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S alLEiL+Kp Volume 7, Issue 13 July 5-18,1990 •In Step.July 5-18, 1990.Page 2 In Slep Cover Story David Schaefer, a big fan Of Miss Gay 225 S. 2nd St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mini Marx, did this stunning WI 53204, (414) 278-7840 sketch of Mimi. It's one of several that ISSN #1045-2435 catch her in different blonde personas and characters. This is the first ln Step cover Publisher/ Editor by David, and we lock forward to using Ron Geiman more of his work in the future. Columnists •Darla Kashian •Kevm Mlchael .W.W. Wells 111 Conlributors •Rex Wockner .Clif O`Neill •Nancy Lyn Define .Allen Smalling •Dr. Demian .Dennis MCMillan Note ' •Tom Salszieder .Yvonne Zipter Cartoonists •Tom Rezza .Robert D. Arnold DEAI)LINE Photography •Doug Tuszkiewicz for the next issue Typeselling covering July l9-August 1,1990 is C.S.P. Incorpori`led 7pm, Wednesday July 11. 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YOU MUST BE 18 0Fl •In Step.July 5-18, 1990.Page 78 Ginger Spice Presents HOT JVIAN THE ANNUAL WANTS T® ALERT OTIIER HOT dill MISS GAY \whng loT tiops ®r Bi's CONTINENTAL rmyllm day or nightl Can new lor llllE Aal0II_ WISCONSIN pAeEANT 1®,00.,,,.8500 Just 75. a mlnrfe I T#Esmg%p.Mu[y4o bv Tom Rezza at CLUB 219 Tickets: $7.00 in advance; $9.cO at the door $45.00 peckage includes: Table 8` admission for four. & complimentary bottle of champagne Entertainment From Tampa, Florida MISS CONTINENTAL USA '89-'90. IAKESHA LUCKY and ` - MISS CONTINENTAL WISCONSIN '89-'90 Atlanta's PAULA SINCLAI Winner will represent Wisconsin in the'Miss Continental USA Contest at Chicago.s Park West Labor Day Weekencl i.`'.,T` •In Step.July 5-18. 1990.Page 4 News fantas.Ie9fulf.IIIedN.Itelg ACT-UP Outshines Scientists 6#8.OsOEwide& At AIDS Conference 7399 By Rex Wockner key ACT UP leader Peter Stanley was one II.IIel. Ilo Ses..Ion0 W.IIh Our IIol T®I*in8 Sluds For the second year in a row, of the 10 featured speakers at the ` Ten Buck.for 5 IIol Li.e mnul®s researchers attending the international ceremony. AIDS Conference failed to announce any ACT UP continued its havoc on June 21 -SPECIAL HOUFts - major breakthroughs in treatments or with a downtown demonstration 9 PM to 3 AM EASTEf]N . 6 PM to MIDNITE PACIFIC vaccines, once again paving the way for VISA/MC protesting the so-called "Sam Francisco the militant activist;group ACT UP to steal `away the headlines for five days running. model" of responding to AIDS primarily with "volunteerism." About 50 of the Most of the research advances that 300 demonstrators were arrested when were pre+sented at the Sixth International they sat down in the street at Market and Conference on AIDS, which took place Van Ness. -RE7+78.°c°CNs June 20-24 in San Francisco, had A day later, 150 protesters were previously found their way into the media arrested for blocking traffic at Market and in the past year. 4th Streets. The focus this time was the Among the highlights: The drugs ddl, charges that women, who compromise ddc and Compound Q lock promising; nine percent of persons with AIDS/HIV, 4897 combinations of drugs probably work are routinely denied access to AIDS better than any one alone; the dosage of research and treatment trials. Nat.Ionw.Ide Pallg I.Ine - Bullel.In Boald AZT may be halved yet again; and vaccine June 23, ACT UP joined thousands of Vo.Ice Ma.II - Elol.Ic Recolded fanlas.Ies research is going strong, `with the `magic San Franciscans and others for an shot' probably only four to ten years HIV/AIDS "unity March" through 95¢/MIN, $150 FIBST MIN away. downtown. The procession, led by vl,sA/MC But while scientists were mostly conference co-chairs Paul Volberding and rehashing old news, ACT UP (AIDS John Ziegler, publicized the need formore Coalition To Unleash Power) was busy AIDS funding, easier access to leading the media through the streets of treatments, and socialized health care in San Francisco. the USA. The group began its assault June 19, Finally, on June 24, about 1,000 the day before the conference opened, activist§ reduced the conference's closing turning out 1,000 demonstrators at the ceremonies to rubble in protest of the local Immigration and Naturalization presence of US Health and Human Service office to protest the USA's ban on Services secretary Louis Sullivan, who HIV-positive visitors and immigrants. they feel has -failed tot respond I-90_0- Later that evening, 500 protesters iappropriately to the AIDS epidemic. rampaged through the Marriott Hotel, THE BOYCOTT 999-Ou\V$ where most delegates -were staying. Coming in second place in the race for 4897 Among other things, the demonstrators media attention at the conference was the simulated sex acts on lobby furniture and USA's immigration policy that denies Talk ulye Nat.Ionw.Ide demanded 2,000 free conference passes HIV-positive visitors and immigrants for persons with HIV. entry to the country. $1 PEB MIN , $2 FIPIST MIN As the conference opened June 20, -500 Scores of Community-based AIDS protesters battled police in front of the organizations and government officials Moscone Center, site of the conference, boycotted the confab to protest the demanding to be let in to the opening three-year-old law, and conference ceremony. Eighty were arrested when organizers and delegates went out Of their 8H I-900-990-?EAV they vaulted police barricades. Ironically, way to show solidarity with the 7529 Si pEF` MIN., $2 FmsT MiN. •In Step.July 5.18, 1990.Page 76 •In Step.July 5-18, 1990.Page 5 Lowering the dosage Of the expensive and toxic drug saves HIV-infected boycotters. persons money and reduces AZT's often SERVICES At the opening ceremonies, all of the severe side-effects. speakers denounced the ban and wore red Meanwhile, Danish researchers 255-0704 arm bands in memory Of those who did not reported surprising results with the or could not attend the gathering. previously discarded drug isoprinosine. §6§;%:I.i#;#£!#!Bj:oi;#°:::ri:£{};i:Bo°yxs)2°Ose20i 529-2800 Gay & L.sblan AIIlanc® Box 111, Platteville 53818 As the week wore on, the red arm bands Researchers gave the substance [o 430 %:n#nwh(fc°hmoR:!eurit:2tic8h!n392)o4 (715) 392-5373 became all but ubiquitotis in and around HIV-infected individuals and found that they progressed to AIDS three times less T#Wa.S;i.s¥oan¥i!#.(!rjft'e&3,g8egnerallaw) 765-9413 (715) 392-1756 the Moscone Center. M idw®It M illlc/M®i.llllan I) I.trlbutor$ But while the boycott was obviously on often than those taking a placebo. 2821 N. 4th St., 53212 372-5500 i#3tyft:0:,#8;;u§2buE]:i¥£::Di;,:t;;8o2;a%c8i3" 445-5552 everyone's mind, it did not significantly Many researchers agreed that the wave 543-1 1 35 impact the nuts and bolts of the of the future with anti-viral drugs may be #P:h:A:[xvG;;i:s:ii3!,'gli:Ee:S.::ei;nTt§L'.nus;:ance) 873-0471 conference. At final count 30 of 2,500 combination therapy. Already under 535-1764 F.aoo.RBaoax(9b3!iF3°,n#j',yw'eg8i$3/teministpaper) presenters and 4 of 72 plenary-session serious study and showing promise are !!o:::,:w:s!i:so`Jh,!eF2e;/;o#',::hc:iffiLIP)Des,gn, tl3.77TI speakers failed to shovy/up. AZT and ddc, AZT and ddt, ddl and !n23ts°P2(nbj:WMeji*'#6:!!38t4yl°magazine) J®anlo Slmpkiiia (MS) (coun§oling) 282-6160 (4`1 4) 278-7840 interferon, and AZT and Compound Q. Alos Toll Frog Hiitlino (oiitside Milw.) TREAT.MENT 1 -800-334-A I D S Returning to science, which as marty ddl and ddc are chemical cousins of #3£C°;::;na:LmioeF:in9!ip#g3!:yeG/Ln8wspaper) 972-IJ73 scientists kept pointing out, is supposed AZT that variously show less toxicity to be what these conferences are about, and/or an ability to reverse AIDS- related perhaps the most excitement and the most dementia.