VOLUME TEN, NO. 4—February 13, 1997—February 26, 1997—Issue 224 FREE

Give the People Light and they willfind their own way. The Wisconsin Light Planning Meeting for Same-Sex Marriage Working Group of Milwaukee Effort to Attract Action Wisconsin Madison—In response to proposed state legislation aimed at prohibiting recogni- Gay Visitors Underway tion of same-sex manage, a group of Milwaukee—When you think of Milwau- concerned citizens has continued to meet kee, do you think of the city as being a draw and work toward obtaining legal recogni- for tourists? Those native to Milwaukee may tion of same-sex marriages. A general Meunier not think of the city and area that way, but it planning meeting for all people interested Bill is. m securing equal marriage rights will be "Milwaukee is a hot tourist destination," Bill held on Sunday, February 23 at 6:30 p.m. Hanbany of the Greater Milwaukee Conven- at the UW-Madison Memorial Union, 800 tion and Visitors Bureau said, adding that the Langdon Street (check "Today in the numbers of tourist inquiries was "up 100%" in Union" for room). the last year alone. The tourist dollar is "worth This working group includes these millions" to the city," he said. committees with the following tasks: Hanbarry was speaking to a group of ap- Legislative Testifying: collect a di- proximately 25 Lesbian and Gay representa- verse group of people willing to provide tives of businesses and organizations who had written or oral testimony for legislative gathered on February 6th to hear how the Con- hearings; vention and Business Bureau wants to attract Media Watch: write letters to the edi- Lesbian and Gay tourists and convention busi- tor and other press pieces in support of ness to Milwaukee. same-sex marriage, and monitor and re- This was the first meeting of the Gay and spond to opinion pieces on this issue; Lesbian Tourism Project. It was held in the of- Communities of Faith: seek clergy and fices of the Convention and Visitors Bureau. faith community leaders who will speak This meeting was a first of its kind. "No out and write public statements on theo- It's Mardi Gras Time Mardi Gras was celebrated all other city in the country is actively seeking logical perspectives in supporting same- over Wisconsin as a prelude to Lent. Shown above are Pat and Jasmine at our Wisconsin Light Mardi Gras SpotLight party, held at Mama Roux, 1875 N. Gay/Lesbian convention business," Hanbarry sex marriage; Humboldt, Milwaukee, on Sunday, February 9. said. Communications: inform participants The group was told that both Milwaukee in a timely manner of upcoming legisla- "Shepherd Express" Employees Debate the Mayor John Norquist and Milwaukee County tive events via phone and e-mail; Executive Tom Ament support the idea of Allies: identify and contact other com- Paper's Future in a Series of bringing LesBiGay tourists and conventions to munity organizations and obtain their en- Meetings the area. dorsements of a campaign for same-sex Milwaukee—Greg Quindel, President Other cities, however, are not far behind. civil marriage. rectors of Alternative Publications, Inc.— of Alternative Publications Employees the publisher of the Shepherd Express Prominent Lesbians and Gays from around the If you are unable to attend the meeting Cooperative announced on February 10, and Mature American. Midwest are being invited to the Twin Cities but are interested in being involved, 1997, that the Cooperative's Board has Quindel was elected the Cooperative's to discover why Minneapolis and St. Paul please call Action Wisconsin at: (608) called for a stockholders meeting to make shouldbe Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay tourist 242-9781. president in October, 1996 and served as substantial changes to the Board of Di- the Company's Director of Sales and meccas. Marketing from June 26 until his firing Lesbian/Gay organizations represented in- The End Has Finally Come; Madison's Hotel just minutes before a Cooperative Board cluded: La Cage, This Is It, Just Us, the Alter- meeting scheduled for Friday, January native Business Association, the Cream City Washington Will Not be Rebuilt 314. Quindel refused to step down as Squares, the Cream City Chorus, SSBL, MAP, president of the Cooperative when pre- Log Cabin, the Cream City Foundation, Madison—So close and yet so far away. Scheel said he had faxed a letter to Capitol sented that condition of employment only H.I.T., Dignity, PFLAG, LAMM/LAMMEF, That seems to the final epitaph of Madison's City Bank withdrawing his application ofr one day before the Cooperative Board and Gay Youth Milwaukee. Hotel Washington. $3.1 million loan. The loan which had been was to meet to call for an expeditious date Among the reasons, the group was told, that The final chapter in the Hotel Washington approved was the key piece in the Hotel's for the annual stockholders' meeting. the Bureau is seeking out Gay/Lesbian busi- saga has been written, but unlike a fairy tale, $5.1 million financing package. "There has been a concerted effort to ness is that "Milwaukee is committed to the this story does not have a happy ending. In The letter, a copy of which was received prevent the employees from exercising convention and tourist industry," Hanbarry an exclusive interview, owner Greg Scheel by Light, thanked the bank for its consid- their normal ownership rights to select the said. "Gays and Lesbians are a good part of has informed The Wisconsin Light that he eration but cited unexpected mounting costs governing board of the company," Quin- the diversity of this country." will not be rebuilding what was once the and his family's health as the prime reasons del said. Another reason is money. "The Gay or Les- crown jewel in Wisconsin's constellation of bian tourist spends two and a half times what Please See Hotel Page 6 According to Quindel, the current Gay and Lesbian bars and clubs. Board of the Company "set a stockhold- straight tourists spend," Hanbarry said. This ers' meeting for two months past the date means millions of dollars for Milwaukee, a lot Mixner and the Rath Foundation Jointly called for in the bylaws," Quindel said. of which will be spent in community busi- This delay goes right to the very essence nesses and those enterprises and cultural Further Gay Studies at Holocaust Museum of employee ownership. There is no other events that are friendly to the community. for employee involvement Shelli Marquardt and Bill Meunier, Project Milwaukee—From the beginning, the mechanism other than the elections," Quindel argued. Co-Directors, pointed out the "enormous ad- United States Holocaust Museum in Wash- In 1994, Quindel, along with Attorney vantages" to be gained from bringing LesBi- ington, DC, has been charged with the mis- and former NFL Players Association Gays to Milwaukee from around the country. sion of chronicling the Nazi persecution of ti Not only would businesses be expected to in- :a President Ed Garvey, put the financing all groups, including the LesBiGay commu- package together that gave the Shepherd crease profits, as Mike Lisowski of Gay Youth nity. At its opening in the spring of 1993, Express employees control of the com- Milwaukee pointed out, but the local commu- exhibits and accounts of the sufferings of *d Quindel also served as the publish- nity would have a chance to "showcase" itself Gay people were on display. pany. mg company's president from January to the rest of the nation and world. Now, a solid base of funding for expan- May, 1995, when the Shepherd Those attending the meeting were told that sion of the study of the Gay experience un- through Express was one of the fastest growing LesBiGay organizations who want to bring der Hitler is nearly complete. their groups to the city, will have the Bureau's According to Debbie Eliason, director of weeklies in the country. Company representatives had asked for staff, expertise and fmancial help at their dis- special campaigns for the Museum, funding the delay to complete the process of hir- posal. from the V. Duane Rath Endowment will be ing a new president. Quindel has made no For example, the Bureau can help a group place by the end of the year. in secret of his desire to regain that position. get the best possible hotel rates for those The Endowment is a $400,000 matching Quindel acknowledged that the fight coming into the city. grant offered by the Rath Foundation, which David Mixner will come down to holding majority sup- The Bureau is not funded by taxpayer dol- was created in memory of Rath, an openly fighting bigotry. port among the staff. lars, but by a surcharge on hotel rooms. Wisconsin businessman Gay With Mixner and Roberta Bennett, a Los "That's the way it should be," Quindel Both large conventions of hundreds and The Museum's contribution to gain the Angeles attorney, Lesbian activist and a said. small gatherings are being sought. To this end, matching funds has been run by the Gay founder of the Victory Fund, as co-chairs, would not go into details con- a visitor's guide is envisioned that would dis- and Lesbian Campaign. Quindel the campaign set out to raise $1.5 million in call to remove several mem- play the city's, attractions and businesses to the In the beginning, Eliason said, in 1993, cerning the five years. The initial goal has been met. bers of the Board. "Those are family LesBiGay visitor. funds for a Gay/Lesbian section were One of the results of Mixner's and said. He added, however, Mention was made also of the need to pres- sparse. Though people could give to support matters," he Bennett's work is an inscription that has were being contem- ent the city's LesBiGay attractions to those there was no official that no staff firings Gay/Lesbian studies, been added to the Museum's Founders LesBiGays who come to the city as members campa4. plated. Wall. The inscription reads: "American The stockholders' meeting is scheduled of non-Gay conventions and meetings. In 199,ign long-time Gay activist David Gays and Lesbians, Families and Friends." February 14th. Meunier said that those attending the Feb- Mixner moved to remedy that situation. It for Friday, "I believe we're the only national institu- Board include initial- ruary 6m meeting were not a committee or a Mixner, Eliason said, who proposed a Plans for the new was tion to have the Gay community's name Express Fund, which board. They were a "working group" that -specific fundraising cam- izing The Shepherd Gay and Lesbian etched in stone," Eliason said. would meet on a quarterly basis. In the mean- officials. will make advertising grants to non-profit paign to Museum Editor's Note: To make a donation sup- time, they would go back to their organiza- of the specially in- community and arts groups; g ac- Mixner had been one porting Gay and Lesbian studies and pro- tions and explain what is going on. tour the Museum during the counting and data systems; an i a renewed vited guests to gramming, send a check to The U.S. Holo- Volunteers, Meunier said, would be needed Washington in 1993. Like others marketing effort. March on caust Memorial Museum, Development De- to handle PR, event services and other things tour, Mixner had been powerfully The Board will also take a close look al on that partment, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, of that nature. believe in the moved. Mixner also came to Washington, DC 20024-2150. Please Turn to Shephera rage 9 importance of the Holocaust Museum in February 13, 1997—February 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-2 Clean Needles Curb HIV Among IV Drug Users Tucson, AZ-AP- Pima County is offering free and clean hypodermic needles in an at- tempt to slow the increasing number of intravenous drug users who get the virus that causes AIDS. Statistics show the rate of HIV infection among intravenous drug users nation wide has more than doubled in the past decade. Under the Pima County needle program, drug users can exchange their dirty needs for clean ones on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. The Nati "It's a harm-reduction concept, like wearing condoms to reduce disease," said Hoover, program manager for the county's HIV and sexually transmitted disease program. 'We want to encourage them to quit, but until they can do that, we want to keep them alive, and we don't want them infecting their sexual partners and babies," Hoover said. "It's Doctors Help AIDS Patients Die not condoning drug use; it's looking at what's happening out there." nation, have sparked de- Boston, MA-AP-Half of all AIDS doctors responding to a survey in San Francisco admit Needle-exchange programs, offered at 80 other sites across the others who believe the practice they have prescribed deadly doses of narcotics to help terminally ill patients commit sui- bate between health officials looking to prevent AIDS and cide. condones drug use. A report on the survey called the figure surprisingly high, "given the possible legal and Demand Civil Rights repercussions of such an action." New Hampshire Gays ethical will cost The survey was reported by The Associated Press when it was presented last summer at Portsmouth, NH-AP- New Hampshire's Gays, living in fear their orientation International Conference on AIDS in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was pub- them their jobs, hope proposed legislation ends their need to live secret lives. the 1 1 th hopes the bill will lished in most recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Nora Tuthill of Kingston, mother of a 36-year-old Gay son, said she The survey was conducted on 228 members of a San Francisco-area group of AIDS spe- help remove a stigma from homosexuals. cialists. Half of them returned anonymous questionnaires, and 53 percent of those doctors "In everybody's eyes, they're not worthy (of equal rights)," Tuthill said. "We have four said they had helped patients commit suicide by writing prescriptions for narcotic over- children. Three of them are totally protected, but our Gay son is not." doses. The anti-discrimination bill would extend protection to residents regardless of their sex- The apparent growing acceptance of suicide for AIDS patients comes as medical break- ual orientation. color, eth- throughs raise hopes that death from the disease can be delayed for years or perhaps Individuals are already protected from discrimination based on race, age, sex, avoided entirely. nic background, marital status and disabilities. The proposed amendment would add sexual orientation to that list. Large-Scale Gay/Lesbian Consumer Survey Lawmakers supporting the bill say it stands a good chance of passing because the state San Francisco, CA-AP- A large-scale national consumer survey of Gay men and Lesbi- senate has moved toward the center and the new governor is a Democrat who has supported ans says popular entertainment, sport utility vehicles, computers and financial planning similar bills in the past. scored high on their lists of interests. No hearing date has been set for the bill. The Gay community is largely well educated and affluent, with a household income ex- ceeding $100,000 for 21 percent of the market, the survey said. Some 22 percent have Gay Man Wins Record Settlement graduate degrees, it found, and 58 percent hold management positions. Los Angeles, CA—A Gay man who was beaten by a Los Angeles police officer during a "This study confirms the affluence and spending patterns for which there previously has 1991 civil rights protest against Governor Pete Wilson, has accepted a record settlement of been only anecdotal evidence," said Rebecca McPheters, president and CEO of Simmons his anti-Gay policy brutality lawsuit with the City of Los Angeles, according to the Lambda Market Research Bureau in New York, which conducted the survey. Legal Defense and Education Fund. Adverting agency Mulryan/Nash, a New York agency aimed at Gay consumers, commis- The negotiated settlement on the eve of the trial resulted in the city promising to pay Pe- sioned the survey. The intent was to index the market. ter J. Mackler nearly $90,000 in require reforms for the LAPD. The pollsters surveyed 3,896 Gay men and women across the country, then combined the At a Republican fundraiser attended by Wilson on November 15, 1991, police tried to results for men and women in the totals. disperse a group of non-violent protesters. After an officer shoved Mackler in the back The report showed Gay consumers are loyal to product brands that advertise in the Gay more than ten times with a police baton, Mackler turned to try and get the officer's badge press, such as Absolut vodka and Subaru. number. The office, David Peck, responded by lifting his baton above his head and striking Mackler was knocked to the ground and his glasses Some 72 percent of those surveyed had attended live theater within the past year, nearly Mackler in the face with such force that double the 37 percent of the U.S. population as a whole. were broken and thrown 25 feet. Washington Police Department, currently headed by And 20 percent of Gay men and Lesbians reported seeing at least two feature films in the Peck now works for the Tacoma, last month, more than three times the 6 percent of Americans in general. former Milwaukee Police Chief Philip Arreola. Galesburg Rejects Civil Rights for Gays AIDS Deaths Decline in Hawaii Galesburg, IL-AP- A Gay civil rights organization accused the Galesburg City Council Honolulu, HI-AP- The largest care provider for AIDS patients on Oahu has seen a sub- of "moral cowardice" for rejecting an ordinance making it illegal to discriminate against stantial decline in deaths associated with the dreaded disease. Lesbians, Bisexuals and Gay men. From July through December of last year, 19 clients of the Life Foundation died, com- The council unanimously rejected the proposal, which was supported by the city's Human pared with 43 deaths over the last six months of 1995. Relations Commission. The Life Foundation attributes the decrease to new AIDS drugs called protease inhibitors. Rick Garcia, executive director of the Illinois Federation for Human Rights, condemned When combined in a cocktail of older medicines, they have substantially reduced the level the vote, particularly because it was taken without discussion. of virus in patients and, at least temporarily, improved their health. "Taking a vote without any discussion or testimony demonstrated rank arrogance and Adhering to the new drug regimen is time consuming and expensive. moral cowardice," he said. "The council members should be ashamed." One patient, Scott Aikens, takes about 20 pills throughout the day. He estimates the pills The ordinance would have added sexual orientation to the protected categories of race, cost at least $20,000 to $25,000 per year. color, gender, religion and disability. Local resident Paul Steenis said the council's decision Monday "gave a very clear mes- sage that this is not a community where everyone is welcome." AIDS Cases Growing in Rural Areas AIDS Briefs Stockton, CA-AP- With AIDS diagnosed at a rate four times faster in rural areas than in cities, the next wave of the HIV epidemic is ready to hit small towns and sparsely popu- lated areas across the country, experts said. Dramatic Increase in HIV in Russia "Rural areas right now are at about the same place that urban areas were 10 years ago," Moscow, Russia-AP-The number of people testing positive for the virus that causes said William Perry of the state health department's Office of AIDS. AIDS dramatically increased in Russia over the past year, a news agency reported. Perry was among more than 150 people representing AIDS agencies in the United States The Health Ministry said 1,031 new cases have been registered in 1996. Of these, 802 attending Monday's conference on HIV in rural California. people were intravenous drug users who became infected by sharing needles, the Interfax These areas largely have been ignored in AIDS research, education and treatment efforts, news agency said. where residents represent one of the fastest-growing groups being infected, conference Since 1987, 2,316 HIV cases, including 287 children, have been registered in the country. speakers said. The number of people diagnosed as actually having AIDS, the last stage of the disease, One of the main problems behind the growing number of AIDS cases in these areas is stands at 248, including 102 children, the report said. lack of education about the virus and how it is transmitted, said Harold Rasmussen, chief of Russian health officials believe the actual figures are considerably higher. the education and prevention branch of the Office of AIDS. "So the epidemic is ready to happen. The yin's may not have hit full force, but behav- Mandela Urges International Effort to Beat AIDS iors are such that it has that potential," Rasmussen said. Davos, South Africa-AP- The world's business and political leaders should unite in an Other obstacles in battling the virus include lack of AIDS specialists and access to ex- international campaign against AIDS like the crusade that helped end apartheid, South Af- perimental therapies that are rarely available in small medical centers and clinics, confer- rican President Nelson Mandela urged. ence participants said. "South Africans achieved victory in their struggle for freedom, thanks to the solidarity of the international community and its commitment to justice," Mandela said. "AIDS can Judge Who Took Child From Lesbian Mom Ac- be conquered if we work together as a global community," he told the World Economic Fo- rum, an international gathering of government and industry leaders. cused of Violating Ethics Sub-Saharan Africa, with 14 million HIV and AIDS cases in 1996, remains the region hit Pensacola, FL-AP- A judge has been accused of violating judicial ethics by commenting hardest by the disease. Mandela noted that 6 million people around the world are estimated about a mother's lesbianism in a custody ruling that sent a child to live with her father, a to have died of AIDS, and that 22 million people have been infected with HIV, the virus convicted killer. that causes AIDS. Allan H. Terl, a retired Fort Lauderdale lawyer and Gay activist, claims Circuit Judge Jo- Some 9 million children have lost their mothers to AIDS, he said. seph Q. Tarbuck of Pensacola violated a judicial canon against bias or prejudice based on "AIDS is not over, not even close," added Dr. Peter Piot, executive director of the Joint sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, national origin, disability and socioeconomic U.N. Program on HIV/AIDS. "In some places it has only just started." status. Eastern Europe still has low infection rates, "but they are skyrocketing so incredibly fast Terl said that he had filed a complaint with the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commis- that it will soon be a major epidemic," Piot said. sion based in part on Tarbuck's statement that he believed "this child should be given the China had only 10,000 people with the virus in 1993, but this year there are likely to be 1 opportunity and the option to live in a non-Lesbian world." million, he said. The comment came during an August 1995 hearing at which he removed Mary Ward's The epidemic is exploding in India, he said. Groups working in AIDS education in India daughter, Cassey, then 11, from the Pensacola woman's home. say the country of nearly 1 billion has already has 1 million or more HIV cases. Tarbuck sent the girl to live in nearby Milton with her father, John Ward, who had served "Today _ today alone _ 8,500 more people have been infected with HIV _ 1,000 of them eight years in prison for second-degree murder in the 1974 shooting of his first wife during children," Piot said. a custody dispute over another child. Mary Ward had appealed Tarbuck's ruling, but she died Jan. 21, making the custody bat- AIDS Drugs Siphoned Off to Black Market tle moot, Terl said. A cause of death has not yet been determined and additional laboratory Rio De Janeiro, Brazil-AP-Health officials say supplies of free AIDS medicine are tests are being conducted, according to the medical examiner's office. Foul play is not sus- dwindling, and they fear the drugs are being siphoned off to the black market. pected. The inhibitors, a cocktail of drugs which block an enzyme necessary for HIV to progress, A request to reconsider its decision or send the case to the state Supreme Court was have been hailed by many as the most promising development to date in the fight against pending when Mary Ward died. AIDS. In November, Brazil became one of the first nations in Latin America to offer the drugs free to those who need it. The government vowed to spend $45 million in 1997 to make the HRC Says President's Speech Falls Short medicine available to the poor. In the United States, the drugs can cost up to $20,000 a year Washington, DC—The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has offered a mixed reaction to per patient. the President's State of the Union Address. HRC commended Clinton for calling for an end Critics here say there is virtually no control of the drugs' distribution, allowing black to America's divisions, but lamented the "missed opportunity" to address the "rift" over the marketeers to flourish, and doctors to dole out the inhibitors to patients who are HIV posi- issue of sexual orientation. tive rather than to those who have contracted AIDS. By contrast, HRC spokespeople said, Rep. J.C. Watts exploited the opportunity presented Nearly 95,000 Brazilians are infected with the virus, according to health ministry data. to him in giving the GOP response to the State of the Union to make a "thinly veiled appeal But experts say the real number is closer to half a million. to the very politics of fear which he also deplored," said Elizabeth Birch, HRC Executive Next to the United States, Brazil has the highest number of AIDS cases in the hemi- Director. sphere. New Victory Fund Head, Speaks Out on the February 13, 1997—February 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-3 President. He has taken a lot of heat out cialties. Services will be provided on the sec- there from less open minded people as a ond and fourth Mondays of the month. Any- Issues that Face LesBiGays "queer lover." one interested may just walk in. No appoint- The Vice President, as recently as the day By Terry Boughner BB: As a relatively young organization, ment is necessary. No name is associated with the Victory Fund has an incredible and suc- after the Inaugural, in front of the full DNC the test and there is no fee for the service. In the five years since its inception, the corps, spoke boldly about the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund has gener- cessful mission of bringing people together and press The schedule for the next three months is as strength of America being based on its di- and 24th, April ated almost $1.5 million for its recom- from throughout the country and electing follows: Feb. 10th, Mar. 10th qualified candidates. We are too small a versity and he included sexual orienation. I 14th and 28th from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. mended candidates, celebrated 64 wins, and believe the Vice President is very comfort- helped community not to stick together and mar- increase the number of openly Gay able around our community and Mrs. Gore and Lesbian elected officials from 55 to shal our resources and efforts to make civil Buy Your Next Vehicle from rights gains for all of us. has been very supportive as well. 127. Us & We Will Donate $250 to On January 28, 1997, after an extensive The floodgates have opened and an ever Anonymous, nationwide search, the Victory Fund an- increasing number of Gays and Lesbians Free, the Milwaukee AIDS Project nounced the selection of Brian Bond as its will be running for office and that is won- new Executive Director. Bond gave the fol- derful. With the community's help, the Bilingual HIV • Rent-to-Purchase Program lowing interview to Wisconsin Light. Victory Fund will be able to meet that challenge—my vision is to move this or- Testing Provided • Trade-ins Welcome Wisconsin Light: A little biography, ganization to the next level to meet those • Financing Welcome Milwaukee—LIMOS Inc., will be working please. Where were you born, grew up? opportunities. • Service Warranties Available Educational background? How did you We must have the resources to fund our in partnership with STD Specialties to provide get into politics? training efforts and enhance them. We must bilingual HIV counseling and testing on-site at (414) 282-9223 Brian Bond: Well, I'm 35 years-old and increase our donor base to fund our candi- their Special Projects office at 802 W. U-SAVE 4739 S. 27th St. was born and raised in southwest Mis- dates. Trust me, narrow minded extremists Mitchell Street. The testing will be provided AUTO RENTAL' Greenfield, WI 53221 souri—on a farm. I went to college at will wage a total war against us and unless by a licensed nurse employed by STD Spe- Southwestern Missouri State University in we stick together and understand that we Springfield, Missouri and graduated with a need each other, we will be worse off. degree in Public Administration. WL: What is the Fund's relation to the Madison's Openly Gay & Lesbian Elected Officials Support I've been active in politics since I was 16. Human Rights Campaign and the Na- My mother was one the Democratic State tional Gay and Lesbian Task Force? Committee. I started out by doing door-to- BB': Our relationship is fine and our mis- ol• DICK WAGNER door canvassing and phone banks—that's sions are extremely different. why Pm a big believer in the importance of WL: What is your impression of Presi- for Dane County Executive grass roots politics. dent Clinton? Of Vice President Gore? State Representative Tammy Baldwin I have run several statewide and congres- There is some perception here that Gore Dane County Supervisor Scott McCormick Former Supervisor Mark Pocan sional races and have worked for over seven is more "pro-Gay" than Clinton is. Is this Former Supervisor Earl Bricker Former Supervisor Kevin Bonds years for the Democratic National Com- correct in your view? Madison Alderperson Mike Verveer Madison Alderperson Judy Olson mittee. Since August, 1995, I served both as BB: I basically worked for the President Madison Alderperson Napolean Smith Former Alderperson Ricardo Gonzalez Director of Lesbian and Gay Outreach for for 6 years. I will be honest. I have had my the DNC and Director for the Office of the disappointments, but I am well aware that VOTE Tuesday, February 18!!! Secretary Senior Staff. he has done more for us than any other AL.& Pad (of* Wagna la Dane County. Come Faro Balky. Treas. WL: During the last election campaign, many Gays and Lesbians were disen- study showing 71% of Lesbians are chanted with Clinton (David Mixner, cer- TAKE ACTION NOW: tainly among them). What do you see as in committed relationships, same- this second the future for Gay people in sex marriage is not legal in any state. Prevent discriminatory administration? BB: We can't overlook the importance of Nevertheless, radical extremists are legislation in Wisconsin. Call or his court selections and the internal actions using this issue to divide the country write your state legislators to to open doors. Likewise, we should be very (0) and target Lesbians and Gay men concerned about electing fair minded mem- express your support of equal bers of Congress from both parties. for discrimination. Marriage marriage rights. The Legislative My concern is that this President is a promotes monogamous, loving Hotline number is 1-800-362- - pragmatist. And he is facing a hostile Con- gress—we will have to watch very carefully relationships and should be encouraged 9472. who is nominated for Supreme Court ap- SUPPORT for allpeople. pointments etc., because, as you know, the IF Contact your members of Senate must confirm those nominees. • Government's refusal to Congress and President Clinton to WL: More and more openly Gay peo- SAME-SEX ple seem to be achieving victory in being recognize same-sex marriage is express your support for same-sex elected to office. Is this an illusion or is discrimination masquerading as marriages. The Congressional this the reality? MARRIAGES! morality. Without the legal right to BB: I think we are very fortunate that switchboard number is (202) 224- more and more Lesbian and Gay men are The U.S. Supreme Court has marry, same-sex couples do not have 3121 or (202) 225-3121. The seeking public office. We see shining ex- rights like family health coverage, White House switchboard number amples leading the way in Wisconsin, espe- declared a marriage a fundamental cially, like Tammy Baldwin, Scott McCor- right under the Constitution. medical and bereavement leave, is (202) 456-1111, or you can E- mick, Judy Olson, Shelley Gaylord, Dick child custody, tax benefits and mail Clinton at: FAMILY VALUES? Wagner, Mark Pocan and Mike Verveer and pension plans. presidentPwhitehouse.gov. across the nation; Sheila Kuehl and Carole Rights that married people take for Migden in California, Congressman (Barney) Frank and Vermont State Auditor granted — such as the ability to make IP Tradition can not justify IP Join NOW and, if possible, Ed Flanagan this list goes on and on. medical decisions for an discrimination. Not long ago, send an extra gift to support our Their example not only opens the doors incapacitated spouse — are denied to marriage was traditionally limited to work on the freedom to marry. for others to nut, it also breaks down barri- ers for all of us. And as a legislative matter, committed Lesbian and Gay couples members of the same race and II Show your support of their elections give us our own voice at the because their relationships are not religion, and married women were loving, table. But we still have many obstacles and committed same-sex marriages by recognized by law. virtually the legal property of their misconceptions to overcome. That is why attending our mock wedding on the Victory Fund can be and should be so husbands. important. II Attacks on same-sex marriage Valentine's Day, Friday, February WL: What do you see as the major bat- have become the leading anti- • Legalizing same-sex civil 14. Join us on the steps of tles our community has to fight in the marriage next four years? Lesbian and Gay strategy of the will not require any Milwaukee City Hall at 5pm at BB: The forces of hate will continue to radical right. Despite a recent religion to perform or recognize 200 East Wells Street. wage meanspirited attacks against us. these marriages. Whether trying to deny us our basic rights as citizens and taxpayers, or continuing to perpetuate myths and stereotypes that ad- We, the undersigned, will not tolerate the blatant discrimination against Lesbians and Gay men promoted by vance their narrow agenda. Domestic Part- nership benefits, job diScrimination, mar- prejudiced members ofgovernment who author and/or support anti-marriage bills. We will actively support same- riage and adoption, will all be in play at sex marriage legislation to be introduced by Representative Tammy Baldwin and any other similar legislation. various stages around the country. WL: Do you see the same-sex marriage issue bilking large? Do you see a victory there? ran W Ler0 KIlNi .., JOIN! i•••••••ie BB: I think same-gender marriage / ( "rights" will be achieved over the next few years in some states. I think we need to pick let-c4 j 1) A.A..itoriorr (le our battles as community very carefully. The more elected officials we have in leg- &CONE A MEMBER OF NOW AND CONTINUE THE Not just for the islative bodies, the better. now FOR LESBIAN & GAY correct vote, but by example to put a human face to the issue for other legislators. tvre)-1. WL: What advice would you give to a young Lesbian or Gay man who might be 11 Wisconsin National Organization for Women thinking of a career in politics? 9 CZCJWAXA's ' smear agebvie. 611 N &grimy, Suit 505, Mihvaukee, WI 53202 BB: This is an exciting, but challenging 414-276-3468 • 414-276-3429(k) time to get into the political process. My one word of caution and this would be for either Gay or straight—don't get discour- Itogido dier135; 4-TX co nli.( aged. Politics is a process and there is some 0 IsaatiojoiNOW. Anoniddies:$ "dues paying" in most cases that has to be • done. Getting discouraged and removing 0 liglo cabbies' egnS loNOW. yourself from the process will not solve the /140-.0 problem. Name I think it is important for people to be in- , • kV.„ C LCk!() ver Ade= volved with politics, period, regardless of the Party—only from the inside can you 1 co Iwo ZIP make real change. WL: What is the mission of the Victory Fund as you see it? February 13, 1997—February 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-4 was immediate. I was walking over ground love. Our good and loving God created people who that had been soaked with the blood of peo- are sexually different from the majority. ple, people, who in one essential trait, were Only with our presence can the Church grow to just like me. I could have been one of them. imitate the Jesus of the Gospels who welcomed all Light Endorsements One might say that when I'd read about people into His community of friends. After all. the persecution of the Jews, I had looked yeast can only change the dough from the inside! Make the Right Choice into the abyss. When I learned about the Name Withheld by Requst persecution of Gay people, I felt as if I had Vote Wagner, Verveer and Olson in the plunged into the abyss and became a part of it. Deadlines Those feelings though, had to come from Madison's Tuesday, February 18 Primary my mind, my imagination. Nowhere, no- February 27th Issue On Tuesday, February 18, Madison's Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay voters will be faced Articles Friday, February 21" Please See with a choice. They can stay home or they can continue the tradition of putting and keeping Schindler Page 16 qualified openly Gay and Lesbian candidates in office. Ads In this election, Madisonians have a chance to help elect the first-ever openly Gay County Non-Camera Ready—February 21" Executive. In former County Board Chairman Dick Wagner, Madison voters have a Letters Camera Ready—February 24th candidate whose election would make national history. Moreover, in our opinion, he is 5:00 p.m. easily the most capable and qualified candidate in the race. The Catholic Church: We understand that some in our community support another candidate who they say is "sincere." Dick Wagner's sincerity can easily be matched against anyone's. Furthermore Why Bother? March 13th Issue sincerity and the ability to get things done are two different things. Wagner comes in first Articles—March 7th on both counts. TO THE EDITOR: We also urge Madison's continued support for openly Gay Alderman Mike Verveer. His The January 30, 1997 issue of the Wisconsin Ads principled stands and leadership on issues of importance to Madison's Gays and Lesbians Light featured an article by Rev. Dr. Robert Goss, Non-Camera Ready—March 7th and other issues merit him a second term. entitled "Why I Choose to Leave the Roman Catho- Camera Ready—March 10th We believe that openly Lesbian Alderwoman Judy Olson also merits a second term in lic Church." Rev. Goss shares his painful 17 year office. Her perspective on the issues is needed on the Madison City Council. journey as a Gay Jesuit priest and his difficult deci- 5:00 p.m. With three fine candidates to support, the ability to register at the polls and a tight primary sion to leave the Church. His story prompted me to race for County Executive, there is on reason to stay home on Tuesday the 18. We urge reflect upon my own decision to stay in the Roman Madison area Lesbians, Bisexuals and Gays to make the right choice in their primary Catholic Church. Caution election by voting for Wagner, Verveer and Olson. For the most part, Lesbian and Gay people live in The fact that someone's name appears in what seems like a foreign land, a heterosexual world this paper in no way implies sexual orien- Gay Tourism Project Looks Like A Winner and are reminded of their "place" in society by gov- ernment law makers who say they don't need legal tation. It's an idea whose time has come, an effort to attract increased Gay, Bisexual and Lesbian protection or equal rights. They are reminded of a tourists and conventions to Milwaukee. And that idea got off to a splendid start at the first their place in the religious sector by some bishops. Give the People Light and they meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Tourism Project on Thursday, February 6 at the Milwaukee preachers and evangelists who blame them for the Convention and Business Bureau. AIDS epidemic and tell the world we are a threat to will find their own way. There are many reasons why this project is worthy of support. It will bring tens of "traditional family values." They are reminded of thousands of dollars into the local Les/Bi/Gay economy on an annual basis. It will provide their "worthlessness" by some "Christian" commu- an opportunity for Milwaukee and the rest of the state to have an impact on national groups nities who would rather see people die than teach The and it will give those organizations a chance to more fully understand the Midwestern them about sexuality and disease prevention. perspective on Gay, Bisexual and Lesbian issues. Most Gays and Lesbians are reminded of their Wisconsin Already the Twin Cities have a group up and running aiming to attract LesBiGay tourists unfortunate reality from the time they are little kids. to their area. We should do equally as much—and more. They are reminded by the "fag" jokes and "dyke" The Greater Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau and its staff are to be names, by tomboy and sissy labels, by whispers of Light commended for their support and help. Project Co-Directors, Bill Meunier and Shelli suspicion at their friendships and sneers at their lack Marquardt, have put together a good working group to start things off. Now it is up to that of conformity. All of these all too common experi- group (and those asked for help) to translate their enthusiasm into actions that will benefit ences remind Gay and Lesbian people they are the entire community. somehow seen as less than human. Is it any wonder that, as we discover our sexual identity, we struggle for so long to accept that "it is No More Delays Good!" Is it any wonder that we focus so much en- ergy on our worthlessness, expecting God to treat us Give Scandals Their License no better than our society does? It's no surprise that so many same-sex oriented people express self- We don't normally use the editorial pages to speak out on a bar-related issue, but the hatred and internalized homophobia. No wonder so delay in granting a new liquor license to Scandals, a.k.a. R Place, in Madison, compels us to many good people like Rev. Goss come to the point speak up. of believing that nothing can change, so why Executive & Editorial Offices The Madison Alcohol and Licensing Review Board tabled a request to grant a new license bother? to the owners of Scandals pending a meeting between area bars and the local police. There Maybe he is accurate! When we see some Catho- 1843 N. Palmer was talk of not granting any more liquor licenses in Madison in general and on Main Street, lic leaders and Fundamentalist preachers joining Milwaukee, WI 53212 the bar's location, specifically. forces to oppose basic human right legislation, I'm (414) 372-2773 Madison's Gays and Lesbians need safe places to congregate and socialize. The City also tempted to say, "Why bother?" DOF,S have a Gay bashing problem. The Wisconsin Light has repeatedly heard of When we hear the Church issue authoritative LIGHT FAX: (414) 372-1840 incidents, many of which emanated from straight bars. Straight bars, even in liberal statements on the morality of same-sex relationships Madison, are often not safe places to be openly Gay. and proclaiming the need for dialogue while simul- Office Hours: Madison may or may not have enough bars, but its Gay and Lesbian community does not. taneously obstructing any chance for Lesbian and Monday-Friday-10:00 The current capacity of Madison's Gay bars is less than 500: Yet those bars serve a Gay Christians to offer a a.m. -5:30 p.m. different point of view 24-Hour Madison area Gay community estimated to be in excess of 25,000. That doesn't take into from their lived experience, I want to say, "Why Recording account the Gays and Lesbians from surrounding areas like Janesville and Beloit who bother?" Publisher frequent Madison's Gay bars because there are none in their own communities. When we realize that some Church leaders would Jerry Johnson With the demise of the Hotel Washington, it is more imperative than ever that Madison rather people die of AIDS related diseases than to Executive allow responsible bar owners the opportunity to provide a safe environment for its Gay re-examine our whole theology of sexuality, or that Editor Terry Boughner, community. We do not think that there should be no more delays in ALRC's granting the these same leaders would prefer that people who use Ph.D. license. drugs die because they can't get clean needles be- Arts & Entertainment Editor cause these good people of God don't want to "en- Geno courage drug use," then I want to scream, "Why SpotLight Editor bother?" Bill Meunier Editor's Note Why bother trying to bring the message of God's love to people who have created, in the words of one Advertising Manager When Hell Was Brought to Earth poet, "little concentration camps for God"? They've Jerry Johnson made it clear they will keep God locked up for 372-2773 By Terry Boughner An old man sat down next to me and de- themselves, thank you very much, and don't you Columnists and Reporters It looked much like any elevator. It was spite my looks, insisted on talking. Finally, dare ask for the privilege to meet and know Jesus Jason Alan, Glen Bishop, Kathryne only after we got inside that the differences I said to him, "Look, I've been to Dachau, until you're willing to become one of the guards Kingsbury Jason Jellison, Barbara Lightner, became apparent. okay." I thought he would understand. who imprisons God and Christ and the Holy Spirit Bill Meunier, Dusty Sass, Dr. Suzie Shovelit, The walls looked like they were covered "Don't you know what that is? Don't you inside the barbed wire fence of you little narrow Carl Szatmary, in steel plates, gray, with the rivets plainly know what happened there?" human mind. visible. The doors did not whoosh gently "Yes," he replied. "I have been there too." Why bother? They won't listen! They don't listen! shut, but came together sharply with a me- I gave him a "so-what" shrug and started They can't listen...because they hate...and they Ap Associated Press tallic clang. Only then did we begin our to turn away. fear. But, we still need to Jove! slow ascent. "I was a prisoner there," he added. Why do I bother? Because we are inextricably Copyright © 1997 It was April, 1993. In town for the March So, began a conversation that I never, ever bound to those who most bate and revile, and fear us By Novo Graphics. Ltd. on Washington, Jerry, Allan, Brent and I will forget. in the Church. These too are God's people. These were in the United States Holocaust Memo- In the succeeding years, there were other too. are our people. God proclaims their humanity THE WISCONSIN LIGHT is published biweekly by NOVO GRAPHICS. LTD.. with offices at 1843 N. Palmer. rial Museum The Museum wasn't open to talks with other Gay survivors. I published as well as ours, as Very Good! Milwaukee, WI 53212. Advertising and copy deadline is the the public yet, but we, along with a hundred excerpts from my notes when this paper Gay and Lesbian people will not be able to build a IGursday. prior to publication. Opinions expressed by writers in WISCONSIN LIGHT are not necessarily those of or so others from around the country, in- first came out. new Jerusalem if we take on the separatist mentality the publisher, editor, or our advertisers. Any reference cluding David Mixner, were there by spe- I visited Dachau several more times and suggested by Rev. Goss. Certainly we may need our madE to any individual or organization should not be own space. We construed as an indication of the same's sexual or affection cial invitation to view the exhibits. Auschwitz, too. Each time, I went with a may have to meet in separate con- orientation or preference. All copy, text, design, photos, and I don't think any of us were prepared for deeper appreciation, a deeper sorrow, a gregations for awhile. We may have to distance our- illustrations in advertisements are published with the what we saw. I know that I was not and I deeper feeling of selves until the wounds heal. We understanding that the advertiser is fully authorized and has anguish mixed with horror surely must never secured proper written consent for the use of names. should have been. I had heard and seen a lot than I had felt the time before. collaborate in the abuse of ourselves or others. But, pictures, or testimonials of any living person, and of this before. People had been slaughtered in these in the end, we are all bound together by the WISCONSIN LIGHT may lawfully publish and cause such great publication to be made: and the advertiser agrees by In 1970, the year after Germany repealed camps. I shared their humanity, but with plan of God. submitting ads to indemnify and save blameless the Paragraph 175 that made homosexual activ- some of them I was beginning to know that People may be too frightened to change. Church publication of any error that may be contained in said ad. WISCONSIN LIGHT does not accept any responsibility for ity a crime, I went to Germany, intent on I shared something more, something intrin- institutions may be too worried about losing dollars any claims made by advertisers. The entire contents of visiting Dachau, located about 12 miles out- sic to my being and to theirs. if they choose to affirm Lesbian and Gay people and WISCONSIN LIGHT are © Copyrighted and protected under the Federal Copyright Act and International side Munich. I was Gay, they had been Gay. They wore fully include them in the life of the Church. Readers Conventions. Reproduction of any portion of any issue will I wasn't going because I knew Gays had the Pink Triangle because they were Gay. of the Bible may fear that reinterpreting one verse not be permitted without express written permilsion of NOVO GRAPHICS, LTD. Legal venue is Milwaukee It ounty. been held prisoner there. Despite my studies They, the nameless ones, had been mur- will lead to questioning the authority of all Scrip- Wisconsin. Printed in the U.S.A. in modern German history in grad school, I dered—many by unspeakable tortures—be- ture. No. we may not in our lifetimes see great didn't know Gays had been persecuted by cause they were Gay. strides forward. We may even see backward move- Subscribe to the Nazis. I went to Dachau because I'd I had always felt a profound disgust at ment. But, at least for me, these are reasons not to read about it and wanted to see it for my- what the Nazis had done to millions of leave, but to stay. Wisconsin Light self. We must stay Jews. But now I realized that that had been to work toward the conversion of One Year-26 Issues Sickened by what I saw, I returned to a remote, almost abstract feeling because I heart that will take us "back to the basics" of the Munich and went to a Gay bar called the was not Jewish. early Christian community. This will mean having First Class--$32.95 Eagle. It was early evening. I wanted to be But in Dachau and Auschwitz, the disgust to choose between "defending church teaching" and Third Class--$16.95 by myself. was no longer remote, no longer abstract. It proclaiming in word and deed Jesus' message of February 13, 1997—February 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-5 old, give her personal and professional expertise. Kathleen is a tough advocate and has made the government take responsibility to protect Endorsements the public. She has a reputation for cutting through to the issue in tough debates to reach Community common ground. Kathleen has earned the support of the current County Executive, Rick Phelps. He has John Hendrick held the County Executive position for two terms and has had wide support for his The undersigned current and former openly Gay elected officials in Madison endorse John programs. Hendrick for Mayor of Madison. There is one word that comes to mind when we think of Kathleen Falk. That word is Hendrick has been a strong supporter of the GLBT community in Madison throughout his EMPOWERMENT, empowerment for Lesbians, Gay men, Bisexual people, women, life. As an attorney with Madison Institute for Social Legislation, he authored the children, all inhabitants and creatures who walk the earth. Alternative Families Ordinance introduced in the City of Madison. As a Dane County Sandra Klippel Board Supervisor, he helped secure and sustain funding for The United. In addition, he co- Percy Mather sponsored the Love Makes A Family exhibit at the WilMar center in his district. Co-Chairs, Coalition of Gay and Lesbian Advocates for Falk As Mayor, Hendrick pledges to work on extending health benefits to ALL families for employees of the City of Madison. John Hendrick mixes strong progressive values with practical solutions. As Mayor, he will be a strong advocate for neighborhoods, support living wages for organizations contracting with the City of Madison, and enact wise land use and environmental decisions. We believe Hendrick will be the best choice for Mayor and encourage our friends to support him in the February 18th primary election. Dane County Board Supervisor Scott McCormick; Former Dane County Supervisors Mark Pocan, Earl Bricker; Madison Alderperson Judy Olson. Kathleen Falk There are a growing number of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual individuals who are supporting Kathleen Falk for [Dane] County executive. A coalition of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexual people has formed to support her. We believe Kathleen's legendary competence as public intervenor for the environment helped save farms, drinking water, and stopped uncontrolled development in the past. We believe she is a woman who knows how to exercise power with heart and intelligence. Kathleen understands systems and has demonstrated her incredible abilities as a lawyer who has revolutionized state law governing public participation. Kathleen is known as a good listener and one with great compassion. She also stands up for fairness. This is one of the attractive qualities Kathleen has. She is energetic, a die hard, and fights for a cause if she believes in it. She's worthy of support from environmentalists and those who stand up for human rights. Kathleen believes people have the right to be treated equally. A number of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people who support Kathleen were asked why The Elves were busy! Map's staff members worked to organize gifts provided by Milwaukee area they chose to help her campaign. Her campaign manager, Pam Porter, is an out Lesbian and businesses, organizations, and individuals. noted environmentalist. Many have decided to support Kathleen because she is progressive and supports low income and people of color. She is up on the issue of Gays and Lesbians MAP Thanks Its the party donated by Ameritech's Phone Pio- and is a strong environmentalist with a long history of service in Dane County and the State neers. Corpus of Wisconsin. Many Generous Christi Congregation-Milwaukee She intends to be a strong advocate for Gay and Lesbian issues. Many progressive and Northwestern Mutual Life (NML) Insur- organizations and individuals are supporting her campaign. We are choosing to help Donors ance combined provided over 300 gifts to Kathleen's campaign because we think she provides leadership. We find her qualities as a children and adults through various Giving Tree Programs. magnetic personality attractive. She has an articulated vision of where she wants Dane Milwaukee-- Thanks to generous dona- Over 400 individuals and families re- County to go. tions from the community, the Milwaukee; ceived Kathleen inspires people. She fires them up. Also, we really support women holding a holiday food baskets for Thanksgiv- AIDS Project (MAP) made the holidays' ing and winter leadership position. Many Lesbians want to elect Dane County's first woman to the office brighter for hundreds of individuals in- holidays. Food items were much donated by community of county executive. Although we've had capable women in county government before, fected with and affected by HIV and AIDS. members and as Kathleen will. Ameritech Cellular, Elmbrook Church, they have never occupied as visible a position Through the Secret Santa Program, over Westbrook In addition, Kathleen is a warm and caring individual especially when it comes to tackling Church, Council for the Spanish 400 kids received gifts from many commu- Speaking, Boot Camp hard problems in our community such as alcohol and other drug abuse. She is a sincere nity members as well as Alexian Saloon, Hunger Task Force and Potowatomi Bingo. person who has put her heartfelt energy into helping families affected by alcoholism and/or Ameritech Cellular, St. James Church in other drugs. Thanks to everyone who helped make the Mukwonago, the Oberons and Lakewood) holidays a One of her goals is to protect children and families while breaking cycles of poverty and holiday party happier time for MAP consumers Care Center. The children's and their families. dependence. 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Pride Institute at Solutions February 13, 1997—February 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-6 ° Corporate grants -----$147,858 AIDS. Services include nutrition and food From Housing to Food to Lobbying to ° Foundation grants------$336,660 services, rent assistance, counseling and sup- ° Individual giving ------$135,099 port groups, early intervention care, legal as- Bilingual Counseling, MAP Fights AIDS ° Survival/Revival resale shop-----$97,784 sistance, transportation assistance and in- home practical assistance. Milwaukee—The AIDS Resource Center ° Religious donations- --$10,883 o Counseling and testing conducted 813 giving------$100,525 The AIDS Memorial Quilt in its entirety of Wisconsin (ARCW) works to assist peo- ° Memorials/planned HIV tests ° AIDS Walk Wisconsin------$766,464 consists of 36,199 three-foot by six-foot ple with HIV and AIDS, as well as their o Most frequented testing locations were --$59,977 panels and has been visited by nearly seven friends, partners and family members, get ° Art for AIDS auction MAP — 276 people, LIFEPOINT needle ex- ° Athletes Against AIDS golf million people. through difficult periods. change — 204 people and Dennis C. Hill $38,846 Opening ceremonies for the quilt will be available directly through tournament Services are Harm Reduction Center — 122 people. AIDS $47,672 Thursday, February 13 starting at 6:30 p.m. the Milwaukee AIDS Project (MAP) and ° Danc'n for o HIV health services expanded in 1995, ° Make A Promise dinner Friday viewing hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. are most are at no cost to a person with HIV or consisting of HIV counseling and testing, reserved for local school children. General AIDS. We are a culturally diverse and bi- mental health and auction $114,888 early medical intervention, $28,459 public viewing will be Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 lingual staff experienced in sensitively cooperative therapies programs, all ° MAPfest and ° NOWAP events $14,063 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a meeting the needs of individuals with HIV providing direct health care to consumers. closing ceremony on Sunday to present the and AIDS. Services are also available for ° SEWAP events------$18,114 Through ARCW, AIDS prevention strate- --$67,792 new quilt panels. people who are hearing impaired. gies reached thousands of people through- ° 3rd party events We can listen to your concerns and an- ° Arts Action Committee------$26,860 out Wisconsin. luncheon $8,377 SEWAP is a service agency of the AIDS swer your questions, help you obtain fman- Community education and training ° World AIDS Day o Editor's Note: The above information was Resource Center of Wisconsin, Inc. (ARCM). cial assistance, provide you with medical reached 11,293 people taken from The 1995 ARCW Annual Re- ARCW is dedicated to the fight against the care or help you find a place to live. We o One-on-one interventions engaged 1,000 port. worsening AIDS epidemic through preven- promise to be here for you. Call 414-273- people tion, care, research and advocacy. 1991. ° AIDSline attendants answered 5,457 calls Through ARCW, social services were o Wisconsin AIDS Library was visited by AIDS Memorial Quilt provided for thousands of people living 1,898 people with HIV and AIDS throughout the state. ° Outreach to high-risk individuals and Coming to Delavan 1996 AIDS WALK ° Case management served 1,277 people their sex partners reached 55,928 people o Legal assistance extended counsel to 603 o Prevention materials distributed totalled Wisconsin consumers to Benefit Local 239,595 Agency Disbursement ° Financial Assistance aided 104 individuals ° Referrals to alcohol and drug abuse coun- o Loving Spoonful served 10,795 people AIDS Groups Milwaukee AIDS Project $310,060 seling and HIV testing totalled 1,443. AIDS Network (Madison) $95,391 and provided 13,040 bags of groceries to- o The LIFEPOINT needle exchange pro- Delavan-- The Names Project Foundation talling over 100 tons of food Wisconsin AIDS Research gram exchanged 158,774 needles in Mil- is bringing the AIDS Memorial Quilt to De- Consortium $67,180 o Transportation assistance filled 2,958 re- waukee. Racine became Wisconsin's sec- lavan Darien High School, February 13-16, quests for transportation and distributed Southeast Wisconsin ond city with needle exchange as LIFE- thanks to the support of the Delavan Junior AIDS Project $62,012 2,672 bus tickets POINT began it's operation by exchanging Woman's Club. o Practical assistance in living services vis- AIDS Resource Center 519 needles. By bringing the quilt to Delavan, the De- of Wisconsin, Inc. $51,677 ited 429 consumers ° Aggressive AIDS prevention interventions lavan Junior Woman's Club hopes to: ° Emotional support services helped 626 in- Center Project Inc. began with the Gay and Lesbian commu- • provide a creative means for remem- (Green Bay) $35,601 dividuals. nity, and ARCW was awarded a major state brance and healing; o A family services program was initiated, Northwest Wisconsin grant to coordinate HIV risk reduction • illustrate the enormity of the AIDS epi- AIDS Project $25,838 providing specialized care, support and rec- strategies among Gay men in Wisconsin. demic; reation for 250 women and children with Camp Heartland $9,020 Through ARCW, important AIDS re- • increase public awareness; Sheboygan County AIDS HIV and AIDS. search was conducted, bringing . new drug • assist with HIV prevention and educa- o More than 600 holiday food baskets were Task Force $6,699 treatments to Wisconsin. tion; Visiting Nurse Association $3,985 delivered to consumer homes to help them o The Wisconsin AIDS Research Consor- • raise funds for community-based AIDS celebrate the holidays with family and Counseling Center tium achieved successful enrollment in sev- service organizations. of Milwaukee $3,616 friends. eral new drug trials. "The AIDS quilt is an amazing tool to Through ARCW and its housing pro- RemuneTM East Central Wellness o It secured the trial, originally educate young and old on the affects AIDS Project $3,256 grams, people with HIV and AIDS were as- developed by the late Dr. Jonas Salk, as an has on us all," said Mike Obinger, Southeast sured of a permanent residence. Planned Parenthood immune system therapy designed to treat Wisconsin AIDS Project (SEWAP) director. of Wisconsin $2,803 o The Milwaukee House provided family HIV. "We're glad to have the quilt stopping here residence for 59 people. The Wisconsin AIDS Ministry, o It provided access to the Glaxo Wellcome because not only does it raise AIDS aware- WI Conf. of Churches $1,588 House provided a residence for 251 indi- NUCA 3001 and 3002 and Open Label ness in the community, but money raised viduals. Great Lakes Hemophilia Studies all involving 3TC (Lamuvidine, will in part benefit the Southeastern Wiscon- Foundation $1,485 ° $73,355 of rent assistance was provided to which received FDA approval in November sin AIDS Project's programs and services in 596 people, enabling them to remain in their Northern AIDS Network $1,084 1995). Walworth, Racine and Kenosha counties." Milwaukee Indian own homes. o Research was started on the Pharmacia In 1996 alone, SEWAP's Life Care Serv- o The Department of Housing and Urban Health Board $72 Upjohn Delavirdine Clinical Trials, an im- ices Department served over 100 men, Total Disbursement $681,367 Development awarded a $1 million grant portant new class of HIV drugs called Non- women and children with HIV disease and commitment to ARCW to begin construc- Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors tion of a six-unit residence for families with (NNRTI). family's funds. HIV and AIDS. o The Abbott Laboratories Norvir (Ritona- Hotel The delays were costly. A steam of cash • Through ARCW, health services were vir) Clinical Trial, a protease inhibitor, was Continued From Page 1 was flowing from the Scheel family without provided to hundreds of people living with any revenue coming in to replace it. "All of HIV and AIDS. initiated. by adding for abandoning the project. these delays were very expensive" said o Early medical intervention provided 426 o Clinical sites were expanded said research investigators. "We just couldn't take anymore," Scheel. "They meant increased costs and sessions leading physicians as "Over the last year we spent over for physical health assessments and Sites currently exist throughout Milwaukee Scheel. they kept pushing back the reopening date." mental health $400,000 trying to get this thing going. But screenings as well as Green Bay, Madison and In fact, in its last issue The Wisconsin ° Health education provided 478 sessions it wasn't enough. We kept running into un- Light reported that the final financing piece, o Mental Racine/Kenosha. was starting to affect health cared for people through Through ARCW, volunteers invested expected expenses. It the City of Madison TIF grant, was in 398 support my parent's health, my sister's health and group sessions and 340 indi- countless hours of personal time. place. vidual counseling sessions volunteers completed my health." A week after that issue had come out, o Over 1,041 active a de- o Cooperative therapies provided 545 ses- projects and helped Scheel said that the last straw was Scheel called The Light to tell it that the hundreds of important his family come up sions deliver AIDS prevention, care and support mand from the bank that ground breaking, which had been set for services. with $85,000 to post a building bond. "We February 17 was being postponed. simply didn't have the money," he said. Profits from '96 AIDS o 150 volunteers worked year-round on Scheel knows that Madison's and Wiscon- The building bond was one of what Scheel sin's Gay community will be disappointed fundraising projects. attached to the bank Walk Sent and volunteered for AIDS Walk said were 50 conditions by the news, but said "I am grateful to the o 516 people $3.1 million loan to help finance Wisconsin and almost 400 volunteered to releasing a community for their support. I have been work other ARCW special events. the rebuilding. thinking about the community from day one, Shared Throughout "We realized that it just wasn't ever going o 52 Thursday Night Group sessions were jumping over hurdles, struggling to remove held, assisting with top priority projects to end," he said. "Everytime we turned all of the obstacles put in our path. Now I the State another cost that we didn't every week. around there was have to think about myself and my family." Milwaukee -- A record amount of money, o 45 volunteers packaged 4,479 food bas- know about." "One of the most frustrating aspects of this $681,367, which was raised during the 1996 Delays in starting the reconstruction made whole thing was that so many people kets for consumers. begun last AIDS WALK Wisconsin held in September, ° 77 buddies volunteered emotional support matters worse. "If we could have worked so hard to make this work, said has been distributed to 17 statewide associates worked summer or this fall, we would have beer Scheel, who singled out openly Gay Alder- benefit- o 30 case management wouldn't have ing agencies. professional case managers to provide okay, but as things stood we man Mike Verveer for special thanks "I with October or No- Donations from corporate sponsors; ticket assistance to consumers. been able to reopen until know they are all going to be disappointed, sales from the AIDS WALK Breakfast and Through ARCW, public policy advocacy vember. That's simply the worst time to and I wish that wouldn't be the case: Eve- VIP photo shoot with Bette Midler; and advanced an AIDS agenda benefiting the open a hotel. It would have added to our ryone who helped can take pride in the fact pledges raised from more than 12,600 walk- community and everyone living with HIV losses and cost us more money that we that we got as close as we did." have." ers, comprised the money raised at last year's and AIDS. didn't Verveer told Wisconsin Light the he was AIDS WALK Wisconsin. percent increase in state funding for The Hotel which housed several popular devastated by the news. "Like Greg, I can't o Five considered Madison's "The AIDS WALK is a phenomenal AIDS care and treatment. Gay bars was once even think about what to do now. We all event which has grown into one of the state's o First state increase in HIV prevention community center. It was destroyed in a fire worked so hard for so long. It's a real blow February 18, 1996. most recognized and participated-in single funding in over five years. on to the community. My heart goes out to the day fundraisers for any cause," said Doug ° Formed a grassroots network of 500 The Scheel family worked hard on getting Scheels who I am sure are even more heart- Nelson, executive director of ARCW. "The AIDS advocates. a rebuilding project off the ground, but ran broken over this than anyone else is." huge success of the AIDS WALK enables us o Lead the national fight to achieve equity into numerous obstacles. "If it was just my money I would go to expand AIDS prevention, care and serv- in federal AIDS funding and to gain They had to wait for the Department of ahead, but it isn't just my money, it's my ices in Wisconsin and to fund vital programs reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Housing and Urban Development to lift a sister's money and my parents' money. I like needle exchange that the government re- Act. deed restriction. HUD lifted that restriction have no right to jeopardize their financial fuses to support." o Helped preserve Medicaid as an entitle- but only after a two month delay. future." He added, "I just wish it could have There was a 27 percent increase in net in- ment for people living with HIV and AIDS. By this time however, it was clear that the worked, we did everything we could and come generated from the 1996 event. During o Laid the groundwork for expansion of Scheels were falling short on their financing then some, but it wasn't meant to be." the seven year history of the WALK, ARCW Wisconsin's AIDS Drug Reimbursement package. Scheel also told The Wisconsin Light has distributed more than $2.7 million to Program to include the new protease in- In September, they laid off the last of the that he currently has no current plans to AIDS agencies throughout Wisconsin. hibitors and to double the number of medi- management staff they had kept on the pay- open a bar or bars in another location. "I "The WALK is also a day of profound cations included in the program. roll to help plan the rebuilding. At that time can't even think about that right now. All of solidarity for everyone who has been o ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson Greg Scheel, told The Wisconsin Light that my efforts went towards rebuilding the Ho- touched by AIDS. It always generates new elected as Vice Chair of the Board of Di- the rebuilding plans were on hold tel." Scheel said the much of the msurance energy that truly helps people carry on in the rectors of the National AIDS Action Coun- The Light's story generated new financ- money for the Hotel was contingent on re- ing leads and Scheel was able to put to- fight against AIDS." cil. building it "Before I can even think about The 1997 AIDS WALK Wisconsin has ARCW, generous donors in- gether a package that included a $3.1 mil- opening a new place, I have to assess what Through $600,000 been set for Sunday, September 21. vested their resources to support AIDS pre- lion loan from Capitol City Bank, funds would be available." 1996 AIDS WALK Wisconsin dollars vention, care, research and advocacy. Pri- from a TIF financing package funded by the were distributed by ARCW as shown in the vate support totalled $2,020,321, the largest City of Madison, $300,000 from Madison his sidebar to this article. amount ever raised for ARCW. Gas and Electric and $1.1 million of February 13, 1997—February 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-7 same-sex marriage bills following a five- servative-controlled Legislature is poised Debate Over Same-Sex Marriage Rages On hour hearing. to approve, stereotypes and divides peo- One calls for a constitutional amend- ple, Moeller said Monday, on the eve of in the Several States ment to ban same-sex marriages and the House and Senate hearings. other calls for giving some benefits of Clark and several hundred Gay-rights Milwaukee—In an update to previous Judiciary Committee. "God knows, no marriage to same-sex couples. activists said public stories, the same-sex marriage issue con- such opinion is opposed to one in their right mind would choose Committee member Bunda said com- discrimination against homosexuals, but tinues to be a hot item of debate in the a thing." mittee co-chairmen Matt Matsunaga and that the battle against the same-sex mar- several states. Strand was one of many to speak Avery Chumbley refused to give the Mississippi state riage ban will be bruising. against a proposal to strengthen a members or the public time to review If the ban question goes to the ballot The first law of the 1997 session may law that defines marriage as a contract drafts of the two bills they handed out just this fall, it probably will be accompanied be a ban on same-sex marriages. between a man and a woman. Sen. Randy prior to calling for the members to ap- by a citizen initiative that bans employ- The House sent Fordice the much pub- Christman, (R-Hazen), sponsored the prove them. ment discrimination based on sexual ori- licized Gay marriage bill on Wednesday, bill. Chumbley and Matsunaga said the entation, activists said. February 5th, but some people questioned The proposal says same-sex marriages committee members were given every The House and Senate, both dominated whether the prohibition will hold up in performed in other states will not be rec- opportunity to ask questions and discuss by Republicans, planned committee coup or if the bill was being rushed. ognized in North Dakota. the measures before the vote, but declined hearings today on identical proposals to The proposal would ban same-sex un- Supporters of the bill who spoke to do so. declare marriage the exclusive province ions and deny recognition of same-sex Wednesday, many of whom represent re- Commiteee member Norman Sakamoto of heterosexuals and to make clear that if marriages performed in other states. The ligious organizations, say Christmann's also objected, saying lawmakers owe the Hawaii or any other state legalizes same- Senate had passed the bill last month. bill preserves the institution of marriage. public a chance to respond to the specifics gender marriages, Washington won't rec- Rep. Mark Formby, R-Picayune, said "Both sexes must be present in order m pending bills. ognize them. lawmakers were trying to rush the bill to for there to be a marriage," said the Rev. Matsunaga and Chumbley said the issue About 200 Gayactivists with Hands Off the governor without proper wording "for Clinton Birst, executive director of the has been debated for years and that the Washington got a head start on the de- some court to swiftly throw back on our North Dakota Family Alliance. "If it is contents of the bills now up for a full bate. They converged Monday, February laps." only based on feelings, then anything is Senate vote were taken from bills that 3`d, on the Capitol for a rally, to attend 'I don't want the governor to sign possible." were posted for yesterday's public hear- volunteer lobbying school, contact report- something that six months from now will But Keith Elston, the Bismarck director ing. ers and meet with individual legislators. be challenged and beaten," Formby said. of the American Civil Liberties Union, Virginia Activists conceded that blocking the "If you want this on the governor's described the proposal as "pointlessly Same-sex marriages are illegal in Vir- Gay-marriage ban in the Legislature is a desk tomorrow morning, you'll ,pass it," mean-spirited." ginia, and legislation approved Tuesday, long shot. But they said Gov. Gary Locke Rep. Ed Perry (D-Oxford) said. There's Existmg state law is sufficient to pre- February 4th, ensures they won't be rec- has assured them he will veto it and that not a tinker's difference in the language. vent Gay marriages, and the bill is little ognized here, even if the marriage is enough Democrats will side with them to Perry said the bill could be the first one more than prejudice, Elston argued. sanctioned by another state. block a veto override. Fordice signs in 1997. Several other bills New Mexico The Senate approved a bill banning That means the ultimate battle is in the have passed both the House and Senate, Two women who applied for a license same-sex marriages 37-3 and the House court of public opinion, assuming spon- but none have been signed into law. in Santa Fe to marry each other say their of Delegates passed it by a 87-9 vote. sors place the issue on the ballot as a ref- Also Wednesday, the House voted to action was based in part on principle. Gov. George Allen said he supports the erendum, Murray said. Recent polls show change Mississippi's 1890 Constitution to " I don't understand why we should be measure. weak support for the marriage ban, but prohibit same-sex marriages and the rec- treated differently than any other com- If the bills become law, any same-sex strong support for the notion of fighting ognition of marriages granted by other mitted couple," said Patti Levey, 37, who marriages performed in other jurisdictions discrimination, he said. states. The constitutional change would showed up at the Santa Fe County, clerk's will be void in Virginia. Laurie Dinkins of Tacoma, president of require voter ratification. office Tuesday, February 4th, with Beth Supporters said the bill was necessary to the Hands Off Washington board, said We need to be careful how we judge Saltzman, 34, to apply for a marriage li- defend the sanctity of marriage. conservatives are misreading the message people," said Rep. Tomie Green, D- cense. "We strongly support the traditional of the last election. Jackson, one of three House members The women also said they have a finan- family and we feel (same-sex marriage) "Washington remains ... a progressive who opposed both proposals. cial motivation. Because they are not le- will erode that," said Robin DeJarnette, a state on social issues" and Republicans Forest Thigpen, president of the Missis- gally married, they are denied many bene- lobbyist for The- Family Foundation. make electoral gains on fiscal conserva- sippi Family Council, said the Legislature fits married couples take for granted. Washington State tism, not on a rigid social agenda, she should approach the issue a different way. The clerk's office turned down their ap- Vancouver City, Washington, Council- said. "We want to make a positive statement plication, saying the attorney general man Jim Moeller brought his spouse to "It's the whole right wing being divi- about what marriage is _ that marriage is needs to issue an opinion on the legality the Capitol to help lobby against a ban on sive and using people's fears to advance one man, one woman, period," he said. of same sex marriage in New Mexico. same-sex marriage. their fund raising and to advance their "It would not single out a class of peo- After County Clerk Rebecca Bus- Pointing to Clark Crawford on the mar- own agenda," said Jan Bianchi, executive ple." tamante rejected the application, Saltz- ble steps, Moeller told a cheering rally director of Hands Off. At least 16 other states have passed man said she and Levey had been dis- "We are married. Together. This (pro- If the ban bill is referred to the ballot, similar bills and last fall Congress voted criminated against. posed ban) is anti-marriage. It is any- it's likely that Gay activists will seek to to deny federal government recognition to Aside from a reference to bride and family." place an anti-discrimination initiative be- the marriages. groom, and male and female applicant on The measure, which Washington's con- fore the voters as well. Colorado the marriage license application, nothing A bill providing legal status to couples in New Mexico law specifies a married who live together but are not married was couple must be a man and a woman. killed in the Colorado legislature on Kay Roybal, spokeswoman for Attor- Wednesday, February 5th, by a legislative ney General Tom Udall, said state attor- committee that acknowledged there are neys would have to research case law on problems, but said the measure was a step the subject. The pen IS mightier than the sword too far. Linda Siegle, a lobbyist for the Coali- " Politically for me it's a difficult vote, tion for Gay and Lesbian Rights in New morally for me it's a difficult vote. Pm not Mexico, predicted Saltzman and Levey in the fight against AIDS. prepared to vote for it right now," said will not be the last Gay couple seeking to Sen. Ed Perlmutter, D-Wheat Ridge. have their partnership recognized as a le- After hearing several stories of partners gitimate marriage. losing their nghts in relationships after State Sen. Leonard Lee Rawson, R-Las their loved ones died, the Senate Judiciary Cruces, said he's concerned that if New Committee voted 5-3 against SB161, Mexico doesn't take a stand on same sex which extended legal rights such as marriage, the courts "will rule liberally eaf power of attorney and visitation rights to and accept Gay marriages." domestic partners. Rawson expects a bill to be introduced • Sen. Dottie Wham, (R-Denver), voted in the 1997 session that would recognize for the bill but suggested to supporters a heterosexual union as the only legally tall • • they seek broader community support. valid form of marriage in New Mexico. Last session, Wham was unsuccessful Hawaii with her attempt to amend the bill ban- The emotional issue of same-sex mar- ning same-sex marriages to order a study riage is testing the strength of the new of such relationships. policy of the state Senate Democratic Communities in Colorado can acknowl- majority for cooperation and collabora- edge domestic partnerships. In Boulder, tion among its members. couples, including four heterosexual 53 Sen. Robert Bunda touched off a strong couples, have registered with the domes- exchange of words on the Senate floor tic partnership registry there. But that when he chal- re- Tuesday, February 4th, registry provides "no legal rights and lenged Monday's quick action by the Sen- sponsibilities" as Pascoe's bill did. Committee to approve two Sue Anderson of Denver, told the ate Judiciary committee how her partner's family Be part of a scientific study of HIV prevention kicked her out of their house after she called them to tell them their estranged evaluation methods presented by the daughter had died of leukemia. nce bii Bike! Anderson left with just a bag of her Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) clothes and nothing else they had accu- mulated in their 6 year relationship. Sen. Sally Hopper, R-Golden, voted Medical College of Wisconsin. against the bill, saying she didn't like its impact on heterosexual couples. We are seeking gay and bisexual males, "We are encouraging people who are not married to live together who could get ages 18 and older, and sexually active in the past three months. married," she said. "We are making this so legal and so accepted." Participants receive a stipend of $75 at completion of the I3-week study. North Dakota John Strand says he is not asking the join other gay men North Dakota Legislature to legalize ho- the grid women for a mosexual marriage, a philosophical deci- p of a• lifetime-.t' . sion he says should be left to the U.S. Su- MEDICAL .Call for free catalog COLLEGE preme Court. OF WISCONSIN But the Legislature's decision on a pro- of active vacations., posal to prohibit homosexual mamage *UPSON will send a message of hope or despair to For more information or to enroll, Gay teen-agers in the state, the editor of a 1-800- Grafton weekly newspaper said Wednes- 25-9766 call Wayne at 456-7700. day, February 5th "No one in North Dakota taught me how to be Gay," Strand told the Senate February 13, 1997—February 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-8 NGLTF Releases Review of LGBT-Related Politically Speaking Legislation for 1996 and a Peek at 1997 Wagner In Close One Washington, DC—State legislatures include sexual orientation in their hate crimes emerged as one of the hottest and most im- law. Commentary by Bill Meunier In that column, McFarland said that Soglin portant places in the battle for and against Gay Civil Rights Yes, I know many of you are still tired vetoed a domestic partner health insurance civil rights last year. In 1996, Gay-related In Nebraska a bill preventing discrimination after the big national campaign that con- ordinance. measures in state legislatures surpassed what based on sexual orientation in the workplace cluded only a few months ago, BUT that HRC may or may not be non-partisan but many believe was a record high in 1995. And was introduced for the fifth time and once shouldn't stop Madison's Lesbians, Bisexu- according to openly Gay Madison Alderman 1997 has begun where last year left off. again failed to get enough votes to advance to als and Gays from going out and voting in Mike Verveer, McFarland's comment Already, dozens of both pro-and anti-Gay committee. their municipal primary on Tuesday, Febru- wasn't true. "The legislation never got to bills have been introduced. Preliminary data 1996 Summary Findings ary 18. his desk," he says, "It didn't pass the City suggest 1997 may set yet another record. NGLTF tracked 160 pieces of legislation: That election gives them a chance to give Council." These are the summary fmdings of Capital • Gay-friendly legislation appeared in 25 a big boost to former County Board Chair- McFarland's point was that the Human Gains and Losses: A State by State Review states and anti-Gay legislation appeared man, Dick Wagner. If elected in the general Rights Campaign tends to endorse only of Gay-Related Legislation in 1996, the sec- in 40 states; election in April, Wagner would be the first Democrats. ond annual survey on state legislative devel- • When bills relating to marriage are in- ever openly Gay County Executive in the Of course, when so few Republicans vote opments conducted by the National Gay and cluded, the figures show 60 Gay-friendly country. against DOMA and for ENDA, (we can only Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF). measures and 100 anti-Gay measures; His record of service to Madison's Gay think of one who did that and he didn't rim Marriage • When marriage bills are removed, the and Lesbian community is long and distin- for re-election) it does make it difficult to Same-sex marriage bills were a major focus figures show 56 Gay-friendly bills and 50 guished. Unlike some candidates who say find Republicans to endorse. in state legislatures during 1996, with Gover- anti-Gay bills. they will be advocates for Gays and Lesbi- And you can hardly blame HRC for en- nors flow 15 states signing into law legislation A quick comparison with 1995 reveals that ans, Wagner HAS been an effective advo- dorsing Clinton over Bob Dole. Even the that makes same-sex marriage illegal. 1996 witnessed significantly more legisla- cate for them. Log Cabin Club had to call a special meet- Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, tive activity and in a larger number of states. We certainly should have learned by now ing to get their members to approve their Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, There was: that no one will fight for us like of our own. endorsement of the former Kansas Senator. North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, • Legislative activity on 160 bills in 1996, Anyone who thinks otherwise should match However, part of McFarland's point is South Carolina, and Tennessee all banned compared to 105 bills in 1995; Tammy Baldwin's record on our issues with well taken. There is a debate in our com- same-sex marriage. The language in some of • Gay-friendly bills in 25 states in 1996, any other legislator. If that's not enough munity over how extensively our national the bills was especially mean-spirited. For ex- compared to Gay-friendly bills in 16 they can match openly Gay Madison Al- and local groups should involve themselves ample, Georgia's bill declared that "no mar- states in 1995; derman, Mike Verveer against anyone in in issues other than those related directly to riage between persons of the same sex shall be • Anti-Gay bills in 40 states in 1996, com- any City government. our community. recognized as entitled to the benefits of mar- pared to anti-Gay bills in 29 states in But Wagner's Gay and Lesbian record On the one side there are those who say riage." 1995. would not and should not be enough to rec- that given our diversity as a people, these Health 1997 Preview ommend him for office. He is also easily groups should limit themselves to Gay and Legislation limited the rights of people with Preliminary data based on the first 6 weeks the most qualified candidate in the race. Lesbian civil rights. HIV took a front seat in many state legisla- of the new year suggests 1997 will also be a He served on the County Board for 14 On the other hand, there are those who say tures. Bills were introduced dealing with eve- busy one for state legislatures, possibly sur- years, six of them as its Chairperson. His that by involving themselves in other issues, rything farm criminalization of sex by HIV+ passing 1996 activity. In the wake of the Ha- visions, plans, and stands on the issues HRC, NGLTF and others are building coa- people to mandatory reporting of HIV test re- waii court decision, marriage remains the hot helped make Madison what one magazine litions. sults. topic, especially in those states that did not called "the best place to live in the United The argument is as old as our movement hi Florida, a proposal requiring the manda- pass same-sex marriage legislation last year. States." and probably will never be fully settled. tory reporting to the state of HIV test results • Already, at least 49 anti-Gay bills have Despite his stellar record, Wagner may There is evidence supporting both sides. was signed into law. And in Kansas, a bill was been introduced, with 22 bills (in 18 lose out by finishing third in the February Perhaps those who think our national introduced that would have made it illegal for states—including Wisconsin) banning primary. As we go to press, he is slugging it groups are on the wrong track should form a a judge to consider a person's HIV status same-sex marriage. out with two other major contenders, Mike non-partisan group of their own. when recommending sentencing. Fortunately, Blastik and Kathleen Falk. heavy lobbying efforts by activists were suc- • 25 pro-Gay bills, including 3 bills legal- Already? been Blastik is also a former County Board cessful and the bill died in committee. izing same-sex marriage, have also The other day, the esteemed editor of this proposed to date. Wisconsin is one of chairman. His tenure in that position was publication, Dr. Terry Boughner, called me Schools marked by bitter fights on the Board. The The most disturbing school measure in these states. to tell me about this obscenity he had just • Besides anti-Gay marriage bills, states only conservative with a chance to win the seen in Time Magazine. I quickly began 1996, both for its content as well as the debate race, Blastik is well-funded. preceding and surrounding its adoption, arose seem to be focusing their anti-Gay at- thumbing through my copy, (only in the in- tacks in the health area (14 bills, with 9 Falk is another matter. A liberal attorney terest of reporting on it mind you) as Terry - in Utah. Young Gays and Lesbians came un- and advocate for the environment, she has der attack from the state legislature, and state requiring mandatory HIV testing) and on explained that the obscenity was the state- school-related issues (8 such bills). no experience in county government. Un- ment that the Presidential campaign for and local school boards when they attempted like Wagner she has never managed a multi- to form a Gay and Lesbian club at East High • The relative success of the Employment 2000 had already begun. Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the million dollar budget, never gotten contro- Poor Dr. Boughner. He and others who School in Salt Lake City. The legislature, versial legislation passed and never had to meeting in special session, adopted a measure U.S. Senate in 1996, combined with the were up past their necks with the last one claims last year of many anti-Gay mar- deal with the day to day realities of govern- are not looking forward to this at all. to require school boards to ban certain clubs ing. from school grounds, including Gay and Les- riage bill supporters that they oppose The reality is that the next campaign be- anti-Gay employment discrimination, is Falk has garnered some support from a gan well before the last one was finished. bian clubs. handful of Gays and Lesbians. They say Families expected to lead to an increase in state You could see that when Collin Powell bills banning such employment discrimi- they like her stands on poverty and her stumped for Bob Dole. You could see it Many state legislatures targeted Gay, Les- compassion. They call her sincere and say bian and Bisexual parents and families for at- nation. when Clinton started giving Al Gore more • Pro-marriage bills are pending or will be that she's a good listener. They say that visible responsibilities. tack. In Alaska, the Governor signed into law Falk is committed to empowerment. introduced in Nebraska, Rhode Island, There is nothing new in any of this. The an Anti-Domestic Partnership bill that allows Washington and Wisconsin. Marriage When Dick Wagner formed the New Har- the University of Alaska to discriminate based vest Foundation he did it to empower his only difference is that the press is paying may also become a ballot question in more attention to political processes than it on marital status when issuing benefits to its Maine. In Oregon, a petition drive is un- community. When he helped get the Rod- employees. ney Scheel house going, he did it out of has in the past. derway creating the prospect for a similar One of the most negative pieces of legisla- initiative in 1998. compassion for homeless people with HIV ture adopted into law in 1996, was in Okla- who couldn't afford their own housing. • States likely to see employment non- homa, which prohibited placement of a child discrimination bills include: Washington, Sincerity and belief is simply not enough. Four Weeks for foster care or adoption with an individual Experience, demonstrated ability and sin- Virginia, Arizona, Nebraska and Colo- who is Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual. rado. cerity is what Dane County voters should be Extension Granted Hate Crimes looking for. After much work by local activists in Ari- They need look no farther than Dick Wag- By Release of zona to get hate crimes legislation introduced ner to find those qualities, that experience RFP and passed by the legislature, in the end, all and that ability. Milwaukee—In an update to the story in the hard work will have to be repeated because Support Our Correction? the last issue on the state's plan to award the Governor vetoed the bill. Speaking of Madison and Dane County, AIDS/HIV services funds through a com- The proposal would have increased the Advertisers one of Madison Mayor Soglin's supporters petitive request for proposals (RFP), Dr. punishment for crimes because the victim was is a little miffed over a column from Jim James M. Vergeront announced the state's selected because of his or her sexual orienta- McFarland that appeared in this paper a new timetable for the RFP process. tion. couple of issues ago. Vergeront is head of the Wisconsin There was one positive development on the They Help Us Bring You AIDS/HIV Program of the Division of hate crime front. Massachusetts expanded its Health. previously existing hate crimes law to include THE LIGHT Bi Definition The RFP involves the distribution of $3.8 bias crimes based on sexual orientation and million in state and federal moneys for disability. In so doing, the Bay State joined 19 HIV/AIDS services. other states, including Wisconsin, that already Accepting New On December 12, 1996, the Division of Health sent a request for information (RFI) Members letter to over 1,800 organizations and indi- viduals Milwaukee—Bi Definition, Milwau- inviting public comment on the Di- vision's plan kee's Bisexual community organization, to award AIDS/HIV services funds through 1 is currently accepting new members for a competitive RFP. The socials, support and activism. comment period ended January 16, 1997. March 3, Non-alcoholic, non-smoking so- 1997—Announcement of the Division's cials/discussions are held the first Satur- plan for the RFP; June day of every month at 7:00 p.m. at the 2, 1997—RFP released; September 2, BestD Clinic, 1240 E. Brady Street, in- 1997—Proposals due; cluding Bi Definition's next event on Sat- October 1, 1997—Notice of intent to award. urday, March Im starting at 7:00 p.m. The Explore high A one year membership and newsletter Wisconsin HIV/AIDS Care Coalition alpine (WHACC) said in a subscription is just .$10. Otherwise, a $3 press release that it was wildflowers. Wan pleased that an donation covers the cost of an individual extension of four weeks had been gained social. from the state in the release of their RFP. tt Bi Definition strives to have as diverse a WHACC membership as possible, so a special in- attributed this extension to "the plus tremendous public vitation goes out to all various ethnic, ori- response to this process" which "has forced the ALYSON IIDVENTURES- entational, aged, ability, and gendered Department of Health and Family Services VE persons. to take more time to consider community Ca further information, contact either input." For The press Steve Butler at (414) 483-5046 or Carol release stated that WHACC would continue lobbying Ringo at (414) 562-4058, or write: Bi legislators and de- partment officials "to Definition, P.O. Box 07541, Milwaukee, ensure equity in funding and a competitive grants process WI 53207. throughout Wisconsin. February 13, 1997—February 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-9 ti as he shapes the new Shepherd Express sumably to extort some extra dollars out of and takes the paper to another level of the Federal Government's Bilingual Educa- journalistic excellence," Quindel com- tion Fund. Ebonics gives legitimacy to sen- mented. tences like "I ax him if he be goin' out." Quindel was an early Board member Well, now, if ebonies really does consti- TRAVEL and Chairman of the Development Com- tute a new language like the Oakland mittee of the Cream City Business Asso- School Board says, then how about "Gay- ciation, the Gay and Lesbian organization bonics?" Sure, you know Gaybonics. that set up the Cream City Foundation. You've all used it numerous times. You just He was also on Wisconsin Governor didn't know it made you bilingual. Tony Earl's Council on Lesbian and Gay Gaybonics is a language you can turn off From Paradise to a Garden Of Leather; issues, and was involved in the effort to or on depending on the setting. Just as gain initial state funding dedicated to Blacks turn on ebonies when talking to Gay Hawaii to Mr. Leather Festival AIDS support and services. friends in "the hood," and turn it off when Quindel is State Treasurer of Wisconsin speaking to, say, Hillary Clinton at an By Sasha Alyson than a year's supply of Drummer maga- Community Fund, a Madison-based fund awards ceremony, so can Gays turn Gay- Gay-owned and Gay-friendly busi- zines. that supports grass roots community or- bonics off and on. nesses in Hawaii are eagerly anticipating In addition to Sunday night's IML com- ganizations. He is also Chairman of the You'd want to turn it on when sitting in a the onslaught of new visitors should the petition and show are a four-day leather Board of the Body Inspired, Ltd., a Gay bar watching a RuPaul video—"You "Gay marriage" initiative become law. Al- market, a candlelight AIDS vigil and walk, popular East Side fitness center operated go, girl!"—and turn it off at your family's though no one can predict exactly how and plenty of parties, climaxing in the in- by his sister, Lisa Quindel and is brother Easter Sunday dinner—"Sure, Uncle Paul, many same-sex couples might choose to famous Black & Blue Ball. to County S is -rvisor Roger Quindel. those Packers really kicked some ass." have their union officially sanctioned in the This will be the 19th consecutive year The new oard will mclude present But like every language, Gaybonics has 50th state, the measure is expected to for the event, and more than 2,000 members Greg Quindel, Shepherd Ex- rules to follow, grammar to use. Here are a draw several thousands of new visitors to leatherrnen and women are expected in press Editor Joel McNally, and Ad Di- few of the rules to follow when speaking in the islands each year. the Windy City. A package that includes rector Mary Henschel. Also asked to re- Gaybonics: While Hawaii's airports, hotels, and reserved seating at the contest, admission main is Finance Committee Chair, Sandra 1. He generally becomes she is this rule. restaurants are well-equipped to handle to all official events, a video highlights Hays. Hays has indicated that she may For instance, "Gawd, look at the pecs the multitudes of American and Japanese tape, t-shirt, poster, and shuttle service not have the necessary time. on that one. She's been pumping iron." tourists who visit each year, a recent visit runs $125; call (800) 545-6753 to order. The Board slate mcludes employees 2. Extra s's. The simple, 6-letter word showed that establishments catering to a The official hotel is the Congress Hotel on Company Administrator Constance "sister," becomes "ssisssster." Lesbian and Gay clientele still have room Michigan Avenue, near the Art Institute. A Venezia and Shepherd Express Arts & 3. Reaction to nouns. In Gaybonics, the for growth. special rate of $93/night single or double Entertainment Editor Dave Luhrssen. listener can never be passive. Some On Oahu, Honolulu boasts several ex- occupancy is available by calling Elliot Maranis, former Publisher of the nouns or places require ecstatic 000's. cellent bars and the state's only Gay ho- (800)635-1666. Madison Capital Times and a member of Some require vociferous hisses. Proper tel, the Hotel Honolulu (800-426-2766), the Shepherd Express Editors Search nouns like Judy Garland, Key West, but Gay-operated guesthouses are Send questions or comments about Gay Committee will also be asked to serve Antonio Banderas and San Francisco springing up on other islands as well, par- travel to Sasha Alyson, Alyson Adven- along with Barry Sattell, Managing Part- require 000's. Jesse Helms, the sub- ticularly Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island. tures, P.O. Box 180179, Boston, MA ner of Sattell Johnson Appel & Company urbs, Ronald Reagan, and the State of Most islands can also claim at least one 02118, or via email at AlyVen- S.C., a Milwaukee accounting firm estab- Utah require a hiss. beach, usually nude, popular with Lesbian ture@aol. corn. lished in 1930, and progressive business- 4. Use of Mary. Names, particularly and Gay visitors. man Greg Koller, President of Prostar, men's names, should be changed to If it's nightlife you're after, then Honolulu Inc. Mary. For example, if your friend Brad will probably be your destination. A three- Chefs Join to Pro- Discussions are ongoing concerning the leaves his barstool to go to the block section of Kuhio Avenue in Waikiki appointment of a marketing professional restroom, you shout, "If you're not contains most of the Gay bars and busi- duce AIDS Network's and a local attorney. back in 5 minutes, Mary, I'm coming nesses in Honolulu. to get you." The legendary Gay watering hole, Ham- Red Ribbon Affair 5. Use of Queen. Every Gay man is some burger Mary's, has closed, but Trixx, an Gaybonics kind of queen. A guy who dresses in outdoor bar famous for its Sunday after- Madison—Nine restaurants will collabo- women's clothes is a drag queen. A noon barbecue, has taken its place. rate on Red Ribbon Affair, a fundraising A Quick Course man who likes Asians is a rice queen. Adjoining Trixx is Hula's, a wonderful dinner for AIDS Network (formerly the One who likes body builders is a mus- outdoor video bar popular with both locals Madison AIDS Support Network). The din- Conimentary by Brian Treglown cle queen, etc. and visitors. Other bars on Kuhio include ner will be held at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Febru- There has been a lot of talk lately about Of course, there are lots more rules. Once of the Angles, a relaxed second floor bar, and ary 28, 1997, in the Grand Ballroom of the ebonies. The term is a combination we get our grammar down, we just may get "phonics", and applies Fu ion, a late-night dance club. Madison Sheraton Hotel, 706 John Nolen words "ebony" and the Harvey Milk School in San Francisco to -American street language. The Also in Waikiki are the friendly Michel- Drive in Madison. to African qualify for bilingual funds. Let's work on it. angelo, featuring karaoke and occasional AIDS Network provides AIDS care and Oakland, California School Board endorsed appearances by strippers, and Windows prevention services in 13 counties in south the use of ebonies in teaching recently, pre- on Eaton Square, a relaxed lounge next central Wisconsin with offices in Madison, door. Janesville and Beloit. In Honolulu itself is Metropolis, Hawaii's The entire dinner is donated by the par- only nightclub for women. It's open Friday, ticipants and showcases the culinary talents Saturday and Sunday nights, and features of some of the area's finest chefs, restau- dancing each night. rants and other purveyors including: On Maui, your choice are more limited, Bluephies, Blue Plate Catering, Café Rome, Treat but the scene is more relaxed than the Deb & Lola's, Pasta Per Tutti, Savory hustle and bustle of Oahu. Most Gay visi- Thymes, Sheraton Madison Hotel, the Op- tors make their way to Little Beach in era House and Taqueria Gila Monster. Makena, a nude beach popular with locals Bread will be provided by Madison Bread Offering anonymous as well as tourists. Company, chocolates by Candinas Choco- Nightlife revolves around Hamburger latier, wine by L'eft Bank Wines and coffee Mary's, a terrific restaurant and bar in by Victor Allen's Coffee and Tea. HIV testing, safer Wailuku. Saturday and Tuesday nights "Guests at Red Ribbon Affair will enjoy are busiest. an incredible six-course gourmet dinner sex education, and For accommodations on Maui, Andrea & and, thanks to the generosity of participat- Janet's Maui Condos (800-289-1522) in ing restaurants and donors, will certainly Puunene offers oceanfront one- and two- also enjoy the fact that 100% of their ticket information about bedroom condos, and in nearby Kihei, price goes to providing care to people with The Triple Lei Bed & Breakfast (800- AIDS and preventing the spread of HIV," HIV and AIDS at 871-8645) is a clean, friendly, clothing- said Connie McElrone, Director of Devel- AIDS Net- optional guesthouse for Gay men. opment and Communications at No visit to Maui would be complete, work. places where men however, without a visit to Hana, a beau- The event also features a silent auction to bid on including tiful town whose beauty is only surpassed with over thirty items and women gather in by the winding 40-mile coastal drive lead- round-trip air transportation for two, quilts, furnishings, an- ing to it. The road to Hana is a spectacular original art, wine, home tickets, dinners and trip that should be savored, not rushed, to tiques, jewelry, theater a our community. allow full enjoyment of the waterfalls, spa services. Affair tropical jungle, and clear swimming holes Corporate sponsors of Red Ribbon Family Insur- along the way. include: AT&T, American Center and Firstar. In Hana, Lesbian and Gay visitors are ance, Dean Medical warmly welcomed by Blair's Original Hana The public is invited to attend. Tickets are AIDS Plantation Houses (800-228-HANA), a $65 and may be reserved by calling 252-6540 or 1-800-486- Gay-owned business that rents quite a Network at (608) deadline is February range of properties, priced from $70 to 6276. The reservation $160 per night. 21, 1997. The Big Island and Kauai both boast a Shepherd number of Gay guesthouses and beaches, and more are expected in the Continued From Page 1 future. For more information pick up a advertising grants to non-profit Friday, Feb. 21 Sunday • March 2 Wed. • March 5 Saturday • March 8 copy of Island Lifestyles Magazine, will make groups; updating ac- Odyssey, and The Pocket Guide to Ha- community and arts systems; and a renewed waii when you arrive. counting and data AFTERWORDS C'EST LA VIE LA CAGE 1100 CLUB When planning your trip, it would be marketing effort. take a close look at 7:30pm to 10:30pm 5pm to 8pm 10pm to lam 9pm to 12am worthwhile to have a copy of The Pages, The Board will also API's seniors publi- which contains a wealth of information on Mature American, down its age accommodations, nightlife, and other cation, possible scaling baby-boom businesses. To order The Pages, send $4 demographics to fit the aging Company offices A Co-operative Venture of Your Favorite Bar... to Lifestyle Publishing Co., PO Box population. Upgrading convenient location 11840, Honolulu, HI 96828. Gay guide- or a move to a move books, such as those published by Dam- is also being considered. employee and Fodor, Out & About, and A re-examination of all ron, Ferrari, forthcoming. Spartacus are also helpful. benefit policies will also be * * * The Shepherd Express has achieved employee take- Like the swallows to Capistrano, every dramatic growth since the hired local May leathermen from around the world over in 1994 and recently Milwaufzee AIDS Project Milwaukee flock to Chicago for the International Mr. commentator and former Journal columnist Joel McNally as its Leather Contest. This year's event will be MAP and BESTD (link working together to serve the gay/lesbian community. For more information call 414/225.1502 or 414/2/2-2144 held Memorial Day weekend, May 22-26, editor. supporting Joel and feature more rugged leather types "We all look forward to February 13 ,1997—February 26, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-10

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Thomas E. Martin attorney at law 765-9413 Prisoners Vania (Sergei Bodrov Jr.), far left and Sacha (Oleg Menshikov) are held hostage in community. "Prisoner of the Mountains" a Russian film that has been nominated for Best Foreign Film. It opens Sensitive to the legal issues unique to our at Milwaukee's Downer Theater on Friday February 21. Schindler had he loved? Who had loved him? What were his dreams, his ambitions, his hopes? Continued from Page 4 BRENDA LEWISON The jacket was small. I remembered that I'd been told that sometimes parents or ATTORNEY where at all, not until the Holocaust Mu- seum, were Gays and Lesbians mentioned other family members would turn a boy in Labor in the roster of victims. who they suspected of being Gay. Had that 5027 West COMMITMENT Even after the liberation of the camps, happened to him? Employment RINGS North Avenue DESIGNED FOR Gays were not free. Gays were required to But why was I asking those questions? I Milwaukee, WI Discrimination TH E!!TlIVO OF finish out the sentences levied on them by didn't even know his name. No one would YOU IN AN name. All that was left of this 53208 EAE`f ANCi•• the Nazis. ever know his Tenant's Rights RELAXED The elevator at the Museum stopped at the Gay man was a jacket, that's all. %3 r-- ENVIRONMENT. fourth floor. We got out and begin to walk Let me make some things clear. First, 414-453-3925 down a corridor that would end up on the there is no evidence whatsoever that Hitler -1 - 2 2_ 1 O 1 ' SOO-: ,, ol itue!e first floor. and his henchmen were Gay. Ernst Rohm On every side there were exhibits, pic- was the exception. tures, many pictures, a huge pile of shoes, a Secondly, it was easy enough for the Na- For a cattle car, a scale model of the gas chambers zis to find out who was Gay. Keep in mind at Auschwitz including a description of how that in the 1920's, Gay life was more open team it worked. The gas they used caused con- in Germany than it had ever been before. approach vulsions. It took a long time to die that way. Gays I talked with said that they thought Kathleen A. Neville MS, MSW The great writer, Elie Wiesel, himself a that liberation had finally arrived. They Psychotherapist to all prisoner at Auschwitz, had written of the would never suffer oppression again. Lakeshore Clinic time when 1,000 teenage men were brought Thirdly, according to Joan Ringelheim, 3970 N. Oakland, Suite 502 your into Auschwitz, all wearing the Pink Trian- director of the Museum's oral history de- Shorewood, Wisconsin 53211 gle. Wiesel called them "the most beautiful partment, since Paragraph 175 targeted Gay mental health young men" he had ever seen. men and not Lesbians, "few Lesbians were 414 . 332 . 3331 Can you imagine them? Confused, badly sent to the camps based on their Lesbian questions frightened, some sobbing, others, their eyes identity." • wide with terror as they saw the guards sur- To say therefore, that Lesbians were unaf- turn to rounding them. fected is not true. The Nazis destroyed Les- Denis I. Jackson PHD They tried to resist, but that was futile. bian bars, clubs and publications, the whole PS. un- Psychotherapist They were clubbed into submission by of Lesbian social structure was driven Psychiatric Services guards pounding them into the dirt. Those derground by the macho state that relegated Licensed Psychologist among them who could still walk carried all women to the demeaning position of Michael Nagy, M.D. those who could not. Clubs continued to fall being ornaments to men. Patrick Griffin, CICSW, BCD Relational and Individual Therapy on them, driving them to the gas chamber. Why go into all of this? Because, on Feb- 3601 - 30th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53144 I had read Wiesel's moving, poetic ac- ruary 235d, NBC will present the movie 230 W. Wells Suite 309 414-657-5200 count of "The Thousand" as he calls them. I Schindler's List. Whether you have seen it Milwaukee, WI 53203 had heard the story from one other, a Gay or not, I recommend that you watch it again. (414)276-8669 survivor, who was there. I had visited the We must remember, we have to remember site. I have never been able to get the im- that Nazism was not a German phenome- I Can't Afford An Attorney? ages out of my mind. non, it was a human phenomenon. It de- V Do it yourself and save big $88. 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Perhaps some I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment more than 75 individuals with HIV and pital and the Doyne dental clinic last year. of us have even said things like, "Our fami- Elizabeth Birch, Executive Director of the AIDS received dental care. The Doyne clinic had a large HIV-positive lies are just like yours" or "I'm in a com- Human Rights Campaign, was expressing "We knew the need for this clinic was ur- clientele. mitted relationship that is just like a mar- when she asked Congressman Bob Barr, gent," said Doug Nelson, executive director Consumers of the HIV dental clinic who riage." lead sponsor of the Defense of Marriage Act of the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, have dental insurance will be billed for These things are often said when Gay men (DOMA), which of his three marriages he Inc. (ARCW), MAP's parent organization. services. But every patient is assured of and Lesbians find themselves arguing for was attempting to defend with such legisla- "After only one month of operation, we are equality, particularly in the area of the right tion? dental services regardless of ability to pay, sure that use of the clinic will exceed our ex- said to get married, but they are all too fre- Her point, while Nelson. unfortunately made at an pectations." "We will not quently utterances from people who have no inopportune time during the turn anyone away," Nelson debate, was Initial projections are that more than 600 said. "For those who don't business whatsoever making such claims. crystal clear. She was, in essence, calling have private people will use the clinic in its first year. health insurance or don't qualify for Medi- And our community mast mature to the the Congressman a hypocrite for being such The dental clinic, located on the third point where we recognize, and, in face, say, a caid, we are making the commitment to pay vocal proponent of the "family values" floor of MAP, is open to HIV-positive adults for "That's just not true." We must have more agenda. people who might be considered indigent and guarantees treatment regardless of a pa- or very low integrity than that or our movement for full Similarly, all of the couples to whom I re- income. Our ability to do that is tient's ability to pay. because of the very extensive fund raising equality, particularly the right to marry, is ferred earlier in this column are hypocrites. "It also guarantees high quality, sensitive that we do throughout the year with indi- doomed to failure. They want to be able to appear to be con- care for the HIV issues in people's lives," Now, if you're scratching your head and viduals and through events such as AIDS servative, family-oriented individuals said Nelson. WALK wondering, what the f*** is this guy trying whose Wisconsin." lives only differ from mainstream The dental clinic is well-equipped and Nelson said to say, let me provide you with some exam- America because they treatment at the clinic is are a couple of the able to treat patients as if they were receiving cost-effective, with the charge structure the ples. same sex. services at a private practice. same as that at the Rainbow Community Let's say there's a Congressperson who Their private behavior, however, makes "We want people to get back to optimal gains a significant amount of notoriety be- Health Centers, where charges are generally them quite different, at least from the image dental health," said Dr. Linda Stuart- lower than in the cause this individual is "out" on Capitol Hill of mainstream private sector. American couples, and we William. Her other goals are to further public "At the Milwaukee AIDS and in their district, has a long-time com- must call them on this. Project, we are This hypocrisy is education about HIV and AIDS, to serve as a concerned about the breakdown in the social panion to whom this Congressperson ap- damaging in at least two ways. resource for dentists in the area and to net- pears to be committed and this Congress- safety net in Milwaukee, which raises a very First, the witnessing of such inconsisten- work with similar clinics around the country. large concern about access to health care for person is even quite conservative in their cies is demoralizing to those Gay and Les- The clinic is a collaboration between approach to "family values" because of a people with HIV and AIDS," Nelson adds. bian couples who are in committed relation- MAP and Rainbow Community Health "How tragic it would be at a time when "strong, religious upbringing." ships and dream of the day when they can Centers, which supply dental services and there's that you knew for a so much new hope with regard to ef- Let's say, as well, get married. where Stuart-William works when not at fective HIV and their part- treatment that access to those fact that this same individual Secondly, the inconsistencies feed right MAP. treatments and access to health care would ner frequented bars in search of a "third into the arguments of our opponents. They Wayne Schick, one of the first patients be restricted. So it's out of that great concern party" for sex. Should you necessarily con- will, in fact, be correct when they assert that treated at the clinic, recalls an attempt to find that we make this commitment to the dental demn them? I don't think so. But would you Gay marriage is only about financial gain a dentist some years back. "When I identified clinic and because, in the past year after standing before the cam- the want this person and destruction of the traditional family if myself as HIV positive, he did just about closure of Doyne, it was very clear that this eras saying their family is just like the aver- our only spokespeople have no apparent everything but pick me up and carry me out." was a huge gap in care. We felt compelled to age family in their congressional district? I interest in monogamy and commitment. Wayne was highly impressed with the move quickly to close that gap." don't think so. Gay and Lesbian couples like those I have quality of care and facilities on his first visit As the HIV dental clinic's patient load Perhaps you're starting to understand spoken about in this column should just to the MAP dental clinic. grows, hours will be expanded. Hours now where I'm coming from (and going) with give it up; the act, that is. You need to quit The HIV dental clinic was showcased at are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays and Thurs- this column. Perhaps another example may playing the role of the straight married cou- an open house on World AIDS Day in De- days. The number to call for appointments is help. ple because you believe this is what your cember, and was soon booked for appoint- 414-225-1571. Like all other MAP consum- Let's say that there is a well-known leader co-workers or your parents (or whomever) ments through January. At the open house, ers, dental patients are assured of confidenti- in the Gay/Lesbian community who has want you to be and be honest, at least with the clinic was dedicated to Kay Kratz, ality. helped a great many openly Gay/Lesbian yourself. D.D.S., a local dentist who was the moving Financial contributors to the clinic in- candidates get elected to office at all levels And please, stop being our community's force behind the establishment of the clinic. cluded: the Wisconsin AIDS Fund of the and that this person even has a personal advocates for marriage. My side hurts from MAP's HIV dental clinic is the first of its Milwaukee Foundation, the Elizabeth Elser friendship with a very high ranking official, laughing so hard every time I have to listen kind in Wisconsin and one of two in the Doolittle Charitable Trust, the Emery T. like... say the President. to you. Midwest (the other is in Chicago). It was Clark Charitable Foundation and the First Let's say, as well, that this person also Editor's Note: The opinions of the author largely furnished with about $50,000 worth Financial Foundation. made his intentions quite clear regarding of this column are his own and do not nec- marriage. Unlike many in the Gay/Lesbian essarily reflect those of any organization community who greeted the marriage de- with which he may be affiliated. bate with a significant amount of cynicism Linda Stuart - ("Why, of all things, are we arguing about this?"), this community leader has said that Eleventh Annual William, DDS he and his partner absolutely intend to get married as soon as they are able. Make A Promise Let's say that you also knew that this per- Quality son was, to put it nicely, always on the Dinner and Silent prowl. Would you want this person and his partner to be our national poster children for Auction marriage? I don't think so. I'm sure you understand what I'm trying Milwaukee-- The 1 1 th annual Make A to say, but please indulge me while I present Promise Dinner & Auction will be held on just one more example. Dental Saturday, March 22, at the Pfister Hotel in Let's say that you and your partner had Milwaukee. This powerful and moving event two friends who were also partners and that is a benefit for AIDS care, prevention and re- you knew that the two of them frequently search produced by the AIDS Resource "surfed the net" in search of third parties for Center of Wisconsin, Inc. (ARCW). sex. This year's event theme, "Portraits of Let's say that you were also able to as- Hope... A Celebration of Care" will uncover Care sess, based on conversations with these the significant research and care provided by friends, that either one of them would cheat some of Wisconsin's leading HIV doctors on the other in an instant if given the chance along with spotlighting the vibrant artistry and that you had to indulge (or ignore) ei- and inspirational story behind a New York ther one of them any time you were in pub- doctor and her portrait series of AIDS pa- for the 4-IIV/AIDS Community lic as they gawked at cute men. tients. Let's say that they also found themselves "This very special evening will recognize in a position with certain frequency to and honor Wisconsin physicians who have comment on the right to many and they re- dedicated their careers to caring for indi- ferred to their relationship as one that is just viduals with HIV and AIDS," said Marge like their parents. Would you want them Beil, director of special events at ARCW. "A MAP doing so? Again, I think not. video to premiere the evening of the event Now, before you call me a sexual fascist, will spotlight four Wisconsin physicians MILWAUKEE AIDS PROJECT opposed to any sexual expression or "life- showing the diversity of people this disease style" except the most conservative, just affects, proving that AIDS has no preju- stop. I am not condemning anyone. I really dices." don't care what the individuals to whom I Master of ceremonies for the evening is Wisconsin's First HIV Dental Clinic referred thus far in this column choose to do Mike Gousha, anchor on TODAY'S TMJ4. with their lives or their bodies. Co-chairs are Trish Gillespie of Whitefish is pleased to announce the opening of its new dental dinic, I'd even add that I don't care what mem- Bay, Dr. Timothy Lapp of Milwaukee and MAP bers of NAMBLA (The North American Paul Masterson of Bayview. dedicated to caring for adults living with HIV and AIDS. Services Man-Boy Love Association) or guys who Included in the 1997 auction are trips via avail themselves of anonymous sexual en- United Airlines, autographed Bette Midler indude examinations, deanings, x-rays, fillings, partials, oral hygiene counters in public places or women who merchandise and a baby grand piano. All choose not to enter monogamous relation- proceeds from Make a Promise will benefit education, dental assessments & referrals. Clinic hours are ships and date a number of women (perhaps the education, research and prevention pro- concurrently) are doing. grams of ARCW's service agencies: Mil- Monday &Thursday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. All forms of insurance are While these choices may not be ones that waukee AIDS Project, Northwest Wisconsin I would make at this point in my life and I AIDS Project, Southeast Wisconsin AIDS accepted. Everyone is welcome, regardless of ability to pay. would defmitely be hard pressed to defend Project, Wisconsin AIDS Research Consor- an organization devoted to pedophilia, at tium. least members of NAMBLA and j/o clubs Principal sponsors for this year's event are honest and, for the most part, are not are: Seagull Enterprises, Miller Brewing CALL 225-1571 FOR AN APPOINTMENT standing on the front lines of the marriage Company, and United Airlines. battle. They are beneficiaries of relaxed at- The Make A Promise Dinner & Auction MAP is a service agency of the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Inc (ARCW). titudes concerning sexuality and are ex- sold out quickly in 1996, so be sure to re- Dental services are provided in collaboration with the pressing themselves as they so choose. serve your tickets soon. Ticket prices are Any condemnation—and I think that may $175, $100 and $75 per person. Tables of 10 be too strong a word—is directed at those may also be reserved. For more information RAINBOW who profess one thing and live far differ- or to reserve tickets, call (414) 225-1549. COMMUNI TY 1.141 1 .1 LENT," fr E ' * t • *

Slideshow with Music Previews Symphony's Rainforest Concert maestro in early Milwaukee—On March 14-15, 1997, the After writing to the received a letter from Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, in col- 1990, Poniewaz that due to ill- laboration with the Milwaukee Public Mu- Bemstein's agents saying to keep Riveredge Nature Center and ness, the conductor found it hard seum and already other Milwaukee area cultural institutions, up with project to which he was new will present a special Rainforest Concert committed and could not take on any how interesting. A short in Uihlein Hall of the Marcus Performing ones, no matter died; ironically he Arts Center. This special Song of the time later, Bernstein who might have dramatically staged this concert to save the rainforests—some- Dale Gutzman times called the lungs of the planet—ex- pired due to the deterioration of his own and Company lungs by a lifetime of cigarette smoking. When he read in 1995, that Milwaukee to Perform at Public Museum and Riveredge Nature Center were collaborating to acquire-for- M&M Club preservation 800 acres of actual rainforest Rainforest Page 23 Young Tennessee A young Tennessee Williams played by Johnathon Wainwright (far left) is seen Milwaukee—Dale Gutzman, Milwau- Please See Viux Carre, which in this scene from the Milwaukee premier of Williams' autobiographical play kee's most creative and successful inde- Thursday February 20. Wainwright is joined by Suzette Nelson playing opens at Theater X on pendent producer/director, will present an Jane, and Robert Bruce Janacek as Tye. FEBRUARY 28, evening of music and comedy entitled Show Songs From Broadway and Hol- MARCH 2 & 4, 1997 "Viux Caree " Tennessee Williams' lywood at the M&M Club on Saturday, February 15, beginning at 9:30 p.m. Coming Out Drama, Plays at Theater X The show will feature some of Milwau- kee's favorite performers. Gutzman's 1975, when helped Milwaukee--It was in covered. Show Songs From Broadway and Hol- Stonewall era climate, noted that Williams first by the post It was during this time lywood includes excerpts and selections Tennessee Williams, covers American author, experienced Gay sex. The play chosen from the highly successful music came out of the conversations he has wrote his memoirs and that subject both in and comedy revues he took to Russia, print. It was four years later when scenes. closet in about his experiences and'in love England, and Thailand. with his autobiographical play Viux Carre, of the work's aspects that That is one Included in the show will be such well- out on the stage as well. attention. " I like this aviraffiataBy Giuseppe Verdi he came attracted Schneider's known hits as "Hooray for Hollywood," "No Viux Carre has the distinction of being play in part because it's a 67 year old man Business Like Show Business," "As Time Williams' play where he exists as the first writing with complete confidence about Goes By," "Makin' Whoopee," "Diamonds an openly Gay central character. That being Gay at the age of 28." Are A Girl's Best Friend," and many, many distinction is part of the reason why Cast of Characters Theater X will provide the Milwaukee pre- more. in addition to Williams, the production The show also will include a special mier of Viux Carre from February 20 features a motley assortment of characters through March 23. section of songs by Stephen Sondheim, who lived with him at 722 Tolouse Street, and lots of comedy bits. Gutzman brings just around the corner from Bourbon "Viux Carre deals with human be- the audience into the show when he in- Street. These include: Nightengale, a Gay ings not just Gays or Straights, vites them to sing several songs with him painter, who suffers from the AIDS of his and cast members single out audience who are searching for happiness. day, Tuberculosis; a straight couple, Jane members as "Objects of Devotion" for That's a theme that's pretty uni- and Tye, who engage in a stormy relation- you are." some of the love songs. versal no matter who mentally unstable ship; Mrs. Wire, the For this very special evening, Gutzman Mike Ramach landlady who owns the boarding house has assembled the cream of Milwaukee's and who acts as a surrogate mother for John Schneider Directs stage personalities. With Tina Davis a the Tennessee Williams;, Miss Carrie and The play which was called "filth" by New piano and Gutzman leading the evening's Mary Maude, two aging Southern Belles; York theater critics when it opened on events, the show will include: Karl Miller and Nursie, a mulatto housekeeper. Broadway, ,is part of Director John performing his Marlene Detrich imper- Whether these exact characters were Schneider's look at Gay and Lesbian sonation that stopped the show in Thai- actual parts of his life or were representa- playwrights. Two years ago, Schneider di- land last November. Miller also entertains tions of others who were, can not be rected Lord Alfred's Lover, a look at Os- as Carmen Miranda. known for certain. What can be said is car Wilde's life. That production won criti- Jack Wilson, who performs revues Verdi's Classic Opera of Love, Sacrifice & Tragedy! that at the very least, they were based on a the cal acclaim and was a solid success at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater will croon real people who had an impact on Wil- UIHLEIN HALL/ MARCUS CENTER FOR THE ARTS box office. "Nearly every performance some touching Sondheim ballads, while liams as he was crafting the art of words Sung in Italian with English Supertitles was sold out," said Schneider. Ellen Lloyd will charm the audience with on the stage. Four Months in New Orleans several solos as well as rocking the place Viux Carre covers a four month period Role Models? with a couple of duets with Gutzman. OR in the life of Tennessee Williams, from De- Great writers, write about their life expe- Other performers include: Michael 414•273•7206 cember, 1938 through March, 1939. It riences. It should not be surprising that Weiser, Fred 011erman, and surprise visits was during this time that he lived in a New audiences will find themselves somewhat from a dozen other stage and cabaret 1.800.472.4458 Orleans French Quarter Boarding House. familiar with these characters. performers. Nearly destitute, Williams even pawned Mrs. Wire has a vague resemblance to his typewriter to make ends meet. He is Amanda, the mother figure in Street Car only 28 and he dreams of becoming a fa- LOC & LAMM presents mous writer but he has not yet been dis- Please See Theater X Page 23 Gutzman Brings "Company" to the "Together With Love Stage With Gay Themes Restored We Can Fly" Milwaukee--For 25 years everyone has scene cut from the original in which one of been wondering what is wrong with Rob- Robert's young married male friends asks ert? him if he has ever had a Gay experience? The award-winning Stephen Sondheim, When Robert answers that he has, the A Valentine's George Furth musical comedy, Company, friend suggests that they have sex. concerns the worries of Robert's married In the end, we still do not know for sure friends over why he just can't seem to if Robert is Gay, but we know he is com- Dance commit to a relationship, get a wife and ing to grips with the feelings that he has settle down. Even his girlfriends bemoan had for years. Saturday, his unwillingness to follow through. The show is fast paced and very funny. In one show-stopping show song, "You Sondheim's upbeat New York-type score February 15 Could Drive a Person Crazy," the girl- reflects the hectic lives of these people friends sing "I could understand a person while they cope with problems like alco- 7pm-lam if a person was a fag!" holism, drugs, being overweight, getting Now Dale Gutzman will introduce older and, most importantly, being alone. War Memorial Center America to the newly revised version of Gutzman's production of the Tony and the show, a version that recently took Drama Desk winning musical will take London critics and audiences alike by place at Vogel Hall gn February 28th and Tickets are $10 per person storm. March 15t, 7 , and 8 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets and can be obtained by It seems the Sondheim and Furth are are $16 and may be ordered by calling the just a bit more brave than they were 25 Marcus Center Box Office at (414) 273- calling LAMM at 264-2600 years ago. The show now contains a 7206. THE WISCONSIN umfr- 13 Gay Comedy Jam to Come to Madison, Appleton and Milwaukee This Month * Milwaukee—The Gay Comedy Jam: scribed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Freedom Tour starring Scott Kennedy and as "two of the hottest stand-up comedians Kevin Maye comes to Wisconsin in Feb- in the country," will be appearing on Madi- ruary. The comic duo who have been de- son on FFebruary23`d; in Appleton on Feb- 1kt rur 25"; and in Milwaukee on February Boulevard Theater 26 . Kennedy and Maye have headlined to Hold Auditions most major comedy clubs from Maine to Gay Comedy Jam Washington State including: The Improvs, Laff Stops, Puchlines, Funny Bones, DIRECT for Season Finale ON Comedy Works, and Las Vegas show- FROM "Freedom Tour '97" NATIONAL TOUR! Milwaukee—The Boulevard Ensemble rooms. LAS VEGAS! GAY They have also opened in concert with is seeking actors and actresses for the fi- STAND-UP COMICS sr itioN nal production of its 1996-'97 season, Pi- Garth Brooks, The Temptations, The Four erre de Marivaux's comedy, The Triumph Tops, David Sanbom, and Judy Tenuta. ooks' PERFORMING of Love. Those with cable may have seen them sc. GAY STAND-UP COMEDY re Auditions for the production are by ap- on HBO's "Comedy Channel," or on A&E's NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED pointment only and will be held on March "An Evening at the Improv. AND ACCLAIMED The Gay Comedy Jam: Freedom Tour is 151 and 2 nd at the Boulevard Theater, 2252 GAY HEADLINERS S. Kinnickinnic Avenue. Auditioners sponsored by The Advocate Magazine. must AS call to schedule an interview time. Audi- The tour began in 1994 and has sold out FEATURED IN tioners should prepare a one-minute, lan- in almost every major market. 1997 is THE ADVOCATE MAGAZINE guage-oriented comic or dramatic mono- shaping up to be the most successful year AND HBO'S COMEDY CHANNEL logue. yet. The Triumph of Love will be directed While the show is structured for a LBGT by Steve Young. audience, it is widely enjoyed by the TICKETS FOR ALL SHOWS ON SALE NOW! Tickets: $12 To schedule an audition, call Mark Bu- straight crowd as well. Advance/$15 Day Of Show. Plus Tax • No Coupons/Discounts V Advance Purchase Recommended cher at (414) 672-6019. "Funny is funny, whether it is Gay or MADISON, WI APPLETON, WI MILWAUKEE WI straight, people laugh," Kennedy said. ONE NIGHT ONLY Author Readings at "I know that 25 years ago to have an (GREENBAY) ONE NIGHT ONLY openly Gay performer at a 'mainstream' SUNDAY v FEB 23 ONE NIGHT ONLY WED v FEB 26 AfterWords venue was unheard of," Maye said. "To- 8:00 PM TUESDAY v FEB 25 800 PM day, we are selling out shows all over the 8 00 PM AfterWords is pleased to announce a nation." very special author appearance on Sun- Kennedy and Maye share not only the FUNNY BUSINESS SKYLINE STOOGES day, March 9th at 1:00 p.m. stage together, but also their lives off COMEDY CLUB COMEDY CAFE COMEDY CLUB Scheduled to read on March 9th are Eric stage as well. They are domestic partners O:1111'0r Ticket/Show Info CollFor Ticket/Show CollFor 71ckel/Show Info Beeman author of Tales for the Obses- and live in Houston, Texas when they are Info. sive Gay Romantic (Andersonville Publi- not on tour (They tour 150+ days a year). (608) 256-7533 (414) 734-5653 (414) 769-9300 cations Pb. $9.00)and Maye has gone public about his HIV+ J. E. Robinson, a 118 State Street 1004 S. Olde Oneida St 639 West Layton Ave. poet and short story writer including in the status. Kennedy is negative. Maye is one best-selling collection, Men on Men 6 of only two HIV+ comics in the world do- MADISON APPLETON MILWAUKEE (Plume Pb. $12.95). ing HIV+ comedy. In Beeman's collection of eight tales of The Gay Comedy Jam will be at the love in its many forms and variations, Funny Business Club, 188 State Street in ALL NEW SHOW! eight marvelous short stories, the reader Madison, February 23rd at 8:00 p.m. is challenged to discover if they might be The Jam will be in at the Skyline Com- obsessive or romantic and that they are edy Club, 1004 S. Olde Street in Appleton not alone. on February 251 at 8:00 p.m. For further information about Eric The Jam will be at the Stooges Comedy Beeman and J. E. Robinson's appearance Club, 639 W. LVon Avenue in Milwaukee at AfterWords on March 9th, please call on February 261 at 8:00 p.m. (414) 963-9089 or visit our website: after- words.corn. ilitl!I!!!Ilt'fill!l!!!1!!1!!!1!!II,!!1!!PM1"Pl!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!IPITIHR!!1!!!IDITIMR!!!M!!!11!!!PT PRI!!ITIIII!!!!!!!1!!!!!1191 MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA John DeMain, Music Director DER presents the world premiere of "Kaddish" from the new American opera - Harvey Milk ,== == Cream City Foundation Murder Mystery Event Saturday, February 22 • 8pm Sunday, ELT:

• Madison Civic Center February 23, 1997 211 State Street • Madison ,== 2:00 PM -cocktails 3:00 PM -dinner and show Guest soloists and the = 6:00 PM -"cast party" @ Mama Roux Madison Symphony = "ff • Orchestra and Chorus S50 under the baton of Melanac's Wheelhouse Dinner Maestro John DeMain =a= perform the final Theatre == 2178 North Riverboat Road "Kaddish" from Harvey Milwaukee Milk, an opera about the Free Parking is= assassination of two of San Francisco's most For more information or prominent politicians. to Purchase tickets, contact Randall Wong Designing Men, 1200 S. 1st Street; Male Soprano/Countertenor Mama Roux, 1875 N. Humooldt, == or cal Landmark Enterprises at 276.6355 Concert sponsored by the Dane County or Cream City Foundation at (414)265.0880. Cultural Affairs Commission

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THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION February 13, 1too to non, 26, 1997-THEWISCONSIN U : .11 ou on Film mum ' mum um mon .OOOO.OOno on" 00 neuoo oe con 0000°00000000.0 Branagh's `Hamlet' is Enthralling, But, on the Whole, a Little Bit too Much Reviewed by Glenn Bishop a tiny cameo from Sir John Gielgud, once Given Kenneth Branagh's (can it be long upon a time a legendary Hamlet himself. before it is Sir Kenneth Branagh?) tedi- In other, shorter versions of Hamlet, the ously obvious obsession with The Bard role of Claudius is often reduced to a (Shakespeare, don't you know), one can mere walk-on but here Derek Jacobi gets easily imagine him scurrying across the to feast on this fascinating role demanding English countryside looking for clues for both towering vengeance and cowardly some mysterious, hereto unknown weakness. Julie Christie makes for a Shakespearean text that he might dis- pleasingly full-blooded Gertrude and looks cover. terrific besides. While he searches, he might as well re- Particularly effective is Kate Winslet as Giving Direction Director Kenneth Branaugh directs John Glelgud who plays Priam in work some of the familiar old chestnuts. Ophelia. Here again, Branagh's use of Shakespear's "Hamlet." The movie is a rarely produced full rendition of the entire play. It opens on Following "Much Ado About Nothing" and the full text allowing for Ms. Winslet, Friday, February 14 at Milwaukee's Oriental Theater. "Henry V", here his choice is "Hamlet." surely one of the finest young actresses Following generations of fabled Shake- today to create an intensely moving, Blade' is a Charming Film of spearean actors, including the immortal heartbreakingly vulnerable heroine. `Sling Sir Lawrence Olivier, Branagh is similarly Casting the likes of Robin Williams, Billy too old for the part, despite his surprisingly Crystal, Gerard Depardieu and Charlton Intriguing Characters Heston in Hamlet struck Glenn as having virile musculature and some curiously Reviewed by Glenn Bishop be encountered by a person such as he more to do with bolstering potential box blond-dyed locks. Glenn imagines that he was able to within the confines of a small town. true Shakespearean actor, yes, but office appeal than with casting the finest A span the length and breadth of filmmaking Still Karl is not the only "outsider" in the ensemble around. Branagh insists that Branagh is first and foremost a theatrical in just one day that featured an early film. Through the character of Vaughan, a school. Knowing but... impressario of the old Castlerock made no such demands morning screening of Billy Bob Thornton's rather brutal image is created of a Gay potential audience for his In Heston's case, the gamble paid ofi that much of the poignant Sling Blade to be followed that man living in a small, narrow-minded -King cutting a majestic intended labour of love is likely to have royally, his Player evening with the new, the improved, the community, rarely portrayed in the cin- effective are an incessantly seen Hamlet before, Branagh decided he figure. Less bigger and better than ever Star Wars. ema. John Ritter is something of a reve- mugging Robin Williams as Osric, a be- needed a gimmick or two (a page right out Sling Blade is a small, little film, an in- lation here in Sling Blade. Unlike the fuddled Jack Lemmon stumbling about as of Gypsy Rose Lee's book!) tensely personal story of Karl Childers smarmy "Gay acting" character he played Depardieu on and Actually Branagh's deck is loaded with Marcellus and Gerard (Billy Bob Thornton). Slightly retarded, for years on "Three's Company," Ritter tricks, not the least of off so quickly as Reynaldo that if you nod magician's hat full of Karl has been in a state facility since the plays Vaughan with an impressive, dis- off for even a moment, you're likely to which was to cast some popular (i.e. big passionate dignity. international stars in bit parts miss him. And as for Billy Crystal, the box office) Equally good is country music star and to preserve the oh-so sacred text un- less said the better. Dwight Yokam as the erratic, violent cut. Much is being made of Branagh's devo- Doyle, one moment tormenting whomever Does Branagh's Hamlet work? Well, tion to the text and at nearly four hours, he thinks is least able to defend them- yes and no. Glenn was dazzled. Glenn Hamlet proves to be a commitment that selves (usually Vaughan or Karl) but who But was Glenn most moviegoers are rarely forced to was meant to be dazzled. backs down when confronted. moved? Aye, that is the question. make. Still, even the most dedicated (not At 135 minutes Sling Blade is a touch By now Glenn images that faithful read- to mention alert) in the audience are likely long, or at least seems to be, due largely, ers of the Wisconsin Light are familiar to find themselves on autopilot during the Glenn images, to Thomton's leisurely with the basic scenario of Shakespeare's film's many tedious chunks of tedious pacing. Still it impossible not to get "Hamlet." Hamlet's uncle killed Hamlet's dialogue. Throughout the film, it is abun- caught up in Sling Blade's masterly story- father, who just happened to be king, and dantly clear that Branagh's dancing as telling and wonderfully married Hamlet's mother (who just hap- fast as he can . endearing charac- ters. pened to be queen). A distraught Hamlet When all is said and done, Branagh's Rating $$$$$ (scale $ to plots his vengeance. Plenty of intrigue, mammoth, regal Hamlet proves both en- $$$$$$) lots of blood and by play's end, more tertaining and enthralling but really just too corpses than even Wes Craven could needlessly exhausting. And as for shake a stick at. Branagh as Hamlet, he's mesmerizing. In casting Hamlet, Branagh has sur- But at his age, shouldn't Hamlet have rounded himself, at least in leading roles, gotten that degree, gotten a job and found CELEBRATE with a breathtaking cast, a veritable his own place? Shakespearean "Dream Team" including Rating $$$$$ (scale $ to $$$$$$) ST. PATRICK'S `The Beautician and the Beast' is a DAY Frothy Bit of Predictability with your BEST John Ritter in a scene from the critically ac- Reviewed by Glenn Bishop (Timothy Dalton) needs a nanny, that is to claimed "Sling Blade," which opens on Friday, SHAMROCK During one of the few moments that say a tutor for his three children. February 21 at Milwaukee's Downer Theater. (and/or sweetheart) Glenn was at home during the past few What follows is a pleasant although not weeks relaxing, doing a bit of channel- a particularly original romantic comedy age of twelve, when he killed his mother surfing (good works normally keep Glenn where east meets Lower East Side and and her youthful lover upon finding them beast, in the throes of passion. Decades later mo, and the television separate), Glenn hap- the beautician makes-over the pened upon a preview of The Beautician complete with a haircut and a shave. finds the bewildered Karl "cured" and and the Beast. Glenn imagines that this Who could ask for anything more? about to enter the real world. was most likely on CBS, where Ms. Dre- Glenn might, for one. As the beautician As the film opens, a rather doubtful high scher's "The Nanny" has, for some inex- Joy Miller, Fran Drescher proves to be school journalist attempts to interview the plicable reason, become something of a something of a surprise. Lurking behind reluctant Karl on the eve of his release. hit sitcom. her trademark nasal voice and Barbara She asks him the question, blunt that it The preview's few, fleeting clips left no Tfank's Day-Glo colored outfit's lies a may be but which Glenn assumes all in doubt that this obvious rip-off of the clas- genuinely appealing character. Still, Dre- the audience would like to ask, whether sic, much parodied, much abused The scher is simply too old to be entirely be- he'll ever kill again. Karl ponders the Beauty and the Beast would surely prove lievable in the role of virginal heroine. question a bit and then says quite plainly, to be dreadfully delightful. Delightfully Timothy Dalton, a former cinematic "I reckon I got no reason to kill no one. dreadful? James Bond looks a bit uncomfortable Uh, huh." As the hesitant Karl Glenn shrieked and then immediately through much of the film, perhaps won- finds freedom being called his dear friend Kiki (a beauty school dering what career misfortune led to this thrust upon him, with no family to speak of AT dropout) to plan a date to see this sure to romantic comedy purgatory. and no money besides, his prospects look r. be marvelous big-screen, cinematic effort. Few in the surprisingly colorless sup- bleak. , Kiki declined, claiming a head cold (sour porting cast warrants much mention, ex- The head of the facility Jerry Woolridge grapes for having flunked out of the Vidal cept for a delightful, warm & fuzzy turn by (James Hampton) finds Karl a job as a re- tJeizea Sassoon academy, perhaps?). Ian McNeice as Grushinsky. pairman and is quickly befriended by a young boy, Frank Alone went Glenn to see another sit- As long as the film focuses on the ro- Wheatley (Lucas Black), com darling (Fran Drescher) seek fame mantic sparring of the two leads, The perhaps the first person to accept Karl as and fortune away from the friendly con- Beautician and The Beast remains a friend without fear or judgment Settled fines of the 27" screen. Could she suc- pleasant, if predictable entertainment. A in his new life and a new home in the ceed where so very many have failed? minor, under-developed sub-plots involv- Wheatley's garage, Karl begins to flourish. We meet Joy Miller (Fran Drescher) in ing a youthful dissident merely distracts Dramatic films need conflict and in Sling one of the film's few inspired moments. focus. Blade the conflicts come fast and furi- As the film opens Joy daydreams as she One disturbing moment does however ously in the person of Doyle Hargraves awaits her big break: doing a makeover warrant mention, though will likely sound (Dwight Yokam), an abusive southern red- FINE MEXICAN for a local television station's Ms. Lotto. silly on the printed page. Glenn wondered neck in love with Frank's mother Linda Dreaming herself into a Disney-inspired why the director included the scene, which (Natalie Canerday). Vaughan Cunning- CUISINE Snow White, Joy's virginal heroine throws featured a rather talented chicken appar- ham (John Ritter), a Gay man trying to live over tradition by refusing the handsome ently committing suicide. Audible groans quietly in the small-minded southern Bible 7 DAYS A WEEK Belt community is Linda's manager at the cartoon Prince. from the audience suggest that this curi- 734 South 5th Street Sadly, there is no such originality the ous scene might have best been left on local dollar store and also Linda's best rest of the way. Following a genuinely the cutting room floor. friend. If Sling amusing fire that devastated her class- The Beautician and The Beast seeks Blade seems to recall Forrest 645-9888 room, raging predictability takes overs. Gump, it really to be the sort of frothy, fluffy romantic shouldn't Billy Bob Corner of 5th & National, across Joy is heralded a hero teacher by every Thomton's Karl is an confectionery in which the likes of Clark intriguing, if unset- from the Milwaukee Ballet New York City tabloid. Her gallant ex- Gable, Carole Lombard and Cary Grant tling character. Lurking somewhere be- ploits bring her to the attention of dazzled moviegoing audiences during neath .his slow, plain speaking and almost Grushinsky (Ian McNeice), an emissary Hollywood's Golden Era. Just goes to saintly countenance is the reality that he *** 1/2 for a tiny, mythical Eastern European show that Hollywood just ain't making was a killer at age twelve. Like Karl, we in Dennis Getto country, Slovetzia. Just so happens that them like they used to. the audience too wonder if he is cured, if Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel Slovetzia's tyrannical dictator Pochenko Rating $$$ (scale $ to $$$$$$) he is ready to face the difficulties sure to fohr,oltry13, 1S97 to fobritary 46,,1597- THE WISCONSIN UGHT-15 `Star Wars' Begins the Fabled Trilogy's Magnificent Return to the Big Screen Review by John A. Jahn such films as Jurassic Park and It was May, 1977, the last time Star Twister, was used extensively to add greater Wars appeared nationwide on the big depth to two key scenes: the entrance into the screen. If you went to see it then, chances city of Mos Eisley, and Han Solo's con- are you saw it in unimpressive 35mm, and frontation with Jabba the Hut. Even the with a standard sounding soundtrack. massive explosions of Alderan and the Twenty years ago, Star Wars had only a Death Star were enhanced. handful of special 70mm (widescreen) en- Lucusfilm has come full circle with the gagements; those prints had magnetic current theatrical release of the epic Star soundtracks which, according to the tril- Wars Trilogy-Special Edition Creator ogy's producer and creative genius, George Lucas, who was particularly lim- George Lucas, "enabled the sound to be ited by time and traditional effects tech- heard in its full glory." nology during the seminal 1975-'77 pro- Unfortunately, the majority of theaters at duction, had to make creative compro- film with optic that time exhibited the mises that were cut into the final film. tracks which, even using the then-new Dolby System, did not have the sound Nearly two decades later, Lucas was able to retum quality of the 70mm prints. to the entire trilogy and en- hancing the classic The newly remastered digital sound films to the point Yoda Speaks Yoda trains Luke in the where Lucas is now re-released version of "The Empire Strikes Back," the surpasses even that of the 70mm prints of "85% happy" with the second film in the Star Wars triology. The updated films (I version will open on Friday, February 21 at Star Wars, thus giving the 20 year later can't imagine what could possibly theaters around the state. be in release of the Special Edition a range of that last 15%!). Oh, and around the country. sound that's been impossible to achieve there's one more special effect Bleacher Bums In to mention. The event is free and open to the public. until now. Seeing Star Wars can be like entering a time Brookfield A better-than-ever soundtrack is just the machine. There I was, a 13 year-old Bleacher Burns a comedy about fans in beginning of the improvements made to boy again, seeing this prece- dent-setting spectacular as if for the first the Bleachers at Chicago's Wrigley Field Valentine the original Star Wars. As the first film in will be presented by the Brookfield Play- Weehend this historic theatrical trilogy reaches its time. If only this effect could last longer! If you want ers on Feb, 20, 21, 22, 27 and 27 and Special Valentine's 20th birthday, the film, famously set "a long to see Star Wars, don't dither—it's in March 1 by the Brookfield Players. The time ago in a galaxy far, far away," is a theaters only until February Sweetheart Menu • 20th. production centers on 11 fans who domi- "must see"—even if you saw it dozens of On the 21st, The Empire Strikes Friday & Saturday Nig- Back opens, playing nate the bleachers, drink gamble and get times in theaters in '77; even if you have it until the Return of (reservations lecommended) the Jedi's rowdy. on home video. re-release on March 7th. And, or join us as always for our Friday Fish Fly! as if this All performances will be held at The wonder and awe of seeing all the weren't enough, get set for the three prequels: Brookfield Central High School, 16900 W. memorable characters and special effects Episode One premiering in May, 1999; Gebhardt Rd. For tickets and more infor- wizardry and artistry provided by Lucas- Episode Two in 2001; and Episode Three in mation call (414) 821-5767. Saturday, Feb. 15th • 9:30pm film's own Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) 2003. On a 1-10 Dale Gutzman's visual effects division, the ability to see scale, the Special Edition of Star Wars easily rates Senator Bradley At the entirely new scene between Han Solo a 10 (this is the Broadway & Hollywood stuff film Songs from and Jabba the Hut, as well as the digitally making and film going are all Schwartz' s Feb 20 about). May the Force be with added characters and creatures inserted you. Former US Senator Bill Bradley will give into existing footage, make seeing Star a talk and book signing at Harry W. Wars-Special Edition all but obligatory. AfterWords Events Schwartz Bookshop in Shorewood, 4093 The visual changes to the film are quite Thursday, February 13 N. Oakloand on Thursday February 20 stunning, and were three years in the Afterword's Gay/Lesbian Writers Club beginning at 7:00. 0 making. The ILM team was determined to 7:00 p.m. Bradley, one of the most respected ensure that the computer-generated (CG) Thursday, February 20 members of the US Senate declined to CLUB elements wouldn't "jump off' the screen Afterword's Lesbian Book Club - 7:00 p.m. run for re-election. He has often been NPsi\I when compared to the film's two decades Serving in Silence by Margarethe Cam- mentioned as a possible Presidential cand 124 North Water Street old opticals. mermeyer & Chris Fisher His Senate voting record was very pro- "The challenge was to...enhance and Friday, February 21 Gay and Lesbian. Milwaukee, WI 53202 not change," said CG supervisor John Anonymous HIV testing 7:30-10:30 p.m., A former basketball star and a Rhodes Berton. Sponsored by Afterwords and BESTD Scholar, Mr. Bradley brings a wide variety 414/347-1692 it! 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Special St. Patrick's Day Show Ti.c../kets ov. ScUe TODAY Tickets at TicketMaster or Sunday, March 16 S?eActS&test The RAVE Box Office 2401 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI For Complete Show Listing Call fr Dan Bern. 342-RAVE ,Atig SPOTLIGHT SECTION February 13,1997 to 1:07040,_ Directed by John Schneider, the piece eant. This Miss Southern Gay Wisconsin remains almost as controversial now as it pageant gets underway at 9:00. was in 1979 when it was first performed in A $3.00 cover gets you a fabulous show New York. Back then the New York critics with some great entertainment. called it "filth." But now you can judge for yourself. The play runs from February 20 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27 through March 23. Theatre X is located at 158 N. Broadway in the Broadway Thea- Clinic for its good work in the community. LESBO VAMPIRES FROM SODOM ter Center. Madison A Guest Speaker from the Metro Milwau- Most performances are expected to sell OPENS AT THEATRE X kee Fair Housing Council will also speak. That's right folks, the play you have 10% CLUB VALENTINES DAY out so advance ticket purchase is highly recommended. heard about, the one that had an ex- DANCE AT UW UNION Womyn's Flapjack Flip at tended three year run in Chicago has fi- The 10% Club, is holding another of its Atwood Community Center nally made its way to Milwaukee. "Les- famous get togethers at the UW Memorial February 23 bian Vampires From Sodom" starring BJ Union on Friday Febuary 14. There will be hot time at the Atwood Daniels will hit the stage at Theatre X be- The theme of this one is Valentine's Community Center, 2425 Atwood Ave as MADISON SYMPHONY PERFORMS ginning February 27 and running through Day. Everyone is welcome to attend the women gather together for pancakes, THE KADDISH FROM HARVEY March 23. ball which begins at 8:00. coffee and juice. MILK This is a late night show that will be The Frontiers Group will be holding a Women are encouraged to some brunch The Madison Symphony Orchestra seen at 10:00 on Weekend evenings only, get together at Saz' s prior to the Dance. food to help supplement the menu. Do- performs the Kaddish from the American so don't miss your chance to see the play Saz is located at 558 State Street. nations to help cover the cost of pancakes Opera, "Harvey Milk." that had critics all over the country howl- and juice etc. are also welcome. Guest soloist, Randall Wing will sing ing with laughter. FRONTIERS WINTER POT For more information or to volunteer to and conduct this high point of the only It's high drama and high camp and of LUCK FEBRUARY 22 help flip those cakes, call (414)241-1574. major opera with a title character who is course with BJ Daniels, it will be high tal- Frontiers will be hosting a Winter Pot openly Gay. ent too. Luck at 6 PM on February 22. The feast SHERMAN PARK TRIVIA, The performance beings at 8 PM at the Theatre X is located at 158 N. Broad- will include a special presentation \ lquote FEBRUARY 23 AT 10% CLUB Madison Civic Center 211 State Street. way in the Broadway Theatre Center. Ad- Taiwan through Bette Davis Eyes, a spe- A Trivia contest sponsored by the For ticket information call (608) 266-9055. vanced ticket purchase is recommended. cial slide presentation on Dave Runyon's Sherman Park Rainbow Association will recent trip to the famed island as he sees be held starting at 3:00 at the 10% Club FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28 it through his own unique perspective. February 23 , 4322 W. Fon Du Lac. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23 Everyone is invited to participate. MILWAUKEE CREAM CITY FOUNDATION LA TRAVIATA AT THE FLOREN- SAGE Theater Party MURDER MYSTERY THEATER TINE Sage will be sponsoring a special thea- Verdi's La Traviata opens at Milwau- HOLD ter party to see the BENEFIT AT THE WHEEL HOUSE new Theater X pro- kee's Florentine Opera with an 8 PM per- THE VALENTINES DAY DANCE duction of the Tennessee Williams Play, Ever want to be in one of those Sherlock the SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15 "Vieux Carre". This stunning production of Holmes murder mysteries you see on TV? formance at the Marcus Center for The Lesbian Alliance of Metro Milwau- Williams autobiographical work concern- Now is your chance to play amateur performing arts. This powerful, compelling kee and LOC are co-sponsoring THE Val- ing his coming to terms with being Gay sleuth as the Cream City Foundation vis- work will be repeated on Sunday March 2 entine's Day event for Milwaukee area will be followed by an after the theater its Melanec's Wheel House for a special at 2:30 and Tuesday March 4 at 7:30 PM. Lesbians on Saturday February 15. party with the cast and crew. This event performance of their Murder Mystery The work will be sung in Italian with Entitled "Together With Love We Can is by reservation only. Theater. English subtitles. It is considered one of Fly" the Valentine's Day Gala at Milwau- To reserve a ticket call SAGE at 271- Your $60.00 ticket entitles you to dinner, the finest operas ever. kee's War Memorial Center begins at 7 and a free drink at Mama 0378. a great show The Florentine sells out nearly every PM and continues to 1 AM. Roux's (which is just a block away). The party offers a safe, smoke free envi- PRIDE YOUTH GROUP MEETS Murder mystery theater at the Wheel performance so advance ticket purchase ronment for womyn of all ages to enjoy IN SUBURBS FEB 22 House is unique in that some members of is essential. To reserve your seats call the holiday with their partners and friends. A local youth group for Suburban area the audience will be able to play roles in the Marcus Center Box Office (414) 273- \par \tab Your $10.00 admission helps two teens. The group co-directed by Wendy the play. 7206. very worthwhile organizations continue Polichak and Bill Hanel will meet on Sat- For more information call the Cream their important work for the community. urday Feb, 22 from 1 to 3 PM. City Foundation, 265-0880. \par \tab For more information call LAMM A hike (weather permitting) will be the Tell Your Friends That at (414) 264-2600. main focus, otherwise the group will be MISS SOUTHERN GAY WISCONSIN treated a showing of "The Adventures of PAGEANT AT MANOEUVRES You Read All About it SAGE VALENTINE'S POT LUCK Two Girls in Love." The popular Manoeuvres, 150 S. Blair SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16 If you are 20 or younger and interested St, Madison, is hosting a fabulous pag- Wisconsin Light Sage will be holding its annual Valen- in attending please contact Pathfinders at in The tine's Day Pot Luck at 1 PM at Lake Park (414) 271-1560 for more information. Lutheran Church, 2647 N. Stowell. Enti- tled "Hearts and Flowers" the event will feature door prizes, games and great fel- KENOSHA WEEKLY WATCH FOR OUR lowship. SPECIALS REDECORATING, Bring a dish to pass. For more informa- UW- PARKSIDE VALENTINE'S DAY tion call SAGE at 271-0378. DANCE FRIDAY FEB 21 COMING SOON UW Parkside is sponsoring a Valentines SHERMAN PARK GAY GROUP Day dance "Valentines Day in A Queer MEETS FEB. 20 Way" on Friday February 21, from 9 to BETV The Sherman Park Rainbow Association Midnight will hold a 7 PM meeting at Good Shepard The free event will be held at the Park- Lutheran church, 3617 N 48) St. side Union Square, for more information The group will be recognizing BESTD call (414) 595-2278.

MOONY MONDAY thru YOU'RE INVITED FRIDAY DART TOSS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15 2-4-1 • 5-9pm 9pm-1:30am MARY'S OPENS IN MADTOWN JUST US VALENTINE'S SHOW PLUS Free Pool Mary's a new Les/Bi/Gay bar in Madison Those sweeties at Just Us, 807 S. Fifth $300 in prizes will be holding a Grand Opening party this Street, Milwaukee will be holding a Valen- and Darts evening. The new digs located at 2526 E. tine's Day Show featuring Starry Night, Washington (just up the street from Mona, Sandy Beach and special guests. Geraldine's) will be ready to welcome Gay This free show will be a star studded men and Lesbians alike. tribute to love and Valentine's Day. Be on IUESDrt The Party will include live entertain- hand early to make sure you get a good SATURDAY ment. There is no cover. seat for this 10 PM revue. 3-9pm SOUTH WATER ST DOCKS LOC, LAMM VALENTINES DAY SHAKE A DICE HOSTS UNDERWEAR PARTY DANCE AT WAR MEMORIAL 2-4-1 South Water Street Docks located at Those wonderful folks at LOC and for your drink price 354 E. National Ave, will be holding a LAMM are putting on THE Valentine's Day Valentines Day Underwear Party and bash of the season for Milwaukee area 9 to Close PLUS Free Pool Contest. Gays and Lesbians. There will be special prizes for those Entitled "Together With Love We Can and Darts with the best urn er assets. For more Fly!", the hearts and flowers gala will be- • information contact the bar by calling gin at 7 PM and go until 1:00 AM. This is 225-9676 or better yet see your fa- the perfect chance to spend some time INURSukx vorite South Water Street Docks bar- with your sweetheart in a nice setting. tender. Don't have a sweetheart? Come anyway UP maybe you can find one. SIGN Your $10.00 admission fee helps benefit SPIN THE WHEEL MADISON'S MANOEUVRES two very worthwhile organizations. for SUNDAY • HOLDS VALENTINES DAY PARTY for your drink price Manoeuvres will be holding a very spe- UNUM I :1 avIDP4I1 cial Valentine Day Party to help you cele- 9 to Close Cribbage & brate with your special Valentine or if VIUX CARRE AT THEATRE X need be to find a Valentine. Milwaukee theater goers are in for a Sheepshead You can bet that Ed, Charlie and their treat as Theatre X presents the Milwaukee staff will be ready with some special sur- premier of Viux Carre, Tennessee Wil- prises for everyone in attendance. Ma- liams autobiographical play about a tur- noeuvres is located at 150 S. Blair, Madi- bulent four month period during which he N BETWEEN - 625 South 2nd Street — M Iwaukee — 273-2693 — Lottery Approved son began to come grips with being Gay. F ary4 7 february 26 1997- THE WISCONSIN LIGHT-17 • E. Lynn Harris Invisible Life Doubleday RuPaul Lenin It All Hang Out Hyperion Black History Month Celebrates With A Pb. $10.96 Pb. $10.96 Randell Kenan Let the Dead Bury Makeda Silvera,Piece of My Heart: A Wealth of African-American Writers Their Dead Harcourt Brace Pb. $10.00 Lesbian of Colour Anthology Sister Vi- Gloria Naylor The Women of Brewster sion Pb. $17.95 Bookstores across America celebrate Much of Alice Walker's prominence Place Viking Penguin. Pb. $10.95 Smith, Barbara ed. Home Girls: A February, Black History month, with came on the heel's of The Color Purple, Sapphire Push Knopf HC $20.00 Black Feminist Anthology. Kitchen Ta- prominent displays of new and noteworthy her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and later Darieck Scott Traitor to the Race ble Press Pb. $10.95 works by African-American writers. Too a controversial motion picture starring Plume Pb. $10.95 Baldwin to Randell Kenan, Richard Wright often within the Lesbian and Gay Com- Whoopi Goldberg. In her subsequent April Sinclair Coffee Will Make You and Toni Morrison. munity, African-American writers receive works, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, Black Avon Pb. $12.00 In Shade (Avon Pb $12.00), Bruce Mor- much less attention by publishers, book- Walker calls for resistence, resistence to Jacqueline Woodson Autobiography of a row and Charles H. Rowell have compiled sellers and readers alike. stereotypical representations. Family PhotoNAL/Dutton Pb. $9.95 a collection of fiction by Gay men of Afri- Thanks to the phenomenal success of Three recent anthologies prove to be an Poetry can descent. The focus is on contempo- James Earl Hardy's brash, sexy and very invaluable introduction to emerging Les- Cheryl Clarke Experimental Love Fire- rary black lesbian writing in Afrekete funny novel, B-Boys Blues published by bian and Gay African-American writers. brand Pb. $8.95 (Doubleday Pb $14.00), an anthology ed- Alyson Press, more works by African- Shawn Stewart Ruff's Go the Way Your Craig Hickman Rituals Parfait de Cocoa ited by Catherine E. McKinley and Joyce American writers are increasingly able to Blood Beats (Owl Pb. $14.00) is a superb Pr. Pb. $12.95 Delaney. find their way into print. collection of both Gay and Lesbian writers Essex Hemphill Ceremonies Plume Pb. Emerging Gay and Lesbian writers of from such writers as Lorde, Walker and $10.00 color such as Hardy, E. 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His Alyson Pb. $11.95 Streets Temple Univ. Press Pb. $19.95 first two novels, Go Tell It on the Moun- tain and Giovanni's Room, remain two of the finest Gay novels in their themes of adolescent homosexual awakening and exploration of sexual identity. Like Lorde, DISCOVER WISCONSIN'S GAY Baldwin confronted issues of racism in his writing and his activism. ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX! One of the many, impressive writers of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston 4 Different Places to Party, Hughes wrote in almost every genre from poetry and prose to essays. Less well Dance or Relax known was his sexuality. Increasingly 2 Dance scholars are focusing on the homoeroti- Floors cism in much of Hughes' poetry. 4 Sound Systems BestD Displays Video • Food Works of Wally Games Dancing Pate and Uyvari Milwaukee--BestD Galleryr will open a new exhibit on March 7 featuring the work of Wally Pate of Milwaukee. Pate describes himself as a singer, dancer, song writer, arranger and artist. Each of these talents have enabled Pate to touch the lives of others throughout his career, and take the etched memories of them I and transcribe them artistically on canvas NTER '97 and paper. Through the years, Pate has lived in New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, GRUBB'S PUB open Wednesday-Saturday, 8pm New Orleans and in Canada, supporting himself by caring for the insane, alcoholics Serving Char Broiled Sandwiches, Appetizers and our and the dying. He has known poverty, sleeping on newspapers while looking for Famous Mozzarella Sticks work in the streets of New Orleans. He sang in the seediest of clubs, per- forming while strippers danced and drunks fought arid died in the streets outside. • ,Mondays "Shake A Drink" Throughout the vast range of experiences, he sketched and drew the faces of the eager, the hungry, the desperate and the rejected. • Tuesdays Beer Bust + Rail Price This self-taught artist has never dis- played his works in galleries or shows, but has sold pieces privately. His partner and Cuervo with John friend of 43 years has assisted Pate by effectively displaying his work, cutting glass, framing, backing and repairing. "The Art of Wally Pate: And When I • Wednesdays - Super Bust Dream" will run through the end of May at BestD Gallery, 1240 E. Brady Street in Milwaukee. 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*A, I NG CELEIIIMION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 ENTERTAINMENT Celebrating Mardi-Gras Our SpotLight Party at Mama Roux's, 1875 N. Humboldt, Milwaukee on Sunday February 9 was a huge success as you can see from the pictures above At the top is Jasmine and two friends weanng festive masks, next are two celebrants enjoying the All U Can Eat FUN Crawfish boil, In the middle are Joe St Claire Co-Owner/Manager sharing a laugh with Walt from Melanec's Wheel House, second from the bottom are three cards who walked around giving out lucky beads and selling raffle tickets and at the bottom are some of the contestants in the How Many Crawfish can you eat in 60 seconds contest. Needless to say as usual, everyone had a great time at Mama Roux. HE WISCONSIN UGHT-i 9 powerful sleeping pills and danced in a is heterosexual and Gide published Co- The Black Panthers, the Palestinians, pink negligee for four Panthers. Angela rydon anonymously and Cocteau never Davis later felt that Genet was commu- fully acknowledged his authorship of Le Gay Culture and Jean Genet nicating something serious about sexual Livre Blanc and Montherlant and Mau- By Edmund White England because of the intervention of a identity and its flexibility to his audience. riac were closeted, Genet wrote novels Kate Jean Genet was a great French writer, rich French aristocrat. Millet published her groundbreak- in the 1940's in which the homosexual perhaps the greatest this century has Of course, if the word "homosexuality" ing feminist study, Sexual Politics, at this narrator is called "Jean Genet" - what's produced. He was also a convicted was ever so much as whispered, the jig time as well, in which she calls Genet's more startling, he's a passive homosex- criminal who defended prison life, an was up, but as long as the nature of the Our Lady of the Flowers a feminist ual (for if anyone were to admit to being outrageously accurate iconoclast, a hus- affection remained vague no one quib- work since it shows that "femininity" is Gay it was naturally to strut about as a tler, a common thief, a man into S&M, bled, certainly not the parents of the not a biological reality but a social role top man, whereas it's well known almost anyone and an openly Gay man. lucky boy. can assume, especially a man. all writers are bottoms). Genet Edmund White, also a great writer, but Genet himself fell into the habit of re- remarked that artistic and politi- The Gay Ghetto cal one who has lived a more conventional ferring to himself as the "father" of his revolutions do not take place at the Genet showed the Gay ghetto, not just same pace and existence, wrote an article for The Har- lovers, who were at first younger, then that quite genuine revo- some abandoned castle where aristo- lutionary messages vard Gay & Lesbian Review discuss- much younger, finally just young. are often presented cratic lovers embraced, he showed drag in a ing his fellow author and his sexual ori- Genet gave the first real money he lackluster, conventional academic queens and their pimps, he mingled the style. entation. ever earned (the royalties from The races, he recorded Gay slang. In a typically Prison and Gay Life Maids) to Lucien to build his house as perverse aside, he also Most importantly, with Divine, the pro- observed that the As White sees him, In his novels well. man who had done tagonist of Our Lady of the Flowers, the most to liberate Genet presents the role-playing, sado- Nevertheless, Genet was not a rich homosexuals, al- he invented the drag queen for French though he masochistic form of homosexuality that bourgeois helping out working stiffs but himself was heterosexual and literature (his most memorable charac- in no way liberated, was Freud, by he learned in reform school and prison. rather an ex-thief and vagabond, a child ex- ter). Moreover, at a time when middle- pounding the theory of universal bisexu- Whereas other ex-cons deplored the of Public Welfare, who'd made good by class Gay authors were promoting the ality and the violence of prison, made pleas for re- glorifying evil in his plays and novels. undifferentiated sexuality of metaphor of homosexuality as illness children. form, and bitterly denounced the forced The only affair Genet ever had with and mounting pleas for sympathy and No matter how quirky Genet's opin- homosexuality of an all-male penal soci- another pur sang homosexual, an Italian compassion, Genet embraced the only ions, he must be credited with having ety, Genet was virtually the only one to gigolo, was a disaster. The hustler broke other two alternatives—homosexuality as lived out his homosexuality more can- defend the system; as he put it, "As for his heart when he left Genet for a rich crime or sin, a far stronger position de- didly than any other writer of his genera- signed to frighten his hapless reader. me, I've chosen; I will be on the side of Englishman. tion. crime. And I'll help children not to gain Gay Isolation and Gay Culture Whereas the narrator in Proust's novel entrance into your houses, your facto- As a result Genet wrote an extremely ries, your laws and holy sacraments, but gloomy text about homosexuality that he to violate them." could never finish and that was eventu- As a teenager in the prison colony of ally published in 1954 under the title Mettray, he was sought after by the Fragments. GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS other boys because he was attractive— In Fragments, Genet tells us that ho- and possibly because he really was a mosexuality "is experienced as a theme Gay man who took a genuine pleasure of guiltiness." There is no way of getting in the sexual acts he was forced to do— used to it, of living with it. Homosexuality and the fact that he was forced to do cuts each homosexual off from the Midwest Womyn Music Great Response Extends them. world—even from the world of other ho- He was treated as "a high-born lady" mosexuals. Fest Seeks Performers Chicago Run of Gay Play by his rough admirers. "Because language itself is 'built on a De Kalb, II Performers are being sought Chicago--The Organic Touchstone Love in Syria sense of shared human community, for the Third Annual Midwest Womyns Theater Company has extended the run of When he was 18 Genet went as a homosexuals can do nothing more than Autumnfest which will be held in De Kalb its popular production of Love! Valour! French soldier to Syria, where he had mock language—alter it, parody it, dis- III on Sunday August 31, 1997. Compassion! The award winning play has his first true love affair with a boy, a 16- solve it." Autumnfest is a one day outdoor Womyn's drawn sold out houses. Love! Valour! year-old Damascus hair dresser. Homosexuality, he writes, does con- Music festival celebrating womyn's music Compassion!, follows four Gay male cou- What impressed Genet was the affec- stitute a civilization, but it is a civilization, and culture. Athena Productions, the ples while they vacation for the summer in tionate, teasing attitude of the Syrians a culture, if you will, that isolates rather event's sponsor, is seeking performers for Upstate New York. The play has won towards this romance: than unites its citizens. the day and evening stages. Musicians, numerous awards including a 1995 Tony "At least everyone in the street I knew I A second method of escaping the iso- comics, dancers and peformance artists of for Best Play, the Outer Critics Circle was in love with him and the men had a lation of homosexuality is precisely all ethnic, cultural and artistic back- Award and the New York Drama Critics good laugh over it. The women were through art, but a very special art, one grounds are urged to apply. Circle Award for Best Play.The play can veiled and scarcely visible. But the boys, consecrated to death, Genet's most en- Interested performers should send an be seen at the Organic Theater Building, the young men and the old men all during subject. audio or video recording to Athena Pro- 3319 N. Clark St. The extended run goes smiled and were amused. They said to Genet's strategy is to devise a book of ductions, 217 S. Second Street, #193, through Sunday February 23. For tickets me, 'Aha! Go with him." the dead for a ghostly civilization, a ho- DeKalb II, 60115, no later than April 8. and information call (773) 477-5779. Although Genet previously and subse- mosexual Egypt of the imagination. Athena asks that you include a SASE if quently had many quick sexual encoun- The Black Panthers you want your materials returned. For African American ters, the sex act for him was always As the years went by, Genet acquired more information call Athena at (815)748- linked to affection. As he put it in a con- a more optimistic view of homosexuality. 5359. Author to Speak versation in old age, "I never lived out In the 1970's he took up two great Walter Mosley, a best selling African my sexuality in a pure state. It was al- causes, the Black Panthers and the Pal- Dane County Collects at American Mystery writer will give a talk on ways mixed with tenderness, perhaps it estinians, and he was quite open abut Saturday February 15 at the Milwaukee was just a brisk, cursory affection, but his erotic interest in both groups (though the Madison Art Center Public Library's Centennial Hall. until the very end of my sexual life there there's no evidence he ever had sex with bane County Collects an exhibition of Mosely will introduce his new book Gone was always, well, I never made love in a anyone of either group). over 70 twentieth century paintings, Fishin' published by Black Calssic Press. void, I mean, without a bit of human He never disguised his homosexuality sculptures, drawings, prints and photos The 3 PM talk will be followed a book feeling. (or his atheism) from the Palestinians, selected from 20 important private and signing. A portion of the book sales from "Otherwise I would make love with who were shocked by both eccentrici- corporate collections in Madison and this event will be donated to America's certain guys just for the money." ties, but who admired Genet for his Dane County will take place at the Madi- Black Holocaust Museum. Rough Trade courage in owning up to his predilec- son Art Center, 211 State Street from Fe- The event which is sponsored by Harry W. In his thirties, the period when he was tions. burary 16 to March 23. Schwartz Bookshops is free and open to writing fiction, he seemed to distinguish Genet never marched in a Gay pride Dane County Collects Is the first serious the public. between his romantic crushes on men, parade in France, yet he never down- attempt to have a comprehensive survey almost always tough straight men whom played his homosexuality either. He was of works in all media from region collec- Think There'S Nothing To he was able to seduce only as "trade," sufficiently irritated by the Panthers' re- tions. It presents an overview of the and johns who paid him and whom he peated references to their white male evolving history of regional taste, the art- Do This Evening'? despised and sometimes beat up and enemies (especially Nixon) as "faggot" ists, styles and subjects that have inter- robbed. or "punks" that he made strong objec- ested local collectors to the present day. Call (414)299-0857 Even after he'd become celebrated as tions, which caused Panther leader Works by important American artists an author and was living with a hoodlum Huey Newton to issue his ground- such as Milton Avery, Jacob Lawrence, The Wisconsin Light nicknamed "Java," he would encourage breaking essay, "The Women's Libera- Alice Neel and Louise Nevelson will be SpotLine Java to roll Queers. His sense of soli- tion and Gay Liberation Movements, featured along with works by significant darity with other thieves was certainly August 15, 1970." international artists such as Henry Moore, And Think Again! stronger than his links with other homo- Newton said that "through reading and David Hockney and Andreas Gursky. sexuals. through my life experience and observa- Since Genet was attracted almost ex- tions," he knew "that homosexuals are clusively to straight men, he had to tol- not given freedom and liberty by anyone THE BOOT CAMP erate (and sometimes even seek out) in the society. They might be the most their girlfriends and wives. oppressed people in our society." Senemaud, his • SALOON'S In dealing with Lucien Newton called for the freedom for =ma lover just after World War II, Genet be- each person "to use his body in what- came friendly with Lucien's wife and kids ever way he wants." He said that al- 10th Annual and paid for their house to be built (Java though some homosexuals were not helped out with the physical labor). revolutionary, others were: "maybe a This kind of homosexuality, so recent homosexual could be the most revolu- RED PLAID and yet so distant from us, was common tionary. When we have revolutionary throughout the old Mediterranean world, conferences, rallies and demonstrations, until the simultaneous enrichment of the there should be full participating of the SHIRT NIGHT & working class and the weakening of tra- Gay liberation movement and the ditional morality. Because of these two women's liberation movement." WISCONSIN developments, young men were now Gays as Revolutionaries free to marry young, and premarital het- Genet himself had a few ideas about L erosexual adventures were increasingly Gays' revolutionary potential, which he LEATHER tolerated. The ugly spectre of hetero- expressed in a 1972 interview: sexual dating had raised its sordid head. "One is not a revolutionary just be- MEN'S BAR & Previously, no one spoke of it as cause one is a homosexual. ... There 0- • "exploitation" or "perversion" if a kindly homosexuals who wish to af- are some .14.43,A 0$4.,V4y. older man, well-heeled and avuncular, firm their difference and their special PARTY NIGHT took a close interest in a poor young- quality, and this need leads them to un- MILWAUKEE'S ster's prospects. mask the arbitrary character of the sys- Saturday, Feb 22 Look at the case of J. R. Ackerley's tem in which they live. But there are oth- LEATHER/LEVI BAR father (recounted in My Father and My- and to ers who wish to pass unnoticed 209 East National Avenue • Milwaukee lOpm-Close self), who went from being a penniless if system, thereby strength- blend into the 414/643-6900 handsome guardsman to becoming one ening the system." of the most prosperous merchants in One night Genet took too many of his THE SPOTUGHT SECTION Fabruaty 13, 1997 to Febnotfy Then there is the fabulous "Lesbian Geraldine's, Manouevres and The Vampires From Sodom" starring the ever Shamrock. Here's hoping that openly so popular and ever so talented BJ Da- Gay Alderman Mike Verveer succeeds in niels. (You go girl!) This play had a re- getting a license for Scandals, the former markable run in Chicago and it's about R Place. That bar really picked with the time that it was brought to Milwaukee. new owners, Mike and Nancy. 7/e9k4e9Ati That's all for now, hope to see ya out .74e Kudos to Theater X for running two Gay positive pieces at the same time. And BJ, and about soon and in the meantime be break a leg!!! safe and stay proud!!! There's also a very nice cultural offering and the mood was very festive. from Madison. The Madison Symphony Dusty Sass Speaking of Mardi Gras, I had a blast at will be performing the Kaddish from the the Manoeuvres Mardi Gras bash. They opera Harvey Milk. The opera is about Music for Any Occasion In our last issue our very astute pub- always make out of towners feel at home Harvey Milk, the openly Gay San Fran- lisher and editor brought you the first in- at that bar. 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Course the bar is fun tricks) planning a big bash. They do love to party to go to at other times too. 3) I have been in contact with the good at that place don't they? I'll be checking out the crowd at This Is woman and we are setting up a special There are some great theater premiers It a great spot to have a nice drink and party to be held at This Is It in the next coming up in the next couple of weeks. I some great conversation. MANOEUVRES month or two. This will be sort of her plan to be there for opening night of the And how can you go wrong by cruising coming out at home party. Tennessee Williams play Viux Carre. It's the dance floor at La Cage? Great techno We certainly want to thank Mama Roux Located In the Whew Mean . d MILIU) an autobiographical piece that covers the effects, a fine DJ, hunky bartenders and 150 5. 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Washington, D.C.—Last weekend (January "I tried to convince myself to go along with Poniewaz had revered Gay newspaper office, where an angry editor Bernstein ever since the 20th- 21"), on the eve of the annual March for that and came up with what I thought were flamboyant con- recently rejected Kearney's anti-abortion lit- ductor's televised Life, members of the Pro-Life Alliance of good reasons," he said. "But every time I Young People's Con- erature and looked as if she might spit in certs helped Gays and Lesbians were turned away from an considered the humanity of the unborn child, Poniewaz get into classical Kearney's face, the Post reported on Saturday, music when he was a anti-abortion convention where March presi- all other reasons crashed on the rock of that teenager during the January 27th. fact." '60s. dent Nellie Gray returned their $50 registra- Gay people are widely assumed to advocate "Our Poniewaz felt that Bernstein tion fees and took away their convention experience at being dehumanized and had the in- not just Gay rights, but women's rights, mi- depersonalized ternational charisma to make a badges, according to a recent article in the should be put squarely on the rainforest nority rights and any other rights on a gener- side of the unborn," Sena continued. He is concert be an international event, Washington Post bylined to Cindy Loose. perhaps ally liberal agenda. Among the public at large, sure that one day scientists will find a televised around the world from Gray also ordered Gay marchers not to carry genetic the United Alliance members said, they often find more marker for homosexuality, giving parents the Nations. their banner with a drawing of a fetus inside a tolerance for their Gayness than they find for option to abort a fetus who will be Lesbian or in Costa Rica, Poniewaz approached the pink triangle, an order they defied. their abortion views. a Gay man. Museum's rainforest curator, Allen Young, "It's a most egregious-a sinful lifestyle— Leaders of Gay rights groups express toler- "It is the ultimate form of Gay-bashing," with his Rainforest Concert idea. and for them to want to parade it around is just ance of abortion opponents in their midst, in Sena said. Young's enthusiasm, combined with shameful," Gray said in a telephone interview contrast to the anti-Gay rhetoric of some lead- Anti-abortion Lesbians and Gay men are left Poniewaz's own, was a decisive factor in with the Post. "Homosexuality is sinful by ers of the anti-abortion movement. But among with an overwhelming feeling of being alone, persuading the Milwaukee Symphony to anyone's definition, and there is no way I was the rank and file on each side, Alliance mem- said Alliance vice president Chuck Vols, who undertake this unusual concert of unfa- going to have a banner promoting sinful acts." bers said, a different picture emerges. volunteers at a pregnancy crisis center in miliar repertoire. But just as their fellow abortion opponents At that level, "there is not as much hatred Philadelphia and is raising two adopted chil- The concert, which Poniewaz calls ridicule them for being Gay, other Gay people from pro-lifers as there is on the Gay side," dren—one adopted when he was married, be- Song of the Rainforest, will finally take revile them for opposing a woman's right to said Kearney of Rochester, New York. "Most fore his wife's death. place on March 14, 15 and 16 with the choose abortion. At a Gay Pride festival in Every member who was interviewed by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Cho- Boston last Summer, Pro-Life Alliance mem- pro-life people are either very welcoming or Post is said to have groaned at the thought of rus under MSO Resident Conductor Neal had to flee their booth after about 50 they'd don't say anything." bers having to choose between a rabidly anti-Gay Gittleman. screaming abortion rights advocates knocked The worst hurt comes from taunts from fel- anti-abortion candidate in November and one Poniewaz is a poet who often performs over their tables, said Philip Arcida, the Alli- low Gays. who supported both Gay and abortion rights. with his long-time friend, Antler. As a 'ance president. "We are at our core Gay, and pro-life is a Following the March, Alliance members met UWM lecturer, he teaches the course he Gay abortion opponents have staked out ter- oelief, so it is more painful to be heckled by with Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL), the Chair of devised, "Literature of Ecological Vision." ritory in two of the most volatile battlefields of our own community," said Mary Jane Mul- the Judiciary Committee. Alliance members During February, Poniewaz has been American life. They never expected either herin, of St. Paul, Minnesota. "The Gay urged him to support a ban on abortions based giving an audio-visual presentation sum- fight to be easy, but being attacked by people community celebrates diversity," including on both gender and sexual orientation in the marizing the global rainforest crisis and would like to think of as comrades and drag queens and leather fetishes, she said. they future. previewing the upcoming Rainforest Con- harder. "But we are the one group that can't be cele- allies makes both so much the cert. The $3 admission at these previews members, Don- brated." As one of the 500 Alliance will benefit the six local natures centers knows how it feels to be Gray said she thought the Pro-Life Alliance nie Marie Kearney that are hosting Poniewaz's presentation who approve of one, but of Gays and Lesbians was attempting to be despised by people and the Tirimbina Rainforest Preserve. one, of the two central facets of her be- "provocative" and to push its "sinful homo- MAKE YOUR only The three remaining presentations in- she describes sexual agenda" at the March. ing. 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Says Ramach, "Viux Carre deals CLASSIFIEDS and the rainforests in particular, combined with human beings not just Gays or in his mind and heart with a love for these straights, who are searching for happi- CLASSIFIED ORDERS: Completely fill out this form and mail to WISCONSIN LIGHT, 1843 N. ness. That's a theme Palmer, Milwaukee, WI 53212. musical scores whose splendor so pow- that's pretty univer- sal no matter who you are." RATES ARE $2 for each line. erfully echoes the splendor of the rainfor- Each line can contain up to 42 characters, (including spaces). Indicate if Ramach adds "I was you would like a BOLD HEADLINE of up to three words above your ad for an additional $2.50. Also ests themselves. 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I will finally get to see this dar- SERVICES are offered, and we DO NOT accept any classifieds on the phone for placements or toward a determination to preserve as ing work on stage." renewals. much as possible of the fast-vanishing So will Milwaukee theater audiences rainforests which supply vast amounts of thanks to an innovative theater company ArlITIIESS inffrsfP oxygen to the atmosphere that sustains and the memories of aging Gay writer. the entire planet and which are treasuries Performance times for Viux Carre are STATE' ZYP-0,150 biodiversity whose drastic de- as follows: Wednesday and Thursdays PLEASE CHECK THE ISSUEESI IN WHICH YOJJ WOULD LIRE YOUR AD TO APPEAR. of precious pletion bodes dire consequences for fu- 7:30, Fridays and Saturdays, 8:00, Sun- FEB. 27 MAR. 13_MAR. 27/ APRIL 10 APRIL 24 MAY 8_ ture generations. days 3:00. Advance ticket purchase is When Leonard Bernstein conducted recommended. 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GOD KNOWS WE MENT TO START faithful friend. unscripted weekly outings. One THIN/5 r HAVE TIME TO STAND CUTS HIS HAIR NEED THE Mol4Ey. I Dail WV mama. WITH WALLSTREET STREETS ANYWAY. day, the 36- ARDVAID IRONING HIS DRAWERS. h+0 MAKES RAFFI SPENDING HIS I.JFICEE YINGTOCf1ITS P4K,15 ON ISN'T SOCIAL by choice, united by a SECURIIY GoM146 They were friends year-old Whittington skipped down the aisle OH,rf4tuGHT -ft TAPE oF SUCH A CHUDKOD N THIS DUMP. SOCIAL SECURITY, WE cruel fate: He had AIDS; she volunteers of an office-supply store. He wondered YESTERGAy's CHILDREN." MESS. CoULDAU. BE ON INE STREET' SPOKE? with Project Compassion, the AIDS minis- la, WNEH WE'RE SEVENTY. whether he was embarrassing Roberto. S try of Westerville's Vineyard Christian Fel- "As long as you can skip, Roger, go right lowship. ahead," she told him. Like the St. Camillus AIDS ministry in Another time, they had three lunches in Milwaukee, the Vineyard ministry reaches one day. whom cAR1.05!sEi out to people with AIDS, many of "Whatever he wanted to do," said Rob- GE MESS? have been abandoned by family and friends. erto, who was eager to see him add pounds patients live in nursing homes, home- ANYTHING The to his lean 6-foot, 4-inch frame. YEAH, BUFINM ARE OTHER SoLuTIOJ5 MAYBE OFFI WILL-Row uP TD IF HE 14140 SAID BYE. BYE, INVESTMENT THAT RufH- Afoul 4tx,?fra la0 ONE M0MMY. less shelters and prisons. They need a And they hunted for an apartment for him. BESIDES HMI BROKERAGE FIRMS RE A EVIHLESI miwor4S OF NEW ACCI:Wrs-ro CouE-C7 grevacER, Art NifH1115 afoNEy HE LESS, WHAT wHo gEADID HA. YOU friend, not a judge or a conversion. WERE ALWAYS FLITTING Whittington filled out application after FEES ON. MD WHAT HAPPENS WHEN Burl of tJDori5 AsDORINA40 MAWS YbUlilkik Gay ) from a STocx. MARKET FALLS ? HE'LL BUY A NICE LITTLE CARIB- HE'LL SPARE oFF KINKo'5. "I don't agree with it (being application, only to be denied for reasons THE Opipb. biblical standpoint," said Roberto, 36, a wife BEAN ISLAND MR. HIS NEAREST U5? Roberto never knew. AND DEAREST-1D RETI RE oN and mother of two. "It's not God's plan for But he persisted. us to live that way, but it doesn't interfere "I can't wait until I can sit at home on my ll with my relationships. You can still love couch with my TV and my coffee and not if someone but not agree." worry about this," he said one August after- \74 It would be easy for Roberto to ensconce noon. HUH. 5.00K5 herself in her Hilliard home, tending to yobYOUR "I wasn't going to be another person who Roof\ . family business. was going to take those hopes and dreams struggle every day living in the sub- "I away," said Roberto, as she listened to a well." urbs," she said. "I don't want to die and the thought of them being alone. man struggling to keep his dignity and in- "I think about him so much. That I can't say, 'You have a beautiful house.' "Going back?" Fryer said. "That's where have God dependence in a place he neither wanted to go down there and get him and have coffee to be my whole life's work, our faith comes into play. You end up re- I don't want that be nor felt he deserved. with him. ... It breaks my heart." for me. I'm not a ceiving more than you give away. It be- making everything right "It's horrible," he said. "I watch little old Roberto thought about taking a break until happy person when I focus on me for too comes a passion. That's God's blessing for people die every day." January, but she had heard about two people long." being faithful." Many people with AIDS are abandoned in need of a faithful friend. She doesn't like She like what she is doing because the out of fear of the virus, Fryer said. When work is God's. Fryer can, she encourages families to get in- "1 don't go thinking I'll get anything," she volved. Those from Project Compassion be- said. come the family's strength, showing that it's WISCONSIN AIDS When they met, Roberto and Whittington OK to reach out, to hold a hand, to say, "I talked about their differences. love you." "He asked me. I told him," Roberto said. Fryer has attended RESEARCH CONSORTIUM She learned about him and concluded, "I too many funerals and cried too many may not agree with all of what he's done, tears. She is angered by the rejection those who have died received. but but he doesn't agree with everything I've she understands it. She neither knows nor HIV THERAPY TRIALS done either." wants to know the family dynamics. That said, a friendship blossomed. I'hey did the best they knew how," she OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT "Ninety-nine percent of the people who said. we reach out to are Gay," said Sharon Fryer, When family members aren't there, the Wisconsin AIDS Research Consortium (WARC) is currently enrolling founder of Project Compassion. "But that's volunteers, who call themselves "faithful trials of research not an issue for us." friends," are. individuals with HIV/AIDS for participation in two The nonprofit program has more than 275 Roberto and Whittington talked about drug therapies. These trials may advance scientific knowledge and future death, his computer business and AIDS. treatment of other individuals with HIV/AIDS. • HIV + Character on "I knew I couldn't fix things for Roger," Roberto said. "It was more complicated than that. I found out what I could do for NBC's "ER" To him: be a friend to him and love him." TRIAL NO. 1- REMUNETM Whittington's condition worsened and, by REIVIUNETM is an experimental treatment intended to boost the body's natural Remain September, he was using a Healthy wheelchair. A immune response against HIV. In Phase I and II studies, REMUNE has so far few weeks later, he canceled an outing with Los Angeles-- Gloria Reuben, who Roberto the first time he'd done so. been found safe and well-tolerated. The study compares the responses of indi- plays an HIV-positive doctor's assistant Whittington became more candid, talking viduals having equal chances of receiving REMUNE or placebo by injection on NBC's "ER," reassures viewers that about his death and his funeral. He wanted every 12 weeks for up to 3 years. her character is going to stay healthy this to be cremated. By the end of September, season. Whittington spent the days, like the nights, ELIGIBILITY - If you are over 18 years of age, HIV positive, have a CD4+ As Jeanie Boulet, Reuben has received in bed. a huge response from viewers after her Roberto's last visit with Whittington came count of 300-549, have had no prior investigational vaccine or immune-based character contracted the AIDS virus from four days before he died. therapy treatment and no changes in antiretroviral drugs or doses within the past her estranged husband, who had unpro- He wandered in and out of reality. She fed 30 days, and have no history of or current ADDS-defining conditions except for tected sex with another woman. him, gave him water, talked to him. Kaposi's Sarcoma, you may be eligible for this study. "Dealing with the public for the most He did not respond. She told him she part is OK, but you know, I think emo- loved him. tionally and almost psychologically it gets His last words, in a whisper: "I love you, a little disturbing when a lot of people's too." TRIAL NO. 2 - DELAVIRDINE comments have to do with death," From her home a few weeks later, Roberto This is a double-blind, randomized study. The study compares the responses of Reuben said. reflected on Whittington's death and the and AZT, AZT and 3TC "They say, 'Are you going to die?' I al- pain inside her. individuals taking varied doses of Delavirdine (DLV) ways say, 'No. Jeanie is going to be fine,' "I feel like he's with God, and the only or a combination of DLV, AZT & 3TC. in order to get a line there between reality peace you can get out of all this is that he's and fiction," she said. not in pain anymore," she said. "If I didn't ELIGIBILITY - If you are 14 years of age or older, HIV positive, have a CD4 Her role is enriched by HIV-positive know that, I wouldn't be handling this as count greater than 200 but less than 500, and haven't been on AZT more than 6 . friends, she says. "I do know a few people who are posi- months, you may qualify for this study. tive, and from this happening to them, Music for Any Occasion they have really learned to honor them- selves and to live for today," Reuben FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ENROLLING IN THESE said. "I really admire how nothing is TRIALS, PLEASE CALL ARCW AT 414-225-1578. taken for ,.• granted." She acknowledged that "it's a lot" to carry such a dramatic line. GRILLO "I'm aching to do comedy," she said. jazz But the good thing is that it's not going to be heavy for the whole season. 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