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Wisconsin in Step Wisconsin IN Step Sponsored Links: http://www.instepnews.com/ (1 of 10) [2/9/2004 8:44:04 AM] Wisconsin IN Step Issue: 20.17, Aug. 28, 2003 Updated: Tue, Oct 14, 2003 Subscribe to Wisconsin IN Step's E-Mail List Now you can receive news updates, deadline information, community announcements and breaking news right in your mailbox. It is easy to be added to Wisconsin IN Step e-mail list. It is a free, e-mail group which makes it easy to participate in e-mail discussions, coordinate events, share news and post and receive information for Wisconsin's GLBT community. In This Issue: $548k Raised by Dual AIDS Walks Despite rainy, unseasonably cool weather, Wisconsin’s two AIDS walks raised close to $548,000 over the weekend of September 27-28. The officially announced $502,280 for Milwaukee’s 14th Annual AIDS http://www.instepnews.com/ (2 of 10) [2/9/2004 8:44:04 AM] Wisconsin IN Step Walk Wisconsin, when combined with the estimated $45,000 tallied by Madison’s debut AIDS Walk, Roll & Stroll, represents a 4.8% increase in total dollars raised for HIV/AIDS services statewide over 2002. By Mike Fitzpatrick Action Wisconsin's LEAD Lobbies for LGBT Equality In what has been described by some Capitol pundits as the most visible and dramatic display of support for gay issues in the history of Wisconsin, more than 500 supporters of LGBT equality inundated Wisconsin lawmakers with office visits, phone calls, letters and emails September 30 as part of Action Wisconsin’s Legal Equality Action Day (LEAD) in Madison. By Mike Fitzpatrick New Group Grapples with PrideFest Debt A community “workgroup” has formed to explore options for retiring PrideFest’s existing debt and ensuring the future of PrideFest as a yearly festival. PrideFest’s current debt stands at at a minimum $136,483. A complete and independent audit funded by the Cream City Foundation is expected to be complete by month’s end. REALITY CHECK: Lies the FRI Tells Given their “virtuous” sounding name, it may seem almost impossible to believe. However, the Family Research Institute of Wisconsin (FRI) is attempting to mislead the citizens and lawmakers of Wisconsin through scare tactics, glittering generalities, circular logic, half-truths and outright lies about the need for its so-called “Defense of Marriage Act.” By Mike Fitzpatrick DOMA DebateTurns Testy Just 44 hours after their latest formal introduction, Wisconsin’s so-called Defense of Marriage Act bills (AB 475/SB 233) had their day in the court of public opinion during a joint public hearing of the Senate Judiciary, Corrections, and Privacy and Assembly Judiciary Committees August 21 here. By Mike Fitzpatrick In Walker's Point, The Future is Now The neighborhood is presided over by the old Allen-Bradley clock, its four faces pointing in the directions of the compass, situated atop the old factory, which has been redesigned to look like some kind of postmodern fortress. The Walker’s Point area, home to most of Milwaukee’s gay clubs and dozens of working class businesses for many decades, is a neighborhood in transition. By William Duane http://www.instepnews.com/ (3 of 10) [2/9/2004 8:44:04 AM] Wisconsin IN Step IN STEP INVESTIGATION: PrideFest Fianancials Suggest Creative Accounting How can PrideFest simultaneously have lost $98,000 — possibly $133,558 — yet show a $37,130 profit? It apparently all depends on with whom PrideFest’s board is sharing their numbers according to conflicting financial reports obtained by IN Step. By William Attewell Wisconsin Republicans Rev Up Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Wisconsin Senator Scott Fitzgerald (R-Beaver Dam) and Assembly Representative Mark D. Gundrum (R- New Berlin) announced their plans to reintroduce a so-called “Defense of Marriage” (DOMA) bill in a co- sponsorship solicitation memo to their fellow legislators August 6. By Mike Fitzpatrick INTERVIEW: Former Gov. Dreyfus on Civil Rights, Civil Unions and Making History When OutReach, Madison’s LGBT center, held its annual awards dinner on July 16, the group bestowed a special honor, its Political Courage Award, on former Wisconsin Gov. Lee Dreyfus. In 1982, Gov. Dreyfus, a Republican, signed the first statewide legislation prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing, employment and public accommodations. Since then, 13 other states have adopted similar civil protections. Wisconsin IN Step caught up with Gov. Dreyfus after the awards dinner and asked him about his historic role and his opinions on current gay issues and Wisconsin’s political scene. By Jamakaya Out and Equal at Work Think you’re alone at work? “We’re everywhere” is how the old activist slogan goes, and it might be closer to the truth than you think. Pick almost any company on the Fortune 500 list and you’re likely to find it has stepped into the 21st century when it comes to recognizing the presence and needs of its LGBT employees. By William Duane Pride Shines at Madison March and Rally Madison Pride’s sunlit annual post-MAGIC picnic rally and march July 20 had a few twists thanks to the recent Supreme Court sodomy ruling, a local discrimination case and unruly fundamentalists. By Mike Fitzpatrick New HIV Infections in Gay Men Rise AIDS cases and new HIV infections in US gay and bisexual men appear to be growing, according to a new report from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP). LGBTs Center's Cybercenter Opens with Fanfare The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center celebrated the grand opening of its David Bohnett CyberCenter July 24. The event kicked off with a reception of over 40 community members who came to http://www.instepnews.com/ (4 of 10) [2/9/2004 8:44:04 AM] Wisconsin IN Step show their support for the new computer lab. Ebony Pride Readies Black Pride Conference The second annual, three-day celebration of Milwaukee black pride “A Family Affair” is set for Aug. 8 through Aug. 10. Reality Check: Oh, These Summer Nights Madison Pride’s sunlit annual post-MAGIC picnic rally and march July 20 had a few twists thanks to the recent Supreme Court sodomy ruling, a local discrimination case and unruly fundamentalists. By Mike Fitzpatrick Milwaukee LGBT Center Meets with Milwaukee D.A. Staff members of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center held a historic and productive meeting with Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann and key staffers on July 18. The LGBT Center had requested the meeting toimprove communication between the local LGBT community and the D.A.’s office, which is responsible for prosecuting most crimes, including the domestic violence, sexual assault, and hate crimes targeted by the LGBT Center’s innovative Anti-Violence Project. Dear Ruthie Dear Ruthie answers your pressing questions. Supreme Court Overturns Sodomy Ban The Supreme Court issued a historic declaration of constitutional liberty for gay men and lesbians on June 26, overruling a Texas sodomy law in the broadest possible terms and overruling a contrary 1986 decision that the majority said “demeans the lives of homosexual persons.” The vote was 6 to 3. Quips and Quotes Special Edition What movers and shakers across the country are saying about the court's decision COMMENTARY: Lawrence v. Texas, Praise the Pioneers and Pass the Ammunition! Fifty to 60 years ago when Harry Hay began thinking and writing about gay people as an oppressed minority, we were categorized as criminals, as diseased deviants, and as immoral sinners. Most gay people were isolated from each other, fearful, confused, many crippled by self-loathing. Untold thousands were subjected to incarceration in prison or forcibly detained in mental hospitals where they were tortured with aversion therapies. By Jamakaya REALITY CHECK: Sodom Postpartum, Watch Your Ass! http://www.instepnews.com/ (5 of 10) [2/9/2004 8:44:04 AM] Wisconsin IN Step It’s been nearly a week since the historic Lawrence ruling at the Supreme Court swept criminality from the lives of every collective queer in America, and — by proxy — anyone of any sexual stripe who practices anything other than the missionary position with their favorite consenting adult in the privacy of their boudoir. Whee! Yes, even that’s permitted now. Without a doubt, the sodomy ruling will be a far greater assault on the Martha Stewart Everyday linen line than those pesky insider trading charges. By Mike Fitzpatrick Letters The community reacts to PrideFest and more! COMMENTARY: The Heart of Liberty Milwaukee’s Human Rights League Political Action Committee (HRL-PAC) was at PrideFest June 7 with a candidates forum again, this time for mayor of the city of Milwaukee. Compared to the days when HRL- PAC sponsored a mayoral forum and no candidates showed up, we have progressed significantly. By Barbara Lightner Dear Ruthie Dear Ruthie answers your pressing questions. PrideFest Survives Rain and Chill But Suffers Huge Deficit PrideFest 2003 managed to endure a sometimes rainy and chilly festival weekend to reach an attendance of 18,104, just 500 below last year's record. But the festival faces tough challenges ahead as it wrestles to recoup a deficit of between $100,000 and $150,000. By Jamakaya EDITORIAL Blinded by Pride: The Failure and Future of PrideFest PrideFest’s announcement on June 12 of the estimated loss of up to $150,000 on the 2003 festival is going to come as a shock to our community. This is arguably the largest and most expensive debacle in our community’s history and its impact and scope should not be underestimated. By William Attewell Deaf LGBTs Confront PrideFest on Accessibility People entering this year’s PrideFest on June 7 were surprised to be greeted by more than the usual fundamentalist zealots quoting scripture.
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