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Cover Considerations
A recent letter to OutWeek by novelist Sarah Schulman
raises questions about ourpoJicy
concerning cover photographs. She dtes "a very disconceiting rumor" that "the reason OUtWeek primarily runs covet'S of white men UI because
when you don't, sales drop." She continues that "if it UI reallytrue that· the gay male community ...is so sc;xist
racist thatthey won't purchase a gay magazine if .there are women or
Black people on the cover" then this deserves to be raised in
editorials and columns "run of CAPITAL LE'lTERS."
There are two important issues ·here. One UI whether sales·of lesbian and gay publications like OutS drop when women or
people of color are on the cover. The
UI, if they do,does OUtWeek "capitulate," as Ms. Schulman writes, to these"racist, sexist buying practices,,?
.
On the first question, statistics here show that sales usually. dropped for the approximately one--third of our covers that
depicted women, while issues that have had people of color
on the cover have shown no measurable drop in puichases.
The sexist, selfish implications of this phenomenon are obvious, pathetic and need to be continuously addressed by our
Community, particularly gay men .
.As to the second question: 'Por most magazines, financial
considerations are the sole factor in determ.iriing what goes ona cover. In a lesbian and gay magazine, however, financial c0nsiderations are not the only ones that determine cover art. We
have a responsibi1ly to make sure our magazine physically andeditorially reflcµs the values we espouse. Because of that, we
often deliberately choose covers that may result in a drop in circulation but which give visibility to an importmt topic or group.
. VlSibllity, which we as gays and lesbians demand of soci- .
ety at large, UI an end in itself for a gay and lesbian magazine.
Giving visibility to groups unfairly ignored or made invisible UI
one of OutweeMs reasons for existence. While a cover UI not
an entire magazine and often bears little relationship to mostactual content, it does have symbolic value.
At OUtWeek, some business advisers have complained that
too few covers are designed to achieve maximum circulation.
On the other side, we sometimes hear that too many are, and. that too few combat" the invisibility of leSbians and communities Of color.
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No publication, especially a new one, can afford to totilly
ignore the bottom line. Yet no gay and lesbian magazine.deserves. to survive if it ignores "the moral. bottOm lirie. The.
struggle to balance economic sUrvival against the need for fullinclusion and visibllity remains an unfortunate fact of life, andwe invite readers' comments on how best to deal with it.

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NYC NatIonal Physique Committee, the governing FederatIOn, for bodybuilders and.
Its athletes, judges and pro-

BodybuDd Beef

moters.

"I'm A LESBlANI'
One final note of thewomen featured In the artl-

HIV are 90ntlnually rendered
Invisible, blamed for being II,
and discounted not only by
the likes of the CDC but also

In our 'own corrmunlfy.'.

Rodney Ford
Manhattan

I'm fed up with being
shouted, down because
what I know from my experiences as a lesbian care
Doln' H For Ourselvesprovider and as an advoI've just seen your editocate of safer sex/wrlterl
rial on "Lesbians and AIDS'
activist
are reduced
to(no. 44, May 2) endorsing"anecdotal'or somehow(amongother things) a"psychologicalmanifestacohort study on woman-totions (of sexphobla or h0mowoman transmlsslqn. Kudos
Hardly, honey,on your courageous and, I phobia):
What gets me Is these girls
know very well, controversial. are often those loudly dissta1C91
Claiming
governmental/
Last year, at the "Lespharmaceu.tlcal
brands ofbians and AIDS' workshop (a"scientific method' In otherlast minute Inclusion) at the
NatIonal AIDSUpdate, sever- AIDScontexts,
N9body's going to do H
al of us spoke to the need forfor us. We gotta do It for ourcommunity
study
and
selves--as usual. So let's find
ClCtMsm In determining whatout
If/how
woman-to-·the risks are for lesbians andwoman transmission can
how to fight against theghettolzlng of those lesbians happen alreadyl And have
who are IMng with HIV Infec- some hot and horny workshops of our own,tion and AIDS. Lesbians with

As a member of the
bodybuilding community, I
must take Issue with your ~rather scurrilous April 25th I~I(no. 43) cover story "Big
Toned Gals,' the world oflesbian bodybuilding, First
off there Is no 1esbICJ1 bodybulldlng-only
bodybulld- .
lng, which, as In all sport,
Includes straights, gays, lesbians, Orientals, Blacks, etc,
There seems to be arather bitter tone coming.from the people
Interviewed regarding personal
appearance, I.e. Jan Austin"femme up her appearance.' Where does It saythat a competitor
In anycIe. None have physiques ofsuch a caliber that theirsport shouldn't be attractive? Bodybuilding Is also ancomments can only be construed as sour grapes, Andentertainment. No entertainthey do a disservice to theer who has hopes of succeeding gets up on stage
without 1t)e possible "LOOK.'If Ms, Lurie had bothsrONEWAl.1.
ered to do her homework
she' would hav~ known thefemale b'east tissue does not
flatten out from Anabolic
Steroids. But, from various
upper body chest exercises-hence
the need (forthose who choose) to havebreast Implants,
The statement that only
a handful of national competitions use urinalysis Is
untrue, All mentioned national competitions are 'ctug tested. And with reference tothe Ms, Olympia cont~st, .
there Is random drug testing
given with only two days

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BY ANDREANATALIE\.

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notice.
I'm disappointed
with
Usa Shoenbetg's statementthat "they, the judges: don'fwant lesbians to· represent
female bodybuilding.'
The
judges don't know the competitors'
SEXUAL PREFERENCES. I know of no competitions wherQ an athlete
has come on stage declar-Ing via microphone or sign

May 16, 1990

OUTTWEEK

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It's especially excltlng to.
see a co-sexubl publicatlon
like yours take a stand Which
Is investigatOry and inclusive,not condescehdlng.

Morea Murray
Bosfon,MA
Fixture Rxatlon? .
I Imagine my surprise
when, as I read the May 2nd
issue, I found myself referred
to as a -Democratic Party fixture· (see no, 44, -Gay Partisans Ale letter ...·), Ac1uaily,
when I redd that over again,
I wasn't SlI9·lf you meant torater to me In that way, of If
you simply forgot to put In acommel, which would havechanged, the meaning of thesentenqe. Given my own
confusion
about how toInterpref what you had written, j decided to write thisletter and clarify somethingfor you and your readers.
I an nota 1Ixfureof the
Democratlc Party, (Indeed, I
am ndt a -fixture· of anything.) It Is true that I haveworked on several progressive electoral
campaigns
within the Democratic Party
and might do the sameagain In the future. I was
Involved In those efforts not
because I have any faiththat, the Democratic Party
will Offer long-term meaningful ~lutIons to the problemsof our community and ournation faces, but because In
my opinions these partlcula
races represented an important step forwad.
One of the organizations
I work with Is the National
Committee for Independent
Political Action, a network oforganizers trom a range ofprogressive social movements. We share a commitment to working to build anational, Independent, p0litical force which Is strong
enough to mount and wInelectoral campaigns, as wellas engage In organizing andmobilizationof people In
non-electoral efforts. I hopethat the time win come when
It will be realistic to build a
new party In this country, In
the meantime, those of us
who work for change cannot Ignore the positive
Impact of some Democratic
Party races, nor the struggleof African-Americans
andlatinos within that party.

Leslie Gaga!
Manhattan
Two Wrongs
In an otherwise informative edition of GlAAD TIdIngs(no. 44, May 2), Henry Yeager
makes the unfortunate
observationthat - .. .theAmerican public Is probably
more openly homophobic

than racist.· On the surface, perhaps this seems
true; it Is, after all, more
acceptableto say -faggot· or -dyke· In public
thai -nigger.' But In a s0ciety as deeply racist as ous,
this Is not a very IIlrnInatlng

observation.
Yeager probably did 'not mean to Imply that
Afrlcan-Americons have It
better than white gay men
and lesbians. Yet that Is
how his COfTlXJ'ISon. comes
across. In this he Is by nomeans alone; gay white
people often complain that
we do not have the civilrights that Blacks gained In
the 60s. Such a view Ignores
the devastating economic
exclusion of Americans ofAfrican descent, an exclusion not likely to be experienced by those of us who
are gOy and white (men In.
partIcuIa).
Rather than downpJayIng ttie oppression of others(by design or commission),let Us ail work to recognize,
expose . anderadicate
oppression of all people,
hoWever It I'TlCJ'lifesIs Itself.

SteveQuester
MartIaffanvery good. Having been agay odMst ald psychologist
for 20 years In New York, I
would Ike to menllon a few
additional things that are
Important conslderatlons for~a good therapist:
first, there are an awfU
lot of Incorrpetent ther~out fhere-.both straight ald
gay
withand· without
advanced. degrees. SO be
crttJcaI and Interview at Jeast
two or three perspective
therapists before deciding on
one;.
Second, the man or

woman one chooses sholJd
have some real isIowiedgeof a feminISt CI'lQ/ysIs of gen-der~;Third, he or she should

Advice to the Shrink-10m
Your article

-Need

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Shrink?· (no. 44, May 2) was

be at Jeast somewhat happy
as a gay person and should
seem like they have hadsome significant sexual experience and been comfortable with that experience;
Folrth, don't pick s0meone who wants his or h~rpatients to be their friends.
This often masks the shrink's
own deep persol'1al needand often grows out of anInad~qu<;1te psycho-sexual

Dte;and. Flnaily, please don't beafraid to leave therapy If you .
ae not getting some result Ina couple of months, arid/or
find yourself conSistently
In:Omfortabie with the ther-.
~s~eorme~.~u
can find someone else or
you CQ"I always go back.
Keep up your very fine .
work, especially your cover-6

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!O~,
you constant-ly amqze me. Good luck In.
RaIdIng PartyaUyou do.

I Les SImpsOn,Editor

About ten rmutes after
being let In to the Wednes-'
day night Shescape at Twenty/ Twenty, past a man
arguing with the bouncer
who denied him admission,. the. police arrived on thescene and InformeQ us thaithe bar was closed ..Somepatrons cited overcrowding Iwhich created ·0 fie hazad,
others claimed It was lack· ofa cabaret
licenseandanother speculatedthat,
whatever It was, we could
thank the guy who was
tuned (NIay fpr f'TlOkilg thephone cali, which promptly
brought the police o~t.
A few weeks ago I wasInformed by staff at· theWOW cafe that the reason
they had no ~tlflcatIonon
the building was to keep thepolice from cornilg In cIl.rilg
performances and sending
everybody. home, again,l.nder the nane ottlre hozad, due 10 overcrowdng.
.
Legitimate concern or
blatant
harassment?
Ithought the days of police
raids on the bars and having
to· keep a low profile were

. My Corrrade/Ssferti "~Straight Debate. ~we of the FIJ'1d for
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Manhattan,.

Les is Mo;efeecI:x:JCk. .
I guess the only major
point I didn't get to convey
In the article Is that My Co~
rode and Slsterlls available
at stores such as Patricia
Relef, Osca WIlde, Sf, Mak's
Bookstore, Elnste[n's andManic Panic. But I suppose

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7lesbian lives,on the premisethat Ignorance Is the root of
prejuclce, We employ a valety of approaches, Including
telephone materials, themedia, confer.ences andchCmel grants.
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All our services are
made possible by the collaborative "effort of volunteers,
staff, donors and friends.
Faced with growth andChange, the Fund recognized that strongand resp0nsive management
was
essential to help all theseparticipants do their jobs
more effect1ve/y ..
this was a primary consideration In the methodical
search for a new executive
director. In Robert Brading
we foU'ld not only the pr0fesSional skillswe sought, butalso a special ctlIIHy to listen
and respond to other people's concer.ns;a generous
and genuinely humanistic
attitude; a dedication to

We of the Fund forsocial progress; and flrst- gal Inthe CIty of New 'It)rkto
hand experience (as an discriminateIn hiring on the Human Dignity have no
doubt that our choice of a
associate director of the basis of sexual orientation.
National Conference of Youworked for that law, We non-gay executive director
Christiansand Jews)In creat- worked for that law. Are you will be the grist for much
Ing bridges where there are now Insistingthat we Ignore philosophicaldiscussion.ThIs
chasms of misunderstanding the letter and spirit of that Is as It should be, But webetween groups of people. law? That we exempt our- hope the lesbian and gay
community will be openThisIs why Robert Brading Is selvesfrom It, as would somethe next executive director organizatiOnson "religious" minded enough to give It aof the Flnd for HI.rncrI D/g'Ity.
grounds? That we assume tar chance.
The problem with the the law applies only whenare c:ohfIdent of 0\.1'
rlgldHy of viewpoint set forth we ae on the receiving end,
decision, and we disagree
In VOl!' edltor/alls that It does and not when we are strongly with your aSsertion
not allow for responseto a empowered to advance Its that It Is "an Insultto every
gay or lesbian who everchanging reality. To claim Inherentfalmess?
that
anythingwas
We hope not, A history thanklessly worked a mid"answered" 20 years
Is of discrimination does not night crisis line or particito assume stagnation, hi have to Justify reverse dls- pated In a demonstration."fact, we seem to have crimination on our part. We We are those people, too.
And what we see Is al atr'I- .
opened ~ even more que&do not agree that a non-gay
tlons and challenges In that
person should have to mOtIonof the successof alltime, and that'ls a mark of "prove" himself "worthy: or .that hard work:that gay andlesbian Issues are betterthe health and dynamism be Slbjected to any narrowlythat powersthe gay and las- ' deftned, social or poi1lcai 1It- understOod and morewidely
blal cornrnurity.
• mus test to determine (oh, valued as al essential part ofAmong many changes,
pleasel) "moral groundlng""a better society. "Got pr0bthe most pertinent here Is .just to work ide-by-slde with lems" are everybody's pr0bthat, SmpIy put, It is now If&. us to achieve 0\.1' goals.
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Thework continues,andIt needs all the help, Ideas
an.d allies It. can get. The
chaIenges grow qld cI'l<rQe.
We see no reason to limit
opportunities because of
preJucIce of stClQ"lCJ"tthrtkng.
Ann WIlson,
Frcrlk Stark, Co-Chalrs
The Fund for Hc.man Dignity

scientific and ~Ial service remain In the spotilght. crItI- the gym? Dqes one have toprofessionalsfrom a variety cism of me in his letter in issue be on the cover of Outof coluntrtes,some,traveUng 44 (May 2) does Indeed raise ~?
at extreme sacrifice, will an Interesting question I
I hope you'll consider.
meet to exchange Informa- hope you wII explore.'Nhat is doing an editorial to explore.
tion and leam.new·ways of -bang out· il199O?·. this question.
fighting this epidemic. There
Robert and I disagreeThisdisagreement
will also ·be thousands of about how many open, norr.' between Robert and me
people WIth HN disease, their" celibate lesbiansand"gays· over definitions stqrted
families and friends express- have been ordained In the .because several priestsand·• Manhattan
Ingtheir concem. anger (I)(j EpiSCOpal
Church: In his let- their friends contacted me tofrustrationthat many nation- ter, Robert has modified his say that they were bothered
Herstory Lesson
al governments (ours chief positionsIgl'lIfIcantiy.He now by Robert's claims, During
Concerning .-Not~s on anong them) have respondc~
he wasthe first lesbian . their ordination processes
the Modern lesblan/Wan-, ed fa too slowly to the dev- or gay man -ordained with they had been honest with. daring Through Herl(l)(j' (no. astatlon wrought by AIDS. the,fuI knowledge of every~ everyonewho asked1herrr
4Q,Apr.4):
Add to this the thousands of . one, concerned cit every and lTlCI"Iywhohadn't. Maw
While I do remember
people who migrate to San level of the process: That's had paid dearly for theirmaking a sfatementabout
francisco during that week not true, but even If It were, openness,including, in severto ceiebrate lesbian and If's not what the presswas aI cases,having 1he1r ordI{laGay Freedom Day, ,and told. Had they been told
tlons postponed for years.
you have a potentiallythat, I suspect very few· The Rev. Ray Mesler, now
combustible mixture.And would have shown up In prIest-h<:hage of St. SImon's;
the world press wli be here Hoboken on December 16. Staten Island, was expelled
to recofd how we deal AcCOrclngto press accounts,
from semlncryfor being gay
with it.
what they were told by the more than 20 years before
Thereare some AIDS . diocese was merely.-Robert his ordination. During the. activists, from outside San Williamswiii be the 'second ordination process he· had
Francisco, who have openly homosexual person frank discussionS with aHthe·
called for riots on the to be ordained in the EpIscocommittees and his bishop
streets of our city. ThisIs pal ChlJ"Ch:abouf pis sexuality.His.span- '.
depIorcble.
,
Throughout his· lettersorlng parish was fIJIy owae .
The harm that such Robert uses phrases such as he was gay Ond il a reIafIooviolence can do, to fh9se . -a truly openly lesbian or ship, What distinguIShedRay
Involved In any action,
gay priest: -really out: -I from Robert?A press reiease.
and to the fight against this don't call that being out·
If press coverage is required
epidemic, Is·legion. Suchj and -very few ...meet my . to be truly or really open,
the need for unity among
behavior will only supply, definltton (and I think, Outti:len perhaps RobertIs right.
gay men ald. iesblalS, I cer- more ammunition to those Week's)" of being out -I'm
Latmeknowwhatyouthlnk.
tainly don't remember look- 'who would slow down the, willing to admit I'm wrong If
Edga K. 8yham
Ing glazed and Incoherent fight cigaInst AIDS. 'there Is some new definition
Guttenberg, NJ
whIe doing It. Infact, Iad"rIltAt a time when the cur·;, 0,1 -out' that I've missed. /ted my Ignorance to Ms. rent level of money and vo~ Granted, the term has
Maggentl at the kitchenlI;lteer effort cannot keep up changed through the years.
MIdn~t at the oasis
table; She. wmbe pleased to· with the need, we must find -Coming out· originallyJames Waller's pieCe
knQwmy current roommate ways to md<e our point cre- . meant having one's first·sex-.
Sex Prophet: no. 42,
has made great Inroads In atfvelyand norwIolentiy.
ual encounter-o meaning Apr. 18), which purported toacquainting me with my lesAll national and ·Iocal of the phrase stili used t~ be an even-nanded reportbian herstory,which I un~'fqith ggroups and organize:. describe a certain literary Ing'of the Robert WIlliams
nately "didn'thave a chancetlons who are concerned
genre. I thought the current, debacle with the Episcopal
to learn when coming out' 11 about this epidemic mUst let though perhapsnow oufdat- Diocese of Newark, wasy90/Sago.
their ~olcesbe heard. let us ed meaning,was being hon- screamingly deficient In
UzTraceywork together to send a est about one'ssexuaiHywith proper research.
Manhattan
peaceful but:powerful mes- one~sself and with anyone
I don't know who thesage to the world that this who asks'or who needs to -several sources' were who
Stay Quiet. Don't Riot
epidemic mustend.
"ki'low. Of COUlS9,
People aie -corroborated
Wlillan1~'
There are many of us in
Bob Nelson, ChaIr out to varying degrees with claim that the board of
San francisco who are quite
S.F interreligious different people and Indlffer- directorsof TheOasIs Ministryconcerned about the threat
Coa/J1Ion on AIDS
ent situations, but what· isstaCkedWIth memberswho
degree of openness makes are closeted gays and lesof violence during thisJlJ'l9'S
Sixth Annual International
one truly out or really out? bians...~ but I do know that I
Who'J Out Rrsf?
AIDS Conference, .
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cases, then he's moregame his way. Not one
proudly pro-goy/lesbian,gullible than any journcillst
member of the board has
but certainly not vengefulought to be, .
ever sold onyIHng pWllciy toand vindictive as RobertUlysses G. Die1z
question Williams' validity os
WIlliams himself Is. You
Secretory,
a priest, nor did any of us
mightoiso iii~eto know that
The OasIs
ever expect the hySterical
In amol.flCll'Ig Robert's resMaplewood, NJ
enmity that fgllowed his resigIgnation from his post, theentire bOOrd stood up· pub- nation,
Equally. p'olntless
Is James Woller Responds:
licly before the assembled· Waller's ·flnal comment that
Mr. Dietz mistakenly
dlsoceson convenfion.
detects a bios In 'my piece
One more point _woud · there has been no sense of
be that the board of The humor In the whole Williams' . on Robert Williams that s/mdebate. Every priest In theply Is not ~re, Despite my
Oasis requested Williams
Episcopal Church must firstobviously personal comreSignation because heond 'torerT"K?sf be a dlpiomat,
menis on Williams' efficacy
was unwilling to perform
playing the feelings· andas a priest and on his sense .
the job fQr which we hired
needs of his flock beforeof humor, the article as a
hlm-and that Included, forreport.ed without checking
whole can hardly b,e conwith the board person.ally. I ~tter or worSe, obeying his his/her own need to be flip or
strued as a defense of
bishop, I was sorry we were · amusing, Every green-horn
do not conslper being pubknows that, A
WIlliams.'Much of the opinion
licly named as a gay mQ/.'I forced to do what we did. I ..politician
I gatheredran strongly
slanderous-but I do consld- an even sorrier that WIlliams newly-ordained goy priest,. er being called homophobIC
ocHng os the heod of a con- against what Williams had
seerrls to' hove decided totroverslol new ministry shouddone. I represented ft"Js.neg- slanderous, Since I've been'
devotehis entire life ·tobe doubly aware of this dell- . atlve assessment as accudestroying ~work andworking In the gay rights
rately and·fuRy as I could. As
movement tor 14 years. You the work of his goy and les- cote position.·
If
Wollerbelieves
for th6 OasIs board's willingalso folied to mention thatbian predecessors within theness to retain WllI/ams If hehalf of the ,board 'are nonEpiscopal
Church.
just· Williams' claims to be the·Imocent victim of.a consplr- . had opted to obey his bishop,. goy loy and clergy people, .because his bOad of direcI think thatpiece-which
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quotes actfng OasIs director . case, I emphasize this point.
Kathy RogsdaIe on the sub- And I am certaIn that I
Ject-says
exactly
that.
nowhere IrrpIy that members
RereadIng my story, I findof the OasIs boad had questhat, fa from negJectfng the tioned Wlllllams' legitimacy
Issue of EpIscopal authority
so central to the WillIams

as a prIest (though BIshop

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ness to be IdentIfied. TheIr
as I can tell, my story confear may, as some of themtaIns no statements
thatsOld, have been exacerbateven border on beIng slaned by WillIams' so-calledderous. As Ireported,myability to quote some of . recklessness.
But the entIre affaIr
those with whom I spoke wasconstricted by their lIlwHlIngseems to ~ -to llusIrate thepitfalls of playing a poIIffcs oftokentsm (With all Its need for, "tact and diplomacy.) wIttr
In a basIcally homophobIc
Instttutfon. I have the sfronQ
Impression that the "hygterfcal enmity· described by Mr. .
Dietz ftows In two dlre(;tlons,and Mr. DIetz ald othefS Mlo
are so angry at Williams
ought to ask themselves \\!flY.
Williams' claIm of being
scopegoated may be parl/y
self-serving, but to an outsider, there seems some rriertf:'
to the claIm. If WIlliams has
Indeed done as much dan- ,age as his (gay) detractofS
claIm, It's probable that he. was made" to repreSent too
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Ne\"sBombing at Gay Bar
Raises Community Ire

TAKE IT AS A WARNING-Anti-violenceby Andrew Miller

protesters take back the night

Both the police department and thelesbian -and gay community have offered
NEWYORK-A pipe bomb planted in rewards
for information
about
the
a garbage pail full of empty beer bottles
bombing,
which occurredat Uncle
exploded at a crowded gay bar early on
Charlie'S, a bar on Greenwich Av~nue
Saturday, April 28, sending ~people to known for its younger, suit-and-tie crowd.
the hospital. "Accordingto a police
department
And despite the urging of Mayor David
spokesperson,
at approximately
ten
Dinkins, the police department has notminutes past midnight on April 28, a personclassified the incident as a bias-relatedor persons, as yet unidentified, placed a sixaime. An investigation conducted by theby-two-and-one-half-inch
pipe bomb
police department's Arson/Explosion Unit is loaded with M-OOfirecrackers in a garbage
ongoing.
can at the rear of the bar.
The night following the explosion, a
Although there was no structuralgroup of nearly 1,500 demonstratorsdamage', two patrons and an employee
marched through the West Village to express ·were injured by flying glass. All three were
their concern aver the increasing incidence taken to St. VIncent's Hospital., where theyof violence directed at gay people.
.
were treated and released.

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Photo: IL litt
Accordingto police department
sources, the bomb was set with a short fuse. that was lit in the bar just prior to its
explosion, pointing to an amateur job.
Police Officer Anthony Mazzola, thespokesman for the deputy conunissioner's
office for public infonnation, said that thepolice had no evidence that the bombing
was bias-related. The police department's
bias unit is, however, being advised on the
progress of the investigation. No 8f9UP orindividual has daimed responsibility for thebombing, and Uncle Charlie's received no
threats prior to the incident.
Clearly at odds with the police"
department,
Mayor Dinkins released astatement just hours after the explosion,
calling the bombing "the 26th bias incident

against gay people this year." J?ecrying
the "rising frequency of these attacks onmembers of the gay community," the·mayor called on the state legislature topass the anti-bias bill currently stalled incorµmittee, calling it "vital to the city's
efforts .to put an end to violent
discriminatory acts," and deriding senators
who "have stalled the bill, fearing that
their constituency will take issue with its .
lnelusion of people who are gay."
While unhappy that the incident had
not inunediately been dedared bias-related,.Matt Foreman, executive director of the
New York City Gay and Lesbian AntiViolence Project, characterized overall
pdice response to the bombing as."good "Similarly, the genera] manager of
Uncle <llarlie's, who asked that his namenot be used, said, 'The Sixth Precinct has
been fantastic. You can't ask for anything
better."Po( several nights after the explosion,a van from the bomb squad was parked in
front of the bar, where detectives solicitedinfonnation from patrons and passersby.
And security has been beefed up at
Uncle ~harlie's, where the garbage pails
have also been removed, and all patrons
are now required to check their wats andbaS".
The response from the larger lesbian
and gay community was ,also rapid. The
night followingthe bombing, a large groupof demonstrators carrying a banner reading"bash back" assembled in front of Uncle
Olarlie's, and then winded its way throughthe Village streets, at one pointmaoching
past the Sixth Precinct building on West

10th Street .

•Any kind of violence against any
member of our community is unacceplllble.
We will respond in force any time· weenoounter violence," promised-Alan Klein,

who spoke at the protest organized by theQueer Nation, an offshoot of ACT UP

dedicated to gay and lesbian visibility.
According to the Anti-Violence
project's Foreman, there have been one
physical and two verbal attacks against gay
men reported just outside of Uncle Olarlie's
sinceJanuary.
.
A $5,000 reward for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of
those responsible for· the bombing has
been offered by the Anti-VlOlenceProject,which put up the money along with $e
Monster, another West Village bar near
Uncle Charlie's. Anyone with information
may call the Anti-ViolenceProject at (212)007-4841.

Crime Stoppers, an ann of the police
department, has also offered a $1,000
reward for the same infonnation, whidl canbe phoned'in anonymously. That phone
number is (212) 557-TIPS.T

In TW(j ViOage Gay Basbings,

Police Response Key
by"Jobn Voelcker, N,EW YORK-Two separate gay
bashing incidents near popular gay bars
last week highlighted the importance ofprompt police response. In one incident,
two alleged assailants· were captured,
identified and arrested, while in theother, police never responded to a 911
call, and eight attackers drove away after
parking down the block from their victim
for half an hour.
The first attack took place at 2 amon Supday, May 29, on West 15th Street
between 10th and 11th Avenues. Murton
Edelstein; 32, and two friends werereturning home to the East Village fromthe Spike, a popular leather bar a few
blocks away, when a pair of cars pulled
up next to them.
According to police reports, a man
inside one ear rolled down his window
and announced, "Gay bashingl" At thatpoint, every door op both cars opened
and eight males in their mid-to-late-20s
piled out in ·pursuit of the three men.
While two of the gay men escaped, threeof the eight assailants caught Edelstein,punched and beat him in the head andknocked him .to the ground.

The attackers apparently stopped
when workers
at a newspaper
distribution plant across the street heard
the noise, came out into the street andcalled 911. The attackers did not leave,
but drove twice more around the blockand then parked down the street where
they remained for as long as a half hour,according to witnesses.
No police responded to the 911 call,although an Emergency Medical Service
ambulance arrived 30 to 40 minutes later.
Edelstein was taken to St. Vincent's
Hospital where he was treated forserious· facial and head contusions, apossible broken nose and head trauma
more serious than a Simple concussion.
He still suffers from headaches, memory
loss, dizziness and an inability to read,and is undergoing further medical
treatment.
Accordingto Matt Foreman,executive director of the New York City
Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project(AVP),the victims have fIled a complaint
with the Civilian Complaint_Review
Board, which reviews police conduct,
about the failure of police from the Tenth
Precinct to respond.

The incident has been declared ananti-gay bias crime. Police are attempting
to trace the two vehicles, one of them awhite Saab.
In the second attack,"when Joseph
Letscher, 38, was set upon by a group of
several. men and women outside anotherbar at about midnight on Wednesday,
May 2, officers from the Sixth Precinct
responded immediately. The incident
beg'an when six to eight people who had
allegedly been rampaging through theVillage turned down Christopher Street.
They reportedly yelled, "Faggotl We
should beat up the faggot'" when theysaw Letscher standing across the street infront of Ty's, at 114 Christopher. The
group then allegedly punched andstabbed Letscher, who suffered a brokennose and cuts to his arm.
During the attack, several patrons
who came out of the bar to help
Letscher, including the actor. Everett
Quinton, were also kicked and punched.
Of the three men and one woman
apprehended by police after a four-blockchase, Letscher, with the help of thecrowd, identified two men as his alleged
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People of Color. Honor
City's ~g
Gay Menand LesbianForum,
andthe Gay Men's
Health Crisis,
packed hundreds of New
York's ·current
and aspiring
politicos into
Rogers and Barbero restaurantonEighthAvenue, andattracted bothWoodrow Myers, the city's
GAY POWER
Photo: Jane Rosett health comCommissioners Billy E. Jones (left) snd Dennis deLeon (right) with missi.9ner, andEmiliQ;.Carillo,community sctivist Cedric Rivers
presidentof. by Andrew MiII,r,the Health and Hospitals Corporation.
.. NEW YORK-5pirits were high, theAlso presen,t was Dr. Marjorie Hill, who
politicking and handshaking was subtle
was named the mayor's liaison to thebut Insistent, and everyone was dresSed lesbian and gay community the folto the nines at a cocktail reception
lowing morning.
honoring New York City's two openly
When Mayor David Dinkins
appointed Dr. Billy E. Jones commissioner
gay c~ioners"on"Monday,April 30.
The event, sponsored jointly by Gay of mental health and Dermis de Leon to
Meh of African Descent, the Boricua Gay the post of human rights commissioner

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earlier this year, they became the first
openlygay
commissioner-levelappointments in the history of NeW York
City. The reception was held to recognize
their fOOlS not only in the gay community,
but in communities of color as well.
Jones, one of the founding membersof the Minority Task Force on AIDS,
recalled that he learned of the historicalsignificance of his appointment from an
OutWeek reporter. "I couldn't imagine
being the first anything in New York. So
when OutWeek indicated that I was thefirst gay commissioner, I said, "'1hat can't
be true. I've known sOme,'· he pked.
In fa·ct, former Health Services
Administrator
Howard Brown andformer Cultural Affairs Commissioner
Henry Geldzahler, both appointees offormer Mayor Edwarq Koch, came out
wMeinoffire.
.
. De Leon spoke of the significanceof such a large gathering o~gay andlesbian people of color. ·1 hope we findreasons to join to~ther politically in thenear future, becaUse our issues are thesame: They're health, discrimination, and
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Brownstone Conveniently . .
lQcated in Chelsea .'NEW YORK-Alderman{CelthSt. John of Albany, ~ew
York, was~the honored guest on..
April 28 at a ·SaIute to Black Gay,• All Rooms Have
Leadership. sponsored by Gay
Washing Facilities
Men of AfricanDescent (GMAD),," !»hare8at_~ .
·Gay and Lesbian Independent• Contlnenta. Breakfast· ,.
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Included
Democrats (GUD), and the.
· b'·"Single $65· Double $80.• StudIo $100
Les lan and Gay Stuqents
All TAXES INCLUDED.
Alliance at Hunter College.· St.
• Weekly Rates lipo~ Requ~stJohn, who was elected last fall, is
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the first openly-gay:AfriCan. Advance Reservation,s '~uggested!
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in· the United States. Proceeds
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CHELSEA
at Hunter College's Roosevelt Keith St John
318 West 22nd Sf., N:v.'C. 10011
House and featured speakers.
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and entertainment, went toward paying
a human rights ordinance he plans on..'__....
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off pte debt from St.John's Glmpaign.
introducing· in the city of Albany, which . ....,'The ev~nt also served as a forum for would include protection
against. A'j 11" .•. -. - .' ''- --current ~ughts-on-the -~litical pr~gtess -- di~~fim.iriaf10ri-6iCtn~-6~siso( sexualof lesblan and gay Afncan Amencans.
onentation. He also hlgWlghteda broad..
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chusetts, emphasized the precedent thatfamilies. Prior 'to his election, St. John.'';, :iSt. John has set: ... .it is not in all quarters
worked as a legal aid attorr)ey, dealing•.•
fully understood that to be a gay Black with fman~ially-disadvantaged residents•.
...
political official is really taking a step'out
in Albany.
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"on enormous faith. And what Keith ~EI Gates of, GMAD emphasized the•/.. ~done is to provide the answer to thatneed for coalition building to increase••
question:as a gaypolitical
effectiveness:"The gay·• vIllU d(e mn-vlte.
. d t 0 experience'.
•· much-unanswered'.
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our s t'·\' It·t' 0.Black. m;in or woman, if you are. an
communitr of c;:olor is the bridge in• s",all-hlltel hllspit~lity. Where strang~rs•
openly-announceQ candidate, what will
constructing an enduring progressive• b~Cl\",~ friends and friends ben'!,,". dllS~r. •happen?".
coalition. The community of color can't·••
Upon presenting flowers ·to ~t. John,
do it alone, and the gay community can't••
Reeves congratula~ed him, saying "You do it'alone, and unless there's'a way for•$r"'111have defined a new era. You haveboth communities to be brought together••.I ':t..
opened the door. Nationally, there, will
and to cooperate, we're never going to•
5 I ~ G LEO
0 UBLE•be men and women who think about. be able to elect the numbers of people•~eekiDg public office, who are gay, who
to high public office that we need in
Indudt'SCl\ntinent'llbrea~fast.Singleor·
will not be able to say ~'1 can't do it ..order to get the agenda we want."• dllUblt·.'lfcup.mcy.
Add 9.7% tax. Subjt ..:t tll •.l\'clll.ll:'tlltty. Aqvllnct' fl'servdtions
sugkt'sted .•because of my sexual· preference.'"
Other speakers included Phillip
li,,.,. ..,,·,,,,ti,,,,,. CIIIII-8(HI-842-3450"As much as people ,would like toReed, the openly gay Democratic district·••keep us in the closet;· St. John
leader for the 69th Assembly D~.trict inA l\:commented, '·we have to come out.
New York City; C. Virginia Fields, New
Ill, U "'ly.
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Because that's how we succeed:"York.City Councilperson for Harle~;· and. Inn Town Bed & Breakfast.
Speaking about,specific goals for his· Dennis de Leon, the openly gay New(b171482-34SO
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claims that the government
WASHINGTON-Dr. Louis
uses this figure when
Sullivan, U.S. Secretary ofmaking funding decisions
Health· and Human Services,
for programs dealing with
met with a delegation oflesbians and gay men.
,people dedicated. to ".curing"
Traditional Values Reporthomosexuals
which thena4ded .that the grouplobbied his department forcomplained to Sullivan of afunding, OutWa has learned.
"bias" in AIDS policy that is..The meeting
may have"tiltedtowardsthe.·included up to a half dozen
homosexual. political, high-levelfederal officials.
agenda. "Robert Schmermund, an
OutWeek
has also
HHS spokesperson,
con-·
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obtained,throughthefinned that the meeting with GETDNG TO.INOW you... Freedom of Information Act,: the right-wing, anti-gay Tradi- Rev. Lou She/~on
a portion of the briefing. ti9nal. Values Coalition "took place . memorandum
that shows that the'February 1, but refused to. comment on
meeting was alsO to I?e attended by Paul
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an, ~ght7paragraph article in,1990 newsletter, the TVC gavd

specific details :of ·the meeting; which
report~dly included Rev. Lous Sheldon of
the l'r'aditional Values Coali~i?n; ·h:~spouse, Beverl'y Sheldon, the dltector ot
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··'if: ;Val~es; and th.ree. practitionc::rs pf,
repar,~tive therapy:
Dr. ElizabJ~h.,
Moberly, Dr. George Re.kers and pro
Ju~ith Reisman. Reparative ther~ry
by Cliff O"Neili
purports to successfully alter a per~n's
WASHINGTON-AIDS activists got a~al.,6rientationfrom homosexual: toclearer idea of the Bush Administration's
heterosexual.
stand 9n a host of policy matters on the
The TVC newsletter claims that the. 'epidemic following an unprecedenteddelegation asked HHS to put "...efforts
meeting April 19 with Health and Humaninto· further research in the area ofServices Secretary· Dr. Louis W. Sullivan.
reparative therapy." Additionally, 'the .And although they are optimistic aboutnewsletter, Traditional Values Report,
the beginning of a dialogue with theclaims the ·delegation asked HHS todepartment head, they are still at odds
provide grants to study the prevalence ofon a variety of issues.
homosexuality in America.
The activists,
workingunder thei,According to lVC spokesperson
coalition banner oJ the National
Steve Sheldpn, the son of the Rev. andOrganiza"tions Responding to AIDS
Beverly Sheldon, sex-research pioneer(NORA), discussed with Sullivan a wide
Alfred Kinsey's landmark study that laid variety of AIDS care, prevention and. the basis for the widely
accepted statistic research,matters with mixed results,,
I,
that one in 10 Ame.rican men is .according to meeting participants . .Gay
homosexual is inaccurate. lVC further
concerns not related to AIDS were not16

health and communications;
Alan'
Leshner, deputy director of the National
Institutes of Mental Health; Bruce Artirn,
acting deputy director for the National
AIDS' Program Office; .Nabers Cabaniss,deputy assistant secretary for health andpopulation flffairs; and Krys Krystynak,
deputy director of the Office of Health.Facilities,
Leshner told OutWeek that the lVC
asked for "contacts" at HHS to assist thegroup in obtaining funding for the studyof reparative therapy and the insideneeof ho~alitY
in America, and that hehimself has become one such contact.
OutWeek is ·currently attempting to·obtain the entire memo through theFreedom of Information A~ ....
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discussed.

"I think we were clear from the
beginning that it was highly unlikely that
[Sullivan] was going to be saying
anything of note," said Jean McGuire, cach·air of the NORA coalition. "Thismeeting was more of a 'get-ta-know-you'meeting."
The 45-minute meeting covered.
such disparate AIDS issues as thestanding policy banning HIV-infected
foreign nationals from immigrating to or
visiting the U.S., AIDS prevention and·research efforts and the federal
government's
commitment to AIDS
health care.
On the AIDS immigration issue, amajor sticking point between AIDS
activists and the White House, Sullivan
reportedly expressed the sentimentthat the White House has now done
all it can to loosen the standing policyby broadening
the government's
waiver policies for travelers with HIV
coming ·to health conferences in theU.S.
Reportedly,
Sullivan was disappointed that the activists were notmore pleased with what the administration has done on the issue.
Another major sore spot was theWhite House's Insistence that the
government should not be in thebusiness of HIV-specific health carefinancing or delivery improvements.
A bill funneling $600 million on
disaster relief to areas hit particularly
hard by AIDS is currently wending its
way through Congress. Two other bills
dealing with AIDS and Medicaid andearly intervention for HIV-infected
persons are also pending In the U.S.
House. The White House has not yettaken a position on any of them.
The activists also asked Sullivan to
identify a staff person with whom they
could continue their lobbying efforts.
According to McGuire, Sullivan referredthem to Undersecretary of Health .JamesO. Mason.
"It was a historic meeting, though,"stated Peri Jude Radecic, lobbyist for the
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "I
was happY to be there because f got tosay, 'The National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force' to him and shake his hand. But weestablished communication with thesecretary on the AIDS issue. And I think
he will be helpful o~ several of the things
we: asked him to do." ..

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Ne\"sAnti..He~. Groupto Turn up ileat
by Kathy Hoke
DURHAM,N.C.-As the Jesse Helms
campaign cranks out letters describing
the 1990 senate race in North Carolina as"the toughest political fight of his life,·
an embryonic coalition initiated by North
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to prove him right.
A day before the state'~ May 8
pri~ary, organizers of North Carolina
SeIF.te Vote '90 plan to go public withth1ir grass-roots plan to keep Helms
frQm returning to a fourth term and six
mpre years in the u.s. Senate.

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Organizers of the non-affiliatedpolitical action committee (PAC) hope toraise $2 million to work for Helms'
defeat. Appeals will be made in North
Carolina and all over the nation tolesbians and gay men, people of color,
feminists, pro-choice advocates, artists,

environmentalists,
civil libertarians,
advocates for the homeless. and othernatural Helms enemies, said PACdirector
Mandy Carter of Durham, a longtime
lesbianactivist and professionalorganizer for the war Resisters' League.
"We'll never match Helms dollar-fordollar," Carter said, "but we can outmatch his peoplein our own
commitment if we simply raise themoney it will take to do all· the work weneed to do."A major part of that work will. involve grass-roots organizing andvoter registration
to draw Helms'
opponents to the polls. Tied into thatstrategy is a campaign to remind North
Carolinians tha.t Helms finds himself
alone on his bigotry and right-wingcrusades.
·Jesse Helms does not represent
North Carolina," Carter said. "He shouldbe embarrassed and ashamed of how hevotes. We owe it to this country to
educate people about who Jesse Helms
is and what he represents."
If money were votes, Helms would
win the election. By·April 1, Helms hadraised $5.4 million from right-wing
supporters all over the country. He spent
all but $375,000 of that money, targetingmost of it for direct mail, voting lists andconsulting fees.
Meanwhile,the four serious
Democratic contenders for Helms' seat
had raised donations and campaign loans
adding up to just $660,000 by April 1.
As the primary nears, state andnational Democrats have kept theirdistance from the Senate race. The state's
major newspapers nearly ignored the
Democratic primary until the final weeksof the campaign. Only one group, thestate . AFL-CIO, has endorseda
Democratic can4idate.
Leo Teachout,a nat(onallyrecognized AIDS activist whose ideas lastyear for a PAClaunched Senate Vote '90,
said the pessimism
and lack ofenthusiasm in the Senate race may
change after May 8.
•An attitude we have gotten fromsupposedly lit>eral PACs :md traditional
Democr~tic groups is that Helms is
unbeatable; Teachout said. "I think thatwill change after the primary, especiaIly
if one of those folks pushes· ahead in thepolls.".
Democrat Harvey Gantt, a former~yor of Charlotte and the state's best-

known Black politician, is favored bymany activists in North Carolina,
including Teachout and Carter.
.
Gantt could attract significant
national gay support for his recent strong
statements
about privacy rights,
according to Teachout. "Harvey Gantthas been saying that Jesse Helms needs
to stop being the sex police and thatpeople have a right to privacy. He's been
saying that not just to gays andlesbians-he's
been saying that toeveryone."
Some gay activists, recaIling Gantt's
leadership
in. Charlotte's
antipornography campaign that included
raids of gay bookstores,
are· less·enthusiastic. At a recent strategy meetingfor North Carolina Senate Vote '90, a few
activists expressed interest in candidates
Mike Easley and R.P. "Bo" Thomas.
Thomas, a former state senator from
Hendersonville, has styled himself as apopulist candidate and good 01' boy who
is pro-choice.
He repeatedly asks
·audiences, "Why is Jesse so obsessedwith gay peopler:
Easley, a district attorney inBruswick, has promoted himself as amoderate candidate who is tough oncrime. North CarOlina voters, he has said,
want a ·mode ....
clte, independent voice on
issues."Maverick candidate John Ingram,the state's former insurance commissio~r who ran unsuccessfully against
Helms in 1978, had raised only $5,525
for his campaign by March 31. In hispress conferences, he has often refused
to answer questions. A businessman who
in recent years has spent much time inSouth Carollfla, btgram has been dogged
by allegations that he does not. maintaina valid North Carolina address.
Two other candidates, Bob Harmonof Greensboro and Lloyd Garner ofThomasville, are considered marginal.
All four candidates have strong prochoice stands and solid records onenvironmental issues. And the lack ofclear distinctions among the candidates
has diffused energy in the primary,commented Carter.
·No matter who wins the primary,even if it's someone I don't like, I will
work for that candidate," Carter said. "We
may have a personal preference for a
candidate, but the bottom line is whogets the most votes on November 6. We
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IIWe are often ignored, shunned or even told
we aren't Ireally'sick. "The Hazy World ofChronic Illness
by Victoria A. .rownworthn:...

1Id by KrII KDVlck

It's mfdajternoon and I stand in mykttchen just Iooktng around. First I go to

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the refrigerator. I stand, tgnoring energy
concerns, for some three mtnutes with thedoor open, suroeytng the contents. Jiresh
frutt, cheeses, vegetables, Italian chocolates, a bottle ofFrench champagne.
From there I go
to the cabtnets,
opening each and Iooktng at the rows ofcanned goods, pastas, bread, spices,

Ftnally at the last cupboard-15 minutes
after I have entered the kttchen-I makemy chotce: a Celestial Seasonings
Cranberry
Cove teabag
andspringwater. It's foe
most flavorful
lunch I can let
myself have today.
If this so~nds like the food-obsessedmusings of an anorexic or bulimic on thedownside of a. binge, it could be. But it
isn't. Rather, it is an excerpt from myown journal, a few weeks ago. I am
obsessed by food these days, it's true,
but only because, due to chronic illness,
I can't eat it.
,
Being on a clear-liquids-only diet isonly one of the p,roblems of myparticular chronic illness. And it is only
one of the problems faced by manyother lesbians with chronic illness. It may- seem like the worst~ut it isn't.
The gay and lesbian community
copes with illness daily in the form of
AIDS and mv infection. The community
also has heightened its sensitivity toward
those of us who are physicallychallenged. But for those of us who fall
between those two groups, there issometimes little access to what is meantby "community." The place between
AIDS and a wheelchair is a vast one
called chronic illneSs:Those who have it
aren't going to die any time soon, nordoes the answer for them lie in signers
for the deaf or wheelchair access.
Because our disease is not AIDS and ourdisability not readily seen, we are often
ignored, shunned or even told we aren't"really" sick.
Chronic, non-AIDS-related illness
afflicts many within our community,

FIGHTING INVISIBILITY

predominantly lesbians who have higher
rates of such diseases as Crohn's, lBO,
myasthenia gravis, arthritis and cancer
than do men.
.
But because there is rio acronym
and few support groups, many of us
become extremely isolated. And angry.
Because some of Us areas disabled byour unseen illnesses as those of ourcommunitywhoarephysicallychallenged. And some of us are as sickand pain-ridden. as those in ourcommunity with AIDS.
I spoke with nine lesbians withchro.nic illness for this article. Each
.Woman spOke at leslgth about her anger·
and frusttation. And each ·woman knew
another five or six or seven lesbians withsimilar problems of chronic illness, who
had voiced lhe same complaints.
Chronic disabling illness isolates us
from the community and narrows ourworld. I spent the first seven weeks ofthis year bedridden, in severe pain, able
to consume only clear liquids andmedica~n. My birthday was spent in a
hospital emergency roOm hooked up to
IV because. I had become dangerously
dehydrated.
Because the medication I must takewhen I am this ill makes -me sleepy, I
spend hours half-awake, yet in too muchdiscomfort to actually sleep, so I am
Yet few of us. want to be ill andalooe,
private practiCe in Philadelphia. She is on
exhausted constantly. Because theseeither. The isolation created for thethe teaching facUlty of the University ofdiugs also blur my vision, give me severe
Pennsylvania and Until a few months
headaches and make me groggy, it is· person with chronic illness comes from
two areas-friends who don't understandwas the clinical director of a wellness
difficult for me to read and still morebecause they're healthy and ourselvesprogram at a major Philadelphia teachingdifficult for me to write. I must find
who become afraid to -impose" on those
hospital. Keefer has suffered fromsubstitutes to teach my college -classes orsame friends by asking fO( help .or by
Crohn's disease ·for over 20 years .andcancel them, writing deadlines get.missed and a book in progress, lopg .cancelling plans. This isolation can be· Cancer fOt five. CUrrently she· is heatthy~..
overdue to my publisher, idles on floppy
terrible.
Sometimes.
Those close' to the chronically ill"-There are so many problems
disks.
person are frustrated because there's
associated with having chronic illness or
In the first two months of this year I
cancer. The hardest one is the isolation.
had been to the emergency room over 15 no end in Sight. The friend withtimes.'.
chronic illness will neither die nor get
Another doozie is how the medical
establishment
treats you: And thenAnd even as I begin to feel better I well. Instead, there is a static middle
there's the fact that all the folks aroundmust remember to work hard while I . ground of semi-crisis that wears down
friends and lovers almost as much as
you just don't gel it," she explains.
can, because tomolTOWI could be just as
the ill person herself, sometimes
Keefer is angry about all of it. -Onesick again. And next time it could last for
breaking
down relationships
althing AIDS has. taught us Is that our
two months again. Or it could last for the
together. It is ·diffl~ult~sometim~s·community is only as strong as ourr~ of my life.
a healthy person to . ability to· support our . most· needy
In recounting the. specifics of my Impossible-forunderstandwhat it means to bemembers. But there are simply noillness over the hist several months, what
chronically ill. And for those people
supports out there for those of u;, withstands out more than the sensory
who are. afflicted with terminal illnesses,· chronic illness. Let me rephrase
deprivations of not being able to eat,the response to· the chronically ill ··.that-women.
with chron.lcillness ..
. sleep or read, is the· almost unbearable
person is that yes, they might bebut
Bec.ause I thbikil is true that bothisolation. Few of us want visitors when
they aren't going to dte.
,heterosexualand gay men elielt more
we're terribly ilI-there's no energy. to
Dr. Beverly Keefer is a therapist in
support than we do: And the reason forshare, there's no co~centration available.

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that is pretty clear-there
are always
women around to help them. But there
are not women around to help other
women.".
Keefer says that unless there is asexual component ·involved; women
generally cannot get support for illness:
If you get sick, and a woman wants tojump your bones, she'll.be right there tohelp you ..But if you just want help, thenit's a different story. I think Single
lesbians with chronic illness are probably
the most lonely, isolated and needfulmembers of our community. There's justnothing there for them."
Keefer says that when she wasyoung and diagnosed with Crohn's, achronic disorder of the entire digestive
tract that is char:acterized by intestinal
obstructions and infections, she didn't

talk about it at all. ~But after a while
you have to begin to talk about it
because it affects of much of what you
do. I never had a whole lot of support
from my family so I tried to take on all
the responsibility for the illness, myself.
But you ·can't always do that. Yet I
realize now that the problem is that
there's a universal isolation created by
the fact that your friends simply have
no long-term ability to deal with the
problem of chronic illness."
Sandra Kennedy has. Crohn's,
cancer and a chronic arthritis that affects
mostly her chest and anns. She agrees
with Keefer that the primary problem isisolation and knowing whom to turn tofor support. "I've been sick for over six
years and I just fmd my world getting
more and 1J).0renarrow. Sometimes itfeels like just my lover and me. I
wonder sometimes how much moreisolated and oppressed I can feel-not
only am I a Black lesbian but I'mchronically ill too. You'd be amazedhow quickly people want to ~m awayfrom that combination I I wonder
sometimes if the community evenknows we are out here."
Keefer thinks that the community
doesn't want to know about all thelesbians with chronic illnesses because
it has no ability to cope with theconsequence. "We're very resentful. One
illness-AIDS-has
a hallmark, andothers don't. And while I certainly
understand the emphasis on AIDS, there.are a whole lot of sick lesbians whoaren't getting care."For Sandra Kennedy that means!
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literal care. "F"llldlngpersonal support is, hard, but sometimes finding medical
support is the hardest. It has taken me
six years of interviewing doctors toflllally fllld a woman who sees me as
more than a series of symptoms.·. Kennedy thinks that doctors areanother part of the chronic illness
problem. -First, because we are lesbiaris,
our lovers are automatically excluded·from our medical lives. Many doctors
and hospitals are resistant to letting yourlover know what's happening with you.or, if you're in an ER situation, evenbeing with you ..And it isn't easier if you
out-and-out tell them the Woman is yourlover-it's worse."
For Keefer there is a second
problem with the medical profession, of
which she is a part. "Doctors are always
telling you to keep your chin up. They
don't allow you to feel your own feelingsof being sick, In pain, .sometimes feeling
absolutely desperate."
The reasons for that can be thesame as· the reasons for friends fading
into the background.
Doctors likesuccesses and $onic illness isn't oneof them. I had three doctors tell me I
was "somaticizing" before my current
doctor suggested the tests that sent me
off for maj01:surgery. I knew the kind of
pain I was having, yet because I didn't
fit a profile for the disease, my doctors
rejected my own knowledge of mynever acknowledging their needs. The
other problems for lovers is that theburden of our illnesses often fall on them.
Yet because they're lesbians, they can't
share that with others at work and soforth. My lover can't call in sick because
she's been up all night with me In an ER.
But it would be different if she were aman. Our lovers are also isolated by ourillness because they spend a lot of timecaring for us and ignoring their own
needs."
Keefer suggests that lesbians start
looking at the total picture of illness. inour communitY"not just AIDS .. "If I'm aperfectly healthy lesbian, I don't have tocare about the concernsof the .
ctuOnically ill, but I have to see them, I
have to become sensitized to what theirneeds are, Just as I have become
sensitized to AIDS or physical disability.
There are an awful lot of us out there.
It's easy to offer help at the onset of an
illness or right after a surgery. But often
when we most need the help is six·months later when no one is offering.
Sometimes we. need really simple
things-like someone to clean the houseor do the laundry or clean the bathtub.
Sometimes we just need to know that
there are other women who canappreciate the isolation we feel."
Nearly one in every three womenin the U.S. has severe arthritis or someform of IBD-ch(onicallydebilitating
body.
illnesses. One in nine women will get
Keefer believes that acknowledgebreast cancer; one in 2.0, some form ofment of these problems would be a giant
gynecological cancer; one in 15, lungfirst step toward supports for lesbians
cancer. Musculardiseases
affectwith chroniclllness. "There are a lot of women over 40 percent of the time,diseases out there that women get thatsuch
as mu)tiple
sclerosisorare chronic and disabling. We' need tomyasthenia gravis. Though some ofeducate the community in the same way
these diseases can kill, most merely
we have about AIDS and physicaldebilitate. But the pain and disability
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response. So my option is to sOil myself . like AIDS, all these illnesses affectinstead."young women primarily (and men): .
Kennedy finds that this lack of
For those of us suffering withsensitivity extends to the lovers ofchronic illness, the pain of being sicklesbians who are chronically ill. -A lot of forever is grim enough. But the added
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SexClubsCidsed in.
'City Fire Crackdown
by Janis Astor and Andrew MIII,r. NEW· YORK-Por
years, twobuildings at the edge of the ~Villagethat rented space to various after-hours
clubs have enjoyeda workingrelationship with the overseers of thecity'S building and fire department
guidelines. But last month, the basementsof the buildings hOUSing three of
Manhattan's gay safe-sex clubs were
padlocked, In the wake of the March 25
Happy Land Social Club.fire in the Bronx.
That alleged arson, in which 87
people perished, has been dubbed theworst mass murder in u.s. history.
, But according to city officials, none of
the sex dubs has actuallybeen cited for fireviolations, and the manager of at least one
daims that homophobia, and not fire safety,
is at the root of the ~.
The three clubs, The Locker Room,
The Annex and The Cellblock, all I~
near the comer of N"mthAvenue and 14th
Street in the meat-packing district, have· inrecent years become popular late-night
forays for gay men, often attracting
hundreds in a single weekend evening.
Reports that a fourth, private sex
club on Christopher Street near the
Hudson River had also been closed down
could not be confinned by press time.
But whUe it appears that the dubs fell
victim to the Inevitable crackdown that
followed the devastating Bronx fire, the city
,itself seems confused about just.why thosedubs were actuallydosed down.
Happy Land had been deemed afiretrap by city officials and orderedclosed by the Mayor's Social Club Task
Porce nearly a year and a half prior to
the tragedy, for various building and firecode violations. That task force, now
comprised of two police officers, onebuilding ·department official and one fife
department· inspector, was formed in·1988 by then-Mayor Edward Koeh,.after
the EI Hoyo SociaI" Club fire in the
Bronx, which kil.1edsix people.
Sgt. Peter Sweeney, a spokes~

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for the task
force, said
that the three
gay clubs Inquestion·werealiclosed because they
don't have aliquorlicense." He
refusedtocomment
further when
informed that
all three operated strictly~~~~~~~~
on a bring- NOTHOT-1heLo.ckerRoom
your-own~.
bottle policy, and that no liquor WlIS eversold on the JjremiseS. .
.
And according ~o Lenny Waller, themanager of The Cellblock, the task force
issued that club a'vacate
order .. on,- March.
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31, citing it with an inadequate sprinkler
system. When Waller,. who claims thatthe sprinkler system was already up toprevious code specification, sun:noned ~contractor on April 4, a member of theMichelle"Shocked

Speak~ Out on
Outingby Rex WocIcnar
Michelle Shocked,
in an interview ·.in· the May issue ofOUcago's Outlines, admowledged that she
had sexual relationships-with women, but&topped short of calling herself a lesbian.
. Speaking to reporter Christie
Nordhielm following an Earth Day
concert in lincoln Park, Shocked said: "If
this is in any sense a coming out on my
J:!llft, it's that I would like a much broader
definition f<;lIm~lf. Not, everybody isthat way, bu.t for .•rrk:''I've never reallyanCAGO-Singer

been able to fit into square holes or .
round holes. So for my part, I just leave
the question open.·
But a few ·moments later, _Shocked
continued:' ~I resent like hell that I was
maybe 18-years-old before I even heard
the '1' word. I mean; that's understOOd,
growing up sheltered in a Mormon
environment But it would have made all
the difference for· me, had I grown up'knowing that the reason I didn't fit inwas because they hadn't told me there.
Se. SHOCKED on ..... 31

task force arrived and prohibited theconstruction from continuing tintll waller
obtain.ed a work permit, he told

HOWARD A. GROSSMAN, M.D.

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"You've changed the ballgame. You
can't make everything right overnight.
But don't shut us· down· when someone
is trying to Comply,· he raged.
In apparent contradiction to thetask force's version of the story, Vah~
Tlryak~:{n." a spokesperson
for thebuildings department, confirmed that
The Cellblock ·had been cited for an
Improper sprinkler system, but could
not confmn that the club was ordered toclose, He refuse"dto comment further.
Contrary to the _infonnatIoI:1 provided
by Sweeney, Waller maintains that heclosed The Armex volunllUily, andcIpatIng avacate order fran '.the city. The _force
would not confirm CX' deny the stoJy.
And Waller claims that homophobia Is
playing at le,st a small role In the
runaround he says his club Is receiving.
"They're doing It to-all the- aocial clubs, but .
they're having a llitle more fun with ours,.
he said. Noting that h~ clubs-had been
operating with the full knowledge of thecity' up unti1~tile end of Mardl, he added,"It's all bureauaatic bullshlt.·
Waller, who hopes tonextmonth in time for tbC: sdiedtited additionof a lesbian·night atThe Cellblock, said of
the closings, "It's a politician's game. Itbuys votes, sells press. It's a hot topic
now. Unfortunately, a lot of PeoPle suffer
in the interim.". An investigationby OutWWi reporters
revealed d.lat both The Cellblock and The
Armex are in fact equipped with ~.
fire extinguishers, and two separate fireexits, both with doors with paniddts. Exit
lights and emergency lights are in place on
the walls, bUt it was not confirmed if they
acnlatIywork. Each cl\Jb alsO has the same
overhead pipes with sprinklers' seen in
many loft buildings downtown.
.
~
was unable to gain .access to
The Locker Rocrn, and e manager, Bm~<nJld not be reached for COOaDelIt A farner. employee tdd Out~that the lower levelof the two-5tory ~ub had no worldng fire
extinguishers and no fire·exits ~thewooden stair<:2,Se ~leads to the upil3ils. .
If there ever were a fire, "the pace woold be
like a roam "ffia:eJ: ale way in and no way
out," he tdd OutWklk
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Mayor··

Hill, who has long been ~ctive in
New York's African American lesbian andgay community, will begin her new
position in mid-June.
Hill has held several prominent
positionsin the lesbian and gay
community, including co-chair, with Allen
NEW YORK-The appointment of Roskoff, of Lesbians and Gays for Jackson
during Rev. Jesse Jackson's
Marjorie J. Hill, Ph.D., to the1988 presidential bid. Hill
directorship of tpe Mayor's
also served on the comOffice for the Lesbian and
Gay Community was mademittee of ~esbians andofficial with an announceGays for Dinkins. Addiment from Mayor. David
tionally, Hill is the lesbian
Dinkins on May 1.
and gay representatiye on"I ampleased andthe North Star board, a
proud to be a part of tl)e
progressive; not-for-profit
Dinkins Administration,which
corporationthat funds
community-basedorgahas a very good history withnizations. Hill has also
the les~ian .an~ gay com- p.w@,"'~~".'·'''''''W~'''''_ "_I
served on the People ofmunity, state~ "Hill,who was Marjorie Hill
reached for comment at her
Color Steering Committee,
offlce in the Department of Psychiatty at a coalition of 15 African American, Latin
Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx. "I am American and Asian American gay andoptlmistic th;lt) will be able to influence lesbian groups.
city policy and be an effective advocate
Currently, Hill is a member of African
for the lesbian and gay community,' she American Women United for ~S.ocietal
Change (formerly Salsa Soul Sisters), a
added ..

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group that provides a support networK
and a voice for the African American
lesbian·community.
In addition to announcing Hill's
appointment, Mayor Dinkins~~nqoi.1Oced
the appointment of Robert S. ·G~etohead Veterans' Affairs and Vugo Y. Lee· for ......
Asian American Affairs.
"With these three appointments,· said
Dinkins in a prepared statement, "I knowthat these communities will be wellrepresented, Marjorie Hill, Robert Greene
and Virgo Lee, working with Victor
Quintana, the Director of Constituency
Affairs, will be responsible for bringing to
my attention issues, problems' andconcerns that affect these communities,
while they exercise their very soundjudgment to work out sensible solutions
to these difficulties.',..
Hill, 33; is a licensed psychologistWhO
has served as director of the Psychology
Internship Program at Lincoln Hospital,
since 1988and as Coordinator of PSychiatric
Education. She received both her graduate
and undergraduate degrees. at Adelphi
University. Hill will earn $55,000per year.
-Duncan Osborne

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been lodged by ACQC against several
Jamaica landlords with the New York City
Human Rights Commission.
AcCording 10 GoldbeJg, A~
which breportedly been frustrated by discrim- based in Rego Park, Queens, saw a need toination on the part of many landlords in set up a Jamaica office to better serve thethe area. According to Howard Goldberg, . "hard-ta-reach" conununity in that area,
the Centers director of development, the namely women and drug users. Twenty-fivepertent ci Queens' AIDS cases are in Jamaica.
group had "looked at at least a .dozen
The Jamaica Office, located in theplaces" where the landlords were interested
in renting out the space, but "once they vicinity of Merrick Boulevard and Jamaica
found out the kind of organization we Avenue, will offer crisis intervention counwere, they would come up with 101 seling, case management and support
groups to people dealing with orreasons why they couldn't rent to us.·
. Complaints of discrimination have concerned about AIDS.
Impacted conununity ciSoutheast Queens.
This announcement, made on April
20, comes after a search for office spacethat lasted for over three months and had

The satellite office is fundec;i by the
New York State Department of Health andthe state's AIDS Institute. Support alsocame from Queens State Assemblywoman
Barbara Clark, whom Gold~described
as the "most influential"member of A~'s
advisotyboard on the project. Clark will join
former Congre:JSW!)manGeraldine Ferraro
and New Yolk Newsday Publisher Robert M.
Johnson on June 1, as an honoree at the
ACQC'ssecond annual awards reception:
For more information about the AIDS
Center of Queens County, c3II (718) 8962500 (Voice), OP (718) 896-2985 CIDD).
---Mark Chesnut

GMHCwins
national
Cvolun.teer
award

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NEW YORK-Gay Men's Health
Crisis (GMHC) received citation in the1990 President's Volunteer Service Awards
Program. Out of over 2,800 nominations,
GMHC was one of the 51 citationsists.
There were 19 winners. GMHC was the
only AIDS organization or gay-oriented
group recognized. This was the second
consecutive year the group ~ been citedby the program.
Mayor David N. Dinkins honored thesix New York area citatiorusts at a city hall
ceremony on April 23. In accepting the·award for GMHC, Executive Director
Jeffrey Braff said, "The six gay men Who
founded GMHC were this· country's first
AIDS volunteers. For confronting AIDS
when many Americans ignore it or shunthose'who are ill, they deserve the highest
award our country can bestow.""AIDSvoiunteers deserve the highest
recognition," agreed Carisa Cunningham,a spokesperson for GMHC. "But ·it's still
not enough." While she said they ~notinformed about specific aiteria the programused to select winners, Cunningham
claimed that the fact there. were .no other
AIDS organizations recognized by theawards program "indicates they don't
understand or ·appreciate the bre;tdth or
depth of involvement around AIDS.There
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we have reasons to get together again. ~De Leon, a former deputy to. Din_kins.when he held the office .of Manhattan
Borough Pr~ident, was accompanied to
the gatheringby his lover,~ruce
Kiernan.
A combination welcome and call-toarms was also delivered !>ySandra Lowe,-Arthur s. LeOnard
a staff attorney at Lambda Legal Defense
arid Education Fund (see sidebar).
The evening was disrupted briefly
when Larry Kramer, the well-known
community activist ,and firebrand, stoodup on a chair to deay the recent tense
ALBANY, N.Y.-Gary
Proud,
adeparture
from
GMHC of. Susan
Democrat
who represents
the 131st
Richardson, a Black woman who worked
District (Rochester) in the New York Stateas an AIDS educator.
Assembly, recently introduced legislation·On this day, which GMHC has
that would prohibit discrimination against
ch05erlto invite so many members of thepeople who are HIV-positive. The bill, ,minority community µere, they have'asked
HOUSTON---A TeX¥ appealS· court
A.I0665, would add "HIV status· to thetheir ranking Black person on staff to leave
ruled on March 8 that a volunteer for the list of. attributes (such as race, creed, sex
her
by five o'dock,· he announced
Houston
AIDS\ Foun'dation
who wasor disabilitY) that ·under state law cannot
Kramer, a co-founder of GMHC; hasdischarged
from her job with a paInt
provide the basis for discrimination.
been a frequent and vocal critic of thecompany
for refusing
to quit her
Proud said that he decided
toagency 'since he left it several years,ago.
·volunteer
work has no legal remedy
introduce
the bill after meeting with
Calling Richardson"one of the finest
ag~inst her employer. The tinanimous
representatives of the R~ester--areagay
AID~.fighter,s in this community,··Kramer·ruling held that Janet Brunner, who is notand lesbian cominunity.
added, "It's like asking Mother Teresa to
infected with HIV, could be fired by her.
kept telling me abOut people
leave her organization."
employer who feared she might expose
with· AIDS who'd been discriminated\Richardson, who was also present at
him and his employees to AIDS. .
against,· said Proud. "So I said, 'Why
the reception, recently resigned from her ~. ~runner told her boss at Apollo P~t _. dqn't you g~ somebody to introduce an
pOSition as project coordinatorof the&: Body, farbuk Al Attar, that she wasantidiscrimination bill?' So they said, 'Why
AIDS. professional education program atvolunteering weekends and evenings to· dOn't YQI,lr. So I did."'.
GMHC after be!ng c;lisciplin~q'by· h~ .
work with persons with AIDS, but that.
Proud, ·who told Out Week that heboss; Franklin Carson, over remarks
no-danger to'at the·AIDS"a medicif matter,· nOt a poliicompany because AIDS is not casually
ical matter,· said that he thinks the bill has . made to Harriet Goodman, a funding
official at the New York City'Departrilent
transmitted. Brunner also told Al Attar thata good chance
passing the assembly. "Ifof Mental Health. Richardson had held
his customers did not have to know about
you listen to the lhetoric around this ptace,
her job for four years.
\ler voluOt~ work, which she would not
it should have 3 good chance,· Proud said.
Kramer received an icy reception
discuss in'the workplace. Brunner Charges
rhe bill has made no progress sincefromthose assembled, leading him tothat Al
told her that' she· coµld notits introduction in late March J:>ecause legplead, "How do you get the forum to let
continue to work .at Apollo unless she
islators in Albany have been engaged fullthe· world know that you have done aquit her volunteer wOrk, because "he didtime for more than a month in hammering
wrong to your verY own people?·not Want to pl;lce himself; his family andout next ·year's state. budget; all otherFor her part, Richardson
told
his office workers in jeopardy."
legislative ffiiltters have been put on hold.
Out Week in an interview later in the
Brunner charged that her discharge_-1"ameS watterweek that she appreciated his unsolicited, violated the ~exas ,handicap' discrimination·.'actions on her behalf, althoughshelaw; and also· claimed damages for aunderstoodthenegativereactioninthe.discharge in violatiOn of public policy. A•
room. "I think·. he ,was courageous
Harris County trial court dismissed the. .
because he was the only person who
case', and the first District Court of
took it upon himself to stick up for me .
AppealS upheld the dismissal.
.
He
didn't have to· do that,· she said.
. In Texas, ·a right-to-workstate,
Richardson
has since met with GMHC
employers are free to discharge employees
chief Jeffrey
Braff, a meetingshe
unless the:: discharge
is for refUSing tocharacterized as ·positive."c;ommit an illegal, act, to avoid pension'.
Carson,Richardson's
ex-boss,
liability,<;>r' for a reason specifically
MINNEAPOLIS-Sixo/
AIDS anddeclined to speak to a reporter, and a. forbidderi
by law, such as handicap·, abortion rights activists gathered on thediscrimination.
The c@urt reasoried· that .
s.. MINN 011 ,. •• 3Z GMHC spokeswoman declined to discuss~on
Association, the City \blunteer·
Corps of New. York, Boys Brotherhood
Republic, the National Council ·of JeWish
and Molly Moon; a'founder of the .
..Na~nal Urban League Guild. .
.
.
. GMHC was founded in 1981,"and involves 1,600 volunteers in providing'legal,financial, medical, recreation and support
services free· of charge to an estimated2,800 peOple with AIDS and· others.
-Mark Chesnut·wom~because Brunner was not herself disabled,
she was pot entitled to proteCtion under the·state's handicap discrimination law, Texas,'unlike New York and many other states,
does not provide protection for people
who, .although not themselves disabled,
suffer discrimination due to the fears ofothers about risk of workplace contagion ..

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Texas· court. AIDS bill
OKs firingof AIDS
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the incident, adding that Richardson's
departure ,was "an internal personnel
decision and we don't want· to talk toreporters about it." ~w............
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attackers. Mark Ricciard~ 17, of 107 West
28th Street, and Chip Benane, 18, of 90
Graveling Avenue in Meriden, Conn.,
were arrested on charges of second.HOCKED ..... ,. .. 2t
degreeassault
andaggravatedharassment.
were more categories to fit into."
Because the men arrested had short
Shocked said that only in the past
three or four years has she been "willing . haircuts and wore studded leather
clothing, some ·news repOrts called theto take myself out of the prison I aeated.
incident an attack by skinheads. ThisI just built banicades,· she explained.
second gay bashing received widespread"You know, I obviously didn't fit into
society, so my reaction was, 'Well, fucktelevision coverage.
According to the AVP's Foreman,you.'".
Shocked bad her first female lover
about a year arid a half ago, she Said, butdoes not now automatically identify as athere has been a 60-percent rise In
reported anti-gay bias crimes during
the first quarter of 1990 compared tolast year. Within that total, the numberof assaults Increased 76 percent. There. were 181 reports. of anti-gay violence
In the first quarter of this year,up
from 113 last year, and 53 reported
anti-gay assaults, compared to 30 lastyear.
Police are seeking additional
witnesses to either :attack. Anyone withinformation can call the New York City
Police Department;sBias Crimes
Investigation Unit at (212) 374-5267.'~,

lesbian.
"To be honest," she explained, "thereal fear of comiJlg out of the doset-not

fear, but the real pressures of coming outof the closet-had
been if you had
certain problerm identifying yourself one
way Or the other. It's been difficult.·
Shocked, whose albums Short Sharp
Shocked and CaptaIn SWIng are quite
popularin .the lesbian and gay
community, granted the interview to
Outlines to clarify her position on'"outing," which she had criticized fromthe stage during an April 20 concert in

OUcago.

,.

ACJ UP members attended

theconcert and reportedly demanded that
Shocked make an announcement about
an upcoming~.
Shocked
finallyread
theannouncement, but prefaced it with thecomment, "If you want to support anorgani22tion that drags people out c:i the
do5et." She did not complete the sentence.
In the OuIllnes interview, Shocked
described outing as "unethical" and"destructive:"It's a cannibalism," she said, "yet I
perfectly understarxi the fru5trations:
Shocked seemed to imply in the
inteIView that she had sane coricmt ;dx>ut
being wted by ACf UP herself, rot bOOt
Ad UP and OutlInes wmets say no suchthreat was made.
1bere was no plot to 'wt lU," said
Carol Hayse of the ACT UP women's
caucus. ~ never thoogtt she would be in
any way hostile to ACf UP. Outing MidleIle
Shocked was the last thing we werewooying about at that time. It would ha}'ebeen about 900,~
On our li;t" ~267 West 17th Street (cor 8th Ave) New York 212 255:1150. May 16, 1990

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MINN from peg. 31()bituariesr·.
II.steps of the Minnesota Department of
Health building here on April 4 to denland· the resignation of Commissioner of HealthIn lieu of flowers, contributions
Donald C. Knutson,
Mary Madonna Ashton, a catholic nun.
may be sent to the Don Knutson
The groups charged Ashton with
NGRA Co-Founder
Memorial Fund, National Gay Rights
grossmismanagementof the health
Advocates, 8901 Melrose Avenue, Suite
DOQald C. Knutson, prominent· department, failure to promote safer sex
200, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Proceeds
San Francisco· attorney
who co· and condoms, support of invasive sex
from the funds will be used to support
foundedNational
Gay· Rights
NGRA's AIDS-related litigation.
surveys· and quarantine laws, anti-abortion
Advocates (NGRA) and was a co-William Prattpolicies and "hysterical" HIV-related
founder of Bay Area Lawyers forprocedures and missing out on $4 million
Individual Freedom, died April 19 ofMichael Brown
complications from AIDS..
in 1989 federal AIDSgrants.
1940-1990
Knutson taught the first law
But the issue at' the heart of theschool course in the nation OQ
demonstration
appeared to be the activists'"We'reprobablytbe
most
homosexuality
and the law at the
belief that Ashton, Ii C1tholic nun affiliared
harassed, persecuted minority group in
Unlversity of Southern California Law
history, but we'll never bave thewith the St. Joseph Order, is unable to perSchool where he was a professor. He
freedom and civil rights we deseroe as
also served as the first faculty advisor
fonn her duties as commissioner because
human beings unkss we stop hiding into the Gay Student Unio·n at USC.
of her connection with the catholic Olun:h.
closets and in tbe shelter of
In 1977, Knutson co-founded
Not eVeryone within the gay comanonymity.
"-Micbael
Brown,
ofthe
National Gay Rights Advocates in San
munityshares ACI' UP's sentiment toward
Gay
Liberation
Front,
which·
helpedFrancisco with Richard Rouilard, andorganize a demonstration.
Ashton, however. Openly g:iy Minneapolis
served as its first legal director. Among
This quote made by Michael was
the key cases he argued was thestate Sen. Alan Spear said, 'She's veryin The New York Times, June 29, 1970.
precedent-setting
Pacific Bell case,professional-she hasn't used her positionThe
demonstrationreferredtowasthewhich resulted in a California Stateas a forum for her personal beliefs." He saidfirst ChriStopher Street Liberation Day
Supreme Court (Uling that protects job
when
Ashton was first recommended forMarch.
It
was
the
first
time
a
"Quoteofrights for lesbians and gay men. He
the'Day" by an acknowledgedgay
appointment in 1983 he voted against her.
all10 ~as the lead attorneyonperson was used in the New York~ut in 1987· he voted for her· reapchallenges to a 1917 U.S. immigration
Times. In addition
to being an
law which bars homosexuals
frompointment because she had demonstratedorganizer of the first march, Mic1.1ael
entering the country, and, in a caseher commitment to AIDS by being the first
was,
a
year
ea~"lier,aco-founderoftheargued befC)re the U.S. Supreme Court,
commisioner to request, and receive,
Gay Liberation Front (GLF). GLF wasto an Oklahoma law banning gay
the
first
radicalgay
movement
formedfunds for AIDSeducation and testing.
teachers, modeled on California's
following the Christopher Street riots
And Betty Benjamin, an activist with
defeated Proposition Six of 1978.
·San Francisco is a better city . in June 1969. One of ,many projects to
the Abortion Rights Council, said that her
grow out of GLF was the newspaper
because Don Knutson made his homegroup had feared Ashton's appoil\tment,
here,· Mayor Art Agnos said. "His work . Come Out, a radical gay and lesbian
but said there is no evidence that the fears
forum,
of-whichMichaelwasacoleft people
safer and freer offounder and a writer.
ever materialized.
discrimination, and I am proud that I·Michael was borh and raised in.
Others were less than complimenta1y.
knew him as a friend and an ally. He \Los' Angeles but, grew up in thewas a leader, who inspired other"I'm protesting against the church denying
tumultuous and exhilarating New York
leaders h"re and across the nation."rights," said Audrey Patton, a 78-year-old
City of the 1960s, Michael suffered
Last year, Mayor Agnos named Octoberaoortion rights activist. •Ashton can't befromemphysema
and
found
the
last
15
16 as Don Knutson Day in San
objective on abortion and AIDS because
years of his life in Provincetown andFrancisco.
Wellfleetmostbeneficial.
Michaeldied
she's a nun." Echoing this opinion, Jodie
Knutson, born July 12, 1930 in St.
March 10 from heart failure caused by
Lampcove; a Coalition for ChoicePaul, fdinnesota, graduated from theemphysema .. A memorial service will
University of Minnesota Law School,organizer, said, "Women are dying all overbe held April 29 in Provincetown atwhere he was first in his class andthe world because of illegal abortions,theUniversalist
Church.
editor of the Law Journal. He served as
and people are dying from AIDS·all overHis
spiritandsenseofequality
ill First Lieute~t
in the U.S. Air Force,
will be missed.
the world because'"of silence. We have toand then clerked for -Roger 'Traynor,-Jim Anderson
fight for the right to privacy---a view that
Chief Justice of the California State
Supreme Court. .
Ashton doesn't share.". Services will be May 10 at noon at
At an infonnal. press conference, Dan
the First Unitarian Church on Franklin
McInerney, deputy health commlssioner,
Street in San Francisco. Mayor Agnos
said Ashton has no intention of resigning.
will deliver the eulogy.
He ;ldded, "I'm not sure I understand the
He is survived by a brother,
Thomas, .of St. Paul, Minnesota; aprinciples of the demonstration. It seems
sister, JoanYounghans, also of St. Paul;
to me that we have an attack of theand a family of friends, including Cliffcommissioner based upon what she is, as
Roberts, Leonard Graff, Larry Bush,
opposed to what she has done or is~arold Booth, Jim Foster, Theresa
doing," .,.
DeCrescenzo· and Dr. Betty Berzon,. Isabel Kirstein, Gil Medina and Warren
Crav.ford; Ray Herth and Loy Elser.

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by Risa Denenberg

AIDS, when it was presented as .an incurable, sexually transmitted Infection
which could threaten fetuses and newborns, and could he linked to c:ervicalcancer in women, particularly thosewith multiple sexual partners. As awomen's health care provider,) haveshared the diagnosis with many womenand their fema)e and male" partnerS, andhave observed the very real <;lesperation
the news provokes.

.
uzanne told me she thought:
she had a yeast infection"
without much emotion. It wasdiffi~lt to ge~ her to talk during our InThe family of Herp..
terview, and I was unprepared to disHerpes belongs to a family of virwr
cover, on her. exam, that she had open es which cauSe cold sores, genital hersores, across her vulva. and thighs, and pes (HSV-l, HSV-2); mononucleosis
inside her vagina. She hadn't been able (Epstein-Barr', or EBV), shingles
to pee in almost ~4 hours. Her tempera- zoster), chickenpox (varicella) and cyture wa~ 10~ degrees and her glands
tomegalovirus (CMV). Nearly 190 miIwere swollen and tender. When I. ~said, "You must be in a lot of pain,·.
I--:
she be~to cry. But when I t~ld
her I beheved she had a herpes 1Il.•
J. .
~ectlon,.s~e said, "But I couldn't. It's
impossIble.".:. When I shared my concern
with Robin, her lover of three..'•months, she said, "But I haven't had
an outbreak In years.· Suzanne be..
came ~8l'Y.' "You didn't tell me.you
had herpes,· she accused. "I ·didn't'•
think I could give it to you,· Robinsaid qUietly, beginning to cry too.
lion people In the U.S. experience re4ter that evening I saw Marilyn,
current herpes cold sores, usually
who:W/as angry a~d upset. "I have a caused by HSV-l, on the lips, mouth orsq.retAnq Ijust kpow it's'·herpes: I face. And between 3-9 million people In
pJ:Qbably·got if from this guy I slept
the U.S. have. recurrent genital herpes,
with/Qne ·£!me, two years ago. What am which is primarily caused by HSV-2, ~ut
I going to·oo? I don't want to give it to can also be due to ,HSV-l (undoubtedly
my ·girlmend.··Her exam was entirely transmitted by oral sex).
unrevealing, and though I rdtssured her_EBV,CMV and humanherpes virus-6
that nothing indicated a herpes ibfec- (HHV-6) have all been· implicated astion, ~he decided. on .an expensive
playing a role In chronic fatigue synpanel of tests which were, unfortunatedrome. Some research has postulated
Iy, Incondusive.
that HSV-2 is a cofactor for acquiring
Genital· herpes is a viral illness with the mv virus. EBV can develop Into aan intensely emotional component
form of cancer called Burkitt's Iymranging from denial to panic to rage. It phoma. And HSV-2, as genital herpes, is:was big news In ~e mainstream media associated with an Increased risk of cer..in the .late 19705; prior to news about . vical cancer. .

(HerPes

Herpes virUses are .also a cause ofrare but serious infections of the eyethat can lead to blindness, and occasionally cap. cause meningitis. Whentransmitted during pregnancy to a fetus,
or during delivery to a newborn, HSV
can result In a serious, life threatening
generalized viral illness.

Tr:ansmillion
Transmission generally requires
dose body to body contact with a person
who is shedding the virus at a m)Jcus -.
membrane or from a body secretion.
Once In the body, the virus enters cells,
and after replicating moves further inside along nerve pathways, Often.settlingin for a lifetime residence within nerve
structures called ganglia. At this poin~the virus is latent or Inactive, but. it
can be reactivatedvarious stimuli
Recurrences often occur repeated1y at the same place on thesk~ or genitals. While so~s _~nd
lesIOns often accompany the viral
tecurrence, viral.sheddlng has beenshown to occur even in the absence of symptom$.
Standard safe sex measures
such as condoms and dental dams
do not always prevent herpes. transmission since viral shedding
can occur In uncovered ,areas such as
thighs, buttocks or scrotum. In womanto-woman sex, oral sex, direct genital toptal
contact, and, fingers can spread
herpes, which is easily transmitted. Sex
during an outbreak is very risky, buteven safe sex without presence of sores
bears some risk .. Sexual partners reallymust be prepared to assume the risk, although reasonable efforts are often successful.

Suzanne became angn"··You didn't tell'me you had
herpes" she accused UI
didn't think I could give it
to you," Robin said quietly

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Symptoms of Genlta' Hlrp ..
Not everyone who is sexually exposed to HSV-l or HSV-2 develops
symptoms. Many still test positive for
antibodies to both viruses without any
history of outbreaks. A primary Infec-

......
tion of genital herpes is characterized
initially by flu-like symptoms· such as
headache, fever, muscular pains and·swollen glands. Feelings of fatigue anddepression are common. The blisteryrash ~ often preceded by local itchingor burning or painful urination. Sometimes a vaginal discharge is present andthe cervix may appear infected also.
The entire episode generally lasts two.
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questions without another kid around.
And you want to encourage your kids to
ask questions. But don't expect your kids
to ask a lot of questions at ftrst. They
may be too shy. Just be ceitain that theyknow that they can ask questionS about
your gayness whenever they want. .
I.'think that you need to discUss a
few issues with your children when you
come out. A son may ";'OITY
that he may
become gay because his father is gay.
Daughters sometimes feel embarrassed
when their school friends find out. They
A gay~ndlesbian advice column
should be assured that homosexuality is
by Dr. Charles'Silverstein
not genetic, that it's not something that
Question:
While not impossible, it's unlikely that you get from your parents. This will
. I'm gay and I've been married to a he's as uninfonned as you seem to think, likely lead into l!. discussion of why you
became gay. I can only suggest telling
wqman for 14 yearS. Last year I told ner especially with all the publicity about. that I was gay. She blew up and de- AIDS on 1V and in the papers. You also them the truth, which is that we don't
know why some .of us become gay.
manded that I leave the house. We're in haven't considered that your daughter
the process of getting a divorce: But that's and son don't talk together about what Second is the question of who else in, not the thing that bothers me. I have two happened between you and your wife. the family knows of your gayness. Ob'kids, a 12-year-old boy and a daughter
Of coUrse a lot has .to do with what you viously they will discuss it with yourwife. But how about their grandparwho's eight-years-old.
They don't
ents, uncles, 'aunts, cousins? ~You'l1
know that I'm gay. I want them tohave to be quite explicit about this.
know about my life because I now
live with a lover and I want them toFinally, ~ere's the question ofwhen to introduce· your lover tounderstand that I still love them andyour ~hildren-as
your lover, notwelcome .them in my house. Obvi. .
your roommate. Here's how I would·ously my wife is against it. She ~ts
handle it. I would not come out to·JO, protect them fro~ ever knowmg.
your children with your lover preI'm gay, which is ridiculous. The kids .
sent. I think you owe them family~ow that my wife and I had l!- ftght,'.privacy so that they feel comfortable
but I've never answered their. quesasking you questions about "Uncle
tions about what the problem is be-'• .
•.
Bill." They might not be a~le to say
tween their parents. Do you think I
should tell them now, even if it
what's on their mirid in his presence,
makes my wife angry?
even if they l*e him a lot. Uncle
and your wife told them about the di- Bill can appear after the discussion,
vorce. I gather that you didn't tell ·them Then let the kids take the initiative in
Answer:the real reason. I assume ·that both you making contact with your .lover. They'll.
It sounds as if your wife is hurt andbitter over her marriage with you. Many and your wife either lied about why you bring him into the family in their own
wives in her situation feel as if the years left the house, or gave no reason at all. way. I can't emphasize this enoughyou spent together were all a fraud, that That dishonesty is the first problem you'll children will integrate a lover into yourthey were wasted years. They express .,meet when you come out to your chil- . family in their own way and with their
their bitterness in a number of waYs. dren. You lied to them and they'll feel own time schedule. Don't force it.
ThrOwing you out ·of the house was ob- hurt ~use
, You ,always need to be age approof it. One or ,both of them
viously the fIist. Now she's doing what may even feel guilty about the divorce, priate. The approach that works formany wives do when faced with theworrying that they were the cause. of grade school children won't work forc;oming out of their husbands-using
the conflict between you and your wife. teenagers. You should join the Gay Fath.e children· as pawns. Her claim that So expect some anger from them.
thers Forum. It meets every Friday
she's thinking of the welfare of her chilevening at the .Gay Community Center.
One ques~ion you face is whether
to tell them at the same time, or sepa- Their phone number is (212) 979-7541.
dren covers up feelings about herself:¢d her anger at you.
.
rately. You have to make this judgment. You'll ftnd a lot of married gay men
Are you so sure that your 12-year- Kids often feel that their questions may who have gone through the same efCpeold son doesn't know that you're gay? be considered stupid. It's easier to ask rience. They can be very helpful to you.
If ybu are a gay father and want to
respond to this column, send the letterb'ook'i'abOUt"". dl,.
<"M.P§¥<
to me c/o OutWeek. Your experience
may be useful in publishing a follow-up
article. ~Yo·uneed to discuss a few
issues with your children
when you cOme out. For
example a son liIay worry
that he may become gay
because hiS father .'s gay.

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warm tea, bags with tanni~ acid, comfrey or camomile may help. Sitz baths
with these herbs, and also calendula,
burdock. or echinacea are soothing. Vitamin E, aloe or ~ch hazel can also be
applied. Benedryl, an 'over the counter
antihistamine,can be taken orally if
itching is a problem.
In addition, sources recomm~d.vitamin A, B-complex and BIIT (an antioxi~ant). Acupuncture
may also be. helpful. Diet, stress-reduction and exercise, as usual, all play a role in maintaining resistance to. outbreaks. Whileherpes can be frustrating and difficult tocope with, it is important to realize that
it is manageable, usually improves overtime and that much can be done to reduce the frequency of outbreaks. T
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want to make sure it's not Jesse Helms.·

In .its early stages, gay activists
planned to create an iodependent gay
strategy against Helms that would
link efforts with other groups wanting
to defeat him. But strategists decided'
this spring to launch a co~lition PAC
because no other group was taking a
lead.
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non-afmiated status allows the PAC toraise an unlimited amount of money ..
Carter, who has been living ~inly off .
her savings, is the only paid staff
member.
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North, Carolina Senate Vote ;90, 604 West'
Chapel Hill St., purham, NC 27701, or
call her ~t-<919) 682~374.
"_ "Meanwhile, paperwork is' underway
to start another North Carolina ·politicalaction committee aimed at"addressing.lesb~ and gay issues in IC!Cal, stare andfederal elections. Tentatively called theFamily Fund, the proPQsed PAC may
have a longer, more d~riptive
name tomeet federal gUidelines, according to
Teachout,
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andchairperson.
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TIDINGST,
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raphy."
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-We urge you to write to Business
Perhaps the woman-in-question reWeek and point out that this subtle h0ally had a negative experience, maybe
donating to a nonreputable AIDS·orga- mophobic slip in their article suggests a
nization. It seems far more likely that pervasive anti-gay bias at the publicathe woman, and the author of the arti- tion. Write Stephen Shepard, Editor-incle, can't and won't make the distinc- Chief, Business Week, 1221 Avenue of
by Karin Schw(l,rtz
tion between gay activism and social the Americas, 39th floor, New York, NY
10020. And send a copy to the article's
services on the one hand, and gay
pornography on the other. And that fail- . author, Jeffrey Rothfeder. The phone
ure spells bigotry.
number is (212) 512-2511.
. GLAAD isn't only interested in conustness Week appears to be
It's somewhat akin to Eddie Mur-.
unable to distinguish bephy's and Sam Kinison's attempts to fronting the media when it is defamatotween fundraising solicitary. We also work for positive and accutions by gay, lesbian and AIDS groups I ...7rate portrayals of gays and lesbians inand "homosexual pornography."the media. This next item has that ~A recent editibn of Bustness Weekin mind.
,included a small article titled "Halting
New York City ·Mayor David Dinkins recently appointed Thomas B. Morthe Junk-Mail Juggernaut." The article's
intention was reasonable enough-to
gan as president of the WMYC ComJXlUhelp people who have been swamped
nications .Group. In this capacity,with junk mail to reduce the mail they
Morgan will h4ve direct influence on .
receive. It also provided some tips on
programming by WNYC-lV /Channel
how to avoid getting on mailing lists
31, as well as WNYC-AM and WNYCthat are shared with other businesses.
PM. A Significant amount of WNYC's
So far so good. But when the writprogramming is picked up by PBS ander of the article tried to illustrate the
National Public Radio.
,
point, he slipped into homophobic
According to The New York TImes,s~ereotyping. He wrote: "Last year, aMorgan has 7tated that he would like
New Yorker gave money to help AIDS I,. WNYC to beCome "more responsive toresearch. The next week, her· .mailbox '1
New Yorkerr. by serVing constituentswas flooded with homosexual pornog- ,not addr~
by commercial television
raphy."or other public television stations.» This
Well I, and many people I know,
could be gopd news for Bay and lesbian
have given money to help AIDS re;-,..
-- • -• New Yorkers who have been underrepsearch and education efforts. And none
resented in our own public media forof us have had the experience of re- erase long histories of homophobia by far too long.
ceiving unsolicited homosexua1 pornoggiving money to AIDS organizations.
We urge ·you to act now to ensure
raphy in the nonpprofit groups that fight The sad truth is that many people who that Mo~'svision includes gays andbigotry, discrimination and violence
are sympathetic to gay people when we lesbians. If1 particular, -encourage him toagainst gays and· lesbians,
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nce during my book tour last SQmmet fOr After tbe Ball, a reporter..posed a question that stopped me flat. He .said Armistead Maupin
had suggested thls question to ask me: If I possessed a big, thickcomputer list naming every gay person in ·America, would I be
willing to prµ,lfsb that list for straights to see?
"The idea had appeal. Isn't it publish or perish, ~ese days?
Doesn't my own book, in the macho cause of political pragmatism, u~ everygay American to leap from the closet, and pronto? Wouldn't the sheer bulk of
the homolist instantly add heft to our demand for civil rights? Wouldn't the list
sextuple my prospects for a date on Saturday night? Wouldn't it be heroin-purepleasure to rout all. the gay community's sneaky cowards, .quislings and hyp. ocrites at once? Isn't the list already familiar, anyway, to gay gossips far and
wide?
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. I answered eath 9f these questions to myself with a qualified yes. But I told
the reporter no, I simply couldn't publish the homolist.
Since last summer, the idea of gay-listing has beeil re-christened "outing" andretro-fined withratio~es. Outing has attracted a noisy gang of tattlers. who've gone rampaging'through others' closets, ·looking for frightened queers
to drag into the icy spotlight of public bigotry, where they'll either learn to likeit or else die of exposure.
.
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Ba/~ we make it Rule Nine of our preferred social code for gay America: "I'll .
encourage other gays to come out, but never expose them against their will.·
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lung~ to clue them in. Top of their tattle-list: cloSeted gays they especially like,arid those they pa!t\cularly despise. I'm troubled Py such disclosures for four rea'"sons.
(1) Being out is good, but coming out is bener. We must cherish the process
o~ coming out. No gay person should deny another the incomparable, irreplaceable, once..in-a-lifetime opportunity to come out of the closet under his or her
own steam, as the fruit of deep personal reflection, courage and conviction.· For
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eventually arrive when she steps forward
to affU"mher own character openly, andthereby becomes the author of it. This riteof passage is far too important to thedevelopment of a pOsitive .gay identity forsomeone else---some venal or irrepressible blabbermouth-to
callously preempt it, to steal it away.
(2) To be closeted is bad, but to beouted can be worse .
. Being flushed into the open byothers before one is ready-before
one has overcome.shameandguilt, before one has constructedasolid personalalternative
to society's mores-cancrush a person.
Indeed,the effectis· doubly
6. Hiller MalIS•• Is c.· ..... r,
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cious, irreplaceable chance to grow percrushing because one has lOst forever, at own good, and ours' takes its meddlesonally by coming out. Outing can damthat terrible instant, the single thing that some spirit from the conservative contamakes coming out socially bearable: the gion of our times. As the late Henry Fair-. age them emotionally arid materially. It
dignity one may claim from having at lie observed, "America too is becoming a dramatically undercuts the gay commwiity's claim that sexual preference should
least cbosen to come out, chosen to be nation of informers. We are encouraged
be a strictly private, not a public, concern .
.different.
to go around"checking on everyone else's
And it fans the atmosphere of whisperingAnd, of course, when you take it eating, drinking, smoking, sexual pfodivupon yourself to force qthers out of the ities, and general hygiene." (Alas, as co- mistrust within the gay community. .
The benefits of outing big shots must,closet you may wreak havoc in unintendauthor of a book that pokes and prods
ed ways as well. Your intentions may be the gay community's welfare without
therefore, be so very compelling that they
good, but your timing atroCious. Your mercy or restraint, I'm in no position to can outweigh these hulking drawbacks.
highhanded intervention might expose
press this point too far!)
Are they? Consider the common rationales.
them to real hardships and discrimination(4) It's better to live in a gay commu(1) Young gay people need positivethat they should have bad a chance to nity that operates on mutual trust rather
weigh for themselves-keeping
in mind, .> than mutual fmking. This point is simple role models, so famous people should be.after all, that coming out isn't everytbtng
but important: what kind of gay subculouted if they haven't the civic decency toin life. Or you might prematurely pigeonture do you prefer to live in-onewith
an come out on their own. Gabriel Rotello,the· editor of this journal, recently justified
hole a bisexual as a ,homosexual-in the atmosphere of trust, or one or"gimletentire town's mind-before
he himself eyed suspicion? The latter is what devel- outing for 1be New Yo'* Ttmes in thishad decided against the option of living a ops when everyone is outing everyone
way: "It's taken for granted that otherstraight lifestyle.
else.
minorities deserve to have role models,(3) It's better to live in a society that
Not all gays can or will come out fully so why not gays?".respects your right to privacy, than in one
at the present moment, so I'd rather that
The only possible reply is yes, gays
where the world is a fly on your bedroom
our demtmonde continue to be a refuge
sbould have their own uncloseted rolewall. Exposing the private sex lives of for them; an inviting place where they models, and one wishes that the nation's·
others to public rumor, and asserting that can let their hair down and dance, confi- many covertly gay 'success stories' had
it's perfectly fin~ to do so, is a needlessly
dent that the waltz is entre nous. This .the gumption to do the right thing, drop
risky. strategy for gays. Here's why: For goes for closeted gays both famous and their elaborate -covers and come clean.
decades, gays have been squawking, in unknown; as a rule, their secret should be But a positive role model who has to becourtrooms and to the press, that what safe with us until they deem otherwise.
outed
simplyisn't onee! Closet
they do in bed, and with whom, isn't anyKeeping such secrets is. one of thecases-however
accomplishedthey
one else's business; that sexual activity odd pleasures of being the mem~ of an might otherwise be-hardly set a good
. among consenting adults should enjoy a outgroup: It makes you a ~d of insider, example for young gays once they've
special right to privacy-implicit in th~ for a change, to know who your co-<:on- been exposed as cowaidly lions.
Bill of Rights-thatbars scrutiny andspirators are when the rest of the world
Next, think of the impression outing
intesference from society and the state.
doesn't.
makes on the general public. 4fter cenI happen to agree with those squawkturies of straights bullying and queerbaiters. But our benighted Supreme Court
1..................
ing homosexuals, now gays are tlirOing
does not: It doubts both the notion of a'have detailed at length theeacb otber in. The image of homosexual'constitutional right to privacy' and our :[.
demerits of outing private fig- ity as a furtive, sick, shameful thing isclaim that gay sex is protected by such aures, for a reason. Many readers
amply reinforced by the spectacle of othprinciple. Consequently, the right to be would quickly agree that snitching on erwise prominent closet-cases being drivleft alone in sexual matters will not be other hapless nobodies is mean, pointlessen out from their dark biding places into
enforced from the top down in America. and bad for the gay community in the the blinding light of day, only to suffer (asThis means that a tolerant respect for sex- long run. On the other hand, they feel they usually do) an immediate fall fromual privacy can only be cultivated-bythat exposing the sex lives. of famous
public grace. Role models, indeed.
gays, if no one else--from the bottom up, people-who, after all, live in a fIShbowl(2) The· straight press's double stan. among the citizenry itself. Yet how can already-is somehow more acceptable.
dard against reporting the homosexual .
we hope to teach straights to mind their
Their distinction is callous, as canintimacies of celebrities
should be
own damned business, when they.see us now be seen: My four complaints still smashed. Here's a truly peculiar argurelentlessly sniffing out one another's . apply. The outing of closeted celebrities
ment,
again
homosexuality and then squealing to the cafl-JdS with the rest of us-rob
neighbors?
them of
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Even so, this tactic puts us on a slip- .
.issued by·Rotello: "The media.talks aboutdead, of course, our concerns about thethe private lives of famous people in heartache, stunted personal growth and pery slope to a bad habit of coercion, andgreat detail. But when it coIIi~ to some- career damage that outing can cause are validates the kind of exposure-blackmaillong .favor:ed by the other side. First,.J·body being gay, there is a.code of moot..
you'llout a public figure only for being'(3) The more gay leaders who aresilencebecallse being gay is perout, the more powerful the gay move- aggressiyelyanti-gaYi next, for supporting
ceived as just about the worst thinga gay civil rights bill only tepidlYi andsomebody can be. And by imposing this ment becomes. This is true, and only
code of silence, we are· perpetuating that sometimes, if the famous gay person has eventually, for taking conservative stands
notion." In other wor:ds, if the press is come out under his or her own stearD-{lS deemed 'politically incorrect' on all manner of issue within the Rainbow Coalition.
going to descend to trash-tabloid stan- in the case of Congressman BarneyThat goes ,much to<?far.
dards by invading the. sexual privacy of Frank. My own guess is that outing
straights, then it darn well ought to do the prominent gays will, by embarrassing
same for cloSeted homosexuals-withthe them and rendering them targets of big.
- OIIIII'S·lISIlIlIlI
gay community's help, if necessary. Evi- otry, tend to diminish their power withint, in the end, is. behind thedently, to paraphraSe Oscar Wilde, the the mainstream and marginalize theirouting <:raze (apart from theposition. We'd never wish to do ·that to ~only thing worse than being talked abobt
gay intelligentsia's ,perennial. ,the gay community's closeted but otheris not being talked about.
need for something ~ew to bicker over)?
Now, this reasoning is so patently . wise supportive friends in .governA big part of the answer, as Randy Shilts
can, perhaps, do us more
cockeyed that, if you can't already see the ment-who
noted some.time ago, is AIDS. Frustration'
problem, I'm not sure I can explain it to good than harm by remaining undercover
over failure by the nation's governmental
you. Certainly, the more the straight press for the time being. On the other hand,'and commercial elites to assume full lead. discusses gay' issues in a ffiatter.,of-fact those conservative a;eeps who acted asership in fighting the diseaseboiledour enemies before their outing will haveway, the more desensitized the public
over, first, into rancorous p,!blic demonlittle reason (or power) to help the gay
will become. on the issue (my bookstrations-ACf UP-style--mtd, lately, into
speaks at length about this process). But community thereafter-Robert Bauman's
the threat of outing gay leaders who p~edeljberately enco\lraging the trampling of example· notWithstanding.
sumably could do much more. As an(4) Some closeted enemies of the gay
gay ~ple's
privacy' rights just to serve.
expression of valid rage, then) one Imustthis pUlpose is ill-advised. Might it not community must be neutralized through .
grant outing its share of moral justificaexposure. Outing does have its merits as
make more sense to ·encoHrage media
tion even though it is impractical and ultidiscussion of gay issues instead of gay a form of political castration and psychom,ately self-defeating.
logical terrorism, but this is a dire remedy
personalities?
,
My hope and expectation is that, withMoreover, the press never treats the to be reserved for the most diabolical·in oa decade, the· outing. debate will be
stories of f6rcibly outed celebrities in a hypocrites, which are few. I have in mind
swept into' utter irr~lev'ance by ~ seathose cases where one observes a consismatter-of-fact way: It's always a sensachange in the sheer number of gays, intent pattern of malignant attack on gay
tional scandal! And who really believes
places high and low, who surge out of therights and interests, by someone who-in
the press observes. a double standard
closet. For it won't be long before the real
his private hours---enjoys the gay life henowadays, anyway? The prestige press
benefits of being openly gay outweigh the,still considers celebrity sex lives basically publicly abhors.
perceived
costs. Even now we are
But resort to outing in these instances
off-limits-being
the stuff, of libel
close--perhaps very close-to tipping thesuits-and so declines to monger straight entails setting aside our ·general ethic of. or gay tattle. The tabloid press, on the privacy in order to attack another for scale in that direction. In the meantime,
may the bitter tacticians of outing do nothlacking such ethics. This contradiction
other hand, digs into both with·gusto.
)og that inadvertently makes coming out
Barney Frank' deflects well: "There is a
(Just check out the tabloids' recent exposseem more frightful than it actually is.~right to privacy, but not hypocrisy. If
es on Forbes,
Chamberlain
andpoliticians are gay or lesbian and then use
Schwarzenegger) .
.Speaking of Forbes, r should add in that against other people, they have forpassing that I'm less distressed by the out- feited their right to privacy.".
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lake it from me, an experiChamberlain and Linda Evans. 1 couldn't,enced "out~r" who's been
believe her hypocrisy, and said so.
:eliing the truth about closDefendin,.8 her position, Smith wrote
eted celebrities for yeirs"May 1 ask who are you to judge what
now. Outing is a ta~tic
Tommy Tune and Twiggy are doing withhose time has come. But their lives? Their romantic involvementI'd like to step back a minute and explain
happened to be very real while it lasted.
what it is we're talking about here.
It amazed everybody I ,knew. 1 certainly ,Editorials from coast to coast havewould have been remiss not to write
tried to cast the outing debate as a battle about it when they· were all over New
between the gays. It's more accurately . York entwined, clutched in each other'schara.ctt;rized as a battle between the ' arms and she was living in his apartinent,
mainstream media and those of us who madly in love witI:J.him." 1 need hardly
feel they've been allowed to get away add that this sense of astonishment neverwith telling lies for far too long.
found its way into print.
A staggering double standard exists.
But I must have hit a nerve. This was
We're invisible and the irrational fear of better dish than any Liz Smith column I'dhomosex:uality has resulted·in a massive ever read. "Richard Chamberlain andconspiracy of silence. This outing contro- Linda Evans do go out together," she conversy will be valuable even if it only alerts tinue<!. "I have no idea what they; do or
the press that we expect more-more
don't do in their private morpents. 1don't
than the lies they've deliberately manubelieve 1 ev~ said they were madly physfactu~ed, more than the contempt, the ically in love because I don't know. Do
dishonor and the public' indifferenceyou? ... Don't these people (even or ~they've condemned us to.
dally the gay. ones) have the right to .
Since the dawn of tltpe, we've talked change th,eir minds,. experiment, practiceamongst ourselves about who is and whobisexuality or fake it?...1 like to let myisn't, and nothing is going to prevent us intelligent readers draw their own conclufrom continuing to talk. What's at stake sions about the depth, sincerity andhere is what the press is willing to print.
veracity of public liaisons. 1 am evidendy
Why is homosexuality the only tllipg not .so iudgmental as tbe Advocate of• we aren't allowed to write about? Drug these things.".
addiction,· chilhood sexual trauma,
Not judgmental? By her own admisteenage abortions, rape, inceSt and patri- sion, Smith prefers reporting "changed
cide are the life blood of popular joumalminds," experimentation. and bisextlaliism. The colu~
never demand priva~ ty-however"fake"-to telling the truth,cy for Marla l1aPles or Donna Rice, both about gay men and women.
of whom were 'pfivate citizens' before
Smith was doing what she's dpne all
everybody got curious. The private lives along: keeping the lid on, covering forof Roseanne Barr and Elizabeth Taylor her friends, conveniendyreporting
hetare laid more open for public consumperosexual "dates" to help mask the truth,tion thanthe Freedom ofInformation Act. which is that many of these actors· andBut dare to tell the truth about Malcolm actresses,)
directors
andmovie
Forbes, like my colleague Mike Signorile stars-popular celebrities who enjoy thedid, and every commentator comes up world's acclairn--are gay and lesbian.
with a two-bit reason whysocte,ty is sup1 challenged her. again th.e followin~
posed to be better off not knowing.
year, when she insisted on having the..The ·principle is really very simple.
last word on the Rock Hudson story. She
Either being gay is 0}5: or it isn't. And wrote that she deplored the "media barallowing homoseJqlality to take its place rage" surrounding Hudson's illness, andas a normal part of the human sexual
revealed that she had once dream~ly
ill'
spectrum requires ceasing to treat it as a doodled "Mrs. Rock Hudson" in the martlllnBIIIJ:
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dirty little secret.
gins of her notepad. i wrote that thatl.,Outing is nothing new to me. I fust particular column \Vas nothing less than '_illS alSI""lr liIInI_ took Liz Smith to task in October 1984, in high camp to those who knew SmithlIS"1IIn"
my fUmcolumn in· tbe Advocate. She had personally. 'expressed disgust at Harvey Fierstein forThis brought another, even more irate, thanking his lover ·on the Tony Awards l~tter. "How dare you call my deep inner
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I..... show, all the while continuing to report feelings about Rock 'high camp'?" sheII . .. Q
such unlikely rOp1anti£l R~irings as . fumed, "I certainly· ~as nOt part of any
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.knew him very well for many years and gay columnists play into
. he never once said anything about it to the prejudicesof theirme or to anyone else. I knew. Was I sup- homophobic
editors.
posed to repudiate his o~ position pub- Together, they keep theli~ly?How well did you kDow Rock?"power structure fumly inWell enough to have.been cruised by place. They have the final
him one afternoon in 1980, at his house say on how gay the world
on Beverly Crest Drive. Was Smith hon- appears to be at any given
estly saying she hadn't known he was mo91ent.
gay? I couldn't believe how ridiculous the
Self-censorship is an
woinan was making herself. But she was odious instinct. Gay pe0caught, poor thing, and still hasn't figured ple do it .all the time,out how to extricate herself.
whenever we decide to
It starts, Liz, with telling the troth.
blend in and' disappear. I
Back came word from !be Advocate.
was guUty of it myself, by
Smith's second letter had been opened by . editing Iris Love out of thatthe editors before they forwarded it. I was interview.
bluntly told to layoff. Was. there really
The real question is:anycompelling
reasonfor ·Who's writing journalism?
attacking ...(gasp) ...Liz Smith? The editors Reporters or PR flacks? Soclaimed that the kind of stuff published in much space is given overgossip columns was too insubstantial to to promotion that we've
make a. fuss about. And they didn't feel turned into a nation of
comfortable printing her letters, since she unpaid press agents, eager
had written to me directly rather than to and willing to perpetuate
the Advocate letters page.
the lies of the rich andIt was clear to me then that the gay
famous, all for the sake ofpress was neglecting its resposibilit}r. This somebody else's "career."
is an isSue that needs to be discussed
thoroughly, because the lies have been'heC(~'sa reason
mounting for so long they're accepted
we're-the most..
despised minorwithout question. But no editor in theworld wants to let us. Even the gay ones.
ity on the planEven thoSe who· claim to represent the et..Too many people, of all
gay press.
,
ages, in all walks of life,
I knew some background that !be still don't know of anyone
Advocate didn't. Years earlier, back in
who's gay. We're either
1981, I'd transcribed an intelView with perverts
andchild·
Smith for Intervtewmagazine. She'd beenmolesters or nameless,interviewed at her Manhattan apartment,
faceless "gay militants,"
and on the tape her roommate, the"gay militants" will remain powerlessmarching in the streets, wearing dresses
archaeologist Iris Love, could be heard
when we're happy and throwing things because we insist on telling the truth.
making comments in the background.
when we're 'mad. We're repeatedly told
What's needed is a test of the libel
But Smith trusted us to play by the same we're making top big a deal about sex laws. When I say, as I do often, thatrules she applies to her. own reporting.
when what we really should be celebratsomeone is gay, I say it without malice
She automatically assumed that either I or ing is our right to privacy.
I'm gay myself, and I'm tired of being
the editor at Interview would discretely
defmed in terms of other people's prejuAsk the press to take responsibility
edit Love out of the piece, to make it for their conspiracy and they get sancti- dices. Most editors and publishers honappear as though Liz lived there alone.
monious in a huoy. The San Francisco
estly believe that homosexuality is too
She was right.
Cbrontcle declared· in an editorial last disgusting to be written about. If you're
famous enough, you're made an honIn the intro to that particuiar piece I month that outing goes against traditions
went so far as to call Smith "America's of sexual privacy. The Chrontck"s editors orary heterosexual.
Since the burden of proof has been
best-loved gossip." The crazy thing is, at· say outing will result in an abridgement
the time, I believed it. .
of liberty similar to that seen in Nazi Ger- ~ handed to us, I mean to make the most of it;
Wbat all this. boils down to is themany, where citizens were required tohose opposed to outing say
spy on their neighbors.
.
overwhelming hypocrisy of the press,, we're defeating our own purand the double standard that keeps us
This is patently absurd, and the. PoSe. They say we should be
invisible. Smith's favorite lament is "little, Cbrontcleknows it. What they're trying to .
celebrating our right to priv.acy, .
powerless me." If she really believes this, do is codify a system that says Malcolm .
Forbes can be rich and powerful as long that outing. breeds sensationalism, that
she underestimates herself and the power
she wields. ·These closeted lesbian and as he shuts up about being queer, and the those who are brought out arep't goodLIl[

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frole moqels ,anywaY.-·Ancl. qty favorite· . times more likely to commit :sui~de than .
\e)tcuse: that prejudice is sp deeply
straights, just because it dQesn't ,jibe withentrenched, there will always be. some"family values"? How ethical is it for Sen'bile, SomewJl~, whq-wi;lirabidty hate ator Helms to try to water down a blldly
gay men andJesbians..
:..
needed Hate Griines pill With an amend.. . What? Our hatred of thiS. system of ment thatagalrl'adds insult to injurY
lies· isn't enough? ·We~resupposed
to by further depersonalizihg .gay men andinterrialize the moral outrage of our ene- women?·'mies? 1 frankly oon't care about role modwpere are ethics when. the ·murderer .
els being acceptable when we're fighting of a'811Yman ~ ~ off on the -homo-.
totallnvislbility.
...
.
sexual panic" defense-claimingthat
nie privacy argum~t is a .lot of hot beingby another man Was so ter.ai; I. hav~ tciQmuch reSpect for the men - rifying, the only natural response was to .
homosexuals hold o~ tenified youth.
,..I've loved-:severalof
whom are now
kiU him?
.
9~d-tb represent mySelf lIS ,anything
Wake up, folks. They're using tµeir The power comes from fear of Mexpoless than ~t
I ~ Showing the world unfamiliarity with us as a club to beat us sure." The old gay-bOy and gay-girl netthe·
who we are will only humanize us, and with. And when we try to declare otlr- work has a vested interest in
we've been denied hu~itY.
How ·often selves, they lecture us about ethics. It's scepe illicit and'underground. Otherwise
have You seen this phot(;)graph: two men, long pa$t time to rip the. cloSet dobrs off their hold over the seared young. kids
would evaPQr3.te. \'.'holding hands, shot froll\ ~hind S<? their ' the hinges and let" the world see who
Similarly, many of our sq<alled -gayblue-je~butts sho,w instead of tiieir comes .tumbling out. , ',.
faces? 'This is -the "~·cceptable" public
Once you announcre yourself, it ceas- leaders" have been co-opted by. closeted
Image of homosexUals~ It's e3$ier to .hate es to be news. I'm f~ back: from londOn; fags and dykes ~ PQSiti6d$·of P,ower.
a cipher.
.~' . .
.
.
.where I witnessed ~ principle in action. They take the B.yzantine layers of hypocrisy for granted; they pride ~.
x.s·'outing ,~ethical?'; Since when are Some close friends of mme, frustrated
selves on knowing ·how to navigate. How
ethics ~gge4 ill' to excuse. lying? Where
the abridgement of liberties that Thatchare ~e ~csof the press"in distorting er's government is gettirig away With, many times have YOu heard this one:fl!l¢m thethe :wor~d to fit their linage of reality? have come out bf tht closet in a big .Jny. "We're more effectiye ~How '~cal is it (Or: Representative Dan- What's more,. they're actors, members of system." N6I'1sense. By' remainlng.inviaith~ ~,;nemeyer,· to squelch a federal report
the pf()fession Liz Saµ~ has put herself in ble, ~ey're' ~ting
All the smoke· and .hot ah·· won't
showing. that gay teenagers are threecharge "of covering: for. Watch out forchange the fact that it's ~to be open.1•• Michael Casbman; he's a renegadeon the subject. He wouldn't iniDd about who w!=are. 'the time for timidity
seeing pictures of every closet case is past. The world is ·flnally cUrious about
for myself
in Parliament plastered on bill- ~, and'l plan to speak up ~and for those "brothers" and -sjsteh" whoboards all over Pkadilly Circus. When Ian McKellen asked me are doing their best to prove to the world.'.
three years ~go if I thought he we don't exist.·
Runiling f~ ~ver' sedDS especiallyshould come out of the closet, I sat
up until four in the morning telling cowardly today. Remain~g hidden has
bought us a governtnent that feels no
him why I thought he'should.'
sense
of. urgency to cure AIDS. We sti1l. Today, the man who's acknowlhave lessons to teach the wOrld, in c0medged· as the greatest classicalpassion and caring that transcend archaic
actor of his generatiOn says he's
happier, ,both personally and pro- sex-roles, We won't teaCh these lessonS
fessionally, than eVer before in his by hiding th~ we love and ~isting on. a righ~ to a ~telife.
,. ,,"ri\ ,.
life.
As long as Ed<iie· Murphy canjrisUlf
By seizing the initiative, you.set the rules abOut how the world. "faggots" in front of an audience of oiillions, I don't feel timid about questioning
responds: This is what David
who
Hockney and' Christopher Isher- the sexuality of Barry Diller, thewood did; it's what \V.H. Auden greased the skids -at Paramount for Mur~,and Tennessee Wlliiams did. Liber- phy's rise to the top.
A:s
long
as
-there'ssuchathing as.theace and HalStan'neVerfiguredit. ,"homosexual panic" def~.longasout.
. For years I grew ,up thinking I .~they can kill ~ and get away with murwas the only person in the world der, as long as our very unfamlliarity is
don't feel bad
attract~d to .my own .sex. And used to condemnus.rl:
about doing my beSt· to familiar~ the, .. while! I was never. victimized.
'myself, 'I can'~ help remembering public with homosexuality.
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was asked to write on the subject of bringing celebrities out of the cl~• •et, partic;ularly those who have been in positi9ns where their being
openly gay or lesbian could have positively affected our liveS. for exam- .
pl~. the members of Congress who have feh compelled to vote in
response to their own internalized homophobla or the· recent
by this magUIne to expose the hidden homosexual life of Malcolm
ForbeS. I have a number of responses to this issue that ha~e ~screaming forthfrom my insides, all of them strongly opposed to what the media has exploited as theterm ·outing."..
I don't think it is either appropriate or ethical to categorize people on ·the basis of
their prominence and then subject them to treatment ~t is somehow different orp\,Ulitive. As a ·Black lesbian with disabllities, I have spent much of my life dodsIni
the choices this society has historically made to treat me differently simply because I
belonged to a group that was chosen as a target of oppression. The end never jUstifies
the ineans. and how you do something is reflected in the resuh you accomplish. UainS
these same tactics of singling out someone for the supposedly more noble pwpoee of
exposing that person as gay or le~bian is Simply not acceptable.
. While I recognize that poviert"ul people have access to privileges that others Jack,I do not think that gives us the right in a homophobic society to deliberately sUbject
them to the oppression they have feh it essential to escape. The reasonirlg has been
proposed that they have nothing to lose, precisely because they are prominent andbringing them out of the closet will not specifically jeopardize ~ir income or-\cClebri~
ty status. The lessons of the McCarthy era and the guilt by mere implication that ruined
the·lives and careers of many alleged ·communist sympathizers" are too fresh for me
to assume that Jesse Helqls and his hysterical response to "obscenity" (which includes.homoerotic art) will not expan9 to a similar zealous pwge of gay men ,and leisblaMfrom public life. While I may personally resent the advantages that closeted celebrities
enjoy, choosing to target them is not an appropriate way to address the· inequities ofprivilege and c1ass in this society. I
this argument as an example of the int~
homophobia that poisons our thinkiilg. since no effort is made to equally disempoweror jeopardize the status of renowned heterosexUals.
"
I also find spurious the iu-gument that bringing Celebrities "out of the closet" isimportant as a way to encowage young people to ~ open about their own .~\orientation. To IDe it is analogous to saying that one can learn a lesson'ahout hOnesty, by watching the police drag a shoplifter in handcuffs f!om a store. It is true thai some'deterrent factor may be imprinted in the subconscious. I would perscmally be·~or¢affected by the rare .account of an individual who realized he or she had been given
excess change or someone else's purchase and returned to the store to rectify the mistake. It is a far more powerful role model for someqne to choose to voluntarilyidentlfy
themselves as gay or lesbian than for someone to make that choice out of fear that it
will be made for them.
I particularly resent that OutWeek chose to"participate in whit I vieW as joUrnalismthat smacks of sensatioruilism. When I walk in the.supennarket and see a ~ea~ein
one of the tabloids about Chastity Bono or Kristy McNi~hol or Richard Chamberlain
being in a homosexual ~lationship, I ass~e that is probably trUe because of rumorsthat I have heard within the gay and lesbian community. Howeyer. I still resent the
intrusion into those indi~idua1 lives for the purpose of making a dollar. When I see
the same type of headline about Malcolm Forbes in this magazine; I am no less convin~ that the motif,ttion is .pandering to that prurient element in the reader who
needs a shot of sleaze in their life. It offends me as areader who is looking to the publications from within
our community to model the value;;.oCpride andethics that are lackiiig in the larger societY.
.
, . My philosophy on this subject can be captured in .
the simple maxim, "Live and Let Live·." I cannot
debide what is right for ~yone else, whether it be ~ .
choice to be gay or lesbian, the choice to· be ~.
" gay or lesbian or the choice to live the -lifestYle of the. rich and famous." I don't want someone else making~J,.., .~.:.
.:. those decisions for me and will actively resist any~·att~pmrodoso.~

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his year outinghasphobia-whileremaining
become as popular as safely cocoonedin thevoguing. Everyone has a closet themselves?
These students had
point of view on how orserious questions about
whetherto do it, towhom, and the level of the long-range effects ofoutrageousness
involved. In the still- outing and the ethics of
as-apathetic-as-the-SOs 90s it's one of it. They also wanted totalk about
the techthe few issues to goad liberal and conniques:
now to out
servative alike. Even college campuses
homophobiccollegeare aware of outing and students haveadministrators, for exambig questions.
ple. But the more quesLast month I was a featured speaker
tions they- asked, theat the Pride Week festivities of Havermore apparent was theirford and Bryn Mawr Colleges. My topic
was the subversion of gay culture by underlyiilg fear: To- parheterosexual society and the talk was
ticipate in outing must
attended by a refreshingly large numyou be out yourself?
ber of students-maleand female,
I have been on bothsides of the outing issue
white and non-white in nearly equal
numbers. Because much of the talk· since before it was calledfocusedon denial of ·homosexu. outing. In the· 15 years I've been writiRg our numbers from the people to whomality--either by the heterosexual cul- for the gay and mainstream press I've thoSe numbers. would make a difference.
.
ture or by gay artists and writers them- . had occasion to "out"-sometimes
When we talk about outing, what
selves---lnanY of the early questions in intentionally and sometimes by accident When I was in my early 20s I had
are we really talking about? We're talkthe period
following
the lecture
a lot of sympathy for closeted queers.
ing about exposing
the colla borafocused on closeting and, by extension,
When I hit 30 it stopped completely.
tionists, we're talking about exposing
outing.
In telling these students the story of
those who think they'll never get
So what do the students of two of
my own activism-being
expelled from marched to the gas chambers because
America's most prestigious colleges
think about outing? They love it and it my high school for being a lesbian (in "nobody knows."
We know outing has arrived
scares them to death. After nearly an the enlightened 70s, no less), beingarrested in "zaps" of anti-gay organizabecause it is suddenly a mainstreamhour-and-a-half of questions, the contions, media and the like, being a token
media topic. Outing has become a matsensus was that outing is a· good thing
lipstick lesbian on television talk showster of "ethics" for the liberal left who
to do to people who are dead (Forbes),
and basically taking on the day-to-day
liken it to McCarthy tactics and red-baitevil (Ritter and Roy Cohn) o~ working
from a very public
ingj the neo-cons are gloating because
agaJnst us (oops, we haven't outed him homophobia
piace-I also told them that I have no they see it as the final feeding frenzyyeO but not something to do to anyone
patience any longer .
.
gay. who might ever do anything niceor· helpful for other gays. Including
for anyone in the closet. I told them thatthemselves. For as one young Black
woman said, "How can we be sure that eve'! gay man and IIcIIIta .........
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Outing: has beco.me an essential in· there is always the possibility we will
the quest fo.r gay and lesbian rights, gay be unco.vered. Outing represents theand lesbian equality. The big questio.n refutatio.n of that level of oppression,
the pppressio.n .of passing. Passing onlyis: Is .outing ethical? Is .outing politi~
gives the illusio.n .of allo.Wing us access··co.rrect?
to. power; yet by fo.rcing us to. pass, to.
.These questio.ns co.me from the samebe.other than who. we really are, thesource as the o.ppressio.n that fuels ~em.
culturemaintains its do.minance .over
Let's reverse those questions and, instead
us. It has disallowed us ourselves.
of blaming·the activists striving for equal·In urging these students to. co.me
rights, let's shift the blame to the self-pro.out
now, to. ackno.wledge themselves
claimed victims. Is it ethical to.stay in theandto declare themselves, I also asked
closet, pass for straight, assume the man- .
tel .ofheterosexual privilege and enjoy its that they refute the ro.le .of co.llaborasimply in their· .own
benefits while those who. tio.nist-no.t
o.ppressio.n,but
in the o.ppressio.n .of
are openly gay suffer the.others
aswell.
oppressio.n .of their mino.rOne student asked what if we .outed
ity status? Is it etl;Ucal·to.
tum a deaf ear to. AIDS? Is so.meo.ne who. really wasn't gay,it po.litically co.rrect to. wo.uldn't we .destro.y that person's life?
The answer to. that is self-evident.
igno.re the fact that gays
As lo.ng as fear surro.unds gayness,and lesbians have absolutely no. rights under the rather than affum~tio.n, there will bedenial. And until the gays and lesbians
law?
.
.of the wo.rld begin to. assume with theThis is why .outing
same level .of artogance that heterosexcanno.~ be equated with
we .operate
red-baiting·and this is uals have assumed-until.ontheassumption
that
everyo.ne
is gaywhy .outing sho.uld beunti~ pro.ven .otherwise-weare no.t
welco.med
rather thango.ing to. shift the balance ..of power.
feared by the gayandlesThere is a radi~lism. attached to.
bian yo.uth .of America.
o.utin~ that is different fro.m any .other
Outing represents a' step
to.ward freedo.m, a step· gay rightS activism. Because at the heart.of o.uting'is a refutatio.J1 .of internalized
to.ward ackno.wledgeho.mo.pho.bia; participating in .outing
ment .of .our diversity andmakes the statement thatanydne
can.openly gay and facing the possibility .of .our vast 'numbers. Gays and lesbians
be
gay
and
that
as
a
gro.up·
we
can
are
the
largestsingle·mino.rity
inthediscriminatio.n that is very real .or hiding
it and facing the reality .of a do.uble life U.S., yet because .of the huge number ,aq:ept that. 1hat's a major leap to.ward
self-love and independence. And quite
who. remain silent and clo.seted, we
for all eterriity. Yet because they cannot
simply, until we believe and actlike We
appearto.
theheterosexualsocietyto.
look to. the huge and co.mpelling variare worthy af the same legal protec-.
be far smaller and, as a consequence,
ety .of.gay and lesbian models-fro.m.
less stro.ng, less po.iitically powerful, . tio.ns, rights and privileges awarded thethe Hennann Goerings and Ro.y Cohns
to. the bo.ys and girl~ next. do.o.r --; less financially po.werful, less self- hetero.sexual society, we wo.n't achieve
them:.
detenninant.
because they co.ntinue. to be closeteO
This is the lesson I wanted to. teach
One stJdent asked me if .outing
fro.m them, they think there is .only .one
cho.ice that makes sense. That cho.ice is 'didn't represen~ a threat to. the privaCy those students last mo.nth: That they arein charge .of their own freedo.m. That
the .one they see practiced most .often: .of the individual. In .one sense it does,.outingshould beco.me ·a tool fo.r them
m'05t
certainly,
yet
if
we
look
at
the
hisclimbing into. the clo.set, changing protowardthat freedo.m. That until heteroto.ry..ofo.ppressio.n,themostvirulent
no.uns, faking heterosexuality and praysexuals can be presumed gay until
ing every day .of their life that rio. .one backlash has been directed to.ward
finds .out. This is the cho.ice we .offer those gro.ups who. were able to. "pass" pro.ven .otherwise, until being called
as members .of the majoritY gro.uJ>;--like gay isn't the 'wo.rst thing that can hap·Qur gay and lesbian yo.uth.
.
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the majority o,f Jews in Germany in pen to. yo.u, there is go.ing .to.be a strugthe fmal days .of the Weimar Repub- 'gle. And the best way to participate in'that struggle is to. co.me .out, acknowllic.
edge yo.urself and refuse to· be placed.Blacks,
Asians,
Hispanics
and,~,wo.men cannot "pass." Gays and les- in the closet.
. We will not have equality and webians can. AI:ld as lo.ng as we perwill not have legal rights until the closet
petuate the theo.ry that in passing
do.o.rs in thi~ co.untry-o.n
evety
we can augur change from within,
we perpetuate the who.le cycle .of level-are 'ripped off their hinges and......,....
o.ppressio.n. When we try to. passtheir occupants declared. T .

before we kill .ourselves .off. But .outing
is, in reality, a civil rights tactic. Radical
yes, but then so was refusing to. move
to. the back .of the bus.
'
Talking with these students and 1istening to. their fears .of co.ming .out, thethreat they believe is posed to. themspecifically, individually, by the .outing
issue made me believe even mo.restrongly in the need fo.r just such tactics. Here are 18, 19, and 20 years-olds
poised .on the brink .of the rest .of ttieir
lives and they have the cho.ice .of being.II ,lrlili,II'1 il Illill,_IIIYII_1111Yllrllll?

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when. did telling ~etruth become taboo?
As a journalist, I find' itappalling that so many of
my colleagues are tripping
over each other to. justify
engaging in perhaps the longest ongoingmedia Coverup in the history of the fourth
estate: hiding the homosexuality of the richand famous.
It's as appalling as the libel laws that
impinge on the free speech of lesbians andgay men by actually making the discussionof someone's homosexuality, whether
actual 'or imagined, a crime.
Not that the topic itself isn't irresistible,
particularly to writers in the mainstream
media, who have, in their never ending
search for a narcissistic approach to gay
and lesbian iSsues, discovered one thatdovetails nicely with their own world,
Straight papers are 'only interested in outing ~use
it means that some of themmight' actually be some of us. So don't
expect to see anti-gay violence,. or the battle against sodomy laws, ·covered with thereams 6f newsprint and hours of airtime
devoted to outing any time,soon.
But let's leave aside for a moment theobjections to outing raised by straight pe0ple. Gay people as disparate and wellrespected as N~tional Gay and -Lesbian
Task Force chief Urvashi Vaid, Lambda
Legal Defense and Education Fund director
Tom Stoddard, Lisa Keen, editor of thehighly-acclaimed Washington Blade, andRichard Goldstein, arts editor for the Village Voice, have all gone on record opposing outing with well-defended, well-reasoned arguments.
Yet all are eager to abandon thosearguments in the case of a closeted, antigay public figure,whose malice could beended by exposing his or her true nature.
Moral high ground or slippery slope? You
decide.

I suspect that much of the opposition.
to outing coming from the lesbian andgay community, wreathed as it is in lofty
argum~nts about the right to privacy, thehigher need for gay unity and the dangers
of appropriating the tactics of fascism, isactually a mask for deeper feelings. ·that
are no less legitimate, but are a whole IQt,
less cool.
.
Fascinating, too, is the alacrity withwhich rabid conservatives have jumped on .
the anti-outing bandwagon. Always waryof finding myself.in bed with'th~ right wing
(Catherine McKinnon, are you reading
this?), the vehemence with which the Mike
Roykos and William Dannemeyers are proclai,ming the right of gay people to stay in ,the closet mikes me uneasy.
But not as uneasy as dragging people
out, whicIl for many gay people'is in direct
cOnflictwith their picture of our community as a gentle; angry people, Strumming
guitars, perhapS Blocking traffic whe~ necessary, and never, ever ceding the per-.
4
ceived moral high ground t0 anyonellt any·
time for any reason, ·flot even the revolution itself.
i .
In short, while'it may be politically
expedient, outing isn't a very nice thing to
do. Indeed, 1 don't have ali argument withthe purported benefits of outing~ I believethat onCe we're all oyt of the closet, apd
everyone knows that his six-tetm congressman and her favorite actress are gay,wewill all be able to walk down the street
holding hands Without getting tlur guts
stomped out. But the glee and vindictiveness that some bring to outing sickens me.
. As a journalist working for the gay
press for two years, I call personallyappreciate the irony of closeted gay reporters
who have landed jobs with well-paying
high-level daily papers speaking out
against dragging people out of the closetsthat have enabled theai to land those well~
paying, high-level jobs
that it will be a cold day inhell before I have accessto· because I can't (won't)
go back into the closet.
And that kin(j of pisses.meoff.
One of my gay coIf leagues in the mainstreampress, whom I holq in. . high esteem, told me
recently that while hewould never out someone
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For me, I will never enjoy it-but I
won't veil it in issues of right to privacy,,

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r!ght to secrecy or the right ~. anythingelse., There is no constitutional right to stayin the closet, and whether it's my gay colleagues at The New YOti TImes or Malcolm
Forbes himself, their closets are oppressing
and all our out sisters and brothers.
And, in the words of Tracy Chapman, who
has sung about revolution, "if n~t now,,.
when?",,~tetimes call for desperate '!leasures," counsels the old chestnut America in the early
Neve1hel.ess; I'm uncomfa1able with the
90s IS our desperate time, outing our desperate measure: It is appropriate that this issueidea c:i a revolution by any means ~,should coalesce now and inevitable that ~ inedia be the place it occurs; our realities are Coand in some ways the gay commuOity is ~sed by the lenses of 1V and film and made audible through the radio waves, the ~dwresding with ,the same tactical SIes that our
disparate, contained discourse and morality is rapidly receding. As the seas on our political.Black forebearers stru8gied with in the tbse
globe are made stonny by eyeballing from a bland lunar 'spectatorship,' maniPulation eX thedays when Ixm Martin Luther King and Malmeam of communication is the order of the day. So the Presidential Debates are given a 'spin'
coImX walked the earth..
so toodo Gran Fury's campaigns toy with the images and language of popular culture.
The non-violence/by-any-~eans-nec. High in the Hollywocxl Hills a languorous figure ~by a pool's edge. Her companion
essary argument threatened to divide that
does !;ips in the azure water, the drift of !he afternoon unchat1able save the shifting shadow
movement, too. Perhaps it did. But whenof pahns. With all the effort she can muster, the languorous figure wipes a trace of sweat fromthe Black Panthers got guns and followed
between her Nonna Ka{Dlili'dbreasts. Sqe is bored, bored bY this outing businesS .. "Fascists,"around the Chicago police, it also moved
she calls them, lunatic fringe desperados with pins at the ready. Ready'to burst her
their struggle for liberation and equality to
Ouistian Iacroix, weekends in Gstaad, Spago and all. \
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a new, if uncomfortable, level. Now outing. But what becomes a queer star most? Not, as one might suspect, !he closet, but rather thathas shown the world that at least some oflofty ether somewhere beyond it. Being a gay or lesbian celebrity iri the 90s is less the business.our numbers are willing to play hardball.
. of deep, dark closets than it is the reign of a subtle yet haughty club mentility. So Sandra Bernhardloumaljsts, who make careers out ofrolls her eyes, Pedro Almodovar becomes obtuse, John waters hands Ricki Lake another cupcake.
printing secrets, should tell the 'Yhole
The articulate turn away, their mouths suddenly full of)n3rb1es.
truth, and I have no respect for reporters,
More often, they scoff. The questjon, they say, is irrelevant,including Liz Smith, who continue to lie
parochial, literal minded, not to be dignified with an answer. 'about gay people. When a closeted lawSliP
The question is, quite definitely, not irrelevant. But ourmaker backs pro-gay l~gislation in thelilt Isattention to it is. "Role models," we ay, all the ~efeverUnited States Senate, his or her sexual oriIlIIlIIrat OIIWllk
ishly hooking the cart befae the hOrse. Outing is a red herentation is as much an issue as Justice.
.
ring and those leading us with it are, unfortunately, too upThurgood ~'srace is when he writes
wmd to smell the rot. The gay and l~
movement, having squeezed blocxl fmm stODe 'an important civil rights decision for thefor years, having sewn silk purseS from sows' ears, having forged the dignity and sttength we'Supreme Court. Or, for that matter, as rele-· have with our own hands, ought to know better by now. Life, unlike theater. is sadly without, vant as Manhattan Borough President Rutha deus ex macbina. In a time of great despair and exhaustion, as the hate aime statistics rise
Messinger's heterosexualitY in the history:md our fiiends die ~und us, it would be a relief to us all if there were ODe. The actualityof her pivotal support for New York City's
IS that our progress will be maddeningly slow. Activists of the 90s have learned that surpriselesbian and gay righ~ ordinance.
'.
demos change mirids and agendas, but progress comeS at a crawl with a lot of homework.
Most openly gay peOple remember the
The notion µmt all we need is a rash of outing is wrongheaded. What happens once thiscloset, where none of us asked to be,invisibl~ world is rendered visib1e? What happens when meat puppet matinee idol is ~where society demanded that we stay. And
as pouting ponce? What transpires when leggy pop vixen is caught in a lezzie love-up? Not
we remember the terror of ·peopl!! guessas ~uch as ~e'd hoped: I'~ venture. We are all perfectly well aware that minority groups are
ing we might be gay, of our families fllldnot mu~slffipl~ by be~~ Identifiable. Bigotry is not obliterated by having a witness. A glam.ing out we were gay, of people tellingor puss m Gaultier admitting to Sapphic digressions doesn't save a flat-topped dyke from aother people we are gay as we teetered on
bashing on a dark street comer.
,
the threshold of the very societal· construct
My question is not whether it is right or moral to dig through Tom Cruise's trashcan.. My
thatotyrranizes our people through. our own
point is that Idon't care ifwe come up with Crackerjacks or a ropy of Q)/tmagazine. !dY priorities.participation in it.
are in finding the most expedient and practical political strategies for the future of ~ movement
So while outing may be politicallyMy ~ties~ ~ recognizing thegay'and lesbian heroes we already have. My priorities are, 11expedient and sometimes journalistically. nally, m questiorung the veryconstrudion and idolization of public figures. I Would prefer toethical, it is also undeniably
painful,. ~d the youth of todar a copy ~ Glou:mni3" Room or Ba?OO Brln.6?ror Ntgbtuooithan a Pa1JIefrightening and. corifusing for its targets.
article on Greta Garbo ~ secr~ life. I care.more about my gay inale peers educatiJ1gthemselves
And while wrecking people's psyches in about the culture m~ sISters ar~ building now than I do about ~discovering that Liz Smithorder to expose hypo~isy Jand tell thet~k he: archaeologist to.Tangters. Are we so muPl in the ~of reality that we dream ci
truth comes with a journalist's territory, I onematiC heroes who, skin all bronzed, pees at the ready, sweep down and carry us off to ~ safer
don't think it is ever something I will getworld? I as~ that our movement recognize the fatuousness and danger of such fantasies. W~
used to, or take lightly. T .
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Taellcal,
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he unexpected emergencecy, a right to hide one's homosexuality
outing is virtually inevitable.
from a hostile world. Such a strategy, necThe controversy surrounding outing isof the issue of forcing
famous gays and lesbians 'essary as it once was to create the condi- a reminder of how far we have to go inout ohhe closet, or "outing,n tions whereby a gay community could
becoming a real minority, and hov.: eaSily
is causing us to reappraise come into being, is now destructive and .we have taken self-disrespect for granted.
For example, we live in an anti-Semitic
basic assumptions about· reactionary when it conflicts with openness
ourselves and our movement For the first and honesty. Outing activists maintain that and a racist society. There are very. realtime, movement activists are declaring that what homosexuals noW need is the fight to penalties for being Jewish or Black. Yet it's
. inconceivable that Jews or Blacks would·
powerful closeted gays, and perhaps by ~ openly gay, not the right to hide..
Outing is more·than a response to frus.- . insist that their most successful meJ!iliers .
.eXtension all gays, have an inherent obligation to their commimit}r.That obligation is, tra~on at the snail's pace and self-imposed have an inherent right to activ~y lie, denysimply put, to come out.
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limitations of mlich of the modem gay their own kind and pass f?r Gentile orWhether gay puJ5lic figures have an movement. It is also a tactic, a tactic which wIµte. It's even more inconceiVable thatthose minorities would demand that the
obligation to the gay coinnions is at the ' both proclaims a new reality and crea~itheart of the outing debate. BY proclaiming at the same time. For by calling powerful press has a moral obligation to respect and.
that they do, we redefine the concept of a closeted gays to account, such people have rep~t such lies.
Yet that is exactly what gays opposed
gay and lesbian community. Because such become accountable. In fact, by merely
an assertiop presupPQSe5 that the gay com- engaging in the outing debate, we alter for- to outing are arguing.· Their excuses are
numerous and obvious: "Outing can hurt amunity is a genuine, inescapable minority ever the dynamic of the closet. .
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celebrity's chances to earn more milliOns,"
like the Black or Uitino community, into
which one is born, from which one derives
ys who oppose outing cite
they say, ."it doesn'~ produce v.al~ role
many reasons, but their opposi- models, n "it denies powerful people a. advantages and disadvantages, and. to. tion eSsentially focuses on ~echance to come out on theirn "it will
which one owes inherent allegiance. It ,rutality inherent in undesired
divide us,n "it will drive peopl! further into
brands as immoral the attempt by powerfulgays to escape the social penalties of expOsure. It's a vali<,Jand humanitarian con- . the closet," "it's an invasion of privacy,"."it'shomosexuality, and.assertS a claim of moral . cern. By raising the stakes and calling for just plain embarrassing. naccountibility, gay people are indeed
These reasons would be absolutely~hii> where none existed before.
Such an unexpected redefmition of bound to g!!t hurt. This ~ential for hurt, valid if gays had no obligation to their kind.
gayness is being bitterly resisted by both especially to people who have ,not volun- They would be particularly valid if beingstraights who fear and loathe the concept teered for the honor, represents a very gay were a choice, if our community wasn't
a real minority which could exert claims ofof gays as a legitimate minority, and by uncomfortable escalation in a movement
moral kinship, but instead a loose associagays who are unprepared for the iniplica- that has long prided itself on its gendeness.
. Many lesbians and gays, remembering their tion one could join and leave voluntarily.
tions of such redefinition.
Outing is subversive in other ways. It own pain at coming out and sensirig the Most straights, and many gays, think it is. If
presumes that those who engage in fre- pain outing might, inflict even on the . that were the case, the very idea of outing
famous or powerful, will never come to a millionaire or a senator or an archbishop,
quent, voluntary homosexual conduct,
would be immoral-and indefensible. AfterI
whatever their state of political (awareness, terms with the practice.
They don't have to. Logic dictates that all, by that definition, you're not gay unlessare by definition gay. This chal.lenges along-held philosophical conviction among if gays are a real" inescapable minOrity you say you are.
But if gayS.in fact are a real minority,. many in the movement that being gay Was marching toward increasing self-realiza- /and if people who engage primarily in
different from being homosexual, that tion as a real, inescaMlble minority, thenwill inevitably assert
being g'4-Y was a political statement or a ,such self-realizationI.spiritual choice'. Outers, by their actions, itself as it ~ with every other emerging
vividly reject the notion that being gay is a minority. As self-hate declines and selfchoice:.,awareness grows, demands that the. powerful among us declare themselves will
Outers are also declaring that theaallrlll
continue to increase. Arid die fact thatmovement's four-decades-old strategic........
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homosexual
conduct are by definition
are you in the press to violate our right to cally hasten that better world's arrival, issomething these leaders can't bring themmembers of that minority, such objections
secrecy?' they and their lawyers argued.
selves to accept. Gay and lesbian leaders
evaporate, as they would for any otherSome were financially damaged, as conseradmit that openness is the cure for homominority. For no claim of expediency or vative producers and advertisers retaliatedphobia, admit that in outing they have it inembarrassment, privacy or financial gain, with moral indignation, particularly against
their power- to effect that cure, but then,could ever excuse denying one's own kind
the women involved.
alas, can't bring'themselves to do it.
and tu~g
one's backone's own pe0But this flood of exposure to alternative
Why? Because, they say, outing isple. Especially if by so doing one irrepara- ,tiomestic arrangements lubricated a glacialmean. Outing might hurt peOple. Because
bly banned one's people. No beleaguered
shift in public attitudes. Everyday people,
minority, no threatened nationality, no . liberated by the press from the hypocrisy of we 0on't want liberation on those terms .
The flaw in this argument is obvious:
oppressed religious group would eversilence, reconsidered their earlier disap"We could spare millions of young and yet
respect such betrayal. Why should says?
p~.
The young, always eager to experiBy accepting such betrayal, gays andm~ with premarital sex, now pointed to unborn gays and lesbians the agonies ofgrowing up in a homophobic world," ourlesbians have been demonstrating exactly .movie stars and pop stars as sexual examhow fragile our claims to minority statusleadefs say, "but if it means that"some powples and role models. Parents; at fust honiare. And by now rejecting the celebrity
erful bigshots nUght be embarrassed or hurt·
fied, loosened up. Society grew tolerant.
today, then it'$ not worth it."closet, we are fmally. asserting ourselves
And finally the 50s "out~f-wedlocklliving
collectively
a true minority and contemApparently, according to these leaders,in sin" became the 80s "d~tic
partnerplating ourselves as we reatIy are in 1990.. ship." Laws are now being passed giving
it's more ethical to lie and thus perpetuate
A people. A tenibly oppressed people. A legal sal!ction to relationships
the wounding of millions, than to tell theonce
people who need visibility, role models
truth and free those millions, if that means
deemed unspeakable. Celebrities, Unwilland the power inherent in numbers. And a ing though they were, had taken the lead. . a feW" VIPs get bruised. Why does the wellpeople who are being disclaimed, andKids today can't even imagine how differ- being of a few powerful celebrities overrule
thereby betrayed, by their most powerful
the salvation of millions? Why is thisequaent things were for straights just 25 years
members, those rich and famous grandees . ago.
tion never expressed by the Tom Stoddards
who deny us and hide from the conseo( the world?
Those of us who argue for journalistic
quer:lces of their sexual kinship with us ..
The answer says more about the statehonesty about gay celebrities feel that whatof lesbian and gay leadership than it does
happened to heterosexual prudery canuteven if all of the above is true
about outing, Ours is a movement co-opted
now happen to homophobia. Once theand the gay community can now
by well-intentioned gay conservatives whopress drops the double standard and theclaim the allegiance of all its lies and starts dealing with gay reality, once
rely on networks of powerful closet cases
I
brothers and sisters, even thosefor financial, political and organizational
Americans are confronted with thousands
who would deny us,t:hat still leaves the of famous, popular, respected gay notables,
suPPort. The self-perpetuating boards ofquestion: Why? What is the point of outing? the world will change dramatically.
major gay organizations, and the executive
What is to be gained? And, do the costs outdirectors they apPOint, have chosen toConversely, homophobia will neverw~igh the benefits?
cooperate with the closet. Their very pow~
disappear as long as the code of silenceTo
it's useful"to look for historbase is threatened by any attempt to chalabout real-life gays is maintained. As longical parallels. They're not hard to find.
as the celebrity closet is respected by the . lenge the status quo. As such, they oppose
press, homosexuality will remain illegiti- outing as a direct threat to their 'networks',
In 1959 it was social and profeSSional
their money and their 'insider' status. .
suicide for straights to live in out~f-wedmate, a shameful sad secret to be hushed
lock arrangements. Those old enough to up. To respect the rights of the celebrity
All social liberation movements needremember know that 'shacking up' wascloset is to respect homophobia. And like some insiders. But-such insiders, while perouting, such respect for the closet isn't just . forming valuable clerical, legal or practical
unacceptable to middle-class society. WhenfunctiOns, generally oppose truly fundaa philosophy, it too is a tactic:. It creates anda famous person like a movie star 'co-habitated' with a lover, it was covered up andperpetuates
the homop~obic
reality it mental change. Fundamental change, after
ignored by the press; ·gossip columnists
all, totally alters the framework in whichreflects.
Simply looked the other way" Such journalinsider relationships exist. Thus, when aistic silence was the pillar of the double
liberation movement comes to be overaradoxicallY'
those gay leaders
opposed to 'journalistic honesty'
standard that then existed about a major
whelmingly dominated by insiders, it ceasabout famous gays universally
facet of heterosexality.
es to liberate.
agree that the world would be
In the late 60s, however,thingsIf nothing else, the outing debate has.
changed. Landmark Supreme Court decidrastically improved if every~ne famousthrown the state of gay and lesbian leadersions freed the press from the threat of libel were to suddenly come out. There seems to ship in 1990 into sharp relief. Those who
be no disagreement about that. Our leaders
suits. Writers: biographers .and, especially,
are supposed to lead us into the future have \loudly lament that this hasn't even begun to fairly tripped over themselves to reaffinn
gossip columnists began honestly reporting
the sexual lives and live-in arrangements of happen 21 years after Stonewall. They
the goals and tactics of the past. As thewring their hands and talk of a little
the stars. To a shocked public it suddenly
practice of .outing becomes commonplace,seemed that practically ev~rybody was 'liv- progress here, a bill passed there, one. and its. revolutionary
consequences
ing in sin.'
defeated somewhere else.-They sigh andbecome clear, the stage will be set for the
The <:elebrities thus 'exposed' were
dream of a better world.
next ppase of our movement: the search foroutraged at this journalistic invasion. 'Who
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ven under the best of circumstances (those in which someother person can charge themeal to their expense account),
dining out· is always an unpredictableand potentiaIIy dangerous activity.
Espe'"ciaIIy when other people are
involved Especially when other people
are involved with each other. Not o.nly isthere the ever-present anxiety provokedby trying to anticipate the exact fonn inwhich homophobia (internal, external orotherwise) will inevitably manifest
itself-just last week in a Hungarian
restaurant, which shall go nameless, mycredit card was declined on the spurious.claim that I had "exceeded
mylimit"-but added to this is the daunting
probabil!ty that one may be fo~ced tooverhear intimate conversations, som~times at one's own table. Owing to these.factors, it's not 'at all sutprising that several so-called acquaintances prefe1Ted,notto come along on one of these; to coin aphrase, outings. Still, if our liberati~ isto stand any chance for success, perseverance is a necessity and I was eventu-.56· O~WEEK

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BRA I) t E Y BAt. ally and quite futtunateIy able to securea tentative acceptance from my very
dearest acquaintances, Alvin and Earl. (lsay "quite fortunately" because they hatr
pen to be, or at least were until very
recently, bona fide young people and, assuch, in heavy demand.) In fact, Earl
expressed great enthusiasms once I
clearly outlined the sweeping political
implications of this action-whenaneveryday activity is imbued with greater
significance this is called, I believe,"empowerment"--but first, of course, he
had to consult with Alvin to make surethey Weren't already committed to anything else on that particular evening.
Anticipating as much, I had tendered theinvitation early i..othe week which
proved wise. Over the rlext five days,
the three of us traded several phone
ca1ls because each fotgot to chedc withthe other. Alvin finally called ~ confinn
at seven o'clock Saturday rooming, r0using me from that recurring dream inwhich I'm a schoo1teacher in Edinbwgh(so much for the new medication).
We agreed to meet for drinks
beforehand in the revolving cocktail
lounge of the Marriott Marquis Hotel.

tWhen I was shown to my customarytable by the window, the pianist wasplaying "The Best of TlDles Is Now." Iordered a stiff and stiffly-priced· Gibson
and contented myself to observe thehectic hustle and bustle of the street
below. Only after the pianist started
playing "Mame" did I realize that I
could 'no longer see the street below
and that something must be delaying
Alvin and Earl, no doubt the treacherous jou,rney up from their popular
Rivington Street apartment. The waitress asked me if I was really expecting
sOmebody to join me. I assured ~er,in ~my most prideful voice, that I was
indeed expecting somebody, that, as amatter of fact, I·was expecting two
openly gay young people. Having
been thus enlightened, she left mealone and I decided to engage in oneof my favorite pastimes where I imagine I belong to the Anti-Fascist
Resistance in Nazi Germany and that.
I'm sitting, with my crutches, in a
restaurant near the railroad station in
Berlin waiting to meet my 8eloved
childhoodfriend, now a famous
Jewish playwright, ·who has agreed tosmuggle $5,000 into the country sothat we can buy the release of 500
people, maybe a thousand if we bargain right. This kept me well occupied
right up until the waitress, whom I
momentarily mistook for a Gestapo
spy, informed me that last call wasbe.ing announced. When I got home,
inexplicably humming ~I Am What I. Am," there was a message on mymachine from Alvin Saying that he andEarl had received a last minute invitation to a club opening and would I
mind terribly if they took a rain check.
Of courSe I didn't mind; flexibility is,after all, the haIImark of a firm
acquaintanceship. Besides, our strug81e
for liberation will always be there, but
invitations to club openings won't
keep coming forever, as I think one
couple is about to diScover....

somewhere quick. And Geffen gives times in this column. Certainly theout the crumbs. It doesn't matter that regular Gossip Watch reader knows
the score when it comes to thilil selfhe's killing them, their lovers, theirfriends. What's more important is: loathing freak. But his comments
made to Michael Musto in the VIllage
DON'T ROCK TIlE BOAT. Get it?
Voice last week even shocked me.
But actually, the boat may be tipTry some of these ditties:· "It isn'tping a bit right now anyway. Thereso that [Guns 'n' Roses] are homophoare queers at a some publicatio~,bic. The word faggot makes the song
. well ·as straightpeople of conhornophobic? ...Guns 'n'Roses volun- .
science-who know when and whereto draw the line. People magazine
teered ·to do the benefit. GMHC arear---·
recendy did a piece which dealt with bunch of assholes for dropping. By Michelangelo Signorlle
Guns 'n' Rc,>ses·and their homophobicthem
It's my job to distributerecords ~'". :and racist bigotry. And Entertainment"GMHC are a bunch of assholes ..."
Musto asks him, "May I ask if It
Weekly, a few weeks ago, ran a very
So says. one of the richest men in unfavorable and revealing story about
you're openly gay?" to which Geffen
America, Geffen Records billionaire
the vile entertainment mogul himself. asks back, "For your column or yourhoncho David Geffen, about Gay
In that piece, discussion centeredper~o.nal knowledge?",. When Musto
Men's Health Crisis, an organiurespOnds that it is for the coltion which is trying to save lives
umn, Geffen replies: ."I'm notduring the worst epidemic ofinterested in saying."
modem times. This is a self-hatHow on earth, you wonder,
ing man of pOwer and privilege,
can Geffen back a band that
who-while
GMilc volunteers
gleefully sings: "Immigrants andwork 'round the clock toiling tofaggotS...~ink they'll do as they
help people with i.\ID~pends
please/Like start a ..mini-Iran, or·.his days literally making rilillionS.,
spread somefuckingdisease"?
.
,,and then pumping those millions
It's like Elie Weisel prodUCing a
into homophobes like Guns 'n'tribute. to Mengele!
RoseS and Andrew Dice Clay so
GEFFEN., YOU PIO. WE
that he can net even more milDEMAND TIiAT YOU IMMEDIlions for himself while they spew
ATELYSTAND UP FOR YOURvenom on his own people. .
SELF;AND TIiIS COMMUNITY."...assholes ..."AND DENOUNCE AND DROP.
How could a man of such
GUNS 'N' ROSES. We demand
excessive wealth and such luXuan' apOlogy for their gross, viorious ease of liVing say that about
lence-inciting statements-both
any charitable organization working to around GMHC's pulling .out of a benefrom you for not saying' anything as
help people much less fortunate ·than fit concert that Geffen was planningthey spewed such venom and from
himself whose lives have been devas- which GMHC learned was to include
them for their ignorance.
WE
tated?!
his Guns 'n' Roses. Geffen was InsultDEMAND lCIAT YOU MAKE AMENDS
ed by GMHC's actionS and told"...assholes ..."
WITH GAY MEN'S HEALTII. CRISISHow could those queer writers
Entertainment Weekly: "I don't care
AND TIlE ENTIRELESBIANAND GAY
what [Guns 'n' Roses] record was. If COMMUNITY FOR YOUR HORRENand editors at, say, Vanity Falr-as
well as Itheir social climber~in-chief
you need a blood donor and .the only DOUS STATEMENTS.
Tina Brown-give this guy an editorial person who can give you a transfuI don't care how much blood
rim-job every murderous day of his sion is Hider, y,ou take the blood."money you've given to fight AIDS. As
life?
.
.,(Contacted for comment! GMHC's
i've said before, you are like Pat and"...assholes, .."executive director, Jeffrey Braff, told
Bill Buckley in one person:· You slit
How could Liz "00· they want me me: "I wouldn't take a pint of biood
our throats with one hand and help
from Geffen blmselfif I were dying!") deaden the palO with the other. You,
to be the great lesbian of the westernworld?" Smith (Dally News) lick his ass Op the telephone, Geffen's' publicist,
David Geffen, are the most horrifying
regularly and call Geffen the gr.eat Bryn Bridenthal,enlightenedme:kind of nightmare I've· come to study.
"wurµ:lerktnd of Hollywood"?
"They are not homophobic. Haven't
in the grotesque mosaic of the media"...assholes ..."
you ever heard of cinema verite?" swirl. The ,more I hear abbut you, the. HOW CAN ANy FAG OR DYKE (Does Ax! Rose even know, what that bigger'my file grows and the mor~
IN TIlE· ENTERTAINMENTINDUSTRY means?) And what abouCGeffen's
ammunition we· have to fire. Yes, the
KOW-TOW Tb TIllS GREEDY BAS- comments about GMHG? "It's a free pornstarJ~
Stefan.o told a lot last
TARD?.
country,". explained Bridenthal.
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Oul"on ·the Town

With Liz and Sydney-That the Turtles took movement
SydneY: When I told people that I appears as if they have much more fun.
was gOing on vacation to Atlanta, the first Never mind that these clubs have closed classes in costume to avoid bumping into.question they asked was "Are you going or that the featured personalities have , things during shooting.
-That the film was shot in August of
moved on to different projects; it all
to file from Atlanta?" The next qµestion
heat helping the Turtles
was "What are you going to write about?". looks so fun and wild. Oh, but that is the last year~elose weight during filming.
_
Since I am nest1~ in the suburbs (if this magic of 1V.
-Yes, Mary, there wili"be a sequel. .
were L.A.,I'd be in the Valley), there is not-filed from Atlanta
I was surprised to learn that in fact
Liz:
Back
in
New
York-Tuesday
a whole lot to cover. WEll, the volley ballthis flOe actor (anyone who can actuallycourt at the Spoitspage, the local dyke bar, night was Invasion of the Rumor Queens.
foam and plashas. opened. The rest of the fun occurs on Madonna on Arsenio Hall asking if,he act in 70 Pounds of ~tic is well on his way to the Academy)
had been tugging at Paula Abdul's and/orCommunity Access 1V. Unlike ·Manhattan
with its seemingly ,unlimited number of Eddie Murphy's tights. Flustered, he was four inches shorter ·than I was,brought up the §andra Situation, and then putting his eyeslit somewhere abOut Turcommunity channels, Atlanta has only
tle chest height, earning newfoundOne-People 1V. In. between gospel conrespect for both the action min stars andcerts and bearded men sitting in front of
all of those earnest young people who
a handwritten sign urging viewers to
wqrk at Disneyland.
"Erid Zionist Apartheid-Close the Israeli
Speaking of action fIlms-Joey SteConsulate," incomprehensibly babbling .
fano, the chiseled porn star (and screen
about Poltergeists (the phenomenon-not
writing hopeful) is in town .. He is per':the film), mere are two shows with lovely
forming at Show World, and promoting hisSouthern drag queens as your hostesses.
new film, Fond Focus. At a dinner with him
Lurleen's Beaute Box features a redbefore his performance ,at. Mars Sunday
headed beautician, Park Overall sou~d(where he ended up starting a nude
alike Lurleen, /changing dresses and lipvogueing trend at 5:00 am), we learned
synching "Angie Baby" and other soft rOCk
'about "butt stand-ins" (pictures from.
classics. A Wigstock '89 poster willi theunderneath) and safe sex practices in theeerily enlarged face of µdy Bunny stoodindustry. For those of yoU"looking to watch
out from the Beaute Box backdrop like a:
responsible video, In Hand and Vivid
beacon lighting the way home in the dark.
Video are those ,that require condom
Deandra Peek's TeenageMusic
usage. Falcon and Higgins do not allow, is the next show in the carnivalesquethem: They instead use enormous
rotation. Miss Peek is· a mess; thrift store
amounts of nonoxynol-9. If a·star is a big
fashion victim wearing garish print dresses,enough name, they can insist on conwhite powder to affect that frail porcelain
doms. (Stefano insists' there are stars who
cOmplexion, and an uncombed white wig.
are too big to wear them.)
I
I am not sure who watches this show, or JOEY STEFANO
Joey says he's always wanted to be inwhere they get the.ir videotapes, but the,Teenage Music Club operates primarily as diSmissed it.' QUote of the riight: Madonna this business. His favorite person to worka propaganda machine for the NY club "Does Paula have a king-size or QUEEN .with: Jon Vincent His most famous liaison: david Geffen.
scene. The entire show was comprised of SIZEbed?" (her emphasis, not mine).
Perhaps the most fun had i11 dinnerIf you were looking for unusual
video tapes of downtown performerswas
watching Joey· and Robin Byrdcelebrities
to
talk
to
this
week
(and
I
know
Karen Finley screaming at Pyramid,
Phoebe Legere moaning about Marilyn I was), you were in luck. At .the publica- play with her new portable telephone,tion party for the paperback of "Wlocity at while a woman at the next table asked
Monroe, La Palace de Beaute (the groupQuick!, Sydney had the great good plea- us if we would like to watch the Rin~
Larry Tee, Lahoma and Ru Paul-not
the club) singing about vogueing at th~. sure of speaking to' one of the Teenage gling Brothers elephants walk through. World, Ru Paul singing about Ecstacy and Mutant Ninja Turtles (Raphael), out of cos- the Midtown Tunnel (back to Long
tume of course. Sydney, loving the. fIlm Island. City, where they are quartered) ..
. 'the Pop Tarts wailing about elections.
This just in: Clubs are carding heav. Th~\ Teenage'Music Club should be re- sight unseen, ~Iicited these engaging facts:
ilydueto the Happy Land disaster~o
-That
the
costumeweighted
70
l· named the Voice 6f New York, sipce it
mak~s you .want to defect to where it pounds an9 had only an eyeslit for sight. . bring your I.D. (anyone's) ....

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week to a packed room full ofreporters at a party. (In fact, he tells
all about what he says are his experiences with you in an interview to beaired on Tbe Closet Case Show,
Monday, May 7 at midnight· on
Manhattan Cable, Channel C/16.) And
there are lots of other people who've
told me plenty of juicy stories and tidbits (I get at least five "phone-ins·
every time I mention your name inprint) which.just seem tooverflow mydatabase.
GET
WITH THEPROGRAM,DAVID.
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DOIN·G
SOMIrrHING'That means everything from Guns 'n'Roses to Andrew Dice Clay to Cher tohis upcop}ing film productionofDreamgtrls. (In fact, because ofDreamgirls, let's extend tliis recommendation to all of you critics, whom
I know lots and lots and lots about.)
I mean, really, by now we've collected unbelieveable
amounts of
information of All kinds. I'm talking
to .you Tina Brown,
Charles
Churchwood, ~eLeibovitz, David·F,OR

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But perhaps all of
my readers
can help you. Here, we've printep thenumber of the Geffen offices in L.A.:(213) 278-9010. I suggest readers calland lpve a sweet, cute message forDavid, like: "AX AXL NOW!"
What" else can you do?· Well,already a group in L.A. plans whatlooks like it will be. a very interesting
action. And I've heard some hot ideas
for New York. Think cre~tively; ,. And as for all of the piece-<>f-shit
writers and reporters-yes, the gossip
columnists, the Vanity Fair editors:
etc., who suck up to Geffen: YOUNOW HAVE PROBLEMS TOO, DARUNGS.
But there's lots you
do aboutit.
You can, immediately, drop David
Geffen-andall of his clients and\interes~sa topic· of discussion inyour columns, in your newspapers, inyour journals, in' your magazines.

j.".

Kuhn, Sharon Delano and all the restof the gang.
'And my dear, dear friend Liz.
Well, Ms. Smith, perhaps we should
begin really talking about Iris Love
some more. Or no, let's reminisce.
How about Diane Judge. Or let's go
way back and talk about that actress
Amy who mysteriously disappeared.
Then there's all that stuff about Kaye
Ballard and Helerl Gurley Brown.
In fact, I would say that all of you
who are Geffen's good, good friends,
should go one step further than jus~stop writing about him as a public
service to the the lesbian and gay
community, Yes, I think you owe Useven more. I think you should givehim a call and urge him to makeamends and go public. In fact, someone had better pick up the phone- andstart dialing. NOW.T

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G0;silent stars. Ostensibly' an aside--Stiller
was Mayer's priority acquisition,although he never made a mm for
Metro-:--Garbo was news before ·her
first role was completed. (Brooks adds
that the fastest way to kill a cqnversation with women stac:s in lafe 20s
Hollywood was to mention Garbo's
name. "Yes, isn't she divine?" closed
the subject.) Her
salary for Flesh,em~,cou=. had'nothing to do with the factthat she died on Easter. In
the tersest release since "He is risen," and the Devil,
the film that conNew York Hospitalannounced
Garbo's death on Sunday, April 15, at firmed Garbo as.age '84 adding no details, like cause of MGM's trump,
death. True to her myth, Garbo told was $600 a week.
the world all it needed to know and Her costar, John. go.tthen goodbye. True to the allusions of Gilbert,that .mythology, its accident and alle- $10,000 a week.
gory, the c;lefinitive screen sufferer left Garbo went tobat for morethis life on the feast of the-money, and her
Resurrection.
Even the MGM public~ty machine victory broke thecardinal
couldn't have pulled that one off, and two
this underexplained
passing in an' rules of the stuobi~-heavy
era synopsiUd Garbo's dio. She humiliated the boss
ceaseless allure. Without even the
courtesy of an explanation, her death and kissed off
made headlines, her nemesis. You got the press. She
thethe conflict of the Garbo legend· in became
apotheosis of thecloseup: the mistress of self-determination' was also contradiction incar- film $tar.
Groundednate.
in the one qualiThe most obvious contradiction,of course, is Garbo's aversion to pub- ty of blood roy"
licity, which made her .every act an alty Hollywood
never
event for six decades, despite the fact royalty
GlAIIOUR. ..
that, in the years immediately follow- grasped-dis~ublicity Photo, 1927
ing her arrival at MGM in 1925, the .tance-Garbo's
stardom is a catnew Swedish girl in town, the one
with the frizzy ha4- and thicIt ankles, alogue of contrasts, beginning withwas known as the "poet of the public- the driven privacy of that most public
ity department." Garbo 'stopped com- of figures, ·a film star. It finally becamemunicating with the preSs during her the t'rue,st grist for the mill. But
Garbo's hold began in the theaters
landmark battle for star salary withLouis B. Mayer in 1927. Mayer had and with the farst gift of the. film star,
seen. Garbo a few years earlier in a the face-in this case, by popular confilm by her mentor, Mauritz Stiller, sent, the face of the century. This face
was such a case, in fact, that it rarely
and, smelling the potential, brought
her· to Hollywood as a clause in a had to add or even· do much of anything. The gimriucks that. made otherpackage· deal. kccording to Louise
Brooks, .Mayer planned to use Garbo careers were so much clutter. The face
to break the contract stronghold of the didn't need the pudginess of the jazz.
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babies, the papering of the' femme
fatale; or the apple pie of theingenue .. It broke all sorts of rules. It
was· long rather than short and safe.
It had a real chin and a forehead,strong enough to suggest a brain, aconcept backed up by the eyes. It
was never wholesome and didn't
have to pout or wink or even imply atongue to inake its point. When the
face
finallygotaroundtotalking-Garbo waS- vittually the laststar to come to talkies, and all of herinterimsilents made money-the key
asset of the· fuSt film era opened its'
mouth to reveal the key asset of thenext. The accent only completed thepicture.
.
The offscreen silence intensified
it. A pack of reporters once chased
Garbo into Central Park. By the mid305, when a schoolboy found himself

before a magistrate for stealing a photograph of Garbo from· a movie theater, the judge's ftrst question-"whois Greta Garbo?"-was an incredulous
international headline. At about thesame time, the star herself lived alone,brown-bagged her lunch to work andbummed her chauffeur'S newspaper atthe end of the day.
Contradiction doesn't get moreblatant, although Garbo seems to haveat least one more conflict up her
sleeve, We won't know for sure, ofcourse, until someone writes a docu-

mented study on the select society offilm celebrities who have ·deflned theAmerican concept of human Sexuality,
including said stars' personal. preferences. Garbo's own choice has been asubject of SUitably hot debate, the evidence, considering ~he sou(ce, either
circumstantial
or talk. (Tallulah
Bankhead story:· After Bankhead's
infamous
birthdaysong
toMayer-"Bye-bye, Jewbird"-shewasgiven her wa1king papers. Bankhead
infonned Mayer that she was headingstraight for the first reporter with herevery Hollywood adventure, "beginning, dahling, \yith your little friend,Miss Garbo." Bankhead stayed.) The
har5i information begins with StUIer,
an impresario in the Diaghilev tradition, J'lho was clued into Garbo's eXis.tence by a Swedish matinee idol
fancied· by both Stiller and the stagestruck young actress. Further, Garbo's
known longtime associations included
only one with anyone approaching
her own age, her first American.adventure, John Gilbert. They more often
involved ronspicuously older men·
(Stokowski), married men (Gecxge
Schlee) and hoax>sexual men (Cecil
Beaton), Finally,
Garbo offscreen
became celebrat. ed for the widest.brims since theAmerican Westand for much ofher retirement
referred to herself in th~ masculine pronoun.
Perhapsthemost telling of
all the Garboarcana is thepersistent, ·andinaccurate, legend that she had
big feet. It's not
only
becauseshe was tall.
Garbo'scelebrity,. ofcourse,dates
from
an erawhen lesbianism was a hangin' crime,
particularly for actresses (as with theeffect of rumors on the career of Eva
la Gallienne, an associate of Garbothrough their mutual friend, Mercedes<;IeAcosta), Whatever its offscreen
reality, Garbo's sexual potency was a
moveable feast onscreen. In fact; it
was rich enough never to have made·the question
an issue, however
unorthodox Queen Cbrlstiruis behavior
might have.been on the street. Garbo's
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As. we all know too well, afeature film about AIDS
has been a long time coming. ~idesBill Sherwood's Parttng_. Gtances (1986), there have been nofilms, either from independent pro..
ducers or from Hollywood studios,.about the AIDS· crisis. Those few
made-for-television films turned AIDS
into a (white) family affair, systematically excluding those groups (gayTHE 6000
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men, African-Americans, Latinos/as,.seBn (MBrIeLsmos), John (DBnnot MtJronBy) Bnd DBvid (Broce Osvison}~.""~Ch;single women; etc.) who did not sit
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fortably in a citY hospital, their obvious discomfort stems less from theirtable of television melodrama. Thus, film's nluro"'{ focUs ends up repeating
friend's sickness as from the raciallywhen Lindsay Law, executive produc- many of the brutal cliches that haveperpetuated the disease for this longer of American Playbouse, announced
diverse waiting room. Their horrorplans for a ·feature film follOwing the in the first place. There is, of course,then, as they gaze nervously at theliVes of eight gay men in New York nothing wrong with recounting theIndian ·woman who is John's. doctor,
during the AIDS crisis, hope was in lives of eight (fairly wealthy, white)
is/not that the city's faiJing hospitalsystem will prove unable to handle .
order. Even better was the news that gay men during the AIDS crisis, espethe impending epidemic, but that thet11e film would not Simply bury its cially when their stories reveal theepidemic might erase the social andPWAs, but would dramatize the ways compassion and care gay men haveeconomic difference
which havein which the gay community, either shown for each other. But the film
unfortunately tells its stories too well,through education, service;providing
maintain~d their limited privilege.
or activism, fought back against
ghettoizing them to a narrative that
And when John dies, the film skips aremains oblivious to its own historical
media indifference and governmental
year ahead in time and leaves-withgroundwork.
neglect. And even though ·American
out a second thouglit-the city's hosPlaybouse could find, fU"St,po finanpitals to their own underfunded
Beginning with the now infadevices.cial backers, and later no distributor, mous New York TImes report. orr the
As the epidemic widenS, the film
they nevertheless got the fllm made sudden appearance of Kaposi's sarcoprotects its characters by isolatingby bankrolling it th~mselyes---a fust . rna in gay men, the film chronicles
them even further, either by moving
in their history-andby hounding
the cultural shift from denial to tragic
its sick from city hospitals to private
industry people ·for the best distribu- intimacy as these men, either frombedrooms-where
the single Black
their own death or from the deaths oftion.
character,· a nurse, is sent out for
Having already heroicized the their friends, become inextricably
trashbags as death approache~rbound up in the AIDS crisis. But
fllm's production, I was all prepared,
frOm the fllm's opening beach scenes when John (Dermot Mulroney), the by assuming a. moral distance from~ sunny ~ue Island, to swallow any group's ftrSt PWA, is int~rned in a cityor"LO~.,...M.

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VideoHell Divin·by Monica DorenkampIthen last 20 or 30 years, feminists have been busy rediscovering the accomplishments ofwomen whose lives and works havevirtually been erased from our cultural
memory. Such work has provided
countless women with the wider
recognition they not only deserve but I THE GIR", IN THE BAND
, often had during their lifetimes; and 177eIntemstionsl Sweethesrts of Rhythm
has provided us with countless, forclear that Schiller and Weiss' work ismerly invisible, role models in almost
inspired by that of their·subjects;they
every profession.
do not depend-9lthough they easily
The two films, Internattonal
could have-on The Sweethearts to
Sweethearts of Rhythm and 7Yny andRuby: Hell Dtvtn Women, are dam- carry the whole show, which makes it
pIes of some of the best of such work all twice as fun.
of recognition andrecovery. In these"companion" films,.
Greta Schiller andAndrea· Weiss document the history. of a not-widelyknown women's
jazz band of the
1940s, and of twoof its members,
Tiny Davis andRuby Lucas. Both "fllms (though especially "'Ttny andRuby) are extraordinary in simulta- .
neousl,l recording
the obJious plea.sure t~e women NIGHT ON THE TOWN
musiciarls take in A Scene from Tiny & Ruby
their work as wellas the pleasure the ftlmmakerstake in
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theirS. Although·they work in differ-. Anyone who thinks the GoGos wereent arts--fummaking and music-it is the hottest thing in all-girlbands has a
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surprise in store. The Sweethearts
were .a l6-piece, interracial (thoughmostly Black) band that toured thecountry, playing regularly to sell-out
crowds. Through as interweaving ofinterviews, 1940s film footage, still
photos and music, the infectiousspiritof the band is captured. These
women are happy to have been
Sweethearts, and the love and affection. with which they speak of "thegirls" reveals a highly eroticized,
exclusive community. As "the greatest
girl band in America"they were, perhaps, inevitably exclusive as a resultof their marginalization.A portion of
Sweethearts questions their status as a"novelty"·band. Such labels have beenused to discount, if not dismiss, thework of women; and these womenclaim such a label is simpfy unfair
since they "worked as hard as anyman."
But these are the more complicated issues that these films raise.
As the accomplishme[)ts of womenare being re-discovered and recontextualize4 in our
culturalhistory,
they are inevitablycompared to thealready establishedpatriarchal "norm."
Man is inevitably themeasure and women
are judged-usuallyby ~ccording1y.
So the amaZingtrumpet-player TUlY Davis
becomes "a female
LouisAnnstrong";and
theSweethearts'
drummer "played
drums like a man"
and
the
band
becomes a "girls'"
band and hence a"novelty." Schiller
and Weiss effective.ly, and subversively, question such
ways of determining value without
offering any easy ways out. Whenthing you want. Like you young
we haven't h~ard of· Tiny Davis, Is Davis and Ruby Lucas.
girls today-do
anything you
there a more effective way to conThe Hell Divers was the namewant." And why not? She certainly
vey how good a trumpet player she of one of Tiny Davis' bands, anddid ..T.
is than to say she is as good as Louis all of these women truly are hell
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not thinking "the hottest all-girl you've got p<?weryou can do· any- 'I band" bl,lt simply o~e of the hottest ·1'
Ibands, period. The fact that you've
never heard of them before (if you
haven't, as I had not) becomes all
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living together 42 years, and whoseem ~nly very proud of that fact.
The loud and raunchy 76-year-old
Tiny ("I got what it takes but ,.
nobody wants to take it"), with her
single large hoop earring and deep
voice, threatens ~o steal the sllow attimes, but Schiller and WeiSs givethe quieter Ruby equal time, and by
the end you don't know whom you
like better" only that you like thembOth very, very much:.
Their rel;ltionship, and the filmmakers' portrayal of it, provides
such a powerful and positiye imageof lesbians (in a great moment Tiny
plah trumpet with her young grandson) that not only should 'everyone. who is a dyke see it, but so should
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OU~WEEK/Theater/Dingle",QQ'1,g
Merti IY,On·Hig h·
by Marla Maggenti. \Viou are a cuckold with astutter, you have ·hair like arooster ~nd you and yourwacky family of friends andfoes aU wear garbage bags. It is
France sc;>metime long ago and you
are a fanner whose famous rock starwife has taken up with the new neighbor, a· hairdresser who brandishes a
blowdryer as he lasciviously brags
about his sexual conquests. Your faithful servant is a half-blind nymphet
dressed as a dominatrix. Your daughter (wearing white and pink garbagebags) is sexually precocious to thepoint of nymphomania
and yourmother-in-law is a major Black dragqueen playing a fonner silent screen
star. How will you get your wife back?
How will that massive black wig thatpoints towards the heavens' stay on
your head? How will your myopic. maid', manage to intercept you wife's
love letters? Why is everyone screaming and havUig such a 800d time? ..
The answers lie in the insane 'brilliance of Ethyl· Eichelberger who inthis new show, Dilbert Dingle-Dong(the dOO11Jl!d)or A Nest Full of Ninnies,
manages to push the limits of off-offoff-off Broadway theater to their mostillogical and hilarious
extremes.
Inspired by. Moliere's George Dandln(along with Agatha Christie suspensenovels and·.sensationalist
tabloids),
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his garbage bag farmer's outfit.
Though we hear about the famous
wife, La Dona, frequently at the
beginning of the show, we do notmeet her until well into ·the first act.
When she does appear on stage, She
is truly a powerhouseof a wife,
inspiring awe, fear and desire in all
who meet her. Played by Black-Eyed
Susan, La Dona almost
steals the show withher vision of vixen
rock 'stardom. She isboth the most insane
and the most down-toearth of anyone in thefamily and wh~n she
waltzes around, it is as
though the stage itself
is following her every
move. She is appropriately captivatipg andstrangely, for this farcical tale, .believable. I
could not keep myeyes off of her.
While
Dilbertattempts to woo hiswife from her newlover, he must stepover his truly·mad family. Each member getsa moment in the lime.
light singing some tale
Photo: Lym M. Grabowski
about life love and in
SquHuBoxf.
'Ethyl Eiche/berger 8S Oi/bert
the case of Dolly themother-in-law (Mahogany Plywood),
according to Eicheiberger himself,
the -beautiful (olfactory) illusions of"more laughs than brains and a meny
the silver screen.
The swain,
modicum of common sense." The
Valentine (Jonathan Baker), who ha;sshow is, indeed, meny and Dilbert iscaptured the erotic imagination of Laa crazed maniac of a stutterer -WIthDona, shows a muscular sexuality
plenty of Eichelbergian asides to the~t belies the jokes made throughaudience, ranging from snide comments to someone who laughs too . out the play about his profession as ahairdresser. Ethyl Eichelberger, forevloud to extended hellos to friends and. er queer and with a serious bitchycolleagueS sitting near the stage.
queen tongue, knows how to swing
The plot is Simple though the thehigh drag and gender bending acrossatrical route to resolution is littered
his scripts like a du~ling but slightly
with humorous digression, quirky plot
tipsy prince and there is a kind oftwis~, plenty of scatological humor
familial gayness to all of this thatand just the right amount of irreveronly heightens its campy humor.
ence. ·Dilbert is continually assaulted
Ail is. not completely copacetic
by forces beyond his con~rol .as heon the farm, however, and as thedesperately tries to regain the loveshow moves into the second act one
and affection of his rock star Wife. He
cannot help but feel a bit winded.
is feckless, earnest and almost enrlearS.. DONa 011 ..... 72.ing as he whirls around the stage in

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ob . is mysticalabout
weightlifting:"To
liftweights above one's head,"he says, "is to pierce the heavens.~~
particular weighdifter ruuried Job(any resemblance between him andhis biblical forefather is entirely purposeful) is attempting to set the world
STRANGLEHOLD
record for the dean-and-jerk.
The
Tao (Mark Dold) and Job (Saul Stein).
qqestion is"can he do it'before he ismurdered(someoneis .stabbing
weightlifters to death) or loses his fully thought-out scheme, he's left
indeed: The ~alls resemble a cave;faith in the woman (God?) he loves eventually with plenty of theme and a
the floor has a pond and flora strewn
named Phyllis?
handful of dead characters. Or, ataround i~ (later, the body of Job's
I say ~
particular weighdifter," ..best, puppets.
murdered masseur surfaces in it, as
but the problem with Fernando
Puppets can be entertaining
doe~othe crashing of cymbals andArrabal's new play called The Body when they are colorful enough, whensymbols-a·
dead lamb). Here, Job
Builder's Book of Love at ,INfAR. is that the puppet master uses their Iimita-· encounters Tao-read
Satan-who
there is nothing particular about Job {ions-theirartifical joints and fea-·
has come either to murder him with athe weighdifter (Saul Stein) or his tQr- tures, their strings and poles-to dopair of scisSors, or kill. his .faith in thementor Tao (Mark Dold). They are things that humans can't. In this case,mysterious Phyllis.
not characters who, in a specific situa- neither Arrabal 'nor director Tom
Unfortunately, it doesn't mattertion perform specific actions to .attain O'Horgan are effective puppet maswhat Tao has come to do. All is losta hoped-for end. Rather, they are obe- ters. They are merely dictators .
in th'e sort of allegorical dialogue that
.dient sefVants dO,ing what the playNot even the audience is allowed
no believable human character in awright dem~nds, whether it makes to think for itself. Rather than lettipg
play or Bible would be caught speaksense or not.
us discover in the course of thingsing. Job waves peach-<:olored banners
The best way; generally, to give that th~ is a re-telling of the Job story,
as he speaks; Tao rubs the celibate
characters life 'is to give them their O'Horgan has printed six verses from~eightlifter with oil and succeeds inheads and then follow them .. The the Book· of Job in the program. 'ibisarousing him; later, he tricks him into
point where their desires and the puts Arrabal at .a 'disadvantage. The·drinking an aphrodisiac
and. thendemands of the playwright meet is Biblical verse i.s direct and simple;
dares him to try a rape. Tao appears
the place where the play is. born. ·Arrabal's language is self-conscious
wrapped, in chains, wearing a croy.rn. .of thorns and begs Job to free him, all
Both sides must participate equally. If and baroque.
the playwright sits back and lets theAfter his first cleaning-and-jerking
the while undermining his faith incharacters run where they will, the attempt fails ("I failed because thePhyllis 'who may be the killer. Or Tao
result is a play that is all over the Holy Ghost vanished at the tast
may be the killer. Or Tao may bemap, with no discernible theme!. or instant," he says) Job retr,eats to his
Phyllis.)point. If, however, he· throttles them locker room. Christine Weppner has
All of this is ·perhaps m~t to be
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NotLi~.e::They
Said'ltWould Be
by Rachel Peppel.r

·
W
hen

SineadO'Connor

The Lionand The Cobra in 1987,
record storeS told me they couldn't havegiven it away for free. Yet little more~
two years later, Sinead is watching
her second album soar to the top of theftrst released

charts in most of the English-speaking

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Not bad fur a 23-year-old gal from
Dublin.
Not bad, especially when you c0nsider that- it all just as easily may nothave happened. For a while it seemedno one really liked this screechy-voiced,
jean-dad, shorn singer, except fur musical thrill seekers like myself, and straightboys in the college press. In fact, theprogressive,
lesbian-dominatednewsroom where I workec;1 wouldn't play her,a gay friend told me she was a orte-·
album sensation, and even I spmetiffies
programmed my <D player ·to skip pasthalf of Cobrds cuts.
•
Slowly but surely, though, liking
Sinead became respectable. "Mandinka"mixes became dance favorites at all thebest girl bars, and "I Want Your Hands
On Me" evolved into a call to action forevery lusty dyke I knew. Soon it became
cool to play Sinead at parties, ~her
1988 concert. tour was a "don't miss"affair,a sold-out
spectacle
where I
almost broke a drunken fTat boy's na;e.after he fell over me, crying out his pas, si~ns one too many times. The samenewsroomwhich had once rejected
Sinead now embraced
her, her tape
could be· heard around the Michigan
women's fest that summer, 'and Sinead
even met· mainstream USA head-on at
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BACK IN BLACK
SI".. O'C...
don it.,.1.

wearing 'little more than a bit of b4lck
fabric and her shaven headWell, time has flown by, andSinead, as we all know by now, is back.
Her new album, I Do Not Want What I
Haven't GQt is selling out everywhere,
and "Nothing Compares to U" is a mainstream radio hit. Even feminist bookstores are selling-her cassettes to a morethan ready lesbian clientele, because
while it's no secret that Sinead is straight,
how can we resist a woman so true toherself.that when her ~rd
company
asked her to femme up a little, she wentout and shaved her head in defiance?!
More than that, of course, is the fact.
Jhat not only can Sinead write greatsongs, but she can sing. It's true that I
Do Not Wantmay disappoint SOme hardcore Sinead fans who wanted a second
album .both as musicaliy cryptic anddiverse as her first. For if, as The New
yorlt nmes said recently, 1be /Jon and
the Cobra, "Paraded its diversity" as it
rocked from cut to cut, I Do Not Wantfloats easily from song to sorig as if
almost in a dream.
And what a dream. Cill it matura-.-tion, call it marketing, <X' maybe call it
both, but Sirlead's music has changed,
and for the better. The anguish,andsoaring passioos that made Cobm Standout are not gone, but". they've been.
refined,smoothedout ar9und the·edges to make her more palpable.
From its 'first breath of prayer to its lastlulling whisper; I Do Not Want is a w0nderfully orchestrated
mixture of Irish
folk mel~,string ensemble, pulsing
drum beats and Sinead's powerhousevoire. And what a voice, capable of serenading, then Imploring, then soaring toa screecn
beforedropping
to ananguishedwhisperthe very next
'moment, as it does on her heart~ping renditionof Prince's "Nothing
Coinpares to You."
If there ~ mooierits on I Do Not
Want which disappoint, they are only
because our expectations of Sinead ron
so high. For example, I wish there weremore dark moments, or at least one
song where Sinead really let go, like theway she did on Cobrds "Troy" or "Just
Like U Said.It Would Be." And while
through songs like "Emperor's
New
Clothes" and "The Last Day of Our
Acquaintance"
Sinead makes it clearthat she is trYing hard to stand her
ground in the world, there are almost
too many reminders on the album that
she I; both very young and very heter0-

sexual.

.

Still, passion is a universal em0tion, and any listener will be blown
away by I Do Not Want What I Haven't
Got. From ~ enigmatic elegy "ThreeBabies," to the taught sensuality of "Feel
So Different," to the sexy J>I:1lse of "I Arrt
Stretched On Your Grave" this album isa winner. The rocking beat and consumed lyrics of "Jump in the River," aroddng·ballad about obsessive love, areenough reasor;t alone to get this album:,
and f/you said jump In tlJe.rltJer I wouJd~use

it wouJd probably be a good ideayou~ not SUf¥JSed 10 be here at aD
it's aD been agorgeous mistake,sick·one or clean one

tbebestonethat God ever made.

·And Sinead's even become politi-

cal-, .with"Blacle Boyson Mopeds"

standing out as a simple but eloquent... SINEAo .. ,...

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DancePresent Indicat,ive

J:

ePaul Taylor company's 35th
anniversary'"seasonruns
through this Sunday evening at
City Center. Get there because noteven the ghost of victories past can
upstage this company dancing thisrepertory at full tilt. ,Taylor is celebrating his company's birthday (and his
own-thisJune he turns 60) in thepresent tense, beginning with two
new pieces, one scathing, even. for
Taylor, and one ambitious, ditto. A
squad of new dancers are taking to his.
work like ducks on June bugs, and the hold onto the m<N evasive of allusions, exhilarating even for her, Taylor's mostsenior dancers have set sail for ic;on . mystery. The central figures, the ones to recent recruits made themselves felt at
territory. In fact, the beauty of the tell us where we are, keep redefining
every opportunity, right in your face .
bloom to Cathy McCann,
Karl themselves. Chaib's· paterfamilias is a . The new men are in the proceSs of
Wolfangle, Elie Chiab and Christopher chameleon
deity, benevolent
andredefining the Taylor male: Joao
Gillis spotlights the season's single devouring. fIis closest offspring is both
Mauricio is the prototype; a frantic, fearnostalgic note. Closing I night will be snake and messiah. The dance drops
less virtuoso who can slink with the best
New York's last sight of the great Kate from the heights of aspiration to theof them but is always waiting for theJohnson, who retires from perfonniog underworld at fever pitch and without
pedal to hit the floorboard. The beef thatafter the Taylor summer engagement recourse to a literal or demonstrative
made Taylor intermissions the only ones
at Jacob's Pillow.
. gesture (but at least one good joke: cou- with the longer line for the men's room
. The repertory for the final week is pIes' at the suicide party in hell flinghas been reproportioned by the flailingthe Taylor triptych in closeup, refracting themselves into the abyss with exactly extremity that's worked its way into .
Taylor the cathartic cut-up (Snow White) the flourish of Odette and Siegfried into Tay(or's vOcabulary through the second
against the lyric Taylor (Arden Court) Swan Lake). The resplendent, ambivahalf of the 80s. The broad expanse ofagainst Taylor the dramatist (Le Sacre du lent muscularity-tender as it is tough,chest is tougher, more sinuous, more ofp'rlntemps-7be Rehearsal, and don't the dance never stops moving-makes
this earth. The new practicaJity does
miss it). A new piece, tbe Sorcerer's the dancers' interaction the meat of the nothing to diminish the heat.
Soja, is the first category at its' sauciest matter. You have to watch.
And approachingretirement is
The whimsy softening Taylor's clowning
Which means they'd best be good. .doing nothing to diminish Johnson'slately is dead meat in his absurdist night- Recent Taylor seasonS have been qualiimpact. Nightly, her s1ight~silken figure,(I mare of a "gynephobe" beset by scarlet, fied by a tentativenessamong thewith the only blond bob in town thatsix-breasted (five at the wai&t)Medusas. ensemble, particularly the men, that thisreads as sleek rather than sweet, is tearAssisted by a Chaste Lounge on season shows were the signs of ·adjust- ing through the complexities of her
pointe-the sympathetic female,' with a rhent. Changes in the roster changed the repertory with the urgencY of first disfew tricks up her own ·lining:..-the pro- company outline on stage, leaving a covery. The rush of Johnson's perfortagoni~t encounters everyman's first frayed edge. No more. Even the freshest" mances goes right to the heart of her
appeal: the smallest dancer on stage,nightmare, a woman who's better hung faces found the throughline via the mostand is his mother to boot. Of Bright & arduous and absorbing, route: physical she's· alSo the most elUSive, scatteringBlue Birds & tbe Gala Sun weds the abandon. ~th longtime standouts such contrasts like pet:a1s--Qn allegro dancer
soaring Taylor and the storyteller in a as Chiab and Gillis settled into full matu- who rides adagio like a cloud, a fairS.. INDICATIVE on PIP 71
full-evenin~ allegory sure enough to rity and McCann 9n a level of freedom

May 16,1990

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BooksTextu redWorl ds
by Beatrlx Gates

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becomes neBotiator. Fries never speaks of wanting toescape the body altogether, but holds on to sensual beauty.
He remembers passion ("that rusty hinge"), his dreams alone "and the pure nakednes&<>f-being they both face each day,together or apart. To be in the relationship demands bdoesty.
At the end of (9), he asks: "Do you remember how
scared we werer and this first fresh taste of fear in a new
relationship sounds so homey and comforting next to the fearthat has come to live with them today. In (11), Pries $ees hislover in a stunning sequence that ends with the bare sinew,"you":

enny Fries' poem, The Healing Notebooks, is a lean
. and powerful narrative in 19 parts that travels andencompasSes a difficult geography: how two men~ the U\2y they bold me,live 'in a changed· love and a changed world. The. but the way they bold
• poem traces the relationship-+the physical and emotional
the cup, the way your cbeeIG
contours of their love, alive withUi the present or live within
rest on your knuckles ...
the poet's memory. How to name the change that fear of full...here
blown AIDS has brought
to every part of their .
in this bouse, toward .
the middle of our lives:
lives? Fries uses the natural world as a hardofallbands
your bands
ground to the emotional
portrait Season, too, canofall~
be tracked and counted. you>
out as a kind of hope, a
These lean lines figure throughout The HeaItng NoteI:Joo4s·comparablemeasure
to a1'"1 1... ~.::r~·M···"c~:l::""1
life that both changes
and have such tensile strength that the read~ is pulled
through them by necessity, the necessity bred by reading
and stays the same.
unmatched honesty and hungering for more. In (12), t:tte poet
Kenny Fries must becomments on the process of finding the poem and springs off
read, aloud and quietly,
to yourself and to your the words of others who have beeµ useful in his search,acknowledging the anger and responsibility that accompany
friends, to appreciate
the pain of AIDS for a writer. His lover challenges his words
these deep moment's
glances, rarely and slow- and motives in the starkly moving lines: "You said all I could
ly caught, that mark new write about was! your dying. Can't you see that's not/true. I'm
writing about our lives." So the pain speaks true.
boundaries of emotional
Nature is a vivid voice. in the sequence offering a c0mawareness with beauty
panion auelty and strangeness in its iaws as well as the more
and respect.
. I admire the texture of worlds within the poem. As the obvious beauty, relief and breath given to the heart and thepoem opens, the landlady and her large man become the heart's journey. One of· my favorite passages, from (15), illusof forces:
speakers of innocent iropies and humorous advice: "'Try it trates this inte~gwith a girl,' he says" and we experience the risks of moving in
Who knows the precise moment when the SlTWm
together. We then move very ClO5e, into the shared' bathtub,
wm ooerjfow? You look for signs: w!J1teas the two trade intiinacy for danger with the poet's first direct
on your tongue ...
question: "'Did your teeth break skin?' Look/at my neck. 'Did
Who knows whetl it begins? The rlIuaIs
you draw blood?'" The worlds of danger, threat and safetyof the worried well...
begin to merge, imparted beautifully in the fabulous line in..But who is immune to hope?
(3): "We slept with hammers by our beds." The reading of thisOn a nigbt like this who would keep
simple folct powerfully changes everything that follows andthe window closed? open it and bearlocks our vision on. the life of these two lovers--ready to be
the stream jIowtng all nigbt long.
. one of them and both of them. There follows the passionate
combing· of the body· as if it could divulge the source of dariAt. the end of the sequence in (17), {t8) and (19), the... 1 ger in the bloo9 and the search for protection as irJstID.ct., " r•... ·470

OUT~EEK.·May 16, 1990

a ·tradition that has gone the way ofthe dinosaur. It went for the big one.
All we may ever !mow of the soaring.stage tragediennes who,:preceded
Garbo's generation may be the passages of the grander Garbo vehicles
that can make contemporary audiences howl at their extravagance. Her
first lines in Grand -I vant to bealone" HoteJ-including nothing lessthan -I think 1 have never been sotired in my life"--are hard for the realtty-mongers to buy. Garbo is theactress who stretched the talkies to theS<:a1eof the sllents and Without needfor scenery, spectacle or special
effects. Just turn the camera, as

poet enterstbe

unkn~b1e
fearlessly: ·~..innocent as the questions! one
following another: why/our love
begina, and/as easy, is taken away."
He then tries on the jac;ket of blame
only to flndthat asking questions of
the past will never fit the ansWers
that the present has demanded. He isleft to wonder about the specificroads each man travelled to this very
particular meeting ground and thelinked sameness qf· a life together
than can only e~tst as an open
series of questiol18. •The Healing
Notebooks
Isavailable tbrougb 9pen Boo"s,1631 Grant St., ..Berileley, CA. 94703. Pbone: (41.5) 548-2208.

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portrait of the Swedish mon2rch, thevehicle she fought for, included apusage from Moli&e on the horrors .
of sleeping in th~' same bed with aman every night, .a· full-on-the-lips .
klss to a ready lady- iP waiting and a
sharp .retort to a warning about dying
an old maid: "I will die a: bachelor."
Garbo's calling card remained asclear as the names of her silent
films-7be
Torrent, tbe Temptress,.
Love and getting right to the point, A
Woman of Affairs and Flesh and tbe
Devil. The sexual intent is neverobscured Garbo looks at Gilbert in
FIesb and tbe DevIl and we're talking, as her biographer
John
Bainbridge wrote, -the invitation
direct." In her most transcendent·
vehicle, camille, the mOment of consent finds Garbo's breath hot against
Robert Taylor's cheek.
steps
away. Unfinished, she reaches after
him, and,' for just a moment and justbarely, bares her teeth.
'
True to the times, Garbo paid
for her pleasures, and no one but
Bette· Davis expired more consistently or variously. Garbo hardly sur-.
vlved a film until Nlnotcbk(J, but the
serenity of her sexuality-in
thoseeyes, lust is noble-toppled
thetotem of male sexual supremacy
once and for all. This is not
adjunct sex~ It's a center piece, andGarbo's sexual completeness cleared
the path the characterizationsofstature. Asa<;tfeSS,she worked in~
Rouben Mamoulian did in the fabledlast shot of Queen C1JrlstIna, on thattace. The wind blowing in the wrong
direction is nothing. The rest issilence.
. Garbo as an adfeSS, of course, isa matter of personal preference. Her
position as a force in the d.evelopment of sex on film is as certifiable as
the latest print of camille. IJllian Gishwith a sex drive, Garbo was the single film siren who worked-and. endured-witho~t
a stereotype tohumanize (a Ia Harlow or Stanwyck),crack open (a Ia D.lvis) or invent (ala Crawford). She began in the best
vamp tradition but ended up witb a.

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He!;;1.\1
MAY 4
THRU

MAY 24

onscreen

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gallery of heroines who champion
their sexuality, caHing their own·
shotsw.h~atever
the ·consequences.
The only stereotypes
we see are the benighted traditions that confound
her fulfillment. In spite of. herself, Garbo
spoke her mind. T
LON811ME fiom .. ,. 63

those other unfortunately sick "others." When Willy takes a grip on hisfears by channelingthem into
something constructive,
such asbeing a GMHC buddy, he equallyconverts an "AIDS buddy" into
something akin to a missionary
spreading the good news to theheathen. Reprlmimdlng his Latinoclient for not taking care of himself
in a rhetoricreminiscentofRepublicans complaining of "lazy"welfare recipients, Willy demonstrates his utter distance by threatenirig to use it, to walk away fromhis "buddy." But the fact that he'can walk away (and catch the subway back to Chelsea) in no way
diminishes the fact that other communities are quite capable-astheover 80,000 Haitians protesting
against discriminatory blood policies a few weeks ago demon~
strates-of ,empowering themselves.
Although the film quite clearlypoints out the "second epidemic"of discrimination(in housing, ininsurance, in health care, etc.) thathas afflicted gay men, its own narrative issues forth the very quarantine it fears by isolating itself form
any social commentary. And within
the gay community,
where gay
men attempt to empower themselves by joining PWA the.atergroups, community services andeven ACT UP, the film withholds
from its characters, as well as fromits theater audience,the· basic
information which might enable
them to regain their lives. With notalk. of safe sex or imagining new
sexual possibilities, without even acameo ·appearance of a condom,the· film condemns its own sexy
beginning to an. insular monkish
existence. No gay men, it would
appear., were having sex after
1985..

72·

OUTTWEEKMay 16,1990

WEIGHT from pel. r1
In the end, however, Longtime
a phantasmagoria in which Job isCompanion is not so much unrealistempted to renounce the faith fromtic, as too realistic, about the instituwhich he draws his weight-lifting
tionalized racism that informs thestrength (for those interested in further
crisis in the AIDS epidemic. But rather
than critically addressing it, the· film
allegory, Job and Tao might also beseen as Samson and Delilah). But with
has Simply intemalized it as its narrative structure, as its narrow focus. It is . so little recognizably human dialogue
perhaps perfectly fitting /then,~that theor action to latch on to, the mind
wanders, and after a while it beComes
last scene, a pseudo-utopian vision ofdifficult to say exactly what Ah-abal isa future without AIDS, should returnup to beyond taking a stark tale ofto the beaches of Fire Island. Standing
faith and vulgarizing it with pseudoat the land's end, Willy, his lover
mysticism and adolescent eroticism.
Fuzzy (Stephan Caffrey) and Lisa
The actors don't fare well. It is(Mary-Louise Parker), their non-lesdifficult enough to play human beings
bian friend, talk with excitement
ori stage; it is impossible to play symabout getting arrested the next day.
bols and allegories.
Dold andBut where? Over what? With whonu
Stein""'"--Qtthe· behest of their director,(ACT UP is never named here, butcine imagine&-must resort to a great
reduced to a fashion statement: rolleddeal of vocal and physical tension,
up jeans, "Read My Lips" t-shirt, long
. shouting and grimacing their way
sideburns.) So far from the streets
through the play. One can't fault themwhere people are fighting for their
if there is little truth to their work;
lives, these characters, and the film
they've been given none to begin
itself, ~ve .in a sense never left thewith. An Old T~stament God (orisland ~ey came from. T
vengeful Phyllis) might judge them; it
DONG from pal. 66
would be .unfair for a mere critic to
Wtll we be able to keep up with thepresume. T
wild energy of Dilbert and. company?
SINEAD from .. I.&8
Will Dilbert be able to extend thisoutrageous farce another 60 minutes?
call to the end of violence and racism.
Such a song would ·have seemed
Uh-oh, it seems that some people
cannot take the pace of it all and aunthinkable from her two years ago.
few have hitched up their saddles andUnlike the boys in the straightpress, I'm not going to gush on
split by the end of the first act. This
about Sinead's shaved head (now
isn't entirely Eichelberger:'s fault,
grown out to a crew cut) or piercthough one do~s wish that he had
ing stare, although of course they
trimmed this extravaganza down a bit.
are part of her image. I'll just
It is like being at a party where theenjoy this album, turn as many
host keeps asking you to stay for one
more drink or one more story or one
people on to it as I can, and hop>eSinead won't become just anothermore skit and though you are having. a good time you really do,seriously,
mainstream girl pop singer by thethis tinie we mean it, have to gettime she's 25. She is capable of somuch more. T
going.
The 90 minutes of the show
INDICATIVE from pal. ~notwithstanding, Dilbert turns out todiscover that love comes in many
haired creature who can drop a hipforms and maybe not always the most
like a mink, a tiny body with a lift inorthodox. Eichelberger allows his castits chest that· is all high C. As a
final contradiction-anda Taylorof characters a kind of quasi-religious
testament to the scale on which she
moment of unity that sums up thegreat affectionate clunkiness of thisoperatesthe whole complex
structureof OJ Bright & Blue
show, and Dilbert Dingle-Dong with
Birds comes to rest on those soft,
his repulsive, lovable and daft familysolid-state shoulders. It'll end thesurrounding him at the en~ of the
Taylor season on a bow to one ofshow looks as though his· cup,
indeed, runneth over. T
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TUESDAY& MAY 8 THE NEW SCHOOL &-Week berlu.
Mi.lc.1
T .... tr. Co., •• , taught by
publisher Andrew Velez; tonight, week
4: Bye Bye BlnI/.lyrlclst Lee ~;66 W 12 St; 6-7:30 pm; $15; New School741-5600, Mr. Velez (days) 929-0189
GAY MEN'S HEALTH CRISIS HIV ........
... Iur: 1.... _1.-........;
129W
20 St. 3rd Floor; 7 pm; free; 807-8655.
roo 1145-7470(this and IVelY 2nd lUES),..

CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
presents Arc .. IHId MecLe .... •• J.... abenefit for the AIDS Memorial Fund,
dedicated to AIDS research and slrvices; a reception follows the performance; 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112.
St; 8 pm; info (days) from Sam. 877~

SECOND TUESDAYS AT THE CENTER
presents Dnld ......... (F/fhty-Sbc«n,reading from his short stDlY collectionin progress. Spontlneous Combustiorr, .
208 W 13 St; a pm; $3 suggested; 6207310
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An,,(- in which Herr Professor Mauer
discovers New York's notorious Club
Berlin and discovers-the world ofearthly delights"; at La Mama. ETC.74A
E 4 St; 8 pm; $10; rsvp 475-7710

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9HISPANIC AIDS FORUM Ro .......
I.:
Til. Le,I.o F•• II,: "",.otl_,
AID.

"'--tI0tI -' ,.,,.,..,

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at the As.sociationof Puerto Ricen
Executive Directors. 140 W 22 St. 3rd
Floor. 9 am - 1:30 pm;-966-6336
ASIANSAND FRIENDS/NY M.'.n
at Kameda Restaurant,
a Japanese multi-course meal; 71 University, Place; 6-8 pm; $18; George 9241287

Meet ~..,.

OPEN CIRCLE G.t"erl •• o. til. F.11
MoOtI to Celellrate tile GoclIdess; In theCenter garden, 2(8'W 13 S1; exactiy 77:30 pm (come early to be on time~ $2
donation (info from OC. Box 4S38, Sunnyside. NY 11104)
WOMEN ABOUT F.II Moo. Prowl I.
... J ....
Bay Wildlife ....... , withslide· show; .gathers at 7:30; Maureen212[179-f1l69
GAY AND LESBIAN INDEPENDENTDEMOCRATS Fon.: GeIfI., 0", I'Iee

"'IN 1'1;:s.,.

ami Lulll.",.1111 NYC
CoRen "..""t:1l"", at the Center, 208

W 13 S1; 8 pm; free
AT HOME WITH THE (LESBIAN HER.STORY) ARCHIVES present Reeciln ... ~,"'nurld. nil Bee Gates; "infamousand not so Infamous researchers discuss their use of the Archives fordiverse projects. Ail women welcome";
atthe Center, 208 W 13 S1; 8 pm; $5; 874-

7232
GAY MALE S/M ACTIVISTS PI.,lnO
lin: First-Aid for 11M, "knowing theright thing to do when things go wrong
may save you, or your partner, from a
serious injury"; at the Center, 2~ W 13
St; 8 pm (program at 8:30); $3 members1S5 non-members; n7-9B78
GAY MEN'S HEALTH CRISIS ",.". 1IIIt1efI., 11M WorbHp, 8t the Center,2~ W 13 St; 8-111".30pm; free, no preregistration required; 80Hi655.

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EAGLE BAR MovI. NIOId:!i:
Th R.". ... '" l1li,;11•• ' ..
142
11th Ave (at 21 ~); 11 pm; 691-8451,.1'1;THURSDAY; MAY 10
JUDITH'S ROOM BOOKSTORE presents
Alicia .00000ker reading with Rita G.~lsin the 4th and last of &le'lllll
r.lellleo.peCItIcHI SerIes; 681 Washington St(at Charles St); 7:30 pm; free, but limited
seating; n7-7330 (wheelchair accessible)
JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH opens
AI C.n.ln.s'
TIl.
of Snow
Mitt, a musical theater fairy tale withqueens, kings, witches, princes, dwarfs
and animals, exploringthe "adultthenies of feminism .and the Jungian
duality of the female and male"; 55
Washington Square South; $10; THUSUN at 8 pm; m-0033 (thru MAY 20)

Jo",,,.,

CHIP DUCKETT presents HOlloerotlc
Art at Qnlckl, tonight featuring thedrawings of Ire SIIIlth: S., LIfe, NYC:
'971-11, work that appeared in many
gay bar/baths advertisementsof theperiod; plus dancing/partying with DJs
John Suliga and Dinah; 6 Hubert St (off
Hudson, 5 blocks below Canal);·from 10
pm; $1W$7 with invite; 925-2442

NANCY opens Dolt 11M It the MI .. Todd~

to conlilue here 8V8IYThursday; 123

E 13 S1; 8 pm - 2 am; S6; (Pallacflllm)473-7171(EcfIlOr. notto be confused with Jenny's Girl
BaratPyramid,sameday, same time.)
DJ PATRICK'S WONDERLAND celebratas CItru Hilla' 111tbdey, with hosts
Loretta B. DeMille· and Wendy Wild;
open bar from 10-11:30 pm; citrus motif
and sex dancing; Mars, 3rd Floor, 13th
St & West Side Highway; 691-6262

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WBAI-FM (5058th Ave, 19th FI, NYC 10018; 279-0707)
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WNIC-TV (30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC 10112; 664-4444)
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MONDAY~AY

7.

I:GO PM WWOR-TV Despeflte PlSngfT. a 100day salfing
trip of seven youths from a California correctional
facility, who talk about gangs, drugs and their future,
while trimming the sheets; CH 9 (2:00)
9:00 PM WNET-TV Inside Gorbechev's USSR: Hedrick
Smith (NY Times Soviet expert) shows how theexchange of ideas and information is being encouraged; CH 13 (1:00)..
10:00 PM GCN Be My Guest GLAAD Awards Ceremonies,
with Phil Donahue, Mayor David N. Dinkins; Joey Stefano at Mars; Manhattan Cable, CH J!73 (:30)
11:30 PM Tomo"ow's TV Tonight entertainment; Manhattan and Paragon Cable, CH D/17 (1:00)
Midnight
CCTV The Closet ClSe Show: pornstar Joey
Stefano talks about his safer-sex dates with a record
producer, then strips and hangs from the rafters at. Chip Duckett's Mil" Needs MelT; Manhattan Cable,
CH C/16 (:30).
1:00 AM GIIY Tlf. gay male porno clips; Parageln Cable,
CH J!73 (:30)

TUESDAYl MAY 8
10:00 AM SHOWTIME MIIYII (1966): Oennis the Menace(Jay North) on an elephant, in a loincloth (1:35)
1:30 PM A&E Chronicle: Trillthlon: "take the ultimate testof athletic endurance with A&'E's penetrating news
magazine" (:30),
6:30 PM WNYW (Fox) Night Court Christine and Roz(Markie Post, Marsha Warfield) spend an evening in amale strip joint; CH 5 (:30)
9:30 PM WABC-TV Brewster PlllcfT. Oprah in her newseries, whose TV pilot featured a lesbian couple; butwill this series?; CH 7 (:30) (Edtior's note: also tomorrow at this time, beginning its regular Wednasday
slot)
11:00 PM GBS Out in the SO's: community news, discussion, interviews; tonight a clos8ted gay priest (withhis back to the camera) discusses Catholic theology,
politics, safer sex, his own sex life and why heremains in the closet; Manhattan/Paragon
Cable, CH
Cll6jl:OO)

WE.DNESDAY,MAY 99:00 AM ESPN $choillstic Sports AmericlI: highlights ofAustralian high-school sports (1:00)
9:30 AM WBAI-FM Ghosts in the MllchinfT. women in pop,with Victoria Starr; 99.5 FM (2:30)., 9:30 AM WWOR~TV .EverydllY: model Kim Alexis introduces swimwear fashions; CH 9 (:30)
8:00 PM NICKELODEON Donnll Reed Mllrllthon:twenty

episodes featuring the Queen of Traditional Family
Values and her brood, 1958-66 (10:00)
9:00 PM Stephen Holt ShowlOnstilge Amerlclll: tonightcontinues Holt's -Hunk Month- with young British
novelist Paul Watkins (Cilim lit SUfl8et, C.lm lit OIWlJ);
Manhattan Cable, CH D/17 (:30) (for Paragon,see SAn
Midnlo.'RB PROD The Robin Byrd Show: male andfemale strippers; Manhattan and Parallon Cable, CH
J!73 (1:00)

THURSDAY! MAY 10 .
9:30 PM WPIX-TV Best Tllik on Loclltion: how the short- "age of clergy is affecting the Catholic church's future;
CH 11 (:30) IEditor's note; for another point of view,
see Out in the '90s, TUES);:00 PM WBAI-FM This WilY OUt international gaY"IIbian wellkly radio magazine; 99.5 FM (:30)
1:05 PM TBS Normlln .../s Thllt You? (1976): Redd FollX andPearl Bailey learn thaUon
Michael Warren is gay(2:00) .•1:311PM WBAI-FM Brtlilking the Si/encfT. nAws magazine
for the gay/lesbian community in New York; 99.5 FM(:30)
9:30 PM GMHC Living With AIDS: health and politics;
Manhattan Cable, CH J!73 (:30).
1H11.PM WNBC-TV LA uw: a gay cop sues when he isouted "by a gay journalist seeking to make him a rolemodel-; CH 4 (1:00).
10:30 PM GCN Pride & Progress: news, health, sports;
Manhattan Cable, CH J!73I:30).
11:00 PM GCN The Right Stµff: m·edia, entertainment,advi~e; Manhattan Cable, CH J/73 (:30)
11:30 PM RB PROD Men For Men: Robin Byrd presents
gay male porno stars; .Manhattan Cable,·CH JJ'1:J(:30)
11:30 PM GMHC Living With AIIJS: ~ealth and politics;
Paragon Cable, CH J(l3 (:30).

FRIDAY! MAY 11
1:00 AM A&E Oscllr Rememb.red: Maxim Mazumdar's·portrayal of the notorious writer (1:00)
2:30 PM WBAI-FM Rompiendo el Silencio: todos losviern.s, Gonzalo Aburto con temas y noticias para lacomunidad latina gay y lesbiana; 99.5 FM (:15)
4:00 PM WABC-.TV Oprllh Winfrey: men who are jealousof their wives' platoniC male friends; CH 7 (1:00)
7:3111M The GIIY Dllting Gllme Show, Manhattan Cable,.CH J!73 (:30)
11:00 PM GIIY Tlf.·male pomoclips; Manhattan Cable, CH
J!73 (:30)
1:00 AM RB PROD Robin Byrd Show: male and female
strippers; Manhattan and Paragon Cable, CH J/23
(1:00)SATURDAY! MAY 12
1,1:30 AM Stephen Holt ShowlOnstllge
Americil/: see
WED; Paragon/Manhattan Cable, CH ClI6 (:30) (Editor's
tribute: Happy B'day Stephenl)
11:00 PM RB PROO The Ellr/y Byrd: Robin Byrd presents
mala/female strippers; Manhattan Cable, CH J!73 (1:00)

SUNDAY! MAY 13
6:30 PM WBAI-FM The GIIY Show: two-hour special
tonight; first, non-commercial
gay/lesbian
publ!caccess cable, Larry Gutel)burg welcomes Rick X(Ctoset ClISe Shawl, Butch Peaston and Kurt Wolf
(Out in the '90s); also ACT UP prison project; 99.5 F.M(2:00)•
11:30 PM GCN Men & Films: male erotica;
Cable, CH J!73 (:30)

May 16,1990

Manhattan

OUTTwEEK751

\and pr.v.ntlon
dlscuulons";
fr ••chlldcar.;421 Fifth Av., Park Slop.;
sndlng .cale te.; 1UI1788-1175lreglster.arty, cia .. limited to 25)

FRIDAY, MAY 11

WOMEN ABOUT W ... ler w..uld It.
. tie PoooIIo EnI.-tII EdIlCltloHI
HUNTEII COllE8E SCHOOL OF SOCIAL
c:.ter, Dingmans F.ny, PA; thru MAY WORK A C.I.bratJon of Mothlfhood. A
for L.sblan
M.others,
13; $88 Includ.s workshops,
m.als, . Conf.r.nc.
Lovers, CO-Parenu,
Partners
endlodging; Ana 7181129-0141, for lastminute availability
THE ANSWER IS LOVING __T.lkI•• W ...
'. Tllk: M ....... lly Yo.ra;-For those who hav., for those who
want, for those who regret not having,
for those who· are not sure, for thosethat know Not M., we will have an
evening of feelings around children";
led by Ruth B.rman and Connie Kurtz;
Sheepah.ad Bay, Brooklyn; 1:45-10 pm;$8; 1111(998-2305
M~ OF ALL COLORS T08ETHER/NY
Panel DI.cusslon: NY.C's Lesbian, Gay
Mal. and AIDS S.rvie. Organizations
S.rvlng tM Hispenic/Utino(a} Communlti.s; at the Center, 208 W. 13 St; 7:45
pm; 222-9194, 245-&366

FrI.nds; topics Include lesbian motherIng, alternatlv. Insemln,atlon, chlldr.n
and lesbian relationships; r.glstratlon
at 8 am, keynote at 9 am, pan.1 of thrH
Black lesbian moth .... at noon, workshops from 1:30-5:15 pm; 129 E 19 St;$50 Indlvldual/SSO
coupl.;
limitedspace; Marsha Martin, 452-1104
METROPOLITANCOMMUNITY
CHURCH Sidewalk Sale, of clothing,bric-a-brac, household items, records,
books, toys, baked goods; outside theCenter, 208 W 13 St; infa(donationS/vOIuntee ... 242-12121also next SAn

KNI8HT1 WllElTUN8CLUB Fundral.Ing Tournam.nt, with 20 wrlltl.r.
Inlight, mlddla, and h.avy w.lg!rt cat.gorl .. , In an allmlnatlon tournam.nt following fre.styl. wrutllng rules; at theCenter, 2118 W 13 S1; 8 pm; $15; 821-1921(EdtIor'. tIIIrHIy: Tell ... KIt..... thy•• 0.ld let ••• It til. o •• , c•• I.
1INIw. Ic•• OIly ... lid ,roveI for 10

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CENTER 2nd .... nIIy DIICI, 20a W 13
St, 9 pm - 1 am, $IIIS8 membe ... , senlo ...;
students;

820-1310 I.....

drl.k

H yo.

c-. Hfort 10,.)FRIENDS OF DEBORAH GLICK Spring
Ring Brooklyn Woman's Danca, for lesbians, faminists, and their friends; abanefit for the openly lesbian candidate's NYS Assembly campaign; OJ
Carolyn Ford; at Camp Friendship, 339
Eighth St btwn 5th/8th Aves (F to 4th
Ave/9 St or 7th AVe/9 St), Park Slope; 9
pm - 1 am; $10; Angela 1U!t'832-3826

com.dy that follows Jack and Bill'.
roil.rcout.r
romance; .tarrlng
AI
Maas and Paul Mauluccl; It the Clnter,
2GI W 13 S1; .hOWl aU·pm and 8 pm;$5; C.nter 820-1310
CENTURY MUSIC PRODUCTIONS , ....
..... Sunday WIth Glni at Private Eyes, .
OJ Glnl DeSanti. spin. for a womenonly party; 12 W 21 St; 1 pm - 1 am; S5.
(21 .nd onr, ID......
)PYRAMID Lypalnka Holds a Contest for
Gay Cabaret'l New Queen following
Hapl Phace's abdication and departurefor Provincetown; 101 Avenue A (btwn
8{1 Sts);$5; 420-1590 (EdhDr: TIle wi.
•• r will be croWD.d .y Rick StilattD
II8ld SIIday, MAY 211.)SUNDAY AT ROXY Mother's Day Party:
I Always Lov.d My Mimi, with a photo
exhibit of gay boys and their moms;
doors open 10 pm, open bar 11 pm midnight; go-go boys and special performances; 515 W 18 St (btwn 10th/11th
Aves~; 645-5156

MEN OF ALL COLORS TOGETHER DayLong Workshop and Celebration of Hispanic/Latino
Issues; continues from >. SHESCAPE O,.IS Saturdays at theyesterday ISH MAY II), with panel.and
Chapel (at Umallght), tonight and confloor discussions
surroundingthetinuing evary Saturday; 49 W 20 St (atlAY MEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT DI.gay/lesbian Hispanic/Latino
identity,
6th Ave, garden entrance); 10 pm; 645c.ul".
MHtI •• : SI, So•• " nl/r
Lplus a feast; at the Center, 208 W 13 St; 6479.....
with juat such a panel who will
HERITAGE OF PRIDE General member11 am - 5:30 pm; Info from David or Marjoin membe ... In discussing some of the
LARRY TEE .....
La PaI_de B.. II6, . ship meatlng, atthe Center, 208 W 13 St, .
many worrisome questions about comcos, 932-3138
at the Underground, dancing every Fri- 8 pm, 691-1114Ial~0 JUNE 11)
Ing out, glvlnwgettlng support, comproday,
SaturdayandSunday;LAMBDA INDEPENDENT DEMoCRATS
mising, accepting;'at the Cen~er,
ISLANDERS' CLUB SHS A.plcts oftransvestites admitted free; 254-4005
Lunch With umbda, celebrating lambCharles Ang~l/People of Color Room,
Lov., bV Andrew Lloyd Webber; $60
2118 W 13 St; 8 pm; member info '11Il1802- da's ·12th anniversal)', with 1990 Brook- IEditor: Love Machine also continues
membersl$70 nonmembers; 633-8898
on Tuesdays. B.. ut~ is pronounced
lyn lambda Awards to David Cantrell,
0162
biu-TAY by the prom!J1:ers, boh-TAY by
G.y • L... la. Allla.ce
A,.I.stthe French.)Def •• atlo., Rollerena; Peter Vogel
MEN OF ALL COLORS TOGETHER/NYAward to Paul Horowitz; at Raintree's,
1Wo Deya of Crass C. rel Self.Edecl.r
SPECTRUM .r
U. Coro, .1.gl.g
142 Prospect Park West; Brooklyn;.
tlo ••• d CO.lClo
RIII.g:His.......
Yu T_/ 1: with Fascinapaniclutino
Lesbians"
Gay M.n in noon - 3 Pili; 71814~1
tion, singing ·R.m.mb.r;
802 64th· THE NEW SCHOOL 6-Week Americantil. U.S., for men and women; with topbyp ....
ACT UP/NY Teach-In before Nlay 21 Street, Brooklyn (N Train to 8th Ave . Musical Theatre Course, .....
Ics addressing personal his/herstory,Ii.r
Aldrew Vela; toIIig", -.II 5:
StormIng of the Nltiof! Institutes of stop, Bay Ridge); 7181238-8213
lesbian/gay 8. AIDS resources in the
SUNDAY, MAY 13
TBA; 66 W 12 St; 6-1:30 pm; $15; New
H.alth in Bethesda, MD; to protest fedLatin/Hispanic communities, the differSchool 741-5600, Mr. Velez (days) 929eral AIDS treatment research: -Iat theence between utino and Hispanic, the0169•
record show ...ten years ... one billion
Puerto Rican Independence Movement;
dollars ••.one drug-; at PS 122, 1st Ave 8.
with food, music, poetJy, dance; at the
LESBIANS UMTED Monthly Meeting of
9 St; 1:30 pm; 989-1114 for· bus andCenter, 208 W 13 St; 8-111".30pm tonighta coalition of ~ New York lesbian orgaand 11 am - 5:30 pm tomorrow, MAY 12; teach-in info
nizations committed to lesbian visibility;
WOMEN ABOUT PI.y Day at tb.
free; David or M.arcos, 932-3138
all women welcome; at the Center, 208
B.acb, Watch Hill, Fire Island; bring
JUDmrS ROOM BOOKSTORE ..........
W 13 St; 6:30-8:30 pm; 71&'693-8458
Bell Gale Chevigny, Chlo. and Olivia; frizbees, beachballs, warm clothing;
SHESCAPE open Fridays at the Chapel
681 Washington St (at Charles St); 3 pm; Judith 201/433-1974(at limelight), tonight and continuing
GAY MEN'S HEALTH CRISIS HIV Health
free, but limited seating; 727-7330
every Friday; 49 W 20 St (at 6th Ave,
Seminar: Benefits Information•• dDIFF'RENT SPOKES Browse throughgarden entrance); 10 pm; 645-6419 (Edi- (whee.lcllair accessible)
Nutritional Issues; 129 W 20 St; 3rd 8.
Bergen County, NJ, some lakes, hills
tor's note: Shescape parties are no '6th Floors; 7 pm; free; 807-6655, TOO
and nice suburbs; about 50 miles;
longer at the Roxy or Twentyrrwenty; a LAVENDER LIGHT GOSPEL CHOIR
645-7470 (this and evel)' 3rd ruES)
Annual Spring Pre-Mother's Day Con- 212/316-9313,
Saturday weekly pa rty opens at theChapel tomorrow.).
cert, at the Friends Meatlng House, 221
COALITION FOR LESBIAN AND GAY
MEN OF ALL COLORS TOGETHER/NY
E ·15 St; 7 pm; $10 (mothers $5/PWAs
RIGHTS .resents Hon. Dannis delaon,
Picnic in the Ramble, potluck in Centralfree); info 718/624-1196, 212/245-6366
NYC's new, and first openly gay, ComPark, enter at 72 St and Central Park
IEdltor: Tidl gospel cOllcert Is signed,West and bear left, or at 82 St and CPW missioner of Human Rights, leading awlllell can b. a allow In IlseH.)Land bear righ1; bring dish for four; 1 pm; Forum: H.alln' Divi.ion. In til. AIDS
Commllnlly, at the Center, 208 W 13 St;
Lidell 222-9794 (Editor·s lexical note:
PEOPLE'S VOICE CAFE Homoerotic Art
WOMEN ABOUT Mlanus River Gorge
8 pm; $4 donation; info 627-1398 (EdiRamble is singular. H. rambles throughSlide Show, ..... DIed by elliot Reb •• "Walk, Westchester;·-easv 8 miles along
tor's note: CLGR has a forum evel)' third .
the Ramble.)on artists choosing homoerotic themes
deep hemlock shad.dgorge with
Tuesday.)
from ancient Greece, through thewaterfall
8. mystical aura-; Sonia
Renaissance, to after Stonewall in the
NEW YORK CITY GAY MEN'S CHORUS
212/798-9132.
gay rights and AIDS eras; home-baked.
Chamber Choir; St Lukes; 3 pm; 691- HERITAGE OF PRIDE Independent Marshal Outreach 12.for commmunity vol·BROOKLYN WOMEN·SMARnALARTS .goodies sold; 133 W 4 St, Washington . 7590
Square Church Parlor; doors open 7:30
. unteers interested in working at the.... 111 Five Waek Stilt-Defense Course.10r women of African, A$ian, latin, Mid-, pm, show at 8 pm sharp; $6 or TOF + $1; FREELANCE ~cnNG GROUP THEATRE June 23 Rally and/or June 24 March;
info 718/426-2183,212/777-2528
on p,es.nts Don Lowry's What Do Two free refreshments; at the Center, 208 W
die-Eastern and Native descent; "effec13 St; 8 pm; 691- tn4
shownight after 6 pm
Men Do in Bed Tog.ther Anyway?, •. t1Ve,siml!le ph'f'ical technique~; safety

MONDAY MAY 14

TUESOAt MAY 15

MOTHER'S DAY

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Monday·

Every ·Nlaht 'or almost'.

PrIIIIII E,.i (Mire Berldey's KooII<onrl«I8, maie sllWn112W21

St, cUI_TTTl

Monster (West Villagel80 brove St at Sheridan ~q.; 924-3557 .

Tuesday

..

~

.

;

4ILoft MIIeblnl at Underground,

860 Bway, near 17th St; 254-4005

Wednesday.

.....
D.,. (primarilY gay men of colorl31Q W 49 St (819Avesl; 245:-8925
I'rIY* Eye. (Jeffrey Sanker & Dallas's Club Bad) 12 W 21 St, btwn
5thI8th Aves; 'll'Krm2
IIMr LInIng (2-4-1 drinks, also open Tues-Sun, women SAT) 175 CherryLa., Roral Pk, U; 51111354-9641.
Stutz (2.....1 dmks,also open daiyl JlZWestchest8r PtIe, While Plails;91oVl81-3100

Thursday _.

.

(closed Mon & Tue, WED free, THU free & 2-4-1 drinks, FRI
SAT guest star show, SUN live show & free g., 10 pml
80264th St G 8th Ave, Bay Ridge, BkIyn; 71111238-8213

m/f strippers,

DANCING OUT for Women
Tuesday

H..... lcr.126-1'11 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 7181261-8484
Gl'llnd Ceil1i'il (women's night, also open Wed-Sunl210 Merrick Road,
Ro.ckville Centre, Li; 516/536-4800.

Ifednesday.

Bedrock 121 Woodfielil Rd, W. Hempstead, Li; 518(486-951S
Excilibur (Ladies Night, $1 drinksl comer 10th1~efferson behind footballstadium, Hoboken, NJ; 201-795-1161-aoyHr (has a new wave drag showl15 1/2 St Marks Place, btwn
2nd/3rd Aves; 674-7959.
(last Thu. of the month Susanne Bartsch party, next is May.. ,31; iffy doorl10 E 60 St, at Fifth Ave; 755-8010
I
Bedrock 121 Wooi:lfield Rd, W. Hempstead, Li; 518(486-9516
Excel ... ($1 drin~, also open Tues-Sun, women WEDI comer 10th/JefBig Hunt Club (Her Planet, 8 pm - 2 am; began ~1804
Washington St,.
ferson behind football stadium, Hoboken, NJ; 201-795-1161
4 blocks below 14 St; info 727-7616
Gl'llnd Centrel (2-4-1 drinks, also open Wed-Sunl210 Merrick Road,
Mike Todd Room (Nancy's Doll Bar, starts May 10; 8 pm - 2 amI 123 E 13
Rockville Centre, U; 5161536-4800
St; club (PalladiumI473-7171• ...........
(2-4-1 drinks, female impersonators; also open nightly, women on . Pyramid (Jenny's Girl Bar, started May 3; 8 pm - 2 amI 101 Avenue A
TUE·& FRi)126-10 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens, Queens; 7181261-8484. (btwn 6/7 Stsl; $5; 475-3538......
(mixed gay/straight; DJ Patrick's Wonderland,3rd Roorl Westside
Highway and 13th St; 691.&262
Bedrock 1fl Woodfield Rd, W. Hempstead, Li; 518(486-9516.. lekl (Chip Duckett Thursdaysl6
Hubert St (on Hudson, 5 blocks
a.p.I"~(Shescapeparty,startsMay11I49W31StatlllhAve;64SM79
below Canall; 925-2442
Cheek. 2000 Long Beach Road, Island Park, Li;.518(431-5700
H""18lcr.128-10
Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 7181261-8484*Soyblr 15"'1/2 St Marks PI., btwn 2ndl3rd Aves; 674-7959*Mike Todd Room (Chip Duckett's Boy+Boy/GlrI+Girt, giris tend to come
CoMnIIIa Dances (1st Friday of every monthl116th St & Bway; 854-3574 days
earlier, boys later) 123 E 13 St; clua (PalilidiumI473-7171.... P.lace de Be..... Larry Tee at Underground (starts 51181, 860 Bway,
VIsions 56-01. Queens Blvd, Woodside; info 718,1846-7131, club 71P189&-!lJ31
near 17th St; 254-4005
lIMite Todd Room (Chip Duckett's Boy+Boy/Girl+Girt, girls tend to comeBedrock 121 Woodfield Rd, W. Hempstead, Li; 518(486-9516.
eariifr, boys laterl123 E13 St; club (PalladiumI473-7171
a.p.I"~(Shescape party,starts May 12)49W31 St atlllh PNe; 64SM79
PrInIe Eye. (preppies and young professionalsl.12 W 21 St, btwn 5thl6th
Mlrs (alternate <:aturdays, Her Planet, May 12, May 26 this monthl13 St
Aves; 2fWI...m2.•& West Side H~•• , ~91-626Z .
.
.. lekl (mixed gay/straight/TVs;
Scott Currie/Panty Girdles) 6 Hubert St
Reds(women's
party,
buffet,burlesqueshowl6096
Jericho
Tpke,
Com(on Hudson, 5 blocks below Canai); 925-2442
mack, Li; 516/543-4740.
Silver Uning 175 Cherry Lane, Roral Park, Li; 516,1354-9641
Bel'lloal BoogIe (Sm6ke & alcohol freel434 6th Ave (btwn 1V10Stsl; 832-6759
Starz 836 Grand Boulevard,Beer
Park, Li; 518(242-3857*8oybIr 151/2 St Marks Place, btwn2nd/3rd Aves; 674-7959
1IIe
DInceI (2od and 4Ih Saturdaysl DI W 13Sf, blwn 7IIV8Ih lwei;. 1m-7.310
Bedrock 121 Woodfield Rd, W. Hempstead, LI; 518(486-9516
Columbia D.~(3rd Saturdays, Same But Different Dance, throughCave Canem (Sandwich Sister Sundays) 241stAve at 1st St; 529-9665
June 161116 & B'way, 10 pm -3 am; info 629-1989.
..
Glrth.nd Mirth Club at the Center (3rd Saturdays, heavy men & their
Cubby Itole (tiny dance floorl438 Hudson St ~orton St; 243-9079
admirers) 208 W 13 St; 620-7310'.
Duc .....
Sheridan Sq. & 7th Ave South; 242-1408.... P.lace de Be ..... (Larry Tee at U!1derground, start delayed to 5/121
Spectrum (closed Mon & Tues; good gay/lesbian mix, see Every Night,, 860 Bway, near 17th St; 254-4005.
above, for detaiisl802 64th St, Bkiyn.; 718(238·8213
PrIYlte Eye. (Jeffrey Sanker & Dallas's Club Bad) 12 W 21 St, btwn
5th/6th Aves; 'll'Krm2.
IIfIoxy (mixed gay/straigWTVrlclub kidsl515 W 18 St (blwn 11)'11Avesl; 64&5156
The NYC club scene is volatile. Cal first1D confinn parties. Recent openings
SOund Factory (mixed gay/straight. Acid House, no alcohoi)5:ll W 27 St
have dates noted, and can be blasts or busts.
.
(btwn 10th/11th Avesl; 643-0728
Admissions range from $51D$15. Invites offer discounts.
A (*1 denotes a club that atlracts TVs.
Some clubs, such as Copacabana (the most notoriousl, Roxy, Quick, Mars....
0.,.. (primarily gay. men of colorl316 W 49 St (BIS Avesl; 245-8925
and Underground have door policies in which you are admitled by being.... Plilce de ...
Larry Tee at Underground (starts 5113),860 Bway, near·chosen. - The huniiation is part of the mystique. Arriving before.nidnight
17th St;254-01005
helps. Dress erotic, exotic or rich. Look fun. IDs are a I1IJSt Mixed....
(CIlp Duckell's Msrs Needs MB,. Westside Higtwvayand 131hSl;1lI1-G2
gay/straiglt parties tend 1Dhave the nastiest doors. These parties often get .
.".......
(Junior's Tea Dance 6-10, Gay Csbal8taftarwardsl101 Avenue A,
gayarlater. .
btwn 6{7 Slre9lS; 426-15!1lSpecial one-time parties are listed in the day-by-day calendar.
....,(Stn1ayatlby,ope"ns 10pm) 515W18St(blwn 1()'11Avest645-5156
Send additions, corrections and dish1D Rick>C,Box7!ll, NYC 101111.

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AIDS CENTER OF QUEENS COUNTYSOCIAL SERVICES' EDUCATION' BUDDIESCOUNSEUNGoSUPPORTGROUPS
Volunte.r Opportuniti.a(718) 888-25OO(voice)(718) 888-2985(TDD)ACJ UP (AIDS Coalition II Unl_h~rt488A Hudaon Street, Suita G4 NYC 10014(212)989-1114.
A dive .... , non-partiaan group of individuala unitad inangar and committed 10·diract action 10 end the AIDS
criai •. Gen. m8\lting. Mori. nightll 7:30,
at the Community Centar ,208 W.131h.

IIIIEXUAL YourH'
InfonnallOeial a II!pport group for BimaI.1
kidelyouth. Monthly meatinw'poduek lunch ha/d
1:00pm on fourth Sund.y of the month It mambara
hom ... Cal NY ABN for thia month'. location. Thia
group i. plrt of the New York ArM Bi.. XUlI Network.

ARCS (AlDS-IW.a.d ComnInIty S.me_)for Dutche .. , Orange, Putnim, Rockland, Sullivan,
Uletar and Westchester counties. AIDS education,client .. lVices, criaia intelV.ntion, aupport groupa,
ca .. managament, buddy and h08pital viaitDr program.
214Carn1 /Iw., 'Mia PIaiII, NY llm1(914)8I&ODI
B38 Broect.wy ,NwIbu~, NY l22!iO (914)!i82-!i1Di
AlDSli ... (1I4)-..r7

ATR (Al)S TREATMENT REGISTRY. .c.)
Publish .. a bi-monthly Directory-of clinical triala of
exparimental AIDSIHIV treatmente in NY/NJ, and hal
educational materiaill/,&minara
fOr trial participanta.
ATR allo advocat .. for improve menta in the trial..,.-·
tam. P.O. Box 30234, NY, NY 1011-0102. (212) 288-41118.
Publicationa free/donation IlIquested.

~lBIIIANSUNITED. SIS1EIIHOOD
Social, pofitic.land aUpPOrt networking group for
woman .nd their friancla. Regullr IOcial-aIndmeatinga on the first .nd third Friay. of .verymonth.
At The Community Canter; 201 W. 13 Street, from 8:30&pm. For mol1l info cd U.. It (212) 82&-.17.

BAlI ASSOCIADON FOR lillIAN RIGHTS
Lawyara Referral
SelVice for tha Lesbian and Gay Coml!lunity
Full Range of Lagal SlIlVice, (212) 459-4873

BAlI ASSOCIADON FOR lillIAN IIIGHTSFree Walk-in Legal Clinic. Tueaday &-8 pm
Lesbiana GlY Community Centr .. Ground Roor

BIDS (BISEXUAl. DO.NANCE.
SUBMISSION GROUp)
Shara SIM experiences and fantaaiel with othera ina poaitiva, non-judgemantal
atmOsphera. First Sunday of the month,4:45pm at the Community Cantar
208 W. 13 Street, NYC. Thia group is part of the New
York Araa Bisexual Network.
BISEXUAl. PRIDE DISCUSSION GIOUP
Topical diacuaaiona on i.. uea of interut 10 the conmllnity in I congenialatm08phel1l,
followed by an informal
dinner a~ a friendly locil restaurant Evary Sund.y, 3:00
-4:30pm at the CommunityCentar208W.13Street,
NYC. Part of the New York Al1Ia BilllXu.1 Network.

BlWAYS NEW YOIIKMonthly ,ocial aventa for the Bi.. xual community.. and friends. Call NYABN for details of upcoming
evente. (718) 353-8245
BIMC (BISEXUAL POUTICAL

AmON CO-mEEI
Political action on iaaues of importance to the BiaexulV!.esbial\'Gay community. Monthly meetinwpotluck
held 8:00pm on fC!.urthThursdlY of the month at mambera hom ... Call NYABN for this month'sloeation.
(718)353-8245

78 .. , OUT'YWEEKMay 16, 1990

BODY POSITIVE
If you or your lovar hi' taabld HIV+, W8 offIr .upport
groupa, laminlra, public fol"llll1l, I'1f1l1Ine. (b ... ry,
I1Iferra!., IOci.l.etivities.nd up-to-d.ta n.tional
monthly,1"HE BODY POSmVF ($2!i(yelr).
(212)721-1348.
208 W. 13th St., NYC, NY 10011
BIlOOllJN'S LESBIAN AND GAY POlITICAL CLUBlAII8IIA reEPENDENT DEIIOCIIAlI
Ll.D. endOlllI .nd wcirb for clndidltel
in 10CII,
ltlta Ind riationllelactionl,
lobbi .. for legial.tion, .
and condu~
community ounach through ItrMt
faira .nd mtlatinga on 'peci.l1opiea.
Join ua.
338 Ninth St., Suite 135
Brooklyn, NY 11215(718) 8eIi-8482

CIIICll OF IIOIIE lKIH1'.

Spirituallupportand sh.ring in I g.yi1eabiln affirm.tive group. Waat-P.rk Praabytllri.n Church--.
186.westaeth Street
Wed: worahip .. lVie.8:30 pm, JI!09ram 7:30.
Mlraha (212) 304-4373
Chlrli. (212) .1-7111.

CO....

NITY IIfALTII PlOJECT

208 Waat 13111Street, NYC, New York 10011
For Appointmonta Ind Informltion(212) 875-36!i8 ITlYNoice)
PROVIDING CARING, SENSITIVE AND LOW COST
. HI:AlTH CARE SERVICES TO THE LESBIAN AND GAY. COMMUNITYCOMIIUNnY IESEAllCIIINIMIM
fWA., PWARC. a their physici.na taking the initiative 1o .. aIt promiling intervention IglinstAiDS in I
reap.mlnner.
For mora info or1o volunteer pi ....
eall (212)481-1050.

CONQREUnON..,EIIII..-..

Forth. phyIiealy claabled Leabiln Ind Gay
Comniunity.
,(212)_1821. P.O. Box308Villaga Station, N_York.NY.l~4....
SUPPOIT IICHIt
For IoabI.- who lilt identify .. Ferm.. For info andmeitingtirnal cal Liaast(212)12NI17.
Nomen pl.....

ALDEClAPLN-NY(Asian Lesbiana-of1ha East Coaat/
Asian Pacific Lesbian Network-New York)We are I political, IOciallnd aupportive network of
Asian Pacific I.. bian,. Planning mooting. on theIst
Sunday and IOcialevenbs on the last Friday of .. ohmonth. Call (212) 517-5598 for more information.

IDlE

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BtnI SIIICIIAT TIIIAII

NY'. Gay Ind Lesbian Syn.gogul SelVic ..
FridlY It 8:30pm
S1 Bllthune Street
For i~ cIII: (212) 829-8488.
DlGNlTYJIHI APIU
A conmunity of L.. bian .nd Gay Cllthofica. Activiti ..
include Uturgie, Ind lOci. I, .very S.t, 8:00 pm, It .
tile Canter, 208 W. 13 Street, NYC.
Cd (212) 81&-1308.

:-iIorn __A l'1II1Ilingclub for I.. bi.n .rid gly Ithlataaof.1 1 ..1iti ... Fun Run. of 1.. mil.. held· ovary Sat.t
101m Ind WecIa..t 7pm in Cantral Plrk.nd evlryTuea.1t7pm
in ProIpectPirk.
For information: c.11I(212) 724-S700.

THE RIND FOR IIUIMN DIINITY
Nationll G.y .nd Lesbi.n Criaia Lin.
'AIDS 1OO"-1-8OIJ.SOs-GAYS
Educltional lIeaource Center; Poit!w ImllJ8ll
Media Center; NY State Alta Program
8118B'wey SIiIII41ON't'C,NY1C1112 ~2)_111OO

TIE lAY AFIICANAMEIICAIISOFWElTCIIESTEI(IbeUA)
ia I c!IIIIII1unity baled .upport group formed in
Wllltcheetar County, VlriOU' .etiviti ......
pI.nned,for th. coming montha.
Pl.... clll914-378-07271orlllora
info.

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8ay.I.nIIIaaAIII_Apl_~eo~.rickSlrMt,NYC
10013 (212)88&-1700
GlAAB combeta homophobil in the medii Ind .....
whe .... by promOting viaibllity of theleabi.n Ind gay
eommunity .nd l!l'llinizing gr .. 1QOII1"MpOIIie 10
I~bigolry.
Dq you have 30 IIIinutaa I month
10 fight homophQbiI 7
Join the GLAAB PhOneTrnl
CIII (2m·88&-I~
Infonnallon:

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for

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Gay Ind Lesbiln Independant Broldcaatara
invitalyou to tun. in10 OtITLOOKS on WBAJ.NY, au FM
eve.,. other Sunday, 7:30-8:3Opm Ind join Ullvary
other TUiaday st 7:30pm 10 baeoml • mambar of
GUB. No axparilllC' n.. dad.
IDi Eighth AlllIIIUI, lf11h floor. (212) 74&-Oa.

lAY alDBlM

IIEAIJH CONCaNi

An offic. of the NYC D.pt of Hellth, providea inkIg .. batwn NYC H.. 1th a Human Svca, and the .....
bi.n a GIY community, focUling in AllhHlth.
coneenll; ~urce
informltion for health liMeN
c_umtlra.. nd provida ..... 125 Worth Stra.t,· BOx~,
New York, NY 10013. For info c.11-(212) 58&-411&. .

lAY alE.lBlAN PIYCII011IEIW'Y
Sliding ,clle f... 'Inaurance.ccep.d.
Inllitutl for Hum.n Identity.
, . (212)79M432:
lAY IIIALE.,.. ACTMSTIDIGNITY NM YOlKI.. bi.n Ind gay Catholic •• nd frianda
AIDS Ministry, Spiritull Development
Th. Clthedral Projlct
Worship SelVicl' a Soci.I-Sun. Eves. 7:3Opm-St.
John's Episcopal Church 218 Wist 11th Straet 0
Wlverly-815-2179

Dadie.ted to life .nd ~aibl.
SIM lineal.l.
. Oplll meatinga w!progrlma on SIM taohniqu .. ,lifHtyI. iliUM, poIiticlllnd
IOcill cOIIealRl. Alao
.peci.l.v.nta,.pelk.rabul1lIU, worklhop., delllOl,. Ifflnity groupe, n-'attar,
mora. GMSMA -Dept 0,
488A Hudaon Street, Suite D23 ,NYC 10014.
(212)721-.78..

. 1lMAD(1AY .... OF NIICMDESCENT)
80 Va rick sn.t,
NYC 100131 IUp~
group of Gay~III of African DII08ht dediclted to c_cioUln....
nlilinglnd the d8VIlllpmlnt of the Laabiln and Gay
CClllllllunity.GMAD il incllllivl of African, AfriClnAniarican, Caribbean and Hilplnic:/l.lllilll! mlllllf
coillr. Meltingl ani held, we.ldy, em Fridlya. FIIr
I1lI!re infllrmltion, ceQ 718-802-0182.

W8IAN AND MY lABOR NElWORKAn orglnizalion of L.. bilna and GI.,. who 1111activein their Ilbor unionl working on domenc partnel'lhip
benefiteand AIDS i.. u... FIIr more information call(212}923-8890.
WllAN
AND MY IIIGHrS PRO.ECfof the AmlriClln ChI! U....
UnIon~YOUIIIIIIHTS/WE'IIE
MY MEN'S HEALTH CRISIS HOTUNEFOR INFORMATION ON SAFER SEX AND HIV-REIATED HEALTH SERVICES, AND FOR INFORMATION ON
ONE-TIME, WALK-IN AIDS COUNS8.lNG SERVICES.' Z1I-lG7'Z1N41-74711 TOD (For .... "-I .. _,.IM).
Mcm.-Fri. 10:30 UTI. to 9 p.m. Sit 12:GOto 3:00

(212) 944--9800,

BCPMDlNllTIEM
ext. 545

lUIlANS
AND MYS OF KAlIUSH
Brooldyn"lOcialorg.nization fIIr both glY man and
I.. bi.nl. P.O. Box 108, Midwood Stlltion
Brooklyn, NY 11230. (718) &9437

HEAL (.... Ith Eslucation AIlS Uai_)
W.eldy info. Ind IUPport group fllr treatmantll for
AIDS which del. not cllmprllrnil. the immune ayatIm
further, including altem.tive and holiatic approach ...
Wed 8pm. .208 W. 13th St (212)e74-HOPE.

HETRlCI-MAII11N INSTmITE
for I.. bian and gly youth. Counleling, drop-in c.nter (M-F, 3-8pm), nip groupe, Hlrvey Mak HighSchCICII,AIDS .nd "fer .. x inform.tion,referrall, profellion.leducatilln.
(2121 833-882OIvllieel(212)833-8928 m fIIr d .. f
HISPANIC IINITED MYS. WBIANS
Educltionel .. lVic.. , poIiticII.ction, cllunaeling Ind
IOcilllctivitiea in Spanilh Ind Englieh by Ind for the
Lllinll LNbiln Ind GlY Commun~
G_1'I1 m.. lingl 8:00 pm 4th Thul'lday IIf .very
mClnth It 208 W .. t 13th Street CIII(212}1191-4181
II/" write H.U.G.L, P.O. Bllx 228 Clnll Str .. t Stlltion,
New Volic, NY 10019.

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IDENTITY HOUSE
Now in lIur 20th yur, we provide·paer coun .. ling, th.rlpy referrlll Ind groupe
forth.l .. biln, glY and bi.. xuII community.
CIII UI 1t(212} 243-8181. Vilit Ullt 544 8th Ave~
betWHn 14th-15th Str .. te, Manhlttln.
lAIB»A LEGAL DERNSE
AND mUCATlON RIND,
Plllc.dent- .. tting litigation n.tillnwide forI.. bilnl, gly men Ind pellple with AIDS. Memberahip (135 Ind up) inc. n8WIletter .nd invitationl to
Ip.ciallVlIIlU.
Volunteer night on Thul'ldlya.lnteke
Cilia: 2-4pm Mon thru Fri (212)885-8685
lAVA (WBIANS ABOUT VISUAL MIl
CIII for elid .. fllr Leabiln Artim' Exhibition, G.y a
Leabiln Community Center, NYC. FIIr mllre informltion, .. nd SASE to : Miriam FIIug.re, 118 flirt Greene
Pllce, Brooklyn, NV 11217.
THE WllAN
AND MY BIG APPll CORPS
Get your instrument out of the clOl8t and come playwith UI. Symphonic, Marching, Jazz, DiXiel.nd, Rock,Rute Enl8ll1bl .. and Woodwincia.
123 W..t 44th St Suite 12L NewVolic, NY 10038 .
(212)888-292.2WllAN.GAY·COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER
208 W .. t 13th Street Naw Yolic, NY 10011(212) 82(H310
hm-l1pmeveryd.y.
A pllce for community orglnizing and networking,
IOcill .. rvicea, cultunll progrlllll, Ind IOcill eventl
lponlOred by the Center .nd mOlll than 150 community 0rganiz.tion •.

NOR11lEllN UGHTS AIJ'EI~
Improving Qu.lity of life for People with AlDSIHIV. .
THE AIDS MASTERY WORKSHOP: Exploring the pollibmli .. of I powarful"lnd creativelifa in the face of
AIDS. CaIl(212}255-8554

HERSTORY ARCHIVES
P.O. Box 1258
Naw Yolic, New Yolt 10118
212/874-7232
Since 1974, the Archivea h .. inapinld, Ihlpad ind. reflected Lalbian livea everywhere. Call to Irrlnge avilit IIr to volunteer for Thul'lday worknightl.

NYC MY • WBIAN
ANTI-VlOLENCE PROJEc:T
Cllunllling, Idvoclcy, and inform.tion for .ulvi1iol'lof anti-g.y .nd anti-Ielbian violence, .exual .... uIt,
domllltic violence, .nd other typel af victimization.
Alilervie .. free .nd confidentill •24 hour ho1line(212}807-0197

LONIIISLAND ACT-UP
P.O. Box 291, New Hyde Palic, NY I1IMO
Support UI for change on Long Iellnd.
(518}338-4882 (5181 l1li7-5238 Nalllu(518)928-5530 Suffolk

PEOPlE WITH AIDS COAUTION(212}532~I-800-928-~o1Iine(2121532-0588
Memdiy thru Friaay 10am-8pm
Meal prograllll, .upport groupe, educltional andreferral .. rvic .. for ~WA' .. nd PWArc'a.
.

MEN OF AU. COLOIIS TOGETHER NY
A multi-racill group of gay man againat nlciam. MeetingalVery Frid.y night at 7:45.t theLNbian .nd Gay
Community SelVicel Center, 208 W. 13th snit. FIIr
mOlll info. call: (21212~or (2121222-9784.

PEOPlE WITH AIIS·HEALTH GIiOUP tI
Undergrollld buyer"a club importing l1ot-.,.t-approved
medicationl .nd nutritionalluppl.mante.
31 Weal 28th
St 4thRoor (2121!m-02ao

lUIlAN1IIR1II&. MIIT1I CUll OF NI;W YOIII(
Social club fllr h.IVY, chubby glY ITIIn a their admir.ra. MCII1thIyIllciall at the 'CantI"', weeldy blrnightl Thul'ldl.,.lt
the "Chel ... Tnlnlf .... , mClnthly
fit Appl. Revi.w, bi-monthIyFAR. panp.ll. FIIr mllre
infclrmllilln c.1I Emie.t 9T4-89&-7735l1r write:
G&.MINY. Dept 0, P.O. Bllx 10, Pelh.m, NY 10803.

NORTH AMERICAN MAN/BOY
LOVE ASSOCIAnON (NAilllA)
Dedicated to .. xual freedom and .. p.eiaOy intereted
in gay interganel'ltionalralltionahipe. Monthly Bulletin and nlgular chlpter maatingl on the fil'lt S,turday ohlch month. V.. rIy mambership i. $20; write
NAMBI.A. PO Box 174, Midtown Stlltion, NeW Volic,NY l001811r cIII(212) 807-8578 fOr infoRl1ation.

METIIOPOUJAN TENNIS GIIOUI'CIITG)
Our 200 member I.. bian and g.ytannia club includ ..
pll.,..1'I from beginning to lDumament IIMII. Monthly
tannil plrti ... Winter indoor leagu .. Come playwilh Ull
For information: MTG, Suita K83,488-A Hudaon St.. Naw
VC!I1c, NY 10025. (718)852-8582.
MOCA (Man., Color AIlS '-tien
PrognlllL)
Provid .. llfar.ex
and AIDS aducation informalion
to gay Ind biaexual Man of Color; coordinatea a netwolt of peer-aupport groupe for gay Ind bitexual
Men of Color.in al15 borougha of Naw Yolt City.
303 Ninth Ave, Naw Volic, Ny 10001
or cIIi (212) 238-1798.
fWlONAL MY AND LESBIAN TASK FOIlCE
ia the nalional gra .. roo~ polilicil orglniZition forleabilnl and gay men. Mambenship it ~ar.
lllue-orientad
projecte.ddre.. violence, aodomy
laWl, AIDS, gay righte ordinanc8l, f.mm .. , medii,
etc. through lobbying, education, organiZing Ind
direct action.
,
NGLTF 1517 U Street NIH, Washington, DC 20009.

(2021332-8483.
NEW YOlK ADVBITISINGAND COMMUNICAnONSNEIWOIIKNYACN ia the community'alargeat
gay and leabi.n
prof8l8ional group, welcoming .11 in communication ..... nd their friencia. Monthly maetingl, 3rd Wed
8:30pm at the Community Canter. Membans' nawslatter, job hotline, annual directory. Phone(212}5170380 for mOlll info. Mantion OutWeek for one freenllWlletter.
N.Y. WOMEN'S SORBAU. GUO
FIIr experienced, .. riOUI Softball PII.,..I'I, Coach' ..
and Mlnagel'l. We pl.y mod/faat pitch weekend. in. Manh.ttan and Queena. Try-outs begin Feb. 11thru
April- or until filled. (212) 255-1379 Jlnllt.
NINTH STllEa CENTER
SincII 1973, a community dedicatad to demonatratingth.t a homOl8xuallifeatylei. I rational, desirable
choice for individual. di.. atiafiedwith the rewards ofconventional living. Paychologicilly-focuaaed
rapgroups, Tuel., Sat, 8 to 10 pm. peer counselling availIble. 319 E. 9 Street, Naw Yolic, NY 10003, for info c.1I
(2121228-5153.

SAG£: is.ior
Action In I Gay Envi~
Soclal SelVie. Agency; providing c.re, ic1iviti .. , a .
educ.lionellllVic81
for gay alaabian 1liiiIII' citizlilll.
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SETHIAN MYS,lUIlANS
AND BISEXUALSFIIr aM of UI intar .. ted in IIIlching out til .. ch other.
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AI (212) 979-5104.

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THE OIlTllEACH
U~NIICOMMUNAL~G~U~
Conmunityvoluntaens prcMding • waeIdy buffeilUpper
for1he BrooIdynAiDS ccmnlllity. TOUCH maela Monday-.
5pm ID 8:30pm- at cIcwntnwn BrooIdyn Friende
Meeting HOUI8(110 SchllllTl8ri1orn St. near B081U11
PI.ce~ United tnlnaporIIItion may be .rranged.lnfo: (718)822-2758. TOUCH welCOlTl8l contn"buticn. offu.ide, foQd
.nd voIlI1tI8ra.

ULSTER COUNTY MY AND lUIlAN

AWANCE
Mute til'lt and third Monday of each mCll1th.t 7:30 p.m. atthe Unitariln Church on Sawkill ROId
in Kingaton. FIIr information, c.II(914}828-3m
UPPER MANHATTAN TASK FOIlCE ON AIDS
Education, Hodine, Supportive C.. e Manlgameilt,
and Volunteer Recruitment and Referr.1.
212-970-3352
WHAMI tw_n'I... lIth ActIon MoIIIIIDllon)
A non-p.rti .. n coalition committed to dem.nding,aecuring Ind defanding abaolute reproductive fre ..
dom and qUllity health c.re for all wom,!n. WelTllet
every Wed. at 8:30 pm It the Vililge Independant
Democrate, 224 Weat FIIurth snet (off Sheridln Sq.).
We Ire not affiU.ted with VlD.(212}713-5888, MlDing
addrell: WHAMI, P.O. Box 733, NYC ,_.

WOMEN':S A1J'EIlNATIVE
CO_UNITY CENTEII twACC},
A non-profit, Leabiln community center .. rving
Queena, N.... u .nd Suffolk counti ... Thul'l night
weekly di.cUlaiO(l grpl. 8:30pm, for other Ictivitiea
please contect ua at (5181483-2050.

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OUTWEEK BAR GUIDECHELSEA~_

Qarbary Coast, 64 7th Ave. (14th St.): 675-0385 .
The Break, 232 8th Ave. (22nd St.)! 627-0072.
Chelsea Transfer, 131 8th Ave. (bet 16th & 17th),.929-7183.
Eagle's Nest, 14211th Ave (21st St.), 691-8451
Private Eyes, .12 W. 21 st St. (bet. 5th & 6th),

J's, 675 Hudsqn St.;"242-9292

Sally's Hid88Way, 264 w. 43 St., 221·9152.
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·Town & Coulltl'Y, 9th Ave at 46th .St, 307·1503·

Julius, 159 W. 10th St., 929-9672

Trix, 246W: ~ St. (bet. Bdwy~8th Ave)~664:"8331··Keller's, 384 West St. (at Christopher); 243-1907

The Works, 428 Columbus
799-1365 .

Duchess II, 70 GroveSt(7th Ave.),242-141m

Kelly's Village West, 46 Bedford St., 929-9322
The Locker Room, 400 W. 14tli St. (9th Ave),
4594299
Marie's Crisis, 59 Grove St. (7th Ave), 243-9323

20S-n70
Rawhide, 212 8th Ave., (21 st St.), unlisted.

The Monster, 80 Grove St. (7th Ave.), 924-3558 .

Spike, 120 11th Ave., 243-9688

Ninth Circle, 139 W. 10th St, 243-9204

WEST VILLAGE (:::,:21:.:&2}

The Cubbyhole,
243-9079

438 Hudson. South· Dakota, 405 3rd Ave., 684-8376

WEST SIDElm)

Cellblock 28,28 9th Ave, ?33·3144

Brandy's Piano Bar, ~5 E. 84th St.. 650-1944

Rounds; 3~ E. 53rd St., 593-0807

Two Potato, 145 Christopher St., 242·9340.

Uncle Charlie's, 56 Greenwich Ave., 255-8787

Boots & Saddle, 76 Christopher St., 929-9684

Bogart'~.320·E. 59th St., 688-8534

Regent East; 204 E. 58th St., 355-9465

Tys, 114 Christopher,741·9641.

Badlands, Christopher &,West St., 741·9236_

Johnny's Pub, 123 E. 47th St., 355-8714

Sneakers, 392 West St., 242-9830.

The Annex (to Cellblock 28), 673 Hudson St. (bet.
13th & 14th), 627·1140. EASt SIDE (:::.:21:.:&2}_"_·

G.H. Club, 353 E. 53rd St., 223-9752

Ramrod, 185 Christopher St, unlisted.

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Ave (at 81st).

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Star Sapphil8, 400 E. 59th St., 688-4710
The Townhouse, 236 E. 58th St., 754-4649
Twenty-Nine Palms, 129 LeXinton Ave., 686-8299(MortonSt),

Candle Bar, 309 Amsterdam Ave., 874-9155
Cat's, 730 8th Ave., 221-7559

D.l's Fat Cat, 281 W. 12th St., 243-9041•

Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th St., 757-O788~.

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The Bar, 682nd Ave.-(at 4th St.), 674-9714,.

Boy Bar, 15 St Marie's PI., 674-79S9
The Pyramid,101·AvenueA,420-1590
Tunnel Bar, 1161 st Ave (7th St.), m·9232 ,.

• The gay nightlife Guidefor IVY, ii,'and.

BROOKLYN In!)__--After FlVe·Plus, 5 Front St., 852-0139

Westchester.

Spectrum, 802 64th St. (at 8th Ave), 745-9611• Fire Island Train and. Ferry Sch·eduies

Sweet Sensations, 6322 20th St., 435-2580 .

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Bl8adstix. 113-24 Queens BIvd.~Forest Hills,
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Hatfield's, 126.10 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens,
261-8484
Hideaway, 87·36 ParSons BIvd.,.~amaica, 657-4585
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. Love Boat. n-02 Broadway, Elmhurst, 429-8670 .
Magic Touch, 73-13 37th ·Rd: Jackson HQts,
429-8605.STATEN ISLAND (ml~Sandca!itle, 86 Mills Ave., 447-9365

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WESTCHESTER"(914) .
,The Cubbyhole

Playroom, 590 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers,
965-6900

438 Hudson Street. Stutz, 202 Westch'ester Ave, White Plains,761-3100

at Morton(212) 243-9079

1.0NGISLAND-NASSAU (516)

A neighborhood bar for

Bedroc.k.121 Woodfield Rd., West Hempstead,
486-9516
Blanche, 47-2 Boundary Ave., Farmingdale,694-6906
Cheeks, 2000 Long Beach Rd, Island Park,431-5700
Grand Central, 210 MerriCk Rd, Rockville Centre,
536-4800
Pal Joey's, 2457 Jerusalem Ave., North Bellmore,'
785-5031.

SiiverLining,175ChenyLane,NewHydePark.

LO:~LAND-SUFFOLK(516)both gay men & women

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Your checkbook can change the world. So
1. however much-or
little-you ca~ affortl,
please support your communIty;i ··organizations. Or th~y mig~t not be aroundto .support you. -Bunkhouse, 192 N. Main St. Sayville, 567-9834
Club Swamp, Sizes, 8 E. Main St., Bay Shore,665-5175·.
Kiss, 161 Farmardie Dr., Lake Ronkonkoma,
467-9273 . .
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Mr.'s, 608 Sunrise Hwy., W. Babylon., 661-9580
Starz, 836 Grand Boulevard, Deer Park, 242-3857
Thunders, 894 W. Jericho Tpke., Smithtown,
864-1410

NEW JERSEY (201)Charlie's West,. 536 Main St.,678-5002

E. Orangll,

The Den, 12-16 Hiram St, New Brunswick,545-7329
Feather's,77 Kinderkamack Rd., River Edge,
342-6410'..
Friendly's Bar, 6310 Park Ave., West New York.
854-9895
Le Mannequin, 67 Orchard St., Elizabeth,353-9694'.
The Station, 308 Watchung Ave., Plainfield, .
755-4000 .
Excalibur, 10th & Jefferson, Hoboken, NJ,
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ASTROLOGY
DONNA
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our brothers and sisters· affected byAIDS.
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135 W. 31st Street Manhattan 10001

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Apartment & Office Cleaning.
Gay Owned. Reliable.
We are available 7 days. .
. CALL (2121475-2955

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APARTMENT SHAREDIPLOMATIC ROOMMATE
Young GM seeks very responsible
roommate to share 1 bedroom nearlimes Square. Prefer GM who works
nights or travels, or does not spend
much time at home. Non-smoker.
$4OOImo. negotiable Vann (2121255-4053

Reunite the SeparatedeRestore Lost
Nature-Unfold the Mystery ofthe Past,
Present and Future.
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,ATTORNEYS'ANTHONY SANTONIAITORNEY AT lAW
REAL ESTATE; COOP/CONDO CLOSINGSBANKRUPTCY, INCORPORATIONS; WILlS
37 E.28TH STREETSUITE 700 NYC·
(212)-44N)636

CLUBS· ..
FORESKIN LOveRS

ANNOUNCEMENTS
MAY 12. 1990
A CELEBRATION OF MOTHERHOOD ~Ail-day conference for Lesbian Mothers, Lovers, Co-parents, Partners andFriends. Hunter Coilege School ofSocial Work, 129 E. 79th St., NY NY
10021. Registration fee: $50 individuaV$90 couple. Scholarships, chiid careavaiiable. For more info and brochurecontact Marsha A. Martin~. 212-452-7104.

ANSWERING SERVICES
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ART BUYISELL. ~KEITH HARINGr""

Specialist
lARGEST SELECTION
Buy-Seli-Trade-Locate. Warhol, Wesselman, Uchtenstein,
Crash, Hockney;,Koitabi and others
Daniel Acosta
ARTSOURCE, Inc.
212.255.6680 FAX 212.255.6680

ASTROLOGY
WHO ARE YOU?
Where did you come from?
Why are you here
Where are you going?
Only the spirits knowl
Readings to reveal your mystery
Past, present and future
Money-Love-Travel-Success
Spin the wheel of fortune .
Speak to the magician
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The New Ydrk City chapter of the Uncircumcised Society of-America (NYCUSAI seeks new male members (with orwithout foreskin) to join its swellingranks. Cali for more club information or
to make reservations for the new members party. (21217n-4208.

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CHIROPRACTOR
DR. CHARLES FRANCHINO
30 Frfth Avenue,
New York, NY 10011,
cali for info (2121673-4331.

COMPUTERSTHE MALE STOP
A compUter- BBS.
Use your modem•{212}12,..".

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Buy and Seil Real Estate
Since 1980
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The Corcoran GroupFINANCIAL PLANNINCICRISIS MANACIMENT
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CONN~NGGROUPFORtRANSSEXUAlSFor men and women who are genderconflicted and/or transsexual: pre-op,
post-op, non-op. Thursday Evimings,
6:30-8:00 pm, Lesbian & Gay Community
Services Center, 208 West 13th St Six
weeks starting May 17th. Cail 6;lO-7310
for a pre-group interview. Peopie of ailraces, genders, sexual orientetions
welcome.

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Suite 704,
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Office hours by appointment only cali212-;J33-265O.

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PERSONAL 11lAINER
One-on-one weight training
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Paul Simpson (212)7'12-3656
by appointment

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Lower Level, By Appointment Only.
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Member :'G.P.E.

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Gay male Zen arts group forming inWest Viilage. Zazen and art practice.
Weekly meetings. Serious responses
only. Cail for more information. Days
212-572-6084. Evenings 212-727-7316.

ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER ~. GAY MEN'S GROUPFORMING. Gay JTlen of S. Asian,S.E.
Asian, Pacific Islander, East Asian,
Asian-Americanand other Asian backgrounds are welcome. Cail for more
info. :Rogelio 212-348-7377 orJohn 718-961-0524.

GROUP MASSAGE
MEN'S MASSAGE GROUt
Get together with a group of men to
give and receive massages. Taught by
Terry Weisser, Ucensed Masseur andteacher at the SWedish Institute. Sundays, 7-10pm, $20.00,
cali (212)463-9152.

HAIR CARERAZOR SHARP CUTSI
Haircuts for men and women
Color/Hilighting Free Consultation
By appointment only
Cutter 212-794-8780

HELPWANTEDFILM AND TV PRODUcnON.. company seeks gay and lesbian pro·duction personne, (gatters, electricians,
grips, etc.) writers, actors andproduction managers for upcolTling
projects. Send resumes to : OUT IN
FILM, c/o Scott, 190 Norfolk Strelet 11,
NY. NY 10002

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Growni!lg 10 yaar old gay Owned andoperatl!d broker/dealer, Wail St. .
location seeks financial professionalwith sales ability to .servicll existingaccountS and build client base.Exceptional opportunity for right person.
Please contact Bob Casaletto 80 WailSt., Suite 1214, NY 10005.

lANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONHELP WANTEDSTOREHBP, $22&Iwk. start, 27&1wk. atter 2 months,
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needed for dynamic mixed/gayambul.
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needed to distribute flyers ~dvertisingphone sex lines with gaY bars. Must be
friendlyand personable. Fun wor1c, flexible
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR·
20-30 hrs/Wk OUt/lOOK National Lesbian and Gay Quarterly. Mag expo necessary. Aquisition ed development andmss editing. Send resume and letterto
OUT/LOOK job 2940 16th St., Suite 319,
San Fran, CA 94103 by May 7.
No phone cails.,

HOUSEBOY-PINES
Summer house in Rre Island Pines looking for responsible, organized person toclean, CQokar"ldmaintain house in
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Queens TraveVPublishing Co. is looking
for a coilege student to assist with clerical work. Knowledge of Macintosh computers, graphic layouts, and commandof English are pluses. Rexible hours.
Send resume to Odysseus Enterprises,,LTD, P.O. Box 7605, Rushing, NY 11352.

FEMALE MODELS
wanted for body painting exhibit atMars. Only the extraordinary needapply. Cail 212-475-6079.

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MASSAGE. LICENSEDMICHAEL
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Certified hypnotist
Master practitioner of NLP. Stephen
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CO-DIRECTOR
SAGE: S·enior Action in a Gay Environment, Inc. a non-profit organization,is seekin.g ali jndividual who will havefull-time fin·ancial responsibiiity for thissocial service agency caring for gay
and lesbian
seniors
in the NY
metropolitan
area. This person musthave three years or more work experience in fund-raising strategies, public
relations activities and preparation of
grant proposals for foundations
andgovernmental
agencies. This person
must have previous expeTienceinfinancialmanagement
and budget
preparation for"business and/or nonprofit organizations.
SAGE, Inc. is anequal opportunity employer.
Plee.se direct ail inquiries and resumes
to: Chair, Search Committee, SAGE,
Inc., 208 West ·13th Street,· New York,NY 10011. Confidentiality respected.

SPANISH LESSONS
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10011.
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11105.
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cock. YOU'llhave agreat time If you're
fascinated by big
testicles. MLD
Suite 348 163 Arpsterdam NYC
10023.
FOOD HAZINGOpen your mouth
wide and I will
feed you with foodtill you are swollen
and fat. You can
only waddle trom
place to place. I
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