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II NEWS: II FILM III A D V I°C E Madison Lobby Day Milwaukee LGBT Film Dear Ruthie P.28 a Success! P. 4 Festival: Part 2 A 14 Wi scons i n Wisconsin's lesbian & gay newspaper of record since 1984 • Issue 20.20 • October 9, 2003 instepnews.com 410111166 191.1 iiar;v1 K. RgonNatl, ana* DM. Q Oc♦obey 11 ri STATSCRIPT PHARMACY StatScript Pharmacy is proud to be serving the community of Milwaukee! CHRONIMED • Tree statewide mailing and local mail delivery service for all your prescriptions. • Complementary medication box to new patients. • Accept all major insurances; including: CAMP, Medicaid, HIRSP, major medical plans, 826 N. Plankinton Ave. #100, Milwaukee, Wi 53203 and (Aids) Drug reimbursement program. (414)278-7828 • Pharmacists on staff with. HIV expertise. 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IN Step World Headquarters 1661 North Water Street, Suite 411 Side Milwaukee, WI 53202 News 414.278.7840 voice 414.278.5868 fax 4 Action Wisconsin's LEAD Lobbies For LGBT Equality By Mike Fitzpatrick www.instepnews.com 4 $548K Raised by Dual AIDS Walks v ISSN# 1045-2435 By Mike Fitzpatrick A 4 New Group Grapples with PrideFest Debt Madison Lobby Day William Attewell By William Attewell [email protected] 5 Boston Herald's Sportswriter Comes Out a Success • 4 editor-in-chief 5 Massachusetts Court Ruling on Gay Marriage Still in Limbo Group Notes Mike Fitzpatrick 7 Women's Halloween Party & Carnival Oct. 31 [email protected] 7 Cream City Chorus Holds Free Concert/Reception fox valley bureau 7 Commitment to Justice Awards Oct. 23 7 LGBT Resource Directory 2004 Wayne Brasier, Dear Ruthie, 8 Community Dialogue for Lesbian and Bisexual Women Jamakaya, Michael Johnston, 8 "Building a Healthy Community" Focus of Oct. 21 Program 8 Coming Out Groups to Start at OutReach J.C. Michalek, Billy Masters, 8 Queer Saints: Rediscovering LGBT Christian Heroes Carl M. Szatmary, Rex Wockner, 8 Gay, Straight Conference Set for Oct. 25 and W.W. Wells III Opinions contributing writers 10 "Marriage Protection Week" Is About Denying Gay and Lesbians By Mubarak Dahir Armando Gallegos 10 Don't Come Out Alone Part 2 • 14 [email protected] By Candace Gingrich Film Fest Preview, photographer 11 Quips and Quotes By Carl Szatmary and Jamakaya Section Q Alison Bechdel, Paul Berge 12 American Players Tour the State with Shaw's "Pygmalion" cartoonists 12 Authors and Coming Out Stories at Outwords Oct. 15 Ad Sales 12 Chamber Theatre Presents "The Drawer Boy" 12 Wingra Woodwind Quintet and "Choral Collage" at Mills Hall [email protected] 12 "Forever Plaid" Back in Vogel Hall by Popular Demand Advertising Sales 12 "Fame: The Musical" to Rock the Weidner Center 14 Milwaukee's LGBT Film Fest: The Sequel By Jamakaya and Carl M. Szatmary Publication of the name, photograph or 21 SATURDAYS other likeness of any person or organiza- 22 INTERVIEW: On the Road with "The Producers" tion in IN Step is not to be construed as By Cart M. Szatmary any indication of the sexual, religious or 24 FILM: "Mambo Italiano" & "Km.o" political orientation, practice or beliefs of By Carl M. Szatmary such person or members of such organiza- 26 STAGE: "The Producers" & "Little Shop of Horrors" "Mambo Italinano" tions. Opinions expressed by contributors By Carl M. Szatmary do not necessarily represent those of the 28 Dear Ruthie and "K.m.o" • 24 publishers. 28 Cordially Yours We reserve the right to edit any submis- By Michael Johnston sions, advertising or editorial at our sole discretion. We assume no responsibility for typographical or others errors unless cam- era-ready copy is provided. We assume no responsibility for advertisers' claims. IN Step is a registered trademark. Entire contents including advertising, 7,2002 by IN Step, Inc. except where specifically noted oth- erwise. All rights reserved. Reproduction, either in whole or part is prohibited. Gotcha! • 25 NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: DEADLINE: Friday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. for the Wisconsin IN Step Appearing: Thurs., Oct. 23 National Advertising Rep. Rivendell Marketing (908) 232-2021 Wisconsin's Only Gay & Lesbian Newspaper. Since 1984. Page 4 Wisconsin IN Step October 9 — October 22, 2003 • www.instepnews.com New Group Action Wisconsin's Grapples with LEAD Lobbies For PrideFest Debt LGBT Equality By William Attewell By Mike Fitzpatrick Madison — In what has been described by some Capitol Milwaukee — A community "work- .0A group" has formed to explore options pundits as the most visible and dramatic display of support for • for retiring PrideFest's existing debt gay issues in the history of Wisconsin, more than 500 supporters and ensuring the future of PrideFest as of LGBT equality inundated Wisconsin lawmakers with office The Action Wisconsin Board with Governor Doyle at the a yearly festival. visits, phone calls, letters and emails September 30 as part of Governor's mansion on Lobby Day. Legal Equality Action Day (LEAD) here. PrideFest's current debt stands at Action Wisconsin's gay, anti-DOMA messages. According to the statewide LGBT civil rights group, more , at a minimum $136,483. A complete The significant mainstream media coverage of the event was than 200 activists scheduled office visits with legislators during and independent audit funded by the aided by an hour-long press conference held at the Capitol the the lobby day. IN Step's unofficial count of participants packing Cream City Foundation is expected to morning of the lobby day. In addition to prepared remarks by AW AW's lobby training session held at the Capitol tallied 233 in the Executive Director and testimony from the Blumentritt-Angle be complete by month's end. standing-room only crowd. In recent weeks, PrideFest's board family, several others offered their personal stories. Madison cou- Action Wisconsin reported, that, according to meeting the two commit- asked the Cream City Foundation to ple Karl Debus-L0pez and Tanner Wray shared reports turned in at the end of the lobbying effort, at least 25 ment ceremonies held during heir 20-year relationship - a assist in exploring ways of retiring the representatives state senators and over half the assembly Unitarian ceremony marking their 10th anniversary and a debt and ensuring production of a received visits from their constituents who discussed their oppo- Canadian marriage last June to mark their second decade together. 2004 festival. The PrideFest workgroup sition to AB475/SB233, the so-called "Defense of Marriage" Appleton's Angela Stuart spoke of growing up in the loving Although the was formed to provide diverse repre- (DOMA) bills, with legislators and their staffs. environment provided by her lesbian moms. Madison PFLAG sentation of the LGBT community in Senate was in session, several senators left the chamber to meet mom Mary Fiore exhorted her fellow Republicans to "do the these decisions. with AW's citizen lobbyists, only to be unexpectedly called back right thing on DOMA. The workgroup will be led by a core mid-conference for a floor vote. Though the Assembly was not in "I want to ask if religious dogma is dictating legislative deci- committee that will set priorities and session, a majority of the body's DOMA sponsors reportedly had sions, and if that in itself is denying civil rights to a significant delegate responsibilities to the larger "schedule conflicts" and were unable meet directly with LEAD part of our population." Fiore said. "I challenge the Republican group. According to sources, the final participants from their districts. legislators to uphold their stance as the cEcompassionate conser- composition of the core committee has LEAD volunteers also shared their support for civil marriage vatives' and to do the right thing." equality for same-sex couples and the inclusion of domestic part- not yet been determined. However, Action Wisconsin board members put in an exceptionally ners in benefit packages for state employees similar to those avail long day. In addition to involvement in lobby day logistics, the IN Step has learned that a preliminary able for married workers. Some also heeded advice provided by AW lobby training session and their personal appointments with leg- list of candidates includes forMer organizers to also bring up other, non-LGBT related issues of per- islators, the board met for 45 minutes with Governor Jim Doyle PrideFest co-director Susan Cook, sonal concern during their conferences with their elected officials. to discuss a variety of issues ranging from civil marriage equality longtime PrideFest council member AW's lobbyists ranged from 2-year old Parker, the daughter to funding for the state's HIV/AIDS programs.