U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Appeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell

VOLUME TEN, NO. 21—October 9, 1997—October 22, 1997—Issue 241

Give the People Light and they will find their own way. V The Wisconsin Light

Latest Studies Show that New AIDS Drugs U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Fail in About Half of Patients Appeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell Toronto, Canada--Widely heralded new AIDS treatments that seemed to stop By Bill Meunier the virus' advance and revive patients An from near death are now beginning to fail Exclusive Wisconsin Light Report in about half of all those treated, doctors Washington DC--Hopes that the Fed- said Monday, September 29. eral Judiciary would throw out the mili- The disappointing reports suggest the tary's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy ap- tough virus is coming back after being pear to have been dashed when for the knocked briefly into submission, just as third time in the last year, the United many experts feared it would. States Supreme Court has refused to hear "Over the past year, we had a honey- a case regarding the controversial policy moon period," said Dr. Steven Deeks. of dismissing openly Gay or Lesbian "The epidemic will likely split in two, service members even if the military has and for half the people we will need new no evidence that they have engaged in therapeutic options." homosexual conduct. Deeks presented data from the Univer- The Court without comment declined to sity of California at San Francisco's large hear the case of Richenberg vs. The public AIDS clinic at San Francisco Gen- United States. In order for a case to be eral Hospital. heard before the Supreme Court four jus- Prescnptions of so-called three-drug tices have to vote to consider it. That cocktails, two older AIDS drugs plus one means that at best only a third of the of the new class of medicines called pro- Court wants to consider overturning tease inhibitors, have clearly revolution- "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." ized AIDS care. In many places, more Air Force Captain Richard Richenberg than 90 percent of AIDS patients are tak- was a decorated Electronic Warfare offi- ing these combinations, and typically peo- cer. He received his commendation dur- ple start on them as soon as they learn CCF Recognized — Tony Rhodes. President of the Cream City Foundation received a plaque of appreciation ing the Persian Gulf War for detecting and they are infected, even before they get given to the Foundation on behalf of the Saturday Softball League at the SSBL's Banquet held at the M & M anniversary season. The countering an enemy threat. The nature of sick. Club on Sunday, October 5. CCF was a major sponsor of the league's 201° that Wisconsin Light's Bill Meunier was given an award of excellence for his outstanding support of the SSBL. threat remains classified. Patients whose disease-fighting T cells Richenberg was honorably discharged were ravaged by HIV have gotten out of Roman Catholic Bishops Tell Parents to Love after telling his superiors that he was Gay. bed, regained normal lives and even gone The Air Force offered no evidence of any back to work. However, many worried and Accept Their Gay and Lesbian Kids misconduct. Under the "Don't Ask, Don't from the start that the virus would eventu- Tell Policy" the military can dismiss ally grow resistant to the protease inhibi- New York, NY—A groundbreaking of the Gay movement said that although service persons who admit to being Gay tors and resume its insidious destruction. statement by U.S. Catholic Bishops ad- he himself is not a Roman Catholic he unless those individuals can prove they The latest data, presented at an infec- vises that the parents of Gay males and sees the bishops' statement as hopeful. have not engaged in homosexual acts. tious disease conference sponsored by the Lesbians place familial love and support Kelley predicts that "this action by the In an interview with The Wisconsin American Society of Microbiology, sug- for their children ahead of anti-Gay bishops will have (or can be used to pro- Light, Kirk Childress, of The Service gests this is indeed happening regularly. church doctrine. duce) a big impact on public attitudes Members Defense League, a national or- Deeks and colleagues reviewed the rec- A spokeswoman for Milwaukee's Arch- even though ostensibly the Church isn't ganization which works with discharged ords of 136 HIV-infected people who bishop Rembert Weakland said that he easing its stand on how Gay sex is im- Gay and Lesbian Veterans pointed out started on protease inhibitors in March had no comment because "the letter moral." that when Captain Richenberg came becomes from the national office." The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Please See to AIDS Drugs Page 14 fore a review board, those who served Chicago's William B. Kelley, a pioneer welcomed the document as an important with him gave supportive statements to step forward on the road to ending dis- that Board. President Clinton Appoints Open Lesbian to crimination based on sexual orientation." It was hoped that those statements "This is another milestone on America's would convince the Court that the military Top Ranked Post in White House journey toward common ground where is wrong when it says that the mere pres- faith, family and fairness go together," ence of openly Gay or Lesbian service Washington, DC--The White House ministration functions of the entire White said HRC Executive Director Elizabeth House members harms unit cohesion and morale. announced Wednesday, October 1, the complex and she will have over- Birch. Childress expressed disappointment appointment of former (1983-1985) Na- sight responsibilities for all of the agen- Kerry Lobel, Executive Director of the tional Gay and Lesbian Task Force cies of the Executive Office of the Presi- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Please See to Don't Ask Page 14 (NGLTF) executive director Virginia M. dent. (NGLTF), said that he welcomed the let- Apuzzo of Kingston, New York, as As- These include the White House intern ter. "I hope this open discussion within Add Your Name to sistant to the President for Management program, the photography office, the tele- the Catholic Church will ease the pain of and Administration. phone service and the travel office. She young people coming to grips with their began the new job on October 2. sexual orientation." "Light's" Nov. 5 The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund Lobel added, however, "I reject their publicly praised both Clinton's action and (the Bishops) notion that our behavior is Anniversary Issue Apuzzo's appointment. immoral." He called on the Church to end Victory Fund Executive Milwaukee—Readers of this newspa- Director Brian its "mixed message." per are invited to place their names in Bond said, "By judging applicants on The bishops' statement, titled Always their qualifications rather than the November 5 keepsake, 10" Anni- their sexual Our Children, was made in the form of a versary collectors edition of The Wis- orientation, President Clinton continues to Please See to Bishops Page 14 set a shining example for all fainninded consin Light. As projected, that issue employers to follow." will be the largest GLBT publication Bond also had the highest praise for ENDA Senate ever published in Wisconsin. Apuzzo. "Every Gay A complete history of the past ten man and Lesbian years, gleaned from the past issues of should feel tremendous pride in what Committee Hearing Ginny Apuzzo has the paper will be printed and compli- accomplished. Ap- mented by hundreds of photographs pointees at this level are second in rank Scheduled for only to Cabinet members, which makes taken from our files. Ginny the highest For $10 you can have your name pub- ranking openly Gay ap- October 23 lished in a special "You Light Up Our pointed official in history. It takes ex- traordinary By Bill Meunier Lives" tribute ad. Partners can list their courage and integrity to seek names jointly for $20. public office as an openly Gay candi- An Exclusive Wisconsin Light Report date—exactly the Washington D.C.—The Employment For anyone who wishes to remember kind of qualities people a deceased want in a government official." Non-Discnmination Act, ENDA is slated friend or loved one, a special The Victory Fund is for a Senate Committee hearing to be held memorial column will be provided. part of a national The option coalition whose goal is ensure that quali- the morning of Thursday October 24. The is available for anyone to fied gay men and lesbians receive fair and hearing has been called by the Senate La- list only their initials, nick name, first equal consideration for Administration bor and Human Resources Committee. name only, or a substitute such as "A appointments. That committee is chaired by Senator Jim Friend." Virginia M. Apuzzo Both NGLTF and the Human Rights Jeffords (R-VT). Jeffords is a major The names of businesses and organi- Apuzzo has been serving as Associate Campaign (HRC) also expressed satisfac- sponsor of the legislation. zations will be accepted at $20 per Deputy Secretary of Labor at the United tion with the president's choice. ENDA would prohibit employment dis- name. In addition, businesses and or- States Department of Labor since Sep- "We applaud this appointment as yet crimination aimed at Gays and Lesbians. ganizations are invited to run regular tember, 1996. In her new position, she is another step in President Clinton's prom- The bill provides an exemption for relig- display ads. See page 32 for details. scheduled to become the nation's highest ise to made his ious organizations and specifically pro- The deadline for thefiame listing is administration look like Monday, ranking out Gay or Lesbian government America." said Elizabeth Birch, HRC's hibits the use of quotas or affirmative ac- November 3'. All proceeds official in history. executive director, "and we look forward tion. from this listing will benefit The Wis- In the White House position, Apuzzo consin Light. See page 32 for the form will direct all the management and ad- Please See to Apuzzo Page 14 Please See to ENDA Page 14 you may use. October 9, 1997—October 22,1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-2 FDA Approves Combination Pill Washington, DC-AP- The first combination pill for AIDS therapy could allow patients to cut six tablets a day from their complicated drug regimen. News From Glaxo Wellcome announced Monday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved Combivir, combining two of the most common AIDS medicines AZT and 3TC into one tablet. The company's U.S. headquarters are in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Powerful anti-HIV drug cocktails often require patients to take as many as 20 pills a The Nation day at precise times. Combivir would let patients take two tablets a day mstead of the up to eight pills required when taking AZT and 3TC separately, the FDA said. The drug will be on pharmacy shelves by mid-October, and the annual wholesale Student Suing Over Lesbian Relationship price of $5,240 will be similar to AZT and 3TC taken separately. Tuscaloosa, AL-AP- A student who sued the University of Alabama over a Lesbian relationship she had with a professor has dropped an appeal of a judge's decision to Selenium Important in AIDS Survival throw out the case. Miami-AP- A deficiency of the mineral selenium, found in foods including whole Dale Gray's lawyers filed a voluntary dismissal of the appeal September 29 with the grains, seafood and liver, can dramatically lower the survival rate of people infected U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta. with HIV, says a new study released today. U.S. District Court Judge Edwin Nelson threw out Gray's suit after a four-day trial in Scientists say the mineral plays a key role in maintaining a healthy immune system May. He said she had failed to prove any of her claims against UA or professor Alice and has been shown to fight cancer. Parker. The defendants didn't even present defenses. A study at the Center for Disease Prevention at the University of Miami's School of In his order dismissing the suit, Nelson wrote that Gray "was as thoroughly discred- Medicine showed that HIV-infected patients with a deficiency of selenium were almost ited as any witness this court can recall in some 30 years of experience." 20 times more likely to die of causes related to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Stan Murphy, UA's lead lawyer, said Monday that he was pleased the appeal had The study of 125 HIV-infected men and women demonstrated that selenium plays a been dropped, but declined to comment further. critical role in the progression of AIDS. While other nutrients such as vitamins A, B12 and zinc affect survival, deficiencies in those nutrients produce a much lower risk of Mother Sues After HIV+ Child Was Barred from mortality, the study found. School New York City Weighs Ban on Ads Portage, MI-AP- The mother of a child who was temporarily barred from school be- New York, NY-AP-A state assemblyman is calling for a protest against a Metropoli- cause she carries the AIDS virus has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $10,000. tan Transportation Authority vote on banning offensive advertisements from New The woman said her daughter, 9, suffered humiliation, mental anguish, and emotional York's subways and buses. distress. She said she also wants to punish Portage Public Schools. Assemblyman Scott M. Stringer of Manhattan said September 30th's scheduled vote The girl was barred from Woodland Elementary School, near Kalamazoo, for two by the MTA board could remove AIDS-related, birth control and political advocacy days while officials decided whether she posed a risk to other students. The Kalamazoo advertising from the city's public transportation. County medical examiner eventually said it was safe. "Under these rules, because they're vague and they're not well thought out, the MTA Officials declined to comment on the lawsuit. could stop controversial advertising," Stringer told reporters at a news conference Sun- Frederick Royce, an attorney representing the girl's mother, said one of his goals is to day. force the district to change its policy on students with disabilities. "This is New York City and we encourage debate and controversy and the ability to "There are kids in her class that will not play with her," Royce said. "It never get different opinions across," he added. needed to come out. The school never needed to kick her out." The MTA wants to ban sexually explicit ads, those frightening to children, and those portraying children in sexually suggestive poses. Davenport Schools Won't Give Protection to Gays Davenport, IA-AP- The Davenport School Board refused to add sexual orientation Billy Graham's Homophobia Criticized to its list of classes protected from harassment. San Francisco-AP- A city supervisor has condemned the Rev. Billy Graham's re- Under the proposed policy revisions, sexual orientation would have joined the list mark that "homosexuality is a sin." that bans discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, Supervisor Amos Brown told the Board of Supervisors that "at some appropriate creed, age, marital status, veteran status and disability. time, we should issue a resolution appealing to Mr. Graham to back off his statement." "The purpose was to let the people we employ and educate know that the Davenport The board took no action on Graham on Monday. School District is a safe place to learn and to work," said board member Susan Low. Graham, in Northern California for a series of evangelical crusades, including an Oct. "They have a right to dignity. They have a right to feel safe. They have the right to not 9 revival in San Francisco, made the comment last week when prodded by reporters. be afraid in our district." Graham referred to homosexuality as a sin and said, "It is wrong ... it needs to be Board members agreed that all people should be free from harassment and discrimi- dealt with and needs to be forgiven." nation, but some said they could not vote for making sexual orientation a protected He then tried to soften the condemnation by saying, "But why jump on that sin? class before the city, state and federal governments do so. There are bigger sins." British Lesbians Win a Round London, England-AP- A Lesbian couple scored a victory in European courts today ARCW's Art For AIDS. Auction and Brunch when an advocate-general said a British train company should have provided the same travel privileges heterosexual employees get. Benefits Many on Different Levels The opinion from advocate-general Michael Elmer is not binding on the full Euro- Gallery in Milwau- pean Court of Justice, based in Luxembourg. But if the court agrees with Elmer's find- Milwaukee— What is there to do on a at the ArtCentric Inc. ings, it could force changes in Britain's employment, pension and social security laws. Sunday when the Green Bay Packers do kee's Historic Third Ward. Lisa Grant, a reservations clerk with South not play? If you find yourself pondering Kercheck received her MFA in painting West Trains, had argued her partner, Jill University of Wiscon- Percey, was entitled to the same travel privileges given to the husbands, wives and this question in regards to Sunday, Octo- and drawing at the common-law opposite-sex spouses of ber 26, wonder no more. The AIDS Re- sin-Milwaukee in 1996. She currently other rail employees. The case was argued in Milwaukee Art July, with Grant represented by lawyer Cherie Booth, the wife of Prime Minister Tony source Center of Wisconsin's (ARCW) teaches art classes at the Blair. sixth Art for AIDS auction and brunch is Museum and works as a freelance mural your answer. artist. Bishops' Letter Won't Affect Maine Church "Art for AIDS is a wonderful event for Kercheck focuses on the nature of so- anyone, from first time buyers to more cial interaction, group traditions and per- Portland, ME-AP- A declaration by Roman Catholic bishops affirming the ranging Church's acceptance of homosexuals does not signal a shift by the Diocese of Portland experienced buyers, to view and purchase sonal behavior through images in favor of Maine's Gay rights bill. artistic pieces m a comfortable setting," from holidays, celebrations and commu- The statewide diocese has remained neutral on the measure, which is expected to go said Marge Beil, director of special events nity events, to private moments and past to referendum before April. This week's open letter by the bishops will not affect that for ARCW. "It's a great way to spend a times. stance, said Marc Mutty, a diocesan spokesman. Sunday when the Packers don't play, plus The featured painting for the 1997 Art The primary concern of the diocese is whether the bill endorses homosexual rela- timing is perfect to get a head-start on for AIDS auction & brunch is the "Cream tions, Mutty said. If so, "the church is very much opposed," he said. holiday gift shopping.' Puff Line." It is a humorous homage to The bill was approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Angus King last spring. The event will feature more than 250 fair-goers' desire for the prized pastry. But conservative Christian groups were able to stop it from becoming law by submit- fine works of art donated by prominent Another piece of Kercheck's being fea- ting petition signatures demanding a statewide vote. artists and gallery owners from Wisconsin tured is "Autumn." It is a touching scene Mutty said the bishops' letter urging parents to accept and support their Gay children as well as several from across the nation of children experiencing the change of will not alter diocesan attitudes because the Church has for years told parishioners that to include paintings, sculptures, jewelry, seasons. Both pieces will be available for being homosexual is not incompatible with being a good Catholic. drawings, pottery and photography. Art bidding in the voice auction portion of the "This is not an earth-shattering, historic document," Mutty said. for AIDS begins at 10 a.m. with the silent event. auction and brunch, followed by the voice Tickets for the event are $30 each, or Ellen is Considering Children auction at 12:30 p.m. This all happens at tables of 10 can be purchased for $300, Philadelphia-AP- First, she came out of the closet. Now, Ellen DeGeneres and her the Milwaukee Hilton, 509 W. Wisconsin which include the brunch and art cata- live-in girlfriend are talking children. Ave. logue. For tickets or more information, " For a long time, I wanted a baby. But right now, I'm too selfish. I just can't," the star "Our event shows the commitment art- call (414) 225-1549. of the ABC sit-coin "Ellen" said in the Oct. 11 edition of "TV Guide." That may be all ists have to the fight against AIDS along fight with her girlfriend, Anne Heche, who wants to be the one to have their child. with our commitment to the artistic com- "Yeah, Aim usually gets what she wants," DeGeneres said, laughing. munity," said Beil. "Art for AIDS exposes Milwaukee Hilton DeGeneres said she doesn't regret coming out of the closet, both in person and on her individuals who are dedicated to the cause show. But she does have mixed feelings about coming back for what she hopes will be but may not normally visit galleries or Oct. 26 1997 the show's last season. purchase art to become interested 414.225.1549 "I never wanted to be the poster child" for Lesbianism, she said. " I just can't be the in local artists. It's a great venue to make Gay girl all the time. It's only part of who I am." people responsive to the art community sixth ABC entertainment president Jamie Tarses agreed, saying earlier this year that the and raise the much needed funds for show wouldn't be "the Lesbian dating show." But DeGeneres took exception when AIDS care, research and prevention." Tarses said the show would take "baby steps." Art for AIDS is sponsored by Miller "It's like they're saying, 'OK, you're Gay, and we're tolerating this, but don't show us Brewing Company and is expected to Ar &AIDS how you really would.be, don't kiss a girl on the lips." draw many collectors, gallery owners, artists and art enthusiasts. for AIDS Can Strike Anyone, Activists Tell Kids Promotional Materials Feature A benefit brunch & art auction. Salt Lake City-AP- The activist who started the AIDS Memorial Quilt told students Local Artist This year's premiere piece is also being at East High School not to let looks deceive them, that the next generation of AIDS 10:30 a.m. Brunch, Viewing, victims will look "exactly like you." used on the event's promotional materials & Silent Auction Cleve Jones described himself as an "old, white Gay guy from the big city, and was created by Kathy Kercheck, a exactly Milwaukee artist the stereotypical victim of the disease. " I look like AIDS cases from this decade, but whose works are shown 12:30 p.m. Voice Auction the next decade of fir AIDS cases looks exactly like you." 0 When Jones hatched the idea of a memorial quilt, he gathered just a few of the lovingly decorated and often heartbreaking quilts. Then there were a thousand names, then z this ART 8,000 and then 16,000. This year, the quilt, bearing 40,000 names, stretched 40 acres on the mall in Washington, D.C. saves LIVES Jones says his goal is not to teach tolerance for homosexuality. "Even if you think Produced by the AIDS I'm a sinner, I want to teach you how to prevent AIDS," he said. F. Resource Center of Wisconsin. But the job in Utah is not easy. 0 Sponsored by Miller Brewing The state board of education's policy on AIDS education prohibits teachers, coimsel- Company. Designed by ors and visiting speakers from discussing contraception or sexual practices. The ban Interactive Design Group rankles many students. 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She has achieved Non-Camera Ready—Oct. 17th fractious community by symbolizing m her person and her healer did and the lover was made well. this in our notoriously story. It's in Camera Ready—Oct. 20th words what our struggle is all about. Her demeanor is gracious, yet assertive as we all You probably recognize the ability to put into words what the rest of us the Book of Luke, chapter 7 and it's 5:00 p.m. need to be. More importantly, she has the that in wish we had said. All true leaders have this talent, an ability to define the moment that meaning there hinges on the word the King James version of the Bible is gives heart to the rest. November 6th Issue Baldwin in Congress. Not only in her District, but our community translated "servant." We need Tammy 10th all over Wisconsin needs her to work and speak for us on the Hill. The Greek, in which the Book was Anniversary Issue She is in the race. Predictably, the forces of the Far Right have arrayed themselves written, doesn't read "servant," not as we Articles—Oct. 31' against her. The kind of thing Baldwin is up against was evident at the recent AIDS would understand that terns. The Greek Ads word implies that the centurion and the Walk. While Baldwin was offering compassion and participating in the Walk, mem- Non-Camera Ready—Oct 31" heard to say man who bers of the Right Wing were out spreading hate. One of their leaders was was ill, were same-sex lovers. Camera Ready—Nov. 3" that the reason a Milwaukee Gay man had drowned, was because he was Gay. God had The healer to which the elders went was killed him, the bigot said. Christ. Early Submission of adsfor the Like it or not, elections in this country are not fought and won without money. Rest It's been often said that Christ said Anniversary Issue would be greatly assured that the Far Right will be well-funded, very well-funded indeed We would nothing one way or the other about homo- appreciated strongly urge you to send $50 or whatever you can contribute to The Baldwin Com- sexuality. Actually, he couldn't, since 5:00 p.m. mittee, P.O. Box 696, Madison, WI 53701-0696. there's no word for it in Aramaic, the lan- Tammy Baldwin's fight is our fight, too. guage that he spoke—or in Hebrew of the day. Maybe, he didn't have to say any- Read All About It Mayor Norquist is Right on Track thing. If my translation is valid and I think that While light rail may not be a LBGT issue in the strictest sense of the word, it is, we it is, and if Christ knew what the relation- On the Web believe, of importance to us. Members of our community have always been in the fore- ship was (the elders doubtless would have front in helping to make Milwaukee what it now is: a first class city with the social and known), then his action speaks loud, I cultural amenities that make it second to none. We cannot rest on our laurels. think If Christ could sanctify marriage by To maintain its stature, metropolitan Milwaukee, as any city must do, needs to look attending a wedding and helping to pro- www.wilight.com to the future. Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist did this when he put himself behind an vide the drinks, what could be said, I integrated metro transit system that included light rail. wonder, of his healing the lover of a Gay Give the There must be a limit on freeway expansion. Not only do they destroy neighbor- man? People Light and they hoods, but fossil fuels are a non-renewable resource. As incredible as it may seem to No disapproval recorded, no judgement, will find their own way. many, the time may come when gas is a lot more expensive than it is now—or may not no "You're going to hell," just healing, be available at all. Not tomorrow, not next week or next year, but that time may come. loving, compassionate healing. To prepare for the future and maintain Milwaukee's status, a system of mass trans- Maybe what I want if for the bishops in The portation that includes and bus and light rail inter county web that is connected to inter- their letter and all other Christians, too, to city trains is the way to go. It is the only way to go if Milwaukee is to remain a world catch up with the founder of their faith. city. Norquist saw this. He saw this very clearly, we believe. Sometimes I wonder what the world Wisconsin Unfortunately, he ran into retrograde ideas that can be paraphrased as, "If it doesn't would be like if more Christians actually exist now, don't build it, don't do it. Let's just sit pat." George Watts is an excellent followed the founder of their faith. Proba- Light example of that—not only in this, but in many other matters as well. bly, I'll never know. No one will. Racism There is worse. We believe that the Mayor ran into what we have to think is racism. Out there in Waukesha County, in the back rooms, we can imagine a tremor that went Letters down the spines. My God! Build light rail and "those" people will come. It's happened in other cities. Those in the suburbs fled the city. They want to use the city. Some of them want to work in the city, but when they get in their cars for the President Tammy drive home, they want to know that the city isn't coming after them. The State Legislature's budget banning studies of light rail and the Governor's sig- Baldwin nature on that budget are short-sighted in the extreme. We urge Mayor Norqust to continue pursuing his vision. Some in the present—the short sighted, the stand paters, the TO THE EDITOR: racists, the city-haters—may not like it, but the future will say to the Mayor, "You I seen your publication on the Net and it is done good." very good. I think it would be good to live in Wisconsin because you are so close to New Executive & Editorial Offices York. You go there often? 1843 N. Palmer It is good many Gay people live in Wiscon- Editor's Note sin. You have fun there. Is Milwaukee a big Milwaukee, WI 53212 city? It sounds big. (414) 372-2773 This Tammy Baldwin is your president? It is The Bishops' Letter, Being Gay and Christ good to have a woman president. LIGHT FAX: (414) 372-1840 By Terry Boughner the expression of love, the unification of Well, good by. Sorry I have many questions. Office Hours: After the Supreme Court handed down two souls into one. It is beautiful. It is I am copy some articles from your paper and its decision declaring Colorado's Amend- lovely beyond compare. In committing to give them to friends who read English. We all Monday-Friday-10:00 a.m. -5:30 p.m. ment 2 unconstitutional, I sought the late another person soul and body, a couple need to know English here. 24-Hour Recording Tom Martin's advice as to whether, con- participates in something divine. Chin Sui Lin Publisher sidering their length, we should print the How can it be otherwise? If, as it is Beijing, China Jerry Johnson opinions in their entirety. written, humans are created in the image He said that absolutely they should be of God and God is Love, then only as we To Tammy Baldwin Executive Editor printed. "A tow will read them," he said, are in love, can we glimpse the reality of Terry Boughner, Ph.D. "and be informed." With a twinkle in his God. Since we are physical beings, love TO THE EDITOR: Arts & Entertainment Editor eye, he added, "As to the rest, they'll be draws us, Gay or straight, into a physical This is an open letter to Rep. Tammy Geno Baldwin (D-Madison). led by those who are informed." expression whose intensity is like a burn- SpotLight Editor Remembering what Toni had to say, we ing that can not be put out. In the next twelve to fourteen months resi- have printed the pastoral letter, "Always A minor point of disagreement I have dents of the r d Congressional District will be Bill Meunier Our Children", in its entire. with the letter is in the use of the phrase faced with who will replace Congressman Advertising Manager It's a remarkable document. There's no "Gay lifestyle." It's a phrase that is used Scott Klug. It is no secret that Rep. Baldwin Jerry Johnson doubt about that. I've heard words like over and over again, but I have no idea has been loading her war chest with money 372-2773 ($85K) in her hopes to become, "wonderful," "fantastic," "great advance," what it means. again, the first Columnists and Reporters to describe it. Personally, I'm not willing A sybaritic existence? Lying, around on openly Gay/Lesbian elected official, this time to Washington, DC. Glenn Bishop, Ruthie, Brian Treglown, to go nearly that far. red velvet cushions sipping wine? Nights Barbara Lightner, Bill Meunier, Dasty Sass, In my reading of it, while the bishops of wild abandon by the dozen? Orgies by As reported in the last issue of Wisconsin Light on Assembly Bill Dr. Karen Lamb, Carl Szatsmary, Dr. Suzie conceded that being Lesbian or Gay is in- the score? If that's so, there are times 397, providing hospi- Shovelit, Sasha Alyson, John Jahn nate, not a choice, they still insist that we when I could say, "I wish." If this is what tal visitation rights of domestic partners, Rep. who are born Gay should live celibate the bishops mean, I'd say it's time they Baldwin said "this bill is UNNECESSARY lives. As one person opined, the letter is a get a reality check. and had NO COMMENT nor did she sponsor Associated Press "call to chastity," a call that I think we Or does it mean two men or two or co-sponsor this bill! National Log Cabin Ap have no need to heed. women, in love with each other, joined Representative, Tim Russell, described Rep. Copyright © 1997 Gay people, like everyone else, fall in together, committed to each other, doing Baldwin to a tee, "this unfortunately could be a love. That love is just as beautiful, just as as best they can to contribute to society, classic case of Rep. Baldwin not being pleased By Novo Graphics, Ltd. powerful, just as ineffable as any other. as is the case with the vast majority of with anyone other than herself getting the THE WISCONSIN LIGHT is•published biweekly by NOV) There is no credit for advancing the GRAPHICS, LTD.. with offices at 1843 N. Palmer. difference between Gay love same-sex couples? If this is what it means, Lesbian/Gay casue In Milwaukee. WI 53212. Advertising and copy deadline is the and straight love, none whatsoever. Hav- the pastoral letter doesn't want to "en- a Congressional campaign letter I received Thursday prior to publication. Opinions expressed by ing fallen in love, it is therefore only right courage" it. from Rep. Baldwin seeking financial support write', in WISCONSIN LIGHT are not necessarily those of the publisher, editor, or our advertisers. Any reference and logical that sex be the outward mani- Encourage it? The bishops ought to be she states, "I have led the fight on many issues made to any individual or organization should not be festation of the inward emotion. doing everything in their power to since my election." construed as an indication of the same's sexual or affection in- orientation or preference. All copy, text, design, photos, and As someone once said, "Love makes sex crease it in society. My questions are the following to Rep. illustrations in advertisements are published with the sacred. Gay love being sacred, which it is, There is no doubt whatever that the let- understanding that the advertiser is fully authorized and has Please See to Letters page 31 secured proper written consent for the use of names, sex is therefore sublime." ter is powerful and will do much good. pictures. or testimonials of any living person, and While the bishops, in conformity to While it isn't "wonderful," it is a giant WISCONSIN LIGHT may lawfully publish and cause such publication to be made; and the advertiser agrees by Church teaching, insist that sex is only for step. Yet, I want more. Caution submitting ads to indemnify and save blameless the the intent of procreation, I've never been According to a story, which I'm sure the The fact that someone's name appears in publication of any error that may be contained in said ad. able WISCONSIN LIGHT does not accept any responsibility for to understand that at all. It is out of bishops know, there was a small town in this paper in no way implies sexual orien- any claims made by advertisers. The entire contents of line with experience. which there lived a man and his male WISCONSIN LIGHT are C Copyrighted and protected tation. under the Federal Copyright Act and International Sex between two people in love is an lover. The two men were much respected Conventions. Reproduction of any portion of any issue will overwhelmingly powerful bond of lotion by the townsfolk for all the good that they not be permitted without express written permission of did. NOVO GRAPHICS. LTD. Legal venue is Milwaukee Eounty. between them. They each take pleasure Were they closeted? How could they Wisconsin. Printed in the U.S.A. from the other, each gives pleasure to the be? If you've ever lived in a small town, Policy other and they share, in those moments, you know that there are few secrets. Eve- Subscribe to things that are uniquely their own as a ryone knows what's going on with every- Letters to the Editor couple. one else. It's difficult to believe that there Wisconsin Light If they are a non-Gay couple, children could be an exception here. As a matter of policy, Wisconsin may result—or they may not. If they are a One day the lover fell ill. Money would Light will not print a Letter to the Edi- One Year-26 Issues Gay couple, children will not result. But not have been lacking. Everything that tor sent to or appearing in any other First Class--$32.95 publication. This is general journalistic the point is, in my mind, the purpose of could have been done for him would have Third Class--$16.95 sex is not children. The purpose of sex is been done, but medicine has its limits practice. October 9, 1997 —October 22, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-5 A Picture is \Arc3rth a fri/c3Lisanci W(3rcts

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Cream City Foundation . Box 204 . Milwaukee, WI 53201 . (414) 265-0880 October 9, 1997—October 22, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-6 Evesdropping on Pat Robertson's Christian Green Lake County Sheriffs Deputy Very Coalition Conference is Frightening Active in Wayside Sting Operation Commentary by Matthew Freeman who share our values." Princeton, WI—The Princeton Times- meanor charges that result in a possible People for the American Way Seconds later, he set his goal for "the Republic reports that three complaints fine of not more than $10,000 or impris- The Christian Coalition's 1997 Road to next few years: we are going to have a were filed at the Green Lake County Cir- onment of not more than nine months or Victory Conference got off to a fast start pro-family conservative in the White cuit Court on September 17 in connection both. in September as an audience of approxi- House." with the sexual assault cases at a wayside. mately 1,000 conference-goers gathered A video tribute to Reed was then of- Michael J. Breister, 50, Richard L. Se- in the Ballroom of the Atlanta Marriott fered. Included in the video were virtually darski, 42, and Richard G. Jessup, 46, will Marquis to honor the group's outgoing ex- all of the key leaders of the Republican all be appearing on charges of 4th degree im ecutive director, Ralph Reed. Party in Congress: Sen. Trent Lott (MS), sexual assault. ENJOY For several years now, Road to Victory Speaker Newt Gingrich (GA), Dick Ar- Breister and Jessup were arrested during has been the premiere event on the Re- mey (TX) and Tom DeLay (TX). a sung operation in August. Breister was ligious Right circuit. A couple things have And a picture of Sen. Jesse Helms (NC) brought in after a confrontation with an THE reshuffled the deck this year. First, is the drew spontaneous applause from the audi- undercover officer on August 6. departure of the group's master strategist ence. The arrests were part of a sting opera- and executive director. Finally, Reed rose to speak, and after a tion enacted after the Green Lake County Second, is that the group apparently Buddhist Temple fundraising joke, he ran Sheriff's Department discovered that men misfired earlier this year when it an- through a list of issues that still needed the had been meeting at the wayside for sex. el nino nounced that the event, a roaring success group's attention. They included making a Detective Rick Julien of the Sheriff's when staged in Washington for several divorce more difficult to obtain, banning Department headed up the operation at the years running now, would instead be con- abortions, and more. And in a dig at wayside. ON OUR verted into a road show, with separate President Clinton, he said that "Until this According to the unnamed officer's re- events in three cities. nation has a president that we can point to port, he approached the Breister vehicle Later in the summer, perhaps in re- and say to our children, 'that is how you after the hghts were flashed on and off sponse to sluggish registrations, the group should behave,' our work is not done." several times. Breister was reportedly announced it was "collapsing" the three stimulating himself as he spoke with the PATIO The following day, September 14, Rob- events into one, and so it is that the ertson again addressed the group. Looking officer. He then stated that he was leaving group's state and local leaders, joined by to the future, he praised his new leader- and pulled around the wayside as the offi- some of their most committed members, ship team of Don Hodel and Randy Tate, cer went into the bathroom. came to Atlanta. and said "we haven't even scratched the Wonderfulfood at The Reed dinner was in the hotel ball- surface of what we're going to do m the room, and it had that certain Christian next few years." Then, again shedding all Cops in the reasonable prices. Coalition touch. A two-tiered head table pretense of nonpartisanship, he said that stood at the front of the room atop a large We don't want to give the Congress back the Parks platform, backed by pipe and drape with into the hands of the liberals in 1998," and Milwaukee—By no means should Fast, courteous service. an enormous hanging Christian Coalition said that the "time has come to clean anyone enter Juneau Park after closing logo and the similarly large name of the house at the top of our nation and get a and, to be safe, after dark, period. group. On either side of the room were new president." The Milwaukee police are targeting what looked to be 8 foot by 8 foot projec- It wasn't clear whether he expected the that particular park for any activity, tion television screens, set up for a video president to seek a third term and wanted even simple walks, in force with the use presentation or two and also to display the to nip it in the bud, or whether lie had im- of night vision binoculars and are tick- in house feed of the speakers. peachment in mind! But he did note that eting violators approximately $140 for Ya tAde;( After the diners were seated, the head when he was luring Hodel to the group's "trespassing," "loitering," and who table attendees were individually. an- leadership, he told him that he hoped Ho- knows what else. nounced. Kremlinologists might be inter- del would play a role in choosing the next ested in two points here. First, Randy president. Breister is reported to have followed the Tate, the new executive director, was America where "we know what a family officer into the restroom where the officer seated on the lower of the two rows, and is: it's a man and a woman, married to reported that Breister attempted to solicit never got a chance to speak, while Don each other." He said the vision did not in- him for sex. Hodel, the new president, emceed the clude an armed forces that has to "play Jessup was arrested in the same place on event and had plenty of mike time. out somebody's experiment of how the August 5th. He was charged with per- FINE MEXICAN Second, the most excited round of ap- genders are going to relate to each other," forming a sex act on the officer. plause during the introductions (not and that his America was a place where Sedarski was arrested on September CUISINE counting that for Reed) went to House "abortion is abolished." And he reiterated 15th. He was approached by an officer af- Budget Committee Chair John Kasich (R- the group's opposition to international ter being found sitting alone at a table at 7 DAYS A WEEK OH). family planning, religious persecution the wayside at 10:45 p.m. 734 South 5th Street It's a Lesbo Thing abroad and gambling here at home. The officer reported that he and Sedar- Dinner followed. At my table, the con- The head of the Dade County, Florida, ski engaged in small talk after which Se- 645-9888 versation had two particular low points. Christian Coalition said, "we are engaged darski "hugged and kissed" the officer. One came when one of the diners won- in a culture war for the very soul of The officer then told him that he didn't Corner of 5th & National, across dered aloud what picketers out front America, and to the winner goes the right like to be kissed. from the Milwaukee Ballet meant when they proclaimed that "hate is to teach the next generation.' Sedarski was arrested after he attempted not a family value." The fellow next to her Another Florida Christian Coalition to perform a sex act on the officer. *** 1/2 answered that it was "a Lesbo thing." member offered a reading that complained All three of the defendants are scheduled to appear in Green Lake County Dennis Getto Later on, the same gentleman com- that "Marxist professors' had taken over Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel plained about C-SPAN letting Dr. Cornell American campuses, Court. The three face Class A Misde- r that "religious insti- West, an African American, "mouth off." tutions [had been turned] into cesspools of Perhaps it was just my progressive ears liberalism," and our "once great public that heard a little racial ugliness in the schools turned into propaganda institu- choice of words. tions espousing atheism." Don Hodel then introduced Pat Robert- Randy Tate then took the stage to intro- son saying that wise historians of the fit- duce Speaker Newt Gingrich. Gingrich BED & BREAliCAST lure will study "the profound impact of entered with the theme from "Rocky" Pat Robertson." (Actually he initially mis- 12171[1O playing loudly over the sound system. DODO MEDINZEC`TII: MOOD omzir spoke and called him "Robinson," but The Speaker's remarks seemed a bit de- quickly corrected himself Still it did blunt fensive. He took some pains to argue that the moment.) the tax cuts that were part of the budget A 4072 Cherry Road „ Robertson used his time to sing the deal were sufficiently large. For those S (CTH HH) Christian Coalition's accomplishments, who weren't buying it, he said he intended Sturgeon Bay saying that the group was "the most pow- to push for a tax cut every year, and the (Door County) erful force in Amencan politics." At one audience seemed to approve. WI 54235 point he joked about the "lack of direction While in the neighborhood, Gingrich of the leadership in Congress," but then spent a bit of time bashing the IRS, and quickly withdrew, saying, "I won't get Chanticleer into that; it might said he wanted to replace the existing tax sound critical." code. He asked the Christian Coalition to GUEST HOUSE Robertson drew a big ovation from the join in a crowd when he declared that "we "dialogue with America about a Allyn Mansion Inn want an simple and fair replacement for the Twenty-three NEW IN-GROUND America where children are cared Inter- rooms of Victorian splendor HEATED POOL for by nal Revenue Code to get to a safe and like Grandmother never had. Ten fireplaces, two married, heterosexual parents." Em- grand pianos, great food, great PLUS 4 NEW SUITES! phasis on the "heterosexual. fair" tax system. hosts. Eight Other elements of the speech included a guest rooms, seven shared baths. National Located on 30 private acres in Door County. He cited what he described as two major Register property. A/C. Geneva Lakes-aiea. All suites include: Double whirlpool, fireplace, private issues for standing ovation for his promise to bring bath, TV/VCR, Stereo, refrigerator, A/C, balconies, the group to work on. First was 511 East Walworth Ave. the "Religious another vote on the "partial birth" abortion breakfast delivered to your room. Freedom Amendment" -- bill; a Delavan, WI 53115 • (414) 728-9090 Jo' some call it the "Christian veiled reference to the October 4 Nation Promise Keepers march on Washington. For a reservation or color brochure, please Amendment," because it would gut church-state separation. He also announced that "we" had created call Bryon & Darrin at Second was doing something about "ju- a "Faith and Freedom Guide," that could (92) 746-0334 dicial activism." Decrying be used by visitors to Washington to un- activism "so derstand various Washington landmarks 'irdd intense it begins to all into question the Guest House —,44-10:44:t very legitimacy of our judicial system," in the context of their "orientation to a -tp-4 . He went on to Creator." complain about there be- NOW OPEN! mg too many "hyphenated Americans," by which he meant that we shouldn't think of Come visit our 1920s farmhouse, ourselves as African American or Italian October Schedule American but rather as American. The just 1 mile off of I90, 20 minutes overwhelmingly white audience ap- BestD Outreach south of Madison. Enjoy breakfast plauded loudly. served to you In the evening's only real news, and a Wednesday, October 15 in one of our cozy slender reed of news it was (pun sheep- Mama Roux-9:00 p.m. to Midnight theme rooms. Call or write now Add To Sunday, October 19 Your Customers ishly intended), Robertson set as the goal for reservations. Gift Certificates for his new leadership team that they dou- Red Corvette—10:00 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Not Your Ad Budget! ble the group's 1.9 million membership Friday, October 24 also available! To advertise in this section for as and double its $24 million budget. And Ball Game-6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. then in one of many thinly veiled ac- Saturday, October 25 608-877-9942 1437 County W little as $15.00 per issue call knowledgments of the group's partisan B's-10:00 p.m. to Midnight Amy Meisner & Stoughton, Bill at The Wisconsin Light electoral mission, Robertson said that "we Friday, October 31 Vera Vidos, Proprietors WI 53589 want to elect lots more people to office Ten Percent Club-8:00-11:00 p.m. (414) 372-2773 October 9, 1997—October 22, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-7 1997 CAIR CONFERENCE ON HIV PREVENTION 1997 CAIR Conference Will Address Future r Challenges in HIV Prevention r ) r' HIV _I J TION Milwaukee—The Center for AIDS In- Revolution: HIV Prevention in the New tervention Research (CAIR) at the Medi- Millennium, will outline technical devel- IN THE / LLENNIOM cal College of Wisconsin will hold its opments and public health issues that will N 1997 CAIR Conference on HIV/AIDS be important m achieving successful HIV Prevention on November 5 at the Italian prevention during the next decade. fib LLAB FFORTS Merson will discuss Community Center near Milwaukee's topics such as: • Maier Festival Park (Summerfest named reporting; partner notification; the OGRA grounds). impact of new antiretroviral drugs; STD The day-long event will include a key- treatment; society change interventions; note address by Michael H. Merson, the influence of stigma and racism on M.D., former director of the World Health prevention efforts; and the role of com- Organization's Global Program on AIDS, munity-based groups in HIV prevention. and discussion sessions focused on a vari- Dr. Merson is currently dean of public ety of AIDS/HIV prevention related top- health at Yale University School of Medi- ics. cine and director of the Center for Inter- disciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale. He was with the World Health Organi- KEYNOTE-ADDRESS zation (WHO) from 1978 to 1995, including a five-year tenure as director of "EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION: the WHO Global Program on AIDS. In addition to the keynote speech, each HIV PREVENTION IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM" conference participant will have the op- MICHAEL H. MERSON, M.D. portunity to attend two breakout sessions. Dean of Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, Topics for the sessions include: evalu- and Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale University ating and assessing HIV risk reduction prevention programs; building and sus- Former Director, World Health Organization Global Program on AIDS taining community rapport; determining the cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention programs; providing HIV services in rural BREAKOSIONS areas; and developmg individual, group, community, and societal HIV prevention interventions. SESSION 1: EVALUATION & ASSESSMENT OF HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS Each breakout session will be facilitated SESSION 2: BUILDING COMMUNITY RAPPORT by representatives from a variety of community-based organizations, AIDS service SESSION 3: COST-EFFECTIVENESS & HIV PREVENTION organizations, health departments, and academic research institutions. SESSION 4: HIV PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS Registration fee for the conference is SESSION 5: HIV SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS $30. which includes lunch. Sessions will be facilitated by representatives from CAIR, Children's Outing Association, For more information, please contact Douglas County Health Department, East Central HIV Organization, Milwaukee AIDS Project, Paul Williams at 414-456-7700 or toll- UJIMA, United Migrant Opportunity Services, and the Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program. free at 1-800-644-1615. Michael H. Merson M.D. "The conference provides people work- spsT Sr MI/L.; e.g.& ing in HIV prevention -- whether they FOR MORE INFORMATION-v-PLEASE CALL 414-456-7700 work in education, service, or research — Church ul 138 S. 25g with an opportunity to discuss future CELEBRATES challenges in the AIDS epidemic and a alirn mot on4 Presented by the to share strategies chance for successful ungtoorte3 ckwrsily hal Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) prevention," says Jeffrey A. Kelly, Ph.D., vERS director of CAIR and professor of psy- tvl‘rale3 il!Plaa3e fl3 /Or mEDKAL Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine chiatry and behavioral medicine at the WO/41r Oft ...-C11/11ayJ COLLEGE 1201 North Prospect Avenue • Milwaukee, WI 53202 Medical College. 414/645-8786 10:30,un. OF WISCONSIN Program ID #97143 Dr. Merson's presentation, Evolution or OUTSTANDING Jack H. Smith Buying or Selling... Your Real Estate Broker should be professional, understanding, and ACCESSIBLE. Call Jack now! Northshore Office 414 962-4413 or 961-8314 x 199 Home: 224-1452 Website: wwwjacichsmith.com ShorevYK§T October 9, 1997—October 22, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-8 The researchers say their two-thirds es- Those who survived were also healthier. timate is conservative, since it does not Every three months in 1995, 18 percent of Only Two-Thirds of HIV-Infected People include people who learned of their HIV AIDS patients fell sick with infections that status through anonymous testing. Among are common complications in this disease. Know They Have the Disease those whose infections are known to By the end of last year, just 3 percent got authorities, 80 percent were diagnosed in these infections. Toronto, Canada— A surprisingly high system. Doctors believe that the sooner hospitals, doctors offices and clinics. The declining toll of AIDS among these two-thirds of all Americans who are in- treatment starts, the better the chance of "We need to continue to stress the need patients was matched by their increasing fected with the AIDS virus already know controlling the disease. for early testing to maximize the potential use of combination therapy, including it, health officials reported Sunday, Sep- The new data suggest the problem of benefits of new therapies to extend peo- combinations of AIDS drugs that were tember 28. undiagnosed infections may be smaller ple's lives," Sweeney said. available before the advent of protease in- Researchers from the U.S. Centers for than previously believed. Nevertheless, Nationally, AIDS deaths fell 23 percent hibitors. Disease Control and Prevention based in they also mean that roughly 275,000 last year. Combinations of AIDS drugs During the first quarter of 1994, 15 per- Atlanta estimate that about 775,000 Americans are unaware of their HIV in- that include a new class of medicines cent took combinations. This increased to Americans carry HIV, and at least fections and are not getting early treat- called protease inhibitors are generally 29 percent in the first three months of 500,000 have been tested and know their ment. credited with this turnaround. However, 1995 and 87 percent in the first quarter of status. Sweeney presented her findings at an in- until now, this belief was based more on 1996. By the end of last year, 92 percent The CDC research is the first careful fectious disease conference sponsored by anecdotes than on hard data. of AIDS patients were getting the combi- attempt to arrive at this figure using in- the American Society for Microbiology. Dr. Scott Holmberg analyzed the rec- nation treatment. fection data collected by the states. Until Another CDC study presented Sunday ords of 2,957 AIDS patients who were "This is an important step in winning now, many experts had guessed that about demonstrates the importance of the new seen in 10 HIV clinics. He linked their the war against AIDS," Holmberg said. half of all HIV-infected Americans were treatments for prolonging lives. death rates with their use of combination aware of it. Sweeney's figures were based on the therapy. si "This is encouraging, because it sug- cases of infection reported to the CDC 0 The first weak protease inhibitor became voi gests that the majority of persons with through June from 25 states where doctors available in late 1995, and two stronger HIV have been tested," said Dr. Patricia are required to report the names of pa- ones that are now mainstays of treatment 2 Sweeney, who directed the study. "We tients who carry the virus. arrived in the spring of 1996. need to continue to work to ensure these In these states, 240,000 people were Through 1995, the death rate among people have access to recommended known to be living with AIDS, and an- these patients averaged 7 percent every ao 0 treatment." other 76,000 were infected but not sick. three months. By the third quarter of 1996 0 Some experts arc pushing for more The researchers used these data to esti- this had fallen to 3 percent, and in the fi- widespread AIDS testing now that treat- mate the number of diagnosed infections nal quarter of last year it was just 2 per- ments exist that can delay and perhaps in the states without mandatory reporting cent. Aperetaeocaaat, (9r. stop HIV's destruction of the immune of HIV infections. «voice

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If your child is distraught, you may be concerned about attempted suicide. r-D GUILT, SHAME, AND LONELINESS: "If only we had...or had not..." are words with which parents can torture themselves at this time. Regrets and disappointments rise up like ghosts from the past. A sense of failure can lead you into a valley of shame which, in turn, can isolate you from your children, your family, and other communities of support. PARENTAL PROTECTIVENESS AND PRIDE: Homosexual persons often experience discrimination and acts of violence in our society. As a parent, you naturally want to shield your children from harm, regardless of their age. You may still insist: "You are always my child; nothing can ever change that. You are also a child of God, gifted and called for a purpose in God's design." There are two important things to keep in mind as you try to sort out your feelings. First, listen to them. They can contain clues leading to a fuller discovery of God's will for you. Second, because some feelings can be confusing or conflicting, it is not necessary to act upon all of them. Acknowledging them may be sufficient, but it may also be necessary to talk about your feelings. Do not expect that all tensions can or will be resolved. The Christian life is a jour- ti ney marked by perseverance and prayer. It is a path leading from where we are to where we know God is calling us. Accepting Your Child How can you best express your love -- itself a reflection of God's unconditional love -- for your child? At least two things are necessary. First, don't break off contact; don't reject your child. A shocking number of homosexual youth Mfh end up on the streets because of rejection by their families. This, and other external pressures, can place young people at greater risk of self-destructive behaviors, like substance abuse, and suicide. Your child may need you and the family now more than ever. He or she is still the same person. This child, who has always been God's gift to you, may now be the cause of another gift: your family becoming more honest, respectful, and supportive. Yes, your love can be tested by this reality, but it can also grow stronger through your struggle to respond lovingly. The second way to communicate love is to seek appropriate help for your child and for yourself. If your son iG or daughter is an adolescent, it is possible that he or she may be experimenting with some homosexual behaviors as part of the process of coming to terms with sexual identity. Isolated acts do not make someone homosexual. Chalking It Up! Artist Kitty Doyle puts the finishing touches on a sidewalk mural outside of Out of Solitude Adolescence is often accompanied by anxiety or confusion about sexual identity. Sometimes Jewelry 918 E. Brady Street. Milwaukee as the store's owner Chuck Bahringer watches. Out of Solitude the best approach may be a "wait and see" attitude, while you try to maintain a trusting relation- features many fine handcrafted jewelry items. ship and provide various kinds of support, information, and encouragement. In many cases, it may be appropriate and necessary that your child receive professional help, ALWAYS OUR CHILDREN including counseling and spiritual direction. It is important, of course, that he or she receive such Editor's Note: The following is the fill text of the Pastoral Message of the National Confer- guidance willingly. Look for a therapist who has an appreciation of religious values and who un- ence of Bishops to parents of Lesbian and Gay children. derstands the complex nature of sexuality. Such a person should be experienced at helping people discern the meaning of early sexual behaviors, sexual attractions, and sexual fantasies in Preface ways that lead to more clarity and self-identity. In the course of this, however, it is essential for The purpose of this pastoral message is to reach out to parents who are trying to cope with the you to remain open to the possibility that your son or daughter is struggling to understand and discovery of homosexuality in a child, who is an adolescent or an adult. It urges families to draw accept a basic homosexual orientation. upon the reservoirs of faith, hope, and love as they face uncharted futures. It asks them to recog- Sexual Orientation nize that the Church offers enormous spiritual resources to strengthen and support them at this The meaning and implications of the term, homosexual orientation, are not universally agreed moment in their family's life and in the days to come. upon. Church teaching acknowledges a distinction between a homosexual "tendency" which This message draws upon the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the teaching of Pope John proves to be "transitory" and "homosexuals who are definitively such because of some kind of Paul II, statements of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and of our own Episcopal innate instinct" (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Declaration on Certain Questions Conference. The message is not a treatise on homosexuality. It is not a systematic presentation of Concerning Sexual Ethics, 1975, n.8). the Church's moral teaching. It does not break any new ground theologically. Rather, relying on In light of this possibility, therefore, it seems appropriate to understand sexual orientation (het- the Church's teaching as well as on our own pastoral experience, we intend to speak words of erosexual or homosexual) as a fundamental dimension of one's personality and to recognize its faith, hope, and love to parents who need the Church's loving presence at a time which may be relative stability in a person. one of the most challenging in their lives. A homosexual orientation produces a stronger emotional and sexual attraction toward indi- We also want to be helpful to priests and pastoral ministers who often are the first ones parents viduals of the same sex, rather than toward those of the opposite sex. It does not totally rule out or their children approach with their struggles and anxieties. interest in, care for and attraction toward members of the opposite sex. In recent years we have tried to reach out to families in difficult circumstances. Our initiatives Having a homosexual orientation does not necessarily mean a person will engage in homosex- took the form of short statements, like this one, which were addressed to people who thought ual activity. they were beyond the Church's circle of care. Always Our Children follows in the same tradition There seems to be no single cause of a homosexual orientation. A common opinion of experts as these other pastoral statements. is that there are multiple factors -- genetic, hormonal, psychological — that may give rise to it. This message is not intended for advocacy purposes or to serve a particular agenda. It is not to Generally, homosexual orientation is experienced as a given, not as something freely chosen. By be understood as an endorsement of what some call a "homosexual lifestyle." itself, therefore, a homosexual orientation cannot be considered sinful, for morality presumes the Always Our Children is an outstretched hand of the Bishops' Committee on Marriage and freedom to choose. Family to parents and other family members offering them a fresh look at the grace present in Some homosexual persons want to be known publicly as Gay or Lesbian. These terms often family life and the unfailing mercy of Christ our Lord. express a person's level of self-awareness and self-acceptance within society. Though you might An even more generous, intelligent and prudent pastoral commitment, modeled on the Good find the terms offensive because of political or social connotations, it is necessary to be sensitive Shepherd, is called for in cases of families which, often independently of their own wishes and to how your son or daughter is using them. Language should not be a barrier to building trust and through pressures of various other kinds, find themselves faced by situations which are objec- honest communication. tively difficult. You can help a homosexual person in two general ways. First, encourage him or her to cooper- A Critical Moment, A Time of Grace ate with God's grace in order to live a chaste life. As you begin to read this message you may feel your life is in turmoil. You and your family Second, concentrate on the person, not on the homosexual orientation itself. This implies re- might be faced with one of the difficult situations of which our Holy Father speaks: specting a person's freedom to choose or refuse therapy directed toward changing a homosexual You think your adolescent child is experiencing a same-sex attraction and/or you observe atti- orientation. Given the present state of medical and psychological knowledge, there is no guaran- tudes and behaviors that you find confusing or upsetting or with which you disagree. tee that such therapy will succeed. Thus, there may be no obligation to undertake it, though some Your son or daughter has made it known that he or she has a homosexual orientation. may find it helpful. You experience a tension between loving your child as God's precious creation and not want- All in all, it is essential to recall one basic truth. God loves every person as a unique individual. ing to endorse any behavior you know the Church teaches is wrong. Sexual identity helps to define the unique persons we are. One component of our sexual identity You need not face this painful time alone, without human assistance or God's grace The is sexual orientation. Thus, our total personhood is more encompassing than sexual orientation. Church can be an instrument of both help and healing. This is why we bishops, as pastors and Human beings see the appearance, but the Lord looks into the heart (cf. I Samuel 16:7). teachers, write to you. God does not love someone any less simply because he or she is homosexual. God's love is In this pastoral message, we draw upon the gift of faith as well as the sound teaching and pas- always and everywhere offered to those who are open to receiving it. St. Paul's words offer great toral practice of the Church in order to offer loving support, reliable guidance, and recommenda- hope: For I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present tions for ministries suited to your needs and those of your child. Our message speaks of accept- things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to ing yourself, your beliefs and values, your questions and all you may be struggling with at the separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:38-39). moment; accepting and loving your child as a gift of God; and accepting the full truth of God's Accepting God's Plan and the Church's Ministry revelation about the dignity of the human person and the meaning of human sexuality. For the Christian believer, an acceptance of self and of one's homosexual child must take place Within the Catholic moral vision there is no contradiction among these levels of acceptance, within the larger context of accepting divinely revealed truth about the dignity and destiny of for truth and love are not opposed. They are inseparably joined and rooted in one person, Jesus human persons. It is the Church's responsibility to believe and teach this truth, presenting it as a Christ, who reveals God to be ultimate truth and saving love. comprehensive moral vision and applying this vision in particular situations through its pastoral We address our message also to the wider church community, and especially to priests and ministries. We present the main points of that moral teaching here. other pastoral ministers, asking that our words be translated into attitudes and actions which fol- Every person has an inherent dignity because he or she is created in God's image. A deep re- low the way of love, as Christ has taught. It is through the community of his faithful, that Jesus spect for the total person leads the Church to hold and teach that sexuality is a gift of God. Being offers you hope, help, and healing so your whole family might continue to grow into the intimate created a male or a female person is an essential part of the divine plan, for it is their sexuality -- community of life and love which God intends. a mysterious blend of spirit and body --that allows human beings to share in God's own creative Accepting Yourself love and life. Because some of you might be swept up in a tide of emotions, we focus first on feelings. Al- "Everyone...should acknowledge and accept his sexual identity" (Catechism of the though the gift of human sexuality can be a great mystery at times, the Church's teaching on ho- Catholic Church, #2333). mosexuality is clear. However, because the terms of that teaching have now become very per- Like all gifts from God, the power and freedom of sexuality can be channeled toward good or sonal in regard to your son or daughter, you may feel confused and conflicted. evil. Everyone -- the homosexual and the heterosexual person - is called to personal maturity and Possibly you are experiencing many different emotions, all in varying degrees, such as: responsibility. With the help of God's grace, everyone is called to practice the virtue of chastity RELIEF: Perhaps you had sensed for some time that your son or daughter was different in in relationships. Chastity means integrating one's thoughts, feelings, and actions, in the area of some way. Now he or she has come to you and has entrusted something very significant. It may human sexuality, in a way that values and respects one's own dignity and that of others. It is "the be that other siblings learned of this before you did, and were reluctant to tell you. Regardless, spiritual power which frees love from selfishness and aggression" (Pontifical Council for the though, a burden has been lifted. Acknowledge the possibility that your child has told you this Family, not to hurt you or create distance, but out of love and trust and with a desire for honesty, inti- Christ summons all his followers -- whether they are married or living a single celibate life -- macy, and closer communication. to a higher standard of loving. This includes not only fidelity, forgiveness, hope, perseverance, ANGER: You may be feeling deceived or manipulated by your son or daughter. You could be and sacrifice, but also chastity which is expressed in modesty and self-control. The chaste life is angry with your spouse, blaming him or her for "making the child this way" -- especially if there possible, though not always easy, for it involves a continual effort to turn toward God and away has been a difficult parent-child relationship. You might be angry with yourself for not recog- from sin, especially with the strength of the sacraments of Penance and Eucharist. Indeed God nizing indications of homosexuality. You could be feeling disappointment, along with anger, if expects everyone to strive for the perfection of love, but to achieve it gradually through stages of family members, and sometimes even siblings, are rejecting their homosexual brother or sister. It moral growth (cf. John Paul II, On the Family, 1981, n. 34). To keep our feet on the path of con- is just as possible to feel angry if family members or friends seem overly accepting and encour- version, God's grace is available to and sufficient for everyone open to receiving it. aging of homosexuality. To live and love chastely is to understand that "only within marriage does sexual intercourse Also -- and not to be discounted -- is a possible anger with God that all this is happening. fully symbolize the Creator's dual design, as an act of covenant love, with the potential of co- MOURNING: You may now feel that your child is not exactly the same individual you once thought you knew. 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US Catholic Bishops to Parents: "Love 5.Maintain a list of agencies, community groups, and counselors or other experts to whom you can refer homosexual persons or their parents and family members when they ask you for Accept Your Gay and Lesbian Children." specialized assistance. Recommend agencies that operate in a manner consistent with Catholic Continued From page 11 teaching. 6.Help to establish or promote existing support groups for parents and family members. creating new human life" (U.S. Catholic Conference, Human Sexuality: A Catholic Perspective 7.Learn about HIV/AIDS so you will be more informed and compassionate in your ministry. Ibr Education and Lifelong Learning, 1991, p. 55). This is a fundamental teaching of our Church Include prayers in the liturgy for those living with HIV/AIDS, their caregivers, those who have about sexuality, rooted in the biblical account of man and woman created in the image of God died, and their families, companions and friends. A special Mass for healing and anointing of the and made for union with one another (Genesis 2-3). sick might be connected with World AIDS Awareness Day (December 1) or with a local AIDS Two conclusions follow. First, it is God's plan that sexual intercourse occur only within mar- awareness program.) riage between a man and a woman. Second, every act of intercourse must be open to the possible Conclusion creation of new human life. Homosexual intercourse cannot fulfill these two conditions. There- For St. Paul love is the greatest of spiritual gifts. St. John considers love to be the most certain fore, the Church teaches that homogenital behavior is objectively immoral, while making the im- sign of God's presence. Jesus proposes it as the basis of his two great commandments which ful- portant distinction between this behavior and a homosexual orientation, which is not immoral in fill all the law and the prophets. itself. Love, too, is the continuing story of every family's life. Love can be shared, nurtured, rejected, It is also important to recognize that neither a homosexual orientation, nor a heterosexual one, and sometimes lost. To follow Christ's way of love is the challenge before every family today. leads inevitably to sexual activity. One's total personhood is not reducible to sexual orientation Your family now has an added opportunity to share love and to accept love. Our church commu- or behavior. nities are likewise called to an exemplary standard of love and justice. Our homosexual sisters Respect for the God-given dignity of all persons means the recognition of human rights and re- and brothers -- indeed, all people — are summoned into responsible ways of loving. sponsibilities. The teaching of the Church makes it clear that the fundamental human rights of To our homosexual brothers and sisters we offer a concluding word. This message has been an homosexual persons must be defended and that all of us must strive to eliminate any form of in- outstretched hand to your parents and families inviting them to accept God's grace present in justice, oppression, or violence against them. their lives now and to trust in the unfailing mercy of Jesus our Lord. Now we stretch out our It is not sufficient only to avoid unjust discrimination. Homosexual persons "must be accepted hands and invite you to do the same. We are called to become one body, one spirit in Christ. We with respect, compassion and sensitivity" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2358). They, as is need one another if we are to "...grow in every way into him who is the head, Christ, from whom true of every human being, need to be nourished at many different levels simultaneously. the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, with the proper func- This includes friendship, which is a way of loving and is essential to healthy human develop- tioning of each part, brings about the body's growth and builds itself up in love" (Ephesians, ment, as well as one of the richest possible human experiences. Friendship can and does thrive 4:15-16). outside of genital sexual involvement. Though at times you may feel discouraged, hurt or angry, do not walk away from your fami- The Christian community should offer its homosexual sisters and brothers understanding and lies, from the Christian community, from all those who love you. In you God's love is revealed. pastoral care. More than twenty years ago we bishops stated that "Homosexuals...should have an You are always our children. active role in the Christian community." What does this mean in practice? It means that all homosexual persons have a right to be welcomed into the community, to hear the word of God, and to receive pastoral care. Homosexual persons who are living chaste lives should have opportuni- Flu Shots Offered ties to lead and serve the community. However, the Church has the right to deny public roles of service and leadership to persons, Milwaukee—The flu season is almost upon us. Once again, Flu shots will be of- whether homosexual or heterosexual, whose public behavior openly violates its teachings. fered at the M&M Club (in the upper level Banquet Room) on Thursday, October 16, The Church recognizes the importance and urgency of ministering to persons with HIV/AIDS. from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Tuesday, October 21, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The vacci- Though HIV/AIDS is an epidemic affecting the whole human race, not just homosexual persons, nations continue to be recommended for individuals who are immune compromised it has had a devastating effect upon them and has brought great sorrow to many parents, families and their care takers. and friends. The community outreach is sponsored by The Gay and Lesbian Nurses Association, Without condoning self-destructive behavior or denying personal responsibility, we reject the the M&M Club, The Milwaukee Health Department, BESTD Clinic, In Step, Q Voice idea that HIV/AIDS is a direct punishment from God. Furthermore: and Wisconsin Light. The flu shots are free, however, donations are accepted. Persons with AIDS are not distant, unfamiliar people, the objects of our mingled pity and aver- For more information, please contact BESTD Clinic at (414) 272-2144 or Jeff sion. We must keep them present to our consciousness as individuals and a community, and em- Miller at (414) 817-0957. brace them with unconditional love.... Compassion--love--toward persons infected with HIV is the only authentic Gospel response. Nothing in the Bible or in Catholic teaching can be used to justify prejudicial or discriminatory attitudes and behaviors. We reiterate here what we said in an earlier statement: We call on all Christians and citizens of good will to confront their own fears about homosexuality and to curb the humor and discrimination that offend homosexual persons. We under- It's that time again...... stand that having a homosexual orientation brings with it enough anxiety, pain and issues related to self-acceptance without society bringing additional prejudicial treatment. Pastoral Recommendations With a view toward overcoming the isolation that you or your son or daughter may be experiencing, we offer these recommendations to you as well as to priests and pastoral ministers. To parents: FLU LAccept and love yourselves as parents in order to accept and love your son or daughter. Do not blame yourselves for a homosexual orientation in your child. 2.Do everything possible to continue demonstrating love for your child. However, accepting his or her homosexual orientation does not have to include approving all related attitudes and behavioral choices. In fact, you may need to challenge certain aspects of a lifestyle which you find objectionable. Vaccinations 3.Urge your son or daughter to stay joined to the Catholic faith community. If they have left the Church, urge them to return and be reconciled to the community, especially in the Sacrament of Penance. 4. Recommend that your son or daughter find a spiritual director/mentor who will offer guid- Thursday, October 16th ance in prayer and in leading a chaste and virtuous life. 5.Seek help for yourself, perhaps in the form of counseling or spiritual direction, as you strive for understanding, acceptance and inner peace. Also, consider joining a parents' support group or participating in a retreat designed for Catholic parents of homosexual children. Other 6pm until 9pm people have traveled the same road as you, but may have journeyed even further. They can share effective ways of handling delicate family situations such as how to tell family members and friends about your child, how to explain homosexuality to younger children, how to relate to Tuesday, October 2ar your son or daughter's friends in a Christian way. 6.Reach out in love and service to other parents who may be struggling with a son or daughter's homosexuality. Contact your parish about organizing a parents' support group. Your dioce- 7pm until 10pm San Family Ministry IJII1Ce, %.,11d1ILICS, VI a VG-1,1W ulut.cau smuouy LV ki ay awl LeS- bian persons may be able to offer assistance. 7.As you take advantage of opportunities for education and support, remember that you can at the M&M Club (upstairs only change yourself; you can only be responsible for your own beliefs and actions, not those of room) your adult children. 8.Put your faith completely in God who is more powerful, more compassionate and more 124 North Water Street forgiving than we are or ever could be. To church ministers: donations accepted 1.Be available to parents and families who ask for your pastoral help, spiritual guidance and especially recommended for HIV+ persons prayer. their 2.Welcome homosexual persons into the faith community. Seek out those on the margins. partners and caregivers Avoid stereotyping and condemnations. Strive first to listen. Do not presume that all homosexual sponsored by persons are sexually active. THE GAY & LESBIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, THE MILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE M&M CLUB, and church teaching so that your preaching, teaching, and THE BESTD CLINIC, IN STEP NEWSMAGAZINE, THE WISCONSIN LIGHT and Q-VOICE 3.Leam about homosexuality INFORMATION: 272-2144 counseling will be informed and effective. 4.Use the words "homosexual", "Gay", "Lesbian" in honest and accurate ways, especially October 9, 1997—October 22, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-13 Clinton To Convene First White House chures showing the card designs and order The United Hosts forms can be obtained from the Founda- Conference on Hate Crimes tion or from selected Madison area busi- First Annual nesses. Colorado Springs, CO—In a meeting his taped message. "We know that thou- Proceeds from the sale of the cards will that will bring together the victims of hate sands of hate crimes are still committed Masquerade Ball be used to support the Foundation's grant- crimes, law enforcement officials, educa- each year. making activities throughout the coming Madison—Marques Bovre and the tors and community and religious leaders, " As a nation, we must stand against all Evil year. President Clinton m November will con- Twins will be featured entertainment at For more information, contact the New crimes of hate. We must move closer to The United's First Annual Masquerade vene the first White House Conference on the day when acts of bigotry and injustice Harvest Foundation, P.O. Box 1786, Ball set for Saturday night, November 1m. Madison, WI 53701-1786 or phone (608) Hate Crimes on November 10, 1997. are no longer a stain on our community or The Clinton announced his plans Saturday, Ball will be held at the Dane County 256-6204. our conscience. We must fight the fear to- Exposition Center, 1881 Expo Mall East September 27, in a videotaped message gether and I thank you for your courage in for the annual meeting of the Northwest Madison. Doors will open at 9:00 p.m. and your commitment," Clinton said. and the event will run until 2:00 a.m., Coalition Against Malicious Harassment, Rev. Troy Perry with a six-state organization that promotes dancing from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. St. Camillus Drops Among those whom the Presidemt has Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the equality and justice. invited to attend the November 10 con- door. "Thanks for the work you do to over- ference Plans to Buy Building is the Rev. Troy D. Perry, founder The United will sponsor a costume come the forces of hatred and division that of the Universal Fellowship of Metro- contest, with prizes our society. In Amer- awarded in several In Wauwatosa for are still at large in politan Community Churches (UFMCC). different categories. Awards will be an- ica, we are many people, but one nation, the world's largest Gay and Lesbian nounced during the shared values. As we dance intermission. bound together by spirituality organization. The Ball is a fundraiser for many of the Elderly and Disabled become an increasingly diverse society, In a letter to the President, Perry noted outreach and support programs The Wauwatosa, WI—The Executive Man- our very future depends upon finding new that, "UFMCC members and congrega- United provides to the across the lines LBGT community. agement Team of St. Camillus Campus ways to come together tions have suffered a two-fold victimiza- Tickets are available in Madison at the that divide us," Clinton said. tion by hate crimes — crimes against our decided on September 30 to abandon Exclusive Company, Community Phar- plans to purchase an apartment building "Because I share your commitment, on worship facilities because of our faith and macy, Magic Mill and November 10, I'm convening the first ever Room of One's adjacent to its Wauwatosa campus be- crimes against our predominantly Gay and Own bookstore, or call (608) 255-8582 to White House Conference on Hate Lesbian members because of their sexual cause of the difficulty it was having with charge by phone. Wauwatosa Mayor Maricolette Walsh in Crimes," the president added. orientation. The Ball is being sponsored by Miller The Seattle-based coalition monitors "Since its founding in 1968, more than securing tax exempt status for the facility. Brewing Company, Triple M 105.5, Q- Management recognized that they would suspected hate groups in Washington, 20 UFMCC churches have been bombed Voice and In Step. dIdaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming and or arsoned," said pem, "while many oth- have to commit to spending significant re- Oregon. ers have been vandalized, desecrated or sources if efforts to secure tax exempt The group's 11th annual meeting, billed threatened. Proportionally, no other insti- Sale of Holiday Cards status for the facility continued to be as "Facing the Fear Together," mcluded tution in America has been the recipient of blocked by the Mayor's office. keynote speakers Democratic Party strate- as much arson, bombing, vandalism and to Benefit the New Members of the Roman Catholic Or- gist Celinda Lake, Columbia University desecration motivated by hate crimes as der's management team point out that the African-American scholar Manning have the churches of UFMCC. An as- Harvest Foundation purpose of the acquisition of the building Marable, and Mexican-American feminist tounding and shocking seven percent of was to enable the Order to expand its mis- and Lesbian writer Gloria Anzaldua. our congregations have been targets of Madison—The New Harvest Founda- sion and provide additional affordable Organizers said it was held in Colorado bombing or arson." tion, which raises and distributes funds to housing for the elderly, the disabled, peo- because members have seen a growth in Perry will represent the more than support LGBT well-being in Madison and ple living with HIV/AIDS and persons the number of hate groups in the state. 42,000 members of UFMCC congrega- surrounding Dane County, announces an preparing for ministry in the Order. They "More than ever, we know we'll be tions at the White House Conference. "I exciting new project. note that the intended use was undeniably strengthened when we honor the dignity intend to use my voice to call for enact- The Foundation will sell holiday cards for benevolent and charitable purposes. and use the talents of all our people, re- ment of broad protections for our Lesbian, designed by local Gay, Lesbian or Bisex- Regardless, the Mayor vowed to gardless of race, or religious faith, na- Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered citi- ual artists, done in a variety of styles and strongly oppose any attempt to claim the tional origin or sexual orientation, gender zens," said Perry. media. Six different designs were chosen, necessary tax exempt status which would or disability," Clinton told the coalition in including pieces. done in watercolor, pho- be vital to its establishment. tography, mosaic, woodcut and graphic "Although I am confident that St. New Drugs Are No Panacea and for Many, art. Some designs are holiday-specific, Camillus would prevail in this dispute, I others are appropriate for all occasions. cannot in good conscience authorize the All cards are non-denominational and are spending of precious dollars which we Don't Work; AIDS Has Not Been Cured blank inside. would otherwise direct to serving persons Cards are $1 each, or 85 cents for orders in need," commented a disappointed Columbus, O13— The killer in Michael among heterosexual black women. Brother Stephen Braddock, O.S. Cam., McDonald's body is silent. "Younger people think they can partici- of 20 or more. Orders will be taken from now until November 17. Cards will be Chair of the Board of St. Camillus Cam- The AIDS-infected man has lived with pate in risky behavior again. They have no pus. the deadly HIV virus for 12 years. A year fear," said McDonald, who gives speeches delivered no later than December 5. Bro- ago his viral load, the measure of HIV m to schools and businesses for the Colum- the blood, was more than 1 million. To- bus AIDS Task Force. "Heterosexuals day, it's undetectable. still think this is a Gay disease and not as The reason is simple: McDonald is one their disease, too." of 150,000 people taking a powerful Education about AIDS is more impor- cocktail of AIDS drugs called protease in- tant than ever, said Daniel Zingale, direc- hibitors. tor of AIDS Action, a national organiza- Brought back from the brink of death, tion that represents 2,000 AIDS groups. McDonald, 38, is planning for a future he " It'll be a tragedy if people start walking Nationally known comedian Bob Smith will never thought he would have. Dreams of away from prevention," he said. "The going to medical school are real again and worst is not over. The drugs aren't a cure appear to promote his new book his living will is tucked away in a drawer. and don't work for many people." There's only one problem. The cocktail Zingale said protease mhibitors fail for is not a cure. The virus still lurks in his at least 30 percent of patients who take Openly Bob body. AIDS advocates are alarmed by them. The cost, $10,000 to $15,000 per what they say is a growing public belief year, is prohibitive. 7:30pm that the treatment cures AIDS. And it's not easy to take so many pills. On Wednesday, October 22 "People think the AIDS epidemic is McDonald downs a total of 98 pills at over," McDonald said. "That's scary be- 10 different times a day. Some require cause it's not." food, while others don't. The side effects The more people believe that, the more include diarrhea, heartburn and nausea. risks they may take, risks that could lead Another question is how long the drug to a resurgence in the number of HIV cocktail will be effective. Russell said cases. some patients show no sign of HIV for a "We are a take-a-pill society. People year or two. But then for some unknown seem to think the drugs are a cure. I'm reason, the virus and infections return, constantly amazed at the level of igno- killing them. rance. HIV never leaves the body," said McDonald knows all about that. Randall Russell, director of AIDS Task "I still live with the fear in the back of Force of Alabama. my mind that tomorrow I could become While the first-ever drop in the number sick again. That the virus will grow of new AIDS cases was reported this again," he said. month, health officials say they do not "For the past 12 years, I have watched have comprehensive information on the all my goals crumble in front of my eyes. I rate of HIV infection. was on my way to osteopathic school but The latest figures available, covering didn't go because of my impending death. 1987 to 1992, show there were about Now that I have hope, I'm thinking of go- Bob Smith 40,000 to 80,000 new HIV infections a ing to nursing school. I just have to make Author of Openly Bo year. All states report AIDS cases and sure I don't overdo it." deaths to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but only 30 count HIV infection, too. An Exclusive AIDS groups are seeing a large increase on Friday, October 24 at 1:30, the girls get their turn with in the number of HIV and AIDS cases in- Then volving women and minorities, said Tho- Wisconsin Light mas Bartenbach, director of Indiana Nancy Manahan, author of Cares, which works with 12 AIDS centers in Indiana. Interview On My Honor: Lesbians Reflect on A new federal study found the number Their Scouting Experience of AIDS cases among women is rising more quickly than among men. From 1991 through 1995, the number of women and Becky Bohan, author of diagnosed with AIDS increased by a Comedian and Author whopping 63 percent, compared with 12.8 Fertile Betrayal percent among males. And for the first Bob Smith tune, more women are being infected v‘ko Call! through heterosexual contact than through drug use. Afterwords Books & Espresso Bar The study also found AIDS cases diag- See Page 19 2710 N Murray, Milw, WI (414)963-9089 nosed in 1996 rose 19 percent among het- www.afterwords.com erosexual black men and 12 percent October 9, 1997—October 22, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-14 sky, wrote a supportive evaluation stating a child becomes willing to discuss his or ple support the measure and the US that Thomasson was "one of the finest her orientation. Apuzzo young officers I have ever met." Demonstrating love for Gay and Les- Continued From Page 1 Catholic Bishops recent Pastoral letter calling for an end to discrimination In three previous cases filed by Army bian children must be a priority among to more appointments and nominations of against Gays and Lesbians. Sargent Perry Watkins, Washington State Roman Catholic parents, says Always Our openly Gay people in Clinton's second "The Bishops letter will help. One of National Guarg Lt. Colonel Margaret Children. The bishops' statement also term." the arguments is that people of faith can Cannemeyer and Petty Officer Keith suggests the formation of parents' support "This is historic," said Kerry Lobel, not support this bill. That' s not true. Meinhold the Supreme Court did rule in groups and the welcoming of Gay chil- NGLTF's current executive director, "She This hearing is another opportunity to let favor of reinstatement. dren into church settings. has impeccable professional credentials- people of faith know that this bill is no In the Watkins case, the Court ruled that Chaste homosexuals, they say, should that she's an activist is icing on the cake. threat to their beliefs." he must be reinstated because the military be allowed church leadership positions. Her tenure with NGLTF brought impres- Stachelberg points out that a Committee knew of his homosexuality before allow- "Generally, homosexual orientation is sive visibility to the movement. Her solid recommendation is not necessary for ing him to re enlist. In the other two experienced as a given, not as somethinng perspective on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual ENDA to be brought up for a vote before cases, the Court ruled that a simple state- freely chosen." the bishops annum and Transgender issues will be a tremen- the full Senate. "It was voted on last year ment of homosexual orientation was not "By itself, therefore, a homosexual orien- dous asset to the Administration." without a recommendation and that may enough to justify dismissal from the serv- tation cannot be considered sinful, for mo- Before taking the top Gay leadership happen again." ice. rality presumes the freedom to choose." position at NGLTF, Apuzzo held posi- Among the options available to support- All of those rulings were based on mili- age their Gay children to live celibate tions as Executive Director of the Office ers is the ability to offer ENDA as an tary policies in existence before "Don't lives and to challenge any aspects of those of Trials and Hearings for the City of New amendment to other legislation. Unlike Ask, on't Tell." lives they find unacceptable by church York and as Assistant Commissioner, Of- the House of Representatives, amend- Childress said that the first Federal Ap- standards. There is no need, however, say fice of Operations, City of New York De- ments offered in the Senate do not have to peals Court decision against the policy the bishops, to enforce rules at the ex- partment of Health. be germane to the legislation. may come in Abel vs. the United States pense of their child. After her NGLTF tenure, between 1985 On future plans for ENDA Stachelberg's which is currently before the Second Cir- "First, don't break off contact, don't re- and 1991, Apuzzo served as deputy ex- only comment was "It is -up to the lead cuit Court of Appeals in New York. If ject your child," say the bishops, sug- ecutive director of the New York State sponsors to come up with the strategy. that court ruled against "Don't Ask, Don't gesting the creation of a home atmosphere Consumer Protection Board. For part of There is a small handful of Senators we Tell," the Supreme Court may feel pres- m which the closet is no longer an option. that time, from 1986 to 1989, she served are working with. The bill has changed, sure to issue a ruling. concurrently as the governor's liaison to the climate and the culture of this country Meanwhile former Air Force Captain, AIDS Drugs the Gay and. Lesbian community. are changing. We don't want to put any- decorated war veteran Richard Richen- Continued From page 1 Prior to joining the Clinton Administra- one in the no column." berg is selling real estate in Omaha. Like tion, Apuzzo was also President of the Even if the Senate passes ENDA it still so many other Gay and Lesbian ex- serv- 1996, when Crixivan and Norvir, the first New York State Civil Service Commis- must get through the House of Represen- ice members, his service to his country two powerful protease inhibitors, came on sion and Commissioner of the New York tatives before it can be sent to President apparently is at an end. the market. State Department of Civil Service. Clinton who has pledged to sign it and Most patients responded dramatically. She spent most of her professional ca- who is said to be giving it strong support Bishops Their virus levels dropped so low they reer in New York where she worked in from behind the scenes. Continued From Page 1 could not be found on standard tests. But both the public and private sector. Stachelberg is cautiously optimistic pastoral letter. It emphasized that homo- since then, the virus has returned to de- about the House, "I think the House is tectable levels in 53 percent. ENDA sexual desire is not produced because of very eager to see what the Senate Hearin an individual's free choice. This stance Although this is ominous, no one knows Continued From Page 1 looks like. I think the Senate hearing will conflicts sharply with recent religious exactly what it means. Last September, Democrats were able serve as encouragement for the House." fundamentalist propaganda emphasized in " All of our 'failures' are clinically feel- to force the Republican leadership to Don't Ask "ex-Gay" heterosexual recruiting minis- ing very well," said Decks. "It's very important to understand we have no idea of schedule a vote on ENDA. The measure Continued From Page 1 tries. lost by just one vote. All but four of the The pastoral letter reads: "All in all, it is the prognosis of people who have resistant Senate's 48 Democrats voted for the bill, with the Court's decision. essential to recall one basic truth. God virus." all but four out of 52 Republican Senators "This case showed that the rationale of loves every person as a unique Decks said other doctors and large voted against it. As they did last year Re- the military is fallacious. Here is one Sexual identity helps to define the unique AIDS clinics are having similar experi- publicans outnumber Democrats in the more example of a fine officer whose unit person we are...God does not love some- ences, although his is the first to present current Senate (56 to 44) and control members knew he was Gay and it didn't one any less simply because he or she is the data publicly. which bills will be voted on and which affect their service." homosexual." Failure of these drug combinations will not. He added, " If anyone was going to tSee full text of the letter in this issue.) means that some patients now "are out of Winnie Stachelberg, Field Director of prove (that he hadn't engaged in sexual It is unclear as yet how the Vatican will options," said Dr. Brian Buggy, medical the Human Rights Campaign is. looking acts) it would have been Captain Richen- react to this latest departure from papal advisor to the AIDS Resource Center of forward to the hearing. In an interview berg. The Captain said he didn't violate dogmatism. Wisconsin (ARCW) "We're just going to with The Wisconsin Light she said "I any laws. He met every other criterion A letter from the Vatican, intercepted hope that something better comes along." expect to have a fair hearing. There will for retention." and published in The Washington Post, "There is a whole mixture of explana- be plenty of opportunity for the propo- Many legal experts, say the military's (November 1, 1992) ordered American tions" for the failures, said Dr. David Ho that service members prove nents of the bill to continue to educate requirement bishops to eel. se legislation that proof the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research members of the Committee and the Senate they haven't engaged in homosexual sex motes civil ri its for Cray men and Lesbi- Center in New York City. as to why this bill is needed. And also to acts is a nearly impossible task ans, labeling homosexuality, in opposition Ho said that for people who had rela- clarify the record on what this bill is not In an exclusive interview with The to the American Psychiatric Association's tively low virus levels when they started about. " Wisconsin Light, Richenburg's lawyer, policies, "an objective disorder." taking the drugs and had not used other Stachelberg said that last September's David Keyser, of the Minneapolis law The Post said that the Roman Catholic AIDS medicines, failure almost always vote on the bill brought out "a number of firm, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Cirssi Church declared its support "for discrimi- means they did not take their pills on concerns" from members of the Senate." called the Court's decision "A terrible in- nation against Gay le in such areas as schedule. Even missing a few doses can These concerns she said were based on justice. This case presented the court with public housing, fa mily health benefits, ruin the treatment. misunderstandings. For example some one of those defining moments in Ameri- and the hiring of teachers, coaches and "Compliance is absolutely critical," Senators thought that passage of the bill can constitutional history. This is on a par military personnel." Decks said. "When we say compliance, would require the EEOC (Employment with the Dred Scott Decision, Plessy vs. The Vatican, it reported, insinuates that we mean rigid adherence to over 20 pills a Equal Opportunities Commission) to Ferguson or Brown vs the Board of Edu- Gay men and Lesbians are mentally ill day:, maintain statistics on anti-Gay job dis- cation." and insists that the denial of rights to Gays Some physicians are refusing to pre- crimination. Keyser said "If you can say that Con- will promote family values. scribe protease inhibitors for patients they In reality, ENDA does not mandate the gress can pass a statute based on the big- European governments evoked the don't believe will be able to comply with EEOC to do that. Stachelberg said that otry of a small group of people and stop pope's ire by ignoring his ploys. John Paul the regimen—people who are drug ad- when ENDA was reintroduced a provision someone from pursing their livelihood, I II upped the ante in his war on Gay men dicts, the homeless or who have other stating that it did not require EEOC to don't know what the limits are on any- and Lesbians in a 1994 homily marked by major social problems. maintain employment information on thing Congress wants to do. fury, attacking the European Parliament Blowing a drug regimen can cause a pa- Gays and Lesbians was written into the Keyser, a retired, heterosexual, Air for its non-binding resolution recom- tient to develop lifelong resistance to bill. This was one of several provisions Force Reserve Colonel who served eight mending that Gay and Lesbian couples be those and other medications, leaving them that were added to ENDA to clarify what years on active duty denounced "Don't granted marriage and adoption rights. and their doctors with no treatment op- the bill would and would not do. Ask, Don't Tell" as a policy saying it "is The resolution, in spite of the pope's tions. In a brief interview with The Wisconsin based on bigotry and empowers discrimi- previous warnings, had been passed 159- "If they are not compliant, I will not Light during the Wisconsin AIDS Walk nation." 96 on February 8, 1994. It inappropriately give them," Buggy said of patients and the Breakfast, Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) re- When asked what effect the Court's re- conferred, said the pope, "institutional new drugs. iterated his support for ENDA and said fusal to hear Don't Ask Don't Tell would value on deviant behavior." "The biggest problem," Buggy added, that he believed the bill would pass during have on other cases currently in the Vatican disciplinary measures were in- "is compliance—patients taking the medi- this session of Congress. "It's time has courts, Keyser said "It will have a chilling stituted against two American clerics in cations as needed. It's very hard to do. It's conic. In fact it's long overdue," he said. effect." the 1980s. Seattle Archbishop Raymond confusing, it's difficult and it's tough to Stachelberg was unable to say what Keyser also said that he was not allowed Hunthausen was upbraided for allowing a time. strategy would be employed to get a vote to review the records of the handful of group of Gay Catholics to meet at St. For example, one drug regimen, if taken on ENDA. Last year, the bill was brought hearings where service members were re- James Cathedral, while Catholic Univer- at admitting their homo- breakfast, would mean that the patient up for a vote as pan of an agreement tained even after sity (Washington, D.C.) revoked Father would need to eat lunch at 3:00 and dinner worked out between opponents of the sexual orientation. Charles Curran's license to teach moral at 10:00 to fit in all the pills at the right Childress was unwilling to say that this theology because he'd said that homosex- time, Buggy said. Domestic Partnership Act (DOMA) and latest decision means the Court agrees the Republican leadership led by Senator ual acts "are sometimes morally accept- Also at high risk of failure are those Trent Lott (R-MS). Under with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." He noted able." who were on that agree- that the Supreme Court hears very few of other AIDS drugs before ment, Democrats agreed not to filibuster In contrast to anti-Gay Vatican propa- starting protease inhibitors or whose T cell DOMA which the cases appealed to it. "There is no way ganda, a group of American bishops—re- prohibited federal recogni- to tell why the Court doesn't want to hear counts were very low. tion of same sex marriages in return for an sponding to the anguish caused to Roman Decks said his data are far different up or down vote on ENDA. a case. They don't have to give a reason. Catholic parents with Gay children, re- Childress said "One of the reasons why from the carefully controlled drug ex- When asked how Lott could be enticed quested, in 1992, guidance from their periments sponsored by pharmaceutical to schedule a vote 'for a second time, the court would hear a case would be in Committee on Marriage and Family. instances where various appeals courts companies to demonstrate the medicines' Stachelberg said, "We need to take ENDA The result, the newly published pastoral potential. These studies show far more en- one step at a time. Then we will work disagree with the each other. No one has letter, describes mothers and fathers suf- couraging won a case before a Appeals Court on this results. with the sponsors and the leadership as to fering guilt, shame and loneliness due to Among the longest-running of these is a what the next steps are. It is clear that issue." the Church's stances. study of 28 patients who have been taking ENDA's time is coming soon. In fact the Supreme Court is expected to Bishop Joseph Imesch, chair of the hear Crixivan, AZT and 3TC. Dr. Roy Gulick Stachelberg said that there are nine firm only about 100 of the roughly 7,000 Committee on Pastoral Practices, ex- of New York University said Monday that votes in favor of the bill on Jefford's cases brought before it on appeal this plained that the American bishops had after almost two years, the virus is still year. produced their pastoral letter to urge par- undetectable in Committee. This includes all of the third time in the last 12 22 of them, or 79 percent. Committee's Democrats and Jeffords. She This is the ents to "accept the fact that their son or Decks said real-world experience is not said that HRC and other groups are months, the Court has refused to hear a daughter is Gay or Lesbian," and that their as promising as the trials because patients Don't Ask, Don't Tell case. It also turned children are not "damned forever." in the studies are less sick to start with and working hard to convince other Republi- Paul cans to _join with Jeffords. "We have nine down appeals filed by Navy U. The letter, in spite of its finer points, more highly motivated to scrupulously Thomasson and Navy Lt. Jg, Dirk Sel- retains the church's distinction-making follow their drug regimens. favorable votes, we are looking for one were filed Vir- more vote. HRC is working the com- lands. Both of those cases between an individual's sexual orientation Also presented was the first large study mittee answering questions." ffina- and any sexual behaviors emerging from of the use of protease inhibitors in chil- used are a bi- In the Thomasson case the Lieutenant that orientation. Among the tools being appealed his dismissal from his job in a dren. Just over half appeared to be re- partisan survey showing that the over- The bishops do urge parents to meow- sponding well after three months Pentagon office that enforced "Don't Ask, Create an atmosphere, they urge, in which of ther- whelming majority of the American peo- Don't Tell." His superior Admiral Kinnet- apy. October 9, 1997—October 22, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-15

PrideFest `97 is a Glorious Prelude To Next 4 August's PrideFest `98 Milwaukee—The Rainbow flags along show was a smashing success. While Milwaukee's downtown streets came many of the acts were done with tongue- you WILL BE THE down one-by-one during the evening in-cheek, the outcome was a record set- hours of September 28. Unlike the other ting fund raising effort for AIDS service festival flags that flew along Wisconsin providers, with over $25,000 in donations Avenue and were maintained by city collected during the campaign. PARADE work crews, the six colored flags that And who can forget Saturday night have come to represent the Les-Bi-Gay- when the Miller Oasis was filled to near- Trans community were hung, maintained capacity and the band, Bjorn Again, took and removed by volunteers. us on a journey to our past? The crowd MARSHALL As PrideFest council member Rick Fin- was on its feet and table dancers were ger lifted the flags from their brackets everywhere. As the last strands of music * when your slogan is chosen by the and passed them down the ladder to Co- wafted across the lakefront, it was greeted Director Michael Hall and council mem- by a volley from the Bartolotta's fire- PrideFest Committee. If your suggestion is ber Sheldon Schur, the task created a sol- works. All of this was proceeded by a full emn feeling as the last vestiges of this day's worth of entertainment, activities, selected as the "winner" you will be riding year's festival were removed. socializing and shopping. While the flags may now be gone, the Sunday's perfect weather brought out in style during the 1998 Pride Parade. memories are still vivid. Here are just a the crowds, especially when the parade DEADLINE: November 15, 1997 few snip-its: * * Friday night's Possum Queen final Please See PrideFest Page 31 it + Name:

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The L.A.-based group first established Brash Gay Quartet themselves on the Gay & Lesbian scene in 1995. They were nominees at the 1st An- "Men Out Loud" to nual Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards, were featured on the nationally Perform at "Decade syndicated TV program "Scoop with Sam & Dorothy" last December, and performed at the Triangle Presidential Inaugural Ball of Light" Party in Washington, D.C. last January. By John A. Jahn They then toured the country this sum- T, "Men Out Loud" is an openly Gay a cap- mer, performing at Pride Festivals from pella-based vocal quartet with a West coast to coast. Hollywood look, a sound which is both Larry Flick of Billboard Magazine has classic and contemporary, and a wide- described "Men Out Loud" as a "brash and ranging repertoire encompassing dance- appealing out-Gay male vocal quartet able pop, doo-wop, R&B, show tunes, and (with) a pctential mainstream hit...Their more. harmonies are as smooth and seamless The group's first album, "Sweet Enuf 2 as those of any Boyz II Men smash..." Eat," was released to critical acclaim (in- "Men Out Loud" is now going to perform cluding this critic) on Mercury/Pure Rec- at the upcoming "Decade of Light" party ords last June. celebrating Wisconsin Light's 10th anni- "Men Out Loud" are Steve Steinberg versary. (bass), Santo Ragno (1st tenor), Joseph Meanwhile, check out the "Men Out Pearce (2nd tenor) and Rob McElroy Loud" website at: (baritone). www.1 bc.com/menoutloud.

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,.• The Fabulous Disco Diva Joi Cardwell able club chart. Singer-Songwriter She sings without accompaniment as well as with her full, 8-piece band, and her Joi Cardwell To music spans the range from the surreal to 4 the best of music on the edge. Perform at "Decade As a writer, her songs have been performed on five continents and used in of Light" Party commercial formats, underlying adverts for radio and featured in film soundtracks By John A. Jahn such as "The Watermelon Woman" and Joi Cardwell is a complete package: "Brazen." singer, songwriter, producer, and per- Joi is currently touring the U.S. promot- former. From her humble beginning as a ing her latest single, "Soul To Bare," and 5-time winner of Amateur Nights at the averages over 50 live performances a Apollo all the way to #1 on the music year. This November, she'll perform at the charts, Joi has been wowing fans with her "Decade of Light" party. emotive and uplifting performances, selling Guests will experience what Billboard over 1.5 million records worldwide thus far. Magazine meant in December, 1996 when She's released 3 albums in the past 5 it said of Joi: "She can squeeze more years and writes 95% of her own material. depth and emotion from a simple phrase Each of these albums has produced at than any other diva working in Dance Mu- least two Top 5 hits, and of her 20-odd sic at the moment, as evident in a vocal singles, 9 have reached Billboard's vener- here that is rife with subtext and drama." The fantastic Gay Quartet "Men Out Loud" Anniversary Parties Scheduled For Milwaukee And Madison By Dusty Sass Then on Wednesday, November 5th, as this year. Of course I didn't win either of now? Good because we don't want you to The big Wisconsin Light Party of the The Wist?onsin Light comes out with its them, but that doesn't stop me from trying. miss any of these great events. Decade, Sunday November 9 at the Hilton huge 10t Anniversary Issue, there will be On Wednesday, October 15, Mama Hotel, is, of course, the centerpiece of a series of "Delivery Night" parties at Roux will host a CD release party for Men The Light's 10e anniversary celebration. various clubs in Milwaukee. Out Loud. Men Out Loud is an LA based Jerry Grillo to for one can highly recommend buying a can't give you all the delicious details Gay men's a cappella group that will also ticket to the party which will include about these parties (even though I am be featured at the "Decade of Light" party. Debut CD at nationally known entertainers and dying to) because I've been told they are In addition to a chance to get some great celebrities. All proceeds will benefit the not to be formally announced until the next music, videos and posters, Mama's will "Decade of Light" Cream City Foundation. issue. offer its regular Wednesday night 2 for 1 Now before you keep reading pull out However, I can tell you that these drink special. Milwaukee—Jerry Grillo, vocalist, with those calendars and. get ready to mark parties will be fabulous and will trace much The weekend of October 25 and 26, it Jack Grassel on guitar and Doug Hayes down some other important anniversary of the route the Light makes when it gets will be Madison's turn: Two parties, one at on bass will be performing in the Juneau celebration dates. delivered. I can also tell you that many of Kirby's Klub, (formerly Scandals) and one Room of the downtown Milwaukee Hil- You don't have to wait until November the parties will be benefits and at Manoeuvres will be ton Hotel as part of Wisconsin Light's 9th include part of Madison's to begin celebrating The Decade of entertainment, food and Jrink specials. salute to The Wisconsin Light. 10th Anniversary Party. .fight. There will be several preliminary I can also tell you that La Cage will host Kirby's Klub will host a CD release party The trio will appear from 9:30 p.m. to events leading up to the big bash. "The Last Stop" party, the last stop of the for Men Out Loud on Saturday October 25. 12:30 a.m. at the "Decade of Light" party Things get underway with two CD first ten years for the Wisconsin Light in The party will include many surprises and ori Sunday, November 9. 1997. Release parties held in Milwaukee on Milwaukee. The La Cage party will will be a benefit. Grillo will be debuting songs from his October 14 and 15 at La Cage and include a fab show, the famous La Cage Manoeuvres will host a Joi Caldwell CD new compact disc, Goody For You!, Mama Roux. Super Bust, prizes and so much more. release party on Sunday, October 26. The which features the Lynne Arriale Trio The October 14th party will be part of La Now there is one more date, I want you party will feature the Naughty But Nice from New York City backing him on 12 Cage's Tuesday night prize night. CD's to mark down, October 22nd. That's the strippers and other entertainment, drink classic tunes. posters and videos from Disco artist Joi day the next issue of The Wisconsin specials and raffles. All of the raffle ticket The CD will be officially released and Caldwell will be given away along with the Light comes out. That issue will contain money and proceeds from the $5.00 cover available for the first time that evening a regular prizes given each week by the bar. all of the information they won't let me tell charge will be donated to The United to part of the celebration. And don't forget, in January La Cage you now. help it provide the wide variety of services A portion of the proceeds from the Prize Night winners can win a fabulous trip "The Decade of Light" party. it offers to Madison's Gay and Lesbian sales of Goody For You! will be do- for two to South Beach. Ms. Caldwell will La Cage has already given away trips for community. nated to the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin. be flying in from New York to port'orm at two to Las Vegas and to San Francisco So have you got all that written down THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 9. 1997 TO OCTOBER 22, 1997 PAGE 19 Crystal Waters, an Icon in the Gay Scene, Rises to New Jazz Heights By Jeffrey L. Newman sells records. Labels don't like to recorc Crystal Waters is not your typical dance issue-related, heavy stuff. So, I'm trying tc diva. She is not a better and she doesn't make it not so hard on the mind." whip on to the stage screaming at the top Among the album's other tracks are the of her lungs. But then, that's part of her Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced charm and what has helped to set her "Say...If You Feel Alright," and a cover of apart from the pack of faceless vocalists in The Artist Formerly Known as Prince's the crowded world of dance singers. "Uptown." She originally wrote her own In the six years since the singer broke on version of the Prince track, using only to the music scene with the catchy, "Gypsy samples from the original classic, but the Woman (la da dee. la da da/she's home- Purple one would not give clearance to less)," her ode to the plight of the home- Water's new version, so she chose to rec- less through club grooves that sent the ord his original version, rather than look for dance world into a hypnotic trance, she a replacement. has landed three top dance hits and two Still, despite her deeply-rooted club ties gold albums. she doesn't want to be labeled just a club With her third solo recording, the newly performer. released self-titled, club-infected opus on "I don't think of myself as just a dance Mercury Records, the 32-year old singer is artist. Other people do. With this album, aiming to solidify her spot among went intentionally to work with other pro- clubland's reigning divas. She also out to ducers to try different styles. But everyone prove that she is more than just the voice kept saying, 'Crystal Waters? Have I got a behind the song, having written all but two great dance song for you.' Everyone of the album's 12 songs and produced two wanted me to do dance. That's how they of them. see me," she says. "I started out as a jazz "It's a very well written album and very singer. And I'm still a jazz singer at heart." well produced, and it shows that dance Born and raised in south New Jersey. music can be done [successfully] with live Waters grew the daughter of a jazz musi- instruments," Waters says of her new re- cian father and a school teacher mother lease. "The album was very relieving for After graduating from Howard University in me. I was going into a certain part of my Washington, D.C., in 1987, where she life when I began working on the album. earned a bachelor's degree in business. where I started going on a spiritual search with a minor in computer programming. to find that some thing that was missing Waters took a job with the parole board as from my life. I was learning about myself a programmer. and what makes me happy. This album But, one day on the urging of her Bob Smith helped me to write about it and let it out." mother, Waters went to see a psychic, Waters is currently readying remixes for who told her that she need to find a voca- "Light" Interviews Author Bob Smith, of the album's next two single releases-- the tion that allowed her to use her voice. rousing "Spin Me," a funky dance ditty "I fell in love with singing right after that "Funny Gay Males that's sprinkled with samples from Dead and I realized that this is what I wanted to Or Alive's "U Spin Me Round (Like A Rec- do," she recalls, noting that she was ex- Carl Szatmary: What is it like to be a back the next month for three weekends. ord)" and a quick groove by basketball bad tremely shy as a child. "After that I hooked Gay stand-up comedian? Then we got more reviews. We eventu- boy Dennis Rodman, and the house- up with a keyboard player and went into Bob Smith: It's not a job you tell your ally started a run of performing every infused "Mamma Told Me." the studio and made a demo." high school counselor. "Hey. I want to be a weekend for a year and a half. The latter track, produced by the Base- Waters began shopping around her Gay stand-up comic." I started writing It was really fun. We still have a really ment Boys, is a reality-spun take-off of demo to labels. She also started writing for comedy and I knew I was Gay in high great relationship. various nursery rhymes Water's heard other dance artists, including Ultra Nate school and eventually put the two to- CS; Now going solo in Openly Bob? during her childhood. and the Basement Boys. "I was writing /S. gether. BS: They've been really supportive. I I love doing it...I work in straight comedy thank both of them in the acknowledg- clubs and I do a lot of benefits and events ment. We still work together on occasion. that are geared to the Gay community CS: Were you prepared for how well re- which is great. ceived Growing Up Gay would be? The disadvantages are that I never sit BS: Well, I hoped it would be. There were down and think that I'm writing a Gay joke. serious books, we wanted to take a hu- I just try to write what's funny. Sometimes morous look at it. I was surprised that it people assume that you only write some- was published by Hyperion, because its thing called Gay humor. owned by Disney. CS: Is there such a thing as "Gay hu- It was definitely very jokey. There are mor"? some things I would change now.. But it BS: I think that there is a Gay sensibility. was a great first try and a fun thing for all What it is I have no idea. There are times of us to do together. that I think there's something here. Our CS: Openly Bob is a more thoughtful, community is so diverse that it would be personal book. What do you hope to hard to pin down. I never honestly communicate to Gay/lesbian readers? thought, "This is a Gay joke." BS: Make people laugh and think. I defi- CS: Performing before both Gay and nitely want people to enjoy it. I want to if straight audiences, which do you pre- expose people to different ideas, about fer, which is more fun? being in a relationship, about Gay love, BS: Definitely it is always going to be fun humor. in front of a Gay audiences but I also I don't know that there is an underlying have fun with straight audiences. You message. I hope that people respond to just have to lead straight audiences. it. I'm really proud of it. I feel like of eve- Whereas Gay people, you say you're rything I've ever done, it is the best thing Gay and they're right with you. Not that I've done. 0 you don't have to have good material or CS: What has been the reaction of your jokes. boyfriend, family, friends to Openly With straight people, you not only have Bob? to win them over by being funny but some BS: Tom, who I dedicate the book to, he of the people might be homophobic or they kept reading the book and he would joke might not know many Gay people... to me, "Can you change my name to CS: Can you tell us about your first Timmy?" stand-up experiences? CS: So, you are still together, then? BS: I was in Buffalo. I was just out of high BS: Yes (laughing), the writing didn't break school and I knew that I wanted to work in us up. And my mother wishes I change comedy. I had written a sketch in high Tom's name to a woman's. "Why can't school, a Tarzan sketch for the captain of you not be Gay?" I'm kidding, my family Waters the football team because I thought that he has been very supportive. Crystal would look good in a loin cloth. Then a lo- CS: How different is writing stand-up "I wrote the hook for this song a long Sade type of stuff. I always thought it was cal jazz club started to do comedy. from the types of essays in? Is one time ago. I changed the lyrics from various fun to put jazz vocals over dance beats CS: How long have you been doing more difficult than the other? fairy tales to reflect real life," she says. and try to do different things.' stand-up? BS: In the essays you can expand your "Things like, 'my mama told me I was In late-1987 she signed with A&M in BS: I really started in 1986. ideas, you can be clever, witty without pretty and I'd find someone to love me, but London. but it wasn't until 1991 that the la- CS: A most embarrassing moment? boring the reader. she didn't tell me he'd leave me and break bel released her first single, "Gypsy BS: The worst show I ever did was in Se- CS: You mentioned that you are work- my heart.' I jotted down my version and Woman." The song went on to sell more attle. As soon as I walked onstage and ing on a new Gay sketch comedy series created a story of reality." than a million copies and become an inter- began my material, half of the audience for for Showtime, starting in November. Waters says that its very important for national smash. It also landed her a re- this Saturday night early show, mostly BS: It's going to include Gay and Lesbian her to include social commentary and cording contract in the U.S. with Mercury college guys in this straight comedy club — performers like Lea DeLaria and Suzanne snippets of reality into the music she Records. totally packed 250 seat club and half of Westenhoefer, some Canadian comedians writes. "I like to look at things from differ- Her first album, "Surprise," was certified the audience at the end of my set (co-production with the Canadian Broad- ent directions. With 'Gypsy Woman,' the gold, selling more than 500,000 copies in walked out. cast Co.). homeless are always looked at as bad. I the U.S. CS: You, Danny McWilliams and Jaffe The producer is a straight man who put it wanted to show that they are the same as "'Gypsy' was the last song that we re- Cohen formed "Funny Gay Males" all together, wanting a Gay and a Lesbian you and me, if you just look under the corded. I had other demos I thought were BS: It was in the late 1980's. We were sensibility, whatever the heck that is and I surface." better. I thought the song was good and like the only out Gay comics in New York. sort of volunteered to be the head writer. Not everyone gets Waters' message on that it might be a local hit [in the U.K., but Jaffe was offered a chance to do a show CS: Long-term plans for Bob Smith? the first listen. Most of the time, all people not more than that," says Waters, who at The Duplex, a cabaret/comedy club in BS: I like working in television, so some- here are the melodic sounds and catchy didn't quit her parole board job until more New York that Joan Rivers and Woody thing in television. Then I'd like to do an- hooks. than a year later. Allen started at. We put together a show. other book, I don't know if it would be an- "Sometimes it take a little time. Some Her sophomore release, which also was We were going to do two weekends and other collection of essays or possibly be a people just take it on the surface and only certified gold, spawned two club hits, we called ourselves Funny Gay Males. novel I sort of have an idea for a novel. get the musical value of it. Sometimes it "100% Pure Love" and "What I Need." We got reviewed. Bob Smith will be appearing at After- takes a while for them to understand that "With '100% Pure Love,' I proved that I'm Someone came to review us which is words Bookstore on Wednesday Octo- I'm trying to say a little more," she says. "I not a one-hit wonder. But I have a feeling really unusual in New York to get re- ber 22nd at 7:30pm to promote his new write a lot stuff that gets to the point and viewed, especially if you don't seek out the book, Openly Bob. that stuff is never recorded. It's not what Please See to Waters page 28 review. We got a good review, we came THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 9. 1997 TO OCTOBER 22, 1997 PAGE 20 THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION r •••72'' ''' '`, %*. ''.. . ,,... .,;'/, 77,,77.,„,..._...,.....,,,F,..„.,..,. ,;,::,Gutzman's "Coward Revue" Reveals Gay Roots of Stage and Screen Milwaukee—Noel Coward may have the Stage, Mrs. Worthington," "I'll See You been the last Renaissance man. He wrote Again," "London Pride," "Dance Little over forty plays, a best-selling novel, three Lady," "A Room With a View," and "Made tistigac„ autobiographies, hundreds of songs, com- About the Boy." posed a ballet, was a successful painter Joining Gutzman on stage will be Mil- Chamber Theatre's Free Lecture Series and became the highest paid cabaret waukee favorites Diane Sotski, Karl Miller, performer in Las Vegas history. Although Lisa Dames, Vince Lombardo, Sarah Eustis everyone knew he was Gay, his private life Sokolovic, and Annie Mater. Newcomers to Feature Oskar remained a mystery throughout his life Christian Boy Tyson Kamikawa and Trunf Milwaukee--Milwaukee Chamber Thea- Part II: Perestroika October 18- and, for many years, after his death in Tieu give the show sparkle and verve. tre presents a free lecture/discussion se- November 9, 1997 in the Cabot Theatre of 1973. Here is a mainstream show that explores ries entitled MCT VIEWPOINTS prior to the Broadway Theatre Center. Now Producer/Director Dale Gutzman the Gay roots of the entertainment indus- every production during the season. Perestroika concludes, with miraculous strips the veil of mystery from Coward's try. Straight audiences may be shocked to The first installment of MCT's 97/98 se- splendor, the epic begun at Milwaukee life. In Coward's Last Concert: A Musi- learn that Cole Porter, Mary Martin and ries will feature Trinity Repertory Theatre's Repertory Theatre. Ticket prices range cal Revue, Gutzman plays Coward, re- Janet Gaynor were Gay, but the Gay artistic director, Oskar Eustis on Monday, from $16-29 and are available at the turning from retirement to give one last community can finally proudly claim as October 13 at First Unitarian Church, 1342 Broadway Theatre Center box office, 158 performance and to tell the truth about his their own some of the finest performers of N. Astor St. at 7:00 p.m. N. Broadway or by calling (414) 291-7800. life. the world stage and screen. Best known for commissioning Tony This production is generously sponsored That life had an intimate connection to Coward's Last Concert plays Relay Kushner's Angels in America in 1987, by Miller Brewing Company. Wisconsin. Coward had a close friendship and Saturday, October 24th and 25 at Mr. Eustis will speak of his experience The only play to win the coveted Tony with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine. Often Centennial Hall of the Milwaukee Public "Getting Angels Airborne." Admission is Award for Best Play two years in a row -- he would visit them at their home in Gene- Library at 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday, Octo- free, and no reservations are necessary. 1993 and 1994 — Angels in America has see Depot, Ten Chimneys. ber 26th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 ($13 Call Milwaukee Chamber Theatre for more been hailed by critics and audiences alike Once, so the story goes. Coward was for seniors and students. information at (414) 276-8842. as the most significant theatrical event supposed to have written a play for Lunt For reservations call: (414) 466-4049. Eustis directed the world premiere of since the premiere of Tennessee Williams' and Fontaine. Time went by and the play Angels in America at the Mark Taper Fo- A Streetcar Named Desire in 1947. An- wasn't finished. At last, in exasperation, he rum in Los Angeles in 1991. Eustis, then gels in America has changed the face of was summoned to Ten Chimneys. When Artistic Director of San Francisco's Eureka American theater with its passionate look he got there, he found a room supplied Theatre Company, saw a workshop pro- at the political, sexual, and spiritual land- with writing materials, cartons of cigarettes duction of one of Tony Kushner's early scape of contemporary America. and a case of the best scotch. He was put Here! plays in New York. Angels in America, Part Two: Peres- in there and told he wasn't getting out until Impressed, he asked Kushner to write a troika will open Saturday, October 18 and the play was done. 90-minute, one-act comedy for the Eureka. close Sunday, November 9, 1997. Apart from Wisconsin, he lived a fabu- Instead, Kushner created a 250-page draft Wednesday and Thursday performances lous life. According to another oft told tale, of what turned out to be the first half of an are at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Satur- he was attending the funeral of Britain's eight-actor, multiple-character play. days at 3 & 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 and King George V. Ensconced on a balcony The production received six Los Angeles 7 p.m. overlooking the procession, he was sur- Cttieeer! Drama Critics Circle Awards and 11 Ticket prices for Angels in America, rounded by a bevy of beautiful young men. Drama-Logue Awards. Part Two: Perestroika for Friday & Satur- A carriage passed by. In it were a rotund Originally from Minnesota, Eustis began day performances are $18-27 ($20-29 for woman and the diminutive Emperor of We're his career as a child actor. In 1976 he Opening Saturday Night), and Wednes- Ethiopia. One of the young man asked moved to NYC and founded the Red Wing day, Thursday and Sunday performances Coward who the woman was. Theatre Company. Eustis has worked as are $16-24. $2 senior discounts and $10 "That's the Queen of Tonga," he an- a director, dramaturg and artistic director & $15 student tickets are =.!:,-u available on swered. for theatres around the world, including the all performance dates. Purchase tickets in "And who's the man with her?" Eureka Theatre Company in San Fran- person at the Broadway Theatre Center "Her lunch." cisco, where he was resident director and box office, 158 N. Broadway, or by phone By rights, Coward should have been dramaturg from 1981 through 1986 and at 414/291-7800. Group rates are avail- knighted by the Crown. He was not be- Artistic Director until 1989, when he able by calling the Chamber Theatre office cause of a dalliance with a male member 0 moved to the Mark Taper Forum as Asso- at (414) 276-8842. of the royal family. ciate Director. This year marks his fourth Milwaukee Repertory Theatre is cur- Both the Noel Coward of legend and the season as Artistic Director at the Trinity rently presenting Angels in America, Part Coward of history will be dealt with in Repertory Theatre in Rhode Island. One: Millennium Approaches through Gutzman's Coward's Last Concert. The Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents October 19 at the Powerhouse Theatre. show contains over 25 of Coward's most Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize and Tony 'UE For ticket information, call (414) 224-9490. famous songs including: "Mad Dogs and Award-winning drama Angels in America, Englishmen," "Don't Put Your Daughter on PROUDLY SERVING MADISON AIR!

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THE NIGHT LIGHT sidered one of America's fastest rising Wednesday October 22 is Wisconsin Disco Divas. Plus don't forget that you Light delivery day. Get those Miller Lite can win that fabulous trip for two to South beers ready for me. Beach Florida. Thursday October 23 I am going to Wednesday October 15, I will visiting stop in at News...We hear that a new Women's engage in them only wind up looking The Station 2 I always have a Mama, Mama Roux that is. Mama's is fun time bar is opening in Milwaukee. The new smaller than they already were. at this bar, which as you know is hosting a Wisconsin Light Men Out Loud the home club will be located at the site formerly oc- The party also gives you a chance to to the woman who founded hot CD release party. Men Out Loud are a Lesbian cupied by the old Phoenix. The place is in meet new owner Sheldon Kirby. Sheldon sex. fantastic group out of LA. They have a Friday October 24 the process of being remodeled. An will be renaming the bar "Kirby's Korner." I'll be stopping in at growing national following (sort of like me, Fannies to opening date has not yet been set. I have spoken with him and I am sure you say hi to Sharon and my except they don't have bill collectors fol- friends there. Forget the idea that this is a Recaps...Patrick's Birthday party at In will like him as much as I already do. He lowing them) and they have won raves "women only bar" Yes there are more Between was a great time. We were all intends to get the bar even more involved from the critics. The party includes tempted to cut something off and count the in the community. I for one am confident women there than men, but so what. It's Mama's Wednesday night 2 for 1 drink still a good time guys. rings to see how old he REALLY is, but no that Kirby's Korner will become a must special till Midnight. The party gets un- Saturday October 25 I will be in Madi- one could agree on which appendage he stop for everyone in Mad Town. derway at 9:00. son for our big Madison Salutes The Wis- could do without. Speaking of must stops I will of course Thursday October 16, I'll stop in at one consin Light weekend. Kirby's Klub The Just Us Anniversary Show was an- check out the action at The Shamrock of my favorite places, is This Is It to say hi to hosting a CD Men Out Loud CD release other fine effort. The shows at this bar are and Manoeuvres. Both of these places owner Joe and his fine staff. This is a always fun. They have their own charm party. Owner Kirby Sheldon will be there are great stops on any bar crawl. great place to go for a good drink and to help you feel at home. and best of all they are always free. Sunday October 12 you can find me at some friendly conversation. The Firebirds Club night at The Boot Sunday October 26, I will be at Ma- the Packer Parties at In Between and The And while I'm on the subject of This Is It, noeuvres for the second half of our Madi- Camp was really great. The place was Ball Game. Someone finally won the "Be do you remember Steve Kelso? Well, just son Salutes The Wisconsin Light week- packed. This was one of the few times Brett Farve For A Day" half time contest at who can forget that burning hunk of mus- when all the leather clubs got together for end. The party includes the Naughty But In Between. Here's hoping for two win- cle man, bronzed, with smoldering eyes Nice a night of fun. Here's hoping it happens Strippers, raffles and a Joi Caldwell ners in a row. and that simmering, come hither smile? CD again and soon! Release Party. It's a benefit for The Monday October 13 I will be at Café He's coming back to Milwaukee on No- United. Although I couldn't make it up there, I Melange's Closing party. This is really vember 22 and will be at This Is It and One last thing. heard that the US of A on Parade Show at The next issue is our sad since the Café was a great source of Water Street Docks and Designing Men, Halloween issue and word has it that Manoeuvres was very well done. Like fine entertainment. The party begins at so I am told. when are shows at Manoeuvres not well there's a special article planned that will noon and continues "until the cows come As before, Steve's appearance will be a make you done? conjure with the spirits—and the home." Not being a farmer I am not sure benefit for the Cream City Foundation. spirit. 'Nough I also had a great time at The Chanti- said. when that is, but I am told that it is fairly Now here's something. On that same Well that cleer Bed and Breakfast in Sturgeon Bay. about wraps it up. I do hope to late. evening, This Is It will be hosting a fund- see YOU out If and about soon. Meanwhile, you have never been there, consider Tuesday October 14 I will be at La raiser for H.I.T. Mark your calendar and let stay making the trip. This is one fine place and safe and be proud. the owners Byron and Darrin are wonderful hosts. Plus there is lots to do (even in the winter) and it's so romantic. The SSBL Party at M & M's was also a 1875 North Humboldt • Milwaukee lot of fun. The food was great (like when isn't it great at Milwaukee's first Gay res- 347.0344 taurant and we were very honored by the league's recognition of The Wisconsin Light and Bill Meunier for their support. WEDNESDAY, (We hear that Bill is sleeping with his plaque.) Coming Up... So you think that with 16 OM. Halloween coming up there isn't going to lutYour Eastside OCT be much activity at the bars for the next [AIR few weeks? Think again honey and get AF AINL.. Alternative ready to party! Saturday October 11 I will be up at GRILL Scandals for Mike and Nancy's farewell party. Even though Mike and Nancy are not Gay, they saved this bar for Madison's Gay and Lesbian community. It's a real shame that some people said they would- n't go in there because the place had straight owners, especially since no one from the Gay community offered to come SUNDAY forward to make sure the place survived. It's really too bad that some people (and they know who they are) think that by NIGHT tearing down others they can make themselves look bigger. Actually those kinds of tactics never work and the people who IS B's Bar To Go Out 1 With a Grand Style 1( Good Bye Show Milwaukee—In over 6 'A years, B's has ICI rif I I made a lot of friends and, yes, some ene- mies too, but on October 251 , the folks at B's hope that everyone can let bygones be THE SHORTER THE SKIRT, bygones, putting hard feelings behind them, and attend the closing show to wish THE BIGGER THE DRINK B's a fond farewell. At 8:00 p.m. sharp, "Miss Bobbi" will lead DISCOUNT off a star studded cast of performers who have been a success in helping raise a lot of money for different organizations such CD RELEASE PARTY as MAP, BestD Clinic, Breast Cancer. Kids WATCH FOR . . with AIDS, Soul Mates, PrideFest and H.I.T. 7-1OPM There will even be a salute to Miss M GUS' WINE TASTING and Mandi McCall, both of whom per- PARTIES A Wisconsin Light formed in many of the benefits at B's. 071 .E 7 Bruce and Bobby want to thank everyone who has given them support over the OUR HALLOWEEN last years and what better way to do it II than with a show with friends. They want CELEBRATION SP everyone to walk away feeling good about EVENT the years B's has been around. OCT 31 & NOV 1 They'd also like to thank the great staff they've had over the years: Rob, Gary, COSTUME CONTEST LLE Billy, Lori, Mike, Kevin, Lenny, Timm, BOTH DAYS Jenny, Wayne, Cheri, Earl and Little Jeffie. Without them, B's could not have given the good service that it has over the years. 1 One more "BIG" thank you goes out to Soups/Daily Specials the Walker's Point Café Girls and the FRIDAY FISH FRy show directors who have made all the All U-Can-Eat shows a great hit at B's. Carry-out Orders Available DRINK SPECIALS Bruce and Bobby with the best to Steve Master Card/Visa Accepted and Ray. May they have many great years Personal Checks Upon Approval together as "Woody's." GRILL HOURS So now, let's get to it. For one last time, Open at 11 am - Monday-Friday TIL MIDNIGHT come to B's on October 25 at 8:00 p.m. and say "Good bye." THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 9, 1997 TO OCTOBER 22. 1997 PAGE 22 THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION

Talent Acts Wanted Call Mia Moore at (414) 239-4356 Minight Neat Friday Night Shows start at 1 1:30pm MISS GAY C'EST LA VIE PAGEANT Friday, October 17, 1997 • lOpm Hosted by MIA MOORE

MIL and Guest Entertainers from throughoutWisconsin For more information Call Mia Moore at (414) 239-4356 Lia Vie Z31 S. 2nd Street • Mili,.railicee OPEN: Sat/Sun, Zprn • Ivion-irhur, 3pm • rri, Zpm /1 CT t.)P E 31, 7 L HALLO SHO MIA MOORE'S BIRTHDAY BASH Saturday Nights Sunday Nights C'est La Vie presents TALENT ALL MALE NIGHT REVUE THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 9. 1997 TO OCTOBER 22. 1997 PAGE 23

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find out X • DANCING 7 NITES A WEEK and • outh 2nd Street • Milwaukee - 383-8330 THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 9, 1997 TO OCTOBER 22, 1997 PAGE 24 THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION other prize and enjoy the friendly WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15 atmosphere at Mad Town's newest Gay and Lesbian club. MEN OUT LOUD CD RELEASE Kirby's Klub will be located at 121 Main PARTY AT MAMA ROUX Street Madison. Hey you! Your Mama wants ya. She wants ya to come to her fabulous Men Out THE FINAL SHOW AT B'S invited Loud CD Release party from 8 to 11 PM. A star studded tribute to B's and all of ou're the benefits held there over the years will Men Out Loud is that fabulous Gay acapella group out of LA that has been bring down the curtain at the near South taking the critics by storm. The party Side Milwaukee Gay bar which will SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 SUNDAY OCTOBER 12 sponsored by The Wisconsin Light and become Woody's under new ownership in Landmark Enterprises includes a chance November. All of your favorites from throughout the BENEFIT to win a CD of the group's new album, as MIKE AND NANCY'S FAREWELL M & M HOSTS AIDS posters and videos. years will be there for this final evening Milwaukee's M & M Club will host the well as some hot PARTY AT SCANDALS your Mama knows that you show. B's is located on the corner of second annual Absolut Vodka benefit for Of course They say that all good things must come so she will also offer you South Second and Lapham, Milwaukee. the Wisconsin AIDS Fund. might be thirsty to an end and that includes Mike and Wednesday night special of 2 The benefit which begins at noon and her weekly Nancy Neuman's stay at Scandals. They Midnight. runs until 5:00 includes drink specials, for 1 drinks until SUNDAYOCTOBER 26 have sold the bar and will be moving onto located at 1875 N. entertainment, food and more. Mama Roux is other opportunities in Florida. The M & M Club is located at 124 N. Humboldt. MADISON SALUTES THE LIGHT But in the spirit of their tenure at Water Street, Milwaukee. PART TWO AT MANOEUVRES Scandals, they are throwing one last party. OCTOBER 18 It will be a hot time at Manoeuvres as drink SATURDAY There will be plenty of food, cake, Madison salutes the Wisconsin Light on and a fabulous show. MONDAY OCTOBER 13 specials MISS WISCONSIN US OF A it's tenth anniversary. Stop by and say thanks to the two A great show from the Naughty But Nice people who worked so hard to make sure CAFE MELANGE SAYS GOOD BYE PAGEANT BEGINS AT ZA'S of the local Strippers, plus a CD release party for that Madison didn't lose this gem of a bar Café Melange known as a great place It's that time again. All it's time for Disco Diva Joi Cardwell will wind up your and say hi to new owner, Kirby Sheldon. for good food and great entertainment will pageants have been held and the weekend long finals to see who will weekend in fine style. be closing its doors forever. But that The party is a benefit for The United and doesn't mean there can't be one last big win the coveted crown of Miss Gay SEND OFF TO STATE SHOW AT OZ Wisconsin US of A. all of the proceeds from the $5.00 cover bash to remember this landmark bar by. and raffles will support that group's diverse IN WAUSAU There will be no cover, but there will be The preliminaries will be held at Za's Everyone (even Auntie Em and Toto) will located at 1106 Main Street, Green Bay. services to Madison's Gay and Lesbian plenty of great entertainment including community. be Oz for its big send off to show to help John Schneider, Claire Morkin, David There is a $5.00 cover and a $10.00 table Manoeuvres is located at 150 S. Blair Fifi LaMour, Miss Central Gay Wisconsin CaroII and Mrs. Fun. charge. Crystal Street, Madison. US of A and Killi Jo Kelin Miss Gay The party starts at noon and continues The finals will be held in the Wausau US of A get to the State Pageant. "Unitl the cows come home." Café Ballroom in St. John where tickets will be contact, The dazzling performances will begin at Melange is located inside the Hotel $20.00. For more information 10:30 PM. Oz is located 320 Washington Wisconsin, on Old World Third Street just Randy at (920) 751-0640 or Vickie (920) Street, Wausau. 993-8683. north of Wisconsin Ave. '..ir - • • - • V ZA'S B-DAY PARTY! SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 Mark Za is going to celebrate his TUESDAY OCTOBER 14 birthday by presenting you with a bunch of JOI CARDWELL CD RELEASE MADISON SALUTES THE packages. We don't' want to spoil the WISCONSIN LIGHT PART ONE AT BOOT CAMP SALOON surprise but we should tell you that those PARTY, PRIZE NIGHT AT LA CAGE It will be hot time at Milwaukee's La KIRBY'S KLUB MILWAUKEE'S packages will be attached to the Portfolio The bar now known as Scandals, will Men who will be at Za's for a special Cage. In addition to the regular Tuesday LEATHER/LEVI BAR Night Prize night (where you can win a trip become Kirby's Klub in mid-October, when Birthday show. new owner, Kirby Sheldon takes over. 209 E. National The party gets underway at 11:00. Stop for two to South Beach in Florida), The The Wisconsin Light is honored that one Milwaukee, WI and give Za a spanking, a hug, a kiss Wisconsin Light and Landmark by of the first major events held at the new 414-643-6900 • e-mail [email protected] and a big Birthday hello. Enterprises are sponsoring a special CD release party for Joi Cardwell. bar, will be part one of our Madison Za's is located at 1106 Main Street, Salutes The Wisconsin Light celebration. Green Bay. Ms. Cardwell has had a number of big hits over the last year and her new album The party which will include TELL YOUR FRIENDS: is sure to be a dance favorite. You can win entertainment, a CD release party for Men all about it in your own copy. 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911-de awe Wawa/ 7leamawt THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 9. 1997 TO OCTOBER 22. 1997 PAGE 25 Performances to Art Works of Pate Benefit BestD and and Hurley Shown E STH E CURTAIN CLEANERS STD Clinic at BestD Gallery Milwaukee—The Boulevard Ensemble will hold a staged reading of a new play by Milwaukee—BestD Gallery opened a Playwright's Studio Theatre Artistic Direc- new two-person show on October 6 that tor Michael Neville, Schoolgirls in Uni- features the works of long-time partners form to benefit the BestD Clinic on Sun- Ralph Hurley and Willy Pate. Pate's work day, October 12tt , at 7:00 p.m. had been the subject of a previous suc- Neville, who is living in Milwaukee, has cessful single artist show at the Gallery. done work for both the off-Broadway and This time, Pate offers 12 of his latest Broadway stages, is arguably one of the works in a variety of media, many of them IP finest and most talented playwrights whimsical and seasonally specific. working in America today. Most of Pate's work during the previous 1 The reading will be directed by Boule- show was sold during its two month run. vard Ensemble Artistic Director Mark Bu- Hurley features a number of prints he \i HE Y/ cher. The suggested donation is $10. For has selected and hand framed. He is a more information, call (414) 672-6019. meticulous craftsman and has been mak- STD Clinic Benefit ing frames for his prints and Pate's works The Milwaukee Chamber Theatre will for twenty years. present a special benefit preview perform- Their partnership in the arts, both visual ance of Angels in America Pgrt II: Per- and musical, results from their 45-year estroika on Friday, October 17 . The pro- partnership in life. As a duo, they have vo- ceeds from the benefit will be donated to calized and danced around the US. They STD Specialities Clinic. All donations re- will be participating in the farewell show at ceived will be used to provide direct medi- the closing of Café Melange in the Wis- cal services to HIV/AIDS clients. consin Hotel, The benefit performance will be held at The public, in addition to BestD clients, the Broadway Theater Center on Friday, is welcome to come and view this exhibit October 17th, at 8:00 p.m. with a dessert through December 31st. All of the exhibited reception starting at 7:00 p.m. work will be for sale. Tickets for this benefit are $36 and are BestD Gallery is located on the first floor available only through STD Specialties of the BestD Clinic, 1240 E. Brady Street, Clinic at: (414) 264-8800. Milwaukee, with off street parking directly east of the building. Gallery hours are Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays Uyvari Art Sought from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Thurs- days from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. for Show Call BestD at (414) 272-2144 for more information. Milwaukee—Members of Milwaukee's Café Society would like to hold an art g show featuring the works of Milwaukee native Robert Anthony Uyvari. Uyvari 1 506 North 3rd Street • Superior, WI worked in a variety of media. He lived sEAL 40 both in Milwaukee and San Francisco, •*, where many of his works are displayed in local bars in those cities. A committee is forming to select a site •Jr8 and a date to display the art. Proceeds from this show will benefit the Cream City Foundation's endowment fund. 1715) 394-2580 Posters have been put up in Milwau- Thursday • Karaoke - 8Pm kee's bars, requesting both Uyvari art It's always a good time! at In Between. Above is a shot taken during one of In Between's famous Packer works and Uyvari memorabilia to be Friday & Saturday • DJ - 9:30Pm parties. The Near South Side bar opens a half hour before game time and offers free shots with every Packer used in this show. • NIGHTLY SPECIALS • score, 75 cent taps, snacks, food and even a chance to be Brett Farve for a day! Below is a picture of Owner For more information, call Gerald E. Curt Peck with one of our favorite people, bartender Patrick. This shot was taken during Pat's B-Day party Meyers, (414) 483-6167. at the bar. Gay Milwaukee's Ultimate Social Proud to be Milwaukee's Ultimate 6 2 Gathering Place is . . . 5 Gay Milwaukee's ndBETwEEN;2

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"Two or Three Things but Nothing" a film by Tina Di Feliciantonio will play at the Great Lakes Gay and Lesbian Film Fest at 7:"00. in the UW-Milwaukee Union Cinema on Friday. October 10th.

Ovidiu Balan in "Mondo" It opens a one week run at Milwaukee's Downer Theater Friday, October 17th. `The End of Violence's' Many Elements Fail to Come Together Convincingly

By John A. Jahn pened to his lite. Director and producer Wim Wenders Then, The End of Violence is also seems to have had several good ideas for about Gabriel Byrne, a government opera- a movie all at once, and with writer Nicho- tive working on some top secret project tc las Klein put them all together into one help curtail crime by monitoring every package, The End of Violence. What they street and alley in America via videocam- ended up with is an unfortunate conglom- eras. His HQ is an old observatory, and he eration of characters, plots, subplots, and witnesses the scene of Pullman's kidnap- meandering down ultimately dead end al- pers' executions, but not who pulled it off. leys which, for all of its 2 hour length, fail The End of Violence is also about a to come together as a convincing, inter- star-struck cop on Pullman's trail (Daniel esting narrative. Benzali) who gets involved with an actress Bill Pullman plays a high-powered Hol- in one of Pullman's violent films (Traci lywood producer so plugged into his ca- Lind). reer that he fails to see his marriage to Resting Comfortably- Joanna (L) and Kathleen Chalfant in Yvonne Rainer's "Murder and Murder" The It might've been interesting to see all film will be playing at the Great Lakes Gay and Lesbian Film Andie MacDowell falling apart. He re- Festival at 7:00, in the UW- Milwaukee Union these elements come together in some Cinema on Friday, October le. ceives a 400-page e-mailing of some clas- cohesive, convincing, entertaining way. In- sified government document from an un- stead, the film strings you along with all named source, but it's erased before he these meandering characters (I left out still can download it. more of them!) and events for two hours. Eventually, he's kidnapped by two You'll fruitlessly wait for the big payoff bumpkins hired by another unnamed en- and explanation as to what this awful film tity, but escapes when they're shot down is supposed to be about. Not that films by some unknown, unseen means. Now, have to be easily accessible and "about" Pullman's a wanted man, a suspect in something to be good, but they do have to their deaths by the cops, obviously still succeed on some level somehow. al sought by the hirer of the kidnappers, too. The End of Violence opened October He hides out with Mexican immigrant la- 3rd at the Downer Theater. borers while trying to sort out what's hap- it Uninteresting Villains is What Ultimately Sinks `Kiss The Girls' $ By John A. Jahn similar ones in the Los Angeles area. The The plot of the new psycho-sexual prospect of a bi-coastal serial killer begins thriller Kiss the Girls is certainly and in- to emerge. teresting one. Dr. Alex Cross (Morgan The investigation takes a leap forward Freeman), a Washington, D.C. police de- when one of the intended victims, Dr. Kate tective and forensic pathologist, learns that Mctiernan (Ashley Judd), escapes from his niece Naomi (Gina Ravera) has disap- her abductor and provides vital information peared from college in Durham, NC, an to the unraveling mystery. She joins Cross in the hunt as they race against time to find his niece and the chilling truth behind The hunk! Brad Pitt stars in the new release "Seven Years hi Tibet" the The movie opens at Milwaukee's disappearances of these many young Oriental Theater on Friday, October 10th. women. Kiss the Girls boasts a strong cast; the aforementioned, plus Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn, Jay O. Sanders, and Bill Nunn, and excellent performances which are very convincing. The film's details and settings are likewise commendable. What Kiss the Girls lacks, however, is an explanation. We never really know what drives the two (yes, two!) serial kidnappers/rapists/killers to do what they do. This unfortunate flaw, which prevents you from really getting absorbed into the supposedly gripping and chilling events, makes this a rather dull movie in the final analysis. The film will of course be compared to 1995's Seven because they both ii are quite similar (serial killing, Morgan Freeman-as-cop). rtr Kiss the Girls fails utterly by compari- son to that earlier film, which had everything this one does not: an original plot, interesting and intriguing villain, an ability Ashley Judd in "kiss the girls" to grip you and hold you in suspense throughout the apparent kidnapping victim. Cross heads picture. down south to tap into the ongoing investi- Kiss the Girls has its moments of bril- gation, well outside his jurisdiction, and liance and suspense, but they are too few risking the wrath of the local cops. in number, and separated by dullness and Cross learns to his shock and dismay predictability. An unfortunate waste of the that his niece is only one of several miss- considerable talents of Morgan Freeman. In Thought Rupert Graves plays Harold Guppy in "Intimate Relations" The film opens at Milwaukee's ing young women from the area. These Kiss the Girls is currently in release. Downer on Friday October, 10e'. disappearances are ultimately linked to ** THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 9. 1997 TO OCTOBER 22. 1997 PAGE 27

aU Ell Author Appearances, Book Discussions and Much, Much More at Afterwords With so many different events taking terwords on Thursday, October 9th at place at Afterwords during the month of 7:30pm will mark the store's first event to October, it is almost impossible to keep all tie into National Coming Out Day. of the dates straight?! Packer Sunday Bob Smith Looking for someplace to enjoy the re- Highlighting the next few weeks is an match between the Green Bay Packers appearance with Bob Smith, the first and the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Octo- New on the Shelf October 11 openly Gay comedian to perform on The ber 12th? Think about stopping by After- Tonight Show, the star of his own HBO words. October 12th is the first scheduled at Afterwords National Coming special and now the author of Openly Bob Afterwords Packer Sunday which will fea- (Rob Weisbach Books, HC $23.00), a ture several televisions, special refresh- Non-Fiction Out Day smart and funny book rife with insightful ments and a friendly, non-bar atmosphere Keith Haring by Elisabeth Sussman Bul- humor, offering a delightfully unapologetic to watch the Packers again trounce the finch HC $75.00 Recommended Coming Out look on growing up Gay and becoming a Chicago Bears. In 1980, mysterious chalk drawings of Titles compiled by rising star ofthe comedy world. Book Club simple outline figures began appearing on Part of Funny Gay Males, Bob Smith has On Monday, October 13th the After- unused advertising space in New York Afterwords Bookstore toured extensively, performing across the words Book Club will discuss Scott City's subway stations. These bold, primi- country and will be appearing at After- O'Hara's autobiographical, Autopornog- Bass, Ellen and Kate Kaufman, FREE words Bookstore on Wednesday, October tive, subversive underground renderings YOUR MIND HarperCollins Pb $14.00 raphy at 7:30pm and then on Wednesday, 22nd at 7:30pm. The event is free and October 15th, the Lesbian Reading Group were unmistakably the work of one man - Bernstein, Robert STRAIGHT PAR- Keith Haring. This is the first comprehen- everyone is welcome to bring along their will discuss Am I Blue? at 7:00pm. CHILDREN Thunder Mouth ENTS/GAY sense of humor. Laurel Mills sive look back at a unique talent. Press Pb $12.95 Walt Whitman: A Gay Life by Gary From bringing your boyfriend home to Celebrated poet Laurel Mills, who Berzon, Betty POSITIVELY GAY: New your father's funeral, to being the only Gay proved so popular at the After- Schmidgall Dutton HC $32.95 Approaches to Gay Life Celestial Arts couple at a family wedding, to surviving words/Wisconsin Light Literary Coffee Drawing on Whitman's poetry, private $12.95 Pub. Pb couples counseling, Smith brings to House at Pridefest this past June returns journals and intimate letters, renown SETTING THEM STRAIGHT: You Can scholar Gary Schmidgall explores Whit- Openly Bob a distinctly, utterly unique to Afterwords on Saturday, October 18th Do Something About Bigotry and Homo- man as artist, lover and friend. What perspective on the often ordinary events of to offer a poetry workshop which will begin phobia in your Life Plume Pb $10.95 our lives. at 10:30 am and run for two hours. 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I have a nice Maybe "meeting good people" is difficult i don't shave my legs very often since weird group of friends there who I miss because of where you're meeting them. my last divorce. I figure, why bother? It's dearly...and besides I think that they Out of all of my husbands, I had the short- the same as paving a dirt road in a ghost miss me tool est marriages with guys I met at casinos, town. Why go to the trouble if no one is Should I stick it out in this provincial horse tracks, strip-joints (don't ask), cir- going to ride me? I mean, ride it - I mean, social waste land or should I try to re- cuses, and Republican conventions. mean. drive it - you know what I turn to beer, brats, and summer- Husbands I snagged at parties, volun- This afternoon, I invited my old friend fest???? teer functions, and church events (yes, I Pearl over to watch some "CHIPS" reruns Signed, said church events) lasted longer. Think Ever and play a hand or two of poker. Missin' Milwaukee! about where you're trying to meet people - play poker with gals my age? I don't have Dear Missin', that may be the problem. I said it before - poker chips so we play with old medica- Well, I've got to tell you, I've been in go be a volunteer for something. tion. Milwaukee for about a year now I'm sure your friends miss you. Hell - I "I'll meet your vitamin B, and raise you and, I have to say there's nothing would miss you too if I knew you. Why laxatives." We got together last week like it. Home two of Laveme and Shirely. don't you vacation in Milwaukee for before high. It was Home of the and I struck oil. The pot was Packers. Home of some making the move. See how you feel while up to 17 Geritols, some Pepcid AC, half a of the hottest men alive. Well, I you're there; then go back home and jar of Prozac (we really have to invite Har- suppose Milwaukee shares that last honor with weigh the options again. riet more often), a couple of corn pads, the backyard of Sigfred and Roy, but it's still a great If you've tried all of this, and things still and an enema kit. Ruthie town. aren't working out, get you keester back to I looked down at my hand and saw three well, I guess it's just me and Erik Estrada I even survived the Wisconsin winter - Milwaukee. I don't suppose you're a poker handsome kings smiling back at me. In my for the rest of the night. "C iron Erik! Hop the cat froze to the siding of my trailer a player with high blood pressure are you? younger days, I was lucky enough to en- off that bike and * * into my heart. I'll be your few times, but we peeled him off just fine tertain three real kings (and, no, i wasn't meter maid on the highway of lust. I've (God - I wish they would make Please send your questions and letters raking hay in a manager on the first got a yen to drive Rogain for fast and a handful of cats). Anyway, yes, Milwaukee is to Ruthie's attention at: The Wisconsin Christmas - you little SOBS), so i was able Rolaids - let's rock!" a hel- luva town and I'm sure you miss it. Light, 1843 N. to keep my cool. ** Palmer, Street, Milwaukee. However, I think you left town to Wi 53212. I laid those boys down - the cards not Dear Ruthie, grow and that's good. New job, new chal- You can also read Ruthie's column and the real kings - although I did that too - Recently I started a new job. I started lenges, blah, blah, blah. That's all good. send a question to her via e-mail at our and won so many drugs, I could open a this job hoping to start new, with a Is the job that bad? You've only been web site: www.wilight.corn pharmacy. clean slate, make a positive change in Looks like Pearl has had too much te- my career path. The position offered Poet quila again. She's passed out in the bean Lifetime's First more travel, more aggravation and as it Continued From Page 27 bag chair which is just as well 'cause we'd turns out less room for personal career never get her out of that thing anyway. Oh growth. I put my personal life on hold Espiritu, which is now available at the "Intimate Portrait" UWM bookstore as well as by direct order. A native of Milwaukee, Murguia has Will Portray served as Public Affairs Specialist for 9 to 5, and has recently been appointed Com- Dr. Susan Love Sotereaiamepte munity Relations Director of the Greater Milwaukee YWCA. By John A. Jahn As a Latina poet, she conducts writing The cable television station Lifetime will APPLETON MADISON MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE workshops to encourage other young Lati- launch a new series dedicated to women nas to pursue their writing. She plans to of fame and accomplishment in their fields Rascals Bar & Grill A Room of One's Continued Continued Club 219 This Is It develop a workshop focussing on healing of endeavor called "Intimate Portraits," 702 E. Wisconsin Own Book store through writing for Latinas and other Peo- with an hour-long documentary on Dr. Su- Appleton, WI 54991 317 W Johnson 219 S. 2nd St. 418 E. Wells Milwaukee, WI 53204 Milwaukee, WI 53202 ple of Color. San Love. The program will air Wednes- 954-9262 Madison, WI 53703 day, October 22 from 6-7 p.m. (repeated 257-7888 271-3732 278-9192 Waters Tuesday, October 28 6:00-7:00 p.m.). Continued From Page 19 DOOR COUNTY Geraldine's Designing Men Triangle Dr. Love's story is that of one woman 3052 E Washington 1120 S. First 134 E. National people are always going to ask whether who has fought two battles - one private, Chanticleer Guest Madison, WI 53704 Milwaukee, WI 53204 Milwaukee, WI 53204 I'm going to be a flash in the pan with one public. It is the story of a woman who House 241-9335 389-1200 383-9412 every album. They always ask that," she crusaded to save women's lives for years 4072 Cherry Rd says. "But look at Madonna. It took 10 from the ravages of breast cancer; and it is Manoeuvres years of having hits until she got her re- Sturgeon Bay, WI 150 S. Blair 1100 Club Walkers Point Cafe the story of a woman who, with her Les- people stopped wondering if 54235 Madison, WI 54703 1100 S. 1st St. 1106 S. First St. spect and bian lover and their child, fought to be a 746-0334 258-9918 Milwaukee, WI 53204 Milwaukee, WI 53204 she'd be back." legally-recognized family. 647-9950 384-7999 With her third release, the songstress The program is narrated by award- experienced a lot of personal EAU CLAIRE Praire Garden Fannies says she has winning journalist Linda Ellerbee. Zippers growth since her earlier releases. "I think breast can- The Trading Co. Bed & Breakfast 200 E. 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Gay/Lesbian community?; Where is the Miss America Visits Attendance set an all-time high of "PROMISED" legislation on domestic partner- Soundtrack ship/same-sex marriage bill you would intro- Kiss Me Guido 12,278, a 28 percent increase from the Beloit to Help Raise previous year. While the Milwaukee duce if elected in 1992?. A&IWDV8 Kinda sounds like former Mayor Paul Soglin While the recent Gay flick, "Kiss Me, Journal Sentinel festivals article did not Money for AIDS come right out and say it. PrideFest was when he promised to introduce and get health Guido" was a real yawner (and that's be- care benefits for domestic partners of city em- ing kind), its one of three festivals that had an increase accompanying soundtrack is —Newly crowned Miss ployees way back when. anything but boring. 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