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£~~~? out if you're a Priggish Pollyanna or a Full-onFloozie.p14 500 Loven, Suite 200 • Houston, TX77006 Phone: 713-529-8490 • Fax: 713-529-9531 A Window Media Toll Free Out-oj-Stote: 877-966-3342 Publication PUBLISHER Window Media LLC All content of Eclipse GENERAL MANAGER magazine copyrighted Mike Kitchens ©2003 by Window Media, LLC,and is ADVERTISING SALES protected by federal Brian Martin. Brett Cullum Tom Jones (Classifieds) copyright law and may not be reproduced EDITORIAL DIRECTOR without the written Chris Crain consentof the publisher. The sexual orientation EDITORS of advertisers, Matt Hennie • Mike Fleming photographers, writers WEBMASTER and cartoonistspub- Aram Vartian lished herein is neither inferred nor ART DIRECTOR implied. The appear- Rob Boeger ance of names or PRODUCTION MANAGER pictorial representation John Nail does not necessarily indicate the sexualori- GRAPHIC DESIGNER entation of the person Joey Carolino or persons. PHOTOGRAPHER Eclipse isfor adults Dalton Dehart only and is published weekly and distributed CONTRIBUTORS free throughout the Jim Buck, Raquel Chevallier, Michael Derry, Deep South. Greg Fox, Glenn Hanson, Woody Miller, Allen Neuwirth, Christopher Seely, Arjan Timmermans, Romeo San Vicento NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Rivendell Media 212-242-6863 Web: www.eclipse-mag.com E-mail: [email protected] Thousands attend 'I don't really mind gay guys bee•• Houston's gay most gay guys are really good-looId business expo Why would I want that for compe1t1DEJId Heavy clouds and rain didn't stop thousands - 'Real World' Paris cast member Ace, from visiting the eighth annual Empower reacting to a event, held Sept. 20-21 at the George R. visit his gay Irish roommate Simon Received from his Brown Convention Center. The Empower Spanish boyfriend, Tkisco 2003 theme, "Go Straight to the Gay Market," gave nearly 150 businesses and city has such an involvement with the gay organizations a chance to reach out to gay business community, whereas other cities constituents. Candidates that seem to have a more open and political advocacy gay community don't have a gay groups, including the chamber of commerce," said Harris County Democratic Jorge Usatorres, sales manager for Party, Log Cabin Of Course! who relocated from Republicans and the Miami. Tow estimates the event Human Rights Campaign, brought in $5,000 from ticket also turned out to visit sales alone. The revenue will help LoneStarVolleyballAssociation with gay voters. ClaytonCatering, Course! fund the organization, which sup- Of The B Division culminated in an AII- Empower is sponsored booth(Photoby DaltonDeHart) ports local gay or gay-friendly Houston final with "Houston Eight is Not each year by the Greater businesses and organizations. Enough" taking the gold and "Houston Houston Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Hot Shots" finishing a close second. Kari Transgender Chamber of Commerce. This Houston volleyballers Carlson and Jose Polendo were named to year's event brought in about 3,500 visitors, the tournament all-star team. Back on the according to Coy Tow, the chamber's execu- fare well at gay home front, LSVA served up the fall season tive director. "If we don't support and keep San Antonio tourney with a roaring start. Overall, 17 teams rep- investing in gay businesses, we all lose, " he resenting three divisions have registered for said. A local catering company - dubbed Teams from the Lone Star Volleyball league play. Anger Management are tak- "Clayton Catering, Of Course!" - won first Association recently traveled to the inau- ing the early lead in the Recreational place for its booth, which featured a heaven gural Alamo City Classic Volleyball tourna- Division, and The Golden Boys are nothing and hell theme. "It was great to see that this ment and took the tournament by storm. but gold in the Competitive Division. The Mammers team is in first in the Power Division. child custody and visitation, employee bene- League play takes place on Sundays at the fits, bereavement and family care leave and Jerabeck Center on the University of st. exemption from gift and estate taxes. Partners Thomas campus from 3:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. also have the right to make funeral arrange- For more information, log on to wwvv.lsva.org. ments for each other, and they are required to cover each other's debts and to pay alimony Calif. governor signs and child support. landmark unions law Singer Etheridge ties California Gov. Gray Davis signed into law knot for second time Sept. 19 a measure granting gay couples almost exactly the same rights and benefits as The brides both wore white Sept. 20 when les- married couples in the state. The legislation bian rocker Melissa Etheridge, 41, and actress takes effect on Jan. 1, 2005. Tammy Lynn Michaels, 28, held a commitment "We're at our best when we ceremony in California. Of course, since gay respect every member of the marriages are illegal in the California family, no matter state, they didn't exactly where you're from or who you get married. But the love," Davis stated in a news union was just as real to release. Assembly Bill 205, the the couple, according to a California Domestic Partner GrayDavis statement released the Rights & Responsibilities Act, following day. "We're so makes the state the second state after grateful for the blessings '---~----'---' Vermont to provide extensive protections for from our friends and fam- TammyLynnMichaels same-sex couples. Only couples that register ily as we commence our andMelissaEtheridge their partnership with the state are eligible for vows and begin the rest the rights and responsibilities accorded by the of our lives together," the statement says.The law. In 1999, California became the first state ceremony was in Malibu, Calif., near the cou- to allow gays the right to register their part- ple's house adjacent to the home of Julie nerships. More than 22,000 couples are regis- Cypher, Etheridge's ex. Cypher and Etheridge tered to date. Under the new law, partners are share custody of two children and a backyard, eligible for each other's health plans and so that the children can go easily between the expanded benefits for property ownership, two houses. ecliese I 10-03-03 I 5 New event offers three nights Saturday's Steel party sees the return of fulfill the five applicants' nee s- nd even of partying - for a cause DJ. Sandra Collins at Rich's Houston. She take care of others. "We may act ally recently won the Best DJof 2003 award at increase the number who will be get iA the DancestarAwards among stiff interna- money," he says."We may be able to fully' tional competition. She shows off her sig- fund all requests, and most likely will be nature progressive house, industrial tech- able to fund the next five foundations." The upcoming, first-of-its kind Steel no and trance beat. eekend Oct. 10 -12 arks the birth of a The Grey Party began as a charity event new kind of party at venues around Hungry partiers can head out from Rich's in 1983. The wave of gay color-themed Houston. The event, which issponsored by to the noon to 3 p.m. brunch at 1415 Bar parties around the U.S. spurred the cre- the Grey Party, a non-profit organization, & Grille at 1415 California before going ation of Houston's own, shortly after the is an expanded version of the annual Grey to Numbers for the closing party. The sobering AIDS epidemic struck. "Initially, Party club-goers have come to expect. event, which starts at 5 p.m., features it started because it was too depress- New York DJ. Susan Morabito. ing," Urban says. "So we wanted to do "This is the 21st year the Grey Party has something fun." put on a party," says Tom Urban, Steel Discount advance tickets to all the events Weekend president. "But this is the first can be purchased online at the Steel Party time we've done an entire weekend." Web site, and Hotel Derek, a boutique DETAILS hotel near the Galleria, signed on as the Steel Weekend The lineup features world-class DJs and official hotel of the event. partiers. Steel Weekend kicks off Oct. 10 Oct. 10-12 Organizershope to raisemore than $80,000 ith Iron at M Bar.The party features the www.steelweekend.com anthem and progressive house mixes of DJ for the Grey Party'sfive charities after the Steel from Miami. event's $25,000 overhead cost is deducted. Friday,9 p.m. - 2 a.m. From more than 300 applications, Steel M Bar,402 Main Urban saysopening the party at the spec- Weekend trimmed the list to five benefici- tacular M Bar is the first attempt to make Saturday,9 p.m. - 9 a.m. aries: Lesbian Health Initiative of Houston, the event a mainstream party, but that Rich's,2401 SanJacinto Montrose Clinic HIVTestingProgram, Bering doesn't mean gay people will no longer be Omega Community Services, the LIFE Sunday,5 p.m. - 2 a.m. front-and-center. "We'll expect more Counseling Program of the Montrose Numbers,300 Westheimer straight people at the party, and that's why CounselingCenter and Milam House. we sought out M Bar," Urban says. "We www.richs-houston.com wanted a really diversecrowd there, but we Urban saysthat if the party is as success- 160 pages,$22.95 still want everyone to have a good time." ful as he predicts, the Grey Party would _______________ ~ ~IiJ:tse lO.:D.3.:D;l I Z Photo by David lewis OJ Michael Tank separation between gay men and les- Age: 33 What's your take on the local gay bians.