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r4umber283 Ai«usti996 New Yoric State's Oldest Gay A Lesbian Newspaper Rev. Jane Spahr leads silent NewsFronts witness at General Assembly • LOCAL AN D STATE Ithaca's Hrebrand Presbyterians reject rum LETTERS TO THE EDfTOR: Ibrum for onfoing dhpiites between IndMdu- The opMom of colunmlats, aAertii writen alk We reserve the right to edk for spece and and odicr contfibutinc wfiMn are their own ttarliy. We wM print anonymous lecten Ifthe anddo not neoetmHy reSectdieooMecthe name and phone number are provided to the Because it is important to be understood... anicude of the Gay Amftnce oT the Genetee Edtor conSdenrhiHy we be rMpected. Sub- Ydley or the Empty Ootec We wM print mfenionsaredMebythe ISth of the month ac lettert et the edtoor'a dha^iott end on a Tlie Emptf doeet, 179 Atiantic Ave. spece tviilible besh. We wM noc print per- Kochester IMY 14607-1255 tter sonil actick» on IndMdifliii. nor wE vm be a Thomas Fronczak, csw, ACSW Newsfronts Individual, Couple, $ Sroup Therapy Ongoing Groups • LOCALAND STATE NEWS Fronri Our Readers Gay marriage: there goes - Intimacy Between Men' Business Forum dis|^y of the diversity that strengthens "Our HIV/AIDS Issues - 6ay Fothers ©roup A line-up for Louise Community, Our FamiHes and Ourselves." We Sexuality Concems (Cotl for infbrmoHon on group the neighborh< • Iff thanks community were proud and honored to be Grand Marshals. Parents, fiunilies, fiiends and the entire commu Relationship Issues openings) To tbe Editot, nity need to hear and see the goodness of our ^y, The committee that otganized Rochester's lesbian, bisexual and transgender dtizens. March 1996 Gay Pnde Parade and Cultural Festival ing with pdde underscores the uniqueness of eadi 496 White Spruce Boulevard. (Across fromMCC) . 256-0022 Ext. 2323 would like to extend our apfwcciation to a nuno- person, and at the same time emphasizes our ber ofpeoplc and organizations that made this ie*'Defense of Marriage** Act is hxirtling through Congress at a rate soiidanty as wc wotk fbr equality and justice. year's event so spectacular. Etxxployces of the Thank you to the Greater Rochester Gay and unparalled by legislation dealing with frivolous, trivial issues like the City ofRochester and the Riverside Convention Lesbian Business Forum and thc Gay Alliance of federal budg^ poverty, healthcare, etc. It just goes to show you \s^t oiir fb^ Center conducted business with us in a veay T thc Genesee Vafiey for the oj^x^rtunity to be a professiotial manner as we secured prc^>er per* Jawmakers can do when fiiced with a really uigent situation^ like an dection year. living fidnbow— a symbol ofhope. mits, pbnned the parade route, negotiated ser l?()KI>l Us Of course, Hawaii's Si^>rcinc Court hasn't yet Pcrhaps partof the (Moblem is that we ate still And thank you forghring us die honoroflcading vices for the festival at High FaUs, and even \NM ! ill ( »A( f\ ruled on the constitutionality of same sex manure, seen as incapable oflove and ccHnmitment; wc TRIANGLE arranged for a huge pink laser light triangle to die parade, a memory wc will cherish always. and may not do so until 1997. But ats Lincoln or are StiU defined by our genital sexuality alone. Sincerely, adorn the gotge wall alotig thc Genesee River. Nixon or somebody remarked, better safe than Homosexuality = immorality. Loving a person Mary EHen St, Casey Lopata sorry. And it seems that heterosexuals would be ofthe same sex is "obscene." How can love be Captain Ray Mosher of thc Rochester Pt^ce TALK very sorry indeed if lesbians and gays were able co obscene? When ic occurs between two peoj^c Depamnent and all thc other patrols and officers marry legally, even in dvil ceremonies. Tliat would who have been de-humanized by bigotry to thc that facilitated die march down Main Street feom Reader enjoys Pride CLOSER TO HOME BY EUZABETH R. WEISE apparently devalue the Institudon of Marriage point that they are seen as their genitals and liberty Pc^c Way to Browns Race deserve spedal Parade, EC*s new look Mo?«a)AY, AUGUST 26, 7PM-8:30PM itself, and cause heterosexxjal couples to abandon nothis^ nK>re. cotnmendation. Rochester is fortunate to have such a talented and dedicated ix>licc force. white gowns and tuxes and start living in sin. There Straight sodety seems to see all gay men as To thc Editon DISCUSSION LEADER: MARGOT BACKUS, All of the gay-owned and gay-directed busi goes the nei^borhood. itisatiable cruisers and all lesbians as bacchantes. I love your new format. It looks great and is PROFESSOR AT ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE nesses that parddpatcd in the parade and fesdval This kind of'Vacdne" legislation may catch on. Censorship of our voices and lives makes it hard easier to read. It was always frustrating to have Bulblo City Councilmember Barbie Kavanaugh, Kep. Banwy Frank Rep. Louise Slau^ner and Pass your bills now, before conditions arise that arc to be acknowledged for their ability to put to get our message across: that we are as diverse artides chopped i^. Many times Laurie Twilight's TKIANGUS TALK, AN INPORXIAL DISCUSSIOK SERIES PCX^JSINO ON BOOKS Rochester City Councilmember Tim Mains at the Slaughter fundraiser on July 19. may make them necessary. Speaking of vaccines, aside thc usual competitive aspects of rurming a as any other random segment ofthe pc^>ulation, column wodd have pieces missing and that is one AND ISSUES OF PARNICULAR INTEREST TO THE GAY, LESBIAN, AND BTSEXUAL it's too bad that the Congress of 1982 or there and that most of us are striving fbr stability, business to unite in a wonderful dis^^y of com of my favorites, alongwith Eric's column. COMMUNITY, IS HELD AT BORDERS THE LAST MONDAY OP EVERY MONTH. abouts didn't have the foresight to mandate mas commitment, and emotional as well as physical munity and pride. I really enjoyed the pride parade this year march THE PBOORAMS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBUC. Bamey Frank hosts fundraiser fbr Louise sive research and education on HIV/AIDS, just in indmacy in our lives (not "lifestyles.") Tlie parade floats prepared and presented by ing in the band. It was great to march down the BuoUb t7 1G: 2y2-5Ui.)0 case that pesky virus started a nationwide epidemic Another part of thc problem is that legally tfae gay bars provided a spectacular ctispUy of middle of Main St. and into the big crowd at Slaughter, supporter of gay coinmunity cxAcft and nieninient. Ac tibe £sM»VBil» xttstccjwma, (-7 1 n 1 ofiT that would cost hundreds of thousands of lives. married gays might well change the insdtudon to Bw^wn's Race. Last year's was bliaiering heat with BORDERS evcngrcatcrdispJayof unity as thc "showgi2fe**of 1000 HvUin Duve. Ruchestt- But hey, it's not easy being a visiotiAry. Some some extent, making it more ^alicanan, less rigid what seetned like 20 people, a dog and annoyed Waxhfnfcon. ir is tte>e>d to Unoy^ that VMS Chib IvlarccUa danced on the Hig^ Falls cacwalk By NicUJaaksati have skti adfy itt ttiis woman. ** Fr^nk said. things are a lot cosier to predict than others. For in regard to gender roles, and less of a male- people stuck in traffic watching. to music provided by Qub Atlantis. Common In an election year when lesbimtt and gay Approximateiy 70 people attended the instance, it's quite easy to predict that Bob Dole suptemadst control mechanism. Red alerd At thc gathering afterwards itwas neat to see thc Ground provided the parade judging stand and issues are just as prominent as they were reception. and Republican legislators, sponsors of DOMA, TTic "gay communit/* as such never asked for variety in our community under one roof. The adorned their buiiding with a gigantic IS-fbot fbur years ago. and politicians are straddling Rep. Frank says that after Confess will be eager to get dected and le-dected this fall this debate. It haj^sened because three Hawaiian price was rig^ free. Parking and bus transporta rainbow flag as backdrop. Ihc five parade judges, COMING OUT: the issues, one local politician has again returns from its break, work will begin on Nor is it a major psychic feat to {M»iict dwit Bill couples wanted equal ri^ts and refisscd to give tion were readily available. I read thc two letters in a terrific mix ofgay and non-gay individuab, are pledged her support to our community. getting the Employment Non-Discrimina CUnton will do just about anything he can to get rc- up, and because die Hawaii Si^jreme Coun is d^]uiy Empty Closet. I think it was very wise to not comfdimented ibr dieir fine jjerformance of se Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, who re tion Amendment passed. Opponents of elected. It would l>e easier to accept his signing of objecdve enough to look at this as a dvil r^ts confiict with the LPGA finals. Good grief? Talk lecting award winners from a fidd of great con YOUR NEXT STEP cendy and courageously voted against the DOMA hope to add the amendment, which DOMA as a cynical dccdon-year move, rather issue. Whether we as individuals approve of about visibility for lesbians in publicl It is a reality tenders. Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). is running has a broad base of support including that than accept diat he has genuine convictions diat maniage and want it for ourselves or not, wc that a lot oflesbians plan to attend thc LPGA in Join a support group for gay men and lesbians for her sixth term in the U.S. Congress. of Preskient Qinton. to DOMA. same-sex marriage is **wrong." should be able to dioose to marry legally, just as Casey and Mary Ellen Lopata ofParcnts, Fam advance. Ihoi^ golf is not my sport. I'm gtad the that focuses on individual strengthes and resources to help On July 19. a fundraising reception was "I have no doubt that it (The Defense of Why are heterosexuals playing Dog in die Man we should be able to serve in thc armed forces, ily and Ftiends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) women get dicir day in die sun. Would it be wise to held In her honor at a private home in Com Marriage Act) will pass and be signed,** ger, or Sacred Cow in the Manger? Why do thcy if we are otherwise cpialified to do so. Anything were outstanding as the parade grand marshals. have the parade the same time as die Worid Ciq> you take the next step in your coming out process so that HiU with Congressman Bamey Frank (D- Frank saki. *'We have to make sure thatwe exalt the institudon of maniage and then forbid it else is discrimination. TTiis year's event was gready enhanced by all of Drs^ Show finak? (If there were such a thing.) you can live a more empowered and fulfilling life. thc hard work and visibility ofthe PFLAG mem Mass.) as the guest speaker. Congressnrtan get the anti-discrimination amendment to us? Why do thcy labd us as prcmiiscuous and We are more than our genitals. We are complctB This is not a perfect worid. Next vcar pcc^)k bers. This is an outstanding otganization that Frank was the first openly gay member of attached so that we will be treated, not as simultaneously deny us the ri^u to live the stable, human beings — human bdi^ who have a kx^ should make arrangements for a format to present September 22 - November 3 btings a tremendous amount oflove and si^)pon Congress, and has been on the front lines of special individuals, but fwfy in the many morallives that manied heterosexualsiead? (Umm... histocy ofsufifeiing an extreme foon of oppression. thcirviews. As our cotnmunity has matured we will to the gay community and our famifies. Sunday Evenings the ffght against the Defense of Marriage Acc venues through life.** hold on a minute there...) And wc are maldngprogpess. A poD taken in June by havemoredrvetsepclidcalviews.lhe fiunily theme (See Newsfronts. page 4.) The Defense of Marriage Act passed the Maybe one reason, as Rep. Bamey Frank sv^- KR Survey Resesttch Gioqp of Media, Pa. fbc Greater Rochester Gay and Lesbian Busi was an attett^ to indude everyone. B^ projects GAGV Community Center ness Fonun While speaking at the fundraiser. Frank House of Representatives last month, and gested in last month's EC, is diat heterosexuals are A^s^OMte^ showed diat thar nx)StAiiiet3caiis oppose wifl have room ft>r impro\'ement. New ideas will made it a point to mention the dedtcatk>n Preskient Ointon has said he will sign the troubled about their "threatened" institution and anti-gay discnminatkxiin die wodcplaoe^Spetcem always be diallcr^ed. Hats off to die people on the Parade grand Call 244-8640 to Registerl that Slaughter has shown to the gay. lesbian measure, which wouid ban recopiition of ready to take any action to preserve it, however tolOpercent),whik;sdHopposit^kgalnianis^for pbnnii^ committee fi>r taking chances and thek and bisexual community while serving on the same sex marriages and declare that legal ptundcss and illogical. gtysp7peioentto30pcrocnt» widi mote men being time A program of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Vaiiey. marshals feel pride HiH. **With aH che people we have working in nuuTiage is fbr heterosexuals only. A dtscusskxi of what mardage is and does, and opposed dian wotnen.) We must continue to wodc To die Editor Ihanks, whether or not it is endangered, wodd take up pages CO ^low society diat u^ are real peofsfe, with rod The Pride Parade, June 22,1996, was a joyous Pat Ndson and volumes. Certainly it seems teasonable to assutne hmAs and real bve fbr eadi odxr. As aai&ides diat Gctcndif^ 1^ macdage lights to queers would diange, laws will change. bur confidendai GAGV Membership includes an Etttpty Closet suei^ien the institution, since it wodd dvTw that Meamiiiile, politidans will continue to do mattis^ is stffl vsabie atid mcank^^ even to us dieir stiallow, self-senKi^ thix^ j^ppealif^ to . b9ipn,:^4c;fevas ixipfi^^i MW rxt a padahs. But Mi/hen wc do ir we "spoiP' it for tivm. fear, prejudice and ignorance in cMder to stay in A l^ibficaiion ofthe Gay Alliance Gcaily.hafnophoiibis atwodchete, bmhow,exacdy? of die Genesee Vaifey power. Some things tiever change. ffl ^^^il&;^tfe ;.^-#/ft^':;^ 119 AriMic Ave ' tfldMnCT NY 14607-12SS Susan Jofdin CORItECTiON: The photos of Capt. 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At the first hearing on July 11, Mitzi people. speech. on July 2 that the Idaho Decline to Sign Jones, TTie Washktgton BMe Henderson, national president of Parents. The conferences, from Wisconsin and The case, US. v. Able, has been seen by g^ police in campaign had helped to defeat the anti-gay Oregon/Idaho, join a list of reconciling con many legal activists as a possible test case ballot initiative pushed by the Idaho Citizens More states pass anti Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Gay Pride month saw celebrations and pa ferences including Caltfbmia/Nevada, New through which che Supreme Court wilt rule Alliance, which has said it will abandon its (PFLAG). called the bill mean-spirited. She rades throughout the country, involving thou gay marriage laws said "(l)t targets a group of people for dis York, Northern Illinois, and Troy, Michigan. on the constitutionality of the "don't ask drive, after obtaining less than 6.000 of the sands of people. Michigan. Delaware and North Carolina crimination and sets up a debate that misrep A DesertSouthwest conference rejected don't teir* policy. Activists also expected the 40.000 valid signatures needed to qualify for Republican Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New have enacted anti-gay marriage laws, bring a similar resolution by only eight votes, and three-judge panel to uphold the lower court's the ballot. resents a community already under attack... York City marched in that city's parade, the conferences in New England and Califbmia decisk>n that the policy violates First Amend- "This marks a political sea change, and the ing ttte tool number of such laws passed to 14. My marriage does not need to be defended. Empire State building was bathed in lavender, Newsfronts Pacific plan to vote on similar resolutions in ment guarantees by discharging -well-deserved death of an extremist tactic" Michigan's Republican Gov. John Engler My husband and 1 do not need your help to • NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS and the city's gay police officer group. Gay si^ed two bills in June, prohibiting same- continue to cherish one another, and to re 1997. On June l.the North Georgia confer servicemembers who say. "I am gay." said Cathy Woolard. HRCs national field called 'Defense of Marriage'Act is retro legis Officers Action League (GOAL), marched for sex marriages in Michigan and recognition spect our vows of more than 40 years. What ence adopted a resolution backing congres Legal acdvist Chai Feldblum said, "The manager. "We can now focus our resources lation. This bill would take us back to the ugly the first time wearing full dress uniform, along of same sex marriages in other states. Dela House passes my femily needs is a more tolerant America." sional passage of the Employment Non- remarkable legal breakthrough in this case is pro-actively on electing feir-minded members days, just 30 years ago, when similar laws said with the police department's marching band, ware Gov. Thomas Carper, a Democrat, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D Mass) said at the Discrimination Act, which would ban sexual that this is che first court in the United States of Congress and defeating our opponents." DOMA 342 to 67 you could not marry someone of the *wrong* afcer a decision by the N.Y.C. police commis signed a bill to the same effect on June 21. July 11 Senate hearing that he will introduce a orientation discrimination in the workplace. of America that has directiy questioned All of the five statewide anti-^y initiatives The House of Representatives passed the race. Now. Congress would have the govern sioner. Giuliani marched with Deputy Mayor bill to outiaw employment discrimination based Thc Wisconsin resolution stated in part. whether the military may indeed constitu which have appeared on election ballots since In North Carolina* an ariti-gay mariage "Defense of Marriage" (DOMA) bill on July ment tell us you cannot marry someone of che Fran Relter and openly gay Taxi and Umousine on sexual orientation as an amendment to "Whereas the overwhelming perception tionally treat gay and straight sexual acththy 1992 (Idaho, Maine. Colorado and Oregon law was ptkssed on June 19. Louisiana's state 12. Opponents called the bill unnecessary 'wrong* sex." Commissioner Christopher Lynn. DOMA. Kennedy and two other senators. among gay, lesbian and bisexual persons is diffierentiy." twice) have been defeated excepc for Senate refected an anti-gay marriage bill on and an election-year ploy, while supporters In San Francisco, Democratic Mayor Willie June II. Elizabeth Burch, director of the Human Sen. James Jeffords (R-Vt) and Sen. Joseph that they are not welcome in churches, and Because Abh has been sent back to the Colorado's Amendment 2. which was over clamed that homosexualit/ is immoral and Brown rode in a historic trolley in the city's Rights Campaign, said, 'The House commit Lieberman (D-Conn), wrote in a letter to only a public statement can begin to over district court, other military cases may beat tumed by the Supreme Court in May. Woolard Out of 36 states which have considered the bill Is needed to "defend" heterosexual Pride parade. ted an ugly, cowardly and unconstitutional act their colleagues, "Duringthe remainingweeks come that perceived reality... be it resolved it to the Supreme Courc said that anti-gay fenatics will continue their marriage legislation, 19 anti-gay marriage marriage* if and when the Hawaii Supreme In Atianta, some marchers wore Mickey by passing this bill, and history v^ll remember of this Congress, the Senate should tum its that the Wisconsin Annual Conference -Lisa Keen. TTie Washington Biade efforts in state legislatures, after having been bills are dead; 14 are enacted into law, one Court rules tfut Hawaii's denial ofthe r^t Mouse ears, referring to the recent decision it as such. It is nothing more than gratuitous attention to legislation that will enhance the declare itself to be a Reconciling Confer rejected by voters and by the Supreme Court awaits action by the govemor (Missouri); to same sex marriage is unconstitutional. election-year gay-bashing, and the Human by the Southem EUptist Conference to boy one (Califbm'ia) passed by one chamber, lives of Americans. If America is to compete in ence, welcomingall people into its churches.*' -Human Rights Campaign. The bill (H.R. 3396) would tell states that Iceland approves cott the Disney Corp. on the grounds that it Rights Campaign intends to hold every mem a global economy, all Americans must be able The Oregon/Idaho resolution declared in and one (New York) is pending the first they can ignore the Full Faith and Credit ^ves domestic partner benefits to partners of ber of Congress accountable fbr this vote." to contribute. The price of prejudice is too part, "(W)e commit ourselves to honor and domestic partnership Unitarian Universaiists floor vote. Clause of the U.S. Constitution and refuse Its gay employees, holds an annual Gay Day, Melinda Paras, director ofthe National Gay high." accept persons ofall sexual orientations as -Lisa Keen. The Washington fi/ode recognition of same sex marriages per and Lesbian Task Force, commented, "DOMA 'persons of sacred worth,' and to work Iceland's pariiament, the Althingi, voted on etc. Marchers shouted. "I love Disney!" back gay marriage . Administration officials told the Human formed legally in other states. \t would also is bogus legislation. It neither strengthens toward full inclusion of United Methodists June 4 to allow same sex couples to register About 10.000 people atcended a Pride gath FBI considers bias as Rights Campaign that President Clinton sup The Unitarian Universatist Association be define marriage under federal law as a union American femilies nor marriages between men of all sexual orientations in the life and as domestic parcners and obtain joint cus ering in Denver. Colo., where the theme was, ports the plan to attach the Employment Non- came the first religious denomination to en murder motive between one male and one female. and women. Inscead. ic draws a circle around leadership of the church." tody of each other*s biological children. ofcourse, che Supreme Court's ruling against dorse same-sex marriage on June 25, when a Attorney General Janet Reno assured the The House vote was 342-67, and many gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered Discrimination Act to DOMA. Clinton has The Icelandic law goes a step fur^er than Amendment 2. In Winston-Salem, N.C, about -Kristina Campbell, The Wash'mgtoti Bhde 97 percent majority at the UUA's annual National Gay and LesbianTask Force on traditional supporters of gay rights voted individuals and proclaims that our families do said he opposes same sex marriage and will similar legislation in Denmark. Sweden and 10.000 people took part in the June 9 parade, General Assembly voted in fevor of a resolu June 19 that investigators of the murder of against the measure. not deserve recognition. In the hands of the sign DOMA, but that he also opposes employ Norway, in that It includes second-parent while around 12,000 marched in a "Family Appeals court: ruling tion tided "In support of the right to marry for two lesbians in Vir^nia's Shenandoah Na Right-wing political extremists 'femily* serves ment discrimination against gays. adoption rights. The law went into effect on Values" protest march sponsored by anti-gay The House debate saw Rep. Barney Frank same-sex couples." tional f*ark are taking the possibtUty of a hate (D-Mass) angrily demanding ofa Republican as both a symbol and a weapon: a symbol of an -Human Rights Campaign; Nationai Gay needed on gay acts by June 27. hate groups. Bonita Berkson of San Diego told fellow crime into account, which had been in doubt. opponent just how Franks relationship with imaginary past when everything was fine, and and Lesbian Task Force; Lambda Legal De Haakan Andersson. the president of the -Kristina Campbell, The Washmgjtotk Blade delegates in Indianapolis that the decision Julianne Williams and Lollie Winans were a man threatens the Republican's marriage. a weapon to divide society into good people fense and Education Fund; The Washington Post service personnel Swedish federation of Gay and Lesbian fights makes UUA "the feith of real femily values." found dead on June 1. Reno told the NGLTF Rep. Steven Gunderson (R-Wisc) asked. and bad... Gay. lesbian, bisexual and transgender A federal appeals court in New York City (RFSL) said that the group hopes that Swe Idaho anti-gay The Unitarian Universalist Church, with that the FBI is "pursuing all motives, includ "Why are we so mean?" Both men are femily issues are here to stay because they Methodist groups vote said on July I that it may be constitutional for den and other countries follow Iceland's amendment is out 1,949 congregations, is the first major reli ing the possibility that the crime was moti openly gay, speak to the aspirations of same sex couples, the military's policy on gays to discharge example. to welcome gays The feilure of Idaho anti-gay extemists to gious denomination in this country to make vated by tiie sexual orientation of the vkxin^" Kevin Cathcart of the Lambda Legal De just as they do for all committed couples... We servicemembers who say that thcy are gay. -Christopher Jones, The Washington Blade Two regional United Methodist conferences qualify a state anti-gay initiative means that this the right to same-sex marriage part of their -National Gay and Lesbian Task Force fense and Education Fund said. *The so- wilt not stand by siiendy and be used as But the court sent the key gay military case have approved resolutions to become "rec- back to district court, saying tiiat the lower i . ."*«UCK ^i Jain Our FatnUy!" ?ODAYS '96 NEON '96 CARAVAN ^ 96 RAIM CLUB CAB HO fHOH^^ SSSSiiT' DOWiVI VS^AUTCAIB. ^15•t ..•. yyjL iJK9• 1/ ««w«w.. . POWVEft^WMDOVt^ LOCKS, HCTCftUSE. 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I did 25 hours per week, and now tor for the Gay Alliance during the past year, Center Director Tanya Smolinsky and volunteers would like to welcome the ended her work for the GAGV when the grant will try to keep the Project going." that funded her position ended on June 30. Tanya Smolinsky said, *WeVe looking to raise entire gay community! Christy spoke \i'irh the Etfjpty C/tfjf/about some 525,000 through donations and foundation grants of her experiences, and the accomplishments to hire another outreach education coordinator made possible by funding for a paid staff p>erson and continue thc Communit\- Education Project." ro reach out to the greater Rochester community- Christ\'Commented, "Itwas definitely ap>ositive Come in and check us outii and educate about gav is experience. 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Lisa is a 1988 graduate of Greece Athena Hig^ School and currendy en^aJoyed as a ma chinist at Cannon Industries. Colleen is a 1993 graduate of Suny Brockport Abovas a mairher wieids a pink triv^ EOCs nursing program and is currently em ployed as an LFN. illghtB a b^^ender-goyvTKKi queen rides the Ckib The two met in June of 1992 and since that Mareeaa Ikxkt, vvHh ics ard) of rainbow-colored time have been together raising their son Joshua IsaBoons. Mkldte a purple nun on roaerblades Lee, who is now four years old. Has been kienttfied as an escapeeft-om a local branch of the Sisters of Perpetual lndu^gence. Pony Expness rides for =71 breast cancer research Spirituality The Pony £3q>res5 bikers who are cm a nadonal Psychology tour to raise funds for breast cancer research The Community stopped in Churchville-Chili on July 20. They Tapes, CDs & T-shirts were greeted by bands, downs, a motorcyde Recovery show and much more, as (right) Rita Filowick of IsOur LeRoy handed over a bronze medallion and Jewelry Sc Medallions Scrc^ of Valor to Beveriy Reed of Pcnfidd, thc Strangest Asset. 12-Step books & cards rider fbr the next leig ofthe 14,300-mile relay. The women motorcydists arc traveling from St. Joseph, Mo., home of the original Pony Ex and always the latest in press, to Dallas, which they hope to reach by Aug. ^IVteOTBank lesbian writings & video 18.AlongthewaytheywillFaiseawaienessaswdl dadon, call Pony Express organizers, the ••"• Estabiislied in 1856 as funds to fig^t broist cancer, Idller of 40,000 Women'sMoGorcydistFoundaaon,at(716)768- 3290 Monroe Avenue womenyeady.TosuppoctdieirelBfbrtsbydonat- 6054, or write WMF, 7 Lent Ave., LcRoy N.Y. ing to the Susan G. Komen Bfcast Cancer Foun- 14482. 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Submls£k>ns are due by the I Sth of each month ac guy?**, Westenhoefer snapped back, "If diat's att it gay bands this fall took, die entire female population would be gay, sir.*' The Empty Ck»et. 179 Atiantic Ave., Rochester. NY 14607-1255. Or caH 244-9030. PAGE 24 SPORTS frorn nrw side of the lence By Savatuiah A majo r thoi^t on the recently com pleted NBA season. Who deserved thc MVP (Most Valuable Player) &Tori award more than our hero, die man with thc orange hair, his greamess, Thcce outstanding female musicians arc coming to the Up Dennis Rodman? state area this tnonth. Two arc open lesbians and one is a Granted, Nfichad Jordan was his feminist heterosexual who supports gay ri^ts. usual brilliant self, but with #91 re- Dynamic rocker and out lcsl»an Melissa Etheridge will appear boundit^ brilliandy, and dealing those on Aug. 16 at die Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse; the outiet passes, we can only wonder ifthe performance will mark die opening of her "96 worid tour. final scores would have been the same. For infcHmadon, caU 435-2121; for dckets call Chargc-by- 'Sides, you have to love an adilete who phonc, 472-0700. wears a jersey in pracdce diat has writ You can catch die phenomenal k-d. lang on her All You Can ten on the fiont, "Fm not gay, but my Eat Tour at die Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center in bt^rfiiend is." Go DennisI Canandaigua on Aug. 25. Call Ticketmaster or Ticket Eiqiress, And while we be talking hoops, who 232-1900 or 222-5000. A woman of many sounds and st^es, deserves a major jump money-wise lang's new area is "a sensual R&B groove." this coming season, Shaquillc O'Neal Tori Amos, versatile singer/piaiiist, will perform on Av^. 29 at or Dennis Rodman? Can you say, 125 the Finger Lakes PAC. Her show will include sof^ &om her hot rebounds by #91 C'Go Dennis") to 25 new albuni, "Boys for Pelc." by 300-pound Mr. O'Neal in the Chi- csigo Sulls-Orhuido Aia^c piayotT se IN YOUR STARS by Laurie Twilight, a juU timepri]fesmnalastrttk^i»4tb a Master's ittpsfcbokgf. To rtaeb her, eaii 1 SOO-SOl.AJRJS. ries? Do I need to say morc? Go Bulls, Go Dennis/ Can you say Buffalo Bills? Repeat ARIES: March 21-Apnl 20 LEO: July 23 - August 22 SAGITTARIUS: after your Atint Savannah, **Buf3Ealo Your cosmic dock is telling you to do n\'o things this You are sought arter for your strength and sdf November 23 - December 21 Bills." Vcry good, you all get a cookie! sununer. One is to continue to create concrete plans assured natute. 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July was not a good month for Nickerson declined to rule on thc "conduct" poHcy nMENTA L HEALTH COUNSELOR taxes, disappearing hair line, fading hair color^ For several years Giancursio has made paint gays and lesbians in New York because, he said, no plaindfFhad experienced any the tyrarmy of gym-buffed bodies — the list ings and works on paper — drawings in color, State as far as the courts are injury ffom it. only grows longer. Making it through the watercolors. Thcy have been exhibited in thc concerned. In its July 1 st dedsion, thc appeals court in New day^ survival, is a routine we understand. Memorial Art GaUery's Finger Lakes annual May, ofcourse, was a great month. Then, ifyou York Qty passed the buck and refused to decide INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING Hiding out, running forcover , a pint of ice and in Arena Group shows in numerous area recaU ^f you don't, read 'The Law and Us" in the the consntudonaHty of die "Don't Ask, Don't cream at dusk, sometimes hdps. But what if locadons. He has had modest recognidon — June 1996 Btxp/y Closet^, the Supreme Court ruled Tefl" poHcy. Instead, die Court hdd (as plaindf& diere is aspiradon — the desire to create tolerance that may pass for acceptance — but in Romer p. Evarts that the State of Colorado was had contended) that Judge Nickerson erred when something unique, a personal vision? ITie certainly no sales. He must support himsdf as a constitutionallyprohibited 60m banning die imple he dccHned to rule on the "conduct" part of the drive for expression involves exposure. That's teacher. This is a common story for a regional mentation of l^al protections for gays and lesbi 'T)on't Ask, Don't TcU" pcAcy which, in die a recipe for despair. ardst. What is uncommon is that he has re ans. Just as we were starting to think that maybe, ^3peals court's view, was inseparable from the FUTURE GRaup ENVIORNMENTS My fiiend Andrew HoUeran has just pub mained h^hty ptoducdve in a climate thatis not just maybe, the judiciary was finaUy starting to "get "statement" pan of the policy. The :^9peals coun CALL ANY TIME Hshed a novel. The Beattty sfMett, I love thc uds:::, overly supportive; people tardy buy Art that is it," two New York court decisions jolted us into then ditected Jud^ Nickerson to hc^ a second HoUeran puts it all on die line, no hedging. diallenging, Art of ideas. knowing that it wiU stiU be quite some time before trial to determine thc consdtutionaHty of both ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS During Gay Pride 1 saw the bodk in store the courts "get it" fbr real parts of thc policy together. SLIDING S CALE BtU Giancursio has kSeas. You won't *'gct" his windows every^9(here in Manhattan. What a work at the first glanceanditdefinitelyisn'tSofa 'T>tm'tAshDom*tT0a^Poiie^USmaBmk$o The appeab coun could have left wdl enou^ C0MINC3 OUT ISSUES triumph -— a book in print — not a smaH or Art. He has apoint of view that connects to who Jmt^ Nkhtnon^tt RHriai alone at that point, but it didn't. Instead, the duee easy fkduevcnrienL l^icxi, in che Sunday iVcv he is as a gay man and what his viak>a of out In May 1996, "The Law and Us" dbcussed the judge pand (whidi induded two judges who are Yortk Jhmr, a fiiUp6tg e review. A mhadreview. wodd is, or couid become. This senes of images penthng Hogmaon diaBc^nging President CUnton's usually consadefed ta be 6urfy progressive) went The authcM* was subdty blamed for his Hmited is upbeac You can smile at his juxtaposidon of "Don't Ask, Oon'c TeH" miHtary policy forgay s out of its way to dedare that the juctidaiy must be I vision, a cenain dryness of spine How can one pc^ icons into a gay sensibiHty. You can reHsh and lesbians. That column noted that in March particularly mindful ofdeforing to Cor^ress wfaen gay writer (the reviewer) get off chidir^ an his ingenuity of construction, his mastery of 1996, die fourdi Circuit Coun of A^jpeals had held deaHngwithmfficary matters (maybe afi three judges other man forspealdt ^ hcKiesdy? cokn^ His e3q>rcssi€«i does noc draw attention to that die "Don't Ask, Don't TeU" policy was coo- had kx)^ miHtary histories, who knows), and tfaac My heart sank. A 50-year-okl man (do you the creator; he remains invisible as an author. sdtudonaL The column also pointed out, however; resciiccions on ^xcch that do noc pass consritu know the impHcations of dbat\n Gay America?) Ihc work speaks for itself, directly to us — that one year eariier, federal Judge Et^ne tional muster in the dvilian context are ofben writes four boc^ in his H£nime, one, Dartcer deady die mark ofa mature artist Nickerson in Brcx^dyn, N.Y. had hdd, in Atit P. consdcucional in the miHtary context The Coun front tbe Datut, is i^bookof dic'70s. Another, In an essay about his work, Giancursio writes, ^RiJAM/JiStfAs; that the policy was uiiconsdtu^ proceeded to dedare that the "stateoncrus" pan of Crottttd Zero, is the most dear-eyed reportage 'When I grew up, if boys played widi doUs diey When that cr^umn was written, the ^ipeal from die 'T)on't Ask, Don't TeO" poHcy. fiom the decade of colk^ssc diat followed. were considered sissies," and then dedares diat thac dedsion had noc yec been dedded. "(Qreates abalancebecwecn a service member's HoUeran succeeds m publishing a new novd he is "A gay chikl reborn, pkying widi doOs in It was recently reported that since the "Don't (note the gender neutral cerminokigy; at least the and then gets winged in thc arm, if noc exacdy much che same way diat heterosexual chikiren Ask, Don't TeD" policy was implemented in July courts have come tfaat 6v in their sodal conscious j^i^ged in the forehead. Why does he bother? mimic adult Hfe duou^ pky." He adds, "My 1993, morc gay and lesbian service people than ness!) privacy interest and die miHtary interest in WeH, an ardst, one who is honest and true to work is not at aU about using Ken and Barbie in ever ate being harassed and thrown out of the prohibiting homosexual acts by restricting how himsdf simply must. a subversive manner; it is a visual journal ofgay miHtary. Against this backdrop, die Second Circuit and when miHtary authorities may initiate an inves In Rochester there is currently on display a culture, both a serious and lyrical look at who wc Court of Af^seals, onjuly 1, threw out the lower tigation into sudi acts while at thc same time Have You Heard About Cyt>erhair? show of photographic wc^ks by WiUiam are, what we do and some ofour aspirations." court's decision on procedural grounds and sent creating a rebuttabk presumption in fiivor ofthe die^^case to Juc^ Nickerson for a second trial govemment when a member identifies himsdf IVe been in the hair repiacement business in Rochester for Giancursio, which are so wonderfully amusing Somedmcs I get blue because I think no one ik diat one might ovedoc^ their courage and wit. reads my writing or those that do only snigger Unfortunately, the Coun made it about as dear as (oops! apparendy die Coun had a grammar lapise more than 20 years, and this is the best product IVe ever €aiiEat"Pas^ Giancursio has produced a series of photo over my compulsive sdf-reveladons. After one possible that when it hears die case on appeal ^ain here!) as a homosexual.... (B)ecause the new policy seen. Why? Ifs simple. for Only $7.25 (ptetn) graphs taken of his own sculptures. Hie sub column years ago in \(4uch I bragged about (and it most likely wiH), it wiU be inclined to uphold strikes a reasonable balance between the compet • Cyberhair gives you a compieteiy natural look and feel. • ject is gay Hfe. Thc media is a hooe Barbie dolls snagging tricks, I recetved an anonymous phone the policy as consdtudonaL ing interests and because thc ppHcy is important to Ifs easier to care for than real hair. • You can wear and G.I. Joe dolls recon%ured and costumed caU &om a gay wanting to know my secrets for The "Don't Ask, Don't Tdl" poHcy reaUy con the mihtary's accompHshment of its objectives, we and secinto exquisitely designed environments success. He didn't caU to praise the honesty of sists of two parts. Thc first part mandates the find that it restrains speech no more than is reason Cyt>erhair around the clock, seven days a week. • You can that depict our issues. One series of phoco- my writing; he wanted to steal my techniques. expulsion of a member of d:ie miHtary who makes ably necessary." even wear it for swimming, biking, or anything else. griiqihs is of a gay gym. A second series was Since I love words and ideas as much as I love a statement dut demonstrates a propensity for Ifyou read this condusion and diinkit's drcular The bottom line? No one will be able to tell where your real inspired by current Htigation in Hawaii to Icgal- "thc beauty of men," I continue to write. What homosexual oriencadon. The second pan man because it is based on an undemonstrated pre hair ends and your Cytserhair t>egins... unless you tell them. Little Theater Movie Tickets iase gay marris^. "'Hie Weddir^ ofthe Cen dsc is there to do? Fortunately, I am a recluse, dates die expulsion ofany servicepcrson who acts sumption that is is quite aH rig^ to ban homo Now you know why I wear this remarkable new hair alterna tury^ is really cwo series, photograf^ of a ^lardly anyone knows me) and I can persevere in a manner that demonstrates a propensicy fbr sexual acts, you're r^t Thc only savir^ grace for Onty |4.00 ea. tableau vivant, one of a male couple, another of in isoladctfi. Gay Hfe, Tm kaming, isn't for homosexual orientadon, such as homosexual sex, tive myself. (Of course, I may not kxsk like the guy in my ad, idiout die appeab court's decision is that die deci a female cou{^. A detailed desct^on can't sissies. Pve grown toi:^. I look at odier ardsts, soHdting homosexual sex, CM* atten^xingco marry sion is wcfl aware of this, too. That's ptedsely wfay but I REA1_LY feel good about my appearance.) do justice to the images, and risks spoiling the my ^cnds, and I know what they are going someone of die same sex. (Ironically, in their clever the Coun sem the case back to Juc^ Nickerson; So if you'd like to leam more about Cyt)erhair. stop by and pleasure of discovery you'U have when viewir^ through. attempcs to cover aU bases, Congress also knple- Lc, to hold a new trial to determine ifthe "Don't diem. mcnted a provision that proh&its che miHtary firom see me or call 2S6-7S8S. And doni \M>fTy. You won't get a Now I worry how Andrew HoUeran is feeHng Ask, Don't TeU" poHc/s "conduct" ban is consri expclHr^ any service member who tries to marry Giancursio is a friend and a cc^lej^uc. I have about the full ps^e, tepid review in die Tttttes. tutional. I fit is, accordii^ to the a^speab court, then big sales pitch, because thafs definiteiy NOT my style. someone of the same sex if die purpose of the watched his work mamre over a decade. He He's brave, he is vidnerable. I sat with BiH at the the "scatements" ban is consritutional; if it isn't, Sincerely, attempced marri:^ is to terminate one*s miHtary h» had the guts co work towards an exfwcssion GAGV picnic where he displayed his pictures. dien "Don't Ask, Don't TdT wiU have to be service. Apparendy, if a gay man tries to marry his that is a strong compcUir^ statemeittof^osi- Ihosc peopk who stopped to look laughed. I banned in its entirety. partner, he can avoid beir^ kicked ouc of die Ui^egayvahies. He has puc his career onCbelifte Unfbrcunatdy, if esqierience means anythir^ miHtary ifhe convinces his superiors that he is only apd ic wasn't like it was a choice; he bad tb^: we mig^ have to wait anodier twoyears tofind out wock is cheerfiiL We could att use a Htde buck- trying to gee ouc of the service!) Bill SpHale hiiegraled Hair Systoma this. Years- earHer Fd advised haat to paihr mgHip. I urge you to see Bil Giaiicua»o*s sexies the Second Circuit's uhimate views. By then, flowecs^rfiK is whsc people wiH bi^. He dkb't isao Ridga Rd. Eaat of phocogr8{^ ac The PtidaCoQaectMn, 728 IheAkit case was bcou^t in Mardi 1994 to diough &yt Supceme Coun m^t already have go forl&'fic^.hsafesiscod, at every tnm, the SoudbAve. (242-7840); opent Mcmtor-SaaiK^ challenge bodi parts of the ''Don't Ask. Don'c dedded the appeal from the Fourdi Circuit's ded- C71S)266-7SSS scducdon of commeroe. hkiw he has pce- day, to ajn. - 9 pjn^ Sunday 12-6pm TeflTpolicyhyonewoman and five men who were skm vfihoMit^ the poHcy. And if die Si^Mneme scnted fais coaioMVuri^ as Hofienn his» with a Heucenanc-cokmd in die Anxly lesccvcs, a Coast Coun decides before the Second Circuit does, Guaed petQr pffioei; a Navy seaman, and thiee ocher then the Second Graat doesn'c faave to make ics •*.«M^MI own prejudioe. The bHI had a broad base of si^ partner is someone I care about. Hiere are many had not been robbed and no odicr motive had Woman to Woman holds us in place. It's fear of inqxnrerishment that ideas presented in the article are important ones "(Qonceivably, a new consensus may emerge pott Or^uiizations sudi as die New York Board men (both negative and posidve) who have for too own decision at aU. And if you think, that might been established. Investigators, however, gave die can create greed. It's fear of rejection tfiat creates that we must each address individually and with have been a goal of at least some of the judges on which the legislatures of the several states wiD see of Rabbis, ESPA, NAACP, NOW and die Log By Jamiylah MiUer insecurity and the fear of being ovcrdirown diat each other. After contacting the author, David much fear of the risk of HIV transmission. I io^xesskxi in repeated statements to die press, the Second Circuit pand, you're catching on to this fit to recognize. Futute kgisbtioa, perhaps, wiU Cabin RcpubHcans were aU caUing for ics passage. can create opptession. And it is the fear of becom Mordecai, and discussing our ideas on this topic, sometimes wonder if I have too litde when my di^ die possibiHty of die murders bdng hate Feau^Not... legal scuff pretty wclL authorize dvil contracts in wfaidi same sex Hfe We weren't asking Bruno co take a poHticaUy ing involved that can create ^Muhy. "There is I have his permission to offer you his very HIV positive parmer is someone I care deeply for. crimes was not even bcii^ CMisidcrcd. Then, risks involved in any kind of sex can easily <^ Marriage Betmted Iti Ithtua parcners wiU enjoy the ri^it of survivorsfaip as w^ sensitive fcap; we wete onty asking that our ^v- Iris true that history is filled with nothing to fear but fear itself." Hiis may be an okl honest and self-disclosing article endded "Love The Attorney General put an end to aU diac She become c^>pominitics to demonstrate how mudi In die September 1995 EtKpty CAiw/,'The Law as sodal insurance benefits now beoomtt^ avail cmment send a strong mess^e diat crimes of unhelicvahle acts of inhumanity adage, bur it is sdll very true today. Wtdy love Means Not Having to Wear a Condom." The commicted die Dq»rtmenc ofjusrice to a com- I care about him. and Us" tcported on the romance betweenToshav able from private and pufafic employers. In tfae hatred wiU not be toktated in New York Scate. — lust, greed, power, conttol anything is possible. The greatest g^ft in Ufe is love. article follows: pidiensive invest^ation and issued a strong Green and Phillip Storrs of Idiaca. Not content absence of such l^^tion, „. (Q decHne the .» On a skk note, 1 just received word that the md other evils surround us, produdng violence, Choose love not war; choose die positsve over die My first (and so faa only) experience of unpro Too much of what I have been reading lately worded letter stanty diat "aH motives" were bdng wiih the solely symbolic nature of dieir Jewish invitation to identify a new fundamental right in •^Defense of N^rris^ Act^ has passed the House oppression, indmidadon, isolation, dlscrimina- n^adve and choose to empower and noc be tected hjg^ risk sex was with someone whom I siiggests that this experience is not unique to me. puKsued,'iockxHt^ tfae possOiificy diat die critne commitment ceremony, thc lovdairds ap^^ied for die absence of a dear direction hptn the court of Representatives (our brave Represencarive non, depression and even suicide. oppressive. knew to be positive. I had never fucked cn: been How should I, as a sex educator, and wc as a was mociviaced by the sexual orientation ofthe a marrif^ license at Qty HaU. whose precedents we ate bound to follow." Louise Slaughter voted agaunst it) I can'c hdp but We could easily weep fbr dw rmlHcms suffering One advants^ humanity has over all odier fucked. Then as now, I talked about sex much community, respond? How many of us foil in our victims." Actomey General Reno's leccer was ex Having had a taste of the judidal system, FhiUqp nodce diar the bifl was pushed dirough the House in the wodd. Weep for the nameless, vokdess living creatures is the ability to reason and make oKMe often than I had it. What sex I had was very ability to assert our own needs fbr safety when it That story made headlines (at least throughout tremdy iuyarcanc in fig^iiring die silence whxdi and Toshav may weU appesd to a higher coun to by Newt Git^cidi (a man who asked hb first wife masses who are wide awake living the n^tmare of choices. Our duHces are ofeen influenced by fear low risk. I knew I was in no hurry to start havii^ comes to sex, and foil to respect the needs of N.Y.) because thc poHdcal activist Mayor at the often simounds hate crimes; a silence whkh leads obtain the '*prccedenf' that Jusdce R^han was war, fiumine and disease. Weep fbr those in the rather than love. Let us choose love and accep anal sex. I was so confident about my choice that Olhers? Qeady, norms that associate love with time, Benjamin Nidiols, siq^>orted the concept of to ^^larliy in cfaegeneral puhHc and to increased fear fbradhwceurtukshewasinthehospitalandwho unwiUing to create. Even if they «loa't, thc pendir^ midst of violent US. cities riddled with poverty, tance of ourselves and others, have co«ifidcnce to i:9x>n moving into my new apartment, I discarded risk-taking and sdf sacrifice do not equip us to love same sex marris^e, swid injuly 1995, Ithaca's Com ofsudi crimes by thc victims and pOtencial vktkns. dicn &fled to make chikl support payments, caus Hawaii case is sure to create fiiture k^ batties in racisnv drugs and murder. Weep for those in our make the right decisions andltvein det»nunadon my stock of condoms. —or fuck—oneanocherin the ageofAIDS. How mon Council voted unanimously to endorse same Jusc as ic b in^iortanc fior ksbians, gay men and ing hb first wife's church co raise funds for the the area ofgay and lesbian marrit^es, battles chac own comnumity dealing with HIV/AIDS, hate to alleviate human suffering. Throt^ this we can Six weeks later, I was havir^ sex with someone does a community norm that makes the needs of sex marriages. Alas, Mayor Nichob lost thc dec bisexuab to come out of the doset, k b also chikiren.) Abo, thc hifl was introduced by Rep. wiU undoubtedly be carried out for years. As I comes, child molestadon and domesdc violence. discover our own greatness and higher purpose. I knew well enough to care about—a youth who HIV positive pe<^]Je a priority impact on intimate tion in November 1995, die Gty Qerk refiised to itnportatic tfaac hate Gcicnes cotrie oixt of the dbsec Bob Barr (who has been married to tiiree different stated eadier, it's going to take some time before Yes, we can weep and we feel sorrow and pky Wc can be the leader we have been looking for and had many n^;adve feelings about being HIV posi rdadonships? Do I imagine an expectation fix>m issue a Hcense to Toshav and PhiUip, and Toshav and be named for what diey are. Attorney General women, and who, noc king ^o, aU^j^Uy ticked the courts — Hke sodety—rcaHy "get it^" when we hear thc news broadcasts ofthe presence our children need. Their survival is at stake. tive. I was lyix^ on my back, and hc was crouching some ofmy pects and parmers that I should ti at and PhiUip could not get married So they sued. Rcno'sdB^xcs shouki be applauded for fordr^die wh^iped cream off the breasts of a waitress as pan of human suffeting. We know what is happening Let us make a commitment to our communides on top of mc rubbing the crack ofhis ass over my low risk sex as no risk sex? Being very bright guys, they sued without a local invcsdg^ttots to consider somethit^ they of a fundraising event.) Is it surprising to anyone R>litical Update all around us, yet most of us who are living "good," and redefine the word CARE. Recognize, love and dick (a pkasureable aitemative to penetrative sex). There are many areas of sero-discordant re*-*- lawyer. Besides, poHtical activist lawyers ftotn preferred to |ust ^{nocc. tfaat men Hfce tiiese two fed threatened by a com- Lambda Legal Defense Fund and dscwhere micced rebtionship becwccn two partnets of the • "safe" and "comfortable" lives are at ease when support women who are affecting change in the After less than a minute my parmer had lowered tionship where these questions demand answetb, * By Andrew Lee On die state fcvd. Senate Majority Leader Joe strongly advised the Hc^ous lovebirds not to sue same gender? within the safety ofour home. We are at ease with foce of criticism and opposition. Wc must act himself onto me and I had slipped, with startling have had reiationships with po?; o men in which Bruno b amoc^ those wishing to ignore hate because national emphasis was being focused on Taking hate crimes lour lives as long as bad people or things do not boldly and in record-breaking numbers at the ease, into the most relaxed asshole I'd ever en we have given my parmer's needs much greater crimes. For years now, tlie New York State Senate the Hawaii marriage trial (scheduled to be hdd in I touch us personally. election polls. We must lift our voices over all countered. I remember the train of thought that weight than my own. I have come to recognize tha. has refifiscd to act Rcoentty Govemor Gccwge July 1996). But love is driven by its own engine, so What can we do besides weep and feel pity? opposition and defy all injustice at all levels in our competed with the obvious pleasure for my atten in doing so, we create patterns in our reh.dons^' Pataki introduced hb own hate crimes biU whidi the two went ahead and sued on their own. We aU know that hate crimes exist and that Put the pieces t>ack together. I Some individuals when affected by a crisis do more home, in our communities and in our world. The tion: "He's positive, I have no condoms; if I pull diat are anythii^ but healthy. If niv nosidve pa. induded scxualodentacionasacatcgocy.Joc Bruno, lesbians, gay men and bisexuab are among tfae than weep. Many organizadons and movements positive will reign over the negadve. Let's not out and stop, I will contribute to his n^ative ner and I consistendy put his needs ahead of Not surprisingly, onjuly 1,1996,Justice Rdihan however, refused to take any action on thb lull, primary targets for such crimes. Unfortunatdy, that work towards change, jusdce and prevention waste our precious gift oflifc in fear. Fear not... feelings about his HIV status; IVe already started, we ultimately deprive him of the orpo -*^v^ t of New York's Supreme Court in Tompkins wiuch contained stiff penalties against those who getting government offidab to recognize diis were created due to an incident or series of inci because with love we cannot fail. thc harm has been done." love and support each other as equab. County (the trial levd court), dismissed Toshav's commit btas-rdatcd crimes. Despice Bruno's long fact is not always easy. Even those who preach dents that affected an individual or group. Why, After die incident we talked about what h^>- As a community, I think we hi.^^c dop' • nen- and Phillip's request. The court reasoned that, time advocacy of "law and order," hc preferred co "law and order" wiU sometimes ignore the dev thou^ does there need to be a personal crisis The Authentic Self pencd. He (mistakenly) saw the risk to me as thc dous work educatii^ one another about HIV/ "The long tradition of mamage, understood as the ^nore thc growing qpidemic of violence against astating impact that hate crimes have on sodety befbre we take acdon? It is certain that future top to be low, and presumed that because I was AIDS focts. Work now needs to be done on o union of male and female, testifies to a contrary lesbians, gays and ysexuab. Unfbrtunatdy, the By Thomas Fronczalc, ACSW — particvilariy when the bias is related to sexual I generadons will look back, as many of us may have, comfortable with my dick rubbing his ass, I also attitudes and emotions, what shapes diem, an* political, cultural, religious and legal consensus." rest ofthe Republican leadership aUowed him to orientation. ; and be appalled that an affluent, educated, techno Intinnate iove wanted to fuck him. I had foiled to communicate their coUective impact on the choices we make. Tlie court also observed that New York's state do so, and when thc legisbtive session recentty Attomey General Janet Reno is an exception to logically advanced, sophisticated society sudi as that rubbir^ was as fora s I wanted to go. I had also Ttiis will help more men make betcer use of the le^slature has thc constitutional authority not to ended, the fatUha d not been put to a vote. Rcccndy, while eating breakfast during an in recognize common law marriages between oppo this. Reno has repeatedly tecognizcd not onty thc ours, seeming condones thc injusdce that prcs- credible weekend in Toronto, I happened to foiled to assert my needs fbr safety over my desire safer sex informadon they already have. Ic will also Pataki, fike Reno, should be apf^uded for rec- site sex couples, and to impose other "reasonable fact that bias crimes exist, but she has abo put the ±.%$± |endy exists. pickupacopyofA>ya.''(fime6,1996), Toronto's to protect his feelings. s«q)port sero-discotdant partners in dealing with Department of Justice to work in fighting sudi ogpizii^ the horror ofbias-rdated crimes. Bruno, die many diallenges that HTV creates in their r^;ulations" on opposite sex marriage. Under these What is it that keeps us from taking action, lesbian and gay biweekly newspaper. Thc fol I have often asked myself why. Oral sex is low(^ ctimes. When cwo lestnans, Julianne WiUiams and however, needs to be told he cannoc igtiore hate Huther-Doyle rdadonships. circumstances, thecourt hdd, itwas not unreason ; invohrcd, volunteering and making a cotn- lowing article in a cc^umn called "Fluid Ex [r.F.'s edit] risk for HIV infection, but I rarely let Lollie Winans, were fbund murdered in Virginia's crimes in thc future. As Majority Leader of the able for New York to refuse to recognize same sex A Place for Healing itment to a cause? Why do we ladt leaders who change" caught my attention, as its author's someone come in my moudi. I have always fek a (DtwidMordecai started tnhtttieerit^as a trKmaJtiMlt^ Shenandoah Narional Park in earty June, many in Senate, he has a duty to see diat New York State uniotis. •}j f are willing to speak thc ttuth or possess die courage ideas so reflected my own thinking on the topic need to be cautious in this way. 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A It m,:^ t ''^^)^^^^i^^^r%^^^^My'^^^'^y-^^ T HE EMPTY C L O 5^ »; 23 tfae various i^ipcoaches to parendi^ tJiem, differ sexiaDy invohred where die ratidaal mind kicks in both partnen sexuaUy. Hie vabdadon of diese trtmditte^Teema^ Tbis ttrHdt mas or^ffta^peitaed itt widi each iridividual Whedier wc bring diikian and is aware of safe/unsafe sex practices, and die fceKngs is very important befbte any naodificacioo trtt/f. into tfae wodd from tdationshq>s or marriages consequences ofbeingunsafe are moce likety to be of bdiavior is possible. RESOURCES FOR AIDS Directory Bade to Tom: David's column addresses the In a confidendal grotq> setting men can discuss before entering a lesbian rdadcHiship, or have tricate and con^ilex fedings involved in hutnan salient to the individuaL these issues to gain a better understanding of children feom donors and aitifidal inseniinAtion» exuality and rdationship. It is ^sporcnt diat he Thegreatmajorityofpeoplewho dedde to have themsehres, tecdve constructive feedback, and or adopt, wc are creating a strong fomily urdt that WOMEN cared deeply fbr this young man and wanted to unpiocected sex probaL^ do so despite knowii^ share expedenoeofotfaers in similar situations. A many women wdcome as a gteat ojiportunity. Free testing for HIV exposure is available fr>om New York State Department oi Health: call connect in a very intimate way. The artkle hig^ of the potential danger. For people to dedde to HEALTH: Rochester Area Regional Hodine at (716)423-8081, or I -800-962-5063 fbr pay phones or calls new *Tntimacy Between Men" group will be start- As tfaere are more lesbians around taiatng I iTnBI Child cara-Wheelchair accessible - Looped forthe hearinfimDaired. in oor commimity! 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Ifyou have the ii^ or sttMe mechanizing Bke wuflii^ interest and a titde time to spore over die with people atxl cn j<^ sefik^ wc have more to hdp case die kxidkiess and one down, $500). Parking, yard, vcry next cwo months, we could get diss job an opportunity for you. Send resume to btif^ a Ettie sunshine into tny Hfe. WtD large rooms.diningrocwm,eat-in kitchen, ^y Right Pnce -fULiy INSURED- done quickly. Please call me at 244-8640 Ihc Comfort Zone, 20 CKnton Ave. S., answcralLJtfnesSava^#l 17376, KSP ston^area, porches, woodwotlc, leaded aapified ads ue $5 fot cbftfiAt 3 0 and ask for Tanya. Rochester NY 14604, or caO Shcny at PO Box 128, Eddyvil^ KY42Q3fr0128. glass, very nice. Both include RG&E. WQffb&cachftdcUdaa*} 10^«rofdcJ» FREE E5Tt MATES CEPAGaUerycafi for wodc Mem 325-7310. GWM, ^, 5T, 160 lbs. Btend, bhie Avaiiabie 9/1/96. John, 262-2191. amsficr $1. W« SATURDAY 10 SATURDAY 17 1^! '. :D S H i S COAP ttip to Renaissance Festi vaL 10 am. Phil, 338-1119. Rev. Delotes Beciy gospel concert, The ONGOING Calendar A&i^ IS: Ima^Oue the Roches Empire Beats group trip to Darien 7:30 pm, South-Emanuel United SUNDAY ter Gai/&L«lManRlm&Video Lake amusement park. Call 637-6101, Chutch of Christ, 1095 E. Hennetta Rd. Beteavement Suppott days* 730 pm, GAGV Community Hig^ Tecdmcdogy Gtoup %onsored by Open Atms MCC 271- Mote lig^t Si^^>ott Gtoup Second, fourth Mondays, 4-530 pm, Center, 179 Adantic Ave. 461-0821. Third Fridays, dinner. Call Dave, 359- Festival, prasents'The Huoger'' or e-mail [email protected] 8478. for gay and lesbian pewle and AIDS Rochescer, 1350 University GettingOut 3337. (700 pm) and «*Cruiiiir^'(9*30 MONDAY 12 ftiends, lZ-15 pm» last Sundays. Ave. Free. 442-2220. SUNDAY le Support/sodal groi^. Evety Tuesday, Sex and Love Addicts AnmymMHis pm)atfhe COAPINa 7 pm, Steve R^ 654-5004. Downtown United Presbyterian Rodiester Histotical Bowlii^ So 7-9pm. Tom, 473-3791. 730 pm. PO Box 10366, Rodiester THURSDAY fS Rochcatex Rangers Mexican H- Church, 121N. Pfcahi^ St 27M60a ciety WEDNESDAY NY 146104)366. esta. 3-8 pm» Tata patio. To benefit Patents and Ftiends 800-724-0999. HangarTheaterisinCass The Hunger and Cruising. Image 7:15 pm, Mondays. Qover Lanes, Women's Community Chotus Womynapitit Rape Crisis. of LeMans and &^ ^-FLAG) 2750 Monroe Ave. 251-2175. Rehcatsab eadu Wednoday, 630830 Cdebrarii^ wocnen-centcred spiritu Park on Rt. 89, Itfiaca, Out: the Gay and Lesbian Film and 2:30 -5 pm, Ftiends Meedng House, COAP beach party. Nocm, Durand COAP pm, 302 N. Goodman, ac^acent to Vi- ality. First, third and fifth Tliursdays, I OR IHISIZ/JJNC, MON m Ol Al CllSI TUESDAY 6 Video FestivaIwiIlshow**The Hunger" 41 Westminster. Last Sunday. 234- Come Out and Play. Meeting last L^ Gate Scpjaie. 473-7365. 7-9 pm, GAGV Community Center, Eastman. Dave, 271-4446. COAPvDlleybaIl,6pm,EflisonPark. at 7^30 pm and "Cruising" at 9:30 pm at 0156 Monday, 7 pm, GAGV Community C^ Alliance of the Geneaee Valley 179 Adantic Ave. 242-9148. TUESDAY 20 THURSDAY I The Jack Report. Comic-drama by Cobl^stone Fair. 10 am - 4 pm. Eveiy Tuesday. thc Littie Theater. $5 to benefit Film Dignity-Integtity Centei; 179 Atiantk Ave. Russ, 473-6407. boatd of ditectots Meeting, second Gteater Rochester Gs^ and Lesbian Eno^ty Qoset deadline. Photo- 5pn, St. Lukc's/St. Simon Cyrene Lesbians Wanting to Have CUkhen Wednesdays, 7 pm, 179 Atlantic Ave. Business Fotum Lanunas. Irish Lughnasa. Aug. 1-Z Dave DeChristt^her, part of Interplay Cobblestone Museum, Childs (Orleans THURSDAY 8 Festival. graf^, camera-ready ads. 244-9030. Church, 17 S, Fitzhugh St. Every Third Mondays, 7 pm., GAGV Com 244-8640. Second Thursday Memorial Art Gal Ancient fire festival celebrating the har "96, festival of new plays at Shipping County.) Licensed antique and collect COAP aoftbalL 6 pm. Russ, 473- Empty Closet deadline. Articles, Sunday. Potluck dinner after Mass FRIDAY 23 munity Center, call 381-1026. Gay Alcoholics Anonymous lery, 530-7 pm. 4360422. vest and the death of die Com God Dock Theater, St. John Fisher College, ible dealers. (716)598-9013 (Museum); 6407. letters to the editor, classified ads, non- every diird Sunday. 328-9758. Baaaically Treblemakets band 7pm,UnitarianQanch,220 WntonRd FRIDAY Enquire Beats weekend at Camp John Badeycom.) Heralds the opening 3690 East Ave. Directed by Terrance (716)589-9510 (Director.) Located at FRIDAY 9 camera-ready ads for the Sepc. issue. Open Atms Metfop<^tan Every Monday, 7-^5 pm. School #12 Positively Sobet I%iget Lakes Gay-Lesbian Social Hillside, Pa. 637-6101, or e-mail Community Chutch Q.p. Duffy School), Soudi Ave. c^Tpo- ofthe Seelie Women's Season (seelie= Brennan. Play about four men using intersection of Rte. 104 and Rt. 98, two "It's My Party** premiete. Benefit 244-9030. AA groi^, dosed meetings. AIDS Gtoup [email protected] 302 N. Goodman St., suite 306 (at site Hi^ibnd HospitaL 4424)289. Rochester, 1350 University Ave. Ev Eist Fridays and third Tuesdays. C^ pi 5) *'blessed;harvest;"laterbecame"silly/') games to cope with living with AIDS; miles north of Albion. fbr AIDS Rochester at Litde Theater, COAP biking/biading. David, SUNDAY 25 Village Gate.) 10-30 am. 271-8478, Sununet Biking eiy Wednesday, noon to 1 pm. 536-5573 and ask fbr Sam Edwards, or Often observed with bonfires and feast- includes goddess/drag queen. $11.8:15 Atigels in America. Hie last three 240 EastAve,, 7:30 and 9:45 pm. New 265-3186. Gay Men's Alcohcdics Anony- TheLesbianConnection COAP brunch* 11 am. Call Tom, 7 pm every Monday in June andjuly. write POBox 941, Geneva NY 14456. ingon harvest hills,goddess-earthworks. pm. Also Aug. 11,3 pm (|9 discount for days of the production of thc Tony film scarring Erie Roberts as a tnan with FRIDAY 16 nnous Meet by lock on Edgewood Ave. 271- First Wednesdays, 7 pm, Manchester. Wometas'FtkiayN^btCoflcehnmar 473-3791. FRIDAY 2 students/seniors on Sundays.) For ftJl Kushner play at Hangar Theater in AIDS.|8.ARIfooddriveoneveningof Melissa Ethetidgc concert. 8 ptti, St Luke's/St. Simon Cyrene 5209. (716)289^3197. Third Fridays, 7-9 pm, GAGV Com kd. lang concert. Firmer Lakes Per- Chuft^ 17 S. Fitzhugh St 830 wn, Stq^M>tt Gtoup fot Paretits munity Center, 179 Atlantic Ave. COAP camping. Ai^. 2-3, Frank's, festival information call 385-8400. Ithaca, Aug. 1 -3. Aug. 1,7:30 pm; Aug. show: canned and non-perishable items. Oncenter War MemorialjSyracuse. Info: Ametican Bs^tists Concetncd fomning Arts Center. 222-5000; 232- 232-6720. Third Mondays, 730 pm, Webster Who Have Lost Childten CcMnmunity Christian Felkiwsfai^ Utica, SATURDAY 3 28pm,Aug.33pm.Tickets|10-$23.1- 442-2220. 435-2121; Chatge-by-phone 472-0700. 1900. Rodiestet Rangers House, 57 Ambrose St 392-2998. Rrst, diird Wednesdays, 11 am-1230 First and third Fridays, 730 pm. pm. Third Presbyterian Churdi, 4 Friends' Meeting House, 41 MONDAY 26 monthly business meeting, first Sun Lesbian Wftteta Gtoup days. 4 pm. Bachelor Forum, 670 7 pm, GAGV Community Center, Me^ St Sponsored by Genesee Re- Wcstminster.482-0511. Ttiai^ Talk.'tHoscr to Hom^'by Unhfersity Ave. 251 -2122. 170 Atlantic Ave. On hiatus til Sep gon Home Care. Ftce, 325-1880. SATURDAY Him Festival Sotdfe^heq^t P^oductlons presents EKzabediR Weise. Dtscussionlod by Pro GAGV Lesbian Gay Bi Youth tember. Pattncnandl^aendsonncestSutvi- fessor Maigot Backus of Sc John Hsher. 7 Group TUESDAY Third Wednesdays, 7-830 pm, up vots Anotiymous. Gxdgioupfbrpatt- pm, Bctfxiets Books and Music Co-spon- Ages 14-21. Every Sunday, 2-4 pm, Rochester Gay Men's Chorus stairs, Genesee Coop, 713 Monroe nefs,aBiescfsurvivors. OnondagaCouridl Lesbfan Comedrenne GAGV Community Center, 179 At sorcdbyGAGV. Downtown United Presbyterian Ave. 872-5788. on Alcoholism and Addictions. 716 R lantic Ave. 244-8640. Church, 121 N. Fitzhu^ St 7-9:30 THURSDAY Washir^con St, first fioor, Syracuse. Fri THURSDAY 29 Rainbow Amateur Radio Assoc. pm. 423-0650. Presbyterians for Lesbian days. 6-730 pm. Kerry (31.^51-7123. COAP biking/blading. David, Finger Lakes chapter. Sexual Compulsives AxHm. and Gay Concerns Gay/Lesbian Al-A^Km Suzanne Westenhoefer 265-3186. Business meeting/hmch. Call Bob, For those desiring their own personal 6:30 pm, first Thursday. For location Rrst Unitarian Church, 220 S. \Slnton Ite licMif Lota & fiiv Rhi & VidM Pestini 442-7185. FRIDAY 30 sexual sobriety. 730-9 pm. Write SCA, caU Ralph, 271-7649.. Rd.7pm. High Technology Gtoup Rochester Freedom Singers £n^>ty Qoset maiUng par^. 7-9 PO Box 13801, Rochester NY 14613. Rochester Rams bar nig^t Third Saturday September 7,1996 Third Sundays, bmncK Call Dave, Gay Alcoholics AnonyaK>u8 Mixed chorus. Rehearsab 7 pm, pm, upstairs at thc GAGV Community Saturday. 8 pm-2 am. Bachelor Fo 359-3337. 8 pm, Genesee Hospital, 244 Alexander Rochester Rc-Hab Center. rum, 470 University Ave. 271-6930. ^how ? ().m. / Doors open 6: SO p.m. Center, 179 Adanric Ave. 244-9030. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous St Mercy Spiritual Companion Pro lilac Rainbow AUiatKx for the gram |y|«riiu« 9t the Tnilf, 100 TfiMter PlqcQ, Buffalo Help to mail and distribute the Sept. 7:30 pm. PO Box 10366, Rochester Finger Lakes Gay/Lesbian Sup Deaf issue. NY 14610-0366. port Gtoi^ Evening of reflection for those im Second Saturdays, 7 pm. Gay Alli MONDAY Tickelx tis ih aihnnee /117 9* tfie 4oor Gay Mea of Color AIDS Institute. Third Tuesidays, first Fridays. Write pacted by HIV/AIDS. 7-9 pm. Cafl ance, 179 Atlantic Ave. Write PO Box Rochester Lesbian and Gay PO Box 941, Geneva NY 14456, or 671-6070 or 473-6893. Miami Beach,Fla.,Aug.30-Sept. 2. (La 20093, Rochester NY 14618. Ticlcets available at Political Caucus call pi 5)536-7753, ask for Sam Rainbow Boating Qub Lambda Healtfa Sdeticea bor Day weekend.) SkiUs-buildin^ lead Every second Monday, 7 pm sodal, Edwards. 7 pm, seoond Thoisdays, GAGV Con>- %xih Saturdays, dinner/meeting. CaU Mw4uee «t HM Tralf ?S2-OE22 ership development, edtication on HIV 7:15 inccting„ GAGV Community GLBSFA SUNY Btockport munity Center, 179 Atlantic Ave. 271- Steve, 271-8719. Um* Wotid Recotd SI2 Elmwood Awe ^f2-4XX)4- prevention, treatment. Fontainebleau Center, 179 Adantic Ave. 234-5050. Open meetings Tuesdays 3:45 pm, 448Z Dyices oa Rytacu Gay and Lesbian St:^)port Gtounp St. Mary's Connecdon Hnd afl TfeketMacter loeatfons Hilton Resort and Spa. Sponsored by Rm. 228 Seymour. Closed meetings: Every Saturday, 2:30 pm, Schoen Ihini I^VcsbytxaiBn Qauch, 4 Mdg^ St caH fbr info, 395-5269. For gays and lesbians, fiunilies, fiiends. Place, Pittsfbrd. Meet parking Jot next Nationai Gay Task Force on AIDS First ani dvsd Nkmdays, 730-9 pm, Atlantic Five 0 Third Thursdays, 730-9pm, 15 St to WahTs Ice Cream. 425-8559. Prevention. For informarion call \JC^llis 271-6513. Gay men 50 and over. Second Tues Mary's Place (near GEVA.) 271-4241. Johnson at NTFAP, (415)356-8134. an eYenlng with Q/fv€i6&aae 6^ Q/p(e^^r>n . ) ' i KATHY PETERS mitw^h the hunger iktaei ^\mf Scan LICENSED itMilne OMmfttt Dwiwn, CSMM^^^^IHK. .^FM^J fcaoaU ft^^^^A MASSAGE hu/ Seta It rtda wirii st)fte: DMMW IA htht^ jlsscs. ut ank HM wiA eH-pe/ mmmti mi ftmkr UM ptm. wtmtt bf NIeM CaMnera, iMJMg Ijr HTV. It borrows firom sevtnl THERAPIST fn^Ktmn, One rrntmr ooapand it m* CaLbflSte- AMACT sad it was U aaalfM of HIIM^ U»t.TI» irti. 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