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Yet Elton John continued to DALLAS OFFICE BOARD MEMBERS 3409 Oak Lawn, Suite 206 DALLAS - Buck Massey, Steve pass through U.S. Customs, as recent- Dallas, Texas 75219 Weast and Melodie Alexander are the ly as earlier this year, (214) 521-0622 newest members of the Dallas Gay Alli- The government, by applying the rule PUBLISHER/.EDITORChuck Patrick ance (DGA) board of directors as a re- against Longstaff but not against John, FEATURESEDITOR Blose DiStefano sult of elections held during the June indicates that if one is rich and famous, TEXAS ENTERTAINMENTEDITOR Rob Clark homosexuality is a flaw that money can NATIONAL SHOWBIZ EDITOR Jock Varsl general membership meeting, Dialogue NEWS EDITOR Chuck Patrick reported. overcome, Obviously, the homosexual- SPORTSEDITOR Cheryl Chamberlain Alan Ross and Tom Hartfield were re- ity exclusion clause is selectively en- ASSISTANTTO THEEDITORSDennis Walker forced. POETRYEDITOR Art Tomaszewski elected to the board. Those board mem- In recent weeks, TWT NEWS has seen CONTRIBUTING EDITORS bers whose seats are up for election in Jim Boone, Susan Collins. Harry Deutsch. a flurry of developments revolving David Fields. Weldon Grahame. Christopher Hart. December 1983 are Bill Nelson, John Paul Herrero. Hollie Hollister. Harold Hove, Thomas, Michael Burnett, Tony Anthony around the long-standing drive to end George Klein, Dean Malone. and Dave Jones, the policy to exclude foreign lesbians Joseph Michael. vt.: Quigley and gay men from entering America. ADVERTISING ART DIRECTOR Mitch Bartlow Past DGA president Don Baker was ASSISTANTAD ART DIRECTOR Thom Bisping recently named as one of ten people Senator Alan Cranston (D-California), GRAPHIC ARTISTS who made the greatest difference for who is running for the 1984presidential Fronk White. Fred Hinton. Cherokee nomination, has introduced a bill to TYPOGRAPHERSw.J. Quigley. Leslie Holmes ', gay rights in 1982, the Dialogue story STAFFPHOTOGRAPHERS Eli Gukich, continued, strike the offending language. Bills have Scott Taylor. Greg Havican. AI Macoreno. in fact been introduced in both Houses Jim Hamilton, J. Robert Araya. Tom Davis. Writing in the New York Native, jour- Carl Neil, Oscar Mendiola. Blose DiStefano, nalist Larry Bush wrote: "Head of the of Congress to repeal the provision of Michael Galatis. Hollie Hollister Dallas Gay Alliance, Baker was in the the 1952 Immigration Act, which is the ACCOUNTING Doug Felix foundation for anti-gay exclusion, RECEPTIONISTTracey Springer news for two major accomplishments this year, He was the plaintiff in the case It is not right of Longstaff, who emi- SALES grated from Great Britain in 1965to be- EXECUTIVESALESMANAGER in which a federal court struck down Jim Veteto Texas' sodomy law, setting forth aU,S. come an entity in the American econ- Advertising rates are available on request by tele- constitutional argument not seen pre- omy, to be forced into protracted court phoning the salesperson in your nearest city. from vlously, and his organization was the proceedings to defend his interests, 10am-5pm. weekdays. while Elton John is given the customary DEADLINE FOR ALL ADS, host for the National Gay Leadership Friday, one week prior to publication. Conference last August [1982] in which warm welcome granted to famous and AUSTIN gays from around the country touched popular foreign homosexuals, The Scott Taylor . (512) 926-0253 Philadelphia Enquirer opined . Joy Cherin .441-3678 bases with each other." DALLAS Richard Rogers. (214) 521-0622 AUSTIN COUPLE FORTWORTH ELTON JOHN AND Jerry Cassidy. (817) 335-0742 WED IN CHURCH HOU,sTON RICHARD LONGSTAFF Scot Roberts (713) 527-9111 AUSTIN - The fact that two men SAN ANTONIO DALLAS - What do singer Elton should get married by a pastor of the Alan Gellman. (512) 734-3233 JOhn and local clothier Richard Long- Jim Hamilton 734-8216 Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) Now,OpenTi staff, of the Union Jack, have in com- CLASSIFIED DIRECTORS is no longer news in these more liberal Houston-Cheryl Chamberlain mon? Both are immigrants to America 4AM-FRI & SAT times. It happens every week some- Houston Assistant-Leslie Holmes from Great Britain, both share similar Dallas-Chuck North where in America, 706 E. 6th lifestyles, and both are active par- ASYLUM ENTERPRISES, INC. 54 But the fact that two men got married The Corporation Austin, Texas ticipants in the American economy. But PRESIDENTJames D. Cagle in a Methodist church in this city is the similarity stops there, TWT NEWS has VICE-PRESIDENT/TREASURERCharles M. Patrick (512) 47S-00tig news-especially when TWT NEWS con- SECRETARYJim D. Chappell observed, siders that only a month previously, over PAGE 10 TWT JULY 15 - 21. 1983 lWl JULY 15 - 21, 1983 PAGE 11 Memorial weekend, a few miles away in seen in attendance at Sunday services, san Antonio, the United Methodist an inside source told TWT NEWS. Church held its Southwest Texas Con- The ceremony was permitted at St. ference and banned homosexuals from Luke's, Rev. Wade said, because "gays serving in the hierarchy. are just as much a part of the family of And the entire situation became even God as anyone else." more ironic when it was learned that "We got married for two reasons," TroyStokes-that controversial Metho- Richardson said. "First, our love foreach dist from Austin-arranged it all. other, and secondly, we thought it was Therefore, when Dr. Philip Richard- important to present a positive alter- son,45, and his lover and business part- native role model for the gay com- ner of over three years, nurse Michael munity." Jones, 29, of Austin, were wed on the 4th of July at 5:00pm at St.