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Reclaiming Our BlackGay a'nd Lesbian Past
We live in a world that claims to hate history. A glancethrough any boo1<;of quotations tells' the tale: "History is bunk.""Histories are fables agreed upon." "We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history."
Yet this commonest of wisdoms is belied by the practice ofthe rich and mighty: They cherish history, especially their own.
They understand its power to confer power, and how its absence
implies illegitimacy. Ruling groups have gone to great lengths .todeny and obscure the past of those they wish to control, andtheir efforts are unabated. The current struggle over multicultural
education is largely a debate over claiming or denying history.
Few pasts have been more fully denied than those of Black
lesbians and gays. This is hardly surprising .. History is a record of
the achievements of the victorious, and a major theme of the continuing Western tragedy is the almost complete victory of heterosexuals and whites over homosexuals and Blacks. To be Black andqueer is to be doubly stripped oflegitimacy;doubly denied history.
Until recently.
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The Black civil rights movement, the women's movement andthe lesbian and gay rights movement are exposing the inherent subjectivity of white, straight history. The contributions of Blacks, lesbians and gays, and of lesbian and gay Blacks are being reclaimed,
and the omissions of trac,Utionalhistory unmasked. The establishment of Black, and, more recently, of lesbian and gay, studies programs is a tangible result of this, conceptual revolutiori, as is thewidespread demand for a multicultural curriculum which includes
Blacks; lesbians and. gays, women and all other groups whose historical suppression was the object of traditional Western scholarship.
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There are, to be sure, certain obstacles uniqiJe.to the creation of alesbian and gay history: For starters, writing such histories inevitably
involves"'outing historical figures who were closeted in life. Outing is
no less necessary when dealing with past public figures than with ~sent ones if we are eVer to legitiniize and de-stigmatize hoIllOleXUality.
Yet it remains highly controversial--nowhere more so than within theAfii(:311-Americancommunity, where many view it as a tactic of whites
insensitive to the special problems and vulnerabilities of Blacks.
Another obstacle has to do with the very defmitions of lesbians and gays when dealing with historical figures who were,by choice or force, bisexual in practice. Those who oppose
queer acts of reclamation may well enquire what criteria we
employ when claiming figures like Josephine Baker as a lesbian.
In answering such questions, we may redefme not only past, butalso present, conceptions of queerdom and break down the arti. ficial barriers that deny everyone their full sexUal potential.
Whatever the obstacles, the reclamation of a Black lesbian andgay past is a vital objective of our movement. The reconceptualizations that will result from a fuller understanding of such history may
bring the Black and gay movements closer together, empower bothand shatt~ a primary foundation of our racist, heterosexist society.
By their hysterical oppOsition to such multiculturalism, theracists and 'phopes demonstrate how well they understaI?-d thepower of historical revision. By our support of it, so, should we .

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The destruction of theF.ourth 'Amendment (unreasonable search and seizu~e)as
evidenced by the invasion by
the FBI of the offices of theso-called child pornographer(whose name I don't recall at
the moment, but whose pictures of children in the buff
and otherwise, with consent

The virtual elimination of
the
Sixth
Amendment("speedy trial") due to clogged
courts, partly filled with thearrests of protestors fighting
for our lives and rights, aswell as the many arrested for
spurious "crimes" of simply
being drug abusers whenrightly their problems should

While I am for people's
ability to choose whether theywish to be in the military
regardless of sexual orientation, as a gay person, I celebrate the Pentagon's homophobia. When the draft
comes, I count on being gay
to keep me away!
This attitude immediately
BY ANDREA NATALIE
garners condemnation
bysrONEWAtt RIOrS
those who feel that I will notfight for this country and will
!10RNIN6,
simply enjoy the rights of our.. dYES: A
NANCY,
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great country at the expense
AttN
110RNIN~of others' lives.
811.~
They are wrong for two/
broad reasons. One: Thosevery rights they speak of are,II " ...
being
underminedanddestroyed by the actions of thisadministration and the legacyof the Reaganyears. Specifically, as a gay person, I don't"enjoy" most of those rights
anyway. Two: I fight everyday/fONNIN6. )/110lNIN.,
in every way I can for the
If!? BVCIlIfAN. (Its. WI&I<Y.,
rights of lesbian, gay and PWA. , ,Americans in this country.
To elaborate a bit without
getting into a major essay,
let's look at our wonderful Billof Rights. Although one mayread that word "wonderful" as
dripping with cynicism andsardonic rancor, I believe inthe philosophy it espouses.
Yet the very good, old boys and/or participation of par- be considered medical and thewho scream about America
el1ts, was shown in galleries ancillary social problems
the most are the ones contra- around the wOrld) in San Fran- thereby engendered. Whichthen they got a problems, obviously, are notdicting it at every turn. For cisco-andexample: the destruction of search warrant to steal his addressed vigorously due tothe First Amendment
by mate'ria/-is but one of many an indifference to health careHelms and his legion of examples of the looser search- in this country (Read: "Ifyou've got the cash, the doccronies, the denial of artists to and-seizure laws.'
The undermining and/or tor is in").
express themselves and the
And the Preamble to the
censoring of the media by misuse of the Fifth Amendboth the President and the ment (Read: "If you've got the Constitution: "The pursuit ofcash, you can take the Fifth").
happiness" is defined in a narPentagon.
Jrow, white, straight, patriarchal
line that causes us, as the disenfranchised. daily suffering.
So as an activist, I fightevery day for the simple rights,
embodied by our forefathers(god, what a noisome phrase)
in one of history's as-yet-mostcivilized pieces of paper(although we've still got a long
way to go). Yet I noted with horror the further destruction of theFirst Amendment'S "right ofpeople peaceably to assemble
and to petition the government
for a redress of grievances" atthe peace rally at the UN on
Jan. 15. The police prohibited
people from returning to it ifthey left. And again, watching
more than 260 arrests on the
Day of Desperation.
Then it comes down tothe possibility of being drafted,
and I'm told I'm unAmerican-because· I don't want todie in the Middle East and boil
in oil to save an economy thatshould be using all those wasted resources on AIDS researchand care, treatment on demandand developing crash research
projects on environmentallysafe, efficient energy alternatives? Fuck thatl This government would rather risk WorldWar III, the destruction of the
Middle East and an unprecedented environmental disaster
if the oil fields burn-andI
expect they wi II-all at an
astronomical cost.
Frankly, I think you're
nuts if you want to fight thiswar-look what this country
did for the Vietnam War
vets-what was left of thosethat came back. This country's
administrations fucked them,over, and you can be damn
sure they'll suddenly not haveri~lJf~~!!~:

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enough mQney to help the
Gulf war.vets either. Or PWAs.
If there is a draft, I count on
being gay to keep me awayl
And meanwhile,thegovernment continues toerode our individual freedoms and rights, let alone
the fact of their outright hostility to lesbians, gays andpeople of color. The war willcontinue to be right here athome. Activists are looking
for a few good people, andyou can sign\ up with anyn,umber of groups.
George M. Carter'.
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believes it to be?
Reflecting on
We mustn't eroticize war
recent casting
and, thereby, lessen the horchoices for baserors that his war is producing .
. PULL IN
ball films, the. Is fucking an act of vi.o- We must scrutinize how thislence? DQespenetration equal war will affect our struggle,
Post's Suzy assertmilitization? ••Is cum a chemi- how we frame our own revolued, "I can't waittion, and how we can continue
cal weapon? Does orgasm
until they discover.
to build coalitions with otherequal annihilation?
tennis and, get
resistance movements inKris Kovick's illustration
Cher to play Martion page 14 of the "Gulf" issue order to undermine patriarchal[no. 83, Jan. 30] suggests that military establishments .
. na Navratilova.". Meanwhile, I.suggest thattheanswer toeacti of these
Queasy yet? Well,
we have plenty of good,questions is yes.
a scant paragraph
Ms. Kovick, one man healthy, safe, passionate sex,
later, contemplatfucking another man is not an in-between demonstrations,act of Violence. (Unless it is and not implicate our erotic
ing casting forviolence, and then it is rape.) strength in the practice ofBlake Edward's .
Your picture, with the accom- destruction.
forthcoming madMichael Carterpanying "anti-war" slogan "It
ness, Switch· (Ellen is up to us to teach Bush to
Manhattan
Barkin and Perrypull out," was not funny or
RUSHDIE LIST?
King playa. misog- . ironic. In fact, it was quite ofACT UP's recent interrupfensive
andthoughtless.
ynist reincarnated
Sad dam Hussein and tion of a CBS and a PBS newsas a stunning
George Bush are not fuck~ cast, while carrying signs
blond), Suz
ing~they are killing people: reading "Fight AIDS Not Iraq,"
They are killing people in our while shouting "Fight AIDS
remarks, "Maybe
names, for the rights we lac.k, Not Arabs," is dismaying. It
it's Perry whofor the oil we waste and for betrays a political naivete, atshould play Martithe hatreds they share. No best, but, at worst, a loathna Navratilova
doubt, one of those hatreds is some political agenda having,
only partially to do with conwhen Hollywood
for queers.
cern for AIDS funding .
.Would
you
have
drawn
a
discovers tennis."
There is no doubt. thatwoman being fucked by a man
Perhaps when wewith the same caption? I AIDS funding must be urged
discover a cure for
doubt it. That would be sexist and in fact insisted upon-but'
insidious homoand violent, just as I consider not at the expense of theworld, and our community
this hostile and homophobia and sex(sex)phobic.
throwing,
its lot in with aism, hell-bound .
WOUldn't George Bush be bunch of fanatic Muslim funcolumnists can get happy to see that lesbians and damentalist hooli'gans who
a dose.
gay men cor!sider their sex as make Jesse Helms' attitudes-Sarah Pettit. violent as his homophobic self seem quite close to Larry
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Kramer's. To allow this collective pile of shit to seize theeconomic and political balanceof power in the Middle East
would affect the wor1d in waysthat would leave us all longing
for the benevolent days of
Torquemada.
.
I will not sign this letter-not because I fear exposure of my sexual preference,but rather because I do notwish some crazy motherfucker putting my name on a list
similar to the one Mr.
Rushdie heads.
M.S.
Address Withheld"\

MORE ABOUT MEN
AND HIV STATUS
Andrew Miller's article
on mixed antibody-status dating [no. 79-80, Jan. 9] wasan excellent and extremely
timely piece of journalism. Asa psychotherapist within thegay men's community and as
one of the authors and facilitatots of GMHC's "Sex, Dating and Intimacy" workshop,
I spend a lot of time listening
to both HIV-positive
and,-negative men discuss theirconcerns and fears about
how their own and potential
sex partners' antibody-status effects sexual liaisons
and/or relationships.
The most refreshingaspects of Miller's article were
it's honesty, candor and lackof politically correct rhetoric.
The community needs•more forums where we can
explore all of the complex
issues and resulting feelings
that arise in regard to sex anddating in the era of AIDS. During the workshop, participants
are given the opportunity toshare their feelings as well as
experiences, concerning thisarea of gay life in the '90s.
I applaud Andrew Miller
and OutWeek for once again
taking a I~adership position ona crucial area. I urge you topublish more articles about
this topic.
Michael Shernoff
Manhattan

ing abstinence [from compulsive eating] according to personal needs and preferences."
More succinctly: "There are
no absolutes
for abstinence.",
The disease metaphor
warrants mention. Unlike Mr.,
Blotcher's source, I havefound it liberating to think ofcompulsive eating as a disorder; years of shame began
to recede when OA helpedme recognize that my size is

program bears looking into.
Again, my thanks to Mr.
Blotcher for a (generally) finepiece.
Peter W.
Washington,c DC

not evidence of moral failure.
I have yet to come across
any OA source verbal or in
the literature-thatcalls meto "overcome" the disease.
Rather, OA has helped me
take action to live with andcontain-rather
than bedestroyed by-my disorder.
Quite simply, OA has
brought me unprecedented
hope, and I can promise othercompulsive eaters that the

FAT AND FAB
Yo, OutWeek! I'm here;
I'm queer; I'm fat; I'm reallyfabulous!! Get a life.
Rob Cates
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LEAVE THE REST

Mr.. Blotcher's article on"body fascism" [no. 82, Jan.
23] rang true for this obese
queen; he deserves a bonus
for sensitive and skillful treatment of a neglected topic. I'm
glad to see that I'm not alone
in noting-and
sufferingfrom-thequeer community's obsession with the perfect body.
. One mistake: The author
was unwise to take a single
source's experience as thebasis of his discussion ofOvereaters Anonymous. I've
attended OA meetings inWashington for five months,
and my experience has been
overwhelmingly positive. I've
met accepting, loving people
and have found the 12 steps apromising framework for spiritual growth. OA has helped melose 45 pounds, and my hopes
have been given new life rather
than demolished.
I wonder if Mr. Blotcher's
source ever heard the useful
12-step slogan "Take what
you need, and leave the rest."
Every OA member finds some
practices-andpersonalitiesunhelpful. The only
thing to do is to ignore themand concentrate on what's
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escort service for discriminating dykes. Maybe I'mlooking in the wrong place.
Being newly out, I'm not up
on all these things. But I'd
hoped to find at least one
message which catered tomy needs, as such services
are nonexistent on Long
Island;Also, I still find that discrimination and other vile acts
occur between lesbians ofcolor and their white sisters.
Don't we have enough to deal
ALL DRESSED UP...
with in this world without that
.In response: to "Where's mess? Let's try to get together
the PartY?" [no. ,82, Jan. 23], in the spirit 6f sisterhood andI'd like to add a few words.
be at peace.
Not only, is there a
Whether dyke or femme
paucity of ,clubs to hang out [sic], we are what we are, andat, there is also 'a lack of ser- we have to live together. Who
vices for lesbians. A brief knows? Maybe I will start an
glance at the message/mod- . ' escort service. Your magazine
als page tells me that there will be--whereI'll advertise.
are no services for us. If I
Monique Napier
COUld, ,I'd start my own ,Hempstead, NY
SWITCH.HITtERS

I was reading the regular/
columns in the Jan. 30 [no.
83] issue, saying to myself,"Gee, Michelangelo seems sotame this week.'~Then I read
what I t~ought was Liz andSydney when-Hey! I thought,only Signorile USED ALL
CAPS. Youse guys switchedyour location this week.
What's the big idea?
Marianne Seggerman
Stamford, Conn.,

A MILLION POINTSOF DARKNESSThe excellently constructed PBS documentary. Making
Sense of the '60s concentrates
fashionably on the oppressionof Blacks and women in America and correctly states thatthe form of the Black enfranchisement movement was themodel for later protests.
Readers of OutWeek will,of course, have noticed that
we same-sex lovers do notexist in the world of Making
Sense of the '60s. Little
Richard is held forth as thefirst example of rebellion
through rock, but the sourceof his style is unnamed.
Shocking glimpses of"colored only" and "whites
only" facilities are shown, andof inferior Black schools, but
we who had no names and noschools are considered unimportant. Propaganda films of'50s girls describing their
dreams of happy Donna Reedwife-and-motherhood are displayed and deplored, but we
who dared not dream are disenfranchised once again. One
Incorporated, The Ladder, theMattachine Society, Halloween drag shows, Off-OffBroadway, gay thea'ter-allthese things which required
cosmic courage and had theapproval of no party or philosophy are not mentioned.
The one-sixth of the humanrace whose mere existence
was illegal is once again
swept under the carpet. This
was to be expected.
But another oppressedand brainwashed group iseven more often excluded thanwe, and to the shame and perilof us all.
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phase-two trial was supposedbeings, is always held forth as
to begin at the end of January
the unquestionable villain of
1991, but knowing the antics
society, the automatic andof the FDA, and other bumeternal brute who oppresses
bling agencies such as NIMH
all. We must begin to realize I,..-- ~IIand
NIH, it comes as no surthat these creatures areprise. Their view is that ourformed not only by instinct
lives are expendable based on(though their bonding, territoour sexual orientation andrial and murderous instincts"deviant" sexual practices!
are demonstrably strong) but
What saddens
andby a million points of darkness
appalls me is that the FDAcanthat are drilled into them as
bow to the Pentagon's request
moral tenets from the moment
they are born.
to grant waivers to the US military to administer untested,
Recent events fromdeforestation to depopulation
unproven, probably toxic vacin Central and South America,cines to combat chemical andI
germ warfare in the Persian
throughout Africa, acrossRussia and, most conspicuGulf. Such waivers, according~,-: #/r;l//fou.sly, in Asia Minor andto The New York Times, werereported to have been granted
Major" demonstrate how helplessly in the grip of unrealistic"quietly." Now what does that
This week's ghastly ghoul is talkreligions and infantile ambimean, I wonder?
show bungler Sally .Iessy Raphael. Our
tions these pathetic and powLet us not forget thelady of the red glasses seems to beerful creatures are.
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If it was hard (is hard) for
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Jews, American Indians andpush down our throats, while
to differ.
Asians to cast off limited andBurroughs-Wellcome's coffers
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oppressive ideas of our possifilled, and continue to fill, withwas her show on lesbian stereotypes,
bilities that were imposed on
millions of dollars at ourwhich purported to break, then in fact
us by art and culture, howexpense, our very livesl The
much harder would it be for a
shored up, a good deal of lying and mendrug is rendered useless·overBush or a Hussein, a Trump ortime, to say nothing of the
daciousness about the sisterhood.
a Nori.ega, a qorbachev or an
irreparable damage it inflicts
Sally, part of being a responsible!American congressman toon the immune system. It isdare we say it-journalistis that you
abandon the image provided
killing us, and it is being sancshould be conversant with your subject
for him on every side. The
tioned by the FDA. 'matter. Subtitling a lesbian guest's
image of dominance, power,
Let us not forget thename with "doesn't mind being called
possession, potency, of agreedy doctors (not all) who
pretty" hardly qualifies. This isn't aworld where all things andhave enjoined the AZT camcircus,
Sal. Get a grip (and maybe somecreatures are pawns to provepaign, or whose palms havenewglasses).
his value and virtue and all
been "greased." They aretime and space a playing fieldreally not interested in ourwhere other men challenge
welfare, let alone our survival.
his self-esteem. Why do you all they can ever be. Human and rebellion to happen again They are in it for the money,
think most movie stars are beings are oppressed by and again.
again at our expense, our sufmen, and violent movies
ideas; oppressors are victims
Robert Patrick fering and our lives. Where iscome with long strings of and vehicles of these ideas; itAtwater, Calif. the compaSSion, the support,
numbers after them?
is ideas that are the villains in
the concern and the underStraight men are taught any decade. Only by giving
standing? Do they really
PEP TALK
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For those of you who do know what they are doing?
tion, and have been for untold rather than anti-social, ideas not yet know, the FDA has What ever became of the Hipcenturies. If the rest of us are of themselves can the pattern eliminated Peptide T frompocratic oath?
Did you know that th~of viciousness and vengeance buyers' clubs. After successever to escape our oppression, we must help them out ever be. changed. Otherwise fully completing a phase-one FDA recently stated, for theof thei rs. We will not help the '60s, and indeed all other trial at the FenwayCommunity record, that it "does not havethem out of it by continually decades, will serve not as Health Center in Boston, the the time or the resources" toimportationoftelling them that lawless mur- warnings but merely as mod- drug's efficacy and non-toxici- prohibit
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active part in our community.
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United States, even though'" it is illegal to do so? Having, said that, could someone
please tell me how it goesout of its way to find the"time and the resources" toconfiscate Peptide T frombuyers' clubs? Can anyonetell me? What drug or therapy will be next, I wonder?
The saddest thing of all isthat Peptide T is probably the
only drug for now that willallow HIV to be a manageabledisease. It deserves our suppofl, it deserves a fair shake.
. An, ddl and ddC are not the. answers. Who would want totake atoxic drug and suffer'the consequences-"-ifnotnow, then later? There is hopewith Peptide T, there is none
with the others. Demand Peptide T: You have a'human rightto it!
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NEW YORK-As the air of desperation that permeated those first days ofengagement in the Persian Gulf begins
to dissipate, there are some members of
the lesbian and gay community whoremain transfixed by the most miniscule,
substancelessupdate on the state ofground-troop movement and Americah
casualties in the war. Their lovers andfriends, after all, are part of the force
poised on the edges of Iraq's borders.
"I'm not going to do any more interviews," explained one lesbian, whoselover is stationed in the Persian Gulf, andwho has been one of the very few signif•
icant others of gay men and lesbians in
Saudi Arabia willing to talk openly about
the position in which this war has placed
her. "It's just:too risky."
But even as the war begins to exact
an emotional toll on the significant others of gay and lesbian soldiers, forces
within the community are mobilizing toprovide support and resource pools to
the military Wives, so to speak, of lesbian
and gay combat troops.
Efforts to bring the partners of lesbian and gay troops in from isolationarise from the fact that the US military
does not allow openly gay and lesbian
people to serve in the armed forces.
Despite. years of lobbying,. as well as anumber of highly public court challenges, the Pentagon
insists thathomosexuality is "incompatible" withmilitary service. Each year, more than

1,000 lesbians
and gay men are
drummed out of the services becauseof their sexual orientation.

Brandy Alexander and Camp Lejeune
Not surprisingly, the organizations
that have been quickest to leap to theassistance of both queer enlistees andtheir significant others have been gay
and lesbian veterans organizations, particularly those groups located • in military towns.
"We've got about 28 people fromour c\ub----Qctive-duty military people,
men and women-who
are friends,"
explained Wayne Bell, a former Navy
officer who was in for 17 years.
Currently, Bell, the- president of agay veterans organization in Jacksonville,NC, is coordinating a support network
for those 28 gay and lesbian Marine andNavy personnel shipped off to Saudi
Arabia from Camp Lejeune, a baselocated on the edge of Jacksonville.
Through Brandy Alexander's Friend's
Lounge, a gay club in Jacksonville, Bellhas organized a writing circle to ensurethat the gay personnel from Camp
Lejeune do not lack contact with their"family" here in the united States.
"We write them every single day,"Bell boasted, noting that the writing circle also equipped each and every one of
the Jacksonville
28 with a Walkman
before deployment so that the penpal
network would be able to send taped
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AN ARMY OF LOVERS...-Miriam
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Saudi Arabia.
Fund-raising to support the enormous postage costs generated
byBell's effort comes primarily, he said,from female-impersonator shows organized by the Friend's Lounge's own
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"What keeps me up all night, personally, is the pain and the anguish ofpeople who are going to go over andwho are wondering how they are going
to contact their significant
other,"
remarked Miriam Ben-Shalom, whoseorganization, Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual
Veterans of America, was one of the fustto begin organizing a stateside networkof support for queer soldiers and theirlovers. She added, "The second thing is
the phone ca11s I get from the Significant
others who wonder whether they can•Dhahran,
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SAN DIEGO, Calif.-James Darby
was honorably discharged from theNavy on the same November day hislover, Tom, was shipped out to the
Persian Gulf.
Since then, the two men, whose
first anniversary came just a month after
Tom left for the Middle East, have kept incontact through letters and sporadic
phone calls.
Unlike some gay and lesbian couples who were caught by surprise as the
pre-war mobilization swung. into gear,
Darby an,d Tom made preparations toensure that Darby would be the firstpoint of contact for the Navy, should
something happen to Tom. "If anything
does happen to him, the Navy will cometo my house," Darby explained.
From there, Darby can either con. tact Tom's parents himself (although
Darby says that their relationship with
their gay son is somewhat hostile) or
instruct the military to reach them. Darby
alone, however, is the primary beneficiary, should Tom be killed, and the twolovers have agreed that any money coming from the military in remuneration for
Tom's death will go directly to San
Diego's AIDS Assistance Fund.
"I just feel alone," Darby remarked,
noting that the latest word from the military has Tom, who is stationed on a shipin the Persian Gulf, coming home in May.
Before Tom left, Darby recalled, thetwo men had talked over Tom's desire to
use the Pentagon's arm-gay exclusion tostay at home. "He wanted to do it
because he didn't want to go, and hedidn't want to leave me," Darby
remembered. "But that's not how I got
out ofthe military.""He was basically afraid of losing
me When he left," Darby continued. Aftera lot oftalking, Darby convinced Tom thatusing the military'S prejudice against gay
men and lesbians to get out of the service was not the right choice.
"I-Iove him more than I have,ever ,_loved anybody in my life," Darby cor 1cluded. "I miss him more every day, so I
guess that goes to show that II!lve him
more every day, too."-Nina R,yeS/New Yorlc

calJ up the [Pentagon] hotline to get
information about their lovers."
Since gay and lesbian people inthe military cannot come out without
inevitably facing discharge, the communication they have with their lovers,
particularly when correspondence fromboth sides is inspected, must be selfcensored. Additionally, their lovers
must be careful not to inadvertently
expose them.
And as legal advisers have•pointed out, because gay men and lesbians mobilized for combat in the
Persian Gulf are away from the legal
and community supports that existed
for them in the United States, andbecause the pressure of concealment
cannot be relieved by forays into an .
op'en community as long as they arephysicalJy isolated in a strange land,
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SAN FRANCISCO-Whether queer
cops will be allowed to attend meetingsof the local chapter of Queer Nation
threatens to either raise the consciousness of the group or destroy it.
The issue surfaced when two lesbian San Francisco police officers arrived
and seated themselves at a weekly meeting of the group last month. What followed was a two-hour-Iongdebateamong more than 200 people and two
subsequent focus-group meetings fromwhich the press was barred. The issue"We are dealing with a queer-vs.-anofficer-of-the-state-who-oppresSes-us[issue]" said Queer National spokesperson Steve Mihall. "When both of thosecoexist in one individual, we must ask
what is our reaction to that.",
The debate has become emotional
because the two officers are highly
respected in the city's lesbian and gay
community. Lea Militello is the lia!s~n
between the lesbian and gay community and the police. The second officer,
Sally De Haven, works, at Mission

Station, which covers the predominantly
gay Castro, and also serves as a conununity liaison.
Both .have been praised for theirefforts in working with the community.
Their initiatives last Halloween were crucial in blocking!off ten square blocks to 'traffic for a celebration sponsored by the
Sisters of Perpetual
Indulgence .
•Militello is the officer, who coordinated the gay and lesbiah cops assigned

JUSTICE FOR ALL, OR, HEGEMONYOF THE POLITICALLY CORRECT?
••A new rule at Toronto's chapter of Queer Nation is driving somemembers to leave the group because, they stfj, it stifles free speech.
The rule, set up just before Christmas, gives any memberof a "traditionally oppressed minority" the right to interrupt discussion and point out to the facilitator any comment he or she
finds offensive.
The facilitator is then obliged to halt discussion and move on toanother topiC. Questions about why the discussion is offensive are
not entertained, and people with questions are encouraged to educate themselves, rather than actually asking a member of theoffended group.
Opponents of the rule, both current members and those whohave left, say that they wonder whatever happened to civil discourse among people who disagree? They say that they are afraidthat thought-provoking
discussions among many can now besilenced at the whim of one individual, and that opinions in general
will be suppressed.
They point out that the rule is creating a climate where some saythat they are afraid to speak at all for fear of being labeled "sexist" or"racist" or "ableist'" And they find it ironic that a rule designed tomake people feel comfortable has driven away some of the group's•

most actiYe members.
'Supporters of.the ,ban on speech deemed offensive say that theywant to foster an environment where everyone feels comfortable andunthreatened. By relieving themselves of the burden of justifying
themSelves whenever they cry, "Sexisml" or "Racisml" or "Ableisml"
they S!dY that they wiD be able to express themselves more freely. And
they say that members of the majority should trust that minority group'members know best what is offensive to them.
The rule is similar in structure to the ACT UPJSeattIe's ·oppressive incidents policy," which was instituted last October as a way tokeep meetings from disintegrating into discussions on sexism or
racism, and to combat the high attrition rate of lesbians, Blacks andLatinos, according to ACT UP member Nima Eshghi.
An architect of the policy, Eshghi admits that there weresome people who left the group because of. it. "But we needed astructured way to talk about offensive comments at meetings," .
she told OutWeek.
In fact, the new rule hasn't even had a chance to work. "Eversince we've had it, we haven't had to use it. The criticism of somethat it would be used irresponsibly has not been borne out in reality."--chlrl" FortIsr/T'oronto and AmlrBw MIIII,!New York••,----_._.
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are nothing I would want to participate
Jn, because I don't do things that are
illegal." And she acknowledged that if
illegal activity is discussed in her presence; she would be obligated to reportthat infonnation.
"Is everything about Queer Nationillegal?" Militello asked. "I don't think so.
There are many people in Queer Nation
who do not participate in illegal activities."
But for others, it is just not thatshould be allowed to attend the meetings. For Militello, the reason is Simple:"We are a part of our society," she said.
"Just because we are police officers
doesn't,mean we can't be everywhere inthis community. I think that if you startputting labels on people just because of
their occupation, it is a fOIlDof oppression that this community is supposed to
be trying to overcome."
The lesbian cops don't want to bein the meeting when illegal activity is
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enormous respect from the police aswell as the community for her role inminimizing violence against gays bypolice during demonstrations and forbl<><;:kingpolice sweeps in cruising areas
popular with gay men .
. At the same time, Queer Nation is aleading critic of the police department. Its
members continually question policeresponse time and crowd-control tactics
and monitor police actions from thestreets to the police commission meetings.
Queer Nation is also an activist
group which, from time to time, has
broken the law, and many of its members don't want cops around whendemonstrations involving illegal ~ctions
are discussed.
The two sides are well defined. "On
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into the group. That is enough--because
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WASHINGTON-A
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Slowly, the Republican party is edging ever-closer to embracing the issuesof concern to the nation's estimated 25.5
million gay and lesbian Americins.
By itself, this would seem rather astartling observation, considering thatamong most (although not all) politically minded US gays and lesbians, theRepublican
party is most often
associated with the likes of anti-gay
stalwarts Republican Sen. Jesse Helmsof North Carolina and Republican Rep.
William Dannemeyer of California.
However,
as society at large
becomes more inured to the increased
lobbying acumen of ,gay and lesbianactivists, a conspicuous number of GOP
m~mbers of Congress are becoming
more comfortable in supporting their
gay constituents with their votes.
Even a cursory glance at today's
Congress exhibits signs of the changes.
In the past two years, it has become
standard practice for Republicans as well
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gay initiatives on the House and Senate
floor. And while most gay-related votes
are stilllaIgely polarized along party lines,
with the RepUblicans supporting the antigay position, over the past two years,
increaSing numbers of Republicans havebeen crossing over to the pro-gay side.
"'There is no question that we don't
yet have the majority of the Republican
party voting with us,· comments Eric
Rosenthal, political director for the•ABC, 1.2.3, GOP, YOU AND ME
WASH INGTON-Over the past two years, there have been noticeable changes in the views some Republican members of Congress
have about their gay and lesbian constituents. And although small, thechanges have bee.n marked by increased numbers of Republican cosponsors of key legislation and by votes on specific gay- and AIDSrelated proposals.
At the end of the 100th Congress in 1988, the federal gay andlesbian rights bill boasted 73 House and 8 Senate co-sponsors. Of the. House backers, four, Reps. Christopher ShaYs (Conn.). Connie Morella(Md.), John Miller (Wash.) and Bill Green (Ny), were Republican. In
the Senate, GOP Sens. lowell Weicker (Conn.) and John Chaffee (RI)
co-sponsored the measure. .
Two years later, the list of bill co-sponsors has grown to 80 in theHouse and 12 in the Senate. Among the new co-sponsors brought on. to the bill in the 101 Congress were two Republican House members,
Reps. Tom Campbell (Calif.) and Claudine Schneider (RI).
A more dramatic development can be seen in the shift in voting
patterns among key GOP House and Senate members from the 100th
to the 101st Congress.
In the 100th Congress, only two Senators scored 100 percent
scores,on gay- and AIDS-rel,ated votes compiled by the National Gay··and lesbian Task Force: Democratic Sen. Daniel Patrick. Moynihan(NY) and Weicker. But by the end of the 101st Congress, of the 13
senators who received perfect scores from the Task Force, two-Sen.
,\..6 OUTWERK Febr ... ry"3,"_1James Jeffors of Vermont and Chaffee-were Republicans.
In the House, for the 1OOthCongress, Rep. Green was the sole
Republican member receiving a 100-percent rating from the Task
Force, while in the 101st, there were 11 Republican members of theHouse scoring 100 percent on the Task Force tally.
In the 101st Congress, 15 Republican House members andthree GOP senators scored in the Task Force's 90-percent-to-100percent category.
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"Obviously, in the Republican ranks there is a certain amountoL(support) for the privacy issue,· said Green. "(There is a feelingthat) the government really shouldn't be peeking into people's private lives."
The congressman attributed the Congress' near-complete
rebuke of anti-gay amendments from Republican Rep. WilliamDannemeyer of California in 1990 in part to the frequency with which
they came up.
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"I feel some people are getting fed up with his constant efforts toraise the issue,· Green told OutWeek"It seems like there have been a lot of strides last year in general,· commented Cindy Hall, a top staffer with Rep. Morella. "I'm
not aware of how partisan it is. (But) people seem less hung up on
the issues and are seeing them more as what they are, humanrights, civil rights issues and health issues when it comes to AIDS."--c.O.

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important to encourage. A few years ago,
we might have only got a small handfulof Republican votes in the House on avery controversial issue. Now we might
get 40 or 50. And that's significant
growth that we expect to continue."
The reasons for this are not completely clear. While the increased profile of gay men and lesbians in the
Republican party is roundly cited as
one key factor, stepped-up lobbying by
gay activ:ists of all political stripes in
Washington and on the grass-roots
level is also credited with bringing
about the change.
Within the party, a newly formed
national group of gay Republicans,
United Republicans for Equality andPrivacy, has already achieved a numberof small but impressive victories. Amongthem was a 1989 meeting with Bushadministration staffers, and official invitations from the White House, secured
through California's former Republicansored by the National Gay and LesbianSen. Pete Wilson, to the president's signTask Force and the Human Rights
ing of the Hate Crimes StatisticsAct.
Campaign Fund have had measurable
Likewise, on the local and'state
effects on the goings-on in the Houselevel, where gay Republican clubs havelong been in existence, a sizeable numand Senate.
Working the direct-contact front; theber of Republicans in state and city govTask Force, through its annual week of
ernment have become supporters of gay, constituent lobbying, notes a recordand lesbian rights.
inumber of Democratic and Republican
And the local politics full against the
senators and representatives whose staffs
backdrop of increased gay constituent
now annually meet with gay activists
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DUBLIN, Ireland-Ireland's
first
ACT UP chapter was set up here in
Decemqer to protest the govermrient's
seeming lack of commitment to tacklingthe country's growing AIDS problem.
The activists will join a handful ofother volunteer organizations in callingon the government to provide AIDSrelated health care, including. education
programs, counseling and testing facilities, clinical trials and social services.
However, it will differ from othersupport groups for persons with IllY and
AIDS, which currently enjoy cordial if
tenuous relationship with the government, in adopting a belligerent posture.
It will operate as a watchdog of healthcare policy vis-a-vis AIDS issues ~d willdraw attention to the shortcomings of thecountry's AIDS policies by means ofpublic demonstrations, zaps and media
campaigns, members said. In so doing it
also hopes to raise public awar(:!ness
about AIDs and in particular, to encourage safer sexual behavior.
But such is the reprobative moral
climate in Ireland that when it comes tosexuality, particularly homosexuality,
ACf UP!Dublin will face an·uphill struggle to attract a broad base of support.
According to one of its co-founders,
Daithi O'Muiri, it is particularly importantthat ACf UP not come to be regarded asa gay men's group if it is to become apotent political force. He told the second
meeting of ACf UP!Dublin that because
homosexuality in Ireland is still so taboo
and most gays are still in the closet, andalso because the pattern of HIV infection
in Ireland ~hows that it is spreading
fastest among IV-drug users, ACT UP
should not be dubbed a gay organization.
"This would only result in it
repelling the support of some gay men"Even within the gay
community,. most people
don't know anyone with,
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and lesbians who would not want to be
publicly i~entified as gay, but also IV'~ncj. ex-IV ..drug users, straights and.hemophiliacs. It will be very importantfor us, to stress the fact that AIDS is an
issue'.affecting everyone if we' are to.attract the sort of numbers to malce any
impact," he said. .
'O'Muiri ~dded that a major difficulty
faCing ACf UP is the lack of a sense ofurgency about AIDS. "Almost everyonein the New York' gay community knows
someone who is HIV-positive or who
has died of AIDS. This brings home toyou much quicker the seriousness, of the
AIDS crisis. In contrast, Ireland has relatively few cases of AIDS, and even
within the gay community, most people'
do not know anyone W~o has been
infected. Therefore, it seems that much
more remote a threat." c, • " 'Of course: the reported cases may
be only the tip of the icebeIg. Althoughhealth-care workers are .required to
notify the local department of health of
all cases of HIV anµ AIDS, there has
been only limited testing for the disease.
Most cases of infectibn only become
manifest in the casualty department, at
sexually transmitted disease clinics, during detoxification programs for IV-<irug
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lentry into prisons.
Twenty-three percent of patients
who are diagnosed with HIV have had
no previ!,)us test for AIDS. Out of 621
patients with HIVat a clinic at St. James'
Hospital here in Dublin, 111 were admitted after they became ill. The high percentage of late diagnosis means thatearly intervention is difficult.
As of December 1990, Ireland had atotal of 174 reported cases of full-blown
AIDS, of which 69 had died. There were
I,005-cases of IllY-infection out of a totalof 41,1~5 persons tested. Gay and bisexual men represented 40 percent of thetqta! numPer of reported AIDS case; IVdrug users comprised
34 'percent.
However,' gay and' bisexual men,' with138 cases of IllY infection, represent(:!donly 14 percent of the total number ofcases of HIV infecti6n, while IV-drugusers, With 562 cases of infection represented 57 percent..
Hemophiliacs and heter~arethe groups with the third- and fourthlargest rates of IllY infection at 11 percent and 8 percent, respectively.
.
According to Greg Shine of the
Dublin AIDS Alliance, the statistics may
indicate ,that the gay community has
been quick to get its act together in
adopting safer-sex practices..
However, he stresses that there is
no room for complacency. "There aredifferent theories," he told OutWeek.
. "One is that behavior is now regressing
and here the main problem is education.
There is no infonnation. How can you
refusemake choices without, it? Gay bars,
to display safer-sex posters or to issue
condoms for fear of offending their sup. posed straight clientele."
Shine believes that ACf UP should
step into the breach. First, he thinks thatit must cross over the sex-vs.-drug-useIr-----~--------------------------------------------~·
barriers. "In spite of the difficulty it will
face in attracting the support of N-drugusers, their support is vital if ACf UP isto represent the spectrum of HIV- andAIDS-infectedpeople," he added.
ACT UP/Dublin's first meeting
attracted only five people, all of themgay men, who addressed themselves tothe problem of recruiting members andto pl~nriing an agenda for the coming
months: It dedded on contacting thestudent's unions of all the Dublin college$ to make its presence known. Its
first big rally is planned for St. Patrick's
Day 'on· March 17, when it plans tomarch in the parade. T,

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PARK CITY, Utah-If
this year's
Sundance Film Festival results are any
measure of things to come, young up.and-coming filmmakers working withgay subject matter have every reason tobe hopeful-Jdt least about the independent cinema world
In an entirely unprecedented
sweep, openly gay directors Todd
Haynes and Jennie Livingston topped
both the dramatic and documentary
categories. Haynes prevailed in Utah
with Poison, a dramatic film weaving
together the plots of three Jean Genetstories. Haynes' first feature c,redit is
the shamelessly campy Superstar: The

Karen Carpenter Story.
Livingston's project, the alreadyhighly acdaimed Paris Is Burning, a film
about the Harlem drag ball scene,
shared accolades with veteran documen"tarian Barbara Koppel's American
Dream. The tie de<;ision was reportedly
reached after hours of sometimes-heateddebate among committee members.
The dramatic jury counted amongits members Gus Van Sant, director of
Mala Nocbe and Drugstore Cowboy,
Karen Durbin of Mirabella, and producers Heather Johnston and Katherine
Wyler. The Vtllage Voice's Amy Taubin
and documentarymakers Marcel
Ophuls and St. Clair Bourne presided, over the documentary category.
The. Sundance Film Festival is aselective annual gathering of indepen, dent filmmakers. It was founded byactor-director Robert Redford.

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rocked tI;1ecity's activist community two
years ago is now at the top of the district
attorney's calendar.
As Out Week goes to press, jury
selection
for the trial of Andrew
McMillan, the man accused of murdering
Steven Zabel, 39, a prominent member of
ACf UP before he was killed.
McMillan, who was 19 years oldwhen he was charged in April 1989 withthe brutal murder of Zabel, faces twocounts of second-degree murder and twq
counts of robbery in the first degree.
According to a statement issued byDistrict Attorney Robert Morgenthau in
April 1989, Zabel was found dead with histhroat slashed in his studio apartment on
Third Avenue after acquaintances of hisfrom ACf UP, disturbed that they wereunable to reach him, contacted the police.
Morgenthau stated at the time that
McMillan was staying at Zabel's apartment
The prosecutor handling the case "isKristine Hamann.

-Nina Reyes:-GAYREP
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WASHINGTON-AIDS
activists
reacted with shock on Jan. 25 when
President Bush tapped Republican Rep.
Edward Madigan of Illinois to serve as
agriculture secretary, fearing that hi,Sdeparture from a pivotal House subcommittee will open the door for anti-gay
Republican Rep. Wtlliam Dannemeyer ofCalifornia to claim a key leadership poston the panel.
Madigan, a moderate Midwestern
Republican, was appointed to replace
Oayton Yeutter as agriculture secretary
after Yeutter was tapped to be chair of
the Republican National Committee.
Prior to his elevation, Madigan was
the ranking Republican member of theHouse's Subcommittee on Health and theEnvironment, an important post on the

REP.WIWAM DANNEMEYER
panel which oversees virtually all AIDSrelated .legislation passing through theHouse. Throughout his tenure in thatpost, AIDS activists have come to regard
Madigan as an ally on AIDS matters,
securing his support on a number ofcompromise proposals drafted to water
down or defeat a number of AIDS initiatives from Dannemeyer.
Two years ago, AIDS activists
reacted with muted relief when Madigan
was defeated by Republican Rep. Newt
Gingrich of Georgia to serve as House
Minority Whip, fearing that, J;1adMadiganwon, Dannemeyer could rise in subcommittee leadership.
.
Dannemeyer, who is regarded as
one of the most vocal members on the
comffiittee for his opposition to a seriesof AIDS-related proposals and his backing of mandatory HIV-testing measures,
now stands to take over Madigan's
leadership post. He is currently the second-ranking minority party member on
the subcommittee.
"Maybe Dannemeyer would havebeen a better choice for agriculture secre- .
tary, and Madigan could have continued
being the ranking [minority] member,". quipped Dan Brose, executive director of
the AIDS Action Council.
Representatives for AIDS lobbyinggroups, favorite foils of Dannemeyer,
unanimously issued statements of regret
over the California conservative's imminent elevation. 'Although the elevation of the second-ranking member to the top minority

•slot on the committee sti1l must be voted
on by the remaining minority membersof the panel, it is routinely expected' thatthe next member in line for the post willassume it.
With the new post, Dannemeyer
would get the use of the expanded
staff of the ranking minority member
and increased
influenceon theagenda of the subcommittee
whichroutinely ignores his AIDS-relatedbill~ and has often voted to defeat his
AIDS-related
amendments.
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tried to hide the ACf UP rally from public scrutiny, adding, "Philip Morris did avery-good job of keeping demonstratorsand the press ~te."He reported that
ACT UP was finally admitted into the
Civic Center once the ceremonies wereover and the press was gone.
Taggarty Patrick, a spokesperson for
Philip Morris, told OuIWeek that ACf UP
members were not admitted to the opening ceremonies in the Raleigh Civic
Center because "we had a very tightfront-of-the-house. It was packed before

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handful ofdemonstrators from Washington and
New York together with nearly 25 members of ACf UP/North Carolina protested
at the Philip Morris Bill of Rights tour inSen. Jesse Hem' home state on Sunday,
Jan. 13, according to activists here.
The tour, which displays a 200-yearold copy of the Bill of Rights, has been
making stops in several cities since last
fall and is slated to visit many morethrough early 1992.
The protest indicates that the battle
against the successfully reelected Helms
and his benefactor, Philip Morris, isn't
over especially in his homeland. ACf
UP chapters have been dogging the tour
since it started in Vermont.
At the Raleigh protest, ACT UP
members were denied entty to the tour's
opening ceremonies at the Raleigh Civic
Center, said activist Samira Kawash.
"We heard later that they thought
Sen. Helms and his family might beshowing up for the ceremony," she told
autWeek "Everybody knows that Philip
Morris and Jesse Helms go hand in hand,so we knew we would be operating in a
hostile environment." Kawash said that
Philip Morris kept a close watch on hergroup with video cameras.
.
Zumbach said that tour offiCials

ACf UP came." She said that guests,
employees and the media are given priority seating in each city, depending on
the size of the venue.
'
The video surveillance cameras. were present for security reasons, she
said.
"We always have security systems inplace, including video cameras,' Patrick
told OuIWeek "We're.protecting a priceless document."
And Patrick added that none of thedemonstrations
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nice to be here.'"She is the first Oregon legislator toacknowledge his or her homosexuality.
"I simply thought it was an appropriate thing to do," Shibley expl$ed in
an interview. "I wish it were not news. 1--Scott Harrab/New Yom, wish this were an everyd~y kind ofthing. One reason I wanted to bring it
out was so that it would dispel any
kinds of whispers or rumors ...and leaveme just to focus on the issues of concern in my district."
PORTLAND,
Ore.-A
new
Those concerns inClude urban
Oregon state legislator, appointed to
growth,public transportation, recycling,
fill a seat vacated by the incoming
taxes, affordable housing and family
Secretary of State, announcedjustplanning, she said.
minutes after being sworn in on Jan.
Fellow legislators have been "very
18 that she is a lesbian.
, supportive," Shibley said, while theIn the second sentence she spoke
dominant emoti<)O in the gay and les~
at tpepressconference,
GaiLShibley; '.". Dian co~µnityo)s"jubilation thatprecinct workers and the majority of the32, of South Portland, told reporters,'"To my sisters
and brothers
in,county commission recognized that 1
Oregon's lesbian and gay community,. Was the superlative candidate."throughout the nation has changed, or willchange, Philip Morris' position on HeIms.
"He supports our business interests,
and that's important for Philip Morris,"shesaid. "That dOesn't mean we necessarily
agree with every one of his polides."NEWOREGoN
STATE REP IS ALESBIAN

Shibley was selected for the vacantseaf by the five-member Multnomah
County Board of Commissioners fromamong three people recommended by
precinct workers. She received three ofI
the five votes.
The commissioners were probably
aware that Shibley was·a lesbian, shesaid, since they had documents in theirpossession listing her afftliations with lesj
bian organizations.
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Shibley said, "It doesn't take a r9.Cket
scientiSt to realize that the Christian rightwould like to target me ..., but they haven't
said anything to me" so far.
\\She had "no comment"on
Oregon's biggest gay news story ot thepast two years ACf UP's unrelenting
outing campaign against Republican
Sen. Mark Hatfield.
Prior to her appointment, Shibley
was communications
director for thePortland Bureau of Traffic Management.

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The other festivals will continue throughout the Southwest,. PHOENIX-Whenthe International
Gay Rodeo
Association kicked off its first in a series of seven rodeos here culminating with the finals in Wichita, Kan., later this year, when
Jan. 19, 150 lesbian and gaY participants and nearly 5,000 . the all-around best cowboy and cowgirl will received $1,000
and a highly coveted belt buckle.
spectators were treated to a weekend of bare-back bronco-ridThe next rodeo is the weekend of March 22 in Los Angeles.
ing, calf-roping and, pictured here, chute-dogging, otherwise•- Patsy Lynch
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TIlGHTALBANY-A proposed amendment
to the New York state Constitution-oneof three privacy bills currently before thestate Legislature-would
establish awidespread right of privacy protecting
areas of personal choice like abortionand sexuaJ relations. But some fear that it
could also have a frightening effect on
the freedom of the press.
:According to the New York Law
Journal, the amendment would add thefollowing sentence: "The right of thepeople to privacy is essential to thewell-being of a free society and shallnot be infringed,"
The amendment could allow lawsuits over the publication of "truthful,private facts" about an individual, according'to Jerome W!ldon, a former state senator.
Wilson and media advocates discussed
the amendment's effects on the press at a
public hearing in Manhattan onJan. 11.
Evan Wolfson of the Lambda Legal
Defense and Education ,Fund told
OutWeek that the amendment may notcompletely devastate the media's rightto publish factual information because
courts sometimes view public figures indifferent manner than private citizens.
"1 think that the First Amendment
does, and ought to, protect the disclo-·,sure of private information," Wolfson
said. "But if you publish the truth about
someone, you oUght to be protected."
Wolfson said that the amendment
shouldfocus more on the issues protect,ing individual privacy.
"The-goals ought to be to protect
substantive and autonomous rights," hesaid. "1 think what we'll need to see isone [amendment] that protects substantive rights, while at the same time protects freedom of speech. "The privacy amendment was first
proposed by Attorney General Robert
Abrams in 1980 and has never been
given a public hearing until now.
Wolfson said that the privacy amendment is finally coming into the legislatiVelimelight because state rulings in the'80s, such as the sodomy case inGeorgia, have pointed up the need to ,protect privacy.
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who haven't been sleeping
at night, wondering what
logo and slogan the planners of this city's Gay andLesbian Pride celebrationnext June would come up
with, rest easy. "Out, Loudand Proud" is the theme,by ANDREW MILLER
and the graffito-like pink
and black logo "reflects 0 ur
community's energy and the urgency of our situation," in thewords of designer Janice Thorn.
This year's festivities are scheduled for June 29-30.
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And with features on subterranean marijuana farms andthe politics of coming out, a fascinating trip to the far right,by Vii/age Voicer James Ridgeway and a comic strip called"The Mystery of Steven Seagal," the 'copy between the hunkyboys is actually eye-catching.
Now, if they'd just sold some cruisier ads and gotten 01'
Josh to take off his shirt, it would have been like the heavenly '70s when gay men perused GQ, only with something toread in addition to men to drool over ... at least for one•
Issue..
. COincidentally, GQ made Julia Roberts its first cover girlthis month. The men's fashion mag is no doubt kicking off
its new drive to woo the lesbian market.
MONEY FOR QUEERS, NOT FOR WAR: The
Funding Exchange, a lefty philanthropic network of 15 local
comm~nity foundations nationwide last month announced
the' launching of Out: A Fund for Lesbian and Gay Liberation,
and, true to its grass roots, the new fund's list of board
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more info on donating money or applying for a grant, callCharlie Fernandez at (212) 529-5300.
HOLY TOLEDO: Brothers and sisters at the
University of Toledo held the first meeting of the school's gay
and lesbian student union on Jan. 17, despite threats of'violence that surfaced after the gathering was annnounced in thestudent newspaper. Members reported that all went smoothly.
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miss composer Philip Glass and all the gang at the Third
Annual One Hundred Hearts Auction in the Great Hall af
Cooper Union on Feb. 13. The $25 door price and proceedsfrom the sale will benefit Bailey House, the city's only residence for people with AIDS. Call Alison Block at (212) 481,
1270 for details.
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DEEP BREATH, NOW: Randye Retkin, formerly
associate counsel to New York City Comptroller Liz
Holtzman, has been named director of legal services at Gay
Men's Health Crisis, replacing David Hansell, who was promoted to de'puty executive director for policy. And David Eng
is the new assistant director of communications, following in
the formidable shoes of Carisa Cunningham, who moved on
to the PR department at theAIDS Action Council in
Washington.
Speaking of Liz Holtzman, her spokesperson, Andrea
Bernstein, was recently promoted to deputy press secretary,
making her one of the highest-ranking lesbians in thecomptroller's office.
The Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians andGays, Inc., has chosen Thomas Sauerman, a Lutheran pastor
from Philadelphia, as its first executive director. "My wifeand I have two sons,- one of whom happens to be non-gay,"
Sauerman commented in a press release.
And former co-director Arlene Kochman will be running
the whole show over at Senior Action in a Gay Envir6nment,
or SAGE.
Rim
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recent benefit dance-a-thonat the Limelight was major1yfun.
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Washington-based Human
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the Empire State Pride Agen~a.
"We have to get the message out that what goes on in
Albany affects the daily lives of lesbians and gays throughout
New York," the Syracuse native said in a press statement. He
can be found in the group's new offices on West 23rd Street
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Thomas, of the Dallas Gay Alliabce,
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White House," he told OutWeek "Oncethe money was appropriated, it had alife of its own." The project was budgeted at $32 million.
The CDC announcement that the
study was being discontinued appearedin the Jan. 11 issue of its Morbidity andMortality Weekly Report. The federal
agency said that confidentiality concerns
made it difficult to·cultivate and compare
the data in any meaningful way. "It's 'atremendous waste of money to study
AIDS when you don't have other data,"
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Although participants filled out anonymous questionnaires, for example, the
CDC made no guarantees that confidentiality would be protected. "It's nowonder those at high risk would notwant to participate," Hansell said.
The study data were collected byan interviewer and a blood-taker, whoshowed the subjects a videotape
explaining the study's purpose, typesof questions that would be asked aswell as the safety of giving blood. Giving blood was optional.
The research team visited 1,446
people, 18 to 54, who agreed to participate. One hundred and eighty-fourpeople who initially declined involvement were recontacted and joined thestudy. The investigators found that ahigher percentage of those who wererecontacted
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In an editorial note at the end of
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CDC said that results revealed no surprises, except that they came out lower
than expected. The seroprevalence rate
among men who had sex with othermen since 1978 was 8.7 percent; therate was 14 percent in those reporting
receptive anal intercourse.
A New Yom Times article publishedthe day of the CDC report suggested
that the survey was discontinued
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Nevertheless,these few safety tips tny
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.. about ~~practices .apd drug use, actsthat may'"lX!·illegal.there were no guarantees that the federal or lOcal government would step in and protect themfrom prosecution., "The only~ w~y tomake a study like this valid is to makesure everyone you contact is assured
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of a 25~year-old heterosexual man who may have acquired HIV through one
episode of oral-vaginal intercourse-during an extramarital affair. In their letter, published in September's European Journal of Epidemiology, theauthors said that th~y ruled out all other risk possibilities.
. "Our case provides further evidence for the possibility of HIV transmission Ily oral sex," they wrote. "AHhough the risk of acquiring HIV infection
with a single sexual contact is still unknown, this case suggests that HIV
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•,·28 OUTWEEK• Letting someone you don't kn9w
into your home makes you vulnerable to robbery and assault. If you
leave a bar with someone you've justmet, introduce her/him to a friend or
the barte~der. Let other people
know you are leaving together.
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know. Assailants sometimes wait
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where lesbians and gay men meet.
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it's important forBlack gays and lesbians to rememberthat Queer Nation
is not queer. It's an
old idea with a
new name. •, Twenty or so"",""'''._..Jyear ago, it was called the Gay Liberation
Front, or GLF. The GLF was not an
organization per se but a collective of gay
and lesbian individuals who believed thatthe "complete sexual liberation for all
people can not come about unless existing social institutions are abolished." The
GLF rejected society's attempts to "impose
sexual roles and defmitions" of humannature. They wanted to create "new social
forms and relations ...based upon sisterhood, cooperation, human love and uninhibited sexuality."
Like Queer Nation, the GLF grewquickly and was' fueled by the energyof young gays and lesbians. Withinweeks of the S~onewall riots (in reality astate-sanctioned
gay-bashing with aunique ending), there had developed amass movement demanding gay andlesbian liberation.
Twenty or so years'later, Queer
Nation/San Francisco has "focus groups"
such as ASLlJf, GHOST, UNITED COLORS and DORIS SQUASH.The GLF had
smaller groups, like the ~of June Cell
(producers of the GLF newspaper ComeOut), the Aquarius Cell (dedicated tobuilding a community center) and the
Red Butterflies (radical gay communists).
Other groups also formed as part of the
GLF umbrella, such as the Street
Transvestite Action Revolutionaries(STAR),radical drag qu~ns who would
Ron Simmons, PhD, is a free-lance
media producer and an assistant professor in the Radio, 7V and Film Department at Howard University.
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march in' full drag chanting, "Go left! Go
Gay! Go pick up the, gun!" and ThirdWorld Gay Liberation-Blacks, Latinos
and Asians whose 16-point platform
called for the right of self-detennination
for third-world and gay people, the abolition of the nuclear family and institutionalized religions, decent and.free housing
for all people and the release from jail[with reparations] of all third-world and

For the most part, Queer
Nation has only had theoutlook and strategies of
ACT UP to serve as arole model in a time
when the United States
has a conservative
political government.
gay prisoners because they had not been
tried by a jury of their true peers in a"peoples court."
A major difference,
however,
between the GLF and Queer Nation is
the societal reality in which they developed. The GLF formed at a time whenmass mobilizations for social reform,
were sweeping the nation and challenging the US power structure. There weremass demonstrations
for Black civilrights and women's rights as well ascivil-disobedience actions against theVietnam War. All of these groups identified the US power structure as theiroppressor and,' 'as a consequence, wereable to see the obvious connections
between their struggles and the need formutual support. Thus, the GLF endorsed
the women's movement, the anti-war
movement and the Black Panthers.
For the most part, Queer Nation has•

only had the outlook and strategies of
ACf UP to serve as a role model in atime when the United States has a conservative political government, and,~there
is increasing social and economic repression. There are no other societal groups
engaging in mass civil demonstrations
who can support Queer Nation or whom
Queer Nation can support. Thus, it
becomes harder for the white malemajority in Queer Nation to see theimportance of having an inclusive: political agenda that goes beyond gay rights.
In December 1990, James Roche, anational columnist and a white memberof Queer Nation/New York expressedanger that the topic most frequently discussed at meetings was not homophobia but "sexism, racism, ableism, ageism,
sizeism or some other 'ism.'" He also
recounted how another whit,; male
Queer Nationalist dismissed any t&oughtthat he might be "a racist, sexist pig,"
calling such ideas "bullshit." If history
repeats itself, the white males in Queer
Nation will not be able to overcome
their desire to retain power and privilege. Similar to the causes of the GLFs
downfall, their racism and sexism willalienate and drive away the other members of the group. Those who remain
may decide to become a single-issue,"assimilationist" group "assimilationist"in the sense that they want the world toremain the same except for gay rights.
Twenty or so years ago, as many of
the white males involved in' gay and les-"bian liberation grew older, they shaved
and got haircuts, put on suits and ties
and took their rightful (or "whiteful"),places in the US economic structure.
Black gays and lesbians, on the other
hand, found themselves facing the same
institutionalized racism as before.
In light of this history, I offer thesewords of advice to the Black members ofQueer Nation: "Be careful, Dorothy. Oz
may one day fade, and you'll still be anigger in Kansas." ....
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nonsense. He asked if it is good policy to give youngsters in our publichigh schools-someas young as
13 condoms on demand. He thensuggested it would be more responsible to piovide health clinics on site
at high schools with pr,ofessional
therapists to advise the children and. decide whether condom distribution

supposed to take place on Jan. 16 but was

postponed due to the impending Gulf
war. Despite the hearing's cancellationand the fact that it was raining, morethan 150 pro-condom demonstrators
marched outside the BOE that afternoon.
Brooklyn's
Lambda Independent
Democrats were there distributing fluorescent orange stickers proclaiming•"Goodnight, Irene" and calling for theremoval of self-proclaimed anal-sex
expert Irene Impellizzeri from the Board.
Having condoms in our schools is a matter of life and death. Let's all be there
demonstrating at the BOE on Feb. 6.
Much has been made of the factthat Irene Impellizzeri is Brooklyn
Borough President Howard Golden's
representativeon the Board of Ed,
yet he h,as failed to publicly comeout against her anti-condom stand.
Recently some of the Lambda Independent Democrats' leadership met
with Brooklyn's
Deputy Borough, President William ThQmpson Jr. todiscuss Impellizzeri and other issuesof concern to Brooklyn's lesbian andgay community. We await a response
from his Honor, the borough president, since , he was too busy to meetwith UD himself.
It seems that they are upset in
the BP's· office about the negative
press Golden has been getting in thegay media. It's nice to know that you
are being read.
• In the Jan. 25 New York Post,
former Mayor Ed Koch spewed out•,

Why doesn't Koch
just retire?
Ifeel badfor Bella Abzugand Larry Kramer,
who live in his
apartment building.
I'm sure thatthe real estate value
plunged when Koch
moved in.

makes sense for each particular child.
He questioned whether it is preferable for teachers to hand out condoms with no questions asked, andhe expressed his doubts that schools'
are currently providing intelligent
instruction on abstinence as prevention.

Qear former Mayor Koch: Who
asked you? Don't you realize that weare trying to save the lives of youngsters who are sexually activ~? Howcome every time there is a debate
you must enter it? We all know thatyou are a moron--and a conservative\
one at that. We also know that if you
have taken the time to proclaim that
condom distrubutionin schools
should be restricted, then that cannot
possibly be the wise thing to d0.
Koch, has once again sided with
our foes. He knows that there is no
way to get health clinics fund!,!d inthis fisc::alcrisis, so, in effect, he issaying no to condoms. Why doesn't
Koch just retire? I feel bad for Bella
Abzug ~nd Larry Kramer, who live in
his apartment building. I'm sure thatthe real. estate value plunge~ when
Koch moved in. The thought) of Ed
Koch and condoms in the same 'sentence can ruin one's appetite.
• In a Dec. 21, 1990, memo to
the current mayor regarding HIV-testing of health-care
workers,
City
Health Commissioner
Woodrow
Myers again thumbed his nose athealth-care
professionals,
ACT UP,,.
GMHC and people with AIDS andHIV. In the memo, he addressed
speculation that the Centers for Disease Control will issue guidelines
recommending that .in certain cases
health-care workers be tested and, if
found to be HIV-positive, prevented'
from performing certain procedures.
Myers said, "I've been encouraged by many advocates to take anaggressive
and negative
posturetoward new guidelines in this area,·and he indicated that he expressed
concern in a telephone conservation
with Secretary of Health' and Human
Services Louis Sullivan about the premature deployment of a new policy
without full considerationof its
impact on cities like New York. How-•

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encouragedby the advocates,"I
believethata moreprudent
approach .is to become involved in
the process with the CDC in order tomaximize our input into any new
policy changes. "On the other hand, New York City
Commissioner of Human Rights Dennis
deLeon stated in his Jan. 2 memo to
the mayor: "If implemented, the guidelines may impede the ability of IDVinfected patients to obtain needed dental or surgical care. Our experience
indicates that, if the guidelines areissued, health-care professionals will
avoid treating HN-infected patients forfear of infection and consequent lossof livelihood. On a day-to-day level,
this will probably mean that surgicaland dental treatment of HN-infectedpatients will be delayed or denied.
"I stressed to Dr. Curran [director of
the CDC's Division of HN/AIDS] that
precluding' some health-care workers
from employment because of IDV infection will once again push the HIV
epidemic underground."
DeLeon is to be conunended for his
insight and no-nonsense approach to thisharmful proposal. His advice and understanding of the issue are based on reasoned analysis. On the other hand, Myers
walks the middle of the road, unaware of
the far-reaching implications of the pr0posal, and advocates an approach "moreprudent" than opposing the policychange outright. The mayor mustembrace the advocacy of deLeon and do
so in no uncertain terms because theimplications of a new CDC policy will bedevastating. We must rally support
behind deLeon and let our mayor know
how we feel. This CDC initiative must be
nipped in the bud!
• Has senility set in? The Stonewall
Democratic Qub is having a Valentine's
Day celebration saluting the Queen of
Manhattan Cable lV, Robin Byni. Byni isa good friend to the community andgenerally on the ball. What I question is
the stability of whoever put together theparty invite: It shows Byrd in a bikini
and reads, "Baby, bang my box!"-hardly appropriate for a gay Democratic dubthat has never had a lesbian president
and has a solidly male board of directors. One has to wonder if even so truea Stonewall supporter as the banal' Carol
Greitzer would attend an event withsuch a sexist invite. The dub's leadershipneeds an emergency sensitivity-course
on sexism. The invite looks like it's foran adolescent bachelor party. Our com- .
munity deserves better, and so does
Robin Byrd.
• Congratulations to ACT UP for
its tremendously
successful Day of
Desperation.
Thousands
of New
Yorkers were affected and moved toaction by the demonstrations.
It isconsistent for those actively fighting
against the AIDS crisis to actively
fight against the war. Just how does
our government find more than $500
milfion per day for this war when it
claims it doesn't have enough money
to fight the· AIDS crisis that devastates us? The gay movement
wasfounded with a progressive perspective, ,and it's great to see our activist
community embracing progressive
ideology. Hats off to ACT UP and its
many hard-working
members-thetrue soldiers in the war
against AIDS.
,• It's disappointing that Brooklyn
City Council candidate Joan Millman,
who is supported by the lambda Inde-pendent Democrats, boasts support from
Brooklyn state Sen. Martin Solomon.
Solomon was responsible for the anti-gay
literature used by Assembly member
Daniel Feldman in last year's Brooklyn
race. On the other hand, Millman's opponent, Ken FISher, is backed by BoroughPresident Howard Golden, who voted
against the gay rights bill when he was amember of the City Council.
• Remember Vrrginia Apuzzo, thedeputy executive director of the New
York State Consumer Protection Board?
The word from Albany is that she willsoon be named executive director.
• When you're not going to ACT
UP meetin~ or demonstrating against thewar, you can release some of your energy on roller skates. Join Muscle on
Wheels every Tuesday night at the Roxy.
Gay activistJohn Blair, who did much for
Lesbians and Gays for Jesse Jackson andis always supportive of our community,
will be hosting these hot, healthy andpolitically correct Tuesday nights of dancing and roller skating. That's Tuesdays
starting at 8 pm ($6 before 9 pm, $8
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Paul Martino, 43, died on Jan. 15,
1991, in Tallahassee, Fla. Paul founded
ACT UpiTaliahassee in May 1990 and was
one of the people behind the founding anddevelopment of the Tallahassee AIDS Support Services in 1986.. 'Paul always resisted the notion of"leader" and hated the media preference
for lionizing "outstanding individuals"
over focusing on collective action. He
would find it bitterly ironic that some of
the best coverage our group ever got
were two articles about his death thatappeared in the local papers. Yet, thefact remains that if it hadn't been for
Paul, there wouldn't be an ACT UPfTallahassee today. He was always at the forefront of fighting the AIDS crisis in Tallahassee, a city he saw as woefully
ill-equipped to provide the care and;Indian cooking. And I will always treasureaccess to treatment needed by, people
in my heart his love, his playfulness andwith HIVan~ AIDS. He organized ACT
his nurturing. Paul and I were lovers, best
UP's first action here-a demonstration
friends and family to each other for 11
at the governor's mansion to protest theyears. The hole that has opened in all our
signing into law of a bill allowing HIV, lives by his passing will never be filled. But
testing without consent under certain
we'll continue with the determination,vague circumstances. He was an impor~anger, energy and passion that is histalit organizer and source of information
legacy to all of us.
and inspiration for all of our subsequent
activities. Paul also participated at a
In this immeasurable darkness,
national level in the NIH action, the ATAC
Be the power that rounds your senses
Conference and last December's CDC
in their magic ring,action. At the time of his death, he was
A sense of their mysterious encounter.
hard at work on fighting a legislative proposal to introduce mandatory namesAnd if the earthly no longer knows
reporting and contact-tracing in Florida.
your name,Paul's activism had become the drivWhisper to the silent earth, ''l'm flowing. "ing force of his life, but we will always
To the flowing water say, "1 am. "remember him, too, for his inimitable(from Rilke).humor, his intelligence and compassion
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Golden Girls••by Kirk-Evan Billet•

It is refreshing to see men in a loving relationship on televiA January episode of of NBC's Golden Girls sensitively andhumorously depicted Blanche's coming. to tenns with-and at sion, and particularly surprising to seethe depiction of a gay man
last "accepting"-herbrother's homosexuality. (Blanche is in that most masculine of professions-the police officer. Also
played on the popular series by actress Rue McClanahan.) When welcome was the program's message that loving a family memBlanche's brother announces his plans to visit, he indicates that ber means accepting her or his sexual orientation. Perhaps mosthe has an important surprise. Although he has already come out promising was the show's premise that homophobiir-nothomoof the closet, Blanche hopes ~at the surprise is a woman in his sexuality-is the problem.
To show your support for positive gay portrayals on NBC's
life. Whe,n he reveals that the surprise is that he is going toGolden Girls, write to: Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas and Susan"marry" a'man, she refuses to accept the good news.
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Golden Girls featured a lesbian character once several years
obviously very happy together. The other Golden Girls try to convince Blanche to accept her brother the way he is. The resolution ago, so you may a(so mention that a second representation of aoccurs as the two men are packing to leave, having given up on lesbian is long overdue.
including Blanche in their wedding plans. She confronts the lover
GLAAD Tidings is a program of the Gay and Lesbian Alliancewith the question '!Do'You love my brother?" When he answers
yes, Blanche finally realizes that her brother'S happiness is more Against Defamation: For more information about the material inimportant than her desire that he be heterosexual.
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sexuality to seek discharge. "They agreed
that no, this was their country too,"
Eubanks recalled. "There's a great deal of
patriotism within the community. I do
see and hear dissidence, but it is notwidespread" ~In another military town on theother side of the country, San Diego,
Calif., the gay and lesbian Veterans,
Association is worldng to establish a support group for the lovers of people in the
COPS
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P _ II. _1 aCommunity Church, a gay and lesbiancongregation with parishes throughout
simple. "I think the fear of cops is athe nation.
rational fear, not an ilTational fear," said
Several weeks ago, Donna Eubanks,
Mihall. "So we are, for the first time,assistant pastor at San Diego's MCC,
dialoguing in an attempt to flOd a polannounced from her pulpit that she wasicy that addresses those very rational
interested in forming a network for thefears."
lovers of gay and lesbian armed-forces
John Crew, the director of thepersonnel deployed to the Middle E::tst.
Police Practices Project for the American
Twenty-five people, about half of whom
Civil Liberties Union in San Francisco,
had significant others in the Persian Gulf,
commented that if police officers wereattending Queer Nation meetings in
responded immediately, and in theorder to infiltrate the group, it "would beweeks that have followed,
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highly inappropriate."
He said thatspread through the community, more
under those circumstances, they would
people have sought her out for aid.
be in violation of several new police
Because they must be' concerned
department guidelines.
with keeping the sexual orientation of
And he -advised that if cops attend
their lovers secret, the problems facing
meetings and get information regardlesbians and gay men with lovers. in theing illegal activity, detailed police
Persian Gulf are uniquely isolating.
department policies, and even an oath
Furthennore, as lesbian and gay enlisted
the officers take, compel them tomilitary personnel are obviously unable
report the information.
to many their paI1Ilers, all the legal rights"At the same time," he said, "thisconferred automatically by a weddoes not mean that police officers do
ding-powerof attorney, inheritance
not have the right to have an indepenrights, a military pension should they bedent political life outside their job. That
.ki1led--are denied to their lovers, makincludes
being .a Democrat,aing the wait at home for news of casualRepublican, a member of ,ACT UP,
ties and deaths even more stressful.
Queer Nation and even the AUU."
The most iµunediate need this gay
The meetings have produced .thecommunity of military spouses is faced
rough draft of a ~tement that says, inwith, Eubanks said, seems to be finding apart, "We do not want police officers
mutually supportive friendship network
present when possible illegal activitiesof men and women who have foundare being plarined, discussed orthemselves abruptly separated from theirannounced, and we will request that the
loved ones. As for lesbians and gay men
police officers leave."
who are in Saudi Arabia, Eubanks, like
The problem is that the statement
Bell in North Carolina, has determinedraised many questions but answered, that their most urgent need right now is. few. Some Queer Nation members
regular correspondence .
•asked at what point in the meetings
And despite the fact that thepolice would be requested to leave, andDepartment of Defense still officiallywhich focus groups they could attend.
refuses to tolerate gay men and lesbians
They even contemplated what theyin the military, Eubanks noted that,would do if the cops who were asked toamong the queers she is in contact withleave simply said no. F1rially,they were
who have lovers in the Persian Gulf, antileft asking exactly how queer police' offiwar sentiment has not measurably risen.
cers could participate at all.
For example, she cited one gay man
The issue remains unresolved. For
who talked with his active-duty lover
Officer Militello, the dialogue has been
about whether or not the time had comean opportunity to allow the community
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to understand the role of a lesbiait andgay police officer: "I think that for a longtirile people have seen lesbian and gay
cops as people who do this job anddon't understand we are a part of thiscommunity. We're just as much a part ofthis community as anyone else."
For Queer National Mihall, th,e discussion reveals the diversity and thematurity of the group. "We are a ~randnew organization, and there are many
people in the group and we all have valid
points of view. We have to pat ourselveson the back for being willing to deal withthese issues and try to come to some kindof resolution. We are tackling, in thisgroup, issues that I don't think any' othergroup has ever really dealt with."
Following the lengthy discussion lastmonth, both officers agreed to leave themeeting and not return until the issue
was resolved. The moment was intensely
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America is a difficult task. But even morechallenging is uncovering our Black gay
heritage.
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our noble ancestors. Some were out andproud. Others, living in an era that kept
them from screaming it aloud, werequeers in their thoughts, in their hearts, intheir written words and in their discreet,tender love affairs.

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topless siren, adomed only in a waist shield of
rubber bananas, dancing at the celebrated Folies
Bergere. Or her promenade down LesChamps. Elysees, pet leopards in tow. In a decadent Paris,
sexual dalliances were numerous, free of gender
restraints. Bisexuality was a pose, if not a reality,
among upper-crust thrill-seekers, and Josephine
Baker had her share of lesbian loves. The toast of
the Gallic empire for decades, the dMne anddecadent Baker was actually born in the UnitedStates and ran away from home, legend says, tobecome Bessie Smith's maid She first played
Radio City Music Hall in 1923. Audiences were, intoxicated by her, and a rabid following greeted her
worfd tour in 1930.

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II, she was a Red CrosS volunteer and did
underground wort as well. In gratitude, heradopted coumry decorated her with its celebrated
Legion of Honor medal, the highest award given toa civilian. Baker retired in 1956 to adopt a family oforphaned children of many races, but their careexhausted her savings, forcing Baker to retum tothe stage. She died in 1975, after attending acelebration of her 50th year in the spoUight.

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By the time he became Martin Luther King's personal
assistant in 1955, civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin had long
toiled in the vineyards of social justice. Raised in West
Chester, Pa., by his Quaker grandmother, Rustin moved toHar1em's Sugar Hill during the '30s, at a time of cultural
explosion, dubbed by historians as "the Har1em
Renaissance." He joined the Young Communist League in1936 while singil)g [or his supper at toney Cafe Society.

Rustin hoisted the banner for several causes. During Wor1d
War II, he spent 36 months in jail as a conscientious
objector. The fight tor Indian independence sent him to
London. In 1.947, Rustin championed the first freedom
ride, a'crusade which eventually gave birth to CORE
(Congressof Racial Equality).
.,•~ustin was the chief organizer of the landmark March on
Washington, a civil ,rights milestone which brought
200,000 protestors toour nation's capital. However, after
King was assassinated, Rustin clashed with successor Rev.
Ralph David Abernathy. Rustin, it was said, was too tame inthe ~ce of a more militant vein of Black power. When hetraveled to the racial tinderboxes of Har1em and Watts,, beseeching people to "abandon their violent stance, he wasjeered by.his own people.
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disarmament, the liberation of Africa and his work as
executive director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute,
working tirelessly for strides in labor management andecono,mic'planning. A very private man, he was often seen
walking about Greenwich Village, with the aid of an elegant
walking cane. Until the end, he was charismatic, dignified
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executiVe director of the Oakland Feminist Women's,
Health Center, one of the fist woman's abortion clinics I
in the United, States. Parker found a forum for her'poetry in a series of concerts across the country,
touring with singer Blackberri. Her collected works
include the urgent, pointed Jonestown and Other
Madness (1985), Child of Myseff(19711 and. Movement in Black.

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The singer of "BD [Bull-Dagger] Woman's Blues" and"Sissy-Man Blues" knew whereof she crooned. An
exuberant, solid woman, Rainey earned the title "Motherof the Blues" for her message-oriented songs. Her firstpublic performance, at ag'e 12, was at the local opera
house in Columbus, Ga. At age 18, she married William"Pa" Rainey, a singer-dancer, and the pair went on tour. In
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Undoubtedly, Sylvester was the first patron
saint of high-energy disco, and a gay icon.
A noble, screaming queen and diva,
Sylvester began his career, as did mostgreat performers, in the service of the Lord:
He was trained as a gospel singer. He joined
an outrageous San Francisco drag-theatermusical group called the Cockettes andwent on to compose his own disco epics,
working with the great Patrick COwley.
Among his classics are "Do You Wanna
Funk" and "You Make Me Feel Mighty
Real." These numbers immediately revive
memories of a disco culture of sweaty, all>night sex and dancing, now lost to us, as .
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standard for the blues that has stood for decades. After
recording more than 100 songs for Paramount, with the
likes of Louis Armstrong and Coleman Hawkins, she spent
her final days touring the South. Her colorful life wasimmortalized far a new generation of admirers with the
Broadway musical revue Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, which
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A boy-preacher in the storefront churchesof his native Harlem,\ Baldwin never lostthe righteous fury and grandeur of speech
as a brilliant novelist, essayist and speaker.
As a Black gay man, he explored in his
essays, albeit covertly, the dual
oppressions he shouldered. His 1956
masterpiece Giovanni's Room, a lyrical,
elegaic work, told of a world of externalbigotry and internalized homophobia.
The message was that homosexuals
could not find freedom and peace in thisworld. From that time on, Baldwin
concentrated on matters of race andcivil rights, in his collected essays,
Notes of a Native Son and Nobody
Knows My Name. During the early '60s,
he turned his energies to the civilrights movement. He teamed up with
Bayard Rustin to urge President
Kennedy to send troops into Alabama
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years, as gay and lesbian liberation gained
power, Baldwin found himself an elder
community statesperson. Always
eccentric and frail, Baldwin found hishealth failing in the early '80s. He was avisiting professor at University of
Massachusetts at Amherst in 1984 andwas squired around and protected bymuscular Black companions. In 1986, his
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By age 26, Cullen ,had completed his major literary works and been featured in the most popular
mainstream magazines of the day, including Vanity Fair, Harper's and the American Mercury. His
classical, lyrical collection of poetry, entitled Color, was published while he was still a student at New
York University. Subsequently, he earned an MA from Harvard. Cullen became a major figure of theHarlem Renaissance .. 1n 1928, his marriage to Nina Yolande, the daughter of NAACP co-founder Dr.
W.E.B. DuBois, was the social event of the year. Langston Hughes was an usher at the affair. However,
Cullen's true love was schoolteacher Harold Jackman. The two were inseparable; in fact, they were
known as "the Jonathan and David" of their esteemed time.
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second marriage lastea until his death. He authored a translation of Greek lyriC poems, which were set
to music by queer composer Vir,gil Thompson in 1935. His other,works i.ncl~.deThe Black Christ and.
Other Poems and acollection of esSays and speeehes:He'succumbOOto high blood pressure anduremic poisoning at age 42. Five years later, the measure of his literary influence was honored: The .
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rather than pOintedly discuss the Blac~ experience. "I am not at all a democratic person," Cullen
once said, "I believe in the aristocracy of the sou!." He may have resisted the call for his poetry as
an instrument for social change, but his verse nonetheless alludes, eloquently and nobly, to the
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for many decades. Bom Loretta Mary
Aiken in North Carolina, she achieved
fame on the Black vaudeville circuit ..
Dressed in a frumpy, store-bought dress,. droopy stockings and an outlandish ha~
she created a sly, folky character whose
unpolished bons mots shocked anddelighted. She became the most popularcomedienne at the famed Apollo Theatrein the '30s and '408. Her career was
revitalized in the '60s, when a series of
comedy albums and 1V appearances
introduced her to a wider '. andwhiter audience~ In her act, Mom took

on the'insanity of current events, solving
wor1d crises in a wink. Uke Will Rogers,
she highlighted the foibles and punctured
the egos of wor1d leaders with humor.
Her first album was Moms Mabley at th~, .
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magnificent voice reached down into yourvery soul. From the ominously comic"Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair," in which
she refuses to repent the murder of a nogood husband, to the plaintive "HomelessBlues," the Empress of the Blues carved alegendary career. In 1923, "DownHearted-Blues," her first record, soldmore than a million copies, rare for theday. ,
By 1927, she was the highest-paid Blackartist in the world and traveled acrOss
Jazztime America with her touring
musicians in their,own PuHman car. She
lived high, squandered her money andbegan to drink heavily. The 1929 film
short St. Louis Blues is the only cinematicrecord of her greatness. In it, she is .
abused by a cad of a boyfriend and singsof her plight. In reality, she was part of
the raucous bisexual and lesbian womenof the Harlem RenaisSance, forever
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flagging business was revived singlehandedly by Smith's popularity, dropped
her from the label in 1931. Impressario
John Hammond coaxed her back to thestudio two years later, but America
responded with relative indifference. In
September 1937, an early-morning
collision on a MissiSSippi road ended herlife. Edward Albee's The Death of Bessie
Smith recounts the event, embroideringthat the dying songstress was denied
access to a white hospital. But this tragi~
retelling is the stuff of myth. Although her. right arm was amputated in a Blackhospital, Smith had lost too much bloodto survive her injuries. Her death at age
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beloved blues singer and a lesbiap, she
lived up to her objectives. Born oh April
1, 1895, to a chambermaid in a Memphis
brothel, she escaped to Chicago at age 11
to find work as a singer. Within a ;few
years, the slight woman with the ~ig voice
was belting out the blues at the top clubs.
In 1921, she began recording with Fats
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compOSitions, "Oowl}-HeartedBlues,"
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Although she dedicated her final years to Christianity through theBilly Graham Crusades, Ethel Waters was a prominent fixture
among the Harlem lesbians of the '20s. She excelled in all phasesof show business, starting as a singer at age 17 at Baltimore's.
Lincoln Theatre. From vaudeville to Broadway to Hollywood, she. garnered laurels for her work in the fabled Cabin in the Sky and A
Member of the Wedding. Both made tho.esuccessful jump' fromstage to screen. Her roles always portrayed Waters as an
indomitable spirit, her faith complete in the Lord. By the late '60s,
she was a living legend and was invited to sing at the White Houseduring the Nixon administration. Her autobiography, His Eye Is on
the Span-ow, recounts her life in a sassy, smart fashion but
sidesteps her more raucous youth. Her other films include Rufus
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After several years of work in New Yorkand Chicago, Hunter moved to Europe,
where she won the hearts of royalty andhigh society alike. In London, she
appeared in a production of Show Boat,sh~ring the stage with Paul Robeson, Sir
Cedric Hardwick and a young chorus girlnamed Mabel Mercer. When she returned. to the United'States in the late '30s,
Hunter worked with Ethel Waters andentertained overseas troops during the'war. For a brief time, she .was married to:Willard Townsend, a waiter who became aunion official.
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Colorfully garbed in ,a white tuxedo and top hat,
the heavy-set, dark-skinned Bentley held court at
Harry HansberrY's Clam House on West 133rdStreet, growling out songs while accompanying
herself on piano. Bentley was a popular maleimpersonator in her day, singing obscene
parodies of well-known compositions. Her
turf between
Lenox and Seventh"Avenues-was,
so cn)wded with so 'many nightclubs that it was
knowh as Jungle Alley. Bentley was denounced
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by giving up her career and becoming ascrub nurse at Goldwater Memorial
Hospital on Roosevelt Island. This. wa,s in
response to the death of her mot~er;,',Fbrthe next two' decades, 'she worked
steadily, never skipping a shift, nor
speaking of her colorful past. When she
was retired ·from the hospital, Hunter. 'returned to the cabaret wQrld,'packing incrowds at the Cookery in GreenwiCh:
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One ofthe greatest 2Oth-century men of letters,
writer, poet and essayist Hughes was a leading
figure of the Harlem Renaissance. He also was~'gospel lyricist and newspaper columnist Hughes'
plaintive, wryly humorous verse immortalized the.
experiences and injusti~s of Black America. His
works reflected his admiration for the poetry ofPaul Lawre~ Dunbar, capturing the raw flavor ofSouthem Black dialect .
.'.•A ~e of Joplin, Mo., Hughes moved to Cleveland' ' ' ~v::&A;:W with his mother after his parents divorced. later, he
J, .~ . traveled to "Mexico with his father, where he taught
English to we3Jthy Mexican families. After anabbreviated career at Columbia University, Hughes
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wrote about the racial discrimination affecting his
people. His 1926 collection, The Weal}' Blues,
attracted critical praise. In 1935, a Guggenheim,-owship allowed Hughes to see the wor1d again,
traveling to Russia and Spain. Shakespeare inHarlem (1942) fueled the reputation of this growing'
talent. In 1956, his autobiography, I Wonder as I
Wander, was published.
Hughes was a member of the queer circle inHarlem, but his sexuality has been omitted frommost serious critiques of his work However, a
recent biography restored the element of,homosexuality to his canon. last year, the Hughes ~~;.
legend was revived with Black gay British,"'1 , filmmaker Isaac Julien's Looking for Langston. A
surreal, meditative work about the Har1em
Renaissance, it examines Hughes' life as it relates
to the modem gay man of color, searching for' his •stolen heritage. The executor of the Hughes' estate,c
Objecting to this juxtaposition of Hughes' poetrywith homoerotic images, denied the use of hisiverse in the film.
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nonetheless a gifted writer. However, his writing refl~ed that dark character. He wasskeptical about this new age of Negro cultural celebration and was harshly critical ofhis peers. A slender, dark-skinned and fragile man, Thurman was addicted to alcoholand predisposed to tuberculosis, a condition that cut short his career at age 32. In
his short life, he completed two novels. The Blacker the Berry articulates Thurman's
hatred for light-skinned Uptown Blacks, who attempted to curry favor from whitesociety. Infants of the Spring, his next novel, was critical in its evaluation of Black
writers and artists. His play, Harlem, co-written with white author William Jourdan
Rapp, angered theatergoers for its relentless condemnations and unstinting portrayalof a less attractive side of life. Ironically, as a Black man, Thurman found it difficult toobtain good seats for his own show: Choice spots were reserved for whites.
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This is how the brain can tell if any partof the body is not working up to 100
percent." When the vertebrae are misaligned and pinch the nerves a subluxation-themessages your bodyneeds to send to itself get blocked, andthe result can be a lot worse than backpain. Everything from asthma to digestive problems have been successfully
treated by readjusting the spine.
It's easy to get the vertebrae out of
whack. According to my chiropractor, Dr.
Olarles Franchino, even a heavy coughor sneeze can do it. And one of the number-one troublemakers for the body's
nervous system is that most common of
New Yolk afflictions, stress.
. Like many healing practices, suchas acupuncture, the origins of bodymanipulation go back to the ancient Chinese. The modern movement traces its
roots to the late 19th century, where legend has a man named D.O. Palmer
restoring hearing to a janitor by inadvertently giving him the proper spinal
manipulation. But the "curcxill" qualities
of chiropractic have been used to give ita bad name. Chiropractors have beenbranded as quacks from almost the
moment they began working in Western
society, although in the early part of thiscentury some medical doctors included
chiropractic care in their regular treatment. However, as with many of thesimplest remedies, a backlash grew, andchiropractic soon became a threat to, modern medicine.
"Chiropractors are to the AMAwhat
gays are to Jesse Helms," contends
Franchino. For most of the 20th century,
the American Medical Association has
been virulently campaigning against thechiropractic profession and have succeeded in giving it the questionable reputation it still has for many today. But
the offensive stance taken by the AMA
is probably less about morality thanabout money. Because painkillers andother drugs are shunned by chiropractors, and because results come quickIy-and without the use of a lot of
expensive. equipment or long hospital
stays---the profiteering of the medical
establishment has been visibly threatened by this profession.
Chiropractors have been jailed for
doing what they do as recently as thelate '60s in this country. The AMA's
unflinching stance is the proof of ther•pudding for Dr. Franchino. "Medical doctors do believe in what we do," he says,"or they wouldn't spend so much time•trying to put us out of business." Ofcourse, not all doctors are the enemy.
My own pci'sonal physician employs two
chiropractors in his office and regularly
includes a visit to them as treatment forhis patients.
And things are, changing. A recent
court decision, Wilk et aI. v. AMA, was atriumph for chiropractors. The AMA wassued under anti-trust laws and lost. Now
doctors are required by law to referpatients to chiropractors. There's a lesson
to be learned by this professional struggle for all holistic movements a particulary important lesson for those seeking
alternative AIDS treatments
Franchino and Nachmias are both
openly gay. Through a combination ofword of mouth and advertising in thequeer press, both have built up large gay
and lesbian patient loads. The advantages of chiropractic treatment for people
with AIDS is another reason that gays
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being a particularly humane method oftreatment as well: "We get in there andtouch the patients. The human touch
makes them feel that much better."Though there are several methodsof practice within the field, all chiropractic centers on the hands of the practitioner doing the actual work. In the firststep of the treatment, the patient leans
against a vertical cushioned table thatmechanically angles down into the horizontal position. This allows those in serious physical pain to get into "the position" without
furtheraggravating
themselves. The next step is my favorite:
the vibrator. A vibrating hand-helddevice is run across the back, legs andshoulders, causing relaxation and artificially stimulating the body's stress receptors before the adjustment.
The adjustment
itself is often asource of horror for the uninitiated. But
though it sounds as if your spine isgoing to snap, the movements. whichpush the vertebrae back into place actually cause no pain at all. I'm always
amazed that a few small motions cancause great relief. "It's just a matter ofpractice," asserts Franchino. "You learn
to recognize the misa1ignment patterns
with just a light touch."
Chiropractors don't use drugs forpain at all. According to Franchino, there
is a movement afoot to introduce a small
degree of painkillers to the process. But
for many chiropractors, the absence ofdrugs in the process is a positive value.
Explains Nachmias, "Taking drugs canhelp an individual to bear the pain anddiscomfort, yet in many instances it does
little or nothing to solve the problems
causing them." Along those lines, many
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Costa Rica. The bar raids coincide withthe birth of the nation's frrst gay newspaper, Confidencial, but there is no immediate evidence that the events are
related. The emerging gay and lesbiancommunity in San Jose, the capital, hasalso announced plans for the country's
first Gay Pride Parade this June.
Miguel Bolanos, owner of the bar
Los Cucharones, has gone public withcomplaints about the police actions. He
said that 15 cops burst into the bar inlate December, alleging that they hadreceived a complaint of "trouble.""They come in all the time andbother ihe patrons by asking for theiridentification cards," which Costa Ricans
are obligated to carry at all times,
Bolanos said. "They usually behave very
rudely, sometimes even throwing thecards on the ground.""It is direct homophobic aggression,"
Bolanos continued. "We are supposed to
be in a democratic rountry, but the police
act arbitrarilyand refuse to respond to ourneeds--mId it's escalating."
Bolanos says that police also failed
to respond to his report of a robbery inprogress on Jan. 3.
Homosexuality is legal in Costa Rica,
but police sometimes arrest gays for "actsagainst morality" when a citizen complains that he or she is offended by gay
people showing affection in public. Gays
are visible in San Jose's central square,
which features at least two overtly gay
bar-restaurants.
Meanwhile, the January issue ofConfidencial announced a meeting tobegin planning San Jose's fIrst Gay Pride
Parade. The newspaper quoted Ana,
owner of the bar La Avispa, as saying,''Whether the march becomes a reality ornot, it is a great step forward to get
together and rome up with strategies to
fIght for our rights."
Confidencial suggested that perhaps marchers should wear masks or
hoods "to call attention to the invisibility that we are obligated to live becauseof repression and the need to protect

our identities."'The paper also proposed "announcing the event to the international press sothat they will be present to secure ourphysical safety."
Last April, delegates to the Second
Latin American and Caribbean LesbianFeminist Encounter, held in San Jose,
were aggressively harassed by immigration officials, Catholic church leaders andlocal rednecks.
The harassment was denouncedwith equal fervor, however, by much of
the nation's media.

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swirling in a nevei-ending,whoozy whirl of egoss-and, of course, your own
is in there somewhere,
thriving on.the entire mess.
Fonner friends bet:ome current enemies,
and yesterday's tricks are tomorrows targets. And all of your original sleazebag
adversaries, like slithering salamanders,
eventually turn into the most efficient of.'
informants-quite
obviously because
they're afraid of ever being on thatwretched chopping block again.
No one can be trusted.
Everyone is guilty.
And you'd better keep score.
Blackmail.
Duplicity.
Deceit.
Revenge. Extortion. Terrorism. Welcome
to the wacky world of "Gossip Watch.""You try to do something with asense of humor, and people get so serious about it. First of all, I don't like
intimidation tactics. We're not making amajor political statement here. We're justtrying to help a worthwhile cause." Sosaid press vulture and designer Nicole
Miller to the Posts "Page Six" upon hearing that I and others were "outraged" by
the fact that she asked Andrew Dice Oay
to appear-in
drag--,in her segment of
the Love Ball, the"gala vogueing ball andbenefit for people with AIDS (designers•
and publicaqons spoI1$Or and assemble
each of the competing houses, some ofwhich include vanous celebrities). Her
reasoning was that Dice Clay could
make amends to the community by
appearing at the benefit-and his punishment would be that he'd have toappear in drag. When I explained toMiller's assistant that this was equivalent
to asking the leader of the KKK to do abenefit for the NAACP while wearing
blackface, she didn't seem to get it.
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And though the Love Ball's publicist, I;ren~Liu, and its organizer, theflashy and fabulously famous night-vixen
Suzanne Bartsch (both of whom havebeen friends of mine for years), assuredme that they'll make sure that Miller definitely d~ not have the Dice-idiot in her
segment, Ms. Miller told "Page Six" that
she is waiting, for an answer from
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what she'll do.
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Perhaps you meantwell, Nicole, but I'd havemore respect for you if you'dsimply accepted the fact thatyou'd done something offensiye and apologized for it on"Page Six." Your actual
response, an attempt to save face at any
This one is a real aackpot. After sevcost, nlakes me think that you're nothingeral activists called her up to vent their. more than a glutton for publicity, eternallyanger • and ask how she, as a straightwoman, could make some sort of deal for . concerned with your own image (which
you tarnished, anyway, by handling thisthe gay community, she complained thatafFair in such a slimy way).
they didn't have a sense of humor. And,
Speaking of which: Did everyone
obviously in response to my telling herhear what Pat Buckley said to thethat the monster's presence would cause
Datty News Billy Norwich upon hearprotests simi1ar to the ones which erupted
ing that Mr~. Saddam Hussein had
when the horrific Mrs. Wtlliam F. (Pat)escaped to Gstaad, where Pat and Bill
Buckley hosted a DIFFA benefit last year
Buckley were vacationing? "There goesthe neighborhood!"
UggggIJ. ,BLACKMAIL.
Onward. In a clear example of how
DUPLICITY.
queers are as American as apple pie andare a part of every hokey tradition this, DECEIT.
country serves up, Whitney Houston flew•
to Tampa last week to sing the national
REVENGE.
anthem at the Superbowl (and the crowd
EXTORTION.
went so wild that, in th~
midst of the nauseating
fervorofpatriotism
sweeping the
TERRORISM.
nation, there is now talk of h~ releasing
it as a single). But did you also know that•
Robin Qawford, her manager (read: "spe(which ultimately hurt the benefit), shecial friend"), also flew to Tampa, but on aaccused me of using "intiJ;nidationtactics."
separate plane? Oh yes, these are the new. Well, Ms. Miller,you can call my tacrules, sources say, that Houston's label,tics what you want~ut I'm simply trying
Arista Records, has enforced (this seems
to tell you the truth and forewarn you.
to confinn an item Michael Musto wrote a
And even 'if they are, "intimidatiOntactics,·
few weeks ago in the Voice about how
I see nothing wrong with turniDg people's
Whitney and Robin were sitting at differown tools back on them. YOU SEE,
ent tables at dinner parties). Robin also
FREAKS I1KE ANDREW'-.DICE Q..AY ARE
TRYING TO "lNIlMIDAlF THIS ENTIRE stayed in a separate hotel in Tampa andeven attended the Superbowl--but sat far
COMMUNTIY-AND
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away from her flame.
WORlD, INa.UDING YO~ELF--""1'1'Y">
Even more demented but, I supACCEPTING HIS VIOI.ENCE-INC,ITING
pose, predictable is the fact that Arista
HATRED AS "HUMOR." And hbw darehead, dive Davis, is another self-loather
you say: "We're not making a major p0litiswirling in the same hypocrisies as David
cal statement here. We'te just trying to help
, Geffen and 20th Century Fox's Barrya worthwhile cause." AIDS benefits-by
Diller. 1HESE PEOPLE MAKE ME SICK.
the nature of what they
political.
The fact that we must have them at all is . CLIVE, I DON'! cARE HOW MUCH
MONEY YOU MAY HAVE RAISED
evidence that this government isn't doing
ORGANIZING AI1>s BENEFITS-1HESE
shit about an epidemic affecting milKINDS OF CHARADES HURT THIS
lions--DlJffiCILY DUE TO 1HE HOMOPHOBIATIIAT PEOPLE IN THIS saoCOMMUNITY!
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darling, perhaps you sbouJd just stayI.
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hurt the movement
But at least Rex Reed (the one4ime
popular film critic for the Prist who now
writes for the Obseroer and is the laughingstock ass-kisser of the business) has
now come out-if not by words then certainly by deeds. Seeing him enter ABC,
the Men's Room and even Jay's (after
hours)
always with a young, maleentourage announcing his anival to doorpeople and working the host for drink
for itself.
tickets--is a treat that ~Of course, for years Reed was part ofthat long-standing journalism mafia ofcloseted queers that includes his very dear
mend Liz Smith. And, 10 and behold; she
was finally outed last week by the
Glebe "AMERICA'S GOSSIP QUEEN IlZ
IS A SECREf LESBIAN!"Boy, did it takethem a long time to get to that juicy tidbit. And why even go after Liz now, when ,she's hit rock bottom due to the Daily
News strike? I think that most people haveeven forgotten that she exists.
But there is no rhyme or reason towhat the supermarket tabloids will do.
And many of the people who work atthem can be truly maniacal---and vile.
They call me incessantly, and you'dnever believe how many of thesereporters are queers, some of whom areselling all of us down the river.
. One guy, Mark Kramer, whom you
will find out and about in the bars, works
for the National Enquirer and has contributed to some of their more sensationalistic homophobic pieces. ("It's my job ...!
don't write the headlines ...!'m not the editor.") He also runs around town bad-.
mouthing' me and OutWeek, telling pe0ple that we're going out of business in his
attempts at. coercing gossips into giving
him the dish instead of giving it to moi.
He's also out of his mind: The last time hecalled me, it was to tell me that he had ahot "scoop" that was going to "really blow
the lid off things" and that I should investigate it: "Benji, the dog, died of AIDS!"
Meanwhile, a one-time trick of mine,
who'd gone on to become a celebrity:.
beard (and filied me in on all of the diit:but th~ lashed out at me after I spilledit), is now telling people that he's being
paid big money to have sex with---Md
publicly pretend to be the boyfriend
of. Q certain nightclub personality.
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T the dream homes of real-life readers. As usual, gay couples are featured, though

not explicitly. One couple stands out as the dreamiest, however: Roger Croteau andsteven Lofton, .both registered nurses in Miami, completely re-<lid their home to makeit "kid-safe and kid-friendly" for the three babies with AIDS they have taken in. "Loveand encouragement are key, qut design is an essential· player," the magazine reports.
They even went so far as to carve a wall out of the master bedroom to "hear the kids
downstairs." I don't ever want to wake up.
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Meanwhile, on the other side of reality, it's week-four of the great American wet
dream. Did they have to wake everyone up? While some wonder how Freud might
explain a whole nation's delusion, others dream of being Frank Bnmi, the only openly gay man on the front line with our boys.
It's not all private interviews for our DetroIt Free Press reporter, though. Censors
quashed his exclusive story on Stealth bomber operations and changed the wording ofanother piece. According to the New York Post (Bruni's former employer), he'd written that the mood of young pilots was "giddy" on returning from their first combat ffiis..
sion. Militaty censors decided "proud" would be more appropriate. But Bruni fought it,
and they agreed on "puinped up." (This is the kind of information Iraqis can use militarily? .
On the activist front, Queer Nation/San Francisco targeted local colunmist Rob
Morse who implied that ACf UP was responsible for some violent incidents at an antiwar protest-Q police car W?S burned. AccQrding to Jonathan Katz, a QN/SF member,Morse fingered them -as "ACf UP types" SQ\ely becaus..e they were wearing black.

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proudly worn byinated with those ACf UP types, was: "Fuck the war. Fuck the soldiers.".
The new police chief "tore up" a reconunendation to investigate ACT UP for theviolence, Conventional wisdom in San Francisco is: The anarchists from the East Bay~tt.
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ACT UP's Day of Desperation paid ad in The.New York Times was close tobrilliant. Without compromising, it was more open and inviting than ever. After telling
people what they can do about AIDS, it asked, "Will you join us?" Some readers may
have written off the whole piece as rhetoric, however, since Dinkins was described as.
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"genocidal" in bold-face type.
The ad reminded people to think about how the US government has been able tohouse, feed and provide health ,care for a half-million troops in the middle of thedesert, while they can't liberate enough money for the Ryan White AIDS CARE bill. The
war is supposed to cost a little less than oIle billion every 24 hours. That's like winning
the super-lottery ten times per day. Iraq didn't even have to stand in line for a ticket.
I may be cynical, but after montbs of not seeing it, I'm suspicious that Penthouseran its full-page ad featuring AIDS activists in the. TImes on the day after Desperation.
WQIIT, Hot 97 on your radio dial, has supported GMHC in the past, but they havenever done a major "Get That V111lS"event.During their recent "Get That BastardWeekend," they awarded phone-in winners a "Kill Saddam" T-shirt and a USO donation in,

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We began in 1988, in response to
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the unique needs of-the Bronx lesbiancommunity. We have targeted thefollowingneeds:,

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I met one boy the other night who
makes his own drugs out of-l swear to
you this is true transmission fluid and,bug repellent. I suppose that it's morecreative than, say, sniffing felt tip markers-as I've been known to do on occasion--but I advised him to see a doctor
before he ran off to the patent office. He
was too busy dodging low-flying
bananas to pay attention to me, though.
Next up was a girl who showed
me her pierced
tongueand herpierced lips. She offered to show me
what had been done to her nether~,
regions, but I declined.
Oh, and this just kills me: It seems'.,.. Ba-dum-bum.
that every time my ex-boyfriend gets laid,
the victim feels compelled to come up to
And we all laughed gaily andme and desaibe every last detafl of it He .
tossed down another Harvey Wallmust be doing pretty well these days because recently I was at abanger. I really am so funny sometimes.
I got to thinking about it later, though, and realized'that it party and-l swear to you--every person there had slept withhtm! The party turned into a' veritable symposium of ex-tricks
was true: I have more or less stumbled through the last six years
discussing the pros and cons of his hip thrusts and that cute wayof my life.
he has of gargling with your testicals.
Of coµrse, let's face it: I really am such a fabulous drunk.
I needed this? Emphatically not. I needed a drink!
Such a glamorous mess. On my good nights, I'm a dazzling TalI left the party, drained, and got into a cab. Destination: Trix,lulah Bankhead-tossing
off bons mots even when I'm face
my favorite gay bar where the old T-shirt-over-turtleneck aesthetic
down in the deviled eggs.
still reigns, and I can drink myself blind in peace.
Unfortunately, though, the good nights have been coming
My cabdriver was a power-hungry bisexual with a death
more and more rarely: I've been more Nancy Spungeon thanwish. I get a lot of those. Is it unpatriotic of me to say that
Tallulah Bankhead. One night I was actually hitting people over
Muslim cabdrivers are beginning to turn me on? I sucked one
the head with a plastic reindeer I'd stolen and telling them to getme another drink, or they would never work in this town
off, in fact, just last week.
Did I really just admit that? What would my mother say?
again-AND I MEAN BUSINESS!
But to balance it out-l should tell you that I also have an
Not very attractive, huh?
enonnous aush on Charles Jacco from ClfN News. He's so brave.
So I dedded to give sobriety a chance. A scary thought,
given the present state of clubland I went out ten nights in a row . So fearless. So handsome. And we have the same hairline. I
cried for him that night when he was locked out of the bomb
without a drink, without a hit, without one little snort.
shelter. I was so wonied about him. In fact, I'm sending him a
There's this boy that I'm sort of, kind of beginning to maybe
box of oatmeal cookies next week. Maybe' we'll fall in love. I
kind of, sort of date a little (nothing's ~eyeO, and wheneverhope so. Ever since Alec Trebec started doing those 1-900 comon the sheer numwe're out together, he never fails to. c~t
mercials, I've felt cheap and tawdry. There's a hole in my heart
ber of loons that line up to tell me their "titest delusions.
only Charles can fill.
"You're sober, James. How on earth do you put up withWell, by now, I was. feeling positively Vesuvian-ready toit?" he finally asked, "you seem like you're realrypaying attenexplode at any minute. I gave the cabdriver his money and mytion to them!"
phone humber, got out of the car andWell, not really. I'm actually counting
nostril hairs. Unless of course the person'I!
fell happil~ off ~~ wagon.
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and hairless,I standfor allthe world, like a prenatal chimpanzee. Or a pickled guinea pig.
I've been playing with my Epilady again, you see-this time with disastrous results. I guess that thismeans that sex is out of the question.
At least for a while.
Anyway.
I was at a cocktail party about amonth ago, speaking to a friend who
was out celebrating the fact that ~were over. He said that he'd been
drunk since he finished.
"Me " too" I said , "and my last
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Fr:;mce this fall. Our favorite involved
wiretaps, the French secret police,
blackmail and the abduction and murder of a gay minister. Everyone inFrance was talking about I'affaire
Douce. As fervent readers of Murder
Can Be Fun and the Weekry World
News, we were intrigued.
Strangely,thoseperiodicals
ignored the Douce case----Qnd so did
the American gay and lesbian press. We
were reduced to hanging around at
those midtown newsstands
which
import foreign newspapers two weeks
late at wildly inflated prices, just to
check out the headlines. The anival ofa
French friend saved us from this , humiliating fate; she brought the whole scoop
with her.
The story is that Pastor Douce lost
his job as a Protestant minlster when hecame out of the closet. He relocated toParis and opened the Center of Olrist
the Liberator. Douce's center, among
other things, organized support groups
for anyone outside traditional heterosexuality: transsexuals, S/M adepts,
dykes and fags of all persuasions.
Douce also was the only cleric in
France to perfonn marriages for samesex couples; he opened a gay libraty
and appearedon TV talk shows.
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Although his moralizing and his incluII)•'ai' ston of
bothered some gay~
people, he was one of the most visible-a;, gay men in France .
All the same, most French straights.~.. never knew Pastor Douce existed until~ July 1990, when the scandal broke.
if Two men came to the apartment
Douce shared with his boyfriend andsimply took him away., The press sp0radically mentioned his disappearance
during the following months, but allhell broke loose when, in November,.g,

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he was found dead in a ditch.
It turned out that the pastor's
personal and business phone lines
hanging around at
had been illegally tapped by theR
Ger/eraux (the RG).
those rnidto'Wn ne'Ws- The RG are a bit like the ClA or theFBI; they were the ones who, in
1986, sunk the Rainbow Warrior
stands 'Which ill1port(Greenpeace's boat) in New Zealand
The government, obviously embarforeign ne'Wspapers
rassed, quickly found a scapegoat.
Unfortunafely for them, the scape.goot--«il inspector fired from the RG
t'Wo'Weeks late at·becauSe of his involvement in theDouce case--5taJJed naming names.
'Wildly inflated prices,
The government aclmowledged thatthey bad tapped the phones of many
just to check out thegay and lesbian activists, and that the.
secret 'police was trying to frame,
anq/or blackinail prominent publicheadlines~ The arrival
figures. One of the methods adopted. was to offer teenagers to' men susof a French friend • , .pated of pedophilia--Qrnong them,the disgraced inspector revealed, an
ex-Minister of Justice and the current
saved us froll1 this·president of the public 1V networks.
L 'affaire Douce is now on its
humiliating fate; sheway to being forgotten in the lengthy
process of French justice. However, itbrought the 'Whole··
did-atleast temporarily-unite,..
,. French lesbians and gay men, whotraditionally snub each other. For the
scoop 'With her ..
first time since the early 70s, lesbian•
and gay groups released a joint statement, in which they demanded an
inquiry into the case.
•We told our Parisian friend that
the US gay and lesbmn press had
ignored the Douce scandal, and she
got all bent out of shape. It's just thesame as what happened to us at the
Gay Games, she said. You people
think that if it doesn't happen on
your side of the Atlantic, it doesn't
count. No, no, we told her. We think
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I remember reading an essay in
Gay Community News about the laborsthat went into the final writing of
Women, ADJS & Activism. I knew some'of the characters in the ~ay, personallyor by rePutation; the author of the essay
was my ex-lover; and I had read asamizdat copy of the drafts that became
the volume. Already, that is to say, I felt
an affinity to the book and tremendous
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aOmirationfor the women who had put,such ail immense effort into ensuringthat the infonnation would go beyond
the relatively small circle of women towhom the underground edition wasavailable.
I found myself
scrambling for a , copy
to use as a reference
almost before the first
shipment had arrived intown. As the volume includes essays
covering a wide variety of topics concerning women and AIDs--treatments,
tales from the hospital, demographics,
intravenous-drug use, safer sex, culturally sensitive educational efforts, womanto-woman transmission
and so on-it has already proven helpful on
a number of occasions.

•And publishing such a v.olume naturally end.ows it with the aura .of legitimacy that is f.ortunately .or unf.ortunateIy~ necessary element in making theinf.ormati.onavailable and persuasive t.o
the th.ousands .of w.omen wh.o live, as
they say, with AIDS. It als.o all.oWSboth
w.omen with AIDS and w.omen wh.ohave dedicated s.ome P.orti.on .of thelast decade t.o fighting AIDS the .opportunity t.o make a substantial c.ontributi.on t.o the literature that will inf.orm
the way pe.ople think ab.out the firstten years .of the epidemic in thedecades t.o c.ome.
Women, AIDS & Activism bringst.ogether c.ogent P.olitical P.oints andpersonal acc.ounts under a single c.over,making the v.olume a significant .additi.on t.o the gr.owing library .of AIDS literature. But publishing, as activists
have learned fr.om enduring the pr.ocess .of peer review that scientific artiI
cles underg.o,. als.o has distinct drawbacks. The statistical inf.ormati.on in
Women, AIDS & Activism, .on which
many, 6f the book's P.olitical challenges
rest, is dated, as is a c.onsiderable porti.on of treatment inf.ormati.onand someP.olitical inf.ormati.on. This is t.o be
expected,.of c.ourse, yet t.o then.ovice and the volume is, arguably,
directed t.o that reader-thefact thatthe first c.ouple .of essays in the bookc.ontain .outdated inf.ormati.onmay be alethal turn.off.
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Even more upsetting is the fact that
Women, AIDS & Acttvism is ultimately
sh.ort.on the kind .ofanalysis that insPireS
people t.o activism, and i.ong .on the sort.ofc.ondescending political and intellectu-,
al postu~gthat drives them away. .
Consider, f.orexample, this passage:
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importantthansexism-a
set of bigoted attitudes
about gender-has been the institutionof patriarchy, which perpetuates male
control over women's labor time, sexuality and reprcxtuctive capacities, This
male control may be exercised by anindividual man, as in the case of a battering husband, or by male-dominatedinstitutions,such as the Supreme.•
Court, Congress, the New York Stock ",'Exchange,

the governing

bodies ofany of the major rdigions, or the med-

Women, AIDS & Acttvtsm. revert t.o precisely this S.ort .of simplistic "we-are.oppressed" w.orldview in lieu .of m.ore
th.oughtful analysis .of h.oWand why adearth .of inf.ormati.on .on w.omen and
AIDSpersists.
The v.olume's personal essays, .on
the .other hand, are timeless and deeply•
m.oving. Alth.ough the m.ore P.olemic
and analytical pieces are clearly intended t.o f.orm the v.olume's backb.one,pieces by Z.oe Le.onard and Cynthia
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by Philip Hoare. Hainish Hamilton. $29.95 d. 463 pp.
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When he was a y.oung boy, theH.on.orable Stephen James Napier Tennant was asked by his father, L.ord
Glenconner, what he'dlike t.o be when hegrew up. Stephen's
PrecOCi.ollSreply was,
"I want to be a Great
Beauty, Sir." True t.ohis desire, Tennant
spent the next three- .
quarters .of centurY
n.ot so much gr.owing
up as dressing up,leading a Peter-Pancum-Barbara-Hutt.on
existence .of indulgence and excess.
Born in 1906, Tennant
trailed silk a~d stardust all .over the fashionable. sal.ons .of the'20s and '30s" being
snapped by his ph.ot.ographer-friend Cecil
Beat.on, P.ouring tea .
with Virginia W.o.olf
and other Bloomsbury
wits, flirting with German. princes and Rus•t

ical profession.

Feminism 101 was important t.o me, too,
but the relentless d.ogmatism .ofthe f.oreg.oing qu.ote is peither interesting n.or
res.onant. T.o.o many .of the essays in

mv~positive I.over as well as essays by .
Iris de la Cruz and An.onym.ous detailing S.oµle .of the battles that w.omen. fight with themselves in living withAIDS are instructi.onal and extremelyc.ompelling and give the v.olume an.
intimate, m.ore c.ohesive structure.
A simple truism simply spokenthilt activism does not necessarily writers make--could have salvaged a goodpart .of this v.olume by infusing thewh.ole with a sense .of humility.
The,

A GREATBEAUTYStephen Tennailt as
photographed by
Cecil8eatonsian dancers, all the while resembling
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ethereally beautiful man who was, by
all accounts, a head-tumer-as
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for the outrageous
costumes andmakeup he favored as for his, exquisitefeatures. Thanks to aristocratic privilege, Tennant could afford to thumbhis nose' at social convention andadorn himself in the most fanciful,feminine plumage. For a jaunt toPalermo, he had the famous couturierCharles James whip up "the stunningest fancy-dress-black
trousers
that seem glued to every fIssure andripple of thigh and bottom and an
ineffably limp shirt of creamy satin likeultra, ultra Devonshire cream mixed
with mother-of-pearl." Tennant also
loved makeup. In the words of one
friend, he "puts on as much as a girl.~
In fact, says Philip Hoare, "Barbara
Hutton [the Woolworth heiress] was
one of the ff:!wpeople who could rival
Stephen in her, patronage of the cosmetics industry." Even close friends
like Cecil Beaton were often publicly
embarrassed by Tennant's nonstop
camp performance, but Stephen himself remained oblivious to the sneersof peers
and plebes alike.
,,He managed also to remain moreor less oblivious, to England's institutionalized homophobia. Reading ofStephen's queeny •exploits and almosttotal lack of, discretion, it's diffIcult tokeep in mind that only 50 years before
he was -bom,Q1en could still be executed in England for having sex withother men,' and that the decriminalization of homosexuality in that country
would come only' after Tennant's 61stbirthday in 1967. While it is true thatmembers of the upper class-including Stephenof~en left England to
pursue romanc.e in other, more per, missive countries, they did so because
they CQuld afford to. Most of their gay, compatriotS had to take their chances
at home. At the beginning of 1930,
while England's Sexual Reform Society
was campaigning for the legalizationof homosexuality, Stephen Tennant
was in Sicily with his boyfriend,
Siegfried Sassoon.
Tennant's brother once called him"a conscientious objector to things
essentially ~Y."But Stephen madean exception in the ,case of Sassoon,
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the great love of hislife. Despite Hoare's
attempts to downplay
the sexual aspect of
their relationship ("norecord of its consummation exists"), there is no mistaking
the passionate intensity that brought
Stephen and Siegfried together and, fora time, made them exiles in love---a
sort of gay Duke and Duchess of
Wmdsor. lbat same intensity, however,ultimately drove them apart; Sassoon
married a woman he scarcely loved,
and Tennant never again enjoyed a significant romantic attachment.
Attachments of any kind, werenext to impossible for the selfish, insecure Tennant, who knew almost everyone· there was to know 'SOcially yet
spent the last years of his life as alonely, slightly mad reclu~e. There
were important friendships, with artists
like Beaton and Jean Cocteau and with.
,writers like Willa Cather and "E:M.
Forster. It was necessary for Tennant
to surround himself with' creative types
in order to shore up his, sense of himself as an artist. He was, in fa~, a prolifIc amateur, with a long list ·of publications and gallery exhibits to his
credit by the time he died. But far
more than productive or talented, Tennant was notorious. Cyril Connolly

described him as "anadolescent exhibitionist acting out the roleof grand ecrtvatn
meconnu." Caroline
Blackwood was evenmore acerbic, calling Tennant "just an
eccentric gay who didn't really do anything ... , if he weren't upper<lass, no
one would've cared."
One gets the feeling from reading
Serious Pleasures that Philip Hoare, forone, would've cared. His attitude
toward Stephen Tennant is enthusiastically fond and generous. It would havebeen very easy for Hoare to have caricatured poor Stephen as a vain andpredatory nonentity, feeding on privilege and ducking responsibility. But if
Tennant was this, he also managed tobe more, and Hoare gives us glimpsesof Stephen's highly intelligent and pas~sionate appreciation "of things rare andbeautiful. .Such aestheticism is always
hard, to justify (if one feels called upon
to try), and the lionization of. a consummate aesthete like Stephen Tenrl.ant may seem especially hollow to
those of us (pre)occupied with the terrors of our day. To his credit, Philip
Hoare does the work of a true biographer, giving us the life of Stephen Tennant as nearly as possible according to
the terms in which it was lived. T•-•

Michael Fierman
The Saint at Large, Guest Spots. 1. "Love" by the Dream Academy
2. "Being Boring" by ,Pet Shop Boys
3. "'A Huge, Evergrowing~ Pl:llsating Brain
That Rules Fr9m the Centre of the
Ultraworld" by the ,Orb."~. ~'Dream" by In Sync
5. "African and White Remix" by China Crisis
6. "Spiritual High" by Moodswings
7. "I Promised Myself" by Nick Kamen
8. "Sadness" by Enigma
9. "Cloud 8/Nothing" by Frazier Chorus
1O. "Errors in the Human Brain" E.P. by Miss Lie• A n_ &·groovy weekly thang
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GUILTY INNOCENCE. Written and directed by Matthew J.ombardo.
Actors' Playhouse. tOO Seventh Ave.South. (212) 691-6226. .

by Michael Paller
The truth-<iefining it, possessing it,using it for good or ill-is the principal
concern of Matthew Lombardo's Guilty
Innocence. A psychiatrist must discover
the truth about the brutal murder of agay man by an anguished and secretive
teenage boy, while the boy's father has
his own firm notions of what the truth is.
(Meanwhile, the program infonns us thatthe play is based ona true story.)
P I a ywr i gh t/
director Lombardo's

staging cuts through unimportantdetails of daily life in order to reveal
the life-and-deathstruggles-thetruth-thatexist within. Except for alarge, inverted triangle on which mostof the action occurs, the stage is bare.
The actors use no props, and there isno furniture. While Lombardo's intention and spare style,' are admirable,
truth-at
least thetheatrical variety-is
often lost in the dino( the author'S demand for it.
The psychiatrist,

Dr. Kimberly Sullivan (Elis~beth S.
Rodgers), has been appointed by the
court to discover whether the disturbed
young man, Timothy Jenkins (GaryO'Brien), is sane. He has pleaded
guilty to the murder of Paul Donnelly,a successful, young executive, so Sullivan's determination
merely decides
whether Tim will be incarcerated in a
prison or a mental institution.
Their sessions reveal her to be aremarkably adversarial psychiatrist. She
hectors and judges Tim like a district
attorney with political ambitions; shecalls his father "sick and demented."
Releridessly, Sullivan exposes the holes
in Tim's story. A blond, all-American
student and captain of th~ football team
who claims to have several girlfriends,'
Tim at first asserts that Paul picked him
up at a diner. "When Paul attempted torape him, he claims, he killed him in
self-defensewith 70-0dd blows of a,
fireplace log. But there is little truth inanything that Lombardo asks' Sullivan todo, and it quickly becomes apparent
that she is his device for delivering
judgment and exposition.
•. Tim's real story is one of self-hatredand prejudice. Fueled by the active
encouragement of his father, Donald(Max Trace), a born-again Christian andwhite supremacist, Tim indulges inhabitual gay-bashing, because God ofcourse hates fags and doesn't speak
well of Blacks or Jews, either. Donald
has convinced Tim that killing Paul
(who is now "resting in hell, sitting on
the right hand of Satan") was perfectly
all right. Such hatred, combined with
Tim's repressed gay desires and subse2
quent' feelings of shame, prove a.
volatile mixture. This, however, is only
the, tip of the Jenkins family's domestic
secrets, as Sullivan discovers through aseries of flashbacks she too easily
induces in Ttm (without the aid of hypnosis but heavily qnderscoredwitheerie music).
. As a director, Lombardo isn't able
to strengthen the weaknesses of his
script. Donald is a bigot, and we're
signaled to despise him from his first
entrance, when he refers to Sullivan as"babe" and "my lady." Ttm is all defiance and earnest confusion. Sullivan isa hard-nosed
flIlder of the truth. Rather,.
than attempting to ftll in the characters'•'

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natures with truthfulacting (a difficult task at best), the casthits the cliches hard; there is much
shouting, crying and fmger-pointing. Just
as Timothy wields a log, Lombardo uses
his actors and words like hammers, as if
the truth could be bludgeoned out of his
characters .and into us.
Lombardo has an important message to convey about the violenceengendered by prejudice and ignorance.
But so concerned is he that we get it
right that he risks no possible misunderstanding, Instead of taking his chanceswith drama, where we see something
happening and then draw our own conclusions, he resorts to narrative, telling

us everything that happened;' and precisely why. In a sense, the play doesn't
require an audience: It does all of ourthinking and feeling for us.
.
A hazMd of writing plays in which a
political or social statement (no matter
how admirable) is the prime motivating
factor is that characters may be demoted
to necessary- nuisances whose only purpose is to deliver the playwright's message. Better, perhaps, to let the characters lead the playwright where they may,and deliver him their own message. The
result may be less clear-cut than a letterto the editor-but
more likely to betimely long after the true story whichstirred the playwright has faded away.'"DAUGHERTY AND FIELD OFF -BROADWAY. The Double Image
Theatre. 15 Van Dam St. (212) 924-1120. Tuesday through Friday at
8 pm, Saturday at 5 and 8:30 pm, Sunday at 3 pm.

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by Jonn Wasser
Having already become a cabaret
mainstay,
the musical comedy duo
Daugherty and Field have taken theirhilarious act to the Double Image Theatre. Much of Daugberty and Field OffBroadway will be familiar to those
who have seen the spirited team in
Gotham niteries. The evening combines material from their recent cabaret
appearances with some new and play66 OUIWEEK February 13. 1_1

Daugherty and Robin Field cosy up.

ful bits. The result is an irresistible
evening's
entertainment
brimmingwith show-business nostalgia.
Bill Daugherty, the impish juniormember possesses a glorious tenor thatrivalssomeofBroadway's finest
singers.
Rob\nField, "the slightly"older" gentleman,sings in a low-key

baritone, his nimble fingers gliding
across the piano's 88 keys; whether
the music be clasSical, jazz, Broadway•·or swmg.
Deciding which musical genre
should receive the greatest attention
leads Daugherty and Field into a friendly musical contest. Daugherty declares
his love for swing tunes, while Field,
the perennial Broadway baby, counterswith his preference. Before anyone canmutter, "Can you top this?" the team isengaged in a vocal duet. Daugherty
performs his favorite swing songs,
while Field harmonizes
with lush
Broadway melodies.
During this rousing opening number, we are treated to some of the finest
popular standards ever written: "In the
Mood ," "Blue Room", "Imagtna' tion" and"Over the Rainbow," to mention a few.
This opening sets the tone for the rest of
the evening, during which Daugherty
and Field embark on some classicstraight man-clown takeoffs. Daugherty
is the chump who mimics Judy Garland
and Walt Disney characters, as Field
assumes the vaudevillian "straight" role.
Their witty banter peaks in a sequence
entitled "Teamwork," during which
Daugherty and Field pay homage tofamous show-businessteams Martinand Lewis, Gallagher and Sheen and, ofcourse, Abbott and Costello. Their precise reenactment of the duo's famous•"Who's on First?" sketch is one of theevening's highlights, as are Mr. Field's
tongue-twisting attempts to sing Kurt
Weill and Ira Gershwin's "Tchaikovsky"
faster than Danny Kaye. Kaye originated "Tchaikovsky" and its wonderfulaccompanying sketch, in which a fey
Chopin returns from the grave completewith some gay memories.
Of course, the two-and-one-halfhour evening is not .all jokes andmimicry. The first act containsapoignant tribute to Soutb Pacific, argu- .
ably Broadway's most melodious score.
If ever there" was a perfect match forsinger and song, then Bill Daugherty's
rendition of "Younger Than Springtime"
would surely qualify.
Catch this irresistible show now
before it leaps to greater heights (andprices). One day,
Daugherty
andField will surely
reach the top. And
remember: I told
you so.'"•

Rick Ducommun's comedy special. Guess Rickthinks that AIDS and gay men are fertile groundfor thigh-slappers. Joe doesnl agree and has
David Greenspan was able to be so fulsome,
written HBO's CEO, Michael Fuchs, to put inforthcoming and almost "personal" with thehis own Nielsens. You may want to, as well. 'Voice's David Kau
cia1ly after canWHERE THE GIRLS WERE ••.Anotherceling an interview with OutWeek citing "politifriend, Maria Helena, writes from Georgia to
cal differences." Kaufman quotes Greenspan:tell us about the Second Ogilvie Home Perma"You and I are always changing place. You
nents/ Good Housekeeping Girlfriend Reunion
be<;omes I. I becomes you. The BeckettianContest. Pen a brilliant 150-word-or-less essay
equation is always never simple. A character
about why you miss your oldest girlfriend, "a girlfriend withaware at times of its author." Indeed. 'ACT OUT, WRITE OUT, WRITE GAYS ••.March is just whom you were once close so close that you two sharedsecrets, hopes and fears-but because she moved away, or you
around the comer and so, then, is the second arumal Outwrite
moved away, you haven't seen each other." A careful look at the
Lesbian & Gay Writers Conference. If this year follows last years
small print reveals the real goodies in store for the winningpace, the three-day powwow should be a doozie. Beg, borrow
lovelorn sisters: 'Wmners and their girlfriend each receive $500
or steal your way to San Francisco. And get there by the evening
to cover cost of food and tIDtis to and from the New York Cityof Thursday, Feb. 28...;,...AmyScholder and Dorothy Allison areairport.
Wmnets will also receive a hair and beauty makeover.
kicking things off with Impact 2, an action-packed serieS of per,Girlfriends will be photographed
before and after theirfonnances and readings. For.information, call OutLook QuaTterly
makeovers and at their reunions." As if that weren't enough,at (415) 626-7929.
CABLE CALAMITY •••If our friend Joe has anything to do . each eager runner-up receives a $50 phone certificate "for a long
the Feb. issue.T
with it, HBO will be feeling the heat soon. Seems Joe tuned in chatty call." For details don't ~'d by Sarah Pettit,James Conrqd
one recent soiree only to be horrified and offended by "comic"

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Ripples in the Sea of Representation
by Anne Rubenstein.

JonathanKatz belongs to thehandful of scholars who write gay andlesbian history. (History is a stupid business: A hundred books get written about
the battle of Gettysburg, say, for every
one on the history of sexuality in any
place or time). Yet Katz now says thatwhat the world needs is a history of heterosexuality-andhe's right. The wholeidea of "nonnal" requires strenuous criticism. The quickest way to do it is to findout how our society made up a categoryof people who are supposed to be moreordinary than the rest of us. So, whileother historians study "the history of masculinity," Katz writes articles on "the COQ~
struction of heterosexuality," and in theend it all actually may be useful to thequeer on the street.
Meanwhile, ideals of masculine normality are changing. Look at, Kindergarten Cop. The movIe's point is thatbeing a. manly kind of man is not such a .
happy way to live a life. Plenty of West-

Yet Katz now saysthat what the world
needs is a history ofheterosexua1ity-and-"-.'he ~sright. The,

whole idea of"nonnal" requires
strenous criticism.
ems and war movies have made thesame. point, but they always
showed the guys as having
no choice: "A man's gotta dowhat a man's gotta do."Kindergarten Cop, on theother hand, says that even,someone who is gocx;l at the man's role
may prefer doing what women are
expected to do itt our society, and still be
respected-hemight get even more
respect. So, not only does the big, bad
cop 'become a big, good teacher, bµt his
la~y-cop partner turns out to have ab()yfriend who is a nice, nurturing chef.
Ainold-bappy, less lonely, but no less a
man-quits the force for full-time teaching. It is astonishing that, in the middle ofa war, this fantasy should be so popular;
Farther out on the cutting edge ofjunk culture, two new comic books seem
determined to do what Jonathan Katz
does only with pictures. Hate is Peter
Bagge's attempt to show what makes astraight boy a straight boy. His protagonist, Buddy, like Andrew Dice Clay, isterrified of people who are diffe{~t from
him and makes nasty jokes about themto hide his fear. Bagge keeps a careful
distance between himself and his leadcharacter. He shows us the journal of
Buddy's African-American roommate,
who writes, "Being born a white, middleclass, Christian male sttI1 puts you at, the

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yetu.Buddy and his ilk would rather sit
around and manufacture indignities."
Buddy's girlfriend explains to him that,
yes, .he's'"a weasel, but then, I think allguys are weasels!" Is this a telling remark
about Buddy, about his girlfriend, or
both? Hate is not just a succession of
insults but has a central drama: Will
Buddy ever. grow up?
,
If Hate utilizes ironic distance,
Yummy Fur employs the riskier
device of,straightforward autobiograPhy. Fittingly, .
Yummy
Fur, which is black-and-white..
like Hate, eschews all the comic visual
devices Bagge loves. No caricatures, no"SLAM!.POW!" sound effects; no wiggly
lines to'iridicate motion. Yummy Furs
creata;, Chester ~rown, prefers plain, little drawings placedon blaek pages, like,guys do the opposite of What Supermansnapshots in an album. He has donesome. pretty weird stuff---Q solemn rendition of the Book of Matthew c;omes tomind-but in the last three issues he simply told a story about how he started
looking at porn as a teenager, how it
made him feel then, how he feels now,and how the men and women in his life
react to it. (The men, for better or worse,
seem to take it all a lot more seriously
than the women). The comic is obsessional enough to make me "uncomfortable, even when I laugh. If Chester
Brown's compulsion to look at picturesof certain naked women is funny or disturbing, I wonder, what about my
impulse to read comic books about it?
You may venture that straight men
talking about straight men is just more of
the same. That's sort of true, but thesecomics or David Lynch's movies do.
Instead of asking why the world isn't
more like themselves, they investigate
betterhow they are different from-not
than-anyoneelse. Of course we need
the artists, like Alison Bechdel andHoward Cruse, who ask the same question-what makes us who we are?-fromour perspective. All the same, movies like
Kindergarten Cop and comics like Hate
and Yummy Fur hint that heterosexuality is not what it once was, that men are
not who they once were. A reassuring
thought, in wartime. T

Anne Rubenstein writes regularly on
the arts for OutWeek, Yummy Fur isavatlabk at $2.50 per issue from Vort~ ,Comics and Hate at $2.00 from Fantagraphics Books.

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by Baatrilt Gatai,

I am the driVer in ".the dark redcar. Flagman sprouts emergency
from his bands. Fingers close;lfound my neck, my constant leaning forward
over the"wheel into injury. .
\I slow as the light blinks caution
my memory waving from my skull,
red against the glass.
-',one: my bones. lie down, liquid in the shadowof the boyman who kneels on my arms
. and tames my neck in his hands.

my bottleneck. They do not know we
did it together. I took the glass
in my hand when he said take it
and ran the edge against my beating skin.
I learn that I show.
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and proud, I reveal the wound.
It speaks to them and they bandage it up.
The family dOctor speaks about the biggest veinand how lucky I was.
Now I know just what to do
whenI~tto.
,,itwo: red, red no red turns putple 'when red shaggy breathchild cries blue sky above me.
,\three: my head is a paper bag.
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four: my head is a helmet
with words in it.

Beatrlx Gates has two poetry chapbooks ow--native tongue andShooting at Night. She is looktng to publish Deadly Weapon:
Poems and is worktng on a mixed10rm

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five: I cut my neckmyself in an .experiment.
I want the cool glass
on my skin and never imagine it will break,,manuscript

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writing is, at best, uneven, and theessays seem to have been placed in a'rather haphazard order-my
copy isnow liberally sprinkled with queries foran all-too-absent editor. The writers,
after all, have tackled an immense andcomplex subject, and 295 pages only
begin to tell the tale of what women
have experienced in the past decade of
AIDS. If the collective voice that speaks
for the volume's central committee
were less inclined to batter the reader
with the refrain "We are the experts,"
the reader might be more inclined to
cut the volume's writers some slack.
Hard-nosed? I suppose. But, then,I subscribe to the notion that we needto challenge each other to excel, andwhile individual pieces in this volume
clearly strive to demystify the scary
passages that women-as
womenmust travel to arrive at the evidently
learned ability to live with AIDS, too
many contributors to Women, AIDS &Acttvism seem to be complacently resting on their activist-earned laurels.
In the final analysis, however, aparticularbook's impact on theworld is measured neither by therespect a reader has for the author's
personal and political commitments
nor by the amount of data crammed
into a volume's pages. Though it islikely that Women, AIDS & ActiviSm
will shortly turn up on syllabi of
women's studies courses nationwide,
it is equally likely that the book will
never move beyond the small circulation of people who are alreadyconsumed by a hunger for words
dealing exclusively with issues pertinent to women and AIDS.
A decade of AIDS has proven thatexpertise in matters of politicS, treatment and data is not enough. There
will be more compilatiOns on women,
AIDS and activism, spurred on, no
doubt, in part by the imperfections of
this volume.
Will women continue to live with .~AIDS? We have no choice. Have the ,essays in this volume made it any eat r
ier? Perhaps. And in that small wordlies the importance of Women, AIDS &ActiviSm, no matter its failures. The .
epidemic continues, and if there isone vital undercurrent to this volume,
it is, aptly, that knowledge is the flt'St
step toward power. T

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ADVANCE LISTINGS•

10th anniversary banquet, tMre'1ibe food, a keynote address by
Broadway
Cares' Executive
Director Rodger McFarlane andentertainment by leather comedienne Lynn Lavner. Advance registration: $60. $75 after Feb. 15.
Conference only registraton is $20
at the door. Info: GMSMA at (212)727-9878.

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THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIALRESEARCH presents The State of
the City: A Gay and Lesbian
Perspective, given in conjunction
with OutWeek magazine. "Gay men
and lesbians are vital participantsin the life of New York City'" says
the class description. "Despite
this, many believe that the popular
media and mainstream arts communities either fail to represent or
actually misrepresent gay and lesbian concerns." Given in three sessions which focus on the arts, the• media and politics, respectively,
the classes will be led by Arts.
Editor Sarah PeUH, Features Editor
Michelangelo Signorlle and News
Editor Andrew Miller. ,$15 for thecourse, $8 for a single session.
The first session is April 25. For
more info, contact the New Schoolat (212) 741-5600.
THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIALRESEARCH presents Gay andlesbian WrHlng: From Worfd War
II to Stonewall. Instructor: Joseph
Cady. "The years after World War
II witnessed a significant body of
gay and lesbian literature that has
tended to become overshadowedby the more open homosexual
expression of the posttSlonewall
years of the '70s and '80s. But therelative burst in gay and lesbian
writing from the mid-1940s
through the 1960s contributed tothe change in cultural atmospherethat helped make possible the contemporary gay and .lesbian IIberati,on movement and is an integral
part of the background of tM prasent gay and lesbian' situation.
This course, which covers theyears from late 1940s until mid1950s, identifies some of the mostimportant homosexual/bisexual
writers in the post-war period andd,efines their basic concerns and, strategies. Among the authors wemay consdier are: Tennessee
Williams, Carson McCullers, Allen
Ginsberg,
Sylvia Townsend
Warner, James Baldwin and Janet
Flanner." The six sessions begin
on April 4. $130. For more Info,
contact the New School at (212)741-5600.

LIVELY ARTS
Send announcements and listings to: 159
West 25th St., New York, NY 10001. Next
deadline: Monday, Feb 4, for Issue #86,
which hits the stands on Monday, Feb,11.

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Febr .... ry '13,'1_

I6THE WOMEN'S ONE WORLD
CAFEpresents S.lon d, I. "tty,an art show by Donna Evans. A
veritable Installation piece withmany pictures and curious things.
Uniformed guards will be on handfor the faint-of-heart. The WOW
Cafe. 59 E. 4th St., 4th floor. Feb.
8-10. Gallery hours: Fr and Sa
from 7-10 pm and Su from 1-4
pm. Admission by donation. No
reservations necessary. (212) 460-

8067.

Locked-Up. Four one acts by James Dean
Jay Byrd. Byrd's last rad dalliance, My Pet
Homo, received queen-sized raves from
OutWeek's Joe E. Jeffreys. $12. Cooper
Square 1heater. 50 E. 7th St. 1h-Su throughFeb. 17. (212) 228-0811.
The Sammy Davis Jr. Fashion Story by Mr.
Fashion. Starring Katy Krocodile andWendy WIld. Longtime Eichelberger collaborator, Mr. Fashion, brings along some madsisters. Watch your hemlines. $10. PS 122:
150 First Ave. (212), 477-5288.
. Feb. 7-10 at
9:30 pm.

IN OUR OWN WRITE presents Allen
Ginsberg, Valerie Miner, Marilyn Hacker,
Colin Robinson, Sarah Schulman and
Patricia Roth Schwartz. Drop in to hearwords of wisdom and support the Center's
well-respeCted series. 1he $10 admission
Write. 1he Center.
fee benefits In Our Own,
208 W. 13th St. Feb. 7 at 8 pm.
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I6GAY MALE SIM ACTIVISTS prasents A Decade of SIM Pride on
March 8 and 9. Look forward"to an
opening reception hosted by
Heritage of Pride, an all-day
national conference with 15 workshops a!1d panel discussions on
slm technique, leather lifestyle andpolitical issues. Also: the Steel
Bondage Museum, an art show
and sale of the best of slm art andan s/m-Ieather vendor area. At the

Also see the daily listings forshowings of one or two days.

1he New Festival, Inc., offers you a chance
to catch all the films you missed at thissummer's International Festival of Lesbian•

THE VORTEXTHEATERCOMPANY,
INC., presents F'II Will .ntl
WIIntonLull. a new play by NlcIlJ
Silver. The play is about a motherand a son and t/1e illusions they
impose upon themselves and theirsexuality. $10 or $5 with TOF.The
Sanford Meisner Theater. 164
Eighth Ave., between 22nd and23rd streets. W-Su at 8 pm.
Reservations: (212) 206-1764.
Through Feb. 14.
WESSELL O'CONNOR LTD presents Donald Moff8lt's W" lIDia,
a series of back lit cibatransparencies employing both figuration andhis distinctive activist text. This
exhibit Is a further continuation of
the artisfs examination of sex andpolitics in the midst of the AIDS
pandemic. With Moffett is Scen
hlntlnll, a series
Uflhulz'sof portraits which focus entirely on
the backs of the artist's friends.
Wessell O'Connor. 580 Broadway,
8th floor. Gallery hours: T~,10
am to 6 pm. (212) 219-9524.
Through Feb. 16.

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ARTISTSSPACE presents'
Relramlng the Family. a groupexhibition and video program
exploring the mythology of theAmerican family co-designed by
Connie Butler and Mickl McGee;and A Pratect, a conceptual instalatlon mirroring
Simone deBeauvoir's 1971 Manifests In support of women's reproductive freedom, co-organized
by KatheBurkhart
andChrysanneII,
Stathacos; and Installation
Fran~ols Morall!. Opening recetion: Jan. 17 from H pm. Gallery,

hours: Tu-Sa, 11 am to 6 pm.
Artists Space. 223 West Broadway.
Info: (212) 226-3970. Through F9b.
23.
DON'T TELL MAMA' presents Th,
Songs th, Girls Sang, a musicalrevue conceived by David Perkins
and directed by Mark Cole. Musicaldirector: Matthew Ward. Their flyer
says: "Did you ever wonder why thefemale characters always get thebest songs in Broadway musicals?
Did you come to New York hopingin your heart of hearts you would becast as Nellie Forbush in South
Pacific anq sing, "I'm in Love With a
Wonderful Guy," only to end up in
the male chorus singing "There is
Nothing Like a Dame"?", Theiranswer: , a revue in which fourmen-Jey Montreal, Allan Palmer,David
Perklniand Robert
Harryman-singBroadway showtunes all originally written for female
characters. $10, with a two drink
minimum. Don't Tell Mama. 343 W.
46th St. Jan. 27 at 10 pm; Feb. 3,
Feb. 10 and Feb. 17 at 8 pm; andFeb. 24 at 10 pm. Reservations:(212) 757-0788 after 4 pm.
THE COURTYARD PLAYHOUSE presents John Glines' Chlekln D,llght,
directed by Charles Catanen. $15.
The Courtyard Playhouse. 39 Grove
St. W-F at 8 pm, Sa at 6 and 9 pm
and Su at 7 pm. Reservations:(212),
869-3530. Through March 3.
THE GLINES presents Landseap,
With Mal, Flgun, a farce about two
gay men and their sexual fantasies.
written by John Crabtree. Director:
John Wall. Cast: Martin Outzen,
Rob Parker, Jimmy O'Neill. $15.
Courtyard Playhouse. 39 Grove St.
at Bleecker Street. Wednesday
through Friday evenings at 8 pm,
Saturdays at 6 and 9 pm, Sundays
at 7 pm. Reservations: (212) 8693530. Through March 3.
LIVING THE DREAM, INC., presents
Our Young Black M,n An Dying
and Nobody Slims to Care, anoriginal musical play by James
Chapman. The play is "a c!)mpassionate look at some of those men
whose lives and (untimely) deaths
are reflected in the familiar statistics
of drug abuse, crime, police brutality, alcohOlism, poverty and AIDS.
$15. The Castillo Cultural Center.
500 Greenwich St., 1201, between
Spring and Canal streets. F9b. 1, 2,
7-10, 14-17, 21-24, 28 and March
1-3. Th-Sa, 8 pm and Sundays at 3
pm. Reservations: (212) 941-5800.
EL TEATRO RODANTE PUERTORRIQUENO inlcia la 1991 temporada
con Asl ,n Miami Como ,n "C",o. Escrito por el dramatrgo

CHARLES LUDLAM THEATRE presents Ludlam's Camlll" s~arringand directed by Evarett Quinton,with Cheryl Reeves, Ken Scullin,
Gaorg Osterman, Eureka, Bobb
Read, Jim Lamb, carl Claybourne,
H.M. Kououkas, Jean-Claulle
Vasltux, Steven Pell, 1 Sheridan
Square; $25; TUE-FRI at 8 pm, SAT&SUN at 7 pm; 691-2271

and Gay Film. Tongues Untied, Nocturne,
Pink Narcissus-they're all at the Anthology
Film Archives this week. 32 Second Ave.
Call for times: (212) 477-2714.
qAY MALE S/M ACTIVISTS presentsaDungeon Demo. FeatUring a smorgasbordof technique demonstratons, with opportunities to observe and to ask qudtonsofparticipants. Will we see you there? Yes, sir!
$10 for GMSMA members/$15 for nonmembers. Tentatively scheduled for Zone DK.
540 W. 21st St. ~1O pm. (212) 727-9878

CHERRY LANE THEATRE presents
David Stavens' 711,Sum of Us, by
the writer of Breaker Morant; starring Tony Goldwyn and Richard
Venture, directed by Kavln DowllnD,
about a father who tries to help withhis son's gay relationships while helooks for a new wife; 38 Commerce
St; $27.50-$32.50; TUE-FRI at 8pm, SAT at at 7 & 10 pm, SUN at 3
& 7:30 pm; 989-2020

THE GAY AND LESBIAN ALLIANCE
AGAINST DEFAMATION presents Gaysand Lesbians in the GuH. Fit to die? Unfit
to serve? This panel discl.lssion will include
Sandra Lowe from the Lambda Legal
Defense and Education Fund. It doesn't get
any more timely than this, folks. The'
Center. 208 W. 13th St. 8 pm.

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LUCILLE LORTEL THEATER presents Fa/settoland, the William
Finn/James Lapine musical. The
third in Finn's Marvin Trilogy,
FalsBttoland examines the Impact of
AIDS on a gay male couple, a lesbian couple, a heterosexual couple
and a child. 121 Christopher St.
$27.5(}-$35. Tu-f at 8 pm. Sa at 7
and 10 pm. Su at 3 pm. (212) 9248782.
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A COALInON OF LESBIAN GROUPS AND
CAUCUSES preseilts Whatever Happened
to Lesbian Activism? This community
gathering asks, "How do we get bac~ toour activist roots and into the. streets tomake our issues more visible?" Bring concrete proposals
for direct action. The
Center. 208 W. 13th St., 3rd floor. 8 pm.
(212) 982-1033.
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RAPP THEATRE COMPANY revives
Thomas M. Disch's Th, Cardinal
D,tDxBS, "a chilling look inside thehierarchy of the modern Catholic
Church exploring such Issues as
AIDS, abortion, ties to organizedcrime and homosexuality"; directedby R. Jeffr.y Cohan, starring
GaorDe McGrath as' the Cardinal;
220 E 4 St; $10 (TDK ok); FRI &SAT at 10 &11:30 pm, SUN at 2 pm
(RT= 35 min.); 52lHi160.

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Brainard
and Bob Koherr's
Cubano Raul de Cardenal"elBrlekfae, cI Stucco, performers
MEN WITH WIGS, INC., presents
estreno mundial se trata del regreso
who both appeared In PartIng
H'I a Man's World: Ladles SinD theal hogar de un hilo grave mente
GJancBs, their original comedy
Bluas, a fun-filled, gender-bender
enfermo, y el doloroso encuentro
material !"ncludes two Jocks who
fantasy, from the Cotton to Motown.
entre dos generaciones con visiones
learn they can vogue; retired Solid
Men, with wigs, examine Incandesopuestas de la vida. lEI Teatro
Rodante Puertorrlqueno kicks off its Gold Dancers, Amish rappers who Ii cent Images of the blues' queens
put the "men back In Mennonite,
and their descendants. $10. The
1991 season with the world premier
an early Simon & Garfunkel, andProducers ClUb. 358 W. 44th St.,of Asi Bn Miami Como Bn " Cielo.
2nd floor, suit8 7.
Written by Cuban playwright Raul the Rocky Mountain Butt Boys who
open at a gay rodeo In Westde Cardenas, the play depicts the
MONDAY, FEB. 4
return home of a gravely III son and Hollywood; videos serve as translthe painful clash between two gen- " tlotis between live routines; at 55
Grove St (west of 7th Ave South);
THE NEW FESTIVAL, INC., presents
erations with opposing philosophies$8 + 2-drink minimum; FRI.at 8 pin;
Downtown Wlntar Series. Today'sof life.] $12 and $15. 304 W. 47thfilms: At 7 pm, Fri,nds F08IV8r, and,St. Descue.nto para estudiants, may- 366-5438
at 9 pm, VIrgIn Machlns.Anthology
ores y grvpos. En Ingles: W&-fr at 8
Rim Archives. 32 Second Ave., at
pm:'E.n'·' espanol: Sabados y AMERICAN PLACE THEATER presents I stand B,fonYou Nakld by 2nd Street. Box office: (212) 477Domingos a las 2:30 y a las 8.
Joyce Carol Oates, about t8n women
2714.
dealing with life In today's America;
ROYAL COURT PRODYCTIONS preACT UP Generel Meeting. Cooper
Alley, Pennysents Lips, a revue In ge nde r illu- with Elizabeth
Union. Fourth Avenue at 7th Street.
Templeton, Naney Barren, Annie
sion. $10. Producers Club Theater.
7:30 pm. Info: 564-AIDS.
McGreevey, MarDuerlte
Kuhn,
358 W. 44th St., suite 7. Fridays at
Bronwen Booth; 111 W 46 St; $20;
11 pm. Info: (212) 689-5789.
WED-SAT at 8 pm, also WED & SAT IN OUR OWN WRITE Writer'sWorkshop for lesbian and gay wrltat 2 pm, SUN at 3 pm; 840-3074
55 GROVE STREET presents Cam
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. ers.-WorkshOps are held on the first
and third Mondays of the month;next is Feb. 18. Please br.ing work.
The Cente r. 208 W. 13th• St: 8-10
pm. (212) 620-7310.

TUESDAY, FEB. 5
BRONX AIDS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT presents Woman
Paar Education Training V. Bronx
AIDS Services, Inc. One Fordham
Plaza, suite 800. The Bronx. 10-12
am. (212) 295-5605.
THE NEW FESTIVAL,INC., presents
Downtown Wlntar Sarlas. Today's
films: At 7 pm, Tonguss Untisd andFissh and Papsr, and, at 9 pm,
Coming Out. Anthology Film
Archives. 32 Second Ave., at 2nd
Street. .Boxoffice: (212) 477-2714.
LESBIAN AND GAY PEOPLE OF
COLOR Stearlng
Commlttae
Muting. Dr. Marjorie Hill's office.
52 Chambers St.. room 209. 6-10
pm. For info, contact Bert of Men of
All Co,ors Together at (212) 5050506.
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MEN OF ALL COLORS TOGETHER
Political Action/Madia Outreach
Maatlng. The Center. 208 W. 13th
St. 6:30 pm.
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SLOPE ACTIVITIES FOR LESBIANS
presents Park Siopa Wast Night.
Starting at 6:30 pm, It's Dining Out
at Taxco, featuring great Tex Mex
cuisine. 412 Fifth Ave., between 7th
aftd 6th streets. Then, at 8 pm, it's
Scrabbla Night at the Clubhouse.
Brings Scrabbles and snacks anddrinks. Also tonight, at 7 pm, it's
Pool Night. Featuring free pool, pingpong, billiards, air hockey andshooting hoops at Brownstone
Billiard. Seventh Ave. at Flatbush.
Afterwards, socializing at The
Roost. Seventh Ave. at 8th St.
Please call 24 hours in advance toconfirm all SAL activities: (718)965-7578.
TWENTYSOMETHING Stearlng
Commlttaa Maatlng from 6-7:30,pm, followed by a rap group discussion of Sax .In tha '90s: Passions
and Faars from 7:30-9 pm.
..Refreshments will be served. $3
donation. For complete detailS, call(212) 967-7711 ext. 3163.
GAY MEN'S HEALTH CRISIS presents a Haalth Samlnar: Banafits
Information. 129 W. 20th St., third
floor. 7 pm. for more Information,
call the GMHC hotline at (212)' 8076655. TOO (212) 645-7470 for the
hearing impaired.
.
JOCELYN AND JULIE present cm
Club East. A party for the love of.

our sisters who make Black history.
Go-go women and lesbian erotic
vidilos and slides. OJ Marlo. Drink
specials till midnight. $3 before
mldnightl$5 after. 101 Avenue A.
Doors open at 8 pm. (212) 4061114.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6
SHANTI PROJECT Shantl Training
for AIDS caraglvars. If you are taking care of a friend, lover or family
member with AIDS, Shantl Projectand Home Care Companions offersa free training In home care skills,organizing a network of caregivers
to provide around-the-clock careand coping with the challenges ofdementia. For complete Info, contact Jana Rickerson at (415) 7772273 or Celi Phillips at (415) 8243269. Also offered:
ShantlVoluntaar Opportunity Night, anevening for people interested In
becoming a Shantl volunteer or a
volunteer in other AIDS groups. For
complete Info, call Mike or Jennifer
at (415) 777-2273.

THE GAY AND LESBIAN ALliANCE
AGAINST DEFAMATION presents
Gays and Lasblani In tha Gulf. At
to die? Unfit to serve? This panel
discussion will include Sandra Lowefrom the Lambda Legal Defenseand
Education Fund. The canter. 208 W.
13th St. 8 pm.
A DIFFERENT LIGHT presents
Ellaan Myles, reading from herbook Not Ms. 548 Hudson St. 8 pm.
Info: (212) 989-4850. !

THE KITCHEN presents Linda
Flshar, In her new musical performance piece, ",.".,.,In"II, thefirst In a series of songs IIntltled
Song$ About SClsntlsts, Explorsrs,
Invsntors and Philosophsrs. All of
the songs are about women;
THE NEW FESTIVAL,INC., presents Margarst In Ball Is about Margaret
Downtown Wlntar Sarlas. Today's Mead. Asher will also perform otherfilms: At 5 pm, In and Out of Love; works, and she splits billing withat 7 pm, Comradss In Arms and Robart Ashlay. $5 for members/$10
Flamss of Passion; and, at 9 pm, for nonmembers. The Kitchen. 512
Looking for Langston and Trojans. W. 19th st. 8:30 pm. Call for comAnthology Film Archives. 32 Second plete details and reservations: (212)
Ave., at 2nd Street. Box office: (212) , 255-5793.
477-2714.
THE GIRTH AND MIRTH CLUB
Nawslattar StuHlagan. Malllnll·
SOUTHERNERSStaarlng Commit·
tea Maatlng. EverYone'swelcome at The Center. 208 W. 13th St. Call for'this meeting gay men and lesbians time and other detailS: (914) 699from the South. 7 pm. Call for loca- 7735.
tion: (212) 674-8073.
THE EAGLE presents Movla Nlllht:
THE GAY AND LESBIAN ANTI-VIO- Dick JhJq. Chester Gould's comlcstrip detective leaps to life In the
LENCE PROJECT Paar Counsellnll
persona of Warren Beatty. The
for survivors of bias assault,
Eagle. 142 Eleventh Ave., at 21stdomestic violence and sexualassault. Held every Wednesday and Street 11 pm. 691-8451.
Thursday from H pm. The canter.
THURSDAY, FEB. 7
208 W. 13th St. (212) 807-0197.
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THE GAY AND LESBIAN ANTI-VIO-· , THE NEW FESTIVAL,INC., presents
LENCE PROJECTpresents a Panal
Downtown Wlntar Sari,s. Today's
Discussion: tha Criminal Justlca
films: At. 5 pm,. Frisnds Forsvsr, at 7
Systam. The needs of lesbian and pm, Vsra; and, at 9 pm, Bsyond
gay crime victims are not bliing
Gravity and Night Out. Anthology
addressed and Invited panelists
Film Archives. 32 Second Ave., at(including a gay judge, assistant
2nd Street. Box oHice: (212) 477dlctrict attorney, defense attorney2714.
and a victim of a bias assault) will
relate their experiences within the SOUTHERNERS presents GamaNight. Bring cards and board games
criminal justice system, proposing
ways to change and Influence It. or come to play. 7 pm. CaOfor Iocaton: (212) 674-8073.
AVP will also discuss its Court
Monitoring Project. The Center. 208
W. 13th St. 7:30 pm. AVP info: 807- SLOPEACTIVITIES FOR LESBIANS
presents Book Discussion Nlllht.
6761.
Come to the Clubhouse to chat
SLOPE ACTIVITIES FOR LESBIANS about your favorite books or to displays The Lasblan Datlnll Game. cover new ones. If you can't makeit, give SAL a call and suggest posIt's a twist on the TV game show,,

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and It happens at Private Eyes In
Mal1hattan.Dancing
before and afterI
the show. $5 befOre 7 pm/$7 after.
Private Eyes. 12 W. 21 st St.,between Fifth and Sixth avenues. 8
pm. Please call 24 hours In advanceto confirm all SAL activities: (718)965-7578.

sible future topics. 7:30 pm. Pleasecall 24 hours In advance to confirm
all SAL activities: (718) 965-7578.
GAY WOMEN'S ALTERNATIVE presents Joyca Warshow, Ph.D.,
author and psychotherapist,on
Lllbl.n, ., ""IIIf,: Th,
JhJn,lIIon,for women only; at the
Universalist Church, Central ParkWest and 76 St; 8 pm (doors open
7:45); $5 (Includes refreshments);
595-8410 (GWA meets the first
Thursday of every month, Oct. June)e,..tI",•THE GAY AND LESBIAN ANTI-VIOLENCEPROJECT Paar Counsellnll
for survivors of bias assault,
domestiC violence and sexualassault. Held every Wednesday andThursday from H pm. The canter.
208 W. 13th St. (212) 807-0197.
QUEER NATION Genaral Meatlng
The Center. 208 W. 13th St. 7:30
pm.
IN OUR OWN WRITE presents a
BanefD Raadlnll, proc~s to go to
In Our Own Write. Scheduled raaders Include Allan Ginsberg, Valarla
Minar, Marilyn Hackar, Colin
Robinson, Sarah Schulman and
Patricia Roth Schwartz. $10. The
canter. 208 W. 13th St. 8 pm. (212)620-7310.
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A DIFFERENTLIGHT presents Brian
Pranllar, reading from his book Th8
Arsna of Masculinity:
Sports,Homossxuallty and ths Msaning of
Ssx. 548 Hudson lSt. 8 pm. Info:(212) 989-4850.

FRIDAY, FEB. 8
THE NEW FESTIVAL,INC., presents
Downtown Wlntar Ser.las. Today's
films: At 5 pm, Dsslrs; at 7 pm,
Coming Out; at 9 pm, A Qusstion of
SlIsncs; and, at 11 pm, Virgin
Machlns. Anthology Rim Archives.
32 Second Ave., at 2nd Street. Box
office: (212) 477-2714.
BRONX AIDS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTpresents Taan Paar
Graduation Caremony. Bronx AIDS .
Services, Inc. One Fordham Plaza,
suite 800. The Bronx. 6:30-8:00
pm. (212) 295-5605.
SLOPE ACTIVITIES FOR LESBIANS
presents Pokar Party at Pat's. Card
sharks and beginners are welcome.
Bring cards and pennies, snacks
and beveragesto this SAL Gal's pad.
7:30 pm. Plaase call 24 hours In
advance to confirm all SAL activities: (718) 965-7578.
MEN OF ALL COLORS TOGETHER
presents V-MACT: 30 and Undar

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Tuning In: A 1V/Radio Guide for OutWee(c Readers•

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GBS (Gay Broadcasting System, Butch Peaston, 1787th Ave, Ste. A-3, NYC lDOll;
243-1570)
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GMHC (Gay Men's Health Crisis, Jean Carlomusto, 129W20 St, NYC 10011;8077517)
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4
11:00 AM WABC-lV Home The scehduled guest on this tal.k show is
Richard Simmons. He's always worth a laugh. CH 7
1:30 PM WUSB 90.1 FM The Word Is OutMarc Gunning hosts a weekly lesbian, gay and bisexual variety show featuring music, news, editorials,
comedy and guest interviews.
2:00 PM WUSB 90.1 FM Lavender Wimmin News, songs and music produced by women for women.
2:30 PM WUSB 90.1 FM This Way Out More queer news.
8:00 PM HBO ToolSie Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange star in this storyof a straight man in drag.
.
8:05 PM TBS Missing in Action Ted Tumer gives us all a special treat thisweek: FIVe nights of Chuck Norris movies.
8:30 PM Manhattan Cable The Brenda and Glennda Show CH 17
9:00 PM GBS Out in the 90's:. community news, discussion, intelViews. BO
Cable, CH 56 (1:001
10:00 PM HBO Roseanne BarrThe latest pc polls says we like her and sheloves us, so watch, OK.
11:30 PM Tomorrow/Tonight Uve/: entertainment; Manhattan and Paragon
Cable, CH 0/17(1:001
Midnight ..CClV The Closet Case Show. K10set K1ips; Manhattan /Paragon
Cable, CH C/16 (:301
1:30 AM WNBC-lV Bob Costas If you're still up this late and feel likewatching homophobia in action, here's your chance to see Pete Hamill,
who you may remember wrote in Esquire that he thought he'd conquered his homophobia-imtil
AIDS came along. CH 4.
3:00 AM HBO Suddenly, Last Summer A Tennessee Williams play/movie,
with Uz Taylor and Monty Clift

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
8:05 PM TBS A Force of One Vintage Norris nights continue.
10:00 PM RB PROD The Robin Byrd Show. male and female strippers;
Manhattan Cable, CH V{35 (1:001
10:00 PM WNET-lV Tongues Untied It's only a few years old, but this film on
the Black gay male experience is already hailed as a classic. CH 13
11:00 PM GBS Out in the 90's: news, infonnation and interviews;
Manhattan/Paragon Cable, CH CIl6 (1:001
Midnight WNET-lV Voices
and Visions This segment is on Black gay poet,
Langston Hughes. CH 13'

8:05 PM TBS Firewalker More Chuck.
10:00 PM WNET-lV Songs Are Free Bill Moyers interviews BerniceJohnson Reagon of Sweet Honey in the Rock fame. She's also th.emother !if dyke singer Toshi Reagon. CH 13
Midnight RB PROD The Robin Byrd Show. male and female strippers, live
call-in shOW; Manhattan Cable, CH V/35.

1:00 PM WBAI-FM This Way Out, the international gay/lesbian news maga, zine; 99.5 FM (:301
1:30 PM WBAI-FM An Afternoon Outing; local news and infonnation·about
the gay and lesbian community with Lany Gutenburg; 99.5 FM (:301
8:00 PM The Gay"Dating Game Showwith Tommy Saeli and Lahoma Ven
Zandt; Manhattan Cable, CH C/16 (:301
8:05 PM TBS The Octagon Don't ask me-I've no idea what the title means.
10:00 PM GCN Be Our Guest entertainment for and about the lesbian/gay
community; Manhattan Cable, CH 0/17 (:301111'.30PM GMHC Living With AIDS: health and politics; Manhattan Cable, CH
V{35 (:301
11:00 PM GCN Gay U.SA.: news and entertainment from around the country; Manhattan Cable, CH V{35 (1:001
Midnight GCN Men in Films: male erotica, interviews with adult filmstars;
Manhattan Cable, CH V{35 (:301
12:30 AM 'RB PROD Men For Men Robin Byrd presents gay male pornostars; Manhattan Cable, CH V!35 (:301

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6,

9:00 ~

WCBS-lV Geraldo Scheduled topic: the life !if James Dean Make
sure to call in and setthe record straight (Ouchl) CH 2
2:30 PM WBAI-FM Rompiendo el Silencio: todos los viernes, Gonzalo
Aburt" con temas y noticias para la comunidad latina gay y lesbiana;
99.5 FM (:151
7:00 PM WBAI-FM AIDS In Focus, Michael AlcaiIlY, produc 1:00 AM RB
PROD The Robin Byrd Show. male and female strippers; Manhattan
Cable, CH V!35 (1:001.
7'.30PM WCBS-lV Entertainment TonightTonight·s guest Jodie Foster.
Read last week's Gossip Watch before you watch the show. CH 2
8:00 PM The Pink Panther Strikes Again How appropriate thetthis movie isbeing aired even as MGM sues the Pink Panthers. Watch it and see red.
CH55
8:05PM TBS Breakerl Breakerl Y:our last chance to catch Chuck on lV fora while.
,SATURD.Y,

FEBRUARY 9

8:30 AM WBAI-FM Any Saturday with Dllvid Rothllllberg; live call-in; 99.5
FM (2:001
7:00 PM GCN Gay U.SA: news and entertainment from around the country;
Bo, Unity, ACV Cable, CH 56 (1:001(For Manhattan Cable, see THURSDAY)
11:00 PM Gay 1lf. male porn; Manhattan Cable, CH V{35
1:00AM RB PROD The Robin Byrd Show. male & female strippers; Paragon
Cable, CH CIl6 (1:001
1:30 AM RB PROD The Robin Byrd Show. male & female strippers;
Manhattan Cable, CH V/35 (1:001
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10:00 AM HBO Tarzan, The Ape Man The original; starring the hairless torsoof Johnny Weissmuller.
" ."... >'2:15 PM TNT Bedtime for Bonzo As if this war weren't bad enough, there
are like three Ronald Reagan movies on lV this week. This is by far thestupidest•
6:30 PM Growing Pains·Ben asks for pennissionto get his ear pierced, arequest that prompts an argument between Maggie and Jason." Sounds
like veiled homophobia to me. CH 20
7:30 PM WCBS-lV Entertainment Tonight for dykes only: ETfeatures asegment on ·sexy swimsuits." CH 2

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7

9:00 AM Best Talk Scheduled: The health crisis in New York City. CH 11.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10

7:30 PM WBAI-FM OutLo'oks, with host Sue Haske, GLIB's co-founder.
Scheduled: lesbian- and gay-bashing, America's number hate-crime.
Altemates with The Gay Show; 99.5 FM (1:001
111'.30PM RB PROD Men For Men: Robin Byrd presents gay male pornostars; Marihattan Cable, CH V!35 (:301
11:00 PM GBS Way Outl; entertainment for and aboutthe lesbian/gay community; Rich Volo, producer, 254-7685; Manhattan Cable, CH C/16 (:301
11:40 PM WNET-lV My Beautiful Laundrette Stephen Frears 1985 film starring Daniel Day-lewis andSaeed Jaffrey as two queers-a white punkand a Pakistani capitelist-in-training-who
gettogether even though
they shouldn't CH 13

•••contributions of your own. 1 pm.
and, at 11 pm, Nocturne and
Caucus at 6 pm. Tonig,ht's topic:
Interracial'
Relationsllips,
and . ,Bec~us, the Dawn. Anthology Rl,m . Please call 24 hours in advance toconfirm all SAL activities: (718)Friendships. At 8 pm, it's Sabu: A Atchives. 32 Second Ave., at 2nd
965-7578.
Soulful Awakening lor Black Unity. 'Street. Box office: (212) 477-2714.
Info: James Credle at (201) 481MEN OF ALL COLORS TOGETHERLABRYS PRODUCTIONS Annual
2876. Both events happen at theFilm festival in New Jersey. Call Board of Directors Ml!etlng. The
Center. 208 W. 13th St.
.Center. 208 W. 13th St. 2:30-7:30(908) 725-5562.
pm. Info: James at (212) 995-8063
GAY MEN'S HEALTH CRISIS andGAY MEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT THE PWA COALITION presents a or Chris at (212) 601-0806.
present Think About It, part two, a Red Hot Social. featuring sleazemusic, snacks and lots of fun. 222 THE NATIONAL LESBIAN CONFERworkshop concerning the decision
ENCE NLC Regional Meeting.
to take the HIV-antibody test. Topics W. 11th St.. west of Seventh
Scheduled: an update on the conterInclude: the medical, psychollcal , Avenue. 3-5 pm. (212) 889-2334.
ence, cost-sharing, scholarships,
and social advantages and disadGAYMALE SIM ACTIVISTS presents fund-raising and more. ASO Intervantages of testing, dealing withyour test results. maintaining a a Dungeon Demo. Featuring a preted. Wheelchair accessible. Tod's
Women's Club and Cafe. 2 Georges
smorgasbord of technique demonsafer sex commitment and dealing
Rd. New Brunswick, NJ. 11 am to 3
stratons, with opportunities
towith sexual partners, lovers, family
observea nd to ask questons of par- pm. Info: (718) 230-3532 and (212)and more. Assembly Hall. The
427-4175. Tod's: (201) 545-8990.
Center. 208 W. 13th St. 8 pm. (212) tiCipants. $10 for GMSMA mem.
bers/$15
formonmembers.
620-7310.
Tentatively scheduled for Zone OK. LESBIAN FEMINIST LIBERATION
presents lesbian Taln of Romance
540 W. 21st St. 6-10 pm. (212)
THE ANGELIKA FILM CENTER preand Erotica. $4 donation Includes
727-9878
sents The Culture God 01 therefreshments. The Center. 208 W.
1960s: The Films
Andy Warhol.
BROOKLYN BUCKET BRIGADE pre13th St. 3 pm. Info: (212) 627The six-week series continues with
1398.
My Huster, a voyeuristic look at sents Lose Your Heart to Love, their
third annual fund-raiser to benefit"negotiated gestures of grooming
1WENTYSOMETHING presents The
Children's
Immunology
and seduction" between men in a the
Brunch Club. featuring a continental
Research Fund, Inc., for children
bathroom. Plus: The Life of Juanita
50-cent
with AIDS. $20 in advance/$25 at breakfast, socializing
Castro, a send-up of 'South of theborder' B movies. The Angelika Rim the door. The Eastern Athletic Clubs mimosas. Twentysomethlng Is a
at St. George. 43 Clar1<St. Brooklyn social group for gay men and lesCenter. 611 Broadway. Midnight.
bians in their 205 and earty 305. The
Heights. 8 pm. Reservations: (718)(212) 995-2000. [See Jan. 25]
Center. 208 W. 13th St. 2-5 pm.
,
768·9053.
(212) 96H711, ext. 3163.
SATURDAY, FEB. 9
SOUTHERNERS presents a Mardi
A COALITION OF LESBIAN GROUPS$8 memTHE ANSWER IS LOVING All Day Gras Masquerade.
Workshop: Th, Family, "We are all 1 bers/$10 non-members in advance; AND CAUCUSESpresents WhateverHappened to Lesbian Activism?
more at the door, but less if you're
adult Children of adult children
in costume. The Center. 208 W. 13th This community gathering asks,
called our parents. A dysfunctional
St. 9 pm. Info and tickets: Nick at "How do we get back to our activist
society begets dysfunctional famiroots and into the streets to makelies. This workshop will acknowl(718) 728-7323.
our issues more visible?" Bringedge the problems; we will recall the
MEN OF ALL COLORS TOGETHER concrete proposals for direct action.
incidents which have such an
Film Outing. Join MACT as they go The Center. 208 W. 13th St., 3rd
impact on us till today; we willaccuse, accept, appreciate; we will ' see the Sisters in Jazz series at the fI(lor. 8 pm. (212) 982-1~.
The New Festival. Anthology Rim
confront, tolerate,.feel our feelings
MONDAY, FEB. 11
Archives. , 32 Second Ave .• at 2ndof shame, love. hate. disappointStreet. 9 pm. Info: (212) 477-2714.
ment, resentment, jealousy, hurt,
ACT UP General Meeting. Cooper
neglect...and heal our relationshipt
Union. Fourth Avenue at 7th Street.
THE ANGELIKA FILM CENTER prewith the FAMILY"; 1964 E 35 St,
7:30 pm, Info: 564-AIDS.
Bklyn; 9:45 am registration,1 0 am - sents The Culture. God of theJ
1960s: The Films of Andy Warhol.
4 pm sessions; $45 advance
TUESDAY, FEB. 12
The six-week series continues with(JAN)/$55 late; rsvp 718/998-2305
My Huster, a voyeuristic look at
BRONX AIDS COMMUNITY SERSLOPE ACTIVITIES FOR LESBIANS "negotiated gestures of grooming, visits the Brooklyn Art Museum at 1 and seduction" between men in a VICE PROJECT presents WomenPeer Education Training VI. Bronx
pm. Call for a meeting place. Or, at 2 bathroom. Plus: The Life of Juanita
Castro, a send-up of 'South of the AIDS Services, Inc. One Fordhampm, join SAL as they take a Quaker
Plaza, suite 800. The Bronx. 10-12
border' B movies. The Angelika Rim. Cemetary Tour, SAL's outside alteram. (212) 295-5605.
Center. 611 Broadway. Midnight.
native. Meet at Prospect Park
Southwest and 16th Street. Please (212) 995-2000. [See Jan. 25]
LESBIANS AND GAY MEN OF NEW
call 24 hours In advance to confirm
BRUNSWICK presents Valentine's
SUNDAY, FEB. 10
all SAL activities: (718) 965-7578.
Day SOCial, featuring "more love
SLOPE ACTIVITIES FOR LESBIANS songs than the Nashville Network."
THE NEW FESTIVAL, INC., presents
Friends Meeting House. 109 Nichol
presents Indoor Picnic With Goofy
Downtown Winter Series. Today's
Ave. New Brunswick, NJ. 8 pm.
Games and Indoor Sports. Bringfilms: At 1 pm, Sisters in'Jazz(908) 247-0515.
series; at 3 pm, Beyond Gravity and your cut-ofts and coolers, blankets
Night Out; at 5 pm, Pink Narcissus; and picnic food. Games include
JOCELYN AND JULIE present cm
mini-golf, jacks, darts and arenaat 7 pm, In and Out of Love series;
Club East. Valentine's Day sexyany goofy
at 9 pm, Summer Vacation 1999; thumb-wrestling-and

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evening with lesbian erotic slides ofwomen In love. Go-go couples andlesbian erotic videos. Drink specials
till midnight. OJ Dany Johnson.
Drink specials till midnight. $3
before mldnightl$5
after. 101
Avenue A. Doors open at 8 pm.
(212) 406-1114 .

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13
BRONX AIDS COMMUNITY SERVICE .PROJECTpresents Speikers
Bureau Training I. Bronx AIDS
Services, Inc. One Fordham Plaza,
suite 800. The Bronx. 10-12 am.
(212) 295-5605.
THE GAY AND LESBIAN ALLIANCE
AGAINST DEFAMATION presents a
Cocktail Celebration saying goodbye to GLAAD's founding executive
director, Craig Davidson, and hello
to GLAAD's new executive director,
Stephen Beck. $50. 126 Rfth Ave.
at 18th Street. 6-9 pm.

I' THE GAY AND LESBIAN ANTI-VIO-

LENCE PROJECT Peer Counnllng
for survivors of bias assault,
domestic violence and sexualassault. Held every Wednesday andThursday from 6-8 pm. The Center.
208 W. 13th St. (212) 807-0197.
BRONX LESBIANS UNITED IN SISTERHOOD General
Meeting.
Tonight's meeting topic: "lesbian
love through the ages." Come bringyour poetry and writings and shareyour love and experiences.
1
Fordham Plaza, 8th floor. 6:30-8
pm. Info: Lisa at (212) 829-9817(English) and Miriam at (212) 4092692 (Spanish).
RUTGERS GALA Roller Skating
BenelH for the Third Annual Lesbianand Gay Studies Conference.
Themed ",Roller Skate Into
Romance." $5. Limited number oftickets available, so call for roservatons. Kendall Park Skating Center.
Rt. 27, halfway between Princeton
and New Brunswick. 7-9:30 pm. For
complete details: (908) 246-8325.
GAYMALE SIM ACTIVISTS Meetingand Discussion: F,a, and MpI,ry,a discussion featuring an experl- •enced toPman. Audience discussion
encouraged. $4 members/$6 nonmembers. The Center. 208 W. 13th
St., 3rd floor. Socializing at 8 pm;
program at 8:30 pm. (212) 7279878.
THE EAGLE presents Movie Night:
Lon,tlm, Companion. The Eagle.
142 Eleventh Ave., at 21st Street. 11
pm. 691-8451.
MORE LISTINGS NEXT WEEK(•

Mondav'

Private Eyes (fJlarc Berkley's Kool Komrads;strippers; downtQwn
crowd, students, professionals; $7) 12 W 21 St club 2m-7n2
Temple (BillieKlub's party: a different theme each week.) 101 Avenue A• YIs ..
(women's party) 56-01 Queens Blvd, Woodside,7181846-7131,, club 7181899-9031,

SaturdayQueens; info,

Barafoot Boogie '[2nd & 4th SAT; adults/kids, smoke & alcohol free; 8:3) pm 12:31 am, $4; next is Dec 8) 434 6th Ave (btwn 9/10 Sts), 4th Roor; 832-ID59
Tuesday
CenIer(2nd & 4th SAT. 9 pm to 1 am. $8; next is Feb. 10.) 208W 13 St; 621).7310
Big City Diner (Subkulture;featuring dancing, food and bar. For men,
• Center (Women & Friends, 1st SAT; 9 pm - 1 am, $8; next is Decembut women are welcome. $7.) 43rd St.at 11th Ave. (212) 268-4572.
ber 1) 208 W 13 St; 620-7210.Clit Club (Jocelyn and Julie add a second night of hot lesbian action in·
I Club West End (Micha!ll Fesco's Saturdays; midnight - 9 am) 547 W 21 St
the East Village. $5.) 101 Avenue A
CoIUinlJia Dances (SamE. BuT DifferenT, 3rd SAT, next is Feb. 16. DJ.'Il'Club Edelweiss ("1Vs, TSs, gays, bi's, singles, couples"; TUES espeKarin Ward, 10 pm - 3 am; $5) Earl Hall, 116 St/B'way; 629-1989
cially for lesbians; but open to all TUE-SUN night) 167 W 29; 868-6989
Controversy (Hosted by Patrick Butts and the people who bring you
ADancateria(Coming soon: Chip Ducket's gay Tuesdays. Keep your
Disco Interruptus. $2.99) 101 Avenue A
eyes on this space for opening.) 29 E. 29th St. ,419419 N. Highway, Southampton, LI; 516/283-5001• Grand Central (Women's night tonight. Mixed We-Su.) 210 Merrick
Love Zone (dancing & perfonners) 70 Beach St.Si:aten Island; 7181442-5692
Road, Rockville Centre, LI; (516) 536-4800. /. I Meat (DJ Aldo Hernandez, everY Saturday; go-go boys, videos; opens
Killmaniara (Tracks Tuesdays.) 531 W. 19th St. 627-2333.
10 pm; $5) 432 W 14 St; 353"3866
IRoxy (Men on Wheels, gay roller' skating; starts 8 pm) 515 W 18 St; 645-5156.Private Eyes (Shescape Saturday Night Parties for Women, opens 9pm; $8 before 101$10 after) 12 W 21 St; info 645-6479, club 206-m2
Wednesday,'Il'Roxy (Locomotion; gay boys, guys, men; non-gay women, some les~&9 (Unda Simpson presents TheAquarian Psychodrama, starringbians; mix depends on party) 515 W 18 St (btwn 10111 Aves); 645-5156
Rloyd and Tabbool,Go-go stars abound. OJ DanyJohnson. East Village fag• Silver Uning (women's Sat) 175 Cherry Lane, Roral Park, LI; 516,1354-9641
and dyke crowd. $5.) 19J Avenue A
Sound Factory (mostly 9aYi serious House/Club dancing, no alcohol,
IThe Building (Dallas' The Boys' Room House music, downtown crowd,
opens 11 pm) 530 W 27 St (lOth/11th Aves); 643-0728
go-go boys and a 6()i~ot ceiling; $101$7 with invite) 51 W 26 St; 576-1890
Stingray's (Bra'nd new club, brand new sound system, everything else is• Excalibur (Ladies Night, $1 drinks) corner 10th/Jefferson behind foota surprise. $8.) 641 W. 51st St: (212) 664-8668
ball Stadium, Hoboke,n, NJ; 201-795-1161
lilly Cily (Karen Diga presents an array of eccentric, voluplllous and titiUizing'Il'Umelight (Disco ztmWith Michael Alig and Larry Tee;10 pm, $10; .
women. $!i) The Box. 70 Grove St reet at Sheridan Square. (2121242-1408.
Coors nO,longer servedfl6th Ave at 20 St; club 807-7850• Private Eyes (Shescape Afterwork Party, 5-10 pm; $5 before 7 prn1$7
Sundayafter; 2-4-1 drinks before 7) 12 W 21 St; info 645-6479, club 206-7772.The Building (Dallas' Th, Men's Room, students, professionals, men;
Private Eyes (YMVA Night; students, prof Is, women; perfonners; $7;
go-go boys & 6O-ft. ceiling) 51 W 26 St; 576-1890
door often benefits Iio gay/lesbian organization) 12 W 21 St; 2m-7772'Il'Cafe Society (Society Sundays Tea Dance, Hi NRG DJs, Society
Silver Uning (2-4-1 drinks, also open Tues-Sun, women SAT) 175 Cherry
Dancers; 5 pm- 11; $10) B'way at 21 St; 529-8282
Lane, Roral Pit, LI; 5161354-9641
RJCKI (DJs Craig and Victor, "caged go-go animals" and "ruff music forb(241drinks, also open daily) 2D2Westchester Ave, WIiIB Plains; 914/161-3100
ruff dykes and fags." $2.99) 101 Avenue A
Kelly's (DJ Moaning Lisa spins the records for dancing dykes. Doors
Thursday,'.
open at 8 pm. $3.) 46 Bedford St. (212) 929-9322.
Cheap (It's a new party; promising "cheap drinks and cheap queers." No'Il'+MII5(Lahoma's Home for Runaway Boys. DJ Lany Tee, emcee Ru-Paul. lVs
I.
,
cover.) 101 Avenue A
and women welcome.$1IV$5wit11 invite.) llh St. atthe WestSide Higlwvay'Il'Copacabana (last Thu. ofthe month Susanne Bartsch party, ne~ is
Monster (Sunday Tea Dance aU pm; dancing also on other nights from
November 29; iffy door) 10 E 60 St at Fifth Ave; 755-6010
10 pm) 80 Grove St at Sheridan Sq.; 924-3557
Excalibur ($1 drinks, also open Tues-Sun, women WED) comer 10th1JefSafe Sundays (Kool Komrads' party at the Cadillac Bar; go-go boys, $2
ferson behind football stadium, Hoboken, NJ; 201-795-1161
shots, $5 beer bias from 5-8 pm.) 15 W. 21st St. (212) 645-7220
Hatfield's (2-4-1 drinks, female impersonators; also open nightly, women
2O/ZO (Michael Fesco's Tea Dance, opens 4 pm; $6; free Mimos"as & BMs
on TUE & FRII 126-10 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens, Queens; 7181261-8484
from 4-6, buffet at 7:30) 20 W 20 St; 727-8841'Il'Roxy (Disco Interruptus, DJs Sister Dimension and Tennessee. Performances by Byron Suber and Carmelita Tropicana. With Lahoma,
RuPaul and Olympia. Decor by Entnee Chase and Hildebrando deCastro. $10) 515 W 18; 645-5156
Stingray's (Brand new club, brand new sound system, everything else isa surprise. No cover tonight.) 641 W. 51st St. (212) 664-8668

Fridav-ABC (Chip "buck&tt's ABC Fridays, DJ Merritt; ballroom, balcony, billiards,
boogying; $101$7 w. invite; opened Nov. 16) 17 Irving Place at 15 St.CIil CWt (Jocelyn & Julie, Every Friday Party, go-go gir1s,lesbo videos; opens 8
pm. bHliards &$1 drinks between 8 and 9 pm;$!i)GW
1481;4(1)-1114
Columbill DanCes (lst Friday of every month,Earl Hall, 10 pm - 2 am; next
is March 1.) 116th St & Bway; 854-3574 days
• Hatlield's (women's nights are TU~ & FRI) 126-10 Queens Blvd., Kew•
Gardens, Queens; 7181261-8484 ".
-Meat on Friday (Just like Saturday. DJ Nobody's" Pussy. $5.) 101 Avenue A'Il'Mike Todd Room (Sister Dimension's Panty Girdles) 123 E 13 St; 473-7171• ~(Ladies' Nig~ mONY Ave (Rte 110),Huntinglon,U;51lVJ51-1402
Priv8II Eyas (tMVA Night; students, professionals, men)12 W21 St 7IJHT12
Stingray's (Brand new club, brand new sound system, everything else isa surprise. Free, 7-10 pm. $7 after.) 641 W. 51st St. (212) 664-8668

Every Night (or almost)• Bedrock (lesbian club, closed MON & TUE) 121 Woodfield Rd, W.
Hempstead, LI; 5161486-9516'Il'Club Edelweiss ("1Vs, TSs, gays, bi's, singles, couples all welcome";ruE for lesbians, but open to all TUE-SUN night) 167 W 29; 868-6989.P.andont's Box (formerly the Duchess) Sheridan Square & 7th Ave; 242-1408
419 (nightly Gay House Party, opens 6 pm) 419 N. Highway (Rte 27),.
Southampton, LI; 5161283-5001
Grand Central (closed Mon, 2-4-1 drinks Thursday) 210 Merrick Road,'Rockville Centre, LI; 5161536-4800
Mag,ic Touch (ethnic mix: Anglo/latin/Asian)73-13 37th Rd, Jackson
Heights, QUeens; 7181429-8605
Monster (West Village) 80 Grove St at Sheridan Sq.; 924-3557
Spectrum (good mix of gay men & lesbians; closed Mon- Tue, WED free,
THU free & 2-4-1 drinks, FRI ma(e/female strippers, SAT recordingstars, SUN variety show & free admission 9-10 pm; Coors served)
80264th St@8th Ave, Bay Ridge, Bklyn; 7181238-8213 .
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AIDS CENTER OF QUEENSCOUN1YSO~SE~CESEDUCATION08UDDIESeCOUNSB.INGoSUPPORT GROUPS,VOI.... r Opportum ..
(7181a.25OO(voice)(718) a.2985(TDD)ACT UP (AIDS CaelitianlD

UnI_h"-rI
498A Hudson Stru~Sui1BG4 NYC•
10014 (212) 564-2437 A diverse.
non-partisan group of individuals
united in anger and cOl,",ittad til
diract action to end the AIDS crisis. Gen. meetings Mon. nights
7:30. in The Great Hall. Cooper
Union. on Cooper Square between
ARJr and St Marks Place·s.
•

AIDS RESOURCE CEmBI (ARCI
Supportive housing for-homelessf'W~(Bailey House and apartmentsl. Non-judgemental
pastoral care for PW~ and loved
ones. Volunteer opportunities.
(212) 481-1270. 24 West 30th St.
NYC 10001 Al.DEClAPlN-NY(Asian lesbiansof the East
Coast/Asian
Pacific lesbian
Network-New York) We are apolitical. social and supportive
network of Asian Pacific lesbians. Planning meetings on the
1st Sunday and social 'eventson the last Friday of eachmonth. Call (212) 517-5598 formore infonnation.

ARCS (Al1IS-ReI1I18d •CoImIunity Serwi_1
for Dutchess. Orange. Putnam.
Rockland. Sullivan. Ulster andWestchester
counties,•
AIDS
education. client seMces, crisis intervention.
supportgroups. case management.
buddy and hospital visitor program. 214 Central Ave,. White
Plains. NY 10606 (914) 993-0606
838 Broadway. Newburgh. NY
12250 (914) 562-5005 AlDSlin8(91419SJ-01i07

ASIANS IIIFRENDS- NEW YORK
, A not-for-profit
organization
which promotas friendships with
Asian/Pacific·lslander.
AsianAmerican. and non-Asian gay. men through social. cultural.
educational. and seMce activities and programs. Call our Hotline: 212-674-5064. or write to:
P.O.Box 6628. NY.NY 10163-e023.
lO1I (AIDS TREAnENTRESOURCES. INC.)
Publishes a bi-monthly Directoryof clinical trials of experimental
AIDS/HIV treatments in NY/NJ.
and has educational matariailrl
seminars for trial participants.
Am also advocatas for improvements in the trial system. P.O.
Box 30234. NY. NY 1011-0102.

(212) 268-4196. Publications
free/donation requested,BAR ASSOCWlON fOR
HUMAN RIGHTS
Lawyars Raferral SeMce for theLasbian and Gay Community Full
Range of Legal SeMces(212)
459-4873 Free Walk-in Legal Clinic. Tuesday ~ pmlesbial) & Gay
Community Centro Ground Roor
BIDS (BISEXUAl. DOMINANCE
IIISUBMISSION GROUP)
Share SIM experiences and fantasies with others in a positive.
non-judgemental
atmosphere.
First Sunday of the month.
4:45pm at the Comm'unity Center
208 W, 13 Street. NYC. This
group is part of the New YorkArea Bisexual Netwoli<.

BlSEXUAl.INfORMAnONIII
COUNSEUNG SBIVICf, ... c.
A professionaly
staffed. nonprofit organization for bisexuals.
their families and partners. facing problems of a psychologicalor medical kind. We also workwith those in doubt about theirsexuality. Confidentiality is protected by law. For information
phone: (2121496-9500
BISEXUAl. PRIDEDISCUSSION GROUP
Topical discussions on issues ofinterest to the community in acongenial atmosphere. followedby an infonnal dinner at a ,friendIy local restaurant Every Sunday.
3:OQ. 4:30pm at the Community
Center 208 W. 13 Street. NYC.
Part of the New York Area Bisexual Netwoli<.
BIWAYS NEW YORKMonthly social events for the
Bisexual community and friends.
Call NYABNfor data~s of upcoming events. (212) 459-4784
BIPAC (BISEXuALPOIrnCAl
AmON COMMmEEI
pornical action on issues of importance to the BisexuaVLesbia~ay
community. Monthly, meeting/poduck held 8:00pm on fourth
Thursday of the month at members homes. Call NYABNfor thismonth·s location. ((2121&4784

events and meetings

on the first
and third Fridays of awry month.
At The Community Center. 208 W.
For more
13 Stru~from ~m.
info call lisa at (212182H817.
BODYPOSmvE
If you or your lover has tested
HIV+. we offer support groups.
seminars. public forums. reference library. referrals. social
activities and up-to-date national
monthly. 'THE BODY POSITIVE"(S2!i{year). (212) nl-1348. 2095
Broadway. Sui1B306, NY.10023-------B
ROOICLYN'SLESBIANAND GAY
POIrnCAl CWB lAMBDA
INDB'ENDENr DEMOCRATS
Ll.D. endorses and works forcandidates in local. state andnational elections. lobbies forlegislation. and conducts community outreach through street
fairs and meetings on special
topics. Join us. 338 Ninth St.
Suite 135 Brooklyn. NY 11215(718) 98S-8482
CIRClE OF MORE UIIIT
Spiritual support and sharing in agay/lesbian affirmative group.
West-Pam Presbyterian Church
165 West 88th Street Wed: worship seMce 8:30 pm. program
7:30. Marsha (212) 304-4373
Charlie (212)891-7118.
COMMUNI1Y HW.1II
PROJECT
208 West 13th Street • NYC. New

Yom 10011 For Appoimnenls andInformation(2121 875-3559(TIY/Voicel PROVIDINGCARING.
SENSITIVE AND lOW COSTHEALTHCARE SERVICESTO THE
LESBIANAND GAYCOMMUNRYCOMMUNITY HEALTH

PROJECT's HEAIJH INFOIIMAnON UNE fOR TEENS
Do you have questions about 'your health? Your Body? Coming
Out? Safer Sex? Feel like you
have no one to talk to? Not any
morel Now you can call the
HOTT-lINE.212-255-1517The
Teen HOTT-UNE for Healthl CaR
Monday to Thursday. 7pm to
9pm. At other times. leave a message and we'D call you beckl
COIiWUNITYBISEXUALYOUTH
Infonnal social & support groupfor Bisexual kidslyouth. Monthly
meeting/potluck,
lunch held
1:00pm on fourth Sunday of themonth at members homes. Call
NYABN for this month·s location.
.This group is part of the New
Yom Area Bisexual Netwoli<.
BWS-BRONXLES81ANSUNnEDIN sunERHOOD
Social. political and support
networking group for women andtheir friends. Regular social

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RESEARCH
1NIJIAT1VE,
CAl tes1s experimental drugs andtreatments for AIDS and HIV
related mnesses. Monthly treatment and research group for
HIV+ individuals. Treatment andresearch newslettar. forums andpublic seminars.
Call Alice
Spears or Ken Fomataro at (212)481-1000for info and mailing list

CONGREGAnoN BETHSIMCIW TORAH
NY's Gay and lesbian Synagogue Services
Friday at

8:30pm 57 Bethune Street For
info. call: (2121929-9498.

CONGIIEGRIONII'N4I JESHURUN

Monthly Spritual Gatherings andfree catered festive luncheons for
all People VtMl AIDS. their lovers
and families. Program includes
music and discusaion led by our
Rabbis. Can (21217f7-7fJJJ"
DIGNITY
BIG APPLE
A community of lesbian and Gay
Catholics. Activities include
Liturgies and socials every Sat.
8:00 pm. at the Center. 208 W. 13
Street, NYC.Can(212) 818-1309.

you have 30 minutas a month tofight homophobia?Jointhe
GlAAD PhoneTreelCall(2121988-1700 for infonnation.
GUB
Gay and leabian Independent
Broadcaaters invites you to tune
into OUTlOOKS on WBAI-NY.
99.5 FM avery other Sunday. 7:3)8:30pm and join us evaryTuesday
at 7:00pm to 9:00pm III become amember of GUB. No experienceneeded. ~ Eighth Avenue. NY,
NY 10018 Attn: Oud.ooks or call
(2121245-8388- ask for GUB.

GAYIIIlESBIAN HEALTHCONCBlNS
An office of the NYC Dept. of
DIGNI1Y NEW YORK
lesbian and gay Catholics and
Health. provides "linkages batwn
friends AIDS Ministry. Spiritual
NYC Health & Human SVca. andDevelopment.
The Cathedral
the lesbian & Gay community.
Project. Worship Services & . focusing in All health concems;
Social-Sun. Eves. 7:30pm-St.
resource infonnation for healthJohn's Episcopal Church 218
services
consumers
andWest 11th Street C Waverlyproviders. 125 Worth Street, Box1175-2179
67. New Yoile, NY 10013. For info
call (212) 588-4995.
EDGE- £dllClllien in a DiAbled
Gay Envil1lill2lnt
GAY MAl£ 11M AC1MS1'SFor the physicrilly disabled lesDedicated to sata and responsibian and Gay Community. P.O.
ble 81M since 1981. Open mee~Box 305 Village Station. New . ings w/programs on SIM techYolk. NY 10014.niques. lifestyle issues. politicaland social concerns. Also speFRONT RUNNBIS
cial' events. speakers bureau,
A running club for lesbian andworkshops.
demos. affinity
gay athletes of all ab~iti8S. Fungroups.
newsletter,
more.
.Runs of 1-8 RlI18!lheld every Sat
GMSMA -Dept O. 498A Hudson
at lOam and Weds. at 7pm inStreet.
Suite
D23 ,NYC
Centrsl Park and every Tues. at
10014.(212) 727-!If18.
7pm in Prospect Pali<. For information: call (212) n4-97oo.
~(GAY MEN OFAFRICANDESCENT)THE GAYAFRICAN AMERICANSOF
G.A.A.Iis a community basad support
group fonned in Westchester
County. Various activities areplanned for the coming months.
Call914-371HJ127 for more info.

GAY rATHER'S fOlIUM
A support organization for gay
fathel's. their lovers. and others
in child-nurturingsituations.
Monthly meetings include a
poduck supper. support groups
on varied specialized topics,
speakers. and socializing.Meetings: 1st Friday each month. 7pm.
at The Center. 208 W. 13th St.
West of 7Ih Ava. Contribution: $8.
Bring a main course for 4 people(or pay a $5 food charge.1 For
infonnation call: 212-979-7541 or
212-288-3238
GIAAD-Gay IIILesbian AlIi...c.
Againlt DeIama1ian
80 Varick Street, NYC 10013(212) 988-1700 GLAAD combats
homophobia in the media andelsewhere by promoting visibilityof the lesbian and gay community and organizing grassroots
response to anti-gay bigotry. Do

80 Va rick Street, NYC 10013 a
support group of Gay Mel) of
African Descent dedicated toconsciousness-raisingand thedevelopment of the lesbian and
Gay Community. GMAD is inclusive of African, African-American.
Caribbean and Hispanic! Letinomen of color. Meetings are held.
weekly, on Fridays. For moreinfonnation. call 711H102-01B2.
GAYIlEN"S HEAIJH CRISISHOTUNEFOR INFORMATION ON SAFERSEX AND HIV-RElATED HEALTHSERVICES. AND FOR INfORMATION ON ONE-TIME. WALK-IN
AIDS COUNSELING SERVICES
212-807-855212-645-7470
TDD(11Ir the lte.ing ..... II1II1Mon.Fri. 10:30a.m. til 9 pm. 12:00tIl 3:00
GIRTHIIIMIRTHClUB OF NEW YORK
Social club for heavy. chubby
gay men & their admirers.
Monthly socials at the "Cente ....
weekly bar nights Thursdays atthe "Chelsea Transta .... monthly
Fat Apple Review. bi-monthly
FAR penpals. For mora infonnation can Ernie at 914-699-7735 or••

wri1a: G&M(NY, Dept. 0, P.O. Box
10, Pelham, NY 101m.

HEAL(HuIth EdllCtllion AIDS LiIIilOn)
Weekly info. and support group for
traa1menla for AIDS which do notcompromise the immune systemfurther, including alternative andholistic approaches. Wed 8pm. 208
W. 13111St (212) 614-HOPE.

HBUrAGE OF PRlDf.INC.
Organizers of Now York's lesbian and Gay Pride eventa: theMarch, the Rally and the Danceon the Pier. Call (212) 691-1n4
for meeting schedule or more
information.
208 West 13thStreet. NY,NY 10011.

HETRICK-MAIITIN
INSTJIUTE
for lesbian and gay youth. Colinseling, drop-in center (M-F, 38pm), rap groups, Harvey Milk
High School, AIDS and safer sex
infonnation, referrals, professional education.
(212) 833-8920(voice) (212)633-8926 T1Y for deaf

HISPANIC UNITBI
GAYS. LESBIANS
EduQational services, politicalaction, counseling and social
activities in Spanish and En~ishby and for the Latino Lesbian and
Gay Community. General meetings 8:00 pm 4th Thursday of
every month at 208 West 13th
StnIet Call 20Hl53-7824 or wri1a
H.U.GL, P.O,Box 228 Canal Street
Station, New York. NY 10019.

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IDEMlIY .HOUSE
Now in our 20Ih yaar, W8 provide
peer counseling, therapy referrals and groups for the lesbian,gay and bisexual community.
Call us at (212) 243-8181. Visit us
at 544 8th Ave., between 14th15th Stree1B, Manhattan.

INSTITUJE FOR HUMAN
IDEMlIY INC.
New York's non-profit lesbian
and gay psychotherapy center.
licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical social wor1tera. Sliding scale fees. Insurance
accepted. Individual, couple, andfamily therapy. Variety of Men's
and women's groups forming
continuously. 118 W. 72nd Streat
212-79&-9432
INTEGRrTY/NY
Lesbian and Gay Episcopalians
and friends. Eucharist and program every Thuraday, 7::11pm. St
luke's Church, Hudson andChristopher Sta. INFO: P.O. Box5202, NY NY 10185 (718) 72G-~
lMIIDA L£GAL DmNSE
AND EDUCAnoN RIND
Precedent-setting
litigation
nationwide for lesbians, gay men
and people with AIDS. Membership ($40 and up) inc. newsiettar
and invitations to spacial events.
Volunteer night on Thursdays.
Inteke calls: 2-4pm Mon thru
Fri(212)995-858!L
LAVA~lE.SB1ANS ABOUT

VISUAL ART),

Call for slides for Lesbian Artists'
Exhibition, Gay & lesbian Community Center, NYC, For moreinfonnation, sand SASE to : Miriam Fougere, 118 Fort Greene
Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217.

THE lE.SB1AN AND GAY BIG
APPLE CORPS
Get your instrument out of thecloset and come play with us.
Symphonic, Marching, Jazz, Dixieland, Rock, Flute Ensllmble.
and Woodwinds. 123 West 44th
St. Suite 12l New York, NY
10038 (212) 889-2922.

Friday night at 7:45 at the Leabianand Gay Community Services
Centar.208 W. 13th Street For
mol'll info. call: (212)24&6388 or(212) 222-9794.

IIETIIOPOUTAN TINNISGllOUP(MI'GI
Our 200 member lesbian and gay
tennis club includea-playara frombeginning to tournament level.
Monthly tennis parties. Winterindoor league. , Come
. play withusl For infonnation: MTG, Suits
1(83,496-A Hudson St, New York.
NY 10025. (718) 8!i2-8!i62.

MOCA (..... III Color AIlSLESBIAN. GAY COMMUNITYSERVICES CB'tITBI
208 West 13111Street NY,NY 10011(212)820-7310 9am-llpm everyday. A place for cOO1lllunityorganizing and net-wor1ting, social
services, cultural programs, andsocial events sponsol'lld by theCenter and mol'll than 150 com- .
munity organizations.

lESBIAN AND GAY LABORNETWORKAn organization of Lesbians andGays who are active in th"irlabor unions working on domestic partnership benefi1B and AIDS
issues. Info call (212)923-8690.

LESBIAN AND GAY RIGIfTS
PROoECTof the American Civil Liberti.
Union KNOW YOUR RIGHTS/
WE'RE EXPANDING THEM (212)944-9800, ext 545

LESBIANS AND GAYS OF<RATBUSH
BrookIyn's social organization forboth gay men and lasbians. P.O.
Box lIB, Midwood Station Brooklyn, NY 11230 ./718) 8!i9-9437

LESBIAN HBISTORY ARCHNES
P.O. Box 1258 New York, NewYork 10118212/874-7232Since
1974, the Archivas has inspired,shaped and reflected lesbianlivas everywhel'll. Call to arrange
a visit or to volunteer for Thursday wortcnighta.

lDNa ISlAND ACT-UP
Meeta Tuesdays at 8pm at 181
Post Ave. in Westbury, NY. Support us for change on long
Island. Info: PO Box 514, Westbury, NY 11590.51&-336-4882.
iSM
is a support and informationgroup for lasbians and bisexual
women interested in fantasy,roh"playing. bindage, discipline,
81M, fetishes, alternate genderindentities(costumes
and aoforth. Memb!uship.is available
only to women 18 years andolder. Actual expanence is not
required but genuine interest
and an open mind are. For information wri1a: P.O. Box 993, Murray HillSta1ion, NY,NY 10158

MB'tI OF AU. COlDRS.
TOGmIER NY
A multi-racial group of gay men
against racism. Meetings every

I'rawdion .......... )Providea safer IIX and AIDS editcation infonnation to gay andbisexual Men of Color; coordinates a network of peer-~pport
groups for gay and bisexual Man
of Color in all 5 boroughs of New
Yor1tCity 303 NinIh kia, New York.
NY l000lorcall (212) 23&-17!18.

NRIONALGAY AM) l£$IIIANTASKfORCE
is the national grassroots political organization for lesbians andgay men. Membershipis$3IVyaar. Issue-orienlBd projeq1B
address violence, sodomy laws,
AIDS, gay righta ordinances,
falJllliea, media, etc. through lo~
bying, education, organizing andI direct action. NGlTF 1517 U
Street, NW, Washington,DC
20009, (202)332-&483.

NEW YORK ADVERTISING AM)
CO~NSNElWORK
NYAI:;N is the community's
largest gay af1d lasbian professional group, welcoming all incommunications-andtheirfriends. Monthly meetings, 3rd
Wed· 8:30pm at the Community
Centar. Membl!ra' newalettar, job
holIine, annual directory. Phone(212) 517-11380for info. Mention
OUlWeek for one fr8e newslattar.
N.Y.IBWES

Support and discussion group for
lesbians who self identify 88
Femmil and al'll primanly attracted to butch women. For information call lisa (212) B2S-9817.
N.Y.wotE'IS SOfTBAll.
GUU
For experienced, llrious Softbal
Playara, Coaches and. Manag&18.
We play mod/fast pitch weekends in Manhattan and Queens.
Try-ou1B begin Feb.-II thru Aprilor until filled. (212) 255-1379 Janet

NINTH STREET CENTER
Since 1973, a community dedicated to demonstra~ngthat ahomoNxuallifestyle is a rational,
desirable choice for individuals
disaatisfied with the rewards ofconventional living. Psychologically - focussed rap groups,
Tues., Sat., 8 to 10 pm. peer
counselling available. 319 E. 9
Street, New York. NY 10003, forinfo call (212)228-5153.
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NOR11I AMERICAN MANlBOY
lDVEASSOCIA11ON (NAMJlAI
Dedicated to sexual freedom andespecially inta.ratBd in gay intergenerational
relationship •.
Monthly Bulletin and regular
chapter meetings on the first
Saturday of each month. Yearty
mamba~ip
is $20; wri1a NAMBLA. PO Box 174, Midtown Station, New York. NY 10018 or call(212) 807-8578 for information.

NORTHERN UGHI'S
Improving Quality of life for People with AIDS/HIV. THE AIDSMASTERY WORKSHOP: Exploring the possibilities of a powerfuland criative life in the face of
AIDS. Cal (212)255-8!i54

NYC GAY • LESBIAN
ANTJ..VlCUNCE PROJECT
Counseling, advocacy, and information for survivora of anti-gay
and anti-leebian violence, sexualassault, domeatic violence, andother types of victimization. All
IIMcea free and confidential.24
hour hotline (212) 807-(1197

OFLES81AN

cal'll, activities, & educational
IIrvicea for gay & lesbian .. liorcitizeQs. Also lerves over 180
homebound
seniors & older
PWA' •• 208 West 13th St NYC
10011,(212)741-2247
SEDIIAN GAYS,LESBIANS AND BISEXUALSFor all of us intel'llst8d in l'IIaching out to each other in exuberance to spontaneously explore
and expand upon the Setl\'Jane
as it
Roberts 'Philosophy'
raaltes to our livas, peraonally,sexually and politically. Call AI(212) 97&-5104

SUNDANCE
oumOOR ADV9fIUIIESoaETYA non-profit club offering Outdoor a ctivities for every aeason
including hiking, biking, skiing,water activities and other outdoor a ctivities for the Gay/lesbian 'community. For infonnationor complimentary
Newsletter
call (212)598-4728.

AM) GAYS

let P/RAG help you and yourfall1lly deal with the upheaval ofyour coming out Out meetings
are free: monthly on the 4th Sundey, at3'.OO pm, in Duane Church,
201 Wm 13111.Info? can Jeanne,
212--«13-0829

PEOPl£wrnt AIDS
COAlITION(212) 532-0290(1 ~800-828-32801

Hotline (212) 532-0588Monday
thru Friday lOam-8pm Meal programs, support groups, educational and referral services for
PWA's and PWArc· ..

PEOPl£wrnt AIDSHEAIl1I GROuP
Undergroundbuyer'sclub
importing not-yet-approved medications and nutritional supplemania. 31 West 28th St 4th Roor
(212)532-G280

PINKPM11IBI PRIIOL
Community atreat patrol in Eastand Wast Village dedicated todeterring violent crime against
gays and lesbians. Wast Village
weekly meetings
at Tues.
evenings at Community Center.
Call for time and Info: 212-475438l. For East Village patrol info,
call 212-248-85EMt

PROIUSIONALS IN

RUNVlDEO
338 Canal Street, 8th Roor, NYC
10013212-645-3351>

QUEER NA110N

The lesbian and Gay direct
action group dedicated to fighting
homophobia and Gay and lesbian invilibi~ Anyone can sug.gast an action and should cometo meetinga prepared to OIlIanize
and implement it aN, Box 1524,
Cooper Station, NY, NY 10003.
212'-7208
for meeting info.
SAGE: ~SlIIiorWon in a Gar
En'Ii.... Ulntt
Social Service Agency. providing

THE OUI1IEACII USING COMIUW. HEALING (TOUCH)
Community volunteers providing
a weekly buffet supper for the
Brooklyn AIDS community.
TOUCH meets Monday eves.
5pm to 8:30pm- at downtown
Brooklyn Friends Meating House(110 Schermerhorn
St. nearBo"erum Place). Limited transportation may be arranged. Info:(718)622-2758. TOUCH W8lcornea
contributions of funds, food andvolunteers.
.

IILS1BI COUNTY GAY AND LESBlANAWANCE
Meebs first and third Monday ofeach month at 7:30 pm at the
Ur:litarian Church on Sawkill
Road in Kingston, For Information, call910H28-3203'..... Ith

Won And ..

iliZlllliolL
A direct action group commitsd
to demanding,securing anddefending absoluta reproductive
freedom and quality health oal'll
for all women. We meet every
Wed. at 8:30pm at 105, E 22ndStreet,
4th floor. 21Z-1135988Mailing address: WHAMI,PD Box 733, NYC 10009
WOM9IS AIJBINA1IVE
c:oMreWJN nv CB'tITBI (WACC)
A non-profit, Lesbian community
center serving Queens, Nassau
and Suffolk Counties. Thurs. night
weekly discussion groupa. 8:30
pm, for other activities pleasecontact us at51&-4&HI!iO.

WRmuNG FOR GAYS.
LESBIANS

Watch the men of the knights
wrestling club inaction every
Sunday at 7:30 PM at'the GAY
CENTER.The club also conduct
training classes on alternate Saturdays afternoon (1st & 3rd Saturdaysfor men 2nd & 4th Saturdays for woman) for Information
pIa.se call: 71&«19-5141

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from their states and home districts.
'Congress
eventually went down in
And shoring up the constituent maildefeat.'.
front which .can so often be pivotal in
Many gay activists are pointing to
any close vote, the Campaign Fund,the years of coalition work they did
through its "Speak Out" congressionalaround the Ha~eCrimes StatisticsAct for
mailing program has managed to makethe changes now being seen in the consure that senators and repres,entatives'
gressional Republican caucus.
from all areas of the nation hear from'"The work that we did as a coalipro-gay individuals back home who caretion for an issue like anti-gay violence
that they vote in favor of gay interests.
helped to show Republicans that people"More and more members of
who discrimlnate and people who hate
Congress are learning that they have
don't just hate orie ffiinoritygroup, they'constituents who are concerned on thehate all minority groups," says Peri Juderight side of these issues," adds
Radecic, Task Force lobbyist. "The Hate
Rosenthal. "In the past, they might have
Crimes StatisticsAct helped us to activate
thought that they had to vote against gay
or display [pro-gay}information in a way
and lesbian interests because theythat they could support or embrace."thought that's where their constituentsIronically, alsb cited as a reason forwanted them to be. They might not be
the emerging changes are anti-gay
thinking that anymore."
Republicans Dannemeyer and Helms
Also, lobbyists note, so much has. who, after years of coming up with one
happened' in the past two years, bothanti~gay amendment after another, areamong Republicans and in the gay andbeginning to wear out their colleagues'
lesbian community, that a change waspatience.
bound to occur. -( _""When Helml' and Dannemeyer
When George Bush assumed therant and rave, they allow otherWhite House, he brought with him a
Republicans to vote against them,exposchorus of Republican voices more moding the fact tha~Helms and Dannemeyer
erate than those of the Reagan era andare not in the mainstream of Republican
ushered in a relatively "kinder, gentler"
thought on these issues," observed
attitude toward civil rights and legislation
Radecic.
affecting minorities. With Bush himself"In a sense," chimes in Rosenthal,
quietly signaling to gays and lesbians by"Dannemeyer is one of our best allies
inviting them to the White House for two
because he is so far out on these issuej
bill signings and meeting with openly
and so obsessed with them that memgay people with AIDS in 1989, somebers doubt his credibility. And to some
activists suggest that the president may
extent that's happening to Jesse Helms
be giving Republican members ofin the Senate as well."Congress "permission" to be "moreWhat this may all add up to, gay
open-minded" towys and lesbians.
lobbyists suggest"is eventual victory on
This, activists su est, may in turnthe central issue of civil rights for gay
account for the incr ased "numbers ofmen and lesbians on a national level.
Republicans who now are not only willOne lobbyist was even willing to
ing to vote for gay interests, but who
predict that at that point in the futuretake to the House and Senate floor towhen the federal gay and lesbian rights
make speeches, sponsor pro-gay initia~ .bill is signed, it will be a moderatetiyes and help block anti-gay 'amendRepublican president who does it.
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"Having a moderate Republican"Now it's more than just [Newpresident at some point in the future
York's pro-gay Republican Rep,] Bill
who embraces and endorses non-disGreen," quips Rosenthal. "Until a few
crimination based on sexual orientation
years ago, virtually the only Republican
will be what puts us over the edge forwe could, count on was Bill Green. Now
passage of the gay and lesbian civilthat's changed."rights bill,"opines Radecic.
And with the help of many of those
And to achieve civil rights for gay
pro-gay Republican
members ofmen and lesbians inthe US, lobbyists
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Crazy Nanny's 21 Seventh Ave. South 3666312 (women)
Barbary Coast, 64 Seventh Ave. (14th St.)
D.T.'sFat Cat 281 W. 12th St., 243-9041
675-0385
Pandora's Box, 70 Grove St. (Seventh Ave.)
The Break, 232 Eighth Ave. (22nd St.)242-1408 (women)
627-0072
Dugout,185 Christopher St., 242-9113 (forCellblock 28, 28 Ninth Ave., 733-3144 (M-W) ,merly the Ramrod)
Chelsea Transfer, 131 Eighth Ave. (bet 16th
Eighty-Eights, 228 W. 10th St, 924-0088
and 17th)
929-7183,
lJle Hangout (J's) 679 Hudson St, 242-9272
Eagle's Nest, 142 Eleventh Ave. (21 st St.)
Julius, 159 W. 10th St., 929-9672
691-8451
Keller's, 384 West St/Christopl1er , 243-1907
Private Eyes, 12 W. 21 st St. (bet Fifth andChelseaI,,

Sixth Avenues) 206-7770
Rawhide, 212 Eighth Ave., (21st St.), unlisted
Spike, 120 Eleventh Ave., 243-9688
The Vault, 28 Ninth Ave., 733-3144 (F, 7-11
pm, women)West Village
Badlands; Christopher and West streets,
741-9236
Boots & Saddle, 76 CMstopher St., 929-9684

Kelly's Village West, 46 Bedford St, 929-9322
Marie's Crisis, 59 Grove St., (Seventh Ave.)
243-9323
The Monster, 80 Grove St. (Seventh Ave.)924-3558
New Jimmy's 53 Christopher St., 463-0950
Ninth Circle, 139 W. 10th St., 243-9204
Sneakers, 392 West St., 242-9830
Two Potato, 145 Christopher St., 242-9340

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Ty's, 114 Christopher St., 741-9641
Uncle Charlie's, 56 Greenwich Ave., 255-8787

West Side
Candle Bar, 309 Amersterdam Ave., 874-9155
Cat's, 730 Eighth Ave., 221-7559
Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th St., 757-0788
Gents, 360 W. 42nd St., (Ninth Ave.), 967-0659
Sally's Hideaway, 264 W. 43rd St., 221-9152,

Town & Country, Ninth Ave. at 45th St.,
307-1503
Trix, 246 W. 48th St., (bet B'way and Eighth
Ave.) 664-8331
The Works, 428 Columbus Ave. (at 81 st),799-7365•

East Side
Bogart's, 320 E. 59th St., 688-8534
Brandy's Piano Bar, 235 E. 84th St., 650-1944
G.H. Club, 353 E. 53rd St., 223-9752
Johnny's Pub, 123 E. 47th St., 355-8714
NY Confidential, 306 E. 49th St., 308-8390
Rounds, 303 E. 53rd St., 593-0807
South Dakaota, 405 3r.d Ave., (29th St.)684-8376
Star Sapphire, 400 E. 59th St., 688-4710
The Townhouse, 236 E. 58th St., 754-4649
Twenty-Nine Palms, 129 Lexington Ave.,
686-8299

East Village
The Bar, 68 2nd Ave., (4th St.) 674-9714
101 Avenue A, (formerly the Pyramid), 101
Avenue A, 420-1590
Tunnel Bar,1161stAve., (7th St.) 777-9232

Brooklyn (area code 718)
After Five Plus, 5 Front St., 852-0139
Spectrum, 802 64th St., (Eighth Ave.),
745-9611
Sweet Sensations, 6322 20th St., 435-2580

Queens (area code 718)
Breadstix, 113-24 Queens Blvd., Forest
Hills, 236-0300
Friend's Tavern, 78-11 Roosevelt Ave.,
Jackson Heights, 397-7256
Hatfield's, 126-10 Queens Blvd., Kew
Gardens, 261-8484•

Hideaway, 87-36 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica,
657-4885(area code 201)

Love Boat, 77-02 Broadway, Elmhurst,
429-8670

Charlie's West,
536 Main St., E. Orange, ',"., 678-5'002'

Magic Touch, 73-13 37th Rd., Jackson
Heights, 429-8605 'Feather's, 77 Kinderkamack Rd., River
Edge, 342-6410

Staten Island

Friendly's Bar, 6310 Park Ave., West New
York, 854-9895

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Excalibur, 10th and Jefferso~, Hqboken,. 795-1023
Nite Lite, 509 22nd St., Union City,
863-95~5'Vibrations, 165 Cedar Lane, Teaneck,836-5518
Yacht Club, 366 Berksire Valley Rd.,
Jefferson, 697-9780

Sandcastle, 86 Mills Ave., 447-9365

Westchester(area code 914)

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Playroom,.§90 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers,
965-6900
Stutz, 202 Westchester Ave., White Plains,761-3100,,- ..•.

Long Island Nassau(area code 516)
Bedrock, 121 Woodfield Rd., West
Hempstead, 486-9516 (women)
Blanche, 47-2 Boundary Ave., Farmingdale,.694-6906
Grand Central, 210 Merrick Rd., RockvilleCentre, 536-4800
Pal Joey's, 2457 Jerusalem Ave., North
Bellmore, 785-9301
Silver Lining, 175 Cherry La"ne,New HydePark, 354-9641
Station House Pub, 3547 Merrick Rd.,.
Seaford,·785-9808

Long ,Island Suffolk'(area code 516).,-

419, 419 North Highway (Rt. 27),
Southampton, 283-5001
Bunkhouse, 192 N. Main St., Sayville,
567-2865 .
Cherry's, Bayview Walk, Cherry Grove,
Fire Island, 597-6820
Club Swamp, Disco/Annex Restaurant,
Montauk Hwy, Wainscott, 537-3332,
Ice Palace, Cherry Grove Beach Club,Rre Island, 597-6600
Kiss, 161 Fannardie Dr., Lake
Ronkonkoma, 467-9273
Club 608, 608 Sunrise Highway, W.
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Babylon, 661-9580
Millennium, 1770 New York Ave.,
Huntingdon,351-1402
Starz, 836 Grand Blvd., Deer Park, ,-:.'....
242-3857
Thunders, 894 Jericho Turnpike,
Smithtown, 864-1410,

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for US· troops, Where is the support for
those fighting AIDS?We are the soldiersin the field, the protesters in the streets
andthe 25-year",ld widows and widowers left behind. Where are the hours of
1V coverage? Where are my impassioned
speeches on the floor of the Senate?
Where is my yellow ribbon?,And another thing: I'd like to "mowwher€" the left has been, Is it only the
Voice which recognizes
that we have,been in the trenches, and too, many havedied in the last few years? ']be issues aresin),ilar:: Big business has undue influence, government policies are inhuman,.
and'youngAmencan
and women
are dying senselessly.
Very soon, if we're not there
alreaclY, people will no lqnger (lie of
AIDS. Theywil!'die solely because oUr
government and natiol,1didn't get its act
together fast enough. Long"live themonarchy of Kuwaitl.We couldn't wai! a
few months to see if sanctions woulq
WOf~,but we could wait five years forourptesident to mention the word AIDS.
On a slightly surreal note, it seeIm
that columnist Cindy Adams of the Post
. has bec;ome a marginally PC womyn
since a trip to Saudi Arabia. But shehasn~t completely woken up ..
The close friend and confidante of
Imelda Marcos and Leona Hehnsleycall~for women's rights in the Middle
East"':""'we1l, ricb wqmen's rights. But it's astart. Because of the heavy ,clothing"required under Muslim law, she says,"Saudiis no place for women to do•
heavy"duty shopping ....Restaurants are
excellent," and the country has "hotels tomatch," But there are no beauty salons.
, Just think of it.
.Cindy took a break from her usual
sodety-s~cking
to tell a story of true
, .heroism in the face of oppression. She
waxes on·at absurd length about the"maniCurist who risked great danger incoming into my living room to glue a,_paper patch onto my right middle nail." .
The ,column ends with a callto.
action; and the photo alongside, whichshows a woman in full veil, bears the
caPQoo, "Let's liberate the sisters.»
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WORK fREE •..', ,To-over 6QO people' at our dance 4/2fJ. 'Send 2-D artw I name and city to ·Out
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53706. Submissions will not be returned.

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The Center for Constitutional Rights
a non-profit, progressive legal andeducational organization, seeks an 'attorney to develop an innovative new
litigation project to address biarelated violence against people ofcolor, women, lesbian and gay men.
Experience with litigation under
Federal and state civil rights statutes
and working with diverse movement
struggles highly desirable. $29,000$32,000 based on experience .
Excellence benefits, People of color,
women, gay men and lesbian
ecouraged to apply. Send resume, byFebruary 21, to Attorney SearchCommittee, CCR,666 Broadway,
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ones; to educate the public; and to advocate for fair and effective AIDS policies, Our servo
ices are provided free of charge to 3,000 men, women and children with AIDS in the five, borQughS of New Yor1<.We seek individuals to fill the following positions:

COORDINAlOR, CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES: Coordinate theactivities of the crisis intervention program, including the supervision of volunteer teamleaders, buddy captains. crisis intervention workers and care management partners. Supervise professional and paIlI-proIessionai staff 01 five and. 500 wiunteers, M~ or MS in clinicalpsychology required; minimum two years supervisory and administrative experience.
HIWAIDS experience required; volunteer management experience helpful. Must be available
for a flexible schedule. including evening and weekends,',

COORDINAlOR, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT: Provide direct

administrative and clinical supervision to professional staff; develop and implement policies and procedures related to case management. MSW required, Minimum 2 years direct
clinicaVsupervisory experience working with people with AIDS! ARC. and their collatjlral,

ASSISTANT DIREC1UR, CUENT SERVICES: Supervise professional andpara- professional staff and volunteers for program areas. MA in social wor1<or related fieldrequired, with clinical, supervisory and management experience. Knowledge of HIV issues
also required; program development. resean:h. information management or program evaluation helpful.

COORDINAlOR, NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAM: Manage on-sitedaily meal ~rvicefor clients including menu planning, program budgeting developing program includingindMduai nutritional counseling, and provide technical assistance to.otheragencies. RD certification required; minimum 3 years experience in hospital or food services, along with knowledge of AIDS issues.
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CUNICAL SUPERVISOR, CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES: C1in-ical supervision of volljnteer team leaders, buddy captains, crisis intervention workers andcare management partners. Provide direct one-on-one support, consultation, psycholoQical assessment and follow-up for people with AIDS! ARC undergoing acute crises. MSW
or MS in clinical psychology required; minimum two years clinicaVsupervisory experience.
Must be available to wor1< a flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours asneeded. Knowtedge of HIVIAIDS issues required.
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CUNICAL CASE MANAGER: Provide professional one-on;one assistance toclients who present a multiplicity of concerns primarily related to substance use. psychiatricissues as well as ARC/AIDS issues. M~ or equivalent wor1<experience. Knowledge of
HIVI AIDS issues. MulticulturaUbilingual a plus.
Our agency is committed to staff development. support and growth and provides a competitive salary benefits package. Please send resume, along with salary requirements. to:
Donna Dash, Human Resoun:es Department, Gay Men's HeaHb CrISis, Inc., 129 West
20th StrIet, New York, NY 10011.
Women and minority candidates urged to, apply. We are an equal opportunity employer MIF/HN,

ASSISTANT TO EXECUT1VE DIRECTOR
Community based Aids Service
Organization in growing mode seeks
Multi - Skilled Individual. Excellent
opportuniy for Self - Star1Br. Must beable to work independently and / orclosely with Director. Highly Diversified
Responsibilities included: Writing
Proposals, liaison with clients andgroup Leaders, Writing press releases,
Coordinating Volunteers, Maintaining
statistics, Developing system!!.
Experienced in One or More or the following: Proposal writing or writing skills,
Working on a Hot -line and / with volunteers, Experience with Support
Groups, Must be computer literate inIBM, PC Environment. Word Perfect 5.0;
and Computer Database (Paradox. aplus). Degree required. Should haveexperience with AIDS or Substance
Abuse. Send Resume to:Fran Herman, MSC
Executive Director
AIDS Family Service or New York
191 W. 26th Street. Room 603
New York, NY 10001(212) 691-5689

EXECUT1VE DIRECTOR
St. Louis Effort for Aids (EFA)
A 500+ volunter A1DS servi~e organization seeks an executive director. The
candidate should be a degreed protes, sional with strong management and, communication skills, experience working with volunteers, and a background·in community relations and fund development ASO experience is prefe{Ted.
EFA provides direct services to persons,affected by HIV and ~ducation to thecommunity; EFA is a United Way member agency and an equal opportunity
employer. Please direct (esumes to the
Search COlJlmittee, P.O.Box 4f!iT7, St
louis, MO 63108-4677.

FUll-TIME SECRETARY
Lesbian & Gay rights project of the
ACLU seeks Secy for legal office work.
Duties incl. hndlng busy phones, intake& referral, preparing and filing legal, documents. Bright, motivated & comI
mitted individuals sOught Excellent
benefits. Women & minorities especiallyencoraged to apply. AA/EEO. Start•
immed. Resume to: William Rubenstein,
ACLU, 132 West 43rd Street, NYC 1DO:1i

UFE11ME OPPORTUNITY
Looking for 12 people to become executives in a 15 billion $ industry. Together,each of us will achieve total financial
independence & retire for life within 18 to 36 months. PT/Ft
21~964-2539 24hr. recorded mess.

MOVER I DRIVER I FOREPERSON
Brown~ne Bros. seeks qualified individual vi/min. 2 yrs. expo w/ a licensed
mover. Call Paul 212-289-1511 Wed - Sat

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Group Therapy* FEAR OF INTIMACY* AIDS ANXIETYDavid Lindsey Griffin,
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Gay Affirmative Therapy,

FEES BASED ON THE ABILITY TO PAY
Member. NY State Federation of
Alcoholism Counselors. Inc.
Member. NY Slate Society of ClinicalSocial Wor1! Psychotherapists, Inc.

Gay & Lesbian
IndiVidual/Couples• Stress and Anxiety• Alcoholism & Drug Abuse• Sexual Compulsion• ACOAand CODAIssues• Coming Out
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2121582-1881 914/338-6456'.

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A workshop for gay men to explore
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whether living or dead. Sat, March
2, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm. 251 Central
Park West. $40. (reduced fee avail- .
able) For brochure, more info, andreservations call Ari Fridkis, CSW.,
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sliding scale fee
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Individual, Group,
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Fees based on sliding scale
For information call(201) 854-8161,

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Call 718-849-6350
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P.O. Box 128 # 6C-11IKY. State
Penitentiary /Eddyville, KY
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I'M A LONELY
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