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TEXAS CONNECTIONS Volume 18,Number 33 October 23-29, 1992 . 15 NEWS Dallas Group Opens Office to Get Out Gay Vote for Clinton LOCAL NAMES & NUMBERS IN YOUR AREA CODE! 26 COMMENT Letters to the Editor 35 OF LOCAL INTEREST State I A.C. I Press State I A.C. I Press 39 BACKSTAGE Balancing Act at F~rt Worth's Casa Manana Theater TX (214/903) [U OK (40S) liJ 45 MEDIA Fifth Annual Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival 55 STARSCOPE New Moon in Scorpio; Mercury in Sagittarius TX (409) ~ OK (918) [i] 60 COVER FEATURE Marc Leitman of Austin Photos by Rex Martin TX (S12) AR (SOl) ~ [i] 67 SPORTS Lambda Rollerskating's "Nightmare on Wheels" in Houston TX (713) [!] AL (20S) [QJ 69 HOT TEA Clubs Across Texas Gear Up for Halloween 82 CLASSIFIED TX (806) 0 MS (601) [QJ 91 OBITUARIES TX (817) LA (318/S04) ~ [QJ 94 GUIDE Texas BusinessIClub Directory TX (91S) 0 TWl (This Week In Texas) Is published by Texes weekly TImes Newspaper Co .•at 3300 Reagan Street In Dallas, Texos 75219 and 811Westhelmer in Houston, Texas nOO6. 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RESIDENTI CEO I DIRECTOR Represented Nationally by Rlvendell Marketing, Inc. CLINTON/GORE STOREFRONT OPENS IN OAK LAWN Lesbian /Gay Democratic Group To Staff Neighborhood Office. Organizers say these efforts have been DALLAS - "Community Victory '92," a undertaken in order to better inform the The Annual community-based group organized by Dal- lesbian and gay community on the impor- las-area lesbians and gays to support Bill tant issues facing it in this year's election, Clinton's efforts to become this country's including AIDS funding and gay and les- I -. ==r: r I III': 11II' , next President, has opened a campaign of- bian rights. , I J, fice in Dallas' Oak Lawn neighborhood. , Campaign committee members, includ- Located at 3906 Lemmon Avenue, Suite ing Mica England, Louise Young, John II' II' .. 222,the offices will be staffed daily by full- Horany, Deborah Wood, Bill Haworth, time volunteers from the lesbian and gay Peter Brooks and Tom Neal-gathered the community, providing information about night of the Vice Presidential debate to the Clinton/Gore ticket relevant to the gay preview the offices to the media prior to community. the formal opening last Sunday. ••, •--_tJilll!l!hill,""Jim"',_ For more information about Commu- nity Victory '92 and the Clinton/Gore cam- paign, orto volunteer in the Democratic ef- fort, please contact (214)526-CV92. MONTROSE COUNSEL. CENTER MOVING TO LARGER QUARTERS Community Victory '92 committee members gathered for the opening of their Oak Lawn campaign headquarters. Grant from Houston Foundation TWTNEWSphoto. Will Help with Purchase of SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 Two-Story Building on Richmond. A joint project of Lesbian/Gay Demo- crats of Texas and Oak Lawn Democrats, HOUSTON - The Montrose Counsel- Community Victory '92 recently joined ing Center announced last week that it had forces with the Lesbian/Gay Political purchased a two-story building that will Coalition of Dallas [LGPC] to maximize provide almost twice as much space as the voter turnout in the community. Victory Center's current location on Lovett Blvd. organizers are planning a major get-out- The Counseling Center is scheduled to the-vote effort among probable Dallas gay move on January 22, a week before the and lesbian voters. This effort is being building at 900 Lovett is slated for demo- targeted especially at the record number lition. The Center has been at the Lovett SROADS of newly registered voters-more than location since its founding in 1978. The 4,OOO-who were signed up through nu- structure also houses the offices of the merous Community Victory '92 voter drive Houston Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus, projects. Telephone banks, mailings and and at one time State Rep. Debra Danburg Cedar Springs at special events will be utilized for the had her Houston offices in the building. 60,000-plus lesbian and gay voting house- The Richmond building has a price tag Throckmorton holds in Dallas County. of $495,000. The Counseling Center ap- In addition to its voter drive, Community plied for and received a $100,000 grant Dallas Victory '92 has sponsored workshops, from the Houston Endowment to help with conducted polling, produced Clinton/Gore the purchase of the new site. 214.380.3808 literature of interest to the gay community Other major contributions have been and hosted the Democratic candidate's made by board member Steve Tarry and top-ranking openly-gay official, David Mix- the estates of former board presidents ner, at several events in the Metroplex area Darrell Butler and Dwayne Wells and board during the month of September. member Robert Umstaddt. TWT OCTOBER 23 - OCTOBER 29 1992 PAGE 15 Counseling Center staff and board At 800 Pacific ... members toured the 13,000-square-foot building last Saturday. Although the Center will be the sole occupant at the new location, Robison said a section of the building with separate access will be remodeled and made available as a COm- KARAOKE munity meeting room to groups wishing to hold regular gatherings. * * To help pay for the remodeling, the Counseling Center is offering commu- THURSDAYS nity organizations an annual meeting dis- An Evening at • count of $250 in advance for 12 monthly The Halloween * meetings. the Karaoke Bar Underwear Party 10:30pm until 1:30am SUNDAY, ~SUNDAYS~ Post Brunch \ NOVEMBER 1ST Karaoke with Friends Adult Video Superstar Montrose Counseling Center staffers and board members 3pm until 6pm toured new 13,OO().square·foot facility on Richmond last (Beginning October 25th) Saturday. KRIS Robison added that the rest of the building was in such good condition that relatively little would have to be done to LORD get it ready for the move early next year. "It's in good shape; we may have to put up a wall or two, but it's in very good Show at 11:30pm shape," she said. "It was painted and carpeted in March, and we were very lucky followed by an to get it." The Center is asking fordonations of of- Autograph Party fice furniture and equipment, including six- and eight-foot tables; stacking or folding Chairs; desks, chairs and book- and Photo Shoot cases; sofas or loveseats; a full-size refrigerator; and various decorative items. Exotic Male GoGo Dancers Volunteers also will be needed to help paint, plaster and install drywall. Those Free Clothes Check Available *a.** interested in volunteering their time or making donations were asked to call the Free Ice Cold Popsicles Center at (713)529-0037. To Suck On The Counseling Center has added to its 804 & 808 Pacific • (713)521-2519 staff recently and has received a United Way grant for a mental health educator to coordinate outreach. Please join us for some In addition to individual and couple upscale and silly fun- counseling, the Center offers chemical 25CWELL dependency groups; women's and men's IT KEEPS sexual abuse survivor groups; therapy groups; the Men's and Women's Network; DRINKS 7-10PM GETTING BIGGER and HIV/AIDS support groups, case man- agement and home counseling. $1.25 Longnecks PAGE 16 TWT OCTOBER 23 - OCTOBER 29 1992 and Frozen Ritas groups willing to prepare amicus curiae THRF SEEKING briefs or sign on to them were asked to AMIcus CURIAE BRIEFS contact Wagers at (512)479-THRF. FOR 21.06 LAWSUIT HOUSTON INSTITUTE Cased Scheduled to Be Heard By State Supreme Court January 5. FOR PROTECTION OF AUSTIN - The Texas Human Rights YOUTH HOLDS Foundation [THRF), which is sponsoring QPENHoUSE the lawsuit challenging Section 21.06 of the Texas Penal Code, has announced that Funds Raised Will Go to Refurbish it is seeking organizations throughout the Organization's New Shelter. state to sign on to amicus curiae or "friend of the court" briefs stating that the stat- HOUSTON - The Houston Institute for ute is unconstitutional. the Protection of Youth [HIPy] held an The case, Morales et al. v. the State of open house last Sunday to give the com. Texas, is scheduled to be heard before the munity a chance to check out its new Texas Supreme Court, the state's highest youth shelter and to raise funds to help civil court, on January 5, 1993.