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Tulsa PLWA Sues Jail For
Withholding Medicines
TULSA (TFN) - Early in June, the Stipe Law Firm
notified the Tulsa County Criminal Justice Authority,
that it was suing the authority on behalf of Daniel
McClure..McClure, aperson living with AIDS (PLWA)
was arrested onJune 12, 2000 andbookedinto the Tulsa
Jail. Per the notice of tort claim letter, and statements
made to TFN while being held at thejail, McClure was
denied access to his medicines as well as to timely
medical care despite repeated requests. Because anumber
of HIV treatments have strict regimens, failure to
take the drugs at the prescribed tim~" can result in
seriously greater illness.
The letter filed by the Sfipe Law Firm alleges that
"negligence of the Tulsa County Criminal Justice Authority"
has lead to a faster progressirn of McClute’ s
disease, "a.worsening of l~s medical condition and
emotional distress." The.claim is for in .excess of
Parade. +Festival 2001
TULSA ~FFN) - It was a part new event and part old
event. The 2001 Pride celebrations, organized by Tulsa
Okla,.omans for Human Rights (TOHR) had a new
paraae route, alarger festival in the old sit~ and some o
the_same old protesters. The parade featured even more :
church floats anda shorterlength going along Cherry St. "
from Utica to Veterans Park. But true to prior years, a "
handful offundamentalist Christians mostly peacefully ¯
protested along the route. The protesters included some
of .the anti-Gay Fred Phelps cult of Topeka, Kansas.
The night before the parade and festival, the Tulsa
Country Club’w.as the site of a gala fundraising dinner. "
And while the event may have been slightly "
underattended, it was rinsed more funds than any prior
sort of event. Community Hero awardee, Rick Martil
used a spirited auction style to solicit funds from attend: "
ees to match a $5,000 commitment from TOHR supporter
Mark Bouney. NOt only was the match made but "
due to the generosity of Williitms Cos. DiVersity Director
Eric Watson, Who attended with his wife, over "
$20,000 wasraised. The attendence of Mr. Watson on ¯
behalf of Williams was a first for any major Tulsa ."
corporation as was their $5,000 donation. "
TOHR will be ho!ding their monthly meeting onJuly "
10 at 7pro at the LGBT Center and solicits feedback on
the Pride events fl~e. TOHR members also attended ."
the Okla. City parade, carrying the 120’ rainbow flag.
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US & WORLD NEWS
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Tulsa Pride Parade & Festival i San Francmco + Omahti
¯ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A Lesbian motorcade, which included topless riders waving rainbow flags,
¯ faux nuns, clowns and brides, rode down the street,
: kicking off the city’s 31st Annual Pride Parade and
¯ Celebration.
¯ An estimated 1 million people cheered as the group
¯ of Dykes on Bikes roared their motorcycles on Sun¯
day late in June and led floats of. drag queens, city officials, community groups and marching bands to
." the Civic Center plaza, where the celebration, lasted
¯ all day.
For Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgenders
¯ attending, the parade helped to create an atmosphere
." of acceptance and celebration. It’s also an opportu-
¯ nity to educate people about, their community. The
¯
parade is California’s largest public event and has .
¯ become one of the’world’s best known Gay pride
¯ celebrations.
¯ "Thi s is a great opporthnity to raise the visibility of
the Gay community," said city Supervisor Mark
¯ Lent, who is’ openly Gay and served as one the
¯ p ade s five marshals. S,a~,, Francisco has ,always
been a leader in Gay rights but nationwide, I m still
¯ a second-class citizen," Lent said. The parade is an
¯ opportunity to help oti~ers understand that Gay issues
¯ are everyone’s issues, he said.
The celebration also has became aforum to address
,,: the impact of AIDS on the community.over the past
¯ two decades. "I’m a survivor of the disease," said
David Lyons, an Oaldandresident whohas not missed
¯ aparade since !98l: "Tiffs is a great chance to educate
.you~..g_African-Ameri,¢~, ,~,,Gay people. We can’ t think
’ itself.
The 2001 Diversity Festival willfeature booths & entertaiment.
¯
U.S, Census Sh.ows More Gay
Couples; More Figures to Come ¯ WASHINGTON (AP/TFN)- U.S. census figures released at the ¯
end of last month for five states continue to show a dramatic
increase in the.number of households that comprise same-se~
partners but most likely still undercount the actual number due to
co,n,~,finued anti~.Gay bias, the Hum.an Rights Campaign said.
~ nese newngures continue to show a national trend where
record number of people are willing to acknowledge living in a
household with "a same-sex partner," said David M. Smith.
HRC’s communications director and senior strategist. "While
the census data suggest incredible progress, we believe thi
census continues to undercount same-sex partners because many
people are still not comfortable disclosingi~ a federal survey that
they are in a same-sex relationship. And despite an educational
effort by HRC and other, groups, not all respondents were aware
of the census question. -
s___T~_.e ~ensns ~B,urean released da.ta today for Alabama, Mis-
¯ oun, ~xansas, r~ew York and Ohio. New York reported the
largest number of same-sex households with 46,490, a 238%
increase from the 1990 census. Ohio reported the next largest
tiumber with 18,937 same-sex.households, a 401% increase.
Missouri ranked third with 9,428, a 388% increase. Alabama
reported 8,109 same-sex honseholds, a 659% increase. And
Kansas reported 3,973~ a 514% increas~
’.q’he census data have important social implications because
Americans will become acutely aware that Gay and Lesbian
families are numerous and face discrin~natory barriers in terms
Ofpubh"c poh"cy," stu" d Smi’ th. "Asmore of these families become
visible in their communities, people will work to end the unfair
treatment andlegal discrimination they often face." "
Census figures released also show that the number of same-sex "
unmarried partners in rural areas have. increased slightly. The
most substantial change was in Missouri, where 7,095, (75%) "
same-sex unmarried households are in urban areas while 2,333 "
(25%) arein rural areas. This marks a significant change from the "
1990 census when only 11% (1,711) of same sex unmarried
households were in rural parts of the state see Census, p. 9
G " " bymanywhohavefoughtfor
ay rights. Everybody did the hard work," she said.
’~Now, there are so many non-Gay people who.come
and bring th(ir children: This to me means acceptance.
It gives me a sense of belonging.’"
This year’s event featured several new additions
and promised more diversity than ever, plus a more
family friendly environment, organizers said.
Cecilia Chung, Gay Pride Parade president, estimated
1 million people attended Sunday’s celebration.
.
But the drag queens in sequined dresses and feathers
along with the young, buff men wearing tight
shorts were a bit too much ~or some tourists who got
caught in the middle of the celebration "It’s enlightening,"
said Sally Christenson, 48. "I was naive. I
never thought people would expose themselves to
this extent. You don’t see this in Minnesota."
However in Minneapolis...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Anestimated 200,000 people
gathered in Loring Park inMinneapolis to celebrate
Gay pride. "It’s the one weekend of the year where
people can be themselves and not have tO worry," said
TBiw~i N~.n.al~, One ofthe organizers ofl~e 29th annual
in t~mes ~ay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Pride
Festival.
While likely a little less flamboyant than the event
in San Francisco, the turnout in Miuneapolis showed
that statem,,e.n,t above by Sally Christenson isn’t quite
accurate. It s a fun time," said Jolene K,o,stohryz,
who stud she attends the festival every.year. You get
to see a whole bunch of different kinds Of people."
And in Omaha,
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The city’s 17th a.~uualGay
Prideparadedrew hundreds ofparticipants and watchers
as it snaked through 12 downtown blocks. The
theme for the parade was "Phoenix Rising," which
organizers said was a reference to the movement’s
renewed efforts after last year’ s passage of Initiative
416.
see Pride; p, 5
Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants
*~amboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine
*Play-Mor, 424 S. Memorial
Polo Grill, 2038 Utica Square
*Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main
*St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st
~Schatzi’ s, 2619 S. Memorial
*The Star, 1565 Sheridan
*TNT’ s, 2114 S. Memorial
*Tool Box II, 1338 E. 3rd
*Vortex, 2182 S. Sheridan
*The Yellow Brick Road Pub, 2630 E. 15th
832-1269
610~5323
838-9792
744-4280
585-3405
745-9998
280-1316
834:4234
660-0856
584-1308
835-2376
749-1563
Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals
Assoc. inMed. & Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 5231 E. 41 665-4580
BodyPiercing by Nicole, 2722 E. 15 712-1122
*Borders Books. & Music, 2740 E. 21 712-9955
*Borders B.ooks & Music, 801~ S. Yale 494-2665
Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria 743-5272
*CD Warehouse, 3807c S. Peoria 746-0313
*Cheap Thrills, 2640 E. 1 lth 295-5868
Cherry St. Psychotherapy, 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117
Commuuity Cleaning, Kerby Baker 622-0700
Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468
-*Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 749-3620
Doghouse on Bro0kside, 3311 S. Peoria 744-5556
*Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan 838-8503
Encompass Travel, 13161H N. Me~ofial 369-8555
Ross Edward Salon 584-0337, 712-9379
Events Unlimited~ 507 S, Main_ ~ 592-0460
Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria 744-9595
Four Star Import Automotive, 9906 E. 55th P1. 610-0880
Cathy Furlong, Ph.D., 1980 Utica Sq. Med. Ctr. 628-3709
G~y & Lesbian Affordable Daycare 808-8026
*Gloria Jean’s Gourmet Coffee, 1758 E. 21st 742-1460
Leanne M. Gross,-Insurance &financial planning 459-9349
Mark T. Hamby, Attorney 744-7440.
*Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865-E. Skelly 745-1111
*International Tours 341-6866
Jacox Animal Clinic, 2732.E. 15th 712-2750
*Jared’ s Antiques, 1602 E. 15th 582-3018
David Kauskey, Country Club Barbering 747-0236
The Keepers, Housekeeping & Gardening 582-8460
*Ken’ s .:Flowers, 1635 E. 15 599-8070
Kelly Kirby, CPA, 4021 S. Harvard, #210 .747-5466
*Li,~ing ArtSpace, 308 Soffth Kenosha 585-1234
*Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3rd 584-3112
Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 663-5934
*Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 Place 664~2951
Puppy Pause II, 1060 S. Mingo 838-7626
*The Pride Store 743-4297
Rainbowz on the River B+B, POB 696, 74101 747-5932,
;’Richard’s Carpet Cleaning 834-0617
Teri Schutt, Ellen & Co. 834-7921,748-0224
Paul Tay, Car Salesman 260-7829
*Tulsa Comedy Club, 6906 S. Lewis 481-0558
Venus Salon, 1247 S. Harvard 835-5563
Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling 743-1733
*Wherehouse Music, 5150 S. Sheridan 665-2222
*Whittier News Stand, 1 N... Lewis 592-0767
www.gaytulsa.org - website for Tulsa Gays &Lesbians
Tulsa Agencies, Churches, Schools & Universities
AIDS Walk Tulsa, POB 4337, 74101 579-9593
All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria 743-2363
Black & White, Inc: POB 14001, Tulsa 74159 587-7314
Bless The Lord at All Times Christian Center, 2207 E. 6 583-7815
B/L/G/T Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa United Min. Ctr. 583-9780
Chaml~r of Commerce Bldg., 616 S. Boston 585-1201
*Chapman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th P1. & Florence
Church of the Restoration UU, 1314 N.Greenwood 587-1.314
*Community of Hope Church, 2545 S. Yale 747-6300
*Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation 749-0595
Council Oak Men’s Chorale 748-3888
*Delaware Playh_ouse, 1511 S. Delaware 712-1511
918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615
POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159, e-mail: TulsaNew.s.@earthlink.net
Publisher + Editor: Tom Neal
Writers + contributors: James Christjohn, Karin Gregory, Barry
Hensley, J.-P. Legrandbouche, Lamont Lindst¢om,Esther
Rothblum, Mary Schepers, Hughston Walkinshaw
Member of The Associated Press
Issued around the 1 st of each month, the entire contents of.this
publication are protected by US copyright-2001 by Tulsa
Family News and may notbe reproduced either in whole or in
part without written permission from the publisher. Publication
of a name or photo does not indicate a person’ S sexual
orientation. Correspondence is assumed to be for publication
unless otherwise noted, must be signed & becomes the sole
property of Tulsa Family News. Each reader is entitled to 4
copies of each edition at distribution points.
Additional copies are avail-able by calling 583~1248:
¯¯ *Democratic Headquarters, 3930 E. 31 742-2457
Dignity/Integrity of Tulsa- Lesbian & Gay Catholics &
¯ Episcopalians; POB 701475, 74170-1475 355-3140
: *Fellowship Congreg. Church, 2900 S. Harvard 747:7777
¯ *FreeSpiritWomen’ s Center, call for location&info: 587-4669 ¯
Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 747-6827
¯ Friends in Unity Social Org., POB 8542, 74101 582-0438
¯ *Tulsa C.A.R:E.S, 3507 E. Admiral 834-4194
¯ HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education 834-8378 ¯
*HouseoftheHoly SpiritMinstries,1517 S. Memorial 224-4754
¯ *MCC United~ 1623. N. Maplewood 838-1715
¯ NAMES Project, 3507 E. Admiral P1. 748-3111
: NOW, Nat’l Org forWomen, POB 14068, 74159 365-5658 ¯ OK Spokes Club (bicycling), POB 9165, 74157
¯ *OSU-TUlsa
¯ PFLA-G; POB: 52800, 74152 749-4901
¯ *Planned Parenthood, 1007 S..Peoria 587-7674 Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118, 74152
¯ R.A:I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 749-4195
¯ *Red Rock Mental Center, 1724 E. 8 584-2325 ¯
St. Aidan’ S Episcopal Church, 4045 N. Cincinnati 425-7882
: St.Dunstan’s Episcopal, 5635 E. 71St 492-7140
: *St. Jerome’s Parish Church, 205 W. King 582-3088
¯ Soulforce-OK,Rt.4,#3534,Stigler74462 587-3248,452-2761 ¯
*Tulsa Area United Way, 1430 S. Boulder 583-7171
¯ *TNAAPP (Native American men), Indian Health Care 582-7225
¯ Tulsa County Health Department, 4616 E. 15 595-4105 ¯
¯ Confidential HIV Testing - by appt. on Thursdays only
Tulsa Okla. for Human Rights,.Gay Comm. Center 743-4297
" TUL-PAC, PositiveAdvoeacy Coalition, POB2687,TUlsa 74101
¯ T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 298-0827
: .-*Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule
¯
*Tulsa Community College Campuses
¯ *Tulsa Gay Commtmity Center, 2Ist & Memorial 743-4297
¯ Unity Church of Christianity,3355 S. Jamestown 749-8833
¯ BARTLESVILLE
Barflesville Public Library, 600 S. Johnstone 918-337-5353
TAHLEQUAH ~
¯ Stonewall League, call for information: 918-456-7900
¯ Tahlequah Unitarian-Universalist Church .918-456-7900
Green Country AIDS Coalition, POB 1570 918-453-9360
¯ EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
¯ Autumn Breeze Restaurant, Hwy. 23 501-253-7734
." Jim & Brent’.s,Bistro, 173 S. Main 501-253-7457
.. DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 501-253-6807
¯ Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. 501-253-5445
¯
MCC of the Living Spring o 501-253-9337
¯ Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 501-253-2776
¯ Old Jallhouse Lodging, 15 Montgomery 501-253-5332
Positive Idea Marketing Plans 501-624-6646
¯ White Light, 1 Center St. 501-253-4074
¯
JOPLIN, MISSOURI
¯ Spirit of Christ MCC, 2639 E. 32, Ste. U134 417-623-4696
: ~ is where youcan find TFN. Not all are Gay-owned but all are Gay-friendly.
Council Oaks Men’s Chorale
As a Gay Dad, I recently experienced a
wonderful first. During the TOHR coordi:
~ J~ation of Tulsa Gay Pride week celebration,
: my younger son, his cousin and a high
¯ school peer of theirs attended their first ever
¯ " gay related function. Since divorcing and
¯ coming out five years .ago, this is the first
time one of my children has attended a gay
: function. Of the varied venues offered dur-
: ing the 2001 Tulsa Gay Pride week, we
chose to attend the Council Oak Men’s
¯ Chorale mini concert heldMonday evening.
at the central library.
¯ This was the first time my son and his
¯ friends had been exposed to the Gay com-
" muuity in such "large numbers", for high
¯
school "kids" accustomed to the top 10 rock/
¯ pop/rap tunes, the concert repertoire was a
¯ - bit austere, however, I am pleased to say
¯ these urban kids, left the concert with a new ¯
refreshing positive attitude and respect to-
" ward the Gay .community at large. As a
¯ compliment, FII tell you that the most re-
. peated comment was... "these guys are
¯
gay?" Fortunately, as we all began to openly
¯ talk during the eveni~ig many typical worn
¯, out"stereotypes andmyths"were dispelled.
Thank you Council Oak guys for your
¯ hard work and continued efforts to be a
¯ positive force and professional face on be-
-¯ half of .our community. You’ ve helped in
part to make a great difference in the con-
: tinuing relationship with my son. I am honored
to consider Council Oak Chorale as
¯ being part of "my extended family". ¯
- Milton-Nunley, Tulsa
¯ Oklahoma City Removes
: Gay Banners Despite Permit
¯ The Gay Pride banners which ~Tere hung
¯ on light poles at the north end of Classen
¯ Boulevard in Oklahoma City cost the spon\
¯ soring organizations $11,000. Their design.
¯ was approved in advance by the City of
¯ Oklahoma City. The legal permit to hang
¯ them extended through July 7. For the City
¯ to remove the banners ten days before the
." permit expired is a blatant <~xample of dis-
: crimination against the gay and lesbian or-
,¯ ganizations which followed procedures and
incurred great expense to have the banners
¯ professionally produced and placed on the
." poles.
¯ "No News is Good News" - Oklahoma
: City’ s Gay Rights March and Pride Parade
¯ on Sunday afternoon, June 24, included a
¯ festival beforehand in Memorial Park, with
¯ booths, tables, livemusic, and refreshments ¯
- and a huge street party afterwards. Some
¯ 7,000 to 10,000 participants and supporters
." took part in. the events, which were well
¯ organized; peaceful, and celebrative. That
" the events were poorly reported by the local
." news media - or not covered at all - repre-
¯ . sents more disc.rimination against homo-
. ¯ sexuals.
: Gays and Lesbians struggle to find their
¯ place in a society where, religious leaders,
¯ editorial writers, parents, and teachersjudge
i" them, condemn them, and vilify them for
¯ who they are. Gay teenagers commit suicide
." in far higher percentages than do hetero-
¯ sexual, teenagers.
: see Letters, p. 11
by Tom Neal
Oklahoma Today, the official magazine of the State of
Oklahoma, just released their July/August issue which
features Tulsa. But is it a rather peculiar Tulsa.
Just as once the majoritywhite culture refused to
acknowledge racial minorities, creating a whites only
image, Oklahomt~ Today(OT)has shownTulsaas "straights
only."
Now we should give them a very little credit. They did
get a few black folks in the issue and actually even ones
who are wall regarded in the black community in,~tead of
Tulsa’ s white leadership’ s favorite "acceptable" blacks.
Butjournalists, at least when they really do theirjob, are
supposed to reflect reality. And the reality is that there are
Lesbian and Gay people in Tulsa: we exist. ~
Oklahoma’s oldest Lesbian and Gay organihations are
here: the oldest, the Metropolitan Community Church
United, renamed but still extant, and Tulsa Oklahomans
for Human Rights (TOHR), which runs the Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgendered Community Center, And this
publication has been around nearly eightyears. It would
have taken very little to mention the community center, or
to identify, just as was done for Tulsa blacks, one or
another community leader, or mention a community publication-
as was done of, obviously, The World, but also,
The Oklahoma Eagle and that waste of newsprint, the
prejudiced and anti-Gay Urban Tulsa.
’What’ s baffling about Oklahoma’Today’s failure (~t its
heart, simply to tell the truth about our city) isthat after a
conversation ] had with its editor Louisa McCune about
four years ago, OT ran a mention of the first or second
Pride March (before the first parade). McCune knows that
we exist.
But perhaps the problem doesn’t lie there. Oklahoma
Today publisher Joan Henderson’s response to my coneems
was that when OT featured Oklahoma City some
issues back, they proudly ignored OKC’ s LGBT community
also.
Later in the conversation, she variously suggested that
they could not write about us because they give OT to 4th
graders and theycan’ t write "about sex," thattheir readers
are all about 62 years old and they don’ t even want to read
about blacks or Indians, and that they’re a state magazine
.and if we have a problem with what Oklahoma Today’s
doing, wecanjust talk to her Republican boss, Gov. Fr~tk
K.eating, Lt. Gov~ Mary Fallin, and Tourism and Recreataon
Executive Director Jane Jayroe.
Of course, I-wouldn’t waste my breath tr~ing to talk
with the ethically bd’uddled Keating et al, but I do think it
will be quite interesting to talk with members of the
legislature - see Today, p. 8
Official Refuses to
Perform Gay Marriages
LEEUWARDEN, Netherlands (AP) - A civil servant
who has refused to officiate Gay marriages could be
fired by the city, officials said last month. Nynke
Yxinga-Boomgaardt can only save herpart-time job if
she signs a contract agreeing to wed same-sex couples
at city hall, municipal authorities in Leeuwarden said.
Same-sex mamages were legalxzed in April, making
the Netherlands the first country to grant Gay
couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, including
~e right to adopt children. "In this job she has
the obligation to enforce the law, and under Dutch law
Gay couples have equal rights," said Jan van der Hoek,
a spokesman for the city, about 100 kilometers (60
miles) north of Amsterdam. If she refuses, the.spokesman
said, her contract will be .terminated in September.
Eringa-Boomgaardt refused to wed fwo Gay couples
over the past three months, saying she is principally
opposed to same-sex marriages. The couples are still
waiting to be married.
"This is about the battle betWeen equality and my
right to have conscientious objections," Eringa-
Boomgaardt told the Trouw daily newspaper..
Gay-Pride Flag
Burners Arrested
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A man with a history of
desecrating the Gay-pride flag is one of two people
charged with burning the baiaher during a parade.
Police charged Charles Spingola, 45, and Thomas
Meyer, 47, both of Newark, with open buming, a firstdegree
misdemeanor punishable by as. much as six
months in jail. .
A state appeals court last week upheld Spingola’s
conviction on criminal damage charges for tearing
down:aGay-prideflag thatwas flying at the Statehouse
two:years -ago a~ a’similar parade. " .
Police said Spingolaand Meyer setfire to arainbow-"
colored flag they had been carrying as the last marchers
in the Columbus Pride Parade passed the Statehouse.
Police Sgt. Michael Piccininni said Spingola
had burned another Gay-pride flag about 21/2 hours
earlier outside Broad Street United Methodist Church,
where a Gay-oriented service took place before the
parade.
Piccininni said Spingola was given a waming, but
returned later during the parade with a new flag and a
small container 0f gasoline.
Andrea Critchet, head of parade security, said she
was splashed with gasoline after approaching Spingola
andMeyernear the Statehouseand telling themto keep
away from parade participants. ’°We were there to
protect him, to-keep the crowd away from him,"
Cfitchet said. "He said, ’You’ re all gonnaburn in hell,’
and he flipped it (the flag) up on me.". Cfitchet was
~checked by paramedics for burning in her’throat but
was not injured.
Teresa Spingola, 46, said her husband and her two
sons, 12 and 16, intended to burn the nylon flag, but
didn’ t expect the scuffle or arrests that followed. "It’ s
legal to bum the American flag. We thought it’ s OK to
bum the queer flag," she said. She said that last.year,
the family burned a Gay flag at the same intersection
without incident.
Presbyterian Pastor
Comes Out, Resigns
¯ chief policy-making body of the Presbyterian Church
¯ " (U.S:A.) voted to relmmmend lifting a ban on ordaining
homosexual clergy.
The measure must still be ratified over the next year
by .a majority Of the ~hurch’s 173 presbyteries, or
regional legislatures. That will be harder to achieve
and, besides,. Hawley cannot endure any=longer the
stress of living in two worlds.
’T ve had a lot of personal, emotional and health
struggles, and I just realized I could not live in the
closet anymore," said Hawley, 42, who led the Genesee
Valley Presbytery, which represents 73 congregations
in the Rochester region_ in western NewYork. "I knew
I had to get more open with my sexuality if I was going
to recover. There’ s been a lot of pain in terms of being
silent when I personally ~’elt I s.hould have been sw.aking."
Hawley did not plan to have his departure from the
church coincide with the emotional debate in Louisville,
Ky., where the General Assembly of thenafion’ s
. sixthlargest Protestant denomination voted 317-208m
favor of ordination of Gays attd Lesbians.
What his decision will do is allow him to speak more
forcefully on an issue that several mainline Protestant
denominations, notably the Episcopal Church and
United Methodist Church, have struggled with in recent
years. "I feel~badly in a way that I haven."t been
more outspoken but that’ s part of the problem with the
closet - it’s not safe to," he-said. "But now I can tall
people how destructive it was to try to live that life and
quietly serve."
Hawley, who grew up in Montrose, Pa., and studi_e,d.,.
atthe Jesuit-run University of Scranton~ said he didn t
realize he was Gay when he was ordained in 1983. He
¯ figured it out in 1995 after years of turmoil.
Although he was not in a relationship,Hawley said
: he constantly feared losing his job. He might have
¯ battled to keep it now, he said, but knew that conserva-
¯ fives in the presbytery would have pushed for his
removal. "That’ s the fight that I didnotpersonally want
¯
to take," said Hawley, who plans a new career in
teaching. ’-’The only way I can be honest and comfortable
about myself is to come out and to resign. It’ s a
. ¯ matter.of integrity."
¯ At last year’s General Assembly meeting, Hawley
said he was forced to listen quietly as conservatives
argued against inclusion Of Gays in the leadership of a
church that has a~ many as 3.6 million members. The
¯ remarks were not~"hateful so much as ignorant," he
¯ said. The push to remove the ban on Gay clergy from ¯
the church’ s constitution "would mean-the church has
made a really radical shift, and I’mnot sure that ithas,’~
he added.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - In hi’s .t8th year as a ¯
Presbyterian minister, the Rev. Bill Hawley realized ¯
he could nolonger keep his sexual orientation a secret. -’.
¯By revealing that he’s Gay, Hawley also decided his :
only real choice was to quit the church. ¯
His resignation took effect June 15, the same day the ~ :
Bank Refuses Account
to Anti-Gay Group
: MONTREAL (AP) - A Canadian bank is refusing to
¯ open an account for a coalition of conservative and ¯
religious.groups that opposes MontreaV s bid to host
¯ the2006GayGames.Montrealis competingwiththree
¯ U.S. cities- Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles - to
host the Gay Games, which typically draw 24,000
:’ athletes and 200,000 spectators.
: -The No ’C-ommittee2006 was formed in April after
¯ -Montreal announced its. bid. The. committee’s mem-
: bers indudethe Christian Heritage Party and the Cam~
¯ paign Life Coalition for Quebec. The Rev. Daniel
Cormier, who heads the committee, said the group
¯ fears visiting athletes could spread the HIV virus that ¯
leads to AIDS.
A Royal Bank spokesman-confirmed the No Committee
2006 was denied a bank account for donations
for supporters. "We refuse to support or oppose di.scriminatory
activities of ~any kind," said bank spokes-
"man Raymond Chouinard.
Cormier called thebank’ s refusal discriminatory. He
said at a news conference Friday that his group would
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East Ohio Methodists
Oppose Anti-Gay Stance
LAKESIDE, Ohio (AP) - A group of United Methodist
ministers and parishioners from the East Ohio "
Conference is preparing for another attack on th~ "
hurch s anti-Gay doctrine.
Thirty United Methodist ministers in the regional
groupjoined dozens of church members in signing the "
"East Ohio Declaration," whichopposes the doctrine’ s "
anti-Gay stance, andwill begin a series of discussions
in September aimed at the issue. The United:Methodist
church has more than 9 million members worldwide .
most are in the United States. ¯
During its national quadrennial meeting in Cleve- ¯
land last summer, about 1,000 church leaders voted 2- ¯
1. to uphold the church’ s stance on Gays. The doctrine .
states that homosexuality is incompatible with ~aris- ¯
tian teaching; thatno sexually-activehomosexual rain- ¯
isters should be ordained; and that same-sex mamages ¯
will. not be honored.
Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton - who oversees the ¯
192,000-member East Ohio Conference - planned a ¯
series of discussions in preparation for revisiting the "
issue when the United. Methodist Church meeots again "
in Pittsburgh in 2004.
Two representatives from each of the 12 East Ohio :
Methodist districts will attend a September 22 prelimi- ."
nary meeting. One representative will sent to support .
existing church doctrine, the other to argue for change. ¯
Those delegates plus 40 other church officials will air ¯
their views and be traine3l to organize similar meetings .
around the state.
: A magistrate had said the state did not have enough
: evidence to support the aggravated kidnapping charge.
¯ But the Supreme Court disagreed, saying though the
facts are in dispute, there is enough evidence to argue
them in court.
us," said Tom Aeschlimann, one of the event’ s orgamzers.
For the first time the parade had a grand
marshal, Scott Winkler, a native of Loomi s who is an
insurance agent in Omaha.
New York City Event Rivals SF One
NEW YORK (AP) - Three dozen Gay couples celebrated
their same-sex partnerships to kick off New
York City’ s 32nd annum Gay pride parade, a Celebration
of flamboyant costumes and floats. "We’d like to
be recognized as a couple," said Sheneen Ellis, wearing
awhite veil and mini-dress decorated with tiny red
rhinestones, as she stood with her partner, Alona
Hartnett, dressed in white ~lacks and jacket.
They were surrounded by their five children as two
ministers and a rabbi blessed them ifi a ceremony
Sunday at the entrance to Central Park just before the
Heritage of Pride parade.
"Two mothers are better than having only one,", read
a sign carried by one of the children, 10-year-old
Calhea Johnson. "I love mommy and mommy."
The parade included Lesbians on motorcycles, a
rainbow arch of balloons and a top-down convertible
carrying veterans of the 1969 Stonewall riots, in which
The initiative banning same-sex marriages passed
by 70% to 30% last November. "We’re going to be
here and we’ re going to stay around. You better accept
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and talk and agree that we are not of one mind about
this," that would represent progress for the church;
Taylor said.
Church leaders who signed the East Ohio Declaration
said they have no intenfi.on ofdefying the church’ s
rules on Gays, and doubt that it will cause schism. A
Methodist minister could be disciplined for perform- :
ing a marriage ceremony for a same-sex couple, but "
Taylor said he knows of no same-sex couples in the
East .Ohi,o Conference that are seeking a Methodist -"
mamage.
Men, Parents Accused of i
Abducting Lesbian "
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Supre~m~ourt
decided to allow two Jordanian men to be tried~for
aggravated kidnapping in the alleged abduction and
beating of their sister in October 1999. The ’woman’s
mother and father also are charged in the alleged
attack.
Prosecutors saybrothers IehabHawatmehand Shaher
Hawatmeh, their father, Jami] Hawatmeh, and their :
mother, Wedad Hawatmeh, kidnapped and beat 23- ."
year-oldMuna Hawatmeh when they discovered she
was a Lesbian. The woman said she agreed to-return to ~
Jordan as away to stop the beatings. Thenext morning, "
.the family was driving her to the airport from their :
home in Sandy when her partner spotted them and ¯
called police. The family agreed to take the woman to "
the Sandy police station, and a doctor later found "
bruises on her arms and legs. ¯
Thefour are charged with simple kidnapping, which "
cames a sentence of up to 15 years. But Assistant "
Attorney General Fred Voros argued that the defen- "
dants’ alleged use of weapons and threats warrants the
aggravated kidnapping charge, which carries a life
sentence.
¯ sands of participants and spectators, and has been
replicated in’cities around the world. .
¯ Paris-, Berlin, Chicago and Atlanta
In Europe, Pads and Berlin celebrated Gay pride on
¯ Saturday .with rollicking parades. At the center of the
festivities were the cities’ mayors, both openly Gay.
In Chicago, organizers expected approximately
350,000 to attend what has become one of the largest
parades in the city.
hi Atlanta, thousands of people, including several
mayoral candidates, participated in the city’ s 31 st Gay
Pride celebration, which wrapped up with a parade
along the City’s main artery, Peachtree Street. "Events
¯ like this help increase our visibility and help to let ¯
p.eo.ple k~,,o,w that Gay people do exist, that we’re not
clevlants, Benson Cohen said. "We don’ tjust exist in-
" the shadows."
The New York marriag, ceremonies were not le-
! gaily binding but served as ~i rallying point for activists
who would like to see samp-sex couples accorded the
same legal rights as.heteros.exual couples.
New York City’s domestic partnership law gives
public employees who are same-sex couples the same
health benefits as married couples, along with privileges
such as visiting rights in city institutions like
hospitals and jails.
~ Vermont is the only state that offers Gay couples the
option o.f civil unions, which give them the ~ame rights
as mamed couples. Legislation to legalize homosexual
unions has been introduced in New York state
but has never passed.
Gay Health Ads :
Pulled in. NYC :
NEW YORK (AP) - Local officials condemned-
the city and an ad agency tmde~- ¯
city contract for pulling apublic service ad ¯
that promoted a free health line f0~Gays ’
from s,everal bus stopsin the Bronx.
"It is outrageous thal when .new HIV
infection rates are soaring, especially "
among men of color, that a responsible ad "
like ~this, intended to confront this health ¯
crisis, is censored by the city and by Infinity
Outdoor,’.’ said state Sen. Tom Duane. :
"It is the height of irresponsibility on the
city’ s part and the height of hypocrisy on ¯
the part of Outdoor, the company behind
the Howard Stem show, to call this ad "
inappropriate or indecent," Duane added. °
Infinity Outdoor is the advertising company
that maintains the city’ s bus shelters._
Its parent, Infinity Broadcasting, airs the "
sometimes-raunchy Howard Stem radio
show.
City Councilwoman Christine Qninn
said New York City "should be doing
everything in its power tO heighten public
awareness of the epidemic and to educate
those at risk about steps they can take to
protect themselVeS."
The ad, paid for by the Bronx Lesbian
-..and Gay Health Resource C0ilsortium,
showed two men, one with his arm around
the other~ above a caption that read, "I’m
not Gay, but sometimes I have sex, with
other.guys," and included a numberfor the
health line.
Infinity Outdoor initially approved the
content of the ads.But company spokes~
man Dana McClintock said a significant
number Of complaints were rdceived,specifically
about the reference to sex. "Making
these decisions is tough;’ McClintock
said. "It’s a,gray area. It’s not black and
white, it’ s doing our best to ~strike a bal-.
ance between First Amendment rights and..
community concerns."
ButLisaWinters, founder of the consortium,
said the original was "not at all an
offensive ad." "There are ads for ’Sex and
the City’ up all over the place,~Lshe said.
"What’s wrong with these posters?" She
has said the ads featuring the two men
were intended to reach men in the Bronx
¯ who do not identify themselves as Gay.
The city’ s Department of Transportation
owns the shelters, and Commissioner
Iris Weinshall supported~ the company’s
decision to pull the ad. "This poster was
totally inappropriate, and we applaud. the
contractor fortaking it down," she said.
"We feel,that good taste can supersede the
First Amendment."_
The same ads featuring the two menalso
are displayed inside city buses, and have
, not been pulled. Bus ads are controlled by
TDI Worldwide, another company owned
bY Infinity Broadcasting.
People.with HIV
Share Stories
UNITEDNATIONS CAP)-DavidBrooks
.Arnold, a ~65-year-old grandfather from
Washington; D.C., and Josephine
Chiturttmam, a 42-year old mother of four
from Zimbabwe, have more in common
than they expected. They both w0rkfor the
Red Cross, both lost partners mAIDS and
both are HIV-positive.
People-from all walks of life with HIV
andAIDS traveledfromevery continent to
share their stories in moviiag testimonials
that drew an audience of government officials,
AIDS experts and U.N. Secretary-
General Kofi Annam
Patinya Noyphon, a petite Thai wOman
with a sweet smile and soft brown hair,
found out shewas HIV-positive when her
husband died of AIDS in 1996. Her story
moved many to tears Tliesday as she re-
- counted the shock of learning her husband
had the disease and that he left her with the
virus.
Ini997; she joined a network of AIDS
patients that began counseling others with
the vires thinmore than~36 million people "
are living with. That network has grown
into an international movement of people
living with HIV/AIDS and Tuesday they
formed a partnership with the Red Cross to
bring mo,re infectedpeople into caregiving
¯ roles.
’~"~e active participation.of those living
with HIV/AID-S is absolutely vital," Annan
¯ ; told a room of over 200 people gathered to
:hear HIV positive advocates speak out.
Annan, who h’as-made AIDS a personal
¯ -crusade, said the alliance "sends a powerful
message to decision-makers, and to
¯
society as ~ whole, about the importance
of tackling stigma .and discrimination."
Many attending the session, part ofa
three-day U.N. conference on HIV/AIDS,
openly talked about shame and discrimination.
"We are not viruses," said Adam
P0well, a member of the Norwegian delegation
to the conference, who is HIV
positive: "We are humanity," he said.
Others ’used the opportunity to mourn
loved Ones and encourage those infected
¯ to continue fighting. Chiturumani, an AIDS Counselor in her
¯ nau,~e Zimbabwe, lost her husbandto the
¯ pandemic last year. She also lost her
¯ brother, a nephew, a brother and sister-in-
" law and numerous cousins- 22 relatives in
all since 1994 - all taken by AIDS.
Over 20 years, Arnold, director of international
relations for the American Red
Cross, lost more than 100 friends, including
his 10ngtimepartner, to AIDS, Despite
vastly different backgrounds, a fatal dis-
" ease has madethem instant friends. "It’s
an immediate bonding; Arnold sat . He
¯ said that "Josephine is living my past,"
¯ noting that the disease detected among
: Gay men in the United States in the 1980s
¯ is now ravaging whole communities in
¯ Africa.
"- Chiturumani said reaching out to others
¯ with AIDS has helped her live with the
¯ virus. ’~’It makes me belieVe that tomorrow
¯ there will be someone out there who will
: care for me," she said.
In Africa, Stigma
Prevails
BAMAKO, Mali (AP)- Long years after
: becoming the first in hisSahara nation to
: publicly acknowledge carrying the AIDS
: virus, Mamadou Barry is still fighting the
: samebattleas0n Day One. Themissionis
¯ "convincing people thatAIDS exists," says
¯ Barry, whoin 1994feltcompelledtoleave
"- his family business after he revealed that
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he had tested positive for HIV:
In apandemic that stigmatizes as it kills,
AIDS in Africa today, remains a disease
that leaves many of its.victims choosing a
quiet death overthe proSpecfof a life of
pfiblic shame.
In government after government, reluctan~
c~,to co~icede that Africans are dying of
what s seenas aWes.terndegeneracyhelps
keep impoverished countries decades behind
the West in confronting the disease.
In household after household, the shame
blocks testing and tr_eatment and even the
simplest known preventative measures,
such as condoms.
In Mall’s capital, Bamako, a foreign
publication’s report this month that the
death of a promruent Malian official had
been due to AIDS angered many, in and
out of government.
PrimeMinisterMandeSidibe"wentinto
a rage," one aide related, speaking on
condition of anonymity. Countrywide, the
near unanimous response was that it was
wrong to dirty the name of an illustrious
dead man.
In all of Africa, the top official to admit
to having AIDS is Edwin Cameron, a
judge on South Africa’s Constitutional
Court. But Cameron is white, openly Gay
and able to afford treatment.- in all, not
someone to whom the average infected
African would look as a model.
AIDS is "considered a disease ofpeople
of bad morals, of the ill-bred," said Dr.
Allou Sylla, director of a Bamako center
that tests the few who dare to find out
whether they have AIDS. In the general
absence of testing, often the only rough
confirmation that a~madO~ w0mmi died of
AIDS comes when a spouse follows them
in death one or two years later.-
Overwhelmingly, the tendency is to
blame the diarrhea, the rashes, thehorrifying’
wasting away on witchcraft. Sorcerers
andfaith-healers flourish. AIDS treatment,
meanwhile, remains a rarity, ,affordable
only to a few thousand among the 26
million living with HIV across the continent.
Even thosewhofall ill with diseases that
bring AIDS-like symptoms, such as tuberculosis
with its weight loss, are shunned,
Often losing their jobs.
In polygamous African societies, AIDS
is spread mainly by sex between men and
women. It is also spread by contaminat&t
blood and by unsterilized blades - used
interchangeably andcommunally for tribal
rituals, circumcisions andbarbering. AIDS
hit hard from the start among prostitutes,
who literally line the streets in some African
cities. That contributed to the enduring
Stigma.
In Mali, Aminate Nana Kasse is among
those closely following the news out of the
U.N. AIDS eonferenceinNewYork. Nana
Kasse was infected with HIV by her husband,
who has since died. Nana Kasse has
a dream, a distant one, for Africa - that
every government will require HIV tests
ing for couples before they marry. ’"No
African wife would dare _demand of her
husband that he wear a Condom, let alone
suggest that.he take a test," Nana Kasse
said. With mandatory tests, "at least One
would know who she’s marrying," the
widow said.
Mall this year became one of 10 African
countries to enter deals with Western drugcompanies
for low’cost HIV drugs - although
in poorAfrica dying without care
will remain the norm. for millions.
There are other signs of hope, coming
only when local powers acknowledge and
accept the fight against AIDS. An example
is in Senegal, where Islamic imams
preach the prevealtion message in their
Friday sermons at the country’ s mosques.
"People are starting more and more to
believe in iL" said Sylla, the clinic director
in Bamako.
Still; no family in Mali wants it said in
the. community that they have a relative
infected with HIV in their midst.
"I .knew that it was for the. best," says
Barry, explaining his decision to sever ties
with his family after discovering he had
the AIDS virus. Now in his 40s, he still
lives estrangedfrom them. "I believe I was
taking- from them a"decision that the faroi!
y, soonerorlater,wouldhavebeen obliged
to take."
600K in China
Have AIDS Virus
UN1TED NATIONS (AP) -.More than
600,000 people in China are estimated to ."
be infected with the AIDS virus and the :
number is increasing by 30% annually, ¯
p.rimarily because of an upsurge in infec- ¯
tlons among intravenous, drug users, .
China’ s health minister said.
Although the prevalence of the HIV
virus and AIDS is still low -just 0.5% of ~
China’ s 1.27 billion population- the government
has launched a five-year plan to ;
reduce the-ingrease ~rom 3Q% 5o 10% -.
annually,’Zhang Wenkang toId Tl~e Associated
Press.
Theplan calls f0r includingAIDS awareness
in the sex edUcation curriculum for ¯
!.5-year-01ds, prevention messages from "
leading actors, condom vending machines :
and education programs at all leadership ¯
levels. Impro ced treatment- including the -.
possibility of cheap drugs - is also part of
the plan, Zhang said in an interview after "
addressing the first U.N. General Assem- ~
bly Special Session on HIV/AIDS. ¯
Five years ago,. about 40% of China~s "
HIV cases were the result of the illegal :
selling of blood, primarily..in rural areas ¯
where dirty needles were often used, he
said. Following a gove.rp_ment crackdown "
on illegal blood-buying, the percentage of :
HIV cases from tainted blood has dropped
to 4 to 6%.
About70% of current HIV cases are the
result ofintravenous drug use, Zhang said.
Another 10% are infected through heterosexual
or homosexual relations and a
smaller percentage from mother-to-child
transmission of the virus.
Professor Shao Yiming, deputy director
of China’ s National Center for AIDS Prevention
and Control, explained that the
numbers are just estimates. As. a developlng
country China can.dnly do limited
AIDS testing and people in rural areas
often,don’t recognize the HIV virus, he "
said.
Zhang said the estimate of more than :
600,000 HIV sufferers was made by epi- "
demiologists based on the actual number "
of reported HIV cases - 23,905 at the end ¯
of March. At that time, there were also956 "
AIDS patients and 537 confirmed deaths, :
he said.
The Joint U.N.-Program on HIV/AIDS
has said that "while East Asia and the
Pacific region still appear to be holding
HIV at bay, the recent steep rise in sexually
transmitted infections in China and
tile vast transmigration ofpcople- spurred
by economic growth - could unleash an
epidemic.." "
Outlining China’ s five-year plan to cut
new HIV infections, Zhang said people
will be urged to take preventative measures
against the disease, "... for instance
to develop a healthy lifestyle, without so
many sex partners, and secondly without
drug using. We advocate m,a~i,’tal sex. we
discourage extramarital sex.
Zhang called on pharmaceutical companies
toreduce the cost of the drug "cocktail"
that has proven effective in treating
HIV and AIDS because the current cost"is
unimaginable for the peasants and citizens.’"
About 200 Chinese afflicted with the
virus are currently taking part in a trial
using free drugs, he said. Shao said China
has the capability of making ’cheap drugs
to treat HIV and AIDS because it produces
many of the chemicals used in the medications,
"but the drug is only one ring of the
whole chain of treatment."
He said China is preparing a comprehensive
treatment program, from health
care infrastructure and well-trained doc-
.tors and nurses to drugs, laboratory testing
and monitoring.
Though China is starting to confront its
AIDS Crisis, the government still harasses
activists seeking to draw attention to the
problem - especially when doing so uncovers
government negligence.
Last month, Chinese officials ref.used.to
issue a passport to retired physician Dr.
Gao Yaojie to accept the Jonathan Mann
Award from the Global Health Council at
aceremonyin Washington, D.C., attended
by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Gao,74, has publicized the spread ofAIDS
among poor farmers in central China,
blamed on an unsanitary, blood-buying
industry. She said officials accused her of
helping "anti-China forces."
Contacted at her home in Henan
province’s capital, 7Jaengzhou, Gao said
officials have told her patients to seyer ties
with her, saying she had been arrested.
People who have visited her at home have
been detained and officials have blocked
her from distributing donated medicine
and cash to AIDS victims, she said. Gao
has published her own report about AIDS
in China and plans to distribute tt free to
patients, health institutions and the media.
Eastern Europe/
Russia Hit By AIDS
NEW YORK (AP) - Eastern Europe and
the former Soviet Union,- which already
have the world’ s fastest rising rates ofnew
HIV/AIDS infections, are headed for a
large-scale" epidemic unless anti-AIDS
.programs go into full swing now, speciallsts
on the region have warned.
The numbers are still small compared
with Africa, where 26 million people ore
infected with HIV, the virus that causes
AIDS, but they are climbing fast. The
United Nations ~stimates that the number
of infected people:in the former Soviet
Union and Eastern Europe has skyrocketed
from 30,000 in 1995 to 700,000 as of
last year.
Ethan Nadelmann of the Lindesmith
Center/Drug Policy Foundation said the
region "leads the world in the connectioN’
between AIDS and intravenous drug use,
with80% of HIV infections linked to drug
abuse.
Nadelman moderated the panel discussion
"preventing an Epidemic" among
doctors, heads of rehabilitation programs,
politicians and researchers. Their meeting
was organized by the Open Society Institute,
a charitablefoundation active throughout
the region, and coincided with the
three-day United Nations’ Special Ses=
sion on AIDS.
Sergey Kovalev, a member of the Russian
Parliamentandlongtimehumanrights
activist, said his country has answered the
increase in intravenous drug use with repressive
measures that drive users underground,
rather than toward medical care.
Their sharing Of hypodermic needles has
spread HIV, especially among the young.
Kovalev said his government is not likely
to budge from that approach unless it is
p~essured to do so by Western nations.
Prison populations have swelled, with
correspondingincreases in drug useamong
inmates and in diseases such as tuberculosis
that prey on HIV-infected people. Although
there once was comprehensive
health care throughout the region, today
those systems have crumbled and there is
virtually no treatment offered for people
infected with HIV.
Paul Farmer, a Harvard Medical School
professor who leads AIDS programs m
Russia and Haiti, .said politicians in the
regi0I~ and internationally wil.l avoid tacklingthe
potential AIDS epidemic on their
own. To change that simalaon, he said,
- health professionals and activists need to
unite to establish fwo ’things: a comprehensive
plan for research, pre~,enfion, treatment
and care for orphans; and pilot programs_
that show how the work can be
accomplished. "All they need is division
in our ranks to say,’ No, i t can’ t be done,’"
he warned. "The search for excuses not to
do this is almost criminal."
.Konstanfin Lezhentsev, who helped establish
Ukraine’ s firstAIDS treatmentprogram
through Medecins Sans Frontieres,
or Doctors Without Borders, said the aim
ofhis group is to have"aneffecfive tool for
speaking with the government" about the
urgency Of every patient’s right to treatment.
A woman on the panel who asked to be
called only by her first nmne, Irina, spoke
of issues that go beyond government
policy: disci’iminafion against those with
HIV. Inherfirst public declaration that she
is infected with HIV, Irina described how
She became a drug addict, despite coming
from aloving family, studying at a university,
etc. She thought all her troubles were
over when she completed a drag rehabilitaftonprogram,
but soon she found out that
she was HIV-posifive.
HIV-infected people are shunned by
family and afraid to go to doctors, she said.
Even people she had helped through drug
programs deserted her.
by Jim Christjohn, entertainment editor
"Planets of the Universe", the first single
off Stevie Nicks’ .new album "Trouble in
¯ Shangri La" is scheduled for release to
stores on July 3rd. The single will include.
several club remixes. It should be good,
the song itself is great, and hopefully, for
the first time since 1986’ s "I Can’ t Wait",
fans will be able to go to
the clubs and dance t6 a
Stevie song. It would be
niceifthe clubs in Tulsa
are wise enough to get a
clue and play it rather
than the mixes they usually
spin.
One club version is
11 minutes long and
contains lyrics cut from
the album version.
The tour should be
interesting in that La
Diva Nicks is ~bandoning
the "Stevie Nicks/
ment jn theatre is taking place July 11-14
with Tulsa Experimental theatre’s production
of",The dkDistance Between Bod-
Ies Grows Greater Every Day:" Call
Summerstage for tix at 596-7111.
- "Always, Patsy Cline," an allegedly true
story about a fan’s relationship with the
singer is brought to you by American
"The Haunted Castle
opens its doors July 4th:
Johnny inherits a haunted
castle in EnOland (isn’t
that where they all are?)
and ~oes to claim his
inheritance. It’s a whole
lott~a troubleafter that, as
the devil seems to think
Theatre Company July
12-211 Featuring the
music of-the great lady,
.ax are available by calling
596-7111/ Hmm,
anyone else experiencing
drjh vu? Anyone
else got that number
memorized?
"Love Letters," a writing
exercise thatbecame
a romance and then a
play, is offered up July
12-21 by the Centerstage
Players, and once
more tix are available at
Fleetwo~d Mac Great- he’s the rightful owner. - say it with me - 596-
est Hits’ package,-in " ~ 71’1,1.
which only’ one or two new ~ongs were ¯ Adrian Zmed, 80 s heartthrob best
thrown in, and adding 5 new songs to the known for wrestling with William Shatner
set,includingsomeol~lersongsneverdone on that cop show he was in (Adrian was
in concert. She stops August 3rd in Dallas, hot, Adam not) and who showed his magand
tickets are going fast., nificen_t abs in the 80’ s tour of"Godspell",
Melissa Etheridge plays Will Rogers
coliseum in Fort Worth September 10th
and 1 lth, for which tickets go on sale July
7th. Karin, the .Raging Lesbian, reports-it
will.be two dates withjust Melissa and her
guitar. Sounds like a~ intimate evening,
which would be.great. The RLreports it is
called the ’,’Live and Alone Tour’’, as opposed
to the dead and en masse tour; RL
introduced me to her music, much like I
introduced her to Stevie’ s. (Read: "Forced
it down her throat until she knew every
song by heart!") Fortunately, m3’ enthusiasm
for Stevie took (asevidencedby find--
ing a Stevie cassette I KNEW.I hadn’t
g~ en her, and forced her to fess up that
she, indeed~ had bought it- and loved it.),
as did hers for Meli~sa
Interestingly enough, if ybu play the
track"I Miss You" from Stevie’ s "Trouble
in Shangfi" La" and.then play "Enough of
Me" from Melissa’ S"Breakdown", you’ll
find it’ s almost the same song - same chord
progressions, sameguitar. Whoinfluenced
who? John Shanks, Melissa’s producer,
produced some of Stevie’ s album, but not
that track. Interesting...
There’ s a new Imax 3-D movie coming,
and it’s sure to bring a bit of Halloween
into summer. "The Haunted Castle opens
its doors July 4th. Johnnyinherits ahaunted
caste in England (isff t that where they all
are?) and goes to claim his inheritance. It’ s
a whole lotta trouble after that, as the devil
seems to thinkhe’ s the rightful Owner. The
Imax Corp0fation actually tried to launch
an effort to ban this film due to its graphic
content, entreating theatre owners not to
show iLHow much of that is true and how
much hype I don’t know, but it did make
for an interesting press release. And it
looks like it would be a fun film to check
out, especially forhorror buffs.A new way
to get a chill in the heat of summer.
On the local front, an.intriguing expericomes
to Tulsa to play in "Big" - and oh
~e puns I could make endlessly here. He
is rather a tall man... And very broad
shouldered, actually. Anyway, back to the
column at hand-no, don’ t go there, either.
Anyh.oo, themusical that flopped onBroad-
" way is now suitable for touring produc-
’ taons and Theater Arts is bringing it to
town July 13-22 at the Van Trease Per-
¯ - forming Arts Center for Education
(PLEASE get a shorter name!) at 595-
¯ 7777. At least it’ s a different phone num-
- bet.
Tulsa CARES presents "Hairball 2001,
an event to raise bucks to combat AIDS
and raise awareness (and hair) in Tulsa. If
you canget it up- the hair, I should say, to
clarify for the more gutterminded among
thereadership - and, if you can’ t get it up,
for hair raising fun, call 834-4194 ~0r tix to
the Tulsa CARES hair ball, er, hair (raising)°
ball. And have a ball, at the ball. Oh,
I think this column has just descended to a
whole new level, and it ain’t up.
For the folks still reading after that last
¯" bit who are into women, Shadia Dahlal
." ("Hello, dahling!" she says to thekids) and
¯ her Purple Roses of Cairo dance troupe
: swing into town July 26-29 to writhe and
¯ swing hips for your delight. "Passage to a
: world of dark-eyed women, mysterious
¯ customs,veils,incenseanddrums."Hmm,
¯ I know a couple of Lesbians that would
like to explore those mysteries, I bet.
¯ And on the lighter side, Theater Pops
¯ weighs in with ,Bash" July 26-August 5. ¯
"Bash" is acollection of 3 one act plays
." about people capable of unspeakable acts
: of evil and complexity.
¯ Nothing like a dose of Complex "evil to ¯
get the brai,’,n working. Better than coffee.
: Bi~lledas a portraitofhowdarkthehuman
: spirit can become," which I think I discov,
: ered all too well from grade school on
¯ through high school.
American Theatre Co.
presents.
July-12-21
John H. Williams Theater
Performing Arts Center
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the folks who provide the funding that
Gov. Frank administers to Oklahoma Today.
While our legislature’s no model of "
progressive thinking, there are a few sena- ¯
tors and representatives who.believe that ¯
evenGayOklahomans deserve tobe treated - ¯
fairly - and who know that Oklahoma
Today is funded with our tax dollars too.
Last but not least, I should note that this ¯
problem of invisible Gay people i~ not
new. We saw the same problem with the
"homo-free" Tulsa Centennial. Andinterestingly
enough some of the same players
retum~
If one could bring "disbarment" proceedings
againsta professor as you can
against a negligent attorney, thenOU professor
of letters Danney Goble, Ph.D.
should have his credentials revoked for
deliberately suppressing the history, ofGay
Tulsans in his Centennial book.
Some might excuse this as an oversight
but within a day after Goble received the
contract to write the Centennial history~ I
called him and gave him names and phone
numbers of several individuals who could
speak about the last 30 years of Tulsa’s
Gay history. Goblenever even bothered to
call any of these people and .yet claimed
his book was more reflective of the history
of Tulsa’ s minority communities.
Hadhe called and found the information
lacking, the omission might be justified.
Instead we just have plain and simple
bigotry. Also noteworthy is the recogni:
tion OT gives to Sharon King Davis who
was chair of Tulsa’s bigoted Centennial
effort. Davis, is both a staunch Baptist but
also a major Democratic Party leader.
Ofcourse, OklahomaDemocrats, mostly
want to pretend that there are no Gay
people here except for when national
Democratic groups require that they m,
elude us, oh, and when they need money,.
like certain former governor or current
congressman who both received or asked
for major donations from "rich Gays"
Of course, some will argue who cares
about Oklahoma Today? The only people
who read it are 62 year old white bigots
(and at least this 43 year old editor). But
the way we as a community are represented
in the media is crucial to our survival
and progress. When we are misrepresented,
prejudices remain and help create
an environment where hatred, assault
and even murder can flourish. When we
are rendered invisible, in effect, told we
are not even worthy of acknowledgement,
Oklahoma Todayhelps reinforcea climate
of intolerance.
Rendering minorities invisible is a.mil-~
lenniaold technique. Those whoconquered
eradicated the language, the culture of
those defeated. In America, history was
written as that of white men, whether or
not it really was until quite recently.
In Tulsa, all notices of the 1921 Race
Riot were torn out of the archives, and this
was not taught in~ any Tulsa public or
private school w.ell into the ’90’ s.
And of course, in Oklahoma today, we
see that there are no Gay people.
and 89% (220) were from urban areas.
Jackson County, including Kansas City,
had the largest count of same-sex couples,
1,723.
But whenthe 1,463 same-gender couples
in No. 2-ranking St. Louis County were
added to the 1,297 from the city of St.
Louis, No. 3 on the list, the total of 2,760
mtranked Jackson County.
For Elizabeth Radford and Marlssa Pace
of St. Louis, describing themselves as a
couple on their Census paperwork "’just
came easily because it’s who we are and
we are comfortable withit," said Pace, 32,
a chemist.
Radford, a 34-year-old social worker,
said she and Pace took the step last year of
having a marriage ceremony performed
by clergy during a party attended by about
70 friends and relatives in St. Louis.
In Ohio, 16,244 (88%) same-sex unmarried
households are in urban areas,
while 2,288 (12%) are in rural areas, according
to the census data. This marksa
slight change from .the 1990 census when
only 9% (336) of same-sex unmarried
households were in rural parts of the state
and 91% (3,441) were in urban areas.
In Alabama 5,778 (71%) same-sex .unmamed
households are in urban areas,
while 2,331 (29%)are in rural areas.
In1990, only 25% (262) of same-sex unmarried
households were in rural parts of
the state and 76% (807) were in urban
areas.
In Kansas, the census figures showed
that 2,544 (64%) same-sex unmarried
households are in urban areas, while 1,429
(36%) areinrural areas. In 1990;only 29%
(185) of same-sex ufimarried households
were in rural parts of the state and 71%
(462) were in urban areas.
Mike Silverman, 28, a computer software
e~glneer, and his partner of more
than five yearL Dave Greenbaum, recently
returned from Vermont, where they had a
civil union ceremony. Lawrence is home
of the University ofKansas, and Silverman
said it’ s the only city in the state with an
anti-discrimination ordinance protecting
Gay men and Lesbians.
In New York, 43,529 (94%) same-sex
¯ tmmarried households are in urban areas,
; while 2,961 (6%) are in rural areas. In the
¯
last census, only 4% (561) of:same-sex
¯ tmmarried households were in rural parts
of the state and 96% (13,187) were m
¯ urban areas.
Men with a male partner accounted for
¯ 15,016 households, and female couples
¯ made up 1’0,890 households, in 2000. The ¯
census also confirms that enclaves ofGays
¯ are concentrated in the Manhattan neigh-
" borhoods of Chelseaandthe’vVestVillage.
¯ Data on other states will be released in
~ batches through mid-August, according to
¯ census officials. The Human Pdghts Cam-
" paign (HRC), the largest national Lesbian
~md Gay political organization, is working
~ with the Urban Institute, a Washington,
¯ D.C. think tank specializing in statistical
: analysis, to analyze same-sex partner
¯ household data. HRClobbies Congress; ¯
provides camp.aign support and educates
¯ .thepublic to ensurethat LGBT Americans
¯ can be open and safe at home and at work
~7 Lamont Lindstrom, Ph.D.
Lastmonth some970 guns, several bales
of marijuana, and forty or so boxes of
pornography went up in smoke The Tulsa
Police Department used fire
clean its evidence lockers
of items it didn’t want to
auction back to the community.
Thank goodnesswe
are now thus secured
against these three menaces
to society:, weapons,
drugs, and dirty pictures.
The day the lurid glossies
went into the furnaces,
I happened to be reading
Barry Werth’s recent biography
The Scarlet Professor:
Newton Arvin- A Literary
Life Shattered by
Scandal.
Arvin was an ennnent
literary critic and professor
of English at Smith (in
Northampton, MA), 0neof
the Ivy-league’s "Seven
Sister" colleges for women.
His books on Nathaniel
Hawthbm, Walt Whitman,
~ind Herman Melville (the
later of which won~the National
BookAward) helped
create the canon of 19th
century American literature,
loved or cursed by
today’s English majors. Literature made
Arvin, and literature -of a sort also
destroyed him. Arvin was arrested,~fined,
institutionalized,, mad forced to retire for
possessing Gay pornography.
Born at the turn of the century, Arvin
was-shy, short, balding, and: often depressed.
He hdd married and divorced in
his early 30’ s but only slowly and partially
reconciled himself emotionally to his homosexuality.
He progressed through a
number of short-lived relationships with
younger men, some of whom he recruited
as English instructors. (In thgse days, sleep:
ing with the boss could be a more obvious
requirement of one’ s job.)
Truman Capote, a young writer Arvin
met at an artist colony, dated Arvin for two
years, and dedicated to him his first novel,
Other Voices, Other Rooms. To Arvin’s
credit, he kept in touch with many of his
lovers years after they had parted.
In his 50’s, Arvin discovered nearby
Springfield’s several Gay bars, cruising
New York City bathhouses (the Everard),
and also skin magazines. Arvin’ s renewed
sexual adventuresomeness partly reflected
an increasing loneliness of late middle age
but also the sudden appearance in New
York City newsstands of accessible Gay
pornography. In the 1950s, pioneer pornographers
such as Sam Roth and also
Bob Mizer, in the guise of the Athletic
Model Guild, began publishing pictures of
mostly naked (apart from a posing strap or
two) young men. Thom Fitzgerald’s recent
video Beefcake documents the historyof
the muscle maga~i,’nes that led to,
Arvin’s downfall such as Grecian GuiM
Piciorial, MANual, and Trim.
Before the 1950s, Gaypornography was
to spnng-
"... Pornography
9nly exlsts in soeiet~es
where sexuality, or
aspects thereof, is
repressed and
inhibited.
Pornography’s
secrecy and
saladousness furl its
conslderahle charm.
One may imagine,
however, some sexual
ecology...- past or
future-where .all
facets of se- x are
simply mundane and,
as a eonsec~uenee,
pornography is
unthlnhahl-e... "
scarce and hard to find. Basically, one had
¯ to write or draw or photograph it onesdf,
: or else somehow acquire obscure special
¯ editions and art prints mostly published in
Europe. By midcentury, however, Ameri2
can enterprise and knowhow
had at last brought
graphicpornography home
to the masses. Arvin began
buying and collecting the
new musclemagazines, and
also films of nude wresfling
and the like. A novel
technology, 8ram film and
the home movie projector
(perhaps Arvin borrowed
his from Smith College
classrooms?), also boosted
the mass market for pom
-productions.- We’ve recently
experienced similar
technological boosts with
the VCR, .DVD, and the
Intemet.
Pornography, actually,
as an idea is rather recent.
The word, a fancy madeup
Greek term meaning
"writing about harlots,"
first appeared around 1850
or so. Victorian archaeological
excavations of Roman
Pompeii and
Herculaneum had uncovered
shocking sexual imagery
in murals, mosaics, and decorative
household objects. These artifacts were
quickly.squirreled awayin secret museum
caches but they inspired a fierce interest, a
fascination only partly disguised by
"’pornography’ s" net-Greek facade.of polite,
scientific objecfiyity. Terminological
alternatives similarly have historically
shallow roots. Obscene is a Latin worst
that originally meant ominous or illomened;
and smut an Old English word
meamng sooty or smudged.
Pornography only exists in societies
Where sexuality, or aspects thereof, is repressed
and inhibited. Pornography’s secrecy
and salaciousness ftiel its considerable
charm. One may imagine, however,
some sexual ecology - past or .future -
where all facets -of sex are simply mundane
and, as a consequence, pornography
is unthinkable.
But not in Massachusetts in 1960, on the
cusp of the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations.
Wily politicians then witch--
hunted pornographers and-their customers,
building careers on burning dirty pictures.
A new federal law, passed in July
1960, had made it illegal to send pornographic
material through the mail or to
otherwise distribute this. Arvin and his
circle of Gay. friends met occasionally to
trade magazines and films and to show off
new items in their collections. But postal
inspectors got busy tracking down pore
mailings-and, on September 2, 1960, three
police officers pounded on Arvin’ s door.
They seized his films and magazines and
Arvin too. Terrified, he ratted on Ms Gay
friends and colleagues two ofwhom, along
with Arvin, were convicted and lost their
teaching positions, see Studies, p. 11
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by Karin Gregory
You know when it hitS, don’t you? Ev- "
cry word she utters is golden, no matter ¯
how crude; every look she gives, you want .-
to capture on film to replay; every phone °
message she sends, you save mad listen to "
on your loneliest days(and especially ¯
nights!). You’re the homiest Lesbian in .
town, yet when you think of HER, you "
¯ don’t think of the next time you’ll have ¯
sex, just how good it feels to be with her, °
whether for an hour or a whole night, "
waking up with her the next morning. You .
want to learn her, be a part of her, and fuse o
yourtwo soulsinto one. Youwritehideous ~
purple prose in the second person that ¯
some poor folks in Tulsa will read (well, ¯
maybe not after this paragraph!). :
When-you’re with her, you’re on an "
emotional high, blocking out everyone ¯
around but the two of you. An hour after "
she’s left, you’re still high. Somewhere "
between the second and third hour, how- ¯
ever, your emotions sink so fast and so low
that you don’t think you can live until you "
see her again. When you hear from her, "
you sound like the silliest schoolgirl who .
ever lived. She’s the only woman who
makes you nervous because you can’ ttalk
to her like other women. You have to be "
honest. Her bluntness and honesty make
you want to be a better person, not only for "
her, but for yourself. Yoi~’re feeling emotions
you never thou.ght you had. Dare you
question? Analyze? Categorize every feel- .:
ing? Then put a label on those feelings? ¯
Can it be <gasp!> love? HELP!
Why do I need help?why don’ t Ijust sit "
back and enjoy the ride like most couples? ¯
For the first time in my life, I’m ready for ¯
that "R" word. She’s beautiful, talented, "
creative, interested in me. So what’s the ¯
problem? Miss Interested-In-Me has only
one flaw--the same flaw that haunts many
Gay couples--the dreaded_EX! Yup, I’min "
love with a woman who’ s stillinlove with ¯
her ex. Before you start calling me all °
kinds of stupid, I knew about the ex before °
I met Miss Interested-In-Me in person. I
just didn’ t know, nor did she, the extent of °
those feelings. Now you can call me all "
kinds of stupid! I walked into this trap. "
I even met Ms. X once at my,.., my,.
.. my.... whatever’s house. Gay Felix and "
I liked her very much. No, she couldn’t be "
rude, crude, and vulgar, could she? She "
couldn’t be evil and have a wart on her ¯
nose. Oh, no! Remember, we’re talking ."
Gregory luck here. She and "my girl" are "
- even best friends. OUCH! And Ms. X "
likes me. I found out about that when Miss °
Interested-In-Me and I spent aparticularly
soulful night together.. "She likes you," :
she said. "She. likes how attentive you are ."
to me." ¯
It occurred to me to say, "Well, it’ s nice "
to get the first wife’s permission,’" but I "
thought better of it. If this woman has ¯
taught me anything, it’ s to think before I ;
speak--a first for me. I’ ve also learned that "
it’s easy to live with a stake through your "
heart. It’s just when that stake is twisted ¯
around that you think you won’t ever be "
able to breathe again. She also tells me I’m "
.anincredible person to listen to her and not "
to run. I’dlike to say that incredible people
are not easy to find; that once you find one,
you hold on for dear life. But then I have to
think about that and realize that too much
too soon will run off Miss Interested-In-
Me.
Some people say she’ s using me. Others
say that shejust needs time. Hell, she’ s had
at least two years! Gay Felix, who’s been
around her more than others, told me the
other day, "Karin, she’s called you, invited
you over, initiated sex--I’ dbe happy!"
He’s a man--what else did you expect?
I’m also remembering a line from a
musical, for which mosrof you Gay men
would be proud. Around the end of ’~The
Music Man", when the townspeople discover
that "Professor" Harold Hill is a con
man, they run after him with tar and feathenng
in mind. Marian the Librarian’ s little
brother, Winthrop, tells Hill to run away.
Hill says he can’ t. He. looks at Marian and
declares,"For t_he first time in my life; I got
my foot caught in the door.’"
Marian, if you’re out there, think of my
foot and how it must hurt being stuck in
your door for so long. Think of "that stake
twisting through my heart. Know that this
salesman won’ t bemaking any morehouse
calls for a long time. Aren’t exes a bitch?
Arvin’s collection of soft, nudie guy
imagery, lugged imo court as evidence,
undoubtedly was subsequently burned.
Arvin died two years after his trial, in
1963.
Forty years later, it is quaint, one could
say, that the state still strikes matches to
protect us from the perils of pornography.
Butitmaybe alosing battle, particularly in
Oklahoma. The more sexual repression,
themorepornography. It’ s maybe no accident
that Tulsa spelled backwards, as ~veryone
knows, is A SLUT.
Lamont Lindstrom teaches anthropology
ht the University o[Tulsa, and can be
reached at lamont10@yahoo.com
It is time for society tO recognize that
Gays and Lesbians are a responsible minority
facing unjust discrimination and
mistreatment by the majority - just like
every other minority which has struggled
forjustice a~.d equal treatment inAmerica.
- Nathaniel Batchelder, Director
The Peace House, Oklahoma City
In statements to TFN, McClure noted
that repeated efforts to discuss and resolve
these issues with Tulsa Comity commis,
Sioner John Selph, a Democrat and with
Tulsa Mayor Susan Savage, also a Demo:
crat, both of whom are represented on the
Criminal Justice Authority, have been rebuffed
to date.
McClure also issued a written challenge
to Savage and the county commissioners
to meet with him to resole these issues.
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Aug. 15-sept. 14,1996, vol. 3, no. 9
Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual & Trans Communities
Congressman Comes Out
WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim Kolbe, an Arizona Republican
and influential member of the House Banking
Committee has acknowledged that he is Gay.
Confronted with the prospect of an upcoming report
in The Advocate about his sexual orientation, Kolbe
beat the news magazine to the punch by coming out.
Kolbe, who has been a representative to C6ngress
since 1984 and has been a frequent GOP point-person
on the North American Free Trade Act and critic of
White House budget proposals, told the Arizona Daily
Star, "I think it’s unfortunate for our society that things
have to happen this way." But the 54-year-old Kolbe
added, "I’m the same p~rson I was yesterday, and I’ll
legislatejust the same way. This should b,e. as irrelevant
as the fact that Iambloe-eyed, right-handed &balding."
Theupcoming Advocate story reportedly was spurred
at least partly by Kolbe’s vote in July for the so-called
Defense of.Marriage Act (DOMA), which rights activists
had adamantly opposed. In late July, a collection.of
activists also took out a full-page ad in the Washington
LACK & WHITE
PRESENT TOP US GAY LEADER
Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign
(HRC), will give the keynote address for this year’s Black & White
Charities, Inc. Gala dinner fundraiser. Birch leads the Human Rights
Campaign which is the largest Lesbian and Gay political organization
in the US. Birch formerly was legal counsel for Apple Computer, Inc.
and also for Claris Corporation. Prior to joining Human Rights
Campaign, Birch served as co-chair of the Board of Directors of the
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF). .
Over 260 patrons attended last year’s Gala at Philbrook Museum
and a comparable numberis expected to attend the Sept. 7 event at the
Downtown DoubleTree Hgtel. Over the years, Black & White Charities,
Inc. have raised and donated over $31,000 in grants to other local
charities. The HIV Resource Consortium will be the major recipient
of this year’s grant. The HIV RC helps to provide services to
"approximately 200 clients" with case management, transportation,
Another part of the program will be the presentation of the first
annual SWAN awards, ajoint program of PFLAG, parents, Families,
and Friends of Lesbians and Gays and Black & White Charities, Inc.
The awards will recognize individuals "who through action and
example, are helping to create a society see B & W, page 3
HOPE A New Namefor HIV Programs
HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education is the new name for
an health program that began in the Gay community more than 14
years ago. Claudette Peterson, director of what was known as Tulsa
Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) HIV Testing Programs,
announced the new name along with program’s success in getting
funding for several critical new outreach programs.
Peterson noted that the program had received funding for a"rural"
HIV education outreach to "MSM’s" (men who have sex with men,
regardless if.they identify as Bi, Gay see HOPE, page 3
Blade ur,gi,’ng "closeted gay and lesb!an members of
Congress. to c0me out.. ,Headlined. ,~’A ,calL.to.. con~ ,.
science," the ad didn’t threaten to out any closeted : uommunity of Hope Speaks
members, butitwas the first timein5 years that closeted ¯
gays in Congress had become a national issue.
Kolbe is the fourth member of Congress to publicly
admit tobeing Gay - along with Reps. Gerry Studds, DMA,
Barney Frank,. D-MA & Steve Gunderson, R-WI.
Although Kolbe voted for DOMA, he also supports
benefits for same-sex partners, and last year voted to
keep the District of Columbia’s Domestic Partnership
Act that gives some benefits to the partners of district
employees. For Kolbe’s comments, see Kolbe, page 3
Military HIV Discharge
Provision Dropped
WASHINGTON -.A joint House-Senate conference
committeehas unceremoniously dropped a provision in
the 1997 defense authorization bill that would have
required the discharge of service personnel infected
with HIV.
The HIV discharge provision was included in the
House version of the $265.6 billion defense spending
measure by Rep. Bob Doman (R-Calif.), despite objections
of Pentagon officials. The Senate version of the
bill included no such amendment.
"Congress spoke on.this issue already when it repealed
Dornan’ s HIV discharge measure in April," said
Winnie Stachelberg, HRC’s’ legislative deputy. "Spite
and bigotry are th~ only conb,eivable rehsons why Bob
Dornan would have reintroduced this; measure after
seeing itresoundingly defeated."
Thejoint conference committee also :dropped a orovzszon
that would have topI~led the don t ask, don t
tell" policy in favor of an outright ban on Gays and
Lesbians in the armed forces.
Out In Sunday Tulsa World
¯ Community of Hope, a
: United Methodist congre-
¯¯ gation, took $1,650 advertisement
in The Sunday
¯ Tulsa Woddto speak out
¯ as a Christian community ¯
of faith "to call all Chris-
" tians to stop using hateful
¯ language" against Lesbi-
: ans and Gay men (see ad to
¯ right). The ad specifically
: cites the language used by
¯ members" of Congress in
¯ recent debates on the"De-
: fense of Marriage Act"
¯ which was co-sponsored
¯ by Tulsa Rep. Steve
Largent and overwhelm-
" ingly supported by
¯ Oklahoma’s House mere-
¯ bers.
! Acc°rdmg to a statemen=t
¯ gee Ad, p. 11
¯ Elizabeth Birch, former counsel for Apple,
now leads DC’s Human Rights Campaign.
Coming Soon!
Womens Supper Club
RBG Business Fair
Gay Comedy Jam
Feast With Friends
IAM Street Carnival
RBG Lake Retreat
see Coming, page 11
WE CALL ALL
CHRISTIANS TO
STOP USING
HATEFUL LANGUAGE!
UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY OF HOPE
¯ audience with,over 400 attending on, two nights~. , ¯
: The largest grant ($3,500) went to,the HIV Resource consortium, " ¯
the second largest ($2,500) to the Medication Fund Of the Visiting "
¯ Nurse Association and grants of $1,500 went to Interfaith AIDS
¯ Ministries AIDS information line, Shanti=Tulsa Storehouse, Our " ¯
House, Regional AIDS Interfaith Network, see Follies, page 11 "
Sid Spenser
Singer Dies Unexpectedly
¯ : , " 1 and died ~’n hospital, see Sp
¯ Follies ReVue Beneficiaries i ’ ’ "
~ Follies Revue, Inc. has announced,the.distrib~tti0n ,of net proceeds
t.rom its annu,gl, fundrais~ng peffom!,ance. Thislyear s event raised 4
$14,000 to hel~ l~d agencies that p~ovide direr support t~ persons.,~
~AL~.Err~I~S/DIR~TO~Y p. ¯ liviongwithAIDS orvHIV ipfe~tion. Fedllies Revoe~ Irnc. has rais.ed ¯ ... . -- . . . ., . :! NEWS’BRIEFS ! $115,000 m its ezght years of servzce. This year s event which was . ,
P. 4
: hdd at the Doubletree Hotel, Warre~ Place attracted the largest ever " HEAL’rI~ BRIEFS i P. fi
¯
’ CALENDAR P. 9
Many Gay Oklahomans were surprised and
shocked by the news of the death in July of
native singer, Sid Spencer, from complications
fromAIDS in Calgary, Canada. Spencer,
who performed regularly in Tulsa at the Silver
Star Saloon, was performing Ot the Alberta
Gay Rodeo. He was,~tficken wi,lh pneumoma
P. 11
P. 12
P. 13
P, 15
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918.583.1248 Publisher/Editor, Tom Neal
POB 4140 Assistant Editor, James Christjohn
Writers/contributors
Tulsa, Oklahoma Phyl Boier-Schmidt
74159-0140 Barry Hensley
Jean=Pierre Legraridbouche
Leanne Gross
TulsaNews@aol.com Gerald Miller
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Publication of a name or photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation.
Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted, must be
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by Phyl Boler-Schmidt
Last December, I decided to take on an impossible project. I
knew it was impossible from the outset, but I was determined to
be a.voice of reason inthe midst of many voices of confusion.
What, you ask, am i talking about?
With the brutal murders of Roxanne and Michelle, two lesbian
activists in Oregon,my sense ofneeding to do something tobring
the warring parties over lesbigay civil rights to the same tablewas
literally pushed over the edge. I just had to do something. So, I
decided to begin a dialogue on an Internet’.newsgroup called
alt.org.promisekeepers.
What I wanted to accomplish was nothing different than
lesbigay civil rights activists have been working toward since the
beginning of our movement. I wanted Christian fundamentalists
(and everyone else for that matter) to begin to see us as human
beings, to stop villifying us insearch of political advancement, to
STOP the violence.
Knowing full well I am only one person, see Enemy, page 3
by G. Miller. M_4.
Peoplehavekiddedmefor along-time about having an answer
for every problem or situation. But it occurred to me lately that
what I see as common sense answers are somehow often overlooked
by other people. So the following is a beginning set of
things for the reader to consider in terms of how to make your
daily life less complex and run more smoothly.
1. Don’t go where you are not wanted! Sounds simple and it is.
If there are places or people who go out of their way to make you
to less than comfortabl~, DON’T GO THERE. DOn’t go to
businesses which treat you or your friends badly.
2. Stay away frompeoplewho try to make your life miserablet
That includes, parents, siblings, or any form of relative. This also
includes associates of friends, or coworkers in your work place.
That’s right, COWORKERS. You may have to be around them
to work but otherwise steer dear whenever possible.
3. Don’t say you’ll do something when you reall~ don’t want
to do it! I used to make myself see Life, page 3
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*TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial
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*Creative Collection, 1521 E. 15 592-1521
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Why are we afraid .of same-sex marriage?
Is it change? Without change, we
can not grow. Why are we afraid of anyone
or anything that is differentfromus or
our views.’? what would the world be like
if we were all the same?
Marriageis acommitmentbetweentwo
people who love one another. Single-parent
homes, illegitimate children, abusive
spouses, alcoholism, joblessness and
multiple marriages are aspects that are
tearing the family and marriage apart.
Please tell me where same-sex mamage
will destroy the institutions of marriage
and family. And is it wrong for a married
see Eetters, page 3
Rev. Nancy J. Horvath M. Div., Pastor
Sunday
9:15 am Christian Education
11:00 am Worship Service.
Wednesday
6:30 pm Midweek Service
7:30 pm Choir Practice
Thursday
7:30 pm Codependency
Support Group
5451-E S. Mingo ¯ Tulsa~ OK ¯ 74146
(918) 622-1441
why I decided to take on the Promise
Keepers is Something I really can’t explain.
I just needed to do something.
My experiencepleasantly surprisedme.
And, I’d like to share this experience with
you because I think if it worked once, it
can work again.Ifmore of us step out and
try to communicate with those we perceive
as the enemy, perhaps we will make
a difference, if not for our generation, at
least for those that follow.
My original note posted was entitled
Opinions on Hate Speech. In it, I asked
these simple questions, after outlining the
events that had transpired in Oregon:
"What are your feelings about this? Can
you see why gays and lesbians are horrified
when those among you villify us, call
us child molesters, say that God hates us,
and use other extremely derogatory terminology
to describe who we are? Isn’t
there some other way to disagree on the
subject ofcivil rights legislation?Canyou
see why somein yourmovementmightbe
resp°nsiblealruenasdtyablef°r incitingpeople ~loe~eC~l~l~’~
for someone to hurt anyway? Isn’t there
another alternative?"
The immediate response by o~er 20
men who frequent the newsgroup was a
defensive knee-jerk reaction. They accusedme
of trying to blame Christians for
everything. They toldme that a crime had
been committed, and it didn’t matter if it
was brought about by hatred of gays and
lesbians. They tried every conceivable
way to convince me that it had nothing
whatsoever to do with their faith. It was
only one unstablemancommitting a crime
see Enemy, page 7
:
¯ sued by Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) on his
". announcement that he is Gay:
: ’q’wenty years ago, when I first sought
¯ public office, I made a decision that my
: commitment to civic involvement would
: mean my public life would have to come
: ahead of my personal and private life.
¯ I have, in the intervening 20 years,
: sought to fulfillmypublicresponsibilifies
¯ in a manner that benefits all those I have
:. represented in either the Arizona Legisla-
¯ ture or in Congress. I will continue that
: commitment as long as I am in public
: Service. Ilookbackon whatlhaveaccom-
: proud of the record I have compiled.
: NAFTA was the capstone of this vision. I
¯. have fought to lower the crushing tax
¯ burden on our families by reducing taxes.
: I have worked for six years as a member
_" of the budget committee to achieve a
¯. balanced budget so we can relieve our
¯ children of the burden of a crushing na-
: tional debt. I have worked to keep
: Arizona’s reputation as the astronomy
i cOatapdivtaanlces intheawssourrlidngbaystrwonilolmgyotnheaWtforward
: here. I have argued and won funds to
: protect our natural heritage, including the
¯ "expansion of Saguaro National Park. And
: justthis weekweachievedthemostsweep-
: ing, most important reform of welfare in
: decades. There is, of course, much more
¯ but this is a record I believe I can point to
: with justifi-able pride.
The following ts a press statement is-
¯. [ am just as proud of my record in the
¯ area ofhumanrights andindividual right.s.
: I abhor and vigorously oppose discrinu-
: nation in the workplace based on race,
¯ religion, gender, or sexual orientation -
." any treatment that is not based on merit. I
: foug.h,t to repeal thepr.ovision inlaw which
’. armed seravnicaeus tmomemaubcerdwishcohiasrHge oIfVany-posi-reqmres
: five. I support health benefits for domes-
". fie parmers.
¯ I also believe that if the citizens of
~ Hawaii believe it to be in their public
." interest to permit same-sex mamages,
¯ they should be permitted to do so. By the
¯ same token, other states - as Arizona has
: done - should be allowed to define mar-
: riage differently, and not be required to
accept the.definition adopted by others. It
.¯ is for this reason that I voted for the so-
." called Defense of Marriage Act when it
¯ was before the House a few weeks ago.
°. Now, however, there are some who
: have decided that theirdisagreement with
: this particular vote warrants their making
: public information aboutmy privatelife -
¯ information they may have heard second
: or third-hand about my sexual onenta-
." tion. That I am a Gay person has never
¯ affected the way that I legislate. The fact
". that I am Gay has never, nor will it ever,
: change my commitment to represent all
: the people of Arizona’s 5th District.
¯ I am the same person, one who has
: spentmany yearsstruggling torelieve the
: tax burden for families, balance the bud-
~ get for our children’ s future, andimprove
¯ the quality of life we cherish in Southern
: Arizona. I intendto continue that mission
: if the voters of the 5th District, in their
¯ wisdom, decide that I should represent
them in the 105th Congress.’"
¯ versity",
: The Black&White Charities, Inc. Gala
: will begin with a reception at 7pro fol-
¯ lowed by the dinner at 8pro. The highly
~ regarded, Follies Revue Singers will pro-
: vide entertainment. Valet parking will be
: provided. For more info., call 587-7314.
: orheter0sexual) in smallOkl.ahomatowns
: and rural areas. In particular, this effort
¯. will target Muskogee, Okmulgee,
¯ Tahlequah and Bartlesville. While it’s
". estimated that the majority of HIV trans-
~ mission/infection is these areas is still
¯ -through male to male contact, a small
: survey by the Oklahoma State Dept. of
: Health indicates that AIDS cases in rural
: Oklahomans is still rising but that men in
¯ these areas may perceive themselves as at
: lowerrisk. AndMSM’s whomay be mar-
: ried to women may face challenges in
: incorporating safersex practices into their
¯ relationships, and even in just getting
"¯ condoms in a small town where anonym-
: ity is not likely.
¯ The program will work to provide sup-
. port groups, peer education and greater
." access to HIV see HOPE, page 11
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Zimbabwe Gays
Harrassed by Govt
HARARE, Zimbabwe (Aug. 2) - Gays
and lesbians won a legal battle over the
government of Zimbabwean President
Robert Mugabe in their on-again, offagain
efforts to participate in the nation’s
International Book Fair, the largest publishing
showcase in sub-Saharan Africa.
The country’s High Court overturned a
government ban on the Gays and Lesbians
Association of Zimbabwe (GLAZ),
saying the country’ s censorship laws were
being improperly applied. The court said
the government had exceeded its authority
when it banned the organization withouteven
exzmining theliterature the group
intended to display at a booth at the fair.
The government promptly said, however,
that it would examine whatever books,
pamphlets or otherliteratureGLAZbrings
to the fairand would press charges against
the group and its members if the material
was believed to be "promoting homosexuality."
For the 2rid year in a row, the government
tried to block the only lesbian and
gay group in the country from participating
in the Fair. OnJuly 22, Joyce Mujuru,
the country’s information minister, said
the government wouldn’ t intervene in the
fair to block GALZ from participating.
But the next day, government spokesman
Bornwell Chakaodza said gays and lesbians
"have absolutely no right to publicly
display literature and material at a public
and cultural event where..,children visit."
The Zimbabwean government, last year
faced intenseinternational cfiticismwhen
it banned the GALZ from the fair.
Organizers of the event managed to
keep the event in Zimbabwe this year,
after making commitments that GALZ
would be allowed to set up an exhibit
stand at the fair to distribute literature. A
spokespersonforGALZhassaidthe group
plans to go ahead with its plans to set up a
booth at the fair, despite the government’s
decision.
Organizers of the fair said they were
still concerned about the possibility of
violence because of the GLAZ booth.
Among other things, shortly before the
High Court ruling, a leader of Uniyersity
¯" of Zimbabwe student group With close
¯ ties to the President Robert Mugabe told
¯ the fair organizers that gays and lesbians
¯ that-show up at the event will "face public
¯ genocide."
In fact, a mob of between 60 and 100
¯¯ angry students mostly from the University
of Zimbabwe showed up on the final
¯ two days of the fair.
¯ On the final day of the fair, a group of
students again showed up, and GLAZ
¯ members quickly left the booth for safety.
Unsatisfied with simply driving theGLAZ
volunteers away, however, the student
¯
mob proceeded to thoroughly trash the
¯ booth and bum the pamphlets that had
¯ been left behind.
Although book fair staffers quickly put
¯
the fire out, many of the nearby
¯ publishing booths" also felt threatened
¯ enough to pack up their own displays and
¯ leave the fair, complaining that they were
¯ losirig enormous amounts of money
¯ because of the continued disruptions.
: Congressmen’s
i Spouses Gang Up
¯ -on Anti-Gay Rep.
WASHINGTON (July 30) - Just how
¯ disliked by gays and lesbians is Rep. Bob
¯ Doman, the Orange County, Calif., Republican?
Well, earlierin JulyHerbMoses,
¯ the longtime companion of Rep. Barney ¯
Frank (D-Mass.) toldreporters in thecapi-
¯ tal that he has. been helping raise cam-
" paign funds for Loretta Sanchez, the
¯ Democratwhois trying to unseat Dornan.
¯" Now Moses has now been joined by
Dean Hara, the partner of Rep. Gerry
," Studds (D-Mass.) and Rob Morris, the
¯ companion of Rep. Steve Gunderson (R- ¯
Wise.), in helping raise money for
: Sanchez’ campaign to oust Dornan, who
¯ has a fondness for referring to gaymen as ¯
¯ "homos.,Morris told reporters.that the 3
openly gay members of Congress may
_" attendanupcomingfundraiserforSanchez
¯ but hadn’t been asked to be involved in
¯ planning the event. "I think Herb and
¯
Deanand I want to keepBarney and Gerry
¯ and Steve out of it," Morris told The Hill.
’q’his is our project."
Scottish Gays
Can Adopt
EDINBURGH, Scotland (July 29) - A
Scottish gay man has won a court appeal
that will allow him tO adopt a 5-year-old
severely handicapped boy whose morn
has told child welfare authorities she
doesn’ t want the child.
The unnamed man, identified only as a
34-year-old nurse, had earlier this year
been told by a lower court that he could
not adopt the boy because he is gay, even
though the man and his lover have cared
for.the 5-year-old for the past 18 months.
But a 3-judge Scottish appeals court reversed
that ruling, saying there was no
legal reason prohibiting gays andlesbians
from adopting children.
The court said that all the information
gathered about the two men and their
lifestyle and relationship with the boy
"’pointed strongly in favor of the proposed
adoption." The child, who was put up for
adoptionby his motherjust weeks afterhe
was born, is both deaf and unable to talk,
and can walk only with assistance.
California
Hate Crimes
OAKLAND, Calif. (July 17) - California
has just released its first full-year of data
about hate crimes in the state, although
authorities and anti-violence advocates
agree it probably doesn’t reflect biasbased
crimes very accurately. According
to the state justice department summary,
there were 1,754 hate crimesin California
in 1995, involving more than 2,600 vierims.
The only previous report for the
state coveredjust the last half of 1994 and
reported only 672 such crimes.
Justice department officials were quick
to acknowledge "holes" in the report.
Among other things, only 215ofthe state’ s
750 law enforcement agencies reported
any information on hate crimes. Some
cities reported disproportionately higher
numbers of hate crimes, possibly because
police there have been more sensitized to
reporting such acts of violence. San Francisco,
for example, reported 290 biasbased
crimes for 1995, while Santa Clara
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¯ County - which has more than twice the ¯
population - reported just 47 such crimes
¯ during that year.
¯ Some 69% of the reported incidents ¯
included in the report were based on race
¯ or ethnic background; about 18% of the
¯ hate crimes reportedwerebasedonsexual
¯
orientation; just over 12% were based on
: religion. According to the state report,
¯ gay men were 4 times as likely as lesbians
to be the target of attacks.
Lesbian Speakers
at Political Conf.
WASHINGTON (July 18)- According
¯ to the Washington Post, tennis superstar
Martina Navratilova says she’ s head over
: heals in love with model Hunter Reno,
¯ who also happens to be a niece of U.S.
Attorney General Janet Reno. The Post
¯ quoted Navratilova as saying she loves
the blond L’Oreal model "in a way I
haven’t loved before" and that Hunter
¯ Reno said the tennis ace is a"very special
: person" to her.
The younger Reno will be one of sev-
¯ eral noted women slated to address the
¯¯ Human Rights Campaign’s OutVote ’96
scheduled to be held in Chicago in Au-
¯ gust.-Along with Reno will be Chastity
¯ Bono, Candace Gingrich and U.S. golfer ¯
Muffin Spencer-Devlin.
¯ Trans Ex-Husband
¯ Seeks Child Visits
¯ LONDON 0nlY 19) - A [emale-to-male
¯ transsexual who has been married to a
¯ woman for 17 years is appealingaBritish
¯ court ruling that refuses him visitation
rights with the couple’ s children.
¯ A court earlier this year declared the
¯ marriage of the couple, who are not being ¯
named, annulled because of "a profound
deception" on the part of the husband.
¯ During the divorce proceedings, the wife
¯ in the case told the court that she"always
believed he was a man" and had undergone
artificial insemination in order to
have their children.
¯ But the husband, who is 50, has ap-
¯ pealed the court’s ruling that he has no
¯ visitation rights with the couplers children
because he had perjured himself in
order to get married in the first place.
During the divorce proceedings, the
wife, whois 49 years oldnow,had told the
court that when she and her husband had
had sex, she believed he either had a very
small or deformed penis. But, She told the
court, they never discussed it and that she
never reMized the man was using an artificial
penis during sex.
¯¯ accidentally, killin~ Smith.
But prosecuting attorney Lee Davis
questioned Butler about why she had not
: tried to give any aid to the shot.woman or
even call an ambulance. Davis also intro-
" duced forensic evidence that Smith had
: been shot by a pistol that had been held.
¯ only about an inch fromhermouth at the
time it was fired.
Tennessee Murder Chaplain Booted
Trial Winds Up for Bad Att,tudes
ORLANDO, Fla. (July 24) - According
CHATtANOOGA, Tenn. (July 19)-As to the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, John B.
the-murder trial of Adriana Butler, 23, ¯ Book, ahighlyvisibleanti-gayministerin
drew to a dose, the college honors gradu- ."
ate and mother of a 3-month-old infant, "
testified ,,that she "never intended to kill ¯
anybody in the October 1994 shooting "
death of Cathy Smith, even though she
wanted the woman to stop having a les- ¯
bian relationship with her mother, Donna
Evans. ¯
Butler said she was opposed to the "
"’unnatural relationship" between Smith "
and her mother, but socialized with the
two women in order to maintain her faro- ¯
ily contacts. Under cross-examination, "
Butleracknowledgedthat the three women "
had in fact taken vaeatious in Atlanta and "
Alabama together, and that they had also °
gone-to a local bar popular with lesbians "
and gay men.
She insisted, however, that her mother "
’~gave in to, Cathy [Smith] in order to keep
the peace’ and told the court that Evans"-"
was ashamed of her relationship with "
Smith but was afraid of losing her job if "
she broke it off.
According to Butler, the night of the °
killing, Smith had shown up at her home,
where Evans was staying, and an argu-
: ment hadbroken out during which Smith
had punched Evans in the stomach and "
knocked her glasses off. The woman tes- "
lifted that she also was hit by Smith when "
she tried to break up the senffle outside
the house between the two women. ¯
She told the court that at this point she
went and got a gun and returned to the
driveway where Smith and Evans were, "
butbeganwalkingawayfrom Smithwhen ¯
the woman grabbed her and twirled her
around suddenly and that thegun Went off "
central Florida, has been fired from his
post as a volunteer chaplain with the Orange
County Sheriff’s Dept. afterhe publicly
criticized a deputy sherifffor attending
a gay pride parade earlier in June.
The Sheriff’s office declined to daborate
on Book’s firing except to say that his
"inabilityandunwillingness" to workwith
gays andlesbians in the department and in
the communi,ty at large made him unacceptable
in the post.
Gay Videos End
Coach’s Career
ASHBURN, Va. (July 19) - When Jeff
Bruton’s wife Melanie sued for divorce,
among the evidence presented were accusations
that her husband had appeared in
a number of popular gay pornographic
videos under the name Ty Fox. When
Bruton’s employers learned of the reason
forthe divorceproceedings, they launched
thmeir own.inves.tigation and say that if the
enare indeedone and the same, Brnton
will.have to resign as aphysical education
teacher and assistant coach for football,
baseball and wrestling at a Sterling, Va.,
high school - and possibly his Virginia
state teaching certification.
Edgar Hatriek, superintendent of
schools for Loudoun County, told reporters
that teachers"are C"hOSen to bemstmc-"
tors as welJ as leaders of our young
people...in their professional as wall as
~edesoinsaalnlivaellse.g"aHtieoandodfeda,l"iWfeshtaytlewethhaatvies
not in keeping with that." School officials,
however, said they have been unable
to contact Bruton directly because of
the summer vacation, and also said that
the gym coach’s phone number has been
disconnected.
But Steve Thompson, who is Bruton’s
agent, confirmed for reporters that his
client is in fact Ty Fox and, in addition to
modding swimwear and athletic clothing,
Bruton also made gay pornographic
videos. Thompson also said that Brnton
plans to resign his teaching post, which
he’s held since 1993, "whether it’s fair or
not."
Choral Festival
Concludes
TAMPA, Fla. (July 15) - Festival V,
described as the largest gay and lesbian
gala in the world, drew to a dose after
what organizers considered a highly successful
8 days ofsinging, singing, and still
more singing.
The Gay & Lesbian Association of
Choruses, which sponsors the annual
showcase of choruses from around the
world, said more than a hundred choruses
participated in Festival V, drawing more
than 5,000 lesbian, gay and bisexual singers.
Poet Maya Angelou gave an openingnightaddress,..
and although therehadbeen
,cgncerns that anti-gay protesters might
disrupt the festivities, only a handful of
prot,esters showed up at one of the earlier
opemng day events. The festival also saw
the premiere of several works commissioned
for Festival V.
¯ answer you want to hear but...". You will
.save.yourself a lot of anxiety and grief by
¯ just being truthful. This includes the so-
" cial WHITE LIE. If this is too large a step
¯ then begin with simply saying you prefer
not to answer, and stick to your guns.
¯
5. Quit worrying ~b~.ut what happened
yesterday. You can t fix what is already
¯ done. Equally, don’t worry about future situations over which youhaveno control
¯ anyhow.
¯ 6. Start living inside the moment you
are in. If someone makes you angry, let
¯ them know it. If someone hurts your feel-
¯ ings, let them know it. If someone mis-
¯ treats you, don’t put up with it. Take
action, even if that only means removing
¯ yourself from their presence.
¯
. 7. Us.e some common sense about deal-
. mg with everyday life. You are in control
of y.our, life far more than you ima "he
n t let others take the ~mttattve of dic-
¯
ta.ting your life. They will try to get away
¯ wjth as much as possible. Learn to recogm.
ze what you, can effectively handle and
what you can t.
¯ Most importantly keep inmind that you
¯ don’t have to win every battle to win the
¯ war. Don’t let others sap your energies.
Pick and chose the right time and right
¯ place. Truly you are the Captain of your ¯
ship and the Master of your own fate.
.* We make life far more difficult than it
¯ really is and we usually fall into that trap
by letting others set the situation and start
¯ the game. Remember the famous "It’s my
ball and I make the rules!"? Start thinking
¯ of your life as your"ball" and when others
¯ insiston making thegamemiserable, take
¯ your ball and go home. You can always
¯ find someone else to play ball with.
Keep inmind some people aren’thappy
unless they are making someone else unhappy,
and usually that will mean you.
Don’t waste a scintilla of time or effort on
those types. Move on and let them eat
themselves up. ff they have so little self
esteem that they have to tear someone
down to feel important, @#$%^ them.
Only you can start making your life
easier and morerewarding. You have to
start today, because each day that passes
brings you closer to the great black nothingness
which probably awaits us all.
Copyright © 1996 Gerald Miller
miserable going to social gatherings I
.didn’t really want to attend because I felt
~t was my duty. BS! Now I only go where
I really want to beand Ihaveamuchbetter
time. This also includes favors for other
people, just learn to say No in a polite
fashion.
4. Don’t lie! Tell the truth when asked
a question, even if you know the questioner
won’t like the answer. Just preface
your reply with, "I know this isn’t the
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More forAIDS Care
SAN FRANCISCO (July 23) - Ending a
2-day campaign swing through California,
PresidentClinton saidduring a$1,000-
per-person fund-raising dinner thathehas
asked Congress for an additional $65 million
for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program
to help people with the disease pay
for expensive new and-HIV drugs.
Nearly 70,000 people get assistance for
AIDS drugs through the program, which
is largely paid for with federal funds. The
Clinton budget proposal would increase
federal spending - about two-thirds of the
total program - from $115 million this
year to $195million during the next fiscal
year.
Theomove comes in the wake of medical
reports at the international AIDS conference
in Vancouv& earlier in July that
indicate the new class of protease inhibitors,
combined with already-approved
anti-HIV drags, show enormous potential
for completely suppressing the virus.
Patients andAIDS advocates, however,
have increasingly warned that despite the
heartening news about the new drugs,
most people with AIDS in this country
would not be able to afford the expensive
new treatments. "While new drug treatments
offer enormous hope to people living
with HIV," Clinton said at the fundraiser,
"it is also clear that our work is far
from complete."
Reform Party’s
Lamm Suggests
Cut Care for PWA’s
NEW YORK (July 21) - Although it got
little notice by the media, former Colorado
G0v. Richard Lamm, who has declared
his desire to be the 1996 presidential
nominee of the Reform Party, said on
a television news program Sunday, July
21, that the government should virtually
write off people who already have AIDS.
"I think in a world of limited resources
weshould spendmoremoney onresearching
the cause ofAIDS and how to prevent
it than we should treating the people that
are going to die anyway," Lammsaid on
the CBS-TV program "Face the Nation."
Mark Sturdevant, vice chairman of the
Reform Party who has urged Lamm’s
candidacy, later insisted the former Colorado
governor wasn’t actually saying the
country should "pull the plug" on people
who are sick, but said that as the country,,,
increasingly faced "limited resources
Americans "need to start talking about
these issues."
Lamm raised hackles in-1984 for similarremarks
whenhe said the elderly "have
a duty to die and get out of the way."
Gene Defect May
Protect from AIDS
WASHINGTON (Aug. 8) -Two separate
teams of researchers have identified a
genedc mutation that appears to protect
some people against AIDS. The finding
may-explain why some people infected
with HIV remain healthy and virtually
symptom-free of the disease for years.
The teams of U.S., European and Japanese
scientists have found that people
with two copies of a certain defective
gene - one each from their mother and
father - appear to be resistant to the most
common strain of HIV in Western countries,
the one which is transmitted sexually
most commonly. They estimated that
¯¯ only about 1% of the Caucasian populalion
has both defective genes.
: Theteam tookblood samples from 1,800
¯ healthy U.S., European, African andJapa-
¯ nesevolunteers.Theyexposedthe samples
~ to the most common strain of HIV in test
: tubes. Reporting in thejournal Nature, the
¯ researchers found that all the blood
: samples were infected after exposure -
¯ except those from white people with two
: copies of the mutated gene.
¯ The second team of scientists, from the
: Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
: in New York, found the same double
; genetic mutations in the blood of two
¯ white males who knowingly had unpro-
: tected sex with infected partners, yet re-
: main uninfected themselves.
." As these researchers report in thejour-
¯ hal Cell, they could not infect blood
¯
samples from these two men - even with
¯ 1,000 times the amount of HIV it usually
: takes to trigger an infection.
¯ The researching findings suggest that
: drugs to do this would probably have no
; side effects, since the lack of the protein
: target in the Caucasians appears to have
¯ caused them no known negative health-
: problems.
: Heterosexual HIV
: Showing Up in UK
: LONDON (Aug. 1)-A much more vim-
. lent strain of HIV, believed to be more
: likely to spread by heterosexual contact,
." has ~pread from Thailand to Great Brit-
" ain, researchers reportin the Britishinedi-
: cal journal New Scientist.
¯
The virus .subtype E is widespread
throughout Asia, where most of those
¯ infectedareheterosexual,nothomosexual. ¯
As a result, researchers and epidemiolo-
: gists believe the virus subtype is more
: easily spread via heterosexual sex than
¯ subtype B, which has mainly affected gay
: and bisexual men in North America and
~ Europe. Since the first case of subtype E
¯ infection in England was announced earlier
this year~ British health officials have
since identified 72 additional subtype E
infections. ¯
Report" Herpes : ¯
: Virus Linked to KS
¯ CHICAGO (July 30)-Two studies in the
: healthmagaT.ineNatureMedicinestrongly
¯ suggests that Jhe human herpes virus 8
; (,I-IHV8) isthecauseofKaposi’s sarcoma,
¯ a cancer that strikes many people with
: AIDS. Using a recently devdoped blood
¯" test for HHVS, researchers say they most
." often found the virus in blood samples of
~: people with sexually transmitted diseases,
¯ a Strong implication the virusis also sexu-
." ally transmitted.
2nd HIV Home Test
¯ Approved; States
¯ Fight Availability
¯" CHICAGO (July 24) -~A 2nd HIV home-
: testing kit has now gone on sale after
¯ being approved by the Food & Drug Ad-
¯ ministration. Like the already-approved
: Confide test by Johnson & JOhnson, the
¯
Home Access Express test, sold by Home
¯ Access Health, is available via a toll-free
¯ number. But in spite of federal approval ¯
now of2 suchhome tests, themanufactur-
: ers sdll face batdes with healthofficials in
¯ some states who are s.harply critical of
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Atlanta Braves to
Hold AIDS Benefit
ATLANTA (July 25) - The San Francisco
Giants starteditin professional sports
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Until There’s a Cure Foundation to hold
the first AIDS benefit pro game.
This year the Atlanta Braves will become
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Atlanta-Fulton Co. Stadium benefiting
AIDS organizations in the Atlanta area.
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of violence, not a s.ymbol of a larger
societal problem that lS exascerbated by
like-minded individuals who blindly follow
the ramblings of the likes of Pat
Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Patrick
Buchanon, etc.
And of course, I was bombarded with
Bibfieal quotations about the sinfulness
of my ways.
I knew this would happen, and since I
had gone in with my eyes wide open, I
knew I was not going to act defensively to
protect my position. I wanted dialogue,
not an argument.
,So, with each and every note from one
of these men, I responded with the same
basic premise: "Yourpremisesmaydiffer
from mine, and that’s okay.We just need
¯ There are some more modern texts that
:
to put those on the table sowecan actually
know what weare talking about.
"Our premises on the Bible probably
differ... I don’t know yours, but I win tell
you mine. I read the Bible as a historical
work. I try to read it in the context of the
time it was written and to know which
people were being addressed so that I
have a context to base my reading upon. I
also read other works of the time thathave
notbeenincluded in the Canon, and many
of these I find just as much validity in.
I
University Reports ¯
Condom Usage
BOSTON (July 17) - According to a
survey ofBrownUniversity students,74%
of the women who dropped in at the
campus clinic in 1995 said their sexual
partners used acondom"always or almost
always’~ when having sex. A similar survey
at the school 6 years earlier found that
only41% of the women visiting the clinic
rel~rted such high usage of condoms by
their sexual partners.
rely on as well. In other words, I don’t
¯ think God stopped talking when his book
: went to print. I also know that, it is more
~ than possible that the works included in
¯ the Canon have been misinterpreted
¯" through language interpretors and ver-
¯ sion editors, and there is a high probabil-
." ity that the men who chose which books
¯¯ were likely candidates to include in the
Canon had their own prejudices and could
¯
have excluded some worthwhile works
: and included a lot of repetition.
¯ "This does not mean that I negate the ¯
teachings of the Bible. I just feel that it, in
and of itself, is an incomplete guide for
my spiritual understanding."
¯ The responses I received after simply
: laying my cards on the table about my
: own interpretation of the Bible are what
~ surprised me the most. There were no
¯ more Biblical quotations used to try to ¯
sway me. There was no more using of
i Chrisdan theology tojustify the villifying
¯ of the homosexual lifestyle.What hap-
~ petted is that we settled into a reasoned
: debate. No tempers flared.No hateful
¯ names wereealled. Ibelieve that, although
: I did not think my one voice would make
~ a difference, it did.
¯" And, I believe this is why: "I like being
able to live my life to its fullest, and I ~ expect you to have that very same fight. It
~ is a free country in which we live, and
i freedom of and from religion is one of our
hallmarks of liberty...
"Our ability to disagree on what God
~ thinks of my lifestyle is one of the ~eat
¯ things about this place we call America.
¯" And, I want to keep that ability for both of
us. I don’t want *anyone* to try to tell me
:~ I can’t have my way of life, and I sure
¯ would defend your choice as well.Wonld
you do the same for meT’
i I would like to propose to all ofyou that
: reason really does work. I think it is high
¯ time we appeal to reason in our political
¯" endeavors, not to high emotion. And, I
: thinkitis time we quit assuming weknow
: howtheothersidewillrespond.Thelouder
". weget, themorethe other sideresponds in
¯ kind. There are reasonablepeople onboth
¯ sides of the lesbigay civil fights debate,
i andI,for one, wouldlike to see more ofus
.... " step forward ,an~ take leadership roles.
Pitcher’s Refusal to
Join Game Benefit
Causes Uproar
SAN FRANCISCO (July 30) - The refnsal
ofSanFrancisco Giants pitcherMark
Dewey to join with the baseball team m
support of an AIDS benefit being sponsored
by.the team has outraged political
leaders here and at least oneAIDS activist
has called on the Giants to giveDewey his
walking papers or trade him to another
teal!L
With nearly 35,000 fans attending the
Giants-AtlantaBraves game,Dewey,who
is 3-2 with a4.10 earned-run average with
36 strikeouts in 53 innings, refused tojoin
players from the two teams on field for a
demonstration of support in fighting the
AIDS epidemic.A fundamentalist Christian
who is outspoken in calling homosexuality
a sin. He also turned his red
AIDS ribbon sideways in imitation of the
ancient "fish" symbol of Christianity.
Dewey said he decided to opt out of the
on-field display with teammates because
some of the funds raised for the "Until
There’s a Cure" day event go to promote
safer-sex education and prevention programs,
which he says are contrary to his
religions beliefs. Jon Prevna, who works
withProject Open Handin San Francisco,
later wrote to Giants president Peter
Magowan saying, "I seriously hope you
will consider trading him [Dewey] or giving
him his unconditional release." The
Giants managementhas so far declined to
comment on the incident.
Black & White Charities, Inc. & PFLAG
Lookforward to the pleasure ofyour companyfor
The 1996
Black & White Gala
with keynote speaker
Elizabeth Birch
Executive Director, Human Rights Campaign, Washington, DC
and
Presentation of the first annual Swan Awards
Saturday, September 7th
Cocktails & Conversation at seven o’clock, Concourse
Dinner at eight o’clock, International Ballroom
Entertainment by The Follies Revue Singers
$125 each, checks may be sent to POB 14001, Tulsa, 74159
Visa or MasterCard, call 587..7314 or 800.458.4682, or e-mail: blkwhtprty@aol.com
The Downtown Do.ubleTree Hotel, 616 West Seventh
Benefiting the 1996 Black & White Grant Recipient, The HIV Resource Consortium, Inc.
TULSA FAMILY NEWS COMMUNITY CALEND R
SUNDAYS
Bless the Lord At All
Times Christian Center
Sunday School, 9:45 am
Worship Service, 11 am
2627b East llth 583-7815
Community ofHope
(United Methodist)
Worship Service, 6 pm
1703 E. 2rid, 585-1800
Family of Faith
Metro. Comm. Church
Adult Sunday School, 9:15
Worship Service, 11 am
5451-E South Mingo.
Info: 622-1441
Metro. Comm. Church
of Greater Tulsa
Worship Service, 10:45am
1623 N. Maplewood
Info: 838-1715
Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay
Alliance - Univ. of Tulsa
6:30 pm at Canterbury
5th & Evanston, 583-9780
MONDAYS ¯ TUESDAYS
HIV Testing Clinic ¯ ¯: Free & anonymous testing . HHIVIVR+esSouurpcpeoCrtonGsroorutipum
¯ using fingerstick method. ¯ 1:30 pm ¯ No appointment required. ¯ 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-I
¯ Walk in testing: 7-8:30 Inn : Info: Wanda @ 749-419z
: Results hours: 7-9 pm : ¯ lnfo: 742-2927 : Shanti-Tulsa, Inc.
Mixed Volleyball for
Fun & Competition
Hclmerich Park, 6:30 pm
71st & Riverside
Info: 587-6557
WEDNESDAYS
Agape’ Christian
Fellowship
Service, 7 pm
Sheridan Center, Suite H
: 21st & Sheridan, 747-2482
¯ Bless The Lord At All
Times Christian Center
¯ Prayer & Bible Study
¯ 7~30pm 2627-B East llth
Call 583-7815 for info.
PFLAG Family AIDS
Support Group
2nd Mon. of month
6:30 pro, 4154 S. Harvard
Info: 749-4901
: HIV/AIDS Support Group
¯ &
Friends & Family
¯ HIV/AIDS Support Group ¯
7 pro, call for location: "
749-7898
: Alternative Skating
: 8:30 - 11 pro, 241-2282
¯
$4, Sand Springs Skate
." OTHER GROUPS -.
¯ The Technicians, Leather "
: org., Info c/o 621-5597 "
¯ T.U.L.S~4. Tulsa Uniform.
: & Leather Seekers Assoc. ¯
¯ Info: 838-1222 "
. Gay & Lesbian Student "
Association ¯
TJC Southeast Campus, "
Iflfo: 631-7632 ¯
¯
SWAN-Single Women’s ¯
¯ Activity Network
Grief Group
Butler/Stumpff
Funeral Home
2103 E. 3rd St.
Call for time: 587-7000
: Family Of Faith MCC
: Praise & Prayer 6:30 pm
¯ Choir Practice 7:30 pm ¯
545 I-E South Mingo.
" Call 622-1441 for info.
¯ Community of Hope
¯ (United Methodist)
Service for Peace, 6:30 pm
: Bible Study, 7 pm
¯ 1703 E. 2rid, 585-1800
: THURSDAYS
16-Step Empowerment
¯ Group For Women ¯
Community of Hope
¯ 1703 E.2nd, Info: 585-1800
¯ Co-Dependency
; Support Group
7:30, Family of Faith MCC
¯ 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441
¯ HIVTestingTOHRClinic
¯ Walk in testing: 7- 8:30 pm
¯ Results hours: 7 - 9 pm
Info: 742-2927
Tulsa Family Chorale
Weekly practice, 9:30 pm
Lola’s 2630 E. 15th
PFLAG Family AIDS
Support Group
1st & 3rd Thursdays
4154 S. Harvard, 749-4901
¯ TNAAPP Alternatives ¯
¯ Tulsa Native American " Weekly social events for"
AIDS Prevention Project ¯ LGBT men & women, 7 pm
¯
Support group ¯ Info: 646-5503 ¯ for Gay & Bi Native :
¯ American Men, 6 pm Substance Abuse
at ~Community of Hope Support Group "
¯ 1703 E. 2nd " for persons with HIV/AIDS ¯
SATURDAYS
St. Jerome’s Church
Mass, 6 pm
Garden Chapel
3841 S. Peoria
Info: Father Rick
at 742-7122
Narcotics Anonymous
Meets weekly at 11 pm
Confidential support for
recovering addicts.
Community of Hope
1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800
NAMES Project
AIDS Memorial Quilt
Sewing Bees
3rd Sat. of each month
Info: ~/48-3111
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According to The Gayly Oklahoman,
Spencer was born in Ada, and was raised
in Tulsaand in Seminole. He attended the
University. ofOklahoma and builta career
as a country western entertainer, touring
the Southwest and working on the Gay
rodeo circuit.
Friends of Spencer are holding a Celebration
of Life on August 17, at the
Bunkhouse in Oklahoma City, according
to friend and organizer, Mike Busby. The
event will feature Sonja Martinez, Deb
Roberts,BradRiggins and videos ofSpencer
performing. The event will include an
auction of memorabilia to benefit HIV/
AIDS organizations.
The Gayly also noted that Spencer’s
family has requested that donations to
HIV/AIDS organizations be made in lieu
of flowers. Those who wish to honor the
memory of Sid Spencer may do so to the
organization of their choice or may send a
donation care of Spencer’s father, Sid
Spencer, Sr. (RR2, Box 69-G, Seminole,
74868-9614) who will donate those in his
SOn’S naule.
and two grants of $1,000 each to TOHR
Testing Clinic (HOPE) and Catholic
Charities’ St. Joseph’s House.
On-September 28, Follies Revue performers
will recreate this year’s show to
benefit RAIN in Enid, Oklahoma. For
information about booking Follies singers
for corporate or private events, call
437-020L
testing. Initially, events for the program
will be held in Tulsa because of the conterns
individuals may have about attending
a "Gay" event near their homes.
Petersonadded that attendance is not necessary
and that they would like to hear
from individuals in rural eastern Oklahoma
about what it is like in those areas
and how best to get education and services
to the areas. HOPE has set up a
telephone number, 800-282-8165, to allow
individuals to call anonymously. Local
callers may ring 742-2927.
Peterson also announced that HOPE
has .been chosen as one of 75 HIV agencies
in the US to participate in a program,
"Parmers in Prevention", sponsored by
the Center for AIDS Intervention Research,
(CAIR) of the Medical College of
Wisconsin. The program is funded by the
: National Institute of Mental Health andis
¯ intended to bridgeagapbetweenfront]i~"
¯ HIV/AIDS prevention organizations and
: research into HIV prevention.
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coming up. Check out the following:
The NAMES PROJECT wants you to
help by hosting a Feast with Friends on
Sat. Sept. 14. Call 748-3111 for info.
¯ Tulsa Womens Supper Club will meet
". 8/28 at 7 at the Spaghetti Warehouse.
." Info: 584-2978. Thenext AIDS Coalition
¯ meeting is Sept. 10th. Call 585-5551.
: Do not miss Interfaith AIDS Minis-
: tries Old Fashioned Street Carnival on
¯ Sat. 9/21, 10-6 at Southminster Presbyte-
¯ dan, 3500 S. Peoria.
: Rainbow Business Guild is having a
: business fair on 8/30 (see ad, p. 5) and-a:
: lake weekend on 9/21-22, call 665-5174.
i
Anddo not miss the Gay Comedy Jam[
written by Pastor Leslie Penrose, the congregation
struggled to make. sure the ad
was "responsible, given that we are a
Christian commlmity of faith and not a
p.o.litical advocacy group" and"adequate"
s~nce members of the congregation are
affected by the hate language. The statement
notes that "as gay and lesbian persons
have struggled in this country - in
this state and city- for the right to live in
dignity without fear of violence or persecution,
to have their committed relationships
respected, and to worship with integrity,
the dialogue has become inereasingly
hurtful and exclusive....we...have
wondered where is the other voice of
Christianity?" The statement affd~,
"...when the church is silent in the face of
injustice...that silence becomes complic-
¯ ity in that injustice."
Penrose told TFN that so far there has
¯ been little response to the ad but that she
: expects that there will likely be letters to
: The Worldin response andpossible to the
¯ new Methodist bishop from more conser_
: vative Methodistcongregations. Commu_
: nity of Hope (Coil) has also organized
¯ serveral companion efforts to this ad.
¯
These include a letter and visiting cami
Paigu to Don Nickles, Tom Coburn and
¯ Steve Largen.t, a speakers bureau to seek ¯
out other church groups that will listen
¯
and Coil is also planning aprayer vigil to-
¯" be conducted when and if the Senate con-
, siders theDOMAbill. Formoreinfo. orto
¯ contribute to this effort, call 585-1800.
Living Sprtng
...a community of friends...
We welcome you to attend!
Services held
Sunday evenings at 7 o’clock
17 Elk Street
(at the Unitarian Church)
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
501-253-9337
READ ALL ABOUT IT
reviewed by Barry Hensley
Tulsa City-County Library
In "Immortal, Invisible," editorTamsin
Wilton has compiled a lengthy collection
¯ of original essays and interviews analyzi~
ig the history and current state of the
lesbian moving image, including f’rims
and, to a lesser extent, television. From
Marlene Deitrichin"Morocco" in 1930to
1994’s "Woman of the Wolf," this volume
explores the important differences
between "gay films" and "le:s.bik.a~ film,s"
and why lesbian and gay male ,tim mar-
.....~rs will probably never agree on a generic
"queer cinema." "
These are more than just simple movie
reviews. The contributors explore the.s.ocial,
political, historical and, in some mstances,
religious aspects of these films
and the text is not always light reading.
Obvious popular films, such as "Personal
~ Best" and the notorious "The Children’s
Hour" are supplemented ,b,y true~hous,e,
lesbian films, including Desert Hearts
and "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.!’
The seventeen contributors exhibit a
wide variety of qualifications, frofi~film
makers"and producers (Penny Florence
and Susan Ardill) to a postgraduate student
(Louise Allen) whose research is
concerned with "lesbian readings of kd
lang, and the emergence of country and
westernlesbian culture."The authors endlessly
debatewhatconsritutes lesbianform
: and content. Should only films which
’ have lesbian relationships and characters
beindudedin"lesbian cinema," or should
: an"out" lesbian film maker also have her
: film included even though the subject
¯ matter or treatment is not lesbian-spa-
¯ eific?Thereis averyinterestinginterview
¯
with lesbian film maker Greta Schiller,
¯ whoserecent efforts haveindudedawon-
: derful documentary, "Maxine Sullivan:
¯ Love To Be in Love," about the hetero-
~ sexual jazz legend.
: Some wall knownnames are ignored or
¯ marginalized in this volume. Barbara
¯ Hammer, whose short films have raised
: more than one eyebrow as they challenge
". the "heterosexist authority system," ¯ is
mentioned only a couple of rimes and
given one short quote.
¯ There are many unfamiliar but intrign-
~ ing films discussedhere. They are ones to
¯ keep in mind as you are traveling to other
: cities where progressive theaters may be
: taking the opportunity to broa..den~ the h~o-
~ rizons of their communities, veruaps me
¯ ThirdAmmalTulsaGay andLesbianFilm
~ Festival organizers willincorporate some
". of these rifles into their schedule next
¯ snring. "Immortal, Invisible" is one of the
~ few books published that specifi-
: cally discuss lesbiancinema, but there are
¯ also many other books regarding gay/
¯ lesbian topics at your local branch library
: orat the Readers Services department at
: theCentralLibrarydowntown(596-7966).
James Christjohn
ybYeal Gaycomedyis comingback to:Fulsa
on S~pt.’16th& 17th, at thePAC. The Gay
Com~:ly Jam. Freedom Tour features acclaimed
openly Gay comics,, Scott
Kennedy and Kevin Maye, who ve been
seen on HBO’s Comedy Channel and
-written of in The Advocate. Their show,
Gaylapalooza (last February with two
other comics) played to a full house at th~
PAC’s Williams Theater and benefited
Black&White Charities as does aportion
of this appearance. Tickets are $12 in
advance and $15 day of the show, and are
available by calling 481-0558.
Broken Arrow Community Playhouse
announces that auditions for its Halloween
producrion, two one-act plays, will be
held Sund,a,,,,,y, August 18, at 6pro;, The
pIays¯.are . Sorry, wrong Number , directed
by Todd Murray, & "Black Comedy",
directedby Jenny Jackson. Theoneacts
will be performed October 11 - 20.
"Sorry Wrong Number" requires afemale
character, and 3-4 addirioual actors
who can perform a variety of character
voices. It will be staged as a radio
drama. "Black Comedy" requires 5 men
&3 women. Audj’rious will consist ofcold
readings from the scripts and someimprov.
Audirious willbeheld at the playhouse,
1800 S. Main in the Main Place complex.
For more info, call 258-0077.
see Notes, page 15
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alsohome to Novel Idea
Bookstore & Mexicali
Border Cafe, near 71st
and Sheridan. The wellknown
Fusco used to
be chef at Bodean’s,
and openedFlavors this
summer as his own
place.
Halfofth~ restaurant
is a section of dinerstyle
booths with white
tablecloth covered
tables. The post-modem
decor features a
black and white checkerboard
floor, a visible
kitchen window, and
popular music playing
over the speakers. The
other half, behind a
wainscotted glass wall,
is aformal dining room
with pale purple walls,
carpeted, formal tables
and place settings, and
more sedate, classical
music playing in the
background. There is
.also anotherformal din-
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3/][on. - Sat., 5 to 10:30
dosed Sundays
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Plastic:
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Section: Yes
Alcohol:
FMI bar and w~ne
mgroom behind French
doors for private par_
ties. The samefood and
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either side, and there is
no official difference,
though we noticedmost
gendemen in our section
wereinjackets and Ratln~:
ties, while the diner Side patrons were more ca_ A l;st sually attired.. Even
though our visit was on
a Monday night, both sections of the restaurant
were nearly full.
In addition to the small menu ofregular
items, a blackboard reminiscent of
Bodean’s announces the specials of the
evening. Several selections of fresh fish
are available, plus offerings of beef, veal,
pork,and duck. Entrees include a choice
no.t what we would call
spray. Our salads came FLAVORS on huge plates (larger
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cheese dressing (Stilton
is the English version
of bleu cheese or
roquefor0.
After the salad
course, we were mortified
to see our waiter
remove our salad knife
from our salad plate
and set it on our bread
and butter plate. One
expects that fora $4.50
salad, the kitchen can
wash an additional
knifet
Our entree was a delicious,
and large servl.
n.g of sauteed, thinly
sliced veal hver ($9.95)
presented with caramelized
onions and~r2~r_
kansas bacon, withpo_
tatoes Lyonnaise. Very
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value. Our companion
had a strikingplate that
looked pretty enough
to be a woman’s hat--
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surrounded by a
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thought rather nondescript. We had a flourless chocolate
cake that was filled with chocolate mousse, served on a
mirror of raspberry puree, and decorated with fresh strawberries,
fresh blueberries, mint leaves, and real, freshly
whipped unsweetened cream. Good, but we couldn’t eat it
all, and.the gateaux was everso slightly overcooked.
Alas, there was no espresso machine on the premises, so
after dinner, we walked across the parking lot to the Novel
Idea cafe to linger over cappuccinos and leer at the cute
clerks selling books. Flavors also features a full bar and the
wine list is interesting, emphasizing less encountered small
California wineries.
The food at Flavors, as one might expect from a Michael
Fusco venture, is excellent, though it tends toward tile
expensive (a veal chop with polenta was $28.95--but it
looked divine!). Fusco is one of those chefs who has mastered~
the art of doing new & creative things with food in
combinations which work, rather than shock. One can expect
a pleasant & memorable dining experience from this
exciting, new establishment. Just be sure to make reservations
on the weekends.
For film buffs who happen to be computer literate, I just
received notice,of anew website, called "Popcorn Q", billed
as the ultimate onlinehomefor the queermovingimage. The
address is http://www.popeornq.com..According to my
sources, it offers thousands of film & video descriptions
(need help figuring out whatmovie to rent tonight?), sources
for acquiring these films/videos, of course, graphics and
photos, a directory of G/L film rests, a "Homo Home Film
Fest", books to watch out for, Queer top tens, and lots o’
links. The programmer/author ofthe site is Jenni Olson, who
also wrote the "Ultimate Guide toLesbian & Gay Film &
Video", published in June. Not only an author, programmer,
and Queer film archivist, she also produces for film and
television. Hey Jenni ! Need a cheap actor/columnist-writer/
professional college student?
Last but not least: if you saw the Academy Awards, you
may have seen STOMP, an extraordinary dancing peicussion
performance. They have come to Tulsa several times
and make a point to see them if you have not done so. They
will be at the PAC, Sept. 6-8 and tickets can be had from the
PAC at 596-7111 or Carson Attractions at 584-2000.
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Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart June 15 -July 14, 1995, Volume 2, Issue 7
FRIENDS IN UNITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
MEN OF DIVERSE
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
by Tom Neal
In the African-American
community, there are men who
have sex with othermenbut who
do not see themselves as Gay or
Bisexual. These men may never
be reached by messages target
Gay & Bi men about safer sex
and HIV/AIDS. Reaching these
men is part of the mission of
Friends in Unity Social
Organization (FUSO), a three
year old community based
organization (CBO) that is run
by and for African-American
men of diverse sexual
See FUSO, page 16
British Court Rejects
Military Ban Challenge
LONDON - Britain’s High
Court has reluctantly thrown out
a bid to allow homosexuals to
serve in the armed forces. The
court rejected a legal challenge
by four service members
dismissed for being gay.
However, the judge said the
Bfiti.shpol icy probably wotfldn’t
survive much longer because it
was "against the fide of history."
Jeanette Smith, Graeme
Grady, JohnBeckett and Duncan
Lustig-Prean challenged the
Defense Ministry in the High
Court, but lost the appeal -
although not without moral
support from the court. Lord
Justice Simon Brown said he
was refusing the application with
"hesitation and with regret" but
he said that the decision on the
future of the policy must lie with
others, specifically with the
government and with Parliament.
After the court ruling, the four
discharged service members and
their supporters held a press
conference where spokeswoman
Angela Mason said they were
considering an appeal of the twojudge
High Court ruling. The
imnistry saidit was satisfied with
the ruling. Defense Ministry
spokeswoman Ailsa McIntyre
said at a press conference
following the court ruling, "We
See British, page ]2
IN REMEMBRANCE:
MARK VICKERS
HIV/AIDS ACTIVIST
Rec~auy Tulsa lost one of its
most passionate activists to
complications of AIDS. Mark
Vickers, who had only recently
turned 38, left Tulsa and his
world a better place. Mark was
best known for his work as an
HIV/AIDS activist. According
to one of his friends, the Rev.
Leslie Penrose, Mark became
involved in HIV/AIDS issues in
the middle 80’s. Mark was
involved in the formation of the
HIV Resource Cousorfitwn even
"before it had that name.
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Canadian Court OKs
Same-Sex Adoptions
TORONTO - An Ontario Court
has cleared the way for four
lesbian couples to adopt children,
in what may be a landmark
decision in the country. "There
is a huge emotional advantage to
a child to be adopted and not to
just be in thejoint custody, but to
have two people that they know
for absolutely sure are their
parents and will always be their
parents no matter what," said
Miriam Kanfman.
Kaufman is the biological
mother of 2 children, Jacob and
Abiva, but her partner Roberta
Benson of Toronto had no legal
fight to adopt the youngsters
before Judge James Paul Nevins
of the Ontario Court’ s provincial
division, declared adoption
limited to opposite-sex couples
was discriminatory. The judge
issued adoption orders for all the
couples in the case. Four lesbian
couples won similar adoption
rights in the case. All four cases
involved couples in which one
of the women was the biolo~cal
parent of the children. It remains
unclear how the court ruling
might affect gay and lesbian
couples trying to adopt when
that’s not the case. Brenda
Cossman, a family-law professor
at York University’s Osgoode
Hall Law School, said the ruling
becomes powerful ammmfition
See Canada, pare 12
.TULSA FAMILY NEWS
COMMUNITY
AWARDS
See Awards, page 3
EDITORIAL/LETTERS, PAGE 2
DIRECTORY, PAGE 2
NEWS BRIEFS, PAGE 4
HEALTH BRIEFS, PAGE 6
TOHR REPORTER, PAGE 10
EVENTS CALENDAR, PAGE 11
FINANCIAL ADVICE, PAGE12
YOUR HOROSCOPE, PAGE 18
PRIDE PI.CNIC
OKC PARADE
TOHR FOLLIES
Pride Logo by Kelly Vandiver
Lesbian/Gay Pride Celebrations
kick off officially in Tulsa
with the annual Pride PiCnic held
at Mohawk Park Pavilion no. 6.
The picnic begins at noon. The
organizers of this year’s picnic
have designated the Gay &
Lesbian Commumty Center as
the beneficiary of any funds
raised. As in-the past, beverages
are free and there is no admission
fee except a $1 per car charged
by the park at the p~k entrance.
Organizers are requesting a $2
TULSA ACTIVISTS
ATTEND DALLAS
LEADERSHIP
CONFERENCE
Over the Memorial Day
weekend, several Tulsa activists
journeyed to Dallas to brush.up
on leadership skills at the 2nd
Leadership Lambda Conference
held at the Anatole Hotel. Tulsa
Oklahomans ’for Human Rights
(TOHR) president, Tim Gillean,
Bud Wharton, co-chair of the
Rainbow Business Guild.
businessman Rick Phillips and
Tom Neat, Tulsa Family News
publisher attended a variety of
workshops, ranging from the nuts
& bolts of political campaign
organizing to time management,
and fundraising.
The keynote speaker was
former debutant, former CBS
news producer and ACT-UP
Lesbian activist, Ama Northrop.
Other nationally known work~
shop leaders were Evan Wolfson,
a top attorney withLambdaLegal
Defense and Education Fund.
Dallas board member of the
Human Rights Campaign Fun
(HRCF) Lori Masters and others
representing Dallas organidonation
for food which after zationsandWashingtOnoneslike
PERSONALS, PAGE 19
~seet~a~e 6 , ’~ the Gay &Lesbian Victory Fund.
Administration Won’t
Enter Amend, 2 Case
WASHINGTON - The Clinton
Administration has declined to
join in an important Supreme
Court case that is expected
determine whether states can
prohibit local legislation
protecting lesbians and gay men
against discrimination.
U.S. Attorney General Janet
Rent said the administration has
decided not to participate in the
Supreme Court case involving
Colorado’s Amendment 2
because the federal government
is not ~ party to the law in
question. Voters in Colorado
narrowly approved the ballot
measure whichwas subsequently
declared unconstitntional by the
state’s Supreme Court. The
measure passed by popular vote
in 1992 specifically bans laws
that prohibit discrimination
against gay, lesbian and bisexual
individuals.
"There was nofederal program
orfederal statute involved,"Reno
said, "and so we determined thal
at this point the federal
government should not
participate.’"
Amendment 2, which has
spawned a handful of similar
state and local measures
prohibiting gay rights protections
around the country, would ban
all Colorado and local la~vs or
regulations that protec~
See Colorado. page 13
Anti-Gay Court Ruling
in Cincinnati’s Measure
CINCINNATI-Cincilmafi’ s onagain,
off-again anti -gay
measure is now back in place
following a federal appeals court
ruling. The U.S. 6th Circuit
Court of Appeals ruled that a
lower court erred when it
overturned a measure that city
voters approved in 1993 which
excludes sexual orientation as a
basis for civil rights protecnons.
Last year a U.S. District Court
declared the referendum
unconstitutional because it
attempts to deny civil liberties of
an identifiable group of people.
The appeals court ruling,
however, said homosexuals are
"an unidentifiable group or class
of individuals whose identity is
defined by subjective and
unapparent characteristics such
"as innate desires, drives and
thoughts.’"
Gay rights advocates were
stamaed by the ruling and said
they would appeal to the U.S.
Supreme Court, which is already
slated to hear a similar case
resulting from Colorado’s
Amendment 2.
Rhode Island OKs
Anti-Bias Law
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode
Island has become the ninth state
in the country to approve
legislation prohibiting discrimination
based on sexual
orientation when the state Senate,
after 11 years of trying, narrowly
approved the measure on a 2~-
21 vote.
The "bill, which has already
been approved by the state House
of Representatives, now goes to
Gov. Lincoln Almond, a
Republican, who has already
indicated he would sign the
measure into law.
The bill bars discrimination in
the s tate in employment, housing,
public accommodations and
credit. Religious organizations
are exempt from the state law.
Opponents of the civil rights
bill attempted without luck to
add a series of amendments,
including one that would have
forced the issue to a state ballot
vote and another that would have
specifically excluded the Boy
Scouts of America.
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This
for Tuls~:~~am~)!y News: But this
uncharaE~ri~ti~iz bre~iity doesn’t
mean thatit!’s~not .heartfelt or
true. T~il ~a’~ :’Lesbian/Gay/Bi/
Transgendered Folks, Family &
Friends are!~r.~tty..remarkable and
wondel~t~~2’)~U-i 7:"/ " ¯
Whii~"~{~~h~nly perfect,
we have much about which to be
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hard Work and dedication we’ve
seen andwantyoU all to know
abotit) They’ve accomplished.
much and there’s more being
planned.of which -to be proud.
Tulsa’s.a great town,that’s jus.t
going tO get bett~r with each of
us helping. - Tom Neal, editor
OOPS! Tulsa~Family News made a
mistake-in ourMay issue, v.2 #6.
We announced the date of the
Oklahoma City Pride Parade as
Saturday, June 24. It is ac.tgally
Sunday, June 25. We regret this
and hope you, our readers, were
not inconvenienced.
. Tulsa Fatnily News wouldlike
to assure our readers that the
inclusion of the announcement
of a Tulsa Oklahomans for
Human Rights (TOHR) Civic
Affairs committee meetingat the,
end of the editorial, Civil Rights
for Tulsa Lesbians & Gay Men.
Who Decides What’s Best for
Us? in no way represented the
views of TOHR nor should
readers infer that the commi ttee
shared our editorial opinion.
While Tulsa Family News
hoped we had made this
distinction clear by identifying
the columnas the editor’s opxmon
and by a disclaimer at the end of
the column, we regret, that some
folks may have perceived it
otherwise.
Although I rarely agree with
vour opinions, I must applaud
your recent editorial regarding
"Civil Rights for Tulsa Lesbians
& Gay Men: Who Decides
What’s Best for Us?". Until the
Human Rights Commission’s
hearings last year, I was not
politically involved at all.
However, when I learned that
my rights and the rights of my
family were being talked about,
I felt it my obligation to become
involved. I find it hard to believe
that I was the only person who
got involved and worked up
about the Gay Rights issue only
to be left out of the decision
making. To those of us who are
not in the know, or who don’t
run in the circles of people that
are privileged enough to hear
about what is going on behind
the scenes, it seems as if the ball
has been dropped.
While I am sure that the same
people who have always been
fighting for Gay rights are still
doing their part and doing it to
the best of their ability, their
failure to inform the commtmity
at large and ask for more
involvement does not promote
involvement from those who
have not been previously
involved. In fact, when people
like me who are interested in
doing their part can’t even seem
to find out what is happening,
who to talk to etc., it nearly
promotes political apathy.
I understand that experience
and tact are useful characteristics
in people who are trying to
change things in the face of the
difficulty that comes from
politics. But, I believe that each
and every person in our
community has useful skills and
life experiences that will aid our
fight against discrimination. Not
necessarily do I want to be the
person sitting and chatting with
the Mayor, but I do feel like a
meaningful discussion between
the entire Gay/Lesbian
community of Tulsa and the
people who are leading the
struggle would benefit everyone.
Thank you for brining this
issue out of the closet. It is my
hope that this will indeed strike
up a dialogue. We’ve given the
Mayor and the City Council
plenty of time with which to
ponder the Human Rights
Commission’s recommendations.
Now, it’s time we talk
about what to do next.
Debbie Harding, Tulsa
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volunteers with the TOHR
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controls the timing. Messages
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Gillean, may be left at743-4297.
Tulsa Family News has also
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*Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd
*Whittier Cafe, 416 S. Lewis
*Interurban, 717 S. Houston
835-5083
582-4340
744-0896
749-1563
587-8811
834-4234
585-3405
660-0856
664-8299
584-1308
582-2400
585-3134
. .Tulsa Businesses,.Services, & Professionals
Associates in Medical & Mental Health, 1560 E. 21 743-1000
Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506
Cherry St. Psychotherapy Assoc. 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117
Fidelity Home Health Care, Inc. Coweta 486-1174
*Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111
Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468
Leanne M. Gross, Financial Planning 744-0102
Kelly Kirby, CPA, PUB 14011, 74159 747-5466
*Mohawk Pride Center, 3910 Park Rd. 425-1354
Jonathan & Dee Nicholas, Realtors 749-3000, 800-539-7767
*Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034
Blue Moon Bakery 492-4918
BroOkside Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria 743~5272
Budget Window Treatments; 7116 S0~ Mingo, Ste. 102 254-2100
Certified Moble Auto Repair 438:3393, pager: 591-0597
*Columbia Place, 1519 E. 15 587-5803
Creative Collection, 1521 E. 15 " 592-1521
*Devena’ s GalleryTor Photography, 13 E: Brady 587-2611
~Elite Book~ & Videos, 821S. Sheridan 838-8503
*Heirloom Designs, 2814 E. 15 742-5665
*Imagination.s, Lincoln Plaza, 15th &Peoria 584~4606
International Tours. . .341-6866
Ken’s Flo~vers,’I635 E. 15 599-8070
Loup-Garou, 2747 E. 15 742-1992
Major Affairs 587-8108
*Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 584-3112
*Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 PI 664-2951
Mortgages by Design ...... 342~4252:
Pounds & Francs, 1706 S. Boston 587-8333.
Puppy Pause II, l lth & Mingo 838-7626
Royal Travel, 6927 S. Canton 496-2410
*Ross Edward Salon, 1438 S. Boston 584-0337
*Scribner’ s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square 749-6301
Southwest Viatical, 4146 S. Harvard, Ste. F-5 747-3322
*Tomfoolery, 1565 S. Sheridan 832-0233
Westcopa Salon, Lincoln Plaza 583-1500
Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities
*Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Ctr. 2627B~E. 11 628-0594
B/L/G Alliance, University of Tulsa 583-9780
*Canterbury Ministry Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780
*Chapman Student Center, University of Tulsa
*Community of Hope, 1347 N. Yale 838-7232
Dignity/Integrity 298-4648
*Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441
Friends In Unit3’,
Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437
*MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715
*HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4194
NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 748-3111
P-FLAG, PUB 52800 74152 749-4901
Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 74128
R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 749-4195
Rainbow Business Guild 254-2100
Rainbow Village, PUB 50403, 74150-0403 599-8423
Save the Nation, Indian Health Care 584-4983
Shanti Hotline 749-7898
Tulsa Oklahomans forHuman Rights, (TOHR) PUB 52729 74152
TOHR Gay HelpLine (Info.) 743-4297
T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222
*Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor
*University Center at Tulsa
*Chelsea’s Comer Cafe, 10 Mountain St. 501-253-7457
DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 501-253-6807
*Emerald Rainbow, 45&1/2 Spring St. 501-253-5~45
*King’s Hi-Way, 96 Kings Highway, Hwy. 62W 800-231-1+42
*Purple Iris Irm, Route 6, Box 339 501-253-8748
*The Woods, 50 Wall S t. 501-253-8281
*Oasis Community Center, 2135 NW 39th 405-525-2437
*Triangle Association, 2136 NW 39th 405-843-8378
Tulsa Family News Pride Awards
The editors of Tulsa Family News encounter many, many folks in the course of
covering news in and about the Lesbian/Gay/Bi communities. To commemorate Tulsa
Pride, Tulsa Family News would like to recognize a number of folks’and businesses with
our "Thumbs Up" and "Thumbs Down" awards. This list is not comprehensive of all the
folks doing good (or bad) deeds in Tulsa. If there are folks whom you think should be
recognized next year, please write us with their names and good/bad deeds. Thank you.
Thumbs Up Award:
Ric & Kelly Kirby - Service to community - TOHR & HIV AdvOcacy
Nancy & Joe McDonald - Service to community - PFLAG
Lisa Pottorf - Lesbian/Gay/Bi,Youth Outreach
Kharma Amos - Service to community - Family of Faith MCC
Derrick Davis & RF Renfro - Service to community - FUSO
- -- Dennis Nei,lt, BiltHinkle .&-Barbara Longwirth -
Service to community - Human Rights Commission
Alice Jones - Eongtime Service to community - MCC Greater Tulsa
Brian Jackson - Service to community - HI3/advocacy
Janice Nicklas - Service to community - HIV advocacy
Phil Wiley & Vernon Jones - Service to community - HIV advocacy & more
Alice Wilder Bates - Service to community - A .Friend for A Friend
Marty Newman.- Service to community - Black & White & more
The Tulsa Worm for its improved coverage of Lesbian & Gay issues.
Tulsa Congressman Steve Largent -
for a historic 1 st meeting with his Gay & Lesbian constituents.
Thumbs Down Award:
Java Dave’s & Dave Neighbors - for responding to bias against Lesbian/Gay
patrons by trying to get rid of Lesbian/Gay and other "alternative" patrons
and for censoring community newspapers.
City Councilor John Benjamin - for promoting prejudice
and for a general disregard for human rights in Tulsa
The Martin ,Luther King Jr. Commemorative Society - for failing to apologize
for’the anti-Gay comments of their speaker at the King ceremonies.
Thursday. June 29
7:00- 9:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
Room next to Aaronson Auditorium
Senators Don Nickles & James Inhofe -
This meeting is called b,y concerned. Gay/Lesbian citizens.
This is a meeting to facilitate communication between
every existing Gay & Lesbian Group in Tulsa. -
for refusing to meet with their Lesbian & Gay constituents. lfyou are livin-o in Tulsa and are parr of the Gay. /Lesbian communi~ the ~ulsa World for its anti-Gay advertising policies. YOU NEED TO BE AT THIS ;V~EETI.N(;.
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Gramm Woos Religious
Right With Military Issue
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Sen. Phil
Gramm (R-Texas) told the
graduating .class at Jerry
Fal well’ s Liberty University that
hc would support overturning
the "don’ t ask, don’ t tell" policy
of allowing gays and lesbians in
the armed forces in an apparent
effort by the GOP presidential
hopeful to shore up support
among the religious right wing
of the party. ’~Let’ s overturn Bill
Clinton’s destructive and
unworkable policy on gays-in
the military," Gramm told the
Liberty University commencement
audience, although he did
not specify what policy he
supported.
The current policy, however,
was a compromise reached
between Clinton and Senate
conservatives-includingGramm
- after Clinton said he wanted to
end the ban on homosexuality in
the country’ s military altogether.
Grmnm also said he supports
prayer in public schools,
restrictions on abortions, and
rejection of a UN treaty on
children" s rights because it does
not define a fetus as a child
Phil Gramm’s Blue
Movie Investment?
WASHINGTON - Sen -Phil
Grmmn. who als0"Said at Liberty
University that .the country is
facing a "moral’crisis," has
de~fied investing money 20 years
ago in a soft-pore film entitled
"’Truck Stop Women." Gramm’ s
former brother-in-law, George
Caton, told the New Republic
that Gramm had invested money
in the fihn in 1974. Caton also
said the film was never made
mad that he offered to return
Gramm" s money to him, but ttmt
the Texas conservative had i
nstead insisted that it be invested
in a film making fun of former
President Richard Nixon.
Gramm denied investing either
in the porn film or knowing
anything about an anti-Nixon
picture.
’Homos’ in the Military
WASHINGTON - Rep. Randy
"Duke" Cunningharn (R-San
Diego) turned the sometimes
acrimonious House of
Representatives floor debates
into a particularly nasty affair
Thursday, May 11, by saying
that the people who back an
environmental bill before
Congress are the same people
who "want to put homos in the
military." "Is there any shocking
doubt?" Cunningham said on the
House floor. "The same.people
that would vote to cut defense
$177 billion, the same ones that
would put homos in the military,
the same ones that would not
fund..."
At this point Rep. Patricia
Schroeder, a Democrat from
Colorado, tried to object by
calling "Mr. Chairman, Mr.
Chairman" several times. But
Cunninghamcuther offabruptly,
saying, "No I will not sit down,
socialist." Rep. Barney Frank(DMass.)
said on the House floor,
"Trying to prove anything to the
Member from California goes
beyond the pale of my oath [of
office], and I won’ t try. I will say
that we are not here talking about
the merits .of that issue [gays in
the military]. We are talking
about the gratuitously bigoted
formulation of it by which it was
injected into this debate.’"
Later Cunningham showed up
at a press conference called by
the Human Rights Campmgn
Fund and was invited by
Elizabeth Birch, HRCF’s
executive director, to apologize
for his remarks. Cunningham
said, "If the term ’homos in the
military’ is offensive, I
apologize." He insisted, however,
that he has not changed his
mind about opposing gays and
lesbians in the armed forces.
General Motors Puts
Ads in Gay Magazine
DETROIT-General Motors has
become the 1st of the country’s
"Big Three" automakers to
advertise in the gay press in the
U.S. The May issue of Out
magazine includes a 2-page ad
ffr GM’s Saturn auto. It is the
. same ad layout GM currently
uses in otherpublications around
the country.
A spokesperson for the
automaker said the advertising
decision was based simply on
"another opportunity to ~each a
group within our market - that
is, people wh~ would Wobably
purchase an import."
British Police Force
Begins Gay Recruiting
BRIGHTON, England - The
pofice in the British south-coast
county of East Sussex have made
history in the United Kingdom
by becoming the first
constabulary in .the country to
solicit gays and lesbians to join
its force. Sussex police have put
ads in Brilain’ s gay Pink Paper
inviting gays and lesbians to
apply for some 350 vacancies
currently openin the force. Wlfile
Britain’ s military forces exclude
homosexuals, the country’s
police services have no such
prohibition. But the Sussex
police are the first in British
history to actively recruit gays
and lesbians as officers.
Mark Lamb, head ofpersonnel
with the Sussex police Said,
"Society is coming around to the
idea that the sexuality of an
individual is no big deal and we
share that view." East Sussex
includes several popularvacation
spots, such as Beachy Head, Rye
and Brighton, which has a large
and politically active community.
The move by the Sussex
police followed a meeting
between John Smith, head of the
Brighton Police, and gay and
lesbian activists.
Buddhists to Perform
Same-Sex Weddings
LOS ANGELES - The World
Tribune,. the newspaper of the
Soka Gakkai International
Buddhist Association, has
reported that the religious group
will now perform wedding
services for same-sex couples,
the same as it now does for
opposite-sex couples.
The newspaper quoted Fred
Zaitsu, SGI’s general director,
who said the change reflected
the Buddhist "spirit of nondiscrimination
and equality."
Soka Gakkai International is the
largest Buddhist religious group
in the United States.
Dyke March in New York
NEW YORK - New York’s
Lesbian Avengers is planning
another Dyke March, slated as
part of this year’s New York
Gay Pride events on Saturday,
June 24. Last year’ s International
Dyke March drew some 20,000
women. The theme of this year’ s
march is "Snatch the Power."
County Revokes Human
Rights Protections.
TAMPA, Fla. - The
Hillsborougia County Commission
has decided on a 4-3 vote to
repeal the "sexual orientation"
section of the county’s human
rights ordinance. Activists had
expected the repeal move after 2
new conservative members were
elected to the commission in last
year’ s elections. Rights activists
said they would challenge the
repeal in court.
Cammermeyer Honored
by Jewish Women
SEATTLE Col. Margarethe
Cammermeyer was one of 3
women given the Hannah
SolomOn Award by the National
Counfil of Jewish Women.
Cammermeyer, the highest
ranking officer to challenge the
military ban on gay and lesbian
service members, was selected
for the honor in recognition of
her work for the rights and
freedoms of others.
Justice Dept. Settles
Military Suit with Pruitt
WASHINGTON - The Justice
Department has settled a 1983
lawsuit filed by Dusty Prultt that
would change her status from an
involuntary discharge from the
U.S. Army because she said she
was a lesbian to a voluntary
retirement with therankofmajor.
Pruitt, a minister with the
Metropolitan Community
Churchin Lakewood, Calif., said
she was ."overjoyed" with the
proposed settlement, which
would allow her to be eligible
for retirement benefits.
North Carolina Film
Festival Controversy
DURHAM, N.C. - Headed by
leaders ofthe county Republican
Party and theChristian Coalition,
scores oflocal anti-gay protesters
showedup attheDurhamCounty
Commission Monday, May 22,
to demand that plans to hold a
gay film festival in June at the
Carolina Theatre should be
halted. Virginia Bunton,
secretary of the Durham County
Republican Party, told the
commissioners, "We would
prefer that the community notbe
exposed to this lifestyle.... We’re
supposed to be protecting our
citizens from some things they
need to be protected from, and
that includes pornography."
Bunton said she had seen none
of the films slated to be shownas
part of the film festival held in
conjunction with the annual
North Carolina Pride ’95
celebrationJune 9-12in Durham.
Even so, Bunton said she intends
to ask the state Attorney General
t o preview the films to determine
if they are pornography under
North Carolina law. The county
commissioners ducked a direct
attack of the film festival, and
instead passed a resolution
asking the Carolina’ s trustees to
provide "parental guidance" for
films that had no ratings and to
consider "downplaying’" its.
advertising for the festi val’s
offerings: - " " " -
Transsexuals Get 2 ID’s
LONDON-With typical British
sang-froid, the LondonTransport
system has announced that it will
begin issuing 2 ID cards to
transsexuals who are in the
processing of changing their
gender. One card will show the
eardholder dressed as a male, the
other as a female to help tickettakers
in the city’s subway
system. To qualify for the dual
ID cards, the individuals must be
under the care of a physician or
psychiatrist.
Amnesty Charges Rights
Violations in Romania
BUCHAREST - Amnesty
International, the human rights
watchdog group based m
London, has strongly criticized
whatit says are continuing rights
violations in Romania 5 years
after the overthrow of the
repressive regime of Nicolea
Ceausescu. Amnestycondemned
what it says are restrictions on
the rights of free speech, the illtreatment
or torture of prisoners
and thedetentionofhomosexuals
simply because of their sexual
orientation. Amnesty acknowledged
thatthings haveimproved
for many people in Romania
since Ceausescu was deposed,
but complained that government
assurance that human rights
would be protected had not been
honored and that abuses were
continuing in the country.
ALA Group Announces
1995 Book Awards
CHICAGO - The American
Library Association’s Gay,
Lesbian & Bisexual Book
Awards Committee has
announced the winners of its
1995 book awards. The top
winners were: "Am I Blue?:
Coming Out from the Silence"
by Marion Dane Bauer; "Skin:
Nathanael Mattingly
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Talldng About Sex, Class & I~lealth studied 741 gay men in ntence simply:~for.......being state Senate rejected Hurley’s legalrights since it would almost
Literature" by Dorothy Allison;
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Americans" by Phillip Sherm an
and Samuel Bernstein. The
awards will be formally
presented at the 25th anniversary
ALA’ s Gay, Lesbian&Bisexual
Task Force conference in
Chicago on June 24.
GLAAD Takes on Mel
Gibson’s Latest Film
LOS ANGELES ~ The Gay &
Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation (GLAAD) took to
the streets to hand out leaflets
outside theaters in a half-dozen
cities protesting the opening of
the Mel- Gibson film
"Braveheart." Ellen Carton,
GLAAD’s executive directory
said, "We can’ t fmd any heart in
’Braveheart.’ There’ s nothing
brave about prejudice and
violence." GLAAD said the
portrayal ofthe gay EnglishKing
Edward II in the film was "a
throwback to the classic celluloid
’queer’ played for laughs." The
film. opened at theaters around
the country on May 24.
Lesbian Rights Group
Gets Huge Grant
SAN FRANCISCO - The
National Center for Lesbian
Rights here has received a
whopping $450,000 grant from
the Joyce Mertz-Gilmore
FoundationinNewYork. NCLR
is a public interest law group that
fights discrimination against
lesbians thro.ughout the U.S. The
group says it will use part of its
new funding to beef up
membership, with a goal of
15,000 new members by 1997.
Part of the membership drive
will include setting up its own
home pages on the Internet’ s
.World Wide Web where it hopes
~t can reach thousands ofwomen
with access to few support
resources.
Discrimination Adds to
¯Health Problems
NEW YORK - According to a
report in the Journal of Health
and Social Behavior, gay men
who directly experience
homophobia, anti-gay violence
or discrimination are 2 to 3 times
as likely to suffer from
depression, anxiety, stressrelated
sexual problems, suicidal
thoughts and other negative
pressures. Researchers at the
Columbia School of Public
New York City and concluded
that the men who experienced
anti-gay discrimination or
violence suffered significantly
greatermental distress than those
whodonot. The s tudy also found
that those who also blamed their
own homosexuality as the cause
of the discrimination or violence
were even more likely to
experience emotional stress. The
researchers also found that gay
men who had gone through such
anti-gay experiences dealt with
the stress more effectively ff they
"felt connected to the gay
community."
Museum’s Multicultural
Wedding Exhibit
OAKLAND, Calif. - The
Oakland Museum has just
opened a historical exhibit
covering wedding customs from
Native American traditional
ceremonies to contemporary
same-sex holy unions. The
multicultural exhibit includes
material from the Museum’s
large historical collection of
photographs, costumes and
memorabilia, as well as materials
onloanfrom othermuseums and
private collections. The exhibit
tracks how couples meet,
engagement customs, prewedding,
celebrations, nuptial
ceremomes and honeymoons,
with short histories of how the
customs evolved. Among the
wedding garments, ranging from
a Japanese kimono to a 19th
century embroideredladdalgown
from Turkey, are the matching
pair of colorful shirts worn by
two men during their wedding.
Gay Albanian Group Gets
Official Recognition
TIRANE, Albania - Injust over
one year after forming in 1994,
the Gay Albania Society has
moved from being a secretive,
illegal association in what was
once the hardest of the hard-line
Communist nations, to helping
convince the national parliament
to repeal its anti-gay laws earlier
this year, tonow winning official
recognition, the Open Media
Research Institute has reported.
Tlie Gay Albania Society was
secretly formed with an
anonymous membership in
March 1994. By the beginning
of this year, the society had been
instrumental in convincing the
Albanian Parliament to drop
Article 137, which carried a
maximum 10 year prison se
homosexual." When the new
penal code went into effect at the
beginning of June, the Albania
government also extended
formal recognition of the Gay
Albania Society as a registered
citizens’ associationrepresenting
the interests of a class of the
COuntl’y.
Lesbian Parental Case
Goes to N.Y, High Court
NEW YORK - The New York
Court of Appeals, the state’s
highest court, has begunhearings
that will decide whether one
partner of same-sex couples can
adopt the biological child of the
other partner. The case involves
a lesbian who is attempting to
adopt the 5-year-old biological
daughter of her mate. The 2
women, identified only as P.I.
and G.M. in court documents,
have been a couple for 19 years.
The women Want to have joint
parental rights to their daughter
because only a legal parent can
make certain decisions for a child
under state law. Beatrice Dohrn
of the Lambda Legal Defense &
Education Fund, which is
handling the appeal, said the case
was being appealed to New
York’s highest court because it
would "determine whether
children with 2 gay parents may
ever have a legally recognized
relationship with both their
moms or dads," Earlier this year,
alower court refused to grant the
adoption, insisting that if it
granted G.M. parental rights it
would have to deny P.I., who is
the biological mother, her rights
as the girl’ s mother.
Gay Conference Costs
Iowa University
DES MOINES, Iowa-The Iowa
le~slatur,e has stripped the state’ s
university system of some
$100,000 in funding which may
- or may not - have been the
result of a successful
international gay studies
conference held last year at the
University of Iowa. Earlier in
May, state Rep. Charles Hurley
sponsored an amendment to the
state’s $752 million university
budget that would have
prohibited any state funded
educational institutions ofhigher
learning from spending public
funds for "’encouraging or
supporting homosexuality as a
positive alternative lifestyle."’
The anti-gay amendment passed
the House by a 50-21 vote. The
amendment, but went on to cut
$100,000 that it had planned to
include in university budgets this
year. Hurley and other
legislators - said the funding cut
was a result of the University of
Iowa’ s "InQueery/InTheory/
InDeed" academic conference in
November 1994. Campuslesbian
& gay groups said they would
continue to sponsor the
conference despite the near
passage of the measure.
Country’s Largest Gay
Meg Hits the Internet
NEW YORK - Out magazine,
the country’s largest selling
lesbigay news publication, has
entered the cyber universe of the
Internet’s increasingly popular
World Wide Web that will for
the first time in gay publishing
history be sponsored by Apple
Computer. Out has set up its
"Web site" on the Internet in
time for June’s gay pride
celebrations around the country,
and will include regularly
updated pride information from
a score of lesbian and gay
publications in New York,
Washington D.C./Seattle, Los
An geles, San Francisco, and
other cities.
The World Wide Web site
address for the publication is:
http://www.out.com and wil!
include reader forums where
Internet readers can carryon
discussions with others on the
Web.
Mayor, City Attorney
Want Gay Couple to Get
Marriage License
ITHACA, N.Y: - The Ithaca
(N.Y.) Journal has reported that
Mavor Benjamin Nichols and
Cit~ Attorney Charles Guttman
both want the city council to
order thecity clerk to issue a
marriage license to 2 gay men
who plan on getting married late
in June. The couple, Toshav
Greene and Phillip Storrs,
applied for the license in May
and ended up. meeting with a
number of the city’s elected
leaders, many of whom say they
now agree the city should issue
the license. Nicholsin fact urged
the city council to pass a
resolution calling on the state to
!.egalize same-sex marriages. It
is uncertain whether the license
will actually be issued, and
perhaps more important, what
such a license would legally
mean in terms of the couple’s
inevitably lead t6 a court case in
the state. Green and Storrs say
they will go ahead with their
planned Jewish wedding
ceremony on June 22 whether
they get the license or not.
¯Annual Conference of
Gay & Lesbian-Jews
NEW YORK - The annual
International Conference of Gay
& Lesbian Jews will meet in
New YorkJuly 27-30 at the New
York Sheraton Hotel. Themed
"Gay & Lesbian Jews: Taking
Our Place in the 21st Century,"
the conference expects more ll~an
1,000 people to attend, and will
feature a keynote address of Yael
Dayan, a member of the Israeli
Knesset Or parliament. The
confab is being hosted by New
York’s Congregauon Beth
Simchat Torah and additional
informationis available byphone
at: (212) 929-9498.
West Virginia University
OKs Domestic Partners
MORGANTOWN,W.Va.-The
University of West Virginia has
approved a school domestic
parmers policy that will, for the
first time in the state, include the
partners of regastered same-sex
staff, faculty and students.
Qualified couples who register
their relationship through the
university will be eligible for a
variety of benefits.
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Rights Mee;ting.
TULSA, OK - Local activists begin
grassroots civil fights effort to address the
stalled City of Tulsa Human Rights
Cormnittee Report on Civil Rights based
on sexual orxentation. On Monday
evening, June 5, a steering cohamittee was
formed to call a community-wide meeting.
Steering Committee members, Bob
Ritz, Kharma Amos, Debbie Harding and
Tom Neal have called a meeting, FIGHT
FOR YOUR RIGHTS - A communttv
meetingfor Civil Rightsfor Lesbians an’d
Gays; for Thursday, June 29 from 7:00
pm until 9:00 pm at the Downtown Tulsa
City/County Public Library in the room
adjacent to Aaronson Auditorium.
Because Tulsa has so many community
organizations, steering committee
members feel that the most appropriate
way to organize is to have a forum where
representatives from each of the existing
orgamzations and members of the Gay;
Lesbian community at large can meet to
discuss publically goals and strategies.
FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS - A
community meeting for Civil Rights for
Lesbians andGays will begin withareview
of what’s happened since the emotional
Human Rights Commission’s public
hearings held in May 1994. The steering
committee hopes that out of this meeting
will Come goals and tasks that all parts of
the community can support.
The organizers hope that this meettng
will help pull the Gay/Lesbian community
together into a cohesive, action-oriented
group. Clubs, churches, organizations,
~,-zd businesses are encouraged to have
representation at this meeting. For more
information, call 838-2121.
Vickers cont’dfi’om p. 1
Mark also served on the board of
directors for Regional AIDS Interfaith
Network, the Oklahoma United Methodist
AIDS Task Force and the Tulsa AIDS
Coalition. He founded Rainbow Village,
a project focused on providing shelt, r to
persons living with AIDS. In 1993 his
work was recognized with the Richard
Shackleford HIV Memorial Award and
with the United Way Evergreen Spirit
Award.
Mark also helped to change profoundly
the response of the r~nite-d-Methodi~t
Church of Oklahoma to HIV/AIDS. He
met with Oklahoma’s bishop and with
leaders of the Oklahoma United Methodist
Conference. He also helped to found
Community of Hope, a worship
community" of the United Methodist
Church. At their recent conference,
Oklahoma Methodists honored Mark
Vickers with an extremely rare moment
of silence and prayer.
Mark is remembered by his spouse of7
years, Brad Mulholland. Last July, Brad
and Mark celebrated a Blessing of
Commitment with Community of Hope.
Many, many friends and family cherish
his life and good works which testify to
the strength of his commitment.
Jeffrey A. Beal, MD
Ted Campbell, LCSW
Ginny Butler, RN MS
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Tulsa Police Dept. Seeks Help on Case
TULSA- Detective Vema Wilson of the Tulsa Police Dept. is seeking any information
readers might have regarding the murder of the late Chris WilcuttYormerly of Bartlesville.
Wilcutt, who frequently cross-dressed, went by the name of "Roxy." He was last seen
walking east on llth St., leaving Metropole at about 1 am early on Sunday, Feb. 26.
Police describeWilcutt as Caucasian, 5’-9", 220# with brown hair & hazel eyes. When
last seen he was wearing a black dress with gold trim and a blond/red wig. Any
information about his movements on Sat. Feb. 25 or early Sun. Feb. 26 is sought by Tulsa
Police. You may call Detective Wilson at 596-9142 or call anonymously at 596-COPS.
Tulsa Pride, OKC Parade & TOHR Follies
expenses will go to the Bnildmg Fund.
Picnic goers are encouraged to bring some extra cash because a number of community
organizations and businesses will have booths with food, information or merchandise.
Sales at these booths benefits the individual organization/business.
On Sat. June 17, several Tulsa churches are having a gospel sgng-fest and on Wed.
June 21, the MCC’s are having a joint worship service. On Friday, June 23, fabulous
Dallas comic, Paul Williams, will perform at ConcessionS.
On the following Sunday, the State-wide Pride Parade will be held in Oklahoma City,
beginning at Memorial Park atNW 35 & Classen and ending at the Habana Inn. Several
Tulsa businesses are planning floats.
TOHR will hold its i5th annual Follies on June 30. A number of other events are
planned for the remainder of the June, please consult the community calendar for details.
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With your written permission, we gather medical and
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Possible Major
Breakthrough in HIV Fight
SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers with
the University of California at San
Francisco reported at the annual
convention of the American Society for
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology that
a "designer drug" known as a protease
inhibitor may help keep HIV from
replicating and mutating in the body. Dr.
Charles Cralk told the convention that the
computer-designed drug, which has only
been tested in laboratories so far,
apparently blocks a crucial enzyme m
HIV, making it impossible for the virus to
reproduce itself and mutate. In laboratory
tests, the drug kept HIV from infecting
new calls in test tubes and prevented it
from duplicating itself in already-invaded
cells. If the protease inhibitor works as
effectively in humans as it has in the
laboratory, Craik and his colleagues
believe it could be the most important
breakthrough in fighting HIV and AIDS
to date.
Hospital Costs for AIDS Spiral
WASHINGTON - According to a study
by the National Public Healthand Hospital I
Institute, the hospital costs of individual
~atients with AIDS can be as high as
260,000 per year, and in some urban
hospitals can occupy more than 7% of the
available beds daily. The study also found
that patients with AIDS average 12
hospital days per stay, significantly above
the 7.2 day average stay for other patients,
Because many patients with AIDS depend
on Medicaid, Medicare or other public
funds to pay for their care, the study
concludes that if Congress makes large
cuts in Medicaid ’Medicare funding many
hospitals will have to restrict care ofAIDS
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patients.
More Blacks/HispanicsWith HIV
ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease~
Control & Prevention has reported that;
the number of new AIDS cases among
white gay men has fallen off between 3%
and 20% in 3 U.S. cities most hard hit by
the epidemic - New York, Los Angeles
and San Fran cisco - during the past 5
years. The number of AIDS cases among
black gay men in those same cities,
however, has risen dramatically in the
same period. In San Francisco the number
of infections grew 53%, in New York
49%, andin Los Angeles 48% since 1989.
Nationally, the number of new cases
among gay men grew 31% during the past
5 years, the CDC data indicates, while the
national figures increased 79% among
black gay men and 61% among Hispanic
gays.
Infants with HIV May Live Years
CHICAGO - Babies born with HIV may
live for many years, even until they are
teenagers, without getting sick and it may
take that long before anyone realizes they
carry the virus, a new study published in
the journal Pediatrics says. Most
pediatricians have believed that AIDSinfected
newborns die by the time they’re
toddlers, researchers say. Dr. Samuel
Grubman led a study of 42 children ages
9 to 15 who were"born with HIV and
treated at Children’s Hospital of New
Jersey in Newark in June 1993. Ten of the
children showed no symptoms of the
infection, while 8 showed some minor
signs of illness - but not _enough to be
diagnosed. Thirty-six of the 42 showed no
signs of illness until they were at least 4
years old, Dr. Gmbman reported. One 14-
year-old ~d in her program was infected
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with HIV at birth and is still "not sick at
all." "
......... HIV Home Test Worthwhile
SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers at the
University of California at San Francisco
haveurgedthe U.S. government to approve
a kit that allows people to test themselves
for HIV in their own homes - citing a new
study indicating that millions might be
likely to use it. According to the survey of
nearly 21,000 people by the UCSF
scientists published in the New England
Journal ofMedicine, 29% said they would
probably use the home test if it were
available. The survey also found that of
people considered "at risk" for infection,
42% said they would use the home test,
and31% indicated they wouldpreferusing
the home test rather than other options.
Dole to Co-Sponsor Ryan
White CARE Measure
WASHINGTON - The Log Cabin
Repubficans, the gay and lesbian lobbying
organization, has announced that Senate
Majority Leader Robert Dole of Kansas
has agreed to sign as a co-sponsor of the
Ryan White CARE Reauthorization Act.
Rich Tafel, LCR’s executive director, said,
"This is a major victory for gay
Republicans and the AIDS community.
I"m confident that Sen. Dole will remain
personally involved in the effort to pass
[the measure] quickly, and will be a
unifying influence among the Republicans
in the Senate."
CDC Ends Newborn HIV Testing
WASHINGTON - In a starding move,
U.S. officials have ended the anonymous
testing of newborns for HIV. The
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cancellation of the $10million HIV testing
program was announced ata congressional
hearing shortly before a congressman
urged Congress to require authorities to
inform all mothers of the results of the
tests. The tests have been conducted
anonymously in 45 states since 1988.
FBI Spied on AIDS Groups
WASHINGTON - Documents obtained
under the Freedom of Information Act by
the Center for Constitutional Rights
indicate that the FBI has kept a number of
AIDS and gay rights organizations under
surveillance since the early 1980s when
the g~oup ACT UPbegan. The FBI denied
spying on the groups and said it merely
passed information along to local
authorities about possible violence by
members of the groups. Among the
organizations the FBI kept records on - in
addition to ACT UP - were: the Gay
Men’s Health Crisis, the Coalition for
Lesbian & Gay Rights, and Senior Action
in a Gay Environment, a social services
agencyforoldergays andlesbians. Despite
the FBI’s denials, the agency released
0nly 22 of its 199 pages of files on ACT
UP, claiming the rest of the file was
confidential because of "ongoing lawenforcement
activity" involving ACT UP.
Anesthetic: Another Possible
HIV Transmission Route
SYDNEY - HIV can exist for as long as
4hours in anesthetic, according to a report
published in the Medical Journal of
Australia. The researchers who did the
report say their findings could explain
how 4 women in Australia became infect
ed with HIV in a single day in 1989 while
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being treated by a doctor there who ~as
not himself infected. The researcl~ers
concluded that the ability of the virus to
survive raises the possibility Of
transmission via multidose anesthetic
vials, which allow a doctor to administer
several anesthetic doses on different
patients. The Australian scientists
suggested that multidose anesthetic vials
should be discontinued and the reusing
syringes for anesthetic should be avoided
unless they have first been thoroughly
decontaminated.
Medical Group Endorses
Needle Exchanges
CHICAGO - The annual convention of
the Illinois State Medical Society has
called for legislation that would legally
allow "responsible commumty groups"
to set up needle-swap programs in the
state. Dr. RaymondHoffman, the society’s
president, called needle-exchange
programs a "potentially useful tool to
curb the spread ofHIV" without increasing
the use of illegal drugs.
Needle-Swap Program ,Works
BALTIMORE - Baltimore’s needle
.exchange program has been so successful
an attracting IV drug users to swap used
hypodermic needles for clean ones that
Dr. Peter Beilenson, the city’s health
commissmner, wants to double thenumber
ofneed le-swap sites in the city. The city’ s
program, launched at the beginning of
this year, had expected to attract about
500 people during its first year of
operation, Instead, the program has drawn
some 2,300 people during its first5months
of operation. The city’s monitoring of the
programs also indicates that IV drug users
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are now shanng needles half as often as
before.
House Military Subcommittee
OKs Anti-HIV Measure
WASHINGTON - The national security
military personnel subcommittee of the
House of Representatives has voted to
approve anamendment sponsoredby Rep.
Robert Dornan (R-Calif.), the
subcommittee chairman, that would bar
abortions at armed forces hospitals and
authorize discharging military personnel
infected with HIV. The nation’s armed
forces currently prohibit individuals with
HIV from joining; but troops diagnosed
after.recruitment are permitted to continue
serving as long as their health allows and
are not allowed to serve outside tile U.S.
The Defense Department and the
Department of the Army both oppose
Doman’s measure, which would mandate
honorable discharge within 6 months of
diagnosis.
Calif. Assembly OKs Medicinal
Marijuana Measure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California
Assembly has narrowly OKed legislation
by a 41-30 vote that would permit
p.hysicians to prescribe marijuana
cigarettes for patients who are terminally
or chronically ill, although a number of
conservative legislators objected that the
bill wouldpromote drug usein the state. If
the measure in fact does become law,
physicians would be able to prescribe
marajuana for their patients with AIDS,
cancer, glaucoma or multiple .sclerosis.
The bill still requires approval by the
Senate and the signature bf Gov. Pete
Wilson f0 become law. Last year Wilson
Timothy W. Daniel
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’’at ~;~uld not work unless the federal
government also ended its ban on
prescribing marijuana cigarettes.
Hillary Clinton Launches
Pediatric HIV Campaign
WASHINGTON-Citing a study showing
that treatment can reduce the risk of
mothers transmitting HIV-to their
newborns, Hillary Rodham Clinton has
launched a campaign urging pregnant
women to get tested for the virus. The
campaign, designedby the Pediatric AIDS
Foundation, "will .reach out and give
women the information they need to
protect their own health and the health of
their children," she said. Clinton also said
that, according to the National Institutes
of Health study, almost 6,000 American
women infected with HIV give birth
annually and, without treatment, 20% to
25% of those babies are born infected..
AIDS Fundraiser Expects $5M
HOLLYWOOD - The 2nd annual
California AIDS Ride, a 550-mile bicycle
trek from San Francisco to Hollywood
that has just ended, is expected to raise
more than $5 milli on, making it the largest
AIDS fundraiser in the U.S. Among the
some 1,800 bike riders, about 10 have
AIDS and up to 250 are HIV-positive.
Celeb Judith Light of the TV comedy
"Who’s the Boss?" said after the 7-day
ride, "It looked impossible, but it was
possible because of everyone’s
commitment."
Gelid Moves to Univ. of Maryland
BETHESDA, Md. - Dr. Robert C. Gallo,
one of the country’s best-known and most
controversial AIDS researchers, will set
up his Institute of Human Virology atthe
University of Maryland’s Medical
Biotechnology Center in the hopes of
attracting other prominent scientists and
biotechnology finns to contribute their
discoveries. Gallo said that the institute
will .workonbasic researchanddeveloping
vacones, gene therapies, and new drugs
to fight HIV - as well-as gain a deeper
understanding of the biology behind the
virus. Gallo had been with the National
Institutes of Health for 30 years.
HIV-Infected Women at Higher
Risk for Cervical Cancer
TORONTO- Early data-from the
Canadian Women’s HIV Study Group
indicates that women infected with HIV
are at greater risk of being stricken with
severe cervical cancer than uninfected
women. The study group’s preliminary
data found that half of some 300 women
infected with HIV that were examined
also had HPV - the human papilloma
virus associated with cervical cancer. Dr.
Catherine Hankins, one of the study’s
chiefinvestigators, also said that a fifth of
the women examined had squamous
dysplasia, an early indicator associated
with the cancer. The rates found in the
study were at least double those expected
in the general population.
AIDS Project-k.A. Looking for
Conservative PR Firm
LOS ANGELES - One of the first acts of
Allen Carrier after taking over as director
of communications for the AIDS ProJect-
Los Angeles is to try to find a public
relations firm in. Washington D.C. with
solid links to the Republican Party. Carrier
says APLA wants a GOP-cormected PR
firm to conduct an HIV education
campaign aimed at members of Congress.
APLA is the 2rid largest AIDS agency in
the U.S. with a $20 million yearly budget.
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CHRISTIAN CENTER- Sunday School 9:45,
Morning Worship Service 11:00. 2627-B
East 11th. Call 583-7815 for Info~
BLGA - University of Tulsa. 6:30 p.m.
Canterbury Center.
COMMUNITY OF HOPE (United Methodist) -
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
HIV TESTING :~.TOHR Clinic. Free and;;
Anonymous testing using fingerstick method.
No appointment required. Walk in test hours:
7:00 - 8:30 pm. Results Hours: 7:00 - 9:00
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LAMBDA .BOWLING LEAGUE - Bowling
begins at 8:45. Sheridan Lanes 3121 South
Sheridan.
ITUESDAYS I
MINISTER’S CLASS - Bless the Lord at All
Times Christian Center. 7:30 p.m. 2627-B
East 1 lth. Call 583-7815 for Info.
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 11th. 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.
ITHURSDAYS
16-STEP EMPOWERMENT GROUP FOR
WOMEN - 7:00. Women’s support group.
Community of Hope. 1347 North Yale, Call
Anonymous testing usingfingerst!pk 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 pm. Lola’s. 2630 E. 15th St.
ISATURDAYS I NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS - Meets weekly
at 11:00 pm. Provides confidential support.~
for recovering addicts. Community of Hope,
IJ u N E 1 4 I FAMILY AIDS SUPPORT GROUP Meeting. 6:30 p.m. PFLAG. 4154- Ij u N E 3 o I !J u L Y 1 8 I WEDNESDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S
SUPPER CLUB - La Nortena. South Harvard - Lower Level Call 583- TOHR FOLLIES TOHR’s annual TOHR BOARD MEETING. 7:00 p.m. 6408 5147 for Info. entertainment extravaganza. Many new TOHR Office. 41st & Harvard. Call South Peoria. 6:30 p.m.
performers. 8:00 p.m. All Soul’s 743-4297 for Info.
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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, Bless
the Lord at All Times, Community of
Hope 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.
FAMILY OF FAITH SPAGHETTI
DINNER - 5:30 p.m. prior to Gospel
Sing. Donations only. 5451-E South
Mingo. Call 622-1441 for info.
Unitarian Church. 2932 South Peoria
Call 743-4297 f0rTicket Information.
WOMEN’S COFFEE HOUSE - Java
Dave’s. 3310 South Peoria. 6:30 - 9:00
p.m. Call Beeper 646-6455 for more
info.
IJ U LY 5 I
FAMILY AIDS SUPPORT GROUP -
Meeting. 6:30 p.m. PFLAG, 4154
South Harvard- Lower Level. Call 583-
5147 for Info,
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VVV GAY PRIDE WEEK
IJ UNE 18
TULSA PRIDE PICNIC - Annual Gay
Pride Celebration held at Mohawk Park,
Shelter #6. Food/Drink/Entertainment.
Also booths and information distribution.
Minimal charges for food this year.
Beer still free. 12:00- 6:00. Ceremony
and exhibition softball/volleyball begin
at 2:00. Call 832-0233 for Info.
IJ UNE 20
TOHR BOARD MEETING. 7:00 p.m.
TOHR Office. 41st & Harvard. Call
743-4297 for Info.
IJ.,u N~E 2 1 I
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.
IJUNE 23 I
GAY COMEDY NIGHT Paul J.
Williams will appear to benefit TOHR.
$5 Cover - Advance tickets or at the
door. 10:00 p.m..at Concessions. 3340
South Peoria. Call 744-0896 for Info,
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CHURCH GARAGE SALE - Family of
Faith members put on a very large
garage sale. Call 622-1441 for address,
etc.
DANCE CLASS - Community of Hope.
8:00 p.m. 1347 North Yale. Call 838-
7232 for Info.
IJ u N E 25 I
GAY PRIDE PARADE. Oklahoma City.
Assemble from 12:00 - 2:00 at the park.
Parade ends at Habana Inn with a
party.
IJu N E 27
RAINBOW BUSINESS GUILD - Monthly
Meeting 7:00 p.m. Olive Garden - $10.
Call 254-2100 for Info,
IJ UN E 29
FEED THE HOMELESS - Community of
Hope. 1347 North Yale. Meet at church
IJ ULY 8
DANCE CLASS - Community of Hope.
8:00 p.m. 1347 North Yale. Call 838-
7232 for Info.
FESTIVAL OF PRAISE - 1st ever MCC
musical festiva (MCC’s from OK, TX,
LA). Lawton OK. 1:00 4:00.
Followed by weiner roast. For Carpool
information call 622-1441.
IJULY 10 I
PFLAG 101/102 Monthly meeting
6:30-7:30 p.m. 4154 South Harvard,
Ste. H. Call 749-4901 for Info.
SPOUSES For spouses of
Gay/Les/Bi/Trans. 7:00-7:30 p.m. social
7:30-8:30 meeting. Call 749-4901 for
Info.. Sponsored .by PFLAG.
at 5:30 p,m, and caravan to Day Center TOHR
for the Homeless, Call 838-7232 for
Info,
FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS
Community meeting for Civil Rights for
Lesbians & Gays, Every organization
should have a representative and YOU
NEED TO BE THERE, 7:00 - 9:00 p,m,
Downtown Library, Lecture room next
tO Aaronson Auditorium, Call 838-2121
for more info,
MEMBERSHIP MEETING.
Monthly Meeting. 6:30 Social 7:00 p.m,
Meeting. "l"he Gathering Place. 4154
{JULY 19 I
FAMILY AIDS SUPPORT GROUP
Meeting. 6:30 p.m, PFLAG. 4154
South Harvard - Lower Level. Call 583-
5147 for Info,
IJULY 22 I
DANCE CLASS - Community of Hope.
8:00 p.m. 1347 North Yale. Call 838-
7232 for Info.
IJULY 24 I
RAINBOW BUSINESS GUILD - Mor~thly
Meeting 7:00 p.m, Call 254-2100 for
Info.
IMISCELLAN EOUS
GROUP MEETINGS
GLAS Gay & Lesbian Student
Association - TJC Southeast Campus.
Call 631-7632 for info.
LAGPAC- Lesbian and Gay Political
Action Committee. Call 838-1222 for
Info.
LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS - Gay and
Lesbian ~Republican Group. Call 832-
0233 for jnfo,
SWAN Single Women’s iActivity
Network.
TOHR CLINIC- In addition to.Thursday
Clinic HOurs (see Thurs~lays)~ offers
daytime testing by appointment Monday
- Thursday from 10 am - 5 p,m. Call
RIGHTS LEAGUE. Muskogee Library:. Info.
6:00-p.m. - 9:00 p,m. Write P.O. Box
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S
614 - Muskogee, OK 74402 for more
SUPPER. CLUB - Meets at varying
Info. locations :~the 2rid or 3rd Wednesday of
each month.
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Colorado cont’dfrom p. 1
are obviously very pleased that the policy
of excluding homosexuals from the armed
forces has been examinedin deptlj during
the judicial review and that the court has
concluded that it is lawful."
In argmng against the policy, attorney
for the four, David Pannick, told the High
Courtjustices that the main reason behind
the ban is simply that some service
members feel uncomfortable around
.homosexuals, a prejudice that’s been used
.m the pastaboutblack andJewishmembers
m the armed forces. "’I invite your
Lordships to conclude that this purported
justification is quite simply a disgrace,"
he told Lord Justice Simon Brown of the
court. "The armed forces are pandering to
the worst types of prejudice about wholly
irrelevant characteristics."
British Defense Ministry officials
maintain that homosexuals pose a problem
for the military because their presence
couldundermine moraleandeffectiveness.
The ministry also argues that gays and
lesbians pose a potential security risk - an
argument th at even U.S. military officials
have abandoned for lack of evidence.
Canada cont’dfrom p. 1
for activists fighting for equal rights in the
courts throughout Canada. "I think that
even thoughit strictly speakingisn’t going
to. be binding in other provinces," she
said, "it shows that the arguments are not
without legal precedent now and in fact
are qmte reasonable and I think will
certainly help them make their cases."
Mixed. Ruling from
Canada’s Supreme Court
OTTAWA-TheCanadian Supreme Court
has ruled that same-sex couples are not
eligible for the same public spousal
pension benefits as other cot!pies in the
country. The high court ruling, however,
also concludes that discrimination based~
on sexual orientation is prohibited unde~’
Canada’s Charter of Rights - the first time
the country’s Supreme Court has
d.efinitively ruled on the issue.
The court ruled 5-4 that James Egan
and John Nesbit, a British Columbia gay
couple whohave lived together since 1948,
are not entitled to receive spousal pension
benefits under Canada’ s Old Age Security
Act. The court concluded that the refusal
to extend the pension benefits to the couple
amounted to discrimination in violation
of the Charter of Rights, but that the
exclusion was justifiable discriminauon
because the legislature’s goal in setting up
the co untry’s pension system was to help
poorer elderly women. The court also said
that Parliament had decided to extend
certain financial support to married
couples, which the court concluded is by
its nature a heterosexual institution.
Canadian Appeals Court
Overturns Sodomy Law
TORONTO - An Ontario appeals court
has unanimously ruled that a law making
consensual anal intercourse illegal unless
the two people are mamed or above the
age of 18 is a violation of the Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The 3-
judge Ontario Court of Appeals ruled that
the criminal code provision violates the
Charter because it penalizes gay men.
Justice Rosalie Abella said in her opinion
that the law "arbitrarily disadvantages
gay men by denying to them until they are
18 a choice available at the age of 14 for
those who are not gay, namely their choice
of sexual expression with a consenting
parmer to whom they are not married."
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homosexuals from discrimination. The
¯ state Supreme Court ruled last year ~at
the measure is unconstitutional becaus’e it
violates the fundamental right for a class
of individuals to participate equally in the
political process.
HRCF Reacts to Justice Dept.
Decision on Amendment 2
.WASHINGTON-Below is apress release
Issued by the Human Rights Campaign
Fund regarding the Justice Department’s
decision not to enter a brief in the U.S.
Supreme Court appeal of Colorado’s antigay
Amendment 2:
The Clinton Administration has refused
to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to strike
down Colorado’s anti-gay Amendment 2
as the high court prepares to decide on the
constitutionality of the discriminatory
measure. The Haman Rights Campaign
Fund (HRCF) and the Leadership
Conference on Civil Rights, the nation’s
leading civil rights coalition, hadrequested
that the Administration file a friend~ofthe-
court brief calling on the Supreme
Court to overturn Amendment 2.
"This was a bad legal and political
decision," said HRCF Executive Director
Elizabeth Birch. "Staying silent in this
case gives aid and comfort to extremists
who wouldn’t support the President under
any circumstances, and gravely
disappoints fair-mindedAmericans. Most
people support equal rights for lesbian
and gay people and oppose the kind of
discrimination embodied in Amendment
2."
Amendment 2 is the ,ordy-statewide.-
anti-gay measure passed by voters. Last
year, voters in Idaho and Oregon defeated
anu-gay initiatives in the midst of the
Republican sweep. The 1992 Colorado
measure would overturn local laws
prohibiting discriminationand prevent
state and local governments from passing
similar laws in the future. Colorado’s
Supreme Court last year. struck down
Amendment 2 as unconstitutional,
declaring that the measure denied
supporters of equal rights for lesbian and
gay people the basic right to participate in
the democratic process.
"The issue before the court is one of
fundamental fairness, and whether any
group of Americans should be denied
access to the democratic process," Birch
said. "The federal government has a dear
interest in standing up for these
fundamental principles.We are extremely
disappointed in this decision, but in the
end the Supreme Court will decide on the
merits of the case."HRCF was the largest
single financial contributor to the legal
challenge against Amendment 2. The
nation’s largest lesbian and gay political
organization, HRCF works to end
discrimination, secure equal rights, and
protect the health and safety of all
Americans.
NGLTF Statement on Reno’s
Amendment 2 Decision
WASHINGTON - The following is a
press statement issued by the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force after U.S.
Attorney General Janet Reno’s
announcement:
According to Justice Department
officials, the Department does frequently
file briefs even in those cases where no
federal program or statute is involved.
~The Att0me~Geia~al i01d the press that
she did not consider the political issues
belfind the case, and instead focused on
constitutional questions and federal
intervention. However, published reports
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indicate that heated discussions regarding
the political, andlegal implications offiling
a brief were taking place within the Justice
,:tOepartment and between the Justice
Department and the White House, Reports
indicate that presidential advisor George
Stephanopoulos had expressed concern
about the political ramifications if the
Administration fried a brief.
President Bill Clinton last year
denounced ballot measures such as
Colorado’s Amendment 2 as
discriminatory and divisive, saying at the
time that "those who would legalize
discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation or any other grounds are
gravely mistaken about the values that
make our nation strong."
"Clearly, we’re angry that this
Administration would refuse to take a
stand against discrimination," said Kerry
Lobel, Deputy Director at the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "The
President denounced these types of ballot
measures last year. It’s dismrbingto see
the President reject this chance to back up
those comments with decisive action,
especially when this is one of the most
important gay-related cases to ever reach
the Supreme Court. We look to the
President to actonprinciple, notjust speak
about it." Colorado’s Amend. 2
dangerously allows the majority of voters
to limit the civil rights and political access
of one group of citizens - in this case, gay
men, lesbians and bisexuals. Amend. 2
permits discrimination against certain
citizens, and then blocks those citizens
from using the established legislative
r process to seek relief from that
discrimination.These are the issues that
will be facing the Supreme Court as it
decides the fate of Amendment 2.’"
Calif. Attorney General
Supports Amend. 2
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California
Attorney General Dan Lungren has
stunned rights activiffts in the state by
joining 6 other attorneys general from
around the country in asking the U.S.
Supreme Court to uphold Colorado’s antigay
ballot measure. Lungren told reporters
that he was not endorsing Amend. 2 itself,
but had signed an amicus (friend of the
court) brief asking that the country’s high
court overturn the Colorado Supreme
Court ruling that declared Amend. 2
unconstitutional because it was overly
broad and vague.
He said he signed the amlcus brief
because the Colorado court had declared
that any "independently identifiable
group" is entitled to equal protection in
~eConstitution. This, Lungren said, could
g~ve constitutional protections to
"deadbeat dads,blue-eyed people, bald
people, fat people" and others.
Robert Bra~ of the National Gay &
Lesbian Task Force said in a prepared
statement: "It is disingenuous for the
California Attorney General to imply that
by granting gay people protection from
discrimination, it opens the door for any
’special interest group’ to seek rights...’.
Lungren xs playing the politics of
scarcity:.. [and] implies that by expanding
protections to some, it-disprivileges
others."
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Sports From A Lesbian/Gay Perspective
NBA Star’s Candid Ta~ in
’Sports Illustrated"
NEW YORK - Dennis Rodman, the
flamboyant San Antonio Spurs player,
made the cover this Sports Illustrated- in
itself not particularly newsworthy, even if
the orange-haired Rodman is gussied up
in a bright tank top, metallic hot pants and
a dog collar studded with rhinestones.
More noteworthy - especially considering
the often up-tight macho world of
professional sports - are Rodman’s fairly
candid views on homosexuality. The pro
basketball hop,pster told the magazine that
he oftel~ goesTo gay bars, has no problems
hugging or kissing men friends and,
although saying he has never had sex with
another man, said, "I visualize being with
another man." Rodman is quoted in the
magazine as saying, "Everybody
visualizes being gay ~ they think, ’Should
I do it or not?’ The. reason they can’t is
because they think it’s unethical. They
think it’s a sin. Hell, you’re not bad if
you’re gay, and it doesn’t make you any
less of a person."
CBS Sportscaster Rankled by
Lesbians in Pro Golf
WILMINGTON, Del. - CBS-TV
sportscaster Ben Wright has been ordered
to a meeting with the CBS Sports
department in New York and at least
temporarily pulled from reporting on the
Ladies Profe~,ssional Golf Assn.
championshipi~in Delaware after a
Delaware newspaper quotedhim as saving
that "lesbians.i~ the sport hurt women s
golf" and are:turning it into a "butch
game" which would cause sponsors to
drop women’s golf. Wright was also
quoted by the Wilmington N~ws-Joumal
as saying that women are "handicappe,~
by having boobs" because it makes it
difficult for them "to keep their left arm
straight... Their boobs get in the way."
LPGA officials said they knew of. no
problems with sponsors because of any
concerns over lesbians in tournamentplay.
RobinKaneof_the~__~National Gay &Lesbian
Task Force sai&, "Lesbians don’t hurt
women’s golf- BenWrighthurts women’s
golf, and his own profession as well. Such
outrageous and demeamng comments
certainly raise questions about Wright’s
ability to cover women’s sports fairly."
KOIN-TV of Portland, Ore., broadcast
coverage of the 1991 Masters Golf
Tournament that included an ethnic slur
in referring to a Japanese golfer. In the
footage aired by the station, Wright
remarks, "" former champions aplenty -
Watson and Nicklaus at 4-under, with the
Jap Ozaki, who is striking a blow for the
foreigners.’"
AIDS Takes High Five’
Baseball Player
OAKLAND, Calif. - Glenn Burke, the
openly gay former Oakland Athletics and
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, has died
of complications related to AIDS. Burke
was widely believed among teammates to
be gay whenhe startedplaying pro baseball
in 1976, and after quitting the game reader
duress in 1980 he said he believed he had
been shoved out of the game because of
homophobia in pro sports. In addition to a
short but impressive career with both the
A’s and the Dodgers, Burke is credited
with starting one of the most popular and
common signals of victory in professional
sports today - the "high-five" sign.
READ ALL ABOUT IT suggested readings, included in the book, are excerpts from books ("One. Teenager
by Barry Hensley in Ten," "Long Time Passing: Lives of
Circulation Supervisor Older Lesbians," "No Turning Back")
Tulsa City-County Library and periodicals ("Christian Century,"
One of the most sensitive topics facing "Christopher Street").
gays,lesbians andbisexualsinour society This book also includes examples of
is how religion deals with sexual Services for the gay positive church, which
orientation.Theconstant,negativerhetoric can be adapted to local Situations. These
that comes from some powerful leaders include Communion Services, Services
has led many gay people to dismiss of Healing for Those Affected by AIDS
organized religion, parti- and Services of Union for
cularly Christianity. Homo- One o[ the most homosexual couples. The
sexuality and Christianity final part of "The Welare
sometimes assumed to sensitive topics coming Congregation"is an
bemuttmlly exclusive. "The faeln~ Gays, elaborate bibliography
Welcoming Congregation" Leslalans and which has over 70 entries of
addresses this and other Bisexuals in our
books, films, sermons and
pertinent issues with a periodicals of interest.
structure of guidelines for soeiety is laow This bookis notjustfor
congregations attempting to religion deals organized churches. It will
include gay persons in their with sexual also be helpfnl for people,
churches, of any sexual orientation,
Although published by orientation. The who are searching for just
the Unitarian Universalist constant, ne~atlve the right spot to fulfill their
Association, ~airdy for use rlaetorie that commitment of faith. It
in UU churches, these includes many examiguidelines
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Beginning with suggestions laas led many homosex,aals equality, and
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topic of sexual orientation, dismiss or~anlzed ultimately contradict other
this guide continues with ten religion.... passages. As a result, this is
detailed workshops to help good information to draw
understand the unique on when a biblical debate
problems and concerns of homosexuals, on sexual orientation arises.
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Perspectives on Homosexuality" and provoking attempt to create a positive
"How Homophobia Hurts Heterosexuals." religious environment for homosexuals.
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FAMILY FI.NANCES
THE TRUTH ABOUT
LIFE INSURANCE
by Leanne Gross
The question I am asked most often is
"why doI, a single person withno children
need. life insurance?" Our community has
a vital need for life insurance !!
1. Even if we put both parties’ names on
property and/or assets, the partner left
behind will have to pay taxes on the half
of the property or assets she inherits. Ask
your lawyer. You will be surprised.
Life insurance proceeds are tax free. If
.you do nothing else, buy enough life
insurance to cover taxes and fees so your
partner can keep what you have both
worked so hard to acquire.
.2. A life insurance beneficiary has the
greatest chance of receiving the ~roceeds
than any other option on the market. There
are a few legal cases where the family
contested; however, thejudge usually tries
to honor the wishes of the deceased,
especially if there arejointassets involved.
Notei The owner of a life policy can".
change the beneficiary by simply signing
a form. So, should the relationship not
endure the bumpy road, a life policy
beneficiary can always be changed.
A life insurance p~licy is the best and
simplest way to assure your wishes are
carried out and your partner will be cared
forwhen you are gone.What a wonderful
honor to present to your mate. What
wonderful peace of mind for you.
3. Because Of the AIDS threat, a life
insurance policy could be the answer to a
stable financial lifestyle. Today, if one
contracts an incurable disease, there are
avenues to sell your policy or cashin your
policy to maintain your present lifestyle.
Life insurance is designed for the living as
well as the ones left behind.
There are too many misleading stories
about life ~nsurance and the benefits
available, so, on that note, let’s discuss the
facts about life coverage.
Nolonger are therejust two types oflife
insurance policies available. Companies
have discovered there is a need for a
var~.’ety of life coverage plans to fit the
.variety of lives. A person trained in life
insurance will be able to assist in selecting
the policy which best fits your needs.
However, to understand the basics, I will
discuss term life insurance and cash value
life insurance.
Term is like renting an apartment. Rent
¯ is cheaper. How.ever, you pay and pay,
never owning your own home, never
having an asset, never building your
financial standingl
A cash value life policy is like buying
your home. A little more expensive, but
you will buildupequity within your policy.
The cash value will be available to you or
, ,.y~u can~use one of the many options such
a~’ a) paid-up additional lille coverage b)
stop-payments and let the policy pay for
itself c) use the cash for personal use
through a draw and/or loan.
Note: When you use the cash in a policy,
this act will affect the value of your policy
(the amount your beneficiary would
receive).
Why would anyone purchase a cash
value plan?
1. The cash build up.in the policy is a
wonderful feature for the living. If cash is
needed, it is available for the asking. No
loan applications. No begging, at the bank.
2. Cash value policies are level
premiums. A very important feature. No
.surprise.s. Term poli~ies are available with
mcreasmg or decreasing premiums.
Increasing premiums continue to cost you
more andmore with each year. Decreasing
premiums will decrease through time.
However, no more premiums means no
more coverage. You may be in bad health
or too old to replace your plan. Be careful!
3. The cash whic~ builds within the
cash value plan.accumulates tax-deferred.
As your money earns additional cash
.through interest and ~v!dends paid by the
Insurance company, ~t ~s not taxed until
withdrawn. Therefore, aninsurancepolicy
can also help you to save for retirement or
college. You can kill two birds with one
stone.......Life Insurance and Retirement
Plan for one premium.
Don’t misunderstand me, life insurance
should not be your only retirement plan or
.savings avenue. You must first have the
insurance need (whichwehave discussed).
A cash value policy can just help with
retirement and/or savings, whereas a term
policy doesn’t allow you any options other
than life coverage. This leads to a cormnon
debate: Buy Term and invest the
difference. To make a long story short, in
10 to 15 years, a cash value policy will OU!
perform buying Term and investing the
difference, due mainly to tax advantages.
Run the numbers for yourself, I have.
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HRCF Launches
Membership Drive
WASHINGTON - Pointing out how
dramatically far-right anti-gay
organizations like the Christian Coalition
have outstripped lesbian and gay rights
groups, theHumanRights Caml~aignFund
(HRC.F) has announced that it is launching
a massive membershi p drive during June
at gay pride events in more than 100 cities
in 47 states around the countr)i. With
100,000 members currently, HRCF
nevertheless notes that the Christian
Coalition has a claimed membership of
1.5 million people.
"Thelargest right-wing group has 10 times
as many members as the largest
organizafi,on fighting for Gay and Lesbian
equality,’ said Brian Albert, who is
heading up the hundreds of volunteers
who will be canvassing for new members
during June. ’qlae more people who come
out for equal rights and join HRCF, the
better ,we’ll be able to fight the battles
ahead. Membership rathe group is $20
per year. The group’s address is: Human
Rights Campaign Fund, PO Box 1396,
Washington DC 20013.
HRCF will have a representative at the
Tulsa Pride Picnic on Sunday, June 18 to
provide information and the opportunity
to become a member.
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orientation.
R.F. Renfro, public relations
officer.for FUSO, says that the
organization seeks to promote
unity, education, cultural
awareness, with a specific goal
"to buildbridges where gaps exist
and tear down the walls of bad
communication thathavedivided
us." Its mission statement adds
that the organization seeks to be
a progressive force within the
African-American commumty.
R.F. Renfro and Derrick Davis
work with Metropolitan Tulsa
Substance Abuse Services
(MTSAS). They do most of the
Tulsa HIV/AIDS outreach that
targets men of color of diverse
sexual orientation. Davis also
works with Morton Comprehesive
Services as a case
manager. Renfro expressed his
frustration with the many
obstacles to providing both
preventative education and
providing access to services for
persons living withHIV orAIDS.
These issues range from
racism in Tulsa generally, and
racism in Tulsa’s Lesbian/Gay
communities specifically, to.
religiously based anti-Gay
prejudice Ln the African-
American commtmity tO a lack
of access to knowledge and
resources regarding HIV/AIDS
services and programs.
Renfro quotes a friend,
Ernestine Hill, formerly of the
Oklaho.ma State Dept. of Health,
as sayzng, "you have to meet
people where they are." He
elaborates that is the reason for
avoiding labels like Gay or
Bisexual which may be more
accepted in the non-Black
communities. In the African-
American community, especially
among younger men, the
attitude may be that they don’t
consider themselves homosexual.
A man having sex with
anothermanmight say to himself
or to others, "I’m just freaking"
or "I’m just getting off" while
considering himself to be
heterosexual.
One particular difficulty in
providing education and services
in Tulsa’s African-American
cornmtmity is thelack ofprivacy.
With many members of the
community working in health
services in clinics or hospitals
all over the city, it is often
difficult to maintain confidentiality.
This potential for exposure
to loved ones, friends, family
and church creates such fear in
individuals that Renfro knew of
a number of cases where
individuals had avoided getting
life-saving/enhancing treatment
because of privacy concerns.
Many of the fears relating to
family and church are
compounded by attitudes of the
African-American church
toward homosexuality. Renfro
states that the,_c~rches,,seem
quite willing tO:~’cc~tithe~ from
homosexual members and to
accept their participation as long
as the church doesnrt have to
"know" about those members’
sexual orientation, or about HIV
or AIDS. Renfro knows of cases
It all boils down to
respeetlng cultural
dlfferenees, then
finding common
ground.
where not only a person living
with AIDS was forced to leave a
church, along with his family.
He also notes that a fdw
congregations, in particular,
Shiloh Baptist, have been very
open in dealing with HIV/AIDS
issues.
Renfro, who was ordained in
January at Bless The Lord at All
Times Christian Center, has
learned not to argue theology
With ministers who say
homosexuality is an abomination.
He relies personally on a
view that God knew him before
he knew himself, and counts on
God correcting anything which
God finds displeasirig in him.
In addition to current
educational efforts, FUSO is
seeking its Internal Revunue
Service tax-exempt status so that
it can expand its services. In the
longer term, it hopes to have its
own building on the north side of
Tulsa where it can provide
information, testing" and
counseling, a food pantry and
medical equipment. Presently,
many of those services are
available at the HIV Resource
Consortium. However, its
location is a problem and it can
be an intimidating place because
people of color don’t see
volunteers or staffmembers who
are of color or even posters or
magazines featuring people of
color, such as the "Protect the
Blood" campaign which targets
African-Americans. Right now,
FUSO is setting up a support
group for persons living with
HIV/AIDS, and also hopes to
host meetings where local
speakers, such as JeffBeal, M.D.,
can speak about local clinical
trials of experimental treatments
and new drug therapies.
Interestingly, Renfro finds that
the AIDS epidemic has opened a
door for Gay issues in the
African-American community,
as well as finding some common
ground beyond real, cultural
differences. The disease doesn’t
care if you’re White, Black,
Jewish, Catholic, Methodist, etc.
Another part of FUSO is
community building. An
informal tradition of "families"
or mentoring occurs. Renfro
notes that it is.hard to be young,
Black, male and Gay-. He adds it
is hard enough to be accepted in
the larger community (Tulsa),
and even harder to deal with
possible rejection in the African-
American community. One of
the benefits to mentoring is that
itgives olderfolks an opportunity
to let the younger ones know that
there is more to being Gay than
j.ust sex, that there are models for
love and relationships.
Friends in Unity Social
Organization also seeks to be a
leader for African-Americans in
the Lesbian/Gay communities.
Renfro states other Lesbian and
Gay organizations and their
leadership should not assume
they know the needs of African-
Americans, or presume to speak
for them. He adds that they are
willing to engage in discussion
about their needs and broader
community issues. He says that
he is proud to be a Black man
who loves Black men, that he is
proud of his culture and will not
compromise who he is. It all
boils down to respecting cultural
differences, then finding
common ground.
For more information about
Friends in Unity Social
Organization, write POB 8542,
Tulsa, OK 74101 or call 425-
4905.
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Left to right: Al Reese, Larry Everett, Peter Schoonheim, Photo: Ron Volanti, Jr.
Oklahoma’s Own Larry Everett
Wins International Mr. Leather
CHICAGO - Larry Everett of Collinsville was selected as International Mr. Leather
1995, outplacing over 50 other entrants in the 17th year 0f the popular leather contest.
Everett, who is also Mr. Oklahoma Leather this year, represented Tulsa’s Silver Star
Saloon and is the first Oklahoma resident to win the ritle. Larry, who is 34, is a member
ofTool Box Technicians and an honorary member ofTulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers
Associates. Larry is active in several community rights and HIV care organizations and
has worked in local and state Republican politics. He has traveled over 6,000 miles
representing the state of Oklahoma.
The contest was held in Chicago’s Congress Theater.- In addition to prize winning
leathermen from around the world (London, Amsterdam, Toronto, and the US), the
cohtest featured entertainment by video star, Jeff Stryker, Mark Davis and Michael
Griffith. Also, the 1st Intemarional Mr. Leather, David Kloss of San Francisco, who won
in 1979, walked down the rtmway sixteen years later to thunderous applause. First runnerup
was A1 Reese of San Diego & Peter Schoonheim of Amsterdam was 2nd rmmer-up.
JUNE 25th
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JULY 1 st
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SALOON
June 16
Sid Spenser, lopm, $3 cover
June 25
Sadie Brooks &
the Ft. Smith Invasion
July 13
Miss Northeastern Oklahoma
USofA Pageant
August 1~
Miss Gay Oklahoma
USofA At-Large Pageant
Sundays
Show Nite at the Star
with Fallon Scott
~834"4234, 1565 S. Sheridan!iW_~Sun. 7~-;2~a;:m..:.’;~~ ’!’:"::"~!!?-Y!’!!’!-e"-~!?-::":"-~5~?:":":":"?:":"57!~!:":"-’-~~-"~!!?-’:":":":"??:!!?!’!’!’--"!:~:!:££-7:.:~::%2!:--"£-:£-"--":?!!!:!-::£-9"!!:!~:~.!,_-9!-"!!’::__.._~
Dallas Gay Comic
to Appear Junei 23
¯at Concessions
Paul J. Williams,"TheBest LittleHomo
in Texas" will perform his nationally
acclaimed stand-up comedy routine at
Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria on Friday,
June 23 at 10 pm. An openly Gay comic,
Williams has appeared at a number of
leading comedy dubs across the United
States.
Humor with a Southern flair, Texasbased
comic Williams has a strong
following for his hilarious views on
growing up in the South. Formerly with
the wildly successful comedy group, Less
Miserable, Paul has created his own show
oforiginal characters and stand-upcomedy
entitled The Best Little Homo in Texas.
Paul’s stand-up covers everything from
his being a "creative" child in .a
conservative Southern Baptist home to
his experiences as a single, Gay white
male. In between, Paul introduces you to
several different characters who are based
loosely on people he has known.
Concessions, The Perspective and
!nfemo Productions teamed up to bring
Williams toTulsaforOldahomaGayPride
Week. Tulsa Oklahomans for Human
Rights (TOHR) has been selected by the
producers to receive $1 of each ticket sold
as adonation to theTOHRfundto establish
a Gay and Lesbian Community Center.
Tickets are $5. Advance tickets are now
on sale at ConcesSions Nightclub, Budget
.Window Treatments,and Floral Design
Studios and from TOHR Members.
Tickets will also be on sale at the TOHR
booth at Tulsa’s Pride Picnic, June 18.
ARIES
March 21-April 20
If there are sensitive topics you’ve been
avoiding, now is the time to speak your
mind. Family relationships areparticnlarly
positive. Stand up for yourself on big
issues. Keep the peace flowing by letting
the little stuff go by.
TAURUS
April 20-May 21
You’re full ofenergy and, though you’re
working hardnow, you arebeing rewarded
for it too. People around you support your
efforts. !f you have been thinking about
taking a gamble, now is the time to begin
your venture.
GEMINI
May 21-June 22
You’ll have more money coming in
than usual this month, and cash flows out
just as fast. Partners can be a financial
drain. Help out; just don’t go overboard
with your generosity. Yes, your lover
really does understand you! Don’t fear the
commitment.
CANCER
June 22-July 23
Your present partner isn’t really there "
for you--probably because (s)he is going
through a personal crisis and needs the
help more .than you do. If you’re just
beginning a relationship, hold back.
There’s more baggage, than you need.
LEO
July 23-August 23
You’ve had some setbacks recently.
Though that phase is over, it’s lime to look
at the consequences of your actions and
make sense of it all. Don’t beat yourself
up; just decide where you to go from here.
VIRGO
August 23-September 23
You may be tempted to end a long
standing relationship, but it’s better to
talk it out. Your serious partnerships are
trying to shift to anew level; don’t chicken
out because it seems like too much work.
LIBRA
~1ou Sceapntemmabkeer 2g3r-eOatctsotbriedre2s3in your
career; but the gratification doesn’t come
fast enough. It may seem like you’re just
plodding along, but. the nose to the
grindstone approach is exactly what will
bring you to success.
SCORPIO
October.23-November 23
A project you completed some time
ago finally pays off--just when you had
almost given up hope. Spend some of the
coming, coming, coming
vicious, vicious, vicious
vicious, vicious;, vicious
vicious, vicious, vicious
s~n, soon, soon
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Male & Female Contestants
Sun,, June 25 $2 Cover
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money on a vacation to a romantic locale,
preferably with a lover who shares your
exotic fantasies.
SAGI’I-rARIUS
Nov. 23-Dec. 22
Existing relationships heatup and your
parmer’s good financial fortune rubs off
on you.A new relationship can start now,
mostly based on physical magnetism.
Have fun, as long as you don’t let your
hormones talk. you into anything
permanent.
CAPRICORN
Dec. 22-January 21
The month begins with fatigue for you;
let yourself slack off a bit. You’ll get lots
of support when you express your needs
and your love for others verbally. By midmonth,
you’ll be highly energetic and
motivated by the success ofanew venture.
AQUARIUS
Jan. 21-February 20
It is critical that you maintain a positive
attitude. You’ve taken a lot of chances
lately butkeep the faith, and you’ll prevail.
Use your dreams to solve the problems
youreonseious mindcan’tseemto answer.
PISCES
February 20-March 21 .
You have been looking at a friend
through rose-colored glasses and they’re
not as reliable as you hoped~ Let’s face it,
you’ve been had. Though you’re not
usually the assertive type, it’s time to quit
playing doormat and stand upfor yourself.
Oklahoma City BI "IV: Carolyn, subm bi
TV iso BM who is well built, wardrobe I
know you’ll love, 6’2. like to dance, and
have lots of fun- ~15186
Fayettville FUN AND FRIENDSHIP:
David, 35 y/o GWM tall, slndr, cute, shy
top Ikg4 petite for frndshp and more!
~41544
Tulsa LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS:
Brian, int in athl music wttfiting movies
staying home and pass long term
relationships- ~26107
Norman SINCERE FRIENDSHIP:
Richard, GWM 50 y/o p~nl Ikg4
someone 25-35 for sincere frndshp and
psbly more. ~41552
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! ) To respond to these
ads & browse others
Call: 1-900-786-4865
To record your FREE
Tulsa ’Family Personal ad
Call: t-800-546-MENN
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3)To pick-up messages
from your existing ad
Call:the 900 number &
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Tulsa LOOKING FOR FRIENDS: Steve,
GWM 30 y/o into travel, movies, quite
eve’s at home, Ikg4 frnds to hang out with.
~41606
Tulsa TWO-STEPPER: Craig, hiv+ attr
bm/bm 1891bs into movies, dancing
2step, swmng, bkng, Ikg4 attr. masc non
smoking btm for romance and
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Tulsa LONG TERM
RELATIONSHIP: Ray, 24 y/a 6’1
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I m hoping to meet Someone for LTR
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Tulsa BODY BUILDER: Jim, Im a
body builder wm 5’11 1701bslkg4
wm 25-45 in gd shp for rltnshp
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Tulsa FISHING AND
OUTDOORS: Steve, 5’6 1551bs
bm/hzl I’m an artist, into fshng,
outdoors,travel Ikg2 meet guys wilh
~a Wide varietyof intrst ~-call me!- ~’.......
like to have a goodtime Ikg to meet Other ~41841
men, if ur interested give me a call-
~41380
Stillwater FOOTBALL AND SOCCER:
Mike, 26, like to play .football soccer, like
to work out likes to have a good time
young pref, ra~:e not an issue, if u like give
me a call- "e41488
Tulsa BI WM: Michael, 25, WM bi
marrie~.. 6’2 210 iso clean daytime fun,
Ikg for male friends 20-35, no heavies pls-
Iv a message- ~41433
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GAY PRIDE MONTH
Wichita ENJOY LIFE WITH: Larry, 40
y/o generous,p~nl Ikg4 young man 18-
20 to enjoy life with. I enjoy travel and
financial frdm. call me! ~3329
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before calling in. Write down what
you want to say. Keep it short and
sin~ple. Just describe yourself and
what you’re looking for. Our
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write down your box number.
Fusta DINING AND MOVIES:
Mike, 40, brn/brn, gdlkg, int are
diningout movies fishing, Ikg for
guys between 18- 25, tp Ikg for
well end’d guys give me a call-
~40122
NW Oklahoma COWBOY
HORSE BREEDER: GWM, 40s,
nw part of OK,, iso GWM W/
cattle/horse experience, happy in
levis as well as tuxedo, iso str acting,
facial hair, alotOf hair a plus, if ur
interested in a gd life eve me a call, non
drinker/smoker =402
Tulsa FRIEND AND COMPANION:
Robert, GBM, 26, Ikg for GM to be my
friend and companion- ~38530
Oklahoma City DANNY, 22, 6’2,
blk/brn, looking for GWM 20-30, for
friendship pass rel if ur interests, like
swimming going out having fun- give me a
call- ~38627
Oklahoma City DAVID 27, stable,
secure, looking for a basic honest guy
interested in a rel- e38757
Oklahoma City OUTDOOR LOVER:
Greg 25, GWM iso fun and love
outdoors, 6’3, professional, give me a call,
looking for someone no games, like to go
out and have fun but not really into the bar
scene- ~38923
Oklahoma City SHE MALES: Tracy, int in
meeting TV’s She Males, in the area give
me a call- bye! ~39139
OK TONY 24 6 215 bm/brn, mustache,
goatee bind hair, hairy, love 3 stoogeslooking
for a father figure, Marlboro man,
very romantic, Iv a message and I’ll get
back to you as soon as I can, hoping Mr.
Right Ikg for monog rel only- ~39172
Oklahoma City BOB, like to have ..
fun, 47, looking for 18-50, give mea ca11-
~39484
Oklahoma City ANDRE 20 looking br a
gay man, in the area, give me a ca11-
~38049
OK DISCREET FUN: John, 6’, 172
bm/brn, Ikg for married guys who are
looking for discreet fun, give me a ca11-
~39557
Tulsa LIKE TO MEET: Mike, 35, 6’1,
bm/brn 195, like to meet talk to people, if
ur int, like to have fun and a good time,
give me a call- ~39587
Tulsa BRIAN 21, GWM, 6"i, 220,
like romance, vers, Ikg for long term
monde rel, someone to start one with, iso
prof~l GWM open minded, ages 20-40,
Ikg for someone who likes to have a good
time, would have intell conversation-
~39693
Oklahoma CityCAMPING AND
COMPUTERS: Robert 28 BIWM married
looking for someone int in a discreet rel, if
thafs you Iv a message-int are camping,
computers, really int in hearing from youe39721
Mcallister LASTING RELATIONSHIP:
Gene, WM, 50, 190~ blu/blnd, intin a
lasting rel, down to earlh, not into bars,
like video photography camping fishing
and quiet eves at home gardening, just
rel~ing and enjoying each other- u be
30-50- ~39758
Oklahoma .City LOOKINGFOR A
FRIEND: 35, looking for pass ml, friends,
¯ and.-j0~i"be hor~est, will reply to ablk/
gm reed bu d attr- Thanks!
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Oklahoma City LOOKING FOR A
rLOV~R~ Mark ooking for someone
to ~a~a rel with, 24, give me a
call- thanks- ~37392
.Bay PEN PAL:,~icki, 29, int in
males;i:18-30, 61 150;. nt n any
guy writing to me -write asap-
~37660
Tulsa FUZZY CUDDLER: looking
for a fuzzy cuddler, WGM 36 bin/
blu 155 v~rs (+) hlthy attr, iso fun
with another pos attitude person,if
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E. Tulsa GWM 19, 5"10,140,
dk blnd/grn; iso young cln cut
companion, 18-26- ~37612
Oklahoma City DISCREET FUN:
36 Brn grey hair 170 6’1 good
shape like to meet 18-30 for discreet
fun, give me a call- inexp a pluswanna
have some~n, call me-
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Oklahoma City WANNA DATE?
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145 sandy bind blu, med build, iso
someone between 18-30 nice looking like
to go out to movies, g0 do something, or
stay here and watch movies, give me a
call- e37738
Oklahoma City FRIENDS AND FUN:
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slim musc builds for friendship fun,
~37776
AR FONE FUN : Kenny int in meeting
other guys, and doing interesting
things and lone fun, g~ve me a ca11-
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Tulsa POSSIBLE LOVER: Alan, 6’2 175,
dk brn/blu hairy defined build, looking to
get together for good times, pass
relationship- ~37945
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aboution
adoption
African Americans
AIDS/HIV
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Amendment 2
American Library Association
Amnesty International
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arts and entertainment
attorneys
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Don't Ask Don't Tell
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Family of Faith National Conference Delegates
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Fight For Your Rights
Follies Revue
Friends in Unity Social Organization (FUSO)
fundraising
Gay Albania Society
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Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Book Awards
Grethe Cammermeyer
Hannah Solomon Award
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Hillary Clinton
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Murder
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Read All About It
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