have a shaved head and wear
Doc Martens, either."
On a recent morning, this 20-year veteran of
corporate America happened to be wearing a white
turtleneck, brownjacket and tan pants. The muted
outfit and Parker’s low-key style certainly gave no
clue to the fact that she’s a trailblazer who has
broken a major barrier in becoming Houston’s first
openly Gay elected official.
That distinction became official on Jan. 2, when
Parker took the oath of office with her partner of
seven years at her side. She joined only 122 other
openly Gay elected officials in the U.S., according
to the Washington, D.C.-based Gay and Lesbian
Victory Fund.
At City Hall, though, Parker says she’s just
another councilwoman. Parker is an at-large council
member, meaning she was elected by voters
across the city. "There’s no difference inside this
¯
tive legislative work." Still, Parker doesn’t shy
¯ away from her role in Houston’s history or the
¯ responsibility that comes withit. "Somebodyhas to ¯
be first and you want the first to do a great job, so
: that the next one has it easier. And I feel that
¯ responsibility, but I’m very pleased that within ¯
these walls and when I~m at a civicforum that that’s
¯
not the issue," she said.
¯ Houston’s Gay and Lesbian community cer¯
taiuly claimed Parker’s victory. "Voters care more
about what our representatives doin council chain-
: bets than what they do in their bed chambers and
¯ that’s a good sign for the future of this city," said
, Dale Carpenter, a Houston lawyer and past state
president of the Log Cabin Republicans, a group of
¯ Gay and Lesbian conservatives. Over the years,
: Houston’s Gay community has seen many disap-
¯ pointments, including the repeal 13 years ago of a
¯
city ordinance Nving job protection to Gays
." During the firstfew council meetings of the year,
¯ a man showed up spewing what Parker termed
; "rather ugly" comments toward her and other mi-
¯
nority councilmembers. Healso made obscene and
¯ threatening phone calls to her office. "It’s part of
¯ the job," Parker said. "You’re a public figure. ¯
You’re a target because you have to be accessible
¯
and everyone has First Amendment rights."
But there have been some signs that the nation’s
¯ fourth-largest city is growing up. During last ¯
November’s election, incumbent city controller
¯ Lloyd Kelley lost to Sylvia Garcia after calling her
: his "Gay opponent." ’q’he atmosphere has dra-
¯ matically changed here for the better," Carpenter
: said. "Annise Parker’s election is certainly the
¯ most prominent example of that." Parker spent
¯ about 20 years working for Mosbacher Oil and
; Energy and in that time also owned two small
¯
businesses. She’s also served on the Houston Po-
¯ liceDepartmentAdvisory Committeeand thecity’s
Citizen Review Committee. She has been a police
liaison for the Gay and Lesbian community.
Parker’s activism also has extended to the restoration
and preservation ofhistoric sites in Houston.
"I care about the architectural heritage in the community,"
she said. "Ijust care about old buildings."
Now she is navigating the transition from private
life as abusinesswomanand activist to city official.
Meeting the needs of her constituents, she said,
largely means dealing with their concerns about
everyday issues like street repairs and garbage
collection. Said Parker: "Potholes aren’t Gay or
Lesbian or black or Hispanic or Asian."
: Illinois Civil Rights Bill
." SPRINGFIELD, ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois
." forbids discrimination based on race, color, reli-
¯ gion, sex, marital status and six other characteris- ¯
tics. Now, sexual orientation might be added to the
: list. A bill advanced by an Illinois House commit-
. tee wouldltrohibitlandlords,employers and credi-
¯ tots from discriminating against Gays.
: Themeasure, sponsoredby Rep. Larry McKeon,
; D-Chicago, would amend the state’s human rights
¯ lawby addingthephrase%exual orientation" to the
list of categories protected against bias. McKeon,
." who is Gay, told the Human Services Committee
¯" that the bill "highlights Gays’ status as citizens
under Illinois law" but does not :’promote or con-
" done any lifestyle."
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Fellow councilman Jew Don Boney Jr., who
considers himself a staunch supporter of Parker’s,
said she’s a welcome addition to Houston government.
"She is a seasoned veteran who is a decisive
advocate on behalf of neighborhood interests," he
said. "She is fiscally responsible. She is a worker.
She is not here to profile. She is here to do substan-
: require religious institutions that regard homo-
: sexuality as immoral to hire or promoteGay people.
¯ It also would not require employers or unions to ¯
give preferential treatment or other affirmative
: action to Gays, he said. The committee approved
: the bill onan 8-2 vote. The House defeated a similar
¯ measure by McKeon last April.
Proteins Protect A
Few Hemophiliacs
NEWYORK (AP) - Fourteen hemophiliacs
whorepeatedly gotHIV-contaminated
infusions resisted infection because they
had high levels of certain immune system
proteins, a study suggests. .
The proteins are called chemokines.
Prior studies have shown they can block
HIV infection in ~he test tube, and scien- "
usts have been hoping to use them to :
develop AIDS drugs or a vaccine. ¯
TheAssociated Press reported the study :
of hemophiliacs in September when it .
was presented at a meeting. The work
now appears in a recent issue of the Pro- "
ceedings of the National Academy of Sci- :
ences.
It was presented by Daniel Zagury of :
the Pierre and Marie Curie University in :
Paris, Alessandro Gringeri of the Univer- "
sity of Milan in Italy, Dr. Robert Gallo of ¯
the Institute of Human Virology at the "
University of Maryland, and others. "
The hemophiliacs, from Italy, were ex- ¯
posed to theAIDS virus through contaminated
infusions of blood products. Blood "
cells taken from them Were found to pro- :
dace about twiceas muchofthree kinds of "
chemokines as didcells fromhealthy blood
donors, or from hemophiliacs unexposed
to HIV.
The study involved 128 hemophiliacs
who had repeatedly been expo~.d to HIV
from blood products between 1980 to .
1985, before a test to screen blood for the "
virus became available. Only three were .
infected by the first infusions. The total ¯
number of those infected rose to 59 in "
1982, 84 in 1983, 103 in 1984 and 114 in ".
1985. The pattern shows mosthemophili- ¯
acs had a natural but temporary resistatice ....
to HIV infection, the researchers said.
Faster HIV Test
Recommended
ATLANTA (AP) - Tony Braswell’s staff
spends weeks, sometimes months, waiting
for people Who took anonymous HIV
tests to return for their test results. Many
never show. "It’s an anonymous testing
site. It’s not like you can call these people
up and say ’Hey, your test came back
positive. We need to talk to you,’ "said
Braswell, executive director of AID Atlanta.
The federal government recently recommended
the use of a new HIV test that
yields results instantly, making it possible
for health workers to cut down on cases
slipping through the cracks.
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention estimated the new test would
catch nearly 700,000 people a year, including
8,000 infected with HIV, who
take the test but never return for results,
said Bernard Branson, a medical epidemiologist
at the CDC.
Thereis a downside: A~additional 8,000
people would receive false-positive resuits,
~aid Branson, the chief architect Of
the CDC;s recommendation. "It’s clearly
a risk messing with people s psych~, telling
them the,y are HIV,pOsltlve, he sm .
"Bin ~b.:.u~h~i~O ask.whether the"beaefit
outweighs~ ~e risk." " ’
Both the new and the old tests look for
antibodies in the blood. But the traditional,
one-week test also looks for specific
protein bands that are considered the
absolute indicator of HIV. The CDC estimated
the false-positive rate of infections
using 1995 data.
The Bell Flower Clinic in Indianapolis
has been using the rapid test for about a
year, said Mary McKee, spokeswoman
for the Marion County, Ind., health department.
To combat false results, the clinic gives
three quick HIV tests. If one or more
comes back with a false-positive, a traditional
bloo.d test is taken and the results
are made available in about seven days,
she said. "Most people felt it would be
better to know.., because they could take
the precautions they need to take with
their partners", while they waited, Ms.
McKee said.
The’CDC said the use of the new tests
should be based on a combination of factors:
the prevalence of HIV in a community
and return rates for test results. In
cities where there is a high prevalence of
HIV and a low return rate, the new tests
should be used, Branson said.
The new test is not publicly funded and
costs S 10 to $25 at public clinics across
the country. TraditiOnal AIDS tests at
public clinics typically are free.
Currently, only one rapid test has been
approved by the FDA for use in clinics in
the United States. The test, manufactured
by Murex ofNorcross, Ga., takes about 10
minutes to determine whether the virus is
present. Several other tests are awaiting
FDA approval, Branson Said.
. ClintonAide Favors
:Needle Exchange
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Making a
strong statement in favor of needle exchange
programs, President Clinton’s
AIDS adviser said 33 Americans contract
the HIV virus through drug injections
every day.
’q~hese are not numbers but real lives,’:
Saiadra Thurmah said Wednesday ih a
speech to the National AIDS UPDATE
Conference. "I have cradled them in my
arms, often in their last moments. I am.
haunted by the responsibility to use my
position,to do everything I can to stop this
carnage.
A congressional moratorium onfederal
funding for local needle exchange programs
expires at the end of March. Health
and Human Services Secretary Donna
Shalala then could order release of funds
to commtmities that have programs exchanging
clean needles for contaminated
ones, a commonsource of the AIDS virus.
Thurman has been lobbying Shalala to
support such programs.
Barry McCaffrey, head of the White
House Office of National Drug Policy,
opposes the programs, contending they
promote drug use. Shalala has declined to
recommend funding in the past, saying it
needed more study. Shalala’s office did
not return a telephone call seeking reaction
to Thurman’s speech.
Thurman’s comments were welcomed
Thursday by Daniel Zingale of the advocacy
group AIDS Action. The speech
"sends a signal that the time is now to let
locals get the dirty needles off the street,"
he said. "It’s the strongest signal we’ve
seen."
Lastweek, Clinton’s Presidential Council
on HIV/AIDS unanimously expressed
noconfidencein the administration’ s commitment
to reducing the spread of the:
disease. The council said the refusal to
support needle exchanges "threatens the
public health and directly contradicts current
scientific evidence."
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., saidThurs- .
day she would call on Shalala to lift the
funding ban after March 31. "The findings
are dear," she said. ’q~he only thing
standing in the way is politics."
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UN: AIDS Will Give ¯
3m Tuberculosis:
GENEVA (AP) - The spread of AIDS is "
expected to trigger more than 3 million ¯
new tuberculosis cases worldwide over -"
thenextfour years, the U.N. AIDS agency "
saidin March. UNAIDS said tuberculosis ¯
is on the increase because it spreads rap- :
idly to HIV-infected people. A person ¯
with HIV is 30 times more likely than a :
non-infected person to develop tubercu- ¯
losis.
The dual epidemic of tuberculosis and
HIV has become one of the most serious ¯
publichealththreatsintheworld,UNAIDS ¯
said. "One third of the world’s population ¯
has TB, but inmost peopleit is dormant," :
UNAIDS spokesman Gareth Jones said. ¯
’q’B is only dangerous when it becomes ¯
active; Ifyouhave the HIV virus and your ¯
immune system is down, the odds of dor- "
mantTB becoming activeis muchhigher."
The World Health Organization estimates
that more people will die from TB .
this year it than any other year in history. "
Tuberculosis, which attacks mainly the "
lungs, is a bigger killer than malari~ and ¯
AIDS combined. Last year over7 million :
people worldwidebecame sick andnearly "
3 million died of TB, the WHO said. ¯
Last year, AIDS killed 2.3 million ¯
people and infected 16,000 more people
daily. UNAIDS says more than30 million
people worldwide areinfected withAIDS.
Reparative Therapy
Slammed in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Some therapists
contend unhappy, homosexuals can "
_ ’abandon their lifestyle through so-called "
"reparative" or conversion treatment, but ."
a Utah social-work group says they ¯
shouldn’ t try. "
In aunanimous affirmation ofa 2-year- ¯
old stance by its parent group, the Utah
chapter of the National Association. of ¯
Social Workers has adopted a policy dis- "
couragingreparative therapy. Thegroup’s ¯
state board found there is insufficient scientific
data supporting the treatment. The ¯
American Psychological Association in "
August also passed a resolution opposing ¯
reparative therapy.
"Social stigmatization of lesbian, gay :
and bisexual people is widespread and is :
a primary motivating factor in leading ¯
some people to seek sexual orientation ¯
changes," the policy states. "Discomfort "
about working with this population may "
lead to inappropriate, ineffective and even ¯
damaging interventions by social work- ¯
ers." "
Board president Joanne Yaffe said the ¯
action came after it received an anony- ¯
mous complaint, redirected from the national
committee. "They toldus they knew "
of Utah social workers who were practic- "
ing reparative therapy and asked us what ¯
we were going to do about it," she said.
°
The state chapter’s action was criti- "
cized by such groups as Evergreen Inter- ¯
national and LDS Social Services. ’q’he ,
church’s licensed professional counselors
take the position that thereis substan- ¯
tial evidence that individuals can dimin- ¯
ish their unwanted homosexual attraction -"
and make changes in their lives," said "
Mormonchurch spokesmanDonLeFevre. ¯
"The church and these professionals are :
supportive of a person’s right to seek ¯
assistance in doing so." :
Reparative or conversion therapy at- ¯
tempts to change homosexuals to heterosexuals,
and has existed for more than a "
century. Earlypracticesincorpomtedelec- ."
tric shocks, castration, lobotomies and
aversion therapy. Today, therapists instead
use psychoanalytic, cognitive or
behavioral therapy techniques to diminish
or eliminate same-sex attraction.
Critics contend the therapies have a 60-
70 percent failure rate, but supporters
insist there is ampleproof thathomosexuals
can change, or at least curb their behavior.
NASW board member Shirley Cox, a
Brigham Young University social-work
professor and Evergreen Intemationa
board member, said there is a distinction
to be made between reparative therapy
and what she calls "lifestyle-change"
therapy. "Reparative therapy assumes
people are broken and in need of repair.
don’t believe that," she said. "But I will
help people who want to live as heterosexuals.
They have a right.to choose."
Egergreen Executive Director David
Pruden said NASW made itself "vulnerable
when, as an organization, they become
the arbiters of lifestyle decisions.
What happens if something goes wrong
because they have affirmed a certain
lifestyle7’ Pruden said about 40% of the
people served by his organization leave
homosexuality entirely and about 30%
diminish their homosexual behavior. ¯
US Supreme Court:
Are HIV+ Disabled?
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a major test of
disability rights, Supreme Court justices
sparred Monday over whether HIV-infected
people should be considered disabled
because of dangers involved in sex
andchildbearing.
The lawyer for Bangor, Maine, dentist
Randon Bragdonargued that Bragdon did
not illegally discriminate against anHIVinfected
woman by refusing to treat her at
his office. The patient, Sidney Abbott,
suffers no AIDS symptoms and therefore
is not protected by the Americans With
Disabilities Act, said attorney John
McCarthy.
But Ms. Abbott’s lawyer said lower
courts correctly found that Bragdon violated
the law, which bars discrimination
against the disabled in jobs, housing and
public accommodations. The law - responsible
for such aids as wheelchair
ramps at countless public places - says
people are disabled if they have aphysical
or mental impairment that "substantially
limits one or more major life activlties."
HIV-infected people should always be
considered disabled because the contagious
andfatal nature ofacquiredimmune
deficiency syndrome severely limits their
ability to have sex and bear children, said
Ms. Abbott’s attorney, Beunet,t hi. Klein.
Some justices disputed whether HIV
infection really creates such a limit. Justices
David H. Souter and Antonin Scalia
suggested an HIV-iufected person faces a
"moral choice"rather than an actual physical
limit on his ability to have children.
"I’m not sure that’s what the statute is
talking about," Souter said.
However,JusticeAnthony M. Kennedy
said that if .a person with highly iufectious
tuberculosis stays away from other people,
-"we don’t just call it a moral choice."
Someone with bubonic plague would be
considered disabled, added Justice
Stephen G. Breyer.
Bragdon’s lawyer said the disability
law aims .to protect people whose disabilities
affect their "day-to-day indepen,,dent
living andeconomic self-sufficien~y, not
HIV-infectedpeoplewhosufferno symptoms.
¯ The disability-rights law says disabled
¯ people can be treated differently if they
: pose a"direct threat to the health or safety
: of others." "Dr. Bragdon believes that
¯ when he provides a service in the face of
¯
the risk of death he should be allowed to
¯ take additional precautions" such as in-
¯, sisfing on filling Ms. Abbott’s cavity at a
hospital, McCarthy said.
¯ However, Breyer said that "after 15
¯ years andhundreds ofthousands ofdeaths"
¯ fromAIDS there appeared to be no docu- ¯
mentedcasesinwhichadenfistcaughtthe
¯
virus from a patient. "How can we say
: here that your client exercised reasonable
¯ medical judgment.’?" Breyer asked ¯
McCarthy replied that there were seven
¯ possible cases of HIV transmission in
; dental procedures.
¯ Klein said that unless HIV-infected
: people have clear protections under the
¯ law,many will hide the fact that they carry
¯ the virus.
¯ The court never has decided a case
¯
involving an HIV-related issue or the dis-
" ability-bias law, signed in 1990 by Presi-
¯ dentBush. Adecisionis expected by July. ¯
Thejustices’rulingcouldprovidedues as
¯
to whether the law covers other kinds of
¯ disabilities, such as cases of epilepsy or
¯ diabetes that are controlled by medica- ¯
don.
¯ Titanic Necklace
¯ Raises $$ for AIDS
¯ BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -A 170-
¯ carat sapphire and diamond necklace
¯ modeled after a piece of jewelry in the
movie ’q’itanic" sold for $2.2 miilion at a
¯ fundraiserheldinhonorofPfincessDiana.
¯ The black:fie Princess Ball was part of a
gala to raise money for the Diana, Prin-
. cess of Wales Memorial Fund and South-
" era Califomia~s Aid for AIDS. The two
charities will split the money. The neck-
"¯ lace was valued at $3.5millionbefore the auction. The buyer was not identified.
Volunteers Needed
:f_or TU Study of
¯ Anti-Gay Violence
.. Elana Newman, Ph.D., a clinical psy-
¯ chologist who joined the University of
¯ Tulsa faculty a year and half ago, is an
¯ expert in studying the impact of violence
¯ and post-traumatic stress disorder. In col-
. laboration with her students, she is con-
: ducting several studies regarding the psy-
." chological impact of sexual assault, as-
: sault, hate-violence, workplace violence,
¯ accidents and natural disasters.
¯ Currently Dr. Newmanis collaborating
¯ with studeiats Tim Studebaker and Bradley
Hunt on a study investigating the
: impact of hate violence on psychological
: heath and political beliefs. Gay, Lesbian,
~ Bisexual, Transgender, and Straight vol-
¯ unteers (both who have and have not
: experienced hate violence) are needed to
¯ complete an anonymous and confidential
¯ survey. Not much is understood about
¯ hate violence and the results may help
¯ develop psychological treatment and
¯ policy for potential victims. Volunteers
: can obtain a copy of this sensitive survey
¯ byleaving amessage with their name and
." address at 631-2031.
Several studies onhate violence, sexual
: assault and alcohol use are planned to
¯ begin in Fall 1998. Volunteers who are
¯, interested in participating in future stud-
," ies are encouraged to contact Dr.
¯ Newman"s research lab and leave their
: name, phone number and address.
by James Christjohn
If you missed Betty Buckley’s concert,
you missed a lot! She w~s in fine voice -
and what avoice! The stateside originator
of "Memory" from "Cats", she gave that
song moremeauing than any of ~hose who
have followedher. Andshe is one of afew
performers who could make the vast caverns
of the PAC seem
like an intimate cabaret.
She reminded me
very much oflocal performer
Susan McBay
in her deceptively
simple approach and
enjoyment of the musicians
playing with her.
Having run the
gamut from Broadway’
s"Pippin"toTV’s
"eight Is Enough" to
"Cats" to her most recent
star turn as Norma
Desmond in "Sunset
Boulevard,, she had a
multitude of stories to tall. And "With
One Look" will never be the same for me.
No one can toUch her version.
Her stories were witty as well - I really
enjoyed the one in which she was in
Pippin, and one’of the writers wrote a
show called "’The Baket~.Wife" with her
in mind for the lead. "’A show written for
me! I was thrilled!". Unfortunately, the
producer was unfamiliar with her work,
so she had to audition. 9 times. She did not
get the part. After many therapy sessions,
in wfiich she acknowledged that she"was
somewhatresentful andbitter", the thera-
: genuinely get a sense of what itmust have
; been like to be on that ship.
¯ Having sailed on the Tomtanic, and
: bumped into all kinds of icebergs but
: miraculously never sinking completely, I
¯ could relate to the captain’s arrogant atti-
". tude that the ship was unsinkable and the
¯ White Star Line’s manager, Bruce Ismay,
who according to some
sources waved away all
warmngs of ice that
were coming in and
urged for more speed.
Not to mention that the
ship and her Captain
only had one day for
testing and maneuvers,
where six weeks was
After her Friday Pops performance
the norm. How ’could
with theTulsaPhilharmonic, thefabu- the captain or any of
the crew have "known
lous Betty Buckley graciously met
with Council Oak Men’s Chorale di- that the rudder was too
rector, Rick Fortner and TFN Enter- small to turn the ship in
tainment writer, James Christjohn.
time?Andthatifthey’d
¯ hit the iceberg head on,
the ship would have stayed afloat until
" help came? The film does a really good
~ job of showing how such small decision
¯ can forever alter the course of history, .
." sending ripples through time.
¯ I will say that Cameron borrowed a
". trick or thr~e from the time travel film,
," "Somewhere in Time", starting Christo-
", pher Reeve and Jane Seymour. Particu-
¯ larlv at the end, but I’ll l~t you figure out
~ wh~t I mean by that. And if you’ve not
; seen "Somewh’ere.. "’, it’s well worth
~ renting. And "Tita~fic’" deserved the Os-
¯ cars it took home. So if you’ve resisted
pist finally said "Claim the song from the : seeing ,it due~to the hyp~rinflated hype,
show written for you - and get over it!" : don’t. It’s wall worth seeing. But ~o while
And so, "The Meadowlark" became her ," you can still see it in surround sound
s~gnature tune. (And a beautifully haunt- ¯ ~heatre~. That really’ puts youin filemiddle
ing song itis, too.) After the Show, I was
fortunate to share a moment or two with
her, and to tell her how much I enjo.yed the
show. She was very gracious.
I went to "Titanic" late in. the game -
just a few weeks ago. I was prepared to
hate it and mock Jim Cameron for an
budgetarily overinflated flop¯ Instead,
what I saw amazed me. Despite my attitude
going in, I was drawn into the story,
and "’went down with the ship. "And even
though I knew how they did the effects, I
was still left with total astonishment at
what the thousands of people behind the
scenes worked so hard to create. In short,
they put you on the ship - no mean feat.
Now, I’m not a DeCaprio fan and tomy
eyes, he was the weakest link in the film.
He seemed too young to play the p~.t he
did - and yes, I know he’s 25 and the
character was 20. He still looks 15, and
could not adequately convey a character
who’d had a hard knock life and been all
over the world as the Jack Dawson character
had.
Billy Zane portrays the villain of the
piece, though if he showed up in my
stateroom and showered me with jewels,
I’d ~e, hard pressed to say no. I understand
Rose s (Kate Winslet) repugnance all too
wall. His h~.dsomeness andmanners were
o~fly surface. And surface is’what the
world saw. The reality in private was
much different. Been there, dealt with
that. He’s an easy character to hate -
almost too easy, as the character tends
toward stereotype.
Although I’ve read about the Titanic
many times as an historical event, and
despite those flaws, the film does capture
you and suck you in (or down?). You
of the action. Blub.
Just had the first "Follies Revue" Rehearsal,
and it looks like it’ll be a ftm
show. The dates are June 25-27, and I
believe it’ll be at the-PAC again. Stay
tuned for mtre details...
TheCouncil Oak Men" s Choral~ (which
was Council Oak Chorale, until someone
pointed out that the acronym, COC, could
be cause for some consternation. I was
disappointed- imagine all the wonderftd
fodder for this colunm it could have provided
- pity.) performed to much applans~
at thePFLAG spaghetti supper last
month. Mel White was the guest speaker,
he also did well on the applause--o-meter.
He’s a very good speaker, and makes
some good points when it comes to what
the religions wrong is all about. Scary
stuff, that.
~ Anyway,COMCis in rehearsal now for
¯ a concert TBA. Rick Fortner, the fearless ¯
leader ofthislittlebandofvocalists,lhinks
~ perhaps May-endor June mightbe appro-
: pilate. Details comc-ing soon.
Broken Arrow Community Playhouse
~ presents "The Dresser", abackstage ~anee
¯ at lifein a3rdrate Britishtheatrical troupe
¯ in 1942, just when most touting companies
(which took theatre all over Britain to
¯ small communities and grand dries in the
~ days. before film and television were as
commonplaceas they are now) were fold-
" ing due to the film industry’s takeover of
¯ entertainment. Performances run through
¯ April 5th at the BACP, 1800 Main St. For
¯ ticket info and reservations, call 258-
¯ 0077. ¯ Over at the Comedy Club, Jeff Dunham
¯ can be heard throwing his voice around.
see Notes, page 10
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adults $6.25, children 12 & under free
Music on Exhibit IV
At Philbrook Museum
T U L S A PHILHARAAONIC
Woodwind Quintet
Brass Quintet
String Quartet
Music by Nielsen, Ewald, Brahms
For tickets, call 747-7445
The University of Tulsa’s
Bi sexual/Lesbian/Gay/TransgenderedAlliance
presents on April 16 - 19 in Lorton Hall, the
Tulsa Queer Film Festival
Thursday, April 16 Saturday, April 18 9 45 She’s Safe
9:00 Nitrate Kisses
10:30 Blooclsisters
Friday, April 17
7:00 Cruel
7:30 Boys’ Shorts
9:30 Wavelengths
10:00 Girl Talk
1:00-4:00 Feminist Films
Girls Like Us
Under the Skin Game
¯ My Feminism
Real Indian
6:00 Rules of the Road
6:30 Elevation
7:00 Shinjuku Boys
Sunday, April 19
1:00 Out at Work
2:00 Faggots Are For
Burning
Stop the Church
3:00 Thank God l’m a
Lesbtan
8:00 Defying Gravity 4:00 Hide and Seek
All.tim,s.and details ofschedule are tentative. IZ~yers will be Fosted closer to tl~ event. Ad donated by Tulsa Family
Parish Church ofSt. Jerome
Evangelical Anglican Church in America
An Inclusive Anglican Community
Holy Week Services
Sunday - April 5th
Blessing of the Palms - 11:00AM
Maundy Thursday - April9th
7:00 PM
Good Friday - April 10th
Rosary - 6:30 PM
Service - 7:00 PM
Holy Saturday - April llth t
Prayer Service - 10:00AM
Liturgy of Light - 7:00PM~_
Easter Sunday - April 12th
11:00AM
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The Rev. Debbie Starnes, Deacon
~SUNDAYS
Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center
Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815
Community of Hope. (United Methodist), Service - 6pm, 2545 S: Yale, 585-1800
Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Service - 11am, 2545 S. Yale, 749-0595
Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist
Service - 1lain, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314
Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church
Service - 5pro, Childrens Minislry - 5pm, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441
House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc.
Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 10:45am, 3210e So. Norwood
Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa
Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715
Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America)
Mass - 11am, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver), Info: 582-3088
University~ of Tulsa BisexuaULesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance
6:30 pm, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780
~" MONDAYS
Council Oak Men’s Chorale, 7 pm, leave meSsage for more information: 743-4297
HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonym6us testing.. No appointment required.
,Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm, 834-TEST (8378) 3501 E. Admiral (east of Harvard)
HIV Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center
7:30pm, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815
PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays
2nd Monieach mo. 6:30pm, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard
Mixed Volleyball, Helmerich Park, 71st & Riverside, 7pm, call Shawn 491-2036.
Women/Children & AIDS Committee, 3/2, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder
~TUESDAYS
AIDS Coalition of Tulsa, 3/10, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder
.HIV+ Support Group, HIV Resource Consortium l:30pm
3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), Info: Wanda @ 834-4194
Multicultural AIDS Coalition, 3/3, 12:30pm, Urban League, 240 East Apache
Shanti-Tuisa, Inc. HIV!AIDS Support Group, and Friends & Family I-IiViAr~)S
Support Group - 7 pm,-Locations, call: 627-2525
Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group, Info: 743-4297
PrimeTimers, mens group, 3rd Tues/each mo., 7pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th
Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE)
Tuesdays, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297
~" WEDNESDAYS
Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center
Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815
Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer = 6:30pro, 5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441
House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pm, 3210 So. Norwood
Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group
For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208
TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632.
Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft.
~" THURSDAYS
HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education
Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pm 834-8378, 3507 E. Admiral
Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN)
Support!social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325
From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each mo. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th
Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194
~ FRIDAYS
SafeHaven, Young Adults Social Group; 1 st Fri/each mo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th
Community Coffee House, varying dates, 7 pm, Pride Center, Info: 743:4297
~ SATURDAYS ’ ......
Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pm, Community ofHope,1703 E. 2nd’i tnfo: 585=1800
Lambda A-A, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E~ 38th, 2ndfl.. ¯
~" OTHER GROUPS
T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222.
Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978
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CHECK OUT THE LIBRARY!
by Barry Hensley
Tulsa City-County Library
Incase youhaven’tchecked
out the library in the last decade
or so, it’s not just books
anymore! Besides magazines
(Advocate, Out, LambdaBook
Report) and CDs (Melissa
Etheridge,kdlang, EltonJohn,
lots of Cole Porter), the library
has some entertaining
videos that are of interest to
the gay and lesbian community.
Newer films include:
Philadelphia (1993): Ton~
Hanks won an Oscar for his
portrayal of a lawyer with
AIDS who is wrongly fired
from his prestigious law firm.
He sues, and wins, with the
help of homophobic Denzel
Washington.
Celluloid Closet (1995):-
Narrated by Lily Tomlin, this
- is an overview of homosexualityin
themovies andincludes
interviews With Harvey
Fierstein, Whoopi Goldberg
andGore Vidal, among others.
The Sum ofUs (1996): Stamng Russell
¯
Crowe (L.4. Confidential), this fun Aus-
¯ tralian filmrevolves around a well mean-
" ing father who tries to help his son find
In ease you
haven’t eheeked
out the
llhrary in the
last decade or
so, it’s not
just hooks
anymore!
Besides
maffazlnes . . .
and CDs . ..
the library has
some
entertaining
videos that are
of interest to
the Gay and
Lesbian
eommunlty.
No, not screaming at the hecklers, but as
one Of the fiinnlest ventriloquists around.
Most of you might remember Peanut th~
Woozle, Walter the grumpy old man, and
Jose thejalapeno from appearances on the
Tonight Show and
other talk shows, as
well, as many of the
comedy shows
broadcast from comedy
clubs onTV. Just
named Stand-upComedian
of the Year,
again, at the American
Comedy
Awards, he’ll be doing
4 showshere in
Tulsa at the Tulsa
Comedy Club, 6906
S. Lewis. For info,
call 481-0558.
Jerry Lee Lewis will be at Cain’s Ballroom
April 17. Tickets available at
Mohawk Music (51 & Sheridan, behind
Wendys, 644-2951, or by calling 747-
0001~
Barbara Ariadne will be one of the
featured photo~aphers in the npcoming
Tulsa Photography Collective’s exhibit at
Rogers University. These shows highlight
some really goodlocal artists, so I
would encourage you to take ajaunt out to
Rogers ,for a coffee and a viewing.
Barbara-~?photos are really beautiful images,
and each one tells a story and will
leave you thinking about what you’ve
seen. She’ll bea talent to watch in coming
years.
Stevie’s tour dates just announced ! She
will perform in Dallas July 17 at the
Starplex, otherwise you can catch her in
St. Louis at the Riverport Amphitheater
on July 11, or in Kansas City at the SandstoneonJuly
11. Tickets available through
ticketmaster, from $40 to $80. I remember
paying $25 in 1982 to see Fleetwood
¯.. the Turner exhibit at
Philbrook Museum vAll be
ending on April 12.
Don’t miss this exhibit
whieh is the sole worldwide
venue. Turner is considered
the greatest British painter
of the 19th century, and one
of the monumental figures
of Western painting.
; song’s about.
Mr.Right.
When A Kid is Gay (1995):
Younglesbians and gays share
their thoughts and feelings
about their sexual orientation,
families and the church.
Classic older rifles include:
La ,Cage aux Folles (1978):
The original Birdcage, from
France, which inspired the
fabulousBroadway musical.
How can you force a flamboyant
drag queen to actlike John
Wayne?
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
(1971): Classic love mangle
with handsome Murray Head
caughtbetween Glenda Jackson
and Peter Finch. Director
John Schlesinger dared to include
a male-to-male kiss in
this groundbreaker.
Videos check out from the
library for three days and
they’re free! (Fines, however,
are $1 per day for videos.)
Check for videos and CDs at
die Media Center at the Cen-
¯¯ tral Library (596-7933) or contact your
local libra@.
¯
Mac. The rimes, they have a-changed!
¯ The Stevie Nicks boxed set, EN-
¯ CHANTED, will be releaged on April 28,
¯
followed by an appearance On Letterman
¯ April 30. Then, she will release a newly
¯ recorded album in fall, with perhaps m~- ¯
other tour to follow that effort. And
hopefully, all these
things will occur
when the publicists
say they will. To
quote Stevie, 1 Can’t
Wait. As of right
now, the first single
from the boxed set is
scheduled to be Reconsider
Me. Since
her music and lyrics
eerily coincide "with
happenings andcrises
in my life, I can’t
wait to hear what that
¯ Wayward Theatre Company will ¯
present THE BALTIMORE WALTZ on
¯ April 2-19in collaboration with the Dela-
¯ ware Playhouse. For more information, ¯
call 712-1511.
¯ The Thomas Moran exhibition will be
¯ continues through May 10 at Gilcrease ¯
¯ Museum. But the Turner exhibit at Philbrook Museumwill be endingonApril
¯ 12. Don’t miss this exhibit which is the
sole worldwide venue. Turner is considered
the greatest British painter of the
19th century, and one of the monumental
figures of Western painting.
Tulsa Opera brings to a close its 50th
anniversary season with Madama Butterfly
onMay2,7 and9,1998 at the Perform-
. ing Arts Center. General Director Carol I.
¯ Crawfordmadeher conducting debut with
¯
Butterfly when it was last performed in
¯ 1991. Maestra Crawford said "Madama
] Butterfly was the first grand opera the
¯ Companypresented (1953 -54), and seems
¯
¯ a fit.ting conclusion t,,oTulsaOpera’s 50th anmversary season.
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by Jean-Pierre Lagrandbouche
Tonight we dined with the Emperor.
Yes, we were in Tulsa, and no, their
Imperial Majesties, the Emperor Akiinto
and the Empress Michiko, were not in
town for an intimate little dinner party
with Jean-Pierre. The little hovel in winch
we live wouldhardly be suitable for entertaining
the descendant of the goddess of
the Sun and ins gracious partner.
When amongst Polite Society in Japan,
one can pay no greater compliment
to one’s host or hostess
than to compare the foodthe
art- presented, with a meal
fitfor the Emperor. And, while
we’ve always found the susin
at Fuji to be good, we were
unprepared for the magnificent
feast we were presented
tonight.
Japanese cuisine descends
from an ancient and glorious
heritage, stretching back a
millennimn or two. Everything
is carefully planned and executed
with meticulous attention
to detail as only the Japanese
can do.
Upon arriving at the restaurant,
we were immediately
welcomed and escorted to ot~r
table in the large, open dining
room. No sooner had we gotten
settled in, then we were
greeted by our waiter, who
distributed hot washcloths to
each diner, permitting them to
cleanse their hands before dinner.
Anassistantamred, bearing
a small basket of warm
shrimp chips - very light and
airy cinps made of rice flour, flavored
wi[h shrimp, colored inassorted pastels-,
and fried to a crispy crunchiness.
The menus are lengthy and detailed,
and present offerings representative of
the major varieues of Japanese cmsine.
We had been to Fuji many, many tirnes
before, but, for some reason, we had always
made selections only from the long
list’of sushi, sushi rolls, and sashimi. So,
we asked our waiter to bring us ins choice
ofdimmer, highlighting thenon-sushi items
that we had not before tried in Tulsa.
Mist soup arrived immediately. MisO,
a soup made from fermented soybean
paste, is a staple of the Japanese breakfast
table and practically every other meal.
Fuji ser~’es a mild, light-colored mist
characteristic of the soups of Kyoto and
Osaka, that also contained small cubes of
tofu and bits of nori - sheets of dried
seaweed. The soup arrives in a pretty,
lidded bowl, and one partakes by sipping
directly from the bowl. It was followed in
qnick succession by the Japanese concession
to American tastes, a salad oficeberg
lettuce and a tomato wedge. It was garnished
with little fried noodles and shav-
!rigs of red cabbage, and dressed in an
interesting sauce of ginger, sesame paste,
and peanut oil
It was now time for the appetizers, mad
what an embarrassment of riches we received!
First came the Hiya-Yakko Tofu,
which was probably the only food we ate
requiring an "advanced" palate. Twolarge
wedges of cold, delicate, custard-like tofu
were garnished with sliced scallions and
grated ginger, and served with a gentle
ginger-soy sauce. Yakitoriis alittle skewer
of charcoaled cincken meat interspersed
with onions and bell pepper, and served
warm with tonkatsu sosu, a dark spicy
Fu~i Japanese
Cuisine and
Sushi Bar
8226 East 71st
Hours: Lunch
. Mon. - Fri.,,
11:30 to 2: dinner
5:30-10, until
10:30 on Fridays.
Sat. 11:30 to
10:30~ Sun. 11:30
to 9:30. Prices:
Expensive to
very expensive
Pa,~anent: NIajorcredit
cards
Smohin~: Separate
smokin~ section
Alcohol: Fully
licensed,
including
Japanese ~tems
Ratin~: A list
¯ sauce similar ~o soy enriched with toma-
¯ toes and fruit. We also had exquisite
~ Sunomono: crab leg, sin-imp, octopus,
" cucumber, and wakame (seaweed) lightly
¯ pickled in a sweet, bonito- flavored vinegar.
" The next course was sashinfi. Many
¯ Americans are squeamish at the thought
of eating "’raw fish" at a sushi bar, and
nothing takes sushi eating to an extreme
more than sashimi, winch is simply fish
without the rice. When the
Japanese eat seafood that has
not been cooked, they do not
eatjust any fish or sea creature
that comes along. Strict standards
of the highest quality
and freshness are required.
Fish and sea creatures for sushi
mad sashimi are very expensive,
and it is eaten uncooked
to accentuate the crisp freshness,
the delicate flavors and
the wonderful textures of the
dish. Our plate of sasinmi was
artfully arranged with three
slices each of wonderful,
bright red tuna and the tender,
.purple-tinged winte flesh of
octopus tentacles, plus a
mound of some of the most
fabulous squid dredged in
caviar that we have ever eaten.
Often times, squid is a bi~
chew),, but this sashimi was
so exquisitely delicate and
fresh, that we ~isk nmning out
of superlatives to describe the
experience. The plate was also
garnished with carved pieces
of carrot and cucumber, and
strewn with delicious young
radish sprouts.
Awordof education for thosewhohave
never done the sushi experience is ~varranted
for another item thatappears ou the
plate with sushi and sashimi. There will
almost always be a little ball or mass of
green paste the Japanese call wasabi. Beware.
Do not put the green paste into your
mouth ~vithout proper preparation, or it
will give you such an incredible rush that
your sinuses will clear, the top of your
head will feel as though it is coming off,
your eyes will water, andyou will want to
stop breathing. Wasabi is Japanese horseradish.
It is a delicious condiment, but
potentially fatal in novice hands ! On your
table, you will find a little tiny bowl or
plate. Put alittle of the wasabi on the plate
(using your chopsticks, of course), and
pour soy sauce into the bowl. Mix the two
together until you make a thin sauce,
winch you can make hotter or milder to
your own tastes. When you eat your piece
ofnigirisusin or your sasinmi, dip the fish
in.to the sauce before conveying the whole
pwce to your mouth.
By this point in the meal, we were quite
completely stuffed, but it was now time
for the main course to arrive. Our waiter
had selected two large salmon filets prepared
in the Sinoyaku style ~ charl~roiled
with sea saltand special spice,s, and served
with a:ginger sauce. Tins salmon was
unlike anything we had ever tast~l before,
with an amazing, full-bodiedflavor,
and it was so incredibly rich that we were
unable to eat the entire, enormous serving.
The salmon was accompanied by
vegetable tempura and an artfully carCed
anddissected fresh orange. Rice, ofcourse,
was present throughout the meal.
Truly, we had eaten so much,
see Fuji, page 12
by LarnontLindstrorn."
Nowadays everyone has his or her "culture."
This one-time anthropological term ’
used to mean the system of knowledge ¯
sharedby members of a society. For an- ¯
thropologists, thus, thereis only one corn- "
prehensive culture in the U.S. despite the :
fact that American understandings of the ¯
world may be contested, variable, contra- "
dictory, and negotiated. But for the rest of ¯
us, the term ’.~culmre" has become person- ¯
alized.Tormentedby 1990s worries about :
losing, finding, building, eroding, establishing,
proving, celebrating, andmarketing
identity, wehave fervidly grasped this
word to help make sense of who we are.
(There are good reasons why personal
identity in late 20th century America is
such aheadache, but we can save those for
another column.)
This all has led to "Let a thousand
cultures bloom." All over the country, we
hear new talk of youth culture, gang culture,
Chicano Culture,Black culture,White
culture (no trailer-trashjokes, please) and,
closer to home, Gay culmr~ and Lesbian
culture. One could argue that all these are
just minor components of an encompassing
albeit multifaceted American culture.
It is dear, though~ that we have taken to
phrasing our individual distinctiveness
and why we are special in a language of
cmtur , and we struggle to defend the
righteousness and honor of this particularized
"~culmral" uniqueness.
But I am not complaining about this
recent popularization of anthropological
jargon: The more cultures out there, the
more wor,.k there is for us an,t,h,r,opologists!
Thei’bi~~il6~ 6fadffon around academia as
scholars debate whether or not some distinctly
Gay culture, language, and lifestyle
exist and, ifthey do, what exactly they are.
Politically, too, there is the debate between
those who believe that Gays are (or
ought to be)just the same as everyone else
with oneminor erotic difference, and those
who argue that there.is a unique Gay
sensibility.that should be celebrated, p.rotected,
and passed along to upcotmng
generations x, y, and z.
I was thinking about difference - cultural
or otherwise - when I stopped in
Philadelphialastsnmmerto visitmy friend
Lenny. Lenny is African-American, Gay,
and deaf. If he wanted to talk that way, he
surely could claim to have a few more
cultures than most of us do. And there is
somejustification to admit a distinct deaf
culture, if one associates cultural boundaries
with language difference. Lenny’s
native language, like most deaf people, is
American Sign Language (ASL). ASL
has its own set of morphological and
syntactic rules that are independent of
English. Unlike most fashionable warnings
ofmulticultural bewilderment, Lenay
that watt,ere_.~apable ev~en to b~temptegt bythe~
eleeti0~.of~de.ssert’~, ~whidii~iuded
tea~g~L~tg.gq~.a-~attered~an~d~- ~i
cheesecake; ice. eream,~or banal_~.~:,/~
Several other noteworthy meniacategories
are on Fuji’s long menu, including
various teriyakied meats, nabemono dinners
- stews for two cooked tableside -
including sukiyaki, shabu-shabu, and
yosenabe (thekitchenrequests eighthours
advance notice for these fabulous specialties),
and various meats prepared in the
would be right if he wore a t-shirt marked
with the ASL signs for, "You wouldn’t
understand. It’s. a Deaf thing."
Lermy’s command of written English
grammar is spotty, but he is brilliant at
negotiating the boundaries between deaf
and hearing as wall as all the other boundaries
(Gay/Straight; male/female; black’
white) that most of the rest of us also
encounter daily. I first met Lenny several
years ago as he made the rounds of a
downtown Philadelphia dub with small
notebook and pencil stub in hand. His bartalk
took the form of short notes that he
rapidly scrawled in his own version of
English. (Lenny could scribble impressively
fast.) He then handed over the notebook
and pencil, and waited for a written
response. Last summer I ran into Lenny
again in a bar in New Hope, PA. He was
the only deaf person there but was having
a great time socializing with his hearing
friends and,perhaps, arranging some more
intimate date for that evening. It would be
a challenge for many of us, I imagine, to
scribble and make love at the same time.
Lenny’s cross-cultural skills in navigating
the deaf/hearing divide are much
better than mine. He took me along to a
club where Philadelphia’s deaf Gay community
meets every second week or so.
The room was crowded with people all
vigorously signing among themselves.
This was one of the oddest bar experiences
I ever have had. No noise. No talk.
No wild laughter or greetings yelled from
across the room. Just a rich, silent chore- -
ography of hand and ann gestures, a
hushed language of bodies and the quiet
motion- of faces." Unlike tae; the two or
three other hearing people there knew
ASL. One of them complained, though,
that hewas getting a headache trying to
make sense of the conversations around
him since most people were holding drinks
and were signing one-handedly. ’Although
in unfamiliar territory, I still knew enough
about Gay-American "bar culture" successfully
to order a drink ("read.my lips,
bartender, wwhiittte wwiirme") and otherwise
not make a fool out of myself.
As Americans living in the same society,
even when our "cultural" differences
are greatest (as between the Engh.sh-speaking
hearing and the ASL-sigmng deaf),
¯ we still have a 1.ot in common. In fact, the
various personal differences that we pur-
¯ sue, maintain, and today protect as cul-
¯ rural-like those asserted to exist between ¯
¯ Gay and Straight-only can be recognized and made sense of as parts of the larger,
¯ American cultural whole. Lenny is deaf,
¯ but he is also Gay. He is black, but he is
also African-American. Like all of us
¯ nowadays, Lenay is "multicnltural" (Gay
plus whatever else), but only in the singu-
~ larly American sense of this word.
¯ agemono technique, which dusts themeat
with special Japanese bread crumbs be-
~. fore deep-frying and serving with tonkatsu
¯ sauce. And, of course, there is a large
¯
selection of sushi and sashimi.
¯ Fuji also features several tradition.a!
¯ Jap~~esd- be~,dragesi,,such a~ ,~e~ve~
popUi’~ 2~’-6Z.. carl 6f"12:i~bmt"Sapifoi?o
: beer, sweet plum wine served cold, and
: hot sake- rice wine- served at the precise
¯ 110 degree temperature (any hotter, and
: the alcohol would evaporate away).
: This imperial dining experience is one
¯ which we shall not soon forget. Ofcourse,
:’ such quality and such art does have its
: expense, and Fuji is not cheap.
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Toilets - Liberate thought them ¯
unglamorous, Edmund White finds them
seductive, and most of the straight men I,"
work with find them an inspirational device
(well, they say they go in there to °
think deep thoughts, and it
takes sooo long...). But the.
Do-It-Yourself Dyke, quite
prosaically, sees only an afternoon
project that isn’t as
daunting as people make it
out to be.
And no small wonder that
toilet repairs seem so mysterious
- anything a plumber
values so highly must be
awfully complex and arcane.
The DIYD merely replies
"Poop-ola!"Afriendofmine
said her toilet ran all the time
and that it was going to cost
$50.00 to have it repaired, so
she ought to just go ahead
and buy a new one. Well, for
about $7.00 and a half hour
of ti~ne and with some of
those tools you rushed out
and bought aftermy last colunto,
you can have a qmet,
efficient toilet. Now, that’s,
something to contemplate!
The plumbing section at
Homo Depot or Builder’s
Queer or any other hardware
store will have a universal
repair "kit that includes afloat
and a rubber stopper. Yes,
these are the mysterious
~vor’kihg parts of the toilet.
You may now be nonplused.
Don’t worn that the float
The plumbing
section at Homo
Depot or Bu~/der~
~eer or any other
hardware store will
have a universal
repair kit that
includes a float and
a rubber stopper.
Yes, these are the
mysterious working
parts d the toilet...
Dolt worry that
the float doesn’t
look llke the one in
your tank - you
know, the copper
rod with the little
~loaty thing
attached. That was~
quite honestly,
called the
"’ball cock", so if I
say your ball eoek
is dripping. ~o~’t
tahe it persona~|y.
doesn’t lool~like the onein your tank- you ~
know, the copper rod with the little floaty
dfing attached. That was, quite honestly, ~
called the "’ball cock", soif I say your ball ~
cock is dripping, don’t take it personally. ;
They are a thing of the past, at least as far
as plumbing is concerned. This should be
all that you need, but it dqes prompt me to
a standard warning - anytime you work
on your plumbing, you may need to make
extra trips for other parts you didn’t think
you’d need. That’s because pipe fittings
[to rust, and those nice little chrome water
cut-offvalves under the tank have a bitchy
way of just twisting off.when you try to
shnt them off. But that isn’t always the
case, so dick your heels together three
tittles and wish real hard.
The first step is to get your tools together.
You’ll need an adjustable crescent
wrench and a pair of channel lock pliers,
and it doesn’t hurt to have a pipe wrench
on hand, either.
If you don’t have these tools or the task
is too daunting already, find ahandy dyke,
buy her some beer and cook her something
fabulous and turn her loose. It’ll still
be cheaper than the plumber. Have some
paper towels or rags ready, because the
toilet will leak, sometimeand somewhere.
Next, turn off the water. Most of the time
there is that chrome shut off valve under
the tank and running into the wall, It
probably hasn’t been moved in years, so
expect some resistance (kind. of reminds
m~ ofan ex. : .); you might have to wrap
a rag around the handle and use your
channel locks - gently! - and turn the
handle counter-clockwise until it closes
completely. If it doesn’t turn or, more
likely, the handle twists off but the valve
.doesn’t move, grab your keys and head
for the hardware store - but we’ll address
that in a little while.
Assumang youhave successfully dosed
the valve, flush the toilet to drain the tank
and mop up the water remaining in the
bottom of the tank. This will also get those
nasty deposits out ofthe bottom
that can cause problems
later, so that’s aplus. Unclip
the little hose that empties
into that tube in the center of
the tank, remove the ball
cock (if you have one) or
float assembly, and then
comes the furl ~art: removing
the vertical water supply
line into your tank.. This is
attached to the float assembly.
You have to loosen a
threaded collar on the bottom
of the tank directly under
that vertical inlet tube.
Use your channel locks and
remember that you’re working
upside down and that it
will unscrew the opposite of
whatyou’dnormally expect.
Well, it’s still counterclockwise
to loosen, but only if
you’re on your head.
This is the time you’ll appreciate
whether or not your
toidy is in a tight spot or not.
The cussing is directly proportionate
to the amount of
workspace you have. Welcome
to Plumber’s World.
rake the collar off, remove
the veaical water supply tube
and mop up the water on the
floor. Replace it with thenew
float device and tighten the
collar over the bottom. It will have a new
rubber or plastic tube that you clip onto
the outlet pipe - pretty much opposile of
the removal. You may have to adjust that
"Tea cup" at the top of the float so you can
put the toilet hdback on, but that s sxmp 3
accomplished by twisting itup or down as
needed. You can also control the water
level this way, but don’t get too chintzy
with the water supply, or you’ll regret it.
Reattach the water supply, from the shutoff
up to the tank and you re ready for the
next step.
Now, remove the old rubber stopper
that’s attached to the handle. Take the "
¯ little chain loose and then remove the
¯¯ flapper - it usually is attached to the stem
of the outlet tube by a couple of little
¯ rubber or plastic ears and comes off eas-
¯ ily. The rubber on the flapper can be kind
¯ of slimy, so use a rag to hold it when ¯
you’re taking it off. Replace it with the
~ new flapper in the kit just the opposite of
¯ how youremovedit:Thelittlechainneeds
¯ abit of slack, but not toomuch or itwinds ¯
around the lever from the handle and the
¯ water will still run and annoy the hell out
: of you.
¯ There are pretty good instructions on
¯ the pac,~ka~e, complete with illustrations,
¯ ~6don t feel too confused. However, the
¯ first kit I used forgot to tell me about that ¯
locking collar on the bottom of ther tank,
¯
and. was I one frustrated.lezzie until I
: figured it out! If you’re still:uncomfort-
¯ able doing this job but are determined to
] learn, find someone patient enough to
¯ coach you while you do the work. It’s a
¯ great way to learn this stuff.
¯ If youhave troublewith the shutoffyou ¯
have two options - yell for help or replace
~ it yourself,
This is where the pipe wrench come in
handy. You have to be able to shut the
terms of health care issues,"says Kate.
Kendell, executive director of the National
Center for Lesbian Rights.
Advocates have made gains in recent
~akears in getting the _m__edical,co~_n~_un~ty, to
enotice. AtGayWomen s t~ocus, helping
women who have been afraid to see a
doctor or acknowledge their sexuality !s
the priority. Robert G. Newman, premdent
of the Greater Metropolitan Health
Systems Inc., who proposed the clinic in
1994, says Lesbians have had "spe~.ial
"difficulty accessing sensitive,compassionate
care."
A small sign reading "GWF"is theonly :
marker outside the office at Beth Israel
where Waitkevicz treats patients. ".We
don’t want to label people coming in if
that would be a barrier to getting
treatment,"says Waitkevicz, who was a
founding member of New York’s St.
Mark’s Clinic, one of the first community-
based clinics for Lesbians. "Wehave
to be non-judgmental,"she says.
Pat Troy and her partner began seeing
Wai~evicz more than 16 years ago, after
Troy s previous gynecologist molested
her. "I was afraid to go to a male doctor
after that,"she says.
Experts say such stories are common.
In addition, Lesbians may avoid doctors
for fear they will be denied insurance
coverage orbeforced to reveal their sexual
orientation at work. "For some women it
is still not completely safe to come out,"
says Marj Plumb, director ofpublicpolicy
for San Francisco’s Gay and Lesbian
- Medieval Association.
According to a 1994 survey of members
of the American Association of Physicians
for Human Rights, 67 percent of
doctors and medical students said they
knew of a Lesbian, Gay or bisexual patient
who had received substandard care
or been denied care because of sexual
orientation.
In the 1970s, independent Lesbian
health clii~,cs began popping up in cities.
But in the 80S, with the AIDS epidemic,
activists’ focus shifted to AIDS advocacy,
and interest in Lesbian health care
waned.
The bonds created in the fight against
AIDS have helped, however."One thing
the AIDS movement dirt was to expand
from the self-help experience to an interaction
with the health establishment;"
Plumb said. "We said we are going to
fightyouto treatus better,~learned the
language and held our own.
In addition to Beth Israel’s program,
other recent de,v_elopments are! .
- TheWomen s Health Initiative, a longterm
study by the National Institutes of
Health, will include-a question about
sexual orientation on its questionnaire.
The study of about 164,000 women is
aimed at determining the effects of. diet
andhormonereplacement therapy onheart
disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and
bone disease.
- The National Academy of Science’s
Institute of Medicine is preparing arep~,.rt
addressing theneedforresearchonLesmans’
he~l~, and will review methods for
studying the Lesbian population.
- The American Medical Association has
written policy.papers outlining the need
for physicians to pay attention to Lesbians’
health issues.
Such moves, says Waitkevicz, gives
"those of us who want to teach professionals
ontheimportance ofLesbianhealth
the encouragement weneed to keep doing
our jobs."
water off at the curb; the valve for your
main water supply is in the meter box by
the curb and the bar on top of the valve
needs to be turned 180 degrees to shut it
off. You can use a large wrench, but you
can buy a device called a water key that
makes it easier; it has a long hand, which
is nice if your meter box is full of questionablewater.
They only costabout $8.00
and are priceless when you really need
them, so consider investing in one.
After turning off the water, flush the
.oilet. If it fills back up, the main water
isn’ t off and you’ll have to try again. If the
rater is off, put some ra~s under the
valve, grasp the pipe going into the wall
with a pipe wrench and turn the collar of
the valve with a crescent wrench. If the
parts are rusted together, you can have a
real wrestling match. Once the valve is
off, remove the tube from the valve from
the bottom of the toilet with the crescent
wrench. Take everything tO the hardware
store,handit tO thehapless clerkinplumbing
and tell them you want ’q’his". Go
ahead and get a new water inlet hose -
you’ll be sorry later if you don’t. Also
pick up a roll of the Teflon tape they sell
in plumbing. Check out and cuss some
more, because this is costing more than
the replacement kit, but remember that
the plumber wouldbe charging you labor,
and that hurts.
Back at home, wrap a couple of turns of
Teflon tape clockwise around the threads
on the pipe sticking out of the wall. Use
your wrenches again to attach the shut-off
valve snuggly in place; wrap the threaded
end on the valve with Teflon tape and
attach the water i...nl,et hose. Rule of thumb
in plumbing - if it s threaded, us.e T.eflon,
tape on it. This helps give a good sea] ana
alsb makes it a lot easier if you have to
remove these parts again in the future.
Now you can proceed with your toilet
repairs as above.
Once everything is attached and snug,
turn your water back on and admire your
handiwork. Yonrll be flush with pride!
Before thedecision, activists onboth sides
agreedthatthepanel’s f’mding co.uld shape
how 9.5 million Protestants interpret
policy affecting Cmys and Lesbians.
Creech presented the first challenge to
: the denomination’s 1996 decision in.its
¯¯ Social Principles to prohibit"ceremomes
that celebrate homosexual unions." Ac:
¯
cording to church procedure, nine of 13
¯ panelists had to agree to sanction Creech.
¯ One vote short, the close decisionintensi-
¯ fied debate.
¯
"Eight jurors, a majority, thought in
this ease that conducting a homosexual
¯
¯ ceremony was wrong, andwe agree that it
is sinful," said the Rev. Bob Kniper of
¯ Bakersfield, Calif. But, he also added: "I
¯ just hope this kind of decision will at least
¯ keep us away from witch hunts to find
¯
those who have conducted these ceremo-
¯ nies." Kniper is a spokesman for Trans-
" forming Congregations, a group of
churches, primarily Methodist, that iden-
¯
tifyhomosexuality as anillness thatneeds
¯ to be treated.
¯" They are opposed by Reconciling Con-
: gregations, aprogramledby gay Method-
" isis to encourage churches to welcome
: GaysandLesbians. seeCreech,page15
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Some 140 of the denomination’s 37,000
congregations throughout the world have
adopted the program, but not Creech’s
church. Mark Bowman, executive director
of Reconciling Congregations, called
the decision "some measure of welcome
from the church" and reassuring to homosexual
members "that not all of the
church’s doors are dosed to them."
The panel of Nebraska ministers, four
women and nine men, denied that the
finding served as a positive signal about
homosexuality. "Just because this jury
~ church, does not believe that Gay rites
¯ will become policy anytime soon. The
", Methodists’ General Conference; alegis-
¯ lative body that can change policy, does .:
¯ notmeet againunti12000. Two years ago,:i~:
voting 577-378, these Methodist clergy’
: and lay members endorsed church policy
¯ that declared homosexuality incompat- ¯
ible with Christian teaching.
¯ Not all Gay Methodists think same-sex..~
¯ unions are worth fighting for, Lawrence :/.
¯. said. As he noted, other issues of hate
crimes and job discrimination may be
." more important.
... During Creech’s two-day inquiry in
vo.t~d this way doesn’t mean the next one
Keamey, even those presenting the
church’s case exp.ressed overtones ofsupwill:’
one panelist, the Rev. M. Maniek :., port.!n an. 0Pemng.smtem_ent, the Re.v.
Samuelofl(,linden~toldth~Om~h~aW,tbtl~l
Herald. " lated current church policy-even though
The decision, he added, is no authorization
for more Methodist ministers to perform
same-sex ceremonies. During the
inquiry, Creech said he wouldcontinue to
officiate at unity ceremonies, if asked.
Butdespite whathe called"activetalk;’
the Rev. Bill Lawrence, a professor at
Duke University studying the Methodist
Stonewall 25 organizers pleaded that no
national action take place before 1994..A
call for indnsion of youth in the orgamz2
ing was made and a request tobe aware of
the dates of the many women’s music
festivals was voiced. Native American
gays andlesbians explainedthat they could
not participate in the fall of 1992 - the
500thauniversary ofthe survival ofindigenous
cultures. And that is a very small
sample.
In 1998, all that expression and creativity
has been silenced in one meeting between
Perry, Birch, andTyler. They want
to control the timing, message, andmoney
associated with the Millennium March.
They may achieve that. Butin the process,
they’ll lose the movement. Arrogance is
not the word. Only sheer contempt for
democracy can describe their organizing
style.
Several national leaders authored letters
distributed at the !991 meetings explaining
why a march before 1994 was
misguided. Where are their voices now?
Some of the very same people have privately
expressed their concerns about the
Millennium March, but won’t do so publidy.
Why?They’re afraid that in the year
2000, they’ll be on the outside looking .in..
- There shouldn’t be an outside. Orgamzpolicy
may someday accept Gay unions.
Support for Creech came from a retired
bishop, who admitted that the church may
need to reconsider its policy regarding
homosexuals. "As I get older," observed
the Rev. Kenneth Hicks of Little Rock,
Ark., "it.burdens me to know that maybe
the church needs to make a change."
ing a national civil rights event without a
grassroots "call" is exclusive no matter
how much multicultural rhetoric they try
to pour over it.
But its worse than that. Birch is smart
enough toknow that Barney Frank is right
when he says that big marches do nothing
politically for the community. All that
stuff about the political benefits of being
in Washington before the dection is a lie.
Birch wants her Millennium March so she
can get her 1,000,000 members and the
associated loot. Grassroots democracy
mightproduce 50 state marches. Bigbummer
for Birch.
In a recent Out magazine article, Birch
responds to her critics by saying, "Imagine
what you would have done if three
years ago you woke up and found that
someone had handed you the movement.
.. I’ll bet that you would have made most
of the decisions I made."It’ s time to wake
up again. It’ s not your movement~.We can
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Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart May 15 - June 14, 1995, Volume 2, Issue 6
400 Expected at So. Central
MCC District Conference
Precious in God’s Sight: Sacred Earth, Sacred People
The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community
Churches (MCC) will hold tlie 1995 annual conference
for its South Central District on May !8-21 at Tulsa’s
Southern Hills Marriott. 1902 East 71st Street, 493-7000.
During the conference, participants will elect a District
Coordinator at the District Business meeting as well as
worshiping together. The Reverend Elder Nancy Wilson,
pastor ofMCC Los Angeles will speak at the opening and
see Conference, page 3
Family of Faith Welcomes
New Pastor Nancy Horvath
The Reverend Nancy Horvath began as pastor ofMCC
Family of Faith Sunday May 7. Horvath, recently pastor
of MCC Joie de Vivre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is
joined in Tulsa by her spouse, Barb Horvath-Zurn and
their3 year old son,Zach. TFNrecently had the opportunity
to discuss her background, her experiences in Baton
Rouge and hopes for and challenges of Tulsa with Pastor
see Horvath. page 3
Tulsa Gay Churches Honor
44th National Day of Prayer
TULSA, OK - The Metropolitan Community Churches
ofTnlsa, Family ofFaith MetropolitanCommunity Church
and°the Metropolitan Community Church of" Greater
Tulsa honored the 44th National Day of Prayer Thursday,
May 4 in a ceremony at Bartlett Square in downtown
Tulsa. Pastors Alice Jones and Nancy Horvath with a
small number of lay people prayed for greater tolerance
and respect for.all persons...... ;
Thefollowing is of the statement read to the participants
and onlookers: "We pray for an end to the hatred of which
the Oklahoma City bombing, the most recent massacre in
see Prayer, page 11
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Tulsa Pride Picnic- Sunday
June 18th, Mohawk Park
OKC Parade- June 24th
TOHR Follies- June 30th
The Tulsa Pride Picnic will be held on Sunday, June 18,
at Mohawk Park in Shelter #6 off of Cherokee Drive.
Beginning at noon, the picnic will offer free drinks, food
will be available at low cost and community organizations
and businesses will offer information and goods at booths
under the trees During the afternoon, volleyball and
softball games will be.held and atz2pm; Tulsa Family-
Chorale and the OklahOma city Gay Marching Band will
perform. Volunteers are needed to help with food and
with clean-up. Community organizations or businesses
see Pride, page 14
Lesbian Clinton Official
to Run For SF Mayor
WASHINGTON - The Clinton
administration has lost its highest
ranking openly gay official with
the announcement that Roberta
Achtenberg would resign her
post as an assistant secretary in
the Department of Housing and
Urban Development. In her letter
of resignation to Presiden!
Clinton, Achtenberg said she
would step down effective April
30. Achtenberg will return to her
home in San Francisco where
she is expected to run for mayor
see Lesbian Mayor, page 3
Researchers: AIDS
Education Efforts Work
SAN FRANCISCO- According
to health researchers at the
University of California at San
Francisco, there is growing
evidence that a substantial
decrease in the rate of ttlV
infection can be and has been
achieved through intensive
prevention efforts aimed at those
most at risk in the AIDS
epidemic, and that the major
stumbling block to curbing the
spread of the virus among
vulnerable populations are
outmoded social policies. The
report, published,in the Journal
see Education, page 7
Civil Rights Protections
Proposed in Poland
WARSAW - Prompted by pressures
toconform to the mandates
of the European Union, which
the country wants to join, a
special commission that is
working on drafting a post-
Communist constituuon for
Poland has included legal
protections th at would extend
protections based on sexual
orientation. Sixteen of the 29
parliamentary deputies who are
drafting the constitution voted
to include the constitutional
see Poland, page 7
Major Victory in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon
Court of Appeals has ruled that
local and county governments
cannot pass laws that discriminate
against gays. The
ruling strikes down ann-gay
rights ordinances passed in some
27 Oregon cities and counties
during the past 2 years and
upholds alaw passed by the state
legislature prohibiting such local
measures.
The appeals court panel
unanimously ruled that the state
legislature has preemptive rights
over matters of "substantive
policy" issues such as civil rights
legislation.
Ex-Klan Leader Wants
PWA’s to be Tattooed
LOS ANGELES - David Duke,
the former Ku Klux Klan leader
who also served as a Lomsiana
state representative, recently told
The Advocate that people
infected with AIDS should be
tattooed in the genital area,
"maybe even with glow-in-thedark
ink." Duke, ~vhois currently
considenngrunningforgovernor
of Louisiana, explained that the
AIDS tattoos would serve as a
warning to prospective sexual
partners. Duke also said he
see Duke. page 3
Work Equality Project
NE\V YORK - New York state
Assemblywoman Deborah
Glick, the state’s only openly
gay le~slator and the co-chair of
the International Network of
Lesbian & Gay Officials,joined
withNew York City Councilman
Tom Duane and San Francisco
Supervisor Carol Migden and
the Wall Street Project in
launching a program to promote
non-discrimination policies by
businesses and institutions
throughout the country. Known
as the "Equality Principles on
Sexual Orientation," the
guidelines are designed to
see Work Project, page 3
Hope Candle Light Tour:
Big Bucks for AIDS Care
& OK HIV/AIDS Conference
TULSA, OK - Organizers of the fifth Hope Candlelight
Tour hope to raise nearly $100,000 for two AIDS service
organizations: St. Joseph’s House and tLaAN, Regional
AIDS Interfaith Network of EaStern Oklahoma. Despite
heavy rains that lowered attendance on May 6 & 7.
respectable crowds made their way from several elegma~
homes that had been opened in one of Tulsa’s most elite
neighborhoods, see Hope, page 11
TOHR Endorses Lesbian/
Gay Marriage Resolution
Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR)
unanimously endorsed at its April membership meeting
a resolution calling for Lesbians and Gay men to marrx
legally. The resolution reads:
Because marriage is. a fundamental right under our
Constitution, and becasue the Constitution guarantees
equal protection of the law,
see Resolution, page 3
Rainbow Business Guild
Chooses 1995 Officers
Tulsa’s Lesbian/Gay & Lesbian/Gay friendly business
organization, Rainbow Business Guild, elected new
officers at its April meeting. Founding officers, Tim
Gillean, Frank Going & Kevin Palmer turned over
leadership to Leanne Gross, and Bud Wharton, co-chairs,
Barbara Bellar, secretary, and Tom Neal, treasurer.
RBG will hold its next meeting on Monday, May 22 at
7pm at the. O!iveGarden Restmarant at Utica Square.
Dinner dues fi~e $10. Rainbow BuSiness Grild ig~open to
business owners, professionals, company empl~.~;e~~
students and others interested in business with a Lesbian
Gay perspective. For more info. call 832-0233.
Virginia High Court Rules
Against Lesbian Mom
RICHMOND, Va. - The
Virginia Supreme Court split 4-
3 in ruling that Sharon Bottoms
could be denied custody of her
3-year-old son Tyler because she
is a lesbian and her sexual
orientation could lead to the child
facing social condemnation
growing up. The court overturned
a state appeals court ruling
that wouldhave allowed Bottoms
to get custody of her son, whose
custody is being challenged by
the woman’s mother. In the court
majority decision, Justice A.
Christian Compton said, "The
mother is an unfit custodian at
this time, and the child’s best
interests would be promoted by
awarding custody to the
grandmother.’"
Elizabeth Birch, executive
director of the Human Rights
Campaign Fund, said of the
decision, "’Anyone who truly
cares about families should be
morally outraged that the
government has taken a child
from his own loving mother
because of ether people’s pre
judices. This is an anti-famil v
decision that is clearly notin th~
best interests of the child."
Virginia activists are
see Mom, page 7
Military Update
Court Victory for Sailor
AI,EXANDRL~, Va. - Navy Lt.
Paul Thomasson has become the
latest member of the U.S. armed
forces to challenge the "don’t
ask, don’t tell" policy.
Thomasson’s lawyers argued in
court that the policy not only is a
violation of constitutional
guarantees of free speech, but
that the Navy by enforcing it
against Thomasson would be
kicking out "one of its finest"
service members.
Thomasson, in addition to his
stellar record first as a pilot and
later in a Washington, D.C. staff
post, has received glowing
commendations from former
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman
Gen. Colin Powell whom he
hel.ped prepare for congressional
testimony, among other Navy
brass. The Navy is trying to
discharge Thomasson, however,
because the day after the new
see Military, page 7
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Tulsa, Oklahoma James Christjohn
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Civil Rights For Tulsa Lesbians & Gay Men
Who Decides What’s Best for Us?
by Tom Neal. publisher i’diversity"training that includes followed up to see what Savage
Many of you remember the
raucous and bruising public
hearings held almost a year ago
by the City of Tulsa’s Human
Rights Commission and its
Standing Committee on Sexual
Orientation. Some of you may
know that these two bodies
revised their report and sent it to
our Mayor, M. Susan Savage
and to our City Council. Few of
you probably know what, if
anything, has happened since
then.
The report had several
recommendations. One called on
the City Council to mnend our
current human rights ordinance
to add the words, sexual
orientation. This would protect
heterosexuals, homosexuals and
"bisexuals from invidious
discrimination. Court rulings
thus far have held that
discrimination based on actual
or perceived sexual orientation
is illegal only where the term,
sexual orientation or its
equivalent, affectional orientation,
etc. is explicitly used. At
this time, our City Council is
overwhelmingly hostile to such
protections. .
The other recommendations,
however, were not directed at
the City Council. These recommendahons
call for our Mayor
to issue executive orders banning
discrimination in c~ty hiring, to
order our police dept. to begin
Issues of sexual orientation and
to collect hate crime statistics
for attacks based on actual or
perceived sexual orientation
Officially, at least, none of these
actions have been taken now five
months later.
...we, as a community,
must learn how to
get involved in the
polltleal
proeess....while we’re
waiting for the
[Sexual Orientation]
Committee sehmoaze
civil rights
protections into
being, call your
councilperson
and the mayor...
You may be thinking of many
of the same questions Tulsa
Family News has been asking,
i.e., what progress has been
made, and if nothing, why not?
You may want to know who’s
representing us, and what kind
of job are they doing.
You may be surprised at how
little is going on. Afew members
of the Standing Committee on
Sexual Orientation met with the
Mayor, but apparently haven’t
has done. Apparently they didn’t
even ask her to do much, i.e.,
implement the reco~rmiendations
of the report that call for action
on the part of the Mayor, not the
City Council.
Savage has since refused to
protect city employees from
discrimination (seeTFN v.2 #4).
Savage also promised toissue a
generic condemnation of
discrimination. These sorts of
statements rarely do Lesbians
and Gay menany good, since the
statements are usually seen as
applying to "legitimate"
minorities and women. Where
we’re not explicitly included,
we "re usually excluded.
Committee members should
have rejected this idea as soon as
Mayor Savage said it.
So who are the folks
- representing us? They i~n,c.lude
Dennis Neill and Kelly Kirby,
past presidents of Tulsa
Oklahomans for Human Rights
(TOHR); Nancy McDonald of
local & regional PFLAG; Bill
Hinkle, also of PFLAG, and
others. These folks are individuals
of courage who have
histories of fighting for fair
treatment of Lesbians and Gay
men. It seems we have goodfolks
trying to represent our interests,
but are they?
Some of this group seem to
have selected a stealth strategy.
see Who Decides, page 3
by Robert Bray
Right aroun~l this time of year
I get my annual reminders that
my loving relationship with my
partner John is not worth much
in the eyes of society.
Perhaps it’s my income tax
returns, which givemeno opdon
except to file single because our
union is not "valid." Or maybe
it’s the mailbox of invitations
atmouncmg the June weddings
of my straight friends and
relatives. Or it could be all those
glowing bride and groom
advertisements just in time for
the upcoming nuptial season.
Marriage has been onmymind
a lot lately. To be honest, I’m
not certain if it’s my wedding
I’mpondering (wehaven’tbegun
those discussions ye0. But the
subject of same-sex marriage is
rapidly rising into the consciousness
of many Americans
and has already made national
headlines and front-page news
around the country. And it’s
clearly in the cross-sights of the
Radical Right.
Aggressive pre-emptive
strikes against same-sex marriage
have already been launched
in at least three states with more
attacks expected. Alaska, Utah
and South Dakota have or are
now facing pro-active bans on
same-sex marriage. They clearly
are designed to head off an
affirmative ruling expected later
this year or early 1996 on a
pending gay marriage casein
Hawaii.
A Congressional threat may
be forthcoming, too. Newt
Gingrich rarely misses an
opportunity to demean gay
relationships. In 1992, the
Republican Party specifically
stated an oppositaon to same-sex
marriages in its Platform. The
issue is sure to be raised as we
enter a new election cycle.
The Radical Right plans to
capitalize on society’s vigorous
opposition to same-sex marriage
and use it as a fundraising and
political orgamzing weapon to
streng~en its "traditional family
values agenda. Expect more
attacks on not only same-sex
marriage but also gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender families,
including foster parenting,
adoption and child custody.
It’s time for our side to sound
the alarm. We are asking for the
equal right to marry the one we
love and care for, just as non-gay
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Americans do. Many same-sex
couples share the same responsibilities
as married couples.
However, nowhere in the United
States do they receive the same
recognition or benefits, not even
in communities with domestic
partnership laws.
Of course, gay, lesbian and
bisexual people are as diverse as
non-gay people. Many would not
choose to marry even if they
could. However, virtually all gay
see Marriage, page 3
Lesbian & Gay Civil Rights, Who Decides?
They seem to propose that if we
all just keep quiet about these
issues, we can sneak them
through city government.
Interestingly, these same folks
said similar things prior to the
human rights commission
hearings last spring. They
suggested that if wejust kept the
public and the press uninformed,
that we could avoid conflict and
get this ordinance passed.
Obviously neither happened.
We would argue that this
approach is not only undemo~
cratic, but is politically naive.
Tulsa Family News recognizes
that the members of the Standing
Committee on Sexual Orientation
have no legal obligation to
meet with our community
organizations, nor to solicit the
breadth of opinion from those
I
whom they proport to represent.
j However, we suggest that the
Standing Committee has a
powerful ethical obligation to
discuss their strategies with those
whose rights remain denied.
Practically speaking, this
"behind the scenes maneuvering"
will not be enough at
some point and they will need
us. You would think that these
folks would be going to TOHR,
toour churches, to Prime Timers,
to the Women’s Supper Clubs
and other groups to let our
communities know where we
stand and what’w~ need to do to
help.
Besides giving them the
support they need, we, as a
community, must learn how to
get involved in the political
] process.Wehave the opportunity
cont’dfrom p. 2
to show the city that we’re part
of this city. In the meantime,
while we’re wa~ for the
Committee schmooze civil fights
protections into being, call your
coun-cilperson and the mayor.
Ask to meet with your connselor
and the Mayor. It’s your right.
Mayor Savage: 596-7411, fax:
596-9010, City Council: 596-
1990.
For those interested in getting
involved in theseissues, TOHR
has established a Civic Affairs
committee to organize community
efforts. It will meet next
on Monday, June 5 at 7pm at the
Gathering Room of the HIV
Resource Consortium.
TFN editorials represent the
views of the writer- not those of
advertisers nor other contributors.
Letters are welcome.
Marriage cont’dfrom p. 2
people prefer that they -- and
not the state should have the
right to decide whether and
whom to marry. The subject of
same-sex marriage offers many
political challenges and
organizing opportunities and
numerous questions for gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender
activists. It’s time for that
dialogue to begin.
Questions that may need to be
considered as we move this issue
forward:
¯ Do we really need or want
the right to marry?
¯ Do bisexual activists have a
different view ofthis subject than
gay and lesbian people?
¯ Are there differences in the
way gay men and lesbians
analyze the institution of
marriage?
¯ What about concerns that the
institution of marriage itself
gay or straight -- perpetuates a
moral hierarchy with different
economic and social privileges?
-- Those in couples (viewed as
"’monogamous") receive social
and economic rewards because
of their implied moral status.
Meanwhile, single people
(viewed as "’promiscuous") do
not.
This community discussion
and dialogue must also include
an awareness of the orgamzing
and education efforts of
grassroots groups, including the
Hawaii Equal Rights Marriage
Project and NaMamoo Hawai’i.
Na Manlo, a new statewide civil
rights group of indigenous gay,
lesbian, bisexual aud transgender
people, is doing work around
homophobia, racism and
classism and how they connect
to the marriage issue.
As we advance the issue of our
right to marry, we must not
perpetuate themyththatmarriage
is the only way that "true"
families are organized. Weneed
To have and to hold.
It’s about havlnd
the rights andresponsibilities
of
leSM and soeietal
reeognltlon of our
loving unions.
to advance simultaneously both
our right to marry and a redefinition
of "family" that is an
honest reflection of the diversity
of family structures extended
families, step-families, single
par.e.nt households, grandparents
rinsing grandchildren, divorced
parents, adopted children, foster
families. Wemust nnite with-the
majority of others who do not fit
the model that is considered
"traditional."
What is your role in the samesex
marriage battle? There are
manyways togetinvolved. First,
help get the word out. Educate
the public. Tell your faniily,
friends and coworkers about
same-sex marriage issues.
Sponsor a community forum on
tllis topic. Write letters to die
editor and get the press to cover
the subject. Also, you can take
action. Consider organizing a
marriage license "’refuse-in" at
your local city clerk office. Get
an organization you are involved
in to sign on to the Lambda
Marriage Resolution a
document supported by
numerous national organizations,
including Lambda Legal
Defense and Education Fund, the
National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force (NGLTF), Latino/a
Lesbian & Gay Organization,
National Center for Lesbian
Rights, Gay & Lesbian Parents
Coalition International, and
many more.
Tohave andtohold. It’s about
having the rights and responsibilities
of legal and societal
recognition of our loving umons.
It’s about holding close not only
our loved ones, but also the
democratic principles of fairness
and equality often denied us
because ofwho we are and whom
we love. And most of all, it’s
about creating and strengthening
diverse families and forming
relationships free of discrimination
and prejudice.
Robert Bray is longtime staff
member of the National Gay &
Lesbian Task Force.
TOHR co,,edfrom p.
Resolved, the State should
permit Gay cmd Lesbian couples
to marry and share fully and
equally in the rights and
responsibilities ofmarriage.
This resolution sponsored by
Lambda Legal Defense and
Education Fund, the National
Gay & Lesbian Task Force, Na
" " seenext column to right
Work. cont’dfrom p. 1
"provide a framework for an
ethical standard that all
corporations, universities, and
other institutions can voluntarily
-embrace in their business
practices." Businesses that sign
the principles would commit
themselves to not discriminating
on the basis of sexual orientation
orH1V status in sales, purchasing
or employmentpractices. The 8-
point non-discrimination policy
statement states:
"To become successful in the
ever-competitive world of
business, a company must strive
to create anenvironment in which
all employees are treated with
respect. Through the cultivating
of diversity in the wprkplace, a
company can draw fully upon
the potential, for creativity and
commitment represented by all
its employees. Implementation
of these Equality Principles on
Sexual Orientation are an
important step in that direction.
1. Explicit prohibitions against
discrimination based on sexual
orientation will be included in
the company’s written employment
policy statement.
2. Discrimination against HIV
positive employees or those with
AIDS will be strictly prohibited.
3. Employee groups, regardless
of sexual orientation, will be
given equal standing with other
employee associations.
4. Diversity training will
include sexual orientataon issues.
5. Spousal benefits will be
offered to domestic partners of
employees, regardless of sexual
orientation, on an equal basis
with those granted to married
employees.
6. Company adve.rtisi~ag policy
will bar negative sexual
orientation stereotypes and will
not discriminate in media
advertising on the basis of sexual
orientation.
7. Companies will not
discriminate in the sale and
purchase of goods and services
on the basis of sexual orientation.
8. Written non-discrimination
policies on sexual orientation
must be disseminated throughout
the company. A senior company
official will be appointed to
monitor compliance corporate
wide.
Mamo o Hawaii mid the Hawaii
Equal Rights Marriage Project.
A Hawaii court decision may
legalize same gender marriage
by the end of this year or early
next vear.
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Mayor cont’dfromp. 1
in a race already crowded with a
number of candidates. In her
letter to Clinton, Achtenberg, a
former city supervisor, said she
was stepping down from her
HUD post in order to "become a
candidate for mayor of San
Francisco" to bring a "workable,
reform-minded city government
that recaptures. San Francisco’s
greatness." In 1993, Clinton
............... to oversee
the fair housing and equal
opportunity division of HUD.
She was confirmed to the post
afteralongandoften nasty debate
on the Senate floor, with
conservatives, led by Sen. Jesse
Helms (R-NC) portraying her as
a "’dangerous radical" and "dmnn
lesbian." In her letter to the.
President, Achtenberg thanked
Clinton for his support in "’a
challenging confirmation
process." But she went on to say
that "I feel the need to return to
the city I Call home.’"
Conf. cont’dfrom p. l
closing services onThu~sdav and
Sun.day. Others leading worship
services are the Reverend Sandi
Robinson, president, Samaritan
College, Judy Dale, district
coordinator, Great Lakes
District-UFMCC, the Reverend
Renee Phillips, pastor of MCC.
Lubbock and the Reverend
Dexter Brecht, pastor of Vieux
Carre MCC New Orleans.
Saturday night,afterabanquet,
there will be a dance. Both Tulsa
congregations, MCC Greater
Tulsa and MCC Family of Faith.
plan hospitality suites for
conference participants: The
Reverend Elder Nancy Wilson
will speak on Sunday evening,
May 21st at Family of Faith. For
more information about the
conference, call 838-1715 or
622-1441.
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UK Gay Military Ban and controversial exception. Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Rep. anti-bias policies in their offices, tojunior and senior lfigh schools, Becomes Political Issue~
LONDON - A spokesman for!
the British Defense Ministry told
Parliament that the country’s
policy of excluding gays from
the British armed forces had the
full support of the Conservative
Party government and that
,allowing gays in the nation’s
military was "not compatible
with securing the ailns of the
armed forces." The Labor Party
had earlier called for ending the
ban on gays and lesbians in the
country’ s military as part of the
party’s official platform. David
Clark, the defense spokesman
lbr the Labor Party, called the
exclusionary policy an"infringement
on civil liberties" and
added, "’It is important in the
modern world that military law
is as near as possible in accord
with civilian law. ""
Bias Charged at N.M.
Job Corps Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-
Despite complaints to
adininistrators of harassment,
threats and assaults aimed at gay
and lesbians students and staff,
acuvists in the Lesbian Avengers
.charge that the managers of the
U.S. Job Corps in Albuquerque
have refused to do anything to
put a halt to the anti-gay
activities. The National Gay &
Lesbian Task Force has ~lso
charged that administrators of
thc Job Corps center there have
not returned repeated phone calls
about the on-going troubles at
the center. The Job Corps is a
division of the U.S. Labor
Department and teaches young
people various employment
skills.
NEA Nixes Grant for
Lesbian-Themed Play
SANFRANCISCO - The
National Endowmentforthe Arts
has rejected the recommendation
by its peer advisory panels and
voted against funding a stage
adaptation of a novel by San
Francisco-based lesbian writer
Jewell Gomez. The $13,000
grant was to have gone to pay for
the African-American performance
troupe Urban Bush
Women’s production Of
Gomez’s "’Bones and Ash: A
Gilda Story.’" Peer review panel
recommendations are rarely
rejected. The case of the "NEA
Four"- Andreas Serrano, Holly
flughes, Tim Miller and Karen
Fiuel v - was a highly publicized
Gomez herself said she believes
the endowmentrejected the grant
because her story has a lesbian
protagonist. "We were pretty
much ~xpecting [approval of the
grant] because we had gotten
Phase.Two approval, and to not
get Phase Three is weird, unless
you really screwed up or
something,’" she said.
Waybourn Leaves
Victory Fund
WASHINGTON - Gay rights
activist William Waybourn,
founder of the Gay & Lesbian
Victory. Fund. has announced he
will retire as the head of the
Washington, D.C.-based PAC.
A long-time Dallas activist,
Waybourn said in a prepared
statement that he had no
irmnediate plans, but was leaving
the 4-year-old Victory Fund to
promote new ideas in the agency.
"It is my philosophy that
organizations tltrive .best when
new leadership and fresh ideas
are enconraged,’" lie said.
’Creating Change’
Conferen ce Announced
WASHINGTON-The National
Gay & Lesbian Task Force has
annotmced that its 8th annual
Creating Change conference will
take place Nov. 8-12 in Detroit.
Among the issues slated to be
covered durin.g.the conference
are: orgamzlng in rural
communities, organizing people
of faith, same-sex marriage
rights, anti-violence work, and
organizing in the workplace. For
additional information and
registration, contact NGLTF at
(202) 332-6483, ext. 3329.
Lesbians at White
House Conference
WASHINGTON-Attending the
White House Conference on
Aging as delegates May 2-5 are
long-time lesbian activists Del
Martin and Phyllis Lyon, cofounders
of the Daughters of
Bilitis. The couple will introduce
a resolution during the
conference calling for for greater
vis!bility, for lesbian and gay
aging issues in future
conferences. The White House
conference agenda had originally
included lesbian and gay issues
when published in October 1994;
but when the final agenda was
published this February, the item
had been dropped. Martin and
Lyon were named as delegates
to the conference by Sen. Dianne
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
respectivel,W.
Sexually ’Ambiguous’
UK Bishop Elevated
LONDON - David Hope, the
Bishop of London who recently
ackalowledged under pressure
from British activists that he is
sexually "an~biguous", has been
named by Prime Minister Jolm
Major as the next Archbishop of
York, the 2ndhighest clergy man
in the Church of England.
"People should not be
stereotyped sexually and sonle
may describe themselves as
being homosexual," Hope said
in March after being urged by
the fights ~oup Outrage to co~ne
out. "For some the area is slightly
grayer, and that is the sort of area
I find my self in." Following the
azmouncelnent of his elevation,
Hope said he would use his new
position to resolve differences
about homosexuality within the
church. "It is my business to
insure that all who are involved
are given a proper voice and a
proper ear, and there is a proper
process of listening to the
debate," he said. "At the present
_ time I am just a little concerned
that the debate is causing rather
mor e heat than light. "’
Members of Congress
Keep Anti-Bias Policies
\VASHINGTON - The Human
Rights Campaign Fund
announced at a press conference
that 287 of the 535 members of
the U.S. Congress do not
discriminate against gays and
lesbians in employment in their
staff office positions. The HRCF
survey reported that 223 of 435
House members and 64 of 100
senators had signed nondiscrimination
affirmations.
Absent from the HRCF list were
House Speaker Newt Gingrich
(R-Ga.) and House Majority
Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas).
GOP presidential candidate and
Senate Majority Leader Bob
Dole of Kansas, however, was
included on the non-bias listing.
Speaking at a news conference,
Elizabeth Birch, HRCF’s
executive director, said it was
"encouraging that the critical
bloc of moderate swing votes in
this Congress supports the
concept ofequal treatment."Last
year a similar HRCF survey
reported that 296 members of
Congress - 225 House members
and71 senators - agreed to similar
Jury Rejects
AIDS Fear Defense
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -
Jurors hearing a murder case
rejected the defense offered by
attorneys for Edgardo Arrona,
21, that he had shot a gay man,
Oscar Anderson, 53, to death
because he feared he had been
exposed to HIV ,and been forced
into years of sex and drugs by the
older ~nan. Arrona confessed to
shootinv Anderson last Auoust
bnt claruled lie had done so
beeause the older man, a teacher,
had lured lfim into sex and drug
use as a teenager and lie was
concerned about contracting
AIDS. Although Anderson in
fact was HIV positive, Arrona
has continued to test negative
for the virus. Prosecutors, whom
the jury a~eed with in finding
Arrona gnilty, had argued that
the younger man had continued
to return to Anderson’s
apartment for several years
withont showing any indic,~tions
he wasn’ t a willing participant.
Philly Woos Gay Travel
Assn. Convention
PHILADELPHIA -
Philadelphia’s Convention and
Visitors Bureau has joined with
PrideFestin an effort to draw the
1997 annual convention of the
International Gay Travel
Association to the "City of
Brotherly Love." The IGTA
convention is expected to bring
more than 1,000 travel agents
and tourism specialists to
wherever it holds its annual
meeting. The city’s Convention
& Visitors Bureau is one of a
handful around the country -
including New York and San
Francisco - that have in the past
few years begun actively luring
gay and lesbian tourists and
travelers-. PrideFest, the city’s
annual gay pride celebration, is
slated for May 7-10 in 19~7.
Apple Settles Dispute
SANJOSE, Calif,-The SanJose
Mercury Newsreports that Apple
Computer has agreed to keep a
CD-ROM history textbook that
it will be distributing after a
public outcry that Apple wascensoring
material about
abortion and homosexuality. In
the reported agreement with the
VoyagerCompany ofNew York,
Apple with include the CD
textbook "Who Built America?"
in bundled software it distributes
but will not include it in bundles
it sells to elementary schools.
Apple got caught in the
embarrassingPRflap inFebnmry
when Voyager charged that
Apple had insisted it remove
"cOntroversial" material .about
abortion and homosexuality.
Spokespersons-for both Apple
and Voyager said they were
reasonably happy with the
agreement they had reached on
distributing the CD textbook.
Death Threat Against
Journalist Deb Price
SANJOSE, Calif.- OutNowL the
San-Jose gay and lesbian
uewspaper, reports that the
announcement of a scheduled
Jnne 24 visit by syndicated
columnist Deb Price for a
booksigmng has led to a
telephone death tlweat. The paper
reports that the death threat,
which has been handed over to
police, was called in to the
answering machine at the
Sisterspirit Bookstore in the
city’s Billy DeFrank Lesbian &
Gay Community Center after the
upcoming booksigning was
announced.
OutNow! quoted part of the
phone threat as saying, "I just
want to say, if Deb Price appears
at your bookstore on June 24th,
I’ll personally colne in and shoot
her. I tlfink fags are wrong. I
think this is the stupidest thing
that ever happened; feminist
rights groups, f ing gay rights
groups make me sick; f ing I’ll
shoot her; got that?" The paper
said Price had been informed of
the threat and had no intention of
altering her plans for the
booksigning for her new book,
And Say Hi to Joyce: America’ s
First Gay Column Comes Out."
Gingrich to Lead HRCF
’Coming Out Day’ Job
WASHINGTON - Candace
Gingrich, the lesbian half-sister
of House Speaker Newt
Gingrich, has been hired by the
Washington D.C.-based gay aud
lesbian lobbying group the
Human Rights Campaign Fund
to head up its National Coming
Out Project. The project
culminates Oct. 11 with National
Coming Out Day, an event that
got launched several years ago
in New Mexico and has since
become a popular event
nationwide to encourage gay and
lesbian visibility. Gingrich, 28,
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part ofa34-city tour encouraging
participation in National Coming
Out Day.
School Board Member
Defeats Opponents
LOS ANGELES - Openly gay
Los Angeles school board
memberJeffHorton, targeted for
defeat by religious rightsupported
opponents, handily
won reelection, garnering 61%
of the vote, more than his 2
fundamentalist-backed
candidates combine d. His
opponents, Peter Ford who was
being backed by the Traditional
Values Coalition, and Linda
Jones, the Christian Coalition
candidate, had focused on
unseating Horton because of his
support for gay-positive
programs in the city’s huge
school system.
Students Protest
Mel White Speech
GREEN BAY, Wisc. -
Conservative student Republicans
at the University of
Wisconsin have objected to
school officials over using
student fees to payfor an
upcoming speech to be given by
the Rev. Mel White, a minister
with the Metropolitan Community
Church and one-time
ghost writer for Pat Robertson.
TheRepublican students charged
that the $4,000 fee for White’ s
speech was "’fiscally inappropriate"
because of tight budgets
at the school. But representatives
of the unive.rsity.’ s lesbian and
gay orgamzatlon said the
conservative students just didn’ t
"want the lifestyle discussed."
The school says it hasno plans to
cancel White’ s scheduled May 4
appearance on campus.
Another Idaho Anti-Gay
Ballot Measure
BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho
Statestnan reports that the Idaho
Citizens Alliance will soon
introduce another anti-gay
initiative only 5 months after
voters in the state rejected the
organization’ s first anti-gay
measure. The paper quoted an
!CA spokesman who said the
new anti-gay ~neasure would not
deal with employment but would
aim at restricting how public
libraries and schools deal with
materials relating to
homosexuality. Rights activists
say such a ballot measure would
be a waste of time and money
after last November’s voter
initiative.
’Morality Police" Attack
Gays in Palestine
NABLUS, West Bank - The
Reuter news service reports that
3 Palestiman men kidnapped a
51-year-old man from his shop
and shot him in the legs 6 times
because they believed him to be
gay. The news agency quoted
unnamed sources that said the
men were part of a group of
"morality police" who had
recently begun kidnapping gays
and prostitutes in the WestBank,
2 others of whom were also shot
in the legs.
Serial Killer’s Victims
May Have Been Gay
SAN FRANCISCO- Police say
they believe a British man,
already suspected of crisscrossing
the globe under false
identities in a string of killings,
may have targeted victims who
were.gay or bisexual ina series
of grisly torture-murders with
links from Mexico to Thailand
to San Diego and San Francisco.
Authorities say John Martin
Scripps, 35, of Hertfordshire,
England, traveled around the
world after escaping from a jail
in Great Britain on drug charges
and is wanted in connection with
at least three murders - and
wanted for questioning about the
mysterious disappearances of
others. Singapore police say they
believe Scripps, who was
arraigned in Singapore on April
18 on charges of killing Gerard
Lowe, a South African man
whose dismembered remmns
were recovered from a harbor in
March, used a 10,000-volt stun
gun on his victims before killing
and mutilating them. Authorities
say Scripps is also a suspect in
the murders of Timothy
McDowall,32, in Mexico; Sheila
Damude and her 22-year-old son
Darin in Thailand; and Tommy
Wenger, 25, in San Francisco.
Gay Poet Immortalized
BOSTON- Earlier this year, the
opera. "Ha?r.vey Milk" had its
premiere ~n Texas, memorializing
the openly gay
politician’ s life. In April, another
opera got its world premiere ~n
Boston immortalizing another
gay icon - Civil War poet Walt
Whitman. ComposerPeter Child
says his new opera, "’Reckoning
Time: A Song of Walt
Whitman," represents the
struggle of an artist to live and
work with in3e~g.~ty during an
era of turmOl£.With librettist
¯ Alan Brody, Child has fashioned
Whitman’.s life intoanallegorical
opera written for the concert
stage, making generous use of
the poet’s own essays, letters,
poetry and other writings.
In "Reckoning Time: A Song
of Walt Whitman," the tide role
is sungbyabaritone. PeterDoyle,
Whitman’s longtime working
class lover, speaks his part, with
the exception of one simple love
song. The plot of the work
evolves through the dialogue
between the two performers.
Aussie ’Gaymes’ Hit By
Far-Right Protesters
ADELAIDE, Australia - The
Australian gay newspaper
Brother/Sister reports that anti--
gay protesters broke into a public
pool where the annual Australian
National Gaymes was slated to
hold a swimming event and used
a dye to stain the pool purple. An
anonymous caller phoned local
newspapers and television
stations and said the vandalism
was the responsibility of the farright
National Action
orgamzati’on.
’Consumer Reports’
Rates Condoms
WASHINGTON - The May
Issue of Consumer Reports
includes the findings of its test of
reliability of condoms. The
consumer magazine tested 6,500
latex condoms, representing 37
brands. The magazine reports
sbme surprising findings:
Several types of theTrojanbrand,
for example, frequently failed
the air-inflation test, a basic
check of condom elasticity. The
magazine also found that some
brands that advertise as being
"’stronger" were in fact not as
strong as others in its tests. Others
that promote themselves as
"thin" weren’t particularly thin,
the magazine reports, and some
of the thinnest broke more easily.
The best performing brands,
according to Consumer Reports,
were Sheik Excita Extra Ribbed,
Ramses Extra Ribbed and Sheik
Classic. The magazine named
Protex’s Touch condom as the
"’best buy.’"
Cal. Legis. Punts Gays
SACIL~kMENTO, Calif. - The
California Assembly" s education
committee refused on a party~
line split 8-8 vote to send to the
legislature a bill spousored by
lesbian Assembly Member
added sexual orientation to the
state’s educational anti-bias
laws. Opponents of the measure
objected that the measure would
give "special rights" to gays and
lesbians and denounced homo~
sexuals as "ungodly" and "dirty."
Kuehl urged the committee to
send the measure on to the
Assembly, declaring that the
"witnesses for the opposition
make our argument for us. Listen
to what they said here. This is
exactly the hatred we face every
day. This is the .reason we need
this bill. This is the moral decay
at the heart of our society, that
breeds hate and division.’"
Domestic Partners OK’d
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The
Chapel Hill Town Council has
unanimously passed a domestic
partners measure covering
municipal employees. The
measure, the second of its kind
in North Carolina, provides for
family leave and sets up limits
on the work relationships of city
workers and their domestic
partners. The measure also
allows city residents to register
their domestic partnerships,
whether same-sex or oppositesex,
for a $50 fee but extends no
direct benefits.
Kansas City Considers
Gay Rights Measure
LAWRENCE,Kan. -Lawrence,
seat of the Umversity of Kansas,
has become the first city in the
state to extend anti-bias
protections based on sexual Orientation.
The Lawrence City
Commission voted 3-2 to ad~t
sextud orientation to the city’s
existing anti-discrimination
ordinance, which bars bias in
employment, housing and public
accommodation. The measure
must still pass a 2rid reading
before the commissioners, but
there have been no indications
the vote is likely to change when
the added language comes up
again in early May.
Calif. Lobbying Offices
Target of Bomb Threat
SAC1La,MENTO, Calif. - The
offices of the LIFE Lobby, a gay
and AIDS lobbying organization
in Califonfia’ s state capital, were
evacuated after an anonymous
caller telephoned a bomb tllreat
and warned the lobby’ s workers
to "’get out of the building unless
you want to die." Following
closely on the April 24 mailbomb
killing in Sacrmnento of a
blocks from LIFE Lobby’s
offices and the tragic bombing
in Oklahoma City, authorities
took no chances and evacuated
the entire building. No explosive
device was found. Laurie
McBride, LIFE’s executive
director, said the caller had
"wanted to let us kiaow that in
tiffs climate of political violence.
we are hated.’"
Kentucky Mayor Refuses
to Sign Anti-Bias Order
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville
Mayor Jerry Abramson has
refused to sign an executive ordcr
extending anti-bias protectious
to city workers based on scxnal
orientation. Abramson said statc
law restricts control over
personnel policies and practiccs
in Kentucky to city councils.
boards of aldermen and other
legislative bodies, not chicf
executives of the cities. He citcd
a legal.opinion by the city" s law
director in refusing to sign the
executive order. But gay rights
activists disagreed and chargcd
that Abramson was ducking thc
issue. Eric Graninger, legal
counsel for the Fairness
Campaign~ said, "While thc
aldermen can set minimum job
requiremerits for city employees,
the mayor~legally add more."
Graninger.said the city’s law
director was "’building a legal
closet for the mayor to hide in.’"
Far-Right Group Wants
’Pro-Famil y Contract’
WASHINGTON-TheCllristim~
Action Network held a press
conference in the nation’ s capital
and proposed a "Pro-Family
Contract with America." The-
CAN "’Contract" calls for
reviving a total ban On ~ays mid
Iesbians in the armed forces and
would restrict federal funds from
going to school districts tlial
provide positive counseling for
gay or lesbian students. CAN
called on Congress to enact its
’:’Contract" or face the prospect
Of a 3rd ~arty being formed.
Rich Tafel, execunve
directory of the Gay lobbying
group Log Cabin Republicans,
warned the GaP leadership,
however, that the far-right wing" s
agenda would divide the party
and undermine the GaP’s
prospects for keeping its narrow
congressional majority. "If the
Christian Action Network is
trying to pick a fight, they’ll get
one," Tafel saidl
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ATLANTA - In the largest study of
AIDS transmission from health care
workers to patients done to date, scientists
found.no evidence that the vires was passed
to pataents, according to a report in the
Annals oflnternal Medicine. Many people
in the U.S. have been concerned about the
possible risk of infection after the Centers
for Disease Control & Prcvenuon
determined 3 years ago that a Florida
dent[st., transmitied HIV to 6 ofhis patients.
The new study by the CDC covered more
than 221,000 ~a~ients of 64, physicians,
dentists and other health care.workers
who are infected with the virus. The
researchers found only 113 infected
patients out of the 22,000 examined, and
of those epidemiological and genetic
evidence showed that all came from other
sources, not from any of the health care
workers.
2 Pilots Sue United Airlines
LOS ANGELES - T~vo pilots have filed
an employment discrimination lawsuit
against United Airlines, charging that the
airline barred them from flying because
they are infected with HIV. The case is the
first of its "kind filed by commercial airhne
pilots under the" Americans With
Disabilities Act, according to the pilots’
lawyers and some AIDS organizations.
United, the largest airline in the U.S.,
!nsists.that, in the interest of public safety,
it acted correctly in grounding the pilots
under regulations set by the Federal
Aviation Administration. The suit, filed
infederal courtby R. Christopher Prilliman
of Dallas and PaulRafalowski of Laguna
Beach, Calif., c6ritends that the pilots
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were grounded after the airline learned
they were HIV-positive, despite the fact
that they passed physicals given by United~.
and the FAA earlier in 1994. Uuited~S
medical director, Dr. Gary Kohn, said the
airline received information from the
pilots’ doctors last year "that led us to
believe they had a disqualifying condition"
under FAA standards. Although he
declined to comment on the case, an FAA
spokesperson said that being HIV-positive
does not preclude a pilot from being
approved for flying.
CMV Retinitis Drug Effective
CHICAGO -Small injected doses.of an
experimental drug. have proven to be
effective in checking the devastating eye
damage common among people with
AIDS, according to researchers at the
Uuiversitv of California. According to
reports i’n Ophthalmology and the
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 3
small diuical trials showed the anti-viral
drug cidofovir, which is also -known as
HPlVlPC, stopped the progress of CMV
retinitis for months. Dr. William R.
Freeman, an ophthalmologist at the
University of California at San Diego,
and his colleagues reported in thejournals
that the drug has proven so effective at
this stage in the limited diuical trials that
more than ~ hundred patients, in San Diego
are now receiving "maintenance"
injections regularly. What is not known
yet, however, is whether cidofovir will be
effective over a prolonged period of time
or if patients may begin to develop a
resistance to it.
Dentists and HIV Infection
CHICAGO - According to a survey
published in the Journal ofthe American
Dentcd Association, while more dentists
are willing~o treat patients whoare infected
~"with HIV, many are still reluctant to have
such patients. The survey reported that
67% of the dentists surveyed would treat
such patients, even if they could refer
them to other health care workers..A
similar survey in 1986 found only about
47% of the dentists said they would trea!
infected patients. But the survey alsofound
that32% said they wouldnot pick dentistry
again as a medical career because of fears
of being exposed to HIV. And 75% of the
dentists also said they were afraid to show
any willingness to treat HIV-positive
patients .out.of concerns they might lose
other patients.
Hormone May Curb KS Tumors
LONDON -Ahormone found inpregnant
women, known as human chorionic
gonadotropin, may have an important role
in treating Kaposi’s sarcoma, a skin and
blood vessel cancer that affects ma~.y
patients with HIV, according to a report ~n
the British journal Nature. Dr. Robert
GaHo and other researchers with the
National Cancer Institute report that the
hormone kills KS in the test tube, and that
in experiments with mice it reduced tumors
caused by injections of KS cells. The NCI
scientists found that the injected KS cells,
which normally cause tumors in mice,
were not able Xo do so if they had been
exposed to the hormone before being
injected. Mice that had been treated with
the hormone for a week prior to being
injected with KS cells also did not develop
tumors or developed small ones, the
researcher reported. The scientists also
presented cases of 2 women who had KS,
but whose cancer lesions inexplicably
disappeared during or after pregnancy.
"This is the first demonstration of an antirumor
property of (the hormone), and
offers a new strategy for treating patients
with Kaposi’s sarcoma," the scientists
said.
Condom Breakage Questioned
WASHINGTON - Tests of the new
polyurethane Avanti condom have
produced conflicting results, and the Food
&Drug Administration, which approved
Avanti for sale in the U.S..in 1991, has
called for further testing: Regular latex
condoms break in about 2% of the cases,
according to FDA tests, and Avanti’s
manufacturer London International/
Schmid Labs had presented the FDA with
its o.wn studies that showed breakage rates
ran~ng between 0.4% and 2.1% when it
applied for approval to sdl the condom ~n
the U.S. But 5 subsequent studies by the
National Institute of Child Health &
Human Development and conducted by
the Los Angeles Regional Family Planning.
Council found failure ratesfor the Avanti
ranging from 4% to 15% with an overall
breakage rate of 9.6% - so high a rate that
the council stopped testing the Avanti in
1994 even though all its studies had
involved fairly small numbers of couples.
Dr. Susan Alpert of the FDA, however,
defended the agency’s approval of the
Avanti polyurethane condom, even if it
turns out to have a higher breakage rate,
because up to 7% of the American
population is allergic to latex.
Cancers Linked to Virus
BOSTON - A newly discovered type of
herpes virus causes 2 cancers associated
with AIDS according to a report in the
New England Journal of Medicine.
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905 No. Highway 51
Coweta, OK 74429
(918) 486-1174
(800) 999-3442
7319 No. MacArthur
Okla. City, OK 73132
(405) 722-0551
Caring for Life
We provide comprehensive home health services 24 hour per.day,
seven days as week. The range of services include:
Skilled nursing services (RN’ s, LPN’ s)
Home health aides
Physical Therapy
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Medical Social Serv.ices
In-home psychiatric care
Non-emergency transportation
Private duty nursing
Companion sitter services
This list is not all inclusive.
Please contact our offices at 800-999-3442 with specific treatment issues.
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.
Health Briefs HeaLth
According to scientists from Columbia
University, both B cell lymphoma and
Kaposi’s sarcoma, are caused by a herpes
. vmas known as KSHV, 1st discovered in
skin lesions of patients with KS. Drs.
Yuan Chang and Patrick Moore report
that the newly identified virus causes all
KS cancers, not just those in people with
¯ AIDS. They.also report f’mding the cancer
virus cells in 8 patients who suffered from
AIDS,associated B cell lymphoma, a
canCer of the body’s immune system.
’Reasonable,Pricing’
Requirement Dropped
WASHINGTON-TheNational Institutes
of Health (NIH) has dropped its~
requirement that U.S. drug manufacturers
charge a "reasonable" price for products
developed in conjunction with
government-sponsored research. NIH
Director Harold Varmus said the agency
found that "the pricing clause has driven
the industry away from potentially
beneficial scientific collaborations" with
government researchers "without
providing an offsetting benefit to the
public?’Under the clause, adoptedin 1989
amid protests over the price of the AIDS
drug AZT, the public was supposed to
benefit from drugs produced with the
advantage of taxpayer-funded research.
Once the policy was implemented,
however, companies held backfrom using
NIH research because they could not
guarantee that they would regain an
investment in product development, said
Carl Feldbaum, president of
Biotechnology Industry Organization.
HIV Protein Discovery
WASHINGTON - Researchers have
Briefs Health Briefs
discovered how an HIV protein, called
Vpr, forces its way into ceils. Vpr enters
the cell’s nucleus more quickly than other
proteins andmakes the cell help do itsjob,
found Univ. of Pennsylvania pathologist
David Weiner. Vpr hijacks a protein
naturally present in human cells, one that
moves specific steroid hormones through
calls: Tests showed that some of these
steroids activate HIV production and
suppress immune cells, Weiner reported
in the April 11 issue of Proceedings ofthe
NationalAcademy ofSciences. W~en Vpr
was, added, the protein used the steroids’
cellular pathway to getto the call nucleus
and prompted steroid overproduction to
help it produce HIV. Weiner found that
the abortion drug RU-486, which is known
to block steroid overproduction in other
diseases, also blocked Vpr. HIV-infected
cells treated with RU-486 produced 70
percent less virus than untreated cells, he
found. Weiner warned, however, that it is
still too early to know whether the drug
would work in humans. ~
Test to Predict AIDS Onset?
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Scientists at the
University of Pittsburgh reported in the
Annals oflnternal Medicine that theyhave
developed a new HIV test that may help
doctors predict how soon people infected
with the virus will develop AIDS.
According to Dr. John Mellors, director
of the Pitt Treatment Evaluation Union
that developed the "branched DNA signal
amplification" test, it may also .help
physicians decide whatcourse oftreatment
is best for each patient. The new test
measures the amount of HIV in the blood
stream, a reliable indicator ofhow rapidly
the individual will become ill with AIDS.
Education cont~dfrom p. 1
’b~the American MedtcalAssoctatton, was
prepared by scientists at the Center for
AIDS Prevention Studies-at UC-San
Francisco, directed by Thomas Coates
and Jeff Stryker. "Carefully tailored,
targeted, credible, and. persistent" AIDS
education eampaigus; the report says, haveproven
highly successful in dramatically
reducing-the spread Of HIV. The report
says thai in San Francisco, an estimated
8,000 people were infected with HIV in
1982 when the epidemichad barely begun~
But 10 years Iater- with intehse preverition
efforts, particularly-among gay.and
bisexual-men, in ethnic communities and
among intravenous drug users - the annual
infection rate had dropped to 1,000,
according to the city’s health department.
As many as 40,000 to 80,000 new HIV
infections are reported annually in the
United States, and the numbers are rising
steadily inmostothercities because"AIDS
is largely a disease of behaviors" and few
communities have faced the problem
candidly, the report’s authors argue.
"Education and prevention efforts for.
AIDS continue to be limited by society’s
unwillingness to explore and discuss
frankly sexual and drug-use behaviors
that risk the spread of HIV infection,"
they say.
Military cont~dfrom p; 1
policy wentinto effect last year he notified
his c.ommanding officer in writing, "I am
gay’.
Gay Sailor to Remain In Navy=
BALTIMORE’- U.S. District Judge
Joseph Young has ordered the Navy not to
discharge Lt: Richard Selland, who told
.his commanding officer in 1993 that he
was gay. Judge Young granted Selland
an injunction ~that orders the Navy allow
the gay sailor toremain in the Navy while
he continues his court battle againstthe
Pentagon,s "’don’t ask, don’t tell" policy
that continues to exclude gay and.l~sbian
military personnel.
Mom ont’dfrom p. 1
collecting letters denouncing the decision.
In addition, the Metropolitan Connnunity
Church (MCC) had declared this Mother’s
Day, May 18, a "national day of prayer"
for Bottoms and her partner, April Wade.
Poland cont’dfrom p. l
protections; 6 opposed the prohibitions; 7
deputies abslained. The commission has
recently added a number of liberal
provisions aimed at bringing Poland’s 43-
year-old constitution up to date and more
in line with requirements of the European
Parliament, which already mandates
nondiscrimination based on sexual orientation.
Only one other nation - South
Africa - has included constitutional
protections specifically aimed at barring
bias agaxnst gays and l~sbians.
Accepting Medicare, Medicaid.
private pay andprivate insurance.
Oklahoma owned and operated.
Where have people living with AIDS in the
Tulsa area gone to receive skilled nursing
care in a homelike, loving setting?
Until now - no where......
Announcing the opening of Mohawk Living Center, a facility
specializing in caring for people living with AIDS. Overlooking
beautiful Mohawk Park in North Talsa, our facility is dedicated
to caring for PLWA’s and improving their quality of life through
skilled nursing care delivered by a staff of dedicated professionals.
The staff at Mohawk Living Center invite you to come & tour our new facility.
To arrange a tour or for more information, call our offices at 918-425~1354
Mohawk Living Center
3910 Park Road ¯ Tulsa, OK- (918) 425-1354
~1995 - Design One Associates / Per~pectiv~ Magazine
Sandra J. Hill, M.S.
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Reporter Tulsa Oldahomans for Human Rights. P.O. Box 52729 Tulsa, OK 74152
May/June 1995 Volume 15 Number 5
The views e.~pressed elsewhere in Tulsa Fame.Iv News are not necessarily the views ofTOHR. Permission is
granted to reprint information contained within the TOHR Reporter page along with other itemv, under the
b.vh’ne. "submitted by TOHR ". contained elsewhere in Tulsa Family Ne~,s.
~ Letter from the President:
Another month has gone by and what a great one it has benn. I would like to thank everyone who has made a monthly pledge or donation to the Community
Center. We .are still working very hard to make this vision a reality. Remember the monthly pledges are an integral part of our financing package so please give it
some thought as we can all benefit from a Community Center.
T.O.H.R. is continuing to grow and our programs are expanding. We have appointed Claudette Peterson as directorof HIV Programs. Claudette will supervise the
additiona employees and administer Ihe grants currently in place as well as the ones we are still waiting to hear from. Let’s all welcome Claudette and give her a big
THANK. YOU for her hard work, Claudette has already proven herself to be an invaluable asset to T.O.H.R. through her previous position as Clinic Director,
I would like to thank Rob Hill for the educational Seminar presented to the Helpline volunteers. We plan to repeat thisseminar inthe very near future so that those who
were unable to attend will have the ability to participate. Thanks again Rob. ¯
picnicThperideever~picniCLet youjrUiSstpRiDEaroundshowthe comethrfiosarndfestiveWe needdayinV°luntepearSrkth.e to man the .T.O.H.R. booth and help clean up the park. Your participation will insure this to be the best
T.O.H.R; FOLLIES 1995 is well into the planning stage with the date setfor June 30th at All Souls in Emerson Hall. This will be one of our largest fundraisers of the year
so let’s all come out and support the 6rganization as well as the performers. The money from the Follies goes to supporting ortgoing programs of T.O.H.R.
Please attend the monthly meeting or a T.O.H.R. sponsored event, we rely on your participation to continue these programs.
Thanks,
Tim
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2ISUNDAYS
BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES
CHRISTIAN CENTER - Sunday School
9:45, Moming Worship Service 11:00.
2627-B East 11th. Call 583-7815. for Info.
BLGA - University of Tulsa. 6:30 p.m.
Canterbury Center.
COMM.UNITY OF HOPE (United
Methodist) - Evening Worship Service
6:00. 1347 North Yale. Call 838-7232 for
Info.
FAMILY OF FAITH MCC - Morning
Worship Service 11:00. 5451-E South
Mingo, Call 622-1441 for Info.
MCC OF GREATER TULSA - Morning
Worship Service 10:45 - 1623 North
Maplewood. Call 838-1715 for Info.
THE BANNED - Gay Band - Practice
weekly in OKC. Call 838-2121 forlnfo.
I MONDAYS
LAMBDA BOWLING LEAGUE - Bowling
begins at 8:45. Sheridan Lanes 3121
South Sheridan.
ITUESDAYS " ¯
MINISTER’S CLASS - Bless the Lord at All
Times Christian Center. 7:30 p.m. 2627-
B East 11th. Call 583-7815 for Info.
IWEDNESDAYS
AUTHORITY OF THE BELIEVER - Bible
Study 7:00. MCC of Greater Tulsa 1623
North Maplewood. Call 838-1715 for Info.
BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES
CHRISTIAN CENTER - Choir Practice
7:00. 2627-B East 1 lth. Call 583-7815 for
Info.
FAMILY OF FAITH MCC - Potluck 6:30.
Bible Study 7:00. Choir Practice 8:00.
5451-E South Mingo. Call 622-1441 for
Info.
ITHuRsOAYs
16-STEP EMPOWERMENT GROUP FOR
WOMEN - 7:00. Women’s support group.
Community of Hope. 1347 North Yale.
Call 838-7232 for Info.
CO-DEPENDENCY SUPPORT GROUPWeekly
meeting 7:30. Family of Faith
MCC. 5451-E South Mingo. Call 622-
1441 for Info,
HIV TESTING - TOHR Clinic. Free and
Anonymous testing using flngerstick
method. No appointment required. Walk
in test hours: 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Results
Hours: 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Call 749-4194 for
Info.
PRAYER TIME - 7:00 p.m. MCC of
Greater Tulsa. 1623 North Maplewood.
Call 838-1715 for Info.
TULSA FAMILY CHORALE Weekly
practice 9:30 pro. Lola’s. 2630 E. 15th St.
!SATURDAYs I
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS - Meets
weekly at 11:00 pm. Provides confidential
support for recovering addicts.
Community of Hope. 1347 North Yale.
Call 838-7232 for Info.
IMAY 13 I
CAR WASH - To benefit Family of Faith
MCC. Quik Trip on 71st across from
Sam’s. Donations only.
DANCE CLASS - Community of Hope.
8:00 p.m. 1347 North Yale. Call 838-7232
for Info.
IMAY 15 I
RESCUING THE BIBLE -6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
.Community of Hope - 1347 North Yale.
Seventh of an eight week course.
Sponsored by TOHPJCommunity of
Hope/BLGA (TU). Call 838-7232 for Info.
IMAY 16 I
TOHR BOARD MEETING. 7:00 p.m.
TOHR Office. 41st & Harvard. Call 743-
4297 for Info.
IMAY 17 I
FAMILY AIDS SUPPORT GROUP
Meeting. 6:30 p.m. PFLAG. 4154 South
Harvard - Lower Level. Call 583-5147 for
Info.
IMAY 18-21 I
MCC DISTRICT CONFERENCE - South
Central District IOK, TX, LA, AR) Southern
Hills Marriott at 71st and Lewis.
Workshops/Services/Banquet. Keynote:
Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson. Call 622-1441
for more Info.
IMAY ls-21 I
HERLAND SPRING RETREAT - Women’s
Retreat. Roman Nose State Park.
Sponsored by Heriand of Oklahoma City.
Call 405-720-0044 for Info.
IM,Y 21 I
INT’L AIDS CANDLE LIGHT MEMORIAL
SERVICE. Call 438-2437 for more info.
REV. ELDER NANCY WILSON - Evening
Service - 6:00 p.m. at Family of Faith MCC
- 5451-E South Mingo. Also featuring
Tulsa Family Chorale. Call 622-1441 for
Info.
IM, Y =2 I
RAINBOW BUSINESS GUILD - Monthly
Meeting 7:00 p.m. Call 254-2100 for
location.
RESCUING THE BIBLE - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Community of Hope. 1347 North Yale.
Final week of an eight week course.
Sponsored by TOHR/i3ommunity of
Hope/BLGA (TU). Call 838-7232 for Info.
IMAY 26 I
WOMEN’S COFFEE HOUSE Java
Dave’s. 3310 South Peoria. 6:30 - 9:00
p.m. Call Beeper 646-6455 for more info.
IU,Y 26 - 28 I
GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL RODEO - OK
State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Call
405-943-0543 for more Info.
DANCE CLASS - Community of Hope.
8:00 p.m. 1347 North Yale. Call 838-7232
for Info:
IMAY 29
FEED THE HOMELESS - Community of
Hope. 1347 North Yale. Meet at church at
5:30 p.m. and caravan to Day Center for
the Homeless. Call 838-7232 for lnfo.
IJ u N E 3
WOMEN’S SUPPER CLUB - Hong Kong
Restaurant - 4307 B South Sheridan Road.
6:30 p.m.
PFLAG BOARD MEETING.. 7:00 p.m.
Call 742-8565 for more info.
IJUNE 5
LAGPAC - The Gathering Place.. ~,154
South Harvard. Meets directly following
TOHR Ad Hoc Meeting. Call 838-1222 for
more Info.
TOHR AD HOC COMMITTEE ON CIVIC
AFFAIRS - Organizational Meeting. Need
~volunteers from other organizations. 7:00
p.m. The Gathering Place. 4154 South
Harvard. Call 838-2121 for more Info.
TOHR MEMBERSHIP MEETING. Monthly
Meeting. 6:30 Social 7:00 p.m. Meeting.
The Gathering Place. 4154 South
Harvard. Ste. H. Call 743-4297 for lnfo.
FAMILY AIDS SUPPORT GROUP
Meeting. 6:30 p.m. PFLAG. 4154 South
Harvard - Lower Level. Call 583-5147 for
Info.
IJ u N E 8 !
GREEN COUNTRY FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS LEAGUE. Muskogee Library.
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Call 682-8204 for
more Info.
IJUN. 10 I
DANCE CLASS - Community of Hope.
8:00 p.m, 1347 North Yale. Call 838-7232
for Info.
OK FLAMES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL -
Union High School. $5/ticket. 7:30 p.m.
Call beeper 646-6455 for more info.
iJ U N E 1 2 I
PFLAG PICNIC. 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Call 749-4901 for more info.
IJUN. 1= 14 I
OKLAHOMA HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE -
Sponsored by HIV Resource Consortium.
Workshops, Speakers, etc. Space is
limited to first 300. Doubletree at Warren
Place. Call 74g-4194 for more info.
IJu. 14 I
WEDNESDAY N;GHT WOMEN’S
SUPPER CLUB- La Nortena. 6408 South
Peoria. 6:30 p.m.
IJ u N E 21
COMMUNITY CHURCH SERVICES. MCC
of Greater Tulsa. Special for Gay Pride
Week. Also includes Family of Faith MCC
and other area churches. 1623 North
Maplewood. Call 838-1715 for Info.
FAMILY AIDS SUPPORT GROUP
Meeting. 6:30 p.m. PFLAG. 4154South
Harvard - Lower Level: Call 583-5147 for
Info. ~
IJuN~ 24 --,-
DANCE CLASS - Community of Hope.
8:00 p.m. 1347 North Yale. Call 838-7232
for Info.
I u.. 25
GAY PRIDE PARADE. Oklahoma City.
Assemble from 12:00 - 2:00 at the park.
Parade ends at Habana Inn with a party.
IJUN 2S I
RAINBOW BUSINESS GUILD - Monthly
Meeting 7:00 p.m. Call 254-2100 for
location.
IJUNE 29 I
FEED THE HOMELESS - Community of
Hope. 1347 North Yale. Meet at church at
IJ u N E 17
COMMUNITY-WIDE GOSPEL SING - Kick
off pride week with a gospel sing at Family
of Faith MCC 5451-E South Mingo. WIll
include MCC Tulsa and other area
churches. Call 622-1441 for more info.
OK FLAMES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL -
McLain High School. $5/ticket. 7:30 p.m.
Call beeper 646-6455 for more info.
IJ UNE 18
TULSA PRIDE PICNIC - Annual Gay Pride
Celebration held at Mohawk Park.
Food/DrinWFun/Games/EntertainmenL
Also booths and information distribution.
Minimal charges for food this year, Beer
still free. 12:00 - 6:00. Call 832-0233 for
Info.
IJu. 20
TOHR BOARD MEETING. 7:00 p.m.
TOHR Office. 41st & Harvard. Call 743-
4297 for Info.
5:30 p.m. and caravan to Day Center for
the Homeless. Call 838-7232 for Info.
ROU P MEETINGS
LAGPAC - Lesbian and Gay Political
Action Committee. Call 838-1222 for Info,
LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS - Gay and
Lesbian Republican Group. Call 832-0233
for Info.
SWAN - Single Women’s Activity Network.
TOHR CLINIC - In addition to Thursday
Clinic Hours (see Thursdays), offers
daytime testing by appointment Monday -
Thursday from 10 am - 5 p.m. Call 749-
41 94 for appointment.
.TOHR HELPLINE - Staffeddaily 8:00 p.m.
- 10:00 p.m. Call 743-GAYS.
TULSA- Tulsa Uniform and Leather
Seekers Association, Call 838-1222 for
Info,
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S
SUPPER CLUB - Meets at varying
locations the 2nd or 3rd Wednesday of
each month.
¯ . Do you have a group or event that should be listed in the TOHR Community Calendar? If
so, please call us at 838-2121.
Every. effort was made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this calendar; however, neither Tulsa Family News nor TOHR assumes responsibility for errors or omissions.
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READ ALL ABOUT IT
by Barry Hensley
Supervisor, Circulation Department
Tulsa City-County Library
Author Robert Donaghe’s first novel,
Common Sons, is just the thing if you’re
looking for some light, spring reading
with a message. In the
small town of Common,
New Mexico, in 1965,
Joel Ree~is going to high
school and workingon the
family farm. A strong,
bright boxer, Jot strikes
up a friendship with Tom,
the quiet son of the new
preacher. Eventually,
straight laced Tom makes
a very public, drunken
pass at Joel and they both
must come to terms with
feelings that they don’t
understand. Joel, an
agnostic, rather easily
accepts the realization of
his homosexuality as
normal, while Tom, after
years of very strict
indoctrinatxon, is torn
apart emotionally.
Eventually, through the
support of the school
coach, Joel’s family, a
Unitarian mimster and a
younger classmate, Joel
and Tom realize that their
dedication and love for
one another is more
important than what the
rest of the town thinks.
The pivotal characters
in this story are the boys’
fathers. Joel’s dad at first assumes that
Joel i~ just going through a phase, but
soon realizes the seriousness of the
relationship between Jot and Tom. He
also understands that his boy has not
changed, only the perception of his son
has changed, and Joel’s courage and
character are still intact. Tom’s father,
howeve{, is a rather simplistic stereotype
of a ruthless patriarch whose religious
belief controls every fiber of his being.
Tom is ultimately banned from his family
and virtually adopted by Jod’s parents.
The thought processes of these characters
may help readers understand what some
families go through when these situations
By c.hoosln~ to
remam...Joe.and
Tom make the
important
statement that
runrdn~ to the
coasts is not the
way to chan~e
hearts and minds
and prove t~e
relationship.
T~s is an
uplfftln ovel that
emph~zes the
im~rtanee o~
f mlhes and
eommunltles
reeo nlzln the
dfffergnt forms of
love and
eommhment.
arise.
In contrast to Tom’s
father, the Unitarian
minister is also an
important character. He
tries to convinceTomthat
the biblical references to
homosexuality refer to a
lack of commitment or
binding in relationships.
Tom soon realizes that
his relationship with Joel
does not fit this criteria,
since they are loyal and
dedicated to each other.
The interesting setting
of this book, not in an
urbanareaoragay ghetto,
but in a rural village,
makes this book unique
among current gay
fiction. At the end of the
book, a younger classmate
has moved to San
Francisco and writes Joel
andTom, chastising them
for staying in their "hick
town." By choosing to
remain in Common, Joel
and Tom make the
important statement that
running to the coasts is
not the way to change
hearts and minds and
prove the validity of their
relationship.
This is an uplifting novel that
emphasizes the importance of families
andcommunities recognizing the different
forms of love:and commitment. Common
Sons is an old fashioned love story with
humor and some interesting plot twists
that make an entertaining read.
Other authors of Lesbian and Gay fiction available at the Tulsa City-County
Library include: JosephHansen, Katherine V. Forrest, Robert Ferro, Isabel Miller
and Paul Russell. Check for rifles by these authors at the ~ Readers Services
department of the Central Library, or call 596-7966.
These bookstores welcome Tulsa Family News & your trade:
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Horvath cont’dfrom p. 1
Horvath.
Before g~ing to Joie de Vivre, Horvath
,kad .prayed; "send me anywhere, but not
the South, Lord." Originally from
Minneapolis, and coming into the
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan
Community Churches from a Presbyterian
background, Horvath had some culture
shock amving in South Louisiana, in the
heart of Jimmy Swaggart ministry. Joie
de Vivre’s congregation was diverse. Part
French Catholic, part Baptist with some
Pentacostal thrown in, Horvath found
herself merging traditions- empowering
Baptists and Pentacostals to genuflect and
Catholics to raise their hands in praise as
each felt moved to do so.
Horvath said that local Catholic priests
had fewer objections to their parishioners
being involved with a Gay/Lesbian
inclusive congregarion than to those folks
leaving the Catholic Church - Gay was ok
but if you leave the Catholic Church,
you’re going to hell! Pastor Horvath adds
that the Universal Fellowship of
Metropolitan Community Churches
(UFMCC) allows joint membership in an
MCC church as well as another - such
another Protestant or Catholic
congregation.
Horvath is committed to a "strong
empowermentof the laity" and to growing
the churches she leads. In Baton Rouge, a
city of about 350,000, attendance rose
from an average of 19 per Sunday to 70
per Sunday.
While Horvath notes that MCC’s are
not a "Gay churches," they are open and
affirming of all, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgendered, and Heterosexual. She
adds that while the Church cannot be
closeted and fill its mission of a healthy
way to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or
Transgendered, individuals who cannot
be open can be part of the church.
?Sexuality and sex are gifts from God.
God created sex to be pleasureful though
it can be abused to hurt ourselves andto
hurt others..." Horvath and her spouse,
Barb hope to serve as role models of
healthy ways of being Lesbian and Gay.
Family of Faith services are held on
Sundays at l lain, on Wednesdays a
potluck dinner is held at 6:30, followed by
Bible study at 7pm.
Prayer p. 1
Rwanda, and the ongoing violence in
Bosnia are the most .horrible examples.
We also pray to end the more subtle forms
of hate that poison our communities. We
condemn the anti-Arab sentiment thai
began to show its ugliness just after the
Oklahoma City bombing. We are grateful
that our Lesbian and Gay communities
were not falsely accused because we know
that such an accusation would provide the
excuse for violence based on the hate that
already exists. While we pray for fair
treatmentforall people, wepray especially
for an end to the prejudices of
heterosexism, sexism and racism in the
Church. We pray that the Church will no
16nger allow itself to be used as men’s and
women’s means of oppressing others who
are different from themselves."
The National Day of Prayer was
coordinated by Focus on the Family, a
radical right religious/political
organization. Tulsa Congressman Steve
Largent serves on the advisory board for
the effort. Other groups in Tulsa marked
the day With a lunch at a downtown hotel
attended by Cathy Keating, wife of
Oklahoma’s governor and Terry Largent,
the wife of Congressman Largent.
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FAMILY FINANCES
Your Credit Record
by Leanne Gross
Cash worked just fine for our
ancestors. They would go to the
market, select what they needed,
& hand their dollars, rubles, or
plasters over to the merchant. In
some societies, barter was the
practice: a bushel of corn for a
bucket of fish. A receipt or a
paper trail for tax purposes was
not part of the transaction.
Today, it’s not unusual to carry
just enough cash to make it to the
next automated teller machine.
Credit has evolved into the
currency of choice. Between gas,
groceries, department stores and
major credit grantors like VISA,
Master Card & American
Express, most of us are toting an
ever-growing ~senal of shiny
plastic debit car~.s in our wallets.
That, no matter how you feel
about the phenomenon, makes
your credit ’history more
important than ever.
Because creditors are in the
business of making money, they
issue cards only to people
deemed worthy credit risks.
Before granting approval, your
application is always screened
by a commercial credit bureau.
There are three major national
companies with offices in most
large cities: Equifax Credit
Information Services, Trans-
Union Credit Information Corp.
& TRW Corp.
All creditors have slightly
different criteria for granting
credit. Generally, it’s based on a
point-scoring system keyed to
factors such as income, level of
education,how long you’velived
at your present address, what
kinds of assets & checking/
savings accounts you have, your
promptness in paying bills and
similar socio-economic information.
CCCS, a non-profit
organization supported by major
credit grantors & corporations,
offers free counseling service and
budget planning through office
across America. Call 800-388-
CCCS to find out where the
nearest office is.
If it looks like you’re going to
fall behind to the point where
you may not be able to meet you
monthly minimum payments,
you should immediately notify
the credit grantor. If you have a
good reason & you expect to be
able to solve the problem in a
reasonable amount of time, most
~orantors are open to working
mething out. Thecredit grantor
wants to collect his/her money at
the least cost possible. If he/she
knows up front what the problem
. tlbe
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expect to be paid, hetshe.won’t
have to invest ~ap.~ore time or
money into g~d~"’that ~count
collected.
The U.S. Federal Trade
commission cautions against
relying on commercial credit
repair companies that offer to
miraculously clear up any
financial troubles you might run
into. The only thing that can
repair a credit history is time &
the reconciliation of your debts.
Credit repair companies may be
able to help you to manage your
debts (for a fee), but so can nonprofit
groups like CCCS, credit
unions, & community extension
services affiliated with local
tmiversities.
Though they utilize massive
data banks & sophisticated
computer systems, creditbureaus
are run by human beings. An
occasional mistake in your credit
historyis possible. Ifyou’vebeen
denied credit for no apparent
reason, you have the right, under
the fair credit reporting act, to
ask the bureau for an explanation
& a copy of your file if you act
within 30 days. ffyou choose to
dispute the accuracy of anything
~n your file, you need to notify
the bureau in writing, explaining
the diso:epancy. The credit
bureau then investigates the
matter. If their claim cannot be
verified or is found to be
inaccurate, the information
you’ve challenged will then be
deleted from your report. On the
other hand, if you disagree with
the results of their investigation,
you have the right to have a brief
statement explaining your side
of the story added to your file.
For this reason,many financial
counselors recommend that you
examine your credit bureau
report every 3 - 4 years. All credit
bureaus are required to forward
a copy of the consumer’s file
upon request. If the request isn’t
tied to a specific appeal, there is
usually a $10 - $15 charge.
Like it or not, the mountain of
junkmail credit card solicitations
we receive every week is
evidence thatthe credit culture
is here to stay. In many ways,
cash&barter systems weremuch
simpler. Stuffing a fish in those
envelopes would be impractical.
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The Homefront I
BUD WHARTON
Author of SellTrac 2000, a
¯sales training programfor loan
officers and Realtors, Bud
Wharton is a national speaker,
sales trainer and mortgage
banker. Bud addresses thousands
of industry professionals
each year, training in the areas
of business development,
technical expertise and motivation.
Buying a home is something
mostofus look forward to. All to
often, the "looking forward to"
ends in a reluctance to pursue the
dream based on our assumed
knowledge ofhow bad our credit
.report looks. This is so prevalent
in American thinking that
consumers continue to believe
their credit rating will be the #1
reason for credit denial. The gay
andlesbianculture is notimmune
from this notion either and it is
often compounded by the ~’vSinCgOnbcaedpticornetdhiattabreeinsgogmaeyhaonwd
synonymous terms.
Nothing could be further from
the truth. Yes, credit is important
but it is not all-important! In fact
the real problem in dealing with
credit issues in the mortgage
process is not so much how bad
the creditis, but rather the lenders
inability to help the borrower
understand just how to address
.the problem successfully. This
~s somewhat philosophical in
nature, the difference being
attitude: why vs. why not or basic
solution orientation.
A good analogy as to how to
deal with credit issues (or at least
our perception of what equals
unacceptable credit) is to understand
the common denominator
between some forms of religion
and credit. An excellent analogy
as both subjects yield a reward
based on the assumption of
goodness, acceptance or
approval. Becausewe sometimes
screw-up, we find ourselves in
need of forgiveness. Religion
advocates prayer and contrition
to reconcile ourselves, thus
fulfilling the forgiveness
equation and the slate is wiped
clean. Credit on the other hand
offers a similar concept as
absolution for bad credit can be
achieved using similar principles,
except the prayer part
must be written as opposed to
spoken. Who are we writing to?
The underwriter (God) of course
who has the power to grant
understanding and c’onciliatibn
based on circum~anees, ones
pattern of credit use or abuse and
what is being done or has been
done since the last incident to
correct the problem. The power
is really in your argument!
Easy-does-it! Simply pray in
writing vs. orally. Your ability
to articulate in writing is
important, but not to the degree
that you need to be a Pulitzer
"Rdi~ion advocates prayer
and contrltlon_Credlt
on the other hand offers
a similar concert, as
absolution for ba~l eredlt
can be aehleved..."
Prize winning author. This.is
where your lender can help.
Think of them as your attorney
presenting your case before a
judge. They should know how to
do flaeir job and represent you;
articulatingin terms andmethods
of argument acceptable to reason
and logic compelling the
underwriter to understand and
accept your viewpoint.
Why bring it up? Your goal is
home ownership. Standing
between you and that goal may
be your credit report or your
perception of your credit
standing. If there is an obstacle,
any obstacle, it’s important to
understand that the obstacle,
whatever it is, does not mean an
automatic no. When confronting
this situation it is important to
think in terms of over, under,
around or through! That’s how
problems are solved. Andif your
loan officer doesn’t understand
that ~e you need another loan
officer. After all, who do they
think you are anyway, the
customer?
If you’ve been staying away
from exploring the opportunity
of owning your own home
because of what you think your
credit looks like; stop and get it
together. Here’s what you need
to do. First of all, contact your
mortgage lender and ask to be
prequalified for a home loan
Make an appointment to meet
with them. If they want to do it
all over the phone, they obviously
don’t care enough about you, the
customer, to invest the time in
meeting with youpersonally. The
personal meeting is important.
You’ve got a sales job to do and
part of that is being comfortable
that this loan officer is capable
of understanding your circumstances
and needs and your
developing confidence in them.
Not all loan tracers are created
equal.*
Second, you want them to pull
a credit report and there are two
types of reports. The first is a
basic credit profile pulled from
three different bureaus and
should be done for you at no
cost. The second type of report is
more extensive and involves the
reporting agency verifying
employment, checking public
records and interviewing you the
borrower for accuracy of data.
This report costs about $60.00.
Anyone who’s up to speed in
today’s business environment
can have your full credit report
(the first type mentioned) in a
matter of a minute or two and
again, there should be no cost for
this service. If the lender wants
to charge you, again it’s time to
find a service oriented lender
willing to invest in you as their
prospective customer.
As you review the report with
your loan officer be open and
candid about whatever might be
disclosed. This will allow you
both to brainstorm strategies in
structuring your explanation of
any derogatory information. If
you have experienced a
bankruptcy, don’t worry about
it, just explain it. Solutions to
this are commonplaceand it
doesn’t take an entire lifetime to
recover.
Included in this prequalification
will be an analysis of
your income and employment
history. Combined with your
credit profile, you may qualify
formore than youever imagined;
and sooner too[ But then there’s
the cash requirements. How
much do you need and do you
really have to save it up? This is
the subject ofournext discussion
here on THE HOMEFRONT.
(Editors Note: Bud Wharton
is Vice President ofMortgages
By Design, Inc., Claremore. OK;
serving all ofGreen Country.)
WE
UNDERSTAND.
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(918) 342-4252
Serving Tulsa and
SurroundingCommunities
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Robbie Walker, K~is Kohl, Natasha Hall & GuesL,
Sun. 5/14, Tim’s 8th Annual 36th Birthday
Taurus, Mother’s Day & Full Moon Blowout
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Pride cont’dfrom p. 1
interested in having a booth should contact
Tomfoolery! at 832-0233.
....Follies~ A TOHR tradition continues. The
plans for the 1995 TOHR follies are well
under way. Follies has been one of
TOHR’s largest fund-raisers. This year’s
theme is "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert",
& it will mark the follie’s 15th year.
The Follies will be held on Friday, June
30th, at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952
S. Peoria. The doors open at 7:30pm with
the show starting at 8:00pm. Advance
tickets are $8.00, & they can be purchased
at Tomfoolery (in the Silver Star Saloon
at 1565 S. Sheridan); Floral Design
Studios, 3404 S. Peoria; & Budget
Window Treatments, 7116 S. Mingo.
Tickets will also be available the day of
the Gay Pride Picnic at the TOHR booth.
It’s not too late to be a part of this
wonderful event. For more information,
call the TOHR helpline at 743-4297.
u
...,_,o~e cont’dfrom p. 1
Several of Tulsa’s most well known
community volunteers, Joan Flint, Terry
Williams, and Peggy Helmerich lent their
names and energy to the event.
Businessman Charles Faudree came up
with the idea originally and was joined by
P.S. "Pat" Gordon, Judy Fisher, Francis
Fisher, Julie Kruger, Ouida Merrifield,
Sally Minshall, Monnie Mooberry, Patty
Orbison, Nancy Renberg, Francesanne
Tucker and Nancy Vaughn on the
organizing committtee.
Patrons were entertained at a May 4
event held in several homes that were not
on the general tour. The final patrons
event will be held at George Kravis’ new
home on June 21. Many, many businesse
contributed to this event but Michael
Bennett, Steve Wright, Rusty Brumble,
and Mark Lackey (Lackey of Cuisine by
Design) were recognized for their
contributions.
The 1995 Oklahoma .HIV/AIDS
Conference will be presented by the HIV
Resource Consortium. on June 12-14 at
the Doubletree Hotel, Warren Hace. The
conference title is "Caring...for each other,
sharing...our stories, and nurturing...our
spirit." Space is limited. Call Beverly
Stanley at 749-4194 formore information.
Gay Mothers’ Support Group
A self-led support group for Gay morns is
meeting to deal with the ma~y challenges
and issues facing Lesbian mothers.
The group is free and open to all Gay
morns. It meets Thursdays at 7pro at
member’s homes. Call for info. 742-1313.
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[1995] Tulsa Family News, May 15-June 14, 1995; Volume 2, Issue 6
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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
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Tulsa Family News
Publisher
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Tom Neal
Date
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May 15-June 14, 1995
Contributor
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James Christjohn
Kharma Amos
Laurie Cooper
Maureen Curtin
JD Jamett
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Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News
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PDF
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English
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Newspaper
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Tulsa---Oklahoma
Oklahoma---Tulsa
United States Oklahoma Tulsa
United States of America (50 states)
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https://history.okeq.org/items/show/498
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Tulsa Family News, April 15-May 14, 1995; Volume 2, Issue 5
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https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24
1995
AIDS/HIV
AIDS/HIV drugs
AIDS/HIV education
AIDS/HIV research
anti-bias law
Apple Computer
arts and entertainment
attorneys
Australian National Gaymes
Barry Hensley
Bars
blindness
businesses
cancer
Candice Gingrich
censorship
children
churches
civil rights
condoms
Consumer Reports
contraception
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Creating Change
custody
David Duke
Deb Price
domestic partners
Don't Ask Don't Tell
editorial
employment discrimination
employment protection
estate planning
Family Finances
Family of Faith
Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church
Follies Revue
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
gay bashing
Great Plains Regional Rodeo
homophobia
Hope Candlelight Tour
Human Rights Campaign Fund
Kaposi's sarcoma
Leanne Gross
LGBT clergy
LGBT politicians
marriage
Mel White
Metropolitan Christian Church of Greater Tulsa
military inclusion
Murder
National Endowment for the Arts
OutNOW!
Parents
People Living With AIDS
performing arts
personals
PFLAG
picnic parade
Pride
protests
RAIN
Rainbow Business Guild
Read All About It
Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN)
representation
restaurants
Robert Donaghe
sexual orientation discrimination
threats
TOHR Reporter
Tom Neal
torture
Tulsa Family News
Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR)
Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HIV Testing
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
viatication
Victory Fund
violence