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LesBiGay Wisconsin's Community Newspaper. Founded in 1984 November 12, 1997 • Vol. XIV, Issue XXIII FREE E. .35 aei ti C. 4t • • 4 I* e e oe a This is not a time for things that are easy. Last July, over 1,650 people did something that most of them never dreamed they could. Together they rode their bicycles 500 miles for six "I'm not an days, from the Twin Cities through Wisconsin to Chicago, to raise over $5 million for the fight against AIDS. And they defined what it means to make a difference in 1997. Next July, it happens again. And you can join them. Grandparents, Brothers and sisters. athlete. Friends and lovers. All united by a feeling that it is time to make a difference again. Photo. Fame, We. Time to do something big. As a rider in Twin CitiesDWisconsinDChicago AIDS Ride 3 Presented byTanqueray you can participate in the most successful AIDS fundraising effort in history. and make a powerful statement in the battle I'm not a against AIDS. It's a ride, not a race. The AIDS Ride is about commitment, not speed. You set your own pace, so you can ride as quickly or as leisurely as you like. Riders of all ages, from all walks of life, will bicycle six days through some of the most cyclist... spectacular scenery in America It will raise millions of dollars for AIDS services in Wisconsin, and leave you a We: changed person. No way, I could never do that, could I? The Ride is not easy.. .nothing this gratifying is. It's demanding and challenging. .and you can do it! Thousands of people have proven it The Ride is your but I'd chance to stop thinking and start acting. ..to stop wishing for change and start doing something to create it It's about setting a goal and proving you can meet it And through the organized training rides we offer throughout the year; Marc^ your strength, stamina and confidence will build. Taking action has never mattered more. scale Friona:Timothy McAfee In any cause there are remarkable people who give of themselves to make a difference. They're defined by courage and nobility, risk and sacrifice.. not hoping for easy answers. Easy doesn't cut it when the AIDS virus has already infected up to 24 million adults. Mt. Ev OK...where do I eat, sleep, shower? The Ride is expertly organized and fully supported with hot and cold showers, hot meals, five daily water and snack stops, transports for your to make gear; volunteer massage therapists, Photo Matt Mendeisorin roving medical and tech support, and much more. We even provide two-person tents. Where does the money go? The money raised will benefit the HIV/AIDS related a differenc services of seven Wisconsin-area AIDS service organizations: AIDS Network Inc., AIDS Resource Center of 414 Wisconsin, Inc., CAMP HEARTLAND, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Opportunities Industrialization Center of Racine County, Inc., United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc. and National Minority in the AIDS Council. How do I register or volunteer? Call now. Our staff will answer all your questions and send you a free color brochure and registration form. We need volunteers, too. struggle This is no time to give up. This is a time to take action. Call today against AIDS." BostonONew York AIDS Rider CALL TODAY RIDERS • VOLUNTEERS DONATIONS To THE CAUSE Twin CitiesO VIlisconsinZChicago 1287-0700 AIDS Ride@ BE N E F I T I NG AIDS Network, Inc. AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Inc. CAMP HEARTLAND Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council National Minority AIDS Council Opportunities Industrialization Center of Racine County, Inc. United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc. 2000 RIDERS • 500 MILES • TWIN CITIES THRU WISCONSIN TO CHICAGO 6 DAYS • JULY 6-11, 1998 Created and produced by: 24 IN STEP news Clinton Equates Gay Rights, Civil Rights Making Historical Link, President Echoes Truman's Speech That Broke Color Barrier by Keith Clark dream of equality for all Americans." of the In Step Staff The diners gave the president a lengthy standing ovation before and after his speech, and punctuated his remarks with applause and Washington, D.C. occasional calls of "We love you, Bill." Three AIDS activists at the dinner briefly Signaling a surge in the political interrupted the president's speech, shout- ing "People with AIDS are dying." visibility and clout of the rights As other diners told them to "Sit down," Clinton movement in this country, addressed them with a list of improve- ments the administration has made in dealing with President Clinton has become the AIDS and said, "I'd have been disap- pointed if you weren't here tonight ... No one first sitting president to address a should be afraid to yell at the president." Clinton, however, made no direct mention of the gay rights organization event. other notable guest at the evening's event, comic Ellen DeGeneres, who was there to Although many Americans receive an HRC awardfor her visibility in coming out as part of the widely still clearly object not only to promoted "coming out" episode of her civil ABC-TV show, "Ellen." rights for homosexuals but also to Several members of Congress also attended the event, along with the growing visibility of gays and gay and lesbian White House and administration officials, including Virginia lesbians in the nation at large, Apuzzo, the White House Assistant for Management and Administration, Jim Hormel, Clinton told the 1,500 capacity- Clinton's nominated ambassador to Luxembourg, and Hal Creal, a presidential seating dinner held by the Human appointee to the U.S. Maritime Commission. Rights Campaign, "We also know if we're ever going to build one America, you and those you repre- sent have got to be a part of it." ARCW Awarded State Contract Quoting President Harry Madison — The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) has been named Truman's address at the Lincoln the AIDS service organization to provide AIDS services and prevention programs Memorial on the need to end statewide, with the exception of the Madison area. The Department of Health and racial segregation some 50 years Family Services (DHFS) has awarded ARCW the contract, a significant expansion in ago, Clinton said, "When I say all service area, which will provide the agency with $3.3 million in AIDS funding over the —President Clinton is welcomed by Human Rights Campaign Americans, I mean all Americans next four years. Being Executive Director Elizabeth Birch. Photo: AP gay, the last time I "Wisconsin's investment in local AIDS services is among the very best in the country," looked, had nothing to do with said Doug Nelson, ARCW executive director. "These state resources will enable us to deliv- reading a balance book, fixing a broken bone or changing a spark plug." er comprehensive AIDS services in cities, towns, and rural areas throughout the state." The president also reiterated his support for passage of a proposed federal measure "Since the beginning of AIDS, we have worked hard to build a public/private part- now before Congress, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which nership that will meet the demands of the epidemic," said Nelson. "The state's decision would prohibit employment bias based on sexual orientation in many U.S. workplaces. to award ARCW with over $3.3 million strengthens this partnership and will enhance "When we deny opportunity because of ancestry or religion, race or gender, dis- HIV services in Wisconsin." ability or sexual orientation, we break the compact," Clinton said. "It is wrong. And it Over 2,070 people living with HIV and AIDS in Wisconsin will now have direct should be illegal. Once again I call upon Congress to honor our most cherished princi- access to ARCW services such as early medical intervention, clinical drug trials, case ples and make the Employment Non-Discrimination Act the law of the land." management and support services including housing, financial and legal assistance. Outside the downtown Grand Hyatt Hotel where the $250-per-person HRC din- ARCW's prevention programs will also expand statewide to aggressively reach the ner was held, demonstrators from opposing sides both showed their displeasure with general public and at-risk populations such as men who have sex with men, infection Clinton's appearance at the event, which was broadcast on CSPAN as well on the drug users and their partners, youth and women engaging in risk behaviors and people Internet. already living with HIV disease. While Clinton was calling for "one America" and overcoming the differences that The DHFS contract is the result of a comprehensive, competitive bid process to divide the country, gay and AIDS protesters outside criticized the president for what officially designate AIDS service organizations in Wisconsin. Few, if any states, have they see as his administration's unwillingness to fight the AIDS epidemic hard enough used such a process to designate agencies as official providers of AIDS services. ARCW's and his failure to end the military ban on gays and lesbians in the armed forces. successful applications combined years of experience in AIDS service delivery with mul- Joining them — at least in criticizing Clinton — were far-right conservativesin a tiple community based collaborations with other agencies. DHFS also awarded ARCW group they called "Americans for Truth About Homosexuality" protesting Clinton's the contract to continue operating its Wisconsin AIDS Library and Wisconsin speech at the gay rights dinner and the anti-discrimination measure before Congress. AIDSline, which were also competitively bid on. Some carried signs reading, "Thank God for AIDS" and "Sodomy is no civil right." The new state contracts will be effective on January 1, 1998.

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