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IIT-2-2 10Looth Anniversary Issue Issue :if:'i?aq _ _ r _ T _` ^r€` November 6, 6, 1997 1997-November—November 19, 19, 1997 1997-WISCONSIN—WISCONSIN LIGHT LIGHT-I-1 SECTIONSECTION TWO 10lothth AnniversaryAnniversary Issue Issue AI DECADE I `1 Of I LIGHT 1996—Bette Midler. the Divine Miss M, cuts the ribbon to begin AIDS Walk Wisconsin while Congress- man Gerald Klezka (D-Mil), joins in the applause. 1988—Reading Time. The late Divine was caught on film reading one of her favorite papers during her last visit to Milwaukee in February. 1988. Johnson Johnson Jerry Jerry 1988—Jesse Jackson 1996—Congressman Steve Gunderson and his longtime companion, Rob Morris, were in Milwaukee for the Challenge Party hindraiser held on Friday. June 7. The event raised thousands of dollars for several Mil- waukee Gay and Lesbian groups. 1996—David Mixner 1997—Cutting the Ribbon—A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony began the 1997 AIDS Walk Wisconsin. Shown 049 are University of Wisconsin Basketball Coach. Dick Bennett, Congressman Tom Barrett. Honorary Chair, Greg Louganis, Jim Schleif of the Milwaukee AIDS Project and ARCW Executive Director. Doug 1996—President Clinton Nelson. _9`' \ ` - . ul tl November 6, 6,1997-Noveml)er 1997—November 19, 19,1997-WIScONSIN 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT IJGIIT-2-2 10looth Anniversary Issue Issue AOver thethe year'_s year's The TheDECADE vyi_scoprsin Wisconsin Light has published countless stories, pictures and would beOF forced to "apply some sort IIGHTof AIDS quarantine." reports aboutclout Gay and Lesbian life here and around the country. In a very real Group Leaves Church A faction of the Episcopal church has seceded due what it sense, we havehave ?g%re%en8T£:£`"£`;;se}#s|###:"d%;r;dcw:n„£;f#;§%;!%.`£zPBicr#;££GnzL=Gul%dufe££i*£:S'#c&S:fifoctfofi#£:Ecpr¥almceiLchhassecededdrewhamtaken GLBT Wisconsin to the world and brought the GLBT world to called the Church's pro-Gay, pro-women policies. w#:e.:xifffsnipd!,efd!!;;q##;;eos,;dfse::a;mifeWisconsin. Below is compendium of some of those stories. While not all inclusive, we believe that it will give our readers an understanding of the important events, trends and people of the last decade. With a few exceptions this listing deliberately excludes articles about the AIDS cri- sis. In order to allow our readers to follow the progress and issues concerning the AIDS epidemic it was necessary to list those articles separately. 19871987 The Wisconsin Light began publication with a 16 page issue dated November 20, 1987. Our first issue gave the paper a baptism of fire as it were. The printer with whom we had contracted, realized that our publication was for Gays and Lesbians when-:-:_----::-:i---:::_----:::=`::----:.:.::_-:-:::_-:il--::-:_--:-:-_:::-::I:----:----::i:_--:.:---:---i-:-::i:--:i-:I-::::-:-i::: we delivered the boards. He claimed he was a "born again" Christian and re- fused to print the paper. Sonic last minute scrambling saved the day and a new force for equality, The Wisconsin Light saw the light of day. NovemberNovember STATE WIDE NEWSNEWS Domestic Partnership Introduced in Madison Madison Alderman, Jim McFarland (who later would become a Wisconsin Light columnist writing "From the Right") in- troduces an "alternative families ordinance" which if passed would extend traditional family benefits to unmarried Gay and straight couples. At the same time, McFarland ;rat:i}i;£:::irfi;d#i|#i¥±:[§dg;{fr¥:¥ff;§#ifasgLg}g;£?iT§i%#dr{i¥ifpublicly came out of the closet becoming just the fourth openly Gay elected official in thetl,e country. Congressman Admits Mistake In Casting Vote Madison area Congressman Bob Kastenmeier (D-Wisconsin) stated in a press release that he had erred in voting to ap- prove a Jesse Helms amendment prohibiting the Center for Disease Control from us- E¥ii:incge;fi:ijjd;(&:iipfs;=]|jh#fi#uiln¥:i:ge,;gii##;fig¥nf:ag&ecff::jTgg?f¥p:-ing Federal hinds to provide information or prevention materials that promote or en- courage directly or indirectly homosexual sexual activities. Lesbian Variety Show in Madison A capacity crowd filled Madison's Banymore Theater for the annual Lesbian Variety Show in Madison. The annual Lesbian Variety Show is the most popular Lesbian event in Wisconsin. MCC-Milwaukee Celebrates I" Anniversary New Hope Metropolitan Community Church celebrated its first anniversary with a banquet at Jet's Place in Milwaukee. Pageant A Success Over 500 people attended the Pageant at Milwaukee's Marc Plaza:_:-:i-_::--:--:-__:_:__::_-i_::-__-_i:`_:--:::_:--::-:-_-:-__:--:i::-=l---_:-:I_::--:-:i:_i--_:_---__:=:_-I:-`::-:_I::,:__-i,_:i::::::-::-::I:-=i hotel. Miss M won the Miss Gay Wisconsin title while Scott won the Mr. Gay Wisconsin cr{>un.crown. Hit Comes to Town Milwaukee is gearing up to host the annual Holiday Invitational BOHji]::¥:Surt#°c¥t?#iYa|Yisedsegi%£¥d°oT88tstthGea#LeunstLB¥°Eodwawyiin[ngvI+t%ti#_Bowling Tournament, HIT, It is the largest and oldest Gay/Les/Bi Bowling Tourna- ment in the county.county. NATIONAL NEWS AIDS May Have Started Here Sooner Than Thought A report published by the Chicago Tribune states that AIDS may have killed a St. Louis teenager in 1969. Milwaukee's Fest City Singers sang on December 13 at the Grand Avenue Pro-Gay Supreme Court Justice? President Reagan has nominated, Anthony Ken- and Bay Shore Malls. TheThe Chorus also sang on WOKY Radio, onon Monday morn-mom- nedy for the Supreme Court. According to published reports, Reagan was on the verge ing, December 14.14. of nominating Kennedy earlier when a number of conservative senators objected. Those objections centered on Kennedy's opinion in a Gay military discharge case. Kennedy wrote that the military's rule "requiring discharge of all who have engaged in homosexual conduct is perhaps broader than necessary to accomplish some of its goals." The March on Washington An estimated 400,000 Gays and Lesbians joined to- CONGRATULATIONSCONGRAIUIAIIONS gether for the second Gay Rights March on Washington in October. The crowd in- chided over 250 individuals from Wisconsin who were cheered along the entire route on a ``Decade"Decade Ofof higbt" as:i.Ij::d,¥ic?eli5iicri,#ssifi:i¥F:f#LEed#ff:o#jhfys;£tiff;Lff:coiFewfouf: they spelled out Wisconsin followed by the chant "The Gay Rights State." Light" DecemberDecember SheliaShclia A. AldrichAldrich Elizabeth Coggs-Jones STATE WIDE NEWSNEWS CCF Opens Office - The Cream City Foundation opened a new part time commu- -un%j:=#g£:l[£¥bi#1Fi%ibd;be¥l#i:g?Eb;£FbF¥Tsc:€j:a=:#*poTRT?geiot¥:::nity center. The Center is located between Club 219 and Cest Le Vie. Dorothy K. Dean Milwaukee Cable Show Starts Mark Behar and Bryce Clark announced that their Milwaukee cable show "Tri Cable Tonight" would broadcast on the 1" and 3 Tues- days of the month. Karen M.M. Ordinans Cream City Chorus Gets Invite- The Cream City Chorus announced that it had been invited to sing at the annual Martin Luther King Day celebration at Milwaukee's Performing Arts Center. The Fest City Singers sang at Milwaukee's Grand Avenue Penny E. PodellPodell ;e:[oeoff;[d##o;:¥:#L:thdr€o#+¥e¥t#j#L±&¥±L:yE:a¥:¥Leatr¥::oFg#wtfi*en#::Mall and on WOKY Radio. The World of Sports - The SSBL announced that Tom Sal7sieder had been elected commissioner,coTfi¥]:L]gr,o§#o£#:asssgL:cffow:oc##satcoTfis¥:£d%dhafebeffi*e#* Suzi Arnold was elected Women's commissioner and the Milwaukee Roger Quindel Classic will be held May 27-29. HIT announced that 275 bowlers had participated in the&LeasriulwinThbe±)£#gy3:;2£;ekHe]enTd¥#eedntTat275bowlershadparticipatedin annual Thanksgiving Day weekend tournament. NATIONAL NEWS Hate Crimes Bill Advances- A Hate Crimes bill that included Gays and Lesbians tit wir passed the House Judiciary Committee in Washington DC on a 21 to 13 vote. Com- mittee member Rep Barney Frank (who later would come out of the closet) led the vtse4gA141, fight to defeat an amendment which would have dropped "sexual orientation' from among the groups protected by the bill. The bill is high on the list of priorities for the National Gay Lesbian Task Force. Presidential Candidates Debate Gay Rights, AIDS Presidential candidates made their positions known during a pre-primary debate. Republican Jack Kemp said he fa- vored mandatory testing for a number of groups, Vice President Bush favored pre- letk A INCORPORATED marital tests as did Democrat Bruce Babbit. 1535 Babbit however denounced President Reagan saying "We have a President who can send battleships to the Persian Gulf but who cant say the word condom in public." Senator Al Gore (D-TN) denounced the burning of Florida family's home when it was learned that two children in the home had contracted AIDS through a blood transfu- sion. Massachusetts Governor Dukakis said he would resist calls for mandatory testing ien#n:eihffi:£ii¥o±#ffi#¥ELi¥£rig!#::£¥ilis#|¥bifi|?¥iibut not rule it out "in strictly limited situations." Pat Robertson said that the states November 6, 1997-November 19, 1997-WISCONSIN LIGHT-3 6, 1997—November 19, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-3 10loo* AmniveTsaryAnniversary Issuelsso€ asis&ss:->isps-as;znise:sess```'ass.:S€?``i_s€.33r*¥ 19881988 0 1988 was an election year, so it should come as no surprise that many of the major storiessfaodgocre;:ffw;ffffffhfeoaffngf§ff_:'a:dgfJ!d%mi;yG:a#bffinffxp: dealt with the election. Nationally, George Bush won the right to succeed Ronald Reagan much to the chagrin of activist everywhere. Locally Wisconsin Gay activists for Jesse Jackson were outraged over being denied a spot on the Wisconsin delegation. But the news wasn't all bad. 1988 sowsaw th_e the firstf irst_ever ever ComingCoapipg 9_utOut Day c.eleprafigm celebration.
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