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.1• r See IN Step's EXCLUSIVE -It V A rito Interview with 134, e l it' . 49, Bruce Vilanch in Section Q Oa ''' w lir 15th lbell°‘ IN Gay Airman Guilty of Going AWOL from Fears Higher Returns Expected for '99 AIDS Ride Atlanta — A military judge has found tract for next year's ride. However, If somebody has a better idea that can AIDS Ride to according to Power, Pallotta was reluctant make us that kind of money, our ears Airman Douglas Gilley Jr. not guilty of deser- to sign up for Wisconsin in 2000 due to open." tion but guilty of the lesser charge of being Return in 2000 the low number of riders and a perceived Beneficiaries for the Wisconsin AIDS AWOL from the Moody Air Force Base near lack of overall support from all of the Wis- Ride in 2000 will include The National by William Attewell consin beneficiaries. Minorities AIDS Council, ARCW and Valdosta, Ga. The Wisconsin leg of the Twin Cities- Camp Heartland and AIDS Network. of the IN Step staff Gilley had told the military court that he Wisconsin-Chicago AIDS Ride is also the went AWOL out of concerns he would be the Madison — Preliminary figures from smallest of several AIDS Rides produced the 1999 Twin Cities-Wisconsin-Chicago Doyle, Diversity subject of anti-gay attacks if his sexual ori- by Pallotta. The small size, coupled with AIDS Ride indicate that Wisconsin riders increased scrutiny following low returns entation became widely known at the base. and Pallotta TeamWorks, Inc. have man- in 1998 made Pallota seriously consider Conference To "I didn't want to become the Matthew aged a nearly 300% increase in money dropping the Wisconsin portion. organiza- Shepard of Moody Air Force Base," Gilley returned to Wisconsin AIDS An agreement was reached only after tions over the troubled 1998 ride. lengthy discussions with Pallotta Team- Address LGBT Issues told local reporters, referring to the death of Power, Executive According to Bob Works, Inc., according Power. Brookfield — Wis- AIDS Network, the initial fig- a gay University of Wyoming student who Director of "I am pleased that Pallotta was open to consin Attorney General was killed because he was gay. "THE TOTAL AMOUNT listening to the riders and the beneficiaries James Doyle will be the Gilley's partner is ailing with cancer and from Wisconsin and that they [Pallotta] keynote speaker at PALOTTA PUTS BACK made a decision in Wisconsin's favor," "Threats to Diversity - says he needs Gilley to help him battle the Power says. Meeting the Challenge," disease — which Gilley told the court would INTO AGENCIES IS "Palotta was skeptical and not con- a day-long conference to inevitably lead to others on base learning he vinced that the ride in Wisconsin was be held Oct. 9. The con- UNEQUALED. ... THERE viable," added Power. —Jones Doyle is gay. ference, sponsored by An action plan from Wisconsin was the Interfaith Alliance of Southern Wis- The judge hearing the case sentenced ISN'T ANYTHING ELSE presented to Pallotta including proposals consin, will be held at the Unitarian on how benefiting agencies might work Gilley to a reduced rank, forfeiture of his THAT COMES CLOSE." Church West, 13001 W. North Ave. in pay, seven months confinement and a bad- with Pallota to improve the event. Brookfield. That plan, accepted by Pallota, includes The conference will address the activ- ures for 1999 show that approximately conduct discharge. a Wisconsin recruitment manager who will ities of the Religious Right and how they 40% of the money raised in the Wisconsin share space in AIDS Network's Madison impact on LGBT civil rights, education, portion of the ride will go to benefiting Protests Expected office. The recruitment manager in 1999 welfare, health and reproductive rights. agencies. In 1998, the rate of return for the was based in Chicago. Power believes this Also presenting will be Sue Matulis, -White Wisconsin AIDS Ride was less than 10%. for Falwell move will make it easier to recruit and Executive Director of the Wisconsin The low return 1998 was roundly criti- retain riders. Other changes for next year's Research Center, a right-wing watchdog Meeting cized by many in the AIDS community. ride include a statewide marketing plan to group; Christopher Ahmuty, Executive Power told IN Step that he expected attract more riders and support. AIDS Director of the Wisconsin chapter of the Lynchburg, Va. — Mel White and approximately $250,000 to $275,000 to be Network will again act as lead agency for American Civil Liberties Union; F. M. Jerry Falwell, two ministers with diametrically split among the Wisconsin benefiting agen- the Wisconsin portion of the ride. "Mike" Fitzpatrick, President of Action 1999. That is a substantial increase opposing theological views on homosexuality, cies in Despite the criticism leveled by some, Wisconsin, the LGBT civil rights group; over the $65,000 returned in 1998. announced that they would hold a meeting in AIDS Network and the other benefiting Judy Mann of Wisconsin Planned Parent- "I think the term turn-around is agencies believe the AIDS Ride makes hood and Carol Medaris of the Wiscon- October of 200 supporters of each group to appropriate and we are very pleased," sense for their bottom line. sin Council on children and Families. Doug Nelson, Executive Director of the discuss ways of lowering the shrill tone used in "I think it always takes time to get Registration for the conference is $15 AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin told condemning each other's views. something like this off the ground," per person and includes lunch and IN Step. ARCW is one of the benefiting Many have expressed skepticism that explains Power. "The total amount Palot- refreshments. Registrants may enroll at agencies of the ride. ta puts back into agencies is unequaled. they can accomplish such a task, and now the door, and are encouraged to contact Wisconsin AIDS Ride 2000 Yes, [Pallota] takes their share. But, when Bernice Popelka at (414) 228-4689 for anti-gay groups say they may show you look- at the total amounts raised, pro- and AIDS organizations in both Chicago more information or to pre-register. there isn't anything else that comes close. up at the Oct. 23 meeting, both intending to and the Twin Cities, were offered a con- protest the gathering. The Lynchburg Police Dept. says Fred how much as a city we are willing to set Phelps, head of the family-run Westboro Bap- an example and go against the norm to tist Church in Topeka, Kan., had called about Madison Makes DP History become the only Wisconsin municipality to do this. I think it sets a shining exam- obtaining a permit to protest the meeting, as ple for our colleagues around the state," existed "a mountain of evidence" to the had an unidentified anti-gay group from RESOLUTION EXTENDING three open- contrary. said Ald. Matt Sloan, one of ly LGBT members on the 20-member Texas. Phelps showed up last year for a HEALTH INSURANCE Under the Domestic Partners Health council. protest at Falwell's church, saying the anti-gay Insurance Reimbursement Plan, city Holtzman led a handful of BENEFITS TO DOMESTIC employees and their registered domestic Ald. Steve- preacher was "too lenient" on homosexuality. handwringing council members both But gay rights activist Bob Kunst, who PARTNERS OF CITY voting against the resolution and claim- heads a local group called the Oral Majority, ing a commitment to LGBT civil rights. EMPLOYEES PASSES The domestic partnership plan has already applied for a permit. Kunst told passed 14 to 5, with one member absent. police he expected about a hundred people to by Mike Leon It's a political certainty the domestic partnership resolution will be signed by join his protest of the meeting — and that he of the IN Step staff the Mayor, and the benefits package will would bring a 5-foot papier mache donkey and Madison — "It's a longtime coming," begin on January 1, 2000. a 2-foot Tinky Winky doll as part of the protest. said Madison Common Council President and open lesbian Judy Olson several hours before the Council made history on Oct. 5 How They Voted and passed a domestic partnership plan which would make Madison the first Wis- Voting in Favor: consin municipality to offer health benefits to LGBT couples. Linda Bellman, Barbara Vedder, Michael The measure passed the Council with Verveer, Jose Sentmanat, Judy Olson, a widespread community voice calling for Judy Olson Michael Staude, Ken Golden, domestic partnership benefits as a matter Jean MacCubbin, Matt Sloan,Tim Bruer, of equity and human rights. partners and dependents are reimbursed between what "We're talking about righting a for the financial disparity Kent Palmer, Judy Compton, single coverage health wrong that has gone on for way too the City pays for Roberta Kiesow and Gary Poulson long," said Ald. Mike Verveer, sponsor of care insurance and traditional family the initiative, in a sometimes emotional health care insurance coverage. Voting in Against: The DP plan mirrored the recom- speech delivered some 15 minutes after mendation made by the Labor and Man- Warren Onken, Cindy Thomas, registrants spoke on the initiative. "You agement Committee established by Susan Hamblin, Dorothy Borchardt cannot put a price tag on civil rights." Verveer went to refute objections that Mayor Sue Bauman in 1998. and Steve Holtzman OUT Daly "It's a really exciting time to be on the NATIONAL COMING. the plan was too expensive, saying there Absent: Santiago Rosas Oc+06er 1% 1999_ council. At the very highest, it shows

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Chicago — Two new medical studies civil rights Sacramento, Calif. — After years of little statewide political Davis, who has generally been supportive of indicate that resistance to commonly used rights, is considered a centrist progress during Republican administrations, California's new legislation and, in favor of gay had been uncer- AIDS drugs is increasing in the U.S. as the Democratic legislature and governor, Gray Davis, rolled up the Democrat and his signature on all three measures -right anti-gay foes had lobbied become more widely used legislative year with three important new gay rights laws. Under- tain until he announcement. Far medical therapies school anti-bias measure. scoring the national political significance of the new measure, intensely for vetoes, especially of the among patients infected with HIV. Although called the bill "radi- Gov. Davis announced the signing of the three bills into law at The far-right Capitol Resource Institute groups to flood Davis' medical experts say doctors may have to rely the Gay and Lesbian Presidential Dinner in Beverly Hills, where cal" and urged conservatives and religious bill. For several on different drug combinations tailored he and President Clinton were the guests of honor. office will calls opposing the school anti-bias "These three bills will send a message across the country days, officials and state lawmakers complained that they were more precisely to each patient, the findings unable to reach the governor's office by phone and hand-deliv- need not impede current treatment. and around the world that we are determined to unleash the full potential of the human spirit here in California," Davis said ered messengers frequently had to be used to reach Davis' office. The drugs are, AIDS experts say, victims in remarks at the fund-raising event. But despite fundamentalist far-right opposition — including a of their own success. Dr. Roger Pomerantz of One measure — AB 537, sponsored by State Rep. Sheila state ballot measure next year to bar recognizing same-sex marriages — activists introduced their most ambitious legislative package ever the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) — will make it unlawful to harass or intimidate students in the state's public schools because of their this past year. The bold move followed the election of Gov. Davis, says their use against diseases like AIDS actual or presumed sexual orientation. The measure, and a previ- the first Democrat to hold governor's office in 16 years, along with causes the organisms to mutate so the ther- ous version that narrowly failed, incited one of the most con- the election of enough Democrats to the state legislature to take narrow control of both houses for the first time in years. apy may sooner or later become ineffective. tentious debates in the legislature this year. Kuehl said she was "moved beyond words" by Davis sign- "Anywhere you put the selection pres- ing the new bill into law, which she had worked for since she sure of an antibiotic or, in this case, anti- was elected to the legislature in 1994. "This bill sends a mes- Soldier to be Court virals, you will stimulate evolution of the sage to school administrators that they must take steps to stop pathogen," Pomerantz says. "If you don't this kind of harassment," she said. Martialed in Killing Three other states — Connecticut, Massachusetts and Wis- have the drugs, this virus will not develop consin — already have similar laws in place, but activists say the Fort Campbell, Ky. — Pvt. Calvin Glover will face a court resistance, just like every other pathogen." passage of the Kuehl bill will be a huge catalyst for other states martial on charges of premeditated murder in the July killing of Pfc. Barry Winchell, who was allegedly killed at least in part Dr. Daniel Baden of the Aaron Diamond to follow suit. A second bill, AB 1001, will add sexual orientation to the because he was gay. Winchell was beaten to death with a base- the next day. AIDS Research Center in New York says drug anti-bias provisions of the state's fair employment and housing ball bat in his barracks and died in a hospital resistance is the main reason for AIDS/HIV act. State courts had already ruled several years ago that such Investigating officers recommended the court martial after employment discrimination was illegal under existing state hearings in August at the base. No date for the court martial has treatment failures in the U.S. today. Boden led yet been set and Glover could face a life prison sentence if a research study just published in the Journal anti-bias laws governing gender, and gay rights foes had in the past used those court rulings to oppose codifying new anti-bias found guilty of the killing. of the American Medical Association that laws. But rights advocates had insisted the law was needed Winchell, 21, of Kansas City, Mo., had only shortly before his because the state court rulings were "weak" and inconsistent. death begun acknowledging his sexual orientation and his brutal found 13 of 80 WV-positive white gay men killing attracted national attention, first because military authori- tested had drug resistant strains of the virus. The new law, sponsored by Antonio Villaraigosa, the Los Ange- les Democrat who is also the speaker of the state Assembly, ties seemed extremely reluctant even to admit the killing may have "The overall prevalence of drug-resis- overcomes those problems, backers of the measure say. been a gay-bashing, and next because the brutal death underscored tant virus was 16 per cent, which was quite The third and final bill — AB 26 sponsored by San Fran- serious failing in the Pentagon's current anti-gay policies. high, and multi-drug-resistant virus was cisco Democratic Assemblywoman Carol Migden — makes found in 3.8 percent," Baden says. In another study published in the jour- nal, a team at the University of California at San Diego found 25% of 141 infected Your Friend in the Mortgage Business. patients tested were resistant to one or more commonly used anti-AIDS drugs. The percentages in the two studies dif- fered because they defined drug resistance differently. 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As a for- HIV Fashi n Tip #29: mer injection heroin user, former sex industry worker, and openly gay man liv- You d9n't have wait until after he Conference ing with HIV, Anderson brings a wealth of personal perspectives in addition to his Milwaukee — The Medical College professional HIV/AIDS background to get nto your pants to be tested. of Wisconsin's Center for AIDS Interven- this year's event. tion Research (CAIR) will host two days The conference will also feature 11 of education and information-sharing at breakout sessions on a variety of its 1999 HIV/AIDS prevention confer- HIV/AIDS prevention and care topics. ence scheduled for Oct. 25 and 26 at Mil- Local and national HIV prevention waukee's downtown Hilton Hotel. experts will host these sessions. Call (414) The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been a 456-7700 or (800) 644-1615 for more rapidly changing landscape of prevention information or to register. efforts, at-risk populations, public policy debates, and treatment advances. Front- line specialists in all areas of HIV/AIDS prevention are challenged to anticipate New Lesbian A nyut new directions and respond to unexpected turns in the course of the epidemic. ntitiodijes CAIR's 1999 "State of the Science in Al-Anon Group Mon., Tues.:Thurs. I pm HIV/AIDS Prevention" conference is BESTD Men Choi dedicated to providing opportunities for the public health, scientific and health to Meet STD Diagnosis & reatment care communities to share information fies., 6 - 8:30 inft • Wilk-in about effective and innovative advances in Milwaukee — A new Al-Anon meet- BESTD RWome's Cli HIV/AIDS prevention and care. ings for lesbians has formed and will begin David R. Holtgrave, Ph.D., director meeting at the Milwaukee LGBT Commu- 1st & 3rd Thursda Mo nity Center beginning Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. 6 8:30 pm • of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of HIV/AIDS Pre- Al-Anon is an anonymous 12-step Support Cr vention: Intervention Research and Sup- recovery group for relatives or friends of .,foOay HIV+ M port, will present the keynote speech on alcoholics. The only requirement for and fheitfartn Oct. 25. Dr. Holtgrave's division has memebership is that there be a problem of major national responsibilities in funding alcoholism in a relative or friend. i3EST HIV Ea For more information, contact the C L I N K HIV prevention programs, providing 271-2656. torventi LJJ technical assistance to HIV prevention center at (414) Call fo service delivery organizations, conducting program evaluation studies, and perform- ing HIV prevention intervention research. Holtgrave will speak about the role of HIV prevention in today's era of treat- ment advances and policy change. Keynote speaker for Oct. 26 will be si si Gay Umpire Featured at UWM's `Coming Out' Week Celebration Milwaukee — In honor of National Com- ing Out Day on Oct. 11, the Rainbow Alliance Come to the Right at UWM (formerly known as the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Community and before that the 10% Society) will devote an entire week to the cele- bration they now call "National Coming Out Week." Place for Life Their biggest event will be the appearance of Dave Pallone, a national speaker — once a major league umpire — who was fired when he was outed. The program, Who's Really On First? for Life Insurance That Is Right for You, will be presented at the UWM student Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. on Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. Call Me Today. Pallone was invited back to the UW-Milwaukee campus due to the high amount of requests from those who had seen him before. Admis- —Dave Pallone sion to the event is free. Pallone is the author of the best-selling auto- biography, Behind the Mask: My Double Lift in Baseball, which offers a revealing Barney H. Moore look at baseball through the eyes of a gay man. Making history on Oct. 11, 1995, Pallone and tennis great Martina Navratilova appeared on stage together for a can- Phone: 414-536-7575 did conversation at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. It was the first time that two prominent, openly gay people in professional sports appeared on Fax: 414-536-7581 stage in the United States. Pallone travels the States talking with major corporations and universities about integrating and accepting queers in business, school and life. He has made a significant contribution to society by educating and enlightening people in the 7600 W. Hampton., Suite 201 reality of sexual orientation. He sheds light on this not-so-openly-discussed topic that demands immediate attention on campus and in the workplace. Milwaukee, WI Other events scheduled for the week include an informational booth and pic- tures with the UW-M mascot (the Panther) in the Student Union on Monday, Oct. 11; an anti-hate crime candle vigil in honor of Matthew Shepard at 7 p.m. in Spaights Plaza, in the Student Union on -Wednesday, Oct. 13; an amateur drag show at 7 p.m. in the Union Theater on Thursday, Oct. 14; and on Friday, Oct. 15, the weekly meeting of the Rainbow Alliance will be held in the Student Union, AMERICAN FAMILY with coming out stories, food and drink! The Rainbow Alliance is the queer campus organization of which any student ImsuFt A NI G E may be a member. There are no dues or fees and their goal is to educate the cam- pus on queer culture and to provide a safe place for queer students to come and AUTO HOME BUSINESS HEALTH LIFE talk with peers and listen to other students who may have similar issues. Beyond O1995American Family Mutual Insurance Company and us Subsidanes. Home Office — Madison. 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The ses- community," said Neil Albrecht, LGBT Purchasing a New Home sions began on Saturday, Oct. 2, and will Community Center Executive Director. continue each Saturday through the end For more information on the Rain- Refinancing Your Mortgage of the month. Each session is different in bow U lecture series or other LGBT content and is designed for lesbians and Community Center programs, call (414) Home Equity Loans any other women who have an interest in 271-2656. learning more about breast cancer and Bill Consolidation other health-related topics. There is no charge for the sessions. BWMT-Milwaukee Sessions will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. egardless of your at the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, Social Group situation, Mortgage Concepts, 953 Jennifer St. Topics include: "Cancer Inc. has a loan program that will fit your needs. and the Environment" on Oct. 9; Feel Up, "Feel Good: A Day For Us" on Oct. Schedules RIf you have a miminal down payment — no 16; and "Menopause & Cancer Risk" on problem! If you are self-employed — no problem! If you Oct. 30. All events will provide refresh- ments, day care with advanced notice, Meetings have no credit or slow credit — no problem! To much ASL interpreters, and are wheelchair Milwaukee — After a hiatus of sever- debt — no problem! accessible. For more information, call al years, a new social group of Black & Megan Barry at (608) 246-0101. White Men Together (BWMT) is form- ing in Milwaukee. This social organiza- Please call now for quick and easy answers to all your tion is open to all who support the con- KUUMBA Seeks cept that love can be found and support- mortgage needs. Mortgage Concepts will provide you ed across racial barriers. One need not be with a free pre-approval within one hour of your initial Female Poets and in a relationship, nor does a person have to be cross-racial themselves to join. Cou- phone call. ples and singles are welcome. Performance Artists The first meeting is scheduled for Sat- Milwaukee — KUUMBA Produc- urday, Oct. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the tions is looking for female poets and per- LGBT Community Center, 170 S. Second formance artists for its upcoming Revolu- St. It is anticipated that the group will meet Call Craig Allan @ tion of Womyn poetry open mike on Sat- every third Saturday of the month and urday, Oct. 16 at the LGBT Commurilty have a number of alternative social activi- Center, 170 S. Second Street. ties each month. For more information, 414.774.617o Revolution of Womyn is a monthly call (414) 461-4586, voice mail 3 or check multicultural gathering bringing women out the BWMT-Milwaukee Web site: together through poetry and performance http://members.aol.com/Milw4bwmt. Committed to Serving the art. October's open mike takes place at LGBT Community. the center at 7:30 p.m. For more infor- mation call (414) 873-7133. Flu Shots Offered Thinking at M&M Club RAINBOW LECTURE SERIES Milwaukee — The flu season is almost upon us and, once again, Flu shots will be offered at the M&M Club upper "Maybe a level banquet room on Thursday, Oct. 21 Are You Thinking and Tuesday, Oct. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. The vaccinations continue to be recom- Baby?" mended for individuals who are immune Milwaukee — The Milwaukee LGBT compromised and their care takers. About A Baby? Community Center's Oct. 21 Rainbow U This community outreach is spon- Nurses' lecture series will explore the options for sored by the Gay & Lesbian the" single parents and same-sex couples look- Association, the M&M Club, Explore the options for single parents and same-sex couples ing to start a family. Milwaukee Health Department, BESTD thinking about starting a family. The next Rainbow U lecture shots are free, The lecture will cover adoption, foster Clinic, and IN Step. The flu be accepted. 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Mrs. Shepard's public service Miami — The Gay & Lesbian Crim- Says Boy in Tampa Bay Vo-Tech Principal Sylvia announcement is designed to get viewers inal Justice Professionals, which repre- Albritton said Hicks has been well accept- to "think maybe there is a connection ed by other students. between their casual use of words like 'fag- sents gay and lesbian law Pnforcement Drag Can't "The student body has been very sup- got' and `homo' and a culture of intoler- officers, has announced that it will hold its portive of him," she said. "He's a ance that sometimes manifests itself in convention next year in Key West, Fla., respectable student and he's very stylish in anti-gay violence," said Jim Anderson, what he wears." spokesman for the Gay, Lesbian and which it says has the second-best law Be Queen Hicks' slinky black prom dress hangs Straight Education Network. enforcement agency in the U.S. in terms Tampa, Fla. — JaVenn Flicks dreams in his closet and he is still hoping school It is part of the music network's "Take of being openly gay or lesbian. of being homecoming queen but a Florida officials change their minds before the a Stand Against Violence" campaign. The organization says Boston's police school district says no way. JaVonn Hicks queen is crowned Oct. 23. Mrs. Shepard spoke Oct. 3 to about is a boy. "It's something I really want to do," 600 students and educators who attended department is the country's best and the "It's not a sexual orientation issue," said Hicks. "I'm not ashamed of who I am. GSLEN's three-day conference in Atlanta. Los Angeles Police Department is third. The Hillsborough County public school No student should be discriminated convention will be held Sept. 19-24, 2000. against." Mexican Gays Transsexual "IT'S SOMETHING I Shepard's Mother Parade To Teacher Fights REALLY WANT TO DO. for Job I'M NOT ASHAMED OF Launches Ads Virgin Shrine Atlanta (AP) — The mother of WHO I AM." Mexico City — About 150 gays, les- popular high Matthew Shepard, the gay college student Antelope, Calif. —A bians, transvestites and transsexuals who was beaten and left for dead, launched school teacher suspended after announc- spokesman Mark Hart said in a recent marched through Mexico City Sept. 25 in a public service announcement Sunday interview. "It's about equity." a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the Virgin ing his intention to get a sex-change aimed at curbing anti-gay taunting. Hart said Hicks' school would choose of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. operation is fighting for his job. It begins airing this month on MTV. both a homecoming king and a home- They carried balloons, chanted In the announcement, high school Dana Lee Rivers, who changed his coming queen, with boys running for king prayers, sang religious songs and handed boys in a locker room shout anti-gay name from David Warfield, received and girls for queen. flowers to onlookers. insults. Then Judy Shepard says: '' The "If there wasn't a category for him to Rev. Jorge Sosa of the Metropolitan notice from the Center Unified School Dis- next time you use words like these, think participate, then he would have the right Community Church said the marchers trict over the weekend that he will be to be homecoming queen," Hart said. "He about what they really mean." A photo of her son flashes on the screen with the dates sought an end to "intolerance, discrimina- fired due to his "evident unfitness for ser- has the opportunity to run, because he's a tion and violence" against sexual minorities. boy, for king." 1976-1998. Then the words "Murdered" vice" as a teacher, his lawyer, Margaret and "Hate" are followed by a shot of Mrs. "We are here to give a testimony of The 17-year-old student, who wears faith and to ask the Virgin to renew the Geddes, said. blue polish on perfectly manicured nails, Shepard with her head bowed. "Please don't let there be a next time," values of tolerance," he said. "The Virgin Rivers contends he was put on paid has been allowed to dress in drag since his protects everyone and accepts everyone, she says quietly. administrative leave in August by the sophomore year at Tampa Bay Vo-Tech. and we're here to show her our devotion Hicks, whose bedroom resembles that Shepard died Oct. 12, 1998, days after school district because of his decision to he was beaten unconscious and tied to a and to ask her protection as we fight for of any high school girl, with fashion mag- our rights in Mexico." become a woman. Rivers has filed a com- azines, lipstick, curling iron and fingernail ranch fence outside Laramie, Wyo. Two men were accused of luring the Catholic Cardinal Norberto Rivera plaint with the state labor commissioner polish strewn about, was diagnosed with denounced the procession. gender identity disorder but does not want 21-year-old student out of a bar, driving asking for his job back. a sex-change operation. He dresses as a girl him to a remote prairie and then robbing He is taking hormones to prepare for because he is more comfortable that way. and pistol-whipping him. a sex-change operation next year that would complete his transformation to a woman. He said he has a disorder that I causes people to suffer extreme discom- fort with their sexual identity. The wait is finally over... Every In May, knowing he would return to school this fall as Dana Rivers, he sent a with same-day HIV test results. Ride's An letter to co-workers. "I wont to be a whole person," he Adventure wrote. "It is not a lifestyle choice. It is not a $5499* fetish. I am not hoping to make any kind of social or political statement. It is the single most significant aspect of who I am." Chicago's Howard

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L8AOctober I — October 20, 1999 • IN Step www.instepnews.corn after taking the oath of office. Oregon was admitted to the union in 1859 after being carved out of the original territory, Lawyer Fights For Gay and the county names remained when Washington gained statehood in 1889. In 1986 the County Council switched namesakes because U.S. Vice-President of Rufus King was a slave holder and pro-slavery politician. Seattle — Thirteen years ago, King County was official- ly renamed to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Now a gay activist is concerned about a move that would European Court Declares further emphasize the change because the county's original namesake, William Rufus Devane King, a 19th century vice president, is widely believed to have been gay. British Military Ban Illegal Jason Kelley, a lawyer who is gay, said he plans to testify London — Britain's liberal Labor government quickly at a County Council committee hearing on a proposal to put acted to suspend all investigations into armed forces person- a likeness of the slain civil rights leader on the county logo, nel believed to be homosexual after the European Court of Afterwords replacing a generic crown. Human Rights in Strasbourg declared the country's policy of books & espresso Kelley says he doesn't object to the change sought by banning gays and lesbian from military service illegal under Council Member Larry Gossett, but believes Rufus King — international treaties. a slave holder, founder of the town of Selma, Ala., and U.S. The European Court's ruling came after five years of bat- 2710 N. Murray senator — should be remembered, too. tling Britain's ban against homosexuals by four former service (just 5 blocks from UWM) "Recognizing Vice President King, a homosexual, as well members — Graeme Grady, a former Royal Air Force officer; 414.963.9 o 8 9 as Dr. King would do even more to celebrate the diversity of Jeannette Smith, a former RAF nurse; and John Beckett and our county, Kelley said. Duncan Lustig-Prean, both former sailors with Britain's Navy. According to Madmen and Geniuses: The Vice Presidents of Resistance within Britain's military leadership to ending the www.afterwords.com the United States, a book written by historian Sol Barzman in ban, however, appeared to remain high even though the ruling 1974, Rufus King and James Buchanan had a nearly 20-year itself had come as no surprise and the government may face the relationship when both served in the Senate. Buchanan went prospect of paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars to on to become the nation's first unmarried president. compensate gay and lesbian ex-service members who have been Barzman wrote that Andrew Jackson "had dubbed the booted from the armed forces because of their orientation. prissy senator (King) `Miss Nancy,"' and Aaron Brown, a But government officials in London said it will probably prominent Tennessee Democrat, "referred to King as be two years before the actual policy of excluding homosexu- [cards] Buchanan's `better half,' and described the Alabama senator as als from military service can be changed because Parliament Aunt Fancy ... triged (sic) out in her best clothes.'" is not scheduled to debate a new armed forces bill until 2001. King was elected vice president on the pro-slavery ticket Prime Minister Tony Blair's government, which has gen- with Franklin Pierce in 1852. To curry favor for an attempt erally been very supportive of gay rights issues, indicated it to gain statehood that year, the Oregon Territorial Legislature will probably revise the military code on a provisional basis to named Pierce County for the new president and King Coun- temporarily stop most of the discharges of gays and lesbians. . ty for his vice president. King died of tuberculosis in Alabama in 1853, a week [music]

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On April 26, ABC News showed a yes," Cassie's mother Misty has gone on to videotape of Cassie Bernall made by a write a bestselling book: She Said Yes: The St. Cassie of Christian youth group just two days Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. before she died. But in that tape, Bernall Maybe a mother's overzealous attempt to Columbine is not St. Cassie of Columbine. She's just give meaning to her daughter's death can a girl, and what she says is not exactly be forgiven, but it's shocking that there is profound. "I really can't live without such an eager worldwide audience that a by Chris Ott Christ," she says. "It's like impossible to treats Cassie's senseless murder as if it were y now you without Him." the best thing that ever happened to her. at really have a true life may have Consider also that the 17-year-old's con- To be fair, it's worth remembering the Bheard that version to Christianity took place after a exaggerated reputation of Matthew Shep- IN Step the "martyrdom" rebellious period in which her parents ard as well, who has also become a symbol Vol. XVI, No. XX • At Least We're Coming Out. of Cassie Bernall forbade her to see friends or use the for gay people in sort of the same way that IN Step World Headquarters — one of the stu- phone, and allowed her to go only to Cassie Bernall has for some Christians. It's dents killed in the church and weekend religious retreats. tempting to believe that Shepard was The Northern Lights Building library of Instead of admitting that Cassie something more than what he was, too, 1661 North Water Street, Suite 411 Columbine High Bernall was just a child, and that her con- but there are still important differences. Milwaukee, WI 53202 School — proba- version to Christianity was not exactly Shepard became such a powerful 414.278.7840 voice bly didn't happen as originally reported. built on the most solid foundation (nor symbol because violence — or at least the 414.278.5868 fax The story goes that Bernall said yes threat of it — is such a real part of gay her killer if she believed in people's lives. Bernall's murder was not instepnews0aol.corn when asked by God. But Dave Cullen, a writer for the part of any trend, and no one beats a ISSN# 1045-2435 on-line magazine Salon, recently broke drum about the perversity and moral the news that Bernall was probably killed inferiority of Christian girls from the sub- William Attewell without having much of a chance for urbs the way some people do about us. Jorge L. Cabal famous last words. Shepard's parents have been saying publishers According to Cullen's interviews with almost from the outset not to mistake the only living person to witness Cassie's him for a saint, and I've never heard any- William Attewell death, Bernall was praying, "Dear God. one suggest that Matthew Shepard got in Why is this happening? I just want to go a last line worthy of Hollywood. [email protected] home." Then Dylan Klebold slammed Anyone concerned about the influ- editor-in-chief his hand on the table where she hid, ence that narrow interpretations of Chris- yelled "Peekaboo!" and shot her without tianity have on law and public life — Jorge L.Cabal any theological questioning. The DerTher along with anyone with a more genuine [email protected] Post and the Rocky Mountain News have view of spirituality — should be con- arts editor belatedly corroborated Cullen's research, cerned about the dimensions of the myth and investigators say that they doubt the that Cassie Bernall's story has attained in Ed Grover conversation between Klebold and such a short time. A religion that draws [email protected] Bernall ever really happened. such troubling inspiration from a myth Instead, a version of the exchange did like Cassie's will be hard-pressed to give book editor take place between Klebold and another had it stood the test of much time), the up any of its other myths either — student, Valeen Schnurr. Schnurr had strength of her faith has been absurdly including its cherished myths about sexu- Dorothy Austin, Wayne Brasier, already been shot, and while down on her exaggerated. A girl mouthing platitudes ality — or to ask even the most basic Keith Clark, Scott Evertz, hands and knees bleeding, she said, "Oh, — platitudes which casually dismiss all questions about itself. my God, oh, my God, don't let me die." non-Christians as "not having a true life" After all, creating the myth of a mar- Mike Fitzpatrick, Kevin John, Klebold asked if she believed in God. She — has been turned into a heroine. tyr is far more appealing than simply Christopher Krimmer, Jamakaya said yes, but wasn't shot again and sur- St. Cassie is so popular not because of mourning a girl whose beliefs may not Mike Leon, Leslea Newman, vived. Investigators now believe that the fullness of what she believed, but have been as deep as we would like them Schnurr's answer was attributed to Cassie because of her emptiness. Cassie Bernall to be. And marching under the banner of Jeffrey Newman, Christopher Ott, Bernall by a student who couldn't actual- has become an empty vessel into which an a fresh-faced new saints a lot easier than Dale Reynolds, Shelly Roberts, ly see what was happening. appealing mythology can be poured. The asking troublesome questions about what Jamie Taylor, Carl M. Szatmary No matter what happened that day, fact that she was "martyred" just helps her belief is, and what is worth believing in. this is a terrifying and tragic Richard Waswo, Rex Wockner, story. But you fill that function even more successfully. might be wondering why you're reading There's no chance now that she might Chris Ott can be reached by sending e-mail to [email protected] and W.W. Wells III about it here, in a column devoted to mis- show her beliefs to be as shallow or cavalier or in core of IN Step. contributing writers understandings about sexual orientation. as on that ABC News broadcast, or that The answer is that there is something she might continue to think or change or James Taylor, Chris Hammerbeck deeply troubling about the enthusiasm grow. Immortalized in that last moment photographer that has greeted Cassie Bernall's "martyr- which probably never happened, Cassie dom." It says a lot about what passes for Bernall is more useful dead than alive. Paul Berge, Eric Orner Christianity in America today, and espe- Despite reportedly hearing from both cartoonists cially about the strain of Christianity that investigators and the only witness to her is so frequently energized against us. daughter's death that Bernall never "said Publication of the name, photograph or other likeness of any person or organization in IN Step is not to be construed as any indication of the sex- ual, religious or political orientation, practice or IN 1994, my SON IN 1996, TYLER beliefs of such person or members of such orga- TOLD ME HE WAS nizations. Opinions expressed by contributors do TYLER TOLD ME not necessarily represent those of the publishers. HE WAS GAY. COMPETING IN We reserve the right to edit any submissions, SOME "MISS GAY advertising or editorial at our sole discretion. We IN 1995, HE INTERNATIONAL assume no responsibility for typographical or oth- USA" PAGEANT. ers errors unless camera-ready copy is provided. 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October 7 — October to, 1999 • IN Step www.instepnews.corn Are U ready for Y2K? Calendars are 10% OFF during the month of October! current WI Light. It wasn't all slicked up with color and white space. It had small Newspaper War! More Bombs type with close tracking and little leading Editor's Note: The following letter was forwarded to To The Editor— in a rather muddy looking face. But it fre all three Wisconsin LGBT publications. had a LOT of content. One of Wisconsin's gay-oriented news- It's amazing what An Open Letter to Greg Quindel— papers, Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Light, Boughner could do on a shoestring. appears to be in serious financial trouble. I am both saddened and disappointed And now, with what That's not at all surprising, for if we was supposedly by your opinion of the publishing needs of solid financial backing, WI Light seems review comments from the former owner, our community. A single source for news, ready to fold. it was always a kitchen table-based shoe- Maybe it should get rid of the information and entertainment can only glitz and staff string operation. the of glitzers it can't afford to cause the quality and the diversity of ideas pay, and go back to the Changing ownership and editorship, good old days. presented to degrade — not improve, as Al Geiersbach you suggest. Common sense dictates that and slicking up the appearance (no glossy lack of competition too often leads to stag- paper, though) were hardly likely to draw nation and complacency. in significant extra revenue, and one IN Step wonders what the buyers must have been Stacks Up At the same time, less competition ham— tends to lead to higher costs with lower thinking when they decided to risk their To The Editor— benefit for businesses. Some may even go capital. The Milwaukee gay news market I wish to compliment you on your as far as to call the idea un-American. I can isn't necessarily a zero-sum proposition, fine publication. When I travel, I always not, in good faith, support your `cause' but it can't be far from it. make a point of picking up the local and, in fact, will vigorously oppose it. If the problem is the small available papers,, and guides for the area I am vis- You may think that you and your pool of advertising dollars, then the editor- iting. On recent trips to Washington, company are the answer to all of the Wis- ial content of the paper is perhaps not to be D.C., and New York, I compared Wis- consin LGBT community's needs but faulted for the financial problems, but consin's IN Step to the papers available that hardly makes y6u right. As far as I'm WI Light has really suffered from a lack of there. You should give yourself a pat-on- concerned, you've just declared war on interesting news and commentary that the-back because IN Step is right up front, [calendars] both your competitors and on the com- would draw readers to it. It's become rather neck-and-neck with the big ones in sub- munity as a whole by claiming a mantle limp, and there's no excitement to it. stance and content. Congratulations! to which you have no right. When Terry Boughner owned/edited On a local note, your events calendar, Tsk! Tsk! It appears that you believe the paper, I excoriated him for lazily your coautrage of the arts, music and theatre money, greed and power are more impor- printing press releases from the Log are excellent! And the new "Cordially Yours" tant than community and pride, and that Cabin Republicans as though they were column by the very talented Michael John- your survival is the only one of interest to valid news stories, for opening his pages ston is superb! Keep up the good work and our community. That's often the sign of to their bashing of true gay friends in the continue to keep us informed! a failing leader who is eager to blame Democrat Party, and for insensitively James Schroeder [cards] anyone but himself for the problems printing "soft porn" pictures verging on he faces. "kink" in a publication that not too long Competition is good for our commu- ago was helped by many friends to keep a EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION! nity. The fact that you try to-twist it into place on the open shelves of public IN Step wants yours! Send your letters to: something else betrays the fact that it libraries. may be the Wisconsin Light who is in the But I will have to say that for Bough- [email protected] greatest peril. ner's faults (faults in my opinion), his or fax them to: (414) 278-5868 Bret Holstein paper was far more interesting than the [music] OBITUARY WE'RE NOT DEAD YET! Sarah Ann Ford, 1951-1999

Sarah Ann Ford, a strong advocate for economic development and the arts in 14111LOWEEN [gifts] Milwaukee and a leader of the city's African American community, passed away on Sept. 23 after a heroic bout with cancer. She is survived by her longtime partner Mary, family members and many friends. lqqg Ford was born in Gary, Ind., and came to Milwaukee in 1974 to serve as director of Marquette University's Mul- Don't miss ticultural Center. Since then, she had [espresso] immersed herself in many community organizations and activities, including IN It9pS the Colorlines Foundation, the United Performing Arts Fund, and the Milwau- frilfiPft *UP kee Art Museum. From 1990 until her death, Ford was of thp year. a program officer for the Milwaukee Foundation. In this role, she supervised the disbursal of several million dollars in One BIG issue featuring the grants for the revitalization of the complete rundown on Wisconsin's Harambee neighborhood on Milwaukee's north side. She was the recipient of many gayest Halloween events and the awards for her community activism. results of IN Step's Best of Queer "She had a tremendous fight with cancer, and so many friends have Wisconsin Contest! supported her for so long," Ford's friend Lula Reams commented. "Her cancer had Advertising Mine: been in remission, and this summer was especially active for her. She was able to 5pm attend her nephew's wedding in St. Louis, 10.15.99 @ and she traveled to Gary for her 30th high call: 414/278-7840 school reunion. We'll all miss her so Afterwords much. It's really a loss for the whole city." Issue on the streets: A memorial service for Ford was held books & espresso on Sept. 26 at the Milwaukee Art Muse- um. Relatives and friends shared their 10.21.99 memories of her and the Heritage Chorale, 2710 N. Murray a chorus she participated in for years, sang (just 5 blocks from UWM) several inspired selections. Donations can 414 .9 63 .9 o 8 9 be sent to the Sarah Ann Ford Fund at the Milwaukee Foundation, 1020 N. Broad- way, Milwaukee, WI 53202. www.afterwords.com

11 www.instepnews.com IN Step • October i — October zo, 1999 alf THE among the first in the wave of visitors drawn MOVING 10 YEARS AFTER October to Prague after the revolution, and they 60% off all merchandise thru the month of "VELVET REVOLUTION," raved about it. If you go, you'll see why. Going to Eastern Europe used to be S. THE CZECH CAPITAL IS like going into space: you almost wanted • Housewares to take cyanide capsules with you just in E ONE OF THE MOST case something went wrong and you furniture Rs & POPULAR DESTINATIONS couldn't get back. Today, the dreariness of V • clothing %OFF Soviet rule is being swept away, and Prague V IN EUROPE - FOR GOOD essentially has all the comforts (and prob- • sporting goods lems) of a Western city again. The cen- • music REASONS turies-old historic centers of Prague are V among the most ornate and well preserved • toyS 8noFFNovember 1st thru 10th by Chris Ott in the world, and Prague is said to com- 5,000 square feet of treasures of the IN step staff pare favorably to Paris. As a resident of L Donations are tax-deductible Rome — not exactly a shabby city itself — 246 E. Chicago St. • 414-291-2856 & proceeds benefit the AIDS ust days before an election to fill an once told me, "Everywhere you look in RES ALE Mon—Fri: 10-6, Sat: 10-5, Sun: 12-5 Resource Center of Wisconsin empty seat in the Czech Senate, oppo- Prague, there is something beautiful." j nents of candidate Vaclav Fischer tried That may not hold true in some of the to capitalize on the fact that Fischer, who apartment-block neighborhoods of the says he has never hidden his sexual orienta- $013 D a mro„ outskirts, and unfortunately, Czech youth tion, is gay. BillbOards appeared in Prague have discovered decadent Western diver- saying, "A homosexual in the Senate? Why sions like spray-painting graffiti. But Uncle Bob says... not? Vaclav Fischer for the Senate." despite the downsides of a return of capi- It would be hard to prove that this talism, Prague is still a remarkable place. attempted "smear" actually helped Fischer, A good place to start exploring the city but it certainly didn't seem to hurt. He is Wenceslas Square, which you might rec- my won the election with 71% of the vote. ognize from TV coverage of the revolution Buy Prague has a well-deserved reputation ten years ago. Actually a boulevard about a as one of the most beautiful cities in the third of a mile long, Wenceslas is flanked D world, but for gay travelers, it offers some- by 19th century buildings that are now Pf .rCi f? OF THE 09- thing else too: a level-headed sense of toler- home to a variety of restaurants and shops, tLk\W GAY TRAVEL GUk° ance and respect for others, and a decent and topped off by the gold-domed Czech lack of interest in other people's business. A national museum. ID ) recent poll by the Czech News Agency Wenceslas is worth a stroll or two, but ) found that 60% of respondents believe that- keep your eye out for pickpockets, who are society should be more tolerant of gay peo- routinely being hauled away by plainclothes ple, and earlier this year, a member of the police. It's also tourist-kitsch central, and it's Czech parliament was forced to apologize not the best of what Prague has to offer any- after making derogatory remarks. If only way. Head to Old Town Square, which is we could do the same with Trent Lott. just a few blocks away through Prague's All this level-headedness and open- winding cobblestone streets. mindedness is not new, however. It's part The centerpiece of Old Town Square, of a tradition that is being re-established. or "Staromak" in Czech, is the tower of the og For much of its history, the Czech Repub- historic city hall, which has an elaborate lic (Czechoslovakia dissolved in 1993 after astrological clock built in 1338. The clock Slovakia filed for divorce) has been one of displays the procession of the signs of the the most forward-thinking countries in zodiac, and little figurines perform antics the world. Czechoslovakia's first president for crowds that gather every hour to see was such a believer in women's equality them. At the time it was built, the clock that he added his wife's name to his own. was so extraordinary that its maker is said We have the word "robot" thanks to the to have been blinded to prevent him from inventiveness of a Czech playwright in creating another. 1 921.,Martina Navratilova was one of the Staromak is even more striking at world's first pro athletes to come out, and night, when its towers, spires and cathe- earlier in the century, Prague was even drals are all lit up. I ran into a fellow Wis- home to one of the world's first gay-rights consinite there one night, and it made per- organizations. fect sense to both of us that something like (the ladies All of this creativity and progress was 100,000 Americans,have moved to Prague love 'em too!) stifled by the Nazi takeover in 1938, along in the last ten years. with a communist coup in 1948, and a From Staromak, it's just a short walk to brutal Soviet crackdown in 1968. 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Looking out over the city from the vigils and demonstrations convinced the castle hill, you'll see where Prague's nick- For ur next vacation, have an totalitarian government to simply give up name "the city of a hundred spires" comes and resign, and by the end of the year, from. Some of the most impressive spires Vaclav Havel, the country's most respected are on St. Vitus', a Gothic cathedral with- dissident, was elected president. in the castle compound itself, which took !if Within eight months, at the end of more than six centuries to build and was summer 1990, a few lucky friends began not finally completed until 1929. coming back from trips to Europe during This stroll from Wenceslas Square to their school Bike in southern France summer breaks. They were the castle is what to concentrate on if you have only a short stay in Prague. You could with a friendly gay group. several spend days admiring this area's We also offer hiking, diving, dozens of cathedrals, theatres and concert TheGlor\I of Ego A MilloodiuroToff halls (performances of Mozart's "Prague rafting, and more. Please call Ao[il21-30. So[iogBink, 2000 Symphony" and "Don Giovanni," which 101 a fiPP catalog. debuted in Prague, abound), but there are 4 Days in Cario lots of other attractions. .4 Day, Nile River Cruise Petrin Park, south of the castle, offers a Includes: round-trip airfare, wooded escape from the crowds of the city, domestic flights in Egypt, deluxe and Czechs escape there, too. The park has $2,595* hotels, private coach tour with 'Package price, plus tax. 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The Czechs also took Club, at Kozi 13. also have to knock yourself out to spend Havel, one of their most outstanding citi- Some of Prague's beer halls $10 per person there or at almost any zens, and made him president. Reading the and restaurants were established other restaurant in town that doesn't cater essays that Havel wrote in a communist more than 500 years ago, and exclusively to foreign tourists. Almost prison can only make you wonder why we with all due respect to Milwaukee, every place you'll want to go is also easily insist on electing such bozos. Czech brews are among the best reachable by subway or tram, and some Prague is worth a visit just to have fun, in the world. They may leave you tram routes run all night. but we also have a lot to learn from the incapable of drinking pale imita- Prague is worth visiting for everything Czechs. Americans pride ourselves on tions ever again. After the Soviet that it offers to see, do, eat and drink, but freedom and democracy, but the Czechs invasion in 1968, the communists another fascinating aspect of the city is its have a much more recent and relevant made sure that beer was cheap, people: The Czechs seem quite capable of experience of making those things real which was a shrewd move. The deciding for themselves what's right and than we do. V beer is delicious, and it delivers what's wrong, and there's a certain the smoothest buzz I've ever had. After drinking a couple half liters, I didn't feel like overthrowing any governments either. For a night out, try the popu- lar club Radost FX (Belehradska n 120), which is gay on Thursday The Cathedral of St. Nickolas in Prague. Photo by Chris Ott. nights, or Stella (Luzicka 10), one of the most well known gay bars in pointing out that boys and boys and girls town. Also popular is Gejzeer (Vinohrad- and girls make amorous use of Petrin, too. ska 40), the name for which is a play on You can take romantic walks along the the Czech words for gay and geyser. park's paths, or ride a funicular (a cable car Unfortunately, Gejzeer keeps getting on a really steep angle) through the park attacked with canisters of tear gas, but the up Perrin hill. At the top, there's a 90-foot alleged culprits are not antigay maniacs. Eiffel-like tower that was built for an They're supposedly the begrudged owner of exposition in 1891. You have to walk up, a competing club (now that's fierce compe- Vaccinations but it offers a view of the city even higher tition). I went the night after an attack and than that of the castle's. was blaming the cigarette smoke before Prague also has centuries-old syna- someone explained to me that traces of the gogues and a Jewish cemetery that sur- tear gas were still in the air. 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of liberal credentials. Hell, if we behave they even invite here on Earth. If I live in such a perfect place, I can ignore us over to dinner so that their liberal friends can see that the fact that for many it is not. Madison is, in fact, a place Some More Thoughts they even socialize with us, but we are ultimately remind- where if you point out to the average citizen that there ed that, like African-Americans invited into so-called "all really isn't much of an African-American middle class you About Madison white" neighborhoods in the sixties; we are never really will be told that is "because all those blacks came up from invited to achieve full neighbor status. And it's called Nir- Chicago." Seriously! Most Madisonians are not even able by Scott Evertz vana simply because the neighbors are polite? to understand the concept that there might be an under- n the last issue Jamakaya wrote Meanwhile, people of color and the homeless are kept lying racism in their community which prevents people of quite well of the Madison-Mil- in their place by allegedly "progressive" members of the color from sharing in the Nirvana dream. / waukee Divide, articulating the City Council. When a piece of legislation was circulated Madison is, after all, home to American Family Insur- many differences between these two by a "progressive" alderperson that would make it an ance which has accused of redlining, the practice of iden- communities and some of the atti- offense to be in a bus shelter for any reason other than tifying areas (usually those with a high minority popula- tudes of their respective residents. waiting for the bus, not only did few see this as a direct tion) for whose residents they will not write insurance Indeed, as Jamakaya points out so assault on homeless people simply trying to stay warm, policies. The company's seeming response to being well, many lesbians (and gay men, but no one challenged this alderperson's "progressive" cre- accused of this was to purchase outdoor billboard adver- for that matter) view Madison as dentials. To the contrary, he was rewarded by the business tising with drawings of people — all of whom were a dif- ferent color of the rainbow Nirvana compared to Milwaukee. THE PROBLEM, AS -- and some cheesy saying rd add that they view Madison as Nirvana compared to I SEE IT IS, about this being America's family. Again, no one pointed just about anywhere. The truth is, however, that Madison WITH THE "MADISON ATTITUDE" IS out the irony and the company was applauded for the is far from Nirvana and the only people I believe who advertising campaign and for their efforts at promoting could possibly articulate it as such have cloaked them- THAT IT IS ONE OF COMPLACENCY diversity. But does anyone know if they are still redlining? selves in rhetoric about Madison as a "progressive" so they It's time for Madison to truly "progress" into a city can ignore the fact that it is not. interests he was working to protect with this measure. where symbolism is cast aside in favor of real solutions for Well, my dear readers, the emperor has no clothes (or When that same alderperson decided he would work to real people. It's time for its gay and lesbian citizens who cloak). Madison is neither progressive nor is it a anything ban the sale of 20 ounce bottles of malt liquor and beer are comfortable in their lives to say, "It's not enough for approaching Nirvana. While I suppose it may be true that (the product of choice of many African-American males just me and my white, upper middle class partner to be those lesbians and gay men who choose to live in a very according to brewing officials) on State Street, he did comfortable. That's not Nirvana. If we are truly 'progres- limited geographic area of the city and who ascribe to the receive some flack but virtually no one suggested this was sive,' it's time to share it with others." very liberal attitudes of that neighborhood's residents a racist attempt to get "those people" off of State Street. likely feel comfortable in that neighborhood, I ask them Now, to his credit, this same alderperson has worked (In the interest of full disclosure, I do not actually live in Madison. My to consider how comfortable they'd feel if they were also tirelessly to secure domestic partnership benefits for city partner and I live in a neighboring village which is, by anyone's African-American as well as gay or lesbian. I'd further ask employees and he needs to be applauded for this. How- definition, the most politically conservative community in Dane County. them if they'd feel comfortable living as openly gay in all ever, doesn't anyone think it a little bizarre that this so- We do so, in pad, because it's nice to know that our neighbors who are of Madison's neighborhoods. It's been my observation called Nirvana wasn't the first such municipality in the that there are many areas of Madison where a gay or country to provide such benefits and that it has been our friends really are our friends and are not simply liberals wishing to lesbian couple would, in fact, be treated with outright presided over by a host of "progressive" leaders who, for odd our friendship to their list of liberal credentials.) hostility and even in those neighborhoods where such one reason or another, have blocked the implementation couples are tolerated, they are simply tolerated and not of such benefits for decades? embraced. The problem, as I see it is, with the "Madison atti- I have further observed that self-described liberals (or tude" is that it is one of complacency. Its residents seem "progressives") living in the so-called tolerant neighbor- to need to believe that they really are progressive and that hoods love to welcome "us" to their neighborhoods they really are living in Nirvana and in so doing close because having a gay living next to them adds to their list their eyes to the fact that a real Nirvana has never existed

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A The Milwaukee Repertory Theater the time being, I thought I would catch you up with what's happening. diva of all divas — no not me — Maria bountiful buffet and my favorite potato is Tuesday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee For those of you who are looking for Callas in Master Class on Oct. 16-31, juice brought to you by ABSOLUT. The Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. something fun and different to do on Fri- brought to you by The Milwaukee venue is really hot, too! The old firehouse Beware, The Divine Miss M is day evenings, may I suggest dropping by Chamber Theatre. the Third Ward. returning to Brew City, Monday, Novem- The Astor Hotel for a little live enter- Have you ever had the delight of din- The Florentine Opera opens their ber 15th. Charlotte, start saving your tainment. Local bands like Unknown ing at Sanford's? Recently, I said good 67th Season with the most popular French egg money! 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October 7 — October zo, 1999 • IN Step www. instepnews.com kir IN Step, SECTION 9 • October 7 - October zo, 1999 Arts • Interviews • Reviews • Calendar • Classifieds • Nite Life • The Guide INSIDE Q: IRREGULAR FORMS OF THE VERB "TO BE" Interview with Tim Miller — Page 23 CINEMA: Romance — Page 26 • THEATER: That's Amore Page 26 INK: Hustlers and Other Exotic Creatures — Page 20 COLUMNS & FEATURES: FREE Personals Page 3i • Keepin' In Step Page z8 The Calendar Papn • The Classies Page z9 -The Guide papy IT vtfr011 [L "Look! It's that guy from The Match Game,' they said." —You're so funny with that Oprah. Say hello to Oprah for us.' I told that to Whoopi. She said, `I've been getting A Drive in The Wine Country that for 20 years. Ever since The Color Purple, I've been getting "Hello, Oprah!" You'd think I'm a little distinctive.' " Well, on top of TV adulation, Bruce is also getting applause for his monthly Advo- with Bruce Vilanch cate column. "They came to me when they were losing their Hollywood columnist. They said you can write whatever you want as long as your pieces are tied in somehow by Brandon Judd to something's that's happening in the arts and has a gay angle. So I started writing the Special to IN Step column, and a couple of things happened. One was that I didn't realize that my observations were observations that other people hadn't had. I was taken CC / built a house on fart jokes," notes the husky, possibly bleached aback. I was just writing from a perspective of a gay person of a certain age blond, highly hirsute gent in front of me. Add a few Sophie who's always been out and who's always been involved in show business. Tucker tales for Bette Midler, lots of Oscar material for Billy There was an audience of people interested in the way I saw things. I Crystal, plus comic gems for the likes of Lily Tomlin, Robin was kind of amazed they paid attention to it but then so much writ- Williams, Whoopi Goldberg and Nathan Lane, and you can add a ing that gay people do professionally is so strident and argumentative. swimming pool. Everyones at each other's throat. Were a community but everybody Yes, for the past two decades, when Hollywood stars needed hates everybody. It's terribly divisive. `I'm not like you and you're not material to make their audiences laugh, they screamed, "Get Bruce," like me, but I'm the good one. You're the bad one.' which also happens to be the title of new Miramax documentary on "So I think when someone comes along and writes, this kind-hearted, acerbic Bruce Vilanch. You better say "kind- `Were all crazy but it's okay that we're all crazy, that hearted" with his mother sitting next to him. we all have a unique view of the world,' I think "Bruce is my son. He's my career," says the charm- that people sort of sit up and say, Oh, I never ing woman with a cigarette growl who's made up thought about that. I was so busy hating her and attired like a suburban Joan Collins about because she's a leather dyke ... I was so to have a mid-afternoon martini at the busy hating him because he's a decorator Russian Tea Room. "He's my pride and and because he's not my idea of what a joy. He envelopes everything I would gay person should be because he's have wished for in a son. What effeminate ... or because he's bald or more can I say? My only annoyance because he has a pierced nose or any is that he had this hair fetish. He of those things' — which we love by, the played with his hair all the time." way. It amazed me that nobody had actu- His chest hair? I asked. said, `Lighten up a little bit. We have to "I didn't have any chest hair then," k v win the fight but we also have to live a life.'" Biuce explains. RUCE. But as the film and Bruce's activism shows, "light- But he's hairy now, and with his appearances on ening up a bit" is a bit different now. "Well, AIDS the new Hollywood Squares, he's getting lots of fan letters has certainly deepened and enriched everything," from bear lovers. Bruce continues. "It's given everybody in the gay "Their letters usually start: `I don't usually go for community a perspective. A unique perspective guys' as small as you,'" Bruce shares. "Who are they because who else has had to deal with this? Who else dating? The Queen Mary? Their other dates must be has had to deal with a plague? What does this compare to, huge. I was taken to a bear bar recently in Los Angeles, where so many young people suddenly die? and I was told, `Everyone will love you there.' I mean, I was "I would talk to my grandmother and she would say, All the smallest person by 200 pounds. A guy came around the my friends are dead,' and I would say, `I know how you feel.' corner, and it was really like someone was dOcking. I said, Only she was 50 years older than I was. It had a profound `That's the largest human being I've ever seen.' He was like effect. I think what it did was make every day more impor- a Rose Bowl Parade float. `Who is he?' I asked. `Oh, that's tant. It gave an underpinning to our frivolousness. We were Beverly.' I said, `Who? Beverly Center.' He had little guys no longer a frivolous community. We were a community hanging off him like ticks. They were adoring him. that was laughing because otherwise we'd be crying. "You know, if I'm a type, and I'm going to attract some- "So I think it made all of our writing seem to be a whole body because I'm that type, what happens if I shave one day?" lot deeper. Of course, it was a whole lot angrier because we I didn't have an answer. wanted to find a cure, and we wanted the government to get "I went through chubby chasers earlier," Bruce continued, off it's ass and do its part, and so there was a lot of activism as his mother looked on approvingly. "Guys would come over behind it. with food. They'd show up for a date with a casserole. `Eat this! "The bad part of gay rights is that it can be so humorless. You're painfully thin.'" The joke that we had when I was in college was the only But more than the gay response to his TV celebrity, what sur- problem with the revolution is that it may bore us to death. prises him is the straight response. "I think it's hysterical. Won- Everybody was so frank and so serious about what they were derful. I'm going through the airport at Salt Lake City, and the doing, it was very hard to get them to crack a smile. It's the Mormons are jumping off of trolleys to have their picture taken same thing in the gay rights movement. If you make a joke, with me. "Oh, my God, it's Bruce! It's Bruce!' I think, Do they you're invariably stepping on somebody's toes. You're ruf- really know who I am? fling somebody's drag feathers. It's never -easy. "You know, at first, we didn't know what kind of reaction "As I said in the movie, we're in the politically correct Hollywood Squares would get with me on it because I'm millennium, and any joke that you make is going to have a OUT there. We kept waiting for somebody to say, `Well, double edge to it. If you make a hairdresser joker, it's funny you got to get rid of him. You got to lose him.' Instead, because we know there are so many flouncy hairdressers. what happened was the station manager from Dallas called On the other hand, are we reinforcing the stereotype of and said, `We need some promos. We like the show. Get a flouncy hairdresser by making that joke? This goes on that gay guy. He's funny. We laughed at him. We love his and on and on." But that's not going to stop Bruce look.' So I don't know." from taking a chance to make us guffaw. He's a sur- "You should have been with us at the mall in Flori- vivor. Just imagine 20 years with Bette Midler, and as da," Ma Vilanch butts in. "We were at a flea market. Bruce notes, "I should point out she wasn't always How they carried on! The next best thing to being Miss Congeniality. She was no drive in the wine Joan Crawford is having Bruce as your son. It was 4 country back then, but she has matured." As a riot. Someone grabbed hold of her husband have most of us, too. V and said, `Hymie, come here. Look who's here.' Florentine Opens Season With "Manon" Milwaukee — One of the most popular French operas, Jules Massenet's Manon,comes to life in an opulent Florentine Opera production on the nights of Fri- day, Oct. 15, Saturday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. There will be a matinee performance at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 17. Based on the famous Prevost novel, the three-hour pro- duction from LOpera de Montreal will be brilliantly set on the Uihlein Hall stage of the Marcus Center for the Arts and will be sung in French with English Supertitles. The elegance, artifice and passion of the age of Louis XV will be ever-present with rich costuming, liveried servants, stylish women and dandies in elegant powdered wigs, as well as beautifully executed representations of the various locales; a shady courtyard, luxurious apartments, and the interior of St. Suplice. All this will be capped in a final scene, when Manon dies in the arms of Chevalier Grieux amid a scene of barren trees and' a lurid sunset. Soprano Karen Driscoll makes her Florentine debut in the leading role which she shares with Milwaukee favorite Erie Mills. Returning to the Florentine is tenor Mark Thompsen. Manon will be directed by Bernard Uzan and David Agler will be con- ducting the stellar cast and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Pre-opera talks with Prof. Corliss Phillabaum will take place one hour prior to each performance in Magin Lounge of the Marcus Center. Tickets prices range from $22 to $100 and are available at the Marcus Center Box Office, 929 N. Water St.. Phone orders may be made by calling (414) 273-7206 or (800) 612-3500. UWM's Mainstage Season Opens Milwaukee — UWM's Professional Theater Training Program (PTTP) opens its 1999-2000 season with works by two notable and widely divergent French playwrights. The Mainstage season begins with Ubu on Thursday, Oct. 14 and runs through Oct 30. The production is based on the plays and writings of Alfred Jarry and is adapted and 4003714-14- directed by Bill Walters. Molliere's Tartuffe begins Dec 2 and runs through Dec. 18 and J E W E L R Y is staged by PTTP's artistic director James Paul. The 1896 Paris opening of Jarry's "Ubu Roi" touched off a riot among the critics in the theater and generated weeks of scandalized talk in the city's cafes. Walters creates a violently farcical theatrical collage from the life and works of Jarry (1873-1907). Ubu is an ambitious undertaking for Walters, who in addition to adapting and directing, has Out of Solitude Jew rY designed the set and costumes. Music will be performed by members of the UWM Contemporary Music Ensemble. Jarry's modernism, strikes a chord with the young cast who appreciate the kinship 918 E. Brady St between this particular production and the multi-media installations that are such a prominent feature of the contemporary art scene. "Jarry barely set foot in the twentieth 414-223-310 century," says Walters, "and yet his presence is felt everywhere, even as we prepare to enter the 21." For more information call, (414) 229-4308. Madison Rep Premiers New Dinettes Starting Translation of "A Doll's House" Madison — Madison Repertory Theater presents the first of three premieres of its 1999/2000 season. In a translation developed especially for the Madison Rep, D. Scott Glasser has re-created Henrik Ibsen's classic tale of deceit and self-diScovery in A Doll's at Just $1991 House. The production, directed by Glasser, will open Friday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. and run through Nov. 14 at the Madison Civic Center's Isthmus Playhouse. While honoring the period in which the play is set, Glasser's version takes a fresh Free Delivery • Low Prices look at the script's universal theme of one woman's struggle to break the bonds of con- vention. Glasser worked on a literal translation of the text and consulted Tanya Thresh- er, assistant professor at UW-Madison's Scandinavian Studies Department. The two were in contact while Thresher worked at the Ibsen Institute in Olso, Norway. Cast members include Richard Mariat as Torvald Helmer, Andrea Stevens as Nora, Paul Boesing as Nils Krogstad, Gloria Pickard as Anne-Marie and Monica Lyons as Helene. The roles of the Helmer children will be played alternately by Aaron Frank, Taylor Feldman, Max Pschorr and George Zeigler. Tickets are available at the Civic Center ticket office, 211 State St., or by calling (608) 266-9055. For tickets to the sign-interpreted performance on Nov 14, please call TTD (608) 267-2674.

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Stacey Meyer and Matthew Shawlin in Quorum. Photo: Maureen Kilmurry. Boulevard Ensemble Opens Mondely_Frid7 Season With "Quorum" COCKtail Hour Milwaukee — The Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theater will open its 14th sea- from 5-9pm son with playwright Mark Anderson's witty and literate comedy Quorum. The pro- duction will play a five-week run, opening Friday, Oct 8 and playing Thursdays "Shake-A-Drink" through Sundays through Nov. 7, 1999. This delightfully oddball comedy tells of seven strangers who attend a mysteri- Sn ax ous meeting that quickly descends into a verbal hall of mirrors. The elements of "modern interfacing" that currently haunt our lives (boardroom double-speak, On Fridays "graze" after I rules of order, and rampant ambition disguised as valiant leadership), all provide grist for Anderson's finely-honed comic mill. work on our finger food! Directed by Boulevard Ensemble Artistic Director, Mark Bucher, the comedy testifies to local playwright/performer Anderson's talent for efficiently exposing lan- guage's ability to be manipulated. Call Boulevard's 24-hour voice mail at (414) 744- 5757 to reserve seats at Milwaukee's most intimate theatrical venue.

wolf legend, and has been a successful Theater X production for 15 years, both Tuesday Lesbian Author in Milwaukee and worldwide. Fun and scary with a great sense of style, My Were- Nuts 'n Bolts Nite wolf is perfect Halloween entertainment. Wanna Screw? Match up your at Afterwords Set in the 1940s, it portrays a com- Milwaukee — Author Barrie Jean munity that is haunted by the discovery HARDware with HIS! A perfect FIT gets Borich will read from her new book, My of a manuscript that tells the horrifying BOTH of you a drink on us! (PLUS: Lesbian Husband, at Afterwords Book- tale of anthropologist Hilary Hunter, her store at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29. Borich is the cousin, and his fiancee. The cast includes you can qualify to WIN great prizes! winner of many literary awards and is the Flora Coker, Marcie Hoffman, John Kish- author of "Restoring the Color of Roses," line, Johnathan Wainright and Adekola a memoir set in the Calumet region of Adedapo. Child performers Sam Kishline Chicago, where she grew up. Today she and Asabi Adedapo complete the cast. lives with her beloved, Linnea Stenson, in Original music by Dan Dance, pro- Minneapolis, and teaches at Hamlline ducing director of Theater X is Michael University and Minnesota College of Art Ramacyh. Margaret Hein is stage manag- and Design. er, R. H. Graham does set and lightning, Kirkus Review said the book was "A Isabelle Kralj handles the choreography Wednesday passionate, intricately composed memoir and Amy Horst designed the costumes. of the author's long-term love relation- Tickets range from $18 to $20 and can be Box Office or by ship, set against the backdrop of their purchased at the BTC calling (414) 291-7800. BOYZ Nite OUT! 8pm-zam Minneapolis neighborhood and compli- cated family ties. With colorful, witty, 2-4-z on "ALL" top shelf and rail "mixed" richly woven prose, Borich invites the "Forever Plaid" at reader into a life that is at once ordinary drinx, bottl'd beers and taps for the guys! and wholly unique." The book, published by Graywolf Marcus Center Press, is $24.95 in Hardcover, and can be Milwaukee — After more than 2,000 referenced by ISBN: 1-55597-292-6. For performances, Chicago's longest-running more information on the author's appear- musical ever, Forever Plaid, started pre- P y ance, call Afterwords Bookstore at (414) views at Volgel Hall of the Marcus Center V 4 4 963-9089 or check their Web site at for the Arts for a 13-week engagement on www. a ft e rwo rd s. co m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 and at 7 p.m. Open- 14. The pro- Sunday ing Night, Thursday, Oct. duction will run through Sunday, Jan. 2. Tea Dance Schneider's Forever Plaid is a hilarious tribute to the four-part harmony guy groups of the From 3pm-7pm, $6 Beer Bust and 1/2 50s and 60s. The "Plaids," whose dreams of stardom were cut short by an unfortu- Price Rail Drinks! 'Werewolf' nate accident in the night of their first big gig in 1964, are back to do the show they never got to do in real life. Howls into Single tickets ranging from $28.50 to $36.50 are available from the Marcus Center Box Office and by phone at (414) Isn't time you made the... Theater X 273-7206; toll-free 1-800-612-3500; TTD (414) 273-3080 or Ticket Master Milwaukee — Theater X is proud to (414) 276-4545. present a re-staging of My Werewolf writ- ten by John Schneider, opening Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theater of the Broadway Theater Center (BTC), and running through Oct. 31. Schneider is also the director of the production which is perfect for Halloween. As the first play staged at the Broad- way Theater Center in 1986, Schneider's 124 W. National Ave. • 414.220.4340 work is the retelling of the classic were-

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October 7 — October to, 1999 • IN Step www.instepnews.com RJ: I assumed we were having this inter- that they've made and it's kind of like that view because we do drag in the show. energy is there ... and they just laugh and TC: (Laughter). He's always in drag seem to enjoy it. IN Step: That's a revelation, what IN Step: You have fun... do you wear? RJ: It is really fun, and because it involves RI: He's gold, I'm silver. the audience so much, that keeps it really TC: We wear pant suits. fresh. You never know what the reaction is IN Step: What's the biggest chal- going to be and who's going to be out there. That keeps it different. We also like lenge of acting in drag? each other, so it's really fun to do. V TC: Not laughing at him. RJ: I think not breaking. There are times That's Amore will run through Oct. 31 at the Milwaukee when we just do and it's kind of fun Repertory Theater's Stackner Cabaret. For times and tickets, because we can as the characters. There are call (414) 224.9490. several moments in the slide show where Bert and Rose laugh at the stupid jokes

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Shots of Hot Sex or Pucker are $1.50. Power Hour St. There will be DJ's and a cash bar. Admission is $3 at the door. The Hounds 52.30. Tap beer 80( from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rail drinks non-mem• from 8 to 9 p.m. Doubles for $1 more up to $3.25 regular drinks. to 3 p.m. at UWM's Englemann Hall. S2 GAMMA members, 53 campus is smoke-free. Great Hall is accessible to people with disobili- 51.80 6 p.m. to closing. to full-time call John at Pitchers of Long Islands are S10 from open to close. bers and free UW students. FMI (414) 540.1202. ties. The Office (Rockford, IL): Game Show Mania every Sunday at Club 219 (Milwaukee): Open at 5 p.m. Cocktails are 1/2 price SAGE-Milwaukee - Game Night (Milwaukee): SAGE men & 8:30 p.m. SI Bloody Marys! Saturday, October 16 women gather to ploy cards and board games at 6:30 p.m. Have a from 5 to 8 p.m. Woody's (Milwaukee): $5 Beer Bust. Packer Bashes. Be Part of favorite game? Bring it along. Sheepshead lessons are available. 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Open 8 p.m. Sunday, October 10 RDA get ready for their Fall Frolic & Born Dance (10/23). The barn Dunes Resort (Saugatuck, MI): The Midwest's largest G/L Resort Free will be cleaned and decorated starting at 10 a.m. Bring a vegetarian with a hotel, cottages, indoor & Outdoor bars, a pool and a night club Pool, 55 pitchers. National Coming Out Day - Religious Events (Milwaukee): dish to share. FMI & directions call (608) 437-3637. featuring the areas hottest [Us. Open seven days a week with music Naplese Lounge (Green Bay, WI): Shake a Drink! Aces free and Cross Lutheran Church , 1821 N. 16th St., will host Sunday Service spinning a drink specials by the pool. FMI roll (616) 857-1401. featuring lesbian gospel singer MARSHA STEVENS at 9:30 a.m. At 2 Monday, October 18 sixes half-price - 3 to 7 p.m. Emeralds (Milwaukee): Margarita Mondays! p.m. The Village Church, 130 E. Juneau will hove BRIDGES OF FAITH Frontiers—Goy/Bi Men's Group - Mon-to-Man Rap OH ZONE (Rockford, IL): All coffee drinks - S2. with MARSHA STEVENS and the FEST CITY SINGERS. FMI call (414) (Madison): The group meets the third Monday of the month at 7:30 Fannies (Milwaukee): Closed until March 1999, Ray's Bar & Grill (Madison, WI): Grill open! 2-4-1 Happy Hour 344-1746 or (414) 273-7617. at the OutReach office, 600 Williamson St. There is no set agenda Fluid (Milwaukee): 2.4-1 drinks from 5 to 8 p.m. runs from 4 to 7 p.m. Free pool with drink purchase from 9 p.m. to close Perfect Harmony Chorus - Weekly Rehearsal (Madison): and new participants are always welcome. FMI call David (608) 274- Jo'Dees International (Racine, WI): $6 Super Bust! by MGD Scooter's (Eau Claire, WI): Progressive Night! 9 p.m. through Meet and sing every Sunday at Grace Episcopal Church on Capital 5959. and Miller Lite , all the MGD or Miller Lite you can drink close. $1 rail mixers, 50( mugs of beer. Price goes up 255 every half- Square from 7 to 9 p.m. Enter from the West Washington side of the ALL NITE! Wednesday, October 20 Packer Bust for Monday night Open 1 hour to closing. court yard. FMI (608) 232-0528. (54 televised Packer's games. Dairyland Cowgirls & Cowboys - Dancing (Madison): At 7 hour before televised games). South Water St. Docks (Milwaukee): 2 Cocktail Hour! 3 to 8 Tuesday, October 12 p.m. there will be Swing Dance lessons led by Kris. At 8 p.m. there Kathy's Nut Hut (Milwaukee): 4 to 6 p.m. Pull tabs! p.m. Tickets good until 9 p.m. $4 pitchers 9 p.m. to midnight. Rainbow Lightning Marching Band - Bi-Weekly Practice will be Beginning line Dance Lessons led by Joan. From 9 p.m. to The Kloset (Beloit, WI): Happy Hour Drink Specials 4 through 7 Station 2 (Milwaukee): Closed! (Milwaukee) Practice will take place at 7 p.m. on the second & fourth close there will be Open Dancing at the Sapphire Ballroom, 1133 N p.m. After 7 p.m. It's Guy's Night Out! $1.15 well drinks, 52.25 call Tuesday of each month at the MCC Church, 1239 W. Mineral Street. This Sherman Ave. in the Northgote Mall. Smoke-free & a cash bor. There Switch (Milwaukee): Happy Hour - 5 to 9 p.m. Nuts and Bolts drinks, Si Special Ex, and 505 Pabst on top. schedule will hold through Spring. FMI call (414) 933-3743. is a S3 suggested donation. Everyone is welcome & Western Gear is Night. not necessary. FMI call (608) 245-0627. M&M Club (Milwaukee): Mountain of BB() Rib Special! Wednesday, October 13 The Ballgame (Milwaukee): 52.90 top-shelf, $1.80 rail drinks - Milwaukee Eagle (Milwaukee): Closed. from 9 p.m. to close. Dairyland Cowgirls & Cowboys - Dancing (Madison): At 7 BAR SPECIALS: p.m. there will be Beginning Line Dance Bahamas led by Ron. At 8 Naplese Lounge (Green Bay, WI): Pull tabs from 3 to 7 p.m. The Office (Rockford, IL): Bud Products $1.50. p.m. there will be Advance Line Dance Lessons led by Reese. From 9 Sundays: (Drinks as low as 25(1. There is o 56 Beer Bust from 10 p.m: 2 a.m. The Trading Company (Eau Claire, WI): 2 for $2. Domestic bot- p.m. to close there will be Open Dancing at the Sapphire Ballroom, Boot Camp Saloon (Milwaukee): Sunday afternoon bottle beer Ray's Bar & Grill (Madison, WI): 2-4.1 Happy Hour 4 to 7 p.m. tles and rail mixes all night. 1133 N Sherman Ave. in the Northgate Mall. Smoke-free & a cash special from 3 to 7 p.m. 53.50 and under drinks over $3.50 get Si off. bar. There is a $3 suggested donation. Everyone is welcome & Triangle (Milwaukee): Happy Hour • S to 9 p.m. 2-4-1 drinks! Western Geor is not necessary. FMI call (608) 245-0627. Cell Block (Chicago): Beer Busts hosted each week by various Scooter's (Eau Claire, WI): S3 pitchers - 9 p.m. to close. Woody's (Milwaukee): Cocktail Hour 4 to 9 p.m. groups. Check your monthly planner. $4.25 pitchers all night. Cream City Chorus - Weekly Practice (Milwaukee): Holding South Water St. Docks (Milwaukee): Cocktail Hour! 3 to 8 Cell opens at 6 p.m. Dominic DJ. WEDNESDAYS: Practice takes place at 1 p.m. at the LGBT Community (enter, 170 S. p.m. Tickets good until 9 p.m. SI off top and rail 9 p.m. to midnight. Barracks - Levi/Leather (Madison, WI): Happy Hour from 4 to 2nd St. FMI call (414) 276.8787 or (414) 271.2656. Chicago Eagle (Chicago): Pizza Night! Station 2 (Milwaukee): Closed! 8 p.m. 2-4.1 on all drinks under 53.50 plus the Happy Hour Wheel. Friday, October 15 Club 5/Planet 0/The Barracks (Madison) Sunday Miller Lite Switch (Milwaukee): Happy Hour - 5 to 9 p.m. Girl's Night Out! From 8 p.m. to close pints of Lite S2. Rail drinks 50( off. 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He said his use of country." nudity probably had something to do Miller says he's hopeful that Vermont's with the original controversy ("who supreme court will rule soon in favor of knows how these dark little minds work?" gay marriage — "Get ready for a really he asked), but the overriding objection to exciting couple of years," he said — but work like his is "this vague notion of pro- that it may not happen fast enough for moting homosexuality. The idea that him and Alistair. "I'm imagining that we'll there's any money going to support a gay have to leave the country." citizen or identity-based work is really the Miller said gay marriage will probably flashpoint." become "one of the most divisive issues Edo 7., MY Miller's other pieces include Fruit since the civil war, or certainly the civil Cocktail (1996) and My Queer Body rights movement." (1992). 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www.instepnews.com IN Step • Octobef 7 — October to, 1999 The Kloset (Beloit, WI): Happy Hour Drink Specials 4 through 7 The Office (Rockford, IL): Beer 51 Well drinks $1.50. Pints of Hacker-Pschorr Weisse. p.m. $5 Beer Bash! DJ spinning the hits starting at 9 p.m. The Trading Company (Eau Claire, WI): Super Bust! 9 p.m. to Kathy's Nut Hut (Milwaukee): Short beers 2 for $1.50. M&M Club (Milwaukee): Double Bubble with complimentary Hors close. $8 rail, $10 call mixers, 512 top-shelf mixers. Man's Country (Chicago): Male Strippers and Porn Stars. Show at D'oeuvres 5 to 7 p.m. Triangle (Milwaukee): Happy Hour - 5 to 9 p.m. 2-4-1 drinks! $6 Midnight. Free Continental Breakfast Sunday Morning. Man's Country (Chicago): 7 -5-7 . Special: Rooms and Lockers S7 All-U-Con Drink Rail Bust! Milwaukee Eagle (Milwaukee): 2-4-1 on all mixed drinks from for 5 hours. Woody's (Milwaukee): Cocktail Hour 4 to 9 p.m. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. DJ Eddie! Milwaukee Eagle (Milwaukee): Open 8 p.m. Levi/Leather. Za's (Green Bay, WI): $6 Super ffust. DJ Mark spins. OH ZONE (Rockford, IL): $1.50 shot specials. DJ/Dancing. Miller Time! Miller Nite, $1.50 tops and $2.00 bottles. FRIDAYS: Ray's Bar & Grill (Madison, WI): Live DJ 9 p.m. to close. Men's Naplese Lounge (Green Bay, WI): Rail drinks $1.50, Soda 8. Room (Levi/Leather) 7 p.m. to close: 50( off all drinks with card. Levi/Leather (Madison, WI): 2-4-1 Happy Hour on Nice are 50( horn 3 to 7 p.m_ $6 Beer Bust from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Barracks - Progressive Happy Hour from 7 to 10 p.m. all drinks $3.50 and under. Si off all other drinks. From 4 to 8 p.m. OH ZONE (Rockford, IL): Karaoke! 51.50 MGD and Michelob plus the Happy Hour wheel. Scooter's (Eau Claire, WI): All chilled shots only $1.50 - 9 to 11 Grill (Madison, WI): Grill open! 2-4-1 Happy Hour p.m. DJ 8. dancing starting at 11 p.m. Ray's Bar & Boot Camp Saloon (Milwaukee): Cocktail Hour - 4 to 8 p.m. from 4 to 7 p.m. $1.50 Dr. or Schnapps with drink 9 p.m. to close. Station 2 (Milwaukee): Dirty Cocktails Specials (ask bartender). Cell Block (Chicago): Fetish Night! Check your Monthly Planner. Scooter's (Eau Claire, WI): 2 for $2 domestic bottles and rail Hot Sex $1. Stammers $l. $100 drawings. Holding Cell opens at 10 p.m. Glamour-ama. Photo by Jamie mixers. 9 p.m. to closing. Switch (Milwaukee): Full Service Patio Bar open. Cocktail Lounge Chicago Eagle (Chicago): Club Night. Chicago's Leather and S&M South Water St. Docks (Milwaukee): Cocktail Hour! 3 to B and Dl 9 p.m. to close. Clubs welcome. Pit open. p.m. Tickets good until 9 p.m. 2/4/1 all day, all night (open to The Ball Game (Milwaukee): Bloody Marys, Screw Drivers, Grey Club 5/Planet 0 (Madison, WI): 2-4-1 Happy Hour on all drinks close). Hounds 52.30. Tap beer 80( from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. up to 53.25 from 4 to 8 p.m. Patio open in June. Station 2 (Milwaukee): Mini Pitchers $2.50. Rail drinks 51.50 The Office (Rockford, IL): Rockford's Best Dance Party! 01's Jerry Club 219 (Milwaukee): Open at 5 p.m. Cocktails are 1/2 price Switch (Milwaukee): Happy Hour - 6 to 9 p.m. Hump Night! 2-4- 8. less One! from 5 to 8 p.m. 1 rails and tops for the boyz from 9 p.m. to close. Woody's (Milwaukee): Bucky Badger Day! Beer Bust During the Dish (Milwaukee): The new night spot for women! Happy Hour 2- The Ballgame (Milwaukee): Tap beer Special Export 80( a Game. Si Highlife All Day! 4.1 5 to 7 p.m. Join DJ Amber for dancin' 8 romancin'. gloss.. 9 p.m. to closing. Night! The Office (Rockford, IL): 52.50 pitchers/50( drafts. Retro party Fannies (Milwaukee): Envelope WIN S$Scash 8. prizes. DJ BAR EVENTS: at 10 p.m. with the best of the 70s, 80s 8 90s. with DJ Cris. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 Triangle (Milwaukee): Happy Hour- 5 to 9 p.m. 2-4-1 drinks! South Fluid (Milwaukee): 2.4-1 drinks from S to 8 p.m. La Cage - HIV Testing (Milwaukee): The BESTD Traveling HIV Park Wednesdays. 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Kathy's Nut Hut (Milwaukee): Pull tabs! 5 to 7 p.m. Barracks - Levi/Leather (Madison, WI): 2-4-1 Happy Hour The Kloset (Beloit, WI): Happy Hour Drink Specials 4 through 7 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 plus the Happy Hour wheel from 4 to 8 p.m. After 8 p.m. All whiskey p.m. DJ spinning the hits starting at 8 p.m. $1.50 bottles and Si Boot Camp Saloon - HIV Testing (Milwaukee): The BESTD drinks (roil, Jim Beam, Jack Daniels etc.) are 50( off. Pitchers of Lite shots (Liquor and Schnapps). Traveling HIV Clinic will be there from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. FMI call 54 for small 8 55 for large. Shots of Doctor $2. M&M Club (Milwaukee): All you can eat Fish Fry and other great (414) 272.2144. Boot Camp Saloon (Milwaukee): Cocktail Hour - 4 to 8 p.m. specials. Cell Block (Chicago): Big Buck Thursdays! $1 well, wine, domestic Man's Country (Chicago): Male Strippers and Porn Stars. Show at BOOK READINGS, CLASSES beer Midnight. & CLUBS: Chicago Eagle (Chicago): Pain 8. Pleasure in the Pit. 51.50 long- Milwaukee Eagle (Milwaukee): Open 8 p.m. Fetish Nite! 50( necks. Pit open. off all beverages for those who ore Fetish dressed from 10 p.m. to TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 Club 5/Planet O (Madison, WI): 2-4.1 Happy Hour on all drinks close. 2-4-1 on all mixed drinks from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Shaft Bar Gerber/Hart Library - Lesbian Book Club (Chicago): The Les- up to 53.25. Frozen cocktails 53. Pitchers of Lite 55.. Will 8, Grace opens at 10 p.m. Dress Code enforced. DJ Eddie. bian Book Discussion Group meets on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 - Night: $1 off Martinis during the show. Power Hour from 810 9 p.m. OH ZONE (Rockford, IL): $1.50 shot specials 8. import beer spe- 9:00 p.m. at the Library, 1127 West Granville Ave. Suggested dona- Doubles for SI more up to $3.25 regular drinks. Shots of Hot Sex or cials. DJ/Dancing. tion: S2 - Gerber/Hart members S3 - non-members. Pucker are 51.50. Pitchers of Long Islands ore $I 0 from open to Ray's Bar & Grill (Madison, WI): 2-4-1 Happy Hour from 4 to 7 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 dose. Patio open in June, p.m. Fish Fry 4 to 7 p.m. live DJ 9 p.m. to close. Men's Room A Room of One's Own Bookstore - Authors Appearance j Club 219 (Milwaukee): Open at 5 p.m. Cocktails are 1/2 price (Levi/Leather) 7 p.m. to close: 50( off all drinks with card. Friday from 5to 8 p.m. (Madison): Ingo Musico will read from her book CUNT: A DECLARA- Mission Control. Photo by Jamie @ Switch Fetish Night! TION OF INDEPENDENCE at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to Dish (Milwaukee): 2-4-1 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Scooter's (Eau Claire, WI): 51 domestic bottles 9 p.m. to close. the public. FMI call (608) 257.7888. Dunes Resort (Saugatuck, MI): The Midwest's largest G/I. Resort South Water Street Docks (Milwaukee): Cocktail Hour! 3 to 8 Pink Ink Writers Group - Meeting (Milwaukee): The group with a hotel, cottages, indoor 8. 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Laura Bailey for an Martinis S3 from 8 p.m. to close. The Office (Rockford, IL): Best Dance Party! DJ Cris. evening of reading, song 8. transformation at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. FMI call (608) 257-7888. Jo'Dees International (Racine, WI): $6 SUPER BUST! MGD and Triangle (Milwaukee): Happy Hour - 5 to 9 p.m. 2-4-1 drinks! Miller Lite. Cherry lifeSaver's and Viagra Shots - S 2.50 Woody's (Milwaukee): Cocktail Hour 4 to 9 p.m. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 Kathy's Nut Hut (Milwaukee): Stammers! $1 - /to 2 a.m. Saturdays: A Room of One's Own Bookstore - Music in the Coffee- house (Madison, WI): Singer songwriter MARY WAITROVICH will The Kloset (Beloit, WI): Happy Hour Drink Specials 4 through 7 Barracks - Levi/Leather (Mason, WI): Levi/Leather/Uniform perform at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. FMI call p.m. After 7 p.m. It's Ladies Night Out! $3 pitchers, 51.50 bottled Night! 50( off every drink for proper L/L/Uniform attire. 2-4-1 Happy (608) 257-7888. Leon on me. Photo by Jamie @ La Cage beer and 75( taps. Hour on all drinks $350 and under. $1 off oil drinks over $3.50, plus M&M Club (Milwaukee): Happy Hour from 5 p.m. to close!. spin the Happy Hour Wheel from 4 to 8 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 Man's Country (Chicago): Hof-Price Night. Rooms 510, Lockers $7. Cell Block (Chicago, IL:): Open at 2 p.m. Saturday Night Riot etil GLBTO Book Group - Discussion (Madison, WI): At 7 p.m. A 3 a.m. Holding Cell opens at 10 p.m. Freddie Bane DJ. two books will be discussed: one a fiction novel and a non-fiction book Milwaukee Eagle (Milwaukee): Open 8 p.m. levi/Leather. Tex- that ties in with call Chicago Eagle (Chicago): Drawings for Eagle Leather all night. Pit open. the fiction novel, Borders Book Store East. FMI Mex Night! S2 bottles of Corona, S2 shots of (verve and Tequila Rose. (608) 240-0080 Naplese Club 219 (Milwaukee): Si toppers 8, 51.50 rail drinks 4 to 8 p.m. Lounge (Green Bay, WI): Pull tabs! drinks as low as WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 25( 3 to 1 p.m. Dish (Milwaukee): The new night spot for women! Join DJ Amber A Room of One's Own Bookstore - Author Appearance Ray's Bar & Grill (Madison, WI): for dancin' 8 romancin'. Grill open! 2-4-1 Happy Hour (Madison, WI):Peggie Carlson, author of THE GIRLS ARE COMING :SP from 4 to 7 p.m. Dunes Resort (Saugatuck, MI): The Midwest's largest G/L will read from her work at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the Scooter's (Eau Claire, WI): Free Pool 8, Darts. 2.4-1 tap beer 9 Resort with a hotel, cottages, indoor 8, Outdoor bars, a pool and a public. FMI call (608) 257.7888. p.m. to close. night club featuring the areas hottest DJs. Open seven days a week with music spinning a drink specials by the pool. Live entertainment in COMMUNITY MEETINGS South Water St. Docks (Milwaukee): Cocktail Hour! 3 to 8 p.m. the Cabaret. DJ Chris from Detroit rocks the dance floor. FMI call Tickets good until 9 p.m. $3 Weiss Beers Collection (selection varies). (616) 857-1401. AND EVENTS: Station 2 (Milwaukee): Bottle and Can beers, 50( off. Si shots Fannies (Milwaukee): Hot Music to dance to. Two new (Its play- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 of cold Schnapps. ing top 40, booty, house, funk, oldies etc. Diversity G/L Resource Center (Rockford, IL): Located at Switch (Milwaukee): Happy Hour • 6 to 9 p.m. Karaoke Night! 9 Jo'Dees International (Racine, WI): Vanilla 8. Original Doctor's, p.m. to close. 610 E State St. Open from 4 to 9 p.m. Teen Drop-in Hours. FMI call Pass the asprin, damnit! Photo by Jamie @ La Cage Cherry Cheesecake, Cherry LifeSaver's and Viagra shots - $2.50. (815) 964.2639. The Ballgame (Milwaukee): $1.80 roil drinks 9 p.m. to close. 51.25 Top MGD 8. 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October 7 — October to, 1999 • IN Step www.instepnews.corn Gay AA - Open Meetings (Appleton & Green Bay, WI): Gay Men's Discussion Group - Monthly Meeting (Milw.): free classes for all people living with HIV. Among other things you can Friday, October 15 There are five open AA Meetings for the goy and lesbian community The group meets at the Counseling Center of Milwaukee, 2038 N. reduce stress and ease neuropathy & Ord pain. Classes ore held at 301 Grave Gallery - each week in Appleton and Green Bay. FMI & Locations call (920) Bartlett Ave., every second Sunday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. Top- N. Water St., Suite 410 at 3:30 p.m. FMI call (414) 289.9660. Gallery Night (Milwaukee): JASON FRICKE 336-2868 or (920) 954.9169. ics range from relationships and doting to HIV/AIDS to spirituality and will show drawings featuring images from dance performances, con- Wednesday, October 13 certs and nature. There will be a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. at 1209 Gay AA/Gay Al-anon - 12-Step Meetings (Kenosha): These mental heath. FMI call Bill Hanel at (414) 271.2565. Diversity G/L Resource Ctr - Coming Out E. Brady St. FMI call (414) 277-8228. recovery groups meet every Thursday at the Unitarian Universalist Church, James Reeb Unitarian Univeralist Church - Worship Service Support Group (Rockford, IL): The group meets every Wednesday at 610 E. State 5810 8th Ave., at 7:30 p.m. FMI call Bill or Art at (414) 694-0115 (Madison, WI): Services are at 9 and 11 a.m. at 2146 E. Johnson Lincoln Center for the Arts - Gallery Night (Milwaukee): The St. from 7 to 8 p.m. FMI call (815) 964-2639. Center located at 820 E. Knapp St. will show PANELS FROM THE AIDS Gay/Lesbian AA Closed Meeting (Madison, WI): Meets St. FMI call (608) 242-8887. Gay/Bi Men's Alonon Group (Madison, WI): Meets at the QUILT to the public from 6 to 9 p.m. weekly at 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 1609 University LGBT Community Center - Meditation Grcle (Milwaukee): Uni- versity United Methodist Church, 1127 University Ave. every Wednes- Milwaukee Art Museum Lecture Ave. FMI call (608) 222-8989. South Madison Health & Family Or. The Circle will begin with centering and grounding exercises followed & Gallery Night (Milwau- day at 6 p.m. FMI call (608) 256-4101 or (608) 846.2860. kee): MAM will (Madison, WI): Free, anonymous walk-in HIV testing from 5 to 7:45 by guided meditation. It will evolve as the group desires, and meets have a lecture at 5:45 p.m. about THE LAST SHOW p.m. Located at 2202 South Park St. FMI call (608) 261.9270. from 10 a.m. to noon on the 1st Sunday of the month at the Center, HIV/AIDS Support Group - (Green Bay, WI): Free, confiden- OF THE CENTURY There will be light appetizers and a cash bar. For 510 you can hitch a ride on Gray Line Tours and continue on to galleries HIV/AIDS Support Group & Hotline (Upper Peninsula, MI): 170 S. 2nd Street. FMI call (414) 271-2656. tial and open to any person living with or affected by HIV/AIDS on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. The meetings take place throughout the city. FMI & reservations, call (414) 271-0996. These projects serve Dickinson, Iron, & Menomonee Counties. For informa- LGBT Community Center - Conversations With God (Milwau- at Renaissance Healing Arts Ctr., 311 5. Jefferson from 7:30 to 9 p.m. lion on the support group which meets in Iron Mountain, Michigan on the first kee): The group meets from 10 a.m. to noon on the 3rd Sunday of the TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 FMI call (920) 437-4325 or Sylvia at 1.800.675-9400. Thursday of each month, call the HIV/AIDS Hotline at (906) 779-2904. month at the Center, 170 S. 2nd Street. FMI call (414) 271-2656. Milwaukee Art Museum - Music In The Museum (Milwau- LGBT Campus Center - Les/Bi Curious Women's Group HIV Self-Help Group - Monthly meeting (Baraboo, WI): This LGBT Community Center - Drumming Grcle (Milwaukee): kee): Pianist Jeffrey Hollander will present the music of GEORGE (Madison, WI): This weekly group, which is open specifically to les- group sponsored by persons living with HIV, Sauk Prairie Memorial Hos- The group meets from 10 a.m. to noon on the 4th Sunday of the GERSHWIN, PAUL WHITEMAN & WALTER DONALDSON at 5:30 p.m. bian, bisexual and curious women who are UWM students, meets every pital & the AIDS Network meets every 3rd Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. month at the (enter, 170 S. 2nd Street. FMI call (414) 271.2656. 515 admission, S 10 to MAM members The concert will be followed by in Baraboo. Refreshments are served & transportation assistance is Wednesday night, 8 p.m. at the LGBT Campus Center. The center is locat- a tour of the current exhibition. FMI call (414) 224-3200. Rebuilding Faith - LGBT Catholics (Milwaukee) This group has available. FMI & location call (608) 643.7241 or (608) 643- 7583. ed on the second floor of the UWM Memorial Union, 800 Landgon St. their monthly discussion meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Holy Trin- Madison Vet Center - GLB Veterans Meeting (Madison, THEATER ARTS: LGBT Campus Center - Boy-Oh-Boy Gay/BI Men's Group ity/Guadalupe School, 613 S. 4th St. This month's topic: Coming Out (Madison, WI): This weekly WI): The group meets every Wednesday at 147 S. Butler at 5 p.m. group provides an outlet for gay/bi stu- Spiritually. FMI call Fred (414) 481-8543. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 dents at UWM and has a number of social outings and great discussion. FMI tall (608) 262-1084 or (608) 264-5342. Rainbow Friends - Quaker Worship Group (Madison, WI): It is hosted by University Health Services and Sex-Out-Loud and meets on Queer Clicks - Social Group (Madison, WI): This group meets every Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theater - 14th Season Opener This group meets on the third Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. Diver- Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. at the LGBT Campus Center, located on the Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 219 N. Hamilton St. FMI call (608) 265-3344. (Milwaukee): The comedy, QUORUM, by Mark Anderson opens for sity is encouraged, feelings are honored, and boundaries are respected. second floor of the UW-Madison Memorial Union, 800 longdon Street. a 5-week run. FMI, times and tickets, call (414) 744-5757. FMI & location, call (608) 250-7989. Saturday, October 16 South Madison Health & Family Ctr. (Madison, WI): Free, Broom Street Theater - Current Show (Madison, WI): Seeking Sobriety - Non-Religious Recovery Group (Mil- Lesbian Health & Wellness - Free Series (Madison): Each ses- anonymous walk-in HIV testing from 5 to 7:45 p.m. Located at 2202 TRENCH COAT MAFIA is currently playing at 1119 Williamson St. The pro- waukee) This recovery group meets at 6 p.m. every Sunday at sion is different in content and will be held from 3 to 5 South Pork St. FMI call (608) 261-9270. p.m. at the Wil duction will run through 10/31. Tickets are S7 at the door. FMI call BESTD Clinic, 1240 E. Brady St. (use side door). FMI call Danny at -Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jennifer St. Tonight FEEL UP, FEEL (608) 244-8338. Triangle Coalition - LGB Support Group (Rockford, IL): Meet (414) 540-0961 or Richard at (414) 442.1132. GOOD: A DAY FOR US. FMI call Megan Barry at (608) 246.0101. to establish and explore friendships & relationships. Discuss a variety Wild Space Dance Company - Season Opener (Milwaukee): University Congregational Church - Worship Service (Madi- The Lesbian Connection - One-Day Workshop (Madison, WI): of topics every Thursday of 8 p.m. FMI call (319) 583-1834. FISH SMELL, DANCERS STINK opens the season at the Miramar Theater, son, WI): Weekly services ore ot 10 a.m. at 1127 University Ave. Choices Counseling & Psych-Seminars will hold the workshop (9 a.m. to 2844 N. Oakland Ave. Also on 10/8 & 10/9. FMI call (414) 271-0307. Women's Consciousness Raising Group (Madison, WI): FMI (608) 256-2353. 6 p.m. 5180) St. Benedict (enter. FMI call (847) 884-7750, e-mail Meets weekly at 5:30 p.m. at 122 State St. Suite 403. FMI call [email protected] or visit their web site at www.PsychSeminarcom FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 (608) 250-6775. Alverno Presents MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 - A Capella Sextet (Milwaukee): SoVoSo, Unitarian Universalist Church - Lesbian Support/Discussion BGLASS - Weekly Meeting (Appleton, WI): The Bisexual, Gay, a San Francisco an a capello jazz quartet, performs for one night only Frontiers Gay/Bi Men's Group - Man-to-Man Rap (Madi- Group (Rockford, IL): The group meets weekly from 7 to 8 p.m. Lesbian and Straight Society meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in at 8 p.m. at the Pitman Theater, 3431 S. 39th St. FMI & tickets (S18 son, WI): The group meets the third Monday of the month at 7:30 at of 4848 Turner Rd. FMI call (815) 636-7298. Room 109 of Coleman Hall at Lawrence University Memorial Union, & 520) call (414) 382-6044. 615 E. College Ave. FMI call Irene (920) 722-7512, Bernie (920) the OutReach office, 600 Williamson St. There is no set agenda and JM Kohler Arts Center - Footlights Season (Sheboygan, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 982.0220, or Harriet (920) 749-1629. new participants are always welcome. FMI call David (608) 274-5959. WI): A full-length performance featuring NOCHE FLAMENCA will take LGBT Youth Group - Meeting (Kenosha): This group meets the Bi? Shy? Why? - Meeting (Madison, WI): for more informa- Wednesday, October 20 plate at 7:30 p.m. in the IMKAC Theater, 608 New York Ave. FMI (tick- first & third Fridays of the month from 1 to 10 p.m. at the ARCW tion on this group call (608) 257-5538. WI Corporate Alliance - Meeting (Milwaukee): The WCA ets 519 general, 514 students & members) call (920) 458.6144. Offices, 1212 • 57th St. FMI call 800-924-6601. Gay AA/Gay Al-anon - 12-Step Meetings (Racine): These meets at the LGBT Community Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Room A. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra - Classical Piano (Mil- High Tea 8 Talk - Men's Group (Morison, WI): High Tea & recovery groups meet every Monday at 625 College Ave. at 8 p.m. FMI call (414) 271-2656. waukee): ALI(IA DE LARROCHA will perform Mozart at 8 p.m. in Uih- Talk is an organization-free (no long associated with SAGE/Dane) FMI call Art at (414) 694-0H 5. Ian Hall. Also on 10/9 at 8 p.m. FMI (tickets 514 to 560) call (414) opportunity for men of all ages, who enjoy the company of other men Gay/Bi Men's AA - Closed Meeting (Madison, WI): The FILM, TV, VIDEO & RADIO: 281.7605 or 800.291.7605. to have a bull session and graze the goodies at Monty's Blue Plate group meets at 8 p.m. at the University United Methodist Church, Broadway Theater Center - Theater X 30th Anniversary Diner. The group meets at 1:30 p.m. and is wheel chair accessible. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10 1127 University Ave. FMI call (608) 222-8989. Season (Milwaukee): A re-staging of MY WEREWOLF, by John MGLO & MGLPO - Red Light Night (Marshfield, WI): Come - Weekly TV (Madi- LGBT Youth Pride Support Group - New Meeting (Green Cable Channel 4, Pubic Access TV, WYOU Schneider, opens at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theater of the Broadway The- every Friday night from 10:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to Marshfield's #1 son, WI): Every week from 2 to 3 p.m. NOTHING TO HIDE presents 63 Bay, WI): This group will be available to youth every Monday from ater Center, & runs through 10/31/99. Tickets are 518 to 520. FMI call spot at 130 S. Central Ave., above the Thimbleberry Bookstore. Come DOWN TOWN PASTORS SIGN AN AFFIRMATION OF GLBTQ UNIONS, plus 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Counseling Center, 311 Jeffer- (414) 291.7800. and meet local LGBT people, enjoy Videos and Dancing. Everyone is PLATO at the UW-Extension, Continuing Education for people of any age, son St. FMI call (920) 437-4325. The Grand Opera House - Comedy (Oshkosh, WI): PAULA welcome to attend. Carry-in Alcohol accepted. FMI call Jim (715) 384- especially senior citizens. Plus IN OUR OWN WORDS and NUCA EYPTUS - 6731 or Vic (715) 387-2068. WISH - Generic AA 12-Step Meeting (Madison, WI): The an animated computer movie. Re-runs the next day at 8 a.m. POUNDSTONE will entertain at 8 p.m. Tickers are 523, S26 & S28. group meets weekly at 6 p.m. at the Atwood Community Ctr., 2425 FMI & reservations call (920) 424-2350. Northland Gay Men's Center - Weekly HIV/AIDS Social WORT Radio 89.9 FM - Womyn's Radio (Madison, WI): A Atwood Ave. FMI call (608) 249-5096. Group (Duluth, MN): The group meets from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Cen- weekly show titled HER TURN: Womyn's news and Information by and SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10 ter, 8 N. 2nd Ave. East, Temple opera Block, Suite 309. This is an oppor- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 about women, airs from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Followed by HER INFINITE UWM School Of The Arts - Vocal Arts Series (Milwaukee): FMI call tunity for all men with HIV/AIDS to socialize and find support. HIV/AIDS Support Group - Fox Cities (Menasha, WI): Free, VARIETY: Women in Music from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. All genres and CYNTHIA STIEHL, mezzo-soprano & JEFFRY PETERSON, piano present announcements for the (218) 722-8585. confidential and open to any person living with or affected by styles. Interviews, live guests and Womyn's An Afternoon of American Song: From Womb To Tomb at 3 p.m. in the 256-2001 or Mattson Transgender Group - Support Group (Madison, WI): HIV/AIDS on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. The meetings community. FMI call (608) Recital Hall, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd. Tickets are 512 general, 56 stu- http://www.netphoria.com/wort A support and advocacy group for Transsexuals (M-T-F and F-TM), Cross take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Family Resource Assn. of Fox dents) FMI call (414) 229.4308. Dressers and their Friends, Families and Significant Others. Meeting at 7:30 Valley, Midway Rd., 1488 Kenwood Drive. FMI call (920) 739.4226 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 p.m. at OutReach, 14 West Mifflin Street. FMI call (608) 255-4927. or Sylvia at 1.800-675.9400. Cable Channel 4, Public Access P/, WYOU - Weekly TV Artist Series At The Pabst - Chamber Music Series (Mil- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 Madison Community Health Ctr. - HIV Testing (Madison, (Madison, WI): Every week from 9 to 11 p.m. NOTHING TO HIDE waukee): TAKACS STRING QUARTET performs at the Historic Pabst WI): Free, anonymous, walk-in HIV testing from 3 to 5:45 p.m. at AIDS Network - HIV/AIDS Support Group (Madison, WI): presents WORKING BELOW THE LINE, MUMIA ABU JAMAL & 1999 UW Theater. FMI & tickets call (414) 286.8777. 1133 Williamson St. FMI call (608) 255-0704. GLBTQ ALUMNI AWARDS. Re-runs at Midnight 12.30 to 2:30 a.m. This group meets from 10 a.m. to noon at UW Hospital, 600 Highland Ave. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 in K6/Rm. 280, 2nd floor. FMI call (608) 252-6540 or 1.800-486-6276. Northland Gay Men's Center - Open Discussion Group (Duluth, WORT, 89.9 FM • G/L Radio (Madison): QUERRY. Madison's UWM School Of The Arts - Mainstage Series (Milwaukee): MN): The group meets weekly from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Center, 8 N. 2nd local GLBTQ radio show, followed by THIS WAY OUT, the international GLB AA - Open Meeting (Madison, WI): This meeting takes UBU, a theatrical collage based I-on the life & works of Alfred Jerry , Ave. East Temple Opera Block, Suite 309. Topics include coming out issues, LGBT show, which runs from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. place every Saturday at 6 p.m. of OutReach, 14 W. Mifflin, Suite 103. adapted by Bill Walters. There will b e a reception at 6:30 p.m. in the support & resources. No age limits. FMI call (218) 722-8585. FMI call (608) 255-8582. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 lobby of the School of the Arts Theater, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd. FMI PFLAG -Milwaukee - Open Office (Milwaukee): A representative call (414) 229-4308. Integrity/Dignity - LGBT Religious (Madison, WI): Liturgy SAGE-Milwaukee - Film (Milwaukee): In honor of Notional (tickets 515 general, S9 students & seniors) of the Milwaukee Chapter will be at the LGBT Community (enter and be avail- will be held at 6 p.m. at St. Francis House, 1001 University Ave. FMI Coming Out Week, a film showing of AN EARLY FROST will be held in FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 able to speak to parents, youth or anyone who wants to stop and say hello call (608) 836-8886. the small meeting room of the LGBT Community Center at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday evening from 6 to 9 p.m.. FMI call (414) 271.2656. Grdestage Theater- Opening Night (Milwaukee): JERRY'S FMI call (414) 271-2656. Lesbian Health 8 Wellness - Free Series (Madison): Each ses- featuring the music of Jerry Herman opens Project Q - Weekly Youth Night (Milwaukee): Youth meet • GIRLS, on all-female revue sion is different in content and will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. of the Wil SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 of N. Jefferson St., and runs through 10/30/99. Tickets are 514 weekly of the L:GBT Community Center. FMI call (414) 271-2656. 783 -Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jennifer St. Tonight CANCER & THE 270-1994. Madison Gay Video Club - Videos (Madison, WI): THE TOILERS and THE at the door. FMI & reservations, call (414) ENVIRONMENT. FMI call Megan Barry at (608) 246-0101. Sober Seniors - AA Meeting (Milwaukee): This meeting is WAYFARERS (in German with subtitles) and STOCK: SENTENCED & Florentine Opera - Opera in French (Milwaukee): Jules Massenet's focused on the unique recovery needs of elders, and meets every Tues- Northland Goy Men's Center - Social Night (Duluth, MN): RELEASED will be shown at 8 p.m. FMI call (608) 244.8675 opera MANON will be sung in French with English Supertitles in Uihlein Hall day morning from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at 3200 W. Highland Blvd. FMI Meets every Saturday. Activities include games, videos and other social (evenings). of the Marcus Center at 7:30 p.m. Also 10/16 at 7:30 & 10/17 at 2:30 call ElderLink (414) 289-6874. events from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Center, 8 N. 2nd Ave. East, Temple p.m. FMI & tickets call (414) 273-7206 or 800-612-3500. FMI call (218) 722.8585. UHS Counseing & Consultation Services - Sex Out Loud opera Block, Suite 309. MUSEUMS & GALLERIES UWM School Of The Arts - UWM Orchestra & Choir (Mil- (Madison, WI): This discussion group for Gay/Bi students meets in the Sunday, October 10 waukee): Dr. SHARON HANSEN condOcts the music of JACOB, HANSON, Union at 12 p.m. every Tuesday. FMI call (608) 265-4901. October 9 Memorial Saturday, Heritage Center, 2133 W. Angels of Hope MCC - Religious Services (Allouez & & FUARE at 7:30 p.m. at the Irish Cultural & Womansong - Rehearsal (Madison) This singing group meets at Riverwest Artists Assn - Arts Fair (Milwaukee): RAA has general, 55 students/seniors) FMI call Appleton, WI): Services are held every Sunday at 11 a.m. at 3607 Wisconsin Ave. Tickets are S8 Beth Israel (tr. at 7 p.m. FMI call (6081 222.2987. their semiannual fair ot Boyshore Mall from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today 229-4308. at 815 N. Richmond St., Appleton. FMI (414) Libol St., Allouez, & at 5 p.m. p.m. on Sunday. Paintings, jewelry, pottery, glass, tex- Yoga Spirit - Free Classes (Milwaukee): Every Tuesday there are and noon to 5 call (920) 991-0128. tiles and more. FMI call (414) 481-1136.

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The Old Switch-A-Roo. Photo by Jamie @ Switch Buddies. Photo by Jamie @ Switch Cute couples of the week.. Photo by lone @ La Cage www. instepnews. corn IN Step -October 7 — October 20, 1999 Warner Bros. MA and ups Breillat gets away with. Breillat makes it easy for us to see Romance Marie's obsession with Paul. He's a stun- he Downer Theatre is certain to ningly gorgeous creature that Breillat have a record number of walkouts freezes into an indelible image of ferocious Tfor Catherine Breillat's Romance. temptation early in the film during a - This is the most sexually explicit main- model shoot. Eventually, though, his enor- stream film I have ever seen and it's bound mous ego and twisted mind-fucking swal- to embarrass, disgust and infuriate even lows his persona so totally that his pretty the most liberated of filmgoers. And it's face is hardly a benison by the end. View- about time. Romance is definitely not the er patience will therefore be stretched to best film of 1999 but it may be the most breaking at precisely the point where Paul's important, forging a new cinema that inhumanity is made to seem no longer expands the range of bodily activities that worthy of the intense analysis/discovery Invite You And A Guest To A Special can be put in the service of a story. Marie undergoes. That point will come at Caroline Ducey, in an amazingly brave different moments, if at all, for different Advance Screening Of performance, stars as Marie, a woman frus- viewers, of course. But resisting the temp- trated with her smug lover Paul's (Sag- tation to see Marie and Paul's relationship as no less fucked-up than the one in Nat- ural Born Killers will be the primary chal- lenge of watching Romance. Placing psy- chological, socio-political and moral stric- tures upon the film will rob you of one of the most intimate and harrowing portray- als of erotic destitution cinema has to offer. - The end is a lot more difficult to defend (major spoilers ahead). I just wish all the time clocked in Marie's self-exami- nation was worth more at the end than Caroline Ducey and Sagamore Stevenin blowing up Paul in their apartment (along amore Stevenin) lack of sexual appetite. with their cat, let's not forget). There are Instead of kicking Paul to the curb, she films with similar erotic themes, such as becomes utterly obsessed with examining Last Tango in Paris and the masterful Some what's wrong with their relationship and Call It Loving, which end with the need to embarks on a tour of one-night stands destroy the object of obsession. But that (with Italian porn star Rocco Siffredi in his need was always contextualized in a strug- first "vanilla" role), BDSM (the role of the gle between sexual fantasy and the everyday boss who initiates her into this world was grind. Here in Romance, there's a sort of originally offered to Jean-Luc Godard who jokey coda that casts Marie as a barefoot turned it down saying the film would be gypsy (?) gleefully following Paul's coffin to "impossible to pull off") and rape in a its burial site. Maybe a glimpse into how effort to arrive at some sort of understand- her explorations have impacted her life as a ing. Aficionados of the porn loop will be schoolteacher would have made this bit disappointed with the explicitness but seem less tacked-on. As it stands, it trivial- everyone else will be properly (and one izes all that's come before as a waste of time. hopes pleasantly) shocked at all the body —Kevin John fluids and imagination-obliterating close-

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