[1994] Tulsa Family News, May 15-June 14, 1994; Volume 1, Issue 6

[1994] Tulsa Family News, May 15-June 14, 1994; Volume 1, Issue 6

Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities.

Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September of 2001 (Vol. 8, Issue 9).

The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, military, law, charity, Pride, TORH, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, politics all at the local and national level.

This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission.

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Serving Tulsa’s -Lesbian, Gay & BiSexual Communities:2.Our Families of the Heart" ~ ~--~ay is-.Jtme 14, 1994, Volume 1, Issue a
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Gay Congressional
Aides Organize
WASHINGTON- The _Congression~
l Roll Call_ reports that
a group of Capitol Hillemployees
has gotten approval i’~om
House Speaker Tom Foley (DWash.)
to start the Lesbian &.
Gay Congressional S taff Assn:,.
to look at~ter the general welfare
of Congressional-staffers. The
group still requires approval of
the House Administration Commj’ttee,
which is expected soon.
Approval will give theemployee
group House mail privileges and
useof office slLace at the Capitol
complex. The~oup said it was
prompted to form the association
because of reports in the
TulsaWormandotherpapers that
3 Representatives from Oklahoma
said they would not hire
any openly gay staff members.
The 5 founders of the association
are: David Vershure with
the office of Rep. Pat Schroeder
(D-Col0.), Robert Raben, an aide
to Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.),
MarkAgrastin the office of Rep.
Gerry Studds (D-Mass.), Victor
Castillo in the office ofRep. Bob
Filner (D,Calif.), and Karen
Anderson, in the office.of Rep.
Jolene Uusoeld (D-Wash:)..
Sodomy Laws Violate
Human Rights
HOBARTH, Australia - After
repeated failed attempts to deci’iminalize
sodomy laws in the
Australian islandstate of Tasmania,
the United Nations Human
Rights Committee has dedared
the legislation a violation
of civil and human rightsunder
the UN Declaration of Human.
Rights. Details of the UN
committee’s decision were not
in’mediately available, but the
lengthy six-year fight by gay
rights activists in the conservative,,
southern island state to
topple sodomy laws there has
been given an enormous boost
by the influential international
organization’s decisiom -The
UN decision reportedly is based
on the sexual equality provisions
of Article 2 inthe Declaration Of
Human Rights, which states:
"Everyone is entitled to all-the
fights and freedoms set forth in
this Declaration, without distinction
6fany kind, such as race,
.color, sex, language, religion,
political or .other opinion, national
or social origiq,~ property,
birth or other stares. It is the
first such decision of its kind by
the United Nations.
bets of these groups will hold a
summit the weekend of July 15=
17 atthe University ofOklahoma
campus in Norman,
By providing a forum for
members ofthese groups to meet
and. s..h3re news. of each other’s
acttvztaes and goals, organizers
say they hope the meeting will
further empower and motivate
participants,building unity while
recognizing diversity.
Precise schedules:"for the
Oklahoma Pride Summitare gtill
being discussed, but those planning
the meeting, have arranged
inexpensive hou_sing .for regis,
tere.d participants at ~the OU
dormitories, and the feasibility
of affordable or free child care is
being pursued. Participants are
being encouraged to use the
dormitory housing to enhance
the summit,s focus on building
networks and comradery..The
groups plan to create a gayfriendly,
,safe space" for conference
participants.
Interested Okl~Jaomans from
all parts of the state are invited to
register and attend; housing will
be guaranteed only to those preregistering
by June 25. Orgauizers
say additional information
will be forthcoming, and costs
will be very affordable, varying
See Summit, page 7
Tulsa Family News, May - June 1994, page 1
"Ibelieve the timehas come
for Congress to put’into law a
very simple principle: individuals
have a right to be evaluated, in.
the workplace based onthe quality
and quantity of work they do;
and not be disadvantaged because
someone doesn’t like what
they do in their private lives,"
Said Congressman-Frank. "Discriminating
against honest,
hardworking people because
they are gay or lesbian makes no
sense - morally, socially, or ecbnomically.
I believe the Ameri- :
can people .will support appropriately
drafted legislation that
embodies this principle."
’q’he time is right for federal
legislation to end discrimination
onthe basis of sexual orientation
in the workplace," said Tim
McFeeley, Executive Director of
HRCF.. "Several recent national
polls make it clear that Americans
by large margins oppose
workplace discrimination
against lesbians, gay men- and
bisexuals." McFeeley also noted
that more than 230 members of
the U.S. House have issued nondiscrimination
policies with regards
to sexual orientation in
theirown employmentpractices.
The strategy for this bill includes
Congressional hearings on job
See Fed. Bill, pa~,e 7
Cancel That Hawaii
Honeymoon
HONOLULU-The Hawaii state
House of Representatives has
iipprovedby a wide 35-12 margin
a bi!l, already approved by
the state Senate,~t~at defines
marriage as a legal contract only
between:a man and a woman.
The measure, which Gov. John
Waihee is expected to sign, also
includes a warning for the state’ s
courts not to become embroiled
in the controversy around samesex
marriages, claiming interpreting
marriage licensing is ithe
exclusive domain of the state
legislature. The state Supreme
Court last year ruled that the
state must prove in a lower court
a "compelling interest" ifitwants
to block same-sex marriages,
Virtually setting the stage for the
lower court to order the state to
issue licenses to gay and lesbian
couples. "
Marriage .Bills In
Conference
HONOLULU - The Hawaii
Legislature has appointed a conference
committee to resolve"
differeiices between bills from
the-state House and Senate.that
See Marriage, page 7
.... Federa I - - . By KharmaAmos
Tulsa City Cotmeilor James
DiscriminatiOn : Hogue (District 6, fareast &
. ¯ . northeast Tulsa). attended the
Bill tO. Target: publiehea ngs eldbytheXulsa
Human ~Rights Commission to
~m ~ ] o ~-m e n.| discuss the repd~;~l’~$:com-~
" me.datiousmarauding
WASHINGTON - Representa- . Committee on Sexual Ori.entafives
Barney Frank (D-4th MA) tion Discrimination.. Councilor
andGerry Studds (D-10th MA) Hogue stated~that2he~i~iends will introduce federal legislation because ’~ae wiii~y~’li~ien to
to outlaw anti-gay discriminatiOn any citizen of Tulsa who wants
in ~the workplace, the Human to speak their mind."
.Rights -Campaign FUnd~(HRCF) ,~.~ See Hogue~ p~ge 7
and the National Gay and Les.......~<~’~
bian Task Force (NGLTF) have Human Rights Commissioners Over 350citizens pack Tulsa City-County Library’s Aaronson
announced: The legislation is EddieFaye Gates&Dennis.Neill_ Auditorium ~ one ofseveralpublic hearings. Photos: JD Jamett ~
expected to be introduced i’n By Tom Neal with the City. lobby.
June. Record crowds have attended , Over.350 attended, the first - A third hearing is. scheduled
’q’heright.tobesecureinone’s publiclhearingshel~dby the City. hearingheldonWednesday,May- for. Friday, May 13th from :6-
livelihoodis abedrock principle of Tulsa’ Human Rights Corn- 4th at AaronsonAuditorium of 10pm in the Assembly Hall of
with which every.American-can . mission on .a report reco~-, the City-County CentralLibrary the Tulsa Convention Center..
identify,Y said Congressman mending-the ad~.0oni0fff.S.exfial with many standing around the The Human Rights Commission
Studds. ’%!}llions iCame tothese 0rientati0n"to th( City’s non- perimeter iahd at the doors of the " is scheduled tomeet on Monday._,
shoresin-sdarehof,gpp.or~t~!~- . .dls(fi~iiation Ordinance, The.-...room for several hours. Esti- " May !6th to decide whether to’:
The time will surely come
someday when we can truly call
ourselves freeand as equal as the
rest of our society. But when.’?
How muchlonger do we w.aitfor
something that by the nature of
our democracy is already ours?
We were born to it, believe init,
have fought and died .for it, but
still it is not ours.
Those of us who live in the
warmth and security of our fash:
ion-grey closets are deceiving
ourselves if we think someone
else will get it for us. Weaifhave
to work and be part of it. How
foolish we are to think that our
silent vigil Within~ur collective
closets will eventually bring us
freedom and equality. Some of
us say, "we don’~ really have it all
that bad, so why rock the boat?"
Have we forgotien what that
closetis really? It is nothingmore
than the cramped and dimly:lit
imprisonment of our very essence
by a,society whose inju.srice
is based on ignorance, iresinformation,
and prejudice.
How mUChlonger do we wait
until we can all walk away from
thatprisonandbeableto embrace:
the ideals of equality with the
dignity of.being who we ’are?
How many more Gay people,’.m
the city of Tulsa will have to die
or be mercilessly beaten before
we finally step out and face the
crowdwiihaunitedvoice saying,
"all right, wehavehadenough! "?
Howmany moreof-usmustsuffer
property damage, or~ have our
jobs andhousing denied or taken
from us. How much longer do
we remain a silent minority quietly
praying for the day when
people will accept us in this city?
we have to understand that as
aunite~.Gay commlmity,we can
and will bring about change. We
cannot remain a scattered and
out of touch group when our
health and livelihoods are at
stake. We must bring the forces
of individuals, orgamzations,
gathenngs togetherto speak as
one vo,ice if weare to overcome
the injustice that prevails in this
city. It is our city too. We-helped
build and continue to support
Tulsa and we are entitled to its
benefits and protection as is everyone.
We c-~nnot forget we are not
alone. We have each other and
within that fact lies our direction,
ourpower,, and our voice. We
cannot wait for a personal tragedy
to.strike each,of us for then
it will be too late. We must orgamze
in eve~ meeting place in
our commumty and draw alliances
with each other for the
good of us all. For some it is
TOHR. Others may choose
MCC’s as the place to organize
and for still others, it is our local
barg and social clubs. But we
must all work together or fall
victim to internal powerstruggles
and self-serving hypocrisy.
Our direction must be clear
and a noble one. We must stand
together witha unity of purpose
and proclaim our rights as citizens
and human~ beings. How
mochlonger must we wait?
- John R. Silver Star Saloon
Editor’s note: readers mayfind
it interesting that this viewpoint
was written 12 years ago though
it’s message seems still appropriate
today.
Wake Up & Smell The Coffee
OK folks, it’s time now to get forward the proposal (it seems to
moving if we, Tulsa’s Lesbian, -
Gay, Bisextml & friends communities,
want to have a hope of
getting civil fights protections
passed. The proposal being reviewed
by the City’s Human
Rights Commissionis notperfect
- because of the ordinance the
proposal amends does not affect
pfivate emp!oyers, many cases
of job discrimination would not
be covered. But it would cover
those who do contractual business
with the City and it could
cover the City’s own practices,
and therefore, .is of symbolic
importance.
We’ve gotten a good start on
¯ this issue. Shawn Hayes, Nate
Mattingly, Alice Jones andmost
of the bar owners deserve praise
for organizing info: _rallie~s .f.or
these publichearings. Mostto,lKs
I’ve spokenwith, can’trememoer
when something like this has
happenedbefore. It’s a great start.
However, these hearings, no
matter, how nasty & meanspirited,
they’ve been are only
skirmishes. Assuming that the
HumanRights Commission does
me that the anti-Gay folk have
-only proved the need for protection
with all their lies & propaganda),
the real batde is at the
City Council. And we just don’t
have enough friends there right
now. Of the,me councilors, we
haveonelikely ’yes’ vote, abunch
of ’maybe’s’ and some pretty
likely ’no’s.’ Robert Nelson and
Robert Gardner have stated their
opposition in print. John Benja~
in is thought nnlikely to be
supportive by those who know
him. Darla Hall has indicated to
Gay constituents that she is unlikely
to vote ’yes,’ as has now
James Hogue. You all can count
as well as I can.
:Ifyoucare evenjust the tiniest
bit,#easegetinvolved. Call your
council person. Call all the
councilors. Talk to your friends
because what each of us does
really can add up. Get involved.
Go to aTOHR meeting.
Maybe if ’we work hard
enough, weal get it through the
council. If not, we must keep
hope alive and begin preparing
for City Council elections only
L e.t te r s
As most people know, a lot of
mengo to the parks and have sex
with other men. Many of these
men are married and do not
identify as being Gay or Bi~
sexual.
Because they don’t idendfy as
being partof Gay society, they
don’t go to bars~ and therefore,
don’t have access to literature on
HIV/AIDS, and probably don’t
realize the extremely high risk
they are putting themselves in._
This is a population that needs
to be reached and educated about
the realities of HIV/AIDS. My
JwOb includes this outreach. I am
ritinginhopes that anyone who
would beinterested in doing this
kind of outreach will contact me.
I have already cleared this with
the Tulsa Police. I have t-shirts
for volunteers to use While doing
such outreach. I also havea letter
from my. executive director
and from the Oklahoma State
Dept. of Health that affirm the
purpose of such outreach. By
doing this outreach we are not
condoning sex in parks. We are
simply acknowledging that it
happens and these people need
HIV/AIDS educadon.
If you are interested in volunteering
to do park outreach,
please contact me, Brian, at 582-
7225.
Obituaries
Activist. Brett Tarvin
TULSA - HIV/AIDS educator
and bar tender Brett Carlos
Tarvin died, on May 6 from
AIDS,related illness. Only 24,
Bfett enriched many lives with
his energy, his humor, his passion.
Brett worked, with Indian
Health Care as an HIV/AIDS
educator, atthe Silver Star Saloon
and as avolunteerfacilitatorwith
Youth Services support group
for Lesbian& Gay young adults.
He is survived by many loving
family members and many
ffiends. Tulsa is a poorer place
without him.
two years away. If the ones in
right now, won’t do fight by. us,
then there are other candidates,
some of whom nearly won just
this last time, who wantour votes
and who support our civil rights.
A final thought: our mayor,
Susan Savage, has even now the
¯ authority (and direction from a
resolution from the old City
Commission) to ban discrimination
based on sexual orientation
in city hiring. If our Mayor
wanted to stop the discrimination
that city employees have told
her and her staff about, she d
issue that order now. No doubt,
it’s politically safer not to help
Lesbian & Gay people out but it
sure does make you wonder if
there’s a single politician in the
state of Oklahoma who cares
about justice and has the courage
to do anything about it.
Tom Neal, pubi~sher & 9ditor
Mayor’s 596-7411
City Council 596-1990
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*The Alley, 3340 S. Peoria
*Bad Boys Club, 1.229 S. Memorial
*Cherry St. Bakery, 1344 E. 15
*Laff’s, 311 E. 7th
*Lola’s, 2630E. 15th
Metropole, 1902 ~. 11
*Paradise Bar & Grill, 12570 E. 21
*Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan
*Renegade, 1649 S. Main
*Rex, 6101 E. Admiral
*TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial
*Time n’Time Again, 1515 S. Memorial
*Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd
*Whittier Cafe, 416 S. Lewis
Businesses/Services
BellAire Cleaners, 4951 S. Peoria
Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Ste. 102
*CD Warehouffe, 6080 S. Sheridan
*CD Warehouse in Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria
Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria, Ste. 100
*Indian Territory Coffee Company, 1613 E. 15
International Tours
Harry & Mrs. Jones, 1617 E: 15
Jared~s, 1602. E. 15
Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15
*Living Arts of Tulsa, 224 N. Main
Major Affairs, 2014 E. 6th
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Organizations
B/L!G Alliance, University of Tulsa,
*HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1
NAMES PROJECT, POB 3181 74101
P-FLAG ~ POB 52800 74152
Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118
Project Reachout, HIV Testing, 5451-E So. Mingo
Shanti Hotline
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Associates in Medical & Mental Health, 1560 E. 21 743-1000
Jeffery A. Beal, MD, CAnny Buffer, RN, Theodore Campbell, MSW
Phillip Cyr, Gen, Contractor-Cosmetic Remodeling 745-9911
Sandra J. Hill, MS," Psychotherapy, 2865 E.. Skelly 7.45-1111
Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468
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*Community of Hope, 1347 N. Yale 838-7232
*Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo
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742-8213
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May/June 1994 Volume 14 Number (l . I
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From the President 1. When we make slanderous public
comments we are hurting our credibility. A
person could have these feelings about
their opposition. But there are appropriate
places to vent those feelings without damaging
our case.
2. Speaking to the point helps educate
-the people who will be making these decisions.
Gay persons have many life
experiences that many if not most heterosexuals
aren’t aware of. Sharing these
experiences in credible and understandable
ways will help them to be more informed.
3. Realizing that some folks will never
change their minds about who we are, how
we live and what wedo should help us to
utilike our energies more effectively. If a
person is unreasonably set in their thinking,
it probably is something that we cannot
--change. -The serenity prayer comes to mind
here and leads.to my next-point.
4. It takes courage to speak out publicly,
particularly to come out as a gay
.person. But without hearing our stories
about losing a job or not getting a place to
live,, the general public wants to think this
discrimination doesn’ t exist.
5. It is important to use language that
will be well received, including the terms
radical right, gaypeople and basic rights
or human rights.- For some of you, these
may not be politically correct terms, but they
have been attacks on the opposing sides, are terms Which recent polling has found
At one forum a streaker referred to "right to have the most favorable appeal to mainwingNazi
Christians.’ and another Speaker. stre.am Am~nca~ . . In. other words,
; the mainstream Amenca ts
TOHR and it’ s members have taken a
very active role in the recent events surrounding
the proposed amendment to city
ordinances tO include sexual orientation in
all non-discrimination sections. Our community
has really rallied around the issue
and I think its impbitant t6 fiote many other
organized efforts as well as our own. Particularly
evident in awareness raising and
at. the public forums have been PFLAG,
MCC, the gay bar owners coalition and the
League ofWomen Voters. It’ s inevitable to
leave persons out of a list of thank yous
and I won’t undertake an exhaustive list.
But I personally appreciate the efforts of
each person who has either spoken at the
forums or simply, been present .to be
portive. There are so many people in Tulsa
who are supportive ofus and I feel it isimportant
that they. be recognized.
As we fight this battle for our basic human
rights, many hurtful and inflammatbry
remarks have been made, both by those for
and those against the proposal. Which
leads me to ponder, what purpose do these
comments serve?
This is a very emotional issue on both
sides. Much ofthe public commentary has
not been focused on the proposals but
tion?
The proposals deal with human rights,- -.;a~. m.ore e
The right for a person to do his or her job amy t
and be judged on the merits of their work racial struggles): While some of this may
be difficult for you to accept, it is clear that
the way wepackage our message is vitally
important to winning these battles.
This battle is far from over. After the
human rights commission votes on the report,
probably in their Ju~.e meeting, it will
then be up tothe Mayor and City Council
performance. The fight for personsto rent
an apartment. The right for persons to be
served in a restaurant or other public accommodation.
The issue here is basic rights
folks, not Nazis and feces.
To effectively advance our issues and
to be successful, there are several things I
think are important to note.
to decide what action they want to take on
the reports recommendations. It is very
important, let me relY_,at very important that
you make your feelings known to both of
them. Write letters, make phone calls, set
up appointments to make personal visits
with l~oth the Mayor’ s office and your City
Councilor. Let them know how you have
been discriminated against and why these
proposed changes are necessary. Your
actions will make a differenc!!
by Kelly Kirby
1994 TOHR Follies
The Annual TOHR Follies will be held
in conjunction with other Gay Pride events
Friday, June 17th at 9 pm at the Silver Star
Saloon, 1565 S. Sheridan.
"’This year’ s show will offer a fresh look
at local talent including singers, dancers,
musicians-and comics," said this year’ s
follies director, Ric Kirby.
"We are giving the annual show a boost
with a new location and incredible acts.
Tulsa has excellent talent and we are proud
to have them performing for us in what we
hope will be the best FOLLIES ever."
Jun.e Meeting
WET CAN YOU GET."
The pool party and social will begin at 6:30
and all members are asked to bring a swimsuit,
towel, and a potluck dish. BYOL or
BYOB. Pop and ice will be
-provided. Old and new members are
welcome. Call 747-4125 to R.S.V.P.
Show off your svelte swimmer’ s body
or]ust shoW up.
Membership Application
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Address
city Sta~ Z~p
Phone (optional)
Signature
O Yes l want tO be a contributing member of
Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights.
Please accept, payment as described below:.
O $10 Limited Income/Student Membe~fip
[21 $20 Regular Membership
l-I $35 Organizational./Household Membership
~ $100 Sustaining Membership
Iamctm~lym:eivingTOHR mailings
and the T.lsa Family News
I am not on the mailing list
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Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual HelpLine.
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Monthly Meeting Support
Make check payable to Tulsa Oklahomans for
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over set membership fee~ are Tax Deductible.
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tor Peri Jude Radecic. "It is imperative
that President Clinton
appointa consensus-builderwho
is also able to carry on Justice
Blackmun’s legacy of defending
the right to privacy."
Anti-Gay Forces in
Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE- A group
known as Wisconsin Christians
United says it will launch abroad
campaigh called "Project Resist
& Restore’"to fight gay rights in
the state. Ralph Ovadal, head of
WCU, said the campaign intends
to "resist the homqsexual agenda
and restore decency and sanity
to our public policy here in Wisconsin
and to our governing institutions."
He said the group
would raise funds to purchase
and distribute :"The Homosexual
Agenda," an anti:gay film; publish
a statewide newspaper "ex-.
posing homosexuality," and in:
troduce legislation to remove all
sexual orientationlanguagefrom
State laws.
PBS Won’t Fund "More
Tales of the City"
SAN FRANCISCO ~ The Public
Broadcasting System has
dropped plans to contribute any
financial support for the production
of ’‘More Tales of the City,"
a s.equel to the popular mini-.
series based on Armistead
Maupin’s ’‘Tales of the City"
books. Britain’ s Channel.. 4,
whichunderwrote nearly all the
productioncos.ts ofthefirstmini:
stiles, had expectedPBS,to un- "
derwrite about half tile costs of
the sequel becauseof the enormous
popularity of’Tales"when
it aired in the U.S. on most PBSTV
stationsin January. Donald
Wildmon of the Tupelo, Miss.-
based American Family Assn.
and a long-time critic of American
television, in March urged
members of his group to protest
the use of U.S. tax funds for the
mini-series. A PBS spokespcrson
told the San Francisco
Chronicle that it had dropped
plans to fund "More Tales of the
City" because of ~"budgetary
reasons," not because of pressure
from conservative ann-gay
groups. But Maupin told the
Chronicle, "For them (PBS) to
deny that they’re running scared
at this point is preposterous, because
I think that’s exactly what
they’re doing." Alan Poul, who
produced ’‘Tales of theCity" in
Los Angeles and San Francisco,
said he expects Britain’s Chaunt
4 to look for new U.S. financial
partners for the sequel.
Others May Take on
’More Tales’
BOSTON - According to Variety,
the entertainment magazine;
Boston’s WGBH public broad,
casting station has been talking
with other major PBS affiliates
around the U.S. about the possibility
ofjointly funding produc,;
lion of"More Tales of the City, .
a proposed sequel to the popular
British mini -series that aired on
PBS early this year. PBS has
backed out of co-funding the
sequel, reportedly because of
pressure from anti-gay far-right
religious groups that found the
series offensive. ’‘Tal~s" garnered
enormous ratings in most
major TV markets when it first
aired on PBS in January.
Lutherans Back Minister
FRESNO, Calif., Delegates at
the Evangelical Lutheran Church
ofAmerica annual nafonal conference
voted in favor of a
resolution supporting an openly
gay Lutheran minister and his
church, even though the minis:
ter has technically b~en
defrocked by a retiring bishop.
Outgoing. Bishop Lyle Miller
defrocked the Rev. Ross Merkel
ofSt. Paul’ s Lutheran Church in
Oakland, Calif., for "conduct
incompatible with the character
of the ministerial office" after
Merkel came out to his congregation
last year by introducing
them to the man he described as
his "partner in a c0mmitted relationship."
The congregation at
St. Paul’s has, however, steadfasfly
stood byMerkel as their
pastor, and the ELCA resolution
underscores the growing conflict
in many denominations between
more conservative, orthodox
members of the clerical
hierarchy and a grassroots
movement toward greater liberalization
in .many churches.
Anti.Gay iMeasure in
Oregon Tossed Out
SALEM, Qre, 7iMari,on County:
(0~egon) cireiii.t: -c0urt~:3~idge.
.Rtdney Miller has niled that a
proposed statewide anti,gayballot
measure is unconstitutional:
on technical grounds.
Judge Miller ruled that the pro-
.posedinitiative, which wouldbar
any government agency from
granting minority status to homosexuals,
restrict school .and
library information abOuthomosextiality,
bar state funds to
"promote" homosexuality, and
restrict public employment of
gays and lesbians, violates the
state constituti0nal, requirement
that ballot measures be.limited
to a single subject. In barring the
ballot measure, backed.by the
Oregon Citizens Alliance, Judge
Milleralso saiditwas sufficiently
broad that it in fact would be an
attempt to revise instead of
merely amend the state constitution.
Charles Hinlde, an ACLU
attorneywho argued against the
OCA measure, said; "The purpose
of the single-subject rule is
to protect the integrity of the
mitiafve process from measures
that attempt to misleadthe voters.
The OCA refuses to follow
these basic rules." An attorney "
fortheOCAsaidthegroupwould
probably seek an emergency
appeal to overtumJudgelVlhler s
decision. Julie Davis,.a spokeswoman
for Support. Our Communi.
ties PAC, the group fighting
to defeatthe OCA proposed
measure, Said: "While today we
can celebrate avictory, we must
remember, this ruling is otily,
basedonatechnicality.TheOCA
will continue its attempt to impose
its discriminatory ideas on
the people of Oregon. We are
relievedtodaygbutrecognize this
is but onestep in a very long
fight to create a state where the -
fights of all citizens are held
Sacred and cannot be threatened
by radical groups like the OCA."
Russians Try to Marry
MOSCOW-KarmemBruyeva,
director of one of Moscow’s
Wedding Palaces (as the Russian
marriage registries are
known), _politely told Robert
Filippini, .an American’artist, and
Yaroslav Mogutin, a Russian
reporter, "I cannot register your
union because the law specifies
marriage as a voluntary union
between a man and a woman,".
as scores of reporters from the
city’s international press corps
stood by. "I amreally sorry;" she
t01d the two men. Brny~va sug~
gested that. *Filippini and.
Mogptin, bdieved-~ be the first
s~-coupf~inthe~fioh
.~ to l~gally~,a~k the Riis~
sihnPa~lia~ent: t0amend the
law" and then askb.d the bevy of
journalists who had come to
cover thehighly publicizedevent
how many of them thought the
laws shoul,d be changed to allow
same-sex couples to marry.
Filippini, a 41-year-old artist
from New York, met Mogutin
during a visit to Russia a little
over ayear ago and the two have
lived together in Moscow since
January. Bothmen saidthey were
not surprised that their attempt
to register their relationship:had
failed, but said it was imp(3rtant
to make the attempt. "What we
did was an actaimed at stressing
growing- U.S.-RuSsian friendship,
Mogutin told reporters following
the,rejection of their ap
plication. It is also a protesf
against any form of sexism. The
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Brits OK Gay Military Sex
LONDON -The British House
of Con~mons has voted to remove
any criminal penalties involving
homosexual acts in the
nation~smilitaryforces,although
British gay and lesbian .soldiers
can still bedischarged from.the "
services because of their sexual
Orientation. The legislation,
which som~-British rights activists
labeled ’.’CanDo,Can-’tTell
still must win the approval of the
House of Lords where it is unlikely
to be rejected, despite
many of the Lords opposition.
Roger Goode ofthe English gay
rights group Stonewall said, the
change wouldn’t change much
for.gays andlesbians in thearmed
forces "because they could still
be discharged for being gay.
"However, itis progress," Goode
added, ?because it should now
mean an end to the cruel and
humiliating investigation procedures
of gathering bodily eviden-
ce to prosecute men on
charges of being gaY in the
forces."
Calif. Councilwoman
Recalled Over ~emarks
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Voters in
San Jose, Calif., made a strong
statement againstdivisiveness by
recalling Kathy Cole, an embattled
1st term:black city councilwoman
who came .under fire
for videotaped remarks:last year
-at an~Pffric~an-~meri(!ati !1eader,-~
ship conference sayinggays and°
As.ian~AmericanS get preferential
treatmentfrom city-hall and
comparing Hispanics to-"little
pit bulls." A coalition of gay,
black, Hispanic, Asian-American
and white San Jose residents
launched the recall Campaign,
and voters decided by a 59%-
41% margin to remove Cole, the
firstmember of the City Council
ever to be.removed from office.
CA Court Rejects
Lesbian Custody Case
SAN FRANCISCO - The California
Supreme Court voted 6-0
not to review Mower court decision
to prohibit visitation rights
by alesbian Who helped raise her
lover;s child..After the two
women, identified only as Georgia
P. and. Kerry P., broke up,
Georgia sued the child’s birth
mother, Kerry, in an attempt to
enforce an agreement.they had
signed that ~gave bOth women
parental rights. A s.tate .court in
January, however,.~nA!..€:~ that the
agreement had-no legal standing
paanrdentthaal.t Griegohrtgsia~Po.nhcaedrnnionglegthael
child, now 8 years old.:.The state
high court declined to review the
lower court decision.
Camp Sister Spirit
SAN FRANCISCO ~:°Lesbians
andgay men in the San Francisco
Bay Area as of:mid,April
had contributed more than
$10,000 to support theembattled
women who have:started-a lesbian-
feminist camp in rural Mississippi.
Camp Sister Spirit in
OveR, Mi’ss., has l~en:tmder fire
from anti-gay forces in,the rural
community since word Of the
retreat became-.l~aown ’l’as t year.
’~I feel more e.mj~0~r~d;~"Sister
Spiritco-found~BrendaH~nstn
s~id during a ~si~ here lastweek
....to~ICh-ov~led~fli~Support the
womenatthecamphayeregeived
from ?the region:~’J~st~to known
that you’ve got that ~uppott- we
needed that," she said. TheCamp
Sister Spirit Defense Fund
brought Brenda and Wanda
Henson, who run the rural re-
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Asylum for Gay Mexican
SAN FRANCISCO-In its most
unmistakable indicator to date
that oppressed gays and lesbians
may qualify for political sanctuary,
the U.S. Immigration and
Naturalization Service has
granted asylum to a gay Mexican
citizen who said his life
would be endangered ifhe were
returned to his native country.
Officials at INS headquarters in
WashingtOn authorized the asylum
status On Mar. 18, extending
political refugee status tothe
man, known by the fictitious
name of, Jose Garcia, who convincedimmigration
officials that
he has ~ifff~fetF"unspeakable
degradatifns" ’iii :his homeland
becauseofhis sexual orientation.
Garcia’s attorney, Ron
Silberstein, announced the INS
decision in San Francisco on
Mar. 24, saying his client’s case
appears to .be. the first that the
government has-accepted as of- ~
ficial oppression based on homosexuality.
"We.hope that the
INS decision will serve as a
wake-up~ for government all
over theworld that persecution
on account of someone’s sexual
orientation is. unacceptable,"
Sflbersteinsaid at a press con-.
ferenceannouncing the decree.
Garcia, who refused to be pho~
tographed out ~of concerns forhis
personal safety, said he was
"deeplygrateful to the INS" for
its decision, ,The Mexicaq police,
on numerous occasions.
arrested me solely because I was
gay," Garcia saidin a written
statement: "’They accusedme of
committing bogus crimes. They
extorted money from me. On
one occasion [as a teenin 1976],
they raped me. As a gay man in
Mexico, life was made intolerable
for me." But it is unclear
exactly what the recent INSdecision
acmally means in terms of
gay and lesbian refugees seeking
asylum in. fli~ U.s. In a news
statement, INS spokesmanDuke
Austin said the decision was
made because of the "specific
and unique circumstances, of
Garcia’s case. "This does not
mean that homosexuals in
Mexico are persecuted,, Austin
atd, q~his means that this individual,
due to the facts and circumstances,
convinced.an asylum
officer that he has.a wellfounded
fear of persecution that
would justify asylum. It only
relates ~o him.It doesn’t-relate
to a class of people."
MCC Destroyed by Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The
Sacramento Metropolitan Community
Church burned late
Sunday evening~ Mar. 27, while
the prdd0minately gay and lesbian
religious group was in the
midst of party relocating to a
new facility. Fire officials are
treating the blaze as "suspicious."
The fire broke out on the
roof of the building between 11
pm; ¯when MCC officers and
volunteers quit working for the
night, and midnight. In addition
to most of MCC’s records, a
10,000-book library housed at
the church was also totally lost
in the fire. There were no injuries
reported in counection with
the blaze.
TV Ads with Gay Couple
PLYMOUTH MEETING,
Penna. - Ikea, a Swedish-based,
international home furnishing
chain began airing4n~w TV ads
in’its ~Lifestages" advertising
campaagn~ that includes a gay
male couple discussing their
purchase of a dining-room table,
among other non:traditional
family relationships portrayed
in the commercials.,"We’re pro,
filing the diverse lifesty!es and
lifestages to reflect what s common
to all of us: commitment to
a relationship, the importance of
family, and making a house a
home,, said Peter Connolly,
Ikea’s marketing director. The
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York, Houston, Philadelphiaand
Washington,~D.C. Thefirmop:
crates 12 Stores in the U.S. and
118 around the world: In the gay
ad, two men named "Steve" and
"Miteh" are shown shopping at
Ikea and sitting at a dining room
tableathome. "We’ve been to:
gether about three years,"-Steve
says."’Imet Steve at my sister’s
wedding,’ Miteh says. Themen,
dressed casually and in their30s,
discuss thecraftsmanship of thefurniture,
their taste in designs
and the deeper meaning of buying
a table with d leaf. "A leaf
means staying together, commitment,"
Mitch says.
Court Upholds Boy
Scout Ban
LOS ANGELES - The California
Appeals Court has ruled that
the Boy Scouts of America are°
not a business under state law
and as such are not required to
allow an openly gay man to become
a troop leader. The court
said that although anti=gay discrimination
by businesses is illegal
under state law, that law
does not apply to the Scouts and
other charitable groups are exempt
for the law’s provisions.
The court said the Scouts are
guaranteed freedom of association
under the Constitution and
cannot be compelled to accept
individuals whdm they consider
contrary to their principles..
Timothy Curra~, a fdrmer: ~a.gle
Scout wh6 has’-sued theSc0uts
after he was not allowed to become
a troop leader in 1980 because
heis openly gay, was
stunned by the court ruling. "I
can be just as much of a role
model, regardless of my sexual
orientation, as anyone else," he
said. "I think that people need to
judge me by actions and the
things I do."A Scout spokesman
said the youth group isn’t "dis:
Criminating but rather differenflaring’.’
based on moral principles.
Jon Davidson, anACLU
attorney representing Curran,
however, said the court decision
"overturns decades of state law"
prohibiting discrimination.
Davidson said he would ask for
a rehearing and would appeat to
the state Supreme Court if necessary.
Gay Rights in Japan
TOKYO - District Court Judge
Toshiald Harada has ruled that
the Tokyo city government refused
to let Japan’s largest gay
rights .group, ,OCCUR,.use the
overnight facilities at a government~
run lodge in 1990. The
court found, i~ the first ruling of
its kind in the country, that the
Tokyo city.government illegally
discriminated against OCCUR
members because of their,sexual
orientation and ordered the government
to pay the gay rights
group the equivalent of $2,0~0.
Rush’s Military
Career (Not!)
WASHINGTON - The Washington
Post has revealed that
America’s favorite orange-juice
poster boy Rush I Jmbaugh, who
regularly blasts PresidentClinton
for "dodging" the draft during
the Vietnam War, himself
ducked military service during
that tumultuous period. According
to Post reporter David
Remnick, Limbaugh got a 1-Y
exemption during Vietnam for,
of all things, having an ingrown
hair onhis backside - animageto
contend with. Despite his own
service-ducking, Limbaugh, a
Southeast Missouri State dropout
who managed to graduate
instead from the Dallas-based
Elkins Institute of Radio and
Technology, has gotten a lot of
mileageout of his super-patriot
posturing by belittling Clinton
(and anyone else to the. left of
Genghis Khan) for not joining
up to fight for Truth, Justice and
the An~erican Way. Remnick
¯ also notes S~me other outstand: ,.
ing fightiSii-¢ ciiicken hawks?(asi
he describes .war wimps with no
military service who nevertheless
bristle at other people’s lack
Of military trainihg). Among
them: DanQuayle, George Will,.
Newt Gingrieh, Sylvester
Stallone, Pat Buchanan and Ronald
Reagan.Hey, we’ll drink to
a crew like that. Pass that apple
juice, would ya?
Limbaugh-Od Update
NEWYORK - A spokesperson
for theFlorida Citrus C~inmission
has told Advertising Age"
that ithas received 6,341 complaints
.and 5,265 expressions of
support for its decision to use
arch-conservative talkshow host
Rush rimbaugh as a spokesman.
"’We’re still using Mr. I imbaugh,
although we continue to review
the situation,’" the commission
spokesperson said. Meanwhile,
citrus consumption is reportedly
down 6% compared tO the same
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PBS Station Offers
~ Partnership Benefits
SANFRANCISCO-KQED,the
Public Broadcasting Service station
in San Francisco says it will
extend health insurance benefits
to the partners of its employees
effective May 1. To obtain the
benefits, workers at the station
must sign a confidential affidavit
of their domestic partner relationship.
Nevada Pols Oppose
Anti=Gay Initiative
RENt - Nevada Gov. Bob
Miller, Rent Mayor Pete
Sferrazza and Democratic con:
gressional candidate Jim Spot
all spoke at a rally in Reno to
oppose a proposed initiative by
theNevadaCitizens Alliance that
would amend the state constitution
to-bar minority status for
gays, lesbians and bisexuals.
"This petition isn’t just repugnant
and negative for gays and
lesbians," Miller is quoted as
saying, "it’s a threat to everyone
in Nevada. It goes against the
basic premise of all religions and
is designed to divide us and to
instill hatred and intoleranceT’
NGLTF on Justice Harry
Blackmun’s Retirement
WASHINGTON ~- As Justice
Harry,Blackmun announced his
retirementfromthe U.S. Supreme
Court today, the Nationa) Gay
and .Lesbian: Ta~k Forc~
.(NGLTF~ p~ifi~ed’his ~agsitiiate
defense ~of the right to privacy
during his 24 years of service to
the nation. Justice Blackmun’s
eloqu,ence in defense of the right
to privacy extended beyond his
landmarkopinioninRoev. Wade
to his forceful dissent in Bowers
¯ v. Hardwick, in which the Supreme
Court denied that a fundamental
right to consensual sexual
intimacy between two adults of
¯ the same sex exists. In his dissenting
opinion "in Bowers v.
Hardwick, Justice Blackmun
cited a previous case and wrote,
"...This case is about ’the most
comprehensive of rights and the
right most valued by civilized
men,’ namely, ’the d~lat to be let
ne....uepnvmg individuals
of the right to choose for themselves
how to conduct their intimate
relationships poses a far
greater threat to the values most
deeply rooted in our Nation’s
history than tolerance of nonconformity
could ever do. Because
the Court today betrays
those values, I dissent," he wrote.
As Justtce Jackson wrote so
eloquently," Blacklnun added,
’"Freedom to differ is not limited
to things that do not matter
much. That would be a mere
shadow of freedom. The test of
its substance is the right to differ
asto things that touch the heart of
the existing order.’" "Administration
officials have discussed
the need to ensure that the next
Supreme Court appointee is ’able
to build consensus on the Court"
noted NGLTF Executive.Direc-,
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treat, to the Bay Area to talk
aboutthe trouble thewomenhave
had in the tiny community of
Ovett that has exploded into a
national issue for gay rights activists.
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Gay Asian:Americans
to be in SF Festival.
SAN FRANCISCO-~ Some 100
membersof the Gay Asian Pacific
A~ance, the.Asian!Pacific
Sisters, and the Older Asian Sisters
in Solidarity will participate
in th~’--amiii~il"~San Francisco
Cherry:Bloss6i~l’Festival Parade
this-yearlslated for Sunday, Apr.
24. Iris thefirst time gay ahd
lesbian groups have marched in
the Cherry Blossom Parade here,
and is believed to be one.of the
f’Lrst-ifnotthein’st- tojoinin the
celebrations in the country. The
marchers will also have an accom,
p,anying float carrying
1993 s Mr. & Miss GAPA as
well as alavender Godzilla:
LongOistance Carriers
Fight Over Gay Market
BOSTON- The Boston Globe
reports that the fight between
long-distance carriers Tram Na=
tional Inc., Wlfi.’ch operates the
new..=. Pride .=Network, and
CommunitySpirit in_ Chicago,
ownextb~i(3V~!~x)ked-Opinions,
for lesbian and gay phone customers
has now gone to U.S.
Federal Court in Boston. Trans
National filed for an injlmc.tion
to prohibit Overlooked Opinions
from switching Pride Network
customersto CommtmitySpirit
without the consent of the customers
- apracticeknown among
long-distance carriers as "slamming?’
Trans National had provided
CommunitySpirit customers
With l_ong-distance set:
viceunti! !ast year when the two
firms became embroiled ina dispute.
and then set .themselves in
~lirectcompetition for the gay
andlesbianmarket this past February
when CommunitySpirit
terminatedits conWactwithTrans
National. The two firms have
been locked in a bitter campaign
of charges and counter:charges
against each other .since then in
the complicated case.
Chicago Ares Village
Adds Partners Benefits
CHICAGO - The Chicago region
village ofOak Parkbecame
the first in illinois to extend benefits
to city workers with samesex
parmers by a unanimous 7-0
vote Tuesday, April 19, following.
5 hou!gs of often heated.public
testimony and a full hour by
the village trustees. The board
reject by a 4-3 vote, however, a
compamon amendment that
would have granted the same
benefits to unmarried Oppositesex
couples~ and by the same 4-
3 vote turned down a measure
that would have set up a partners’
registration procedure for
village residents.
Georgia County Tries to
Mute Anti-Gay Stance
ATLANTA-Commissioners in
Cobb County,Ga., said gays and
lesbians would be welcome in
the county when part of the 1996
Olympic Games arc slated to,be
held where the Same officials
only a year ago had condemned
the "gay lifestyle:" BillByme,
chairman Of the County Commission,
issueda proclamation
stating the county would welcome
"all athletes and visitors
" from all participating countries,
without discrimination." The
1996 summer games;s volleyball
events are slated to be held
in the Atlanta suburban county,
andgay rights activists have.b~e,n
pressuring the host orgamzang
Atlanta Committee for the
Olympic Games to move them
from Cobb County because of
(he commissioners’ anti-gay actions
last year that declared the
"homosextml lifestyle" was "incompatible
with the standards to
which ,this community subscribes.’
Byrne rather soured
even this minor move toward
improving the county’s recent
anti-gay rhetoric, however, by
casually saying thatneo-Naziand
skinhead protesters were also
welcome.
Atlanta Benefits Lost?
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Constitution
reports that Fulton
County Superior Court Judge
Isaac Jenrette.has declared
Atlanta’s domestic partner)
registration measure unconsu-;
tutionai. The paper reports that"
Jenrette ruled that"the domestic
partnership ordinance was outside[
Atlanta s] authority under
the municipal home rule act"
and the state’s constitution. City
Officials immediately said they
would appeal the ruling to the
Georgia Supreme Court.
N.H. KillsGay Rights Law
CONCORD, N.H. - The New
Hampshire Senate rejected a
proposed statewide gay rights
law by a vote of 13-10 against,
effectively killing the measure
during the current legislative
session. Disappointed lesbian/
gay rights activists say they will
try again toget the law through
the next!egislature.
NM Univ. Gives Benefits
ALBUQUERQUE-According
to a new policy at the school,
employees and faculty at the
University of New Medic6 will
be eligible to get health insurance
and other benefits for their
domestic partners. The:new benefits
program extends to the
partners of gay and lesbian employees
the same benefits now
available tothe spouses of mar:
ried workers at the school.
Coach Sues Baptist U.
over AIDS Firing
~RALEIGH, N.C. - A Baptistrun
Campbell University gym
coach has filed a lawsuit under
the Americans with Disabilities
Act because the religious school
fired him when it discovered he
has AIDS. The "John Doe" suit
was fried after the federal Equal
Employment Opportunity
Commission investigated Doe’s
complain last year. The EEOCis
also seeking to enjoin the umversity
from fm-the~ bias against
campus employees infectedwith
HIV. The-university !earned of
Doe’s illness when he took time
off last year becanse ofa bout of
AIDS:related pneumonia. Officials
with the school declined to
comment on the lawsuit.
Coast Guard BarsBias
WASHINGTON - The Coast
Guard issued a revised directive
clarifying anti-bias protections
to gay and lesbian civilian
workers after it decided an earlier
policy statement was vague
enough that it could appear to
include military personnel as
well. The new directive, dated
yesterday, states: "Equality of
treatment and opportunity for
civilian Coast Guard members
without regard to race, color,
religion, gender, ethnic groups~
cultural backgrounds, age, sexual
orientation, or disability is the
policy of the Coast Guard."
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from page 1
discrimination against people
based on sexual orientation that
could take place within the next
two months. Each year since
1974, a Gay and Lesbian Civil
Rights Bill has been introduced,
but each time died in committee.
"We will effectively communicate
to ithe American people
the tigly reality Ofdiscrimination
that gay people face,everyday
and h0wit negatively impacts
the entire country," said PeriJude
Radecic, NGLTF’s Executive
Director. Radecic and MeFeeley
also noted the.value ofeducating
the public about anti-gay bias
during the critical 1994 election
cycle, duringwhichup to 9 states
are facing anti-gay ballot measures.
A broad-based coalition
of organizations led by the
Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights, NGLTF and HRCF is
forming to organize support for
the bill.
Marriage
from page 1
would prohibit same-sex marriages
in the state. Both bills
passed by substantial margins
and define marriage as-a legal
relationship specificallybetween
a male and a female. The differ~
ences between the two measures
are largely technical complexities.
The senate-house conference
committee must complete
its work by the end_of April "
Summit
from page 1
according to income.
Volunteers areneeded to assist
in planning, conference staffing,
and Child and adolescent care.
Information on becoming involved
willb~available-atbooths
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events throughoutMay and June
and will appear in gay publications.
The nextplanning meeting for
the Summit will beheld on May
19, in Stroud, and -all those interested
are invited to participate.
For more-information on this
meeting, or on volunteering or
registering for the Oklahoma
Pride Snmmit, phone Herland
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Hogue
from page 1
When asked if he had reached
any conclusions, Councilor
Hogue replied, ’~the report (issuedby
th~ commitfee) is ajoke."
He believes the report to be
’totally biased and not representative
of all the cOmmunity."
Whenaskedif anythingwould
persuadehim to supportiLHogue
responded, "I doubt it."
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Group Forming
For more information, call TRy
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Hearings o el
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Neill to have library security
officers to escort speakers away.
Onesuchincident’ocenrredwhen
perennial Tulsa political candidate,
Virginia Jenner spoke in
favor of the proposed ordinance
change wliile promoting her
latest campaign.
At both hearings so far, more
have spoken against the proposal
than in favor. MOSt of the ~rguments
are variationson religious
objections,.usually by indiViduals
who .identify themselves as
evangelicalChriStians..
However, representatives of
the E. Okla. Presbyterian Synod
and the Society of Friends
(Quaker) spoke in favor as did
the president of the Tulsa chapter
of the League of Women
Voters. Speakers from.PFLAG,
Parents, Family & Friends of
Lesbians & Gays spoke in support,
in particular, Pat Padgett,
Judy Crumrine, & Joe
McDonald:The Rev. Alice Jones
of the Metropolitan Community
Church of Greater Tulsa testified
as did Shawn Hayes and Nate
Matting!y. Mr. Hayes and Mr.
Mattingly Were largely respon,
sible, with,assistance from JD
Jamett &others, for the unprecedented
rallies suppol~ted by almost
all Tulsa bar owners to
inform Community members
about the hearings & to encourage
attendance.
. WASHINGTON -Justice Dept.
attorneys began arguing, their
defense of the Pentagon s 50-
year ban against homosexuals,
even though PreSident Clinton
supported ending the ban. A 51-
page brief filed by. gove,mment
lawyers with the Federal Court
ofAppeals Contends the anti--
Pentagon’s new "don’task, don’t
tell" policy is is decided, saying
there is "serious question" about
Whether the new policy oversteps
the military’s claimed interests
in preserving morale and
good order. U.S: District Court
JudgeEugeneNickersonorde_~
the Department of Defense not
gaypo!icy"pre~ents homosexual to investigate or discharge the 6
. : acts that wouldinterfere withthe Soldiers ~liile their constitutional
. military missjon,.and.i~s ."ratio- challenge to. the new. policy is
nally related-to the vital military still pending. Two of.the service
goal of maintaining .unit cohe~ members areon active duty and
sion.’ TheJustie~. Dept.brief 4 are in reserve.units. In a
urged the full appeal court to lengthy ruling, Judge Nickerson,
reviewa 3-judge appeals court
ruling that struck down the old
-Pentagon ban in November in
the.case involving Joe steffan, a
former Naval Academy midshipman
discharged in 1987 after
he. said he was gay. Even
tho,u,gh the new "don’t ask, don’t
tell policy is not directly at issue
in the Steffan case, the brief
notes that COngress recently
passed legislation codifying the
new policy, and affirming the
Pentagon’s reasoning, behind
both the old and the new policy.
Judge: ’Serious
Question’ About New
Pentagon Policy
.raised doubts abo~t:~e basis of
the new, comply5 ..policy, enacted
by Congress !a~t year after
President Clinton said he would
lift the 50-year:old ban on gays
andlesbians inthemi,li :.t~ry. Judge
Nickerson also .questioned
whetherthe new .policy in fact
extendsany greater.protections
m homosexuals m~th.e,military
than the old policy.of blanket
exclusion did. ’q’here is a serious
questionas to whether a
regulation goe~s_~eyond what is
reasonably .0gge~.mX¢~.~o protect
any possible government interest,"
the judge~wrote; "when it
inhibits six service members
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medical Conditions. AIDS and
gay rights activists say Doman
is just grandstan.,ding as the elections
comeup. "It s election time,
and Bob Doman will say whatever
he needs to whip up.his
homophobic, AIDS-phobic
supporters," said Jieff
LeTourneau of the Orafige
County (Calif.) Visibility
Leagtie: "’He’s a Cold Warrior
who doesn’ t have a Cold War to
fight anymore, so he’s picking
on marginalized people."
’Newsweek’ on Deathi
Futures
WASHINGTON- Am article~n
the Mar. 25 issue of Newsweek
deals with "Living Benefits," on~e
of at least 50 investment grougs
offering "deathfutures" to AIDS
patients. Technically called
"viatical settlements," a terminally
ill patient names the company
as sole beneficiaryofhis or
her life insurance policy; in return,
the company pays the patient
a portion of the benefits.
When the patient dies, the cam-
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Legislator Wants
HIV+Soldiers Booted
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Ultraconservative
U.S. Rep. Robert
Doruan (R-Calif.) has called on
the Department of Defense to
discharge some 1,400 service
personnel who have tested posifive
for HIV. Testifyingbefore a.
subcommittee of the House
Armed Services Committee,
Doruan said, "The impact on
combat readiness is only beginning
-. a nightmare could develop."
Dornan said he would
introduce legislation to require
discharges for. military personnel
who are medically unable to
be deployed for active duty. A
similar bill.by Doman in 1993
failed to win approval. ’According
to the Defense Dept., there
are 757 members of the Navy,
422in the Army, 164 in the Air
Force and97 in the Marine Corps
who have tested positive for the
virus. DaDalso says there are an
additional 2,120 service members
who are non-deployable
because they have Cancer, die-
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stratus of the HIV virus - a find
that he says could yield a vaccine
within thenext decade. Sigvard
Olofsson, a professor at
Gothenburg University claims,
’"We have found the key that fits
all locks." That key is a so-called
Tn-antigen that was effective
against all types of HIV in
laboratory experiment.. "In the
test tube, this kills all thinkable
types of the HIV virus," said
Olofsson, who was quoted by
Sweden’ s national news agency,
TT. "The next step is to test this
against reality." According to
the report, the professor said that
he and Danish colleagues wilt
first testthe:vaccine onmonkeys~
then on humans within 5 years,
and that a vaccine could be
available in 10 years.
Hattoy vs. AIDS Chief
WASHINGTON - Bob Hattoy,
the Clinton administration’s
most visible gay rights advocate,
criticized AIDS .policy coordinator
Kristine Gebbi~ in this
month’s premier issue of POZ, a
magazine produced by-and for
pany redeems the policy for the
full amount, thereby making a
profit. According to Newsweek,
because AIDS is always fatal,
such patients are a good risk and
business is booming. The largest
company-will buy more than
$300 million worth of policies
this year alone, and investors
can rake in as much as 25%
profit in a year. According to
the magazine’s report, the National
Association ofInsurance
Commissioners is alarmed at the
rapid proliferation of viatical
deals, and concerned about po-.
tenfial abuse,.andithas proposed
preliminary guidelines governing
the settlements. Patients
would have to be informed exactly
how theymightbe affected.
Swede Claims Advance
Toward AIDS-Vaccine
STOCKHOLM - Following a
recent declaration by HIV codiscoverer
Luc Montagnier that
vaccine research has reached a
standstill, a Swedish researcher
claims to have discovered antibodies
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people infected with HIV.
Hattoy, challenges Gebbie’ s assertion
that AIDS is an "educational
prbcess." "I wantto say to
Gebbie, ’If you think AIDS is an
educationalprocess, theneducate
yourself, honey! It’s a war and
my side’ s dying," Hattoy, who
has AIDS, says. He also commented-
that Gebbie "doesn’t
have a sense of vision or an action
plan." There are growing
reports that there has been widespread-
dissatisfaction with the
AIDS office in the gay and AIDS
communities, which complain
that the office is ineffective and
lacking in leadership. Gebbie’ s
supporters counter that the 6-
month-old office has made significant
progress in coordinating
the administration’s AIDS
efforts, including increased
housing programs for AIDS patients
and the establishment of
an office of AIDS research.
HIV & the Deaf
Community "
WASHINGTON - The Mar. 4
issue of Newsweek contains a
frightening article on the virtual
ignorance of deaf people in the
U.S. about ways to prevent exposure
to HIV- and indeed the
epidemic itself - because ASL
(American Sign Language) and
notEnglishis theirfirstlanguage.
Deaf activists say English reading
levels among the average
deaf adult are between 3rd and
8th gr.ade leaving this. community
virtually in ~the.dark about
’’The knowledge base is lacking,"
DonnaLestme, aNewYork
social-services counselor, told
Newsweek. "With all the ways
we have of t,ransmitting infermarion,
they re just not receiving
it.". But language is only one
ofthe problems, the magazine
says. The weekly says residen-
’ tial schools for the deaf are more
’~puritanical" than others,leaving
many deafpeople lagging behind
in the basic knowledge of
anatomy, diseases and medicine
generally. The magazine also
says some scientists believe that
IV drug abuse.among the deaf is
proportionately higher because
of the alienation of the community
from the restof the country.
To help combat the problems,
some 100 activists have been
working since 1991 as the National
Coalition on HIV and the
Deaf Community, working at
clinics and in outreach programs
for the deaf around the country.
AZT - No Help for
Asymptomatic Patients
LONDON - The British medi~
ealjournal Lancethas published
the long-awaited large-scale
combined British-French study
known as the Concorde Report
which concludes that AZT, the
most widely used ,AIDS drug,
does not prevent fatal oppormnisfic
illnesses in people infected
with HIV but who remain
asymptomatic. The report backs
up earlier f’mdings that AZT is of
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little or no value in preventing
the onset of AIDS among those
already infected. ’q’he results of
Concorde do not.encourage the
early use of zidovudine (AZT)
in symptom-free HIV-infected
patients," the team of researchers
concluded. AZT has,":how,
ever, been.shown to prolong the
fives of patients with full,blown
AIDS. The Britis~h-based
Wellcome PLC, which manufactures
AZT worldwide and
which participated in the research,
refused to sign the final
report and has formally rejected
the study’s findings.
Texas GOP ’Quarantine’
Resolution Draws Fire
GALVESTON, Texas - AIDS
activists and the county _Democratic
Party sharply denounced a
.resolution approved by the
Galveston County Republican
Party calling for a quarantine of
people infected with HIV, the
virus generally believed to cause
AIDS. "Inmyopinion, the whole
resolution is Idled with rhetoric,
innuendo.and misinformation,"
Maurisa Bylerly; head of the
AIDS Coalition of CoaStal
Texas, told the Houston
Chronicle. David Jameson, chair
of the Galveston County Democratic
Party, said the ¯resolution
smackedof Nazi Germany.. "It
sounds
alive
told the newspaper, foruia at San Francisco say a a patient’s blood viatubes, heat-
HIV Causes Cancers study ofHIV patient longevity~ ingitseveraldegreesabovebedy
SAN FRANCISCO- Research- sh0ws infectedindivid_u~al~.s diag- ten~_perature, and re-injecting the
ers at the University of Califor- nosed with AIDS are now living " treated.blo0dwhile still warm,
nia at San Francisco say they ~ aboutayearlongerthanpatientsl muchlikeakidney dialysis. The
have f~t~nd the first evidenc~ didade~deagofl:hestudyfonnd ....treatment, developed in 1990,
that-HIV,- the virus generally that between 1983,86 the mebelieved
to cause AIDS¯ is also ~frectly linked to certain forms
lymphoma or cancer Of the
lymphatic system. Although
lymphoma is common among
people with AIDS¯ it has been
assumed that the cancer was an
indirect result of the failure.of
the body’s immune system to
stave off the potentially fatal
cancer rather than directly linked
to the vires itself. Butin a new
dian survival-time was 28:4
monthsfrom the pointwhentheir
lymphocyte cell count fell below
200. From 1987-89, the
survival time rose to40.1 months
from the time of the 200-mark
indicator: The Survival time has
plateaued at thatlevelfrom 1990-
93. The scientists saythe increaseinlongevityfrom
thepoint
of the200:inark has not been
because of anti-viral drugs like
study, theUC-SFresearcherss~ay AZT, but has been the result
they have found evidence at the .~ mainly of improved treatments
molecular level that the virus is to battle the opporttmistic infec=
directly responsible for spawn- tion of pneumocystis carinii
ing malignant cells. ’cHriswould pneumonia, the leading.cause of
be the first time that any human death for people with AIDS in
retrovirus has been implicated this country.
in causing cancer like this," said Limited Bloo.d Heat
the study’s senior author, Dr. TreatmentTrial OK’d
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perspective of what more Sun reports that the Food
HIV can do." The report will be &DrugAdministrationhfis given
pubfished in the April 15issueof ¯
a doctor in the U.S. permission
the journal Cance¢ Research, to use a controversial bloodpublished
by the American As- heating method to treat 6 AIDS
sociation for Cancer Research. patients in effort to cure them of
S.F. Researchers Cite .the fatal disease.. Dr. Kenneth
Increased )r Alonso received notification
from the
was dismissed at the time by the
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which said’ the patient Alons0
claimedhe cured ofAIDS didn’ t
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- although not usually fatal -
symptoms,
GospelAID ’94
PHILADELPHIA - GospelAID
¯ 94, a musical production featuring
leading local and national
gospel¯ choirs, as.well as some of
the country’s most popular
secular voices, is slated for April
30 in Philadelphia: Sponsored
by Philadelphia’ s Gospel Music
Preservation Alliance in conjunction
with ActionAIDS, the
extravaganza will be hosted by
Tony Award-winning actor
James.Earl Jones and will feature
some 355 choir singers as
well as musicians Grover Washington
Jr., Rachelle Ferrell, and
Boyz II Men..
Denmark Considei;ing
HIV-Sex Crime Bill
the Danish Supreme Court overturned
the conviction of an HIVpositivemanwhohadbeenfound
guilty~by a lower court of reckless
endangerment because he
had unprotected sex with nearly
two-dozen women.
Texas Insurer Ordered
to Continue Benefits
DALLAS - An article in Business
Insurance magazine reports
a ruling by U.S. District Court
Judge Robert Maloney ordering
that Fidelity Security Life Insurance
Co. must continue to
pay medical benefits-to a Texas
AIDS patient: even though his.
group health insurance policy
was canceled. Ac~ordi~ng to the
magazine, the company’s master
policy dictates that it may
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time with 60 days’~ notice, but
that provision was not included
in the certificates issued to individual
policyholders. AIDS pa,
tient Michael Elder sued Fidelity
and Albert H. Wohlers & Co.
- the agency which administered
the policy - in a bid to keep about
$800,000 in medical benefits:
Elder contended that, because
he was unaware that his policy
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As snmmer approachs, there
will be a little lull in the "Theater
World" as most of us will be
dosing out.this season and diving
into preparations for the next
one. But-there will still things
happening in the summer.
The KOTV Spirit of Oldahoma
SummerStage ’94 Festival
is scheduled through July and
into August:The University of
Tulsa and the Gilbert& Sullivan
Society.will have aJune offering,
and TheatrePOPS has plans to
re-mountA Mid SummerNight’s
Dream again. So its’ not like
there won’t be anything happeningthis
snmmer.
As for Theatre Tulsa wewill
be bending efforts toward our
SummerStageoffering, And the
Worm Goes Round, a musical
revue saluting 25 years of
Broadway collaborators Kander
and Ebb. They produced music
andlyricsforthelikes ofCabaret,
Kiss of the Spider Woman, and
New York, New York and the list
goes on and on.. So when its’
really hot and sticky this summer,
join us for a cool and relaxed
evening ofpure Broadway
Music.
Prelude to a Kiss by Craig
Lucas is our season closer. I understand
this show will be previewed
elsewhere in this issue.
But I still want to invite anyone
interested in seeing more contemporary
works onTulsa stages
to attend. Theatre Tulsais taking.
a chance on this production because
of its adult themes/language
and we need audience
support if this kind of show is to
be a regular part of future seasons.
We also are looking for new
and different-ways to promote
Theatre Tulsa. If you have suggestions,
please forward them to
me. We have developed a card
listing our 1994 - 1995 season,
an individual adult ticket discount
and a #ace for your business
card. Give me a call at 587-
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By James Christjohn
The theme of Prelude to a Kiss
is that love is love, no matter
what form the participants take.
It speaks to the underlying
prejudices that weall face in our
Or is it? He struggles to live a more gay theatre in Tulsa, we
lie trapped in ber body; married need to support shows that are a
to a man; and she has to de~l with step in that direction. Theatre
the problems of aging; and des- Tulsa is going out on a limb;
perately trying totellher husband several battles were fought siredaily
lives. At the marriage of a [hat. she is the old man he sees. ply to bring this show to life,
young couple; an old man kisses The play.has many underlying with its language and action inih~":’~
d~. iiaher~.~iie "g~e§-tlx~ : ~’th~n~eg>of’i~I~#an~.t0out.:-s_~ci:~ .iNct,:Th(¢~ ~,a,.:~!~P~s,.~:......
chance tO start anew, in a-young ety; living a lie; d~aling ~{th" .... ~b~i~: b~d~ti~::~fi~d the
body, to recapture kis ownyouth, mamage _ you.kngw; y0u havea show hasn’~ even been seen yet!
great courtship, .the mate seems It’s up to us to let those folks
tobe everything you were. look- In him, she sees an answer to the know that they don’tmatter, be-
.fears she experiences daily living
in the modem World - all that
is behind him, she thinks. For a
moment, they desire to switch,
and in that moment, the desire is
powerful enough to make the
transformation happen.,,"The
grass is always greener...
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ing for, then you move m, get cause thereis an audience that
married; and boom! Who is this will appreciate this.
person, you start to wonder. How The cast is excellent, the dimany
of us, in such a situation, rector is sensitive to our issues,
haveturned tO our partners and and knows what she’s doing.
said, "You’re not who I thought There is an openly gay characyou
were!" ter, and a wonderful message.
The play can be characterizedby For reservations, call 596-
this quote: "Never to be squan-_ 7111.ToletTheatreTulsaknow
de.red.., the miracle of another that you appreciate what they’re
human being." The groom over- doing for us by fighting to do
comes his own issues of homo- this show, call 58%8402. Those
phobia. As to how and why - see who would have this show
the play! banned have called, ~o it’s up to
I am urging you to see this us to counter with positive comshow,
because in order to have ments.
Pride Picnic
Volunteers are needed to help
with set-up, dean-up, cooking
at the Tulsa Pride Picnic on
Sunday~ June-19. Booth space
will be available for organizations
& businesses. Call Jane at
664-8299.
Rainbow
Business Guild
The Guild will hold its next
meeting on Monday, May 23, at
7pm. Topics will include the
Pride Picnic & more Call 254-
2100 for info.
Festival to Include Gay-Artists
The New Genre Festival to be
held June 10, 11, and 12inTulsa
at the Living Arts Space~224 N.
Main, features time-based works
by artists which stretch the limits
of their media.
Local performance artistRobert
Hernandez will be presenting
his newest piece.
. Nationally acclaimed Chicano
multi-media artistDavidZamora
Casas ofSanAntonio, Texas will
be presenting ’The Born Again
American Mexican."
Casas, a self-taught painter,
sculptor, singer, activist, curator,
videographer and performance
artist, will be visiting Tulsa to
lecture for the Harweldin hstirote
for Arts and Education
Snmmer Session Workshops.
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