VOLUME SIX, NO. 6—March 18, 1993—March 31, 1993 FREE

Give the People Light and they will find their own way. V" The Wisconsin Light $129,000 Grant To Assess HIV Government Leaders Blasted Prevention Needs In Milwaukee For Insufficent AIDS Funding [Milwaukee]- The Milwaukee Indian [Milwaukee], In an unusually sharp Health Board, Inc., (MIHB) has been critique, Doug Nelson, Executive Director awarded a one-year $129,000 grant from of the AIDS Resource Center of the U.S. Conference of Mayors to Wisconsin (ARCW), parent organization coordinate the first, comprehensive, of the Milwaukee AIDS Project (MAP), community-based HIV Prevention Needs strongly criticized federal, state and local Assessment for the Milwaukee political leaders, including Sen. Herb community. Kohl, Wisconsin Governor Tommy The project is designed to identify Thompson, Milwaukee Mayor John current services, barriers, gaps and Norquist and Milwaukee County needs for HIV/AIDS prevention activities. Executive Tom Ament for failing to MIHB believe that this is an important address a worsening AIDS epidemic. opportunity for the Milwaukee community . "A lot of political lip service is being to develop a strong collaborative offered to the AIDS crisis, yet there are prevention strategy which will lead to a very few political leaders who are willing truly successful HIV/AIDS prevention to commit government resources to meet program for the future. the enormous demands that the epidemic The assessment will give special focus is placing on our communities," Nelson to the prevention needs of four targeted said. populations: Gay/Bisexual men, "What's most distressing is that even substance users, women in high-risk our most progressive politicians are situations and at-risk youth. failing us," Nelson continued. To accomplish this end, 500 surveys Nelson, MAP's long-time Director, will be completed by 125 members of each serves on the Board of Directors of the of the targeted groups. Another survey National AIDS Action Council in tool will be developed for prevention Washington, D.C. and chairs its Public service providers to assess the current Policy Committee. Having attended level of services. several meetings to promote the national AIDS agenda, Nelson expressed serious A Collaborative Effort concerns over political prospects in The project will include input from the Washington. City of Milwaukee Health Department, "Senator Kohl joined conservative the Medical College of Wisconsin, the THE BEST IN THE U.S.— Wisconsin's entry in the U.S. Snow Sculpting Team brought home a first forces in opposition to lifting the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, the place trophy at "The 1993 United States National Snow Sculpting Competition," held recently in immigration ban on individuals with HIV State of Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program, Anchorage, Alaska. As a result of their victory Wisconsin snow sculptors Arlyn Kampen (Center), and he is expressing opposition to the the American Red Cross, the Milwaukee Bill Hackbarth and Paul Hess will represent the United States at the "Olympic Arts Festival" to be held in conjunction with the `11ip 1994 Winter Olympic Games" in Lilihanimer, Norway. Their President's economic stimulus package Public Schools, as well as many winning sculpture was a geometric representation of identical horses titled, "Equine Spirit". which will double federal AIDS funding community-based organizations involved According to Kampen, the piece was designed to reflect the aesthetic majesty of horses using for Wisconsin," Nelson continued. in prevention. rectangles, squares, circles and other shapes. Nelson, obviously upset, pointed out The project will also include the that AIDS activists have waited 12 years development of an on-going group for Experts at for a president to take AIDS seriously and HIV/AIDS prevention planning and Harvard Medical School that Kohl's opposition to the President's coordination and a computerized increased funding for AIDS was HIV/AIDS Prevention Resource Data Say Homosexuality May Be Genetic "unexpected and a serious set-back" in Base. [Cambridge, MA]- There is and regulation section light of his significant political power on At the conclusion of the project, a evidence at the National that homosexuality may be genetic — Cancer Institute. the Senate Appropriations Committee. public seminar will be held to release the but only enough to merit further study, Hamer said his research "The Republican strategy in Congress final report and will include an address by indicates that researchers told a Harvard Medical sexual orientation may be hereditary is to raise the most controversial issues of a prominent HIV/AIDS educator or on School conference on March 6, 1993. the mother's side. the Clinton social agenda and pressure epidemiologist. The cause of homosexuality is "an "Maternal transmission was more moderate Democrats like Kohl to oppose For further information, call Joan open and unanswered question," said than expected by chance" in the President," Nelson explained. Lawrence at (414) 931- 8111. studies, Dean Hamer, Chief of the gene structure Hamer said. "Because the Clinton Administration is However, Dr. Richard Pillard, not yet fully staffed and therefore MATA Accused of Censoring professor of psychiatry and director of the somewhat disorganized, the Republican family studies laboratory at the Boston strategy is working and the AIDS agenda University School of Medicine, said and the agenda of the Gay/Lesbian `Gay Agenda' Propaganda Video studies also have found that Gay men are community is suffering." [Milwaukee]. A dispute has erupted Fons said that when clips of the tape five times more likely to have brothers Nelson praised Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) for his lone vote among between the producers of The Brand New had been shown in January, they had who are Gay as heterosexual men. Wisconsin's Congressional delegation to Queer TV program and the Milwaukee been completely censored. "Sexuality must have some biological Access Telecommunications Authority Bill Wiley, MATA's Executive basis," said Pillard, who called himself support the President's initiative to lift the immigration (MATA) of the showing of the videotape Director, said that tape had been pulled the first openly Gay psychiatrist in the ban. He also praised President Clinton for being one of the The Gay Agenda. "due to questionable parts" and in com- United States. - only sources of "enlightenment" on The Gay Agenda is a 20 minute tape pliance "with Federal Communications About 90 people attended the Harvard AIDS issues in the Washington power produced by Antelope Valley Springs of Commission (FCC) rules." Medical School symposium on the structure. Life Ministries, a Fundamentalist Wiley said that Mitchell's complaint biological nature of homosexuality and the Christian group in Lancaster, California. was not the only one the cable Authority psychological development of homosexual Sites State Failure The anti-Gay tape features clips of nudity received. He said that there had been "11 men and women. Nelson said that recent set-backs go and bawdiness taken from footage from complaints," five after the January "The biological explanation of beyond the federal government. "I was various Gay Pride parades. Over 25,000 showing and six after the March homosexuality, or genetic, or choice is the notified last week by the State Bureau of copies of the tape have been distributed cablecast. question of today," said Dr. Marshall Public Health that they intended to cut across the country, including copies to Other than Mitchell's, there were no Forstein, a member of the medical school AIDS prevention grants by 50% ," members of Congress and the Joint religious factors mentioned, Wiley said. faculty and a psychiatrist. Nelson reported. Chiefs of Staff. The tape has also been He said that the callers' chief concern But at least on participant, Camille "I was astounded that the State, in the featured on Pat Robertson's 700 Club. was that the tape was being aired at a Paglia, said she feared the study of most cavalier manner, announced the The producers of Brand New Queer TV, time when unsupervised children could homosexuality's basis would become cut-back at the very moment that the HIV Dan Fons and Michael Lisowski, planned see it. Callers, Wiley said, indicated that political, not scientific. epidemic is intensifying in every region of to show the complete tape on their March showing the tape would be "perfectly "I'm disappointed in the overly Gay the state." 9, 1993 show at 7:00 p.m. fine" if shown "at a later hour, after representation here," said Paglia, author Nelson said that the annual AIDS According to Fons, Jonah Mitchell, who 9:00 p.m." of Sexual Personae and Sex, Art and prevention grant of $357,000 was hardly offers a program called Testimonies of Wiley said that one of the complaints American Culture. "I don't like the enough to do justice to a state-wide AIDS Praise across the hall from where QTV came from someone who identified feeling of a clubhouse. That is not prevention campaign and that the was being shown, saw the tape being himself as being Gay. The Gay man science. There's too much political Bureau's decision to cut $177,000 would broadcast and complained to MATA. objected to the tape on the grounds, Wiley correctness here." result in staff reductions at Wisconsin's Fons said that a woman, watching the said, that it would cause Gay-bashing. And April Martin, clinical supervisor of AIDS service agencies and the elimination show in the lobby, also complained The tape was cablecast on Saturday, the Yeshiva University doctoral program of some AIDS prevention programs for because Christians were being made fun March 13, but with parts masked. Fons in psychology, warned that debating the high-risk individuals. of. said that Brand New QTV had agreed to scientific origins of homosexuality would Nelson said that Wisconsin was Afterward, Warner Cable asked for a the masking so that the tape could be distract attention from human rights experiencing a 30% increase in the AIDS copy of the tape to show to their lawyers. seen. issues. caseload every year. Tens of thousands of Fons said that there is no written policy Fons said that Brand New QTV was "The question of whether Wisconsin citizens are now infected with on review of tapes to be cablecast. asking for written guidelines from MATA homosexuals should have full legal and HIV and hundreds of thousands of people Warner shunted the tape back to to prevent such situations in the future. civil rights and social acceptance have are at "significant risk" for this MATA which insisted that if the tape nothing to do with whether we can or devastating disease. were to be shown again, certain graphic can't help or change our inclinations," "I cannot understand how any public segments such as a simulated said Martin, author of The Lesbian and health professional can ignore the threat masturbation scene must be masked. TURN TO GENETICS, PAGE 10 TURN TO FUNDING, PAGE 9 March 18, 1993—March 31, 1993—WISCONSIN LIGHT-2 NATIONAL, NEWS BRIEFS 100 Women Attend Lesbian Aging Issues Forum in Madison Group Opposes Gay Rights Bill By Cordy Miller Becoming Visible University of New Mexico campus to [Albuquerque, NM]- A group gathered on the [Milwaukee]- More than 100 "older" Freedman offered a long list of needs protect Gays and Lesbians from discrimination. voice opposition to a state bill that would Lesbians — primarily women in their 40s, for action, including insisting that (the Legislature. It would add Gays to a list of groups Senate bill 91 is pending in the 50s, 60s, and 70s — from throughout existence of) older Lesbians and Gays be employment, housing, and financial protected by state law from discrimination in Wisconsin, as well as from several recognized by aging services; demanding 21 rally. matters. About 20 people attended the February neighboring states, met on March 6, establishment of "Gay-friendly" "found Jesus" said he didn't understand Dustin Kemp, who said he'd 1993, in Madison for an all- day Lesbian services; including Lesbians and Gays as like evil, man," he said. "I've been against it since I homosexuality. "Their rights are Aging Issues Forum. The Forum was an a minority group in aging legislation; and was a kid and I always will be." historical first: the opportunity for so working for passage of a federal domestic Mexico Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance, called the Neil Isbin, president of the New many older Lesbians to identify together partnership law. as special rights "little more than a ploy to legitimize group's effort to portray civil rights anticipated needs and preferences for Research is needed. What, she asked, prejudice." social and healthcare services as we age do we know about the real economic and to develop an agenda for educating situation of older Lesbians, elder abuse Anchorage Prepares for a Fight policy makers and providers of such among Lesbians or health issues of aging services. Lesbians? 1993, the Anchorage Municipal Assembly passed [Anchorage, AK]- On January 19, "We are the avant-garde for all Other Needs the first Gay rights bill in Alaskan history. As a result, a group calling itself "Citizens to women, including straight women," Following Freedman's talk, the Repeal the Homosexual Ordinance" collected enough signatures to put the issue to a suggested keynote speaker, Marcia remainder of the day focused on vote in the April 20 election. As in Colorado and Oregon, Anchorage civil rights leaders Freedman. "Our lives are more like those identifying needs and preferences related report a rise in hate crimes. of young women's future aging than our to housing, healthcare, legal and financial "We are asking all our friends in the lower 48 for help. Please send donations to: straight age peers." services, and social and spiritual systems Alaskans for Civil Rights, P.O. Box 201348, Anchorage, AK 99520. The need is Freedman is a 62- year-old "out in later life. Results of these discussions urgent." Lesbian," director of development and will be edited and used by forum public relations for the American Society organizers in future education with `Tour of Duty' Bus Begins Trip on Aging, and a former member of the service providers and policy makers in Israeli Knesset. Wisconsin. [Washington, D.C.]- Ending the unjust and discriminatory ban on Gay and Bisexual Lesbians: Largely Invisible and Lesbian community people in the military is the focus of a six-week, nationwide bus tour that began March 14 Older Self-help were also recognized as essential in Minneapolis and will cover 32 cities in 24 states. Discussing the virtual lack of research efforts aging. A luncheon The "Tour of Duty" bus trip has been organized by the Campaign for Military on older Lesbians, Freedman reminded elements in successful three older Lesbians Service," a coalition of civil and human rights groups opposed to the ban. The tour will her listeners that "what we learned in the panel featured own experiences. include rallies, news conferences, local media appearances, and visits to district offices of women's movement was that our greatest sharing their instrumental in establishing members of Congress. problem was having been made invisible One was family and living under Among the people on the tour is Miriam Ben-Shalom of the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual to ourselves." Older Lesbians are largely "an alternative Another has been Veterans of America. invisible, in the straight world as one roof together." creating a Lesbian Cancer The tour will not be coming to Wisconsin. The closest stop will be in Chicago on March Lesbians and in the Lesbian community part of Group, and the third, as an 20 when there will be a 2:00 p.m. news conference at Ann Sather restaurant and a rally to as aging women. Survivors attorney, assisted clients in preparing the follow at 3:00 p.m. She suggested that the most important step is becoming visible to ourselves eight different documents which can through "the deeply political process" of provide Lesbian and Gay couples with the Gay Beating Trial Delayed consciousness raising around issues of legal protections straight couples derive our own internalized ageism and from their marriage certificate. The Forum, which was organized by a [Wilmington, NC]- The trial of three Marines charged with beating a Gay man outside a homophobia. group of older Madison-area and bar has been delayed until April 5 in New Hanover County, NC District Court. We also need to understand, Freedman Milwaukee Lesbians and staff of New The delay was requested by an attorney for one of the Marines, said a clerk. said, that homophobia and ageism have Ventures, Inc., and Dane County Older Patrick Gardonne, 23; Walter Guy Watkins III, 26; and Colin C. Hunt, 20, of Camp different meanings for Lesbians and Gay Adult Services, was partially funded by Lejeune were charged with beating Crae Pridgen outside a bar on January 28. Pridgen men. grants from the New Harvest Foundation called on the Governor and federal officials after the beating to protest anti-Gay violence. Ageism in American society is related to fear of death, which tends to be more of and the Madison United Way. a male than a female issue. For further information about the Hollywood Shifts Attention Homophobia, on the other hand, tends on-going work of the Lesbian Aging to be fueled by fear of what would happen Issues Project, write P.O. Box 843, Madison, WI 53701. [Los Angeles]- According to the Associated Press, Hollywood apparently has lost if society was no longer driven by the interest in boycotting Colorado over Amendment 2 and instead is focusing on the issue of reproductive urge. Gays in the military. "Our focus has shifted," David Smith, director of Gays and Lesbian Against Defamation (GLAAD) in Los Angeles, said. "Attention on Colorado has been side- tracked." GLAAD L.A. largely engineered the Hollywood boycott of Colorado. It was supported by Barbra Streisand, Whoopie Goldberg, Joan Rivers and Lily Tomlin, among others. "By the time Tomlin joined the boycott, we had gotten just about as many entertainers as we were going to get," said Smith. "GLAAD never wanted to be the L.A. chapter of Boycott Colorado anyway." Alleged Killer May Be Gay [San Diego]- A Navy man accused of killing a shipmate in Japan had engaged in Gay sex himself with other sailors, possibly including the victim, according to news reports. In a six-page sworn statement, a sailor who served on the USS Belleau Wood said he and the suspect, Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, had had sexual relations twice, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The paper also reported that "a senior Naval official" at the Pentagon said Helvey, 20, had also had sex with Seaman Allen Schindler, the shipmate Helvey is accused of murdering. Marla Steven's of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force expressed skepticism about the reports. "Even if the military is accurate, which they have no history of in these cases," she said, "the military attitudes which foster this self-loathing contributed to the violence." Religious Right Fighting Clinton [Washington, D.C.]- Religious right groups are sending a fresh wave of fundraising letters into America's mailboxes, taking aim at President Clinton's attempts to lift the anti-Gay ban in the military. The fundraising effort involves Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Oliver North, and a host of other luminaries of the religious right. In one letter, Falwell told people that if they pray and "send me money" they would be WE WORT( WITH YOU TO MEET YOUR NEEdS... doing their part "in the battle for the Lord." The letter concludes, "Jerry Falwell is back ...WITH CARE ANd RESPECT. and ready tack) battle!" For the religious right, this effort is their first test of strength since the Democrats took AIDS RESOURCE CENTER OF WISCONSIN, INC. power. LIFE CARE SERVICES. United Way Drops Scout Funding

[Portland, ME]- Terry (her full legal name) wanted her son, Nicholas, to join the Cub Scouts. So, she signed herself up as a den mother. She was rejected because she is a MILWAUKEE AIDS PROJECT Lesbian. (414) 273-1991 A Gay advocacy group from Boston took up her case and forced United Way to cut off funding to the Boy Scouts, making Portland's United Way the second in the nation after San Francisco to battle the Boy Scouts over its national policy of excluding "known homosexuals." SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN AIDS PROTECT—KENOSIIA The Associated Press reports that United Way affiliates from across the country are (414) 657.6644 (800) 924-6601 watching Portland — considered a more mainstream city than San Francisco — to see if there's an impact on fundraising. The Girl Scouts' national policy prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. NORTHWEST Nicholas, now 10, said he doesn't understand why the Scouts would care if his mother WISCONSIN AIDS PROJECT—EAU CLAIRE is a Lesbian. "I don't know," he said. "They're just kind of what my mom would say — (715) 836-7710 (800) 750-2437 bigots."

AIDS RESOURCE CENTER Of WISCONSIN, INC. P.O. Box 92505 News Briefs are compiled by the Editor from mainstream newspapers and wire MilwAukEE, Wisconsin 53202 services, organizational press releases and Gay and Lesbian papers from across the U.S. March 18, 1993—March 31, 1993—WISCONSIN LIGHT-3 Momentum Building For March On 'Stoking Fires Of Our Love' Washington As April 25 Event Nears Couples Workshop Set The annual Lesbian Physicians By Terry Boughner [Madison]- A weekend workshop for The cost of the week-end workshop is Conference will convene in Alexandria, -Though it may only be Gay and Lesbian couples, "Stoking the $100 per couple. For more information [Milwaukee] VA, April 25-28. the feeling among people here Fires of Our Love," will be held from and to register, call (608) 256- 3733. subjective, Putting its D.C.-area location to best in Madison is that momentum for the 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Apple Island in and advantage, this year's conference will on Washington is building. The Madison. Sponsored by Lives Unlimited March discuss Lesbian and women's health of times that I've been in the of Healing Arts and funded in part last couple issues in the larger context of public School Seeing is believing whenever I've asked the question, by a grant from the New Harvest bars, health and the health of the nation. you going to the March?", the Foundation, this will be the first "Are Presentations will address coronary often has been "Yes." workshop of its kind held in Madison. answer most artery disease, osteoporosis, cancer are going with the Lesbian The workshop if for couples currently in Some people prevention, breast health and Lesbian Milwaukee's (LAMM) committed relationships (which includes Alliance of Metro health as reviewed in the medical three vans sponsored over half of the estimated 22 million Gay bus, others in the literature. Network (LRN). and Lesbian people living in this country), by the Lambda Rights These are only two of the events to be Makes puffiness...dark circles... also has a van. But who want to celebrate, nourish, ACT UP Milwaukee held that weekend. Next issue we will list even nasty little lines disappear to tell) are strengthen and deepen their relationship. more (how many is impossible them all as they are available. traveling in small informal groups. Workshop activities will create support New CamoCare'Under-Eye Therapy Bring A Quilt Panel to Washington relationship, and A lot are driving. I met one person who and validation for the People who've tried it say it works better here and The Names Project, sponsor of the help reduce isolation and invisibility. than department store brands...costs less... said that the Interstates between will and contains natural ingredients -- no harsh D.C. will become "the queen's AIDS Memorial Quilt has called for all chemicals. who are going to the March to bring new Reduces the appearance of puffiness, dark highway." the foundation of the display will be 240 circles and lines so dramatically -- you won't just as difficult to tell how many three-by-six-foot panels commemorating believe your eyes. It is twelve-by-twelve -foot "Signature Contains the unique skin-smoothing ability actually will be at the March. Last issue those who have died of AIDS for inclusion of a patented Camomile. Like magic, it Squares," fabric blocks on which visitors smooths the surface of your skin. Your what we'd been told; that in a unique display of the AIDS Memorial are.,1 feels firmer, looks smoother, we printed to previous Quilt displays have inscribed under-eye expecting 1.5 Quilt. and glows with youthful freshness. March organizers were written notes to departed Names Project co-founder Mike Smith, their names, million people. loved one and captured their feelings and I've talked to the March who is organizing the display, says he Since then, thoughts on fabric. NOW AVAILABLE fa D.C. and they say they are anticipates receiving over 2,000 new organizers in The Signature Squares will be unfolded expecting a million people from the east panels." on the morning of Saturday, April 24. Callfor Free Catalog and/or to place an That too, is a subjective The Quilt will cover the Mall between coast alone. To include panels for display, order: What they're telling the 13th and 14th streets in front of the assessment. must present them in or FAX 1-414-355-3385 "thousands and National Museum of American History. panel-makers 1-414-355-1000 press is that they expect makers who can't attend The display will repeat the size and shape person. Panel M-F 9-5 PM Sat 9-1 PM thousands." their panels for display with of the Quilt's inaugural display during the may send or visit us at 7970 N. 47th St. in Brown Deer Counting the Crowd display will contain 1987 March, when it included 1,920 friends. Because the organizers have the Names Project March on Washington panels. only new panels, idea that they hope that other panels come up with a novel This display, however, breaks from cannot accept requests be an accurate VitaMail Plus will ensure that there will tradition in more ways than one. Forming be included. count of the crowd. March organizers have begun selling multicolor commemorative wristbands that are numbered sequentially. To order a wristband ahead of time, send $6 ($5 for the band, $1 for shipping) to: March on Washington, P.O. Box 34607, Washington, D.C. 20043. The LONG DISTANCE will also be on sale at the FINALLY, wristbands march. Fighting the Right No one is sure just what kind of presence anti-Gay demonstrators will but two events during FOR make at the March, CALLING GAYMERICA that weekend will help participants counter initiatives by the religious right. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force hosts, on April 24, a "Fight the Right Town Meeting." The program will feature people who are out in the field organizing against the Far Right. Earlier that day, a local chapter of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns will conduct a "Biblical Self-defense Workshop." Interest Growing For Statewide Coalition [Madison]- State Representative Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison), who announced her plan for building a statewide Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual rights coalition in the Light last month, reports that her idea has met with an enthusiastic response. "Our office and the Wisconsin Light have both received numerous calls from your home-just like you people from around the Call anywhere in the world with simple dial-I` serlefrom interested you have state," Rep. Baldwin said. "And I've have now. We provide a calling card to use away from home-just like had the opportunity to set up a couple of operators are available 24 hours a day- preliminary meetings with interested now. Customer service and long distance people in both Milwaukee and Madison." -just like you have now. "Our hope is to have a planning meeting in the late spring with any eye to putting together a much larger conference in the late summer or early fall in order to WE MUST ADMIT, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE... kick off a statewide coalition at that time," she added. In the meantime, Rep. Baldwin OFFICIAL LONG DISTANCE encourages supporters of Gay and Lesbian rights to write or call their THE 1993 MARCH ON WASHINGTON representatives in Congress voicing their support of the lifting of the ban on Gays and Lesbians in the military. Both the Tf, House and the Senate will soon begin You can save up to 25% off your hearings on the matter. 2% ofyour long distance charges must hear from us now," I I • S. charges compared "They are donated to the gay, lesbian, bi long distance Baldwin said. rates of AT&T, MCI or Sen. Herbert Kohl and a majority of and AIDS groups of your choice. %.* to the those in Wisconsin's Congressional 4T Sprint. delegation are still undecided on this t issue. Sen. Russ Feingold and other supporters of lifting the ban must also hear from us. They can be reached through their local district offices or through the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224- 3121. People interested in working with Rep. MAKE THE SWITCH TODAY Baldwin in building a statewide coalition can contact her at (608) 266-8570, or, better yet, write to her c/o the Wisconsin State Assembly, P.O. Box 8952, 1-800-546-0551 Madison, WI 53708. Baldwin is especially interested in hearing from people with contacts in the areas outside of Madison and Milwaukee. March 18, 1993—March 31, 1993—WISCONSIN LIGHT-4

The real question should be: how did the ballot Give the People Light and they EDITORIAL question get asked in the first place? How was the Amendment proposal even validated? If the will find their own way. Amendment dealt with a racial or religious issue, the howls would have been deafening. Murder of Dr. Gunn Is Outrageous But instead, the question was put on referendum, and, we/you/me lost. New ballot battle fronts are being drawn. The Action By 'Right to Lifers' Petition papers have been taken out in California. Likewise in Florida, Idaho, Maine, Wisconsin We heartily applaud President Clinton's condemnation of the assassination of Dr. Missouri, Minnesota, Washington State and David Gunn. Equally hearty is our support for Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist's call to Oregon — again! the new Attorney General, Janet Reno, to launch a federal investigation into anti- abortion How much will it cost to fight this hatred? Light activity centered in Milwaukee. One thing for certain — it will cost a lot more not The word `assassination' is the only to. one that can be properly used to describe what The sooner we stop it, the less that cost will happened. It was not simply a murder or even an execution. It was a savage act of be. religious revenge, motivated by a dark, merciless outpouring of inflammatory rhetoric The battle is bigger than gaining acceptance from anti- abortionists and other right-wing Christian Fundamentalists; the same people in the military. It's bigger than the right to whose literature advocates that Lesbians and Gay men should be put into camps. legal domestic partnership. It is so big that most of us will never benefit By this act and their approval of it, the anti-abortionists have shown from the fruits of themselves to be our labors, not even those of us who live to a blatant hypocrites, "whited sepulchers" to us a familiar phrase. By their words, they ripe old age. claim to care about life. This, they say, is their chief and only concern. But their actions, Our work is for the future generations of including this assassination, say they have no concern for human life at all. Lesbians and Gays struggling to accept These people want contraceptive information denied to students. Because of this, how themselves in a world where being "queer" is many young people will lose their "right to life" to AIDS? taught to be wicked and vile. Information about homosexuality, While it is all so overwhelming, everywhere they say, must not be taught in the schools. The we turn, (watercooler result chatter about "those" is that countless teens comit suicide while other Gay people are beaten and killed in people, televised bashing by the elite of the the streets. Don't they, us, have a "right to life" too? U.S. Senate, the hissy fits of the pompous Executive & Editorial Offices The answer is obviously, "Not unless you conform. Not unless you agree with us. pimps of the pulpits) the answer is not to bury That's the only right to life you your head in the sand. Clicking your heels 1843 N. Palmer have. The right we give you as we play God." This mentality, a Nazi mentality, resulted in Dr. together won't deliver you from it either. For Gunn's death. better or worse, this is home. Milwaukee, WI 53212 We condemn equally the religious leaders of whatever faith, denomination or tradition And we can make it better. We/you/me have (414) 372-2773 who have said nothing in outrage over this crime. What else can their silence be than a to. judgement against them? Perhaps most important, we must try, try to Light FAX: [414] 289-0789 If our words are strong, they are meant to be exactly that. The Fundamentalist get to Washington D.C. for the April 25 rally. It Christians have taken on Lesbians and Gays will be our opportunity to show the world our PROFESSIONAL and our rights as another point in their numbers and our STAFF program. Who among us will diversity. Gol By bus, plane, follow Dr. Gunn in death, killed because we have no "right train or thumb, it will be the singular greatest Publisher to life." event you will ever experience. Jerry Johnson If there is simply no way your body can be there, make certain your spirit and support is. Executive Editor Make History: Elect Gaylord Make out a check for $5, $10 or whatever Terry Boughner, Ph.D. amount you can and send it to the National March On Washington Office, P.O. Box 34607, As Madison Municipal Judge Washington, D.C. 20043. This national effort is Madison News Bureau Voters not government subsidized. We/you/me must throughout the city of Madison can make history by electing Shelley Gaylord to the newly pick up the tab. John Quinlan -created post of Madison Municipal Judge on April 6. If elected, Gaylord will be (608) 256-8100 Wisconsin's first openly Lesbian or Gay judge. — David Reid In 13 West Hollywood, CA years of service to the Madison community as an attorney and activist, Gaylord Arts & Entertainment Editor has proven herself uniquely qualified for the job. She has received the endorsements of numerous Blantant Bigot Geno community leaders and the almost unprecedented endorsement of seven Dane County judges. TO THE EDITOR: Advertising Manager Her qualifications, her record of service to the Gay and Lesbian community, and her solid campaign organization I am appalled that the University of Jerry Johnson led to her endorsement by the Wisconsin would pay $5,000 to a blatant bigot Washington-based Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. 372-2773 Following like Phyllis Schlafly. in the proud traditions of Wisconsin's openly Lesbian and Gay politicians, The fact that she was able to elicit applause Gaylord exemplifies Madison the high calibre of candidates that our community has to offer. It is from her conservative supporters for with great pride that we statements that were literally smoke screens Advertising Representative urge you to do everything possible to make history by electing Shelley Gaylord as Municipal Judge on April 6. for legalized bigotry, should be a burden on the John Quinlan conscience of every person who helped bring CARSTENSEN AND WILLIAMS FOR MADISON SCHOOL BOARD her to campus. (608) 256-8100 Carol Carstensen and Peter Williams deserve your support in achieving re-election to Last night, Phyllis Schlafly recited her usual the Madison COLUMNISTS school board. Three years ago, Carstensen and Williams stood with our dodge-tactic on the issue of Gay rights. She community in denouncing the campaign of hatred and homophobia said she believed in equal pay for equal work, that was being waged but also that Gays don't deserve what she calls Maytee Aspuro, Jamakaya, Karen by candidates supported by the archconservative CARE committee. Lamb, Ph.D., Bill What happens in the "special rights" as a protected minority. Meunier, Deb schools helps set the climate in which we live. The schools must What her logic fails to address is the issue of Procknow be a place where children are taught the value of the diversity of cultures and family forms equal rights. Gay people do not have the legal that are found in our community, including the value of Gay and Lesbian families and right to get married, and in almost half the individuals. states, do not even have the legal right to have REPORTERS Carstensen and Williams have been leaders in advocating for this approach. Three years ago, sex. This proves beyond any shadow of a doubt a CARE spokesperson told us that we were "weeds who must be Eugene Brzenk, Ph.D., Sue Burke, removed from this that Gays are systematically discriminated community." While their tactics backfired that year, CARE candidates against on a continual basis by a prejudiced Darren J. Foster, Jamakaya, Julie have won elections in each of the two years since. This year, this well-organized group heterosexual majority. Thus, Gays do need Kleppin, Bill Meunier, John Quinlan, could win a majority on the board, if we are not equally well-organized. We urge you to protection against discrimination. 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Foreign subscription rates available Sat-noon-3 upon request. Institutional Member sun.Brunch -//-r4 Dinner-nightly-5-11 Major Credit Cards Accepted! GAY AND LESBIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION DON'T MISS 12/1N THIS ONE! Wator St 347-1962 March 18, 1993—March 31, 1993—WISCONSIN LIGHT-5 Violence Against Gays Reaches UW-Stevens Point To Host Gay All-Time Record High Report Shows Pride Week 'Fresh Air...' Events [Washington, D.C.]- In April, 1992, a of the "700 Club." Also noted is tilt [Stevens Point, WI]- The Ten Percent Rave/Not-A-Rave dance titled, "Land of 14-year-old boy was beaten by family inflammatory rhetoric of radio talkshow Society at UW-Stevens Point will sponsor the Free, Home of the Rave," will be held members and thrown out of his house hosts. a Gay Pride Week entitled "Fresh Air in in the University's Freemont Terrace, after talking to Gay activists outside of his Attacks on People With AIDS the Closet," March 29-April 2. Programs from 8:30 to 11:00 p.m. family's church in Sacramento, The New York City area recorded the and activities will be held each day of that Thursday, April 1: The Ten Percent California. highest number of reported episodes week in UW-Stevens Point's University Society will hold a Homophobia workshop On September 26, 1992, Hattie Mae (662), followed by San Francisco (435), Center. All the programs are free of in the Garland Room, from 9:00 to 10:30 and charge and everyone is welcome. Cohen, an African American Lesbian, Minneapolis/St. Paul (311), Chicago p.m. Monday, March 29: An Brian Mock, a white Gay man with a (252), and Boston (238). informational Friday, April 2: The movie, The Times disability, were fire-bombed to death The reported incidents were directed at booth on Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay Pride of Harvey Milk will be shown in the will appear in the University Concourse, when skinheads tossed a molotov cocktail a total of 2,534 individuals, of whom 1,745 University Center Green Room, at 7:30 from 9:00 to 4:00 p.m. into their house after earlier beating Mock were male; 678 were female; 111 were a.m. p.m. while shouting anti-Gay epithets. The "unknown." Tuesday, March 30: Reverend Dusty The Ten Percent Society is proud to skinheads called Cohen a "nigger dyke" AIDS bias continues to be a factor in Pruitt, a U.S. Army Captain discharged offer this, its most extensive Pride Week for being a will "Gays when she came to Mock's defense during many of the anti-Gay attacks. Among the Lesbian, present schedule ever. The group has been often in A a previous attack. incidents reported, 168 involved the Military: Firsthand Account." successful in the past, having been voted These and other such incidents are AIDS-related epithets or were directed This will be at 8:00 p.m. in the Wisconsin UW-Stevens Point's Organization of the examples of Anti-Lesbian/Gay violence against people with AIDS or perceived to Room of the University Center. Year for 1991-92. published in a new report issued March have AIDS. Wednesday, March 31: A 11, 1993 by the National Gay and Lesbian Of all the crimes reported to NGLTF, Task Force (NGLTF) Policy Institute. The only 322 were reported to local police. Congressional Candidates Neubauer report concludes that such violence has In its first report on hate-crimes, the reached "an all-time record high." FBI listed only 422 of its 4,558 The findings in the eighth annual hate-crimes as anti- Gay. and Barca Seek Gay Support NGLTF report, Anti-Gay/Lesbian Colorado, Oregon and the Military By John Quinlan $5,000 Violence, Victimization and Defamation in contribution. [Madison]- In a tangible sign of the Both Barca and 1992, exposes disturbing pervasive- In the wake of anti-Gay campaigns in Neubauer had Lesbian and Gay community's growing exemplary voting records on ness of attacks on Gay people in five Colorado and Oregon, anti-Gay violence Gay and political importance, two of the Lesbian rights issues during their tenure major urban areas and other locations exploded. In 1992, the Portland, Oregon frontrunners in the race to succeed Les in the state legislature. Both candidates around the nation. victim assistance agency documented 968 Aspin in Congress are actively seeking have also pledged their of In addition, the report cites the bias incidents, more than any other support the our community's support. lifting of the ban on Gays and Lesbians documented surge in violence against Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual agency in the in Nearly a dozen candidates have lined the military, and would support a federal Gays in Colorado and Oregon in the wake U.S. up in the primary for the First Gay and Lesbian civil rights bill. of anti-Gay referenda in those states, and For example, on June 6, 1992, the Congressional District seat that was On the Republican side, victimization of Gays in the military offices of the Portland, Oregon, campaign multi- vacated when Aspin became President millionaire Mark Neumann is considered following the controversy over the U.S. fighting an anti-Gay referendum were Clinton's Defense Secretary. The district the favorite to make it through the Armed Forces ban on Gays. ransacked. Organizational donor and member lists were stolen and individuals stretches along Wisconsin's southern primary. His main opponent is Rep. 172 Percent Increase whose names appeared on the lists later border and includes Racine, Kenosha, Charles Coleman of Whitewater. A total of 1,898 anti-Gay incidents — received death threats. Beloit and Janesville. Neumann had spent nearly a million including harassment, threats, physical Denver victim advocates reported 204 On the Democratic side, the dollars of his own money last Fall in an assaults, vandalism, arson, police abuse homophobic incidents, with 40% recorded frontrunners are believed to be State Rep. unsuccessful attempt to unseat Aspin. He and murder — were reported to agencies in November and December, after Peter Barca of Kenosha and former State is considered to be a formidable opponent in New York, Boston, Chicago, Amendment 2 passed. This is over 100% Rep. Jeffrey Neubauer of Racine, who for any Democrat who, unlike Aspin, will Minneapolis/St. Paul and San Francisco. increase over 1991. recently resigned as chair of the state be running without the advantages of the The incidents represent a 4% increase NGLTF continues to receive anecdotal party. (Janesville's Rep. Wayne Wood, incumbency. over 1991's total of 1,822. Taken reports of violence by military service an outspoken opponent of both abortion Aspin had held the seat for more than together, such episodes of violence members against Gay civilians and rights and Gay rights, is considered to be 20 years, and the Democratic party represent a 172% increase over the 697 military personnel. a longshot possibility.) considers it crucial to keep it in the bias incidents reported five years ago by Both Barca and Neubauer can point to general election this May. While both of the same agencies. large numbers of supporters in the Gay Wisconsin's U.S. senators are now Among the most serious incidents to Dane County and Lesbian community. The Light has Democrats, only three of Wisconsin's increase were homicides, which climbed learned that both candidates have asked nine seats in the House of 50% from 8 in 1991 to 12 in 1992. Board Candidate for the support of the Washington-based Representatives are currently held by Physical assaults, or "Gay bashings," Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF), a Democrats: David Obey, Gerald Kleczka, rose from 775 to 817, an increase of 5% . Janssen Supports political action committee that funds and Tom Barrett. In Milwaukee, at a meeting on Sunday, candidates who are supportive of Gay and March 7, 1993, a young Gay man Gay Rights Lesbian rights. comments sadly on his ever-present fear As of press time, HRCF officials were Advertise of being bashed every time he goes out. [Madison]- Progressives will be one deciding whether to choose one of these No one in the group thinks that he is closer to regaining a progressive two candidates in the April 6 primary, or In exaggerating. vote on the Dane County Board if to hold off on their support until after the Homophobic victimization exploded in majority Andy Janssen wins an April 6 Democratic nominee has been chosen. the wake of highly publicized anti-Gay candidate Wisconsin Light election. Janssen is running in The support would come in the form of a referenda campaigns in Oregon and special 5, which includes the UW's Eagle Colorado last year. District Heights apartments and an area south of In 1992, the Portland, Oregon victim OF western half of the UW campus. (This AIDS RESOURCE CENTER WISCONSIN,INC. assistance agency documented 968 the is the same district served by city council incidents, more than any other location in Ald. Joe Szwaja.) STATISTICAL REPORT the country. And in Colorado, homophobic of December 1, 1992 incidents tripled during November and As December following passage of that MAP SEWAP NOWAP ARCW state's anti-Gay Amendment 2. NUMBER OF CLIENTS 634 72 22 728 In Milwaukee in CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS The NGLTF report focuses on trends MALE 528 56 19 603 five key U.S. urban areas with FEMALE 91 14 3 108 professionally staffed Gay victim CHILDREN 15 2 0 17 assistance agencies. The agencies employ data collection systems supported ETHNICITY CAUCASIAN 342 52 22 416 by the FBI and the Department of Justice. AFRICAN AMERICAN 211 13 0 224 The geographic and cultural diversity of LATINO/HISPANIC 79 6 0 85 the areas, combined with . prevalence AMERICAN INDIAN 1 0 0 1 studies and reports from additional ASIAN 1 1 0 2 locations, indicate that anti-Gay violence CLIENT DIAGNOSIS is a pervasive problem nationwide. AIDS DIAGNOSIS 189 16 6 211 Scott Gunkel, President of the Lambda HIV SYMPTOMATIC 237 29 10 276 Rights Network said that incidents of HIV ASYMPTOMATIC 208 27 6 241 anti-Gay violence seemed to be down in one half of what it had been EXPOSURE CATEGORY 1992, at least 393 43 15 451 there were HOMOSEXUAL/BI MALE in 1991. He added that INJECTION DRUG USER 88 10 0 98 probably cases that had never been HETEROSEXUAL 99 7 5 111 reported. MOTHER WITH/AT RISK 13 2 0 15 7 2 1 10 Talk Radio and the TRANSFUSION HOMOSEXUAL MALE R. IDU 2 7 0 9 Atmosphere of Violence HEMOPHILIA 3 0 0 3 Martin Kazu Hiraga, author of UNDETERMINED 29 1 1 31 NGLTF's report, noted that the reported ANDY JANSSEN incidents represent only a fraction of the victims fear actual attacks since many "Andy would be a great addition to the SUPPORT SERVICES coming forward to report crimes because board," says Dane County supervisor FOOD PANTRY 671 18 0 689 of the potential for anti-Gay Mark Pocan. "He's a solid progressive, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 53 0 1 54 discrimination. and he's been very supportive of Gay and LEGAL SERVICES 312 53 14 379 NGLTF activists assert that anti-Gay as well as being an SPIRITUAL CARE 13 0 0 13 Lesbian issues 48 0 0 48 occurred in the context of HOUSING ASSISTANCE violence in 1992 advocate for people with disabilities. He EMOTIONAL SUPPORT 58 6 7 71 a right-wing backlash against Gay comes with an understanding and PRACTICAL SUPPORT 37 5 2 44 organizing. compassion for the issues that affect SUPPORT GROUPS 184 48 16 248 "Government officials, political people." TRANSPORTATION 33 0 1 34 candidates — especially at the Republican Janssen serves as an aide to Rep. Tom Convention — ...and top military COUNTY CENSUS MAP SEWAP National Springer (D-Mosinee). For two years until MILWAUKEE 605 RACINE 24 officials created an atmosphere of utter recently, he worked in Alaska for an WAUKESHA 24 KENOSHA 45 contempt for Gay people by repeating agency that advocates for people with WASHINGTON 2 WALWORTH 3 destructive myths in the press, in disabilities. If elected, he would make OZAUKEE 3 Congress and in the Pentagon," said adequate funding for programs for people Hiraga. human services with AIDS, and other Milwaukee AIDS Project (MAP) Other Gay activists include among programs, a high priority. Southeast Wisconsin AIDS Project (SEWAP) Hiraga's list the hate-rhetoric of right- Northwest Wisconsin AIDS Project (NOWAP) wing religious leaders like Pat Robertson March 18, 1993—March 31, 1993—WISCONSIN LIGHT-6 The Light 1/ELY Two Prominent Gay History Scholars To Speak March 26 at UW-Milwaukee [Milwaukee]- Two leading scholars in Lilian Faderman the field of Gay and Lesbian history will Lilian Faderman, Professor of English speak at UW-Milwaukee later this month. at California State University-Fresno, will George Chauncey, Assistant Professor deliver a lecture entitled "Naked of History at the University of Chicago, Amazons and Queer Demoiselles: A will deliver a lecture entitled "Rethinking History of Lesbians in the Military" on the History of the Closet" on March 26 at March 30 at 3:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin 3:30 p.m. in Room 118, Curtin Hall. Room West in the UW-Milwaukee Union. Chauncey coedited (with Martin Faderman has published Surpassing Duberman and Martha Vicinus) the the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship anthology, Hidden from History: and Love Between Women from the Recovering the Gay and Lesbian Past Renaissance to the Present (New York, (New York, 1989), and is currently 1971), among other works. completing Gay New York: Gender, Urban Faderman's appearance is being Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male cosponsored by the Departments of World, 1880-1970, to be published by English and History, the Center for Basic Books next year. Chauncey's visit Women's Studies, the Honors Program, is being sponsored by the Center for and the UW-Milwaukee Student Union. Twentieth Century Studies.

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The Brand New D.C.]- President Clinton a former New York and Bryce Clark have announced that the Queer Show continues as a live and lively [Washington, Peter Pappas, been fulfilling his promises to the position of Special end has come for Queer Television (QTV). program produced by Dan Fons and has attorney, to the appointing people who President at The White The long-running cable program Michael Lisowski. nation by Counsel to the the of our country to dedicated to the interests of the Lesbian Lisowski served for many years as a represent diversity House; and White House posts Boykin, a graduate of Harvard and Gay community has, over its span of host for QTV and several of its top government Keith according to Coalition '93, the Gay and Law School, as Special Assistant to the years, received many awards for those predecessor programs. Lesbian community's Presidential President and director of news analysis in who dedicated themselves to its The Brady East STD Clinic also has a Transition Project working with the the Office of Communications at The production. These include the Hometown weekly program on the subject of Clinton Administration to consider White House; USA Video Festival Award in 1989, the Gay/Lesbian health, HIV/AIDS and qualified Gay men and Lesbians for top Bob Hattoy, a long-time Clinton first public access producers in related issues. appointments. campaign aide on environment issues and Milwaukee to achieve such recognition. ACT UP Milwaukee has a program, and Coalition '93 is a broad based coalition guest speaker at the 1992 Democratic Hometown is one of the largest video there are plans for a new program to be of national and regional Gay and Lesbian Convention who spoke about being a Gay competitions in the world. devoted to issues of Lesbian interest. organizations including: the Human man with AIDS has been appointed Behar and Clark also won an The Final Curtain Rights Campaign Fund, The Gay and Associate Director, Office of Presidential Outstanding Achievement Award TV Queer Television at the end of March Lesbian Victory Fund, the National Gay Personnel at The White House; Special Projects in 1991 by the Gay and and early April, 1993, will air their final and Lesbian Task Force and the Gay, Romulo "Romy" Diaz, Jr., a long-time Lesbian Press Association as well as program. The program will promote the Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans of staff person and attorney at the numerous local Philo awards by MATA. upcoming March on Washington. Host America, among others. Department of Energy, has been In addition to QTV, Clark and Behar Michael Lisowski speaks with Ron "This is an historic time for our appointed Deputy Chief of Staff and produced Tri-Cable Tonight and The New Geiman, Julie Kleppin and Bill Meunier country and for our community. It is Counselor to the Secretary, at the Tri-Cable Tonight along with six episodes about the March on Washington and what exciting to see qualified men and women, Department of Energy. of the comedy program, "Yellow On it is going to be like. Cablecast dates for who are openly Gay and Lesbian, being As previously announced, San Thursday"and an assortment of other the program are: March 25 and 28 and able to serve our country and not be Francisco Supervisor Roberta Achtenberg programs on Gay/Lesbian topics. April 1, 4, 8 and 11. hiding behind closet doors," said has been appointed as Assistant "It's only a mental health vacation for All programs are produced by the Andrew Barrer, Coalition '93 Director. Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal resting and getting recharged," said Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network Barrer served as an advisor to President Opportunity at the Department of Behar about the end of QTV. and are cablecast on Milwaukee Warner Clinton on health care financing during Housing and Urban Development. She is Clark added, "We both have new jobs Cable's public access Channel 14 the transition period following the presently awaiting her confirmation and need to get settled, but we'll be back (MATA), Thursday and Sunday evenings, November 3, 1992 election. hearing with the Senate Banking eventually." 10:30 to 11:00 p.m. Committee. QTV's absence does not leave Recent Appointments Milwaukee without television for the The most recent appointments include: Fifth Annual Lambda Literary AIDS Scientist, Fauci, To Receive Awards Finalists Named Medical College Honorary Degree [Washington, D.C.]- What is a Lesbian titles, followed closely by St. Martin's or Gay book? The answer to that question Press with seven. Alyson Publications, a Fauci, M.D., which the AIDS played a key role in the decisions that Gay owned and operated press, followed [Milwaukee]- Anthony S. mechanisms through Institute of immune went into selecting the finalists for this with six titles. Lesbian publishers Naiad Director of both the National virus destroys the body's Diseases (NIAID), and has been year's Lambda Literary Awards. and Firebrand each had three titles. Allergy and Infectious defense system, of Health's to The finalists committee stresses books If the continuing intersection of Gay and the National Institutes instrumental in developing strategies AIDS Research, will this in patients suffering that explore directly the conditions of and mainstream publishing (and the (NIH) Office of rebuild system Degree at the Lesbian and Gay life. This focus on blurring of the distinction between Gay receive an Honorary from this disease. of Wisconsin's (MCW) Brooklyn, New York, Lesbian and Gay content was the primary and Lesbian and mainstream books) was Medical College Fauci, a native of exercises. He will from Cornell University reason for the most noticeable omission: one trend, the other was the proliferation 80th commencement graduated ceremonies on 1966, and complete an Dorothy Allison's National Book Award of small presses, particularly presses speak at the graduation Medical College in 15, at 2:00 p.m., at the and at Cornell finalist Bastard Out of Carolina. supporting the Lesbian market. Nearly 15 Saturday, May internship residency "It was a close call that we discussed presses directed primarily or in MECCA Auditorium in Milwaukee. Medical College in 1966, and completed an renowned extensively," said Jane Troxell, editor of significant part at Lesbian readers had Fauci is an internationally internship and residency at Cornell the field of a position he still the Lambda Book Report, which sponsors finalists. scientist and a pioneer in Immunoregulation, He is widely the awards. "There was no question Award recipients will be announced at a human immunoregulation. holds today. the precise about the book's literary merit, nor of gala banquet in Miami, Florida, on recognized for defining Dorothy's commitment to the community, Friday, May 28, 1993 during the and to Gay and Lesbian publishing. American Booksellers Association Allison's Trash won two Lambda Literary Convention. The banquet will be held at Awards at the first Awards banquet. the Hotel Intercontinental. In the end, the committee went with books whose main characters were Support Group for Lesbians consciously concerned with exploring their identity — all books of Young Women high merit and distinctive literary styles. The finalists were: Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound by Judith Meets Weekly Katz; Empathy by Sarah Schulman; [Milwaukee]- Insight, a support/dis- Aquamarine by Carol Anshaw; Terrible cussion group for 17-21 year-old women Girls by Rebecca Brown, and On Ships at exploring their sexual identity or are in Sea by Madelyn Arnold. the process of coming out, meets weekly Indeed, this year's list of Lesbian at The Counseling Center of Milwaukee. Fiction finalists appeared to be following Insight provides a supportive place to the same trend as Gay Men's Fiction, as discuss family and school life, coming the list in both cases was dominated by out, sexuality, relationships and mainstream publishers. All of the Gay self-esteem. Group meetings are geared Men's books were from corporate to the particular needs and concerns of publishers, while three of the Lesbian the members. Participants are assured of Fiction were from mainstream houses. confidentiality and an understanding The Gay Men's finalists were: Winter environment in which to discuss their Eyes by Lev Raphael; Almost History by feelings. Christopher Bram; Latin Moon in Anyone interested in Insight can call Manhattan by Jaime Manrique; Let the Cheryl Orgas, coordinator of the Dead Bury the Dead by Randall Kenan, Women's Support Group Program at and The Dream Life by Bo Huston. (414) 271-2565. This year, Penguin USA led with eight

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so -nikn, 15051 READ ABOUT yEAH , MAxINE AND I THIS COOL SHoW OF WEARABLE ARE GcAWA CHECK 'TOUT AGITPROP FIBER CoNSTRULT1ONS TOMORROW. OH, HERE Women Write OPENING Al THE FEMINIST SHE IS Novi! CAN Themselves ART (o-OP. . You 1-00( UP? Into History Diversions By Jamakaya I couldn't let Women's History Month roll by without some comment... C)1995 RYALISog tEcHDEL- In 1984 the State Historical Society of Wisconsin published a 290-page volume UH HI,PARRow. ON, MO. r THOUGH/ YEAH. WE NAVE A FABULoUf by Robert W. Ozanne called The Labor .TUKr STOPS/ Py YOU WERE THE EVENING PLANNED. Low - NUTRIENT FOODSTUFFS AND LIGHTwei6/47 Movement in Wisconsin. -To 5AV H 1. FOR A MINUTE • ERAERTAINADArT, CoAAAKTEEP Purportedly the most comprehensive TO TAKE CuR MWDS oFF oUR history of the state's labor movement, the erRousi-S • book contained just six pages on "Women and Wisconsin Labor" in a subsection of a chapter titled "Education JAMAKAYA and Social Issues." White women should women who started the goddam thing!" no doubt be grateful for that little crumb Doris Thom achieved important tossed our way. After all, "firsts" for women at Janesville's African-Americans were relegated to just General Motors plant where the jobs were fi four pages — yes, four! — of the rigidly sex-segregated in the 1950's. 290-page tome. After being denied a transfer from the GREAT. ORDER A PIZZA, FT-W I HAVE BEE4 DoIN6 CRISIS INTEA- Sow/. you'RE That such a myopic book was published all-woman cushion line to the all-male SISTER MT, A0JD FORGET ALL V1411o4 WITH gafrEREP, HorACI.E15 WORES AND RIGHT: I'm PROJECTING ABOUT GEN °ODE, krAR.vATI KIDS ALL WEEK LONG. "IDNIGNT, T AM 6-01,16 Al? OWN HoUOJ rUlkSELEST- by our state's largest and most trim department (which paid a lot more), AND MAS5 RAPES 14 BosNiglie VCGETATC IN FRowT OFTS/ETV- IF POE 50 rJESS °tiro Ev6KYoac- Eta • prestigious historical archive year's after her successful grievance opened all of the TRUE AMCItioid WAy. WORRIED Aeou-r gosm*, Go 7DIN THE REP Cos% S NEED-TD 6C-r A Lire. Women's Studies and Black Studies had plant's jobs to women. She became a institutionalized themselves on college leader in her union and later served on the campuses illustrates that the white boys Governor's Commission on the Status of who still dominate the historical Women. profession (to paraphrase Bob Thom told me she was "definitely a Packwood's infamous words) "just don't feminist. I've had to fight for nearly get it." everything I've ever wanted. If you Miffed, in part, by Ozanne's erasure, hadn't pushed back, you would have and motivated by the desire to have the accepted what you were offered, and I FILIH. YOU RE Cov'T WORRY. You I Pow1 KNOW 0.41 voices of Wisconsin's working women wasn't willing to do that." lociorg, PRETTY FES- SECRET'S SAM You RE- SALKuiG preserved, union women themselves I've also interviewed the younger TivE Fc SuciI A LOST WIN ME. ESPE- wikr'it WE WATCH initiated the Women of Wisconsin Labor Scut- NEw SaCT ? CIALrf SEEING 9k51. TRUTH OR generation of women labor leaders 1.41.kr's WHINE AT SHE) ALREADY DAR1,0R S/ICS EARRWGS? Oral History Project. including Martha Love, a nursing SPoKE4 FOR. .. CaTA HAVCFR? It's been my pleasure for the last few assistant who has risen to the leadership years to conduct in depth interviews with of AFSCME District Council 48 and who 25 women who have played and are was just named a vice-president of the currently playing important roles fighting National Democratic Committee by Bill for workers' rights. They are old and Clinton. young, black and white, white collar and It's been a real pleasure talking with all blue collar. Many of them battled against these strong and dynamic women and it's great odds to make their own way in the been rewarding to be part of a valuable working world and to see that their sisters project that's helping to reconstruct the got a fair shake too. Sometimes they had missing half of our history. We hope to Hiking, Horseback Riding, Jogging, to fight the male union bosses almost as publish a book to share the compelling much as management to secure equal stories of these women. All of the Biking, Camping Planned by Gamma opportunities. All of their stories have recordings have been deposited as a been instructive and inspiring. special collection in the State Historical [Milwaukee]- GAMMA, Milwaukee's include canoe trips on the weekends of Some pioneers, like Evelyn Donner Day Society. Future historians therefore Gay and Lesbian organization featuring July 10 (on the Flambeau River) and and Alice Holz, were pegged as cannot use the lame excuse that somehow Sports, Outdoor, Athletic and October 2nd (on the Kick-A-Poo). "agitators" and "Reds" when they there are no records of working women's Recreational events (SOAR) recently In the planning stage are a road rally, a helped organize unions as far back as the lives from which to draw historical announced its 1993 schedule. trip to Sagatuck, and a Summer weekend 1920's and the Depression years. accounts. Headlining the schedule is one of in a cottage near Hurley. Donner Day first labored and organized Unfortunately, some officials at the GAMMA's most popular events, the Another major new activity will be among the ever exploited garment Historical Society still seem oblivious to annual biking/camping tour scheduled for sponsorship of the "Sports Area" workers and later became a leader in the their sexism. Governor Dodge State Park on the during Milwaukee's Pridefest on June United Auto Workers. Holz, the daughter In February, the Society sponsored a weekend of July 24, 1993. This will be the 13. of Milwaukee Socialists, coordinated a conference on "World War II On the eleventh Summer that GAMMA bikers All Gay and Lesbian people in the nationwide network of office workers Battlefront and the Home Front." It was have spent a weekend of biking and Greater Milwaukee Area are welcome to which was formalized in 1945 as the roundly criticized by the state's women socializing in one of Wisconsin's state join GAMMA and participate in these Office and Professional Employees veterans for overlooking their parks. Bike routes are designed for both events. International Union. contributions. The only event focusing on the casual and the committed biker. Milwaukee GAMMA, founded in 1978, I was able to interview the legendary women was a token showing and A new activity, a climb up Mt. Rainier, now has 180 members who participate in Catherine Conroy shortly before her discussion of Rosie the Riveter. is scheduled for the weekend of August events ranging from volleyball to death. Conroy was a leading figure in "They're pushing the idea that 6-9. GAMMA will be doing the four-day Sheepshead. For example, GAMMA has Wisconsin's labor movement and "Rosie the Riveter" was the only thing Emmons Glacier Summit Climb on the 26 events scheduled during March alone! women's movement for four decades. An women did," complained Navy veteran northeastern slope. At press time, this These include Dining Out, a tour of the official of the Communications Workers of Wilma All. "I know how hard the women trip was full, but a stand-by list is being Milwaukee Museum, theatre, concert, America, she was a founder of NOW, the in the service worked, and under some created. going to the Milwaukee Wave and kite Coalition of Labor Union Women and the very difficult conditions. That's why More, More, More flying. Wisconsin Women's Network. Conroy we're disturbed that we got no Other major SOAR activities include All GAMMA events are social in nature was in that famous hotel room with Betty recognition of our effort by the State GAMMA's third annual canoe trip on the — but the major social activity is a Friedan and other NOW founders back in Historical Society," said another woman Wisconsin River during Memorial Day monthly party, the GAMMA Circle. The 1966 and, true to her reputation for vet. Weekend and a whitewater rafting trip April Circle, to be held April 2, will pragmatism, told the assembled women Michael Stevens of the Historical some weekend in May. feature a discussion of the forthcoming to "Put your money where your mouth Society had a classic response to the One-day trips will include Spring and Hiking season. For information about the is!" and passed the hat to establish a women vets, saying they Fall hikes, horseback riding, and regular biking weekend, the Mt. Rainier trip or treasury. "misunderstood" the nature of the local bike trips, jogging events and other GAMMA activities, call (414) Conroy was a mentor to dozens of union conference. "It's a scholarly rollerblading. 963-9833 (day or evenings). members and feminist activists, and her conference..." he told the Milwaukee GAMMA's SOAR events will also primary legacy is the coalition she forged Journal, as if that patronizing and elitist between organized labor and women. excuse explained everything. Among my favorite Conroy-isms: Dear Mr. Stevens: The women vets "Justice cannot be achieved without didn't misunderstand anything. They wielding a club of some kind." understood quite clearly their exclusion HIV POSITIVE MEN A self-described "thorn in the side of and marginalization by your group, after management," Nellie Wilson became a all, they've been experiencing it for leader in the Smith Steelworkers Local decades. Shame on you and on the AND WOMEN NEEDED 19806. But it was a hard climb. Historical Society. You obviously "just An excellent student in high school, don't get it." FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH STUDY Wilson was devastated when told that no But three cheers for Wisconsin's school or hospital in the 1930s would train World War II women veterans who, like black women as nurses. She was their union sisters, women of color and relegated to menial, slave-wage domestic growing numbers of women everywhere, work (one live-in housekeeping job paid are loudly and proudly declaring: "We We are an experienced pharmaceutical research clinic currently just $3.25 per week) until the war years, will no longer be ignored!" working with a major pharmaceutical company to conduct a when pressure by black leaders forced research study requiring HIV positive adults. Our current study defense industries to hire blacks. involves: The work at A.O. Smith was hard and Dance to Be Held dirty, but Wilson, a single mom, was thrilled to be earning a decent paycheck. In Madison • Participants who complete the study receive $750.00 She credits the union with helping women • Three 36 hour stays at our unit beginning April 13 plus and blacks stay on at the plant after the [Madison]- Madison's Ten Percent an outpatient visit war. For another 24 years Wilson Society will be holding its Spring Dance • Some restrictions apply continually battled for equal pay and for Lesbians, Gay men and friends on access to jobs for women workers. Friday, March 26 beginning at 8:00 p.m. Ask for I ask each interviewee a standard The dance will be held in the Great Hall of the Special Studies Nurse question: "Do you consider yourself a the Memorial Union. There will be a $3 For More Information Call Confidentially feminist?" and Wilson's response was cover, a deejay and a cash bar. my favorite. She looked at me For more information call (608) 608.283-3519 or 1-800-732.2528 incredulously and said: "I'm one of the 262-7365. March 18, 1993—March 31, 1993—WISCONSIN LIGHT-9 Clinton would set a new political standard that are necessary for success. Voting Crucial In April 6 Election on AIDS policy and funding," Nelson "We've worked too hard and lost too said. "But these set-backs by Congress, many lives to let politicians neglect AIDS the State and here in Milwaukee because it is a 'controversial social For Gay and Lesbian Rights dishearten me and underscore the bleak issue'," Nelson said. AIDS is likely to be By John Quinlan policy has on both children from Gay and reality that we must put enormous be the greatest health crisis in human history and after 12 years, we are still [Madison]- Though it comes without Lesbian families and on children who are pressure on our political leaders and be in the early stages of the epidemic. We must the drama and media attention that beginning to come out themselves." willing to fight every battle if we are to demand and get from the political system surrounded last November's elections, "Reactionary policies that promote achieve any amount of progress in the a commitment of the April 6 election will have a wide range homophobia among the straight students struggle against AIDS." resources commensur- with ate with the magnitude of implications for Wisconsin's Gay and in our schools really do great damage to Nelson said that he will be working of human suffering that we now, community. In what's our youth, and to our community," she AIDS activists around the country and and in the future, Lesbian will confront." traditionally a low turnout election, every added. "We need to make sure we're from around Wisconsin to rally the forces vote will count. electing school board members who will "It's absolutely critical that Gays and promote tolerance and respect of Gays Lesbians get out and vote — and and Lesbians in school curriculum if we encourage their family and friends to get are ever going to diminish the violence out and vote," State Rep. Tammy caused by homophobia in our society in DIRECTORY OF Baldwin (D-Madison) to the Light. the long run." Statewide, Democratic control of the State Senate is at stake in three special PROFESSIONALS elections, and the State Superintendent of Ujima Celebrates Schools race presents a clear choice between a moderate candidate and a Lives of Blacks candidate of the Religious Right. (See accompanying stories.) [Milwaukee]- The lives and times of Serving the Lesbian and Gay Community. In Madison, progress on important Gay renowned Black Lesbians as facilitated Thomas E. Martin rights measures is on the and Lesbian through poetry, short stories and other ATTORNEY AT LAW PROCKNOW line in the School Board and Common forms of literature will be the featured General Practice of Law ATTORNEY AT LAW Council races. And Madison voters have discussion topic of "Ujima," Friday, Experience Domestic the chance to make history by electing the March 26, at 6:30 p.m. EH con Years partner protection (wills, power of state's first openly Lesbian judge. Ujima, a. support and social group attorney, etc.), Unemployment Compensation, Madison Gun Control Measure dedicated to addressing the educational, Equal Rights, Family Law, Landlord/tenant, Brings Out the Conservatives social, and political needs of and Social Security disability. Madison, progressive political In African-American Gay men and Lesbians, ZE11,- 765-9413 Home Visits Arranged leaders fear that the presence of a highly will be holding its March monthly meeting controversial gun control referendum will in honor of African-American Lesbians Call Deb Procknow (414) 769-7265 bring out a lot of people who don't usually and their contributions to our community. vote, skewing the results of many other For further information about meeting important races. times and places, please call Eric at (414) ( "We may find an unusually high 277- 7671. EST turnout of conservative voters who do not B,:•,.•,• N • I • C share our interest as far as candidates are FUNDING Kathleen A. Neville MS, MSW 1240 East Brady Street • Milwaukee. Wisconsin concerned," Rep. Baldwin explained. Psychotherapist HIV Counseling and Testing "It's going to be extremely important for Continued from Page 1 Sexually transmitted disease diagnosis, Lakeshore Clinic the Gay and Lesbian community to make a that this epidemic poses to our state. It is testing and treatment 3970 N. Oakland, large showing at the polls." an example of serious government Suite 502 Alternative Womens' Clinic Mayor Paul Soglin's advisory neglect," Nelson said, getting more Shorewood, Wisconsin 53211 HIV Support Group Information and Appointment referendum, which proposes banning the angry as he spoke. 414 . 332 . 3331 Call for private ownership of virtually all firearms Other examples of State neglect cited 272.2144 in the city of Madison, has met with by Nelson include: the failure of the State substantial opposition. So many speakers Department of Corrections to implement lined up to oppose the ban at a recent much needed reform of HIV policies in the ELECTRONIC FILING Common Council meeting that prisons; the failure of Governor adjournment did not come until past 3 am. Thompson's budget proposal to fund HIV Get your refund in about two weeks! While not all of the opponents of the gun early intervention programs and increase We will file your return electronically ban proposal are conservatives, it is HIV case management funding consistent whether you prepare it or have us Portrait prepare it. Electronic Filing $20.00 believed that a disproportionate number with the increased pace of the AIDS Photography of conservative voters will come out as a Tax Preparation $25.00 and up epidemic. depending on forms and schedules. result of its presence on the ballot. "The Governor's budget is a Rep. Baldwin and other community 10% to AIDS Prevention. 'business as usual' budget at a time Ambelang Tax encouraging get-out-the-vote Preparation Business • Personal leaders are when the epidemic rages on," Nelson 933.1572 efforts in the progressive community to said angrily. "It completely fails to meet Passports counter the potentially higher the heavy demands of what has become conservative vote. the worst epidemic in state history. Old Photographs Crucial Time for our Rights Thousands of lives are at stake, lives that Copied & Restored in Madison Common Council state government appears ready to write BOTTOM LINE Virtually all of Madison's 20 off." Theatrical aldermanic districts feature Nelson's frustration intensified when TRAVEL Pets hotly-contested races. (See accompanying-- he recently learned that Governor 964-6199 or 800 933-8330 article on Progressive Dane's council Thompson has invited health care leaders endorsements.) The election comes at a from throughout the state to assist him in GAY OWNED & OPERATED Ora-demo Studea crucial time in the fight for Gay and developing a health care reform package 7405 West Harwood Ave. Lesbian rights. for Wisconsin. No leadership or CONT7-/1/NAV TO SAW Wauwatosa, WI "The Madison Common Council is on advocates from the AIDS community were the verge of considering a resolution on invited to participate. OG1A9 CON047/7g § 476-3777 extending the domestic partner benefits "It's a clear example of the state's MEMBER I.G.TA. within the city of Madison," Rep. failure to prioritize AIDS on the health Baldwin said. "We will need a strong and care agenda," Nelson said. 3610 N. OAKLAND supportive city council to follow up on Local Government Is No Better that. If we can make that happen, we Nelson was equally _frustrated with could end up extending family health inaction and cut-backs on AIDS funding Moving across town? insurance benefits to Gay and Lesbian by local government. city employees." "The City and County of Milwaukee Moving across state? "Also, the city is in transition as we rank among the most inactive and Moving across country? hire a new police chief," she added. uncommitted local governments in the "Under David Couper, relations between country on AIDS funding," Nelson said. the police and the Gay and Lesbian "In Milwaukee, we live at the epicenter I have the answers to your relocation concerns. community have been very good. It will be of the state's AIDS epidemic. The very important to have a strong Council in political leadership of our community has COLDWELL BANKER seeing that those relations remain just as committed few resources to MAP and (608) 276-3161 SVEUM REALTORS® strong and supportive." other community agencies which are Alan Strozak (608) 276-3171 FAX 2817 Fish Hatchery Road Education Issues Important battling AIDS every day." (608) 271-9142 Home Madison, WI for all Gays and Lesbians Nelson cited the fact the City attempted Realtor° 53713 At a time when homophobic violence to cut its funding of community-based and harassment are increasing in the AIDS services entirely in 1993. After public schools, it is extremely important Nelson lodged a strong complaint, the for progressives to retain control of the City ultimately choose to maintain its school board. Incumbents Carol current level of funding ($69,000) which REAL ESTATE Carstensen and Peter Williams are facing has not increased in five years. serious challenges from candidates At the same time, the County recently sponsored by the archconservative cut it's funding of community-based Citizens Advocating Responsible AIDS services by two thirds; from $60,000 IF YOU ARE BUYING OR SELLING, Education (CARE) committee. CARE to $15,000. PLEASE CALL ME: candidates have been openly homophobic "Local government must begin to in their rhetoric in the past. assume responsibility for the AIDS DAVID CHESTER Carstensen and Williams have been epidemic which is ravaging our advocates for curricula and programs that community," Nelson said. "There's a (414) 964-3900 teach an appreciation for the different -passing' from one level of 10% of my commission at closing lot of 'buck will be donated to the AIDS charity cultures and family forms found in the government to another. 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Priced from $144,900. especially those of us without children, Clinton's election, he had been optimistic atty tend to think that school board races don't that the political tide had turned to give We're your home team. touch us as closely as some of the other long-awaited support to the AIDS races," Rep. Baldwin said. "But we community. 6000 N. Port Washington Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53217 have to think about the impact that school "Initially, I had hoped that President March 18, 1993—March 31, 1993—WISCONSIN LIGHT-10 Milwaukee's Levi/Leather Bars To Co-sponsor Daddy/Boy Weekend [Milwaukee]- Wisconsin's leiA/leather North Woods Productions, P.O. Box clubs and bars are co-hosting the 2nd 341611, Milwaukee, WI 53234- 1611. 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All indications predict that this annual clumsy categories of Gay, Bisexual and event will continue to be the largest straight are political divisions much more gathering of the Gay Levi/Leather than descriptive categories." community in Wisconsin. Still, Simon LeVay, chair of the steering According to Producer, Papa Joe, last committee of the Institute of Gay and year's event pulled in hot and randy men Lesbian Studies, said finding a scientific from all over Wisconsin as well as basis for homosexuality would help Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota. It was "persuade the world that Gays and so successful that it had to be expanded to Lesbians are normal human beings." a weekend affair. LeVay, who is on leave from the Salk This year's host bars include The Boot Institute, said there were also drawbacks Camp, The Wreck Room and The 1100 to the research. Club. 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Box 19149, Washington, DC 20036 March 18, 1993—March 31, 1993—WISCONSIN LIGHT-11 Gaylord Strongly Endorsed In Madison Municipal Judge Race By John Quinlan openly Lesbian candidacy. "I certainly [Madison]- When Shelley Gaylord did some soul-searching on that," she decided to send out a flyer promoting a responded. "It's not like I didn't think fundraiser hosted by her supporters in about it at all, because it's worthy of the Gay and Lesbian community, she thought. For me personally — anybody sought to convey two realities. "Glad to else's choice is up to them — it's not be Gay," read the folded brochure that worth it to me to have a job if it comes at opened out to a three panel display to say the cost of hiding." "Glad to be Supporting Gaylord for "Other people feel that as long as Municipal Judge." they're there, whether they're 'out' or If elected on April 6, Shelley Gaylord not, they can still have an impact. And for will be Wisconsin's first judge who is me, that's not the only reason for me to openly Lesbian or Gay. "I'm a woman, be there. I want to be there not only as I'm a Lesbian, I'm a Jew, I'm a lawyer, someone who can influence by way of I'm one of eight kids. I'm all these decision making, but also by being there things," she said. "All of these as an open Lesbian. Just by being there experiences add up to make me as someone who can be identified as qualified." Lesbian, I think that has a broader "And, of course, I think that the effect." starting point for any job like this, and it's If elected, Gaylord will be the first a job, is 'do you have the basic skills?' person to be elected to a four year term as RISING STARS— Dane County Supervisor Mark Pocan and Attorney Shelly Gaylord who is a mean, 'have you been a good lawyer?' Madison Municipal Court Judge. All of candidate for Madison Municipal Judge posed with State Representative Tammy Baldwin at a recent 'Do you know how to communicate with the cases she would see involve Madison Social event. people well?' " "forfeitures", or "fines," in layman's For a large and diverse group of terms. About two-thirds of the cases are MASN Wellness supporters, the answer has been a traffic related (including drunk driving Series to Give HIV, resounding "yes." Gaylord has received cases), with a small amount of building the endorsements of the mayor, the code violations, pet-related violations, AIDS Patients Health Tools district attorney, city council members, and other problems for which the city [Madison]- Everybody tells you charge county board supervisors, state to do it: - of their physical and mental issues fines. "Don't worry — it'll only make health. legislators, and union officials and the list things The cases where she feels she can worse!," "Keep a positive mindset!," goes on and on. The first two sessions teach the make the most difference, however, "Don't get negative!" As if we all know Most impressive is the fact that seven fundamental skills of relaxing the mind involve truancy, juveniles who for various just how to do that. and Dane County judges have offered their body. After fully grasping those reasons have been skipping school. "How to do it" isn't a mystic secret. skills, endorsement, something that's almost the participants will learn about Gaylord has a wide variety of experience It's a set of fairly simple skills that take a dealing unprecedented. "Maybe they're tired of with "negative" emotions like in Family Court and as a court-appointed bit of practice. The only problem is no one anger, having me appear in front of them," she fear, and grief; how to use imagery guardian for children's interests to bring teaches us the skills. and visualization offers with a typical dose of to support their health; to the job. However, she believes that for That's why the Madison AIDS Support self-deprecating humor. how to tolerate and lessen pain. In the last a significant percentage of the kids she'll Network (MASN) will offer a seven week session, "Shelley has practiced law in Madison participants will bring together see, her experiences as a Lesbian will wellness series entitled "Maintaining a all the skills into for 13 years and a significant proportion a workable whole. also be valuable. Healthy Outlook: A How-To Course in Interested of her practice has been dedicated to individuals can register for "I'm told by people who have studied Wellness." The course, which will meet this FREE meeting the legal needs of Lesbians and course by contacting MASN at this that there are a disproportionate each Tuesday from March 30 to May 11th (608) 238-6276 Gays," says State Rep. Tammy Baldwin, or 1-800-486-6276. Early number of Gay and Lesbian teen-agers at 6:30 p.m., is designed to teach registration is who has been campaigning hard on encouraged because of who commit suicide, are depressed, and HIV-positive people the skills to take limited space. Gaylord's behalf. "She has handled who abuse alcohol and drugs. Given that, landmark cases in this state and should one would expect that truancy and be recognized as a real pioneer in terms of underage drinking would have a Theologians Agree issues in the Gay and Lesbian legal disproportionate number as well," she That arena." observed. It's not hard to find people who can "There's no way to measure that, but Homosexuality Is Not A Sin fact Gaylord's verify the that record of that's what the expectation would be. But [Washington, D.C.]- God approves of accomplishment makes her uniquely do the Scriptures object to let's not get into the numbers game. If homosexuality as well as Gay and Lesbian homosexuality?; In your opinion, does qualified to be Madison's first elected you see two Gay and Lesbian people a marriages and parenting. This is the Municipal God approve of two Gay or Lesbian Judge. As we reported in Light year and you've made a difference, then prevailing belief of 19 distinguished last week, Gaylord's distinguished individuals pledging their love to each that's important." theologians and religious leaders of 10 other in a religious ceremony and raising history as an activist and attorney, and a Skipping school can indicate a variety of different faiths surveyed nationwide. solid campaign plan, earned her children who may be born to them or the underlying problems, Gaylord observed. Their answers, published in a booklet, endorsement of the national adopted by them? Gay and "Truancy is a way to have this big Is Homosexuality a Sin?, were given in Lesbian Victory Fund. Answers come from both Christian and warning flagged at people so that you can response to a survey conducted by the Jewish theologians, respected However, in an interview at her near actually try to do something about the Federation of Parents and Friends of nationwide. east side Madison home, I asked her to underlying causes before it becomes Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG) in Is Homosexuality a Sin? can speak more personally about her life and be delinquency; things that would be conjunction with the Metropolitan purchased from P-FLAG, P.O. how it relates to the challenges she's Box criminal acts if they were committed by an Washington Chapter of P-FLAG. Washington, 20038-7605 likely to be taking on. 27605, D.C. for adult." The three questions asked were: In 75 Four years ago, Gaylord and I were cents each. 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Palmer St. CITY STATE ZIP CODE I asked her about her decision to run an Milwaukee, WI 53212 PLEASE CHECK THE ISSUE[S] IN WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR AD TO APPEAR. ❑ April ❑ ❑ 1; April 15; April 29; ❑ May 13; ❑ May 29 March 18, 1993—March 31, 1993—WISCONSIN LIGHT-12 State Superintendent of Schools Control of State Senate at Stake Race Presents A Clear Choice In Special April 6 Elections By John Quinlan other measures, she supports the holding For a voter living in one of the three is being opposed by the rabidly in order to allow school After Alex Molnar and other candidates of referenda state senate districts where there are reactionary Zien. It's a campaign that has to impose compulsory of with a strong progressive record failed to administrators special elections, the importance of their seen Zien do more than his share -mandated prayer. Cross doesn't make it through the primary in the race for school April 6 vote goes far beyond determining mudslinging, and that may be taking its to have any notion of the races, State Superintendent of Schools, seem who that voter's individual senator is. "If toll on Dachel. Of the three of such measures, nor Light progressives began taking a second look unconstitutionality the Democrats don't win two of the three Democratic party insiders tell the seem to care. is most likely at Marshall School Superintendent John does she seats, the Republicans will have control of that this is the district that former top manager at the Benson. Benson, who achieved a Benson, a the Senate, and they are primed to elect a to fall to the Republicans. This, they say, of Public Instruction (DPI) definitive first place finish in the February Department leadership that is extremely hostile to the makes it all the more crucial for the State Supt. Bert Grover, is primary, defines his politics as middle of under outgoing Gay and Lesbian community's interest," Democrats to win the two races in the and will likely continue the road. a known quantity Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison) said. southern part of the state. Cross, on the other Many Gay and Lesbian- supportive Grover's policies. Baldwin urges Gays and Lesbians who different, and education professionals have had hand, has a distinctly might be inclined to vote for a fundamentalist Dane County significant reservations about Benson, potentially repressive, "moderate" Republican candidate to a time when including concerns about incidents that social agenda in mind. At consider that "the implication is that facing Gay happened under his supervision while he concerns about the challenges we'll have some mighty conservative Executive Phelps and the children of was a top manager at the Department of and Lesbian youth — leadership in the State Senate if we don't — are Public Instruction. However, virtually Gay and Lesbian families win those seats." Honored At addressed, Cross would everyone agrees that Benson is very much beginning to be Milwaukee Area Senate Race hostile to our community. preferable to his extremely conservative be openly In the 5th District — which includes people in the Gay and Fundraiser Republican opponent, Hortonville teacher For many the west side of Milwaukee, West Benson is not their parts of Linda Cross. Lesbian community, Allis and Wauwatosa — Democratic State About two dozen Lesbian and Gay The Light has heard from of The contrasts between the two are first choice. Rep. David Cullen is running against activists gathered Feb. 24 at the home past and present DPI striking. While Benson is being numerous Republican State Rep. Peggy openly Gay Dane County Supervisor Mark who point to troubling supported by a variety of state teacher's employees Rosenzweig. (The seat had previously Pocan for a fundraiser for Dane County involving harassment and m- organizations and unions, Cross is incidents there been held by newly-elected U.S. Rep. Tom Executive Rick Phelps. insensitivity to people on account ardently anti-union, having gotten her extreme Barrett.) "When I look around this room, I see sex, or sexual orientation. Hortonville job in the early 1970's by of their race, Critics of Rosenzweig say that she is people who are leaders and organizers incidents were recently crossing the picket lines in the most (Some of these flip-flopping on the issues in an attempt around the issues that are of importance front page story in the emotionally charged teacher's strike in noted in a to appear more moderate than her ten to our community," Phelps told the Sentinel.) While most of the state history. Milwaukee year record in the state legislature would group. "It's been my great pleasure to are against people serving While Benson says he tries to steer allegations indicate. For example, she recently work with all of you." and not Benson himself, clear of partisan politics, Cross recently under Benson changed longstanding positions on Phelps won an overwhelming majority of charge that when the incidents held the position of Republican Party his critics gambling and health insurance, and, after the vote in February's four-way primary. looked the other way. chair in Waupaca County, one of the occurred, Benson years of voting otherwise, says that she is He faces conservative businessman Bill several of the candidates who state's most conservative counties. Unlike now pro- choice. Howard in the April 6 general election. February's primary, Benson has Benson advocates choice within public ran in Cullen, who served for seven years as a "Under Rick Phelps's leadership as particular sensitivity toward school systems, but thinks that public not shown a Milwaukee school board member and county executive, the county has made of Gay and Lesbian families, dollars should go to improve public the needs former board president, has been a leader significant contributions around the issue or educators. Despite this, even schools. Cross, however, advocates youth, in the area of educational policy since of AIDS," Pocan said. "Recently, he put critics concede that Benson so-called choice programs which would his harshest being elected in a special election in 1990. $50,000 in the budget for prevention and lesser of the two evils in this subsidize parochial and other private is by far the Cullen also points to a record of early intervention so that we can try to Those who are more optimistic feel schools at the expense of the public race. leadership in the areas of crime find people who are HIV positive early must be given a chance to schools. that Benson prevention and welfare reform. His and try to improve the quality of their life to our community's concerns and a What is most disturbing about Cross's respond campaign slogan is "David Cullen tells before they're extremely ill. It's us. One thing is clear: while candidacy is her seeming willingness to may surprise you what he believes and you can count on program that he's very committed to." door would be firmly closed erase the lines separating church and Linda Cross's that." With Phelps's assistance, Pocan says, to us, Benson's may be open a crack. matching grants for the program are state. She is a self-described Madison Area Senate Race The bottom line seems to be that, given being obtained from the Madison "fundamentalist." Her public The 27th District — newly-elected U.S. the alternative, support of Benson's Community Foundation and, potentially, statements about bringing God back into Senator Russ Feingold's old territory — candidacy is extremely important on April the California- based Robert Wood the classroom indicate an intolerance for includes areas of Green, Rock and Dane 6. Johnson Foundation. Pocan says that beliefs that depart from her own. Among Counties. The district forms an arc that Phelps has also been an outspoken surrounds Madison on the south, west, supporter of Gay and Lesbian rights, and north — including Evansville, Newly Formed 'Progressive Dane' whether it be speaking out in reaction to Fitchburg, Verona, Middleton and the vandalism of the Orton Park statues, Waunakee, and adjoining portions of the or in support for the lifting of the ban on Coalition Embraces Gay Rights city of Madison. Gays and Lesbians in the military. [Madison]- In the tradition of the in the minority. But he sees the need to Democratic State Rep. Joe Wineke Rainbow Coalition and the Labor-Farm vote his conscience, to be true to himself faces former Dane County Executive Party, Gays and Lesbians and people and the people of his district. And, now, Jonathan Barry. (Mid-way through his from a great diversity of backgrounds over the long haul, he feels that this term as county exec in the mid- 1980's, Volunteers Sought have joined to form a new group called strategy is paying off in the form of a Barry switched from the Democratic to the Progressive Dane. "A new coalition of strengthened ordinance that could make Republican parties.) As in the Milwaukee For Midwest groups and individuals on the left have significant inroads for Gay and Lesbian area race, Republican Barry is trying to come together to speak with one voice," families. paint himself as a political moderate, Hospitality Madison 6th District Ald. Bert Zipperer Zipperer, a counselor at Marquette although he has closely aligned himself said in an interview from his home on Elementary School, sees the need for with the conservative policies of Gov. Suite at March Madison's near east side. society's support and acceptance of Tommy Thompson. The newly-formed group has endorsed alternative families every day. Recently, Wineke, an 11 year veteran of the state [Minneapolis, MN]- The Upper in eight candidates who they hope will form he overheard a group of girls talking assembly, has a long history of working Midwest Delegation Hospitality Suite for an ever-growing solidly progressive core derogatory terms about someone they'd for tax reform. The Verona native the March on Washington needs on the Madison Common Council. labeled as a Lesbian. And one of the little advocates changing the way the state volunteers to work all shifts during the a Zipperer is one of them. girls cried out that her mother was funds education, proposing a plan he weekend of the March. In his district, where the percentage of Lesbian. He brought them into his office believes would provide more equity in The Hospitality Suite will be in the than Gay men and Lesbians is higher and they all talked it through. property taxes paid by people in poorer, Tokyo Room at the Holiday Inn Crowne Gay anywhere else in the city, interest in It's the sort of discussion that's been rural districts. Plaza, 775 12th St., N.W., at Metro also Council as and Lesbian civil rights issues is happening on the Common The local press has portrayed Wineke Center in Washington. a high. In fact, the United is sponsoring well. At a recent Board of Estimates and Barry as being similar on this and For further information about special debate on Gay and Lesbian issues meeting, council moderates joined with other issues. However, unlike Barry, volunteering and to sign up for shifts, opponent, between Zipperer and his council "radicals" to discuss equivalent Wineke has not been afraid to part contact Mary Jean Mulherin in on Becky Steinhoff. (It will be benefits for Gay and Lesbian partners as company with the governor on many Minneapolis. The numbers are: (612) 822- Lowell Wednesday, March 24 at 7 pm at "a simple matter of equity." significant issues. He has received the 0127 or 1-800-800-0350. School, at the corner of Atwood and Fair District 8 Ald. Christine Larson, who enthusiastic endorsement of U.S. Sen. Oaks Avenues.) represents the same campus area district Feingold. Since being elected in 1988, Zipperer that Tammy Baldwin represents on the Chippewa Falls Area Senate Race has been a major proponent of the county board, is equally excited by the In northern Wisconsin's 23rd District, ••••••••••••••••••••• so-called "alternative families" formation of Progressive Dane. "First Democratic State Rep. Jerome Dachel • -• ordinance and other measures in support and foremost, I see them as the defenders faces Republican State Rep. David Zien. political • • of Lesbian and Gay rights. While of a lot of issues that I see as important, This large, sparsely populated district • • compromises have watered down the including Gay and Lesbian rights, tenant stretches across several counties in an arc • • evolving ordinance much more than he rights, women's safety issues and the to the north and east of Eau Claire, • would like, an important breakthrough environment," she said. • , including Chippewa Falls and a small part • may be in the works. "I really feel that Progressive Dane is of Eau Claire. (The district had been • Zipperer hopes to see an important the type of political force that can be used represented by Democrat Marlin • •' resolution pass the Common Council in to head off the unrelenting conservative Schneider, who recently took a post in the • d B 3B'SB' J • the months following the April 6 election. tide that's sweeping this country," she Thompson administration.) • L Sponsored by outgoing Ald. Andy Heidt, noted with enthusiasm. Dachel is a conservative Democrat who • • it would guarantee the same health Other Common Council candidates • • insurance benefits to the Gay and Lesbian endorsed by Progressive Dane include •SUNDAY, APRIL 4 — 9 PM: partners of city employees as those Ald. Joe Szwaja (Dist. 5), a veteran • Brittney Morgan • offered to heterosexual spouses. The Central American and civil rights activist; for : resolution, while contingent on convincing Candidate Tim Kehl (Dist. 7), a peace and : Presents a fundraiser health insurance carriers to civil rights activist who is the pastor of a • • the city's Milwaukee AIDS Project • provide such coverage, represents an Gay-affirming congregation; Ald. Ken • • important breakthrough. Golden (Dist. 10), a housing and civil • "Easter Basket" • It's the sort of effective political rights activist; candidate Jean McCubbin • $3 Cover • solution that unapologetic radicals like (Dist. 11), a community activist; Ald. • • Zipperer, Heidt, Dist. 5 Ald. Joe Szwaja, Napoleon Smith (Dist. 13), an activist in BOOT CAMP SALOON • • 8 Ald. Christine Larson aren't the areas of economic development, job • • and Dist. MILWAUKEE'S • • supposed to be able to affect. Critics training, and housing; and candidate LEATHER / LEVI BAR • • charge that the kind of folks supported by Lynn Michaelis (Dist. 15), a labor • Country Dancing • Progressive Dane "just don't organizer. 209 E. National • of For more information on Progressive • Mon.-Tues.-Fri.-Sat. understand the political processes Milwaukee, WI • • compromise that Dane, contact Eric at 257-5718. For 672-5580 • consensus-building and 414-643-6900 • produce solid legislation." information on your aldermanic district • 1753 S. KinnickInnic Milwaukee, WI 53207 • And more often than not, Zipperer and and where to vote, contact the city of • ••••••••••••••••••• • his colleagues do find themselves voting Madison clerk at 266-4601.