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\\9Q .cQ[ CONTENTS •••~.•'iLif:\'h._••. 11 TWT NEWS Mysterious HPD Suicide, Warden Mitchell Resigns. 23 COMMENT Letters to the Editor 27 VIEWPOINT Homosexuals Anonymous bV Ma'l' C.Bradlev and Michael R, Newman 29 BOOKS Nocturnes for the Hing of Noples by Edmund White Reviewed bV David FIelds Rodeo, Photographs by Norman MauskopF, and After Barbed Wire: (owbol,ls of Our Time, Photographs by Kurt MarXus Reviewed bV Carl Davis 35 VINYL FLASH The Latest in Dance Music bV Mardi Coleman 38 THEATRETexas Theatre Bv BlIOeDuncan 41 OSCAR CONTEST Win $100 in TWT's Sixth Annual Academy Awards Contest 45 MOVIES Japan's Ron (Nominated For 2 Academy Awards) Reviewed bV Donalevan Moines Eleni, With Kate Nelligan & John Malkovich Reviewed bV 0, Flores Alvarez Terry Gilliam's Brazil (Nominated For 2 Academy Awards) Reviewed bV Harrv Deutsch 49 HIGHLIGHT Cable 1V's Sundol,l in the Pork With George, With Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin Reviewed bV Danalevan MoInes 50 SHOWBIZ John Cougar Mellencamp, Cissy Houston, Pia Zadora ... bV Jock Vars! 52 BACKSTAGEGay Bands and "Count Oru" ... bV Jim Cagle 56 ART Foto-Fest bV Mitchell M. Bartlow 65 HOT TEA Brian Sutton Wins Mr. Leather/SA, Corrinna Hall Wins Future Star Contest. 73 SPORTS San Antonio Lambda Volleyball Spring League Kicks OFF ... by BobbV Miller 75 STARSCOPEYour March Lovescope bV Milton van Stem 80 COVER/PHOTO ESSAY Christopher Starr. Man With a Motif' Photographs bV Carl Davis 85 CLASSIFIEDWant Ads and Notices 103 CALENDARSpecial One-Time Only & Non-ProFitCommunity Events 107 THE GUIDE Texas Business/Club Directory TWT (This Week in Texas) is published by Texas Weekly Publishing Co., at 2205 Montrose, Houston, Texas 77006, phone: (713) 527-9111. Opinions expressed by columnists are not necessarily those of TWT or of its staff. Publication of the name or photograph of any person or organization in articles or advertising in TWT is not to be construed as any indication of the sexual orientation of said person or organization. Subscription rates: $66 per year, $44 per half year. Back issues available at $2 each. Payment must accompany all orders. Copyright © 1986 by Texas Weekly Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Partial or complete reproduction of any advertisement, news, article or feature, copy or photograph from TWT is specifically prohibited by federal statute. TlUT FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 6 1986 PAGE 7 ~ \\ON ] E ·LUMBER C THIS WEEK IN TEXAS 04 I NEWS Weekly Circulation: 20.000 S ! _ " 2(Ji HOUSTON OFFICE (713) 527·9111 WARDEN MITCHELL Hours: 9 a.m.-5 prn, weekdays 2205 Montrose RESIGNS POST Houston. Texas 77006 DALLAS OFFICE (214) 521·0622 Gay Overtones Over Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m .• M-T-W-F-Sat. In·House Investigation. 3900 Lemmon Ave .• Suite 220 Dallas. Texas 75219 Exclusive TWT NEWS Analysis. PUBLISHER/EDITORChuck Patrick FEATURESEDITOR/ART DIRECTOR Blase DIStefano SUGAR LAND - Under a shroud of ASSISTANTSTO THEART DIRECTOR mystery, Howard R. Mitchell, 45, the Carlos Palma. Fred Hinton first black warden in the Texas Depart- TEXAS ENTERTAINMENTEDITOR Jim Cagle ment of Corrections, resigned his post NATIONAl SHOWBIZ EDITOR Jack Varsl WELL NEWS EDITOR Chuck Patrick Houston OPC's David Kelley runs for Harris County Judge. as warden of the prison'S Central Unit DRINKS TWT NEWS staff photo. ART EDITOR Mitch Bartlow 25¢ in Sugar Land, Texas last week. The 8·10PM THEATREEDITOR Billie Duncan warden, who many said had run a model SPORTSEDITOR Babby Miller DAVID KELLEY PLUS POETRYEDITOR O. Flores Alvarez RUNS FOR JUDGE unit, resigned under pressure on CONTRIBUTING EDITORS BEER February 20. O. Flores Alvarez. Mardi Coleman. Under Mitchell's reign since 1980, Harry Deutsch. David Fields. $ BUST Houston GPC Member Seeks Weldon Grahame. Christopher Hart, the Sugar Land unit was noted for Hollie Hollister, Brian Keever, Donalevan Maines, 1 9PM·2AM Harris County Judgeship. James Marvin, Milton von Stern holding carnivals, plays, jazz concerts ADVERTISING ART DIRECTOR M~ch Bartlow SATURDAY, MARCH 1 Exclusive TWT NEWS Report. and other constructive measures, In- GRAPHIC ARTISTS HOUSTON - David Kelley, 33, ad- side sources said that Mitchell stood Fred Hinton. Carlos Palma, LYNN CHRIST~ER for fair treatment of all prisoners, Lucian Rinando, Jay Verdon, Mitch Pengra, vised TWTNEWS/Houstonthis week that TYPOGRAPHERS SHOW he will run for Harris County Judge, a regardless of race, religion or sexual Tobi Chapman, B. Steele seat now occupied by Jon Lindsay. The orientation. STAFFPHOTOGRAPHERS TDC spokesman Charles Brown told Scott Taylor, Jim Hamilton, Oscar Mendiola, development comes on the heels of Ci- Michael McKinney, Renae Ingram, Scot Roberts. ty Councilman Jim Greenwood's re- Houston Post reporter Douglas Hollie Hollister, Blase DiStefano cent announcement that he too would Freelander that he didn't know why Mit- STATEWIDEDISTRIBUTIONSteve Miles chell resigned and would not disclose RECEPTIONISTS try to unseat Lindsay, Dallas-Steve Miles the contents of the letter of resignation. Houston-Arby Burnett The three-way race pits incumbent Lindsay as the Republican, Greenwood But TWTNEWS/Houston learned that SALES the resignation had gay overtones. An EXECUTIVESALES MANAGER as the Democrat and Kelley, who told Jim Veteto TWT NEWS/Houston he would run investigation by TDC Internal Affairs "either as an independent or a Division revealed that several inmates Advertising rates are avaiklble on request by tele- had leveled charges against Warden phoning the salesperson in your nearest City.. Libertarian." Mitchell. DEADLINE FOR All ADS: Asked why he was entering the hot- Friday, one week prior to publication. Starring ly contested race against two well- Ray Hill of the Houston Gay Political Caucus, who has been following the AUSTIN TASHA KOHL known candidates, Kelley told TWT Scott Taylor. (512) 926-0253 NEWS/Houston, "I'm running because story's development, told TWTNEWS/ DAlLAS Houston that three gay prisoners from Alan Gellman. (214) 521-0622 no other candidate is a consistent sup- FORTWORTH EVERY SUNDAY porter of limited government: one the Sugar Land unit had been moved Steve Miles. (214) 521-0622 to another unit and then beaten, Hill HOUSTON/GALVESTON FT. WORTH'S LARGEST which recognizes that there are areas Scot Roberts. (713) 527-9111 into which it has no right to intrude." said it was his understanding that the SAN ANTONIO/CORPUSCHRISTI Born in Amarillo, Kelley lived in gay inmates had signed statements- Tim Ramm. (512) 822-9213 FREE BEER BUST perhaps under pre~sure-against Mit- 2PM TILL Dallas when he ran for State Senate, CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT District 8, in 1980. He moved to chell alleging "sexual involvement." Dallas Bureau-Steve Miles Hill asserted that he felt the allega- Houston Bureau-Scot Roberts NO COVER Houston in October of 1984. TWT MAGAZINE "I joined GPC after the referendum," tions against Mitchell were probably Texas Weekly Publishing Co, he said. Kelley is now chair of GPC's unfounded. Just because Mitchell bylaws committee. treated gay inmates fairly was no PAGE 11 PAGE 10 TWT FEBRUARY28 - MARCH 6 1986 TWT FEBRUARY28 - MARCH 6 1986 reason to suspect that there was any MYSTERIOUS "sexual involvement," commented Hill. Evidently some of those in TDC felt HPD SUICIDE Mitchell was being overly fairto gay in- Probe Finds No Tape mates and used that information to go Of Gay Officers Names. after his job, Hill reasoned. If a criminal violation is alleged, the HOUSTON - Two single police of- procedure will be for TDC to turn over ficers working the evening and night its findings to local prosecutors. Such shifts out of the North Shepherd police action would surely bring the truth station have been the target of a recent about the real story behind Mitchell's gay-related probe. One officer commit- resignation out into the open. ted suicide; the other attempted, but failed. MARCH 31 SET On February 6, a 24-year-old officer committed suicide when he shot him- FOR GEORGIA self between the eyes with a revolver SODOMY CASE while addressing invitations to his own wedding. Reporters investigating the Eyes of Texas Watch matter said he may have been under Supreme Court Verdict. pressure to get married since his fami- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The eyes of ly had often left Church of Christ Texas will be watching what happens in brochures about morality on his squad the Georgia sodomy case when it goes car window. before the United States Supreme Court One week later on February 13, a on the day after Easter. 23-year-old officer shot himself while The Georgia case is very similarto the talking on the telephone to another of- merits of the Texas 21.06 case which is ficer as their conversation was being also to be heard by the Supreme Court taped. Surviving the ordeal, he was later this year. What happens in the suspended with pay for discharging a Georgia case may very well affect the firearm unlawfully. outcome of whether the Texas sodomy Were the incidents related? Ray Hill law is ruled unconstitutional. of Houston's Gay Political Caucus said, The Georgiacase involves an incident after extensive investigation, that he that happened on August 3, 1982when felt the two desperate incidents were state police stormed a private residence probably not related. in Atlanta and arrested two adult men Yet, stories are still circulating at for having homosexual conduct in the HPD that the two shootings were privacy of their own home. related and that asuicide tape was left The Texas case, which is very similar, which linked the two and contained the involves Dallas schoolteacher Don names of gay police officers at HPD. Baker who challenged the Texas sod- If there was such a tape, no proof has omy law, known as 21.06 in the Texas been found, said Hill. "No one I've talk- penal code.