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VOLUME EIGHT, NO. 13—June 22, 1995—July 5 , 1995—Issue 182 FREE Give the People Light and they will find their own way. y The Wisconsin Light On The Inside: Wisconsin's Clarenbach Named Summer Book Section to Lead 9 Pages of Photos National Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund from PrideFest '95 Pioneer of Country's First Gay Rights Law Moves on to the National Stage Milwaukee—Former Wis- consin State Legislator. Speaker Pro Temp of the As- = sembly and an openly Gay man. David Clarenbach, has 3 been named to head the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund re- placing retiring William Way- bourn. The announcement was made in on June 14, but word had reached Milwaukee on June 10. The Victory Fund is the nation's largest Gay political ac- tion committee and 15th largest of its kind. The Victory Fund has contributed more than $1 million directly to the cam- paigns of qualified openly Gay and Lesbian candidates. Since the Fund's inception in 1991, the number of openly Gay and Lesbian elected officials has doubled. Clarenbach, currently acting executive director of the Madi- son AIDS Support Network (MASN), was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1975 to 1993. He served as the Assembly's Speaker Pro Temp Fireworks lit up Milwaukee's skies on June 11 during PrideFest '95 for five terms. • • As a member of the Assembly, Clarenbach Gay/Lesbian Officials U.S. Supreme Court authored the Consenting Adults Bill which Tell CiClinton of Need ended Wisconsin's sodomy statutes. for PrincipledIllk.IFIGU Leadership Rules Vets May Ban He was the author of the Gay/Lesbian Civil Rights Act of 1982, the first of its kind in the Madison— State nation. The act prohibits discrimination based Representative Tammy Baldwin said, talked about "a classical politi- Gays From Boston Baldwin along with openly Gay Dane County on sexual orientation in employment, housing cal dilemma that we as politicians understand: and public Supervisors Scott McCormick and Mark Pocan accommodations. Do you go in the direction of pragmatism, or Clarenbach authored Wisconsin's were among the 44 Gay and Lesbian elected St. Pat's Parade Hate do you make a principled statement on some- Crimes Act, which was upheld unanimously officials invited to meet with President Clinton thing knowing you're going to lose? Washington, D.C.— In a unanimous ruling in the by the U.S. Supreme Court, and a Bill of White House on Tuesday, June 13. The Baldwin said that the White House argued handed down on Monday, June 19, the U. S. meeting Rights for people with HIV and AIDS. was organized by the Gay and Lesbian for the pragmatic approach that they took. Supreme Court ruled that the private veteran's Victory Fund. They said that they realized that if they contin- group which sponsors and organizes Boston's In a press conference held on the grounds of ued to stand on their original idea of lifting the St. Patrick's Day parade may ban from the State Capitol in Madison on June 15, ban, the Gay and Lesbian community would marching the Irish American Gay, Lesbian and Baldwin expressed her pleasure at having di- lose far more than if they (the Administration) Bisexual Group of Boston (GLIB). rect access to high level administration offi- compromised. The justices said the veterans have a free cials and characterized the discussion as "a Amendment 2 speech right to put on a parade that represents lively exchange on a number of issues." In a similar vein, Baldwin said, the Admini- their viewpoints, in the same way that a pro- There were two main issues discussed: Gays stration argued pragmatism in their decision to test march is an exercise of First Amendment in the military; and the Colorado Amendment file a friend of the court brief in the Colorado freedoms. 2 case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Amendment 2 case now pending before the The decision in large part, hinged on argu- Gays in the Military Supreme Court. ments about whether the parade, which the The White House and the Gay officials, TURN TO WHITE HOUSE, PAGE 27 veterans have sponsored since 1947, is a public function subject to anti-bias laws. Associate Justice David Souter writing for the High Court, said that the parade is a private function, "a form of expression, not just mo- tion...Our tradition of free speech commands that a speaker who takes to the street corner to express his views should be free from interfer- ence by the state based on the content of what he says." Kerry Lobel, Deputy Director of the Na- David Clarenbach tional Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) "We here in Wisconsin have demonstrated condemned the ruling saying that it sanctions how to become part of the political process. the parade,sponsor's anti-Gay policy which "is The national movement is at a pivotal junc- a clear attempt to send us all back into the ture. We need for openly Gay and Lesbian closet." TURN TO PARADE, PAGE 22 TURN TO CLARENBACH, PAGE 27 Non-Biological Mom Wins Big Wisconsin Supreme Court Victory By John Quinlan Holtzman visitation rights with the boy. Madison-- In a landmark victory for the "This is the first of its kind decision in this rights of Lesbian and Gay families which will country, and it's one that I hope other state have precedent-setting implications nation- courts will look to when faced with situations wide, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed similar to this," said Holtzman's attorney. the importance of the bonds formed by Les- Judith Sperling Newton. who has argued nu- bian and Gay parents with their non-biological merous cases involving Lesbian and Gay fam- or non-adoptive children. ily rights. "This is a victory for children in By a 4-3 margin, the state's highest court this state. It's the first time in many years that ruled on June 13 that Sandra Holtzman, of this state has recognized the rights of a child to Madison, may be legally entitled to visitation maintain important relationships in that child's rights with the six-year-old son she helped life." . raise with her former partner, Elsbeth Knott, In the original decision, Dane County Cir- who is the child's biological mother. In a long cuit Judge George Northrup had reluctantly and complicated legal battle that began with granted a summary judgment that came down the dissolution of the couple's decade-long re- on Knott's side in the Fall of 1993, ruling that Minister Jan Doleschal precides at PrideFest's mass wedding as 100 couples exchanged vows on June 12. lationship in 1993, Knott had sought to deny TURN TO FAMILIES, PAGE 27 June 22, 1995--July 5, 1995--WISCONSIN LIGHT--3 I MARCOS Genuine AMPHITHEATER Draft ON SALE NOW SHOW DATES TICKET PRICES RESERVED SEATS June 29 * Bonnie Raitt/ $15 or $8 Charles Brown/Ruth Brown June 30 BoDeans/ $10 Lowen & Navarro July 1 An Evening with $10 Vince Gill July 2 Seal/ $12 Des'ree July 3 Luther Vandross $15 An Evening of Songs with the Philharmonic Orchestra July 4 Randy Travis/ $12 Jeff Foxworthy presented by Red Dog July 5 Hootie & $10 The Blowfish/ The Freddy Jones Band/ Dillon Fence July 6 Boyz II Men/ $15 or $8 Adina Howard July 7 Michael Bolton $15.50 or $8.50 Marcus Amphitheater tickets are available at all TicketMaster Ticket Centers, the Marcus Amphitheater Box Office, and through TicketMaster Phone Charge. In Wisconsin call (414) 276-4545; out of state call (312) 5594212; TDD (800) 359-2525. Persons attending Marcus Amphitheater shows must obtain admission to the Summerfest grounds. Convenience fees will be added to all ticket purchases. *For preferred seating and a VIP pass to an after show reception with Bonnie Raitt, call (800) 776-3689. CH THE LA E SHOW June 29 - July 9,1995 Call 273-FEST, For More Information. June 22, 1995—July 5, 1995—WISCONSIN LIGHT-5 Dornan's Appeal to Far Right at Wisconsin Congressman Scott Mug Champions Ryan GOP Convention Turns Many Off White BM During Key Hearing Appleton, WI— Far Right Wing California two GOP presidential candidates who accepted Milwaukee— Congressman Scott Klug (R- Robert Dole, who is also a cosponsor, will be Congressman Robert Dornan's raving message invitations to address the three-day convention, Wisconsin) has emerged as a strong advocate assured that he has enough votes to stop any opposing what he called "cultural meltdown" which drew about 1,100 delegates to Apple- for reauthorization of the Ryan White Care filibuster attempts by Senator Jesse Helms. and the "homo-sexual agenda" found some ton's Paper Valley Hotel. Act. It is believed that Senator Dole can be con- backers at the state Republican convention Both told delegates that the morality issue is Klug not only has agreed to co-sponsor the vinced to override Helms's hold on the bill held over Pride Weekend, June 9-11. a winning issue for Republicans, and urged reauthorization bill, but last week at the first and bring the bill to the floor for a vote with But other delegates were harshly critical of party stalwarts not to accept half-hearted en- committee hearing to consider the bill in the this assurance. Dornan's blistering attack on Gay people and dorsements of principles espoused by the House of Representatives, spoke strongly in Log Cabin clubs from all over the country, either boycotted his speech or walked out Christian Far Right Wing.

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