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VOLUME IV, ISSUE 14 Next Deadline: August 7 — Next Issue: August 14 JULY 24,1985 Published biweekly in Santa Clara County by Our Projects, Inc. success of new AIDS drug revealed at gay church conference I By Steve Warren “ I know I’m healthy. I can feel ment and support, and will anemia is to black people or toxic it in my body,” said Rev. A. become an increasingly import shock syndrome is to women or Steven Pieters in announcing the ant resource as the disease legionnaire’s disease is to Ameri spreads further among heterosex can Legion members for being remission of his AIDS-related uals. cancers during the 12th General too patriotic.” Conference of the Universal MCC has different roles to Obviously concerned about the Fellowship of Metropolitan play in different communities, political impact of AIDS and talk Community Churches (MCC). according to its founder mode of quarantine, he vowed, “ If Pieters is one of 12 who have rator, Rev. Troy D. Perry: “ We they can shut down any Gay been on an experimental protocol have churches where there aren’t businesses they can shut down even Gay bars . . . We’re the only involving the drug Suramin, our churches . . . We’re going to game in town.” In such areas the fight that to the death.” which has been used for 40 years church must be active in educa to treat African sleeping sickness. Rev. Pieters, who is attached tion and support. to MCC in the Valley in North The biennial international con In larger cities MCC can work ference, held in Sacramento the Hollywood, was diagnosed with first week in July, featured a in concert with other local AIDS in April 1984. He had both day-long -“Focus on AIDS” in organizations, helping to fill Kaposi’s Sarcoma and Lymp the midst of an intense week of service gaps and providing pas homa. After six weeks on the business that included the adop toral care and hope. “ You can Suramin chemotherapy protocol, tion of a revised internal struc live about 40 days without he said, all traces of both cancers ture to accommodate the contin food,” Perry said. “ You can live are gone as is the HTLV-III virus ued growth of the denomination. about three days without water from his blood. The theme of the conference and three minutes without air, In the face of a “ life- but you can’t live for one second threatening illness . . . I can was “ Free to Be,” from Galati without hope.” ans 5:1, “ Stand fast therefore in experience hope and joy and the liberty where with Christ hath Perry’s response to the “ wrath peace,” he beamed, “ because made us free, and be not of God” theory of AIDS from God is geater than AIDS.” entangled again with the yoke of the “ religious right” is simple Attributing his apparent cure bondage.” and unequivocal: “ We don’t at least in part to the power of A recurring theme at the AIDS believe in a theology of the prayer — “ God did not give me presentation was that the gay common cold in our denomina this disease. God is with me tion. God does not give us disease against this disease.” Pieters PIcketers prottst Gov. DeukmejUut 's cuts. Photo by Ted Sahl community is laying the groun- !dwork in AIDS research, treat . . . AIDS is no more God’s gift admitted that the cancers could to homosexuals than sickle cell Continued on Page 7 Gays/Lesbians to protest AIDS budget cuts CoiigressJioWsAIDS4iearHig By Ted Sahl By Ted Sahl One speaker said, “ In the eyes of our elected officials, people Congressman Ted Weiss (D- On the eve of the Congres with AIDS are expendable, they New York) and Congresswoman sional Subcommittee hearings might as well die — why waste Barbara Boxer (D-Marin) presi chaired by Rep. Barbara Boxer the taxpayers money?” ded over a four-hour hearing on and Rep. Ted Weiss earlier this A sister of an AIDS victim told acquired immune deficiency syn month, San Francisco Gays and the crowd, “ I am not going to let drome (AIDS) in San Francisco Lesbians called for a rally to that little s—t in Sacramento on July 3. protest state budget cuts in forget about us. There are people Hearing room 2007 of the funding for AIDS research and working hard for you. I am with services. Federal Building was filled to you. I love you. You are in my capacity as approximately se San Francisco Gay activists thoughts every day. I know my venty-five activists and witnesses were outraged by the latest act of brother who died two short gave testimony. California Governor George De- months after becoming ill would Rep. Weiss opened the hearing ukmejian in slashing SI I million be proud of you.” by reminding those present that dollars from the proposed Cali Attorney John Wald said, the first meeting on the AIDS fornia budget for 1986. “ We know how administration empidemic was held in 1983. Tlie amount was designated for officials feel about us in Wa He recalled the words of Roger funding the Tight against AIDS, a shington, they stand for leaving Lyons, an AIDS patient who had disease which has claimed the Gay men and Lesbian women said, “ I came here today with the lives of eleven thousand people and bisexuals here to die. hope that this administration Rep. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Ted Weiss chaired four hours o f testi nationwide. “ We are here to say we are not would do everything possible and mony on the nation wide A IDS crisis. Photo by Ted Sahl Paul Boneberg of Mobilization going to let them leave us here to make every resource available. ship and commitment needed to thousand deaths.” Against AIDS told two hundred die. They are going to hear from There is no reason this disease people who gathered in Harvey garner sufficient federal re An estimated five hundred us today, tommorrow, next cannot be conquered; we do not sources to challenge this human Milk Square in San Francisco week, the rest of the year, next thousand to one million indivi intend to be defeated by it. I catastrophe. duals have been exposed to the that the Governor cut 70V» of year, the rest of the decade, the came here today in the hope that research funding, and 30V» of the “ When Roger Lyons testified virus, Weiss said. rest of the century, and as long as my epitaph would not read that I in 1983,” Weiss said, “ two human health services which were there is a California, as long as died of red tape.” “ But despite this magnitude of thousand cases had been reported human suffering,” Weiss contin written into the budget. there is an America [shaking his “ Roger Lyons died earlier this Anger, frustration, and disbel nationwide. Today the numbers ued, “ we are still trying to fist over his head], as long as year,” Rep. Weiss said. “ He, like and projections are beyond even ief were common reactions to there is an America, they are thousands of others, fell victim convince the current administra their most pessimistic expecta tion that labeling AIDS its these figures. The speakers also going to hear from us. not only to a dreaded affliction, tions. number one health priority is not were very animated in their but also to an administrative reactions. Continued on Page 6 “ Almost eleven thousand cases reticence, to the lack of leader- have been reported, and over five Continued on Page 6 Execution Event Deemed Successful VySponsors IGHC Member Handbook by Rick Rndy It was the social event of the Available yearl 400 lesbians, gay men and Redesigned and in a new size, their friends filled the Mont the 1985 IGHC Handbook of gomery Theatre on Thursday, Member Clubs is now available. July 11, for the San Jose Its second edition is chock full of premiere performance of information on rates, time limits; Execution o f Justice. A gala and, more importantly, the kinds "Black and White" party of facilities that are available in followed the show, at each member club. Desperados. Many of the 3S clubs in the The event netted the Arts handbook have included photos Council of Oay and Lesbian San of their facility. The Association Jose slightly over $2000. The of Gay Health Qubs (lOHC) is Council has pledged to donate proud to offer this one of a kind low of the proHts to the Billy De service to its memben. Frank Lesbian and Oay Com The handbook will be of par munity Center of San Jose. ticular use to the travelling gay The “docudrama" about the male who would like to know trial of Dan White for the murder something about an unfamiliar of SF Mayor Moscone and gay gay health club before he visits. Supervisor Harvey Milk was per New sections in the handbook formed by the combined forces include the printing of AIDS-safe of the Berkeley Repertory guidelines to assist in making the Theatre and San Jose Rep. But gay health club patron more this special evening was the aware of the problem of AIDS. brainchild of David A. DeLong, The new 1985 handbook is publicist for the Arts Council available for $1.50 by writing; which sponsored the event with Not quite a full house, but a respectable turnout o f enthused playgoers showed up for the special preview IGHC, 303 N. Senate Ave., In the very generous assistance of performance at the Montgomery Theatre In downtown San Jose. Photo by Ted Sahl dianapolis, IN 46204. • Desperulos owner Jon Snell. The guests were asked to come white scarf, to tuxedos, and The script draws heavily on the in "black and white" and they everything in between. It was a trial transcript, supplemented by did: from black leather with a gathering of gay people imlike opinions offered by various "un anything ever seen in San Jose. called witnesses" whose Restaurant & Dance Lounge David DeLong, who is also testimony might have altered the Aoor ptIDQf publicist for the San Jose Rep, outcome. White was convicted of first got wind of the production simple voluntary manslaughter, your piipQf of Execution last Deñmber and instead of first degree murder, began working immediately and received a mere seven-year Pnblishcr Dance Lounge Is Open Our Projects, Inc. to arrange for the Arts Council to prison term. White was released buy out the full house on the First earlier this year and has reported Board of Directors preview night as a benefit for the ly been signed in San Francisco. 11 a.m. til 2 a.m. Daily Al Bonvouloir, Steve Century, The audience gave the show C.W. Crannell, R.J. Nichols, Arts Council, which sponsors Johnie Staggs various events showing off the many minutes of applause, then talents of lesbians and gays from moved en masse to Desperados Editor for a big party which lasted until R.J. ‘Nikki’ Nichols San Jose. Jon Snell became intrigued by closing time. Restaurant Open Poetry Editor the concept and put up a con The present Board of the Arts Ken Yeager siderable sum for holding the Council includes Paul Curtis, Assistant Editors theatre, and agreed to host a par David A. DeLong, Rick Rudy, 7 a.m . to 11 p.m . Daily Dot James, Noel Hanrahan ty at Desperados for all attendees Steve Storz, Shawn Stuart, and State Assemblyman John Vasconceilos and friend (aide?) were Staff Photographer of the play. Madison L. Wright. You can Sunday Brunch 11 a.m. till 3 p.m. Ted Sahl Ron Schmidt, retiring Chair of contact them through P.O. Box among the first-nighters. Photo by Ted Sahl 710691, S.J., 95171. Advertising Saies the Arts Council, spoke to the Becky O’Bryan audience just before the curtain, and acknowledged the tireless ef Graphica/Layout LEISUREWORKS S. Jolene Nogales forts of the whole Arts Council to Black & White Picnic make the event happen. He also Black Oak Press Black & White Men Together Jeff Raymond introduced three specUd guests who had come down from San (BWMT - San Jose) has A Network in Typesetting Francisco to join the occasion. scheduled its annual picnic from Alwin Enterprises noon till 6 p.m. on Sunday, Social Compatibility Steve Century August 4, at Stevens Creek Coun Teleli Type ty Park (group area #2). Contrihotors Picnickers are asked to bring ‘ We >e not dating... Daily Breakfast VicBaaile, Jeff Black, their own food, drink, games, Bob Daiiuuii. Rubin Einrig,------. . . weVe just making friends. ” Noel Hanrahan, Claire Mix, ---- etc. Charcoal will be supplied Goldie Montana, Morgan Pinney, (contingent on fire warnings). Lunch & Dinner Specials Al Ratlee, Rick Rudy, Ted Sahl, Caiyn Shoemaker, For more information, please Tycho, Paul A. Wysocki, Ken Yeager, can James Hittner (408) 3S6^6932.D ■(408) 279-2675 and occasional others Prime Rib Every Saturday Eve. 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CUSTODY BATTLE AIDS BUDGET community based services for AIDS ewe, the Legislature approved I’m writing to you because your On June 28 Governor Deukmejian $1,300,000 for a pilot block grant help is urgently needed in a lesbian signed a $33.9 billion, 1983-86 budget community support services custody battle. that does not require a tax increase program. Testimony in Sacramento A member of the lesbian com and maintains a $1 billion reserve for ewlier this yew indicated community munity has died recently, leaving economic uncertainties and emergen cies. support services for people with behind her lover of 13 years and their AIDS have proven to be cost effective 6 year old daughter. The general fund commitment to and humane. This child was conceived through Health and Welfare now totals $8.8 In San Francisco, where an im artificial insemination and was billion, a 12.0 percent increase over pressive array of community support biologically mothered by the woman 1984-85. This letter outlines the ac pro|(rams have been funded and now deceased. The child has, since tions taken by the governor on the developed, the average hospital stay _____ r / p her birth, lived with and been equally AIDS related augmentations which for people with AIDS is 8-10 days. raised by the two women. had been approved by the legislature. In Los Angeles County where I c a n / d o BETTES^ ÌHEW Y«a/ The child’s biological grandparents The bu d ^ submitted to the community support programs have have now decided that she must not Legislature earlier this year contained not received adequate funding, the NO you CPiHX^ l CAM-Mo \b{j Cai/T^I be allowed to continue living with her $2.9 million for AIDS research. The length of stay at the county hospital is surviving parent, due to the lesbian State Department of Health Services 21 days. ’influence’ in the household. was to receive $2 million for AIDS- The Governor eliminated this item, ty mental health services, they should AIDS FUNDRAISERS They have filed for guardianship of related personnel, information and stating that “providing funds for this child, even though they realize education grants, surveillance ac also be funded by counties at their hospice, home health and attendant option within the $40 million The Imperial AIDS Foundation of this move is in direct opposition to tivities and for the sute laboratory. ewe for AIDS patients exclusive of AIDS augmentations added by the augmentation provided in the San Jose is a non-profit their deceased daughter’s own other terminal illnesses is inap budget.” wishes, as well as the desperate Legislature totalled $16,633,000. organization. We are hcre.for our propriate. If this approach is effec community. We have been holding desires of the child herself. Governor Deukmejian eliminated Medically ladigcat Scrriccs $11,623,000 of the augmentations, tive and cost beneficial then it should fundraisers for the past two months Please join us in helping to prevent be considered in all weas. this tragedy. This child must not be leaving $3,012,000 more than was in The Legislature requested the State since the death of a dear friend. cluded in his original budget. “However, the Department of Department of Health Services to ob It’s a shame we need to go out to made to suffer the loss of yet another Health Services prepared a report to tain reports from the six highest mor the community — I would love the parent in her young life. laformatloB A Edacatloa the Legislature in 1980 on the cost It is estimated that legal fees will be bidity counties regwding the impact community to come to us — because The Governor approved effectiveness and need of these of AIDS and ARC on county admit it or not, AIDS is here and it’s $10,000 to fight this injustice and in services under Medi-Cal. sure that permanent custody is $3,012,000 of the $4,230,000 operated programs for the medically moving fast. We cannot put a stop to augmentation for information and “The study indicated that there was indigent, the department did not it, but we are here to help in whatever awarded to the lesbian parent. This not conclusive evidence on the effec way possible. parent cannot possibly handle these education activities. fulfill this request. The Governor stated “Given the tiveness and efficiency of this type of My telephone conversations with For more information, please call costs herself. ewe to include it as a part of the Rachel at (408) 297-1209 or Yolanda/ There is optimism in the legal tremendous increase in public con San Francisco, Los Angeles, San cern and misconceptions about regulw Medi-Cal benefit program.” Diego, Grange, Alameda and Santa Bernie at (408) 258-9983, preferably community that this case can be won. I am unsure what a 1980 report has after 5:00 p.m. According to the 1983 Lesbian AIDS, it is evident an adequate Clwa County Health Departments amount of state resources are needed to do with the problems we face revealed that specific costs related to Thank you, Rights Project report Lesbian caring for people with AIDS in 1983. Mothers and Their Children, (D. Hit to increase public information about AIDS or ARC dianosis is not Yolanda Perez this disease. It is appropriate to pursue this type of tabulated sepwately, but is part of chens and A. Thomas, eds.), because program through SB 1231. The doUw San Jose more and more lesbians are “willing “My original bpdget included the overall Medically Indigent Ser programs, stq^ng that these func amounts in the current version of this vices Program. to challenge the prejudices that bill will have to be changed. Some of previously separated lesbians from tions could be assumed by the staff Certain that counties must be ser Ution by $1,238,000. This additional these funds have been approved in ving a significant number of ARC their children, legal and mental the budget. Announcement health professionals have been forced $3,012,000 wiU allow the fuU cases in their programs for medically to confront society’s stereotypes $4,230,000 to be available to meet the HTLV-01 indigent adults, the Legislature added SOL (South Bay slightly older about lesbians and their ability to be cost of the projects in this area." $1.3 million to this program. The lesbians - 30 and over) meets The Governor deleted language Stating that there we many Governor elimiiutad this item. parents." unknowns about the potential costs every Tuesday from 7-9 pin at the Of the 41 lesbian custody cases which would have required the State Department of Health Service to en related to HTLV-III antibody testing, Research DeFrank Community Center, 86 tried up to that time, 18 (40^) of the S. Keyes St., San Jose, for a sup- sure that educational material was THE Governor eliminated $83,000 The Governor reduced the $9.2 cases were won by lesbian parents. augmented to develop educational port/discussion group. All Together, we can make this made available in languages other million augmenution for AIDS than English, stating, “I believe this material related to the test. newcomers are welcomed. Call another case in which prejudice The Governor felt that the funds resewch by $4.3 million.The Gover against lesbianism is overcome and provision could prove extremely ex nor retained $4.9 million, which is an Pat at (408) 984-3624 for info. pensive for a very limited benefit.” already appropriated through AB 488 the best interests of the child should be expended prior to adding increase of $2 million over fimd August 6: Bring something to are served. The Governor eliminated $KX),000 additional funds. levels for FY 1983-84 and FY 1984-85. share that reflects your creative Any size donation you can afford to establish sui Gffice of AIDS Gm- • While I am pleased that the Gover side. budsman and $230,000 to evaluate nor made some increases over his would be greatly appreciated. Mental Health August 13; B-B-Q in Central Checks should be made out to information and education The Governor eliminated a original budget, I don’t believe he “Defense Fund”, and mailed to; programs, suting that these fun really understands the very unique Park (across from Kaiser $1,300,000 augmentaion to train Hospital) on Kiely Blvd., in San Defense Fund, 84S Milwaukee, Den ctions could be assumed by the staff crisis center staff to treat and provide and specific problems before us. ver, Colorado, 80206. in the new AIDS unit. short term counseling to individuals A member of the Governor’s staff ta Clara. Bring your dish and If you would-like to know more A major problem encountered in made some extremely insensitive come to share. obutining treatment for people with with positive antibody test results. about the case and how you can help, The Governor stated “AB 488 ap remarks on the telephone to an in August 20: Feelings about our please write the above address or call AIDS is the few and lack of under propriated $3 million for the depw dividual from a hemophilia names. (303)333-9133. standing of treatment professionals. tment to administer the AIDS an organization, saying “they were sick August 27; The film, Word Is Thank you. In order to assure that people with and tired of all this AIDS business. AIDS receive proper ewe the tibody blood test program. The office had been inundated with Out. ______0 Lesbian Parents Group of Denver Legislature approved $230,000 for “These funds we used in part to letters and phone calls, and was get education of treatment and ewe per provide information and referral ser ting fed up.” I hope the letters and sonnel. vices to AIDS test patients. Other phone calls continue.. . Stanford Dance Announcement Governor Deukmejian eliminated than niedical information that should There is an article in the current The Gay and Lesbian Alliance this item stating “The Federal Center be proWded by the patient’s California Journal regwding the at Stanford University presents physilpan, this is a mental health presence of the religious lobby here in its annual summer bash. The Feminist Lesbian Social for Disease Control has published issue, not one of public health. Group (FLSG) meets once a AIDS guidelines for health Sacramento. All of our AIDS The Midsummer Night 's “There we currently mental health organizations, political clubs and motilh for a potluck and is open professionals, and the Depwtment of programs in place to address these Dream Dance will be held on Oi Health Services has sent this infor political action committees should ^turdayrAugust JOtlMrt fr p.m. to all women who want to make needs. The mental health budget think very seriously about new contacts and renew old mation to local health facilities as a proposed a $40 million block grant in the Old Firehouse on Stanford reference when treating AIDS patien establishing a presence in Sacramen campus. acquaintances. ts. Therefore, I question the benefit program which could be used for to. There is much to be done. August Potluck; Saturday, AIDS-relaled mental health needs.” This dance is a benefit for the to be derived from this augmen Warm Regards, August 17. Time: 7:30 p.m. tation.” A $1 million augmentation for Gay and Lesbian Youth Group mental health services for people with Stan Hadden on the Peninsula, and is open to Place: Chay’s house, Hills AIDS was also eliminated. dale & Meridian, San Jose. Call Treatment A Care Office o f I he President Pro-Tern all people regardless of age, race The Governor stated “If these ser California Stale Senate or sex. For more information call (408) 978-2307 for directions. • Recognizing that the state should vices are viewed as a priority by coun do all it can to encourage the use of Sacramento. Calif. GLAS at (415) 497-1488. • TD’s 14th ANNUAL PICNIC
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46 N. Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara (408)243-4595 Community Information Line Sen. Dodd guest of Don Edwards First Lesbian/Gay donor club set up in East Bay Our Connection service has Nemeth. “ Unlike the San Franci At the end of June, women of announced the beginning of sco community with local neigh operation of the 993-3800 in borhoods, our community in the the East Bay Lesbian/Gay Demo formation service. This service is South Bay is geographically cratic Club (EBL/GDC) and spread out and communication is their friends set up the first blood designed to keep the South Bay donor account for Lesbian wo Community informed of current much more difficult. “We hope to provide our men and Cay men at the events and activities. Alameda-Contra Costa Blood Supported by civic-minded lo community with a serivee that Bank. cal businesses and groups, the will help bring us all closer together.” According to coordinator service informs callers on topics Mary Ann Brownstein, of interest to our community. People or organizations inter ested in placing an announcement EBL/GDC vice-president, the Callers simply dial 993-3800 to account will be made available to hear the latest information and should contact Our Connection at 977-4299 and ask for Bruce or any Lesbian women or Gay men there is no charge to the calling in the East Bay who need blood party. Brad or leave a message anytime at 993-3821. □ units, but are unable to provide “ What to do, where to go, and blood donations themselves. who to see.” says manager Brad Susan DenauU o f the EBL/GDC donating bTood at the A lameda- BA YMEC members attended the Edwards event. Photo by Ted Sahl Most Gay men are excluded by the Blood Bank from giving, but Contra Costa Blood Bank June 29. Photo by M.A. Brownstein National Gay/Lesbian Directory some Lesbian women also find By Ted Sahl nothing for the United States or projects. It was developed as an themselves unable to donate for a would be wasted. Because of all in the fall. WASHINGTON, DC — A Central America. wide variety of medical reasons. the publicity of blood shortages, Anyone wishing to donate directory providing information adjunct to the GRNL sponsored Senator Christopher Dodd of “ The recent funds voted for Gay/Lesbian Leadership Forum. Connecticut was the guest spea “ We felt it was time someone some were suspicious of the blood before then, or who finds about more than 20 national the contras will buy bandaids and did something like this in the East bank’s motives in postponing the Saturdays inconvenient, can don gay/lesbian organizations is now • To obtain a copy of the ker at Rep. Don Edwards fun provide housing. That means the ate at any other time and merely directory or to ensure that your draiser at the Hyatt Regency in Bay,” said Brownstein. “ Our drive. available from the Gay Rights money the contras raise will be Club did all the organizing for The Alameda-Conta Costa assign the blood credit to the East National Lobby (GRNL). organization is included in the San Jose last month. used to purchase arms.” Bank said that because of all the Bay Lesbian/Gay Democratic next edition, contact; Michael Earlier in the day, Dodd held a the event. After the women gave The directory gives contact blood, they were treated to a publicity that Irwin Memorial Club Account. Those who want information, as well as, summar Weeks, GRNL, P.O. Box 1892, press conference. Rep. Edwards tragedy destroy our civil rights. sumptuous brunch by the men of Blood Bank had done, there had more information should call being kept in quarantine — ies of each organizaiton’s current Washington, DC 20013. led off the session with, what did been a sudden upsurge in dona RALLY “ Yes, we want research, but the Senator think of Reagan’s the EBL/GDC at a private home Mary Ann at (415) 548-0329. hemophiliacs are disposable in tions, which they expected to “ I would like to thank all the Continued from Page I this society. we want research that will find a victory over the funds Congress about three blocks from the “ As far as the Administration cure not just b— s— research. passed for “ contra aid.” Blood Bank.” decline in June. women donors who enabled us -to “ They are going to know we At the Club’s drive in June, set up this account, and the men are here to live. We are here to is concerned, this disease is “ Yes, we want the government The Senator wasted no time The event was originally sche and medical profession to be assailing the Administration’s ac duled for early May, but officials Brownstein checked this story out of the Club for providing us with claim our rights, whatever our attacking disposable pwople. We such a delicious brunch after must organize and fight this righteous with our lives, but not tions as “ dangerous.” at the Blood Bank asked the Club with a Gay employee of the sexual orientation is, to live free wards,” said Brownstein. fascist monster now.” at the sake of ending up in “This was a mistake that could to postpone their drive because Blood Bank and was assured that in America.” Those interested in using the Mikhael itkin, independent Maggie Riverside spoke next. concentration camps or dead. lead to a combat situation. Our they had reached their quota of there definitely was a “ blood She said, “ I am tired of rallies “ Yes, we want some kind of policy in that area is damaging,” blood for the month. glut” in May. donor account should contact Catholic with Community of Mary Ann at (415) 548-0329, or and demonstrations. 1 am tired of acknowledgement of where we said Dodd. Whole blood keeps only for The Club plans to organize Love of Christ, told the crowd another blood drive and brunch Tom at (415) 843-2459. □ that “ cutbacks are only one of the b— s— from the govern are healthwise, but not at the “ It is dangerous to this coun about 5 weeks, and extra blood our problems. The Director of ment. expense of separating the positive try, it is dangerous to our allies, Public Health for Alameda “ The government, the medical from the negative, and making because our policies are not Sen. Christopher Dodd some of their remarks included: “ Once they’re confused you County is talking about a quaran profession, and the scientists money off our lives. working.” MCC Cont. from Page I Dr. Martin D. Finn, Medical can teach them a lot . . . When tine. Look back to the fall of the don’t give a damn about us. They “ One trillion dollars for Star The Senator believes Nicara Ortega’s trip to Moscow was Director for Public health, Los they tell you that AIDS is God’s Weimar Republic in Germany don’t give a s—t about our lives. Wars, one billion dollars for a gua will step up actions against discussed. return when he is taken off Angeles County Dept, of Health wrath on Gay people, you ask before WWil. They don’t care if we die, they submarine, and the government Costa Rica, Honduras and El “ I don’t know why we got so Suramin in November, that the Services: Much has been accom why there are so many more virus could merely be “hiding in “ The first people to be sent to want us to die. cuts back on AIDS funding. That Salvador. excited over Ortega’s trip. plished in the four years public heterosexuals than Lesbians who camps were Gay people and “ We won’t die. We are a is homophobia, that is fascism. “ President Reagan has pro “ I’m wondering who is in my central nervous system.” health officials have been dealing have AIDS. Is it true lesbians are mental patients.” viable, courageous, beautiful “ Our leaders must ocme forth. mised military aid should Hon charge of his schedule. But it’s no The results have been less with AIDS. While a vaccine is a God’s chosen people? . . . Itkin said, “ The parallels in community composed of Gay Our leaders must seek for us, our duras request it. At that point, secret Russia is sending stockpiles dramatic, he said, for the other long way off, “ What is open to This is a disease. This is not 11 patients on the Suramin us now is a course of our disease. There are men, this country are frightening. men, Lesbian women, bisexuals leaders must do for us, because Patrons at reopening o f 64! Club pose and ask, “fVhere s thè you have a Central America of arms to Nicaragua. the time is now, there will never protocol, all of whom had prevention.” women and children of every age Quarantine is being talked about. and people of all lifestyles. beeP” OS they walt far barbecue to begin. Photo by Ted Sahl conflia,” he said. “ We didn’t get excited when Haitian immigrants are already “ We will not let this human be another time,” she said. □ I reminded Senator Dodd what India’s prime minister visited different symptoms from his, and Studies have shown a high and sexual persuasion on every Mr. Shultz said — we would send Russia. We didn’t get excited some have had severe side effects incidence of the HTLV-III virus continent in the world who have American troops in if we have to. when Mexico went to Moscow. as he was warned he might. in Gay and bisexual men in L.A. AIDS. This is news to most “ As an American citizen who consistent with a diagnosis of any Lorenzini said, “Treatment people.” that AIDS patients are receiving I asked if there was any talk on We didn’t get up an embargo His doctor is scheduled to (54<7») and Berkeley (47%). With CONGRESSIONAL AIDS HEARING has paid taxes, contributed to my other known disease. announce the details of the about half of us carrying this Dr. Dennis J. McShanc, Asst. society, and attempted to be a 8. Congress must enact legisla is not meaningful or helpful. We the subject in Washington. against those countries.” Continued from Page I “ No,” replied Dodd, “but this The Senator was troubled that experiment late in July to the virus already, ‘We have to Professor of Medicine, Stanford useful member of that society, 1 tion outlawing discrimination are talking about two kinds of University Medical Center: “ We care professionals; Congress has help: prevention and education. is a policy that has bipartisan Nicaragua might try to introduce National Cancer Institute, he protect the other 50 percent.” An enough. Rhetoric is no match for deserve more than exile to a against people with AIDS and “up-and-coming problem” is all have AIDS because it’s in our failed to allocate funds for local AIDS-related conditions in emp “ First, we need education on members, both Republicans and missiles into the area. said. “ She’s going to tell them it the killer AIDS.” foreign land.” “schoolchildren with AIDS.” community . . . AIDS is going to community-based non-profit loyment, housing, insurance, me prevention for people to learn Democrats. Some support it, The Senator touched lightly on proves one of three things: (a) the President’s tax reform and at Suramin is effective in treating Kate Duzman, Executive Dir be around for a long time, so get Testimony from People with agencies which provide services A 9-Point Program dical care, and funeral services. how to protect themselves from others oppose it. “ This is an example of what I the same time pointed out that AIDS in some people; (b) the old ector, Sacramento AIDS comfortable with i t . . . I can’t do AIDS such as housing, food, home 9. Congress should immedi exposure to the disease. Foundation; Three conclusions: much for my patients in terms of health care, referral, or other Richard Rechter was the se call a two speech policy. “ he took care of his rich friends, medical joke that the first experi- ately investigate the Federal Bud “ The fact that the rectal “ 1. Things will get worse before a cure, but what I can do is talk John Lorenzini, president of patient services. cond person with AIDS to testify. get Administration, the National gonorrhea has dropped dramati “ There arc members of Con the oil companies and the special ment in a series is always People With AIDS Alliance, and He presented a nine-point sugges gress who go home on weekends interest groups.” successful; or (c) there is a God.” they get better; 2. This disease is with them and touch them. “ People with AIDS will no Cancer Institute, and the Na cally in San Francisco proves that There’s a lot of healing in the Richard Rector, with Mobiliza longer accept excuses or inaction. ted program: sexual practices have slowed and say to their constituents and “ The rich and the poor will do Perry noted that MCC of the preventable; 3. The government tional Institute of Health and is not doing enough.” hands.” tion Against AIDS, both made Congress must begin to pay now, 1. Congress must pass legisla should enact legislation that down and even turned the tide as those who are opposed to the fine,” but, he was quick to point Resurrection in Houston distri butes free condoms to members In educating people about While the HTLV-III antibody personal pleas for help. or face a greater price later. tion in the amount of $60 million expedites effective AIDS treat far as the number of cases of contras — ‘Don’t worry about it, out, in his state of Connecticut — “ and they’re one of our most AIDS, “ Validate their fear of test is necessary for safeguarding Lorenzini pointed out to the “ 1 do not grieve that 1 have for community-based national ment and experimental drugs AIDS that will be diagnosed in I didn’t give them any military “ the middle income person will committee that “ AIDS patients AIDS education. lose money.” conservative churches! We’re the AIDS. Validate their fear of the blood supply, it can do more AIDS,” said Lorenzini, “ in- used in other countries, and future years to come. aid. You can sleep easy.’ harm than good to individuals are leaving the country in de stead, 1 celebrate my need to face 2. Congress must allocate $500 “ Second,” said Lorenzini, “ is “ Those who are for the contras “ We’re not ready right now to only church in America that does dying. In our culture that’s not which mandates international an okay thing to do . . . When 1 who are advised of positive speration, gatng to Mcxtcd; the challenge, and 1 onTÿ'Tïôpè million for AlDS-relatcd i esearch education Tn tHe medical say — ‘Don’t worry, I gave them be taken away from working on it. What is the Roman Catholic AIDS research and cooperation. speak to heterosexuals, they’re results. France, and Sweden seeking help America will do the same.” for 1985-86. community; many people in the military aid.’ the deficit. That isn’t finished, we church going to do when (AIDS) ” . . . 1 put it to you, saving the confused because a woman is As for “ Safe Sex” preventing and treatment that is not availa Lorenzini added testimony in a 3. Congress must allocate $55 lives of these Americans is more medical community are still un “ It helps to keep constituents still have a lot of work to be reaches their members?” ble in the United States. million for established commun done.” □ Other panel members and doing AIDS education. AIDS, “ We really don’t know. A letter he received from Robert important than one man’s quest prepared and unknowledgeable. happy in this country, but it does lot (of the information) out there “ Those of us who are left White, a constituent from Rep. ity-based programs providing for a Nobel Peace Prize. Some of the medical information behind are being treated as food, housing, health and home is just what will prevent the Boxer’s district. White is in Paris ‘On the eve of this great we have learned in San Francisco spread of any venereal disease.” laboratory animals; only when receiving treatment. care for AIDS patients. nation’s independence, 1 am should be shared nationwide.” we are in the final stages of the 4. Congress must allocate a Stan Hadden, Legislative Aide “ Many times over the past reminded of the inscription on Richard Recter told the to California Sen. David Roberti: disease are we given experimental three months,” said White, “ I minimum of $25 million to fund the statue of liberty; ‘Give me committee, “ We don’t see a treatment programs which pro The WofengoiuleK Bw iitque “ Identify the (politicians) whose drugs. have asked myself why, in a your tired, your poor, your study being set forth that utilizes minds can be changed. Stop “ The number one priority,” country with only 400 cases, can vide medical and alternative huddled masses yearning to more than one drug. I also 1010 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126 275-1242 he continued, “ must be treat therapy. beating up on our friends for not the French spend so much time breathe free . . . ’ question compassionate use. doing enough.” ment and care . . . millions of and money on treatment, while 5. Congress should adopt na “ Now, people are fleeing this Many doctors refuse to go American dollars have been fun- tional legislation guaranteeing Gov. Deukmejian cut about my own country with 10,000 cases nation,” said Recter, “ fleeing to through the red tape of applying ♦ No Admission Charge for half of next year’s AIDS budget neled into HTLV-111 testing is not testing a drug proven to be anonymity in HTLV-lIl testing other nations, other lands, in a for compassionate use of certain which will cure no one. and confidentiality of particip request, leaving California about a vital treatment alternative? desperate attempt to save their drugs. $10 million for 1985-86. He cut “ American researchers com “The sad answer that comes to ants in AIDS treatment and lives from the threat of this “ As I am talking, fifteen men pete with each other and with research. BeiiUque money for in-home and hospice me is, to the French, SIDA, the disease. are in France receiving HPA 23; care based on a 1980 (pre-AIDS) foreign researchers for honors French version of AIDS, is a 6. Congress must appropriate “ I call upon you to examine although this drug has been and awards rather than cooperat and fund an independent Na report which showed they were health disease. To most Ameri your own conscience why this proven successful in treatment, it “ not cost effective.” ing and maximizing their efforts cans, and especially to health tional Research AIDS Council, shameful exodus of innocent has not been approved by the Uncensored Photo Service ★ ★ to find a cure for AIDS,” including people with AIDS- Regarding the previous day’s policy makers, AIDS is a homo American pieople is taking place. FDA. 1 question the government 6 p.m. to congressional hearing on AIDS, Lorenzini said. sexual disease. related conditions, and guarantee “ 1 also have additional testi not allowing this drug to be Commenting further, he poin AIDS research programs are well the first in two years, held in San “ The respect, concern, and mony, as well as 15,000 signa accepted and used in this country t)iio|) youn itCnt ol Tke Bouiique Midnight Daily Francisco, “ It seems like the ted out that “ medical treatment empathy with which I have been planned to avoid unnecessary tures collected from petitions for treatment in AIDS.” for each patient is costing the duplications, the results to be government wants to give us just treated while in France points to circulated across the country; I enough to make us keep quiet.” American taxpayer $140, accord these conclusions. shared with other researchers and ask that this be submitted into the Expert Testimony ing to the Centers for Disease interested members of the public. Rev. Pieters likened the situa “ My sexual orientation and record,” Rechter concluded. tion to the stage version of Peter Control.” 7. Congress should call upon Nine distinguished members of association with this disease is the Pan; “ Thousands are dying all Another concern Lorenzini ex primary reason 1 have had to seek the Centers for Disease Control Education and Prevention the medical profession testified pressed is that medical personnel to re-examine and expand its before the subcommittee. We LEATHER * SWIMWEA over the world because people treatment abroad. I want to come don’t believe in fairies are not yet equipped to deal home. 1 want to once again be current definition of AIDS. Rep. Weiss thanked both men. heard from experts in research, He stated, “ Both of you have psychology, pediatrics, oncology, anymore.” effectively with AIDS: “ Educa with my lover, my family, and Many people are dying of AIDS, VIDEO RENTALS UFMCC is now almost 17 years tion for the medical community is but have not been diagnosed as been able to witness a well and epidemiology. tlte things that are familiar and old. From 12 people meeting in the second priority, health care planned health approach in edu A.R. Moss told the committee, dear to me. It is not right that a having AIDS under the present Troy Perry’s living room it has professionals have only limited definition. cational programs in San Franci “ When we saw the first homosex T-SHIRTS person diagnosed with a potenti grown to more than 32,000 knowledge about how to care for The definition of AIDS should sco. Could you expand on what ual case, AIDS had already been ally terminal illness should go members in ten countries, six of AIDS patients, even in San through the s tru ^ e , expense, be changed from what was once a kind of health care education in this country for four or five programs should be perpetuated Expires August 14,1965 which (USA, Canada, Mexico, Francisco.” and emotional isolation that mysterious and frightening syn years, which is why I say we have § that would be beneficial el “ Congress must allocate funds those of us over here in France drome to a disease that can be Continued on Back Page Continued on Back Page which will better educate health have had to endure. detected in a manner which is sewhere?” (sale items and film service excluded) 641 CLUB! 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her turn to rest; “ I have a home, By Ted Sahl keynote speaker at the San This could mean anything, and I enjoy spending time there; Interview Francisco, New York, and Dallas from a willingness to be arrested I’ve opened doors for many new Last month’s special perfor Gay Pride parades, and this year to eating tofu and sprouts. It comedians, and now it’s my turn mance of Emily Mann’s play. varies geographically and within Robin Tyler she joined us at San Jose’s Gay to take a rest.” Execution o f Justice, had people Pride Rally on June 23rd. communities. buzzing at the Black and White 1 questioned Tyler as to But summer is not the time for By Robin Einzig She has been an out lesbian rest for Robin Tyler with two Benefit sponsored as a fundraiser since 1959, and uses her history whether a desire for cohesiveness for the Arts Council of Gay and 1 was fortunate enough to be among the community could music festivals to produce. The within the movement to expand West Coast Festival will be held Lesbian San Jose. granted an interview with Les- have gone too far and resulted in both her humor and her political Labor Day Weekend Aug. 30 - The play, a docudrama about bian/feminist comic Robin Tyler, this present need for sameness? immediately following her show reach. Her humor concentrates Sept. 2 near Yosemite National the trial of Sujjervisor Harvey • ‘ She responded that she did not -î>-' on July 16th at The Savoy in greatly on issues of interest (and Park. Milk’s assassin Dan White, laughter!) to Lesbian women and feel that is where the root of the obviously stirred memories of the Sunnyvale. matter lies — rather that it lies in Although she is currently very As she had just finished quite a Gay men. busy with the planning for that catastrophic events of 1978-79, so fascism, in a power structure I decided to ask a few of the first- spectacular speech as a grand invented out of insecurities. festival, which draws about 2,000 She indicated distress over women to a women-only space nighters how they were affected. finale to her act (see Robin these “ passive times’’ and she I discussed writh Robin the Tyler-Review in the July 10th for 4 days, she always looks Rich Nichols: Harvey and / did stressed the need to draw on as ever-present need for change in issue of Our Paper), our discus the movement for Gay rights, forward to the festival. some business together. / did own many people as possible in the Robin Tyler’s message comes sion centered mostly on the and she responded in similar a store in the Haight Ashbury apathy surrounding political in fight for Gay and Lesbian rights. through loud and clear, whether district in San Francisco. It was a At the Savoy, Robin did speak fashion to the question of poli volvement. it is in her comedy, her speaking photographic store, camera sup Rich Nichols, a former colleague o f Harvey Milk, accompanied to a large number of women. In tical correctness. engagements, or a quick inter Milk’s former lover, Scott Smith, and Arts Council board In order to give you, the the closing minutes of her set, she plies, film — and when Harvey reader, a bit more perspective This desire for change is all too view. was running for Supervisor in member Rick Rudy at the benefit performance o f Emily Mann's spoke to the audience of the She has given of herself in docudrama about the trial o f Milk's assassin. Photo by Ted Sahl into Robin Tyler’s comments, I importance of standing up for often put in the hands of a small District Five, I gave him a corner would like to provide some minority, who then insist that many ways, both personally and o f the store to set up an office. our rights. professionsilly, to further the background information. She challenged everyone pre change happen “ their way” and I liked the play as a docudrama Robin is originally from Win rights of Gay people, and now — most o f the dialogue was taken sent to think not so much about demand that others be “ politi ' £ - nipeg Manitoba, Canada, and Lesbian comic Robin Tyler, as cally correct” and follow their she is seeing apathy and passivity from actual transcripts, but I still themselves, but about the chil among the younger Lesbian ■ i attended Manitoba Theatre Cen she appeared at a recent AIDS dren who will grow up being lead. liked it. ter and the Banff School of Fine benefit at The Savoy in Santa called “ faggot” and “ dyke” — Robin describes this as a community. Harvey might have thought it Clara. Photo by Ted Sahl She insists that we are not was too dramatic — Harvey was ^ V I “ It is our responsibility to change “bully mentality” and stresses to At the time she moved to New closeted, we are all out to some a simplistic kind of person, They have spawned a genera things so that the world will be a me once again, a thought that has Folk singer Judy Small has recorded a song supporting "roly-poly York at the age of 18, she was one safer, more accepting place for not weakened with the years (she degree: “ You are out of the almost shy. Harvey Milk was a people.” Photo by Gill Thomas of the youngest professional tion of feminist and Lesbian- closet — people know you are them.” wrote it at the age of 16) that “ the stockbroker and spent some time playwrights and directors in Ca feminist comics such as Kate Gay — you just don’t think they working in the theater. He Clinton, Delaria & Strobel, Go In our interview, we spoke of choking of old extremities pro Summer Coffeehouse Series nada. In New York, she attended this phenomenon entitled “ politi duces the breathing of new do.” worked on the production of the American Musical and Dra mez & Palacios, and Linda Tyler has a powerful statement cally correct.” extremes.” Hair and on Jesus Christ Super- Sisterspirit, a nonprofit project to start a women’s bookstore/ matic Academy. Moakes. Robin Tyler did also spend to make, and she makes it. She star, and as a matter o f fact, he Robin began working alone as Tyler feels especially strongly also sees an unspoken message, coffeehouse in San Jose, repeats its popular Friday night coffee She performed as a singer for about the inappropriateness of some time discussing with me her came to California to work on five years, including a stint as a a comedian in 1978, and released just as powerful, in many of us. house this summer. Coffeehouses take place at Jonah’s Wail this term. She described the capacity as producer of the Lenny. That’s what he did after (basement of the Campus Christian Center), KXh and San Carlos famous female impersonator her first album Always a Brides We too can be working for the leaving the stockbroker business, maid. Never a Groom on Olivia “ politically correct” movement Southern and West Coast Wo in downtown San Jose. Baked goods, coffee, tea and juices are on (you will have to listen to her men’s Music and Comedy Festi- freedom to be who we are he worked with the theater. albums to figure that one out). Records, a well-known women’s as “fascism, amoral self- without oppression either from sale, as are albums, books and t-shirts. righteousness that stems from vab. In 1971, we both opened our For a free catalog of over 800 books and 100 albums, write to She then teamed up with New music label. outside or within our communit photo stores. She recently has released her insecurities.” She feels that, in this way, she Sisterspirit at 2021 E. San Antonio, San Jose, CA 95116. Send a York model Pat Harrison and Robin directs her comments to can offer opportunities to new ies. But it will not be handed to Harvey was an introvert, a very formed the comedy team, Harri second solo adbum entitled Just us, we all must work together and self-addressed stamped envelope for 44«. those among the Lesbian musicians and new comedians. deep and quiet man. He was not The August coffeehouse is as follows (a SI-3 donation is son and Tyler. Their acts are Kidding, from which much of the work hard, so that in the end all the brassy extrovert people material performed at the Savoy community who she believes have She indicated to me that she’s requested, except for the Judy Small and Linda Hirschhom con considered the first feminist co been on the road for 23 years, on of us — even Robin Tyler — can thought. Harvey didn't smoke, was taken. gone too far in rejecting others certs, where a $3-5 donation is requested); medy to be recorded in the who are not deemed “ p.c.” and off, and now she feels it is get the rest we deserve. □ never drank, and stayed away United States. Robin Tyler has been the from drugs. August 3 (Saturday) — Australian recording artist Judy Small. He loved to listen to music, Two shows — 7:30p.m. and 9:30 p.m. just sit quietly drinking a cup o f Execution of Justice Hits Home * August 9 — Yemoja Napue, Nigerian dancing; Mariah Burton- ately wanted any excuse to save coffee. He always had a lover Nelson, lesbian poet reading poetry and short stories. Theatre Review By Rick Rudy Planned their All-American Boy found younger than himself. He loved August 16 — Sunny Merik, author of Betrayal — The Shattering life, I think he loved the innocen “ Dan White showed that you this argument compelling en Parenthood Sex Discrimination Case o f Silver vs. Pacific Press Publishing ough. ce of life, the fresh altitude of Association-, Kathy Wolfe with her new feminist video, “ Woman can fight City Hall.” youth, and life around him. With these words, the long- The direction by Oskar Eustis Volunteering Was Created To Serve Man.” awaited Execution of Justice, and Anthony Taccone is tight August 23 — Recording artist Linda Hirschhom. Two shows — and strongly realistic. The set by Volunteer training for the Emily Mann’s “ docudrama” Planned Parenthood of Santa 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. D about the Dan White trial, Vicki Smith, with various levels over a raked platform and Clara County Information Line arrived on July 11 in San Jose, will be held July 31 and August 1 after a month playing in Berkeley backed by a large rear-projection screen, allows for the range of from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at 1691 and justly received the plaudits of the Alameda, San Jose. an enthusiastic crowd. locals demanded and forces our imagination to fill in the details. Planned Parenthood needs vo Execution premiered in Louis lunteers who have telephone ville in 1984 and is being staged For those who moved to the Bay Area after November, 1978, communications skills and who currently by a joint venture of the are available to work daytime Berkeley Repertory Theatre and this play is an eye-opener; for San Jose Repertory Company, those who remember the events hours. all too clearly, this play reminds The training will include in- though it is tough to find any San formation about community re- —Jose Rep actors, save Randall— us that life goes on after any sources, human sexuality, repro King, among the large and tragedy, but we must learn from ductive health and Planned Par excellent cast. the events and grow stronger. The murder of San Francisco Execution o f Justice continues enthood services. Songwriter/singer Claire Mix Mayor George Moscone and Gay at the Montgomery Theatre Volunteers answer over 500 (above) will be performing at AIDS Auction Supervisor Harvey Milk on through July 28, and it is.a must calls to the line each month. Jonah's Wail, lOth A San Carlos, November 27, 1978, by Supervi to see. For tickets call (408) For more information, call San Jose, at 9 p.m. on July 26. sor Dan White was a ghastly 294-7572. □ Donna at (408) 287-7532. □ Featured will be her ever popular Rachel, Yolanda & Bernie of Charles Dean as former D.A. Joseph Freitas in San Jose Rep s songs, "Lies, Lies, Lies,” and the Imperial AIDS Foundation of tragedy, but the misguided pro p a c t i o n of EinUy Mann's EXECUTION OF JUSTICE at secution of the murder trial in "The Itty, Bitty Lady at the San Jose will be holding an auc Steven RepettI and Kathryn Nymoen will be featured In San Jose the Montgomery Theatre thru July 28. Photo by Ken Friedman which White received a slap-on- Checkout Stand. ” Mix will also tion from 3 -5 p.m. on Sunday, REp’s new cabaret UP THE YUP! Previews began July 18, the-wrist seven-year sentence, ar be performing at the 1985 West July 28 at the 641 Club. Upstairs at Eulipla, 372 South First Street In downtown San oused a violent dissatisfaction Randall King is fine as the un Boom Boom, who attended the Coast Women's Music Festival. Kevan Daniels will serve as Jose. For tickets, call (408) 294- 7572. Photo by Charles I. Savadelis SJ preview performance. Also vrith the judicial system itself. feeling White who sits through auctioneer for the event. Riots broke out when the out the trial as if in another very moving is the reading of Proceeds will be used to Harvey Milk’s “ Political Will” jury’s finding of voluntary man world, never reacting or acknowl provide help for people with which he recorded months before We Are Delighted slaughter was announced, and this edging the activity around him. The real Sister Boom Boom, AIDS in the San Jose area. His flashback scene, where he the assassination, and in which he A fundraising show featuring that so many people noticed our error in not updating play does nothing to help us prophesied that “the bullet that Jack Fertig, attended in black the expiration date on The Waterga.den’s half-price understand why the jury voted as confesses to his cop buddies, is leather drag. Photo by Ted Sahl Rachel, Nikki Nations, Toby shatters my brain must shatter Productions and other local en it did. emotional yet ludicrous, drawing coupon in our last issue. It’s wonderful to know so many The play is structured around laughter and scorn from the every closet door.” Spencer Nutting: / remember the tertainers is planned for Satur people are reading Our Paper — and so carefully! But segments of the trial transcript, audience. The play, fortunately, doesn’t day o f the assassination because i day, August 17, from 9 - 11 at we are sorry for any inconvenience caused Our Readers interwoven with commentary What is chilling, though, is the rekindle the hatred of Dan was driving at the time and / Kevan’s on The Alameda. Watch and/or Watergarden patrons by our oversight. Thanks White, but it does illuminate the from “ uncalled witnesses.” empathy which the inspectors heard about it on my car radio. It Our Paper for further details. □ for keeping our Advertising Department on its toes! • Sometimes the presentation display in their questioning of sorry state of a judicial system was insane, I thought I was becomes so choppy that it is hard White. that can allow a crafty lawyer and listening to "War o f the Worlds” a circus of psychiatrists to to follow just who is speaking Truly outstanding is the por — the program that Orson Welles from the crowded stage. Also the trayal of defense attorney bamboozle a jury. Tony Amen- did, that people thought was ac Two Bars points these “ witnesses” make Schmidt by James Harper. Har dola is very good as the learned tually happening. It was crazy, Featured Live Pi sciotta are sometimes repetitious or per finely crafts nuances of Dr. Martin Blinder who deftly the announcer didn’t say the promotes the famous “ Twinkle Entertainment simply interfere with the flow of expression and timing which are name. Just that a supervisor was dazzling. defense” in which sweets and killed. I ’ll never forget it. and Dancing Y the drama. junk food will supposedly turn an But more often, the angry, Brian Thompson, as prosecut Lanny Revolr: I remember so tearful by-standers speak to our ing attorney Tom Norman, is upright citizen into a crazed clearly — it made me so angry I hearts when the players who are good, but it is stupefying to watch killer. Society has long pondered how became an activist, heard about locked in the trial transcript a practiced attorney get out- 1190 Folsom St. (at 8th) a “ sane” man can kill without the Susan B. Anthony cannot. Most eloquent of them maneuvered so easily. Hamilton Democratic Club and joined that being insane at the moment when San Francisco, CA 94103 specializing edditigs Burger never gave Perry Mason organization, and have been all is Charles Dean as District the trigger is pulled. 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Continued from Page 6 England, Denmark, and Austra lia) were represented at the conference. The UFMCC Human Rights Award was given to Rev. and Mrs. Melvin E. Wheatley, Jr. Bishop Wheatley recently re tired as bishop of the four-state Denver area of the United Methodist Church. He and his wife, who celebrated their 46th anniversary in June, have been active with Parents and Friends of Gays as well as working for change within the Methodist denomination. Bishop Wheatley urged us to Medical and research experts testify at Congressional subcommittee hearings on AIDS. From left to right: Steve Morin, PhD; Cathrine relate to each other as people, not Steane, attorney; Dr. Werdigar; Dr. Silverman; Dr. Lee; Drs. Levy, Abrame, Volberding, Moss, and Cowan. Photo by TedSahl as issues. “ My commitment,” he said, “ is to the God of all.” just come to the end of the first high-risk exposures will not be ...... most difficult time of nis life. I eliminate this virus. watched him lie helplessly as the San Francisco Supervisor decade of AIDS; and by the time realized until 1990,” said Cowan. “ Unfortunately, every time Harry Britt also addressed the we started seeing sick people, “Furthermore, another differ disease claimed his life. Shortly these studies are performed before he died, 1 spent an breakfast at which the Human there were many more infected ence is that it is extremely means the expenditure of thou Rights Award was presented. people than we were seeing. difficult to define high-risk inf afternoon with him; his legs were sands of dollars, and increasingly swollen, and Paul asked me to “ I hope you will not underesti “ In San Francisco we estimate ants because at least 50<7o of there is no support for these mate the power that is in this there are at least 2S times as many mothers of children with PAIDS massage them. costs. “ I did so, but not effectively — room,” said the former minister. people with antibodies to the are clinically normal.” “ Insurance carriers, prepaid he screamed at me, and forcing He pictured the U.S. as being virus as people who are sick with Cowan said, “ Women who are health plans, and local govern “ in terrible fear of losing its AIDS. In this small city, there are known carriers of the AIDS ments categorically refuse to his rage on God! Paul burst into tears, he asked me to forgive him. masculinity right now,” and said maybe thirty thousand people in retrovirus can have multiple support research. the country is afraid of our the real epidemic. pregnancies, not all of which “This situation cannot con He was scared his anger would chase me away, and he would die “ sexual naturalness.” “ I suspect,” said Moss, “ that result in offspring who will get tinue; we cannot place all our Also visiting the conference there are upward of three AIDS. hope in an AIDS vaccine. To do alone.” “ The fact that a high-risk (Bradley tried to keep his own was Sacramentan Jerry Sloan, a hundred thousand people in the so would condemn thousands, former MCC minister who is U.S. carrying the AIDS virus, woman has an unaffected child tears back.) “ I assured Paul I perhaps hundreds of thousands suing Jerry Falwell for $5,000. and most of them do not even does not mean subsequent chil of Americans, heterosexual as would not leave. know it. dren will be normal, even if the “ Paul Castro died two weeks He showed a tape of their joint well as homosexual, children as television appearance in Sacra “ What we need is some kind of woman remains asymptomatic.” well as adults, to die from this later.” (With that, Bradley broke anti-viral to stop those people Cowan pointed out, “ While out in tears, as Ms. Gayling Gee, mento last year in which Falwell horrible disease. promised to pay Sloan $5,000 if from spreading the disease, a virtually all adults with AIDS will “ We must make a firm sitting next to him, gently patted vaccine won’t help those be positive for the anti-body test, his shoulder. Moments later, he could produce a tape of commitment to stop AIDS. It can Falwell calling MCC “ a vile and people.” many young children will remain be done. But it can’t be done Bradley, with broken voice, man He said, “ AIDS in its first negative, making the detection of aged to finish his testimony.) Satanic system” and saying there without vigorous emergency sup would be a “ celebration in decade was a homosexual dis PAIDS that more difficult. These port for public education, and “ Surely,” said Bradley, “ no ease; that’s not going to be true in children must remain in the one needs to die alone in heaven” when the church was for the development of effective “ utterly annihilated.” the second decade. Verv soon. hospital for long periods of time. treatments,” said Volberding. America, in 1985. Yet as I look to AIDS in Gay men is going to “ A recent example of the cost next year, and the year after that, Sloan produced the tape but Falwell did not produce the taper off because there are only for three members of the same Other Testimony I see increased numbers of people so many Gay men and because family was $750,(X)0, and that dying of AIDS — who will be money. sexual behavior has really only included inpatient costs for Steve Morin, PhD, American there to help them?” The case was supposed to be changed, at least in San Franci physician, nurse, social worker, Psychological Association testi Gayling Gee, RN, MS, head heard in Sacramento Municipal Court the week of the MCC sco.” teacher, and other support ser fied, as did David Werdigar, nurse at the AIDS clinic, S.F. “ Meanwhile,” Moss contin vices.” MD, MPH, Director of Health, General Hospital, told how she conference, but Falwell has got ued, “ four to six years from now Cowan finished his testimony San Francisco, who spent his put up a blackboard with the ten it postponed, Sloan said, to there are going to be niore by saying, “ In San Francisco we time praising Dr. Silverman, the names of AIDS patients who September 13. heterosexual cases in the United have found that about lOl^o of man he replaced. died, only to have to take it Another tape of interest to the States than homosexual, and we drug-abusing mothers and their Randolph Lee, MD, president, down. When we got to 27, I had conference was UFMCC’s own, will have learned to see AIDS as a offspring at San Francisco Gen San Francisco Health Commis to stop, they were dying so fast. four-years-in-the-making docu venereal disease. eral Hospital alone have evidence sion testified. “ My staff working in the word mentary, God, Gays and the “ So 1 urge you, when the of infection with (HTLV-III, Cathrine Steane, Lambda Le suffered their own trauma — Gospel: This Is Our Story, which vaccine comes as AIDS heads ARV, or LAV) with 150 of these gal Defense attorney, described pleading with me to take it down. was shown and offered for sale into its second heterosexual de women delivering babies at S.F. how AIDS patients are dismissed The blackboard became a const on video-cassettes. cade, that ironically, the cure and General a year.” from their jobs, denied a place to ant reminder that we cannot do Perry has been appearing ar the prevention that the whole live, have their insurance can what we were trained to do. At ound the country in the 15 cities world is waiting for are going to Treatment of AIDS celed — a common occurence one point, the clinic staff become where the Fellowship hopes to come only with the support of its coast to coast. so distraught they refused to go buy airtime on local stations to first and most stigmatized group Dr. Paul Volberding, Chief The entire room was visibly to work. 1 finally took down the show the hour-long program. of victims,” said Moss. Medical Oncology Director, shaken during the testimony blackboard, and put the names in Negotiations are also continu AIDS Director, S.F. General given by Bill Bradley, board of a book.” ing with cable systems that might Children with AIDS Hospital, said; “ Even if a vaccine directors of the Shanti Project. Next to address the sub air the evangelical tool which were made available soon, it Bradley described how quickly committee was Mervyn Silver- covers the history of MCC Dr. Morton Cowan, Associate would be of no value for those his training passed when he was man, MD, former Director of through the church’s response to Professor at the Dept, of Pedia- hundreds of thousands already assigned to Paul Castro, his first Health, San Francisco: “ The AIDS, including music, excerpts trics. Univ. of California Medical carrying the virus, thousands of client. federal government must fund from sermons, comments by Center, testified on the more than whom are programmed to deve “ For 27 months, I was a educational programs if we are to members and the frequent pro- 100 pediatric cases of AIDS lop AIDS or pass the virus on personal friend, counselor, and reduce the spread of this disease . clamation that God loves Lesbian (PAIDS) reported to the CDC, unknowingly to their children or teacher to Paul Castro. He knew women and Gay men. Atlanta. future sexual partners. that he could call me at any time “ Unless we can stop the spread Rev. Elder Freda Smith, who ‘The pediatric population at “ As educational concerns have if he had to be rushed to the of this disease,” said Silverman, pastors River City MCC in risk for PAIDS includes those been addressed by others, I will hospital. “ the cost in human suffering and Sacramento, a city that has been infants of high-risk mothers focus on the treatment of AIDS (His voice began to break) “ He dollars will be incalculable.” considering a Gay Rights ordin (either drug-abusing women with itself. knew I would be there by his side; He said, “ The federal govern ance, told the conference that bisexual partners, or Haitian “ Early in the AIDS epidemic, we were together for all the ment must have a national MCC is “ the beginning of an women) or infants and women our treatment focused solely on fundamental joys of living. comprehensive plan for at least enlightenment of the Christian receiving blood product transfu the infections or cancers that “ When Paul finally knew his three to five years. 1 suggest a church. Part of that enlighten sions containing the AIDS- arise because of the damaged time was near, we talked about bi-partisan group be formed ment will spill over to the related retrovirus (ARV, HTLV- immune system. his memorial service. Paul had from both the House and the political process.” III, or LAV). “ Quickly we realized, howe dedicated his time left to speak Senate to prepare this compre At the close of the conference “ There are several important ver, that success in'treatment ing every change he could and hensive plan, to be locally imple she officiated at a service where differences between adults and would require restoring the im tried to educate others. mented, but federally funded.” the mortgage on her church’s children with AIDS. One is the mune system. Even more recen “ In March of this year, Paul “ Make no mistake about it, building was burned. incubation period, which ranges tly, we appreciate that this cannot was admitted to the hospital. He this is not just a Gay problem, Rev. Perry says the church now from a few months to six years. be expected as long as the AIDS came down with pneumonia, but transfusion-related problem, or a owns $15 million in property, but This means that the actual virus is present; therefore, efforts he recovered and was sent home. hemophiliac problem, this is a at this p>oint more congregations’ magnitude of cases of AIDS are now directed at testing drugs (Bradley could hardly speak.) health problem and as such, buildings have been burned than which may result from current to inhibit, if not completely “ The last two months were the everyone’s concern...” □ mortgages. □ V/. Íie û T i