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page 44Re1lle1llbering the
Gay Holocaust
History has not been kind to survivors of the Gay Holocaust.
Firstly, Paragraph 175, which had criminalized homosexuality
in Nazi Germany, was allowed to remain in effect after the war,since the Allies were hardly more sympathetic to gays than the
Nazis had been, Thus, when the concentration camps were liberated at the end of World War II, the gay prisoners were reimprisoned by the victorious Allies.
Secondly, even after they were eventually released from
Allied prisons, gays were denied the financial reparations whichwere accorded to Jews and others whose homes and businesses
had been confiscated by the Germans.
Thirdly, most gay camp survivors eventually emigrated tocountries like the U.S. where homosexuality was, and in manycases still is, illegal. In order to enter these countries of sanctuary,
gays were forced to lie on visa applications and thus emigrated
illegally. As a result, most have felt unable to recount their stories
to researchers studying the Holocaust. They fear that if they"come out" as Gay Holocaust survivors they will be deported fromtheir present homes. This has indeed happened on several occasions. As a result, legitimate research into the Gay Holocaust has
been effectively silenced.
But finally, and perhaps worst of al\, the repeated attempts of
Gay Holocaust survivors to have their experiences commemorated
in the various Holocaust memorials, marches and museums havebeen repeatedly rebuffed. Many organizations have actually
expressed outrage that gays have had the temerity to expect equal
treatment with other groups as survivors of one of the century's
worst and most systematic genocides.
For many historically conscious gays, there has long been afeeling that society's pious assertion that we must "never forget"
the Holocaust rings with the echo of a sad and banal hypocrisy.
What is the value of such an assertion if it is belied by a deliberateattempt to cover up and "forget" the genocide of gays?
Thus it was with a special satisfaction that participants at last
week's Human Rights Campaign Fund Dinner were mesmerized anddeeply moved by the eloquent speech of Elie Wiesel, who holds theNobel Prize for his life's work of reminding the world of the Nazi
horrors. Wiesel spoke of the commonality of oppression, andreminded the assembled lesbians, gays and their friends at the dinnerthat despite Biblical exhortions to the contrary, the spirit of Judaism
does not exclude gays and lesbians from equality and respect.
While his remarks were welcome and extremely moving, they
did not address Weisel's usual topic, namely the Holocaust. It thus
remains to be seen when, if ever, the gay experience of the
Holocaust will be explicitly remembered by any of the majororganizations which vow to "never forget." 'Y

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LETTERS
Improbable Cause
It sayssomething about
our society that people
don't care about the causeof AIDS. They seem tobelieve it really began byitself,or that they can somehow blame it on gay people.
The probable cause of
AIDSwas covered by a frontpage feature by the science
editor of The London Timeson May 11, 1987.It quoted aWorld Health Organization
consultant, and laid out adetailed, logical explanationof how the epidemic beganand spread. It is not anotherharebrained theory about
porpoisesor pork chops. It is
about the use of live animal

the story. Except for a few
weeklies, and the Playboy
news forum (January 1988
issue),no American newspaper will touch the story. I
virusesin the W.H.O.smallpox know, I've contacted them.
vaccination program in the The media has this criminal
late 60s and throughout the· submissivenesstoward the70s.Common ~enseseems
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had to be responsible-then good enough for The New
it is worth noting that it was York Times. It's like William
an accident. although a Burroughs'portrayal of "Dr.
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Fasterlesbians,Kill,Kill
As lesbians, weekly
readers of your magazine,
and ACT UP members
involved with the Liberal
Party/RogerAiles gay-bashing incident last month, we
are infuriated at the virtual
invisibility in your article ofthe three women (lesbians)
who were physically andverbally assaultedat the thedinner ("ACT UP Alleges
AssaultByTopGiulianiAide:
Nov. 5) as well as the article
in Nov. 12th'sissue.
Ben Currie,the reporter
who wrote both articles,-~-interviewed the three of us,
Lisa Olson, Julie Clark andNatasha Gray, at the press
conference the morning thecharges were filed against
Roger Ailes. He recorded astatement by us (given tohim by Lisa Olson) concerning the mistreatment on thenight of the dinner and several other occasions by Giuliani workers and supporters
where verbal and physicalabuse and harrassment
occur ed, and asking Giuliani
to issue a public condemnation against the violence
directed toward the lesbian
and gay community by theworkers
and supporters
involved.
Did you, as an editor (orreporter?)
think
our
demands as a group were
not important enough to bevoiced as a direct quote,rather than just a sentence
within your article without avoice behind it?
Does the fact that the
only women editors on staff
at OutWeek are in the music
and art dept have anything
to' do with the frequent lesbian invisibility within yoursometimes politicallyandfactually incorrect reporting?
Your article about thisincident shouldn't be justabout Ben Currie, Roger
Ailes and Kevin Otterson. The
articles should include all of
us. ACT UP is a family of lesbians, gays and yes, heterosexuals. This community
needs a publication like OutWeek. Lesbians have beeninvisible for too long. OutWeek has .a responsibility toinclude us and voice our
opinions In your articles (thepolitically correct ones thatis). You are grown up now,
OutWeek; maybe it's abouttime you acted like it.
Sincerely,
LisaA. Olson, Julie Clark
P.S.Maybe it would be
wise to hire a few fact
checkers like the real newspapers and magazines. (Notthat they are always correcteither.)Viva Visibility
I appreciate OutWee/(scoverage of anti-gay violence in Tompkins SquarePark and at st. Vincents Hospital. It's especially great theyou published photographsof the gaybashers at thepark. It makes it easier for me
to keep an eye out for them,when I walk around there.
Since last night's meeting with the hospital confirmed that they are keeping
on staff at least four violent
homophobes,
it would be
useful if you could publish
their names and photos,
especially the one who theyalmost had in court. Perhaps

a good time to do it would
be after the December
1deadline for the hospital's
policystatement
and"report" on the incidents ...
since it's 99 percent certainthat these gay-bashers
won't be fired.
Keep up the goodwork!
Jim Davis
Manhattan"B" Side Herself
I, too, hope to readmore in the weeks to comeabout Sandra and Madonna
in your pages-indeed, I lookforwar j to a/l news ofcelebrity couplings. Our culture glorifies and admires theactivities, wardrobes andbehaviors of its stars, so if
famous people do it. it's
okay, right?
One obscure amusement to savor: Play the "B"side of Madonna's "Cherish"
single, a song called "Supernatural: Ostensibly a little

ditty
about
a ghostlyparamour, it gets interesting
towards the end when she
sings, "Gonna take off mypants for a different kind ofromance." Enjoy.
Hedda Hopper
Washington, D.C.
Drag Bag
I just wanted to thankyou for the wonderful photobreak you afforded little mein your terrific October 29th
issue ("Confessionsof aLesbo Drag Hag: issue 19). I
was thrilled to toss mybrassiere into the ring, orshould I say, charmed circle,of OutWeek. The publication
is long overdue, especiallysince it equally addresses
lesbonic issues and queenly
concerns. Bravo to all of you
and to Sydney Pokorny forzeroing in on an attitude
rarelyconfirmed
butnonetheless experienced.
My female following was
tickled Jayne Mansfield pink
and, well, it's always nice topart with something for theboys. I didn't even have tosend Halloween
calling
cards this year. The fortune I
saved on postage was spentat my favorite dermatologist's office, repairing thehazards of the free radicals
photographer Bill Bytsura putin the goblet I wbs holding.
Bill is a talented, sensitive man (he blushed when
Beverly
did barebutt
shots-so refreshingly unjaded for New York, don't you
think?) and he is currently
documenting the faces of

ACT UP.The results are powerful and indeed, some areso poignant they moved me
to tears. I feel they would
make an insightful portfolio
for OutWeek ...as for otherportfoliOSof another bent, letme say that Beverly Hills isalways available if OutWeek
finds itself in need of a gay
and patriotic pin-up. I will
gladly stand in a mound of
Manhattan snow in my leopard bathing suit or wrap
myself in white fox to withstand the swelter of Fire
Island. I wish I could makemyself more available but agoddess has her mystique toconsider, after all!
Beverly Hills
Manhattan
Opinion or Not
Thanks for publishing
the name of the physician
who botched the New York
CompoundQ trial by nothaving the second drug
given to the guy who died.
(Mentioned in the letter from
Larry Kramer, et al.)Although I live closer toyour office than much of thecity, the mail takes so long to
get to me that I don't subscribe to any NYC magazine,
unless they offer to mail firstclass. Nevertheless, I buy
OutWeek in the stores, every
other week or so.
Some opinions: I don't
need tacky phone sex ads
or photos of the social elite
at clubs .... I could use bigger
more readable type for thelong and numerous tetterspages.
Good luck.
A ReaderManhattan
It Ain't Necessarily So
I admittedly don't know
from Adam. That's Adam
Clayton Powell IV in this case,In the OutWeek article ("NewAlliance Party Backs Anti-Gay
Candidate" 11/12/89) Powell
is reported as being opposed
to two major proposed lesbian/gay issues in an OutWeek poll of the candidates.

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Duringthe
recentDemocratic Party Primary.
Powell appeared In·a threeway debate with Incumbent
Councllper.on Carolyn Mal;
oney and the challenger
WIlliam Perkins. This debate
wal on The Gay Show on
WBAI (FM) 99.5. On thatbroadcast. Powell supported. specific legislation to protect
the civil rights of lesbians.
gay men and HIV+ persons.
The candidates were questioned by me personally.
along with James Toms of
the Gay and Lesbian Independent Broadcasters andBob storm. of the Gay Men's
Radio Collective.
As for as the claim by
Annie Roboff, of the New
Alliance Party, that her organization Is In the forefront ofgay rights, I challenge her.

NAP collects signatures andmoney on Christopher Street
making that same empty
claim. While their recent
candidateforCity
Comptroll~r. stephen Rose. Is
openly gay. the NAP movement embraces
homophobes
such as Louis
Farrakhan. In addition. no
NAP candidate
has been
elected to office In New
York to do work on anygroup's behalf. Rather. theysiphon off marginal dollars
and workers from the solidarIty of progressive persons
from electable political candidates. lately. In this mindless scam, the NAP people
claim to support "progressive
artists.' Sheer bunk I
larry Gutenburg
Executive Producer
The Gay Show 'XEROXED
Hand Job
Editors
Newsday
long Island. NY 11747
In James
Revson's'Soclal Studies' column ofNovember 9. 1989. Mrs.
William F. Buckley lashed out
against the AIDS Coalition to
Unleash Power (ACT UP) by
haughtily
stating.
"Theyshould hold the people's
hands that ~ve held at St.
Vincent's:
How dare shel
There Is not a single person I
can think of within ACT UP
who has not been In some
substantial
way deeply,
painfully and all too personally affected by the AIDS crl-

sis.We have, as a matter offact, Mrs. Buckley, held
hands at numerous hospitals
for for too many years, long
before such an act wasconsidered newsworthy. We
have, as a matter of fact,
often been those hands
which needed to be held.
And we have done much
more than hold hands. Thatsuch a basic act of compassion is an aspect of thisor any other catastrophe is
not arguable but neither Is it
the only aspect. The very
point of ACT UP's existenceis that in order to meet thedemands of the AIDS crisis,
far more is required than
comforting and grieving.
What is not required, however, is the hateful, incendiary bigotry which William F.
Buckley is too frequently

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given the opportunity to disseminate. The argumentthat Mrs. Buckley Is on Individual distinct from Mr. Buckley Is not, I believe, the Issue
here, If Mrs. Buckley Is
Indeeddeterminedtoestablish herself as something more than a mereextension of her husband,
and If she has chosen to bea fundralser for AIDS as ameans of doing so, then I
would expect one. She certainly has hod more thanenough opportunity to statepublicly and empathatlcallya view divergent from her
husband's. If for some reason, she finds herself thus
Incapable then It might beadvisable for DIFFAand forJames Revson and for all of
Mrs. Buckley's supporters toreconsider her involvement
In this IssueIn a more cynicallight and, therefore, to question Just exactly how thatreflects back on them.
Bradley A. Ball
Manhattan, AmFarOut
American Foundation for
AIDSResearch
Dea Board of Directors:
Tosee the name of Mrs.
William F. Buckley, Jr. on yourfundraising list for the Masquerade benefit is to insult
the memory of those thousands who have died of
AIDS. Being the wife of sucha vocal homophobic bigot.
she must share the responsibility of her husband's publicly stated views.
One would think that anorganization such as yours
would be more cognizant ofthese matters. It is the epitome of hypocrisy to accept
the patronage of those whoare associated with therhetoric that harms the very
people that your organization purports to help.
Derek Mason
President
Daniel Jacobs
Sec. Treasurer
The D&D Studio, Inc.
Manhattan

Margin of Victory
Mr, Max Frankel, Editor

The New York Times
Tothe editor:Your post-election cov- •.
erage adds Insultto Injury In
your paper's coverage ofthe mayoral campaign. Purporting to provide· A Portrait of New YorkCity Voters'
In this year's mayoral election, your voter survey has aglaring hole In It. By omitting
gay men and lesbians you
fall to accurately report theresults of this close election,
weeklies as well as thean Insult which only comendorsements of all three ofpounds your paper's lack of
the city's lesbian and gay
attention to this community
democratic clubs.
throughout the campaign.
I am happy to say thatHad you seen fit to ask
voters in your exit polls If
Mayor-elect David Dinkins
they were lesbian or gay,
paid more attention thanyou did. Hisstaunch support
as did the Daily News, you
for lesbian and gay rights
might have appreciatedand his record and proposthe significance of Dinkins'
active support by this conals on AIDS garnered him
the endorsements of both of
stituency. The Daily NewsNew York's lesbian and gay
poll found that four per-cent of voters Identified
themselves as lesbian or
goy. Using this figure,although It Is likely to be onunderestimate since many
lesbians and goy men
choose not to Identify
themselves publicly, one
stili arrives at a total of
approximately 71,308 voters, Of these, the poll
determined,
about two
thirds (64 percent) voted
for Dinkins. Sixty-four percent of 71,308 yields 45.637
lesbian and goy votes for
Dinkins, That's 3,187 morethan Dinkins' 42,450 votemargin of victory,
Dinkins understood theImportance of those votes
and courted the lesbian
and gay community actively and respectfully. It's too
bad the newspapers, yours
included, seem to lack thesame respect.
Thomas M. Keane
Manhattan

This week's scary swamp thing is former mayor John Lindsay. We used tohave a crush on John, but not anymore. Seems he's taken to ranting at dinner parties about the "gay problem" and expressing the opinion that AIDS may indeed be"God's retribution to the gay community."
As we all remember, Lindsay's disastrous administration, which left the city
bankrupt, was certainly God's retribution to the New York community. Ironically,
this creepy homophobe is also on the board of Lincoln Center, where we hear ballet buffs and opera queens alike are planning to tear him limb from limb and hang
his remains next to the Chagall's in the windows at the Met the very next time heeven goes near that fountain. Careful, John. People with AIDS get retribution, too.

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Bach ShockYou are as guilty as
Sebastian Bach of promoting
such a reprehensible message. We demand that you
issue an immediateandappropriate apology directed at your reading audience.
Bohdan Zachary
Chair,
Response Committee
GLADD/LA

Ms. Gerri Miller
METALEDGE
Dear Ms. Miller,
As Executive Editor of
Metal Edge you are responsible for its editorial content.
What you have allowed in
the February 1990 issue isboth unacceptableanddespicable.
There is absolutely no
excuse for running two photographs of Skid Row leadsinger Sebastian Bach in a tshirt that prominently says
AIDS KILLS FAGS DEAD. In
fact, on page 20, you areseen snuggling up to Sebastian Bach (wearing
theoffensive shirt.)
More men, women andchildren have died of AIDS
than did during the Vietnam
War. Sixty-five thousand lives.
A sombering fact.
By having run the photos of Sebastian Bach in his
AIDS KILLSFAGS DEAD t-shirt
you are condoning
thecountless acts of violenceagainst gays and lesbians
that occur every day. You
are joining Sebastian Bach inpromotingbigotry
andhatred. There is no place forvirulent homophobic
messages in a magazine thatcaters to readers of animpressionable
age. We
doubt you would have everallowed bigoted terms like"niggers: "kikes: or "wetbacks' in your magazine.

Nurse!
Mark G. Ackerman
Vice President, Development
and External Affairs
St. Vincents Hospital andMedical Center of New YorkDear Mr. Ackerman:
I hope it is clear to you
after the community forum
that cases of neglect andharassment of lesbians andgay men by members ofyour staff are not simply isolated occurrences but form
a deeply troubling, consistent pattern. The incidents
described by forum partici-

pants are too numerous andtoo serious to come to any
other conclusion. My dIagnosis of your hospital's condition is, "The patient is in
critical condition sufferingfrom a severe, systematic
disorder (which may bereversible): homophobia.'
Among the incidents
discussed were several
instances of verbal abuse of
lesbians and gays by hospital staff; a seriously incontinent man with AIDS who
was ignored by your nursing
staff; several instances of
lesbian or gay patients'
being told that a companion could not accompany
them in the emergency
room or spend the night intheir hospital rooms; and ayoung, Black gay man who
was subjected to a lengthy
interrogation
about thestate of his health on theapparent assumption thathe might have AIDS andprobably
was not being

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CAMPER@8~treated, despite the factthat he was at the hospitalfor a routine test which had
been recommended byhis physician. And finally
there were the two incidents that precipitatedthe recent demonstrations
at your hospital.
After a demonstration
precipitated by the firstincident, staff members ofthe Hetrick-Martin Instituteattempted
to conduct
sensitivity training among
st. Vincents personnel. The
attitudes encountered by
the trainers ranged from alack of seriousnessto outright hostility.
I believe there are
five steps that the St. Vincents hospital administration must take to rectify
this appalling situation.
1) Reveal results ofinvestigations. The lesbian

and gay community has aright to know the resultsof
your Investigations into
the two recent and any
future bias-related incidents.
2) Institute a comprehensive anti-bias program.

Anti-lesbian and gay incidents will continue tooccur in an environment
where bias is not vigorously opposed. St. Vincents
employees need to be
told (both by their supervisors and in a clear memofrom the hospital president) that bias against
lesbians and gays (as wellas prejudice based on
race, sex, religion, ethnic
origin or disability)iswrong and is not tolerated
at the hospital.
3) Set up and publicize
disciplinary procedures andpunishments. All st. Vincents

employees must know thatsevereand swiftpunishment
will be meted out to anyone who shows overt bias,
including those who use
offensivetermslike "faggot"
and "dyke:4) Establish and publicize a policy on patientcompanions. Unlessthere is
a compelling medical reason to prevent it, allpatients at St. Vincentsshould have the right to beaccompanied by a companion of their own choo,sing at any time, including in
the emergency room andovernight.
S) Notify cil patients of
their rights. A "Notice ofPatient Rights" informing
patients of their right toprompt, courteous, appropriate care without regard
to their race, sex,sexualorientation, religion, ethnic
background or disability
should be drawn up by thehospital administration in
consultation with appropriate representatives of thelocal community.
It required
threedemonstrations of increasing militancy and disruptivenessin order to get you toagree to participate in
Wednesday's community
forum. I am certain that mycommunity feels strongly
enough about the issues
addressed in this letter that
if we do not receive a
response from you by
December 1 that indicatesyour clear resolveto correct
this situation, further action
will definitelyfollow.
Aldyn McKean
Manhattan
All BookedUp
ToWhomit May Concern
Please be aware thata campaign has recently
been initiated to eliminate
the availability of a highly
dangerous and insidious
book: The Real Truth About
Women and AIDS by Helen
SingerKaplan, publishedby
Simon and Schuster. The
book suggests, among anabundance of fallacies,that women should avoid"high risk men: that a"decent" man will avoid
homosexual contact, thatlesbiansare immune to HIV
regardless of their sexual
practices and that there isno such thing as sex that issafe. That is, one musthave
sex exclusively with men
who have been "tested
and cleared."
Don't stock the book.
TellSimonand Schusterwhy.
Don't contribute to theopportunistic profiteering
around an Issue alreadyfraught with fear and anxiety or to the callous andinexcusable
misguidedpeddling of incorrect information.
Monica Pearl
ACTUP/NY
Women'sAction.Committee
I VantToSuckYour...
DavidAxelrod
Commissionerof Health
N.Y.state Department
of Health
DearCommissioner
Axelrod..
I would like to file acomplaint with your officeregarding a television program which was broadcast during prime time on
ChannelS,
WNYC, Fox
Broadcasting jn the New
York metropolitan area,
and, to my understanding,
may have been part of alarger national broadcast.
This was a two hour
"special" inserted as aseasonal offering into the 8pm programming
slot
which is usually occupied
by a movie and followedby this network's evening
news program. The show
was on the subject of"vampirism"
and theapproximate 20 minutesegment which I saw
beginning at approximately 9 pm concerned that
aspect of the subject
which relates to the drinking of human blood.
Specifically, I viewed
a segment which included
a reenactment by two
female and one male
actors in a semi-darkened
living room. Themale actor
was lying on a sofa andwas messaged on theback and left arm by oneof the female actors so as
to "relax" him. The female
actor who had performed
the massage then punctured a finger of his left
hand with what was
described as a "for veterinary use only" syringe andsucked with her mouth theblood from his finger. Subsequently, there was adarkened-face interview
with the actual individual
who had been portrayedby the male actor who
explained that the woman
involved had been an individual of casual social
acquaintance
who wasinvolved in a marital relation with another man. Further. in the 20 minutesegment which I viewed,
there was another darkened-face interview with awoman who explainedthat she practiced "va'mpirism" by the venipunctural withdrawal of "onehalf cup of venous or arterial blood" during encounters, also. with persons ofcasual social acquaintance.
Even discounting thecurrent AIDS epidemic inthis country and particularly in the New York City
region which is among thehardest hit areas of thecountry, the other healthriskswhich such practices
pose render this a shameless act of reckless andmindlessly irresponsible
television broadcasting,indeed, had it rather been
contained within the context of responsiblenews or
documentary
programming. Surely, no sane person with but the simplest
understanding of this country's freedom of speech
guarantees would resortto
an argument along thatline I this particularinstance.
Thank you for any
attention which your office
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SF Voters, in Squeaker,

Reject Domestic Partners Law

DEPRESSED ON S

Photo: Barbara J. Maggiani

Dick Pabich of Yes on S

by Michele DeRanleau
SAN FRANCISCO-The
city'sdomestic partners ordinance suffereda close defeat November 7 that was a
discouraging blow to proponents' ofsimilar legislation across the nation.
The ordinance lost by just over 1,700
votes.
Campaign leaders had been pessimistic about the ordinance's chances
throughout the campaign, but had
hoped a concerted last-minute effort
could generate a high turnout not
only among gay voters, but among
young, straight Democrats as well.
But the measure was defeated82,342 to 84,060 or 49.7 to 50.2 percent. Of registered voters, 44.2 percent voted, a surprisingly
highproportion for an off year election.
High turnout in gay precincts
counteracted the votes of the conservative electorate which votes consistently in off year elections. An earlypoll showed 54 percent of those who
voted in five of the last five elections
opposed the domestic partners ordinance.
Manager Dick Pabich of the "Yes

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on S" campaign, named for the letter
assigned to the referendum on theballot, said the campaign failed toturn out non-gay voters who were
supportive of the ordinance but areless likely to vote.
The legislation would have provided legal recognition of gay relationships
andestablishedbereavement leave and hospital visitation rights for registered "domestic
partners."
It was adopted
by theBoard of Supervisors, San Francisco's
city council, last summer, only to beplaced on the ballot as Propositoin S
by a referendum petition drive led by
two fundamentalist ministers.
"If we did anything wrong," said
Roberta Achtenberg, head of the Lesbian Civil Rights Project, "it was to failto take into account the possibility
that a referendum would take place inan off year election." Achtenberg ison the task force appointed by themayor to examine the ramifications ofdomestic partnership legislation.
Campaign leaders stressed that if
the election had taken place in a yearwith state and national races, Proposi-tion S would have won. Polls showeda consistent majority of registered voters favored the ordinance, but the test
lay in who would vote. "I don't
accept this as an accurate reflection of
the political will of San Francisco,"
Achtenberg said. "There is no question that we're hurt by this, but as towhether it's the will of San Franciscans, I reject that."
Pabich called the electorate"skewed."
Although no one directly blamed
the October 17 earthquake, Pabichand campaign fundraising director
Carole Migden said that if they had
had another week to raise money fordirect mail to key voters, the measuremight have passed.
The Yes on S campaign took aweek off after the earthquake to raise
funds for the relief efforts. Also, polls
taken before and after the quake
show many voters on both sides of
the issue moved into the "undecided"column.
But at least part of the blame forthe failure of the legislation is being
attributed to a lack of enthusiasm on
the part of gay voters. Although theyturned out at the polls, the campaign
suffered for a lack of funds and volunteers. Local gay democratic clubs
devoted much of their energy todebates over the proposal for a new
downtown stadium, which also lostby a narrow margin, and many gay
voters seemed to be unaware of thebroader implications of the legislation.
"We didn't do as good an education job as we should have in ourown community," Achtenberg said.
"I'm not sure everyone appreciatedthe significance, whether they had adomestic partner or not, whether theyfelt this was the most important issue
facing the gay community or not. I'm
not sure everybody appreciated how
important it was to avoid a defeat."

"This is like many civil rights
issues in that it is on the cutting edgeof social change and difficult for the
majority of people to understand,»said Mayor Art Agnos, a long-time
supporter of the lesbian and gay community, and a proponent of the legislation. "Whether it wins or loses, itwill have an effect on this kind of leg- .
islation throughout the country," headded.
Like its counterpart, the No on S
campaign made a last minute effort totarget voters the weekend before theelection. Rev. Charles McIlenny andRabbi Leib Feldman have maintained
a low profile since leading the referendum drive, and opposition to theordinance was taken over by the
Catholic Church and the No on S
group, San Franciscans for Common
Sense, composed primarily of evangelical Christians.
Pabich says he estimates the No
on S campaign must have raised nearly $50,000 in the final days of thecampaign to overcome a $28,000 debt
and pay for a slick brochure mailed
the weekend before the election
which he estimates cost $20,000.
Leaders of the opposition movement
did. not return OutWeek~ phone calls.
The brochure has photographs ofprominent San Franciscans and theirarguments against the ordinance. A
photographof former mayor andgubernatorial candidate Dianne Feinstein and excerpts from a letter she
wrote after vetoing a similar ordinance· as mayor in 1982 are prominently displayed.
Feinstein said in a letter to theYes on S campaign that the photo andquotes were used without her permission and did not reflect her views' on
the current· piece of legislation.
The brochure also pictured ethnic minority leaders who opposed theordinance. Despite the endorsementof the Chinese American, Latino andBayview Hunters Point democratic
clubs, minority voters in the city went
heavily against Proposition S. Local
Baptist churches, led by prominent
Black community leader Rev. Amos
Brown, who was pictured in the No
on S brochure,
were strongly
opposed to domestic partners, which
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extended families common in theBlack community.
ACLU attorney Matthew Coles
said that such criticism is not valid
since the ordinance is only setting up
a system to recognize relationshipsthat are not already recognized.
And some in the gay community
are criticizing the Yes on S campaign
for not reaching out further to com-

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munities of color.
Although the domestic partners
legislation was defeated, San Francisco
voters did approve two ballot initiatives
that will allow employees to transfer
their vacation time and sick leave toother employees, measures designed tohelp employees with AIDS. Voters in
the city also overwhelmingly supported
a proposition calling for more AIDS

research and treatment.
Both Agnos and openly gay
Supervisor Harry Britt, who sponsored the legislation, restated theircommitment to passing the ordinancein another year, and said the mayor's
task force will continue to look atways to implement provisions of themeasure. The legislation must now be
shelved for at least a year.

I_
At a subdued party after the election, Britt urged supporters to callfriends and family in other cities likethey did after the earthquake and tellthem that "gay rights are still alive andwell in this city."
But he didn't try to conceal his<!-isappointment. ''Tonight we have todeal with a different type of reality,"
he told the crowd. "There are still
80,000 people or so in this town,[who] if we ask them to recognize ourrelationships, will leave their homes,
walk down to the polls and say 'No. '"He told the crowd to rememberthat the rejection "is a normal experience for lesbian and gay people invirtually
every
city
in thiscountry ...and tonight for just a little
while we're feeling again some ofthose things that we felt in otherplaces and that people in other places
are still feeling.·
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Gay Artists Accuse

NEA of Censorship
Grant Revoked for Exhibit Deemed Too IIPolitical"
by Ben Currie
NEW YORK-"This is not a show
about politics, this is not a show about
sexuality, -this is a show about AIDS,"
said Artists Space executive director
Susan Wyatt last Friday at a press conference where she criticized a decisionby the National Endowment for theArts to withdraw a $10,000 grant madeto the TriBeCa gallery. The NEA citedthe exhibit's political content as thereason for its pullout.
This latest art-versus-obscenity
controversy began earlier in the week
when Wyatt contacted
the NEA
regarding the show's catalogue, inwhich gay photo essayist David Wojnarowicz reportedly lashes out atsome of the country's best known
homophobes, including John Cardinal
O'Connor, Senator Jesse Helms (RNC) and Congressman William Dannemeyer (R-CA).

-Fat Cannibal in a Black SkirtBut the show, entitled "Witness:
Against Our Vanishing,» scheduled toopen Nov. 16, will go on exactly asplanned, offICialsfrom the gallery insist
According to the Daily News,
Wojnarowicz's photos "include heterosexual and homosexual acts withaccompanying
text that describes
O'Connor as a 'fat cannibal in a blackskirt. '" The artist could not be reached
for comment.
Last Tuesday, John Frohnmayer,
who was recently appointed to head
the NEA by the Bush Administration,
said the agency was cancelling its support because it viewed the exhibit as"political rather than artistic in nature."
What was inexplicable for manyobservers was his contention that theshow violated a recently enacted law
sponsored by Sen. Helms forbidding

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NEA grants which "promote, disseminate or produce materials consideredobscene, including sadomasochism,
homoeroticism, the sexual exploitation of children
or individuals
engaged in sex acts."
The bill also uses language,
inserted by liberal legislators in acompromise with Helms, that borrows
from a 1973 Supreme Court decision
defining legal obscenity: "and which,when taken as a whole, do not haveserious literary, artistic, political or scientific value."'''The use of Endowment funds to
exhibit or publish this work is in violation of the spirit of the Congressional
directive," Frohnmayer said this week.

First Amendment Concerns
However, in all press acounts todate (Frohnmayer failed to return anyof OutWeek~ calls) he never describes
the work as obscene. His most criticalassessment, in fact, has been that someof the work is in "questionable taste."
Art Eisenberg, an attorney with
the New York Civil Liberties Union,
told OutWeek that the legislation does
not give the Endowment the authority
to "permit government funding toserve as a vehicle for political censorship," adding that "we think the decsion of the NEA raises serious First
Amendment concerns."
He said it was "absolutely
wrong," that questions about the catalogue's supposed political content are
relevant to any standard articulated in
the Helms' amendment.
During the lengthy press conference, Wyatt called the pieces "moving
and poignant," adding that they "depict
these artists' expression of loss, memoralization, anger, grief and spirituality."
Wyatt did not comment Friday

about possible action by the gallery to
sue the NEA over its decision. She
repeated her earlier assertion that thegallery's board of directors had voted
unanimously not to return the grantmoney.
The exhibit's curator, Boston photographer Nan Goldin, speaking on
National Public Radio, said that she
had expected support from the NEA
and was "very dissapointed" that theagency was "operating out of fear."

Hatred, Bigotry, AIDS
She said the NEA had been
informed about the catalogue'S content by Wyatt with the hope andexpectation that it would be all themore able to support the exhibit.
Aldo Hernandez of Art Positive, agroup of activistswho protest censorshipand homophobia in the arts, said thatthe government was moving to "legislate
our invisibility,"adding, "It's more thanjust about art, its about hatred and bigotry towards the AIDScommunity."
He speculated that the art community would "fight this injustice all
the way."
But Paul Taylor, a gay art critic at
The New York Times, commented that"the gay and lesbian community has
to understand that the art world is nota monolithic scene and therefore is
not going to respond to any crisis in a
uniform fashion."
He said controversies like thisoften have the effect of reaffirming adivision in the art world between
activists on the one hand and thoseothers who typically react by insulating
themselves from the vagaries of politics.
Taylor said he feared that in thisparticular case it is likely that the more
successful and famous artists will
come under the latter category "and

leave the dirty work to the others.»
The present debate arises fromearlier reaction to works by Andres
Serrano and Robert Mapplethorpe
which led to the cancellation of a
Mapplethorpe retrospective at Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran Gallery andeventually to the equally controversial
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lated and used as a political tool."
She decried what she termed"blacklisting" of certain art groups by
the NEA, and said she was operating
under the assumption that she too
was now on a blacklist.
.
She also refused to release a
copy of the catalogue, saying thatreporters had attempted to lead her
down a "garden path" and get her to"say that they are individuals engaged
in sex acts and to characterize thework in certain ways," adding that the"art can speak for itself.»
Connie Butler, speaking for herself I
and not on the part of Artists Space
where she is curator, commented that"a huge element of homophobia and
AlDS-phobi~" is part of the controversy.
. One fnend of the gallery, who
did not want to be identified, said "ofcourse its about homophobia." She
made the point that the Mapplethorpe
photographs of naked men are tooblithely characterized as homoerotic,
an assumption she said, which "annihilates the possibilityof femaledesire." Her point follows the old wisdom that homoeroticism, like all artistic concepts, is in the eye of thebeholder. ~challenges of the 90's

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Queer Bashers'
Light Sentences
Spark Protest. NOJUsnCE
Bruc_ EII_rin (I-h) and Stuart Elliot

by Sandor Katz
NEW YORK-Lesbian
and gay
activists are angry over what they
view as lenient sentences handed
down Wednesday by a State Supreme
Court judge to five men convicted ina violent queer-bashingincident.
They are also charging the Manhattan
District Attorney's office with mishandling the case. About 25 activists
walked out of the courtroom after thesentencing November 7 shouting "Nojustice, no peace" and marched to theDA's office, where they were barredfrom entering.
The demonstrators,
who weremembers of ACf UP and GLAAD, theGay and Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation, demanded a meetingwith DA Robert Morgenthau, but left
after First Assistant DA Barbara Jones
agreed to meet with them the following morning.
Meanwhile, calls for lesbians andgays to arm themselves with guns to

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19. 1989

Photo: Ellen B. Neipris

protect against violent attacks were
heard at last Monday's ACf UP meeting, in the courtroom following thesentencing and again following the

NO PEACE

meeting with Jones.
The anti-gay attack being prosecuted took place in July in Carl
Schurz Park, near Gracie Mansion.
Bruce Ellerin and Stuart Elliot wereassaulted after being called "faggots,·
as was a third man who came to theirrescue. Ellerin suffered a broken
cheekbone and permanent eye injury,
a detached retina, in the attack,Two of the convicted attackers
were sentenced
to 90 days inprison. One of them, Richard Arce,initiated the attack, and caused themost permanent
physical injury.
Arce has a record of two previous
convictions, and was on probation
at the time of the attack. He is being
permitted to serve his gay-bashingsentence concurrently with a sentence from a previous
assault
charge. Said Bill Monaghan,anactivist who was present at the sentencing, "He never gets to serve one
minute as a gay-basher, he's serving
it for other crimes."
The other defendant sentenced to
90 days in prison, Mark Arroyo, useda hammer as a weapon in the assault,
and was charged with a felony, which
carries a maximum sentence of two
and one-third to seven years.
The other three defendants' sentences, Christopher Faldetta, Joseph
Fodera and Robert Watson, were plea
bargained down to probation. Despite

Photo: Ellen B. Neipris
OA$lJIlYliaison Kati_lJonJn (left), 1stAss't DA Barbara Jones face protestelS aftertJiaL

requests from the DA and one of thesurvivors of the attack, the judge
refused to send their cases to trial,
where harsher sentences may haveresulted.
At the time of the plea bargain,
the DA's office objected to the lightsentences and demanded jail time forall of the defendants. Judge Weissberg
replied, "If I have erred on the side ofleniency in this case, it is because of
the youth of the defendants and mybelief that they will not do this again."
Defense attorneys appeared to beplaying to the judge'S sympathy forthe youth. They explained the attackin terms of "peer pressure" and the
young men's needs to "maintainstanding with their friends."
Several activists could not containtheir outrage. Said jim Fouratt as hewas being ejected from the courtroom, "What does it take? Does somebody have to be killed first?"
At one point, ACT UP member
Mark Fotopolous stood up and asked
the judge where he could obtain agun permit. "Here I am surviving
AIDS, and this guy is' going to be out
in 90 days and going to come at mewith a hammer.".' But the DA's office was criticizedas well. The charges and penalties inassault crimes depend, in part, upon
the degree of physical injury. When
Ellerin spoke to the court during
Wednesday'S hearing and explained
the permanent
nature of his eye
injury, the judge informed him thatthe DA had never entered that injury
as evidence to the grand jury which
made the indictment in the case. Saidthe judge, "The District Attorney has
been derelict in his duty."
The j\.ldge defended the sentences by saying, "Within the parameters of the criminal justice system, thisis a strong signal to the community."
Ellerin countered that giving suchlight sentences "is to condone, is toencourage, is to nothing to deter"
homophobic violence.
In their meeting with Assistant
DA jones, activists presented a list ofcomplaints regarding particulars of
this case, as well as demands relating
more generally to the prosecution ofanti-gay bias crimes.
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Milk's Ashes
Still Await Action

ASHES TO ASHES

Photo: Rink Foto

Hllrvey Milk

Harvey Milk, the first open gay tobe elected to the San Francisco Boardof Superv.isors, was assassinated alongwith San Francisco Mayor George
Moscone by disgruntled ex-supervisor
Dan White in 1978. When White
received a short jail sentence, because
the jury decided his mind had been
affected by eating too much junk food,it sparked"the "White Night" riots in
San Francisco. He later committed suicide after he was released from prison.
Hanley says once Milk is properly buried, he will be added to thecemetery's roster of famous people-"alongside such figures as j.
Edgar Hoover and John Philip Sousa."
But, the final deposition of theselast few of Milk's ashes, it turns out, is
not quite so simple. ('The majority of
the ashes were scattered in San Francisco Bay).

For one thing, both Ken McPherson in San Francisco and Marla Stevens
in Indianapolis have been working on
the project, but did not know of eachother's existence prior to the research
for this news article was done.
According to Hanley and Stevens,$500 is needed to finish paying for theplots Matlovich reserved and $250 isneeded for interment. Stevens has
already collected $400 from Indianapolis"gay community-after reading of the
problem in her local gay newspaper.
But McPherson says the project isgoing to be relocated to a larger plot
and, in order to include a memorialthat will do Harvey proud, will
require about $3,100. After learning ofSteven's actions, McPherson planned
to tell Hanley not to bury Milk's ashes
in the original space should $750 happen to show up.
McPherson worked with Matlovich on the project prior to Matlovich's death, and Milk's lover-Scott
Smith--deferred to McPherson when
asked for comment on the problem.
In the meantime, Hanley grows
S.. MILJ( on page 64

by Rex Wockner
Some of gay hero Harvey Milk's
ashes are stuck in a safe at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington.
The late gay activist Leonard Matlovich took them there for a ceremony in connection with the 1987 March
On Washington for Lesbian and Gay
Rights, but ran out of money before
the ashes were actually buried.
And John Hanley, the straight
man who oversees burials at the cemetery says he is "personally upset" that
"this great man ...is sitting in my safe.
"He's been here for a considerable length of time and he doesn't
deserve this," Hanley said. "Harvey
Milk was a person everybody should
be proud of. I can't imagine that thecommunity of millions of people wholooked up to him can't come up with$500 to buy [the rest of] the site,"I get these long distance phone
calls," .Hanley continued, "but never
any action. It really bugs me, I wantsomebody to do something. I respect
this man."

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NY State Protects

Gay Partners'.

Housing Rights
by Art Leonard
NEW YQRK-New
York State
Housing Commissioner Richard L.
Higgins has announced emergency
amendments to state rent regulations
which will extend survivor rights in all
rent-regulated apartments to domestic
partners of tenants, effectively codifying the Court of Appeals' decision in
Braschi I). Stahl Associates. At thesame time, Higgins set in motion procedures for permanently amending
the regulations after a required public
hearing, The new regulations apply torent stabilized and rent controlled

apartments in New York City, and rent
regulated apartments in Westchester,
Nassau and Rockland Counties. The
emergency amendments were intended to go into effect immediately, but athreatened lawsuit by landlord groups
may delay the implementation.
Paula Ettelbrick, legal director for
the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, called the action, whichgoes beyond the narrower court rulingthat applied only to rent controlled
apartments, "an extremely positive
move forward,· adding, "It's an indicaSe. HOUSING RIGHTS on peg. 64

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Chicago Mayor Charged
With Gay Lock Out
by Rex Wockner
CHICAGO-Membersof Chicago's four-year-old Mayor's Committee
On Gay and Lesbian Issues [COGLl]
and key activists from local gay rights
groups say the administration of new
mayor Richard Daley-longing
for areturn to the days when Daley's father
ruled the city with an iron fist-has
cut off gays and lesbians from participation in city government.
The gay community and otherminorities had seen their input toChicago government encouraged andnurtured under former Mayor Harold
Washington.
and former Mayor
Eugene Sawyer, who replaced Washington when he died in late 1986.
But meeting Oct. 25, the city's
leading activists said those days
appear over and that they fear Daley
will ultimately disband the independent-minded COGLI in order to havemore control over who can speakfrom inside city government.
The mood at the meeting was
somber as participant after participantdetailed the alleged slights Daley has
handed the community during his firstsix months in office-including
cutting off his own Coordinator of Gay
and lesbian Issues, jon Simmons.
COGLl's Linda Rodgers expressedfear for Simmons' job, saying: "As we
increase pressure ...your position, jon, isgoing to beoome more tenuous. You can't
walk this tightrope forever. It's alreadyimpa;sible to advocate through you."
Stepped-up pressure on Daley,
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which they proved they can skillfully
manipulate, during last year's successful
push for the city's gay rights ordinance.
"Negative publicity is the one
thing this administration understands,"
promised activist Rick Garcia. COGLI
chair Larry Rolla agreed: "Daley wants
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the new Daley regime, which will go
on forever,· he said. "But we will
make things not quite so neat, notquite so clean."
The untidiness began in earnest
two days prior to the Oct. 25 meeting

when COGLl-venturing far out on abrittle limb-released
to the press ascathing letter demanding that Daley
honor campaign promises to appoint
oPen gays to city boards and commisSee LOCK OUT on page 65

Wendy's Retracts
Gay Slightby Rex Wockner
DUBLIN, OH-The
Wendy's
hamburger chain, headquartered here,
said Nov. 1 that it will apologize tothe gay and lesbian community following charges that the corporation
defamed gays in a form letter sent toangry Christians. The written apology
will be sent to New York's Gay andLesbian Alliance Against Defamation(GLAAD), company officials said.
The company angered gays byreportedly sending a form letter tomembers of the American Family
Association following their complaints
that Wendy's commercials aired during an episode of the TV program
LA. Law that portrayed homosexuality in a positive light.
Accordingto GLAAD, theepisode featured an Olympic athlete
who sued a cereal company for cancelling his ad contract after he cameout of the closet.
Wendy's letter to the Christians,
GLAAD said, included these remarks:"Obviously this particular episode ofthis show was not consistent with thekind of programming we wish to be
associated with. Moreover, Wendy's
tries to sponsor programs we feelnave a wide appeal to the family
viewing audience."
When told Nov. 1 by this reporterthat gays were upset about the letter,

Wendy'S spokesman Denny Lynch met
with his superiors and, within an hour,announced that "if you can tell me
what 'GLAAD'stands for, we will write
them a letter.... We in no way intended
to offend the gay community. We madea mistake. We'll talk to GLAAD andapologize for any misinterpretation."
But Lynch added that Wendy's"does consider itself a family restaurant that tries to advertise on showsthat appeal to families. We also avoid
programs that depict minorities in an
unfavorable light [and] do not advertise on programs dealing with bulimia, obesity, profanity, nudity, religious
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don't take sides and avoid shows thatare heavily skewed in one direction."
Lynch said he would not consider a TV program "skewed heavily in
one direction" merely for failing totake the position that homosexualacts are wrong. "The American Family
Association," he said, "has a very narrow point of view."
On Nov. 2, Wendy's consumer
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KANSAS CITY-Felony charges
brought by the Osco Drug Store
Chain against Mark Chaney, a member of ACT UP/Kansas City, havebeen dropped two days after an October 21st demonstration by ACf UP in
front of an Osco store in Kansas City.
_Chaney was arrested on September 21st a: the Main Street store for
placing a sticker marked "AIDS Profiteer" on over-the-counterproducts
produced by Burroughs Wellcome,the drug manufacturer
which hasbeen accused of profiteering on its
AIDS drug, AZT. The arrest gave
Chaney the dubious distinction of
being the only person ever arrested in
the international campaign to relabel
Burroughs' products.
"What I didn't know was that
representatives from Burroughs Wel\come had been in the store thatmorning warning them to keep an
eye out for this type of activity,'
Chaney told Out Week. "I had been[relabellingl for less than ten minutes
when 1 saw a store manager coming
down the aisles. I headed for theturnstyle and instead of going over it,
I went through it. They grabbed me
and called the police."
Destructionof property over$700 is a felony in Missouri andChaney was held on such a charge
based on the police-estimated productdamage of $996.17. Twenty threehours later, he was released after
posting bail. During the 23-hour period, Chaney was not allowed a phonecall- and had to be taken for medical
treatment because he is a diabetic ona four-shot insulin regimen. After thetreatment, he was not allowed food.
Weeks later, at a preliminary
hearing, Osco Drug Store representatives appeared in court with a grocery
bag full of the stickered products
marked "Evidence." Osco Drug Stores
calculated the damages to be $552.50,
which lowered the charge to a misdemeanor.
"I was relieved,"
said

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Chaney. "I'm a licensed social worker
and a felony conviction would havepulled my license."
ACf UP/KC then held a demonstration in front of the Main Street
store on October 21st to draw media
attention to the situation. Two days
later, Osco dropped
all charges
against Chaney, who must still pay
Osco $552.50 in compensation, plus

the medical and legal bills he incurred
during the experience.
David Predmore, a spokesperson
for ACf UP/KC told OutWeek that theorganization has sent a letter to theretail chain drug store asking them toremove the over the counter products
made by Burroughs Wellcome and to
donate the $552.50 in restitution paidby Chaney to a local AIDS service

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Out Takes
Chelsea and East Harlem making thewaiting period for an HIV test longer
at each.
-Rick Sugden

You can ring
Dly bell
SAN FRANCISCO-FollowingaJuly 12th presentation by the Gay andLesbian Alliance Against Defamation's
San Francisco Bay Area chapter(GLAAD/SFBA) to the Yellow Pages
Heading Group of Pacific Bel\, thetelephone company agreed October
16 to establish a gay and lesbian organizations
category in directories
throughout California and Nevada.
The decision becomes effective
in all Yellow Page sales campaigns
after November 13, 1989 with Los
Altos, Monterey and Palo Alto innorthern California and Imperial, San
Diego, North Coastal and San Diego
North Inland in Southern California
being the first directories to include
the category. Pacific Bell has established a company wide service area
precedent, with application to over
100 directories.
"It was a clear-cut smooth process," GLAAD/SFBA co-chair Byron
Potts told Out Week. "Pacific Belldealt with us in a quick, courteous
manner and recognized the importance [of establishing the category].
They have been very supportive in
getting further listings."
The GLAAD/SFBA Pacific Bellaction follows a hard fought eightmonth battle between GLAAD!NYandthe New York-New England phonecompany,
NYNEX, when NYNEX
refused to create a heading for gay
and lesbian social and service organizations, suggesting instead they could
be listed under "Escort Services."
GLAAD/NY responded with a letter writing campaign, demonstrations,pressure from New York officials and,
finally, a successful lawsuit charging
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ation of a "gay and lesbian" subheading in the social service organizations
section of NYNEXdirectories.
Potts acknowledged that he used
information from GLAAD!NYas leverage with Pacific Bell, adding "[They]
acceded to a major change in lesbian/gay visibility based upon discussion, input and principle rather than ahostile confrontation of community
action and lawsuits." -Keith Miller

Dykes towatch outfor

MINNEAPOLIS-A lesbian couple
from Minneapolis will be hired as
assistant pastors at a Lutheran Church
in San Francisco in defiance of thenational church policy.
St Francis Lutheran Church voted
to hire open lesbians Ruth Frost andPhyllis Zilihart. It is the first challenge tothe Evangelical Lutheran Church rules
prohibiting gay and lesbian ordination.
Frost and Zillhart's hiring tests
MINNEAPOLIS-The City Council
the power and influence of the Minhere is considering adopting a domesneapolis based Evangelical Lutheran
tic partner ordinance that would
Church of America (ELCA),which was
extend benefits to lesbian, gay andformed through of merger of three
unmarried heterosexual couples.
Lutheran dominations in 1987.
"It's time the city council passed"We are very surprised
anddomestic partners," said Minneapolis
impressed by the boldness of this conCity Councilmember Barbara Carlson,
gregation," Zillhart said, who is not recthe ordinance's
chief proponent.
"Frankly, it's inherently unfair that lesognized as legally ordained by the
ELCA.''There is a very large vision heldbian and gay people are not eligible
for city benefits."
there by a small group of people."
Members of the city's civil rights
The 120-member congregation's
commission unanimously voted that amembership is approximately 50 percity-wide alternative family ordinance becent gay and lesbian. The couple
adopted. The commission considered
have been called without the requiresuch an ordinance in lSS5, but failed toment of sexual abstinence.
ever advance it to the City Council.
St. Francis may become subject
So far, six of the 11 city council
to an ELCA investigation, which could
members are committed to approving
result in the congregation being susdomestic partner benefits for the citypended or permanently expelled from
employees, but Carlson says that thethe domination. The United Church ofCouncil would not approve a city-wide
Christ, Unitarian-Universalists,
andordinance. And opposition from fundaQuakers are the only protestantmentalist groups has already emerged.
churches that affirm gay and lesbian"Issues of home and family will . ordination.
-David Anger
come up during the debate," said Ann
DeGroot, Director of the Twin Cities'
Gay and Lesbian Action Council. "Butmore and more people in Minneapolis
know that this is a crock. People realize that our relationships are valid."
Yet one of the City Council's conservative Democrats, Walter Dziedzic,
said, "I don't agree with that kind of
WASHINGTON-With
all thealternative lifestyle. I'm committed to a
subtlety of a chain-saw, automaticheterosexual, traditional kind of family
across-the-board
cuts have slowly
relationship."-David Anger

Attention
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";been slicing their way through the,~budget of virtually every agency fundby the federal government since·the passing of the government's Oct.
19 deficit reduction deadline. And thisyear, among the programs being
pruned by the funding cuts will be
the nation's AIDS budget.
. The cuts, five percent from all
federal programs with few exceptions,were mandated by the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit reduction plan
after the deadline passed and Congress
was not able to come up with anacceptable budget reduction bill.
Congressional
Democrats had
previously expected to 'press President
Bush into accepting a budget bill quite
different from the one he wanted,
because the automatic cuts sharply
reduce the Pentagon budget as well.
They were stunned, however, whenon Nov. 3 the White Houseannounced that it could live with theautomatic cuts rather than accept abudget bill the president did not want.
Among those cuts will be a five
percent reduction in the 1990 $1.6 billion AIDS budget, which was to have'been a 26 percent raise in funding
over Ias t year 'I
seve I's.
Each agency funded by the AIDS
budget-the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health,the Food and Drug Administratjon,
among others--will be directed to cut
its budget by five pe(cent, althoughwhere those cuts would be madewould be left up to the individual
agencies.
-Cliff O'Nelli

New York

Times: takenote
NEW YORK-In a major breakthrough for the mainstream press, theSan Francisco Examiner observed
last june's celebration of the 20th
anniversary of Stonewall by publishing a 16-part series called "Gay in
America," which is now available inreprint from the Gay and Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
in New York.

WENDY'S from page 22"Gay In America" includes anaccount of the growth of the gay andlesbian community, a nationwide survey of gay and straight attitudes
toward gay life in America, and news
stories and personal accounts on such
topics as gays and religion, gays andpolitics, gay culture, gays in the artsand the impact of AIDS on the gay
community. Its publication marks thefirst time that a detailed and accurate
account of the growth of the gay andlesbian community was brought tothe attention of a primarily straight
readership.
"This is the type of coverage wewould like to see all papers do,"
GLAAD Assistant Director Karin
Schwartz told Out Week, "It reflects thegoal of our organization: to encourage the mainstream media to report inan accurate fashion on the lives of
lesbian and gay Americans."
By arrangementwith the San
Francisco Examiner, GLAAD ismaking the 64-page reprint available to anyone interested
in theseries.
Pricesare '$4.50 eachedIs :.,,;She said her department doesn't actually read letters from Christians but
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Upon seeing the words "L.A. Law,"
she explained, Wendy'S employees"data-processed"
the letters to beanswered with the standard "violence" form letter.
"Had we actually read the lettersand then read our own form letter, we
would not have used that form letterto respond to complaints about positive portrayals' of homosexuality,"
Kosling said.
According to Lynch, Wendy'S
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Ohio suburban headquarters.
Columbus has an aggressive
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The city has had anti-gay discrimination protections
for gays since
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GLAAD Tidings

Media Watchdogs Target Ga,
Andy Rooney and Geraldo
homosexuals as / do about cigarettesmokers. / wouldn't want to spend
much time in a small room with one
but they don't bother me otherwise. "You can write to Andy in care of
The West Side Spirit,l363 7th Ave.,
12th floor, New York, NY, 10001 andtell him what you think of pontificating straight bigoted writers.

... ... ... ... ...

GQ Magazine probably has oneof the largest gay readerships among
non-gay identified magazines. Butthat didn't stop the magazine fromtrashing and· stereotyping gay men ina recent article.
In "What Men Want," (GQ, Vol.
59. No. 10. pg 298) a group of macho
guys talk about women and relationships. When discussing their reluctance to talk about their private feelings with other men, one man, Ted,exclaims, "Well, all that tender stuff iskind of like homo stuff, you knowwhat / mean?"As though being a cold, unsentimental, swaggering real man is somehow "hetero," right?
We~ve got to push GQ beyond
representing gay men as stereotypes
and objects for revulsion. Not only
for the gay readership, but also forthe straight readership,
many ofwhom sit back and accept thesestereotypes as reality.
Write to: Arthur Cooper, EditorIn-Chief, GQ Magazine, 350 Madison
Ave., New York, NY 10017.

... ... ... ... ...
In his syndicated column in The
West Side Spirit, Andy Rooney recently wrote, "/feel the same way about

At some level Geraldo Rivera
seems to want to be our friend. Yet
he and his producers can't seem toget over their prejudices about lesbians and gay men.
Two recent Geraldo episodes
were somewhat sympathetic to ourcommunity. On one, six lesbians discussed the topic, "When Women
Leave Their Husbands For Another
Woman." On the other, Geraldo dealt
with the problem of anti-gay, antiSemitic and racist lyrics in rock andrap music.
However, despite their generally
sympathetic approach, both of theseshows managed to be offensive togays and lesbians.
The show about lesbians beganwith the disclaimer, 'The program you
are about to see contains material that
may not be appropriate for children.
Parental discretion advised." When
you think of the vastly more bizarre
topics that Geraldo .regularly deals
with without feeling the need for a
disclaimer, it's insulting that a show
about loving lesbians would be targeted in this way. The non-sexually explicit truth about gay people is entirely
appropriate for children.
On the show about bigoted rockand rap lyrics, someone- decided thatall derogatory terms about Blacks andjews would be bleeped out, but theterm faggot could be-andwas-used freely. When questioned about
this double standard on the show,
Geraldo got defensive and refused to
discuss the issue.
We're pleased that the Geraldo
Show deals with lesbian and gay issues, but we wish the people involved in the show would have thecourage of their convictions, not only
talking about us, but treating us asequals.
Help deliver this message by
writing to: Geraldo Rivera, Investigators News Group, 311 West 43rd
Street - PH, New York, NY 10036.
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Out/Law

The Fami Iy Law Debate:
Spouses or Partners
by Arthur 5,. Leonard,:0'

ur families are the focus ofincreasing national debate
as the momentum builds
for legal recognition of lesbian andgay couples.
Efforts to achieve such
recognition, undertaken mainly by gay political and legal
movement leaders, have used
a variety of legal theories, but
all really assume that domestic
partnership rather than legal
marriage is the more appropriate vehicle for achieving such
recognition. Perhaps it is time
to step back and ask whether
this is so, since the community
has not really been heard fromon this issue.
The alternative, of course,
is to push harder for a change
in the marriage laws so thatlesbian and gay couples could
enter legally recognized marriages. In the August ~8 issueof Tbe New Republic, Andrew
Sullivan argued that gay marriage Was preferable to domestic partnershipbecauseitwould simultaneously extend
both the responsibilities andbenefits of marriage, while domestic partnership would extend the benefits without the
responsibilities.
Why shouldsociety grant us recognition
and benefits without imposing theobligations which have traditionallygone with those benefits?
During the 1970s attempts weremade to have restrictions against gay
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courts in several Jurisdictions rejected
these challenges by reference to dictionary definitions of marriage as aunion between members of the opposite sex, usually referring to procreation as a major goal of marriage. Refuting the argument that bans againstsame sex marriage discriminated on
the basis of sex in violation of theequal protection clause of the Constitution, these courts insisted that aslong as the ban on same-sex marriage
applied equally to both sexes, there
was no sex-based discrimination!
These decisions in a few states do notrule out the possibility of future success in other states or federal courts,

but it is clear that court challenges toexisting marriage laws will be difficult
to win.
Legal recognition of gay marriages would provide some important
advantages not available under current domestic partnership laws andproposals. For one thing, the status
of family would be accorded immediately upon the marriage taking place,while domestic partnership laws all
require some period of joint
residence before the relationship receives recognition. For
another, gay marriages would
automatically bring a cascadeof legal and social benefits,
while domestic partnershiplaws tend to focus narrowly
on particular benefits without
addressing others.
For example, under therules of evidence in mostcourts, one spouse cannot becompelled to reveal confidences of the other spouse.
If a spouse dies without having left a will, the surviving
spouse is automatically entitled by law to a share of theestate. Many businesses accord special rates and privileges to legally recognizedfamilies not accorded to unmarried single people living
together. (A vivid example:
In a court ruling last year, a
New York judge upheld aninsurance company's refusal
to sell a family tenant insurance policy to a gay couple.
Gay marriage would get ridof this hassle right away.) Spouses of
hospital patients are automaticallygranted access and decision-making
status not normally accorded nonspouses.
Joint tax filings for spouses sim-

TI
plify the bookkeeping on the tax benefits arising from a Jointly-owned
home, Including deductions for Interest and local taxes, as well as thecomplications of allocating Income
from Jointly-owned savings vehicles
and investments. The law provides amethod, called equitable distribution,.for dividing the assets of married couples undergoing divorce. Of course,
marriage also provides protection forfamily relationships Involving children, and presumably gay couples
would be able to adopt children jointly (or the "non-biological" gay parent
could adopt the child of a "biological"
gay parent), Gay marriage might help
in leaping the hurdles now facing lesbian couples which split up after conceiving children through new reproductive
technology,
since both
members of the couple might automatically be recognized as having
parental rights. Gay marriage would
solve the problem of survivorshiprights in rental housing without theneed for complicated regulations on
who qualifies as a family member.
Legally recognized families also
receive special recognition from employers. Most employers make groupinsurance available to cover the
spouses and dependents of employees, and extend their bereavement
and sick leave programs to cover situations where employees need time off
to attend the funeral of an in-law ortake care of a sick spouse.
There are, of course, downsides
to gay marriage. Ideologically, marriage is objectionable to many as an
institution which has evolved overgenerations of masculine dominationand hierarchy, and however modified
by current practices marriage still has
about it the connotations of the husband's identity prevailing over that of
the wife.
More practically,
marriage isharder to dissolve than a domestic
partnership, although an increasing
number of jurisdictions are moving to
no-fault divorce.
If a married gay
couple separated without the formalities of a divorce and one member ofthe couple subsequently
died, theother could claim an "elective share"

against the estate, even If they parted
on the worst of terms. Furthermore,
support responsibilities in marriage
continue to apply as long as there Is
no legally recognized dissolution.
While equitable
distribution
sounds like a neat way to divide up
the assets of a splitting couple, many
women have complained that the system In practice is not as equitable as
it seemed in prospect, especiallywhen there are children involved.
Marriage brings responsibilities
aswell as benefits. Spouses are responsible for each other's support andeach other's debts, Even though joint
tax filing may simplify life regarding
joint incomes and expenses, there is
the famous marriage penalty to consider: aggregating the income of agay couple of two wage earners may
throw the couple into a higher tax
bracket than would apply to one orboth of them as single taxpayers,
As to the advantages of domestic
partnership, perhaps the main one isthat domestic partnership may betteraccommodate the variety of ways inwhich people decide to order their relationships. Marriage requires that we
fit into a prescribed mold which isbased on generations of evolution
within the context of a male-dominated, child-rearing heterosexual culture.
Most current domestic partnership
propOsals select certain benefits relevant to joint living situations without
incorporating those attributes of marriage which might be inappropriate.
Furthermore, some. of the automaticadvantages adhering to marriage canbe simulated for unmarried domestic
partners through careful legal planning involving wills, powers of attor- .
ney, guardianship agreements and thelike.
Considering the arguments forand against gay marriage as opposed
to domestic partnership,
I remainfirmly uncommitted as to which ispreferable. I've read the debate between Tom Stoddard and Paula Ettelbrick in the most recent issue of Outlook; I've read the articles about
lesbian marriage and gay adult adoption in this magazine, and I've participated in policy discussions on thisIssue In gay legal circles, but I havenot made up my own mind. When I
think about my own relationship often years with my partner, I am uncertain whether we would marry If
we could do so legally, or whether adomestic
partnershipagreement
would be more appropriate
weresuch an option available .
Now Is the time for our community to enter Into the debate, since
our political and legal organizations
are poised to commit substantial resources to gay family law Issues. It Is
time for you to respond, using the letters columns of our community publications as a forum. Should we be
mounting a major challenge to themarriage laws, should we be concentrating our efforts on getting domestic
partnership laws passed, or should
we just focus on accomplishing as
much equality as possible by using
existing "marital status" and "sexual
orientation"
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Sandor Katz

COlnlnentary

Categorical DenialE.

1. Marienhoff, my social

studies teacher at HunterCollege High School (averitable queer factory, as it turns out),
was an eminently quotable sage. Theline of his which I still find myself repeating, one of the few things I learnedin high school which I remember, andwhich he rio doubt borrowed fromsome other eminently quotable figure,is this: "'There are three kinds of lies:
lies, damn lies and statistics."
The coverage of the mayoral
election, with all the polls and statistical analysis which are used
to make it a dramatic horse
race, has me thinking ofMarienhoff's wisdom. For us
as lesbians and gays, allthose statistics are nothing
but lies, lies, lies.
All the polls and thestrategic analysis and thespeculation and the typical voter profiles are organized by Voting Blocks.
So we read all about "The Black Vote"and "The Catholic Vote" and "The Senior Citizen Vote" and "The Hispanic
Vote" and "The Jewish Vote" and "The
Women's Vote" and "The Men's Vote"and "The White Vote."
VVhoops!VVhathappened to "TheLesbian and Gay Vote?" I guess we'rea statistical anomaly. Lies, lies, lies.
Is it that they don't think there
are enough of us to be taken seriously as an electoral force?
Is it that they don't want to givecredence to the idea that there areenough of us to be taken seriously as
an electoral force?
Is it that they think we don't
have specific interest as lesbians andgay men which inform our voting?
Is it that they don't know how to
get information about us?
Is it that they never thought
about it?
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it pisses me off to no end that we are statistics put out by the federal government.
omitted as an 'analytical category.
I looked in the index. There wasOh, there are plenty of excuses.
A pollster I know tells me that his or- nothing between "Homicides" andganization's exit polls generally in- "Horseback riding," where "Homosexclude a question about sexual orien- uality" should have gone, and nothingtation, but the sample of people who between "Sewage Treatment Systems"
identify themselves as lesbian or gay and "Shareowners, stocks," whereis too small to be statistically reliable. "Sexuality· should have been. likewise no "Gay" or "Lesbian" listing.
(Then do a bigger sampleD
This book has statistics on things
A City University political scienas obscure as the percentage of Amertist, john Mollenkopf, who studies
icans who never eat breakfast (24shifting voting trends and politicalpercent). It charts such activities asalignments
over time, says he's
stymied by the lack of concrete infor- the use of hallucinogenic drugs. Yet
mation about where lesbians and . somehow gays and lesbians escape its
notice (even, miraculously, intheir AIDS statistics). Lies,
lies, lies.
It is the eerie embodiment of our government
wishing us away.
Lest you think that thesestatistics and the categories
around which they are congays live. (He could take a cue from structed are abstract and meaningless,drug researchers and identify a "sur- they form the basis of many crucial
rogate marker," such as the locations policy decisions.
One example is the bias-relatedof subscribers to gay and lesbian
publications, or members of gay and violence bill pending in the state legislature. State Senate Republicans
lesbian ·'organizations.)
The primary source of so much refuse to pass it because one of thecategories of hate crimes it recognizes
statistical demographic information,
the census, doesn't ask about sexual is violence against gays and lesbians.
orientation. Thctl990 census is just a They refuse to legitimize us with categorical recognition, just like the cenfew months away, and we are
nowhere to be found on it. Imagine sus and the major news organizations.
Similarly, recall that just a few
these simple words on the census
months ago fanatical right-wing memquestionnaire:"Which of the following best de- bers of Congress stopped federal
funding of a study of American sexualscribes your sexual orientation?
practices. It seems they would rather- Exclusively homosexual
not know, because an accurate por- Bisexual
trayal of the reality would reveal the- Exclusively heterosexual
diversity of desire and offer statistical- Other"
Instead, lesbians and gays are confirmation of our existence.
The good news is that we exist reomitted, written out, forgotten, invisigardless of their lies, damn lies and statisble, absent, denied. Lies, lies, lies.
I went to the library for a look at tics. And we're going to yell and kickthe "Statistical Abstract of the United and scream and be in their faces until
States," an annual compilation of they stop trying to make us invisible. ...

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Positive Alternatives

Big Brother is Watching:
The Computerized Blacklist of
IIUnproven AIDS Treatmentsl1

by Bob LedererW

Posing as an advocate of "patient
empowerment," Monaco is trying to
get AIDS activist and service organizations to cooperate in distributing
questionnaires to assemble information on who's using what and how
they're doing. The data will then be"evaluated" by "expert panels," withatch out for a new
AlDS treatment datacollection
project
organized by people whose interests are adverse to the AIDS community. The "Evaluative Online
Database on Unproven Remedies
for AIDS," funded by two grants
from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, is being
directed by Grace Powers Monaco,a high-powered attorney who by
her own account "regularly defends
insurance companies against payment demands for questionable andunproven cancer remedies." Mona-'"co recently appeared on a TV program strenuously
opposing thehard~won parallel track program(releasing experimental
drugs to
PWAs while clinical trials proceed)
as too costly.
The AIDS database projectbuilds on Monaco's similar one forcancer treatments, funded by the Na- POSING AS AN AIDS ADVOCATE
tional Cancer Institute and well un- Grace Powers Monaco
derway. Both are run by a w.tshington, the results placed on numerous wideD.C.-based corporation, Emprise, set up ly-used computerized medical data
to administer these projects. Emprise is bases and leased to insurance compaheaded by Monaco and staffed by other nies to "assist" them in denying
insurance industry consultants.
claims. And according to Emprise,
The AIDS project's purpose, ac- the "evaluations" will be "disseminatcording to Emprise, is to compile in- ed to PWA organizations ... throughformation on "the dangers and genernewsletters [and) Buyers Clubs."
al worthlessnessof questionable
An analysisof the cancer
approaches."
These include!'vitadatabase by an advocacy organization
mins, minerals,
enzymes, herbs,
for people w.ith cancer concluded inbotanicals and alleged nutritional sup- April 1989 that "seriol!s ethics violaplements" as well as "the commonly
tions, severe conflicts of interest and aused 'alternative' medications includ- systemic negative bias ...permeate thising prescription products from over- entire project."
The project's direcseas" and combination therapies in- tors consult for insurance companies
volving approved drugs.
which seek to further reduce their al-

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November 19, 1989

ready sharply limited payments ofclaims for experimental and unorthodox AIDS treatments. Emprise officials and the "expert panelists" on the,cancer project have 10Qg histories ofintense, publicly declared bias against
what they call "quackery", but whichreally means: 1) non-government approved treatments not produced by
the largest, high-profit drug corporations, and 2) doctors who differ fromorthodox treatment approaches.
The "expert evaluations" will be neither disinterested nor objective.
This project is the latest in aseveral-year "anti-quackery" campaign jointly coordinated by insurance companies, the pharmaceuticalindustry and the American Medical
Association, to reduce payment of
insurance claims and check thegrowth of competitiori to expensive
drug treatments and orthodox doctors - aU at the price of freedom of
choice' and access for people withlife-threatening illnesses.
Clearly, PWAs need more information to help separate the hypefrom the real among the many available treatments. As I have previously written in this space, there should
be more clinical trials and comprehensive data collections to determine
effectiveness of alternative treatments.
But that can only be done objectively
by people within and accountable to
the AIDS community.
That is quite
different from outsiders with vested
economic interests using biased evaluators to pass judgments on the possibly life-saving treatments PWAs havefreely chosen. This amounts to a government-sanctioned
computerized
blacklist. It will prejudice doctors
against such treatments and prevent
PWAs from getting the insurance reimbursement they deserve.
See BIG BROTHER on page 59

Political Science

The Road To Prophylaxis
by Mark Harrington

Every day HIV infected Americans pass from the asymptomatic stage of infection toan AIDS diagnosis, often without
warning. The government is doing
nothing to develop preventive treatments which would delay the onset of
AIDS. Treatments already exist which
could prevent the onset of the mostcommon, most devastating opportunistic infections (OIs). But federal
research is not investigating thesetreatments. The best hope for making
the most common OIs preventable in
the next two years is persuading community-based clinical trial groups like
New York's Community Research Initiative (CRI) to conduct quick, well'. designed trials of agents already inuse for treatment of these Ols. Following is a catalogue of the mostcommon Ols and which preventive
treatments are the most worth testing:
PCP/ Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: Still the most common 01,
PCP is diagnosed in up to 80 percent
of people with AIDS. There are several effective treatments - Bactrim, pentamidine, trimetrexate - for an acutebout of PCP, but each bout can befatal to up to 20 percent of those undergo~ng it. Community-based
research groups have proved to the
FDA's satisfaction that aerosolized
pentamidine is an effective prophylaxis (preventive) for PCP, and a lethal
placebo-controlled
study conductedby Dr. Margaret Fischl in Miami has
proved Bactrim is also effective, forthose 50 percent of PWAs who do not
suffer an allergic reaction to Bactrim.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
has issued guidelines suggesting thatall HIV infected Americans have their
T cells monitored quarterly, and thatthose whose absolute T4 cell number
drops below 2OO/mm3, or whose ratio

controlled
comparison
study ofof T4 to T8 cells drops below 20 perpyrimethamine vs. c1indamycinto prevent
cent, immediately initiate PCP prophytoxoplasmic encephalitis. The CRl is conlaxis with aerosol pentamidine or
sidering a comparative study of two doses
Bactrim. Tbe federal government isof pyrimethamine (another drug brought
doing nothing to implement the guideto you by Burroughs Wellcome). Bothlines of its own CDC. Assistant Secrestudies use approved, orally available
taty for Health james Mason says thedrugs, and would use only people who
government can't afford to pay forwere toxo-positive. A possible downside'treatment, only research. This is absurd, since the U.S. already pays overof pyrimethamine is its bone-manow ~ppressive potential. This might be alleviar40 percent of the total AIDS healthed with "leucovorinrescue," which would
care costs through Medicaid. Everycase of acute pcp from now until thebe given along with the higher dose.
Fungal infections: Oral thrush
end of the AIDS epidemic could have(candidiasis)is one of the early
been prevented. Every fatal case of
harbingers of HIV infection. In later
PCP from now on will be an indictstages, it affects the quality of life forment of the inhumanity of the U.S.
many PWAs, making it hard to eat orgovernment to people with AIDS.
swallow. Vaginal candidiasis also affects
CMV/ cytomegalovirus:Thismany women with HIV infection. Existubiquitous herpes family virus can
ing treatments for candida are often inefcause
colitis,pneumonia,
enfective. Cryptococcal meningitis is acephalopathy (brain infection) and redeadly brain disease which affects about
tinitis leading to blindness in people
four percent of PWAs. The approved
with suppressed immunity. Usually ittreatment, Amphotericin-B, is highly
occurs in people with T4 cells under
toxic and inconvenient (administered in100/mm3. Existing treatments liketravenously). Both candida and cryptoDHPG (approved for retinitis) and Foscoccus can be treated effectively withcarnet (investigational and very hard tooral Fluconazole, a drug approved inget) are both quite toxic and inconveEngland and available here through theniently administered, through catheters
PWA Health Group. But the FDA is
implanted
in the patient's chest.
dragging its heels on approving F1uconaCatheters can provide a site for Iifezole, because it thinks PWAs can makethreatening infections on their own.
do with Ketoconazole or Nizoral for canAn effective CMV prophylaxis would
dida and with Amphotericin~Bfor cryphave to be oral (taken as a pill) andtococcus. The CRIs should consider
less toxic than IV DHPG or Foscarnet.
prophylactic studies using Fluconazole
Possible prophylaxes: high-<lose Acy.or Itraconazole (a cheaper alternative
clovir (an oral drug already approved
also available at the PWAHG)to preventfor treatment of herpes) or oral DHPG
AlDS-related fungal iOfections.
(entering Phase I trials in California).
MAI/ mycobacterium avium-inT~
About 30 percent oftrace//ulare. Related to tuberculosis
Americans are infected with this parasite,(TB), MAl affects about 50 percent of
most without symptoms of disease. In
PWAs, usually late in infection. Docpeople with AIDS, toxoplasmosis infection of the brain can be life-threatening. tors usually treat it with a combination regimen of anti-TB drugs, some
It seems to occur in about one-third ofof which are ineffective.
MAl canthose who test positive for toxoplasmacause wasting and brain infection.
antibodies. Everyone with HIV infection
The g'overnment has never tested
should be tested far Iaxlplasma antiJxxiies.
even a single anti-MAl agent. Yet
San Francisco's County CommunitYConSee POLITICAL SCIENCE on page 59
sortium (cce) is considering a placebo-

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a Turbulent Decade" IfMixedH is thein Downtown's Evering Nightlife, While
Drugs and Rock ',.'
I Stay ~ the Comeback Trail.
by Kiki Mason
Photo: T.L. LittAs gay people, we judge each other as much as society
judges us .. That's nowhere more apparent than in our nighttime identities. If someone tells you that he goes to Private
Eyes or that she goes to Shescape, you form an opinion of
who that person is. For years many of us thought of ourselves
exclusively in terms of our nightlife. The closet by day; "out"by night. As a community we had some steam to burn off. We
couldn't be ourselves during the day, so we perhaps overcompensated a bit. Now we're at the end of a decade of tumultuous change; a decade that has been both frightening andexhilirating, with groundbreaking highs and terrible, unforseen
lows. Gay nightlife has changed as much as the community
itself during the 80s. But as a people we still need to celebrate
our ~ifferentness-in what some of us call tribal rites-just as
much as we did ten years ago.
just to refresh your memory a bit. In 1979, most nightclubs were gay clubs. Gay men and lesbians danced on Friday
and ~aturday nights at clubs like Flamingo, Twelve West andParadise Garage, all night dance clubs which served no alcohol. They gyrated for hours on the power of drugs and music.
Uptown, the "glitter gays" and "Euro bisexuals" partied at Studio 54, New York New York and Xenon. On weeknights you
could dance at the Barefoot Boy or Crisco Disco. We used to
say that Fridays were for dates, but Saturdays were for .dancing: As lesbian activist Candida Scott Piel remembers, "Itwould get to be five or six a.m., and we'd look around andrealize that we were still here and we'd all be dead on ourfeet. Then the DJ would put on an old song. A tremendous
euphoria always swept over the crowd. We were young, wewere gay and we were never gonna die.",What about now? A lot of the exclusively gay clubs anddance palaces are gone, falling in the face of a dozen variable:;. From soaring real estate to a rise in the drinking age toa certain "cool down" period and a slacking off of businessbrought on by the AIDS crisis, clubs owners have been
besieged with lots of reasons to close their doors.
Now, most of the newer nightclubs are "mixed." Thismeans they're either clubs where heteros, gays and lesbians
work their bodies side-by-side on any given night, or clubs
which usually attract a predominantly heterosexual crowd but
which offer one or two "gay" nights per week. - "Mixed"mean£-theoretically,at least--that clubs are trying to attract
all kinds of people. The "right" people of course, meaning
people who will spend money and make money for the clubowners. Why isn't there a big nightclub specifically devoted tous anymore? And within the confines of the current scheme ofthings, why aren't there more nights at the existing clubs
devoted exClusively to gay people?
That answer lies within a curious diGhotomy in the
club business right now. All of the owners are straight
while the promoters--thepeople who make parties for aliving, if you will-aregay. While this would seem to be
the norm, it was not always the case. Many gay clubs inthe past were owned by members of the community, The
Saint's Bruce Mailman being a prime example. And theclubs were exclusively gay.
Of course, one doesn't have to be a detective to figureout that the all-new, "mixed" club is here at a time when the
clubs are straight-owned. But promoters like Larry Tee, whohosts and deejays at Love Machine on Tuesdays, insist thatthey are giving the public--the gay public-what
it wants.

"Twenty years ago," says Tee, "we needed to be by ourselvesbecause things had been so opp'ressed before that. Now wewant to share with other kinds of people." The promoters andowners claim any patron who harrasses a gay man or lesbianin their clubs is immediately ejected. "We constantly try tokeep people like that, who will harrass gays, out of the club."notes Steve Lewis of the uptown club Red Zone, which caters
to a mixed crowd on most nights. "I see all kinds of kids kissing and making out at Red Zone," says Tee.
But as every lesbian and gay man knows, being "inthe mix" is not the same as being in a gay-only space. No
matter how "cool" it is, we are always open to harrassment.
And sometimes we are even harrassed for making out iobars or clubs when they are hetero-owned.
Among thethings that have activists aroused about the straight owner of
BoyBar, Paul MacGregor, is the charge that he has broken up
same sex couples who were kissing in his club. Other
charges include the fact that MacGregor has never used his
space for an AIDS benefit and has an off-again, on-again policy towards leafletting (of either demo information or benefit
invites) in his establishment. (However, it should be pointed
out that Mathew Kasden and his Bo'yBar Beauties, the popular group of drag queens who started out performing at the
BoyBar, have done dozens of benefit performances at otherclubs.) Recently employees have protested and petitioned
MacGregor, and the harrassment reportedly has stopped. A
benefit is now planned for some time in the next two months
with the proceeds going to an AIDS organization.
Straight owners aren't the only culprits. There are at least
half a dozen gay-owned establishments which have neverhosted an AIDS benefit and which all make millions for theirowners, who see no reason .why they should put money backinto the community.
Which leaves the politically aware fag or dyke to ask
him/herself what the choices really are: going to straightowned clubs for gay people that may not always represent ourbest interests, or going to straight-owned clubs with a mixed
crowd whose owners assure us that we will be included andprotected, or going to gay-owned places where the proprietors
are just out to make a few bucks and don't have the community's best interests at heart? As for most of the gay promoterscatering to mixed crowds, we shouldn't expect them to domuch for us either. Their main goal is publicity, and it's doubtful that VIi-lor MfV would send a camera crew to a totally
gay event. "People like Larry Tee are in it to get famous," says
an activist. "So they push julie jewels [a heterosexual girl-ofthe-minute] in front of the cameras."
For lesbians the picture is even fuzzier. ·Women need totake this into their own hands," says record producer Amanda
Scheer. "Hot women don't go out enough, and they don't support fun all-girl events." One of the difficulties regarding
mixed clubs, according to Candida Scott Piel, is that "lesbians
don't want to share a space with straight people. Gay men,possibly, but never with straights. It's just not comfortable."
Tracks, which many lesbians frequented,
recently closed,
shutting down one of the few venues many men of color also
say was the only place they felt comfortable. For many, La
Escuelita, a club in Hell's Kitchen which has always been ahaven for Latino gay men and fierce drag queens, is the only
See TRIPPING THE NIGHT on page 41\¥hat's A Girl'Yo'D'c:)?
The Trials and Tribulations of Lesbian Nightlife
by Nancy Kirton and Victoria Starr
Marcella and Vivian are sitting in DT Fat Cat's discussing
the film they had just seen on painter and potential lesbian
heroine Frida Kalo. It is a Wednesday night, and the bar is populated with the usual smattering of folks on their way to adrunk. These are the real barflies, stopping by the place on
their way home from work, and always lingering for just one
more drink. They're the ones whose face varies from night tonight, but whose slurring style never does. And they like to passtheir time in a place where the bartenders are never far behind.
"Where should we take the girls when they arrive here on
Friday?" ponders Vivian.
"Where can we take them?" Marcella throws the question
back. "They're going to want to go to a lesbian bar, but on theweekends there's nothing to do. The Cubby Hole will be way
too crowded, and this place gets boring for more than a nightcap. And the Duchess? No way am I going to pay seven bucks
to go there. If they think that we're gonna come' pay' justbecause they have a DJ in that little place, forget it. I'd rather
dance in the street.""Well, how about if we take them to Gonzales y Gonzales. It's not a lesbian place, but it's good food and good music.
We'll take them there to see the yuppies get ethnic, and then,to oU! favorite dance spot...La Escuelita.""Now thtifs a great idea."
See WHAT'S A GIRLTO DO on page 40

November 19, 1989

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, WHAT! A GIRL TO DO-from page 39

Whenev.er the door to the Duchessswings open, a sea of eyes turn in that
direction, The women at the bar arealways curious, whether watching forsomeone they know, or simply expecting a good look at someone who looks
good. And despite the fact that behindthe bar, above the liquor bottles, thewall is composed of one long stretch of
mirror which reflects anyone who passes, it's often been wished by the girls at, the bar that we had little 'rear-view mirrors on our glasses. This so we don't
appear too eager, and so we could tailor
our view to our needs.
Tonight we. managed to slip in
before the clock struck the cover hour
(seven clams have to be shelled out after
7 ·pm.) We didn"t make plans to meetfriends here, and we didn't have to.
Between the ~wo of us, we'll most certainly run into familiar faces. That's theone thing. the Duchess has going forit...it may not be much, but there isn'tmuch to choose from, now, is there?
Besides, we're only here to touch base,desperately hoping that someone know'sof a party to hit after a bite to eat.
Bouncer Bobbi Atkinson has also
just checked in, relaxing with a clubsoda before the night gets into fullswing. We strike up a conversation withher, and before we know it, we find ourselves talking about the good times past.
From Cookie's to Bonnie and Clyde's,
the stories abound. Eventually we getaround'to discussing the current scene.
"We really need more places tochoose from for a:. good night out, yaknow," said a friend we were with.
"Bobbi, you've tken a bartender, you've
been a Dj a'nd you've been in the business for 23 years'. Why don't you open
up a place yourse!f?". "For the sam~ reason nobody else
does. The big'gest problem is themoney." Bobbi quickly reviewed all of
the expenses ope, would incur upon
opening a/ new bar: buying or renting
commercial space (where there is nosuch thing as rent control), furnishing
the space, stocking the bar, payroll anda stash of cash to get through the first
couple of years without showing a profit. Finding an honest and dedicated staff
be another obstacle, in addition to
the myriad of lkensing, insurance andlegal issues that are inherent in operating a "night spot."
The ,62 cents-for-every-dollar dilem-

can

-'

mao This is the answer to the questionthat doesn't need to be asked. Money isat the root of our lack of power (andtherefore lack of choice) in every sphereof our lesbian lives. And it has certainly
put a damper on our lesbian night life.
"We don't go out that much because
we're too busy trying to survive,"quipped one friend when asked what
she thought of the lesbian night scene.
"Put that in your article!"" -.
Yet while money is the biggest item
preventing us from having a swinging
scene, we know this answer is too simple. For while it certainly speaks to why
the boys have more places to go in one
night than we girls can visit in a year, it
doesn't fully address another fact: thatmany women just aren't into the bar
scene anymore, or ~t least not the one
we've got.
Instead, a newer trend has popped
up: the "roaming" bar or house party.
These events occur as often as once aweek, or as infrequently as seasonal,
and range in location from large nightclubs to private homes, but they havesome things in common. All are an
attempt to offer women something otherthan the traditionalbar ambience,
whether it be by offering live perfor-.
mances, a smoke-free environment, or~ven child care. None can afford a permanent space (thus the "roaming"), andmost rely on mailing lists and word of
mouth to attract a crowd. And some (butnot all) have arisen to address two very
big problems that exist in our community, namely substance abuse and racism.
"I got to a point in the bar scene
where I felt like I was being herded into
dark, dingy places full of alcohol anddrugs," explained one party organizer. "Ijust didn't feel that the bar scene wasmeeting our needs."
The truth is that our "local dives," assome refer to the Duchess and the
Cubby Hole, are very conducive tothrowing back the drinks, and for many
who prefer sobriety it's a tedious, if notoffensive atmosphere. Even in the few
dance clubs that women frequent (likeTracks before they recently closed), it's
often the drinks and drugs that makethat mediocre house music bearable
hour after hour. What many women
would prefer is a place that offered
more to do in one space, like having acafe area to talk, and maybe a video
room to lounge in, in addition to the traSee WHATS A GIRLTO DO on page 42

TRIPPING THE NIGHT from page 38

dance club where they say they can have a good time.
"There's lots of us in this community," says Scott Piel, "who
don't fit in at downtown clubs where everyone is 25 andwearing black. Where do we go?"... ... ... ... ...
Sex, after suffering a severe setback, has made aremarkable, wonderful comeback in the late 80s. It took thecommunity years to realize that getting off wasn't wrong,
and that sex, as long as it was safe, was essential and great.
That feeling has now permeated throughout the club scene.
And of course, as with any new (or re-new) thing, there isconflict and debate.
In 1987, after several unsuccessful tries, Dean Johnson
opened the Rock 'n'Roll Fag Bar at The World. It was dar~.
The music was sexy and different. There were go-go boys
wearing only underwear, grinding their crotches into oblivion. After the uptight attitude of clubs like Nell's, The World
spelled relief. The gay crowd spilled over from Tuesday's
Fag Bar night to other nights, helping The World become asuccess. A year later, in the summer of 1988, Johnson did
something that would have been unthinkable two or three
years earlier. He opened a back room. Although he admonished the crowd to keep the "Testosteroom" safe, the space
was dark and unmonitored. A controversy erupted. Somemen claimed that unsafe sex was taking place and somemembers of ACT UP were so outraged by the fact thatunsafe sex might be occurring at a gay event that they
threatened a protest. But other activists saw it quite differently, asserting that we shouldn't be "policing the community:" A debate raged throughout the community, most notably
on ACT UP's floor. Nothing was ever resolved by ACf UP
regarding the issue. And throughout the gay and lesbiancommunity, the topic still flares up.
This january, Rudolf, a long-time key figure on the downtown club scene who had just become the general magager of
the then brand new Mars, hired gay promoter Chip Duckett tobring in a gay crowd on Sunday nights. With go-go boys, floor
after floor of pulsating music and people taking their clothes
off, Duckett built an atmosphere of wild, abandoned sexuality;
something that many of the young men and lesbians whocame to Mars had never seen before. He has since thrown
events at other venues, two of which included so-called safesex back rooms. "I believe that people should have as muchsex as they want," says Duckett. "It should be with whomever
they want, as long as they're consenting adults,"
There are some who think Duckett has gone too far.
"When he had two guys fist-fucking on stage at his birthday
party," says one nightclub veteran (even though it was donesafely, with a glove-a fact which many people didn't realize),"I left. It's just not appropriate for the times," A recent Halloween party of Duckett's drew criticism because of a dark
and dank downstairs back room and nude go-go boys. "Youcan go to the Locker Room [a ].0. club] for that stuff where
you know there are monitors," is how one obviously disgusted
party-goer put it.
As the debate continues over what's safe and what's
not and who has the right to tell whom what they should or
shouldn't do, another variable has come back into play:
SII TRIPPING THE NIGHT on palll

43

What's A Girl To Do?
Not to be forgotten is the "Shescapefeel unwelcome
at the Cubby Hole.
incident"
that occurred two years ago.
Some say they are unnecessarily carded
ditional dance floor.
Shescape
is another "roaming" club
at
the
door.
Others
say
the
Cubby
Hole
It should be noted that Deb Parker,
who organized Girl Bar, and later Girl only employs white women. Many say which currently hosts Wednesday and, World, had variations on just such a ~on- that simply by virtue of the type of music Saturday nights at Octogon. In 1987 a
was registeredwith thethat the CUbby Hole features, there is an . complaint
cept. But for a host of unrelated reasons,
Human
RightsCommission
againsttheattempttoattractacertaintypeof
crowd.
she was moving the party every few
Shescape organizers for discriminatory
months. Her more recent attempts at a Liz Foris, who works the door at theregular once-a-week event (Her Bar, Big Cubby Hole, and has worked for its door practices. COOL, or the Committeeof Outraged Lesbians, came into being
Haus and most recently Venus Flytrap), owner even in the days when she
to investigate claims by several women
owned
BonnieandClyde's,disagrees.
have been unsuccessful for reasons thatare not yet understood. Perhaps it is as "When I enter the bar it feels warm and of color that they had either expericozy, almost like an Alpine lodge. I like enced, or witnessed, women of color
one friend has suggested, that while
being denied entrance to Shescapemost everyone enjoyed Girl Bar, it is dif- to also call it the UN of the bar scene,
ficult to keep up with the change of because while you may not see an over- events because they were wearing
abundance of Black women, or an over sneakers, while white women withlocations .• And besides," a friend added,"they always make those parties on a abundance of Hispanic women, you will sneakers were not being turned away.
see a little of The conflict was eventually settled out\.
every type of of court, with Shescape agreeing to
women,of donate $1,000 to the Lesbian and Gay
Community Center, and to indicate on
all nationaliparty flyers what the dress code would
ties." Whenbe. It may even be a result of COOL'squestioned
activism that Shescape's recent dances at
about
the
Club Lafayette were staffed and attended
door
policies,Liz by what COOL co-founders confirm to
explains that be a truly multi-racial group of women.
The lack of lesbian nightlife in New
there
are
York remains a complex, and at times
two reasons
why she will baffling problem. If nothing else, we
can't help but wonder how our maleturn womenaway. "You counterparts manage to overcome such. won't get in obstacles as racism, substance abuse andthe mob. We do know, however, that in
if you are
addition to the Manhattan bars which
under age,
Photo: Diana Osterfeld
are listed for women in OutWeelts bar
andyou
Duchess bouncer Bobbi Atkinson
won't get in guide, many of us are turning to theboroughs, exploring the few bars that
if you're drunk." And the types of people·weeknight. Maybe that's okay for thealready exist (Spectrum and Hatfields)
who
are
not
attracted
to
the
bar?
"If
you
trendy Manhattan crowd, but we live inand hoping that more spring up. Less
Brooklyn, and suppose that on that par- have a lot of energy, too much energy
pretentious, less expensive and with aticular night we don't feel like going into for such a small bar, then the Cubby
certain "neighborhood feel," they are
the city. You either have to go that night Hole's not for you."also closer to home. For alternatives toInterrns
of
music
being
a
means
of
or forget it."Such borough sentiments lead to determining. the type of clientele attracted the bar scene, there are the numerous
nightly events at The Lesbian and Gay
another topic which many believe has to a given bar, Dj Ginny DeSantis, who
Community Center, offering "somethingusually tends the turntablesin thedone the' biggest damage to lesbianfor everyone" among the choices of cul,Duchess,
feels
that
music
has
no
color.
nightlife, and that is the problem"As DJ, my biggest goal is to mix an tural, political or social gatherings. And(whether real or, as some claim, "perthere are always special "roaming"
ceived") of racism. of the two nightly evening of music that will make everyone
happy, and not just one segment of the events, like fundraising dances for combars that women have to go to, most
munity organizations, and events like
who frequent the Duchess know that it crowd. I mix a little of everything that's
the ones being hosted by Salsa Soul Sisis the bar of choice for women of. color good." Nevertheless, nearly everyone
interviewed said that "type of music" was ters, Cinnamin Productions and the wonand their friends. This may seem strange
derful women from Hotter than july.
first on their list when it came to deciding
given the seven dollar cover, and theWhatever your fancy, the women are
which
bar
to
go
to
on
any
given
night.
So
fact that the Duchess is run by straightmen, while the CUbby Hole is lesbian- while .it may not be the fault of the DJ or out there and lookling for fun. It justtakes a little time to track them down.
owned and operated, and has never io the mlmagement that different segmentsof the population listen to different types
its seven ye3:r history charged a coverof music, it must certainly be a fact that Research for this article assisted by Gay(not even for its birthday parties whichand Lesbian Independent Broadcasters
they recognize, and a fact that can potenalways thrpw down lots of great food).
(GLlB). "f'tially be manipulated.
Yet many Black and Latino women
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TRIPPING THE NIGHT from P811. 41
drugs. Recreational drugs for nightclubbing have made abig, big comeback. The recent arrest of a gay party promoter who was purchasing heroin in his lower east side neighbdrhood underscores the fact that in 1989, drugs are backfor better or for worse. "Drugs come and go, like fashion,"the promoter said after his arrest. "I knew I shouldn't be
doing it, and I probably wouldn't tell other people to do it,
but right now all of my friends do heroin, I guess we need
new thrills." In c1ubland 1989, you can watch entire "afterhours" clubs swaying in a state of serene bliss on dll.!gs like
Ecstasy, or watch people pass out on the new, "mellow,"
synthetic drug, Essence. During the past summer it seemed
as if everyone, including this writer, was susceptible to thecharms of the love drugs. By the fall, euphoria had been
replaced with reports that party-goers were eating multiple
hits. Another gay party promoter who started out drug free
can now be found almost nightly at a notorious "after
hours· club, chewing and gnawing his face while he urinates on his shoes. "The drugs that people are doing right
now tell a lot about the scene," says one promoter who hasgiven up drugs. "The Ecstasy that's around right now is glorified speed. And I've seen more Cocaine used now foreveryday situations than I did five years ago." Some promoters have taken to walking around the dance floor handing out treats, and drug dealers have become social lions, "I
think that a lot of boys use drugs to get over the guilt after
they've just wanked on someone's shoes,· says an East Village party boy only half tongue-in-cheek.
"Or they use
drugs to replace emotional ties to other people." After nine
years of the AIDS epidemic, no one can deny that we allneed an occassional release; a need to escape and havesome fun. But where do we draw the line between a goodtime and pathology, especially when immunosuppression is
involved? The promoter who has gone dry sums up the current attitude: "1 know that [clubbing] is all supposed to be
fun without responsibility, but it seems like [the excessive
drug use] is a panic reaction to these times.·*****
We're expecting a lot from the 90s. The current theory of
consciousness is that if you want something to happen, it will.
Right now the people who make the club scene swing areattempting this levitation. "The best thing going ori," says Kier
Kirby of the band Deelite, "is the music. There are two or
three really good tracks coming out each week. It's a hopeful
sign for the future." Adds Larry Tee, "Now that we have someof our people on the charts, it's time for some new music in
the clubs, and music always influences the way people think."
The recent opening of the Sound Factory, an after hours clubwith a very racially mixed gay clientele on Saturday nights
may herald a new era in gay nightc1ubbing. The political aspirations that have built up over the past few years will also
have an impact. "It's important to remember,· says Candida
Scott Piel, "that the disco scene of the 70s came out of the
sharing, the opting for change that happened in the 60s. We
were able to share our special ness , our otherness, our wonderfulness. That feeling has enabled us to weather the fact thatsome of us are no longer around. I think that this feeling isstarting to happen with the kids who are out demonstrating
now. I hope that feeling grows." ...

PLAYINGGAYNew York Gets Its First
On-Going Gay andLesbian Theater Company

by Michael Paller

GAYARST
The Three-Dollar Bill Theater Company: (clockwise from top) Nicholas

Deutsch, Kate Moira Ryan, John Finch and Victor Bumbalo.
are not being done-andI mean plays on mainstream subFor several years now, the lesbian and gay community. has been without a permanent theater of its own. The Meridi- jects. What will happen to gay authors and their plays? I could
an and Shandol theaters are gonej the Glines produces only care less about what a middle-aged straight person has to say.
occasionally. Even when these important theaters existed, they I've seen it all before."
The second play of the season, scheduled to open january
were perpetually under-funded, their staffs over-worked, theiractors underpaid, if paid at all. Lesbian and gay theater was a 3rd, is, in fact, a play by a lesbian playwright. Kate Moira
Ryan's Wberes Marilyn? takes place during the second adminmarginalized part of a marginalized community,
istration of President Dan Quayle (it replaces Holly Hughes'
On November 8th, when the lights went down at the
The Lady Dick, which Hughes has withdrawn for further work).
Apple Corps Theater on West 20th Street, that all changed. The"My interest is in seeing the lives of people who haven't
Three-Dollar Bill Theater became New York's first gay professional, on-going, subscription-based theater. Its directors are been on the stage, finally put on the stage. I haven't seen the
lives of Adam and Eddie on the stage yet."four people well-known and respected in the theater commuAdam and Eddie are the main characters in Adam andnity. The artistic director is Nicholas Deutsch (director of,
the Experts, Bumbalo's document, as he calls it, about theamong other things, the New York production of jerker)j theassociate directors are actor jon Finch (who played Bert in AIDS crisis. "Document," however, is too dry a word for what
Bumbalo has written. Adam and the Experts is an angry,
jerker) and playwright Victor Bumbalo, whose plays include
Kitchen Duty and Niagara Falls; and the literary manager is funny, moving look at not only the life of a person with AIDS,
Kate Moira Ryan. His new play, Adam and the Experts, will but at the lives of his friends, who do their best to help.
When Adam's friend Eddie is diagnosed, Adam immediateopen Three-Dollar Bill's first season.
ly goes into action, seeking out the advice of various"We need an ongoing gay professional theater," Bumbalo
believes, "where gay scripts are the priority-not one play in "experts"-a psychiatrist, a healer on the order of Louise Hay, a
30. There are theaters that now and then do a play that is the- doctor with an orthodox treatment he's certain will win him aNobel Prize, a priest-Only to discover that they are fallible
matically gaYj that has gay characters. Circle Rep does themoccasionallYj so does joe Papp. But when was the last t,ime human beings with precious few answers. Adam's need to be
you saw a professional production of a play about lesbians?" helpful almost ruins their relationship. Dragged to every doctor
He pauses, eyebrows raised. "Across the country, new plays within hailing distance, buried beneath an avalanche of books

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"I'm a very political animal, but I'd rather read a polemic inand articles supplied by Adam, Eddie complains to his friend
Sarah, "He so wants to help, but he's driving me nuts." And a pamphlet than in a play," Bumbalo says. "The very relationshiplater, to Adam's protestation that he's only trying to help, Eddie of Adam and Eddie, the very action of the world they live in, ispolitical. We have so many people whose actions are heroic; 1
explodes, "Do what? Put me in my grave? You're lucky I haven't
killed you. I'm not a person anymore. I'm a god damn fucking don't have to put rhetoric in their mouths. Even the helpers who
disease. Would you please talk to me about something else?"
end up not helping much all want to help. I'm interested in ordinary people in crisis and the way they handle it."Sitting in his Upper West Side apartment, Bumbalo
While he hopes Adam will be a cathartic experience for
explains the various sources of the play.
"It came out of the years I worked at GMHC at the begin- audience, he is uncertain whether theater can actually create,ning of the plague. The experts were telling PWAs what they or foment, social change.
should be dOing, feeling and acting. They all meant well-but"A writer creates art; people bring themselves to it andsome of them were liars. And most of their rhetoric worries
then whatever happens will happen. Theater can bring an
me-it defeats the individual. PWAs are human beings-not
audience through an emotional experience. After that, they go
victims, not numbers. Rhetoric is a way of diminishing people.
do what they want about it. I don't like art that begins withIn the play, I want to articulate the life.
the premise, 'I am going to teach you something.' I think that's"I saw so many of my friends dying-and I realized that anti-political. Simply putting on a play is political; creating
characters caught up in action is political." Certainly, a playthe horror of it was that my situation was not unique. 1 wanted
to write a play about life, and trying to live. I wanted it to be wright makes a statement by the very actions he chooses toemotionally accurate, a celebration of our lives and a docuinclude in his play, and those he leaves out.
A romantic precept suggests that art only results from thement of what we're going through. 1 wanted to write about myexperience, about people who are well dealing with the guilt, quiet reflection of an experience after a good amount of time .
the love, the stress--even though that stress is not nearly as has passed. This is not always so, of course, and in the case of
great as the stress PWAs feel."art having to do with AIDS, the opposite seems to be true. Not
Adam is also full of humor: Not a gallows humor, but the every novel, play, dance, performance piece or picture about
laughter of people to whom humor comes naturally, even . AIDS succeeds as art or entertainment (or even as polemic),
but those that do have been forged quickly out of experiences
when faced with disaster. A few years ago, the novelist
Edmund White postulated that when writing about AIDS, writ- passionately felt. This is art which is red hot. This lack of emotional distance between .the ocigirial experiences informing theers should avoid humor. Bumbalo disagrees.
"Gay men have a great sense of humor. It's helped build a art and the finished product can make the creating of it emowonderful suppOrt system."tionally difficult for the artist. This was true for Bumbalo andFor many gay men at the beginning of the crisis, sex was Adam-but only up to a point.
another subject that was suddenly taboo: Sex, that is, as some"It was often very difficult. I was writing it at the time mything healthy. Sex became the great betrayer of gay men, an friend George Whitmore [the novelist] was diagnosed. I would
get very emotional about it as I worked. At night I'd rent threeact people ought no longer indulge in. When the play begins,
this is Adam's belief. He is visited by his sexual self, a kind of videos and watch them until five in the morning-stories thatunwelcome Ghost of Christmas Past in boxer shorts, who does
had nothing to do with our lives. But the writing itself came
everything he can to lure Adam into bed. Adam wants no part very easily. They say that one play in five is a gift: This was aof him. When The Man, as he is called, first appears, Adam gift. It came very quickly-when
I could sit down and do it.
tries to make him disappear by naming as many Ann Miller The first was a very emotional experience. After that, it was amatter of craft."movies as he can. Undeterred, The Man suggests they countArnold Schwartzenegger movies instead. Adam decides it's
Audiences who see Adam may find it difficult to believe
time to visit a shrink.
that this deeply moving piece became just "a matter of craft" to"Sex isn't the enemy," Bumbalo asserts. "The virus is the its aUlhor; that he could, after so short a time, arrange so muchenemy. Sex is a life force. There is illness and death, and there
pain and suffering into a form offering comfort and hope at theis sex. Sexual feelings are life-affirming." Part of Adam's strug- same time it expresses so much outrage. But art'has great healgle is to reconcile himself once again with his sexual nature,ing properties for both artist and audience. For the artist, thewhich literally stalks him throughout the play.
healing is in the private struggle to give painful experience a
If audiences expect that Adam's visits to the experts will meaningful shape; for an audience, it is in the gathering togethreveal them as simply crass, selfish exploiters, they will be dis- er to make sense out of seemingly senseless events.
appointed. Bumbalo's writing always has been marked by a
Near the end of the play, The Man says to Adam, "Don'tstrong sense of humanity, and a refusal to make judgments on worry. Time makes you forget." Adam responds, "No, we
those whose behavior may not be all that one might wish it to shouldn't forget. I don't want to forget. Not anymore. We'rebe. There are no villians in his plays, no Good Guys or Bad their monuments, aren't we? We have to remember what they
Guys: just people who respond more or less well in difficult were like to hold, touch and love. If we do that, we won't be
circumstances and who are, above all, human.
like a tribe that vanishes forever."Such an approach is particularly remarkable when theThat is the reason for a play like Adam and the Experts. It
subject is AIDS. While it has brought out the best in many also explains the need for a lesbian and gay theater. 'Y
people, in some, the crisis has emphasized a tendency to see
certain issues simplistically, or serves as an excuse to indulge
For single tickets for Adam and the Experts call HfT-l1X atin polemics. While polemics may be useful and even neces(212) 564-8038. For information on subscriptions and groups,
sary in politics, they are usually the most ineffective sort of art.
call (212) 989-3750.

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It seems that nowadays ~en activist lawyers are fodder for glamour mavens. Last week Bill Dobbs, a.member of Art + and ACT UP, and an attorricy'for both! groups, was spotted-alongwith other actlvantes-modelingin a fashion supplement In the YI/Jage Yolce (this just a week after he garneredsome pretty major publicity getting himself arre$ted at the Yale conference for pasting up posters
depicting queers engaging in sexual activities). We swGr, it's truel
So we figured, 'Hey, why can't we give 15 minutes (or, at,lGst, a page in OutWeek) to one of ourfavorite legal Ggles?'Joan Gibbs, who works for the Center for Constitutional Rights has fought tirelessly as an advocate
for people with AIDS and gays and lesbians. She's worked dozens of ACT UP demos and and has sat In
the jailhouse many a time, representing hundreds of protesters. And she's been by their sides throughhGrlng after hearing, defending them against homophobic judges and maniacal district attorneys.
But actually, that's nothing. What we rG11y love most about Joan Is the fact that she's the hippest,
coolest, hottest, grooviest, wowest, nowest lawyer In court today, whose hair and clothes and accessories, always, without a doubt, bGt out the DP:s.
-M.S.
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BY

Dear Brad:

This guy, Allen Semchuk, decided.
to have this big party last Saturday
while he was supposed to be taking
care of his sister's house way out inFairview because she and her husband had to go to a wedding in
Lethbridge and he invited a wholebunch of people since he's new toschool and I guess thought this would
earn him a lot of friends. I went withmy girlfriend, Melanie, whose parentsbought her her own car when she
turned 16 instead of giving her loveand everything was pretty okay until
these guys showed up who I guess
were Allen's
old friends
fromBeaverbrook and they brought along
all this beer. I told Melanie I thought
we should take off before something
happened and she's like, "Get real,
Sandy," because she thought thisBeaverbrook guy was fascinated byher and she took a beer to show him
how ultra-sophisticated she is that she
drinks the stuff like water all the timeas though her parents would reallykeep beer around their house. So she
proceeds to get royally pissed and I
try to get her to leave beqlUse even if
she can't see it she's making a total'
spectacle of herself and she turns really nasty on me and says I'm jealous
because this guy likes her and why
don't I ever have any guys who likeme and she tells everybody thatmaybe I don't like guys. So I justwanted to die right there but instead I
tore out of the house and had to walk
all the way home since the buses had

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OF

HANDS
MV
BRADLEY
BALL
stopped running.and naturally I'm lategetting home ~rid my mother won't
even listen to me and grounds me for
two weeks. She might as well havemade it for the rest of my life because
when I get to. sd;\Ool on Monday,
everybody's
heard the story andthey're all avoiding me now and evenmy teachers are looking at me disappointed. This is so unfair. I tried totalk to Melanie about this but she justacted like I don't even exist and goeson talking to these other girls about
the next party she's been invited toby this Beaverbrook guy. Since I'mover 16 I'd really like to drop out ofschool right now and ask Safeway ifmaybe I can 'work there. full time
instead of part and never have to see
these people again. Do you think I
should?
-Miserable
Dear Miserable:
You were right to come to mewith this. I, myself, have had somecasual (albeit prickly) experience withthe secondary school environment
and, not altogether convinced of its
merits as an institution am therefore
inclined to agree that your plan does
indeed offer some substantial palliative
solutions to an obviously disturbing
problem, not the least of which is thegenerous salary that Safeway pays its
employees. Having said that, however,let me pass along something I heard
from my Grade 11 English teacher on
one of those afternoons I happened to'
be in class: "there are two educations

in life. One teaches us how to think
and the other teaches us how to liXe."
Now, arguably, the most valuable life
skill one can learn is the ability toexact revenge and I believe that bydropping out of school right at thiscrucial moment you might be losing
out on the opportunity to begin developing this skill. Understand that justbecause a girl like Melanie has her
own car this does not render her
invincible. There is always a fatal flaw,
an Achille's heel if you will, and you
must be around her as much as possible to discover what that might be.
This would be virtually impossible todo from behind the check-<>utcounterat Safeway but easy as pie from therelatively close proximity that highschool affords. I'm not saying this will
happen immediately, a well-planned
vendetta rarely does, but you have theluxury of your two-week grounding
period to begin formulatinganapproach. Just as a suggestion to getyou started, think about Melanie's
apparent attraction to parties which as
you now well know are veritablebreeding grounds for ruinous behavior
and the circulation of innuendo. It
would be advisable to get yourself
back on that circuit which will ofcourse require that you reconsider
your rather rigid views on teenage
substance abuse. Not that you need toparticipate On fact, more than ever
now and in the months even years tocome you will need a clear head toachieve your goal) but there are
numerous ways to give the impressionof participation or at the very least tolerance for these activities. Once you
start to put all of this together I think
you'll be pleasantly surprised to learn
how much better you'll feel about
yourself by exchanging the role of victim for that of an empowered individual with strong and active personalgoals. Write me again later, I'll be interested to know how you're doing. T

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By MIchelangelo Signorile
Sometimes I pick up the pennysaver, New York Press. It's usuallywhen I'm walking my dog. Since I
always forget to bring out newspapers(and since I don't own a pooper
scooper), it's so convenient to havethat gross green cannister on every
corner, filled with newspapers to pickup shit with. Other times I gaze overthe boring stories hoping to be
momentarily amused, at least withgossip, while I'm held captive in thelaundromat or the pizzeria (where
there's usually a stack of them). I
never do get a rise, but what can I
expect from a tawdry shopper whichtries so desperately to have a politics
that it goes in a hundred different
directions. Is it left-Wing? Is it yuppie?
Is it reactionary? All three?
Well, there's one thing it certainly
is: homophobic. And the leader of thehomo-hating pack at New York Press
seems to be Phyllis Orrick, the associate editor who, when she cameworming around the OutWeek offices
a few months ago, I could have sworn
was a lesbian. Now I'm so glad that
she's notDear Phyllis has, for some time
now, been doing stories which always
seem to have a dubious slant to them.
Recently, for instance, she wrote a
piece called "Meat Streets,' in which
she quotes an unnamed person referring to westside "transvestite prostitutes" as "wild beasts." She refers to
the "murkier uses" of buildings in themeat-packing district as "after-hours
bars and gathering spots for a primarily male, gay clientele." Phyllis calls themeat-packers and other workers who
inhabit the area by day the "legitimate
denizens of the meat market district"
who "expressed fear that dangerous
characters were on the rise."

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In that same lIle of three weeks
twice is inexcusably lazy. As for theago, Phyllis, in her lame, incohesive
cover story on Phranc of which he's
and incomprehensible "Press Breaks" so proud, when can we expect ancolumn, attacked OutWeek in what
item_pn Georgia O'Keefe.'
can only be described as a horrible
the answer to the above question
display of homophobia and a hilarious which I asked: Yes, this woman isdisplay of stupidity. She took us t() being an asshole.
Phyllis, I asked
task for writing the headline, "S.F. readers and no one "cringed" when
Quake Spares the Castro, Lesbian/Gay
hearing the headline. I would imagine
Community Shak~ But Safe.· Phyllis it happens only to homophobes likeclaims that we are': gratuitously homoyourself. And once again, as I told
centric" and that such a headline plays' you on the telephone a few days ago:
into the "stereotype of gay people as BRADLEY BALL'S COLUMN IS A
self-centered hedonists blind to the JOKE. HE ONLY SAID HE WAS
concerns of the larger world ...Like too REPRINTING A PREVIOUS COLUMN
many 'special interest' publications,
AS PART OF THAT JOKE. WE REALOutWeek is belittling its audience by IZE THAT PEOPLE WHO WRITE FOR
serving up stories and columns solely PENNYSAVERS MAY NOT BE ABLEon the basis that they are written by TO UNDERSTAN!?SUCH INCREDIBLY
and about gay and lesbian people."
SOPHISTICATED HUMOR. AND WE
OS this woman being an asshole, or SY~THIZE WITH YOU. As for closwhat?) She then goes on to say that
eted,. middle class, Georgia O'Keefe, if
our cover featured "yet another inter- she had stood on a stage in front ofview with lesbian folksinger Phranc
thousands of rednecks and said, "I am
and that Bradley Ball "came up short
a lesbian," we would put her on ouras well" because he "printed a previ- cover. Otherwise, we'll take Phranc
ously published column."
just fine.
Out Week 'editor-in-chief Gabriel
Phyllis, it's obvious what you're
Rotello. wrote New York Press a let- trying to do with that cornball colter, asking what Phyllis means whenumn. And it's obvious what yourshe says the stories in Out Week are
shop'per has been trying to do since it
written by and about gay people.
first began publishing. Everything in"Meaning what?" he asks. "That a your publication is excessively negagay paper should not write about
tive to a point where it's nonsensical.
gays? Really? Earth to PhylliS...Earth You've attacked every major publicato Phyllis ... Come in please." Hetion, institution jtd individual in New
goes on to point out that Out Week York in a desperate attempt to get
was Phranc's first cover story andnoticed, be quoted and therefore bethat we haven't seen her in Time,legitimized. But alas, no one everNewsweek, Rolling Stone or New
mentions your rag or you (I only doYork Press. He also pointed out that
so now because the serious issue of
Bradley Ball's column is "a parody,
homophobia is involved). You will
Phyllis. You know, Phyllis, like kindforever be a worthless pennysaver,of a joke, like the Weekend Update
which doesn't appeal or write to aon SaturdayNight Liue kind of large part of your market downtown:
thing. Funny. Made up. Not real."gay men and lesbians. Arid could yourOn the column in question Ball had
attacks on Out Week have something
said he was reprinting
a column
to do with the fact that so far we've
from 1980, which of course couldn't
been written about in everyone of thereally be true since we were notcity'~' daily and weekly papers frompublishing at the time.)
The New York Times to The Vii/age
In last week's New York Press,
Voice? That we have received more
Phyllis responds to Rotello's letter,press in five months without trying
saying that we should "ask readers~ than you have received in two years
they didn't cringe over the headlineof screaming, "write about us!" As I
cited,'Lesbian/Gay
Community
said on the 'telephone, Phyl, maybe
Shaken But Safe'.• me parodies like one day you'll get a real job at athe Bradley Ball i6lfumn are Rotello's
newspaper.
Until then, could you
problem but running the same one
gu~s maybe run more coupons? ..

November 19, 1989

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tric chair, is transformed into a maniacal electric current running rampant
through the bodies of individuals and,
finally, through the body of television
programming. In both exploiting television violence and exploring his own
violent and campy i.mpulses, Cravenattempts to point out that the real
"shocker" is the violence portrayedeveryday on the television news.
In the film, a mass murder hasturned the town into a shadowy
nightmare by slashing up whole families in the privacy of their homes.
While the police can't find a clue,
Jonathan Parker (Peter Berg), t~e1972,n
Wes Craven, with the
cut-rate budget of $90,000, transformed Ingmar Bergman's Virgin
Spring, a 14th century saga of feudal
revenge,into
the camped-up
suburban slasher, Last Houseon the Left:
Craven's
remake went on
to make over$20
million.
ATmostten years
later, Craven's
Nightmare on
ElmStreetlaunched New
Line Cinema's
financial
success. It also
revealed
theunforgettable
face of Freddy
Krueger,
an
image
that
would continue YEAH!
to haunt both Mass murderer Horace Pinker (Mitch Pileggilloves his juice.
Nightmare on
adoptedson of Lt. Don Parker
Streets numerous sequels and,strangely enough, the drawings of (Michael Murphy), discovers how real
his own nightmares can be when heemotionally abused children.
Craven has become a legend for witnesses the massacre of his family
not only touching the nerve, but the in his dreams and later witnesses theircorpses being taken out of his home
nervous system of the American pubin reality. jonathan, however, has
lic.
In
Shocker-whose
title
seen more than just his family's death;unabashedly
announces the film's
he saw the gruesome face of Horace
intent-Craventakes the "shock
appeal" of his films quite literally and Pinker (Mitch Pileggi), ~ television
repairman who moonlights as a serial
fashions a killer, who, in absorbing
the otherwise lethal shock of the elec- killer. Drawn intuitively to the killer,Elmperhaps by being the killer's son,jonathan helps track him' down andbring him to the electric chair, though
not before Pinker has gone on toslash Jonathan's
girlfriend, Alison(Cami Cooper), and a score of cops.
While this execution might seem
like the film's end, Pinker only loses
his body, not his mind. Transformed
into electricity itself, Pinker hunts
jonathan, shocking various individuals
and taking over their bodies and nervous systems. Moving from the body ofa cop to a little girl, who comicallydevelops the characteristic limp andfoul mouth of Pinker, Pinker starts toinhabit bodies closer tohome: Jonathan's coach
and, finally,
his adopted
father. Pinker's
real
ambition,
however, istelevision.
As his videoprojectedbody is pulled from thesmoother,realistic film
bodyofjonathan'S
father, andsprayed as
television
waves into
the
night
sky, Pinker
triumphantly
exclaims, "I'm goingnation-wide. "In the end, the real fight is not
only about and through television, but
in television. In order to .catch Pinker,
jonathan-withthe beyond-the-grave
love and assistance of his ghostly girlfriend-projects
himself into a television set in order to fight it out with
Pinker through the violent backdropof television programing. Running
See SHOCKER on page 59

November 19, 1989

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MusicNearly Thereby NoeUe HanrahanI

ist a popular pastime. You too
can be hip and feel smug by
snubbing Holly Near, thinking
that her approach is passe. Yet eventhose women who are most. aggressively dressed up and into underground music scenes rely on thewomen's cultural community that
Holly Near andRedwood Records(the company thatshe gave birth to)have had a strong
hand in forming.
Every self-respecting lesbian over 25
has probably possessed at least oneof Near's records.
Time after t!me
we have wanted tocategorize
Holly
Near, no matter
how many styles
she works with, or
how ma~y labels
we try to apply that
don't
quite
fit.
Fourteen
al bumsdown the road you
would think that
we would learn togive it up. Whether
singing about love'or revolution, she
has never been
demure or backed
down from her

movies and on Broadway, appearing
as the girl next door on Tbe Partridge
Family, in a leading role opposite
Don johnson (too bad it was in a
trashy film made before they both
became famous) and as a cast member in the original Broadway production of Hair. The fall of 1990 will see
the publication by William Morrow of. Near's as yet untitled autobiography.
Not yet famous as an actress (rumor
has it that this is on next year's agen-truth. Anyone who SWIRUNG AMIDST HER IDENTITIES
has followed her II, /I ' " rf thcareer will notice
0 YS 0 Ie
year
the political threads that hold it togeth- da), Holly Near has become a nationaler. Her last two albums Don't Hold political icon by singing about peace,
Back (987), a pop exploration of lust, lesbian liberation and a plethora ofand Skydances (1989), which explores political issues.
Swirling amidst her identities-- lesthe human life and death cycle, take adramatiCally inward turn.
bian folk-singer, country-raised daughAs a teenager she worked in TV, ter of an old Californian farming family,

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anti-imperialist activist and an actress
who came of age under the spotlight-Near is motivated to take risks byher enduring belief that all growth
involves change. Wearing her multiple
identities with pride, Near has revealed
herself to the public with unparalleledcandor, becoming arguably the most"out" public personality in America. On
her work with a variety of groups, shecomments, "Some people have said I
have betrayed one movement to go off
to another. They
are missing thepoint that what I
learn in one place
gives me thestepping stone to
the next. I takewhere
I havebeen with me so
nothing
is left
behind."
On
the
winos
of thewomen's community's grapevines,
rumors and information travel at a
torrid pace. While
this
informalmethod of communication serves
the community
well by keeping
tabs on its daily
heartbeat, it canalso act like theproverbial telephone
game
where confusing
information is repeated or blownout of proportion.
So what does thewomen's community want to know
about Holly Near? OutWeek caught up
with her between performances andspoke with her by phone from Ukiah,CA, asking her for an update on a few
issues.
When asked to define her sexual-~

ity, she replied, "I'm dealing with thatin my book ...sexual politics are bigger
than a box or a title. It is as tiny as
our intimate selves and as big as
patriarchy.·
For the record, Holly
wanted to put the whole issue in alonger context and she felt that oneliners just would not do it justice. I
was also curious to know it, at age
40, she was laying the ground work
for a career change to acting. Near
commented,"At one point I wasdoing 150 concerts a year which was
80 percent of Redwood's economic
existence.·
This over dependency
became crucial in 1986, when Holly
had to cut back on her touring sched-'ule because of a debilitating backproblem.
This forced Redwood
Records to reorganize,
separatingproduct/record sales from Near's touring income.
These developments seemed tocoincide with the rekindlingof
Holly's interest in a~ting. In the winter of 1988 Holly Near appeared in
the San Jose Repertory Theater's Tbe
1940 s Radio Hour. "I'm not pursu. ing a living as an actress, which
would necessitate
having to takeanything offered to me .. .1 am slowly, reintroducing myself to those direc. tors whose work I admire." Nearadds, "Redwood needs to be independent of me, and not rest on one
person's mortality. The challenge
and the weight need to be shared
among many people." As for her
book, "We have finished the copy
edit. The hardest part was trying to
explain everything in one book. If
there had been another book on
women's music, some of this information would not seem so overwhelming to define. I also had torealize that I will have'to write otherbooks' and that this story is finishedin this form. This was the hardest
stretch, to let it go."Celebrating the release of a new
album this past spring, working on
the final drafts for her autobiography
and touring the United States with
Mercedes Sosa, Holly Near is well on
her way to racking up another highly
productive 20 years of activism. Not
everyone has to adore her musicalstyles, but it is more than fair to saythat this music and movement has

made a significant impact on themusic market, as much so as heraldedgroups such as The Clash and even
Patti Smith. T

Holly Near will be performing at
Carnegie Hall on Friday, November
17, at 8 pm. For more information,
call (212) 247-7800.

Schlagzahne

Photo:Robin Hall

Alassandra Marc and Robart Bass

November 19, 1989

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Performance

Schlock Around the Clock

FAN- TASIA TAKARAZUKA STYLE

by Dominique Dibbell

Onthe long subway ridehome from TAKARAZUKA:
japan's
Most Lavish
Musical Extravaganza, I saw two of
the butch est, most crisp young lesbians I've ever seen. I thought thenoble Beebo Brinker was dead, andyet here were two of them, alive andwell and riding the F train. The sandyhaired blonde, so calmly arrogant, hadstretched her legs out on the seats.
The brunette had her legs spread
comfortably wide in front of her. They
sported the preppie look-all .creases
and plaid, with little faux-emblems
emblazoned here and there. They
conversed in relaxed tones like jockguys. If by their looks they aroused adisapproving
gaze, they did notappear to notice. That indifference toqueer baiting, feigned or not, madethem seem invincible. They excited
and moved me in a way I had hoped
to be, and was not, by the Takarazuka.experience.

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The prepublicity alternately hinted that the evening would be chockfull of lesbian codes, and warned that
it would be nothing more thanschlock. It was schlock throughout,with but a few winks to the sitters in
the crowd.
Not extreme
enoughin itsschlock to be wildly amusing it, like a
Las Vegas show, was doggedly tameand repetitive, and only mildly amusing. I'm not one to talk. I've neverseen one of those big-budget
Broadway shows, and from what I've
heard of them, Takarazuka supplied
the goods today's theater-going audience delights in: expensive trimmings
supporting determinedly unimaginative content. I overheard a white, hetero, professional couple remarking
after the show on the lavish costumes
and sets with bland approval, as
though there was some abstract formula of ticket price to production
costs equals good theater.
One star cut through the cheesewith the finely honed knife of subversion. Mizuki aura, the top star of
this troupe and a player of maleroles, delivered
the real goods.
Unlike the many male impersonating

Takarasienne, she was the only one
who seemed to embrace her roleentirely and play the sex appeal for
all it was worth. She had that "je nesais quo is" expressed in the thinlyveiled arrogance of her smile, little
and mean like Vanessa Redgrave's,
the jaw which jutted forward mercilessly, the d.a.-always
a little rumpled like Gable's and (finally!) some
hip action.
It pleased me deeply to see middle-aged, well-to-do japanese men insuites applaud like crazy when sheteased them from the runway with aposture that could only be describedas flirtatious. In the office these men
may be creating advertising whichperpetuates compulsive heterosexuality, or making policy decisions enforcing the phantasm of the nuclear
family, but tonight they were getting
tingly over a drag queen without amoment's hesitation.
It's not an uncommon
phenomenon, which seems to happen
when the star has that charm which
no one can deny, regardless of gender or sexuality. I've seen it happen ata k.d. lang concert, where an entirely
Se. TAKARAZUKA on page 58

.Performance

You Fill UpMy Senses
deep appreciation to Queen Elizabeth,
Dame Diggy launches into one of her
bawdy poems. Ms. McLean is no ordinary poetess. She is Eliza Doolittle sans.tutelage; Dan Quayle flagrantly acting
like an adult. The woman lacks classbut this minor human failing does not
by Jonn Wasser
prevent her from speaking frankly to
the Queen, going as far as to compare
Her Royal Handbag-carrying Highness
to a cow. We never hear the Queen's
icture, if you will, Deborah
Norville's mother. Morning
reaction, but it does not matter. Dame
television's most
Diggy has already pernotorious vixen must haveformed the crucifixion.
a bleached blond parent
Often, it takes an outsider, someone who cancloistered somewhere within these United States.
focus on his or her adopted country's
foibles toNorville, a mint julep thoroughbred, spent her formamake us see ourselves in ative boob tube years inclearer light. It is to Filler's
Chicago, leading me to suscredit that as an expatriate
pect she really speaks in a
Kiwi-New Zealand born
flat, midwestern
twang.
andbred-shecan;Jbe Scarlett O'Hara lilt is aobserve,
decipherandvocal facade, akin to coataccurately portray New
ing a machete with globs
York's transparent nightof honey. Add several
club scene. Her character,years and one or two
Charlotte von Hottenberg,
crows feet for effect, andsports a tacky wig, a fluffy,
viola! Enter Patti, a housered boa and speaks in awife from Fort Wayne,
haughty German accent.
Indiana, U.S.A., one of the
An avant-garde
perforzany characters you will
mance artist and downmeet in Filler Up., Deborah
town habitue, Charlotte's
Filler's one-woman show.
singing lacks tonality andPatti and her husband haveintonation,
but morebeenhijackedtoimportantly,
her artistic
Khartoum,
but Patti's
landscape is barren.' She isthoughts constantly focus
devoid of depth, an Easton her appetite.
Never
Village Sally Bowles. A
mind the gunshots andmention in the Warhol
death threats. Should she
Diaries would have put achoose the rubber chicken
temporary smile on her
or the beef? Such decisions
somber face. Charlotte
are paramount to her exissimultaneously exhorts andtence. Mama Norvjlle finaldisdains
Rudolf's
new
ly meets the press and you SORRY PATTI, WE'VE ASKED MERYL
mega-palace, "Club Insect,·rest assured,daughterwhere denizens find themDeborah Filler B la Lu Pone
Photo: Marke Daryl Webb
Debbie is cringing at her
selves helpless victims of aFiller opens with Dame Diggy
every word.
giant fly swatter.
McLean, Australia's newly crowned
Filler gave birth to Patti and herFilleranddirector
Steve
Poet Laureate. To demonstrate herother coterie of funny characters while
Continued on next pageP

performing with the Rubber Feet comedy troupe. She hasn't entirely severed
those ties, but it is our fortune she has
begun expanding her artistic horizons.
Like Lily Tomlin and VH-l's Bobby
Rivers, Filler is a keen social observercommenting on life's idiosyncracies
with a mordant, yet amusing wit. Never
didactic or allowing herself to slip into
pseudo-high concept art, her charactersspeak for themselves while serving as a
microcosm for the late 80s.

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Tj
Rosenfield end the evening with awonderfully
comic
Fiftieth
Anniversary gathering reminiscent ofWoody Allen. Philllip Roth's bourgeois
middle-class Jews are served as aperitifs and topped off with a stunningrendition of "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen,"
Filler portrays every role, from theaging grandmother
whose middle
name is "guilt" to the tempestuous
grandchild who wishes to spike every
Perrier bottle with ecstasy. Filler's
incisive writing and acting skills translate into extensive laughs. It does notmatter whether the person watchingis Jewish or not. These are everyday
people. Strip away their accents andguilt-indJJced craziness, and we areleft with people similar to ourselves.
I first noticed Filler cavorting with
Rubber Feet. She is a full-figured
woman-sheweighed ten pounds atbirth-with wavy, dark hair and full,sensuous lips. Her expressive faceoften reminds me of a stupefied Patti
LuPone after she realized she lost thefilm version of Evita. There are thewide-set eyes, the comic's rubbery
mouth which purses on command andthat voice. Imagine Bela Lugosi
crossed with perky Olivia Newtonjohn. Drop in a vial of ammonia andyou're getting closer. Add a few
Barbra and Bette-isms and you've
reached vocal nirvana.
All is not perfect in this mostimperfect of worlds including parts of
Fi1Ier UfJ. The pacing could be betterand several characters, including Dame
Diggy McLean, receive short shrift.
They warrant additional attention if
they are to sweep us off our feet.
Rosenfield would be well advised tocreate a thematic unity among thecharacters. Right now, they are soloists
searching for a common score.
Still, there is no doubt in my mind
that Filler is a unique talent, one worth
watching. I suggest you catch her act
now before the masses find out andshe ventures uptown. A word of advice
for the fainthearted. If you fear walking
below Houston Street, stop at Katz'sDeli, schmooze with the locals andorder one of their tasty pastrami sandwiches. Make sure to ask Pedro, thecounterman, to make it lean. Eat onehalf and later, give the other to Patti.
She will be most appreciative. ~58

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TAKARAZUKA from page 56

mixed audience was drooling at her
feet just because she's so dam sexy.
Matt Dillon does it for me, my bisexual lover and our straight-as-an-arrowboy pal. Madonna gets everyone wet.
But besides her charisma, Mizuki
Oura was a woman playing a man,
which gives everyone the green lighton fantasy. And there we find thetiniest subversive door has been
opened. The drag transgression, situated in this mainstream
context,
seems to open people'S minds to theimagining of all the genders and sexualities within us. People seem tothink, "in order to enjoy this pretend,
we must believe it, and maybe indoing so leave behind our rigid sexuality boxes." The gay boy may identify with the image of the straightman. The straight man may identify
with the young girl. I, the lesbian,might find myself in love with the"man" on stage.
.
I couldn't swear that any of thismind expansion actually occurred.
Clearly, the founding businessman
father of the Takarazuka institution
never intended to suggest alternative
sexualities
to the paying public.
Takarazuka was founded on securesexist underpinnings as a finishingschool for young girls. The conventlike atmosphere of the Takarazuka
Music School is intended to promote
the values of "modesty, fairness andgrace." While some Takarazuka graduates go on to be movie stars, themajority emerge as well-behaved
wife material.
The story.of the Takarazuka Music
School is, in fact, far more tantalizing
than the actual show. For those of us
who live by reading between the lines,
a big red flag goes up when we hear"convent-like atmosphere." The scenario of the school couldn't have been
more classic if Lee Lynch had scripted
it herself-350 girls between the agesof 15 to 18, living in barracks style isolation. The first year students mustendure elaborate humiliation rituals,
such as cleaning the school an hour
each day and bowing to a second-year
student should they meet in the hallway. To quote a juicy sample from thepress release, "An older woman, a former Takarazuka performer, acts as a'dorm mother' in the Takarazuka dormitories, and makes herself available totalk to the first-year students about
their concerns and fears." We can just
picture the tortured 15-year-old crying,"She doesn't even know I'm alive!" andthe dangerously
attractive "older
woman" struggling with her conscienceand her burning pussy as the plebe
spills tears on her breast. Takarazuka
marketing minds assert that theirimmense teenybopper following is fantasizing along heterosexual storylines,
but every adolescent girl knows theallure of the horny all-girl camp.
Lesbians without access to thesteamy press release, could pass time
between the show tunes and endlesshigh kicks by imaging
which
Takarasienne
were sleeping withwhom. That activity exhausted, there
was always the crowd to be scoped.
This too was over quickly. We werehardly one in ten that night. The mostthrilling sighting of the evening was ajapanese
couple,both female,
dressed (a la Rocky Horror) in a little
red dress and a smashing tuxedo. It
made me wonder if more fan actingout happens back home.
At the finale, a few starstuck
girls, terribly sweet and timid, bumrushed the stage. They looked, cutely, like they were feeling awfully
dangerous for taking some rich person's seat who'd left early. Twosquare-bodied lesbians, so androgynous I thought they were faggots,
jumped into the seats in front of me
and could scarcely contain themselves, being so close to their idols.
They clapped as quick as rabbits andgrabbed each other in an "oh-mygod" overflow of excitement.
This final spectacle served tosoften my resentment. If Takarazuka
could stir girls in their formative
years, and bring joy to one or twoof us sad lesbians, then they were
alright with me. I thought of thebland bourgeois couple getting theirmoney's worth and thanked thegoddess that I'd been born queer,
and given rule over, if for all thewrong reasons, the realms of passion and imagination. 'Y
TAKARAZUKAwas performedat Radio City Music Hall from
October 25 to 29.

POunCAL SCIENCE from page 35

SHOCKER from page 53

many of these agents, used alone,
might prove effective as prophylaxis.
San Francisco's CCC is comparing c10fazimine, an approved anti-leprosy
drug, to placebo as MAl prophylaxis.
New York's CRI is considering
ansamycin (rifabutin), which seems to
be one of the more effective anti-MAl
drugs, but is hard to get because the
FDA required the manufacturer, Adria
Labs of Ohio, to limit the supply andconduct further studies.
As the above examples show,
there are many existing treatments
which should be tried to prevent themost common OIs. If the government's AIDS program continues its
failure to recognize, treat and preventthe major AIDS-related OIs, Congress.
should defund the AIDS Program anddistribute the funds among community-based research groups so they can
carry out trials which will actually improve the quality of life for people
who are living with AIDS. T

through the channels (fighting it out ina KKK meeting, bouncing over thedesk of a TV anchorperson, catchingup Beaver's family car on Leave it to
Beaver) the father and son-inanalmost perfect sit-com comedy-fightto get control of the remote control inorder to control each other. In theend, one body is discontinued, andanother goes on for another season.
But is this really shocking?
Considering the huge profits of slasher films and the recent publicI~

attempts to censor "homoerotic· art, it
would seem that the real "shock" toour society is not the graphic representation of bodily vidlence but creative attempts to imagine the bodies
of same-sex couples together. We
might wonder, therefore,
if Jesse
Helm's wife, who, after seeing a
Mapplethorpe photograph of white
and Black men embracing, gasped,"jesse, I'm not believing this," mightfind the violent and gleeful images ofwomen being murdered not only
more believable; but easier to bear. T
I

I

BIG BROTHER from page 34
t. As a federally-fmanced project, its"findings" will also profoundly influence Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement policies. And Emprise argues
ominously that its database "takes theplace of expensive clinical trial procedures, providing physician (patient/public) satisfaction without the need todivert critical research funds." Somuch for the scientific method.
Emprise's Monaco frankly admits that "for this to work" the project must be "perceived" as having
broad cQmmunity support to "giveit credibility on all levels." All the.
more reason that the AIDS community should refuse to cooperate with
it in any manner.
There is growing alarm about
this blacklist
among AIDS activists, and the Alternative and Holistic Treatment
Subcommittee of the AIDS Coalition
to Unleash Power (ACT UP) is developing a proposal for action. For
more information, call ACT UP at(212) 989-1114. T

Research by Ralph Moss and Robert
Houston. 'Nnvpmhpr

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Courses; tonight: Hebrew Language Reading Class at 7:30 pm;
Principles of Kasrulh at 7:30 pm;
Mel Rosen's WorlrshopiDiscu.sSwn
on Issues that Confront Us as Lesbian and Gay Jews at 7:30 pm,
Biblical Women: Tbe Hurrian
Women, Israel's Matriarchs &Dinah at 8 pm; at 57 Bethune St;
info 929-9498
CENTER STAGE sees Terrence
McNally's Llsbo" Traviata,with Anthony Heald, Nathan Lane
and John Slattery; at the Promenade Theatre; 8 pm; $40; 6207310
TIlE GlJNES opens the revival ofjane
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My Blue
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Courtyard Playhouse, 39 Grove
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Eroticizing
Safer Sex Workshop, to learn the how-to's ofplaying more safely while meeting Olher men; at the Center, 208
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645-7470SCRABBLE PLAYERS' CLUBGame Night for men andwomen; at the Center, 208 W 13
St, 2nd Floor; 8 pm; $4 (andbring a board); 620-7310
EAGLI; BAR Movie Night: Out
Cold; 142 11th Ave (at 21 St); 11
pm; 691-8451.

JUDITII'S ROOM BOOKSTORE
presents carol EmshwWer andSybil Claiborne,
authors of
Verxlng 0" 'H Perthlf1tl' and A
Cravlngfor Womf1tl; 681 Washington St (btwn W 10 & Charles
St); 7 pm; free, but seating is limited; 727-7330

November 19, 1989

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BREAK1HROUGHPROGRAMATGRACIE SQUARE HOSPITAL
Spirituality Weekend, Barbara
Warren and Michael Picucci leada 3-day renewal workshop forgays and lesbians in 12-step
recovery programs, to explore
and heal internalized homophobia and hurt that inhibit intimacy
and spiritualdevelopment;
through Sµnday, 11/19; $125;
988-6205

tormenting relationships, adventurous journeys" in the Charles
Angel/People of Color Room, at
the Center, 208 W 13 St (6207310); 8 pm; GMADinfo 718/8020162, 718/7~1548
NY SOCIE1YFOR ETHICALCULTURE and WEST SIDE YMCA
Writer's Voice Series. George
Plimptontalks about Tom
Wolfe, author of Bonfire of the
Vanities, Electric Kool Aid Acid
Tes~ 2 W 64 St; 8 pm; $8; 8745210

CENTERSTAGEsees The Circle,
COMMITIEEFOR LESBIANAND with Rex Harrison, Glynnis Johns
and Stewart Granger; at the
GAY STIJDIESFundralser, withhosts Allen Ginsberg and Gloria Ambassador Theatre; 8 pm; $53;
Steinem, celebrating the publica620-7310
tion of Hidden from History:
Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian . COOPERSQUARE1HEAlRE prePast, edited by Duberman, Vici- sents NOSE JOB: She Had toModel, a new musical cO(Tledy
nus, and Chauncey, Jr.; at the
Reception Hall of the CUNY by 'William Love, the story of
Graduate Center, 33 W 42 St; 6-8 'Tara Felchberger, a 17-year-old
Barbizon graduate from Greatpm; $30 advance/$40 door; press
Neck, LI who happens to be 6'4"
info 633-2673
with a nose like Karl Maidel!,MEN OF ALI. COLORSTOGE1H- who is in considerable denial
about being a model"; starring
ER Conslousness Raising SesWilliam "Jasmine Allspice" Love
sion: Prejudice+ Power as Tara, with Debra Granieri
Racism: Does It Always Add
Up? at the Center, 208 W 13; 7:45 (Women Behind Bars), Paul Phinney, Michael-Stewart Peters, Gerpm; 222-9794,245-6366
ard "Mr. Fashion" Little, Kevin
Bain, and Michael T; 50 E 7 St;
VIRGINIA GIORDANO presents
10:30 pm; $5; 228-0811 (also
Holly Near with John Bucchino,
and the Inti-Illlmanl Chilean
11/24, 12/1)
Ensemble; at Carnegie Hall, 57th
St & 7th Ave; 8 pm; $15-$25; info929-1585, tix 247-7800
THE ANSWER IS LOVING
Women Talk.lng Women's Talk:"Friends: Invite a friend- a nightof acknowledgement. Our experiences, loss, betrayal, trust, safety.
A friend knows, knows what?
Ways in which we are one andthe ways we choose one. Bring afriend." led by Ruth Berman andConnie Kurtz; Sheepshead Bay,
Brooklyn;
7:45-10 pm; $8;
718/998-2305
GAY MEN OF AFRICANDESCENT Dlscuslon:
About
Courage,· welcoming author
Mickey Fleming who will leadan exchange of "tales of fascinating escapades, successful careers,

LOUISE HAY INSTITUTE Love
Yourself, Heal Your life Workshop, facilitated by SamuelKirschner (certified Hay Inst.
instructor); at Days Inn, 440 W 57
St; today and Sunday, 9 am - 6 pm;
info, Nelson Bloncourt 924-2255
GAY MEN'S HEALTH CRISIS
Workshop:
Keep It Up!, to'reaffirm the importance of safer
sex, and feel confident about saying yes, whether you're into casual sex or serious dating, and nomatter what your }flV status is';at the Center, 208 W 13 St; noon 6 pm; register 806-6655, TDD
645-7470

-.;
ABC NO RIO Expartdlrtg 'he
Cosmic Trust, a one-woman
show and exhibit by Sheila F.
Waten; with gallery viewing ofsculpture,water
color,
jewelry/mixed
media on canvas
from noon to 5 pm; poetry readings 8-10 pm; video features(Liana, Desert Hearts, Switchblade Sisters, others) 10 pm midnight; 156 Rivington St (F, J,
M to Essex/Delancey);254-3697
CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN Shabbat Spiritual GatherIng for people with AIDS andtheir loved ones;
luncheon,music, conversation, study, worship service; 257 W 88 St; 2 pm;
free; 787-7600 (also 12/16)
CENTER SPORTS sees Virginia
Slims Women's
Tennis,semifinal matches; at Madison Square
Garden, 33rd St & 7th Ave; early
afternoon
starting;
members$50/non-members$70; 620-7310
PEOPLE WIlli AIDS COALITION
Singles' Tea, for PWAs, PWArcs,
lflV+s; 222 W 11 ST, 3-5:30 pm;
532-0568
COMMITTEE OF OUTRAGEDLESBIANS Monthly
Meeting,with a "provocative
discussion
on multi-cultural
relationships'among women of color and/orwith white women'; singles andcouples welcome; at the Center,in the SAGE Room, 208 W 13 St;
6-8 pm; 243-0202
NONSMOKING LESBIAN NETWORK Dinner
and
Show,
718/998-2536 till 10 pm
GAY MALE S/M ACTIVISTS
Leatherfest,
where leathermen& leatherwomenenjoy fun andfestivities, including a hot German buffet, leather fleamarket; atthe Eagle Bar, 142 11th Ave (at21 St); 7-10 pm; $8 members/$12
non-mombers (includes one freedrink); info 727-9878, bar 243-9688
LAVENDER LIGHf LESBIAN AND
GAY GOSPEL CHOIR Concert at
The Friends Meeting House, 221
E 15 St (at Rutherford
Place,
btwn 2nd/3rd Aves); 7 pm; $10;
222-9794, 718/624-1196
BROOKLYN WELCOMES AMANDA CENTENO Party In supportof Strong Nicaraguan
Women,
with the noted feminist, revolutionary and organizer, in her first
visit to the US; showing
thevideo S~ Podemos (yes, We Can)at 8 pm, followed by dancing at

9 pm; 381 Bridge St, Brooklyn(A,F to Jay StIR to Lawrence
St/2,3 to Hoyt St/4,5 to BoroughHall); $7; 71&'569-2009

WOMANEWS Danceat Circus
Maxlmus,with OJ "JC' from
JumpCut
Productions;99 -2ndStreet (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A); 9
pm until ... ; $7; all women welcome; 989-7963
GAY & LESBIAN UNION AT
NEW YORK UNlVERSIlY Third
SaturdayDance,
with OJ; at
Loeb Student Center's Eisner &Lubin Auditorium, S66 laGuardia
Place (off Wash. Sq. South); 9 pm
to 1 am (doors close at midnight); photo 10 essential toenter; $5 general/$3
students
with ID/free for NYU students;
998-4938
SPECTRUMDISCO presents
Sybil, singing "Don't Make Me
Over" and "My Love Is Guaranteed"; 802 64th St, Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn(N train to 8th Avestop); opens at 9 pm; 718/2388213
COLUMBIA PEP BOYS PRODUCTIONS Same But Different
Dance, for gay men and lesbians
and their friends; Columbia University's Earl Hall, 116 St & B'way("11#9 train); 10 pm - 2 am; $5
with invite or student 10; 6291989

LOUISE HAY INSTITIJTE Love

Yourself,

Heal

Workshop,see NOV 18

your

Life

TERRY WEISSER Erotic TouchIng and Massage For Men, "aday of erotic exploration .. .learn
Taoist erotic massage techniquesand how sex can help heal ourbodies and spirits ... this class isdone nude"; at 135 W 14 St, 2nd
Floor; 10 am - 6 pm; $75; rsvp
463-9152 (Note: this is a condensed version of Joe Kramer's
Healing the Body Electric twoday workshop)
CONGREGATIONBETH SIMCHAT TORAH Walking Tour of
the Synagoguesof the Lower
East Side, to benefit Project Ezra,
offering meals and assistance toelderly Jews in need; meets at
Educational
Alliance Bldg., 197
East Broadway (btwn Clinton &Jefferson Sts); 11 :45 am sharp;$5; 929-9498

SAGE Thanksgiving
Social at
the Gay Synagogue, 57 Bethune(in the Westbeth Complex); 1-5pm; members$6 advance/$8
door,
non-members$8
advance/$10 door; 741-2247

mont Theatre,
Lincoln Center;
7:30 pm; $25-$150; 935-2200

BROOKLYN WELCOMES AMANDACENTENO
Women's
Brunch,to welcome and talkwith the noted Nicaraguan feminist and revolutionary; in Brooklyn; 1 pm; $5; 718/622-1773

NEW YORK ADVERTISING&COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKMonthly Meeting, at the Center,
Network
Room, 208 W 13 St;
6:30-9:30 pm; 517-0380

PROJECf CONNECf Actlrtg as
If Theatre Workshop, Levd I,
for Recovering
People, led by
Emerald O'leary who combinesclassical acting training and the
Magic If of theatre with Acting As
If from the 12-step recovery programs; at the Center, 208 W 13
St; 2-5 pm; $15; register 620-7310
BISEXUAL PRIDE Focus

Group:

Relallo'lShlps: The More theMerrierll, at the Center, 208 W
13 St, 3 pm, $5, 718/353-8245
JUDIlli'S
ROOM BOOKSTORE
presents Katherine
V. Forrest,
author of The Beverly Malibu;
681 Washington St (btwn W 10 &Charles St); 3 pm; free, but seating is limited; 727-7330
GAY MEN'S HEALlli CRISIS andAIDS CENTER OF QUEENSCOUNlY Producclon
de Informale AquU, con participacion dela estrella Mario de Colombia;
tambien rifas, regalos, refrescos,
sandwiches;
en el disco Love
Boat,
Broadway& 77 St,
Elmhurst, Queens; 9:30 (entrada
gratis entre las 8:30 y 9:30); 8076655

CONNECf Acting as
Workshop,
Levd II,for Recovering
People, led by
Emerald O'Leary who combinesclassical acting training and the
Magic If of theatre wittj Acting As
If from the 12-step recovery programs; at the Center, 208 W 13
St; 6:30-10:30 pm; $15; register620-7310

PROJECf

If Theatre

F//E.F//Ar
E

SAGE sees Tyne Daly In Gypsy ,to benefit SAGE's AIDS service
program for seniors; at the St.
James Theater, 8 pm; $70 ($30
goes to SAGE); info 741-2247
CENTER STAGE sees City of"rtgels, by Cy Coleman
andLarry Gelbart, with Gregg Edelman, James Naughton,
Rene
Auberjonois and Randy Graff; atthe Virginia Theatre; 8 pm; $58;
62(}7310
BISEXUAL YOUTH sees The
Darlc Star Crew at the Knitting
Factory, 47 E Houston St; 8:30
pm; $5; info 242-6815

GAY
MEN
OF
AFRICANDESCENT Communal
Thanksgiving Meal with the HetrlckMartin
Institute,in whichmembersof GMAD will contribute culinary creations
andshare thanks at a meal with -theyouth served by the lIMI; at theCenter, 1st floor, 208 W 13 St(62(}7310); 3:30 pm; GMAD info
718/802-0162,
718/756-1548(Note: there will' be no meetingof GMAD this Friday, 11/24)
GAY MALE S/M ACTIVISTS Pilgrim Punishment
and HoUday
Social, with a discussion of how
our naughty Pilgrim Fathers (andsons) spent their time, followedby refreshments (bring dessert orappetizers to share); at the Center, 3rd Floor, 208 W 13 St; 8:30
pm; $5; 727-9878
EAGLE

BAR

Movie

Night:

Fright Night; 142 11th Ave (at21 St); 11 pm; 691-8451

MOMENTIJM AIDS OUTREACH
PROGRAM 4th Annual Benefit
withHonorary
Chairperson
Helen Hayes, and entenainmentby Julie Budd, Kathy and Mo,
Pudgy, Bobby Short, Andrea
Marcovicci,
Chris Durang&
Dawne, Danny Apolinar, Jamie
DeRoy, Weeden, Finkle & Fay,
many others; at the Vivian Beau-

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C0l11111unity )h·ectory
To list your non-profit
organization in our community directory, call Tom
Eubanks at 212/685-5277.
A.C.Q.C.
AIDS CENTER OF QUEENS COUNTYSOCIAL SERVICES· EDUCATION· BUDDIESCOUNSELING • SUPPORT GROUPS
Volunteer Opportunities(718) 896·25OO(voice) (718) 896·2985(TDD)ACT UP (AIDS CoaUtion to Unlaash Pow.r)496A Hudson Street, Suite G4 NYC 10014(212)989·1114
A diverse, non·partisan group of individuals
united in anger and committed to direct action
to end the AIDS crisis. Gen. meetings Mon.
nights 7:30, the Community Center 208 W.13th.
ARCS (AIDS· Related Community SelVlclI)
for Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sulli·van, Ulster and Westchester counties. AIDS
education, client services, crisis intervention,
support groups, case management, buddy andhospital visitor program.
214Cen1rallwe. Wtile PJails, NY Ian; (914)mom
838 Broadway ,Newburgh, NY 122!i1(914)$2-5005
AlDSn ... (914) 993-0607
BAR ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Lawyers Referral
Service for the Lesbian and Gay Community
Full Range of I:egal Services (212) 459-4873
BAR ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTSFree Walk-in Legal Clinic. Tuesday 6-8 pm
Lesbian & Gay Community Centro Ground Floor
BODY POSITIVE
If you or your lover has tested HIV+, we offer
support groups, seminars, public forums, reference library, referrals, social activities andup-to· date national monthly, 'THE BODY POSITIVE" ($I5/year).
(212) 633-1782.
2095 Broadway, Suite 306, NYC, NY 10023
CIRCLE OF MORE LIGHT
Spiritual support and sharing in a gay/lesbian
affirmative group.
West-Park Presbytarian Church
165 West 86th Street
Wed: worship service 6:30 p.m., program 7:30.
Marsha (212) 304-4373 Charlie (212)691-7118.
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT
208 West 13th Street, NYC, New York 10011
For Appointments and Information (212) 6753559 PROVIDING CARING, SENSITIVE AND
LOW COST HEALTH CARE SERVICESTO THE
LESBIAN AND GAY COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE
PWA's, PWARC's & their physicians taking theinitiative to seek promising intervention
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or to volunteer please call (212) 481·1050.
CONGREGATION Imt SIMCHATTORAH
NY'. Gay and Lasbian Synagogue Servic ..
Friday at 8:30pm
57 Bethune Street
For info. call: (212) 929·9498.
DIGNITY NEW YORK
lesbian and gay Catholics and friends
AIDS Ministry, Spiritual Development
The Cathedral Project
Worship Services 81 Social·Sun. Eve•. 7:30pm·
St. John', Episcopal Church 218 We.t 11th
Street 0 Waverly·675·2179
EDGE
For the physically disabled Lesbian and Gay
Community.
(212) 989-1921
P.O.Box 305 Village Stetion, New York, NY
10014
FRONT RUNNERS
A running club for lesbian and gay athletesof all abilities. Fun Runs of 1-6 miles held every
Sat at lOam and Weds. at 7pm in Central Parkand every Tues. at 7pm in Prospect Park.
For information: call (212) 724·9700.
THE FUND FOR HUMAN DIGNITY
National Gay and Lesbian Crisis Une'AIDS 800" ... 1-800-S0S-GAYS
Educational Resource Center; Positive Images
Media Center; NY State Arts Program
600 B'way Suite 410 NYC,NY 10012 (212)529-1600
THE GAY AFRICAN AMERICANSOFWESTCHESTER/The G.A.A.)
is a community based support group formed in
Westchester County. Various activities areplanned for the coming months.
Please call 914-376·0727 for more info.
GLAAD
Gay & lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
80 Varick Street, NYC 10013 (212) 966-1700
GLAAD combats homophobia in the media andelsewhere by promoting visibility of the lesbian
and gay community and organizing grassroots
response to anti-gay bigotry.
GAY & LESBIAN PSYCHOlltERAPY
Sliding scale fll.
Insurance accepted.
Institute for Human Identity.
(212) 799-9432

sciou.n ... ·ral.ing and the development of the
L.. bien and GIY Community, GMAD i.lnclu·
aivi of African, African·Amlrican, Carribean
and Hispanic/latino men of color. Meeting.
Ire hlld, weekly, on Fridays. For more informa·tion, clll718·802·0162.
DAY MEN'S HWTH CRISIS HOniNE
FOR INFORMATION ON SAFER SEX AND HIV·RELATED HEALTH SERVICES, AND FOR INFOR·
MATION ON ONE·TIME, WALK·IN AIDSCOUNSEUNG SERVICES

212-107~5S
212145-7470 TDD (Forth. H.. rlnglmpalredl
Mon.·Fri. 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat 12:00to 3:00
HEAL (H.. lth Education AIDS Uallon)
Weekly info. and support group for treatments
for AIDS which do not compromise theimmune system further, including alternativeand holistic approaches.
Wed 8pm. 208 W. 13th St (212)674-HOPE.
HETRICK-MARTIN INmTUTE
for lesbian and gay youth. Counseling, drop·incenter (M-F, 3·6pm), rap groups, Harvey Milk
High School, AIDS and safer sex information,referrals, professional education.
(212) 633-8920(voice)(212) 633·8926 TTY for deaf
HISPANIC UNITED GAYS & LESBIANS
Educational services, political action, counselingand social activities in Spanish and English by
and for the Latino Lesbian and Gay Community.
General meetings 8:00 p.m. 4th Thursday of
every month at 208 West 13th Street
Call (212)691-4181
or write H.U.G.L, P.O.Box 226 Canal Street
Station, New York, NY 10019.
lAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSEAND EDUCATION FUND
Precedent-setting litigation nationwide forlesbians, gay men and people with AIDS.
Mem bership ($35 and up) includes newsletterand invitations to special events. Volunteer
night on Thursdays. Intake calls: 2-4pm Mon
thru Fri(2121995-8585
lAVA (LESBIANS AB OUT VISUAL ART}
Call for slides for Lesbian Artists' Exhibition,
Gay & Lesbian Community Center, NYC. For
more information, send SASE to:
Miriam Fougere
118 Fort Greene PlaceBrooklyn, NY 11217.

GAY MALE SIM ACTIVISTS
Dedicated to safe and responsible S/M since1981. Open meetings w/programs on S/M techniques, lifestyle issues, political and social
concerns. Also special events, speakers
bureau, workshops, demos, affinity groups,
newsletter, more. GMSMA -Dept 0, 496A Hudson Street, Suite 023 ,NYC 10014.
, (212) 727-9878.

THE LESBIAN AND GAY BIG APPlE CORPS
Get your instrument out of the closet and comeplay with us. Symphonic, Marching, Jazz, Dixieland, Rock, Aute Ensembles and Woodwinds.
123 West 44th St Suite 12L New York, NY
10036 (2121869-2922.

GMAD(GAY MEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT)
80 Varick Street, NYC 10013a support group of
Gay Men of African Descent dedicated to con-LESBIAN & GAY
COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER
208 West 13th Street New York, NY 10011

(212) 620-7310
9am-l1pm everyday,
A place for community organizing and networking, sociallervices, cultural programs,
and locial evants Iponsored by the Center andmore than 1&0 community organizations.

LESBIAN AND GAY NETWORKAn organization of Lasbians and Gays who are
active in their labor unions working on domestic par1nership benefits and AIDS issues. For
more informetion call (212)923·8690.

LESBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS PROJECT
of the Amerlcln

Civil Ubertlls

Union

KNOW YOURRIGHTS/WE'RE EXPANDINGTHEM(212) 944-9800, ext 545

LESBIANS ABOUT VISUAL ART ILAVA)
Call for slides for Lesbian Artist's Exibition, Gay
and Lesbian Community Center, NYC, for more
information send SASE to Miriam Fougere, 118
Ft Greene Place, Brooklyn, NY 1217.

NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE
is the national grassroots political organization for lesbians and gay men. Membership is$3OIyear. Issue·oriented projects address violence, .sodomy laws, AIDS, gay rights ordinances, families, media, etc. through lobbying,education, organizing and direct action.
NGLTF 1517 U Street W/J, Washington, DC
20009. (202)332·6483.

NEW YORK ADVERnSING
AND COMMUNICAnONS NETWORKNYACN is the community's largest gay and lesbian professional group, welcoming all in communications"advertising,PR, marketing,media, graphic design, illustration, photography, copywriting, journalism, publishing, radio,
TV and film--and their friends. Monthly meet·ings, 3rd Wed 6:30pm at the Community Center.
Members' newsletter, job hotline, annual
directory. Phone (212) 517-0380 for more info.
Mention OutWeek for one free newsletter.

LESBIANS AND GAYS OF FLATBUSHNINTH STREET CENTER

Brooklyn's social organization for both gay
men and lesbians.
P.O.Box 106, Midwood Station
Brooklyn, NY 11230' (718) 859-9437

Since 1973, a community dedicated to demon·
strating that a homosexual lifestyle is a rational, desirable choice for individuals
dissatisfied with the rewards of conventional
living. Psychologically - focussed rap groups,
Tues., Sat, 8 to 10 pm. peer counselling available. 319 E. 9 Street, New York. NY 10003,forinfo call (212) 228·5153.

LONG ISLAND ACT-UP
P.O.Box 291, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Support us for change on Long Island.
t.
(516)338-4662 (516) 997-5238 Nassau(516) 928-5530 Suffolk

MEN OF All COLORS TOGETHER NY
A multi-racial group of gay men against
racism. Meetings every Friday night at 7:45 at
the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, 208 W. 13th Street For m re info. call: (212)245·6366 or (212) 222-9794.

NORTH AMERICAN MAN/BOY
LOVE ASSOCIATION (NAMBLA)
Dedicated to sexual freedom and especiallyintereted in gay intergenerational relation:
ships. Monthly Bulletin and regular chapter
meetings on the first Saturday of each month.
Yearly membership is $20; write NAMBLA. PO
Box 174, Midtown Station, New York. NY 10018
or call~212) 807-8578 for information.

MElROPOLfTAN TENNIS GROUP(MTG)
Our 200 member lesbian and gay tennis club
includes players from beginning to tournamentlevel. Monthly tennis parties. Winter indoor
league. Come play with us! For information:
MTG, POB 2135, New York, NY 10025.
(212) 662-0695.

NORTHERN UGHTS ALTERNATIVES
Improving Quality of Ufe for People with
AIDS/HIV.
THE AIDS MASTERY WORKSHOP: Exploring
the possibilities of a powerful and creative lifein the face of AIDS. Call Jack Godby(212) 337-8747

NYC GAYII LESBIANANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT
Counseling, advocacy, and information for survivors of anti· gay and anti· lesbian violence,
sexual IIsault, domestic violence, and othertypes of victimization. All services free andconfidential.
24 hourhotline (212) 807·0197

PEOPLE WITH AIDS COAUTION(212) 532·0290 I Hotline (212) 532-0568
Monday thru Friday 10am-6pm'
Meal programs, siJpport groups, educationaland referral services for PWA's and PWArc's.

PEOPLE WITH AIDS HEALTH GROUP
Underground buyer's club importing not-yetapproved medications and nutritional supplements. 31 West 26th St 4th Roor (212)532·0280

SAGE: ISenlor Action In a Gay Environment)
Social Service Agency providing care, activities, and educational services for gay & lesbian senior citizens. Also serving over 160
homebound seniors and older PWA's . 208
West 13th St. NYC 10011 (212)741-2247

THE OUTREACH
USING COMMUNAL HEAUNG (TOUCH)
a program of Brooklyn community volunteers
providing a weekly buffet supper for the
Brooklyn AIDS community.
Occasional programs of information, education and entertainment TOUCH meets Monday
eves. 5p.m. to 6:30p.m. at downtown Brooklyn
Friends Meeting HOllse (110 Schermerhorn St
near Boerum Place). Umited transportation
may be arranged.
Info: (718) 622-2756. TOUCH welcomes contributions of funds, food and volunteers.

ULSTER COUNTY GAYAND LESBIANALLIANCE
Meets first and third Monday of each monthat 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Church on Sawkill
Road in Kingston.
For information, call (914) 626-3203.

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MIlJ( from PIG. 20
more distressed. ·Ev~ry time there's aninterview, I get calls from people saying the money is on the way," he said,"and I send out letter after letter showing them what the balance is, but I
never receive a penny. I even showed
the Gay Cable Network the container
in the safe where we keep his ashes,
but still, nothing. I'm personally upset.
I'm from the Midwest and I'm notused to this kind of thing."
Next May will mark Milk'~thbirthday and McPherson says he hopes
this will spur the community to locate
a designer for the perfect monument.
But until definite plans areannounced, McPherson agreed thatmoney toward the outstanding $750
should be sent to John Hanley, Congressional Cemetery, 1801 'E' St. S.E.,
Washington, DC 20003; or to the Harvey Milk Memorial Fund, c/o Marla
Stevens, 808 North Oxford Street,
Indianapolis,
IN 46201. All checks
should be made payable to the Congressional Cemetery.
Anyone with money, ideas or solutions is invited to phone Hanley at (301)283-2074, McPherson at (415) 44h7613
or Stevens at (317) 635-2712. T '1'
HOUSING RIGHTS from page 20

tion that gay and lesbian relationships
are being taken seriously, and thatcertain laws in this state cannot be
used against us." Lambda filed anamicus brief in the Braschi case, andwas an integral part of the strategizing
involvled in the case.
According to a Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR)
November 9 press release, the amendments will treat as a "family member"of a tenant the traditibnal list of close
relatives by blood and marriage and"any other person residing with thetenant in the housing accommodation
as a primary residence, who canprove emotional and financial commitment and interdependence between
such person and the tenant."
The amendments include a list offactors to be consi<J.ed in deciding
who qualifies.
A'fWong them are
longevity of the relationship, sharing
household or family expenses, intermingling fmances, engaging in family-type
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and regular performance of family functions including mutual caring andreliance for daily family services.
To be entitled to a renewal lease
under the emergency amendments, a"family member" of a tenant must havemaintained his or her primary residence with the tenant for no less than
two years, or since the beginning of
the tenancy or the beginning of thefamily relationship.
The right to arenewal lease will apply when the tenant permanently vacates the apartment
due to death or any other reason.
The Division will supply a form fortenants to notify their landlords of theexistence of family members entitled torenewal rights. Landlords will have aright to request from tenants the namesof all people living in an apartment
who may claim succession rights. Failure to provide the information to thelandlord will not n~ily
deprive the. individual of succ~ion rights, but willplace an affirmative obligation on theindividual claiming such rights to establish his or her eligibility.
The emergency regulations go
beyond the legislative proposal that
Governor Mario Cuomo sent to thelegislature last spring, which included
a lengthy residency requirement. As
described
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press-release, the new ~es appear to treat
domestic partners as equal to traditional family members in terms of
their rights to apartment succession.
In the Division's press release, Commissioner Higgins stated: "Emergency
action by the state is warranted. We
must ensure that non-traditional family members of tenants, especiallythose most vulnerable such as theelderly, disabled and persons infectedwith the AIDS virus, are not unfairly
subject to eviction."
The Division met with representatives of lesbian and gay community
organizations,
tenant protectiongroups, and landlord groups to discuss various proposals before adopting the emergency amendments.
Lesbian and gay community groups
represented in the discussions included the ACLU's Lesbian and Gay Rights
Project (which litigated the appeal in
Brascbs), Lambda Legal Defense &Education Fund, Gay Men's Health
Crisis Legal Services Department andthe Bar Association for Human Rightsof Greater New York. Lance Ringel,
director of the recently-established
Office of the Gay and Lesbian Community, also participated in discussions with DHCR about the proposed
regulations, as did Virginia Apuzzo,
Deputy Director of the State Consumer Protection Board. T
SENTENCE PROTEST from pag.19

Jones conceded that there had
been "miscommunication"
betweenthe DA and the attack survivors, aswell as "possible
homophobia."
Other than that, according to Randy
Snyder, who took part in the meeting, "We were really dismissed all
the way through." Their demands
included the recruitment and hiringof openly lesbian and gay assistantDA's, of which there currently arenone, sensitivity training for prosecutors, better preparation of prosecutors
handling
bias
crimes,aggressive support of the bias-related crimes bill in the state legislature,
and a meeting with Morgenthau
himself.
Jones said she would report thedemands to Morgenthau, but refused
to say she would recommend that hemeet with the group. She did, however, express a willingness to meetagain to continue the dialogue.
Members of ACT UP expressed
concern over the upcoming trials ofcases involving alleged gay-bashingattacks at the Wigstock Festival onlabor Day and in Washington
Square Park more recently. "Something else has to happen," Randy
Snyder said. Monaghan echoed thesentiment: "What happened in thatcourtoom-that
was not justice."
Neither Elliot nor Ellerin could bereached for comment by press time. T
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sions, formally appoint five COGLI
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It is within Daley's power to simply dismiss all the members of COGLI
and replace them with handpicked
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had been no formal re~ponse fromthe administration.
Whatever COGU does to publicize itself and Daley's sins, however,
the key to the group's success will be
convincing rank-and-filegays that
COGU is needed while simultaneously undermining Daley's mostly positive image in the community.
Daley scored big last june when
he led the gay pride parade in a 1955
baby-blue Thunderbird convertible.
And even the most left-wing activists
had granted him a honeymoon from .
criticism until a late October brouhaha surrounding the cancellation of ahuman rights awards banquet brought
simmering resentments to the surface.
Suddenly the gloves came off,with activist Arthur Johnston pronouncing: "The blue Thunderbird has worn
off just like Jane Byrne's hats wore
off,"-areference
to a former"machine"-style mayor who rode in gay
parades wearing stunning hats but was
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Daley's assistant press secretary,
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"If you're looking at his recordon gay issues," Halperin said, "I don't
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I will videotape your function/party,
meeting, happening, or any personal
festive event.
Quality VHS, editing, reasonable rates.
Demo. available. Creative work,
Serious calls only.
(212) 569·0717.

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DO YOU PLAY?
GBF fun-loving, smart,cute, into movies, longwalks, good conversation seeks feminine,career-minded, silly,
spiritually aware, sexloving GF any race forfriendship first. No BiF
please. 25-40. Write
OutWeek Box 1635.

HAD TO BE YOU?
GWM 28 5'6" 145 Ibs.
brown/moustache
Cuban film buff seeks
GM 25-35 to sharepopcorn and othergoodthings.
Photo/p ho nelletter
POB 2522 West NY,
NJ
07093.
No
drugs/smoking or bull-

HEY NINA I
I never thought I'dwrite a personal ad
but here goes ... Remember me and youon the LlRR talking
about ecofeminism,
Jamaica
Plain,
acupuncture, and thebeach? Well, I'd like totalk some more... Out·
Week Box 1636

HOT AND SULTRY
19 yo Hispanic/ItalianGM, 6' 150, with Uomo Vogue beauty, fun
to be with. I want tomeet young GM's togo out to movies, theatre, concerts, dinners
and morel Send phOto/phone to POB 570,
NYC 11004.

TRAVEL MUCH?
I am planning my first
trip to Amsterdam or
Sitges or Ibiza. I welcome any suggestions
about hotels, bars, discos, men. Thanks.
Patrick Pope, Box967, Libertyville, IL,
60048. (I'll send you
stamps.)CHUBBYGWM
Babyfaced 39, 5'5",200, br/br, cln. shv.,
hairy chest & belly, uncut, seeks masculine,
well-built chasers, 2045. Midtown Manhattan, day or night. Enjoy sweaty body contact, tit play, jlo possible. SAFE Fr/Gr. Your
photo gets mine. TJ,
Box 112, Executive
Suite, 330 West 42ndStreet, NYC, 10036·
6902. Ethnic, BB aplus.
LESBIAN COUPLE
Straight WM desires
GF couple for adven·turous sex. Let me be
your plaything. I'm tall,
good-looking, 35. In·
terested? Photo/phone
Write Outweek Box
1643

MANOREXOPHILE"
GWM, 35, 6'-1", 165
solid Ibs., masculine,
safe, secure, oftensane, Ivy grad, homeowner; likes skiing, cycling, arts, mechanics;seeks honest GM,
24 to 36, with innate,
truly toothpick-thinbuild and no chemical
dependencies,
forperm. relationship.
Please reply (include
interests,
height,weight) to P.O. Box9252, Morristown, NJ
07963.
LOVE TO EAT ASS
WM, 38, 5'11", 165
Ibs., dark hair, clean·cut, healthy, is looking
for hot guys who love
to have their ass eaten
as much as I enjoy doing it. Squat down,
push out and let me
enjoy your ass insideand out for a longtime. All races welcome. Outweek Box
1647
R U AN EXHIBmONISTGW amtr fotog needs
exp w new equipment.
Nds your hot, hard,
horny bodies to pose.
You get all rolls of col·or, enlgd prints andnegs free. your place.
Ph/ph# P OB 2214,
NY, NY 10036.
CHUBBY TOP SEEKSBOTTOM
GWF, chubby
topseeks slim submissive
GF for fun & maybe
more. Metro area,phone a must, photopis. Write Outweek
Box 1651
YOU'RE SO SMARTI
Erudite passive stallions turn on this very
hot BM (6', 1751b,30's) looking for stimulating encounters withhorny smartasses.
LV/phone: PO Box
786, New York, NY
10026.
NEED QUICK FIX
You combine looks
and habits of Nick
Cave with Ian Curtis
anguish. I will supply
the boredom. I Like
pallor and earrings,
dislike pets and muscles. Skinny literates a+. Write and send four
photoboothsnaps.
Age 25-35. Outweek
Box 1653
BOTTOM SEEKS UNCUT TOP
GWM, 32 bottom, 5'9",
1751b, Gr eyes, balding, Blond, masculine,
good looks, seeks uncut lover under 36 yrs.
I live in Queens (718)321-0344, please NO
FATS, fems, or phonesex, no calls after midnightl
RedHd BB
to GBM attract bdybl·
dr, 5'8", 160lb, 40yr,
HIV status unknown·safe sex of course. UR
masc, well built, interest in social change,
metaphysics, wit hot
times. Bennett, PO
9n, Old Chelsea Stn,
NY 10011.

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New York NY 10010

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November 19. 1989

DOWNARDLY MOBILE
Artist, 36, 6', 1501b,
Br/Br.
Hamdsome,smoker, cynic. Looking
for tough beautiful little
guy for sex, love, culture high and low. Letter, phone, photo toBox 457 Cooper Stn,
New Yor\(, NY 10276.
MEDITERRANEAN 'or Latin, brown eyes,tan, or dk hair, cleancut, masculine, cute,
WANTED. Also warm,
affectionate, fit, intellectual, romantic, not
too hairy. Just a basic,
nonpretentious
niceguy who likes to try
many things, loves
cities, travel, books,
beaches, cycling, conversation, pleasure.
25-35 yr. olds send letter/foto to me, GWM
6',158, 29, prof., brlbl,
cute, very healthy,
playful and friendly, fit
masc., no republicans
or wild partiers: POB
1316, NYC, 10009
CHUBBY VILLIAN
OK, 'Rasslin' fansl
GWM, babyfaced 39,
5' 5", 200, cln shv,
hairy chest & gut, uncut, accepts challenges from well-built,
masculine studs under
40 to sweat out yourhottest,wildest,wrestling/combat fan-"tasies in my Midtown
apt. day/nite. No 'real'
wrestling,
but our"match can be as fun,erotic and/or "brutal"
as U wantl In gear ornude; oil, "dirty" holds,
hot VIA tits, j/o. SAFE
Fr/gr. Ph/Ph to TJ, box
112,
EXECUTIVE
SUITE, 330 West.42nd St., NYC 10036.
Ethnic a plus.
DISCIPLINARIAN
urgently sought bypaunchy,balding
GWM brat, 29. If you
are short on patienceand long on punish·ment-please respond
so on. I am truly ob·
noxious. Write Out. week Box 1660
JUST FRIENDSI
B/W Gay couple inlate 20's with many interests. He likes fashion, I watch (fake)
wrestling, we like horror movies, good conversation and enjoy
lifel We are looking for
new friends btwn 2235, race and looks notimportant but sense ofhumor is a must. If you
would like to"meet or
just talk - wriie to Spe~'cial K PO Box 697
Midwood, New York11230.
SWEET JEWISH MAN
Looking for wintersweetheart to sharepassion for Shicoff &Schubert, Ofra Haza &the Hambo. 33, BrlHzl
5'10", 160lbs, bearded, musician seeks
warm, hairy Jewish
man for shabes mitsva
dance. Oh, and I cancook, tool Letter,
PH/PH to: O;utweek
Box 1663
DISCIPLINE SlRI
WM, 5'11", 188lbs, 38,
needs strap crop
switch paddle put tomy bare buns as I cry.
BD, TT, hot wax boot"licking serves meright. Can reverseroles but need to receive SS. No drug Box
243,
Pelham
NY
13803.
LIFE'S A DANCE I
GM, 34, handsome, 6',
Br/Br, 1501bs, swimmers body, hard working, spiritual, practiCal,
idealist, professional
who loves the outdoors (hiking, skiing,
cycling,etc) nad the indoors (movies, theatre, meditation, dinner at home) seeking
a similarly attrcative,
financiallysecure,knowledge seeking
friend or more? late
20's - late 30's who is
comfortable
being
himself. Life's pleasurer are always a welcome surprise I Ph/PH(if poss.) Outweek Box
1665
WHAT DID I KNOW?
Not Much. But thismasculine GWJM, 28,
5'10", 140lb, is sillier,. gentler, more loving,grounded, yet flowing
like the ocean waves. I
swim constantly and it
shows. Brown/Green,
alert,
wildlyromantic,Often horny(as in The HornedOne.) You - young of
spirit and flesh, anyrace, open, happy,
queer, sexy. Be hu·
man & keep it up.
Photo/Phone to Rockaway David c/o Boxholder, PO 1251, New
York, NY 10013.

HOT NJ ROMANCE
Handsome athletic andhealthy GWM, 38, 6',
18Ofbs, BrIBl, with suc:ceslful bUll ness career and rewarding life
wants to meet a special man to share mylife with. Like me, youwant more than a hot
body and need a true
partner who II willingto work at a good relationship and overcome
the fearl of Imtimacy.
Your
therapyhas
helped you realize
your
power
and
achieve perlOnaJ happine .. In life. You wanta partner with Integrity
and the ability to challenge you to grow.
You're25-35
withwann blue eyel and aneed to work and play
hard (Iportl,
gym,
travel, dancing) laughand end each day witha Itrong massage anda warm hug. If you'reserious about finding alover, I'd like to meetyou. Reply with photo
to Outweek Box 1668
HEALTHY WASPYHANDSOME
40's, 5'7", 12Slbs,
BrIBr, seeks similar for!.

sfae sex & closefriendship.
No harddrugs
or obeaseplease. Write Outweek
Box 1670

ABSOLUT BOTTOM
SEEKSABSOLUT TOP
FORABSOlUT
100% PLEASURE.
(STRAIGHT UP)
MIKE 212-969-8769(24 hr voice mall)
SALUTE I
BLOND/REDHEAD
Is wanted by 33 GWM
dark hair hairy hot
passionate and honest
serious about relationship. U R 18-35 slim
clean shaven smoothbottom and serious
European a+, PH/PH
must Box 1536, NYC
10276.
MIS IT YOU?"Are you 18-35, young
yet mature, massculine but colorful, perhaps shy but ambitious? Are you creative, intelligent, resourceful, admirable,
genuine,unique,warm, friendly, attractive, fun loving andloving fun? It's mel

Goodlooking
nicebody well hung W/M
31 5'9" 14Slbs. The
two parts make awhole in the greatest
form of self expressionlls it Us? Say yesl
PO Box 20595, NYC
NY 10009.
.GOODLOOKING
BookishCleancut
37yro WM, 6', 17Slbs,
BRIBR, insiteful, artistic, supportive,
newage, sks sim creative .,quietiy masculine midwestern man for datIng, Box 022045,
bklyn, NY 1120120044, Sci-FI fans A+.
I GET LOST:
Those brief and unexpected conversations
over the telephone after answering someone's ad., forgotten
questions: HIV+? Nonsmoker?
Cleanshaven? GWM? Was
he in his 30's, 5'8",
13Slbs,brown
hair/eyes, glasses, orattracted to this? And,
most important, is hein the arts, does heunderstand that a poetneeds blocks of timealone in which to write

and that such a needdoesn't forget him • orhis? You, too? Write
Outweek Box 1624
BROOKLYN BOYS
GWM,
30 BR/BR,
healthy good shaperomantic many interests seeks younger
GM for friend poss.
Relatnshp BDM Box
305 Bklyn 11240, send
letter and phone allanswered.
HOLA, SENOR I
Teacher, 45, learning
Spanish, seeks Latino
man for stimulating
conversation. My inter·
ests include the arts,
karate,computers,
and pillOW talk. Please
send phone and photo
to: D.L., POB 20089,
NYC 10017, Hasta
Luego.
AUTUMN CHANGES. For this hdnsm, GWM,
30,5'10',160lb, wellbuilt, Italian. Who- dueto previous work-loads
and travel - is quite
single. Professional,
with brains and brawn;
and with an open
schedule on the horizon - would like to ex-

plore quality time wi thsimilar guy. II you areoutgoing,
in shape,
and willing to open up,
drop a line to: POB
310429, RHS, Bklyn,
NY 11231 '{)007.
FOR LESBIANS ONLY
2 Jesbians seek 3rd. for ...one hot night. US:
sultry femme/butch
couple,into' nonmonog, 3&4 ways, experienced,
photo amust, write Outweek
Box 1628
PWA SEEKS SAME
GWM,
38,
5'10",
1601bs, BR/BL, clean
shaven,educated,
healthy. Seeks inshape
HIV+ men 'or sex,
friendship. Turn-ons:
liberal politics, finance,
workingout,tight
LevlslJockwear. Turnoffs: queens, Republicans, Yankee fans.
Outweek Box 1629
MUSICIAN
GWM, 25, 1S51b, 6'
HzIIBR, devoted tomusic. Plays in. alternative pop band. Inexperienced,
straight
acting,amusing,
amused. Seeks guy

MANwith similar interest forfriendship +. PH/PH:
Outweek Box 1630
GET ARRESTED
Arrogant stud cop 28,
muscles, mustache,thick 9" night stick,
6'5", interrogates humiliates strip searches
and fucks. Photo amust with letter. You
know you need it. Outweek Box 1631
COLLEGE CARE
Innocent(?)
student
studying the laws of
economics.
Supply:GM-21, 5'10", 1401b,
Demand: BI or GM 1630 Into travel, books,
music & fun times.
Equilibrium: you andme. Photo & phoneplease. Outweek Box
1632
GUY NEXT DOORGWM, 32, 5'11", 155,bVbr, serious, sincere,sweet, straight·appearingarchitectw/bizarre sense of hu·
mour enjoys adven·ture and travel, movies
and the arts, and any
excuse to relax, seeks
similar GWM, 25-35,
for fun, friendship and

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monogamous relationship. Letter and photo(if convenient) to Outweek Box 1561
TWO ACTIVISTS
Hung, horny GWM
buddies. One Italian,
26, 160 Ibs., smoothswimmer's bod., one
Swede, 30, 150 Ibs.,
rippling gym bod, both
5'11" and hot seek hot
GWM under 30, single
or couples for sweaty,
safe, sensual romps.
Foto a +. Outweek
Box 1562
GWM SURVIVOR
44, Romantic bottomseeks lifetime top. Me:
GermanIks 5'10"
hlthy. You: age-looks·
race, not important,just be sincere. Life is
too short to playgames. Write Outweek
Box 1563
LESBIAN FEMINIST
29, in NYC 7 years;
likes Puccini to Chapman, Capra and Hitch
to Lee and Almodovar,
Shakespeare to Morrison; also politics,
sports, animals andnational parks. Stable,
healthy, Romantic, witty, attractive. Slightly
butch in appearance,
not in attitude. Let's go
to the lOO, the Knicks
or Aida. No smoke,drugs. Outweek Box
1564
FAT AND SASSY
GWM, 37, 5'11",190
Ibs., interested
inmeeting a very fat GM
for fun, sex and possible
relationship!
Replies with photo answered first. No weight
limit, the larger the
better. The more to
love. l.T. S. 20053,
New York, NY 10011.

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I want a big muscle·
man to feed me andmake me eat. Makeme eat till I feel like I'mgoing to burst. Pumpup as I pig out. Liveyourfat
fantasy
through me. Answer
with full photo and letter. LTS 20276, New
York, NY 10011.
SIMPLY THE BEST
GWF, 23, seeks awoman who is better. than all the rest. Art islife, life is an art, ev·
erything is a satirewith an optimistic outlook what do u think?

November 19, 1.989

Send me a letter, or
something revealing.
Outweek Box 1585
BRIGHT RED
Lipstick & toe nail polish turn on this tall,hung, 42yr old wasp.
Looking for tall man into same for erotic
femme lesbian scenes
in heels, panties, earings, perfume & oldies
and bodyshaving. Box6537 Grand Cent Sin,
NYC, 10163-6022.
VERY HANDSOME
GJM, writer, 29, 5'11",
171Ibs, strght acting,with wonderful imagination enjoys laughterand simple pleasures,seeks bright, attractive, NYC based special guy. Letter/Photo/Phone. Write Outweek Box 1587
LOOKING FOR FUN
Lesbian Feminist lookIng for friend maybe
more to enjoy the lessserious things in life.
I'm into literature, art,
music, political work,
movies, Women, sex,
and a good time. I
want a sensitive wom·
an to share thesethings with. If you'reinterested and have asense of humor pleasewrite Outweek Box
1588
FREE·
NEED A MENTOR?
This GW mature Irish·
man is at your svc.
Does your being gay
bother you? Are theresomeproblems
confronting the family?
Should I stay-in or
leave the closet?
Should I tell the family
or not? Should I let it
be known on the job?
Should I live home? A
mentor, friend, advisor
and confidant may
help also with your fi·
nancial handling andmanagement. If you
need peace of mind let
my charm, humor, sincerity help you. PH/PH
POB 278 Corona, NY
11368.
MASSAGE AND
AFFECTION
Smooth chested men
20·50 wanted to ex·changemassagew/furry GWM, 41, 5'9",
1701bs. You-all types
O.K. affection and cu
ddling appreciated andreturned' send phone
no. and photo to: POB

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PLANS

LOOKING FOR DAD
Handsome 30yr·old
boy wants dad to playwith him. Boy is into
leather & lace withpierced tits & shaved
body. Erotic times &more for man who iswell hung. Tall Europeans preferred. Outweek Box 1592
WESTCHESTERPreppie top, 36; plays
safe, brown hair/blueeyes. Professional.
Picture requested.
P.O. Box 875, Harrison, New York, 10528.
HELIUM HEELS?
Do you like your legsin the air? Me: 30's,
blue eyes, cleanshaven,safe top.
Send photo/tel to: P.O.
Box 172, White Plains,
New York, 10605.
SHOCKING CONFESSIONIThe hottest-hung guy
I've ever seen is in mymirror ... w/plenty toshare. Hdsm super·
stud 6', 185, young 44.
hunky nips and chest,
the perfect big bro, top
pal, idol, protector, defender, rescuer, teacher, lover. Sks roMANtic
catch
20·39
who
would
enjoy
2
dreamhomes, exciting
showbiz life, lots of
cuddling, caring, extra
inches and more.
Now's your chancel
Photo required: POB
1164, NYC 10159.
Tough to swallow...but
TRUEI
MACHO HOMBRE
Handsome 29,S'S",
trim, 140, blk hr, breyes, stach, hung andvery hotlll Great senseof humor. Seeks topl
Trlm-macho-gdlkhung, 24-45, Latin,

Italian and right Hombre gets long ... hotthrobbing-pulsing oral
service to a pounding
salsa beat I and morel
Photo and note a
mustl SS. Outweek
Box 1596
WINSOMETS
Stable healthy older(SO) male ready to offer what he can to aUr
younger TS ready tooffer what she can fora love-your eyes andeverything about you
relationship.
Write
Outweek Box 1597
HANDSOME GBM
6'1", 170,31 seeks areal man who is not into games but who is
into funl You should
be under 50 and over
21, healthy, happy andsecure. I like movies,
books, travel, theatre,
et aI. I love unbridled
sex, but role playing isa bore-versatility is amust. I'm good at virtually anything I do
and I never disappoint,
so let's talk. C'mon
you know you want to!
Send a photo & phone# and I promise to calland return the photo.
I'm waiting ...so hurry I
Outweek Box 1603
JUST TURNED 40
but look 30 (honest I)
GWM, 5'8", 155#,
br/grey,
well·built.
Looking for truth, passion, good old fashioned
romance.
Me=easy going, funny,bright, open minded,
open hearted, creative, mischievous,
healthy, happy. Love
people,outdoors,
camping, cuddling,craziness. You=25-40,
in shape, mentally,physically, humorous·
Iy. Interesting and interested. Write P.O.
Box 30111, NY 10011.
CUTE, BOYISH
sensual B/WM, 21,57", seeking a cleanshaven, similar guy orguys, 23 or younger ..
Full top hair, nonsmoker and basicallynon-drinker
areplusses. Esp. attracted
to Orientals
andWhites. No heavies,
beefcakes, addicts or
marrieds.
I'm into
rocklr&b, the West Village, park rides, safesex, maybe more. And
your passions? (sendphoto and letter to Box590, Rockefeller Station, New York, NY
10185.)CT YUPPlE·STUD
5'8", 25, bllbl. What
more can you ask for?
GWM prof. seeks. same to 40 in CT/NY.
Are you ready to goout on a limb? Send
photo/phone to Outweek Box 1606
SLAVE OF NEW YORK
I have this love/hate
relationship with NYC
and I live in Brooklynl
Can you
provideenough of a distraction
so I don't notice NY?
I'm always ready foradventure#5,243. Willing to share all-would
like to meet you if
you're in late 30's tolate 40's, in great
shape,
physically,
mentally and spiritually.
Love facial hair & live
in Brooklyn-but none of
the above is essentialIYour sense of adventure is more important
than the size of yourendowment. HIV+ andvery healthyII Outweek
Box 1607
JUNIOR PARTNER
I'm old enough, confident enough, successful enough for ayounger boyfriend.
GWM, 50, attractive,
in excellent shape,withtaste,
style,
means, and interesting
international life seeks
GWM, 20's or 30's,
who is very goodlooking, clear thinking,healthy, smart, ambitious, sincere, not too
conventional or sentimental. If you comereasonably close, reo
spond with photo and
I'll reply. Outweek Box
1608
FOND OF COCK
Older
blue-eyed
WASP wants eager
cock auached to interesting man. I'm paleand uncut, fond of
darker shades of human. Smoking, drugs
ruin the flavor. Mustknow how to smile, orbe willing to learn. Callme at (212)431'4674.
LI COlLEGE TYPE
(teacher,that is)GWM, 5'10", 165, 47(but look 39), healthy,
attractive (I'm told),serious (but not always). I enjoy arts, na·ture, ss, opera, con-versation, liberal politics. Looking to meetsomeone 27-43 whoshares my values,
same interests. Please
send note, ph/ph to
Outweek Box 1610
ULSTERCOUNTY
I'm a submissive
heavyset 37 year old
straight acting male(hung 4 to 8 inches)for safe sex on a regular basis. No word
games, mystery people or drugs, sincere
only. Send a letter ofyourinterestandphone to P.O. Box
275, Highland,NY12528. Pen pals weloomed.
HNDSM HUNG GBM
Top, seeks affectionate bottom, preferably
Hispanic or Italian forfriendship. Goodlooking intelligent, clean
and hO(lest a must,
40-60 years. Photo, if
possible, will return.
Outweek Box 1187
S.MROMANCE
Handsome
G/B/M,
34, seeks GM 25-50,
for safe healthy s&mromance. All serious
replies. Ans. rightnowl Photo/phone
to: ,p.O. Box 314,
New
York
City
10009.
GWM,ITALIAN
42, 5'9", 145 Ibs.,
BrlBr:
moustache,good·looking, masc.,many interests seeks
similar men for friend·ship & safe sex relationship, staches andhairy a •. photo/phone.
Box 831,
Grand Central Station,
NYC, 10163.
PEACH OF A GUY
Looking for someone
intelligent, a,ffection·ate, loyal, employed,adorable, fuckable?
This GWM, 32, 5'11,
155#, brown/bluew/stache, HIV-(safe sexonly), likes keeping his
man happy, horny, satisfied, and comingback for more. If
you're a tall GWM, 3344, serious, who canenvision shacking up
with another guy for acouple of decades.
Send me a letter. Out·
week Box 1268
BEYOND THE STARS
GWM, 34, 5'9", 150,
brn/brn,muscled,seeks partner interested in relationship/friendship. Our interests include gym,
sports, theatre, art,
movies, reading, travel, skiing and beach.
We compliment eachother as winners, areboth professionals,
successful, very goodlooking, masculine,
smart, secure, know
who we are and into
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