FREE VOLUME TEN, NO. 6—March 13, 1997—March 26,1997—Issue 226

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

Fiction, Interviews and More Debut in Anti-Gay Marriage Hearing The Wisconsin Light The Wisconsin Light is proud to an- Draws Hundreds to Wausau nounce that beginning with this issue, it will be bringing its readers several new features. Our own nationally known writer, Dr. Gays Outnumber Terry Boughner agreed to bring our readers a fabulous new story "Statues of -' Bill's Supporters At the Sacred Band" a thrilling Gay new se- rial. This action packed story features Meeting political intrigue in high places, murder, lust and love. By Bill Meunier Dr. Boughner is well known for his Exclusive On the Scene Coverage for published works including Out of All Time and numerous articles written for Les/Bi/Gay Wisconsin national Gay magazines. This exciting Wausau,WI-- Hundreds of people most serial begins in this issue with the first of them Gays, Bisexuals, Lesbians and Every is- their allies turned out for a hearing on an installment on our front page. anti sue of The Wisconsin Light will carry -Gay Marriage proposal sponsored by thriller. Fu- State Representative Lorriane Seratti, (R- another installment of this Spread gle). ture installments will be carried on the The hearing called by the our SpotLight entertain- Chidren and Family Services Committee first page of was held at the North Central Technical ment section. College Another new feature, "Dusty's Corner," Campus in Wausau on Monday "Dusty's March 10, 1997. makes it's debut in this issue. The proposal, Assembly Bill 104, Corner" will feature interviews with would in- forbid same sex marriages performed here Wisconsin bar and club personalities or in other states. bartenders and per- -Jones brought tears and cheers when she read a moving cluding DJ's, owners, Speaking up for herself and her Moms Sol Kelley Throughout the six and half hour hear- first interview is with and freedom to members of the Assembly Committee on Children and Families during formers. Dusty's appeal for tolerance ing, opponents and proponents traded Aiello. It can be the Anti-Gay Marriage Bill hearing held in Wausau on Monday March 10. La Cage DJ, Tony barbs and attacks before the committee, a found on the front page of the "SpotLight majority of which Section." A Plea From a 10 Year Old Girl: The had already endorsed new the bill before hearing any testimony on it. Three issues ago we debuted our Those in favor of Seratti's advice column, "Dear Ruthie." We Testimony of Sol Kelly proposal readers who have told us -Jones claimed that the measure was necessary to thank the many protect marriage. Nearly all of those fa- how much they enjoy reading Ruthie. Sol Kelly Jones and her two Lesbian be thankful for. Some people don't under- about my family - like voring the law made reference to biblical "Dear Ruthie" will be running every mothers testified at the Wausau hearing stand everything passages, with at least one speaker indi- other issue (possibly every issue) in the on AB 104. In a few minutes she said having two moms. They ask me "who is I say "they're both my cating support for the death penalty for Wisconsin Light "SpotLight Section." more than many others did. When she you're real mom?" Gays and Lesbians. Her column is a Wisconsin Light exclu- had finished the room erupted in sus- real moms." family that's full of love. Those opposed to the bill, including a sive. tained thunderous applause, whistles and I have a great number of ministers and rabbis, called the In our next issue, we will bring you the cheers. That's why its so hard for me to under- book people are so afraid of us that measure unnecessary and said it was in- debut of The Wisconsin Light State Representative Shirley Krug (D- stand why spired by hatred. page. The book page will be part of the Mil) told The Wisconsin Light "She is a they want bills like this. I don't see any re- helps families and it hurts my Testimony opened with Seratti citing Spotlight Section. It will include better speaker than many of my col- way this bill polls showing that the majority of Ameri- views, new release information, a book- leagues in the Legislature." family a lot. by some people who cans oppose same sex Marriage. The Re- store directory and more. As a public service we bring you the full I read signs carried publican claimed that Gays are only "3% Last but not least, we are working on statement delivered by this remarkable support this bill. They say things like website. We expect that Wi- Marriage Page 10 our own little girl. Please See Kelly-Jones Page 10 Please See Gay light.com will be up and running by the * * * end of March. Look for details in our Hi my name is Sol Kelley Jones. I am next issue. 10 years old. I am a really lucky kid be- Green Bay's Center Project, Inc. And AIDS We hope our readers will enjoy these cause I have two parents who love each and other new features that we are plan- other and love me very much. My parents Resource Center of Wisconsin Merge ning to bring you in the near future. Let are always helping me and lots of other know what you think as we continue Green Bay/Milwaukee In a historic cost effective as you can get. Our donors want us people too. My friends tell me how lucky in the national that and the people we serve demand it." to work hard on giving you even more I am because I always have a mom home move that is a sign of the times reasons to pick up a copy of The Wis- AIDS community, two of Wisconsin's oldest Nelson praised Center Project as an out- with me after school who fixes great Organizations standing AIDS organization. "We are ex- consin Light, Wisconsin's ONLY na- snacks. and largest AIDS Service tionally respected Les/Bi/Gay publica- (ASO) have announced they are merging ef- tremely proud to have them join ARCW and Not everyone is lucky enough to have we will benefit immensely from their exper- tion. two great parents so I know I have a lot to fective April 1, 1997. In a joint statement, Center Project, Inc. tise and dedication," he said. (CPI) of Green Bay and the AIDS Resource Center Project Executive Director Stan THE STATUES OF THE SACRED BAND Center of Wisconsin (ARCW), headquartered Kocos said the merger with ARCW will ex- in Milwaukee, announced that after several pedite Center Project meeting its mission and Chapter One months of negotiation their respective Boards achieving its future goals. of Directors voted unanimously to merge the "ARCW's fund raising capacity will enable Editor's Note: With this issue, we begin features who entered any room in deter- organizations. us to quickly expand services and that's a a piece of fiction in 15 parts to be pub- mined gusts. CPI Board President Harry Spiegelberg, a bottom line advantage to this merger," Kocos lished in consecutive issues. It is a story of According to office and town gossip, retired executive from Kimberly-Clark Cor- said. "We also like the spirited partnership intrigue in high places, of Presidential he'd once been a reporter for the Wash- poration in Appleton, said "It is the smartest that is at the heart of our relationship with ambitions and of murder in a way and for ington Post, one of the best, so they said. move we could make to guarantee long-term, ARCW." a purpose that has not been seen before. It He'd gotten fed u with city life, had high quality services in northeast Wisconsin." "Together we are stronger and far more is also a story of how one Gay man and come to Hastings .1500), and bought ARCW Board Chair Ed Hashek, an execu- capable of meeting the challenges that lie one Bisexual woman find love, not with the Trib. tive with Bank One Corporation in Milwau- ahead in fighting the AIDS epidemic," Kocos each other, but in their lives. When he took it over, the Trib was on kee, called the merger "a perfect partnership said. the last sidewalk of time, a little weekly that will strengthen both agencies enabling us With the merger of CPI, ARCW will op- By Terry Boughner bankruptcy fast. But serve the HIV/AIDS community in erate with a budget of $7.5 million, 130 em- It was not go- that was heading into to better under Simpson's hand, it flourished Wisconsin." ployees and more than 1,400 active volun- ing to be a good because he wrote for it. difficulties in securing or- day. It was Mon- mainly, I thought, Because of growing teers. ARCW is the largest AIDS service In my opinion and that of many others government resources and a sense of donor ganization in the Midwest. In 1996, ARCW day morning. The was a brilliant writer. He private sector, leading dark, heavy as well, Simpson fatigue within the received the highest rating for cost effective had a sagacious grasp of politics that, ASOs in many parts of the country are, for the use of funds in a national survey of AIDS clouds hanging a razor wit, made his edi- considering mergers and POZ low over the combined with first time, seriously service organizations conducted by torials and op-ed pieces a pleasure to read. consolidations. In Chicago, the Howard Magazine, a monthly periodical published by mountains told Trib had a reach far be- announced its me it was going As a result, the Brown Health Center recently and for people with AIDS. yond Hastings and the Turkeyfoot Valley. merger with Stop AIDS Chicago. In San CPI and ARCW were both established in to rain. I hoped I Allan White and the could get to the As with William Francisco, dozens of ASOs have committed 1985 with comparable missions of providing Emporia Gazette of another state and ear- to a three-year plan to achieve consolidation. AIDS prevention, care and support services. office before it poured. It was only two in the halls of make it I lier years, the Trib was read "We are determined to increase AIDS With the merger, CPI becomes the fourth blocks, so I didn't drive. I didn't and influence from Washington to cost-effective way," said got soaked. There was more. When I got power services in the most AIDS service organization to join ARCW's L.A. ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson. unique statewide umbrella of agencies. Other to my desk, I found Simpson's note saying was second to as I got in. My admiration for him "Because ARCW provides centralized ad- agencies are the Milwaukee AIDS Project, he wanted to see me as soon but I had good reason to feel strong services, our Jim Simpson was the owner and editor none, ministrative and development the Southeast Wisconsin AIDS Project in worked as affection for him, too. AIDS service organizations can focus almost Kenosha and the Northwest Wisconsin AIDS of the small town paper where I April, a little less than four months advo- a reporter. He was in his late 50's, a short, In exclusively on service delivery and Project in Eau Claire. stout man with iron-gray hair and robust Please See Statues Page 2 cacy," Nelson explained. "ARCW is about as March 13, 1997—March 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-2

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The decision came eight months after the Republican-dominated court allowed the At the Barrymore Theatre Republican Party of Texas to deny a GOP Gay and Lesbian group an exhibit booth and advertising space at the party's state convention. 2090 Atwood Ave. In explaining the June ruling, the state's highest civil court for the first time con- fronted whether the state constitution's rights are subject to the same doctrine devel- oped by federal courts for the U.S. Constitution. U.S. constitutional civil rights protect only against governmental action, in the shape ************* of laws, customs or government proceedings, and the same applies to the Texas Con- stitution, the court said. 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The employees sued the company, and Hampden County Judge Daniel Ford awarded the men a total of about $144,000 in June 1993 on the grounds of sexual harassment. • GAYADULT.COM - The Internet's Best Gay Lawyers for the men said the total figure will nearly triple including interest and attor- Adult Value & Tons of Free Stuff. neys fees following the SJC's decision. • GLINN Sites are the Most Visited Gay World Statues I know that an' th' rest. What I wanna Continued from Page 1 know now is who th' hell are you?" Wide Web Sites in Wisconsin.** I had no idea what he wanted to hear before, I'd come to the Trib for an inter- from me. Finally, on God knows what • Two new GLINN web sites coming soon. view. I was just about to graduate from impulse, I blurted out, "I`m Gay." • Visits from all over the world, including: Penn State 70 miles to the north and I For what seemed like the longest mo- dreamed of working for Simpson on the ment in my life, he didn't stir. Then, Trib. slowly he unclasped his hands, brought Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Australia, My major prof had told me he could the chair forward and rested his elbows on Belgium, Bahrain, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, be formidable, so I'd come well prepared his cluttered desk. "Knew that, too." he Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, for the standard questions. He asked none said. "Your major prof s a friend of mine. Germany, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, of them. Instead, he'd leaned back in his He told me. Just wanted to see if you was France, Greenland, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Croatia (Hrvatska), Hungary, swivel chair, the springs squealing in honest an' would tell me yourself, that's Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Korea (South), protest over his considerable bulk and all. Don't like people workm' for me who Kuwait, Cayman Islands, Lebanon, Saint Lucia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, laced his hands together behind his head. hide things." He stopped to stick the Mauritius, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand (Aotearoa), "Tony--that's your name, ain't it?" he stump of a cigar in his mouth. "You gotta Panama, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, asked, his voice sounding like sandpaper job. Now get out." Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovak Republic, San Marino, USSR (former), El going over rough wood. He stopped to Simpson's office, or "cave" as everyone Salvador, Thailand, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United give me the once over. called it was located way in the back of States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.*** I wasn't surprised that he knew my the building, a lair half hidden behind name. It was on the resume I'd sent him. some file cabinets. No one went there un- What did surprise me, however, was his less summoned, so it was with strong ap- Maybe YOU should discover what the rest of use of "ain't." Later I would learn that he prehension that Monday morning that I thought that his familiarity with the Eng- knocked on his plain wooden door. At his the world already has: lish language gave him a license to use it bark, I entered. He was seated behind his according to his own rules. desk, pawing through some papers. He "You sure it ain't David?" Simpson stopped when I entered and sat back. asked. "Christ, Martinelli, don' you carry no GLINN.COM "No, I just look like the statue is all." umbrella `r nothin'? Yuh look like a URL: http://www.glinn.com That was only the truth. In face and form I drowned rat. Siddown. Whatda yuh know was the double of whoever had modeled about Christine Calder?" for Michaelangelo. It took no thought at all to answer him. "Spittin' image. Don' ever go near "State's Senior Senator, pillar of the con- GAYADULT.COM It'ly. They'll paint h white an' put yuh servatives, family values-type, darling of URL: http://www.gayadult.com on a pedestal, sure." He chuckled, a deep the far Right Wing, rich, powerful, homo- rumbling sound coming from deep inside. (** Proof online. ***Most recent month logged.) "Anyhow, so yur name's Tony Martinelli. Please See Sacred Band Page 8 March 13, 1997—March 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-3 The only way to fail this test is not to take it.

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As Smith points out, there Deadlines such as the Right to Life people, who March 27th Issue • Although the Religious Right has tried to make it so, we contend that same sex group believes they marriage is not a religious issue. It is an issue of civil rights and the equal enjoy- deny that right. The are following the tenets of their religion. I Articles Friday, March 21d ment of those legal nghts that are granted solely and only by the state. No one is But in doing so, they asking, nor will anyone ask, any church to change its rules and bless a union that will grant them that. against have no right or place to deny me my Ads is those rules. —March 21d • Marriage is not now a church monopoly, nor has it been for centuries. On a per- rights, including the right of making the Non-Camera Ready sonal note, this editor's parents were married by a Justice of the Peace. Their be- final decision as to how my life shall end Camera Ready—March 246 ing married and the rights they had as a result, were conferred by the state, not a upon this earth. 5:00 0.m. church. Heaven help. anyone who dared to tell them they weren't married. By right to life, I understand a life full so crip- • Same-sex marriage is not taking anything away from society, but adding strength of vibrancy and purpose. To be April 10th Issue and stability to it. Same-sex marriage involves rights, but it also involves the as- pled by terminal disease, to be so pain- sumption of responsibilities. It is to society's good that same-sex couples assume racked that I can no longer function, is Articles—April e those responsibilities. not life. It is a form of living death. I • Same-sex marriage can not threaten differing-sex marriage. It is without the realm don't want that, not for myself. I will not Ads of reason to think that differing-sex couples will stop getting married or, if mar- have it. Neither do I want it for anyone I -Camera Ready—April 4th love. Non ried, run off to the divorce courts when same-sex couples can marry. —April t h • It is silly to think that the best way to enhance marriage is to prevent it. A great many years ago I stopped after Camera Ready • It is beyond reason to think that love is gender-oriented. It is not. church to talk to the priest. 5:00 p.m. • Being Lesbian or Gay is not an act It is a state of being, an integral part of the "Tell me, Father," I said, "when it person. comes down to it, are you going to stand • Gays and Lesbians can not and must not be defined by physical acts. In doing this, before God in my place?" Caution the Religious Right is, in effect, denying the spiritual side to human nature. What "No," he answered, "I can't do that." appears in "Will the church do it?" The fact that someone's name a sad thing to religious people to do. sexual orien- • It is equally beyond reason to think that same-sex marriage will "encourage" ho- "No. You must stand before God your- this paper in no way implies mosexuality. Sexual orientation is a state of being. It cannot be encouraged or self." tation. changed. There are no "ex-Gays." There are only Gays and Lesbians who act I remember standing there for a mo- ment, thinking, while my mother, beside straight. They are still Lesbian or Gay. Give the People Light and they The bill, currently being considered seeking. to ban recognition of same-sex mar- me, was having a silent fit. riages in Wisconsin does not have its roots in reason and clear thinking. We are "Okay," I said to the priest, "then what willfind their own way. forced to believe that its roots lie elsewhere; in the dark, irrationalities of bigotry and do I need either of you for?" ignorance. He had a thoughtful look on his face be- We are forced to believe as well that the hearing held Monday, March 10th, in fore he replied, "Perhaps you don't." The Wausau, had as its sole purpose the airing of ignorance, flung against a minority who The point of this is that I will make my it is acceptable for some to hate. own choices. I assert that right. In doing We decry the hateful, ignorant words that were spewed out in Wausau by the Re- so, I will respect your religion—just Wisconsin ligious Right We were taught that before you opened your mouth, you should long as you (unless asked) keep it ov know what you're talking about Given the presumed fact that the Religious Right my life. Light people aren't Lesbian or Gay, we find it outrageous they should speak on a subject Following that little conversation with they know nothing about the priest, I did set out of my own on a We are forced to draw an analogy between this Wausau hearing and similar hear- search that has involved my whole being ings in other states in earlier decades that sought to prevent African-Americans to and continues to do so. In the process, I each other or interracial marriage. Those had no base m reason. This one doesn't ei- have integrated my. being born Gay and ther. what I have done with that. I have chased this being. I have "seen" Merger of ARCW and Center Project the fringe of its robe as it disappears around a corner and tiring of the effort, Wisconsin Light applauds the news of the merger between the AIDS Resource I've quit. It's always just at that moment, Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) and Center Project, Inc. (CPI) of Green Bay. We be- when "It" will turn, look back, smile and lieve that the merger will not only strengthen both agencies, but will eliminate unnec- wink. So, I'm off after It once again. essary duplication of services and especially, administrative functions and needs. Eventually, I know, we'll catch up with The AIDS epidemic is far, far from being over. Instead, as reports show, it is each other and there I will stand. There Executive & Editorial Offices spreading among women and African-Americans. While the new protease inhibitors will be me and there will be "It," a God 1843 N. Palmer seem to be offering a chance to make the disease chronic, no one is sure what the who is Love and one of such singular Milwaukee, WI 53212 long-tern effect of the new "cocktail" of drugs will be. We do know one thing, how- beauty as I can not imay.is e now. ever. They are terribly expensive. Also, reports show that the protease inhibitors are I will stand there, • • ving made my (414) 372-2773 not helping some people at all. choices, my own choices, made them for LIGHT FAX: (414) 372-1840 From everything that we know, the cost of fighting the disease is not going to de- myself. That will be between me and my crease. AIDS service organizations are being forced to expand nation-wide. This, at a God, no one else—certainly not a bible Office Hours: time when badly needed funds—never very plentiful to begin with—are limited. thumper, none of whom I believe know Keeping necessary administrative costs to a minimum, avoiding duplication of services what they're talking about anyway. Monday-Friday-10:00 a.m. -5:30 p.m and personnel, and increasing cost-effectiveness, only makes sense. The ARCW/CPI It is my life, my body. As long as I 24-Hour Recording merger effectively assures this. harm no one else, my choices are not Publisher The numbers of people infected and affected by.this disease are not small. Neither between me and your religion. They are Jerry Johnson are the numbers decreasing. We believe that fighting a disease of this magnitude re- between my God and I. quires strength. The new merger will, we believe, supply this strength. Thank you, Jerry Smith. Thank you Executive Editor Strength provides clout. No matter that some may disdain it, lobbying the govern- very much. Terry Boughner, Ph.D. ment for finds is vital. Clout is necessary for this, as is familiarity with how it is done. Arts & Entertainment Editor We believe this merger strengthens AIDS advocacy in Wisconsin and will generate Geno more badly needed funds for the fight against AIDS. Having said all this, we believe also that there is room for every fighter in the field. Letters SpotLight Editor Sometimes we say "People Living with HIV/AIDS." too glibly. Each and every person Bill Meunier affected by this disease is different and each has different needs. Advertising Manager For example, some profit by counseling and groups. The BestD Clinic is justly ad- Center Name mired for this. Some have spiritual concerns that need to be met. St. Camillus ministers Jerry Johnson strongly in this field. At the same time, ARCW has a national reputation for aggressive TO THE EDITOR: 372-2773 AIDS prevention programs, comprehensive health and social services, and its unique Bi Definition has announced their endorse- Columnists and Reporters leadership on community-based AIDS research. ment of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Jason Alan, Glen Bishop, Kathryn The important thing that needs to be remembered, we believe, is that when it comes Center name in the upcoming Name the Cen- Kingsbury Jason Jellison, Barbara Lightner, to the fight against AIDS, there is a need for each and every person who will lend their ter Contest. Bill Meunier, Dusty Sass, Dr. Suzie Shovelit, heart and hands. There is a need for strength. There is a need for cost-effectiveness. At their 3/2/97 business meeting, careful Carl Szatmary, There is a need for compassion, for understanding, for empathy as well. consideration was given to all ten names, and We commend the boards of ARCW and CPI for accomplishing this merger. We urge consensus was reached by attending members accurately describing Associated Press all people who care to give and yet give again of their resources and themselves so that to support the one most Ap suffering may be assuaged. who it serves, what it is, and its outreaching ability. Copyright © 1997 Milwau- Bi Definition would like to urge all By Novo Graphics. Ltd. kee LGBT persons to vote for pro-active unity Editor's Note ballot for the only IHE WISCONSIN LIGHT is published biweekly by NOVO it the Center, but casting a GRAPHICS, LTD., with offices at 1843 N. Palmer, same specifically stating it as such; the Mil- Milwaukee, WI 53212. Advertising and copy deadline is the Community Center. Tgursday- prior to publication. Opinions expressed by Personal Choices tear-filled eyes and whispered, "Help Naukee LGBT writers in WISCONSIN LIGHT are not necessarily those of me." Bi Definition the publisher, editor, or our advertisers. Any reference made to any individual or organization should not be By Terry Boughner My friend was not a doctor, but neither Milwaukee Construed as an indication of the same's sexual or affection There is a man I know, a friend of mine. was he a stupid man. That night, after orientation or preference. All copy, text, design, photos, and Official Language Bill illustrations in advertisements are published with the His mother was in the hospital suffering everyone else had gone, he went to her understanding that the advertiser is fully authorized and has from a terminal cancer. Earlier, when the room. He kissed her on the forehead, a fi- secured proper written consent for the use of names, what had to be TO THE EDITOR: pictures, or testimonials of any living person, and diagnosis had been made, he had been nal good-bye, and did WISCONSIN LIGHT may lawfully publish and cause such asked by her doctor how he wanted to done. A display at the State Historical Society publication to be made; and the advertiser agrees by proceed. My friend answered that he Afterward, he went to the nurses' sta- Museum in Madison documents the Bennett submitting ads ro . indemnify and save, blameless the English publication of any error that may be contained in said ad. wanted no tubes stuck into her, no wires, tion and said to the nurse on duty, "My Law, an attempt to legislate the use of WISCONSIN LIGHT does not accept any responsibility for no machines. Let her go in peace, he said. mother has just died." in Wisconsin in the 1890's (German was the any claims made by advertisers. 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On day she looked up at him through March 13, 1997—March 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-5 As AIDS Deaths Decline, Incidence of HIV MAP Becomes First in Wisconsin to Practice Increases Among Women and Minorities Unique Model of Harm Reduction Milwaukee—Women, minorities and Pat McManus, director of the Black Milwaukee— Embracing a cutting-edge al- gers of drug and alcohol use and helps an in- children increasingly are feeling the effect Health Coalition, which wrote the preven- cohol and drug treatment philosophy known dividual identify and reduce these and other of the AIDS epidemic, a report on Mil- tion part of the report, said it affirmed as Harm Reduction, the Milwaukee AIDS harmful behaviors in their life such as having waukee-area HIV cases shows. trends that local health officials knew Project (MAP) has been granted a state li- unprotected sex, family conflict and/or crimi- Minorities accounted for 75 percent of were happening on a national scale, espe- cense for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse nal behavior. newly-reported cases of HIV infection in cially the boom in cases among African- (AODA) treatment. MAP becomes the first in "Harm Reduction works by helping indi- the city of Milwaukee in 1995. Americans. Wisconsin and one of less then a dozen viduals make safer choices," said Jacque New cases among women have doubled Janice Hand, program director of pediat- AODA providers in the country to utilize the Stock, AODA coordinator at MAP's Hill in the past five years, according to the re- rics at the Medical College of Wisconsin Harm Reduction model which targets injec- Center. "We meet people where they're at port by community and government health and chairwoman of the Ryan White con- tion drug users (IDUs) and other substance with their alcohol or drug use and assist them agencies. In the past, Gay white men have sortium, agreed. users that have not succeeded in the tradi- in achieving small steps that will result in borne the brunt of the epidemic. "The second wave is now much more tional abstinence-based programs. positive lifestyle changes." The trends show the need to move be- evident to us. Women and people of color MAP's AODA treatment program is an ex- For example, "A typical IDU's first step yond safe-sex campaigns aimed at Gay are a bigger concern," she said. tension of its large, clean needle exchange when entering the Hill Center's program men and needle exchange programs for AIDS Deaths Drop program, Lifepoint, that reaches thousands of might be to stop sharing needles with other drug users and to offer additional preven- DEATHS FROM AIDS SHOW FIRST injection drug users in the streets and drug drug users. Second, to teach the individual tion programs to reach women of child- SIGNIFICANT DROP NATIONWIDE houses of Milwaukee. Lifepoint also provides how to clean their own needles... to stop in- bearing age and youths, said City Health 02/28/97 HIV testing, HIV risk-reduction counseling, jecting... to switch to a less harmful and ad- Commissioner Paul Nannis. With the help of better drugs and treat- condom distribution and now with its new li- dictive drug... to smoke instead of inject... The programs might include such strate- ments, the number of AIDS deaths has cense, treatment for alcohol and drug abuse. snort... reduce levels... all leading to positive gies as training women to be AIDS pre- dropped significantly for the first time "We are experiencing in Milwaukee what changes for the individual. By taking vention experts in their neighborhoods since the epidemic began in 1981, the every needle exchange study contends; that a one-step-at-a-time and giving positive feed- and within special risk groups such as fe- government reports. successful needle exchange program gets back for short-term goals reached, the client male partners of drug users, he said. "Years ago, before we had this medica- more users into drug treatment," said Doug continues making progress, further reducing "There's nothing as effective as a tion, people who would come in would die Nelson, executive director of MAP. "At a his or her involvement in other harmful ac- neighbor talking to a neighbor" to drive within six months," said Dr. Harold Kaf- time when Milwaukee County has scaled tivities." home a health message, Nannis said. ner, who treats AIDS patients in Macon, back funds, limiting and making AODA pro- For MAP, those safer choices mean lower- The report was prepared by the HIV Ga. "Now, they leave the hospital and go viders less accessible, we had no choice but to ing people's risk for contracting HIV and re- Planning Council and the Ryan White back to work." pursue a drug treatment program with a harm ducing the spread of AIDS in Milwaukee. HIV Services Consortium, which oversees AIDS deaths in the United States fell 13 reduction approach that is a natural extension "Yes, our mission is to stop AIDS but we also use of federal Ryan White Care Act percent in the first six months of 1996, to of Lifepoint." want to help people get off drugs and make money. The groups include representa- an estimated 22,000 people, down from MAP received its AODA outpatient and day healthy choices for their lives and their fami- tives of community and AIDS service 24,900 deaths in the same period a year treatment certification from the Wisconsin lies," said Stock. groups. earlier, the Centers for Disease Control Department of Health and Family Services on MAP's needle exchange program, also Two years ago, city officials called a and Prevention reported Thursday, Febru- February 11 and will operate the unique drug based on the Harm Reduction model, will meeting of some of the groups to develop ary27 reatment program out of its Dennis Hill serve as a major referral source to the Hill a strategic plan for dealing with AIDS on The CDC also said that while the num- Harm Reduction Center at 4311 Vliet Street, Center. In 1996, Lifepoint provided 76 suc- the local level. The intent was to build on ber of people diagnosed with AIDS con- which is the operating headquarters for cessful AODA referrals and 272 referrals for a prevention plan by the Milwaukee In- tinues to climb, the growth rate is slowing. MAP's street outreach and needle exchange HIV testing in Milwaukee. A total of 3514 dian Health Board in 1993 and a care and In 1995, about 62,200 people were diag- programs people exchanged needles in 1996. The sta- treatment plan by the consortium in 1991. nosed, an increase of less than 2 percent The Harm Reduction model MAP will be tistical breakdown was as follows: It was estimated in 1991 that 12,600 over the 61,200 new cases in 1994. The implementing is very different from the stan- Total exchangers Males Female people in the Milwaukee area would be in- growth rate from 1993 to 1994 was 5 per- dard AODA treatment providers who are ab- African American fected with HIV by 1995, but only 5,300 1817 1433 384 cent. stinence-based, meaning people must remain Caucasian 1027 651 376 were. "This is one of the first bright spots we off of alcohol and drugs while in treatment-- Hispanic 668 459 209 have seen in this epidemic," said Christo- an approach MAP's Hill Center says is not for Other 2 1 1 MAP Collecting pher Portelli, executive director of the everyone. Prior to receiving its licensure, MAP's Hill National Lesbian and Gay Health Asso- Rather, the Harm Reduction model focuses Center operated an intake, assessment and Easter Food Baskets ciation in Washington. "But we hope it is on small, incremental positive changes in a referral program. Individuals wanting more seen as a call to arms rather than a chance person's behavior, setting individualized goals information may call MAP's Hill Center at Milwaukee— Easter is a time to focus on to relax and breathe a sigh of relief" that may or may not mean total abstinence (414) 342-4399. family, friends and others while celebrating President Clinton also said this was no from alcohol or drugs. It does not require life. However, as many celebrate, there are time to let up in the fight against AIDS. complete abstinence from drug use. This less those less fortunate who either are related to "In the months and years ahead, we rigid approach, which is comparable to many someone, or themselves are, infected with must continue to work together as a nation HIV prevention strategies, teaches the dan- HIV or AIDS, a very costly disease to further our progress against this deadly Throughout the year, the Milwaukee epidemic," he said. AIDS Project's (MAP) food pantry supplies The first signs of the drop in AIDS food to families affected by HIV and AIDS. deaths came in January, when New York This is the fifth year MAP is sponsoring an City reported a 30 percent decline in 1996. Free Legal Assistance Easter Food Basket Program through its The CDC credits better treatment for food pantry during this special time of year. AIDS patients, including new drugs, and "This program serves as an nation to better access to treatment through state individuals receiving the f baskets," and federal programs. the What's still unclear is the impact of a said Laura Fiorini, food pantry coordinator. ettaxv.,,,,aedx, "They see that there are people in the com- new class of drugs called protease inhibi- munity who care about them as individuals tors. The AIDS death rate leveled off in their holiday a 1995, before those medicines became and want to help make widely available. memorable event." Not all doctors are sure that AIDS is As you plan and shop for your Easter din- bas- making an about-face. ner, please consider preparing a food "In my view, this decline is unfortu- ket. Another family will be thankful for nately only a lull," said Dr. Irvin S.Y. your generosity and kind offering. Chen, director of the AIDS Institute at Easter baskets can be received at MAP UCLA. "Not all patients are responding until March 20. For information, please call as effectively as the majority of patients. (414) 225-1553. There are some patients for whom the AK drugs are not effective." A growing number of people are living Street Beat Fashion with AIDS each year, the CDC said. In June 1996, 223,000 Americans age 13 and for the HiViA DS Communi Gala to be Held at older had the disease, a 10 percent jump from mid-1995 and a 65 percent increase Survival/Revival over 1993. And some advocates point out that Resale Shop AIDS patients, as they live longer, will ARCW need more help, not less. Milwaukee—Milwaukee's premier alter- "We are concerned that people will AIDS RESOURCE CENTER native fashion extravaganza at the Milwau- misinterpret this news," Portelli said. " We kee AIDS Project's (MAP) Survival/Revival would hope to see more money and sup- OF WISCONSIN, INC. resale shop will be on Saturday, April 5 at port for better access to medical services. 8 p.m. with all proceeds benefiting MAP. New drugs are not all we need." The evening includes an alternative As of December 1996, 581,429 Ameri- fashion show, a shopping spree, refresh- cans had been diagnosed with AIDS since Know Your Rights! ments and music provided by "BLEED." BJ 1981: 488,300 men, 85,500 women and Daniels and Sister Cash Box will also be 7,629 children. Through ARCW's Legal Assistance Program, two attorneys and a legal assistant featured at this one-of-a-kind event with a And some new trends are wo g special guest appearance by Miss Gay Wis- health officials. As is being seen in are available and specialized in how the law impacts the lives of people living with consin. waukee, African-Americans accounted for "When you come to Survival/Revival the more cases of AIDS than whites for the HIV disease and AIDS. Confidential legal consultation is provided at no charge to evening of the Street Beat fashion extrava- first time in 1996, 41 percent compared to HIV positive individuals resolve discrimination, landlord/tenant and ganza, it is like passing through a doorway 38 percent. Hispanics accounted for 19 help places like the Soho from Milwaukee to percent, and other races 2 percent. debtor/creditor issues; breach of confidentiality; disability benefits; government district in New York or Paris or anywhere," Also, the proportion of women with said Kathy Fortier, manager of Sur- AIDS is still increasing. In 1996, women entitlements; insurance problems; and basic testamentary documents such as vival/Revival. "It is an evening of inde- made up 20 percent of new cases. AIDS scribable fun." deaths have not declined among women or wills, living wills and powers of attorney. Free, bimonthly legal workshops are Over 400 people attended "Street Beat" in heterosexuals. 1996 raising over $3,000 to benefit the pro- The estimate of AIDS deaths for the first sponsored by ARCW to address commonly asked questions and concerns. grams and services provided by MAP. half of 1996, 22,000, was based on the Admission is $6 for students and $8 for fact that 21,700 AIDS deaths were re- the general public. For more information, ported to CDC, and analysts figured the CALL 414-224-1554 FOR AN APPOINTMENT call Survival/Revival at (414) 291-2856. total would rise somewhat as late reports Survival/Revival is located at 246 E. Chi- came in. Attorneys are available for home and hospital visits. cago St. in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. March 13, 1997—March 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-6 The Wisconsin Light: On The Scene At the Anti Gay Marriage Hearing In Wausau The Wisconsin Light is proud to say tacked a church," it was all most of those that as far as it can determine, it was the opposing the bill could take. Boos and only one of Wisconsin's four Gay based hisses permeated the room. publications to be present at the Anti-Gay State Representative Shirley Krug Marriage hearing in Wausau. We are looked shocked and asked Overdahl when pleased to bring you some of the behind the alleged incident happened. The "Rev- scenes details about what happened that erend" finally (under pressure from Krug) you won't read elsewhere admitted that the Gays didn't physically How Long Was It? attack the church, but were on the church's In an effort to bring attention to the in- property and refused to leave. equity in the law, Action Wisconsin put Overdahl's own group, Wisconsin together a partial list of laws and pro- Christians United, has been known to grams that Gays and Lesbians can't take picket churches sympathetic to Gay rights. advantage of without being married. The Numbers Game The list was laid out starting at the main It was widely believed that the hearing entrance into the hearing building, went was called for Wausau because it is as one around the corner and extended past the person put it, "The buckle on Wisconsin's hearing room. bible belt." All told it was 163 feet long. Action Democrats on the Children and Family Wisconsin people say the list was only "a Services Committee begged for hearings small fraction of federal programs." That in Madison and Milwaukee but were we are squeezed out of. turned down by their Republican counter- No state programs were listed although parts (all of whom had endorsed the bill). During the Anti-Gay Marriage hearing in Wausau, opponents a list of these would undoubtedly be I know, I know!! No this isn't a school room. The theory was that since people would of the bill raised their hands and shook them in the air when the agreed with what a speaker said, providing equally as long. have to take off work and travel to Wau- visible evidence of how many in attendance were opposed to AB 104. We Are Family Rings True sau, organizations in Milwaukee and Madison would have a hard time getting At the Mad Hatter their troops to come. Regulars at Wausau's Mad Hatter Bar At first it looked like the theory was cor- were stunned and pleased when on Sun- rect. The numbers of Christian Fundies day night they were inundated with doz- present far outnumbered those of the Gay ens of people who came up a day early to activists and their allies. prepare for the hearing. But then the tide turned. Car caravans Never let it be said that the folks in from Milwaukee and Green Bay arrived. Wausau aren't friendly. They made sure Followed by a bus and more cars from the newcomers felt welcome and at home. Madison. Finally, a contingent of local Many of them showed up the next day Gays and Lesbians led by Madhatter own- for the hearing. This took at least some ers Anne and Vicki arrived. small amount of courage given the fact By the time the first speaker in opposi- that the hearing received extensive cover- tion finished his testimony, those opposed age from small town Wausau's local tele- to the bill were in a solid majonty and 4 vision stations. erupted in applause. i. She Made It! The look on the faces of some of those- State Representative Barb Nottestein supporting the bill was one of shock They represents the largest concentration of seemed surprised to find themselves out Gays and Lesbians in the state on Mil- numbered. waukee's East Side. When a Committee After that initial burst of enthusiasm, member told some people that Nottstein AB 104's opponents mostly confined would not make the hearing, many were themselves to extending both arms high disappointed. above their heads and shaking their hands Nottestein had been waiting for six while wiggling their fingers so that the months for a medical appointment that committee could see how many people was scheduled for the hearing day in an- liked what they just heard. other city. After trying (and failing ) to It provide highly visible evidence of convince the Republicans on the Com- who had won the battle of the numbers. mittee to reschedule, Nottestein cancelled the appointment and came anyway. Biased Against Milwaukee? "I wouldn't miss this for anything," she Some people thought the Committee Going out with Tammy! Some of the people who came to Wausau a day early to get ready for the Anti-Gay told The Wisconsin Light. may have been biased against Milwaukee. marriage bill hearing went out on the town to relax with openly Lesbian State Representative Tammy Although several dozen Milwaukee resi- Baldwin. Our photographer caught up with them at a local restaurant and got them to pose. Meetings, Meetings and dents registered to testify, no one could More Meetings recall any of them being given a chance to A man testifying later in the hearing atti supporters by asking lots of questions. speak. brought on snickers when he said that if Few of these questions were ever an- Informal meetings were held on Sunday the state didn't ban Gay night to prepare people for the next day's One Milwaukee man said he was one of marriage within a swered. the first people to register and still wasn't generation society would disappear be- For example when one man read a pas- activities. More than a few eyes rolled cause there would for the death when it was announced that another called. be no children. sage from Leviticus calling To some this seemed to be unfair. The One person commented "He's never of Gays, a shocked Rebbeca Young asked meeting was called for 7:00 AM on hear- seen what penalty for ing day. committee had run out of green registra- we can do with a turkey "Would you favor the death tion slips and had to print up some white baster." Gays and Lesbians." The man responded Many but by no means all of those who ones. Yet there were a pile of green slips by saying "Would challenge God's law?" were in Wausau on Sunday showed up Buoyant Mood for sitting on the table while those who filled Many if not The effort they put forth was appreci- Breakfast at Mines. most of those who came to bill who out white slips (and obviously registered opposed the bill were not looking forward ated by those opposing the Not everyone was there on time Said later) were being called. sometimes applauded the questioner. one observer, "No wonder we don't have to the hearing. They expected to be heav- our rights. Wacko's, Fruits & Basters ily outnumbered. Nottestein particular was withering in We are too tired from all these her questioning and would throw in her early morning and late night meetings to As might be expected there was a They were pleasantly surprised when for fight for them." wealth of' misinformation about the Gay a change, the Fundies found themselves in own comments. lifestyle being foisted on the hearing. a minority at a public hearing. There The Republicans on the Committee Overdahl Booed But despite some anger, many Gays and were knowing looks and a sense of pride asked very few questions. One Republi- For the most part, those listening to the Lesbians and their straight supporters on the faces of many people. can asked a Lesbian whether or not she testimony kept silent while those they dis- couldn't help but laugh at some of the As one man from Eau Claire put it, "No would say that Seratti had no right to in- agreed with spoke. An important excep- comments. matter what, they can't say that we were troduce the bill. The woman replied, "Of tion to this rule was made when Ralph For example when one woman said that out organized on this one. They had eve- course she does, but I don't recall saying Overdahl was speaking. comparing heterosexual relationships to rything going for them and they still that she didn't." Overdahl whose group was handing out homosexual ones was impossible because couldn't bring more people than we did." Chairman Huebsch who has said he brochures saying that Gays should be de- it was like comparing apples to oranges, things Gays are immoral and chose to be nied "civil rights given to moral citizens," Answer the Question Please!! Gay asked a few witnesses if they were in someone in the back remarked "Why The trio of Krug, Nottestein and Young, arouses special enmity. they're both fruits," to the delight of eve- favor of Gay marriage. 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II \mssorwa it ykaarriev Aro num/ row-no'f r /, zqo March 13, 1997—March 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-7 Two New "Portraits of Hope" and Physician Video to be Unveiled at Make A Promise Milwaukee Once again the Make A Ray Bachhuber, M.D., Aurora Medical Promise Dinner gala is headed for a sell-out, Group, Declarer Site; Brian Buggy, M.D., but tickets still remain for those who act Infectious Disease Associates, Medical Di- quickly to reserve a place. rector of Milwaukee AIDS Project; Peter L. Based on reports from the AIDS Resource Havens, M.D., M.S., Associate Professor of Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) this year's gala Pediatrics and Epidemiology at Medical Col- should not be missed. The value of the Silent lege of Wisconsin, Director of Wisconsin Auction is topping all records as it nears HIV Primary Care Support Network based at $100,000, which means tremendous bargains Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; and Cas- for quality merchandise. sandra Welch, M.D., Medical Director of The program highlights of the dinner in- Milwaukee Health Services. clude a special video that honors Wisconsin Bachhuber has been a physician in the epi- physicians on the front lines of the AIDS Green Bay area since 1982. When he arrived demic and a powerful artistic series of por- in Wisconsin, he gave a speech on AIDS and traits. has been considered the AIDS expert in On Saturday, March 22, ARCW's I 1 th Green Bay ever since. Before practicing in annual Make a Promise Dinner & Auction Wisconsin, Bachhuber was the chief medical itself will debut the portrait series which lends resident in Portland, Oregon, where he saw to the event theme, "portraits of hope... a one of the first patients diagnosed with AIDS celebration of care." in the nation. Bachhuber sees how Portraits of Brandon and Patrick. ARCW by AIDS af- The portrait series is brought to fects all people whether in the cities or rural Dr. Wilma Bulkin Siegel who is also working benefit the education, research and prevention areas. programs of ARCW's service agencies: Mil- Seagull Enterprises, Miller Brewing Com- with ARCW to promote "The Face of AIDS" Buggy chose to specialize in infectious dis- ex- waukee AIDS Project, Northwest Wisconsin. pany, United Airlines. portrait series as a traveling exhibit. It is eases in his medical career in the '70s. Shortly pected to visit the Northwest Wisconsin AIDS Project, Southeast Wisconsin AIDS Reserve your tickets soon. Ticket prices are after making his selection, the field of HIV Project, Wisconsin AIDS Research Consor- $175, $100 and $75 per person. For more AIDS Project in Eau Claire as well as the and AIDS began and the epidemic has mir- Minnesota AIDS Project in Minneapolis. tium. information or to reserve tickets, call (414) rored his professional career ever since. He is Principal sponsors for this year's event are: 225-1549. To be unveiled at the Make a Promise Din- also the Medical Director at the Milwaukee ner & Auction, are the two newest portraits. AIDS Project. Buggy's patient load is pri- We Are All God's Children, Gunderson Tells They are of two Wisconsin residents who marily from within the Gay community. have AIDS. Having their portraits painted is Havens has been involved in pediatrics yet another step these two dedicated individu- since the early '80s. He was involved in the Church Conference Church in America found that all had been have taken to show how committed they als care of the first children with HIV infection Ann Arbor, MI— Former Republican sexually active and 21 lived in long-term both are in the fight against AIDS. and AIDS at the hospital where he did his same-sex relationships, despite a church is Brandon, 13, of Weyauwega, U.S. Rep. Steve Gunderson of Wisconsin The first residency. Havens has been helping HIV and told the National Conference on Religion rule requiring Gay clergy to remain celi- Wisconsin. Brandon was born with hemo- AIDS patients in Milwaukee since 1987. Ha- bate. first year of life contracted and Gay Rights that a Lutheran congrega- philia who in his vens sees how AIDS is affecting children. tion near his home in McLean, "No church policy has stopped these blood transfusion. Brandon is Va., has AIDS through a Welch attended medical school in Milwau- accepted him and his partner, Rob Morris, persons from falling in love, from having a certified AIDS teen trainer and does many kee but did her residency out-of-state. She, sex, from being parents, from loving the engagements. as openly gay members. public speaking however, returned to Milwaukee and began s is who we are. We are the chil- Lutheran Church, from going to seminary, Patrick of Milwaukee is the second Wis- working in internal medicine. It was after from hearing a call to ordained ministry," positive foi dren of God. We are the Lord's creation. consin portrait. He has been HIV Welch saw her first AIDS patient and became We are a part of the Christian family," said University of Michigan sociologist ARCW five years but has been a volunteer at involved with his care, his family and his Gunderson said. Carolyn Riehl, director of the study. for ten. friends that she became dedicated to fighting The four-day conference, attended by "We found that these 35 people all were "This year's Make a Promise event is also this disease. Welch sees how this epidemic is 300 clergy and laypersons from 10 de- responsible people," Riehl told the De- dedicated to Wisconsin physicians who have significantly affecting minorities and drug us- nominations and 20 states, ended Sunday, troit Free Press. "None of them have dedicated their careers to caring for individu- ers. March 9'. been involved in sexual scandals or have als with HIV and AIDS," said Marge Beil, Master of ceremonies for the evening is The conference was also presented with been accused of misconduct." director of special events at ARCW. "A video Mike Gousha, anchor on TODAY'S TMJ4. a study showing that Gay clergy have ig "Particularly, this can work in smaller to premiere the evening of the event will Co-chairs are Trish Gillespie of Whitefish nored church laws and remained sexually churches where we all know each other spotlight four Wisconsin physicians showing Bay, Dr. Timothy Lapp of Milwaukee and active, but they have avoided scandal and care about each other," said the Rev. the diversity of people this disease affects, Paul Masterson of Bayview. while remaining strong in their faith. John Rollefson, the Lutheran campus proving that AIDS has no prejudices. All proceeds from Make a Promise will A study of 26 male and nine female minister who organized the University of The four doctors featured in the video are pastors in the Evangelical Lutheran Michigan conference. Depression-Drugs-Anxiety Now, There's Light at the End of the Tunnel

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He made scooping 414 . 332 . 3331 happened to him. You know that. I know motions with his hand. "Yuh un'erstand?' questions that. Your kind gets bashed, killed all the I nodded. • time an' nobody much pays any attention. "Good. So you get yur ass on this. Like I turn to Ain't that true?" say, dig. Dig up the story. Dig up the kid. Denis I. Jackson PHD I nodded in sad agreement. "But even Find out what's gom' on. Take the day, go PS. look up what's being reported, then get Psychotherapist so, considering who his mother is..." Simpson broke in with a shake of his some sleep. Your train leaves tomorrow, Psychiatric Services ten sharp. Licensed Psychologist head. "Yur clever, Martinelli. That's gist Michael Nagy, M.D. it. Because of who his mother is. See, "My train?!" Patrick Griffin, CICSW, BCD "To D.C. Where else? 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I want to be around people. That's why I left a small town. That's what music is, a large part of it, meeting people. TB: What's In your future? DC: I want to travel. I want to see all the magical places: Egypt, Venice, Rome, Athens. Once I've had my Grand Tour— I'll tell you, Europe is pilling me very strongly right now. I'd like to play in some little cafe and watch all kmds of people pass by. I want to live someplace that's old as old can be. I want to walk down a street that's 2000 years old. I don't think I'll ever find a significant other. I've got my piano. That's enough. Carroll To Perform Faure's "Requiem" at Chorus Spring Concert Milwaukee—Those who know and love the sound of an excellent pianist are cer- tain to be familiar with Milwaukee's own David Carroll. Known both for perform- ances at Café Melange and for occasional engagements at the Grand Avenue Mall, entertains Carroll is also the featured accompanist to Tickling the Ivories David Carroll, one of Milwaukee's best pianists was caught by our photographer playing at the Milwaukee Center. David the Wisconsin Cream City Chorus. the lunch crowd there several days a week. The performance of Faure's "Requiem," here and now and the future. I'm really a spring challenge for the musical organi- David Carroll Draws Present and the Past to kind of disgusted with our culture, you zation, "would not be possible without the know? talents of David Carroll," said Chorus Bathe the World in Musical Beauty TB: Talk to me about Faure's "Req- president Matthew Pamperin. "After eve- uiem. rything he's done with us, it's great to By Terry Boughner taught me all the basics. Pretty soon, I DC: Oh, I think it's one of the most have a piece which will really showcase There are people who appreciate art. was playing for two churches, 5 Masses a elegantly written pieces of music I've his work." Those are the vast majority of us. There weekend, and funerals. That was when I ever heard. I've been listening to that The concert, To Every Season... will be are people who are artistic. These are the was between 12 and 14 years-old. since I was in grade school. This (the held at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, April 5, at ones who understand art and even, at I started taking piano in 5th grade. That Cream City Chorus sluing concert) is the Cross Lutheran, an affirming church which times, can create it. grew inside me. When I moved away, the first chance I've had to perform it. I'm welcomes members of the LGBT commu-th There are, however, those few, the ones organ kind of fell away because I fell throwing myself into it. I hear it running nity. The church is located at 1821 N. 16 who "see" something closed off to the away from the church. It just seemed so through my head all the time. Street, between Walnut/Lisbon and Fond rest of us. These are the ones, the very false somehow. I didn't want to be a part It's Faure at his height. It's the human du Lac Avenues, three blocks from the l- few, who can bring their vision into our of it anymore. The piano stayed with me. spirit praying for redemption, for release, 145 west spur. - material world. We know them by their Now, I play the organ only once in for eternal rest. Tickets for the April b5th concert, To creations, and by the far away look in awhile, when the Cream City Chorus does TB: Do you compose? Every Season... are $8 in advance, $10 their eyes. We know them because we see something at a church. DC: Once in awhile. I write things that at the door, and are available at BestD so often pain in their eyes, the pain in- You've got to remember that it's been a are like little theatre pieces. When I write Clinic, AfterWords Bookstore, Mama Roux curred with creation. We say to them, long time since I played the organ. There music, I write it like a script, like poem, and through the Chorus office. Write: P.O. "Suffer more so that you can create more, are stops and keyboards and a keyboard at like a scene. I picture a scene and then I Box 1488, Milwaukee, WI 53201, or call so that we may have more beauty in our your feet, too. And each organ is differ- nicture the music to match that. It's like (414) 344-9222. lives. ent, a whole different ballgame Such a one is David Carroll. I can go from piano to piano real eas- Jamie Nabozny to Address Up-Coming He is a widely renowned pianist, resi- ily—though sometimes you get sabotaged dent in Milwaukee, a musician who can by a crappy instrument. You don't realize LGBT Youth Conference entice from his piano the melodies the it until you sit down at it and find out it fingers of true love can bring from a hasn't been tuned in about a year and a Milwaukee—Jamie Nabozny, winner Youth Milwaukee" successfully operated lover's lips. One recent evening, he sat half or something. of the 1996 "Pathfinder" Award from the a statewide toll free hotline for Gay down for an interview. TB: Do you have a favorite organ? Gay, Lesbian and Straight Teacher's youth. Staffed by Gay youth, the hotline * * * DC: The one at All Saints Cathedral is Network, will address participants of the continues to serve Wisconsin's youth by really nice. The one at the Unitarian second Diverse & Resilient conference on providing support and referral services on Terry Boughner: David, let's get a lit- church is really nice, too, but it's old. It April 17, 1997. Nabozny a Gay youth, weekend evenings. tle biography. Are you from Wisconsin, probably needs a little work. The best or- suffered multiple physical assaults from In La. Crosse, a collaboration of the what? gan that I've heard is at Jesu Church. seventh through eleventh grade in a Wis- Coulee Region YWCA, the Rainbow David Carroll: Well, I was born in St. John's Cathedral has a beautiful or- consin school district. He will share his Revolution Book Store, and the La Crosse Lancaster, Wisconsin, raised between gan, but I haven't even had a chance to experiences and the results of his ground County Health Department, forged the La Prairie du Chien and Milwaukee. I come look at that one. breaking law suit. Crosse Alliance for HIV/AIDS Preven- from a family of six kids. I've been in TB: How long have you been in Nabozny's experience illustrates the tion for Youth Dealing With Issues of Milwaukee for 18 years now. Oh, I dream school? need for further awareness of Gay youth Sexual Orientation. The alliance worked about getting somewhere else now and DC: Oh, I'm not in school anymore. I in Wisconsin. The 1997, Diverse & Re- with a new youth group called GALAXY then, but Milwaukee's been a good place was in school until 1985. Then, Iran out silient conference and mini-grant program to help develop their own empowerment, to go school and to live. I don't regret of money. I shouldn't have gone to school will address the social and the HIV pre- essential for HIV prevention efforts. staying here as long as I have. when I did, right out of a small town, be- vention needs of Gay youth in Wisconsin. did you go to school? Weekly meetings were held at the book- TB: Where cause I had so much to learn—just figur- To be held in Oconomowoc, the second store, and the alliance sponsored a pride DC: UW-La Crosse and UW- ing what it's like to be Gay. I wasn't fo- conference is open to all youth-serving Conservatory of Mu- dance. Milwaukee and the cused. professionals. Keynote speakers and In Racine, Diverse & Resilient funded sic. There are other art forms out there. I breakout sessions will provide informa- Youth 4 Youth, the first-ever Gay youth TB: David, what got you into music? always look at my music as interactive tion, program examples and skills- Well, I was always a rather strange organization in the Racine County area. A DC: with other art forms. For example, doing building activities needed to create or en- drop-in center provided a safe place child who didn't fit in with the other chil- art opening receptions or doing music for hance HIV prevention programs for Gay was in second where youth could socialize and discuss dren. I remember when I a theater production. I just love to do youth in Wisconsin. issues of concern to them regarding grade and saw my first piano. It was an those. You test your metal as a musician. The Diverse & Resilient conference is parents' friends' house. growing up Gay in smaller cities and their old upright at my You just interact. also intended to foster the development or HIV prevention needs. I was just fascinated with it. I walked up If you can walk into an art opening and enhancement of local HIV prevention to play—to run my fingers In northwestern Wisconsin, the area to it and began play music that fits the artwork on the initiatives. Participants are urged to attend AIDS Service Organization collaborated over the keys. walls, I think then you know what you're the conference in commimity or organ- when my family moved from with the area chapter of PFLAG to assist You see, doing. Or when you can pick out music to izational teams. Conference attendees will area school districts to develop in-service Milwaukee to Prairie du Chien, the wind fit a certain period of tune for a certain be encouraged to collaborate with youth out of my sails. I had nothing to do. trainings for teachers and to implement went theatre production, that means you've support systems in their communities to policies regarding bias motivated acts. I knew I was different. So, when I done your homework. apply for one of five $5,000 mini-grants. touched the piano, it was like coming NOWAP also used Diverse & Resilient TB: What are you trying to say in Last year's conference, held in down- funding to begin the Rainbow Club, a home. I threw myself into my music to your music? town Milwaukee, was attended by over losing my mind, basically. support progam for area Gay, Lesbian keep from DC: I'm trying to channel the past. I 120 youth-serving professionals from and Bisexual youth. My music gave me something to do so don't want the past to die. So many peo- around Wisconsin. This year, over 200 to deal with all these Finally, the Children's Outing Associa- that I didn't have ple don't have any respect for the past. I professionals will attend. A contingency tion (COA) of Milwaukee won a grant to small town, kids who I had nothing in don't want that elegance—Requiem that of Gay youth will take part in the confer- all. creat a more Gay-friendly organization. common with at we're (the Cream City Chorus) doing, I ence as well, and share their ideas and Their efforts included making it known The thing is, I really didn't start on the don't want that to die out. I don't want points of view with other conference par- that COA was a safe space for Gay youth, piano. I started on the organ, playing for the feeling of it to die out. ticipants. starting a library of Gay-themed books church. A nun taught me. Sister Angeline So many people today are so caught up The 1996 conference and mini-grant and magazines, and staff training regard- was her name. God only knows what in this pop mentality in this disposable cycle funded five. groups to develop or ing Gay youth and their HIV prevention happened to her. She was really nice. She culture. They're so concerned with the enhance local HIV prevention services. needs. With Diverse & Resilient funding, "Gav March 13 ,1997—March 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-10 beth Freeman won her freedom, the right that allowing same sex marriages would to legally many and to protect her chil- be endorsing the "ingesting of feces, urine dren. And America didn't crumble, it got and other body fluids." better. At least one Seratti supporter, Ken Egre Politically Speaking I know that there are people here today of Hustisford, indicated support for the who will say the same kinds of things death penalty for Gays and Lesbians. He The Real Reason for Anti-Gay Marriage Bills about my family that they said about was heartily congratulated by some of Elizabeth Freeman and her family. From those who came to support the bill. By Bill Meunier riage is about the creation of a family. studying history, I've learned that our Seratti's supporters said that the bill was At last it has come here. The battle that They will talk about their belief that let- Constitution does not say that "all people needed. But that point was disputed by has raged in other parts of the country, the ting Same Sex couples get married will are created equal except for Gay and Les- others who pointed out that Same Sex fight over same sex marriage. undermine heterosexual marriages. They bian people. It says all people. marriage was already against Wisconsin This is not a fight that we asked for, nor will warn that allowing Gay marriages is As an elected officials it is your job to law. can it safely be said that it is one we are contrary to "God's law." uphold the principles of the Constitution As one Lesbian speaker put it, "When I ready for, but nonetheless it is here. And Last but not least they will warn of the against hatred and fear. I'm sure it took a told my son I was going to come today, he make no mistake about it, this battle will "dire" consequences of allowing Gay and lot of courage for the legislators back then said 'So you are going to a hearing to get nasty. Lesbian marriages. The buzz words "af- to give African Americans the right to le- speak against a bill that won't let you do As I write this, it is four days before the firmative action," "Gay adoptions" and the gally many and to protect their children. something that you already can't do." public hearing on State Representative old stand by "special rights" will be For my sake and the sake of hundreds of A number of opponents cited their own Lorraine Seratti's (R- Spread Eagle) bill to dragged out. children like me, I trust you will have that relationships and brought their children ban State recognition of Same Sex Mar- No matter how many smoke screens kind of courage today. with them. They pointed out that many of riage. I will be at that hearing, but I don't they put up, the Wisconsin Republican the benefits of marriage were unfairly de- need to wait for it to know what will be Party and their Right Wing allies can not Marriage nied to them. said. cover up some basic facts. Gay Ten year old, Sol Kelly-Jones brought Those who support Seratti's legislation The State already allows couples who Continued from Page 1 tears to eyes of many as she spoke about will say that allowing Same Sex Mar- can not have children to marry. The State her two mothers and her fear of those who riages will undermine the family. They does not test couples to see if allowing of the population" and lead "an unhealthy "hate my family." Spearing to other chil- will ask if marriage with animals and them to many will jeopardize other mar- lifestyle dren in her situation Sol said. "Keep up the children will be next. riages. The State has laws on the books to Seratti called on the committee to en- hope that someday we'll have equal bene- According. to these people and their prevent marriages involving animals and dorse her bill saying that Gays wanted to fits and stuff. You're not alone." supporters in the Far Right Christian Please see Marriage Bill Page 22 "radically redefine marriage." She con- Sol's remarks were so poignant that he movement and the Republican Party, mar- tended that allowing Gay marriage could The Wisconsin Light has printed 411 between them in full on page 1. peo- lead to polygamy, marriage islators, you know that it says that all adults and children and between adults The back and forth exchange sometimes Kelly-Jones ple are created equal and have the right Page 1 and animals. According to Seratti, "Wis- brought out heated comments from speak- Continued from for the pursuit of happiness and equal consin should not allow its policies to be ers and from those listening to them. "God hates Gays and Lesbians." - that out protection under the law. set by D.C. organizations." When one man talked about what he said family is bad. This is scary for me. Well, I've been learning about Elizabeth Ironically the next witness testified over was a real case in Colorado where a man Once last year, we went to a church Freeman, who was an African American speaker phone from his DC office. Robert wanted to marry a horse, State Represen- service where people were carrying these slave owned by one of the drafters of the tative Barb Nottestein (D-Mil) bristled. "I have Knight, from the Family Research Coun- signs and yelling at us outside. I woke up Constitution. As a slave she didn't cil, a Right Wing religious anti-Gay or- find your comments offensive," she said, crying that night, any rights. Elizabeth Freeman couldn't "We are talking about human beings not because I dreamed that get ganization told the committee to approve these same people bombed our church and get legally married and her kids could Seratti's bill. According to Knight the animals." our family was there. taken away from her. Gay lifestyle is unhealthy. As proof of his Nottestein, Shirley Krug (D-Mil) and I don't want to afraid of these people and Today my parents also can't get legally Gay man Rebecca Young (D-Madison) often know claim, Knight said the average others who support this bill and I don't married and its scarey for me to only lives to age 42. weighed in with sharp questions for those want them to be afraid of me. I think we that, if one of my parents died, I could be supporting the bill. taken away from my other parent. Both Knight and Seratti cited studies can all get along. We don't have to be ex- used by the State of Hawaii in its court Krug asked a Missouri Synod Minister actly the same. Two hundred years ago, Elizabeth case against Gay couples suing for the if he felt the State should interfere by In my history class in school, we've Freeman went to the government and right to marry in that State. telling churches performing sex same been studying about the beginning of the asked for her rights- like it said in the con- In a statement that had even some of her marriages that they couldn't. After some Constitution of the United Sates. As leg- stitution. Some people hated or feared supporters shaking their heads, Seratti hesitation, the mmister replied that the African Americans so much that they said that her bill was not discriminatory. state had no right to interfere with a would have changed the Constitution "Gays and Lesbians will still be able to church. 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people walk out of the club humming. For example: "Finally" from Ce Ce Pendiston,

or "100% Pure Love" by Crystal Waters. isi WL: What new songs do you think will usty orner make it big in the future? TA: "Shake that Body" by Robi Rob's Club World and "Sonic Groove" by Catalina and "Look Into My Eyes" by Planet Soul. My Interviews by Dusty Sass favorite right now is "Anytime" by Dianna Dee with Obession. WL: What changes may be on the hori- Tony Aiello: The Main Man in the Booth at zon for the Club Dance scene? TA: The new equipment that is coming out Milwaukee's Hot Dance Bar, La Cage is phenomenal. Everything is going to be CD based instead of vinyl. We will be able The thumping beat, the flashing lights, Wisconsin Light: Where did you get your play CD's just as easily as records. And the video screens and the pulsating music. start? the sound from the CD's is superior to re- All of the above are a part of what goes Tony Aiello: I started in 1980 at a Club in cords. Plus they last longer and take up into the Dance Bar experience. Racine, Jodies. less space. Coordinating these effects takes a lot of WL: What got you interested in being a That means that Dance Clubs can carry work in the DJ booth. In a very real sense, DJ? bigger libraries of songs. the DJ is a performer keeping the crowd TA: Music was always my hobby. When I WL: Do you work in an occupation other entertained with sound and lights. started at Jodies we were actually spend- than being a DJ? The days when a DJ only had to know ing more money on music than what I was TA: Yes, I work as a book keeper and a 'Jr which record to put on a turntable are long paid. I love Dancing. It's great exercise mechanic at the family business. since gone. and it makes you feel good. WL: A mechanic? How butch? Do you Today's DJ's have to keep up not only I will always be grateful to Judy from get people coming up the booth to ask with the latest music, but also with the lat- Jodies for giving me first break. Then I you to check their chassis or fix their est computer programs, video equipment, saw an ad that La Cage was looking for a crankshaft? mixers and other techno gear. One of the DJ and I applied and got hired. TA: No comment best at his craft is Tony Aiello, the main WL: What can you tell us about George WL: So are you single or what? man in the DJ Booth at La Cage, Milwau- and Corey? (Owners of La Cage) TA: Kinda single, kinda seeing someone. kee's most popular Dance bar. TA: There's not much dirt to tell. Actually Don't ask me for the details, I don't "Kiss At age 35, Tony is at the top of his they are really very nice people to work and Tell." game. With nearly 17 years of experience with. They are always there for you. They WL: Then what do you do? La Cage DJ Tony Aiello under his belt, he has played literally care about their employees and their cus- TA: (Laughs) No comment. thousands of tunes for tens of thousands tomers. WL: What is your philosophy of life? I want to go back to school and get a de- of dancers. His friendliness, openness and WL: Over the years you must have seen TA: Have fun and keep educating yourself. gree in Computer Science. talent make him one of our favorite people. a lot of changes in the Club dance scene. TA: Absolutely. When I started, video at the clubs was just being born and every- Celebrate "Oscar" thing was push button. We had switches similar to A B switches on cable. Push a in Madison with button to go from one turntable to another. Now, we program a computer with state of Academy Awards the art mixers, digital sampling equipment, computerized light controllers and video controllers. Gala Event WL: What do you like most about being Madison—The "Fabulous" Second An- a DJ? Wisconsin Cream City Chorus presents nual Oscar Madison Academy Awards TA: Playing new music. I love to play the Party is scheduled for March 24 in Madi- new stuff and watch people get into it. I son. The event is a fundraiser for The also like the fact that La Cage is commit- United and the Rodney Scheel House for ted to getting the latest and best equip- People with AIDS. ment. It's important not to let the custom- The event is bigger and better than ers to get bored. You have to try to give every them something new and exciting as often To ever, according to event organizer Scott Thornton. "This year's party will be fabu- as possible. lous," Thornton said. "We have a terrific WL: What do like least about your work? VIP reception planned, a live performance TA: Cleaning the equipment and requests. with drag and other performers before the The reason I don't like requests is be- cause they are generally for older tunes. season... Oscars, and, of course, the Academy Awards themselves on the big screen." WL What do you like to do outside of The schedule is: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., VIP work? reception; 6:30 p.m., general doors open; TA: Party at other clubs on my nights off. I 7:00 p.m., live performance; 8:00 p.m., like to compare what they are doing to 1997 k:' April 5, ti Saturday, Academy Awards. The cost is $25 for VIP what we are doing." tickets and $10 for general admission. WL: What all goes into your job? The party is being held at the Barrymore TA: In addition to operating the equipment, Theatre, 2090 Atwood Avenue, Madison. I also advise the Club on what equipment 8:00 p.m. The VIP reception features food and it should be using and I have to keep up wine selections from nine area restaurants on the latest music. including: Atlas Pasta and Delicatessen; WL: What are the biggest challenges Botticelli's; The Opera House; Out to you face as a DJ? Cross Lutheran Church, 1821 N. 16th St., Milwaukee Lunch; Bluephies; Monty's Blue Plate; TA: The biggest challenge is to get people Lisbon/Walnut/Pleasant and fond du Lac Avenue, 3 blocks west of 1-145) Madison Sourdough; Pasta Per Tutti; and out there to dance. This is especially true (between Café Montmarte. VIP ticket holders are in- when you play the new stuff. They have to Songs of determination, inspiration and remembrance, featuring vited to the special reception as well as hear a song 10 or 20 times before they having special seating for the event. start dancing to it. Faures Requiem...a prelude to the 10th Anniversary celebration General admission is $10, which in- A lot of DJ's will give up on a song if it cludes live entertainment and the Acad- doesn't work the first time and then six emy Awards program. months later that same song is number 1 "This is the next best thing to actually or the most requested. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door being there," Thornton said. "We are for- It takes some courage to keep playing it and are available at AfterWords Bookstore, tunate to have a great live program fea- until it catches on. Of course the trick is to turing acts like Simply Divine and erncees know which ones will catch on and that's a BESTD Clinic and Mama Roux Paul Wesselman and Diana Summer." big challenge. Other sponsors this year include the WL: How do you decide which songs Isthmus, Z104 Radio, Atlas Pasta and will make it. th Delicatessen, Jan Silvers/M&I Madison TA: It's a gut feeling that you get. Do you Bank, Half Price Books, Happy Medium, like the song, does it have a good mes- and Four Star Video Heaven. sage, does it relate to an experience like a break up or a new love, a party or some Tickets are available by mail at The Un- ANNIVERSARY tied, P.O. Box 310 Madison, WI 53701 or other experience. Basically can you relate 1 through any of the Barrymore's outlets: to what the artist is trying to say. Plus it The Exclusive Company, Star Liquors, has to have a good driving beat or a good Magic Mill, and Green Earth. hook. For more information, call Scott Thron- WL: What is good hook? TA: A good hook is a part of the song that ton at (608) 255-5969. Errarl,ttoir; RAPHI - 7 - THE SPOTUGHT SECTION March 13, 1997 to March 26, 1997- THE WO -12 Howard Stern's `Private Parts' is on 11111111 (Surprise!) a Decent Movie Review by John A. Jahn and homage to Stem's wife (played by OUT viiimonnowooloonomoi Like most people, I suppose, I have an TV's "Murder One" Mary McCormack) as opinion of Howard Stem—the New York it is about the rise of a media superstar City-based "shock jock" of the shaggy, and "genius." long hair, prominent proboscis, and sewer Private Parts features many funny, ten- mouth. We don't receive Stem's radio der scenes. Stem battles with an uptight program in Milwaukee (nor anywhere in jerk of a radio director at WNBC; his ini- the state, in fact), nor do any stations plan tially rocky relationship with radio co-host to pick it up. Robin Quivers (playing herself), and his Would his extremely rude, in-your-face efforts to start a family with his wife. show find an audience here, as it currently Private Parts is a loving romance, does in 35 other radio markets? Probably combined with the modern day story not. And, to be sure, there is some of that about the revenge of a nerd. It's rated R, • Howard Stern in his first movie, Private and rightfully so, given some nude scenes Parts (based on the book of the same and the sometimes raunchy language name by Stern himself). (hey, this is Howard Stern, folks! What do However, the bottom line on this movie ya expect?). isn't Stern's obnoxious radio personality We learn that the "real" Stem is a family transferred to the film media (if you want man who's very much in love with his wife, that, by the way, you can catch his TV revealed to us in a funny, heartwarming, show on cable's El-1-V), but rather a very sweet little film. No, I never thought I'd be funny, sweet, romantic comedy about how using adjectives in describing anything Howard Stem, the little nerdy Beek, grew whatsoever to do with Howard Stern, let up to be the #1 radio personality in NYC alone a movie he stars in, but here I am. and self-proclaimed "King of All Media." Whodathunkit? In fact, Private Parts, directed by Betty On my trademark 1-10 scale, Private Thomas, is as much a tender love story Parts rates an 8. I still can't believe it.

Johnny Depp stars as FBI Agent Joe Pistone alias Donnie Brasco in "Donnie Brasco." `Lost Highway' is a Fascinating Film, But Beyond Whatever Else it is, `Donnie One That is Not Especially Satisfying Brasco' Tells of Two Male Friends Reviewed by Glenn Bishop Lost Highway proves to be fascinating Believe me, faithful readers of Wiscon- but perhaps not especially satisfying. Reviewed by Glenn Bishop Significantly into the film, Newell leaves sin Light, the life of a movie critic is not Eventually, arbitrarily, all leads back to After experiencing the super creepiness Joe's wife, his superiors and, quite natu- all free movies and buckets of buttered the film's opening scene, nominally re- of David Lynch's Lost Highway and the rally the audience, to wonder if this well- popcorn. A perfect example was last calling Pulp Fiction. subsequent, not totally unexpected night- decorated agent isn't in fact changing night's screening for the new David Lynch Lynch's veritable tumble of scenes mares, Glenn sought more traditional sides. film: Lost Highway. prove shocking for their casual mix of cinematic entertainment. Next on the Sure, there's plenty of disturbing, A dangerously overflowing crowd at violence and eroticism. Lurking behind schedule came Donnie Brasco, a gang- graphic violence, enough to appease even Milwaukee's Downer theatre impatiently the Lynch's flourishing style and an abun- ster flick based reportedly based on true the most jaded moviegoer. Newell even waited for the newest from that king of dance of cinematic deceptions and con- events. sprinkles in a few laughs but there really cinematic weirdness. With no respite from ceits is a barely concealed contempt for Although based on real people and ac- isn't anything particularly fresh or original the audience's antics forthcoming, Glenn his audience who must, as Glenn did, tual events, Donnie Brasco proves to be here. Nor is the film's climax particularly thought perhaps that he had wandered leave the cinema wondering what the hell a respectable descendent of such classic surprising. mistakenly into Rocky Horror. Sadly, no it all meant. Hollywood motion pictures as White Heat What provides Donnie Brasco with its such luck. Lynch has indeed created a complex, and Little Ceasar, in which legendary stature is the compelling, complicated re- Lynch's masterly Blue Velvet was fresh, perhaps needless complicated conundrum actors James Cagney and Edward G. lationship between Joe/Donnie and Lefty. original and disturbing. Worse luck, com- with Lost Highway. Less certain is Robinson transcended the genre creating While we may expect that Joe/Donnie's ing so early in his career, Blue Velvet has whether Lynch is playing a little joke upon memorable, heroic figures. feelings for Lefty are going to get in the created such continued high expectations us mere mortals or if he too, in the end, Glorifying mobsters might not be politi- way of the sting operation, we cannot help that all subsequent efforts seem pale in proved to be utterly clueless. cally correct in '90's America but as is ap- but be surprised at the strength of the comparison. Rating $$$ (scale $ to $$$$$$) parent from Mike Newell's new film, it is bond between the two men, a bond which Something seems terribly, terribly not an entirely lost art. seems to transcend simple, traditional wrong, in all possible senses, right from Donnie Brasco's title character is an "male bonding" and which increasingly the start. In what seems to be a prologue, FBI undercover agent played by Johnny takes precedence over Joe/Donnie's an admittedly long, astonishingly stag- ST. PAT'S Depp. Donnie Brasco is really Joe Pistone other, real life. geringly slowly-paced prologue, Fred WEEKEND who has left his wife and three children, Al Pacino is no stranger to gangster Madison (Bill Pullman) and Renee taking on the criminal persona of a jewel roles and like those legendary actors be- (Patricia Arquette) are confronted and March 14, 15 8r_. 16 man". Seeking to infiltrate mob opera- fore him: Cagney, Robinson and the like, confounded by the appearance of myste- tions, he is befriended by Lefty Ruggiero here finds himself in the role of a lifetime. rious video tapes that begin to appear (Al Pacino), an aging "wise-guy", dedi- Pacino invests Lefty, just a small-time daily on their doorstep, right along side cated but never remarkable enough to crook, a mere spoke in the wheel of the the morning paper. Seems someone is have made it into the big-time. mob with a grace and poignancy that sug- stalking them, going so far as to enter Slipping easily into the role as gest that Donnie Brasco is something their bedroom as they sleep and take illicit Joe/Donnie's mentor, Lefty vouches for more substantial than it actually is. shots. the young man and proceeds to instruct More surprising is just how good Johnny Then a suddenly explosion of violence him in the rituals and responsibilities. of Depp is as Joe/Donnie. Older and lacking occurs. Just as suddenly, Fred is con- the business. In a racket where all is de- the pretty boy looks helped ignite his ca- victed of the murder of his wife and is pendent upon rigid rules of loyalty, but reer, Depp proves that he has matured as sentenced to death. As he waits on which foster an uncertain atmosphere in an actor, his transition from infiltrator to death-row, Fred is plagued with terrifying which anyone might get "wacked" at any- friend wonderfully revealed a step at a headaches. So bad are these headaches aP; time by anyone, including loyal friends time. that one morning he wakes up and he's -Tiro and associates, it is perhaps a bit sur- In less capable hands than Pacino and somebody else. That's right. He is an prising that Joe/Donnie's relationship with Depp, Donnie Brasco might have entirely different person. Played by en- Lefty easily and quickly transcends simply emerged as little more than a typical tirely different actor. partnership. gangster flick. Instead of Fred Madison, now he seems ALL GREEN Continually tested, Joe/Donnie begins to Glenn has long been struck by the in- to be teenaged auto mechanic Pete Day- immerse himself ever more deeply into herent, implied homoeroticism that char- ton (adorable newcomer Balthazar Getty). the Mafia hierarchy, and in the process acterize such gangster films and Donnie Pete awakens with some severe head MARGARITAS Joe/Donnie begins to change. Although Brasco proves to be no exception. The wounds but absolutely no clue as to how quite subtle at first, Joe/Donnie increas- bond between the two men might extend he ended up in the death row cell of con- ingly perceives just how blurred the fragile far beyond simple notion of Male-bonding victed murderer Fred Madison. Not being line that separates gangster Donnie but that Joe/Donnie will ultimately betray a murderer himself, at least as far as Brasco from Agent Joe Pistole has be- Lefty and happily, heterosexuality return Prison Officials can deduce, Pete is re- $1 OFF come. to wife and family is not only expected, it leased. One of filmdom's most curious This transformation first manifests itself is downright required. mom and pop (Lucy Butler and Gary in incorporation of Donnie's raw language Still, as Glenn left the darkened cinema, Busey) bring the lad home. and gangster philosophy into Joe's out- he couldn't help but think how such an Almost immediately Pete's rather curi- side life, resulting in increasingly strained otherwise convincing film had somehow ous relationship with the mysterious (is t9,7idt relations with his family. Perhaps even ended on an alarmingly and disappoint- there any character in Lost Highway who more disturbing, at least to his superiors, ingly false note. is not "mysterious") gangster Mr. is Joe's increasingly less frequent reports Rating $$$$$ (scale $ to $$$$$$) Eddy/Dick Laurent leads the gullible youth back to the Bureau. to a disastrous affair with, you guessed it, the mysterious Alice (Patricia Arquette, again) who, despite dyed-blond locks, New Books at looks an awful lot like the recently butch- ered Renee (perhaps because both are -16.1N3* Afterwords played by the same actress). FINE MEXICAN More weirdness. More violence. Then Gay Fiction suddenly he ain't Pete no more, now he's CUISINE Naked by David Sedans, Little, Brown Fred Madison (again played by Bill Pull- It HC $21.95 man) again. More weirdness. More vio- 7 DAYS A WEEK BOOT CAMP SALOON Lesbian Fiction lence. 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By Raymond Murray The Queer revolution in film has continued unabated in 1996 with an unprecedented number of films -- Hollywood, foreign and America independent productions -- that have featured Gay, Lesbian, bisexual or cross-dressing characters. Although their \tt numbers were great (in comparison to the years past) I their depiction and roles were if anything, uneven. Yet because it is becoming the trend to include Gays and Lesbians, even fleetingly, in films, it is time to recognize, celebrate and, if need be, condemn those productions. So with these conditions, we present the First Annual Queer Academy Awards. Catagories "Bound" Best Gay/Lesbian/Transgendered Hollywood Film of R- the Year Best Lesbian Character in a Hollywood Film Best Gay Male Character in a Hollywood Film Best Transgendered Character in a Hollywood Film Best Gay Male Supporting Character in a Hollywood Film Best Lesbian Supporting Character in a Hollywood Film Best Independently Made Gay Film Best Independently Made Lesbian Film Best Foreign Language Film Best Film that has not yet played Wisconsin (but released in 1996) Best Television film: (either Gay-Lesbian themed or written by a Gay or Lesbian) Best Behind-the-scenes work by a Gay or Lesbian in a mainstream film Most Incidental Use of a Gay Character: Best Song Best Documentary "TWELFTH NIGHT" Worst use of a stereotypical fag in a Hollywood Film Most Homophobic Film of the Year

Best Gay/Lesbian/Transgendered Hollywood Film of the Year The nominees are: It's My Party (Randall Kleiser - director) Gay director Randall Kleiser's emotionally candid AIDS drama is both touching and forthright in depicting two Gay men in a complex but loving relationship. Bound (Larry and Andy Wachowski - directors) A heart-pounding thriller about two women who try to cheat the Mafia out of 2 million dollars and which depicts its Lesbian heroines in the most pulsatingly erotic and attractive light possible. A landmark film. The Birdcage (Mike Nichols - director) The • Americanized version of the French farce La Cage ae aux Folles features two men in a loving, committed relationship while the heteros are the ones with family "The People vs. Larry Flint" values problems. A wickedly funny comedy to laugh with the Gays not at them. Twelfth Night (Trevor Nunn - director) Shake- speare's comedy comes alive in this visually striking film which features lots of transsexuality and crossdressing and enough homoeroticsm to keep all Queers interested. *V: Butterfly Kiss (Michael Winterbottom - Director) While not universally liked, this shocking Lesbian-as- killer drama offers an unflinching look at a woman and the bloody road she chooses to take in looking for her woman.

Best Gay Male Character \*. & in a Hollywood Film: The nominees are: Eric Roberts as the AIDS-stricken Gay man who decides to throw a party before his suicide in les My Party. Gregory Harrison as Eric Robert's ex-lover who plants a passionate kiss on him in it's My Party. "Celestial Clockwork" Please see Oscar's Closet Page 18 THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION March 13, 1997 to March 26,1997-THE WISCONSIN' GHT-14 "And The Oscar Goes To...;" Glenn Bishop's Oscar Night Predictions By Glenn Bishop Billy Bob Thornton was a surprise nomi- There are few events quite like the Os- nee for Sling Blade and certainly most cars. Imagine the night sky awash with deserving but Geoffrey Rush seems to spotlights. Red carpet trampled upon by have captured the most momentum with the most glittering stars that Hollywood Shine. has to offer. Camera flashes dazzle the More telling are those actors not nomi- desperate throngs of hungry, desperate nated. The British were ignobly ignored on-lookers and other various and sundry as neither Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet or hangers-on. Daniel Day-Lewis (The Crucible) made Sad to say that other, more pressing the grade. Popular Hollywood actors engagements will prevent Glenn from ar- John Travolta (Phenomenon) and Denzel riving in some fabulous limo on March Washington (Courage Under Fire) were 24th at the steps of Los Angeles' Shine similarly unlucky. Auditorium. Like most of the faithful read- Glenn's pick is Ralph Fiennes but Oscar ers of Wisconsin Light, Glenn shall be is likely to shine on Geoffrey Rush. parked in front of a large-screen television for the 69th Annual Academy Awards. Best Picture Best Supporting Actor Hollywood types endeavor to make The Supporting Actor category is not movie that will appeal to absolutely every- only one of the toughest to call but is likely one and thus will make a ton of money. to set the pace for the rest of the evening. These same Hollywood types then whine Cuba Gooding (Jerry McGuire), William that these overblown spectacles never win H. Macy (Fargo) and Armin Mueller-Stahl any Oscars. Well, they shouldn't. (Shine) each gave absolutely marvelous Rightfully ignoring such overblown performances in absolutely marvelous spectacles as Twister, Independence films. A win by any of these three actors Day and Evita, the Academy recognized might begin a sweep by their films, each only one typical Hollywood production: with several nominations to their credit. Jerry McGuire. Many happy returns. Tommy celebrated his 77th Birthday with his partner Loren at This Is It by splicing James Woods, nominated for the here- Small, carefully crafted independent the mainbrace. and-gone in a flash Ghost of Mississippi films highlight the Best Picture category: was a surprise nominee and will be an Fargo from the brother Coen, the inspiring is The English Patient. Here is the per- ver, it is based on a very literate work of even bigger surprise winner. No such true story Shine and the latest from Mike fect Oscar nominee: The English Patient fiction and is filled with fine actors with surprise for anyone seeing Edward Nor- Leigh, Secrets & Lies. is a big-screen romance and one which spectacular credits. This certainly enough ton's mesmerizing performance in the The most Oscar-like of all the nominees will appeal to the aged Academy. Moreo- for Glenn and should be plenty for Oscar. otherwise routine thriller, Primal Fear. This year's most worthy performance was ignored by the Academy: the won- derful Paul Scofield in the much ignored The Crucible. Like Norton's performance, Paul Scofield effortlessly stole the thunder from the film's much more glamourous rD leading man, Daniel Day-Lewis. Oscar is likely to give the nod to Jerry McGuire's Cuba Gooding but Glenn's pick is Edward Norton. a Supporting Actress A real hodge-podge group, more nota- ble perhaps for who wasn't than for who was nominated. Where are Julie Christie's ravishing Gertrude or Kate Winslet's marvelous, original Ophelia in Hamlet? What about newcomer Renee Zellweger, so very good as Tom Cruise's love interest in the much- nominated Jerry McGuire? Joan Allen, a nominee last year in Comedy Comes Out of the Closet! Nixon is once again honored, this year as the oh-so cold Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible. Juliette Binoche was fine if not particu- ALL NEW SHOW! larly memorable in The English Patient likewise Marianne Jean-Baptiste as the daughter who came to dinner in Secrets Disarmingly Funny! ar.d Lies. ix Barbara Hersey was a standout in Por- trait of the Lady but Oscar (with Glenn's consent) is likely to give the nod to legen- dary Lauren Bacall. Best Actress Saturday Academy members must have had to make some tough decisions in the Best Actress category, a category where many fine performances were overlooked. April 19th, 1997 ,!4 Despite winning Golden Globe, did anyone in their right mind actually think that Madonna was going to get nominated 8:00 pm for Evita? Just kidding... Amongst other fine performances not recognized by the Academy are Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma, Nicole Kidman (who was likewise ignored last year for To Die For) in Portrait of a Lady, Lili Taylor for I Shot Andy Warhol and the much hyped Courtney Love for The People a vs. Larry Flynt and Meryl Streep who used to get nominated for just about anything. Diane Keaton is having something of a comeback, who has followed the box of- fice success of First Wives Club with a nomination for Marvin's Room. 'Course that don't mean she's going to win. Nor is 2090 Atwood Ave. £ the much acclaimed Emily Watson for the little seen Breaking the Waves. Frances McDomand has a shot if the Madison, Academy's aged membership didn't find Wisconsin Fargo too offbeat as does the lovely Kris- tin Scott Thomas if The English Patient sweeps. But of all those actually nominated, look no further than Secrets & Lies' Brenda $18 in advance $18 at (Tax included) Blethyn whose performance is truly head the door and shoulders above the rest of the nomi- nees. Glenn thinks Oscar will agree. Best Actor Tickets available ••• First and foremost, just how did Woody at: Barrymore Box Office, Green Earth, Star Liquor, Harrelson get nominated for The People Exclusive Company (State St. vs Larry Flynt? Glenn admits to being and High Point Center), Magic Mill clueless in this matter. (University Ave. and East Town), Room of One's That said, the four remaining nominees Own. seem to be neck and neck. No one plays Tom Cruise as well as Tom Cruise himself but an Oscar for Jerry McGuire? Ralph Charge tickets by phone by calling the Barrymore Box Office Fiennes was absolutely wonderful in The English Patient, a romantic lead who is (608) 241-8633. also a very fine actor. THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION March 13, 1997 to March 26, 1997-THE WISCONSIN LIGHT-15 coffn,

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Vamping For Each Other BJ Daniels (Left) and Elaine Thorton-Wyler star as two vampires in Theater X's delightful "Lesbian Vampires From Sodom." The production is a late night show at Theater X, 158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee. Its run continues on Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights through March 22. of expression are beyond reproach. She `Lesbian Vampires' seizes the audience by the funny bone and never lets go. is a Fun-Filled, Daniels is amply seconded by Thorton- Wyler. While Daniels conveys a humorous Delightful Romp innocence, Thorton-Wyler combines evil and pathos in a delicious and delightful By Terry Boughner mix. It is a romp. It is fun. It is a farce in the Daniels is good. Thorton-Wyler is good. best sense of that word. Vampire Lesbi- Together, as foils for each other, they are ans of Sodom, currently being presented superb. as part of Milwaukee's Theatre X's Late Tracey Hassinger (Renee, Tracy) is little Experience the legendary Judy Collins in the Victorian Night Series, is a charmingly funny play short of perfect playing a cross between from beginning to end. Little Orphan Annie and a girl scout lost in elegance and intimacy of the Grand Opera House, Written by Charles Busch, Vampire the clutches of "sin." Oshkosh, where no seat is further than 75 feet from the stage! Lesbians is a one act play in three Director Amy Zeh, familiar to Milwaukee scenes that tells the tale of a Vampire- audiences for directing Shakespearean Succubus (Elaine Thorton-Wyler) of old plays, among other things, deserves every Sunday, April 6, Sodom and her Virgin/Sacrifice (B.J. Da- kind of credit in leading her cast to pull 1997 at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. niels). Much against their will, but inextri- this off. What could so easily have degen- T h cably linked, they travel through time to- erated into mere spoof, Zeh has elevated "Judy Collins can do to a gettier from the City on the Plain to the to a marvelous Gay-themed farce. song what Monet 20' century USA. Along the way, they If you get the impression that I liked the could do to a canvas." —Kansas city Star commit just about every satire of which it play, you're right. If you get the impression rand is possible to conceive. The result for the that I had a fun time, again you're right. ci °Fors Hesse audience is a rollicking good time. And I say neither of those things lightly. I 100 High Ave • Oshkosh, W1 WROE Call (414) 424-2350 Soft Favorites 943 FM There are plays which are funny in their am not, shall we say, an aficionado of the own right. Their humor can stand alone theatre. and carries the actors along. Vampire This one, however, I can honestly tell Lesbians is not one of them. Instead, the you is a "must see." It is good. It is fun. play depends largely for its humor on the You'll have a great time. skill of the actors in presenting it; their Vampire Lesbians of Sodom runs gestures, their facial expressions, their Thursdays through Saturdays until March MEM intonations, in short, their art. 22 at the Broadway Theatre Center's Stu- B.J. Daniels shows her genius for the dio Theatre, 158 N. Broadway in Milwau- 6FIFIRLS stage. Her timing (all important in humor) kee's Historic Third Ward. Curtain time is is impeccable. Her gestures, her nuances 11:00 p.m. ROCK THE Theatre X's Production of "Vieux Caree" is Both Fascinating and Rewarding ROVE Reviewed by Glenn Bishop human contact. If such human contact is Few are likely to suggest that Tennesse in the form of intimate, physical contact, Williams was not the greatest playwright that will likely suit Nightingale quite nicely. of the Twentieth Century. To his credit, The room on the other side of The after all, are such works as The Glass Writer's little cubicle is Jane (Suzette Nel- SHERYL CROW Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire son), an attractive young woman who has and Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, plays over- opened her heart (as well as her little flowing with moments of amazing power, room) to Tye (Robert Bruce Janacek), a tremendous eroticism and the sheer strapping, sensual man who, quite effort- March 14 • 8pm magic of lyrical poetry. lessly, manages to maintain the sexual Swirling throughout the best of William's tension amongst the rooming house's canon of plays, sadly, are a host Gay various tenants. characters, lurking in the shadows of the As expected with those who people narrative and seeming to serve only to Tennessee William's world, the characters lament William's despair with his own ho- in Vieux Cerra are people who seem to mosexuality. Particularly vivid is the im- live on life's fringes. Tired and sick, left agery, in Suddenly Last Summer, of only with lost dreams and fresh regrets, Sebastian beaten and literally consumed Mrs. Wire and Nightingale, Mary Maude by the Mexican youths whose sexual fa- and Miss Carrie and particularly Jane Fiona Apple vors he sought. have reached journey's end. Less well known and rarely staged is Only The Writer, young and naive and Vieux Carre, William's last and most lacking life experience, looks towards a autobiographical play which curiously is future that we know will fulfill his dreams March 28th • 8pm also his most Gay positive. of writing success, if providing only a finite Set in a run-down boarding house just and rather insufficient amount of personal around the corner from the jazz bars of happiness.

Bourbon Street, Vieux Carre proves to Particularly effective is Jonathan Wain- s memory play. As if t r be something of a wright in the pivotal role of Williams' fic.- 'a tearing pages from his own biography, tional stand-in. Combining innocence with Sa ,... 4- Williams offers as his narrator a young, an appealing awkwardness, Wainwright's budding writer, quite simply and appropri- Writer is believable and engaging. The 4‘ ately named The Writer (Jonathan Wain- always marvelous Flora Coker is equally An' DiFranco wright) capable as the cantankerous Mrs. Wire A collection of familiar Williams charac- and lyalosa Adekola Adedapo is espe- ters inhabit this boarding house run by the cially impressive in the smaller role of April 12th • 8pm fiery Mrs. Wire (Flora Coker), a woman Nursie. who increasingly confuses The Writer for If lacking clarity and the majesty of Wil- T~etZe~s or. Sale TODAY! her long lost son. liams' earlier, more acclaimed works, On one side of the little cubicle The Vieux Carre is nevertheless a fascinating Tickets at TicketMaster or Writer inhabits is Nightingale (Michael and rewarding work which comes memo- The RAVE Box Office Neville), an aging Gay painter increasingly rably alive in the hands of director John 2401 W. Wisconsin Avenue succumbing to disease. Unabashedly Schneider. Milwaukee, WI Writer a Gay, Nightingale senses in The Highly Recommended. For Complete Show Listing young man desperately yearning for any Call k it 342-RAVE THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION March 13, 1997 to March 26, 1997-THE WISCONSIN Lleoffr-I6 sexual harassment and, simply for the fact Crosse, Eau Claire, Green Bay, Wausau, Kirsch and Parejko that it's about Madison, not New York or Wisconsin Rapids, and Stevens Point. San Francisco." Besides Kirsch and Parejko, participat- to Lead Off Badger Madlands also was praised by Wis- ing authors include Muriel Halvorsen, consin Light, the New Orleans Times- With Trees on Either Hand; Larry W. Picayune, The San Diego Update and Phillips, Covering the Second Coming Spring Fiction other newspapers across the country. and Madison Retro; Shirley Dummer, Kirsch, a university instructor with a Old Man, Lost Love, We've Climbed the Book Tour Ph.D. in Spanish literature, lives in Madi- Mountains and Therse My Love; Mary lived in Tucson, Arizona Trudy; Bob Oregon, WI—J. Allen Kirsch, the author son. He also has Balousek, Honey, This is Orleans. of two popular novels about political cor- and New Lane, The Confetti Kid; Steve Olson, Spring Fiction Book Tour rectness on Madison's Isthmus, will kick The Badger The Last Vampire; and Paul Kending, author appearances in La off the Badger Spring Fiction Book Tour. also includes Rivers Must Run. Kirsch will sign copies of his two novels, God's Little Isthmus and Madlands, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 22 nd, at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 16220 Blue Mound Road, in Brookfield. 0 He will appear with Ken Parejko, author of Cafe Remember Me Dancing, a novel about Polish-American farriers in central Wis- consin during the early 20th Century. Nine Where MEN are not HARD Wisconsin novelists will tour 10 Wisconsin cities on the tour, including two appear- to FIND! ances in the Milwaukee area and two in Madison. EAT Kirsch's latest novel, God's Little Isth- mus, was published in January by Wau- besa Press, the quality fiction imprint of Badger Books, Inc. In this engaging se- quel to Madlands, counterculture and the Now university clash again as a nudist running SUNDAYS for City Council, a battle for tenure, buli- mia, and a boycott strain political correct- Nights tin ness on the Isthmus. 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Our EVER POPULAR Monday Dart Toss is going to be GREENER than ever. $CPCD in Prizes Lottery Approved IN BETWEEN - 625 South 2nd Street — Milwaukee — 273-2693 — THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION. March 13;1997 to March 26, 1997 -THE WISCONSIN UGHT-18 Best Foreign Language Film ego. The nominees are: Cemetery Man—Gay actor Rupert Oscar's Closet The Starmaker (Italy, Giuseppe Toma- Everett stars in this creepy but at times de- Out of tore - director) From the director of Cinema lighffully funny Italian horror film Paradiso comes this dark story of a roving Cold Comfort Farm —Gay director John Oscar's Closet Swoosie Kurtz and Kelly Preston play a talent scout who takes people's vanity to Schlessinger made two films last year, the from Page 13 pair of lefty, Pro-choice Lesbian activists his advantage. One of his victims is a ho- insipid An Eye For a Eye and this wonder- Continued who kidnap the pregnant but wavering mosexual who aspires to being a star. fully unpredictable comedy about a refined David Bowie who offers a wacky but de- Laura Dem in the abortion black comedy Les Voleurs (Thieves) (France, Andre young lady who moves in with her Dark lightful impersonation of Andy Warhol in Citizen Ruth. Techine-director) Catherine Deneuve cre- Ages-living farm cousins and becomes Basquiat, capturing the gawky beauty and Charlayne Woodard is a Lesbian under- ates a fascinating Lesbian character — a determined to make things proper! Jane trusting nature of the artist. cover cop in Eye For an Eye. hard-living grandmother and philosophy Austin meets the Beverly Hillbillies! Jarad Harris who, in I Shot Andy War- Best Independently professor who falls hopelessly in love with Most Incidental Use of hol, also plays Warhol. He looks more like Made Gay film a much younger woman. Their bathtub a Gay Character the bewigged pop icon and also captures, The nominees are: scene is tenderly romantic and a wee bit Faithful --A miserable Cher walks up to a albeit in a different fashion, the man who Boyfriends - This vastly entertaining erotic. Gay couple who are admiring a Rolls shyly lead an artistic revolution. British drama examines the fragile relation- Antonia's Line (Netherlands, Marleen Royce. She chimes in that owning such a John Ritter is a small-town homosexual ships within a group of young Gay men. At Gorris - director) Els Dottermans plays an car won't bring them happiness — then she with a heart of gold, although he is also a times hilariously painful, knowingly funny artist and theLesbian daughter of a intense gets in the car and drives off. bit pitiful because of his inability to and unflinchingly on-target. matriarch who feels men are needed in She's the One - Hope (Maxine Bahns), come out in Sling Blade. Man of the Year—The finely sculpted their lives. The daughter has a finely drawn is a free-spirited modern woman who The openly Gay Scott Thompson plays a Dirk Shafer both directs and stars in this relationship with another woman. casually tells her new husband that she, at suburban family man, who, after being faux-documentary about a "Playgirl" model CelestialClockwork (France/Venezuela, one time, had been intimate with her fe- caught cruising by the police, comes out to and female sex symbol who desperately I Fine Torres - director) An exuberant fanci- male best friend. everyone in a rollicking musical number in wants to come out. ful comedy that features Adriadna Gil as a Mrs. Winterbourne - Miguel Sandoval Kids in the Hall -Brain Candy. woman who spurns plays Shirley MacLaine's well-meaning Robin Williams is surprisingly low keyed, conventional marriage Gay Cuban butler whose "Mary Poppins"- while still being both funny and poignant as for a bohemian life in like demeanor is shattered when his boy- Armond Goldman, the Gay nighticub owner Paris where she finds friend (unseen) dumps him thereby leading in The Birdcage. love in the arms of a to a suicide attempt. Best Lesbian Character wacky woman and a Best Song in a Hollywood Film green ca rd in the The nominees are: The nominees are: arms of a cheerful "Lesbian Seagull" - in Beavis and Butt- Courtney Love is mesmeric as the bisex- Gay man. ghuelai,dflyD!o America - Yes, fly, Lesbian sea ual wife of Larry Flynt in The People Vs. Talk of the Town Larry Flynt. In the early scenes she claims Germany, Rainer "I'm Gay!" in The Kids in the Hall Brain to have slept with every woman dancer in a Kaufman. Several Candy - With Scott Thompson coming out strip club and later is seen romping in a wonderful drawn Gay to family and neighbors in a extravaganza bathtub with two other women. characters provide the musical number that rivals Monty Python's Lili Taylor is ominously real as Valerie not-always helpful as- "Every Sperm is Sacred." Solanas, the increasingly psychotic revolu- sistance for a woman BestarDeo: cumentary tionary-wannabe who shoots her "tor- who desperately want The nominees menter" Andy Warhol in I Shot Andy War- to find a man. Finding Celluloid Closet - Rob Epstein and Jef- hol. Not a good Lesbian role model, but at a better collection of frey Friedman's provocative and educe- least a complex one. Gay men in one tional film version of Vito Russo's seminal Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon redefine "mainstream" film book includes clips from 122 films and in- Lesbian sexuality on screen as well as of- would be quite diffi- terviews with several Gay personalities fering the Queer public two gutsy heroines cult. and actors who played Gay. Required in Bound. The two women are slinkingly Best Film That Has viewing. beautiful, the sex scenes incredibly hot Not Yet Played Paris Was a Woman - Greta Schiller and the fact that the Queers don't get Wisconsin-but (Before Stonewall) takes us back to the killed off (a standard approach by Holly- released 1996 Paris of the 1920s and focuses on the wood) makes it a must see by both Lesbi- The nominees are: many women artists (primarily Lesbian) ans and Gay men. 4 Substance of Fire - who were living there. Amanda Plummer, in a role that makes This American inde- Worst use of a stereotypical Valerie Solanis seem like a nun in com- pendent drama about fag in a Hollywood Film parison, is disquietly memorable in Butter- the family struggles The nominees are: fly Kiss in which she plays a woman on within their publishing Independence Day - Harvey Fierstein is the run -- searching for the one woman company features the queeny fag used for comic relief in this who showed her love and compassion. Tony Goldwyn as the blockbuster film. As he whined, called mom Best Transgendered Character Gay son who, with his and his analyst worldwide audiences in a Hollywood Film writer-lover (Timothy laughed and Gays winced. The nominees are: Hutton) in tow, at- The Rock - A swishy queen hairdresser Nathan Lane is a quivering mass of se- tempt to resurrect the is sent in by the FBI to cut the hair of the quined hysteria who teaches his lover, business. dangerous Sean Connery. When Connery "son" and the in-laws what love and family Toni Ward and Bruce LaBruce in Hustler White Institute Benjamenta -- The Philadel- makes his break, the queen squeals with values are all about in The Birdcage. As phia educated Brothers Quay's dark and horror and when both he and Connery the diva Albert, Lane is a scream and twisted live action feature is set in a surre- share an elevator, the covering stylist says, saves the comedy from any possibility of it Hustler White - Canada's bad boy of alistic butler school where the older "Do you like your haircut?" An offensive being offensive. Queer cinema, Bruce LaBruce takes his teacher (Gottfried John) falls for a hand- use of a Gay stereotype for comic relief. Stephen Dorff is Warhol superstar Candy camera to the streets of Santa Monica in some student (Jakob von Gruten). Two Days in the Valley - This interest- Darling in I Shot Andy Warhol. His trans- this sexy comedy about male prostitutes. johns -- A Hollywood-produced drama ing independent feature has a queeny formation into the dreamy blonde with a All kinds of sex is depicted, all except a about Gay male hustlers on Santa Monica black man who helps the protagonist but willowy voice and naive Hollywood dreams normal loving one. What's he saying? Blvd. chronicles a day-in-the-life of Lukas then completely disappears from the rest is startling. Parallel Sons--The love between a rural Haas and David Arquette. A gritty, funny, of the film. RuPaul returns as Mrs. Cummings, the blond teenager and a black prisoner on quirky tale of friendship and survival. Maybe...Maybe Not - This German corn- school guidance counselor who sets her the lam make this drama both affecting and Best Television Film: edy features the straight man as hand- girls on the right path in the underappreci- original. (Either Gay-LesbianThemed or Written some and masculine and the homos as ated comedy, A Very Brady Sequel. You Stonewall--This fictionalized account of by a Gay or Lesbian) fawning nellies who just want to be close go girl! the events that lead up to the Stonewall The nominees are: to him. Ouch! Hank Azaria takes what could have been Riots make for a tuneful, fun and rousing Truman Capote's In Cold Blood is re- Most homophobic Film of the Year a forgettable role and created Agador, the good time. And not a bad history lesson as done with Eric Roberts and Anthony Ed- The Winner is: ditzy Cuban houseboy with a penchant for well. wards as the killers. Sleepers--This hyperventilating dreg frilly clothing in The Birdcage. Frisk —You won't find a more controver- Losing Chase is Kevin Bacon's directo- takes the position that homosexual rape is Pam Grier plays Hershey, a former col- sial Gay-themed film than this tale of sex- rial debut which is a rich character study of so horrendous that the killing of the man league of Snake (Kurt Russell) who now is ual experimentation, self-hate, s/m, murder the developing relationship between a responsible is not only justified but defen- a renegade transsexual gang leader in the and teen love. The x-Generation never emotionally fragile mother (Helen Mirren) sible in a court of law. The film could have, film Escape From L.A. Her voice was al- looked so sick! and a younger woman (Kyra Sedgwick). like Boys of St. Vincent, shown that the tered to sound more masculine. The Doom Generation - Gregg Akraki's Bastard Out of Carolina — A harrowing rapist was acting out anger and confused Best Supporting Gay Male Character self-styled "heterosexual film" is far from it - tale of a little girl's sexual and physical emotions rather than an expression of sex- in a Hollywood Film - homoerotism oozes from nearly every abuse. ual pleasure. But the film makes a decisive The nominees are: scene. A rough and sexy ride through the Best Behind-the-Scenes Work point of telling us that the swarmy Kevin Get on the Bus - The uptight Randall Southwest. by a Gay or Lesbian Bacon had sex with men both inside and -- A sincere (Harry Lennie) and former Marine Kyle Toilers and Wayfarers in a Mainstream Film outside the reformatory. His murder, in- (Isaiah Washington) are two lovers on the teenagers-in-love tale set in Minnesota de- The nominees are: picts Gay love as natural, tender and quite stead of being mourned, is seen as justi- bus to the Million Man March. Surviving Picasso -- The Gay filmmak- fied romantic. revenge and even a cause for celebra- The English Patient - Peter Ruhring is a ing team of Ismail Merchant (producer) tion. British mapmaker who begins an affair with Best Independently and James Ivory (director) have fashioned Few of the mainstream films had Gays or an handsome young Moroccan. He finds Made Lesbian Film an interesting, if dry, account of the not- Lesbians in the lead, preferring to simply his first Gay relationship "natural." The nominees are: so-likeable artist Pablo Picasso. add them as "colorful" supporting charac- Shine - Armin Mueller-Stah wonders why Costa Brava — A Breezy love story set in Marvin's Room - The late Gay play- ters. As is almost always the case, Inde- his son's piano teacher (Nicholas Bell) isn't Barcelona and featuring two attractive wright Scott McPherson's Off-Broadway women who play a romantic game of cat- pendent films (films mostly made by Gays married; he later is seen attending con- play comes alive with Meryl Streep, Diane and Lesbians) had a much certs with another man. and-mouse. Funny with a great ending. better look into Keaton and Leonardo DiCaprio in the the subject and characters, although Mulholland Falls - Andrew McCarthy Everything Relative - A Lesbian Big one leads. had to seek out these films — except for plays a sleazy, but not offensive, Gay Chill in which a group of diverse women The Craft -- Gay director Andrew Flem- film festivals, a short run at the Oriental, character in this Chinatown ripoff. descend on a country house to relive old ing (Threesome) tackles witchcraft and the times and rekindles still smoldering pas- screenings on the Sundance Channel or Best Lesbian Supporting Character American teenage girl in this witty horror on home video. in a Hollywood Film sions. film. With the exception of The The nominees are: Inn Trouble -- A comedy also set in a Birdcage, all The Flower of My Secret -- Gay director were seen in supporting roles. In addition Jennifer Dundas is the openly Lesbian rambling house, but this time, the gals are Pedro Almodovar focuses on a woman's to the big budget films, there has been an daughter of Diane Keaton in the comedy younger, wilder and much funnier. impending nervous breakdown in this un- explosion of independently funded The First Wives Club. She is seen The Midwife's Tale--An ambitious drama films as at- usually serious effort. that delve much deeper and infinitely better tractive, together and opinionated even set in medieval times that deftly explores The Crucible--Gay director Nicholas with Queer issues and concerns. when mom and her female cronies visit her the forbidden love between a lady and a Hytner (The Madness of King George) at a Lesbian bar. lowly midwife. makes his American debut with this drama Editor's Note: The film "Beautiful Queen Latifah plays Cleo, a gun-toting Watermelon Woman—Set in Philadel- about the Salem witch trials starring Thing" did not play the author's Lesbian in the female action film, Set It phia, this, the first Lesbian African- Wynona Rider and Daniel Day-Lewis. hometown of Philadelphia in 1996. It Off. She is seen as a brash, tequila- American feature film, is a complex tale of Grass Harp - Gay author Truman Ca- did, however, play in Milwaukee and a struggling filmmaker and her loves and pote's evocative memoir of his childhood Madison search for identity. stars Edward Furlong as his youthful alter THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION March 13,1991W Mardi 2$,1197- THE WISCONSIN LIGHT-IS Mama Roux's Third Anniversary is a Gala Affair By Lance Ventri 1875 North Humboldt • Milwaukee Milwaukee—Mama Roux's celebrated 347.0344 its third anniversary with a rollicking gala of music, food, bright lights and cham- pagne. The popular East Side bar, cud- dled in a valley just below Brady Street, is TM a favorite in the neighborhood, an old- fashioned pub-like place "where every- body knows your name" and on March 7- 9, everybody came to raise a glass (or two) and toast the bar's success. Music was provided by The Three of Us. Your Eastsicle Those who braved the weather last year, 13Au Alternative remember them from PrideFest. Their AMERICAIN... music, a delightful blend of the "good old tunes" and more modem pieces, provided GRILL the perfect touch to the celebration. Well-wishers had sent flowers. There was a beautiful arrangement of red carna- tions and lilies from BestD Clinic. A mag- nificent spray sat on a table near the door from "Mother Theresa" a.k.a. "Our Lady of Estabrook Park," and there were flowers from Bay Floral, to name only a few. Th= nk You Bartenders, Joe, Patrick and Jeanie (who doubles as a cook), were in fine form, smiling in greeting to everyone for 5 wondorful there. Patrick was simmering in a form- fitting black T-shirt. Joe had on a white T- shirt proclaiming him "Mama's Boy." yggro. (Parenthetically, Joe's lover is not just sultry, he is one hotly handsome man. But then, beauty attracts beauty, does it not?) During a lull in the proceedings, as The Three of Us took a little break, Bill Meunier and Jerry Johnson of Wisconsin We look Light presented the bar with a framed fi collage of color photos taken of events at the bar over the course of a year. Right in forward to 54411 the center was a picture of Steve Kelso 10(4fii (shirtless) with his arm about a smoldering hunk of male deliciousness. serving yoY Mama Roux's is one of the strongest supporters of the LGBT community. On a TV monitor above the bar, a video of we enter our events held at the bar played. The mud wrestling held for the Possum Queen *ft Contest last year, was particularly inter- year. esting. 40 The food was tasty and abundant, a worthy example from the menu at Mama Grill Hours Roux's. If you haven't been to Mama's for Monday thru Thursday: 4-10 pm dinner and/or a fish fry, you should go. Friday and Saturday: 4-11 pm Friday Fish Fry — Cod or Catfish The cooking there is culinary artistry not to Sunday Brunch from It am-3pm be missed. I guarantee it. plus full menu with Mama Roux's applauded its friends at grill open to 8 pm Carry-out Orders Available midnight with free campaign. People MasterCard/Visa Accepted toasted the bar, each other, and the good Personal Checks upon Approval times they have had and will have again.

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THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION March 13, 1997 to March 2 , 1997-THE WISCONSIN LIGHT-20 Authors at Virtual Gay Pride Room Of One's Parade on the 74e -71491a .de9la Own In March Internet Madison— Room of One's Own has Milwaukee--A Brazilian BBS has begun scheduled three fine book readings by an effort to give those who can't partici- noted authors for March. pate in a Pride Parade, a chance to march By Dusty O'Sass Then I'll swing over to In Between. In On Sunday March 16 at 3:00 PM, Jo- down the Information Super Highway via Sure and begorah, it's Saint Paddy's honor of the occasion, Kurt Peck has anna Kadi will read from her book Think- the Internet. time or my name isn't Dusty O'Sass! And souped up his balloon toss and will have ing Class: Sketches From A Cultural BBS MixBrasil, Sao Paulo, has assumed just in time too. There haven't been many $500.00 in cash up for grabs. Worker. the initiative to produce the Virtual Gay special events going on at the bars since Then it will be up to Mad Town to catch In her book Kadi attacks the idea that the Pride Parade. The sponsors say that with Valentine's Day. It's the annual "Geez we the action at The Shamrock. With a name working class is a non-thinking class. Her many Gays and Lesbians around the are tired of winter," lull. like that you know the St. Pat's party at book offers stimulating discussion on the world, prohibited from expressing their Too bad St. Patrick didn't make a visit this place has gotta be good. connections between class, gender, race sexuality or political opposition to their own here for that hearing in Wausau on the Speaking of good, Ed at Manoeuvres and sexuality. repression, they hope the "Virtual Pride Anti-Gay marriage bill. He could have will be cooking up a storm with some Irish Thursday March 20 at 6:30 PM, Jan Zita Parade" will be a way to offer encourage- driven the snakes right out of Wisconsin Stew and Corned Beef and Cabbage. Grover author of North Enough AIDS and ment, companionship and a means of ex- just like he did in Ireland. (Save some for me Ed). In addition to Other Clear Cuts, will give a reading. pression. THE RECAP... being a great guy, Ed is also a great cook. Grover's book explores connections be- For more information log onto the Virtual Nonetheless I had a great time at the After all that I will need to rest for a cou- tween her time treating the devastated Pride Parade site: grand opening of Scandals. The show ple of days. But I will be back in action on north woods of Minnesota. Grover draws hftp://www.mixbrasil.com.br put on by Z & L Productions was great. Saturday March 22 at The Boot Camp. important conclusions about losses in the They had a really packed house. Course The Brew City Bears have a club night. I natural and the human world. no trip to Mad Town would be complete am also going to try to go to the Easter Thursday March 27 at 6:30 Room Of without a stop at Manoeuvres where the Show at the Napalese up in Green Bay. One's Own will host a book release party 1506 North 3rd Street • Superior, WI men and the music are always hot. Saturday March 29 you can find me up and reading for Gerda Lerner's Why His- O,4i. 4/ Things were really hot in the MAD Bar, like in Green Bay again for Turn About Night at tory Matters: Life and Thought. Lerner is / 4 when aren't they? Za's. This is fund raiser for ROW, (Rain- considered to be a founder of the A late night stop at Geraldine's for their bow Over Wisconsin for the acronym im- Women's History movement. The party after hours menu was a welcome addition paired) a very worthy cause. gives everyone a unique opportunity to be Jr8 Deep C. to the evening. Congrats to Ray and Well that wraps it up. Hope to see you one of the first to get a signed copy of her company for bringing late night food tc out and about soon. Meantime be safe, latest work. (715) 394-2580 Madison's Gay scene. stay proud and don't forget to Erin Go All readings and appearances are free Mama Roux had their Third Anniversary Bragh (whatever that means) and open to the general public. Thursday - Karaoke bash and it was a blast. As usual, Mama & Saturday - DJ and her kids showed they really know how Friday to throw a party. Tell I hem -I Read All About It in The Wisconsin In ,, ht - Sunday - Request Night Speaking of parties, The South Watet Street Docks farewell to Warren party was also a great time. Warren has moved on to Pittsburgh (our editor, Dr. Boughner, is from Pittsburgh and can't understand why anyone would want to move there). Best of luck Warren!!! But then he tells me "the Burgh" isn't HAPPY such a bad town if you can forget the time when they had to turn the lights on at three Y • 4 in the afternoon. Things have changed St.

since then. '4 Y i Y He wants me to tell Warren to be sure to 4. 1 ID • have some ham salad, some chipped ham, and some Heinz dark mustard (all unavailable here). Anyway, back to other things. Course it's always a party at The M & M Club when Singsational takes the stage. They are there every other Saturday. Stop in and see them. The remodeling of the back bar at La I Cage has been finished. Stop by and see the unique new look. In Between owner Kurt Peck has been busy with some remodeling too. His new decor is as he puts it "a work that will probably always be in progress." The new look includes neon signs, and genuine an- tiques (including a door from a 1941 taxi) join us for our and more is on the way. The Boot Camp's Red Plaid Night was a big success. Look for more special nights coming up at Milwaukee's premier 24th ANNIVERSARY Leather bar. They have great parties at This Is It, too. For example, a Friday night stop there to help Ruthie (our advice columnist CELEBRATION for the reading impaired) celebrate her birthday proved that. It's always a good time at that place. SUNDAY & Last but not least, my thanks to Anne MONDAY, MARCH 16 & 17 and company at Wausau's Madhatter I had a great time up there. They made going to Wausau to face the bigots at the THE Anti-Gay marriage bill hearing so much SUNDAY, MARCH 16 • 3-11pm easier. COMING UP... B There's lots of good stuff coming up in the next weeks. Things start off with our Wisconsin 2flernoon (Delight Light SpotLight Party at Just Us, Satur- day March 15. There will be free Miller L Lite, country dancing and a fabulous show eaturing live music from Stardust (5-8pm) honoring the b-days of Sandy Beach anc f Mona. L If I was in Green Bay ( and I know some Hors d'oeuvres, Drink Specials, Door Prizes of you are in Green Bay) I would go over to Sass for its Mexican Fiesta, it should be G a hot time. Sunday March 16 you can find me at The Ball Game for their big anniversary celebration. They have Stardust playing from 5 to 8, food, fun, drink specials and MONDAY; MARCH 17 • 5-11pm lots of people coming. This is their 24 M birthday. Way to go Rick!!! Later I will scoot up to Madison to catch Sts Patrick's Day Buffet the CC Rae Show at Manouevres. CC is E a scream and her all new show is said to be a real hoot. Door Prizes, Sign A Long with Dave Wiggins Monday March 17 is St. Patrick's day. is one of those times when I wish I r - This were twins so I could be in two places at 196 South Second once. I don't want to miss the big parties THE GREATEST COCKTAIL HOUR EVER all over the State and don't you miss them Street either. Milwaukee 2-9pm Monday - Friday, PLUS Specials 7-Days-A-Week At this point I am planning on hitting The Ball Game first. This is Gay Milwaukee's - 273-7474 - Pizza Served Anytime longest running St. Pat's party. They al- ways have great food and a great time. THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION March 13, 1997 to March 26,1997- THE WISCONSIN LIGHT-21

MONDAY, MARCH 17 ST. PAT'S DAY AT SASS IN GREEN BAY ST. PAT'S DAY/ANNIVERSARY Sass will be site of a fabulous St. PARTY AT THE BALL GAME Patrick's Day party. The bar located at Gay Milwaukee's longest running St. 840 S. Broadway in Green Bay features YOU'RE INVITE' Pat's Day Party will make its annual free tappers from 6 to 7 and Corned Beef appearance at the Ball Game, 196 S. and Cabbage beginning at 7 PM. with all your friends MEXICAN NIGHT AT SASS Second Street. So Erin Go Braugh Sass. SATURDAY MARCH 15 Check out the action at Sass' Mexican March 17 is special at the Ball Game, at Fiesta. The party starts at 10 PM and because it's also the bar's anniversary. SATURDAY, MARCH 22 No St. Pat's day is complete without a stop SPOTLIGHT PARTY AT JUST US includes games, dance music, drink specials and a whole lot of fun. at the Ball Game, where there will be Our SpotLight party for March will be an Sass is located at 840 S. Broadway, plenty of great food, good company and a BREW CITY BEARS AT early St. Patrick's Day celebration. There Green Ba sing along with Dave Wiggins on the will be free dance lessons courtesy of the THE BOOT CAMP SUNDAY, MARCH 16 Piano. The Brew City Bears will hold a special Shoreline Dance troupe, free Miller Lite, Don't miss it.!!! while it lasts, and a great show celebrating Bar Night Party at the Boot Camp from 10 the birthdays of Sandy Beach and Mona. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT PM to Close at The Boot Camp, 209 E. Even if you aren't Irish make sure you ST PAT'S DAY AT THE National, Milwaukee. THE BALL GAME join us. Just Us is located at 807 S. Fifth SHAMROCK Come on down in your bear hunting Street. The Ball Game, celebrates 24 years of Only an evil leprechaun would try and gear, it will be open season and there's no serving the Les/Bi/Gay community with a CC RAE AT ZA'S make you miss, Madison's big St. Pat's limit to how many you can bag. big anniversary bash Sunday March 16 Day bash at the Shamrock. CC Rae has escaped from the asylum and Monday March 17. and is on the loose again. She and her JJ, Jacob and their staff are going all out EASTER SHOW AT THE The bar located at 196 S. Second Street to celebrate the Irish holiday at Madison's friend Polly Griffin will be at Za's, 1106 NAPALESE LOUNGE will feature live entertainment, Hor D' Irish Gay bar. Main Street, Green Bay with their all new Your favorite performers will be decked uevures, drink specials and door prizes There will be plenty of food, fun and show. from 3 PM to 11 PM. Stadust will play out in their Easter finery at a special There will be a $4.00 cover, or you can great company. The Shamrock is located from 5 PM to 8 PM. at 117 W. Main Street, Madison. Easter show hosted by Elsie. sit at a table for $5.00 extra. We hear that Stop by and wish owner Rick, manager The Napalese Lounge is located at 515 proceeds will be put towards, CC's Danny and their staff a happy anniversary! S. Broadway, Green Bay. treatments. Thankfully for the rest of us, IN BETWEEN GIVES AWAY THE her madness is incurable. GREEN ON ST. PAT'S DAY CC RAE AT MANOEUVRES You can win a pot of gold at In Between, SUNDAY, MARCH 23 The fabulous CC Rae brings her MISS MILWAUKEE US OF A 625 S Second madness to Madtown with an appearance St., Milwaukee, during the PAGEANT AT B'S bar's St. Pat's Day at Manoeuvres. CC has a brand new celebration. BEER BUST AT NAPALESE B's located at 1579 S. 2nd Street will be Kurt will be souping up the popular show and she wants all of her BENEFITS THE CENTER PROJECT site of the 1997 Miss Milwaukee US of A Madison Monday night fans to be at Manoeuvres to see it. balloon toss with $500 in pageant. cash prizes. The Napalese Lounge is the place to be She warns that if everyone doesn't show for a beer bust to help raise funds for The pageant will star Janice Er-Kel, Miss Plus there will be plenty of hot men, hot up, she'll go out find them and drag them Green Bay's Center Project. Gay Milwaukee, 1996 and Josie Lyn, Miss music and great in. So safe her (and you) the trouble by atmosphere to help make The bust goes from 3 PM to 8 PM. Plus Gay Wisconsin US of A, 1996. Showtime your day memorable. being there are Manoeuvres, 151 S. Blair there will be a special 50/50 drawing at 9 is 9:00 PM. Street. PM. ST. PATRICK'S DAY AT The Napalese is located at 515 S. MANOEUVRES AND THE MAD BAR Broadway, Green Bay. You don't have to wear green leather to fit in at the Manoeuvres/Mad Bar St. FRIDAY, MARCH 28 Patrick's Day party. Settertaiamear Ed, Charlie and their staff are ready to make you feel right at home with some TURNABOUT AT ZA'S MILWAUKEE great food, Irish Stew and Corned Beef The tables get turned on the bartenders APPLETON MADISON MILWAUKEE and Cabbage from 5 to 8 PM. Continued Continued at Za's during Turnabout '97. Rascals Bar & Grill A Room of One's Plus they will have a DJ on duty at This is a fund raiser for Rainbow Over Wisconsin Own Book store Manoeuvres and the Mad Bar will be open Wisconsin. Za's is located at 1106 Main 702 E. Club 219 This Is It WI 54991 317 W. Johnson all night till close. Street, Green Bay. Appleton, 219 S. 2nd St. 418 E. Wells Madison, WI 53703 954-9262 Milwaukee, WI 53204 Milwaukee, WI 53202 257-7888 271-3732 278-9192 DOOR COUNTY Geraldine's 3052 E. Washington Designing Men Triangle Chanticleer Guest Madison, WI 53704 120 S. First 134 E. National House 241-9335 Milwaukee, WI 53204 Milwaukee, WI 53204 116 WEST MAIN STREET 389-1200 383-9412 4072 Cherry Rd Manoeuvres MADISON, WI Sturgeon Bay, WI 150 S. Blair 1100 Club Walkers Point Cafe (608) 255-5029 54234 Madison, WI 54703 1103 S. 1st St. 1106 S. First St. 746-0334 258-9918 Milwaukee, WI 53204 Milwaukee, WI 53204 647-9950 384-7999 THE EAU CLAIRE Mary's Fannies 2526 E. Washington Zippers The Trading Co. 200 E. Washington 304 Eau Claire St. Madison, WI 53704 819 S 2nd St. Milwaukee, WI 53204 53204 Eau, Claire WI 244-2939 Milwaukee, WI 643-9633 645.8330 838-9494 Praire Garden In Between SI Bed & Breakfast The Wolfs's Den 625 S. 2nd St RACINE W13172 Hwy 188 302 E Madison Milwaukee, WI 53204 Lodi, Wi 53555 JoDees EauClaire, WI 54703 273-2693 832-9237 1-800-380-8427 2139 Racine St. The Bar for Everyone! Just Us Racine, WI 53403 GREEN BAY Scandals 807 S. 5th St. 63,4-9804 121 W. Main St. Milwaukee, WI 53204 What About Me? Brandy's II Madison, WI 53703 383-2233 6th St. 1126 Main St 251-1030 eoo Racine, WI 53403 Green Bay, WI 54301 La Cage 632-0171 437-3917 The Shamrock 801 S 2nd St. ST. PATTY'S 117W Main St. Milwaukee, WI 52304 Club Cheeks Madison, WI 53703 383-8300 ROCKFORD 232 S. Broadway 255-5029 Green Bay, WI 54303 La Perla Restaurant The Office 430-9854 Sunprint Cafe 734 S. Fifth St. 513 E. State St. 638 State Street Milwaukee, WI 53204 Rockford, IL, 61104 DAY PARTY Napalese Lounge Madison, WI 53703 645-9888 515 S. Broadway 815-965-0344 255-1555 Green Bay, WI 54303 Mama Roux Bar & 432-9646 Americain Grill SHEBOYGAN 1875 N. Humboldt SPECIALS - $5.95 Sass Blue Lite MILWAUKEE Milwaukee, WI 53212 840 S. Broadway 1029 N. 8th St. 347-0344 Green Bay, WI 54304 Afterwords Books Sheboygan, 53081 Murray Corned Beef & Cabbage 437-7277 2710 N. M & M Club 457-1636 53211 Milwaukee, WI 124 N. Water Za's/Java's 963-9059 Milwaukee, WI 53202 STEVENS POINT 1106 Main St. Potatoes 347-1962 ncludes carrots, Irish Green Bay, WI 54301 B's The Platwood Club 435-5476 1579 S 2nd St 701 Highway lOW Milwaukee, WI 53204 Rene's Cozy Corner Stevens Point, 54481 Park Hill & rye bread KENOSHA 672-5580 3500 W 341-8862 Milwaukee, WI 53208 Ball Game Club 94 933-RENE 196 S. 2nd SUPERIOR 9001 120th Ave Milwaukee, WI 53204 S. Water St. Docks Green Beer WI 53140 JT's Bar Kenosha, 354 E. National 273-7474 1506 N 3rd St. 857-9958 Milwaukee, WI 53204 Superior, WI 54880 Boot Camp Saloon 225-9676 LA CROSSE 209 E. National 394-2580 Specialty Drinks Milwaukee, WI 53204 Station 2 Trio Club Cavalier Lounge 643-6900 114 N 5th St. 1534W. Grant 820 Tower Crosse, WI 54601 Milwaukee, WI 53204 Superior, WI 54880 La Cafe Melange Novelties Given Away 782-9061 383-5755 392-5373 720 N. Old World St. 10% Club Milwaukee, WI 53zUr..1 WAUSAU LAKE MILLS 291-9889 4223 W. Fon Du Lac Milwaukee, WI 53216 llam-2am Cross Roads Bar The Mad Hatter C'est La Vie 447-0910 W6642 Hwy B 320 Washington S. Second St. Lake Mills, WI 53551 231 Wausau, WI 54401 Milwaukee, WI 53204 648-8457 842-3225 276-8890 March 13, 1997—March 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-22 Of course the Right Wing is careful to For years we have supported Democrats Marriage Bill bringing down the fabric of society. make it look like it is not bigoted. It acts because of their promise to support us. It's hogwash and Lorraine Seratti knows horrified when a Gay bar is bombed, even Now it is time for them to make a pay- Continued from Page 10 it. So does Pat Buchanan, Newt Gingrich though that bombing and other acts of ment on the massive debt they owe to the children. No one is even hinting that those and the rest of their ilk. violence committed against Gays and Gay and Lesbian community. laws should be touched. The story is as old as society itself. Af- Lesbians are in part due to the hateful All that is required is for the Senate Either they are mentally incompetent or ter all it was only about thirty years ago rhetoric it espouses. Leadership to assign Seratti's legislation Lorraine Serratti and her supporters know that the Supreme Court finally prohibited The reality is that their concern about us to a committee where it will never see the all of this. laws banning marriages between the is limited to their ability to use us in rais- light of day. Which is exactly where a The bottom line is that Seratti's bill is races. The arguments against Gay mar- ing money and votes. Which brings us to bill, that never should have been intro- not about saving marriage, preserving the riages mirror those used against inter- the third reason for Anti-Gay Marriage duced in the first place, belongs. family or any other rational and reason- racial marriage back in the 60's. Bills, politics. Now if only we Just as they did back then, the forces of could put the sentiments able end. This bill is about three things, Why else would they raise the phony is- that inspired it in the deep freeze too. hatred, bigotry and politics. bigotry will raise all sorts of red herrings. sue of Gay marriage? Are these marriages It is not Gays and Lesbians who are Just as they did back then those who sup- legal now? No. Even under the best of seeking special rights, it is the Straight port privilege will become increasingly circumstances legalized Same Sex Mar- bigots trying to preserve special treatment vitriolic m their attacks on those they seek riages are at least a year away in Hawaii. for themselves. to oppress. If Gay marriages are legalized in the GOY ORGY They can get married and not have chil- Of course since they have no rational Aloha State, there will be plenty of time dren and it is okay. They can get divorced arguments no other course is open to to pass anti-Same Sex manage bills. But 24-Hr. Relief (and many of the strongest proponents of them. then the timing may not be right for col- anti-Gay marriage bills have gotten di- It's a neat trick and one that the Right lecting campaign contributions. vorced) and it's acceptable. Wing nuts have used successfully in the Then there may be other more important Let a Gay or Lesbian couple ask for the past. Deny equal protection to Gays and issues occupying the front page that 1-900-745-2398 same privileges enjoyed by the rest of the Lesbians and then blame Gays and Lesbi- would preclude grabbing headlines with population, the right to many the one you ans when they demand equality. this one. 1-800-721-8664 love, and that couple is to be denied. Talk about ending job discrimination If this bill comes to a vote it will pass to be told that and you'll hear the "special rights" argu- the Assembly. 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