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Melnphis Gay Cotntnunity 1985 Volume 6, Number.3 Gay Teachers · Oit Launches ATEAC by len According to sources close by Allen Cook Dr. Pifer , PhD was sched- Al Cook uled to speak at the meeting · The Supreme Court heard to the case , the court has oral guments 14 three options: 1) To uphold . ugh Memphis hasn't but was called out of · town ar January in Altho a First end the lower court's decision , with the brunt of on business. Dr . Mark Land Am ment case been hit which will ·the. AIDS crisis it's going an immunologist, noted thai have far-reaching 2) Rever·se the lower court's 1 fect in the Gay commun decision, or 3) Declare that to get worse ber6re it gets the AIDS screening test cur- d � · better and we 'd better put rently being ·licensed by the ity. the case should never have The case been · heard by the lower ourselves in a position to FDA is not really diagnos- , Oklahoma City B court be�ause no specific deal with it. That was the ti c in nature. He feels that oard of Education v. Na . tiona! Gay Task Force teacher had been harmed by message brought to the organ- it's best use- is in screen- · (NGT ), takes issue with the statuteo i tional meeting of the ing blood for the AIDS vi- F za the constitutionality of Justice· William Rehn- · Aid to End AIDS meeting rus (HTLV-3) in an attempt an Oklahoma law which- quist · hinted during the ry 13 at the Coach to protect the . nation's calls Janua for dismissal or denial of court hearing · that he was House Hotel. blood supply. Gay men have . The meeting , sponsored by been repeatedly requested employment to any teacher leaning . toward declaring who speaks out in favor of The Queen's Men, Inc., was not to donate blood because that the case should· never G y rights. designed . to bring the soc- of potential contamination a: have been heard. Theo. fact ial.: ..service and business possibilities. . The pending decision will that the case has been directly affect Gay teachers organizations of the Gay com- · Dr. Land indicated that brought by NGTF rather than in the mun y together ·to ·create an there . is no one test ror and school employees tnsUvtdual may. play an im it C fi�ht AIDS. AIDS.- &Tid a positive HTLV- Tenth ircuit of· the U�S. portant role. In 19 82, in imtiative to test would only mean that Appeals Court Utah , one. of ·the many appeals Wy ming , Kansas , Colorado, formulate an organizing the person has been at some Q paVIng the way to the and Ne w Mexico as well as Supreme Court, the ruling meeting but plans fnvolve- t - exposed to tne virus. · ime , Oklahomao ment only to th e same ex- Th ey may h ave become judge disallowed the chal The law was enacted 1'n RJl ten . t as o th er G ay organ za- immune have not d d lenge because the plaintiffs l.,...,--,-..,fiiza tiorr to ' eve ope · 1978 at the uraing of An1'ta tIons m· th e f u ture. the symptoms or , in fact , o· we re unabl-e to produce a TQM took the 3 Bryant who was conducting teac her who claimed he or The stated purposes of may never develop1 the her "Save Our Children" cam- she was harme d by the sta ATEAC ar�: _ syndrome. paign against homosexuality. *To raise. funds for re- Dr. Gary Swinger of the tute. That ruling was over Bryant is a former Miss search bemg conducted Tennessee Health Depart- turned in 1984 when the i 1 Oklahoma and spoke in the l�cal y, namely Dr. Linda ment and the only pe rson Court of Appeals de � Oklahoma Senate urging pas clared the law unconstitu- P1fe� s res.ea�ch on pn�umo- who handles the AIDS cases · sage of the bill. cystis carmm pneumoma at in Tennessee was also pres- tional. The law allows the firing The lawsuit was pursued U.TC S am�ng . others. Dr. ent and shed some light on � of a teacher for public homo by NGTF after the two Pifer s lab IS currently the the actual case load in Ten- .. ·sexual sex or "public homo onlY. research lab co�ducting nessee. currently there are uteac.s hers who originally in sexual conduct." Public antibody tests for this pre- 12 cases in the Memphis tended to sue withdrew their homosexual conduct is de- cursor of A�DS. . . . area including a 13-year-old names. fined as " , soli · . To offer fmanc1al and a a -year hemo · advocating Tne Court is expE:c nd 21 -old - citing , imposing , encourag-: S?cia� support for AIDS vic- philiac. About half of the te d to render · a decision in� or promoting public or tim m the !!rea , and . cases involve Gay men. Re- sometime in March. : private homosexual activity To proVIde education f!Ot spon to a question about ding 10 a manner that creates a only to the Gay commumty wheth or not those people · Make your Valentine's Day er substantial risk that such but to. the general populace could ha contract AIDS plans now. Jerry Falwell ve ed conduct will come to the at- regardmg AIDS here , Swinger said, �·About will be in town Feb. 14 to tentio of school children continued on page 5 n hold a "Jerry Falwell or school employees." Friendship Meeting" at 8 AM . According to Gey Commwt- at the Airport Hiltono If TSARUS. Annou. nces ity a straight person you . want· to attend , you could commit public homo- must notify him in advance sexual conduct and not be Men Of Year. by calling 1-. 800-446-5000 . charged under the law. Tell them sent - you. The first annual TSAR US· Aid to End AIDS Commit Man of the Year Banquet was tee. News, held Wednesday, Janua ry 23 The banquet was attended INSIDE: • at the French Connection hon by about 60 TSARUS mem bers and ·friends featured oring Jo hn Stilwell and Rona T! Does New Year'sGaze Allen Cook , co-editors of speeches by Bob Dumais, President of the Memphis Having a Gay Old Time The award took the two by Gay Coalition; Cecil Mc surprise as they had previ Leod , Gay Switchboard Coor AIDS Issues for ously purchased tickets to dinator as well as the honorees. 1985 the banquet · proceeds of and more! J '1 I t f I > f � I 6 � \ which were donated' to ·the ' Gaze. • • ' .. I , • ....I l � I , t ...... • t �- i ;o. 1 f ., 1 • 'I If o I j I I If I 1 • '>.• � t ' . ' I I If f ' I I • Gazi Gaze the decision making , that The Good Ne\Vs Editorials Is appearing in representthey only wi thell opinionsback ofan the effort authors unless otherwise indicated.100 %o But that is not all. The We're·Not Paranoid Queen's Men were responsi �le -;'/.• �' for. initiating the meet commission say to me that Ing which By Jo hn Stilwell· . cases indicates that we are resulted in the not doing a good job of po he is no riend to the Gay formation of ATEAAC. La The bad news is - we ARE licing ourselves · so . they rights movement.f dies Plus has raised money being persecuted. want to try and "identify" And before I wind up with for the Metropolitan C6m . . wevre liv. ing in very dan- uso They are trying to force all the Gay Republicans on munity Church , Gaze, and gerous times. The recent the Clubs and Baths to give my back, let me hasten to the Gay Switchboard. In· bombings of abortion clinics them the names of their cus add that there is no way of looking for their "Man of demonstrate that the reli- tomers. So far , these ef ever knowin� if things would the Year" , Tsarus went gious fanatics are be ing forts have been resisted but have been different with the outside of their own organ frustrated by the fact that if someone is desperate e De mocratic administration ization for candidates and their efforts through legal nough for this information , of Mondale and Ferraro. the dinner. itself ben fitted channels to stop abortions it would be a simple enough Even the Democrats had the ATEAACo have not been successful. So matter to sit outside a club little faith in the chances · After "doing their own they have become vi�lantes or bath or Gay bar and write for a Mondale/Ferraro· vic thing" for so long, the and have started takmg the down license numbers which tory and said thev were con clubs and organizations and law into their own hands. could be run through the de centrating their efforts in business owners are fin ally And to sug�est that they are partment _ of motor vehicles contests where there were doing . things together. on a mission from God is to get the names. real chances of success. So Things which benefit every truly blasphemy. The God I The question is what is with that attitude , why not one. It makes our communi grew up knowing would · not this information going to be include Gays in the Democra ty much stronger and we 'll tell, someone to do these used for? Remember when tic platform? They thought, need that strength in the kinds of thingso times get hard and people "weYre not going to win so times ahead. It makes me In Ban�or , Maine a Gay are dissatisfied with their we'll never have to back it much more optimistic ab out man was killed ·and his kill- condition it is a political up." We in Tennessee know the future· and I can see a ers got away with little ploy to give them a scape for a fact that just because time when the much-talked ._ hate they say so in_ Washington , more than · a severe repri- goat someone they can about community center will mand. and blame all their misery that doesn't make it so in become a reality through our A federal appeals court on. And with the AIDS situ Tennessee. combined efforts. ruled that private consen- ation , the Gay community So it sounds . kind of fortso sual homosexual conduct WAS is a perfect scapegoat. The bleak. Ri�ht? Well, I've But now I have a challenge NO T protected by the right reli'gious right has already been holdmg back a 'little for the community. As your to privacy act. jumped on that band wagon. bit of good news. leaders , we are finally get To make matters wor$e, And . things promise to get I've noticed a new trend ting it together and wo'l"'ki.-o--... some factions have decided · worse. Reagan's economic in our community. It start together for the good of the that the increase in AIDS policies are not working. In ed with the controversial entire community. So now the . Memphis area alone , we MDA Telethon and resulted it 's your turn to get it to can look around· at business in the AIDS To End All gether and get involved. You afte· r business closing· down AIDS Committee. The MDA finally have a choice - you and know that something is telethon ·demonstrated that can chose poljtical organi wrong. The fact is that the the clubs , organizations and zations , social groups or only thing that "trickles business owners were willing service groups or start a down" or rolls down hill is to work together for a com new �roup to work with these brown and smells ba d and we mon goal. The A TEAAC existmg groups. The point don't need any more of that. proved that if all of the is , get involvedo Working to Box 3038, Memphis, Tennessee 38173-0038. Phone (901) clubs and organizations and gether we can make the fu (irregular hours). Reagan's opposition to a 454-1411 bortion and the action he business owners are given ture much brighter for the Gaze is nonprofit and produced by �olunteers. We assume the O(?po�tunity to be in on no liability for claims made by advertisers. Appearance in took with the civ11 rights Memphis. Gay community. this publication is no indication of sexual orientation or identity. We welcome materials submitted by readers but reserve the right to edit or reject such materials. · Subscriptions are per year to cover mailing costs. Gaze . Party.� I· belong to the Ham- system. we ·· must �upport is published monthly by the Memphis Gay Coalition. blen County�- Democratic Par- the Democratic Party for it BOX 3038 ty and am a m�mber of the is the party of the working John Stilwell-Allen Cook executive committee of the class. · steff Writers: · The Democratic P � rty Charlie McMullen Houston Butler county, Tennessee Democra- $8 to expreSIthei · Carole Taylor Timothy James Letters to the editor should be as {oru.m for readerB stands e o ; tic Party , the Democratic for our movemttr .. nd Jeff Thompson Bob Dumais �ft��:. r�� t�:z:ie��e:x;::e�:t�?��i �::;.�O:r:ttt:; ;��::'efJ1b��':e�t e, Box Memphl.i, National Committee , and a we· should stand with 1t. It Co-Editors: but anonymolll letters will------not letters to Gaz Syndtc81ed Fe81ureo printed. "Box i& a letters-to · 1985 contributing member. is the only major political Dr. Harvey Thompson, M.D. Rev. Larry J. Uhrig the-editor column and a public Max Angst Bruce Billings I do not think of myself party in our country to Nnhvltle Corr�ent place in Jeff Thompson as an, "Uncle Tom" and I do its charter the fol not think of any of our Gay lowing: "Di scrimination in NeohvHie Reporter: Timothy James be 3038, political leaders as being the conduct of Democratic 3038" TN 38173·0038 -Counter-Counterpointi8 Party affairs lAyout: (The following letter refers oneo We must first wall< be- on the basis Allen Cook Bob Dumais fore we run. It takes hard of sex, race 1 age (i f voting Cecil Mcleod John Stilwell to the Counterpoint column by Joseph DiSabato which ap� work on our community's . age), economic status , sex ual _ Clrculetton: peared in the January 1985 part to move forward� orientation ' or ethnic Cecil Me Leod Jeff Thompson John Stilwell . Our origin is pro ibitied." It Timothy James Bob Dumais issue of Gaze.) community has made Typeaottlng & great · improvements and we . is the oldest politicalh par Advertlllnglnlorm��lon: the ty in the world and the (901) 454-1411 To The Editor: will make more in years to come. As we · s�and now, fust .major pa rty to take �P Nallonai.Advertlolng: I have run for office· on Joe DiSabato local and state levels. The the "Gay Rights Movement" our f lghto As It has been m Rivendell Marketing the past Sixth Avenue most recent time was for Will take more hard work 1 the party has no New York, NY 10010 (212) 242-6863 State Representative of the not only ·from our politica ted our Importance as one of Copyright� by MGC. Reprint permission granted to leaders but from the largest voting blocks 1984 lOth District in upper East "you ," thel in Gay and·Lesbian publications only, provided proper credit the country. - is given. Distributed Memphis, Little '"Rock, and Tennessee in August 1984. I community. Without "you" Nashville. Micro filmed by Southern Gay Archives. Boca ry active in (the community's support), The Gay community Raton. Gaze Box Memphis, TN am Gay and ve . must 6663038, 38173-0038. local, state , and natiQnal our efforts are in vain. The elect political leaders who politics. I am a long time community must stand . !lnd continued· on page 21 member of the Democratic take pa rt in our political in FL ficials with Pace manage- According to Rollin(] Stone ment feared it to be a risk Hall. says people still thin here. . We wonder if they that. "The idea ·of sex withk were basing their decision _a man doesn't turn me off " Clips on the disastrous 'turnout he said ," but :I don't e - Quick · . for for the Trocks last Jan- pre�s . it. I satisfied my� uary. curiosity about that years By Allen ·Cook ago ••• [Men] don't particular ***** ly turn me on� And , no , Today s It .may be big news in San USA report Speaking of La Cage, the · John an� I have never been Diocese Francisco but for those of Homan Catholic Memphis Gay Coalition is lovers. He's not my type; · to us in the hinterlands it's of New York is willing orgamzmg a trip to St. Too short and dark." not. It seeins the Sisters give up $7"2 ·million annual Louis on April 20 to see ***** city funds rather than of Perpetual Indulgence have ly in the play. The . trip including Laura Hobson's book comply with Mayor Koch's apparently gone underground. tlwt bus transporatlon, overni�ht Cons.enting Adult, about a banning dis · The Bay Area Reporter says tl:eexecu tive order· accomodatlons and everung family which discovers Gays by that the sisters are "reeval crimination . a�ainst performance tickets their. son is Gay, premieres city funds. will uating their role in the Gay anyone receivmg run about · $95. Space is FeJ>ruary 4 on ABC. The film John J. O'Conner community before scheduling Archbishop limited but can be reserved sta.rs. Marlo Thomas and rch doesn't dis:.. z. another appearance.". Recent say� the Chu by calling 454-1411. Dead Martm Sheen as the par resents gov ly: �he "sisters" have been criminate. but line for reservations and el'!ts. Martin Sheen, you ernment encroachment into raismg money and concious payment is February 22. Will remember , played Hal ness for AIDS. church activities. ****** Holbrook's lover in ABC's Jack Fetig, alias Sister ***** breakthrough TV movie That The Orpheum turned Ever sirice RCA Records �om �m , ran for Super Certain Summer 0 thumbs down to booking released Hall and ·Oates' VIsor Ip San Francisco Cage Aux Folles into the so-called Silver Album with . (he/she lost) and has ap Locally- , Channel 13- has Memphis landmark. It re is photo of the pair in peared in Time, Newsweek distributed fliers about the cently sold half a million heavy make-up, a rumor has program a.nd is planning . a . and a host · _of newspapers . dollars worth of tickets in been circulating that Hall The te�s most recently :;-part series on Gays during SI� . : South Florida alone , but of- and Oates were · lovers. �ere criticized for their ac La Its newscasts that week tions at the Republican Na- · _tional Convention. . . One side note: Sister Mis siOnary Position (Fred . . Brungard) who appea�ed . at / the Tennessee Statewide Meeting of Lesbians and Gay Men in .October has been ranted a leave-of-absence g - by the "order." ***** The annual Mummer's 1474 Madison Avenue Memphis, TNt (901) 272 -1104 Parade in Philadelphia has I costumes that are the c�osest thing to drag this side o real drag. However, accordmf g to the Associated Press , this year a group of Gays asked permission to march. The,Y were turne d down by the city apparently because the city felt that the 11 hour pa rade was al ready too long. The city pro- • posed a lottery to pick one new entry. Three applicants th�ught the plan unfair !lhile the Gay �roup decided Just to wait until 1986. ***** TV columnist . Vernon . �cott says TV has quit play mg · homosexuals for laughs. The newest TV Gay man is Luke Fuller of Dynasty who , producers say will lure Stevie ,Carrington into an affair. Scott noted that ·Gays were infuriated when - Stevie "married and gave up his homosexual lifestvle." . "I'm playing Luke ·pretty straight, said Campbell. "I didn't have any second.· thoughts about playing a Gay ·as far as my career goes." He says he hasn't gone out of his way to assume any Gay mannerisms al though- "my voice · naturally goes high sometimes." He says -he uses a lot of hand ge stures and touches a lot when he talks. "All of these things ·may be considered to be effeminate by some peo ple , but it doesn't bother me now and never has." ***** ; ' " . c'riticism of Feinstein and "·Hepatitis Shots s,aid that ··the creating of a - !new Health Commission -- a Advocated · ·reorganization effort which is· the result of a referen- WASHINGTON, DC - A dum -- w�s the. primary r�a- panel of ·scienti.sts is urg- · i�g t�at •tt• �on �or his res1�ation. Americans in a 1gh risk roup for .· Silverman s&d his work � g contract- with the AIDS epidemic has mg hepatitis be vaccinated a ainst the • been - "very fulfilling"· but g sometimes fatal ***** . disease. Gay t 11'* argued with the ·notion that men are among .,...,._�,. the larges.t risk groups. • • • 00. the city . was at a midpoint ,, years in prison and a $2,0 , ' Hepatitis B cases have in- · fine. . -with AlDS. ACLU Battling , 1 .... Kellogg said the Iaw is · creased · 68% since 1978, be · . h .;·_ "My fear is ·that this is Often1t •-.••'' usea to sweep t e cause some . people believe . . · • and parks ofo· the beginning of the AlDS Louisiana's Crime . FrenchJll Quarter • that the vaccine can s·pread ., ;,31-,* Ga ople by arresting them::. . problem," he said. . He . y pe AIDS. AlthoUgh it is manu Against Nature Law un with �rushed o!f the notion that ; der fli!"SY evidence, factured from the plasma of I of h1s hand�mg- of the bath- l �o real mtention prose- hepatitis B carriers, many ! '1 c ting, according · to The house_ closure and. the AIDS O · - 1 9- · NEW RLEANS - The � controversy had any part in of whom ar� homosexuals statute M-eekly News. year-old criminal his resignation by saying he three indepe!'dent studies in! outlawing "unnatural _ :carnal Francisco dicate that .It cannot spread would "do it .all over again, · ! . . copillation" between straight • AI s. : l San Dtrector -�xactly the same way." . � or Gay consenting adults ls Health It is clear; . absolutely . • by the · · clear, being challenged . that this vaccine R gns 1 . sttan College is . Uberties . est American CiVil _ safe," ·said James N F, N O -- Dr. ·;c·R · hrif · Union.· Acting on behalf· of SA RA CISC e u ses D g �ee Masonj dir�tor· of the C'..en- the ACLU .·Mervyn Silverman, the con- . three Gay groups,· Gay Man ters ror D1sea�e Control in ,to · has·· filed suit against the ·troversial director · of the· Atlanta. _ · LOuisi- San Francisco Health Depart- . statute naming tfie ·. C - ma Hepatitis B -is related to gn .: HICAGO. A n has . been ana governor and ·attorney mimt has resi ed his over 900 liver c;an�er deaths · ;'deilfed a �chelor's. 'degree o. as well as . the position effective January . ' ea�h year. general which he earned at priva The .vaccine re as 15. The resignation eli- ·; - � . a te parish district attorney res · three noculations . Christian college because a qw , m ·which .�; defendants. "The statute is maxed a stormy tenure ' over a period of six months / ,fellow student told the dean· · foundation for dis- saw constant battles with · $1�0. the legal . that the man was Gay. and costs �bout against • ·Gay Mayor Dianne· -Feinstein and_. . The disease crimination Greg Johnson _completed IS usually people," said attorney· James with . many -Gay activists .• : spread through: sexual con · ,: ;the academic ·requirements· th� stiit. over the closiri· g of· .Gay Kellogg· in filing for graduation in . May . of tact, blood trfmsfusions or . - ba thhouses. ' " Many Gays are easily. vic hypodermic. needles of drug I ·1981 but . the college is d and silenced by the In a press conference an-': users. . timize · Still refusm to award the that ·their private n�uncing his resignation,. · · g ccord U A Today knowledge . man his egree. National _ A mg to S are illegal in S1lverman said . .,It's been a : cf about 200,000 sex lives Gay Rights Advocates of San new c!lses this state." The rarely- v ery difficult year." During hepatitis B occur m this - Francisco has sued the col- graduate study and The ruling lets stand the AFFORDABLE by opinion reported in the Sep- career have been hindered G I the college's actions. tember issue of aze by Cir- LINGERIE cuit Judge Robert Bork in t . THAT SPECIAL GIFT the case. of · James Dronen- Dan White Freed berg. Bork ruled that Dronen- . FOR CHRISTMAS -berg in .particular, and Gay I people In general, do not SAN FRANCIS.CO - After have the right to - private completing a one year proba- consensual sexual relations. ALL EDIBLES ' tionary period in Los In the decision, Bork Angeles, ·Dan White, convic- Ic . wrote that "a right to homo- ted murderer of Geor�e Mos- sexual conduct is [not] . cone and Harvey Milk IS com- ' $2 99 � fundamental' or 'implicit ad pletely free. H was re- in· the concept of ordered I leased from Soledad Prison 6 1- , vi lit?E!rty' unless any and all January 6, 1983 ha ng r1vate sexual . behavior 7 112 ¥ FLAVORSwith the served five years of a ails within those cate- 1-- ear manslaughter sentence. EDIBLE:mention of � gories... " this • orne sources have specula- our �ud.ges dissented with ·PANTIES '_ ted that he might return to the maJOrity opinioJl not to •' the San Francisco area where review the case. They his wife and three children <:harged the original three still reside and his family Jud e p nel with writing " a ,. g a UNDERWORLD owns a business. White's twelveF page attack on the conVIc · t• 10n on vo untary man- r · ht to privacy," and f-ault- ��Lingerie GaloreStephanie's and More" slaughter · charges in 1979 !f 156 e the panel for substitut- '- led to a riot in the Gay eom- North· Cleveland at Poplar . - ing "its own doctrinal pref 728-44.44 9-7 . • munlty. It is feared his re- erenCE;S .for the con�titution- - turn to the area would re- Mon.-Sat. c' al prmc1ples established by -- • • i�mite• • • • • hostile • • · • • ·feelinu · · • · s • - �q· ; , 1 P. �. , , , ..,.the . Court." . ...... ---- __ ,..;.._.___ _ _..._ ·------;;iiiii,oii��· ��I.ZI!��I!'!II!!I!:!'>0�' ��'l�,�<,�o� SApre.me. possible case of -.�-, Scott is director of the AIDS. from Gay Rights .·Bjll �Gay-Lesbiari Cliristian Fel- . plying her traqe ri Coalition and the MCC. insistence on 1pinistering· to Regarding �tential cures ,: held at the banquet room at Dr. Land sard studies · The judge in the case has Gay people. A. that are the Georgetownbox for Inn on separated the cases brought Reverend Brianminister Scott was unplederw theay to acetry ' ·butto find notSunday , February 10 at 3:00 by white testers from those ousted as a result- of a drugs which inhibit. HTLV-:3 pm. ·Anyone interested in of the black testers , and secret ballot vote of 112-2 VIrus growth', vaccmes , and attending the meeting · is has entertained a motion by the c�ngregation of Cal- immune system stimula- urged to do so. For. more in-. from the owners' attorneys· vary Baptist· Church. 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The The AIDS epidemic has on- manufacturers , and 5 96 of prevalence of HTLV I I is their revenues are kicked ly been pa ralleled by the much higher than ever ima numbers of -related articles back to the Feds. But anti-· gined. Any sex with anony body tests and screening appearing in the medical mous pa rtners must be safer Journals. Things are appen- ideas have been referred to _h than ever. . as "being in a me ss." A mg fast. 19�5 promises to our thinking must shift be another big year for an- 1 good example of this confu from the concept that AIDS sion was the 1096 of NIH em Harvey Thompson , M.D. swers to AIDS. Some o� the 1s a response to a rare vi issues and trends are listed ployees who were positive on rus to realizing that . it is H TL V I screening (by 1985 wi ll the ·the year below. probably a rare response to Numbers ELSA} but negative to the that the issue of trust must a common virus. In San confirmatory Western Blot be resolved between research Current estimates are Francisco , some statistics that the number of AIDS method. ers and hi�h risk groups. Is - show 65 96 of the Gay commu- 1985 Should end with a the American Red Cross . cases doubles each eight nity is now positive for ex- months. The east coast clearer picI 1 ture regarding an really going ahead with - posure to HTLV . III. tibody testing. One of the their computerized list of "wave" crested a ye ar ahead · Are local AlDS./KS foun differences to be settled is potential blood donors who of the west coast. San Fran- dations effective in educat cisco now ha s about 750 international. The UoS. is might have a high. risk of ing the Gay community at testing for the . anti�dy AIDS in order to screen out cases of AIDS. It is pro- risk? Has education really by against the envelope antigen contaminated units? jected to have 7500 cases been the answer? One could early 1987, which is slight - of the vi rus; the French are . Immunology argue that · with most of the testing against the core. . · For years now, there has ly more than 196 of their to- Gay community alrea�y ex tal population. The portion Much better that an anti been talk of two types of posed ,_ this approac h has body test would be viral cul of that number who · will lymphocytes important in failed to effect changes .in have died by that year is tures- on blood: Proof of the AIDS: helper and suppres lifestyle. - equivalent to wiping out the exposure plus active infec sor. The ratio of the two is - Backlash entire population of the tion. This could be done on lower in AIDS pat�ents. But The straight community - town of Carmel , Califor- those who screen antibody seems strange ly quiet regard- continued on page . 19 nia. . positive. DS. s se i's fo d_ ing AI Physician are Becau of th ten- l not talking much to the Gay inc ease in number r the of commu y. cases over the next nit two The Gay community has years, there is need for much to be proud of in their more facilit ran- ies,; San F constru ive reactions to cisco politicians are as king ct the AIDS epidemico Howev the federal government to re- er , little credit is being open a previously closed Pub- · exc ntion is Dr lie Health Service hosp ital l · s fd it ; there exclusively for AIDS rJ:f� ��0 � wa remarkable how quickly AIDS patients. _ was solved , given the CDC Epidemiology a ar ch • He made a CDC experts t- � on rese have predic pomt t low re- ed for some thato � time that ns w " t e c spread into the heterosexual � fo f e fort� �s community will hap n· AI- � � � f g; n Gay comm��uru'ty.�" ph. 726 ready, cases o e h t ero- � � 1268 Madison Ave. Me TN (9011 •9o11 · sexual transmission are docu- 1 When retrovirus becomes increasingly prevalent amo mented via prostitutes and ng he terosexuals , wi ll they IV drug abusers. In Europe , HAPPY- H·QUR DAilY become increasingly hostile promiscuous · heterosexuals to what they perceive as its m 15• from endemic areas of Afri- u.s. source , the Gay community?, TUESDAy AND THURSDAY ca are getting AIDS. In a Will there be a predicted small · central African na- tion called Ruanda, most of backlash? What form will it BEER BUST the AIDS patients have also take? iVIi�ht there be insu�- PM - Midnight been promiscuous heterosex- ance demals based - on posi- tive screening results?· Will 8 ua ls •· - AL[ YOU CAN DR.INK Retrovirus n Gay there increased pressure I The a ainst Gays at k $1 00 Community� g . the wor . place? _ . Vital questions on every- AI-DS WED··ESDAY one's mind concern the trans- The Lottery - The. CDC has stoocf by a PM mission of retrovirus. Who .. · o strict t>esurv" eillance d·efini_. · 7 1 0 is already infected? Wh is pag hettl mner t . a carrier? Who is immune? tion · for AIDS. But aside . Which secretions carry re- from this fatal version of S 0" IW J $1 50 trovirus? Which secretions AIDS, 2.00,000 to 300, 000 HAPPY HOUR . are especially dangerous as retroviral-infected perso�s . of vi- could have an acguired defi- .;. vectors because high Noon 8 PM EveryUS . Day ral concentration? What ciency of' their immune sys- about pre-ejaculatory secre- terns as· well. j I j � CDC says . � tions in oral-genital sex? Dr. Curran of ITlll..anks I./or vo · ur Bust'"nes.s Is kissing safe· despite re- 1096 f t ' 00 300,008 fec op - UvII troviral presence in saliva? L..:.:.:WE:....;;...;.;..;;...; APPRECIATE�;.;..;.;;..;.. OUR C C'TOMERS Is the concept of safe sex will go on to�� get:2� AIDS�. ��r. _. �¥ ..:.;�� '�- • ... _... _,.. "...... _ _ _.. � ...... __...,.,,._...... _ _ _.._____ ._ �-,._ -...,. - � .,� �:.--:cr' f.. ., • •�• & ... ,..._t-A..�r-Z:" ______D d orning p�ior to the a!Jd pastoral counselors be- � �• �� c h.�ve that homosexual rela- e expect a sellout and tions are not immoral " Th hope .wat those �ho want to · UH law school surveyed 95� g? WI make their reserva- faculty members of r - t10ns early," he concluded. ous departments at col e � 1 . across the na�ion. Over hal S., outheastern- ref " W of the entries were re- C. onference Slated turned. Among the findings· r47 · 96 T-heatre Trtp lanned . For Ch ape ' N • •C thought that the legal· sys- 1 H·11 t�m should not limit mar "The �nly annual gathering riage to opposite sex cou les . of · Lesbians and Gay men in pies 91% For La Cage Aux Foi v ' thought that the the - United States." That s government should . . The trip is . being organ not regu · If the Orpheum views the the way Virginia Apuzzo of late sex · between homosexu- Ized by several Coalition 1 booking of La Cage Aux the Na t'Iona Gay Task Force als and 71% would approve members after it was deter · of Folles as a "risk" for the ( NGTF) characterized the mined that Broadway's a male homosexual teaching Memphis theatre, the Fox in l Sout�eastern conference of elementary school. St. Louis does . not and the Number musi-cal would not Lesbians and Gay Men. The be Memphis Gay ·Coalition is playing Memphis because three-day conference will be Maine Gays Pace Management, the man sponsor!ng an overnight thea-· held .in Cha1 P._el Hill, North tablish Memorial tre tr1p to that city in agement company which books Carol a Apr11 11-14 ex- Es the Orpheum, considered the m and April. pects to draw people play a risk in Memphis. Scholarship A chartered bus will leave fr.om a 14 state region. About half of the 42 seats. Memphis for St. Louis on The meeting, to be hosted PORTLAND, ME -- A were sold . as of presstime. - �aturday A-pril 20 to arrive by. the Carolina Gay Associ- scholarship in the memory m time for dinner and the For those mterested in mak ation, will be the lOth of Charles Howard the ing reservations, you can Gay man murdered in fkngor evening performance. Over all!l�al gath�ring soowhich was call 454-1411. All fees · !1fght accomodations are be r · r�cently has been estab must be collected by Febru ? lgmated m Chapel Hill mg made for the group as m 1976. Th.e theme of the bshed by the Gay People's ary 22 in order to prepay · well as trips to local night conference 1s · "Here Today Alliance at the University deposits, reserve hotel spots with a possible Sunday and Here to Stay!" and will ?f Southern 0.Maine. Accord rooms and buy a block of brunch thrown in. focus on the presenc in mg to the organization the tickets for the performance. Gay e For a $95 price theatre the �out.h and the ongoing de- �harles Howard M�mor A�cordtng to Bob Dumais, goers will receive - bus trans termma.tion · to continue 1al Scholarship will be president of the Memphis portation to and from St organiZing progress during aw�rded annually to the � Gay Coalition, "This is not L?uis, overnight accomoda these conservative political wr1ter . who "best articulates a fundraiser. What we want t!ons (double occupancy) · years. the Importance of civil to do is provide a service f1rst balcony seats to· Since the first conference rights for0. Lesbians and Gay for .the Gay community. Any men." �age for the -Saturday even-� in . Chapel _Hill, the 11?-g performance, transporta money we r.eceive in excess Southeastern Conference ·has Efforts to finance the tion to a local ni�htspot of c_os.ts will be poured into t�aveled .t? Tennesse., Geor- schob� rship are continuing. and Sunday brunch .1f the proVIding Yextras' on the gia, Lo s1ana, Florida and Donations can. be sent to: trip, · like a free brunch on w trip is sold out. Alabam.a • It was held in · Gay People's - Alliance 92 . . f Memph1� m 1980o -- . .,.�d.ford Street, ''Pert and THE BEST �N AU MALE X- RATED MOVIES AVA ILA BLE Planmng for the 1985 Con- ME 04103. ference be�an in April when Advocate �P. . ages . the · Carohna Gay Associa- . · p· , $44.95 tiof! bid to host the lOth To Continue -After . · . ' mLES �TARTIME anmversary. c .-.. ENCOUNTER For more information . The Advocate has no intenAll CHRISTOPHER STREET BLUES Video - about. the conference or to t�on of discontinuing its PERFECT MAN P.O. Box 8902 Chattanooga, TN 3741 1 contribute suggestions con- pmk .pages insert in- , the DISCHARGE · PHONE ORDERS tact: magaZine. SCORPIO FIVE HARD PIECES. Southeastern Conference Earlier (erroneous) re- BOXHARLEY'S ANGELS P.O. Box 344 ports had indicated that the Chapel Hill, NC 27514- Advocate would bow to main- HOMECOMING 1 HONORABLE JONES 0'344 · stream · advertiser pressure HOT FLASHES (615) 899-9714 Religion Teachers that the classified section HOUSE DETECTIVE not to P y be deleted. The publishers HEAT OF THE KNIGHT T olerant of Gays announced. in December that KISS TODAY GOODBY£ First Time th. ey h. a v.e no intention of LEATHER NARCISSUS GoneReleased on , HousTON ' Tx - A Uni- dlscont mumg the section LONG JOHN versity of Houston survey re- .- Videocassette and distributing it separate- . The Wifb . veals that hearlv half of (will be released a TV). lyo $69.95 Witul. the college religion teachers Job Site $89.95 Trick Time - ortlers Hotel Hell Atlt�t�nee being Fade In NeFalconheadw Full II-Length Features . ��eeeptetlJ��n tu�ry0 Offer exteruletl. Febnulry Cus.tom·m•d• belts.•Ch•ps. 1S "'' only ,79.9S J•ckets •Yests •H•rnelses·• When in Chattanooga, visit our store Wrlstb•nds •SIIng_I•C•p• to 21 at 6309 E. Brainerd Rd...... jock ...... Ci-51111 .. T·Shlrb•Western Shlrts• 8oot· - 1-... Slntpi•...... s..p.ndes•Etc. Madisol-t Opln A.M. . � : . in the rearof ...... We now handle a complete ltne . of Leathe.: and Ct.:e . 1474 fll.oSIILP..M.-2 I (located Jadcie"s) of hundreds of Lesbians. and · crfsi$ to help fight Memphis Showboat Gay men we were able to dis- Gay Games II AIDS�- . b ) To Sail for River Ride tri ute more than Announces · Director: · B.A.R. reports that Mega copies of the questionaire tone lists nearly $20,000 as in every Sellout croWds on the last state. To my knowl · SAN FRANCISCO -- San a "donation" in 1983 but in three annual River Rides on edge, no Lesbian or Gay re Francisco Arts Athletics , side sources say that the the Memphis Queen I I I.. have search · has achieved such a Inc, the producers of Gay , money was never donated. forced the Memphis Gay Co- national response. We antic. ooo Games II and Cultural Week --"'------alition to reserve the lar- ipate a significant returns scheduled for August 1986, ,- ...... , ge r Memphis Showboat for from all parts of the coun has appointed Shawn P. D ure the trip this year. try reflecting the diversity Kelly as its executive direc .AI S Literat of our &: According to. Memphis · Gay communities." tor. Kelly, 28, has served Available Coalition Gay Pride Com- According to Ryan, the as assistant director since mittee Director , Cecil deadline for returning ques last November. He replaces Leod , "We've sold out the tionnaires has been extended The National Gay Tasl< Thomas Waddell, M.D., one · last three rides and it's to February 15, 1985. of the founders of the Force has free literature. time that we moved up." He Interest in the study has organization. Dr. Waddell concerning Social Sec�r1ty signed a contract with the remained high and h'undreds became board president ear- benefits • for persons with Memphis Queen , Line in Jan- . of inquiries and letters of Her this year and will con- AIDS rlt e: uary to reserve .the boatMe� . support have been received NGTF · tinue · to play a vital role for the June 29 event. from indi.viduals across the in the games. 80 Fifth Ave Ticket prices will remain �le_ for the two days pants. Or ani rs' best esti prior to sailing- last year. .just spend a lot of · time g ze - Guide is available for $15 cruisin_ g above· the trees." mates indicate that as many from Tentative . plans call for as 5,000 may participate in LLDEF AIDS Guide Joyce Cobb to entertain as 1986. By co mparison, only 132 w. 43rd Street 1 in the past. lvfs. Cobb has· in 8,000 participated . in the New York,. NY 10036 dfca�ed a ru..- interest · in per u Gay .Men's Choi s Los Angeles Olympics__ last forming 'on the · River· � Ride year. but contracts .had not been Ad Refused The ·Public Health signed - at� presstime. ·. - Service has a free publica Record Company tion , Precautions for Health NEW YORK - WCBS Radio Workers and a 16- page car Lesbian Health .C e· refused to air a commercial w·thh. Jd ar ' toon booklet What Every- - • for the Gay Men's Choru S eys States s s Benefit Money body Shouu.ls. Know About Carnegie Hall Concert be- . AIDS, in · both English and The AllNationa l50 · Lesbian cause it found the ad "con� The Bay Area Reparter Spanish. These pamphlets as Health care survev. conduc fusing... and in poor says that ·a record album re well as information about ted by the National . Lesbian According to Gay leased1 0 S in 1983 to ra se tasteo" new publications1 can be . and Gay Health Foundation Scene the ft•t•1vred a ques-. money . for an AIDS charity� obtained by writing: asurv a national needs assess tionin� ·mother discovering has earned at least $20,000 AIDS aIn formation . ment to identify and provide two tickets· to the event and but only $735 has been paid. Public Health Service . a baseline of information on asking her son, "Marvin, ex- Megatone Records released Room ·721-H , health issues of Gay women, actly when did you become Menergy, Megamedley in May HHH Building . has distributed question interested in --- . go od 1983 With tile lable reading: ad 200 Independence Ave1 SW naires in all fifty states music?" Two ot her New York · of Megatone's world . Washington, DC 202u1 · as of December. According . disagreed . with wide pr?fits from this stations u.s. to Project . Coordinator Cait WCBS's censors; - they ran record Will be donated to ..____ ...... ______..J lin Ryan , "Through the help the ad. GMHC (Gay Men's Health . . "lOOt HEALTH CLU- -FOR MEN ONLY-- BUDDY. NIGHT EVERY TUESDAY Your Buddy gets a free locker. wh•n you buy a room or a locker .. MADISON AVE. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 628 (801) 525-2582 CLUB� member the Club Bath MEMPHIS. ATHLETI� A of last longer. This is all well and good. Uhrig makes some . fine points and The Two Of Us is probably ·a Books good beginning book on Gay /Lesbian couples. What bothers me about this book , however , is its su pe rficiality. I guess I ex Fa cing It/ The Two of Us pected more. I wanted a deeper look at our relation ships. Points are touched on Facing It it is important. The AIDS and never developed as much Paul Reed crisis will be with us for as they should be. I was hop the forseeable future and , Gay Sunshine. Press ($7 .95) ing for more depth which · . unfortunately, many of us has often been there in by Bob Dumais will have to deal with these Uhrig's columns. The Two situations personally. Fac Of Us is · not a bad book. It Rev. Larry J. Uhrig . The subject scares each of ing It deserves to be widely is just not as good a book us. How would you deal with read by the Gay community. as it could have been. finding out that you had Buy a copy and pass it a AIDS? How would your fami round. ly, friends, and lover re- Facing It can be ordered act? . directly from Gay Sunshine Facing It takes a look at Pressf P.O . Box 40397; San these issues and more. In FrancisCo, CA 94140o his first novel , San Francis Music co writer Paul Reed gives us a moving account of Andy The Two Of Us Stone's struggle with AIDS Larry J. Uhrig and the conflicts it brings Alyson Publications ($6.95)- to his life. His lover , David , finds it extremely by Bob Dumais difficult to deal with An dy's possible , and ultimate- To be honest , I was some· _ ly probable , death. His fam what disappointed with thil: The Age of Consent ily cannot come to grips book. I have greatly enjoyed Blues" is self explanatory� with their differences over Larry Uhrig's columns here Of Consent Andy's Gayness. Facing It · in Gaze and was looking for- The A(te The two remakes include also takes a look at some of ward to reading_ his book. Bronski Beat Donna Summer's hit "I Feel the politics involved in med The Two Of Us is subtitled MCA/London Love" and the Gershwin ical research funding. "Affirming , Celebrating and standard "Ain't Necessarily Paul Reed makes you care Symbolizin� Gay and Lesbian by Bob Dumais So." "I Feel Love" is al- about these people and what Relationships." It examines . It's here! An honest to ready making ·the rounds at happens· to · them. It isn't al how Gay relationships devel goodness HIT Gay album! our local discos. And the ways pleasant reading , but op and how to make them The .{\ge Of_ Consent by Gersh win classic fits intp Bronski Beat Is openly Gay the Gay context of this al and poli�ical. M ------::-:-:-:-: -:-:''7":'""--:- . __...., __ _...... ,.....,....,. ..___ _, : � AIDS: Chapter One Ima ine being struck down close in simultaneously on with ag disease so new that the lethal culprit. it ha-s no name. So deadly, . All this is played out it will kill more than agamst a very human back- 2,000 people in its first . drop -- the ongoing struggle , four years and the number of of people who are fighting cases will more than double for the lives. NO VA talks every six monthso So baf- with AIDS patients and fling , it is - being called their doctors as they watch "the disease of the - cen- for signs that treatment tury." Could this be the method s will be found. plot for a new science- AIDS: Chapter One was fiction film? Unfortunately produced by WGBH Boston not. _ This scenario is and is being made possible grounded in real lifeo by grants from public Doctors have now named television stations , the this ailment: Acquired Im- Johnson and Johnson Family mune Deficiency Syndrome , of Com�nies and the Allied or AIDS. How modern sci- Corporation. doesn't have to mate with the bosun." ence has been unraveling the mystery of the disease is the · subject of NO V A 9s "AIDS: Chapter One ," air ing Tuesday , February 12 at 7 PM Central Time on PBS (Check local listings). AIDS: Chapter- One" takes "viewers back to 1981, when the first ominous clues appeared. Doctors in Los An geles f New York and San Francisco were reporting a highly unusual pneumonia and a rare form of skin cancer in otherwise healthy, young homosexual men. Although / the two diseases are vastly different f�om one another , a pattern was emerging: Both were signs of breakdown in the body's immune sys tem. What, �as happening? �· NO VA picks up the , trail in Atlanta , Georgia , where the job of fitting together the early pieces of the puz zle fell to the Centers for Disease Control {CDC) , whose elite corps of epidem iologists . investigate the causes and control of epidem ics. NO V A talks to the medical detectives at the CDC who sifted through the evidence , searching for the who, what , when and where of the deadly ailmento The hunt for the "why" of AIDS makes up the rest of NOVA's modern-day detec tive story. The chase inten sifies when ·two laboratories -- one in Bethesda, Mary land , the other in France -- Sharon Wray, _Prop. Corrections _ - 1382 Poplar Avenue The January issue of Gaze Memphis, 38104 carried a , Jetter to the edi tor: �.whi-c-h stated that Edd (901) 725-9877 Snifth had died. Like Mark Twain , news of his : death . ' had �-been - greatly exaggera Sh uffleboard - Po()l Table TN ted. Ed _ Smith . is still Open .8 Days a Week alive. Also in that issue , an ar ticle. stated that the mayor Weekdays 5 pm - 3 am of · Birmingham , Alabama was Gay. He is not. The ar _ Saturday _& Sunday 3 pm -- 3 am ticle should have read that recently Birmingham , Ala- bama elected its firs- t Black mayor. - ••,.. .,_,..1\'�•• �pp)pgJ��.. f9r� _ t!'l�.s� errors. ,· r; Poetry GAZE welcomes submissions of poetry for publication. Submission constitutes righ ts to p�.:t blication in the newspaper. Contributions can . be returned only a self-addressed, stamped envelope included. Address submissions to Poetry Editor, Gaze, P. Box Memphis, Te nnessee All poetry app earing in this column is copyrighted by the authors and may not be reprinted without their permission. if is 0. 3038, 381 73-0038. Lo-ve Defined Shadows by Mary A Crowder by Gary K.Carman Life is accepting victories , failures And never giving in the blinding light It means falling flat on your face so bright And getting up again - so touching It's a constant struggle · of guessing transformed my. existance What's right and what's · wro• ng into an abys·s of pain It contains the structures of a maze an exhilarating excursion In which you must determine where you belong amon� ·the souls Love is watching pretty faces drinkmg at the wells of madness And understanding dirty hearts sharing . It's like building up a -castle purging · · Just to watch it fall apart . an addictive need to be screwed · It's like trying to Understand somethi held hostage by the nameless fuck That wasn't really explained ng the blinding light And forcing an impressive smile so abruptly . To camouflage tHe- inner pain so finally Love is holding serf/ 'back ceasillJ to ·shine . �hen : y�u really . want_ to go alongs1de ashes It's like telbng yours-el(� es" ; of scattered dreams ... When the answer is �"no" Love is so · confusing for me In a rather silly way . your It has sto len my thoughts _And left me nothing more to say Vision Alone' by Tom Jackson Untitled I'm not supposed to like Aries · You must have interplanetary influences Cliff Simpson And you · An urban snowfall _Love ? Yes! I am capable of the emotion! I am alone The one love is far from me Not in distance but in desir�s I shudder to think of you by In that brittle- snow of the neigh boring town My lonely heart reaches out for his Alone as I But he is evasive and I miss I who would be your blanket My gifts 'Iare accepted with a smile Your. sip of bourbon . One gift to him , medalion he wears�, . .· In your darkened room But I wonder for me does he rea-lly care?,· -� ,· Under the snow :!;. ,!r. I know the one he roves --'i:¥; .�,:; ' � And as it melts Died years ago . · How sad find tragic for him . I see my vision of you 0 . For he is in · love with a memory of a My vision of us · : • " ·. Walking along the river Love once shared Lau�hing in the front yard The memory haunts him like a nightmare I Wlll see you again Not soon My days go by so lonely and bare But in time Friends aren't in sigbt any where Does anyone really care? And everything melts . My . vision of you soaring over the cool blue mush !f you love something se� it free . ._J.. .."""..., -. -. .-.-. -. -. --. .-.-.-. �. f l ....1 .. 6- T. • ..l ••l t t \ t t t \ t t I,-\0 f � t ' ' • ;.\ • • ,·.·, • • lo • .;• • .. •• • t • � ,·ttt t • 1 ...... · · 2_....:C.aze-· Februar;y,,1985 ...... t t t.".f t t 1.1 i. \ �. t , t ••• '�i 1 't 1 ' t' .;.,..��----____ ...;....._.._____ '!'"'f •�( - ' Reservation Deadline Feb. 22, 1985 Payments must received ' ts bedate · . Order frobvm· th. . MGC, P.O Box 30 38 Memph· ·1N . 381 73-0038 Fo more ormation call: ( 90lS1), inf4 4 54- . 1411 February, 1985 aze-13 r -- - -G , "inclusive" ministry to all ; especially women and phys.:. A New Beginning ically disadvantaged , and to renew efforts to reach indi� vidual congregations seeking MCC of The Living Hope positive ministry to Gay peopleo Few people in today's world live -a life Typical chapter meetings without pain or conflict. Some believe that Lutherans Concerned of Lut herans Concerned in there is no growth without pain and from con clude worship, rap sessions , flict we develop what is best in ourselves... See_king M_embers study sessions ,. presenta We at MCC are no exception to this. We have tions ·by political · and Gay come through and put behind us more than our community · leaders 7 etc. Lutherans concerned /North share of hurt and conflict. We have grown and are w1thout a NA) ing Chapters not become even more committed to the cause, of America (LC/ is seek social side, either. Most members in the mid-south our Lord Jesus Christ. chapters observe ma ior hol- To symbolize that are new, arid not what we area to deve op chap t ers 0 f ' idays with socials n mem- the organization with such were, we have chosen a new name. We are no bers' homes, group atten- members. f longer MCC of Memphis , we , are now MCC of dance at events , and joint ) C/NA is an organization the Living Hope. I. meetin s with other commun We are here , in Memphis , · to provide for � of Gay and Non-Gay Chris- � ity rehgious organizations. �piritual needs of the Memphis Gay commun tian men and 1women , seeking If you are interested in to promote Ity or anyone who asks . We seek to do this by · understanding and any aspect of the work of Lu inclusion of ministry to the . holding worship services every Sunday at 3:15 therans Concerned , you may V homosexual Christian by the pm in the Church on the River (292 irginia I . receive more information by Luthe.ran Churches in North · Ave.). We share· in Bible study oil Monday Lutherans Con- It also eks re- writing: evenings at 7:30 pm in the home of one of our America. se d A. t conciliation of the Gay per- members. For information, call (901) 324- ����� ' I Fo ear 1709. Office hours are Tuesday-Friday 9-3 , son to her /his church , and tion, Chicago� , IL 60610. s�� provides a supportive atmos- t b �� � Sunday . 3-5:30. We will take phone calls from 7-10 pm. phere . for healing the · ,,. separation that frequently We are also looking forward to a spiritual �omes with "coming out." retreat to be held on March 9th or lOth. More LC/NA now has chapters in information will be available about the re over . 20 major cities and treat at a later date. areas . of the UoS. and Cana Remember that the blood of Christ is for da, with other unchaptered . everyone and we as a Gay and Lesbian people members in almost every shoul d claim the love of God as all should·. state and province. LC/NA " I am leaving you with held it's Tenth Anniversary a gift -- peace of mind in Minneapolis and heart! And the peace I Assembly give isn't fragile like •' /St. Paul in July of 1984. At . that meeting, represen . the peace the world gives. ,. tatives came to two impor So don't troubled or tant decisions: to emphasize afraid." be "'---- · · - A�lvuulile ••vu ttin� ()np�aae.ch the. tiits!�� at ()()Ill'�§. Vla£e �1�S Madi§()nAv enue (Up§ta ir-§ the�q uar-e) ()n Sunday, February 17 Doors Open at 5:00 PM Showtime at 7:30 PM Dinner Menu Available pm 5-7 ' · $3 Cover Beer and Mix- ed Drinks Available . . . WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU to the "Carousel Show-bar & Lounge"; a f)opulor bar in a medium-sized town near you. Its owners have sparedno ex and pense in decorating it (they must have spentUJEEKS ransacking antique junk shops for thematic decor!) It was anh,1 after a drunken· cowgirl rode 01' Smok1,1 into a gopher hole that they realized how fortunate' they were in having bought more than they needed. While Smok1,1 was recuperating at the veterinarian's, one of those pasturing in the attic was installed. . . . · · . .. . IO.IT . . �., . ... · OIII.Y � · · · · · . .. . ·· .. ·- ·.· ••. . • . .. · · . . � . . . , · ,.�.·.·-·.· '•' • ,.__ ., ··· ·� · ·,�.' .. .. · . .::: ·. .4 • . .. •' . L ,• -� .0 ..; , . .Oft • • �\\ •.' . .... \. ... , .··.• • ... ..· ...... • . .. � . # .. �--· .. "' .;4 :� , ...... • ,,,,· ••• " · " •··-4·:·· , . •• · • • • .� •.• • · • ' 0 • • .J� J} ••• � •.•.;• -� . ,,� . • , I . · ...... • · . • • . · · • ••••. 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Indeed , in watds the sexua l needs . of 'l ed from Lambda , the Caro that Gay people of any the case of� Gays , such rela- older people generally. , • lina Gay Association News- age group tend to keep them- lettero . selves more attractive and tionships often provoke a Unless social attitudes in better shape than their level .. of hostility which change drastically, we too ight counterparts , aging must be counted as one of Wi ll have to survive - these i · One social scientist has stra ca lled the elderly "the mi does take its toll ; and none the fundamental · reasons for challeneges, and so we have social homophobiao much to learn from those l nority to which · we all hope of u.s1 is exempt. to belong one day." If no So ageism has for all of To be sure , a Uhe �ap in who are facing them al- thing else serves the pur us both a contempo· rary and a�age�be- tween-pal'fi1ers Widens , . ready. Older pose , the inescapable fact future relevance. Regardless many real differences ap- Gays provide us that we will all get old of how any of us choose to pear. As we ourselves get with our history and tradi unless. we die sooner should relate to older Gays now, o�der , it. is no� a little tions as a subculture. Like temper the all-to-common we have to hope for happi- d1sconcertmg to discover we ·primitive cultures , , our have our differences not modern subculture is largely discriminatory behavior of ness when we become older • Gays ourselves. only with those older than dependent upon oral tradi I Gay" men -- and· to some I ourselves but also with · an tion for a sense of our extent , Le sbians · too The problem has both a · 1 emerging yo nge r generation. past. known as ageism.-'" . na rrowly. -sexual aspect and a 1:1 . As pollsters discovered this Doubtless countless collec "Being old" is a relative broader· social dimension. ye�r, �his . ph�nomenon has tions of diaries , letters , I thing of course. I remember Since G9:ys !ilready fall and ,j being made to feel old at under social disapproval for maJor Implications for our Gay ephemera have been 'i the time I came out at age same-sex relationships , we · nation's ·politics. These dif- quickly consigned to the 25. As I myself grow older , would appear to t>e freer ference� (often epitomized trash when discovered among I find friends my age self than others to transcend the· by musical tastes) can also the personal effects of •I pr�vide barriers · to friend- deceased Gay aunts and defining · a "desireable age limits of socially- - crowd" with· ever more gen condoned sexual partner- ships betwe.en young· · and uncles . by embarrassed erous parameters. The age ships. · ·older Gays. strai_ght neices and nephews. at which others are deemed Sometimes this is done Older Gays have the just- . Smce our written history "over the hill" · creeps up ve ry successfully, but often est · cause to . complain when is liable to this sort of ward, from 25 to 30; 35, Gays find they share one of they find themselves exclud- ca pricious destruction 40. those "retrograde" soeial be- ed not. just ·!rom sexual rela- . and our · position as a tionsh1ps With ounger Gays ised subculture · · For many there is a "mer liefs which holds that sex y desp miti ciless aesthetie · curve which · is "right" only between· co- but even · from friendship or gates aga inst much of any- seems to reduce - the number equals. Intergenerational simple conversation.; . In the thing being written down in of individuals ' who appear sexual . relationships , long. run, . I thmk the . the first place -- what we attractive in terms of pure straigbt or. Gay, frequently younger _Gays lose the· most know about our pa st is l ly. sexual desireability. come under harsh social dis- �roJ!l their· ageist discrim- - handed down . by - word of · · '{ Notwithstanding the possif?le approval. , It is �s · if some matlon. . mouth. If you'\'e never done Man� of us take consider-. it , try . stimulating the . able �ms to a�semb le . cir- memory _ _ an old.er Gay I :� �------cles . of Gay friends to re- . friend · wJ7()'f' has lived ''hls or place the straight acquain- her whole adult · life as a •I tances who have rejected us -Gay person. ·you will in ,. . or who no longer seem suit- for a . real. treat as ' you L BWMT . / able . as intimateso I think learn that" Gay life did not � ,1df'.., it is a good . idea· to avoid begin Y.ith Stonewall. : memphis.. · choosing these friends Older Gays (generally) tbroufh ·. �n "aesthetic port- provide the venture capitbe al h?le , I .e.' by settl g All lldllrncill Gar ,. . O!lllli..- f! which makes possible many r!gid standards of superfi- of our Gay commercial en .. CI.al appearance for those terprises. Ba rs bookstores With whom we deign to asso- d • . · (respectable an otherwise), - elate. . Thursday, Februa y 7-Action Committee restaurants, �st houses Meeting, The va riety of our .eX1s- resorts . require lots ol 7:30 PM - Ken s . - ; House �ence can only be · enriched . money and hard . work. Since Sunday, February 10 - Informal Pre-Conference If we reach out to Gay peo- few younger Gays have the · ple ?f a,U a�es. Th re Is · a _ Brunch, Noon - Ken's House � . · necessary financial resour Calendar of Events Everyone Welcome . s cial JOY m knoWing Gays. ces , we must remain depen T sday, ebr:ua 12 - Discussion Group � Topic: r· o the age of our natural dent on the preceding ieriera Emanctpahon . �� 7:30 PM, lrwin's ·House . mothers , fathers uncles � �y · ' tion to provide us With the Friday - Sunday, February 15 an -17-Southeastern Net-' a!lfltS , older brothers . a . "playgrounds" for our social Work Conference - Atlanta . Sisters. The mtlmate amusement. warmth on� fe�ls t wa rd · Thursday, February 21 - ewslette� Meeting 7:30 � Finally. though many -�� PM loved relatives IS enriched · youn er Gays may not care · -Joe's House f; b ��e possession. of ay sen- Y. G t to fmd out , older Gays have Sunday, February �4 - BWMT Brunch -11 sibihty . by their counter- the considerable benefit of Britling's:(Pbplar Plaza) · these new circles. · : parts in sexual experience. · Like . · . de · the Mo�day, February 24 - Generat Meeting - 7:30' PM - To monstrate most physical activities , ' · N point , . I t�ink it's worth {>eople become much better Ltbrary · · · . · mentio.m n� JUst a few of with- practice. Admittedly a ate G We individuals creating - an interracial, cultural, t�e md spensible_ contribu-, . AM- 1 large _ part of the sexual soc1al polltlcal and . - . : educational organization dedicated to tlons of older Gays and why thril l derives not so much ,�� · fostenng a .. supportive environment younger Gays should be from how well somethin� is where racial and ·· . grateful for themo done as from the perceived · cultural b riers can e overcome, as. well as wo rking to For starters , older �ays desireability who is combat·rac1sm both w1thin and of : � � outside the Gay community . . proyide models of surVlval. doing it (otherwise we _ �s . we get older, the might all find it a lot eas... For . further information, �ali . 278 -70S6 legi�Imate" exc;uses for ier to straight!). Yet (Edward), 278 - 1555 ·(Ken and Bobby) or 726 . remaming unmarrted become for those who can set aside cor- 1461 (Irwin) or write: Black and White Men fewer, and our expos ure the worst excesses of respon,dingly great�r. The aesthetic snobbery some Together of Memphis, Inc., Box -417 , P.O. 73 ' benevolent assu.mptlons of delightful · experiences lay ·Memphis, Tn. 38174. the heteros y of young • exualit in store be. men and women in their 20s _T.R. · · turn to ·suspicions when they · . 1985 reach their 30s and .often eWa:y, \ -- . ·J:ti-.-GAZf.:....!...f AIDS Cases Up 64o/o in 6 Months _: of those patients diagnosed however a test for HTLV-3, · By Allen Cook · prior to January 1983 have the virus strongly suspected died. Harold Jaffe , an AIDS of ·causing the syndrome ; The number of AIDS c ses · l!- researcher , said most of the should be available soon. reported in the Umted survivors have Kaposi's sar The test is not diagnostic States has risen · 64�5% in coma. Dr. Gary Swinger, of and a positive result means the six month reporting the Tennessee State Health only that the pe rson has period from June 4 , 1984 and Department confirms that been . exposed to the disease · December 10, 1984. The . AIDS victims with KS have not that he will develop it. total now stands in excess the best survival rate. The of 7270 cases. On June 1 , Gay Commwtity News quotes 1984 ; the Centers for DI- Donald Armstrong , M .D., an sease Control r�ported 4690 AIDS researcher at Sloan cases. Kettering . Institute in New Of the 7270 cases, 2,449 York as saying, "KS pa people or 47% have di.ed of tients sugge st that [AIDS] the disease. is not a un iformly fatal dis- Ne w York and Cali fornia ease." . account for over. half of the James- Curran of CDC said case load but officials warn ��-�� recently that there · are ap VCR Tapes :" Sales and Rental that the disease is circulat- _ proximately 300,000 persons Membership ing in. at least 45 states. living in the who have Free There have been at least 29 been exposed to the AIDS vi- cases in Tennessee. Because · H appr xi- rus. e estimates o :30 am - - 8 pm of the lag time in reporting mately 10% of that number 10 cases to the CDC , the actu- will eventually come down Store Hours: al number. of AIDS sufferers Madison Avenue with the disease.u.s. is more than the CDC fig- o rs are hopeful Researche . Memphis, Tennessee ures indicate. u�l 1264 that a change in the sex Phone: The CDC report indicates habits of Gay men, as eVI-- 38104 that the 30-39 age group con- denced by the drop in the (901)Wa 725-g's 43Encore56 , tinues to be the hardest hit Next Door to J-_ &_ gonorrhea rate , may slow accounting for 7% of the .... 4 the epidemic's growth. cases. AIDS diagnoses are The CDC is maintaining a L------..------most rare in the 13-19 year - strict definition of AIDS range but state authorities ...------...------.., it is estim�ted that have confirmed a transfusion and AIDS-related complex, a relate case in Memphis in d - milder immune deficiency, � � � a male 13 years old. _ may have affected over _ CDC's Morbidj,ty and Mor- .. � � , 000 people.· Currently tafity , .Wee�ly · Report '. '-� there is no test for AIDS, ' · fh. at (JY!MWR) · -repOrte d . � ._t·· ·- -.. tl_...� " ·--� -- ;;;;;;;;· ���"' �- �� 7 ;;;;;;;;;·;;;;�- ,, 72(i.:GAYY > ; Views···From ·.Teo n Percen 73% ;-�� � Cable Channel;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;�;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; � 7 Staffed Nightly 7:30 - 11:30 PM Information * Counseling * Referrals· ME:MPH-IS CE:NTE:R �OR .RE:PRODUC· TI\1€ Wednesday, February 6 - 1 PM H-E:ALTH- Friday, February 15 - 7:30 PM Thu··rsday, February 2.1 - 4:00 PM Health '· Wednesday, February 27 - 1 PM O(ferinllA Full - Th is month's program features Tom Chorton, Executive Director of the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Democratic Clubs speaking at the Non·profitFe miniat Clinic Tennessee Statewide Meeting of Lesbians and � Jl.on6e OfGynecololicol Care Gay Men. -· ... ; ... ..J .., 1462 Poplar at McN,eil � �li� 'f i I· J 'i Memphis, "ennessee 38104 1984 (901) 274-3550 '1" !._ , , By: - Well, there's one person Good evening boyfriends who loves this cold weather. and girlfriends and all the Rona Tl , That's the always efferves ships at sea! cent diva , Viva Bliss! She I trust you all had a mar loves to sport that mink. velous New Year's Lord (That's alrif?;ht darlin1 Is it true that Billy Jo hasgiven up drag in favor of a new life as a pool knows the Rona T! did , they're just Jealous!?!) In sha k?. (No, Billy Jo, you cannot scare a ball into a pocket!) honey, There is absolutely the summer she turns the nothing like a champagne car A/C on full-blast J' ust of Gaze 'f ville drunk! Ask any of the one f ever print with the -communica- ••• o- she can cruise the park H�LF the "T" that was ble iseases section, He got jillion people I must have � m that fur. Speaking of spilled that day. Don't "down dirty" with the bumped into Ne w Year's Eve . . d Miss Bliss congratulations worry Marilyl} , I facts about A IDS in Ian at George's. Having been ' promise on the acquisition of vour I ,ll !lever tell Don about guage we could all under-- turned down at the bank for r • own shop, Sweet Peas . m t · · in a loan to go out that night, I the. e tl .you 1r. Ie d t beo . m- · stand. Please drop more know you believe in Santa tlmate With o,fte ! Can you believe that Rona T! was finally able to . him while he n Claus for real now , don't the first AIDS sell �ck enough bar glasses �as eatmg an apple and read- this is &: you? True Detective group in the state? Some of to fmance the evenin�'s Il}g maga- Have you been to the new zme . the suggestions as to ways fling. I · think the entire 1' -sync h bar, . DollyYs yet? And town must have been out. Mi Sharon Wray you have of avoiding AIDS were a 11·t- (\fou can't say: "drag" in nothing chelle said she was packed to wor y about tle humorous , though. Can Over!on Squ�re). Rona T! _ either dar lin'. Why I would you see some queen going in at A TS. Coco started a hasn t made ! y�t , but my ; trust fund with what they I not dream of spreading the to Walgreens. and ordering a s�mrces say t S a hoot! . (You charged at the door at I I "T" you told girl. case of Trojans to stock up Lisa Beauman has made her have too much on the Rona Wag's. Sharon told me the for the weekend ??? new h 3 & dressing up .- nicer .to com_e pave the way for an HTLV told that the chances of - there. Now I don't know if AIDS Issues I product? AIDS from a transfusion is I buy that or· not , but I do This virus seems to probably one in a million. know that I bought out ALL continued from page change or mutate in its enve the damn Crown Royal and lope region; will antigenic there hasn't been any more this is increasingly seen as shifts require new prepara No an oversimplification; sub there in two weeks! Spencer , tions11 as with influenza! vac I heard you were good with a types of both helper and sup cines? Saliva Carrier pressor lymphocytes are be Chimpanzees have been in broom - but get on the phone 7 OfAcc HTLording V-3to - Science m�ga ing recognized. It may actu fected with HTLV Ill, but and get that Crown back (the· zine , HTLV-3 , the VIrus good stuff this time). ally be more of a problem to date none of those in thought to be . the primary Michelle Marie , with that of their function and abil fected animals have later cause of AIDS � has been . good -looking new boyfriend ity to recognize foreign sub met the CDC criteria for found in the saliva of eight of yours how do you notice stances rather than their ab AIDS. Will there not be an research subjects. R�search� solute numbers. anything else · at all!!! I animal model? ers are downplaying the role mean we are talking serious Hopefully , . 1985 will see Blood Transfusions of saliva in the spread of bi'ness here girls. Does he better ways to assess im · Will the blood bank's an the disease , however. The have any brothers? (Mi mune function instead of swer to the AIDS epidemic Assistant Secretary of such "soft" indicators as T chelle , I -thought I'd . die be screening blood , people , Health. Dr. Fdward Brandt when he told me he had told cell ratios , lymophocyte num or both? Will autologous says , patterns of trans his mother about going with bers , and skm tests. (self) transfusions drawn mis sion consistent over the an "older woman." You cra Treatment weeks be fore surgery become pa st three years lead us to dle robber you!) And lest What is needed is not so increasingly used as current believe that AIDS is trans you think I don't care , much therapy for' the cancer trends seem to show? As the mitted only through blood , wench , congratulations on and the va riety of infec viral presence increases in blood " products••• and semen. your latest title from the tions that define AIDS. In- the general population , will We have not seen a case place I can't mention! stead , treatment is needed trans fusions become increas where saliva seems to be to improve the immune sys ingly dangerous? the plausable route of trans tem - and then these compli The public so far is not missiOn." cations do not occur. very aware that currently Transmission of the virus Interleukin II is such a one in 300 transfusions may by · "heavy" kissing is current hope. It might in now be positive for HTLV thought to be only a theo crease or amplify the defici I II. Instead , they are being retical possibility. ent or ineffective appropri ate · lymphocyte line. Re- . suit'S of trials s.hould be completed during 1985. And of the AIDS compli cations , the · chemotherapy of Kaposi's sarcoma should im prove. Some combination or . a single best agent should Help emerge as the treatment of . Stop Sylvia was scheduled to be my choice. Right now , oncolo "Em loyee of the Month" but gi sts are flying · by the seat the seems to now need a place to be of their pants without the p bene fits of large chemother- Spread an employee from first. Does apy trials _ or a good staging anyone know what happened to system. Radiotherapists as all that liquor??? well should -come up with better dosage schedules. Speaking of good looking Lymphadenopathy numbers , met one at . 1985 should give us a bet- - Jackievs last week. Talk a- ter idea of the natural his ' bout hunks , honey, this one tory of lymphadenopathy. Is was the real McCoy! He was this· a stable group or what so damn gorgeous it took me portion is doomed to AIDS? 30 minutes I to · get up the What happens to the lymph _ courage to talk to him. nodes over the years, do When I did , I found out that they pe rsist or go awa-':f? An d evidently no one else had when they disappear, Is this found the courage yet he a bad sign? was beginning to thmk Mem- Should lymph nodes be bi phis was a stuck up town. I opsied for prognosis? You think people get the impres- can find both opinions in sion that just because some- the me dical literature. one is good looking &th at The African Connection THEY . are stuck up, and ra- - Classical KS in Africa is ther than risk the imagined testing retroviral negative. rejection , never put forth The epidemic Kaposi's sar the effort . to meet some of coma, however , is retrovi the. fantastic hunks that oc- ral positive. This confusing cas10nally blow gh �hro� aspect of Kaposi's sarcoma town. Al� I can say IS , Just wi ll probably become keep domg that darl , . m - clearer in 1985. Also the that way there ll always . Wi · ·reason for why Ka�sPs sar be plenty of skm for Rona . · coma has such high preva- T! to SC � r'".t. :.o. ... : "t., o;...� ' -.. "� 1 <�>� -4:jat�-/j 9 .· other civil rights leaders and organizations from Jesse Jackson to the National Or ganization for Women have also recognized and suppor C unte int ted o the legitimate civil r.:ights nature of our strug we ma rket and package ou r- gle. With this in mind , per selves in a way to bring our haps the following approach struggle to the attention of should be considered as part the American people in gen- of our strategy in the upcom eral and our own people ing Supreme Court case specifically? For starters which will test the consti- we stop being afraid · or tutionality of the State -· of , re eTh ay Om m Un •t ·es "embarassing" our friends Okla-homa's law prohibiting A G C l l We must stop patting ou r- teachers from "advocating ea er a «er selves on the back every homosexuality" which ' is . P l•tf tc• . a l s n n� time we quietly get a� new1 .· to say speaking publicly or . 0 L d J D co-sponsor of the Gay rights privately, . • . school or out Beco. ' mt·n�l a Uncl· e Toms � bill. Co-sponsoring the bill of school , in favor of Gay 0�. Joseph'J+ Di Sabito is the president of Rivendell Mar- is a sign of support; it is rights. There· is no way in keting and the . founder and first president of the Gay not active support. If poli- which any civil rights strug and Lesbian Press Association. He holds a degree in ticians are not vocal in sup- gle can1 be "certi fied" as political science from Fordham niversity. port of our rights , they are "legitimate" by the govern- U • iri not supportive. . ment. However , there was a By Joseph DiSabito positive steps could be n Are we so unsure of our court ruling in . California . a Seco d of two parts taken. When NOW suggested friends that we are afraid few years ago holdi� that a Order In The court that there might be a floor they wi ll backtrack on their corporation which fired an In front of tfle cameras , fight over the vice-presiden- commitments to us if they employee for . being · openly d our · rights · we re not an cy, he nominated a qualifie. are put on the spot? Will Gay violated his civil issue , despite Je rry Fal- woman. During the last week they , if forced to , repudi- rights not on the ground of we ll's attempt in fund- of the campaign he even ate our struggle ? If so, discrimination or right to raising letters to identify tried to solidify his com- let's find out now and stop privacy but on the grounds the. Democratic Party with mitment to Hispanics by kid ding ourselves that a . that , because . of the public promisin . Gay "perversion." A federal g to appoint an His- favorable position on Gay political controve rsy sur- judge named Robert Bork· panic cabinet o f ficer . These rights which only appears in rounding ·Gay rights , "com- (_ cited as a likely Reagan groups pressured Mondale in- pa rty platforms or in ing out" is protected poUt� . to action b . appointment to the Supreme y threatening to campaign literature aimed ical activity· under· the con- Court) ruled that the mili- withhold full support unless specifically at Gays and · Les- stitution. · 'tary fias the right to dis- he met their demands. They b1ans (as opposed to appear- We are right to fear that criminate against , Gays be- knew that he would recognize ing in general campaign lit- the Supreme Court might up cause the constitutional these demands because he had erature where it might be hold the anti-privacy ruling right to privacy does not absolutely rio chance of win- noticed) means that we can recently handed down by extend to private consentual ning otherwise. Our .commun- count on these people to Robert Bork. The court sexual conduct , yet there ity not only didn't get any defend us should the Gestapo might ev:e_n;;.e cdec.lare rthat was no reaction · from Mon- action , we didn't even · rate come knocking on our doors. states therefore have the dale. Nor is there any evi- any rhetoric. Why didn't our If they can't publicly stand right to make laws govern.... . denctr- that our Gay political leaders call a collective- up. for us in a campaign ing -such activity and leaders demanded one. press conference and threat- based on issues of justice · flaps even the advocacy of If it is tacitly accepted en to soften ()Ur support for and fairness such as the one such activity. In vie w of . · by our friends that a feder- Mondale unless he made an just passed , how can we be- this ,- perhaps we could as al court can rule that our issue of- the Bork decision lieve they will stand up for sume the positions of two . and gave more attention to sexual activity is not pro- us as the road gets even of our enemies to narrper-ow tected as private conduct our cause in public forums rougher? the judgement: 1) The . under the Constitution , then and 'in · ·general campaign Catholic Church's position how can we not expect their literature·? Instead we If our friends value our is that it is alright to be tacit acceptance of the in- pledged active support in re- financial contributions , if homosexual and to identify they our · evitiable corolla·ry: that turn for silence. value manpower con- oneself as homosexual as tributions, if they want the states have the . right to One prominent , openly Gay long as one does not commit regulate such "non-private" Democratic Party leader in votes of that small number a homosexua l acto The su conduct (even when conducted New York justified -. this of us who are aware and con- preme Court should1 if all behind closed doors). The re- "concession · to political cerned enough to vote as it else fails , be petitioned to · institution · of the sodomy reality" by claimi� that our rights we re paramount , make an analagous ruling - statutes in many states is the Ne w Right didn t make if they want to enlarge the that privacy for sexual an inevitabili ty if Gay rights an open issue in size of this favorable ·Gay activity is not the fssue . made vote the way to " friends" like Walter Mon- the same way that they they seem The fact of being Gay dale are too s ))y to speak abortion and separation of want to enlarge the Black (sexua l "orientation") out publicly in such cases , church and state issues - by vote , then we must demand should not be regarded as and our leaders acquie_sce in pubUc statements in the that they help us educate sufficient grounds for the his embarassment. One mass media. Thus no re- the general public and in so abridgement of rights , might be justified in asking sponse from Mondale was re- doing educate our own com- whether or not acting upon if the advent of Gay influ- quired. I could argue that munityo Otherwise the Amer- that condition (sometimes ence behind-the-scenes has , Archbishop John O'Connor's ican people will never �r- characterized as sexual in effect , "bought off" our open attacks on Gays was not ceive our struggle as one of "preference," implying political leaders by giving much different from his justice and fairness. They choice) is deemed to be suf- them position , influence , attacks on Ferraro for her wi ll only see it as a he don- fieient grounds. Psycholo�- . and a vested interest in the position on abortion , but I is tic msistence on the ical and even biological eVI Democratic Party machinery would rather ask why we right to sexual satisfac- dence (the recent . hormonal must always accept a d efen- tion , which they will con- - something Je sse Jackson . activity study announced by could never be accused of by sive position when it comes tinue to regard as an researchers in New York} his constituency. to pushing our civil rights. invalid basis for making could be presented to sup- When Jackson was dissatis- Why must we only hope for . -political decisions o port the claim that homosex- fied with Mondale's pe r- TV exposure in response to Some Specifics uality is . a state of being , ceived lack_ of · activity on direct attacks from the New Establishing our cause as an inborn condition , not a . behalf of his primary consti- Right? It's our lives that a legitimate civil rights conscious choice; 2) Anti- tuency , he threatened to are at stake; why can't we movement wi ll take abortionists are pressing avoid actively campaigning define the terms of this ingenuity and creativity. A the legal decision that for the ticket. Mondale then debate , for a change ?- national council of civil humanity begins at concep- met with him and other Planning For The Future rights organizations . has tion. Perhaps we appropriate Black leaders publicly to What then , can be done recognized · the Gay . r1g hts mend fences and see what about ail · of this? How do movement as an equal; most - - ... -· .--. continued _. on page_ r��&arY:· f-ijss1·, 2o';_ck.e · 2L. , j rights as taxpayers and ci- tizens and members of tbe .,... � Uncle Toms continued from page Bo,v 30,,8 Gay community. People like Joseph DiSa contin ed from page their argument - homosexua l- never : again face. what we � bato are a danger to our ity begins at conception. faced in this last . election. will stand for our efforts. movement and our communi- We may be treading on dan- The issues raised in this will mean we must get ty. He wishes to have · his . � This ge r�us ground if we look , in campaign by . Mondale will the vote , contribute cake and eat it too. But 20 . out the Reagan years immediate-/ q�t go away desp}te Reagan's funds for the candidates, first we must make our own ly ahead, for a wider ruling: ·VIctory. They Will be ve ry and help in any way2 we can. cake and t hen we can eat it. affirming the rights to pri-· ·much the cornerstones of the . This will insure ' our rights Joseph may mean only good , vacy and free speech as they Democratic Party's . fight in better than any other thing but his article in the Gaze 1 pertain to homosexuality. 1986 and especially 1988, .re- we can do fer they are the January issue is one of dan l Perhaps we could get a rul- · gardless of who the Demoe;ra- ones on local , state , and na- ger. It looks to me as if he j .· mind ing on. narrower grounds with- · tic candidate \\i ll be : at tional levels · who make and cannot make up his on t out compromising our abil� that time. JtVs up to us· :to change our laws. great · many issues and i� I ity , at a later date and in make sure- that by then our - leader . said on many others. We should , Democratic a . more favorable political l�aders have d.emanded ;ou_r some years ago: "Do not work together and not try to l climate , to defend actions rIghtful- place m the ftont· ask what your country can do . pull apart. If we do r:aot I as ·well ·as · state of being. or the bus of justice and · for you; ask what you can do stand together , we shall · at a time. This . case. could present �n fairness occur;>ied by' all ci.- for your country." AW hat . we surely fall one ·i interesting rights · movements : in . d is to steppmg stone can .o for our country t e , · J.B. lmore to recognition by the Su- l his. country. Until .· ti ri insure 20th at our "Gay Rights H. E preme Court that Gay rights charges of . "Uncle . Tomism" . Movement" moves . forward at Morristown, TN I Is legitimately a civil _will have to be , dealt with · a pace· that will not put rights issue. .by any our leaders wilJing what we have gained in jeo- rt · tho e Such . recognition would be ; vilto actively suppo .s . perdy. Moving too fast will of . ' significant · va lue in ": who are fearful of openly· put the · results which we forcing politicians . to come vocating our ��use in ;the have worked so hard to gain out of · the clc?set on our . · name of po htlcal reality in much jeopardy. We must struggle , so that we need :and expediency. working , but work . not stop even harder ·to improve our t .a�- I t l j! ,, -,.�-I II' I !I. l; ·Can j( You jl tI' Afford To lg_norant? Be 'i ' Enroll me as an MGC member. Enclosed is $20. ' SUBSCRIBE NOW! Send Gaze to: f�: $8.00 Name a year : � to GAZE, 13ox Address GAZE. 'l City/State ZiP Mail 3038, Memphis, TN 381 73·0038 Enroll me as an MGC member. Do not send Gaze or · any other mai.l out. Please make checks payable to ____ _;______------� Zip ___ ------�--��-- Memphis Gay Coalition Name TN -----:------�Address (i ty, State, Please do not forget your zip code! P.O. B.ox 3038 Memphis, 381 73-0038 r ... -.,.... A' - - Information anJE J dD@! #-Serv...... ices -- ,.� MEMPHIS ·Lambda Televideo: · TV, Men of Leather: clothin&", .CHATTANOOGA monthly _ program, Views accoutrements - 1474 Madi- ORGANIZATIONS From 10% , cable channel 7 - son (in the . rear of RESTAURANTS/BARS social, Box 3038 , Memphis 38173- Jackie9s) - 458-8342. · Alan Gold's: bar restaur- A cappella Chorus: - spiritual and educational 0038. Mid-Town Adult Theatre: ant, disco llOu McCallie - 629-8080. fellowship for members of HELPLINES bookstore, arcade - 1360 Pop- (615) the Church of Christ. Open Gay Switchboard: informa- lar - 725-4306. · Go Go:. bar, dance, drag - 077 Ave - (615) 698- to all who desire Christian tion, crisis, referals, coun- Mid-Town Video: video c as.s- 1 Duncan · 1023 fellowship. P.O. Box 11616, seling - 726-GAYY. ette sales and rentals - • . 1 Rape 528-2161. . 1264 - 725:..4356. MISCELLANEOUS Memphis, TN, 38111. · Crisis: Madison Parkview: alcohol and chemi American Civil Liberties Suicide and Crisis Interven- Paris Adult Entertainment Union (ACLU): general move- tion: 274-7477. Center: bookstore · arcade - cal dependency treatment cen 1 - 8614 ment - 81 Madison 'Bldg RESTAURANTS/BARS 2432· Summer - 32ii-2665 ter Harrison Bay, 37341. Suite ·1501, Memphis, 3810 Across the Street: bar - Parkview Centers: alcohol Harrison, TN In TN - (901) 521-9875. . · 1349 Madison - 726-9875. chemical dependEmcy treat 1-800-821-2914, Outside of 3 1-800-233-3737. Black and White Men Toget- Adams Family Restaurant: ment center - 3340 Poplar, TN home cooking - 1782 Suite G-107 - 327-4625. Riverside Adult: bookstore - her: support, movement - · Madison . •. 1009 - (615) l3ox 41773 , Memphis 38104 � - 725-7336. Tobacco Corner Newsroom: Riverside Dr 278-1555 or 278-7056. The Apartment: bar, fooq, mainstream newsstand, car 622-9335. & S Frontrunners of Memphis: shows - 343 Madison - 525- ries Gay periodicals 669 tartime Video: video cass aerobic athletics group - 9491. Mendenhall -Rd S - 682-3326. ette sales · rentals -· 6309 East . Brainard Rd - (615) Box 40311, Memphis 38174.;.. · D.R.'s: restaurant, show 0311. bar - 12 N Cleveland, above NASHVILLE · 899-9714. - 726-9245. GALA: Students for day and The Other Side - . Lesbian Awareness - Mem- The Eighth Day: bar, pizza, ORGANIZATIONS JOHNSON CITY phis State Univ., Memphis, beer - 1382 Poplar. - 725- American Civil Liberties & TN, 38152 - Call Jim at 9877. . Union (ACLU): general: move- The Connection: bar, disco, 454-26.69 or 744-2469. The French Connection: res- ment, legal - Box 120160, Gay/straight - 429 W Wal · . Ladies Plus: service orga- taurant, piano bar dining Nashville 37212. nut -- (615) 928-9925. · nization for men and women, menu - 598 Marshall - 526- Conducters: levi-leather . public - Call 725-9877 after 1038. club - Box 40261, Nashville KNOXVILLE · 37212. 3 pm . George's: showbar, large · ORGANIZATIONS Memphis Center for Repro- disco, mixed drinks - 600 Lifestyle Health Services: Dignity/Knoxville: reli ductive ·Health.: non-sexist, Marshall - 526-1038.2 confidential clinic s[>ecial- gious - Box 9451 , Knoxville non-heterosexist - 1462 Pop- J-Wags: bar, moderate food izing in . STD's 1729 37920 - (615) 577-3772. menu, mes, patio, 24 hrs Church St, Nash ille 37203 lar Ave, Memphis 38104 - ga . v Knoxvilleas 10 Percent: . - 1268 726- - (615) 329-1478. 274-3550odail y. · Madison Ave movement, meets 1st and Memphis Gay Coalition: 9011. Metropolitan · Community 3rd Thursdays of each month movement, public, meets Jackie's: bar 1474 Madison Church: · non-denominational - Box 9816, · Knoxville 37940. 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Ave. - · 272-1104. - 131 15th Ave N.1 Nash- Metropolitan community The Other Side: bar, large ville 37202 - · (61 ) 320- month in . meeting Room A .... :> Church: 3219 Kingston Pike, of · the Library at PeaP<>dy disco, late hrs - N 0288. x 2343 K 37917 Bo ' no 'lle - 3038, Cl eve and --726 9245• Tennessee Gay Coalition for· 6_ XV1 M cLean - Box Memphis .;... ( 15) 5 1-6546 38173-0038. The Pendulum: bar, moder- Human Rights: movement - RESTAURANTS/BARS Metropolitan · Community ate food menu - 92 N Avalon Box 24181, Nashville 37202. Circle J: bar, food, pool Church of the Living Hope: - 725-1530. Womankind Health Service: table - 310 Church Ave - non-denominational, Sunday P W Bumps: bar moderate (615) & . . ' 12 confidential clinic, femin- 522-9312.� food menu 238 N Cleveland worship 3:15 pm at Unitar- 1 ist - 1727 Church St, Nash- Peppertree2 · (Badlands): bar, ian · Church, 292 Virginia · - 726-9953. ville 37203 - (615) 329- disco restaurant - . 317 N Ave ·W., Wed. Bible .Study, MISCELLANEOUS 1478. Gay - (615) 525-5647. - 7:30 pm, at member's home .Airport Adult Theatre: book- Women's Resource Center: Upstage 54: bar, restaurant, - Box -241592, Memphis 38124- · store movies - 2214 Brooks - ' ,.. general services for · women disco entertainment - 1501 Rd E - 345..;.0657. 1592 - 324-1769. · - YWCA, 1608 Woodmont, W-hite - (615) 522-6966. Cottage (Over Mystic Krewe of Apbrodite: Book . ton Nashville - ·(615) 385-3952. . Square): mainstream book- social, service1 movement, RESTAURANTS/BARS LITTLE ROCK wefmen Box 41H 22, mphis store, includes large selec- - · Me B. Palola's: restaurant, bar .38104. . tion of Gay novels and non- - 1812 Hayes St - (615) 320- ORGANIZATIONS National Ormanization for fiction - 2113 Madison Ave · 0713 ACLU. o f A r nsas: genera �>� • . Women (NOW): · movement, - 726-5857. Cabaret: bar, disco, drag . movement, legal - Box 2832, feminist - Box 40982 , Mem- Cherokee Adult Bookstore& shows - 1711 Hayes St - Little Rock AR 72203. phis, TN 38104. . bookstore, movies - 2947 G La-· (615) 320-7082. · Arkansas ay Rights: gen- fE Phaenix · (Gay ·AA): meets mar - 744-7494. The Chute: restaurant, bar eral movement - Box 3115, 8 10 . � Wed pm, Fri . pm1 Sun 8 .Club South: baths, TV - 2535 Franklin Rd - (615) Uttle Rock, ARlea 72203. 1 pm - Mid City Blag., 1331 room, sauna, spa, lockers 297-4571. · · Crisis Center: 664-8834 J - · Union Ave.,Suite 170 - 365- rpoms - 628 Madison - (9o Crazy . Cowboy: bar - 2311 . (Toll free 1-800-482-8886). 7153.. 525-2582 - d CBC affiliated� Franklin · Rd - (615) 383- Gay Counseling Service: 409 The · Queen's Men: social, Encore Cards and Gifts: 9493. Walnut, Little Rock, I service, private member- cards, gifts, ceramics, post- Juanita's 224: bar 224 Capi- 72205 - (501) 663-6455. I. . ·ship, meets 1st Sunday of ers, etc. Large selection of tol Blvd - (6i5) 255-9841. Grassroots Women's House: 3223 f! every month - Box 1 Mem- Gay fiction and non-fiction The Jungle: bar, restaurant, 1524 South Summit, Little phis 38173 - Gary · :Salles, - 1266 Madison Ave - 7 ·22- patio, snows 300 Fourth Rock, AR - (501)' 378-7851. (901) 452-GAYY. 8963. · · Ave S - (615) 256-9411. Great Men/BWMT: moveAR Tsaurus: social, levi-lea..: Fantasy World: bookstore, Slippo's: bar - 2106A Eighth ment, support· - Bo x 3123, - · 1814 ..: ther, motorcycle, private arcade Winchester - Ave S - (615) 269-9150. Little Rock, AR 72203 346-2086. (501) 374-321 membership Box 41082, Warehouse ·28: � bar, disco 7. Georgetown Inn: hotel, r · shows - 252 Metropolitan Communit M emph' IS 38174- 1082• special events l f · Wings• soc1'al leVI'/leather da1'ly, weekly, monthl.y F rankl' m Rd - ( 615) 385-� · Churc h : d i non- enom nabona · ' ' - 628-630 motorcycle Prl·vate member- · . rates Mad1'son Ave 9689. - Box 1964, Little Rock, AR ' (901) 525- 72· ship - contact Steve Wesson Reservat1'ons World's End: restaurant, · 2 0 3 - ( 501 ) 666-2404. 0725• live J' azz - 1713 National· Organization for at Jackie's - 272- 1104 • . Church- St. · Getwell Book · Mart·. book- - ) - MEDIA ( 615 ) 329-3480 Women ( NOW _: . movement, • · monthl , store, arcade - 1275 Getwell feminist - Box 662, Little Gaze: newspaper, l, Box 3038 Memphis 3817 - �6 AR 03" 0 Ge � dult Book Store: ; � 0038 - <9 l) 454-1411• · � ts Friends of booikstore,�� � arcade - 1617 Get- :Gays:� movemen:�J t, support - • . well - 7 45-9054. _ Box 18.39 , Batesville, :...:_(]aze.:if 72501. . ebrtiary:· l . •- r ·- - --- •• •----·- AR ·: : ll - - - '--�-��-�� - ----�� MEDIA Lambda Group (Gay AA): Arkansas Advisor: monthly meets Sat 8 pm - 236 1/2 W newspaper - Universal Pub Capitol (upstairs) c/o Box lishers, Box 4397 , Little 8342 , Jackson , MS 39204. Rock, AR · 72214 - (501) 225- Metropolitan Community 1300. Church: non-denominational RATES FOR CLASSIFIEDS: Personal, non-commercial ads FREE. RESTAURANTS/BARS - 236 1/2 W Capitol (up Limit of 30 words (including address or phone number) and a $2 The Branding Iron Saloon: stairs) - Box 8342, Jackson , charge for ';IS? of our P.O. Box. Commercial ads at the rate of 20¢ per country-western bar - 1701 MS 39204 - (601) 355-7495� word. $3 mm1mum. Phone numbers and zip codes are free. $2 addition University - (501) 663-8682. Mississippi . Gay Alliance: al ch�� for use of our P.O." Box. Deadline for ads is days prior to the Calamity's: women's ba r - movement - 236 1/2 W Cap pubhcatlon date which is usually the]ast Friday of the month. Send to . Gaze, Box 5922 . University - (501) itol (upstairs), Box 8342l 3038, Memphis, TN 38 173-0038. 562-9041. Jackson MS 39204 - (601} Discovery II: 1021 Jessie 355-7495. CWM , early 30's needs GWM NLR . WHITE F, 60, educat- Rd - (501) 664-4784. Mississtppf Gay /Lesbian De to share apt at Walnut ed , sincere , respectful Grove Germantown Roado 5 Silver Dollar Bar: 2710 Ash mocratic Party Caucus: seeks mature female. Must be student or profes er s movement - 236 1/2 W Cap ans wer. Please respond. Ave - (501) 663-9886. sional. Call Ronnie at 756- wnl MISCELLANEOUS itol (upstairs) , Box 8342 l J.W. t Rt 6, Box 28, N.LR , 4-Star Vide.o: Jackson , MS 39205 - (601} 4449. If not at home leave AR '1 2118. bookstore , message on· tele /answering 5300 Baseline Rd - (501) 562- 355-7495. machine. NASHVILLE AREA. Bi-sex- 4762. MEDIA & . University Adult Arcade: This Month In Mississip ue.l male , 29, white , educat LITTLE ROCK , G W M, 27 , bookstore, video sales pi : monthly newspape r - 236 ed seeks Bi or Gay mature student , affectionate , sin friendships , companions hips o rentals , novelties - 6316 1/2 W Capitol (upstairs) , cere , · reasonably handsome , Sincere Reply Only. Occu- · Asher . Ave - (501) 568-2952. Box 8342 , Jackson , MS 39205 - (601) 355-7495. extremely sexual with the pant G-7 , 1311 Greenland JACKSON, MS RESTAURANTS/BARS right person •. Seeking si�nif Dr , Murfreesboro, TN Bill's Disco and Show Bar: icant other , also fr1ends 37130. & ORGANIZATIONS 200 W Amite , Jackson , M S - L.R . to Memphis. Write: American Civil Liberties (601) 969-9765 (Thur-Sat A.D., P.O. Box 9503 , L.R., CAY SWITCHBOARD needs - volunteers. Call 726-GAYY Union (ACLU): ·generaJ move only). Ark.,- 72219 · ------·------for details on _how you can merit - 5 28 North State St, Cha Cha's: ba r - 236 W Cap · help. . Jackson , MS 39205-2242 - itol , Jackson , MS - (601) W/M , 5'10" , 165, 30's , sin (601) 355-6464. 352-9728. cere , caring , sensitive , ----� ------Gay Switchboard: Jack's Saloon: 208 W Cap stable; looking for /M, GWM , seeking friendship, 24 hrs , companions hip or relation information referrals coun itol , Jackson , MS - (601) 18-30 good looking , mature , 1 / ship. 25-38, no ferns. Am seling - (6u1) 355-749:>. 354-9588. for riendship/1:1 relation _Jill's: ship. Photo/pho_ne # to: Occu professional singer and mu Integrity /Mississippi: re 208 W Capitol , Jack ---- � sician , -lovable and affec ligious , Episcopaleans (all son, MS - (601) 354-9588. pant , P.Oo Box 38185, Mem Zan's: phis , TN 38183. tionate. 6', blonde_ hair Gay · Christians welcome) - bar - 944 Robinson , W / Jackson , MS. blue eyes. Send photo i 236 · 1/2 W Capitol (up 1 can, Smith c/o Wil- . stairs), Jackson, MS 39216 D.L.W.: You have my heart S. - (601) 355-!495. Today and Always. Love you. son , 605 B-1 Alpine St. MJP ,2-14-85. Jonesbor_o, AR , 72401. All / answered. / GWM , 29 , Professional, attractive 1 hairy , _well- NATIONAL GAY CONW.TACT built , enJoys hikmg , bicyc Men/Women. L-ow ling , dancing wants to meet rates. Send SASE to: Gay friend for warmth , shar NGCC, PO Box 28781 , San. ing , who va lues inner as Jose, CA 95159o well as outer qualities. Steve , P.O. Box 23063 , CODCLUB LOVES YOU! MCC ETSU Station , Johnson City meets Sundays at 3:15 at TN 37601. the Unitarian Church of the · River in Memphis. Join us! John- I WILL ALWAYS LOVE . Sowell , Route 2, PHOENIX - ·GAY AA - see Box 179 , Henderson·, TN listing in Information and 38340. Services Directory. ------·-· 45 year old WM-Bi , 6', 160 HELP! GAZE NEEDS RE PORTERS AND ADVERTIS YOU-lbs. wantsc. playmate. Inter ested in tennis and bowling. ING SALES PEOPLE. Com mission on all ad sales col Write: Bobby , P.O. Box �- - 254, Ellendale , TN 38029. lected. Call 454-- 1411 for de- --�------tails. ROOMATE- GWM, 32, sane , settled , will share modern ATTENTION GAY ORGANI apt mid�own - pool , D /W, ZATIONS: We'll help get mce - with fellow straight- the word out to the Gay com . acting. For info write: munity about your upcoming 82, e·vent or activities No C.E.1 Box 401 Memphis , TN a8174. char e! Call GAZE at (901) 454-f411. . 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