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Join Us In Celeb November 6, 6,1997-November 1997—November 19, 19,1997-WISCONSIN 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT LIGIIT-2-2 10`lollh Anniversary Issue Issue themed productions, but supports LGBT sivegive publicpuunc policypohcy are richtsrights -whichwhich we all Madison's LGBT Past Leads toto thethe FutureFuture writers,#e#,a¥t#C£Fts:dEc)¥ari¥ItsLGBT actors and technicians. deserve. Through these and other LGBT contri- We will advocate for domestic partner- By De Ette Tomlinson son to find a venue isolated enough for bulT#s:givMthfr%nanhads#ceromLeGPTtrencondsiei:butions, Madison has become a trendset- ship benefits for the State employees' in- Madison has a history of progressive conservatives to try to control the public ting community for LGBT people in surance pool, which would help people activism that spans decades. But during hearing process. Even so, Madison resi- k8en9:Twtrtirw:SGE?firpstpe°fiete£America. Wisconsin was the first state to not only working for the state, but who the past ten years, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual §o¥Ogm§ris*ii:t£:sL:ai:jla%o¥£urn:fi¥dents outnumbered all other Wisconsin pass a law protecting Gay rights, and work for municipalities like Madison that and Transgender people have been build- constituentsconstifuents whowho attendedattended the hearing, and R£:aisaonha#asprfi%Cirfgthgyfirsi#a'esan£Madison was one of the first cities in participate in the State benefits pool. the hearing, and to ing an inclusive, progressive Gay com- underlined the dedicationdedication ofof thethe -city'sciga'; America to provide a domestic e . es er- Tammy Baldwin is well on her way munity that is gaining national attention. LGBTs and ou.our alliesallies toto figivtfight for Gay ship registration. Madison or I , 1 ces being the first out Lesbian congressperson Why do LGBT people come from all rights.rigivs. have protected LGBT rights even when in the House of Representatives. over the country to live in this small city challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court. Artists, families, writers, businesses, More and more often, Madison Gays musicians and other cradled by four lakes? involved with the politi- Over the next ten years, Madison will politicians, theorists, andan¥°±esb¥kE9erein:oft)ra#thdisth°g Lesbians are pGOGau¥- LGBT people continue to flock to this city A recent survey by Madison Gay and cal process as citizens, lobbyists and can- undoubtedly continue to lead the way for LesbianLe€b;#enRtes¥c:eycb=t¥ra£3°wns#ayti¥sg Resource Center shows that less didates.gi?ifi;:?ss as citizens, lob`bgivs and can- LGBT rights and lives in Wisconsin, and of four lakes. We're all looking for and tharithan a fififthlth of MadisonMadison LGBTsLGBTs come Our energy isn't confined to the political provide a model for other communities to creating a community that celebrates its from Madison, while nearly half of us arena, though. Over the past ten years, follow across the country. Safe schools, diversityi::o#fy¥£Fw¥#m:;coce¥efrco!oian£-ul while embracing its common come9t:tnne from #]:f8#§id¥#-ew¥s=Lysinh.a]f outside of Wisconsin. Of us artists=¥;¥e:u:chit:k#s##:sf:eon:oF# and musicians have come from all legally recognized partnerships and inclu- goal: equal rigivsrights for au.all. Many of us are from bordering states or over to explore Madison's cuttingcutting edge the East Coast, especially New York. arts scene. Though in the past the University was a The annual Lesbian Variety Show, I Got magnet for many, now it looks like our This Way From Kissing Girls, showcases ::-_=-:_-_-:-::i:::-;::_--::::i:I-:-:::::-:I-I::=-_:i:_LGBT community is building a reputation Lesbian talent from around the city, and for itself that transcends the draw of an generates funds for Kissing Girls Produc- educationaleducatioml institutioninstitution. . Cowthelatiou ox #TF#+rioEriKFi¥:gy:thsLehfc¥ri?¥ftions' artistic grant program. Through the work of LGBT activists Several years ago, thetheqe!rGg?Tsegchaps LGBT group over the past ten or more years, Madison NewN8#fuye¥S Harvest ffag8edfunded George Segal 's has become -- cool. We're happening. In sculpture, "Gay Liberation" (depicting the atmosphere th,: activists' dedicated two affectionate same-sex couples). The glade- of work created, Lesbians and Gays have sculpture was originally in Madison's integrated their lives into the fabric of the #E¥ei:#:ey:¥Tffi±jenffidrlsi¥Orton Park and now lives in Central Park city.i=:-:i-:.--:i:::::_:-:--::_==i_I-:i:__I--::::::-I-_:i:::_:-::i:::::_:i:: in New York City. We have more than 90 local LGBT or Several Gay men's choruses have found allied groups to choose from (over three their homes here, the latest one being Per- quarters of which were formed in the past fect Harmony. Madison writers like Will ten years), a domestic partnership ordi- Fellows (recently moved to Milwaukee) nance, two Queer city council members and Claudia Card generate national atten- and Wisconsin's only Gay, Lesbian, Bi- tion::-:;;::::::::=:-i::::-:=::-:=:::==::-:-:::-::i::::==:-::::-:::::-:;::::: for their studies of Gay and feminist sexual,::-:i_i::-=:-:il-::::_i:::::::ii:::-:=:=i:__i=::-:::i::_i::: Transgender and allied social culture. service, community advocacy organiza- West Coast filinmckersfilmmakers HelenHelen ` Cohen tion and community center, The United and DebraDebra Chasnoff selectedselected Madison as (see sidebar). one of fivefive locationslocations nationwide for their The Advocate recently profiled two of award-winning Lesbian and Gay docu- our Gay politicians, and named Madison mentary, "It's Elementary." one of the top five "surprise" most livable And Madison houses a very active and places in America. inclusive locally produced theater scene Madison is Wisconsin's political arena, that celebrates not only original Gay- and LGBT rights are often in the ring :wfi!:£¥i:g#!¥ulry*?e:Ecaiv:G%j Ten-plus years of Madison legislators si. unuiihow'4 cctultoku State from David Clarenbach to Tammy Si. 71/1A—; Cahok State Ft®pi-esentatlv®Representative P®t®r. 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Barney ployee would be eligible for benefits in The following was a statement given by -::;:i::::::::::-::::::i-==::i::-:I:::::::::_-:i:::::i::=::i:::::-:::::-Frank (D-MA) held a press conference E'::e±ewffi#£Eg:1b#efsoil¥:,fifaithe same manner and to the same extent as Helen Gonzales, Public Policy Director of Wednesday, October 29, to announce the the spouse of a federal employee. The the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Green Bay Man introduction of the Domestic Partnership term "domestic partner" is defined to (NGLTF) at yesterday's press conference: Benefits and Obligations Act of 1997, a mean "an adult person living with, but "NGLTF applauds Representative Convicted of Hate bill to make domestic partnership benefits not married to, another adult person in a Barney Frank and the other 14 lead co- available to federal employees. iffariTiidaeifeanile|::L#ri:iLFie,dFicommitted, intimate relationship." sponsors of this legislation which could Crime Against Gays Sponsors of the bill include Congress- This eligibility would extend to retire- just as easily be entitled The Workplace women Nita Lowey (D-MA), Elizabeth mentmE?b&n£#htyealwthoulind#Fe9±oer£¥: benefits, health insurance, life insur- Equality Act.' The proposal introduced Green Bay—When Mark Anderson ma- Furse (D-OR) and Eleanor Holmes ance and compensation for work injuries. today gives recognition to the diversity of ced a young couple in a parking lot near a Norton (D-DC) Bob Filner (D-CA) and To be eligible, same or opposite sex cou- families in our country. local gay nightclub last July he did so out ¥:°onth:P-mne2be¥sboFEeeru!P-frf|seanodfnine other members of the U.S. House of ples would file an affidavit certifying, of hate, according to a jury in Green Bay According to a 1991 U.S. Census RFrr&enwtaa#:faedatthepressconferenceRepresentatives. among other facts, that they are living to- Bureau report, fewer than this afternoon, October 28. gether 30% of Ameri- ifeiFFilHl;.:£#iyffegGloio:soon:u; Frank was joined at the press conference in a committed, intimate rela- canc¥efaEo;#,,gfidt:etrraadr#;fi!o.esrfutgne:: families fit the traditional definition of A jury of four men and eight women by Lowey and Furse, along with repre- tionship, that they are responsible for each found?_J;uryM9fLf°¥np„¥^nand]fi#Wri|miin,by--fiiv6}~^-alvdi-urTerh5L'gwuwirFvr-eYp-rt: Mark Anderson, 1008 Cherry family that is, two heterosexual parents sentatives from a number of organizations others welfare and financial obligations living with children under 18. Yet, it is Street, guilty of disorderly conduct and a supporting the legislation, including fed- and that they are not related in a way that hate cnme based on the couple's sexual this definition of family which is the key eral employee labor unions; gay, lesbian would prohibit legal marriage in the state factor in determining the type and amount orientationFL¥a=¥tyfos:c¥§a3£:i':crio;:dfr:±¥ in Circuit Court, Branch 8, and bisexual rights groups; religious in which they reside. Judge Sue E. Bischel presiding. of|Ffi:em:dffoec#RIi|iFii:i!i:!|ii benefits a federal worker and his or her andiffiffiffiliF¥?Ioi;o!i#jn:iia: educational institution; and private The proposed bill sets forth the process fl#yEt#S.heterosexualfamily receives. federal em' The jury deliberated four and half hours sector fi fins.rms. of eligibility for domestic partnership prior to reaching a verdict. According to "A married heterosexual federal em- Under Representative Frank's proposal, benefits and for the cutoff of such benefits ployee with a spouse and child can be eli- Assistant District Attorney Dana Johnson th¥ng:Le¥cre#:veoF¥fi:dg:&po::the domestic partner of a federal em- if a partnership isis dissolved.dissolved. as reported by David Washack, one of the gible for a host of benefits, including macing victims, this is the first successful health#e3iye:efl¥¥hfs:tufeg¥£e#:,e:F#; insurance, life insurance, and par- prosecution of a hate crime based on sex- ticipation in a federal employees' retire- ual orientation in the history of Brown Il`-`=ri/` ment program. Yet, another federal County and one of very few in the state. worker with a partner and a child who Following a polling of the jury on the does exactly the same job would not verdicts requested by public defender qualify for the same benefits. That's the same as advertising a job in a newspaper Robert Sweeny, Judge Bischel admon- :i:i-::-::-:::-:-:i:_-:-i::-:---_I__:-::::-:i__::-_:-:__--__-i_: ished Anderson for both the crime and the saying "salespeople wanted: salary for •88Fen¥ent°fwitnessespresentedbythedeportment of witnesses presented by the married heterosexuals, $12 an hour, salary • defense. for unmarried heterosexuals and gays, Washack believes that the saw lesbians, bisexual and transgendered per- through the fabrications of theuliefense sons, $7.20 per hour. We would all recog- witnesses. "The jury was told two com- nize that as unfair, illegal and discrimina- #¥e!!#a:ieEYftio:::o,!:the#eficofi¥ D ECADE tory.t°%ine u.S. Chamber of Commerce has pletelytely different stories -- one_.one by my DECADE #brother, the arresting, police.. officer and "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has myself and the other by (Anderson's) estimated that up tQto 40%40% ofof a worker's friends who claimed they were bashed be- remuneration comes inin thethe formfomi of causec*gieFk¥gi##i::£giv¥i§t:igFiinTi{ they were Bisexual." Washack said. "fringe" benefits. Clearly, some federal Sentencing will be November 24. 11 employees arc getting paid more than oth- Two strong messages have been sent by ers;ET;g:yie*ii?:;3*i!e£Taip¥;£g:::#::#: when fringe benefit payments are in- this trial, according to Action Wisconsin cluded.ciuded. ;`r¥:Wonfagivfn:::¥rfrfu8:oSFritreaEbec¥L§c:+sbxregional director Mike Fitzpatrick. "It is time," said NGLTF, " to stop this `tBrown County is not a planeplace for hate discriminationdj::tritimtl96:S#dh#wTeF'tr':altos:ffi; in how we treat similarly "Brown County is situated federal employees. " The proposal and our law enforcementenforcement andkpd`a,#sf:: .justice sys-Sys- federal employees." The proposal tems are working hard to reinforce that bfiyryby Representative Frank would,would, forfor thethe idea." Fitzpatrick said. "And the Gay firstst time,trme, provide provide equity equity in in pay, pay, including incluthg ti 1%±:±b¥##¥t€i:9`£t#th°ff ¥;FP£¥#ogri:8elfw#Ffe¥#ffii£;community has been told that their h€%¥ lives benefits received, for all eligible federal are important to this community and that employees. NGLTF lauded Representa- they must follow David's example and tive Frank's introduction of this legisla- stand up for their basic civil rights if they tion, which represents another step ever want justice to prevail." :Ei;la:I;jw¥e:ie;¥::ilr!:!rt::o:¥jd:anji¥!i:it:ja:Iforward in the fight for equality for all. ARCW ReceivesReceives HistoricHistoric StateState ContractContract to Reports onon LackLack ofof EffectivenessEffectiveness of Protease Provide AIDS Services toto Most of StateState Inhibitors are ExaggeratedExaggerated NIlwaukee-TheMilwaukee—The AIDSAIDS ResourceResource Cen- the general public and at-risk populations Commentary byby thethe AIDSAIDS people who failed what was then a weak ter of Wisconsin (ARCW) has been such£%h8=e:LP#hh:Ch=vde¥:£ckwiffpmulen¥°£: as men who have sex with men, in- Writers Group early protease inhibitor, saquinavir, would named the AIDS service organization to jection drug users and their partners, also fail later protease therapy, and people J##:sangd#ope=#1:enifcang:ge:-=nFun¥:#::¥±Lda:T.o?n¥T::afljiyo!rai#;;`#:::About a month ago, it was widely re- included in provide AIDS services and prevention youth and women engaging in risk be- ported in the press that over half of those ¥:°o:y:iE#{3c:I:#e¥r*Xraa£¥g§#&e#¥who had failed saquinavir are programs statewide, with the exception of people already living with the data. haviors and who used protease inhibitor therapy were early the Madison area. The Department of rHV disease. Secondly, it was not understood in HIV beginning to fail that therapy. These mis- high viral Health and Family Services (DHFS) has The DIITSDHFS contract isis thethe resultresult ofof a I:E¥¥:siiE:T¥escF:;¥rig¥si:T!:leading reports were based on a single 1996 that people with very awarded ARCW the contract, a significant competitive bid process I,.9%o#g,d#no:p,i:d.%ET:£o!!ief:a!loads would not do well with a standard comprehensive, study whose data was presented at the In- protease in- expansion in service area, which will pro- to officially designate AIDS service or- tersciences Conference on Antimicrobial triple combination of drugs (a vide the agency with $3.3 million in AIDS Wisconsin. Few, if any hibitor with two of the older drugs known ganizations in Agents and Chemotherapies (ICAAC). something funding over the next four years. states, have used such a process to desig- The AIDS Writers Group which attended ggt[t2ii#+#an::g££#]%:ee!ca#s:t::?i#:as "mikes") and would need "Wisconsin's investment in local AIDS nateff#jsg¥§e::aS§::na;#v:e§=::+¥¥:cs¥;; agencies as official providers of fag;ng#¥rd¥%¢egr¥G¥n?;P±e#;[frfFAd:'jthis Conference is concerned about the stronger. services is among the very best in the AIDS services. ARCW's successful appli- ramifications of these misleading reports Thirdly and most crucially, for the ma- country," said Doug Nelson, ARCW ex- cations combined years of experience in and wishes to set the record straight. J#i-#an:f#;;i;i¥fife:pe;g§;f;i:i:i;jority in the study who were already on Irf9S,'£=¥oFo8##8%rseos%te¥:cs¥ur:th::ecutive director. "These state resources AIDS%ti:oiss-e:?#cged=%o¥€x#:en:c:pph£##c£;es8snt:o#tn?:;:ert¥:d`ffi!r::g:: service delivery with multiple The press reports were based on a single nukes, such as AZT and 3TC, the protease will enable us to deliver comprehensive communitycommunity. basedbased conaborationscollaborations with study-=f_I:i:-=f:_i:_:__:_i=i_::i_-=fi_ presented by Dr. Steven Deeks on inhibitor was just added on top of what #Dsemseb#c¥i°cq:E¥,e:o#i,Prfd¥V£AIDS services in cities, towns, and rural other°EeEria§e£S;e£.ward;dARcwthecontract agencies. drug failure rates in 1996 at San Francisco they were already taking (and often al- areas throughout the state." DHFS also awarded ARCW the contract General Hospital's clinic. The AIDS ready failing). By the fall of 1996, scien- "Since the beginning of AIDS, we have to continue operating its Wisconsin AIDS Writers Group has studied the data in this tists knew this was a mistake. But they worked hard to build a public/private Library and Wisconsin AIDSline, which report and later interviewed Dr. Deeks. only knew it was a mistake by looking at partnership that will meet the demands of £Lei§Hio?§§¥#E#¥:§i:3¥ri§ofs:Fff:i:D;:were also competitively bid on. It should be first understood that this re- :en#lx,Fi%itH:s;ea#\s.takrieEydi8#g,ha:results from those who tried this in the •i:i::i:::::=::i:::-_:-i:-::::::::-::-=_-I:---:-=::-:-:the epidemic," said Nelson. "The state's The new state contracts will be effective port was one out of 250 regarding HIV spring of 1996, including most of those in decision to award ARCW with over $3.3 on January 1, 1998: presented at the Conference, many of HthisRE?.1996,includingmostofthosein study. million strengthens this partnership and ARCW expects to maintain an $8 mil- which contained good news showing that Finally, the people in the study were a #ELtrceenffvensse"qu;sespinarmwe£:#£sin¥,dwill enhance HIV services in Wisconsin." lion budget in '98, placing the agency as powerful combination therapies 'are group of people m a clinic that had on Over 2,070 people living with HIV and the---::_:_i:i:-:-==:I:-:i::-::--I:-=:_i-_-:::::::--::--_:: sixth or seventh largest AIDS service working in most people now using them. nurse per 300 patents, rather than the typi- Al8yserin2,W7i8cEio±ethvinngo#ftvTYdir¥cqAIDS in Wisconsin will now have direct organization nationwide. Dr. Deeks' report was not a study. of cal one nurse per 20 or 30 patients. Given access to ARCW services such as early Nelson said that ARCW will raise over what is happening to people undergoing these staffing levels, the importance of facec&§fut°infttftTkcewnwtiosET¥fficalsucal%StngrquLsymedical intervention, clinical drug trials, $3 million annuallyamually from thethe privateprivate sec-sec- combination therapy today under average g[=¥¥€¥j{#o£;erE##k#g%§o§compliance (or adherence) to antiviral case management and support services in- tor, virtually matching the state's invest- conditions. Instead, it is data on some regimens, crucial when using present cluding housing, financial and legal as- ment. "Our partnership with the state is people who began combination therapy proteasepLTffe:t;rfuth¥ls::¥rihgendthnfm*fi::=:t inhibitors, could not be stressed sistance.§caLffam£¥ogusenin¥,tfidan¥grfi&e#gfisa¥= cost effective and tmly .makes Wisconsin with either protease inhibitor indinavir enough to those taking them to make a ARC W's prevention programs will also onei:rgt#vy;pow¥[F¥g,;=#?i?si¥jes::- of the few states in the country to (Crixivan) or the protease inhibitor rito- difference. expandexpffifvy[tg#:#dgi8napfrgFggelysre*a: statewide to aggressively reach collaboratecouaborate tldsthis way. way." " navir (Norvir) in March, 1996, the month Please See Inhibitors PagePage 4242 when they were first available, before cli- Mayor DeclaresDeclares NovemberNovember 5,5, 1997-;1997, as as The The nicians knew how best to use the drugs. Most of the failures had occurred by the WELCOME Wisconsin LightLight Day in MadisonM,adison fall or winterwhter ofof 1996.1996. (This makes the Associated Press report New OwnersOwners ofof By Susan Bauman The project remained a shadowy dream of this September 28 which stated that Mayor, City of Madison in the minds of many for nearly 60 years "Widely heralded AIDS drugs...are now Six months have passed since my elec- before£¥r:epFJe#stoffi#gi¥#oddryE# it was infused with brick and mor- beginning to fail in about half of those Citycitv Editionr Edition tion! People keep asking me to comment tar and brought to life on the shores of treated" especially irresponsible.) on my first half year in office and what EL?dM#n°oungtt°ALifrfea=#e#8:£LSoc°kfLake Monona. A beautiful two-block Had clinicians known in early 1996 to the World ofof %?Ey¥¥:h#i¥;LiHiForffT#nfd#ffithe future holds. promenadeP#8Fo=adiemha£ has been #ff thaeddnedcarj; added to link s# what-i:::::jj::-:I::--i::::-:i:::::-:::i::i::::::::i:_:i:--_::i:_:::I-:i::: they now know about prescribing I'd have to say one of the biggest thrills Monona Terrace with the nearby state these drugs, different choices would have NEWSPAPER was the grand opening in mid-July of the Capitol.Cawitfithreeysars,aheadqutershotel been made at San Francisco General, and Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Monona Within three years, a headquarters hotel there would have been different results. ri¥th¥L&Ofdi#fa+;f#e:#jnurTerrace Community and Convention The Facts PUBLISHING Center. Please SeerLightSee. Light Page 9 First, it was not clear in early 19961996 thatthat

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There's Dale—a genius with the clerk what I wanted and what I wanted whom I would like to pay tribute. flowers, there's Scott Gunkel, Steph it for. When shethe askedasked meme what shoes II God, Ron, here it is, four in the A.M. Hume, Gary Hollander, Rona, Carl Szat- Read All AboutAbout It wanted, I toldtold her her "pumps." `t)unips," and I'm thinking of something I used to mary, B.J. Daniels, Karen Gotzler, Todd Blank stare. ii:i:_--i=:I---:_----=-:.-i-::--::-iii-----i---=i-put in the paper about you, remember? and Mark, Tommy and Loren, Miriam On the Web "You know, opera pumps?" "How did you do it so well for so long?" Ben-Shalom, Si, Joe, John, George, Not the slightest comprehension of what Hats off to you, Ron. You're an inspira- Sharon and the list goes on and on. talking about. I[#s?:a#h:#°k%j:§opmTr¥i`:'i.`1onofwhat was`ffp °thnft?"struck a bell, but the worse tion to us all. Thank you all. Thank you so very, very "Slip ons?' I want to thank BillBin Meunier.Meunier. Inh thethe be-be- much. I wish I could say more, something www.wilight.comwww.wilight.co Ahh, that struck a bell, but the worse ginning, Bill was to do advertising, but :ha#L¥u¥th#¥;h£#ty¥s::::::?;¥jinspired, but I can't. was stmstill toto come.come. I wantedwanted aa sinin,shirt, I I toldtold things quickly expanded. Now he writes, All I can say is that other cities may her, one with lotslots andand lotslots ofof frillsffills atat thethe does interviews, copyreads, types, and brag that they've got this and that. Maybe GiveGi,ve the the People People Light Ligl.i and and theythey collar andmd cuffs.cuffs. does#G:q£B#e:w:::rsp#:Las¥i¥#¥s¥fr¥: God knows what else—all for free. hr:;they #,t#:y*:y8°dto#fffe##arwyi¥-do, but they don't have what Wis- will findf ii nd their their own own way. "Oh," she said, "are we celebrating the He even seemsseems toto "know""know" whenwhen I'm outout .consin's got—the hard-working, dedi- 10]t`,:Phfdyv%rs:i;d;`farfaew:e:ae¥FffTesth Anniversary of the reign of Charles of cigarettes and comes through just in cated, people that we have. II?""HEXL time.:i::gffiefisy=iioEesrfuu#rje¥ery¥ Thank you, Bill, thanks for every- Bicker though- we do, fight as we do, The I yield. I give up. Give me anything, but thfi86re'sthing. Anabelle Ihavlicek. It's 4:00 in too, are we not really all family? I think The letle:#:[#o¥Xeeruep.G£Vepeanything,but me out of here. ;:3%ifi#e.:e!##ie-ithi=,s;'Te£ "Si,cs?" There's Anabelle Havlicek. It's 4:00 in so.SO. "Sizes?" the A.M. "Anabelle, can you work up this The sun is coming up now. I know it Wisconsin As I flee,flee, II rattlerattle offoff thethe measurements,measurements, ad?" or "Anabelle, can you quick scan this sounds like purple prose, but my heart is fully expecting her to say something about a;i,e%e#Lfi¥Ee:lej¥::;#c¥:¥c;:gg;picture?" The reply is always a groggy, full-:__::-i::---=----:::=--::-:::-:--:-:-:-:-:i::-- as I think of all the people. I wish I Light tentst#t¥%Eic:ts#di:rst"a8%S#?%¥t:%#e¥! being sold just down the street. She's "Yeah, sure." could say something more than "Thank kind, however, says nothing and I scram. In soso many,many, many many ways,ways, Anabelle Anabelle has has you." I can only hope that Tony's right; Oh. hell. my frustration isn't really over given to this community. It's in that spirit that "Thank you' will do. :g#fil:Eof:#lf#g;?:¥1gEidrfie:acsTc;£v,.elthe monkey suit. It' over the fact that I of giving that she has given to us. Thank don'tdr7n't likelike anniversaries,:inniversaries, not not of of any any kind. kind. II you. Thank you very much. don't likelike them for the same reason I Let me say "Thank you" to State Reps Letters don't like birthdays. I don't like change. Tammy:£¥ung¥;£:F+h§oc:;::;::s:ao:ee¥ Baldwin and Barbara Notestem. Both=----:---i--:-ii-:-:_:i:--:-:-:i-i--i-:i:: anniversaries and birthdays symbol- Tammy, every gracious, ever articulate, ize the passing of time and the ever knows what TR knew: public office is a Hats Off!Off! changing nature of things. "bully pulpit." Speaking to, countless or- They do have their good side, however. ganizationsiff;i!e;:eiTiRs;Eu#g:uff:y=g,:::?it;i and groups, Tanimy says what TO THE EDITOR: They give me pause to look back at the many of us are thinking, but are not able I justjust want toto take a short breath at this most past which never changes. That's where to put into words. And, because, she could exciting time of my life to thank June and Joe I'm most comfortable and that's what I've charm birds off trees, even our enemies of "This"This lsIs lt"It" forfor asking me toto have a spotlight ExecutiveV & Editorial OfricesOffices ¥hanri#;tffr#;:#¥¥v:i#o¥;chnft£¥:i event to showcase my new CD "Goody For been doing these pastpast weeks,weeks, looking looking lilistcn.sten. 18431843 N.N. PalmerPalmer back. pushing, You!" at their establishment and to LandmarkLandmark Barb works tirelessly, quietly, quietly, puching, 53212 What impresses me, first of all, is the probing, doing what politicians must, es- Enterprises for allowing me to be a part of the Milwaukee, WI 53212 "Decade of Litht"Light" celebrationcelebration atat thethe HiltonHilton vitalvi#LatynEP,:iise{:fmfi'sfysitsc°ofnsq#'£SGg¥ dynamism of this Wisconsin LGBT pecially those who fight for equal rights. "Decade of (414)(414) 372-2773 community. Though I've doubted it 3::Pafi;,::feg#::##:e#qu:#us¥t:: 'Hotel`Hotel on November 9. Like Tammy, Barb is a person of courage LIGHT FAX: (414) 372-1840 sometimes, yes, I really do believe that we and integrity. When you'reyou're fifinallynally on thethe brink of some- LIGHT FAX: (414) 372-1840 i,`:':e:¥aF:ts:ieii,o,u:F##?;i#:#ef,ihave a community, formed half by intent thing you've been striving for all of.of youryour life,life, Had Tammy and Barb been at Vienna in Office Hours: and half inin aa fifitt of absence of mind, but a you start to think of allall thethe positive energy Office Hours: absence of mind, but a 1815, Tallyrand could have gone home try to community nonetheless. and Europe would have stayed French. you've been given.Sven. Another thing youyou try to MondayMonday-Friday-10:00-Friday-10:00 a.m.a.in. -5:30 p.in. forget is the negative energy that pervadespervades p.m. I do believe that we are a people, joined I want to thank Ross Walker and Ery forget is the negative energy 2424-Hour-Hour Recording ¥#wffd:fi[:bs%;§aj::r±;¥o:±j many ofof _those those inin andand outside outside our our community together by a common interest in pursuit Uecher. They have been faithful friends as Publisher of a common goal: equality under the law. #:ihearj*#ngva¥ec%=¥tyffi*#O::well as serving the community without who don't want toto see anyone succeed. I acceptaccept that becausebecause wewe have been condi- Jerry Johnson Over the past ten years of plugging stint. other. away at this, I've come to believe that we Thank to JimJin MCFallandMcFarland for all the sup- tioned toto hatehate ourselvesourselves and eacheach other ,fromfrom ExecutiveExecutlve EditorEdltor childhood. Well, kids, it's all over over because because really do have a culture. No, I'm not at all port—and writing. Thanks to Pat Prud- childhood. Well, kids, it's all Terry Boughner, Ph.D.Ph.D. when all isis said and done,done, truth prevails andand ready to define it—though I've given it a low.RE#.-oEdye*,tinp8i,T*;etfupgatsongi8: Oh yeah, Pat, I am getting so old. it'sit' s a quiet thing. Arts & EntertainmentEntertainment Editor lot of thought—but I know we have it, our Scott Evertz is one of the best. He always Geno ways of doing things, our particular out- manages to call at down times and by the Hats off to Terry and JerryJelry and (why not) look on life. Conservative or Liberal. time we're done talking, I feel good again. myself for prevailing and surviving. SpotLight Editor young or old, male or female, we all take Almost you guys make me a Republican. Here'sHere' s -toto life! BillBin MeunierMcher part m it. I think that's good. Let me thank Allan Eslinger Jerry Grillo (did I spell Advertising Manager The other night I slipped out to a bar, a it right, I hope?). Allan's always been Vocalist Manager necessitylo:Ti,;;th:evELfflg:t;i.!!#:;:ie#:n#i:; over these last few weeks. There :=_-i:_:i=::-::_:__::_=i__-:-_:i:=i::::-:::::--_=:-_-:-:::-:--:ithere when we needed him—even if, one Milwaukee JerryTerry JohnsonJohnson I met a good friend and fell to talking. I time,tip:inheRche:¥edTHfnffl?9R8beltand he showed up in pink tights. 372-2773|J2-2:J73 ..'- told:t]rdehfu8{#tffe¥edw¥rdefisoui°anfayTk; him that there were so many, many Tom Reed, Jon Martin, Robert and Re: Andrew BrettBrett Columnists and Reporters GlennGlen(#suhEpn,±SRt:fupe?B£P#rer&oVAI Bishop, Ruthie, Brian Treglown TO THE EDITOR: Barbara Lightner,Lightner, Bill Bill Meunier, Meunier, Dasty Dasty Sass, Sass, I readread Andrew Brett's Letter to the Editor in Dr. Karen Lamb, Carl Szatsmary;Szatsmary, Dr. SuzieSuzie. I Publisher's NoteNote the 10/9/9710/9/97 issueissue ofof thethe Light and thoughtthought he Shovelit, SashaSasha Alyson,Alyson, John John Jahn Jahn didn't knowknow what the hellhell hehe waswas whtingwriting Ten Years of "The"The Wisconsin LightLight" 99 about.about, I waswas anxiousanxious to to read read the the next next issue, issue, 10/23/97,10/23/97, toto seesee howhow Representative Representative Baldwin Baldwin Ap Associated Press Plea P.) Jerry Johnson responded and toto setset thethe recordrecord straight, straight, but but Ten years. 3653 days. Untold sleepless nights! It's time to celebrate a milestone. For she did not nor did anyone else!else! In h thatthat samesame Copyrightcopyright ©© 1997ig97 some who read this, my first column ever tor_ Wisconsin Light, ten years might not issue, of 10/23/97, 1I readread ScottScott Evertz' Evertz' com-com- By NovoNovo Graphics,Graphics, Ltd.Ltd. seemi:::::n?#:o'i:3ci5atl¥ysfiy:T§t:o§t::cgft¥¥e;y¥ar#;i:sn*t:ia¥::n=L:§]£t=etafaaygfec%°o¥t:Ej like much of a milestone. But ten years is a major milestone—a miraculous one mentary "From"From the Right"Richt" on AB397A8397 and that commentary reiterated Brett's letter,letter, but but inin THETIRE WISCONSIN LIGHTLIGIIT is is published published biweeklybiweekly byby NOVNOV) at that—fbr this newspaper. GRAPHICS,GRAPHICS. LTD..LTD.. withwith offices at 1843 N. N. Palmer. Palmer, There were so many times, countless reasons why, Teny and leshould have given up more detail. Milwaukee,Milwaul{ee. WI 53212.S3212. Advertising Advertising and copy deadline is tliethe on the paper I really thought Representative Baldwin was TfiursdayThursday prior to publication.publication. Opinions expressed l`yby —especially in the early years of publication. Somehow, through it all, vkis writer.writers in WISCONSIN LIGHTLIGIIT are not neccss\arilynecessarily tllosethose oiof persevered against nearly insurmountable odds. Yes, the time has come to celebrate— a championchampion andand leaderleader forfor thethe GLBTGLBT cause,cause, the publisher, editor.editor, oror ourour advertisers. An}'Any referencerefei.ence m glorious style at that! but have comecome toto learnlean and read that sheshe isis not,not, madEn`adE toto any any individual individual or or organization organization should not be construed as an indicationindication of the same's sexual or affection sad to say. the same's sexual or affection A year ago I was thinking about doing something to celebrate the paper's Tenth An- sad to say. orientation or preference. All copy. copy, text, text, design, design. photos, photos, and and niversary. What that might be, I didn't know. However, I had decided that whatever II/can't can't inin goodgood faithfaith endorseendorse aa candidatecandidate illustrationsillustrations in advertisements areare publisliedpublished with the merely on the basisbasis of sexualsexual orientation and understanding that that the the advertiser advertiser is is fully fully authorizedauthorized andand has was done, it should be a benefit for the Cream City Foundation. And indeed it will secured properpropel. written consentcorisent forfor thethe useuse of names.names. be—all proceeds from the November 9 gala will go to the Cream City Foundation en- with total disregard for proofproof ofof objective pictures. or testimonialstestimonials of any'any. living person.person. and dowment fund. Teny qualifications. Therefore, this WOMYN WISCONSIN LIGHTLIGHT maymay lawfully lawfully publish publish and and cause cause such and I are very pleased about that. But enough of the present. qualifications. Therefore, this WOMYN publication to be made:made: and and thethe advertiser agrees by Let's backtrack to 1987. DEMOCRAT willwin not be endorsing nor sup- submitting adsads toto indemnify andand savesave blamelessblameless the porting Baldwin for Congress. publication of any errorerror that may be contained in said ad. We learned that summer that Wisconsin's GLBT newspaper, Madison-based Out!, porting Baldwin for Congress. WISCONSIN LIGHT LIGHT does does not not accept accept any any responsibility responsibility for was going out of business. On a stifling hot day in August, community activists from Marth loseJose Soares any claimsclaims made by advertisers.advertisers. The entire contentscontents Ofof Madison WISCONSIN LIGHT are © LCopyrighted Copyrighted andand protected protected #aTfgs:,e#i:d3#f##sga##wff:gsi:c;k€L:Elf.:g###o.n:-c##8ofa::tMadison and Milwaukee gathered in our back parlor to decide what to do. Should there under the Federal Copyright Act and and International lntemational be a new paper? Conventions. Reproduction of any portion of any issue willwill The answer was, yes. not bebe permittedpermitted without express wrlttenwritten permissionpermission Ofof The community needed a newspaper. When Ron Geiman, then NOVO GRAPHICS. LTD. LegalLegal venuevenue is is Milwaukee Milwaukee Eounty, County, editor/publisher of In Step, who was there declined to change In Step from a magazine Policy _ _ Wisconsin. Printed in tllethe U.S.A. to a newspaper, Terry and I said we would do it. Let me pause here and pay tribute to some people. One is the late Peter Johnson who Letters to the Editor Subscribe to paid the incorporation fees. Another is Orloff who designed the paper's logo. Ceitainly, there is Mark Haupert As aa matter matter ofof policy, Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Light who came up with the name, Wisconsin Light. Jeff Kirsch of Madison, Out!' s editor, Light willwill not print a LetterLetter to the Edi- One YearYear-26-26 IssuesIssues whose advice in getting the tor sent to or appearing in any other paper started was invaluable. Also, Bob Melig whose per- First Class-$32.95Class—$32.95 spective and genial good humor were invaluable to us. 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`.---`\ ` November 6,1997-November 19,1997-WISCONSIN IJGHT-5 November 6,1997—November 19, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-5 10louth rfuivcrsaryAnniversary IssueIssue counties ofof Adams,Adams, Marathon, Marathon, Wood, Wood, and and All Late EbeakingBreaking Bulletin Rainbow AllianceAlliance Portage.P°#£.eetonceamonthatalocationde- We meet once a month at a location de- ELECTION Serves CommunityCommunity in cided by the members, which numbers Men's over 40 now, and generally tends to be at RESULTS Northeast WisconsinWisconsin thegv:eer:4oEy:o?;fnd:.?g*¥Tfn:¥?:: home of one of the members or a Shoes As we went to press, the Wisconsin Stevens PointPoint-Central—Central WisconsinWisconsin nearby park/public facility. CWRA has Light received late breaking news on the Rainbow Alliance (CWRA) is a so- planned a Thanksgiving Event at a mem- and Tuesday November 4, election results. cial/support group formed in July of 1997 #e#r#=a:#+;ficg:+yvintcth¥¥Efh£:bers home in Marshfield on the 22" of Accessories According to results by the Victory to:jamvmgerth: meet the needsREEEi :°fEeatdfe:Tydi;LL9e9sZof that areas Gay Les- NovemberNiffiELbemtwo#i=rfu7tlpoE.aboutthis between 2 and 7 pm. Fund in Washington DC, 10 of their bian Bisexual Transgendered members. To obtain more information about this Fashionable teeni#jij#:ie!isfai;fieitifi::*thii:og endorsed candidates have won elec- #FCBiseeen#E%Sfaenfefer€Eo=beds;We currently have members from the event and other future events CWRA may tion. Three others won a spot in run off #enctonantadct°eEe:tfupToe.eEeonxts3Cgy¥ev¥n¥be contacted at P.O. Box 390 Stevens Fcrnnal elections. A major Gay Civil rights ini- Point, WI 54481 or by calling (715)592- tiative was defeated in Washington State. A LetterLetter From 6245 and entering the voicemail box # Casual Friday The winners include Mary Wiseman, 5920200 immediately after the opening Outdar Fff±oiifed£#i¥}m¥¥fffo¥riTthe first ever openly Gay elected official David ClarenbachClarenbach message. A flyer will be mailed upon re- in Ohio. WisemanWisenan won a seat onon the i!ee|8;;§TiAffe###?g£:;!¥¥ffijquest with directions to the events and the Dayton,Dack°enr.&hi;°fr%Cfu":§stffc.iudem Ohio City Commission. My dear friends, names ofof the host(s),their address andand Other first time winners include Phil This is a special milestone in the home phone number. Reed, New York Cityc#,Cco£ThchdoD#rusap Council, Deborah history of our state's Gay rights Currently there is no membership fee ¥flfr,NErwooEOLk,Silber, Brooklyn, NY, Civil Court Jus- movement, and I want to add my voice but goodwill offerings are greatly appre- tice, Jay Fisette, Arlington, VA, County to the thousands of people throughout #OpFgffiriifeberi§:sot¥FOF#itlrrfu£;:ciated to offset the costs of the mailings E%ealdayRFo££ettfug#8tfuve#Sunhi¥Board, Ron Krueger, Minneapolis Li- Wisconsin in congratulating you on and other operating expenses. brary Board. your many accomplishments. Any other pertinent information may be One of the candidates facing a run off, For ten years, The Wisconsin Light obtained:ti?EiTffiT%et¥o::.ans=irF|aery=t by calling Steven Schreier at Cathy Woolard finished just 1% behind has meant so much to the Gay/Les- (715)424-571215)424-5712 oror writingwriting to to 2541 2541 2nd2" Ave. the incumbent in her race to represent bian/Bisexual/Transgender community. S.S WisconsinWisconsin Rapids.Rapids. WIWI 5449554495 or e-mail Atlanta's District 6 on the City council. At a time when our civil rights are atat<:-,I,,\` < "• -,,,-,,,-,. 'i . EanE:off:¥;fd:;#*rifra:j¥i%Ee¥faIn an interview with The Wisconsin under##n#¥aso:ur:i:dha:onE¥Ti constant assault and as the AIDS Light Kathleen Debold, of the Victory crisis continues to groww (despite(despite a loss Fund said she was especially pleased of public interest), fi`l'Thee Light hashas beenbeen with Fisette's win. "His opponent really essential in keeping us on track. used Gay baiting in the campaign," said I cannot think of a more important k#±:ES##i£T#¥H#±%#g;rie¥;!j?§fDebold. Fisette won with over 60% of component of Wisconsin's Gay and That Gay and Lesbian youth are three times the vote. Lesbiani£#Lfolff¥:ffa::moEsec#g¥o#! movement than The Wisconsin The Victory Fund is a national organi- Light. Even here in Washington DC, I more likely to attempt suicide than zation which helps fund openly Gay can- know that I can always rely on a crisp their non-gay peers? didates around the country. They re- and accurate statewide perspective from cently endorsed Wisconsin State Repre- your outstanding publication. sentative Tammy Baldwin's bid for Con- My only regret is that I am not able to gressi:__==--:i:=;:::-=::-:::::-:-:::=_:i:=:::::_:=::::::-:I:-::i;::: in Wisconsin's Second District. join your week of celebration in-person. In other election news the first ever But, please know that I am very much State wide referendum proposed by sup- with you in spirit, and that I look The United porters of Gay Civil Rights went down to forward:I:i:-::i::i:-::i:-:-::::i-::::_:::::::,=_:::-:::--:---::i:.-- to another decade of excellent is a Madison-based agency that provides peer defeat in Washington State. The meas- •';°f#ffis¥ofas¥nvii:i#qmthepagesjournalism and advocacy from the pages counseling ' ure would have outlawed job discrimina- of The Wisconsin Light! support and information to gay, lesbian, iiee!tEd;eiffiffioEneffJff:Eic!ffition based on sexual orientation. In solidarity, bisexual and transgendered individuals. The United is John Mc Mullen,Mullen, ofof Planet Planet Out's Out's DavidDFvisddi|#%bach Clarenbach one of 34 member agencies that receives funds from GLOW RadioRIdio toldtold TheThe Wisconsin Light Community Shares ofWisconsin. that otherother measuresmeasures on thethe ballot E8:gdrove Editor's Note:Note: DavidDavid ClarenbachClarenbach isis thethe former Speaker Pro-Tem of out conservatives inin force. "The"The NRA the Wis- Please give generously through poured millions" into opposing a meas- consin State Assembly. He was the comolimity your workplace payroll ure requiring that hand gun owners have main sponsor of Wisconsin's AB 70, the SHARES deduction campaign. E#r##;!tsf;fii:v¥yF¥i::iE:s:trigger locks and take safety courses. first statewide Gay and Lesbian civil of wiscoosin With 74% of the vote counted the rights law in the country, and he served measure was losing by a 59% to 41% as the Executive Director of the Victory For more information margin. .Fund. 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A NoteNote FromFrom KarenKaren Lamb Grand Opening & Press § iceice.to to Wisconsinwisconsin and the nation. How very much like you both to take no Conference financial remuneration for the hard, hard NOV 5 Johnson work you do publishing our beloved 4:30Pm newspaper. ii:#Ie]j;!o:E;::Tlr::ur:tl::o:i8:Jerry And how exactly like you to donate the proceeds of our gala to a foundation that has helped so many! A Decade Decade ofof I?`.g4Z I have been privileged to watch you beifh£;g:kue£.rE#'ha#?£te¥#gss¥:both at work for (is it really?) ten years? Down South. we have an expression about when close friends of a family get together. We call it making memories." My memories are extensive: when you both arrived in my office to ask me to DR. KAREN LAMB write! What has a First Lady of a city have to say to a commimity suffering ex- Dear Jerry and Terry, cruciatingly? I recall Jerry watched qui- GRAY LINE TOURS WISCONSIN Ordinarily I write to our community. etly. Terry wove his magic. Tonight is a different story. And wnte I did! • Daily Tours Tonight, it is my pleasure to add my But, Darlings, in spite of this battle that weBurfutrfuDeffvg£,?wgfied°i+sbattlethatwe share, haven't we had fun! congratulations to the accolades you are • Attendee & Spousal abouta:i##:::#;:I:;;:oi¥seEiuse:i to receive for your decade of serv- Eating! Most often at your home! Tours amp, oTuerIlhomspei!tarityow? -,„ a Thmanancsy ofiuvilshga'veChrienjyedsotinas; • Custom Charters Such special memories. Our private ¥g§=rafa¥g;kst:¥ue§mgfs::st:TjyF±pe&:]E;itimes. Crawdads, frog legs, Jambalaya, • Airport Transfers gvlirfugvo-riJriJm"e'sa-sV;e+i:+'ein~ri;ifi'diviewing old homes as we traveled through some seventeen states, doing a national • Receptive Operator Service political convention here; presenting a pa- per there. Oh! So many memories! Memories of how welcome you have • Meet & Greets ffferggi#:hg#ii.i:Fj:F#,:;oa¥both been in our home. How you've watched our lives unfold. Mostly for the good! You know how tickled I am about #iifre¢o&urknhov£Sh#°idc.H#°S[tlzLf°arhothu:that! WISCONSIN'S NEWEST And sometimes when things are really tough around here. you were still here! MOTORCOACH FLEET! Thank you, thank you, thank you. pre- cious boys! So. Now we all get to see you two Don't Settle for decked!#is!j;Fi??;:y:og:,¥£irh?:: out in tuxedos or tails?!!! Less, Call the Best! I am absolutely rushing to my closet to find the prettiest thing I own! GRAY LINE WISCONSIN I'm going to celebrate "memories" with Dr. KarenKaren Lamblaml] isis solemnlysolely reading reading namesnames of Wisconsin Light, and its staff of wonder- 744 North 4th Street, Suite 103 Wiaeonrinite8Wisconsinites whowho have died ofof AIDSAIDS and whose ±]§#nfiifil§:ife¥°;H±L;£yF[:;s¥eieo;ful contributors. But most of all, I am go- Milwaukee, WI 53203 naanesnames appear onon the the panelspanels in the NationalNational AIDSAIDS ing!ondce)#Ea!eing to celebrate two gifted men! Quilt duringdiring the Die Inh DenonstmtionDemonstration atat thethe Na-Na- Good night, X°gffedwEE!ioveAngels! With love fromfrom tional DemocraticDenocmtic Convention inin AtlantaAtlmta inin 19881988 yoELen|mb.your, (414) 271-0996 Karen Lamb. OUTSTANDING JackTack H.11. SmithSmith Buying or Selling...Selling... Your RealReal EstateEstate Broker shouldshould bebe professional,professional, understanding, andand ACCESSIBLE. CallCall Jack Jack 77ozt7./ now! Northshore OfficeOffice 414 962-4413 oror 961-8314961-8314 x 199 Home: 224-1452224-1452 Wcbsz.£c..Website: www.jackhsmith.corn www.j ackhsmith. com Shorevyg§:"Shor- Novonb€rNovember 6,6,1997-Novemticr 1997—November 19, 19,1997-WIScONSIN 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHTLIGHTrf-8 10lodth Anniversary Issue Issue sex has gradually become an accepted noon among most Gay men. A decade of AIDS AIDS: LookingLooking Back,Back, Looking Looking Forward Forward prevention efforts has had an effect, and we know that sound prevention programs can i::#k¥StiggEon#¥s°£ed=aecff¥tt,edannd°=ffo:8thamt°S£##enAog#8erfuAD:work. By Jeffrey A. Kelly, Ph.D. But, all is not good on the prevention front. While the number of new HIV infections Any look back over the past 10 years in the life of a Gay and Lesbian community in has declined among older Gay men, it has remained high among young men who have the United States, and any look back at the accomplishments of a newspaper that serves sex with men and, especially, among young men of color. it, reveals how enonnous has been the impact of AIDS. Throughout the past decade, Several studies confirm that 2% to 4% of young Gay men contract HIV infection AIDS has been a constant part of the landscape—the entire social fabric—of the Gay each year. Projecting ten years into the future, that annual statistic means that 20% to i¥%ifsd;£:toiekoajifi£%y:§p§iB¥¥ti#§h#fi#ien;#ig:u:#[¥Er¥¥f¥¥jcoimnunity not only in Wisconsin but everywhere. 40% of young men will become infected by the time they reach their mid—adult years. Some of the impact of AIDS has come Much better HIV prevention programs are needed to reach young Gay men, young men ininsffiefi3£ntheofirE?sas::.a:tTOE:St#Siocv°e¥s: the fonn of loss...the loss of lovers, of color, and others who are hard to reach. Because AIDS is a long—term threat, Gay friends, co—workers, and community lead- men of all ages, colors, and backgrounds need constant support to maintain their safer 9]?s:8Sdirdvyivyfraks::S'an¥ddi:E]E:#dLeanaandders to the disease, and the profound and sex efforts. repeated hurt from the bereavements so A Gay and Lesbian community is part of a larger community, and our community has ::#;t:f#avg'gxnpeEeenBae3?Effetspass:many of us have experienced over the past much experience in HIV prevention to share with others in the country and through the 10 years. world. In many developing countries, the HIV epidemic is raging out of control, with Another impact of AIDS on the Gay tens of millions of people affected by the disease. In the U.S., AIDS has become one community is that of fear, the fear that se- i#£#LyffdrftyFi¥#¥§¥ffi:£¥£:t;#±£°:iir¥a:£:0:ffi±=#eri%Alii¥fa¥si¥#tr¥gen¥Ejof the leading causes of early death among women, mostly disadvantaged women in ropositive persons have about whether ourOur inneriner cities.cities. they will develop AIDS and the fear Successful approaches to HIV prevention originated in the Gay community—out- among HIV seronegative persons about reach, mobilization, organizing efforts, advocacy, and efforts to reshape sexual behav- whether:`::i=::::i_-=:::::-i-:=-_:--i:--:_-::::i-:::-:::-:-::_:-: they will do something to con- :ffsD¥:3ceri#F#¥t?:§frT:d;::o¥E:a%fi#y:a:d;ffiifv¥thoa¥fa#ii#oenHri;ior nonns to promote safety need to be shared with other communities threatened by tl.acttract HIV.AV. AIDS. We have a responsibility to do this. Others have a responsibility to listen. The impact of AIDS has been felt throughout the past decade as sexuality is 111V Treatments Have Dramatically Improved always defined by its safety, and as we are -EDTDog#e|F:;:;;eefm:inff:TiFiLdrRJi:T#FTieoEEi:n:ica¥ceour¥eTofode¥caansedBut Are Still Not Good Enough reminded, everywhere it seems, of the Through most of the past 10 years, antiretroviral treatments like AZT for HIV and virtues and importance of maintaining AIDS held off illness for awhile but did not alter the fundamental course of the disease. safer sex. The impact of AIDS has been About 18 months ago, the picture changed. A new class of drugs called protease in- cruel and harsh, and our losses of friends- hibitors appeared. When used together with other antiretroviral drugs, these new com- -taken-£:oa§os§oFj3!ji#±Eidtthirarwfffi:ill from us too early in their lives by bination therapies proved able to dramatically reduce the ability of 111V to reproduce in this disease—have been great. the body, to reduce virus quantity to very low levels, and to greatly improve immune But, in spite of all this bad news, AIDS functioning and health. The advent of protease inhibitor combination therapies has has also brought out some good things in itjceF+ffpfh:iffijtht:ffg#¥#¥EL%iifa#ffj#¥tyiffijjqi§ggffce;Ilowered death rates due to AIDS and has contributed immeasurably to the health and our community and among its members. w#;g;g¥EL¥;¥£enffijdg¥gffi:e:angT£+erg;8g¥ncffifdr#trrg¥well—being of many persons living with HIV. Throughout Wisconsin—and time and Yet, it is becoming clear that these new medications aren't cures. time again over 10 years—literally thou- Some people don't respond to the new drugs, and others respond only initially. sands=3sa{,2`mG:yerin]#yei1#jts?r#ydthth°# of Gay men, Lesbians, and their While many persons highly adherent to the regimens continue to benefit dramatically Jeffrey A. A. Kelly, Kelly, Ph.D. Ph.D. in=ed~ds`--ha;6`friends have w-aiE€d,~ walked, -riaFc-ri-e'd.--a-onat6dmarched, donated from them, others have difficulty sticking with the difficult dosage schedules and be- their time and money and volunteered their services to support the missions of AIDS come resistant to the drugs effects. #:`¥.,'nhun{:n¥8s;nck}Ffy#dc£::[¥tde#t¥ehir;[Spe'oVIj:ea5%grRE::.sT:is¥r:sS,{°£a°iA|D£prevention, research and care and just to help out their brothers, sisters, and children The medications are expensive, and many states have begun to ration them for per- with the disease. sons without insurance due to their cost. People have long hoped for the day when HIV The capacities of AIDS organizations and the services they can provide have been disease would be a serious, chronic, but manageable illness. For some, it now is, al- multiplied many trines over because volunteers have stepped forward and been willing though no one knows for sure how long the benefits of currently—available medications ::Err;E[i?:;::||'£e:#fni`:E:si'ife¥e:i:::?rede±e:si!etcefs:th:e:ou#:av.eErroi:dsf.fsvm¥::to pitch in to help. will last. For other persons, the available drugs aren't yet good enough, and the search for the right combinations—probably involving drugs still in development—will have Gay--_J _ bars,_._ -, _____ clubs, __, __ _ and _ _ __businesses _ _ _ _ all over Milwaukee and all over Wisconsin have ffiffff§¥ifi:§ffdr;¥ban§nfrTti#§e¥;I#TH?::fag£:y:ff:fi#ng- taaifgc:inf9::::P:`:n%t#y¥yda#ed::¥p#og;:*et:#h::fca£?DRE¥#.hae¥B¥ut#£S:t's:#m::;S;¥o_T¥ju:e:£#e:e&mnenri#Cthtrereagfauc?isth#i?rt#ha¥gwsaff¥ofefi:Fvyan=Ssam8°detaken on important and lifesaving roles by educating persons about AIDS, by encour- to continue. aging safer sex, and by fund raising on behalf of AIDS causes. Sociologists sometimes Still, the overall treatment picture is much brighter than it was just a few years ago, define a "community" as a group of people who are willing to help out one another in a and continued research in HIV therapeutics is likely to bring still more advances in the time of need. Although AIDS has hurt our community, it has also done much to pdr.OY:prove decade ahead. #gte::nan::da.c#:#iyAfE.?sg#Hi:¥hcaovFch=Lty,hi:,:a:e:;omduocnheEeuychwhthat we are a community whose members have shown how very much they will do to An 11WHIV Protective VaccineVaccine is hewhea3Cihs#th#dus,thouch,andwhatnesaheadforAIDsinthenextloyeal.S?help each other. Not Around thethe Corner What is behind us, though, and what lies ahead tier AIDS in the next 10 years? Few areas have received as much scientific attention, and have also proven as frus- HIVHIVHevenGti:ioEo:%rf:E:ia#:'eB::uef#n?Cirhinginthe Prevention Efforts Have Been Working in the trating, as the search for a vaccine that can protect against HIV. To launch large scale Gay Community, But Much trials of an IIIV protective vaccine, it is necessary to first demonstrate that the possible More Needs to Be Done FF£%e::faafr¥±rF¥c8!vgoviaa:§c¥u±#:¥§§jei##itrT+¥Efvth¥£sss¥:vaccine will be safe and won't cause the disease. About 3,700 persons in Wisconsin have been diagnosed with AIDS since the start of It is then necessary to show—based first on wall studies—that the possible vaccine the epidemic, and approximately 6,000 persons are living with WV infection. Most are confers some immunity to the disease. No candidate vaccines have yet made it past %iy*:#uimer3h7:J,.:]E=d:it#:t:THY:ii°¥;§¥t9#m#:#og8th¥¥#tho#Dw##tl¥frTee¥§o*riffao[e¥grh%TEn:e:fany##o¥E¥=cafe:¥£?##¥:a¥¥s££e%tsaflFE&:Vfaon£Gay men. Compared to the early— to mid-1980s, the number of new HIV infections— these hurdles with good enough initial success to warrant a large—scale vaccine trial m the number ofof rfeople people contr.actirig contracting mv.-hasHIV—has slowed, slowed, and andthis declinethis decline is because is because safer safer P]ease Please see AIDS See pageAIDS 15 Page 15 -¢ ,.ct_. 1

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Knowing that from day, barelybarely scrapingscraping byby toto getget his his fifinalnal the beginning, you learn your program, shot at being a champion. you get the music, your choreographer, Today, Galindo marvels at how things then you hear the audience applauding have:::t:acy:anEggefrcdELgTe;,.::nio¥#g: changed. thanks to one dramatic you and you get your final bow. I look momentmomem on the leeice at the 1996 U.S. Figure forward§o§S¥FT#Eot§uorri£;:a;£;¥i¥i to that. That's what keeps me go- Skating Championship. ing."ing.'. He can still hear the applause, the hometown crowd in San Jose chanting his Three FacesFaces ofof Rod name,fi:e;:th€ha¥oul±:Eri?±thchjoos;P#E±haan=#: the adrenaline rush of the perform- ance` ` Itof washighis career.a miracle," He hadGalindo won. said. • ` `Eve- By Carmen Murguia It was a miracle," Galindo said. 'Eve- Rod Johnson,Johnson, well-knownwell-]mown African Afiican-- ryone will always remember me for that AmericanAmerican. • and Gay Activist and AIDSAIDS moment; people come up to me all the Educator in Milwaukee and throughout and say, Educator in time 'I was there when you won. the country, is now a respected choreog- cned.' Nothing can ever take that mo- rapher. Rod makes his debut work in ment§m&:e:w¥fi¥aeg:3t;i:::r:t¥g:i;w::: away." original Motown What made "Struttin' Uptown" an it all the more fantastic was !s|je#Sitsx-i#e;aanffi:;d#i;.nci:o?tkiofreview by CAPITA Productions, Inc., the way Galindo got there. addition to In the space of a few painful City AtAt PeacePeace In h The Arts. Inh addition to short, his choreography, Rod was alsoalso recentlyrecently Rod Johnson :e#r¥,#ieeGi8¥C::s8#:cei%achh°ertyatpftongyears, he lost his father to a heart attack, his Rod was and his br()thorbrother and aa coach toto AIDS. His appointed to serve on CAPITA's advisory courages me to continue my life in the doubles partner, Kristi Yamaguchi, board.£giod?tedtoserveoncAPITA'sadvlsory performing arts." _dropped him to focus on her successful rd. Rod's lead performance as the Scare- Rod celebrates 10 years of activism and singles career. And Galindo, who had al- crow in CAPITA's 1996 production of salines The Wisconsin Light on their ways been on the fringes of amateur Their£?t#zL¥sfl£¥Exr°inREing£r£#e%ESoch¥ii Wiz is well remembered throughout 10' Anniversary! skating, fared poorly at the 1995 nationals Decade of theth.?TcfgTw¥%as community. an outlet for me crea- CAPITA's original Motown Review, §°:::b::ii:f#£iii§:e%a¥fa::o;:;i#iii3ffin Providence, Rhode Island. Decade of "The Wiz was an outlet for me crea- "Struttin' Uptown" premieres at the Lin- Tired and hearttn-oken,heartbroken, hehc consideredconsidered tively. It was a good fit and people re- coln Center of the Arts, 820 East Knapp calling it quits. sponded well to my performance in a way St., Nov. 7. 8 & 14. 15. For ticket reser- But with the next year's nationals in his I hadn't imagined," Rod said. "This en- vations, please call: (414) 299-0243.299-0243. hometown,i::¥tg#,u*i.fae£¥:*Se#:°#:it*: Galindo decided to give it one Fia:#`Jgaifegyipe:.=iffilce?efi!,:wi:tire experience with CAPITA really en- more ch{tt.shot. life With little money, he lived with his mother in a trailer park and rode his-bike to:¥fsfit£';gffe?:.e#nk;:#iervr!:faeffibi: the San Jose Ice Centre for practice. " He had a different frame of mind and Wisconsin BurglarBurglar & Fire Alarm Association's you could see a whole different person out & Fire Alarm Association's there training," said Laura Galindo, his sister, coach and manager. 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_ + ',. November 6, 6 ,1997-November1997—November 19,19,1997-WISCONSIN 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHTLIGHT-11-11 loth10th Anniversary Issue Issue an alternative music club and a barber shop. Lesbians and Gays wept openly as they watched fire fighters battle the blaze. The community responded by raising thousands of dollars to help those who had lost their homes, or their jobs or both. After a valiant effort to find the financing to rebuild the Top Stories From Hotel, owner Greg Scheel finally gave up -and announced that the landmark complex, which had attracted visitors from throughout the country, would not be rebuilt. Superior and Duluth's Les/BilGay community also suffered a blow when their most Decade Of Light chenshed:--:_:--:::--:-:::-::i-I::-::_-_:::-:i:-i:.:::----:::_:::_=i_-:I:1-:-:::--:_i-:::I-:---I:::I-:i::=l----i-;:i::::-:_::::-::::_---::_=:---i:-=i::-::- bar, the Main Club was destroyed by a fire at the end of December in 1996. The The blaze killed t`rotwo men. The Main Club was Northern Wisconsin's first Les/BilGay bar. In fact many Gays andanTi:¥b=LsCLubN¥ffi:°#:sTonvy£C9&in:So¥§tatta/eBgoGpaxar¥i.ubFaa:tb¥ar¥¥# Lesbians in Northern Wisconsin "came out" at the popular club. the bar's owner. Below is a listing of what we consider to be our top 12 stories during the "Decade alphabetical Bob Jansen was able to find the financing to re-establish the club. The Main Club re- ofoofBredL#§.affgt#%fcwhho::nnenoct°::}n%htoes%s:ou%et:Pf2#°ari,eesLfs#:tdn§nthalep'W£#d:, Light " We have chosen not rank these stories. They are listed in opened:fakan£¥nw#a=iaobieto!8nfids%eteEmE=rcg¥Ltg°g;?€stabhishtheclub.TpeMainclubre. in a new location in September of 1997. order. Amendment 2 Overturned Bill ClintonClinton Elected Amendment 2 Overturned It was during Bill Clinton's initial campaign for President in 1992, that Lesbians There's an old saying "Be careful what you wish for, you may get it." The members and Gays became recognized as a serious political force. Angered by Conservative of.f¥:::;sad=g'od.EHy"5:a|#segFo##yy£:r*,#ffi:uaRa#g&,iti'L#ewE=#er; Colorado For F ily Values probably weren't thinking about that adage when they Republican rhetoric g for war against them, they poured into Clinton's campaign proposedoposed AmendmentAmendment 2,2, an an amendment amendment to to their their State State constitution, constit`rfu, but but they they should should o ces by the thousands. They also donated millions to his effort. Ehave.Ve. The outpouring of support was so Amendment 2, which was an effort overwhelming that on election night, Milwaukee to deny Lesbians and Gays their civil rights, ac- Mayor John Norquist told the local media that "the biggest mistake the Republicans tually gave advocates of those rights their biggest judicial victory ever. Amendment 2 made was angering Gays and Lesbians. It cost them the election." During the Demo- was approved by the Colorado electorate. It voided Lesbian and Gay civil rights laws cratic convention in 1996, Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore told the Gay and forbid the passage and enforcement of additional Gay rights laws by any unit of and Lesbian Caucus, "Without you we would not be asking for a second term because government within state boundaries. we wouldn't have won the first one." Amendment 2 was one of a series of state wide ballot measures designed to curtail The effect of the support Clinton garnered in 1992 had a major impact. When they attempts to promote equality for Lesbians and Gays. Others states where voters con- ne¥emee¥::tn°ofHeap¥Pf|:se:d¥:Ttl}8Faperu¥ngi#:?o2nhedadd8j:aJ£:irm#a::.heyanTan:£:%next met to nominate a President, the Republicans toned down their speeches and tried sidered these ballot questions include Oregon, Idaho and Maine. Some of these refer- as best as they could to look friendly even though they still denounced Gay rights in endums would actually have mandated discrimination against Gays and Lesbians. In their platform. On the other side of the coin, in 1996, hundreds of openly Gay and addition to these referendums there were efforts to put similar questions on the ballot in Lesbian delegates were in Chicago at the Democratic convention. a number of other states. While many Lesbians and Gays were disappointed by some aspects -of the Clinton The existence of this new Radical Right strategy was demoralizing to say the least. administration, particularly his inability to lift the ban on military service and his sign- Suddenly hard fought victories were under attack. Resources especially money and ing of DOMA, a federal anti-Same Sex marriage law, there is no question that Clinton time had to be poured into campaigns to turn these attacks back. Furthermore efforts to has done more to advance Gay and Lesbian rights than all the Presidents who preceded put these questions to the voters and the ensuing campaigns were so hate filled that in him combined. Among his accomplishments all of which have been documented in most cases, radio and TV stations refused to air ads put forth by their supporters. In The Wisconsin Light are:are: state after state they inspired large increases in Les/BilGay bashings. Amendment 2 was the only one of these referendums to win a majority of votes at the ballot box. - Increaseshereases inin AIDsAIDS findingfunding even even while while the the rest rest ofof the the federal federal budgetbudget waswas beingbeing Its approval outraged Lesbians and Gays from coast to coast. A spontaneous boycott cut. of the state and its products was underway within a few days after the last votes were - TheThe_?ppoinqnent appointment ofofqunlified qualified openly Gay and LesbianLesbian individualsindividuals toto positionspositions atat counted. Colorado was now known as "the hate state." Mainstream newspapers like the highesthiF.,:t levelslevels of of government. gove-ent. The New York Times ran editorials supporting the boycott and in Denver alone an es- - Using_Using_ the qe resources .re§our.ces of ofthe the White Vliite House House in in the battle to have the Employment timated $100 million in convention busmess was lost. That boycott had a chilling ef- the battle to have the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) passed.sed. fect in other states were similar measures were proposed. . ¥g¥S##£:eA&j:rNrgv%kagsIssuing an Executive Order revoking the lqug.long standingstan.din.g policy policy of of denyingdenying Lesbi- It wasn't until May, 1996 that the final votes on Amendment 2 were counted. Those ans and Gays employment in sensitive positions both m government and with votes came from the nine Supreme Court Justices sitting in Washington DC. The Defense Court handed a stunning victory to advocates of Gay and. Lesbian Civil rights. Not contractors because they are "security risks." ;eo::iFacff;:fr#Etik¥#?EE#.e:ci!o¥:,ie*Ei#=i:s2#e#|c#=:#s.Th#.: - §ei:ffisgg:Taa=ffbefa=tveemth£?afl±y:#E;*It±-:grge::efrT-en;s:igvlth:Revoking the administrative rule that kept HIV + foreigners from visiting the only did the Court overturnovertum Amendment 2,2, butbut itit issuedissued aa decisiondecision thatthat saidsaid Lesbians United States and.fanlJ GaysGays_ were were a a legitimatelegivpat.e pino.rityminority wngsewhose _rigivts rights couldcould not be abridged by putting - Allowing persecuted Lesbians and Gays to seek political asylum in the US them upip forfor aa vote.vote. Inh- theirtheir 66 toto 3 vote, thethe Justices mademade it it clearcpeearaEigffihyfu#g that Amendment 2 -= #¥#e¥th:e#ffs::C¥f:gifean§:en:tdongch#freeakg#i:L&a±:S#FrFfeTeenxisUsing the office of the President to campaign against state wide referendums that tat andanfa°eT-erirtLfhikhi9st£:¥cerdee#o#:?ehwateer.enomorereferendunstopreenptadvancesin others like it were inspired by hate. were targeted at Gay and Lesbian rights. After that historic decision there were no more referendums to pre-empt advances in Lesbian and Gay rigivs.rights. Dahmer Bar FiresFires inin 19961996 In latehate July,July, 1992, 1992, Milwaukee Milwaukee Gays Gays and and Lesbians Lesbians were were stunned stunned by by revelations revelations that that a a Two fires devastated two different Les/BilGay communities in 1996, when the Hotel serial killer had been living in their midst. Jeffery Dahmer, had killed at least 11 Gay wfife#WashingtonFaw#faefd#Seqt%€#°inffiLiiLe£/dB#gREHu#Jtl;%Sdgs::;gd##o¥?t:Lffff¥e£Eedseben9efi¥8deinaththse*e:+d.:.enJoeufffrrythDe*##y#aesqs::£:igd]jyGfg burned down in Madison and the Main Club was destroyed in Superior. men. As if these needless deaths weren't enough, the community was sickened by the In February, 1996, thethe landscapelandscape ofof Madison'sMadison's Les/Bi/GayLesrei/Gay communitycqupin±rty chq?geechanged yi_qwith discovery of9f heads,hgrds, skullssloulls and and bones bones in in his his near near West West Side Si_de apartment. apapent. the burning of the landmark Hotel Washington. The Hotel which had served as Madi- Outraged built overover thethe use use of of words words like like 'Thomosexual "homosexual owe-rkill" overkill" toto describedescribe Dahmof'sDaluner's ?rFoi.¥u*ffigfalth:o]g:gH§Hftt%ryc%#rfe%n;r¥£#fieL]k¥Chcahyadans&rvL:gELM#son's unofficial community center, contained a restaurant, four Gay and Lesbian bars, P[easePlease See StoriesStories Page 12 S COMING...

V IT Milwaukee's New Newsweekly For advertising information call 277-7070 Paper Publishing, LLC Congratulations Wisconsin Light on your 10th Anniversary! November 6, 6,1997-November 1997—November 19, l9,1997-VIScONSIN 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-12LIGHT-12 loll10th Anniversary IssueIssue cnarges based on sexual orientation went up not down. After Congress was done, the Stories policy was simply "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Continued From PagePage 1111 Many Gays and Lesbians felt betrayed by the man they had put in the White House, while others felt that the massive outpouring of calls, letters and telegrams from oppo- actions. Death threats,threats, bombbomb threatsthreats andand bashingsbachings directed directed at at LesbiansLesbians and and Gays days be-be- nents of lifting the ban made it impossible for Clinton to keep his promise. Canwii*?tecame wide spread. #arsear€iveaied that three M|waukee Police officers had tuned one of the The President would keep his word on supporting ENDA, appointing Gays and Les- When it was revealed that three Milwaukee Police officers had turned one of the bians to the highest levels of government, increasing AIDS funding and working to end victims, a young Laotian man, over to Dahmer after the teen had tied from Dahmer's discrimination against Lesbians and Gays, but his image was badly damaged among apartment, Les/Bi/Gay rage began boiling over. America's Lesbians and Gays, many of whom would never forget or forgive him for Milwaukee Police Chief Philip Arreola launched an investigation and dred two of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don t Pursue." officers over the protests of the Police Union. Dahmer was convicted and sentenced to hundreds of years in prison, where he himself was later killed. But the scars he left I-i::-:::-:::::-::I_::-:`_::-:i:-:_::::=_::_::_i:_:_:::::;:__::__:-::-:-i:_:-I::i:i:-::--::_---:_:-I:--:i:--::_--:-:::=::i::_-:i=:::i=::=::-::i::::::=::::-:have still not fully healed five years later. Many members of Milwaukee' Les/Bi/Gay ENDA community will never again trust or forgive the Police Union due to its defense of the ENDA, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, has been an ongoing story since dismissed officers. the founding of The Wisconsin Light. ENDA grew out of the Federal Gay Civil If any good can be said to have come out of the incident. It would be the actions of Rights Act which would have offered protection from discrimination in employment, Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist. Norquist appointed a "Blue Ribbon" panel to look at housing and public accommodations. Realizing that Act would not pass, activists the question of Police-Comminrity relations. The Les/Bi/Gay community pressed that changed strategies and decided to concentrate on the issue of employment. panel to include a ¥oEfi§¥|#d¥±hH¥£¥+¥i¥¥FfiE£;§imFguir¥§%g#¥F=i#ff wide range of concerns from our conunumty in its final report. The The strategy worked. In 1996, ENDA came within a vote Conumssion did so and most of the of being approved by the recommendations made by Lesbians and Gays, uF|seen¥et.e%:#kviisiFn]o9f9fieiELDfa#£##ainvT°rit=e°:fiF997aVlpprth°Y:6bJo£:US Senate. A new version of the bill was introduced in June of 1997 with 150 House :-=:-_i:I_:_:l=:_--_-:-:---::I_---:::::-:i:-::-:-:::_-:::_:I_-_--=:-:::i-:-::=:::--:i:i::-:i:I-=:I_-::==--:i--:=::-:-:i:::-:--:-_such as sensitivity training on Les/Bi/Gay issues, became policy. sponsors,•grnE including Wisconsin Congressman, Tom Barrett, and 35 Sponsors in the Senatei:rfciEthugELWoffs#¥*nsinTs8sre=#,E&E:danF%ttrigat35Sponsorsinthe including both of Wisconsin's Senators, Kohl and Feingold. Domestic Partnership Advances One of our first stories was about a Domestic Partnership ordinance in Madison. One Marching On! of%:ifs:,=oEessps#1!Ssfft#Et:.E!w%efr#s:hiEo¥?s!:¥annce:m=&:iELceon£of the last stories of our first ten years, was about a Domestic Partnership ordinance in Milwaukee.NIwaukce. The three national marches of the last ten years have played an important part in en- ergizing our community. In October 1987, In between those articles we have documented substantial growth in the an estimated 500,000 Gays and Lesbians number of gathered in Washington. Then in April of 1993, a i:I+e±¥£?£ie{#,aS{?I:I:£prtrdc#&##{;C.:¥te,n#esuqube#utiqdiltygro°f#ayfanthdeE;#]Err8fcities, corporations and individuals who recognize the validity of Gay and Lesbian re- ;TET#e¥_o:¥¥.¥_E¥_c:LE_8=P:i:;#F§,f¥#:§&F±#o,o¥oous¥¥Tffi£¥sLF%million of us marched past the lationships. Hundreds of companies and White House demanding equality. The Stonewall 25 Celebration held in conjunction dozens of cities now offer family leave and with Gay Games health insurance coverage for their partners to their Lesbian IV in June, 1994 attracted about 500,000 marchers. and Gay employees. Each of these events provided more than In Hawaii, the State Legislature passed a law mandating the provision of 60 a spectacle. They were an opportunity for "mar- cross fertilization of ideas as people from around riage like" benefits to domestic partners including Gay and Lesbian couples. That law the country met and discussed their came after the Hawaiian Supreme Court perspectives, they lent visible proof to the diversity of our community and they sparked ordered the State to give compelling reasons new ideas, brought as to why Lesbians and Gays should be denied marriage licenses. out new volunteers and gave us increased visibility that made a lie of the claim that we are less than 1% of the population. The Court ruling sparked a spate of legislation in states, including Wisconsin, around iFlc:n%:;tt'oT#an8i.8c##St:n¥ti`t;ar°£`e[esgxs].arfu]]nfaEesta#±!opmc¥¥{,#e¥So£§¥9aroundthe country to ban recognition of same sex marriages performed in other states. Pride Is Busting Out All Over Don't AskAsk, Don'tDon't Tell Tell,Don't Don't Pursue" The growth of Pride celebrations in Wisconsin has truly been remarkable. When The , , Pursue" Wisconsin Light first began Millions of Lesbians and Gays were shattered when the President they publication there was only a small festival in Milwaukee helped to elect held at Cathedral Square, plus a celebration held in told them that he could not lift the ban on service in the military Even before he an- Superior. As we mark our 10 An- nounced his candidacy for President, William niversary, celebrations in Eau Claire, the Fox Valley and Madison had been added to Jefferson Clinton had told The Wiscon- the list. sin Light that he favored lifting the ban on military service. ¥F§e§¥£:¥L§gb;ii!f#fr:3%§¥#§°§:%?¥:§y3f#|ff±ur¥ffiEj:. • Finthennore in Milwaukee, new leadership But after the election opposition to lifting the ban mounted. Day after day there were led by Bill Meunier and Roberta Nigge- news reports of jammed Capitol Hill meier was able to revamp its Pride week turning it into PrideFest and leading the cele- switchboards and mountains of letters and tele- bration grams pouring into the Congressional offices demanding to the Hemy W. Maier Festival Park the home of Summerfest. Since then, the that the ban not be lifted. numbers of attendees After a delay of months during which he hoped the opposition Ei:e!n¥;a;be;eio#;¥?ifei:£df:gal:I:¥#\£d![F¥i:o:ffiifed:I:S,OF:T#¥ei:;has continued to grow. PrideFest is well on its way to becoming a would subside, Presi- national LesBiGaLesBiGay y festival. dent Clinton finally recognized the political reality and tried to come up with a com- promise plan to allow Gays and Lesbians to serve in the military as long as they were not open about their sexual orientation. Under the Clinton plan, the military would not be allowed to ask anyone about their Taking to the Airwaves and the Silver Screen sexual orientation nor would they be allowed to launch investigations into service TV shows a "Northern Exposure," "Thirty Something," and "Roseanne" had recur- members unless there was an actual charge supported by hard evidence of sexual ac- ring Lesbian and Gay characters. It was probably inevitable that eventually a show's tivities. It was called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue." title character would be a homosexual. Finally on April 30, 1997 it happened when In the end though even that plan was scotched by Congress, which voted to codify Ellen Degeneres came out dining her "Ellen Show." existing discrimination in the military. All Clinton wound up with was an agreement But television isn't the only medium that's been used to expose middle America to that he could order recruiters not to ask anyone about their sexual orientation. Lesbians and Gays.. A number of hit movies that have done the same. "Philadelphia," Dozens, if not hundreds, of Gay and Lesbian service members who came out think- "Longtime Companion," "Fried Green Tomatoes" "The Bird Cage" "Pricilla Queen of ing that the ban about the Desert," ::_-_-----:---:-::----i:--:--:_-:i_--:----::_::i-:--::;-:--:::-:::::__i:--:i:-:-::-:::--:-:_---i:i_:--:---::-:--_-:.::::::-::I:::was to be lifted suddenly found themselves facing discharge. and most recently "In and Out," and other films had audiences laughing, Fwthennore the rewritten regulations were vigorously enforced and the number of dB- Please SeeseeTopstoriespage Top Stories Page 13 13 §*

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Unlike some other cities and states, Wisconsin's AIDS organizations have not en- 1T¥i_#iff¥:¥ff¥#haLevgifaanfff,#T&er£,.getherthe,#isijfE3oiREieangfriff;g#ifw£¥¥;oi!;oafffD;fon#Fffiigi:segTaken individually these films and shows have been small steps, taken together they gaged in fights over funds and work well together. The Wisconsin Health Depart- have helped foster aa climateclinate ofof acceptance.acceptance. ment's AIDS program led by Jim Vergeront has been praised for staying out of politics and working with the state's AIDS programs. That is not to say that enough has been done. Only AIDS is totally vanquished will it Tammy Baldwin Elected to State Assembly be enough. Until the day that happens (and we firmly believe it WILL happen) we can Madison has been a hotbed of Lesbian and Gay political activity. In fact Dane take pride in knowing that the people of Wisconsin are working together in the fight County can rightfully boast that it has more openly Lesbian and Gay elected officials against AIDS. than any other city or even state in the country. So it was fitting that Madison elected ffii#;[Fiffidr¥in%ythfui%TT##:%s,ffy¥ih;rs::I;rfuE::#:T¥: Wisconsin's first Openly Lesbian State Representative, Tammy Baldwin. Dane County Supervisor Tammy Baldwin had a tough battle to win the Democratic Fund, which will continue providing as- primary in Wisconsin's 78th Assembly District in September, 1992 but she triumphed G/LGth CommunityCommunity sistance¥cewi:\cha to a *LioEueJenot#ogff:Community Center for the with hard work and solid support from Gays, Lesbians and their allies. loH;t=indlong-term. That victory made Tammy Baldwin, the undisputed leader of Wisconsin's Lesbian Center Trust Fund The second is the BuildingREd?g Fund Fund toto helphelp and Gay community. It showed that there are no limits to what Gays and Lesbians can purchase or rent a spacespace forfor aa communitycommunity do. It gave Tammy a statewide platform to speak out about the injustices we face in Gets Tax Exempt center. every day life. She has used that platform well not just to speak about Gay related is- This past year the Trust Fund was able sues but to speak out on behalf of the working poor, minorities, the elderly, fanners Status to make one grant from the Endowment and others who needed someone to give voice to their dreams and aspirations. Fund to a Milwaukee organization that In 1997 Tammy Baldwin, "our Tammy" as so many in Wisconsin's Les/Bi/Gay Milwaukee—The G/L Community met the qualifications of the Fund's char- community call her, began preparing a bid to run for Congress and achieve two more Center Trust Fund, which was originally ter. The Building Fund has also ear- firsts, the first Openly Lesbian member of the US House of Representatives and the started by the Beer Town Badgers Corpo- ¥T#:e:j¥ffiii!:ungH:F#¥±sff3:rii:marked several hundred dollars for the new community centercenter once it becomesbecomes frfiiv#i¥#§i§Le¥ffiafrlfaf¥¥§¥us¥ff#d§afa§§:i;ii+iGoi§§§#¥i;tjicki£¥Tii,T3¥+fa¥TfrF¥g¥first woman elected to-_ Congress _---_ _-J by -` Wisconsin--_ _ _ -_-___-voters. ration, is pleased to announce that it has new received its 501 C(3) tax-exempt status. operational. The new corporation was formed to more The organization is always looking for Wisconsin Fights AIDS easily distinguish between the B.T.B. new members and volunteers to help us with our goals. Anyone interested can The AIDS epidemicvy^isnt.9-P^SllpaFiaglptwslaAP§Aam^cc+ha^^Iml'i#lih#iii¥e£E;Fi\it:o:_fnFii:k::o¥tiap¥ch:;ialE:t::iselr?s#dfpci:I continues to rage here in Wisconsin and across the country. Corporation and the goals of the Trust of stories about the fff#rfuonFund. and the goals Of the That #nmtac:HegF°faLsdcontact the Fund at%yi°4ie64¥i:e5S!{ at (414) 643-1652. OverovTreth¥E:Sst%i:ffacs,C&nhTuvi§s::n¥jfeLhjghe:£swfacffifaindr%doaferfoesrie¥ea&°u#; the last ten years, The Wisconsin Light has run hundreds The annual fund raising drive will be progress and setbacks in fighting this devastating killer. We have printed the obituaries In the fall of 1995, the corporation taken from us. started two funds to serve the G/L com- held this fall and gifts may be sent in care ¥¥i|+:u¥x3riTzm5hg¥qdiF§ri¥muifeeifafkgd¥h8iifejer=anEFti#¥en¥fffi¥:i;e:¥st¥i::mEetw£#sttLo:9%Ssivfefae=GdF:#£i#eoT¥¥6#far:E¥eebe#:j#cLar¥of too many fine men and women needlessly cut down and of P.O. Bo 1686, Milwaukee, WI 53201. Far too often we have seen hopes raised and then dashed. For example, the last issue munity. The first was the Endowment of our first ten years contained an article about the new "protease inhibitor" drugs. At Pef:§a#i#ha£#thYe:s¥ng£°g¥hagdd¥%if#i#ffese#emfrTEL°:i:gfrf¥;b¥:tfa#£S;¥tleast initially, these drugs had shown great promise in reducing if not eliminating the HIV virus in those who have been infected by it. Now it turns out that they are inef- fective in at least half of those living with AIDS. soeRmAN PARK While we have been frustrated and saddened by this disease and the toll it has taken, we have also proudly printed articles about Wisconsin's response to the AIDS crisis. There is no question that the Badger state has done its share m the fight against AIDS. rzikiNSOW The Wisconsin Medical College CAIR program led by Dr. Jeff Kelly is one of only ASSOCiATioN three national centers for research on AIDS prevention and intervention. Kelly has been able to gamer millions of dollars for innovative projects that are making a real difference in reducing the spread of AIDS and helping to improve the lives of those n#8living with it. P.O. Box 761 15 MILWAUKEE, WI 532 1 6 The AIDS Resource CenterCenter of Wisconsin under the direction of it's Executive Direc- (414) 777-3986 (VOICE MAIL) tor, Doug Nelson has grown into the largest AIDS Service Organization in the Mid- west. Furthermore, Nelson led the national effort to change federal AIDS funding formulas so that people living with AIDS in smaller so called "low incidence" cities ;o|isDi¥#ve#ior#N:F:F#i#a*g:ff¥ib%±EL:peri¥ri!:sgkedff±:ffisce|#cfa;iwould receive just as much care as those living in places like San Francisco and New York. WELCOME TO THE NEK01101MOOD! The BESTD ClinicClinic and and St. St. Camillus Camillus in in Milwaukee, Mlwackee, the the BlueBlue Bus Bus in in Madison,Madison, the the Center Project in Green Bay and other organizations have provided testing, services andifatfu¥&j::tfo¥tGii?fEaoyfddsT#e°£ffi:::ytrfaseeTHeoi±re°¥ThL?=¥;ase#riceei education for tens of thousands. The Rodney Scheel House in Madison is a model for AIDS housinghousing.projects projects around the country.country.

COMMUNITYCONNUNITY Two MenMen andand aa PaperPaper Terry BoughnerBoughner and JerryJerry Johns.onJohnson BringBring aa Light to Wisconsin by ROGERROGER A. EDMONSONEDMONSON

It's7o'clockonaFridaycwhng,andTerryIt's 7 o'clock on a Friday evening, and Terry job.Andsotheprendcreissuewasrcleasedjob. And so the premiere issue was released unassisted. They relyrely on outside servicesservices Boughner and Jerry Johnson Slipslip into a -headlines— headlines missing,missing, the layoutlayout in in chaos, chaos, only for the actual printing. booth at the Harvest House cafe. Johnson and several days days behind behind schedule schedule-but—but Johnson docsdoes expressexpress some doubts sighs in exhaustion. He'sHe's been up for there for allall toto see.see. aboutaboutlheproject."It'sabitlikelivingwith the project. "It's a bit like living with almost 48 hours, doing layout, checking checking Now,overayearlater,thetwomeneffcc-Now, over a year later, the two men effec- an elephant in your living roomroom—in -in our proofs,makinga50-mileround-tripruntoproofs, making a 50-mile round-trip run to livelytively are the paper. Boughner edits and caseliterally,sincewepublishitoulofthecase literally, since we publish it out of the theprin(cr,andthcn,fuauy,pickjnguphisthe printer, and then, finally, picking up his writes.writes, while Johnson handles photog- house. It involves anan incredibleincredible amountamount of lo`erso(heycanmakeddiveriestoalltheirlover so they can make deliveries to all their Iaphy,raphy, layout,layout ,and and printing printing arrangements; arrangements; time, taking Terry awayaway fromfrom hishis other other regular outlets.ou(lets. logcther,theydothebiweeklydistribution.together, they do the biweekly distribution. writing,bringingourrestorationworktoawriting, bringing our restoration work to a The waitress ambles over andand poursbouts As for the editorial policy, Boughner Boughner puts|]uts halt,andmakingitvirtuallyimpossibletohalt, and making it virtually impossible to coffcc.coffee. TheThe twotwo men clinkclink their cups itquitcsimply:"Wcstrivetoeducatcandin-it quite simply: "We strive to educate and in- gceget awayaway fromfrom town for more thanthan aa fevrfew togetherlogcthcr gentlygently andand exchangeexchange Telicvedrelieved fom,nottopromoteapanicularpointofform, not to promote a particular point of days at a time. Financially it has also bccnbeen smiles.smil:s. Another issueissue ofof 7TheThe H/isco#-Wiscon- view." ToTb dodo this effectively, theythey havehave exasperatingexasperating-wchavcyct[oturnaprofit. — we have yet to turn a profit. sinsi.n Lighti i.g^/ has has been been born, born, slapped slapped onon thethe recruitedrecruitcdadiversegroupofcontiibutors- a diverse group of contributors — Gay newspapers in in the MflwaukceMilwaukee area ass,ass,' andand sentsent on its `h/ayway out out into into thethe thespeakerprotcmofthe§tatcassembly,the speaker pro tern of the state assembly, have come and gone in the past,past. so pcoplcpeople world. thewifeoftheex-mayor,andpcopleasfarthe wife of the ex-mayor, and people as far are skeptical aboutabout putting their advcrtis-advertis- What would drive two otherwise sane afield as Tokyo and New Delhi. ing money with us,us, althoughalthough recently thisthis and articulate men to undertake publica- The education angle isis a natural for has begun to change." tion of aa gaygay newspaper in Milwaukee, Boughner,whotaughthistoryfor14yearsBoughner, who taught history for 14 years Their status as thethe paperpaper menmen makes Wis., when several otherother groups have at I.aLa RochcRoche College, aa small small Catholic Catholic JohnsonandBoughnerhighlyvisibleinthcJohnson and Boughner highly visible in the already triedtried andand failed? ForFor thatthat matter, school on the outskirtsoutskirts of Pittsburgh. HcHe community.community.Mit`hraukeecurrendyboasts23 Milwaukee currently boasts 23 what would drive them to startStart restoring a enjoyedteach_ingbutwasreallybeginningenjoyed teaching but was really beginning gay bars, and the men make anan effortcffor( toto run-down Victorian mansion, toto pursuepursue aa tolo feel thethe urge toto write.unite. It was thethe contentcontent stopstopinateachofthematleastonceavek. in at each of them at least once aweek. "It.s importanl to be on the scene," relationship sparked by a chance ad in a rather than thethe concept (hatthat brought "It's important to be on the scene," nevrspaper,oitobecomegayactivistsinthenewspaper, or to become gay activists in the Boughner into conflict wi(hwith the Sisters of Boughner asserts. ``People"People who would firstfirst place? TheThe answer answer is is optimism, optimism, cour- cour- Proyidcnce,theorderofnunsinchargeofProvidence, the order of nuns in charge of ncvcTdreamofcallingtheofficewilltalkifnever dream of calling the office will talk if age, aa politicalpolitical awarenessawarcncss forgedforged inin the the La Roche. wearethera\hlehear[otsofidlegossip,butwe are there. We hear lots of idle gossip, but "I wa]itcd to write gay history and gay 1960s,1960s, and and atat least]cas( a a touch touch of of inspired iuspifed "I wanted to write gay history and gay wcwe discoverdiscover important important storiesstories as as well." nell" madness. lovcstories,"hesays."1decidedthat1waslove stories," he says. "I decided that I was One story they recentlyrecently rcrTctedferreted out "It almost nevernever happened," JohnsonJohnson too proudproud ofof beingbeing aa gaygay wri(crwriter toto hidehide cen(ercdcentered on a reponreport byby thethe Milu/aukecMilwaukee chuckles, thinkingthinking back. "After "After Terry behindapcnnamc,§o1toldthe§istersthatbehind a pen name, so I told the sisters that Human RightsRights Commission,Commission, whi`chwhich indi-indi- ansveredanswered `mymy personalpersonal ad,ad, it took meme 1818 I was gay.gay. 'I'm `I'm out,' out.' II said.said. 'Get`Get out,'ou(,' theythey catedcared no instances of violence against the mon(hsmonths aridand throethree false alarms (oto areneven gc[get saidsaid-orsomcthingtothatcffect." — or something to that effect." gay and lesbianlesbian community. They found him(olcavcPittsburghandcomeoutforahim to leave Pittsburgh and come out for a He'shadlittlecausctoregrethisdccision.He's had little cause to regret his decision. thisdifficulttobdieve,sotheyvemou[intothis difficult to believe, so they went out into visit.Hefinal[yshovedupontheFourthofvisit. He finally showed up on the Fourth of [nIn addition toto hishis work work on on 77Ie The Wfroousi'nWisconsin the bars and culled enough material forfor a JulywhilcI`rasoulVAlchingthefiit`rorks.July while I was out watching the fireworks. Ji.gh/,Light, Boughner has recentlyreccnt[y had had a abook, book, series on gay-dhectedgay-directed violence.violence. Igo(homcandfoundacTypticnotconthcI got home and found a cryptic note on the Ow/Out ofa/ A//All 7Tmc,Time, published by Alyson BoughneTBoughner andand Johnson Johnson savor the rare door,door,thenspenlth¢restofthenightldek- then spent the rest of the night look- Publications. HcHe has had two other manu-menu- momen(smoments of domestic privacy that coinecome ing for him. ItIt `iraswas hardhard work." scripts accepted byty his publisherspubfishers and isis their way. "Terry"Terry andand II somehowsomehow fifindnd time tine ShortlyShortlyafterBoughnerfinallypulledup after Boughner finally pulled up workingonabookaboutgayvictimsoftheworking on a book about gay victims of the to(o cook and garden and sit jnin front of (hcthe stakessfakesandwcntWtst,theon]ygaypaperin and went West, the only gay paper in Holocaust.Hcfirmlybelievesthatgaypeo-Holocaust. He firmly believes that gay peo- VCR,arguingaboutJoancrawford'sact-VCR, arguing about Joan Crawford's act- theMilvaukcea"fo]ded,promptinggaythe Milwaukee area folded, prompting gay plehavemuchtobeproudofand`rantstople have much to be proud of and wants to ing abilityability-just—just like like normalnormal couples do,"do," lcadcrsleaders inin thethe citycity toto callcall aa powwow.powwow. do liishis part to correct the historical neglectneglect Johnson sayssays with a wry laugh. "Our"Our "Itwasavariationonthe`LittleRedHen' "It was a variation on the'Little Red Hen' of our segmentsegment ofof socicty.society. friends havehave beenbeen veryvery forbearingforbearing —they -they story,"story,"Boughnerrecalls.Everyonevanted Boughner recalls. "Everyone wanted Johnson, onon thethe otherother hand, is is a a self- self- plan dinners and parties around our aapaper,bu1nooncwantedtodoth¢work. paper, but no one wanted to do the work. confessed careercareer changer.changcr. He's tried deadlines so we cancan attend."attend." The upshot was thattha( Jerry and II scrapedscraped everythingfromatwo-year§tintinNigeriaeverything from a two-year stint in Nigeria AlthougliAlthough it is perhaps not quite the life together 53,500$3,500 andand tooktook thethe plunge."plunge." .as.as a Peace Corps volunteer to teaching they hadhad envisionedenvisioned when Boughner The plunge gotgot.them • them inin deep. Their grade school and runningrunning aa moviemovie house.house. movedtoMilwaukeetojoinJohnson,theymoved to Milwaukee to join Johnson, they printcrrenegedt`rodayspriortopresstimeprinter reneged two days prior to press time Starting up a newspapernewspaper seemed another seem toto havehave fewfew realreal rcgre[s.regrets. They met when he found out .hatthat thethe paperpaper was was gay.gay. link in thethe chain.chain. His artistic and technical through aa newspaper.newspaper, and nownow they'rethey're liv-liv- Desperate, they they took took their their proofsproofs toto aa skillsskillshavemadeitpossibleforthetwomen have made it possible for the [wo men ing inin the the middle ofof one. InIn theirtheir case,case, printer in Chicago who agreed to do the to produce 7hcThe Htiscortyi.n Wisconsin Lighti i.g^/ basically pce(icjusticepoetic justice hashas beenbeen wellwell served. III I

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I. Noveml)erNovember 6, 6, 1997 1997-November—November 19, 19, 1997 1997-WISCONSIN—WISCONSIN LIGHT IdGIIT-15-15 10iodLth Anniversary Aulverny ISsue Issue State Representative Tammy BaldwinBaldwin St. Camillus HIV/AIDS Ministry to Reflects On ProgressProgress In_ In TheThe LastLast Decade Commemorate WorldWorld AIDSAIDS DayDay By State Rep. Tammy Baldwin Milwaukee-CiaMilwaukee Sunday, November Rep. Tammy Baldwin We havehave notnot beenbeen ableable toto .win .win domesticdomestic —On Sunday, November phasize that even 30, the eve of World AIDS Day 1997, St. persons under the age of I cannot begin a reflection on the last ten partnership benefits for students and their 18 are affected—directly and indirectly— years without first paying tribute to the partners, or for faculty and staff, and re- Camillus HIV/AIDS Ministry will host its by HIV/AIDS. Eff,:?firfuT!eff::gE¥[:#¥ annual prayer service as well as a concert World AIDS Day this year many people who have contributed to the cently Yale University rejected Larry aims to increase understanding of the Wisconsin Light over the past decade. Kramer's multi-million dollar contribution featuring nationally known musician magnitude of the Jeanne Cotter. The program will begin at HIV/AIDS epidemic, its The Wisconsin Light would never have for an endowed chair in Gay and Lesbian global dimensions and that it continues succeeded without the commitment of studies. But the organizing efforts on 7:00 p.m. at the Irish Cultural and Heri- despite new hope in ig#o:pi:|Ti:oiE#i;:aE*E¥:ii? tage Center, 2133 W. Wisconsin Avenue. treatment. Terry BoughnerBouchner && Jerry Johnson,Johnson, andand thethe campuses across the nation are leading to It emphasizes promoting action and new victories. Admission is free. Those who attend are sound policies to i°*dr:tis:gdn¥##ng±#ar8::dg#£s:Lf asked to bring donations of new toys or prevent HIV transmis- The battle for domestic partnership sion and to minimize the epidemic's im- benefitsbenThe%tsb8:ttlnetinf8:tod°Eoevseticfo#¢er#[ continues to move forward, with clothing items for children affected by pact::-::-:i::-:-:=::i---::i_::-:i:::i:-::::i:::_::__:::--_:_:::: on children, HIV/AIDS. These gifts will be distributed their families and their UW—Madison's student government vot- communities. One hundred ninety one during§trL¥8ie§hifa¢ja¥J#¥ieben¥we*o±£±)i the holiday season. countries around the ing unanimously just last week to support Jeanne Cotter has won the ears, hearts world are celebrating EowgE¥:#Sysjqkdtenktg£::#en#them. this day to draw attention to the AIDS world is no longer a place and souls of listeners throughout the pandemic. The corporate United States and Canada through her pFTFri:::try:thiitt:en::::;o::::b;Eang\ in which coming out means bemg kicked In this country, World AIDS Day will pushing gifts of song-writing, singing, storytelling link communities in a unified out. More corporate leaders are and piano performance. She has written observance open the closet door. Workers locally and of dimming lights. In Washington, DC, nationally are organizing LGBT employee and recorded several liturgical music col- the White House will dim its lights from percentage of For- lections-:-::-_::::--=--::::::-::::;:--::;::`-::::-:--::i.::-=_:-:-:-:=-i: with GIA Publications, Chicago, ¥:85#ofigEm¥to¥:ef£,gh:ch:tgafr#E7:45 to 8:00 p.m. on December groups. A growing and has been an invaluable contributor to 1 as a vis- tunes 500 companies have recognized that ual demonstration of thethe commitmentcommitment to simply the music repertoire of the wider church. fight against the AIDS pandemic non-discrimination policies are Cotter will be joined at the event by two and in good business. And more and more ex- tribute to those living with HIV/AIDS and failure to recog- other vocalists involved in Mythic Rain t#ut::aef°#::She#dr]€3d#:FTdA?BA;i.D¥dan€to those who have died from ecutives realize that their Productions, the company she started a AIDS. nize LGBT family issues will result in a ifoe;#:¥offin:°EITi:efif3gane;#ch#:rfehify;rF¥ For more informationinfomation aboutabout thethe St.St. compe- few years ago. Camillus HIV/AIDS Ministry loss of talented employees to the This year's World AIDS Day theme is commemo- tition. :eE#§S*"EeE#.gfpe#rfu%o,#enE_ ration of World AIDS Day on November "Give Children Hope in a World with 30,;o¥n°#£YaL/#Sats#4¥B;#4¥4imbe°; contact Kathryn at (414) Our gains have come about because of AIDS." The aim of this theme is to em- 259-4664. i------ff-if_:_-:=f-i-:-::i_-:-:_::---::-::-:::_i::::_i-:-__individual courage and collective action. On the national level, organizational strength is growing with record numbers Lesbian Alliance of Metro Milwaukee, ment's central organizing strategy is on of members joining the Human Rights GLEEDA, PositivePositive Voice, Voice, Pioneers, Pioneers, and and target—that coming out and visibility is a Campaign, the National Gay & Lesbian GALVAnize havehave formedfomed toto buildbuild a powerful force for change. Our visibility Task Force, and the Gay & Lesbian Vic- grassroots movement. m every aspect of society leads to a toryt°% FWTsginsinFund. strong state and local oi.- Despite our growing numbers, the re- stronger tomorrow. I know that the next In Wisconsin, strong state and local or- i!eii¥:¥i:;:j#gi%abis:;y;:i:i Dane County Sup. Tammy Baldwin - 1988 ligious right has increased its membership ten years will see even more progress to- ganizations have formed to help fight for faster. The next ten years require a re- fgr5e#€BTe&efuetvy:n#oerec&rodgore:::8:ward LGBT equality. We can do it to- many columnists, reporters, photogra- ourgurngji°t::hax:tifi&m#istc°onhseip rights. Action Wisconsin gr#f::provides gether. while :ae%§gL:effi:g=¥:s;F#ag*¥:¥[fr%:r§[:;:newed effort so that we can move for- 8ether. phers, sales staff, graphic designers, dis- coordination forfor statewidestatewide action-s.actions, wliile ward. As Harvey Milk said "Come out, come Human Rights League, tributors;Eh£::rssc?:anF##g.Eo:?eg;#ir?Ho:t;¥: all of whom have worked to- local groups likelike Human RIchts League, The pastpast decade try§has proved our move- outoutswhTgr¥vccyr wherever you are." #ars# „come out. come gether toto give us a decade of enligliten-enlighten- ment. Ten years has brought many changes for the LGBT community—in politics, popu- lar culture, academia, private business, and activism. We've taken many steps St. Camillus HIV/AIDS Ministry forward,%:faHi¥JEiEa=rfug;#¥E¥h##te§3s; and thankfully, only a few steps back. I want to begin by describing the in- credible political strides that we have ex- perienced (perhaps this reflects my per- 1997 holiday Ornament sonal interest in politics). In the last dec- ade, the number of openly gay and lesbian i#ittnEifffis#ifji!bffEaiFii:elected officials has increased tenfold SECOND EDITION from 14 to 140 nationally. Congressmen Barney Frank, Geny Studs, Jim Kolbe, and Wisconsin's own Steve Gunderson stepped from the closet into the light. We elected Bill Clinton as our first President who was not only will- ing to publicly acknowledge the LGBT community, but had the courage to ap- point a record number of Gays and Lesbi- ans to federal positions, including Roberta Actenburg and. Bruce Lehman' to impor- tant subcabinet positions. Although we have made great political strides forward, our progress has not been without a well-organized backlash. Even as a record I 1 th state passed a Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights Law, opponents from the religious nght began their efforts to "prohibit gay mamage" at the state and federal level. In Wisconsin, soso farfar we'vewe've beenbeen ableable toto stop this unnecessary, mean-spirited leg- islation through an extensive organizing effort. Ten years has made us strong enough to meet this battle head on. In popular culture, LGBT visibility has increased|ff|u:i:d#iffIT;:th:i?vE:i|giLe#|i dramatically. Gay and Lesbian pop icons are enjoying success among both gay and non-gay audiences. Ellen Degeneris is the most recent mani- This second edition ornament beautifully captures a symbol of peace... festation of the trend begun by k d lang and Melissa Etheridge. calla lilies. Intertwined At long last, gays and lesbians are being the white dove holding two long stemmed represented as an integral part of contem- porary American life. In 1987, who with the dove is a flowing red ribbon representing the international would have believed that Roseanne's fic- tional mothermother wouldwould comecome out?out? WhatWhat a collector's edition ornament is solid difference these proud images will lnakemake symbol of AIDS awareness. This for future generations both Gay and straight. brass with a 24 kt. gold finish and brightly colored enamels. Again, progress in popular culture has not eliminated prejudice. In response to pro-gay employment policies, the Walt Disney Co. faced a boycott from religious ornaments for me! i%g:lgFiaF%¥¥f:i#§iulighfw:#:conservatives who accused Disney of un- Please reserve holiday dermining "family values." But through our struggles of the last ten Ornament price: $12.00 each. Shipping: 1-10 ornaments $3.95, 11 or more $5.95. Please make checks payable to: St. years, we have learned to take action in HIV/AIDS Ministry. Send check or money order to: St. Camillus HIV/AIDS Ministry, 10101 West the face of adversity. Our community or- Camillus ganizations have fought back and sup- Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226. Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. For more information call: (414) 259-4664. ported pro-gay policies by. purchasing ey products and donating them to children's hospitals. We've turned an at- tack into an act of compassion. NAME In Wisconsin's universities, we've made great strides by winning a Gay and Les- STREET ADDRESS grmwaukee. - bian studiesstag:§bceyrti¥fi¥gpraogGrGaz¥tdj&s= certificate program at UW— STATE ZIP Milwaukee. CITY The UW Alumni Association's GLB TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED Alumni Council was foundedfounded and the DAYTIME PHONE UW—Madison Faculty Senate has a com- mitteeE#=¥o¥&nesFsaGiytyansd¥:bpianaansi%£:¥- to address Gay and Lesbian issues. f;Lq . EI.. LEELREj •,

November 6, 1997—November 19, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-16 10th Anniversary lss ue ners is grounded in the context of personal and community pride, self—respect,and AIDS knowledge that we deserve long, healthy lives and good relationships. Only when Continued From Page 8 young people just coming out—and those who have been out for a long time—learn to the United States, even though some vaccine projects are underway in developing view themselves and their relationships with pride, is there a foundation in place for ef- countries. fectively stopping AIDS. The problem that has confronted HIV vaccine researchers is that HIV mutates rapidly AIDS will not flourish in a community characterized by collective pride; by social many different viral strains. In the case of a more successful viral vaccine— structures that recognize and support stable, loving, life relationships for couples who creating be tliat for the flu—vaccines are developed to target the particular strain expected to want them; and by successful programs that prevent HIV infection among its young worse in a given flu season. people. flu vaccine works against those flu strains but will not protect well against oth- Over the past 10 years, The Wisconsin Light has been a strong, clear, credible voice The it has ers. In the case of HIV, there are so many different and changing viral types that in the Wisconsin Gay and Lesbian community. The Wisconsin Light is much more impossible—thus far—to target them with a protective vaccine. Most research- than a newspaper. It is an important community resource, defining as its mission the proven —not ers believe that vaccines, when developed, are likely to confer only partial and reporting of critical AIDS prevention issues, treatment advances, and care needs. total—immunity. Much work remains to be done if we are to see an even partially—ef- All of us at the Center for AIDS Intervention Research (C AIR) of the Medical Col- fective HIV vaccine. lege of Wisconsin congratulate The Wisconsin Light on its tenth anniversary, but— Societal Change and Community Structures more than that—deeply thank you for the work you do and the commitment you have Can Reduce the Threat of AIDS ore than that—deeply thank you for the work you do and the commitment you have in the Years Ahead made to our community. Preventing new HIV infections in the Gay community requires more than teaching Editor's Note: The author is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Di- people the technical skill of knowing how to use a condom ri t. rector, Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) Medical College of Wisconsin

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Take Pride. End AIDS For more information call, 800-334-AIDS. Brought to you by the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin in cooperation with Gay nien from throughout the state. ARCW November 6, 6,1997-November 1997—November 19, l9,1997-WISCONSIN 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHTHGHT-17-17 10tb10'1' Anniversary Andversary Issue Issue Publisher Eventually, things got better. The phone ads kicked in. Some people compiamea about them, but Continued From Page 4 aha:ut::'¥ben#=th:erg#:#:=:#ieffia:ds#T##hos#eto¥e?loeutrprmeaneither Terry nor I cared. The news was important to get out. There's been humor that leavened the frustration. For example, Terry was on TV with a panel that had an "ex on getting advertising for us in those early years. -Gay" it. On camera he he saidsarFfrdii#+ea'sT.gtlwaadsh¥E!VA#frpfei#et:3£fi:`emx=%k°ifhcuhunfro¥¥£: that he was "So glad he was straight because now the men took him hunting in the And absolutely, there is Ron Geiman. Besides being a through-going professional, woods." decent man. It has seldom been my good fortune to meet such an out- is an incredibly Afterward, outside the station, he told me that, well, yes, he did still standing individual, one thoroughly deserving of our respect, not only for all he has have "thoughts." Ron It)t#aesrynryta:£°]:#idebe¥oereitlLonedEeht:,]8F#:#:#'##:odifv%tinwiEvfr`sThn:#S;': wasn't too long before I heard he'd gone to New York to live with his new boy- done for our community, but for selfless dedication to our cause. helped, encour- friend. aged, listened, advised and in a thousand ways did yeoman service. say- There's Sen. Herb Kohl. Every time Terry calls his DC office to get a comment from When the paper finally, got underway, Ron earned a boxed greeting in In Step, him about appreciated. something, the response is always the same. "I'm sorry, the Senator is not ing, "Together We Cover Wisconsin." That was deeply available. He's on the floor." Terry and begin publishing Wiscon- #TEr#iF¥?ffiiT:th:rr:g,v=rynsF#%ysc#3hi=¥"?qic:ot#thaecs==tlsfr:#t Admittedly, when the decision was made by Ito I have met a lot of famous people: Jesse "in over our heads." Perhaps, fortunately (?), didn't Jackson, Tipper Gore, Carol Charming, sin Light, we were immediately David Mixner, Greg Louganis, Bette Midler, Magic Johnson, Sen. Russ Feingold, the realize it. Terry was a fine writer and loved to write. A plus. He had also worked with late of $3400 from a Mayor Maier, current Mayor Norquist, David Clarenbach, Taimny Baldwin and Pittsburghls Gay paper, Out. Another plus. I withdrew my life savings the list goes on and on. publish a paper. So we thought. a:iF#iEj:I:tg¥ffiyFEeloe##j[c?kEisp#hs:Tlff#:afdr#ffi=gg local savings and loan and we were ready to There are others, people like Vic Eliason and Mark Belling. Though I've never met We hired a local attorney to do the necessary legal work, hired a member of the #e~rahir¥.¥sanT{g::::FttF¥:£¥.:j¥^€:+LEa;d^X;h:£¥oa:#¥PL:¥o±£.:F;efthafnuAmgiv=T¥£aof^p:±±u;.r,Se£;cafiys;sL+oELethF¥£cofHosfa:##¥E#gg.coTkeo:E#:%p=v&remcae:for a them, Terry says that on the train of thought, they're having cocktails back in the ca- CreamCrein City City Business Business Asso-ciationAssociation toto dodo` the the layout laybut and -and typesetting typesetting and and arrange amge for. a trose.boose. printer. We have gone from 12 pages to a regular run of 32. Revenue is good, but all of it While the first issue had a fair amount of advertising, with the second issue onward, goes back into the some the printing bill paper in way or another—equipment, paper, printing bill, advertising was scarce. There was certainly not enough revenue to pay phone, etc. Terry and I have never paid the phone ads started m March, ourselves. and other costs. Quickly, the $3400 was depleted. Until I remember one time when he wanted me to pay for cigarettes from the paper's ac- 1990, the paper's financial condition was dire. count. His reasoning was that if he didn't have cigarettes, there'd be no paper. He got I was determined, however, that Light would succeed. I had sent out scores of so- his fr little avail. The cigarettes, alright, but not om the paper's account. licitations to businesses seeking advertising. Contacts were made to In these past 10 years, we've had our rough spots, but there've the straight—wasn't worth been good tunes, paper was new, unproven and, therefore, for many—GLBT and too. The best of times revolve around the friends we've made, ones I've mentioned serious consideration. above and a host ofof othei.s others as Weu.well. the paper. But with What few advertisers we had, that first year were the life blood of For example, this Anniversary Issue has been a real grind to get ready. My special slow payments by some advertisers and a few not paying at all, the struggle to keep the thanks to Bill Meunier who has spent countless hours compiling the history of the paper alive was only beginning. years. He has done a magnificent job and has our most profound thanks. Teny and I suffered enormously while trying to keep the paper alive during those sec- Thanks, too, to John Jahn who labored over getting the negatives ready for the first several years. Our health, food on the table and a roof over our heads became printer. He saved me precious hours. ond in importance. So many, many people. Thanks to Jon Martin and his crew at Landmark. Fantastic Cases in point: work! issue, that Though I had hired someone to do the layout of the paper for the first Let me thank Miller Brewery and Tom Reed. Nationally and locally, Miller has been didn't work out. Teny and I were expected to be there while layout was being done to and is on the fighting front of civil rights for all people. approve all layout prior to and after it was done. Typesetting was being done ten miles But don't you see? It's all these people who have made the crises endurable. That's away, which didn't allow for any changes in headline sizes or column widths. why this Anniversary Gala—or Gayla—must be for the Cream City Foundation. It is I also realized that the person we had hired knew very little about layout and had the Foundation that makes possible the work of so many other organizations in our hired a second person to help. It was obvious to me that I needed a "crash" course to community. It follows the motto, "Service to Others is Service to One's Self." learn layout techniques. Am I glad we did it? Oh, you bet. It's been troubling, funny, frustrating, nerve- From the second issue to this issue you are reading, I have done the layout—with old racking and a whole lot more. One thing, however, it's never been and that's dull. fashioned wax and paste method. (To date, the paper has never been able to afford a printer with I 1 12/ " x 17" print-out capa city. ) PFLAG-Milwaukee In addition, there were some serious layout problems with the first issue, including a P. O. Box 21853 missin headline and front page lead story. Milwaukee, WI 53221 issue out. we had to find someone new to do the typesetting. As we did ffs£±%g¥£;i:s::£;the§:£d:st:o;e¥:oo=€:n:e:]na:i:e;¥:£]:::s,:::7m;F:co::With the first Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays 414/299-9198 so often when we needed good advice, we went to Ron Geiman. He came to the rescue, suggesting Dan Schramm who did In Step's typesetting. His rates were low—a re- quirement for us and he had the time to do the work we required. Plus, he had light ta- bles, waxes and other equipment necessary for me to do the layout at his place. Dan is another person who deserves a hearty round of applause from us all. Though Happy 10th Anniversary he keeps a low profile, his work for the community, much of it gratis, is extensive. He's::1:-i::::::-:--::::::i:::s:::-::::-:::-:i:::::::-:-:--::=:::--:-::i:i::::::::::::::-I-::-:i::i:::-:::--::==i:-_:-::--:-:-:::-:--::::-:--:-:i-: one of those m our community who go about unheralded, doing what needs to be done. This is how it was done. We Support • We Educate • We Advocate • Please Join Us '-w:gryseutngv¥r%eD¥C*ehso°EdatoTee.*erth(£eaflLd±f%Hon#e#.gTeny typed the articles on a typewriter (the old-fashioned kind). The typed sheets were sent over to Dan who had to re-type them all into his typesetting EEieffif&eestgmachine. And so '1£wi¥ifEy¥jdes!en¥wioth¥ieen?£ff:e:ha:::t#;wa:i¥;:e:#E;k:#utE:it went—until the change. • play sate • get tested • pick up your results • play safe • get tested • pick up your results • I was at work, but as Terry tells it, one day he heard a knock on the back door. He 431 opened it to find Jenean Sharpe with two "burly types, who were carrying a computer. She was having some work done on the interior of her house, she said, so could she iL¥Vweohulerd:eEgru#vaeti°eTitp£C&?eY:£#dusfit6ch#ar;drfudtohavebeenrequnstbleleave her computer at our place? We could use it, she said. I would never have let it in the house. I'd have been afraid to have been responsible for it. But, as I say, I wasn't home. Terry told her to bring it right on in, which is surprising since he'd always said that I when it came to writing, it was "Forward to the quill pen." As it turned out, it was to him like a new toy. Things speeded up considerabry. 0 It quickly became evident that we needed a bigger computer. Where was the money to come from? The Milwaukee AIDS Project had already committed to a year's worth of ads. We went to them and asked if they could pay for the whole year at once? They agreed. The check arrived the next day and two weeks later, we had our computer TESTING 3 In the meantime, however, finances got worse as the months passed. Our checks were LT. bouncing, while accounts receivable grew and slow payments by some accounts con- tinued. What to do? Pull the ads for slow account and lessen future income or some- how tolerate the situation while trying to collect faster. 0 Sleepless, wonysome nights became the nonn. I told Terry little of this as I didn't need both of us in total worry. This went on for a couple of years or more. It wasn't un- til the third year of publication that the financial condition improved—in the nick of tune.¥w#apifeai[efir:ffTFF::STEfi¥iitth:#cfc:!ri!=oTL#=:pr¥or::df=qu-iti=ealEt:k:i More on that later. But that was not the worst of it. I had a part-time job which worked well in putting t¥Bd¥£#|#.S|%8tul%ehawv%rsde°f#.e[o#€fi##eal:gtwmhio:*s#ethde#to¥eff¥out the paper. I could have the time off I needed to shoot photos, put the paper together LALA CAGECAGE and deliver it. To have that time, it helps to have an understanding boss, one who has the commu- Wednesday, NovemberNovember 5 eI: 10 p.m. p.in. toto I I a.m. a.in. C ••C nity at heart. Don Bohatka of Video Adventures Superstore deserves our thanks. 0 (I continue to deliver the paper in Milwaukee to this day although I have had some help with some portions of the route in the past.) 1100I I 00 CLUBCLUB One of the people who has helped with delivery—and in so many other ways as well—is Tim Hancock. Week after week, Tim would come over to our house. His back Saturday, November 88 -+:e 99 p.m. p.in. toto Midnight Midnight was giving him terrible pain, but he smiled through it and with his usual enthusiasm, sorted and toted papers around. Tim's family. Much of the money that I made at my job was going into the paper, which. created C'EST LALA VIEVIE for Terry and myself. major problems in day-to-day-living Sunday, November 1616 --i:e 6 6 toto 9 p.m.p.in.` One Christmas Eve things were bad, really bad. Terry and I went out. There is a man Sunday, November not say or identify him in anyway, but while we in this community whose name I may B. were out that Christmas Eve, he pulled me aside and stuffed money, a lot of money, into my hand. I nearly cried. There was dinner the next day. WALKER'S POINT CAFECAFE Maier, S. Another time, Karen Lamb, the wife of then Milwaukee Mayor Henry W. Friday,Friday, November 2121 ;i:e `88 to III I p.m. p.in. came to our honse unannounced. An angel must have sent her. from the re- I wasn't home. She asked Terry if she might get some cold milk to drink C frigerator. Moments later, out she came and asked where the food was? All she could CLUB 219219 see was a can ofOf string sting beans. and off they went to the Milwaukee AIDS Project's Food Pantry. No Tuesday, NovemberNovember 25 e:i: 9 9 p.m. p;in. to to MidnightMidnight She took Terry hand, started one's supposed to go behind the counter, but Karen whirled in and bags in taking things off the shelf. The paper had survived—again. #;gffg:iioff.chgi:thi%tdoter?etrmff#eewhAIlasmnffcfsgF#hEL¥8But another crisis loomed. 1240I 240 E. BradyBI.ady St.St. The house I had bought in 1980 in Breviers' Hill was paid for, fortunately. However, withwEethhe°#hrfuarfuuggEOEe]y:8[°g#krfiedrsiEvi#nngsthpeaid£°:£°t##yFo¥e°ci:#r; the paper draining money, I got behind in paying the real estate taxes. Foreclosure MilwaukeeMilwaukee 5320253202 loomed. a A Gay friend and neighbor found out about our dilemma and, with himself and two other neighbors chipping in—and what I could get up—the taxes got paid. 441412 14-2 72-27 212144 144 was about the time when we got behind m our printing bill—way behind. It was This Call for for information information or or toto make make appointments appointments the:ffi]%?sEisuan#wga¥ie:w;gEiio::tl?o#iut[¥poffFfaffi;prEL¥T:I::a: Pride Issue. It was printed, but we couldn't pick it up until the bill got paid—in BESTD Monday§, Tuesdays, Wednesdays 10 a.in.to to 9 9p.m. p.in. 0 cash.cach. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays 10 a.m. I guess Three bar owners came to the rescue. The bill was paid and the paper got out. Thursdays and Fridaysfridays 10 a.m.a.in. to 5S p.m.p.in. that's one of the reasons why I get upset when people complain about the bar owners. to learn a lot and one of the things I've learned over the years In this business you get siinses JneA dn qqd • poissi te6 saes Said • siinsei inoA dn Ind papal 06 • am bid •• is#E;:£T¥eFfo::rff:et:o!:F±a::jl¥gEw!±:oe!ffE:o;?::::I;e:=fdfi:e:#uttho:un:e:I:s: that the bar owners do more, a great deal more, than anyone knows. =`TE

#ffi :, `` November 6, 6,1997-November 1997—November 19, 19,1997-WIScONSIN 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHTLIGIIT-18-18 loth10th AnniversaryAnniversary Issue Issue How FarFar We've Come inin thethe Last Ten Years and Where We Must GoGo inin thethe FutureFuture . Commentary byby Sloan C. Wiesen • inclusioninclusion of sexual orientation in As we reach the end of 19971997 -- and the the office non-discrimination poli- 1o`loAs anniversaryannivel.sary of of The The Wisconsin cies of a majority of members of Light—it is a good time to take stock of bothi:doo:o:e¥?Etg;o¥F£:pe=igi houses of Congress, crossing our:i8h:;1:tmrsenaL8an#o¥fatfon¥eorstg°£kza°f movement, and our national organiza- party lines; tions. • 3:?fi|¥evsdtethe first vote inin Congresscongress on a civncivil A decade ago, we were on the cusp of rights bill to protect Americans enormous growth and activity within the fromEg¥:¥s sexualseELt:rifrfttr9:idi*¥: orientation discrimina- Gay movement as the AIDS epidemic tion, the Employment Non- galvanized£igi£;d:g:8g#¥oi&:I:e:Al&cn¥si#=th°i many of us to come out and Discrimination Act (ENDA); takeflake action, action, sometimes sometimes inin thethe streets.sti.eets. • . victory in the U.S. Supreme Court From this terrible pain and adversity came ffoc%#seaoe::6m£FOL§#pE€+;E€NT;in the case of Romer vs. Evans, a large measure of good. Today, we are overturningo##¥t2fo#:d&§eh*.ffi% Colorado's anti-Gay strong and thriving, more integrated as Amendment 2. The case has also people into the everyday fabric of society. laid the groundwork for future court Yet even with these gains, we still face victories in finding that anti:Gay discrimination, we still suffer horrendous sentiment!ifi:a::Tn#¥ck#¥?entr¥ertr:%T: is not a sufficient reason remain outside the hate crimes and we still fora ovemment to deny Amen- — The picture above was taken at Kirby's Klub during our protection of federal civil rights laws. MadisonMadlson Salutes thethe Wlscon-sln Wisconsin LlghtLight -The picture above was taken at Kirby's Klub during our cans:ofsa£:Veerqrrmulenir|fecdu#%#%± the equal protection of our Men Out LoudLoud CDCD release release party there. MembersMembers ofof MadisonMadison Mayor Mayor Susan Susan Bauman'sBauman's staff were on Rl.{jtceirct;°{?rk°rfChfefe:.at'`o,.C.:#hn#:§t#*Much work remains for each of us to do. laws. handhand toto present present WisconsinWl8consln LightLlght publisher, JerryJeny Johnson, with aa proclamation proclamation declaring declaring Fortunately,For(unately, wewe have have reasonreason to to be be opti- opti- While contributing toto allau this hardnat.d work,work, Wednesday, November 5 as Wisconsin Light Day in the City of Madison. Shown above (L-R) are 1nistic.mistic. the Human Rights Campaign grew enor- Ryan#nneM#,:!'hy,°::TbBer::daaspY:;C°o?S#ayL:9BtaB:yajnn,:hsetac#yo3fe#;d€Sa°yn.A,i:°hwL:n:b#Ykee(t-eRJeaerr: Mulcahy, and Brenda Perry of Mayor Bauman's staff, openly Gay Alderman, Mike Verveer, TheTlie Way Wi.We W.`re:Were: 1987 mously.::]usHiF#e¥£tsha€eanmpo¥e8nrfee¥oo:o°or6 We now have more than 200,000 Jerry Johnson and Kirby's Klub owner, Kirby Sheldon. The Light extends its sincerest thanks to This was the year of the second march members and an annual budget of more Mayor#ar7orJ3tEsm°:naannddT;rbK¥£yxpsufau°bYneri Bauman and to Kirby's Klub. K!rby Sheldon. The LIght erdends its sincerest thanks to ononT#s;#+¥[e±Ft:]a;£os{L;r:.ae&.o&gynedarj+gEg*[r6.ffitgmanntht[REgeeLtecoufof8;: Washington for Lesbian and Gay equal In the 1986 election cy- F than $10 million. that by 2007, Congress will have passed— paign? HRC will continue working rigivs, which di.ew hundredshundreds ofof thousandsthitusands rights, which drew de, HRCF's campaign contributions to- signed—the through grassroots organizing, advocacy, to our nation's capital m support of a and President Gore will have taled just over $250,000. In the 1996 i:dtnb#y%2:dLitc#¥:ffiwhfi:gr:%iEEmployment Non-Discrimination Act. public education and campaign support to lengthyin:gcSure:afgegai#ir#e!itSiv!:§i|rELgi|lk#oLf agenda that mcluded equal lights. election cycle, HRC's contributions to- federal help our lawmakers become more fair- A year earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court BuildingRE %?Tnt.quNt¥o-¥8Z#otiF.fi*£rcri on that foundation, our taled $1.1 million—and 83 percent of the legislators will also have passed bills to minded—and to help more fair-minded ruled 5-4 in Bowers vs. Hardwick that candidates we supported won. our lawmakers. right to protectgt#ttov&*can¥°frohmavedispfi¥ont£ Americans from discrimination in people become Gay people had no constitutional Our field organizing and lobbying ef- By then, HRC will surely have reached privacy. We were in the seventh year of housingE and public accommodations forts have also expanded, and both have on sexual orientation. its goal of more than one million mem- thea:.?aATy:;ire:;#:pi`cTco,fieF¥.:'n:flu?:gr;i,`i AIDS epidemic, yet our nation was central role in the progress our based:Hmb8nseanrfu?E¥tio:?co-odatious played a In the wake of the legalization of same bers—Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and hetero- governed by a President who could barely community has made over the last decade. sexual alike—all committed to consigning bring8•ofef`snfEs%ylf!:Tsisid:en#£3,.ecovlul::ie: himself to say the word. sex marriage in Hawaii, the U.S. Supreme HRC has also taken the lead m sponsoring found the 1996 anti-Gay discrimination based on sexual orientation - Wisconsin was the only state with a civil opinion Court%£:figfr#haffiH;ff:¥£jtrffiife: will have professional, independent public Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. to the history books. rightsrichts lawlaw that included §exunlsexual orientation. research that has given our community a together, we will make it so— laws The court will also have overturned the Working Efforts to amend federal civil rights window into the thought processes of for all Americans. add sexual were in their military's anti-Gay policy, recognizing— :#Hg!9#::;Wewhmckeit- totEofft:'a&t;'exa#]#r§nfiadtear£:mc£#e]:;this£¥LS. orientation Americans.AAnericans. Editor'sErd3:tor's Note:NIote.. The The author author isis commu- second {lecade withno no movementmovement inin sight.sicht. finally—that all our troops should be held second decade with The signs are hopeful. Support for equal nications coordinator for the Human AIDS discrimination was legal in most of to the same high standards of conduct. rights for Lesbian and Gay Americans HIV and AIDS may very well still be Rights Campaign. HRC is the largest na- the country, and, indeed, many Americans continues to rise, including broad support and Gay political organi- how HIV was with us. But all Americans will have ac- tional Lesbian werea:`?:%ifu#¥iFEac#u:#affr#o; 'still unclear about for ENDA in particular—crossing party Fff¥ffiff¥rmE:*£iff#ff#hg:T: with members throughout the transmitted.transinitted. cess to life-prolonging therapies and care zation, • lines and geographic boundaries. Amen- currently giving hope to some of country. It effectively lobbies Congress, The federal response to the epidemic believe Gay people that are cans overwhehningly us while remaining out of reach for many provides campaign support and educates waswH:ali¥l:,lfilalfgEun?urn,s:jfdT'eure?{if#lnmu: far from adequate, and our coimnu- should have equal rights in terms of job Lesbian and Gay recognized no one gfftirFfiTELffi+Ecg;in¥£;efsofi:odm±o}of our most vulnerable citizens. the public to ensure that City had long ago that opportunities. be open, honest and safe was going to help us until and unless we There is a strong likelihood that we will Americans can Support for basic fairness in the work- developed a vaccine, and perhaps at home, at work and in the community. helped ourselves. place is so strong, in fact, that most havehaTeerfelJsefo£8ng¥aecFin¥anthdt#i|s :Ff:¥::%:resEfg];£:Ete:sas££#£#::: even a cure. We were deeply involved in taking care Americans are surprised to learn that fed- even of our own, doing the direct service work, Of course, none of the above will hap- eral law does not yet prohibit discrimina- citi- the:--:---:-_::-::-_-:-_-:I:_-_:_:_-I_-I:i-__::-_---_--_:i education. the prevention, the caring li based on sexual orientation. pen without the work of concerned r; orre..71, US S Arbef1 &l:#taa¥eg{`fnssTeoLy,etoEr£¥iijnqschnina-on As Republicans and Democrats, forfoi. our{iur. sick sick andand dying. According to EIRC 's most recent bipar- zens. Come explore an By the midmid-I-1980s.9d#.8.t,u. our coimnunityc{i]mnunity had had people of all faiths and races, women and underwater world tisantis£C3°ori#8oi&u¥e8'a'nA°#,e#t#g_a; poll, conducted in April, 68 percent orientations, we recognized that we had to make the public men, and people of all with other gay of Americans support passage of ENDA to do our part. We must more]£t:::eg;¥i,i¥;`t:|#tr:iraisd}te{i;nu%dea?e;[F};bmt:Ci;;#,g¥jcn¥gEgeftdrc#ifeg°±Efe?ea£ aware of our issues, and we had to when informed of the current lack of legal will each have men and lesbians; become more politically active as citizens. join our local and national organizations. protection from job discrimination based ffii:sl¥i#Hlfrl#i¥ithe both beginners must elect good people across More non-Gay Americans, in and out of on sexual orientatitm.orientation. We and certified ourF#.icat:Ta-tGur?6Ysfanderi#&.eFs,¥£d°eu£:'tf legislatures and Congress, needed to political spectrum to serve at all levels of Furthermore, support for basic civil poYteLc#us±:ELgt:°dsowpee°E:ealLaci;°vsesLsthoef divers welcome. hear our voices. We needed to help them rights tor Gay people is encouragingly government. begin to understand our concerns about We must keep in contact with our law- Call for our free strong across religious denominations. don't hear from travel catalog. kglgEt"i;f.:L::.s#!d,sn{;?d::nielf;:fithkcaLl-AIDS and civil rights as fundamental hu- For example. a November 1996 poll makers—for when they . us, they are surely hearing from those who r u 1-800-8-ALYSON man nghts—not as some sort of "special conunissioned by HRC and conducted by us. of the public are promoting discrimination against interest," but as part interest. Greenberg Research Inc. found that ;i;jer¥E¥¥¥ffm#§ogLth#ffjeof;¥jto our AMON The Human Rights Campaign (then We must continue to come out the Christians favor a measure like ENDA by families must continue ROVeNTURIES' Human Rights Campaign Fund) occupied a of more than two to one when families,finilies, and quour fainilies must continue margin for fairness. a small office in downtown Washington- informed of the current lack of legal pro- to actively comecome outout for fainess. The space had the scruffy, underdog char- tection. The poll indicated strong support And what ofof the HumanHman RIchtsRights Cam-Cam- acter of many non-profits, especially one among Protestants as well as Catholics. engaged in a David.-and-Goliath struggle Today, we have a President who will be against better-funded adversaries. the first ever to address a Gay and Lesbian you think the United States is at peace? Even today.tnday, as as thethe largest national Les-Les- civil tights event. (President Clinton will So, bian and Gay political organization, HRCrHIC deliver the keynote address at the Human • The U.S. sells more weapons to the Developing World than all other arms merchants isFs[a`nt£HansnGayept'Ef#ad[n°:8d*2tl#g still on the "David" side of the equa-equn- Rights Campaign National Dinner on combined. 85% of those weapons are going to dictatorships and human rights abusers. Goliath are tion—buttjtm~tut bothboth IravidDavid andand Goliath are a Nov. 8.) And though no one can deny the operates the School of Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia, where it has wholewh:llci[:tT,Ei8t%[;#fae€`9£ZaVlde lot bigger. disappointments • The U.S. still of the last few years, the American soldiers in assasination and torture techniques. The Way We Are: 1997 progress under this administration has trained thousands of Latin In the last decade, HRC and a wide #beenin8r:€irunkadbTe. remarkable. this adlnhistration has We're not happy about this. Are you? range of coalition partners at the local and PresidentPresident. ClintonClinttm has: national level have come together and •• endedended discrimination based on sexual Join Peace Action-Milwaukee. changedE!,c;:#;`'£fl`ao&?:#::i:ea:i!g:i£;:.:g! the laws of our nation for the orientation in the issuing of security Wisconsin's largest grassroots peace organization. better.be.tter.th4:n°Xignt:¥ca£:OuELnhdrmqufiiities Among our accomplishments: clearances, asas wellwell asas inin civilian fed-fed- Together we can make a difference. • the Americans with Disabilities eral employment; (Formerly Mobilimion us 964-5158 Americans Call at (414) Act, protectingpr.9teqtipg disabled ¢sabled 'Ainericans • secured::gur¥dpi:#.ff[;vels record levels ofof AIDSAIDS find.fund- for Survival) fromfrun -dischinihation,discrimination, includingincluding pro- ing; tections against AIDS-relatedAIDS-related ELHEIdos- . endorsed and worked for passage of ctimination;c]murmtr(in; ENDA—making him the first presi- You are not alone. • SeerRth¥the Ryan White c#t`,? CARE ,:grcoArfuka:; Ac' t.. au- dent ever to support a piece of civil swer the call of local communities rights legislation to include sexual needing resources to care for men, orientation;gg:trf:gr#=igffiTJai!jll:¥esst:a!cifef women*eo#engrfsfurccffd.oencahrnejfogrmwq]ul]ul and children living with • and made high-level a pointments of HIVrev and and AIDS; AIDS; openly Gay people to • the Hate Crimes Statistics Ai`.t, the his administra- • the Hate Crimes Statistics Act, the ti:¥b;;afhi?n:|peHe::iroaEpsL¥ift#u::on—based on their merits as out- iving eyond Loss fifirstrst \federalfederal law to include sexual standing public servants, not their orientation in its scope. mandating sexual:ifun¥(fri&u,E#=.servants, orientation. not their that3:ir#te£`¥BTrfu:%:Pchechtam#E8 the FBI collect data on hate Since 1987,I 9§7, .10.10 more in.9re states states have.hav.e joined joined crimes based on race, religion, sex- Wisconsin'=______in _ including sexual and dis- orientation ual##n::ic¥t#o%nFficr£:;8[£nas&£: orientation, ethnicity in their civil rights laws, and, depending *For people living with HIV who have lost loved ones to AIDS ability; on the • 8Pc¥tti?h of the fist pi.csident {if the ¥nLffk°g¥#ioi##gassrieoFfagriffioutcome of ballot measures in • election of the lust President of the Maine and WashingtonWachington state,state, therethere may may *A study to explore and evaluate ways of coping with HIV-related loss and grief United States everevei- toto include Les- soon bebe 12. bianbjEeFc8;Gaypeopleinhavisionof and Gay people in his- vision of That still leaves mostmost states without * Participants will complete a number of assessments and will be paid up to $200 America; protection from such discrimination And • hcd% overovei. thethe wave of statewidestatewide • victory while we made history by bringing ENDA * Complete confidentiality assured throughout the study anti-Gayy ballot measures puchedpushed by within one vote of Senate passage last in the early to His::Ffri:¥.?s¥yFEtrfo:#i the9:a qxnq;#eextreme richtright in the early to }-e-a-iTit.Ts`year, it is notn'9ryet-I.a~;:"dis5rud~£Yai"6i yet law. Also, denial of midmid-1990s;-1990s; equal rights in marriage and discrimina- For more information please call 456.7731 • rict€%;:::victory over nfeerd°¥numerous amendments ¥enthi:£i tion in the military still persist. And hate in Congress aimed at singling out #oEe¥ri#inifedFffiteng%#tlELEj!crimes based on sexual orientation—un- Lesbian and Gay Americans and like many other types of bias crime—are Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) people with HIV and AIDS for dis- not yet against federal law. And we must #frg`ro¥;dIvcayanELE8#osrgsenET#iii-£a;#DrfFf:i¥foi;ijEo¥crumnation; not forget that the AIDS crisis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine is far from MEDIC ••gL#jHlm¥:s?Lffe#oca:`fsthToeca:|!ov|:r|snvyth:#!ef#?aE:as=£cotz?predict inclusion of Lesbian health con- over. 1201 North Prospect Avenue • Milwaukee, WI 53202 cerns in the Department of Health Millennium Passes: COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN • Fax 414-287-4209 and Human Services efforts to ad- Where Will We Be in 2007? 414-456-7700 vance women's health; It is not too much of a stretch to predict THE SP • LI HT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT NOVEMBER 6, 1997 TO NOVEMBER 19. 1997PAGE 19

Gutzman && Co. BrilliantlyBrilliantly RecallRecall the LifeLife and MusicMusic ofof Noel Coward By JohnJohn A. JahnJahn totally breathless. breathless. Remarkably,Remarkably, there there waswas Noel Coward,Coward, thethe legendarylegendary GayGay play-play- nary a stumble, and and thusthus Coward'sCoward's wit,wit, wright, composer, composer, song song writer, writer, actor, actor, nov- nov-cynicism and sarcasm freelyfreely flowedflowed in a elist, andand filmmakerfilmmaker waswas brought brought back back forfor highly entertainingentertaining way.way. one lastlast on-stageon-stage performanceperforinance at Centen- The performanceperfomanoe retoldretold Coward'sCoward's inter-inter- nial HallHall atat the Central Library, DowntownDowntown esting life ofof ups ups andand downs,clowns, affairs, affairs, tri- tri- Milwaukee, on on the the evenings evenings of of October October umphs, and bitter defeats.defeats. WeWe sawsaw bothboth 24-26. his stagesfage persona as wellwell as hishis realreal selfself - "Coward's Last Conc6rt," as the show "Coward's Last Concert," as the show someone tomentedtormented byby aa lifelife bereftbereft ofof a was billed, seemed seemed to thisthis reviewerreviewer toto single, lovingloving relationship.relationship.. transport thethe audience back toto thethe earlier The stage didn't change between acts. part ofof thisthis centurycentury whenwhen NoelNoel Coward Rather, it it was was set set up up to to appear appear asas aa night was making headlinesheadlines around the world, club sometimesometime inin thethe '30s'30s or '40s perhaps. and notnot all.all of them flattering. The other dozendozen oror soso characterscharacters mostlymostly As NoelNoel Coward, Coward, Dale Dale Gutzman Gutzman was was acted as Coward's audience, thoughthough somesome simply terrificterrific and and mesmerizing.mesmerizing. The musi- had supportingsupporting singingsinging and dramatic roles cal play hishis production companycompany presentedpresented to fill as as well. well. For For the the most most part.part, itit was was a a "one-man show, " however. us gavegave GutzmanGutzman centercenter stagestage for for virtually virtually "one-man show," however. the entire program, and if you didn'tdidn't buybuy Musical numbersnumbers included some 27 of into hishis impersonation,impersonation, you were reallyreally inin Coward's songs, ranging from the highly for a looongl000ng night! comedic "Mad DogsDogs andand Englishmen,"Englishmen," toto But that would bebe difficult to to do, do, because because the campy "Forbidden Fruit," thethe patrioticpatriotic Gutzman was not onlyonly dead-ondead-on in accentaccent "London Pride," Pride,. the languidlanguid "Mad AboutAbout TeriTerri and and CoT]iss Corliss -Two -- Two of of ourabsolutely our absolutely all all time time l`avorite favorite singers singers willwill bebe perfomingperlbrming at at the the ``Dccade "Decade of provide reception and and mannerisms,mannerisms, butbut he alsoalso bearsbears aa re-re- the Boy,"Boy," toto thethe perfectperfect closer,closer, "1'11"I'll See See Light" Party at the Milwaukee Hilton on Sunday November 9. The singing duo will celebration of The Wisconsin Light's 10th Anniversary is semblance toto thethe realreal McCoy...ifMccoy...if you You Again." Again." The The songs songs werewere for the most k8h:'::gc::3:#gwe:rfriftofe°;erTfayeNce°)Ve=bn:n9;fFhee#ggkuin°L¥htFs°#e£%:°:;n,gdinner music at the biggest party of the year. . The a benefit for the Cream City Foundation. Other Other performersperfomers include the mtionallynationally hown,known. I.esbianLesbian I)isct>Disco squint aa little.little. part superbly sung and well choreo- part superbly sung and well choreo- Diva,Diva. Joi Cardwell.Cardweu, the&e tabfab and and hunky hunky LA LA group, group, Men Men Out Out Loud, Loud, former fomer FalconFalcon video video star, star` ('base Chase Hunter Hunter Gutzman had to memorizememorize hugehuge graphed. and nationally famous DJ, BillyBiny Caron.Caroll. Tickets are $25.00 inin advance or $35.0{)$35.00 atat thethe doordoor oror youyou cancan piapur-- amounts ofof bothboth spoken and sungsung verbi-verbi- Coward's life andand times were retold (lasechase aa VIP ticketticket which includesincludes dinnerdiner andand drinksdrinks forfor $100.00.$100.00. TicketsTickets cancan bebe purchasedpurchased byby calhagcalling 276-276- age - and deliver it inin a a sometimes sometimes rapid- mostly by GutzmanGutzman in character in an ef- 6355. firofire stylestyle which wouldwould leaveleave manymany of us fective narration, thoughthough itit wouldwould have have to this could havehave been made upup forfor by been interesting toto havehave introducedintroduced aa littlelittle sacrificing aa couplecouple ofof the more marginal more varietyvariety into the showshow byby dramaticallydramatically musical numbers. recreating some of thethe fascinatingfascinating epi- Nevertheless, Gutzman Productions'Product'ions' sodes from from his life.life. The extra time allotted "Coward's Last Concert"Concert" waswas aa finefine re- traordinary man, as informative asas itit was was counting of the life andand talentstalents of thisthis ex-ex- amusing and entertaining.entertaining. Fest City Singers own material,material, andand superblysuperbly well,well, too. too. Joi Cardwe[['sCardwell's NewNew The singlesingle v®rsienversion ofof Cardwell'sCardwell.s newest Present CD containscontains two edits ofof thethe titletitle song in CD isis aa TourTour de "single," radioradio-playable-playable formatformat - -one one aa little under 5 minutes, the other just over 3 1/21/2 ForceForce of Creativity minutes long. `SOuL TO BARE TheITth© SecondS©G®md ITfim© Following themthem isis a a 13 131/2 minute "club Time SOUL TO BARE 1/2 minute "club mix," and finally a 9 1/2 minute .dub.. The JolJoi Cardwell mix," and finally a 9 1/2 minute "dub." The total effect of all thisthis is to let you know EightballEtobtball RecordsRecords Aff®unmd¢ ¢ a you've heard everything there is to hear in Around... you've heard everything there is to hear in By JohnJohn A. JahnJahn this song.song. Essentially, "Soul.Soul ToTo Bare" Bare. is is a a Joi Cardwell continues continues to Camearn her cov- typical late late-'90s-style-'90s-style pop/dance pop/dance tune, tune, one one ...anda a .and alf®unmdaround anc and alfounmdaround etedcted Diva`Diva of DanceDance credentials withwith the of clean sound and top-notchtop-notch production.production. release ofof thethe CDCD singlesingle containing "Soul The CD alsoalso contains aa "bonus"bonus track`" track" of To Bare" and "Stop and Think..Think." Both a 5 1/2 minute dance tune called "Stop.Stop songs areare taken taken from from herher forthcomingforthcoming al- and Think."Think." You won'twont do much soul- searching listeninglistening toto "Soul"Soul To Bare" and bum, "Joi.Joi Cardwell." "Stop and Think," but you will find yourself Cardwell isis an an exceptional exceptional performer,performer, "Stop and Think," but you will find yourself possessing not just physical beautybeauty andand a bopbop-bop-bopping-bop-bopping along!along! •lovelylovely voice, but but also also intelligence intelligence and and Joi Cardwell will be be performingperfoming live at creativity.Creativity. Unlike.`Unlike many many pop pop stars, stars, she she Wisconsinwisconsin Light.$ Light's 10th 10th Anniversary Anniversary partyparty doesn't just churn out covers of other pco-peo- on NovemberNovenber 9.9. ple'sple`s compositions.compositions. She She alsoalso writeswrites her

The WisconsinWisconsin CreamCI.Cam City City Chorus Chorus presentspresents mil _ Eno Tut tint flume w goweition WI" SUNDAY, DECEMBERDECEMBER 77 •. 3:003:oO P.M. St. James Episcopal Church,Church, 8833 3 3 W.W. WisconsinWisconsin Ave.,Ave., Milwaukee Milwaukee Marcia's SecondSecond Time Around 1 i. v -4 1 1, 4 ./) .1)• ;) .,.> DD . `ul > .. ch ` j,. \ D, S. r Playhouse 6803 W. NationalNational AveAve - Milwaukee Recalling the "Reason"Reason i;orfor thethe Christmas Season,"Seaspn," - Milwaukee WCCC will warm youryour heartheart with holiday memories of voices voices ra;sedraised in joyous praise. Friday Nov 2121. • SaturdaySaturday NovNov 2222 TICKETST[cRErs ARE ARE $8 $8 IN IN ADVANCE ADVANCE Friday Dec 05 •. SaturdaySaturday DecDec 06 $10Sl® AT THE DOOR Cocktails andand horshors d'oeuvresd'oeuvres . • 8pM 8PM ` and areare ava;Iableavailable at: (Included(Included in price of admission) BESTD Clinic, M&M M&M Club club Curtain . 8:30pM Tickets $10 / $12 Door and Afl[erwordsAfterwords Bookstore • 8:30PM Tickets $10 / $12 Door W;sconsinWisconsin CreamCream CityCity ChorusChorus For Ticket Information Call 263-SING(7464) P.O. BoxBox 1488 1488 • . Milwaukee, Mlwaukee, W153201WI 53201. Artistic Director/Choreographer MusicMusic Director 414-344-WCCC _ TimTim Hess Peggy Peggy Loner Lozier THE WISCONSIN LIGHT NOVEMBER 6, 1997 TO NOVEMBER 19. 1997PAGE 20 THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION s@sss?xp±i@@`s53±s==:?ss?@`s5=z7Fs55?xp`s5E=7@se7 most of thethe characterscharacters sincesince partpart 1,1, butbut thethe our theaters andand onon ourour sliversilver suit3elio,suieeii , playple!y never never seems seems paddedpadded or loses mo- and its the touch of the poet that gives mentum. The faithless loverlover and thethe clos- Kushner's monolithicmonolithic playplay itsits realreal vitality. vitality. eted husband failfail toto winwin backback theirtheir re=re- His characterscharacters are small people, butbut-if if jected spouses. TheyThey areare not among the one believes that the meek shallshall inherit thethe , symbolic "angels'"angels'of of thethe play.play. ` earth if they'rethey'ro not first swallowed upup by it, Still, Kushner Kushnor cannot cannot resist resist hishis activistactivist it'sit's still thethe powerpower ofof thethe pen that gives`thisgives this tendencies.tendoncios. Later, `EthelEthel RosenbergRosenberg willwill fine epidrama its stature. r, appear to forgive Roy Cohn his injustices, Politics has nothing toto do withwith it although and::3f;:tf:i:,¥¥e,oRv:?I:#na!:snLn!uns£Fff: the faithless Perhaps "Angels in minding us of "politicizing.politicizing "as"as the only lover [who abandoned his the author maymay disagree.disagree. Perhaps dying companion for the closeted hue- "Angels in common bond----cynical ---- cynical ,yes, ,yes, but but proba- proba- dying companion for the closeted hus- Kushner's greatest shortcomingshortcoming is that forfor band], will launch into a tirade against the bly untrue. untrue.ri—a round-aboutround-about wayway ofof ad- will launch into a tirade against the the better part ofof 7 hours, hehe failedfailed lo-to borebore hypocrisy with which Gay n.ghts are pro- America": Tragedy dressing GayGay alienation.alienation. with which Gay rights are pro- his audiences. The question remains as to whether or6r scribed within ourour legal legal system. system, Roy Roy Cohn, Cohn, - orTravesty the quintessentially cynical homosexual. or Travesty not aa tragictragic pestilencepestilence hashas the same im-im- quintessentially cynical homosexual, port as TRAGEDY, which addresses ir- puts aside his racism and lcamslearns toto likelike his A CDCD-Party-Party with port as TRAGEDY, which addresses ir- detested Black male nurse. By SteveSteve Stavron resolvable conflict onon a greater ,enigmatic,enigmatic Black male nurse. "Men Out Loud" at Tony Kushner'sKushner's finefine play, play, Angels Angels in in scale. Still Kushner Kushner sweeping sweeping sensesense of dra- "Men Out Loud" at America, was an attempt to readread the the ho-ho- But Kushner'sKushner's sensesense of wit savessaves the matic theater overcomes hishis potential tendency to bring the play close to cliche. mosexual AIDS crisis as aa monumental day ,makingmaking itit unnecessary unnecessary toto take take issue issue tendency to bring the play close to cliché. He continually sweeps the field with his Afterwords tragedy symbolic of the human conditioncondition inin with himhim HeH® should should have have letlot his his playplay speakspeak He continually sweeps the field with his humorous rhetoric,and saves the best for our time. HisHis dramaticdramatic rhetoric is very for itself allall thethe way through.through. TheThe`ending ending is humorous rhetoric,and saves the best for Milwaukee--Afterwords willwill be rocking compelling. powerful ,not just THE ANGEL appearing, last.last. with the the danceable danceable pop,pop, doo-wop doo-wop sounds sounds powerful ,not just THE ANGEL appearing, InIn the controversial_third act, the dying Certainly this brilliant ,sweeping ,sweeping play play had had but Kushner'sKushner's`unique unique wayway of mingling the the controversial third act, the dying of MenMen Out Out Loud Loud on on Saturday, Saturday, November November much to say about the emotionallyemotionally pathetic delusions of thethe characters withwith actual young victim strugglesstruggles with the now dark 8 fromfrom 3:00pm3:00pm to 4:00pm4:Oopm whenwhen thethe popu-popu- Angel ofof Death but goes reluctantly to hollowness of our cynical times. Whether scenarios withoutwithout confusing the audience. Death but goes reluctantly to larlar openly gay a cappe//acappella -based-based vocalvocal Heaven.Hcaven. Hero he debates with an imagi- our notnot KushnerKushner hashas mademade an artistic It verges on the metaphysicallymetaphysically poetic and Here he debates with an imagi- quartet appear for for aa CD-signingCD-signing party. nary council of angels that Heaven does statement applicableapplicable to to all all humanityhumanity forfor allall isis very moving inin aa strange way.way. of angels that Heaven does InIn MilwaukeeMilwaukee to perforTnperform atat the "A Dec-Deo- not seem to be his home and pleads to go time isis anotheranother matter.matter. F;.rrc,r oneone thingthing his his As one who detestsdetests thethe degrading ef-ef- his home and pleads to go ade ofof Light"Light" Party,Party, Men Out Loud will stop stop back to earthearth {monories of Wuthering characters are smallsmall scalescale human beings,beings, fects of political correctness uponupon our cur-cur- {memories of Wuthering by the popular EastEast-side-side Bookstore-Bookstore- Heights and Wizard of Oz flashed by] and not large enough to suggest Everyman, rent art forms,forms, I I must must say say that that Kushner's Kushner's Wizard of Oz flashed by] and Espresso BarBar toto promotepromote theirtheir first CD, fight his afflictionaffli6tion withwith courage [and AZT]. "Sweet Enuf 2 Eat." includingincluding thethe bombastic F{oyRoy Cohn.Cohn, play liv.eslives upup to its reputation.reputation. II don'tdon't know courage [and AZT]. "Sweet Enuf 2 Eat." He returns,returns, becomingbecoming thethe spokesman spokesman for The program notes indicate Kushner'sKushner's yet if it'sit's GreatGreat Art ,but ,but its its very, very, very very good. good. for Men OutOut LoudLoud are: are: Steve Steve Steinberg, Steinberg, commitment toto activism.activism. WhatWhat he he achievesachieves InIn partpart 22 of of Angels Angels in AmericaAmericaL--- the hapless doomed "angola""angels" ,concluding,concluding Santo Ragno, JosephJoseph PearcePearce and RobRob is a kind ofof spiritual anger anger thatthat carriescarries the PERESTROIKAPERESTROIKA--Kushner--Kushner upsups thethe ante the play. McElroy.MCElroy. The The Los Los Angeles Angeles based based group play forward with surprising surprising momentum momentum with ambitiousambitious boldness.boldness. Having estab-estab- Perhaps GodGod has has paid paid too too little little heed to has establishedestablished themselvesthemselves onon thethe GayGay despite so+mesome stereotyping:stereotyping: we we have have the lishedIished fairlyfairly predictable predictable characters characters and these earthly sufferers who are the truetrue and Lesbian scene, performingperforming in aa variety repre:repi-e.-sed sed Gay, Gay, the the flagrant flagrant Gay, Gay, the the po- po- situations ,he,he now pushespushes forfor greatergreater ar-ar- Ang®ISAngels in in America- America- thethe truetrue championschampions of highhigh-profile-profile eventsevents . including1997includingl997 Gay liticallylitically -powerful, Powerful, evil GayGa-y all all doomed doomed by by tistic symbolism,symbolism, transcribing transcribing his his charac- charac- and victimsvictims of a darkdark newnew millennium millennium .Roy Pride FestivalsFestivals in San Francisco,Franciscoj LasLas V®Ve- the approachingapproaching AngelAngel ofof Death heralding ters' delusionsdelusions intointo anan ongoing ongoing surrealisticsurrealistic Cohn even threatens to sue GodGod fromfrom the gas, NewNew Orleans andand NewNew YorkYork City. the new millennium.millennium. fantasy. He is aspiring toto createcreate aa greatgreat hereafter forfor his "neglect' On theirtheir debut,debut, MenMen Out LoudLoud recorded recorded That the authorauthor makesmakes all all thisthis powerful, humanistic statementstatement aboutabout thethe sadnesssadness Kushner `s's brilliant writing overrides overrides the several favorite tunes,tunes, including a a fabulousfabulous poetic, AND humorous humorous isis aa tributetribute to to his his of contemporarycontemporary manman whowho stillstill stubbornly transpareneytransparency ofof hishis obvious obvious political,political activ-activ- rendition ofof Madonna's Madonna's "Express"Express Yourself",Yourself', writing skill.skill. How Iloiv often often do do we we see see aa play persists inin aa blind blind affimationaffirmation of of thethe joy joy Of of ism with aa surreal sensesense ofof an`an' enhanced a tongue-in-cheektongue-in-cheek versionversion of .More"More Than a as consistentlyconsistently wellwell written asas this one? being alivealive--sort---sort ofof emulating Beethovon's poetic spectrum, giving thethe play a surpris-surpris- Woman" off thethe SaturdaySaturday Night FeverFever "Ode to Joy" fiiom the Ninth, Beethoven'sall this while The 3 and a half hourshours passpass unnoticed. "Ode to Joy" from the Ninth, all this while ingly tendertender concludingoohcludjng note,note, and and ex-ex- soundtrack and a poignant .Empty"Empty Chairs Good writing compensates compensates for moremore than dealing with thethe aidsaids crisis asas massive panding its too apparentapparent purpose intointo at .EmptyEmpty Tables" (Les(Lee Miserables),Miserables), dedi-dedi- the multitude of sins whichwhich Kushner'sKushner's tragedy. HeHe almostalmost succeeds.sucoeeds. something dangerously close toto art. This is cated toto thethe memorymemory ofof lovedloved onesones \^rhowho characters thinkthink they've committed.committed. InIn attemptingattempting toto operateoperate at a more ex- no mean feat. have dieddied ofof AIDS.AIDS. Despite Kushner's ownown commitment to alted level.level, Kushner Kushner gets gets awayaway with mur-mur- To transposetranspose the increasingincrcasing .momentummomentum Want to hear moremore fromfrom Men Out Loud? activism,actMsm: !ikelike manymany talentedtalented people,people, he he der.der._ of the AIDSAIDS plague, which couldcould be be Stop inin at Afterwords anytime toto hear so--se- may not bebe completely aware of what he The Angel reappearsreappears and speaks pro-pro- aborted byby aa vaccinevaccine discovery at any lectionsIections fromfrom SweetSweet EnufEnuf 2 Eat and then hath wrought. Artists are notoriously bad fusely [andland unintelligibly, miked miked over over a a time, intointo a a commentary commentary on on mankindmankind re-re- come and meetmeet thethe group group from from 3:00pm3:00pm toto judges ofof thethe endend result ofof theirtheir own loud Bruckner symphony] ostensiblyostensibly pre- quires a sense ofof thethe universalityuniversality of the 4:00pm Saturday, November 8th. works. paring our abandoned AIDSAIDS sufferer for human struggle as well asas anan awarenessawareness The SweetSweet EnufEnuf 22 Eat CD-signingCD-signing party Only inin the the third third act act does does thethe playplay falter the hearafter, but providingproviding him with a a that serious contemporarycontenporary issues do not is free and everyoneeveryone jsis welcome welcome to to join join inin a bit. TheThe authorauthor cannotcannot resist bringing in a spiritual orgasmorgasm in in the the here here andand nownow asas a define allall menmen forfor all time Wittingly oror not on thethe fun!fun! longlong tirade,tirade, notnot only only about about ethnicism ethnicism and and last lease onon life.life. This weakens thethe firstfirst Kushner strives for greater timeless im-im- For further informationjnfomation concerningconcerning thisthis or-tor racism,racism, but aboutabout thethe lacklack ofof aa commoncommon act. agery, perhaps at at warwar with with hishis own politi- any AfterwordsAfterword§ event, event, please plcase contact Af-AL spiritualspjrjtual heritageheritage I.nin America, America, hence hence re- re- Not muchmuch newnew happens inin the lives of cal altruism, GoodGood writing is is allall tootoo rarerare inin terwordsterwards at at (414) (414) 963-9089. 963-9089. ` -Bg MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER

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By John A. Jahn

A RunRun-Down-Down ofof SomeSome NewNew CDs from k. d.d. lang,Iang, Chris Chris lsaak, lsaak, and and others others k. d. tang--A//lang--All You Can EatEat "King's Dilemma" Dilemma"--should--should he he or shouldn'tshouldn't Iflf Ingenue/ngenue was an album toto sitsit at home he? YouYou should. alone and sulksulk to then A//All Youyou Can Eat is Nick CaveCave andand thethe BadBad SeedsSeeds an album to share. SongsSongs rub up against Murder Ballads each other in a friendly fashion carrying Most critics critics have have approachedapproached this as a the groovegroove and and the the mood mood forward forward until until "I"I concept album. TheyThey point to the titletitle and could havehave anything if I werewere you" be- the fact that all ofof thethe songs songs areare indeed comes simply simply "I "I want itit all." murder ballads. IfIf thisthis isis aa concept album A//All Youyou CanCan EatEat isis an adult makeout al- then Nick CaveCave hashas had a concept career. Arson Strikes Fannies -Fanies, NIlwaukee.s oldest Lesbian Bar was the scene of an arson fre in the carly bum full ofof AlAI Green Green tinged tinged soulsoul and al- There really isn't muchmuch difference be- Strikes Fannies — Fannies, Milwaukee's oldest Lesbian Bar was the scene of an arson fire in the early .mostmost no angst. The band isis tight, the the ar-ar- tween thisthis and his previous releasesreleases ex- eveningeveing hours hours of of Tuesday, Tuesday. October October 28®. 28th. The herbar was closed at the time. Anch as of yet unidentified perpetra- tor broke a window and entered the bar cndy in the evening, A flammable substance was poured on the rangements are full,full, and and lang'slang's voice isis inin ceptoep` Murder Ballads is more c;onslstehi.consistent. window and entered the bar early in the evening. A flammable substance was poured on the dance floorfloor and the her was torched. The froe caused substantial drinage both to the bar and to the upstairs fine form.form. Don't bebe afraid of titlestitles like "Stagger Lee" is an old R & B8 songsong up- bar was torched. The fire caused substantial damage both to the bar and to the upstairs apartmentapaitrent occupied ocimpied .I)y by FarmiesFannies owner Sharon. As of press time there is no word as to when or il` Fannies \ "Infinite.Infinite andand Unforeseen" or "Acquiesce." dated and X-rated. "Song.Song of Joy" quotesquotes owner Sharon. As of press time there is no word as to when or if Fannies will reopen or any possible motives for the fire.fire. lang has .Sexuality""Sexuality" on her mind and now Milton. "Where Nwhere the the Wild Wild Roses Roses Grow" is a that she's outout ofof thethe closetcloset nothingnothing willwill duet withwith Kylie Minogue (!) andand worksworks like There are'are two Connie Francis Francis songssongs and then you have missed itit and youyou have no stand inin her way.way. This is the most playfulplayful crazy. P. J.J. HarveyHarvey and and Shane Shane three fromfrom thethe NewNew YorkYork Dolls.Dolls. ThrowThrow inin hope of ever rising beyond the levellevel of outingoutingcyftrjf:°,:at:#a.reyerB/ue yet from the diva. MacGowan (ex ofof thethe Pogues)Pogues) also ap- a rock song fromfrom Jimmy Somerville (in(in Tupperware Princess. II pitypity you. Judy Chris which he he dropsdrops the falsettofalsetto and sings Isaak--Forever Blue pear and Anita LaneLane hashas a cameo. As (Ju-u-u-u-u-u-dy) is living proof that more Chris Isaaklsaak hashas beenbeen suffering suffering Roy Or-Or- usual Cave is anan acquiredacquired taste and not bass!) and shakeshake well.well. TheThe albumalbum is a isis MOREMORE andand louderlouder isis better.better. She recy- bison comparisons since thethe beginningbeginning of for thethe weak stomached. good reflectionreflection ofof the moviemovie but probably cles a fewfew jokes, brieflybriefly takes takes onon 0J, OJ, his career and it's easy toto seesee why. why. Isaaklsaak Soundtrack not of much interestinterest to the casualcasual lis-lis- Tupperware Gore andand a host of minor has a taste forfor nostalgia and a falsetto PostcardsPostcards From From America America tenor.tener. ForFor thosethose of us withwith more eclecticeclectic deities beforebefore demolishingdemolishing BarbraBarbra Strei- that isis downrightdownright eerie.eerie. ThisThis releaserelease is Like most most moviemovie soundtrackssoundtracks these tastes it'sit's a treat.treat. sand withwith aa spotspot on on impersonation.impersonation. AlongAlong moodier than anythinganything he'she's done before days this one is a mixedmixed bag of old songs Judy Tenuta the way she tortures her accordion and and accordingly it soundssounds more like •Running Scared" than "Pretty Woman"-- with aa couple new ones.ones. Like the movie itit In/„G:#esTse#a+nysf Goddess We Trust wamswarns her aijdience:audience: "Do"Do not not possesspossess the "Running Scared" than "Pretty Woman"-- was culled from it hashas a decidedly non- Judy TenutaTenuta is notnot aa diva. She isis a chocolate!" ElvisElvis made made meme do it.it, and that's aa good thing. ToTo be be fair,fair, lsaak lsaak commercial bent. AndAnd II dodo meanmean bent. Goddess. IfIf you care to argue the point -B/ue:does vary"Goin' his Nowhere" approach is some country/rock on Forever and Blue: "Goin' Nowhere" is country/rock and "Baby DidDid a a Bad Bad BadBad Thing"Thing" sounds sounds al- most like George Thorogood and the De-De- ALL NEW SHOW! An Evening Of OUTrageous Comedy! stroyers,§troyers, butbut whenwhen "Somebody's"Somebody's Crying" explodes into first personperson falsetto in the chorus you can can almost almost hear hear thethe ghost of Orbison singing along. A fine albumalbum to sit - atat homehome alone and sulksulk to.to. Cassandra WilsonWilson New MoonMoon DaughterDaughter Miss (yes,(yes, sheshe is aa diva)diva) Wilson'sWilson's NewIvew Moon DaughterDaughter i.sis packagedpackaged quite ex- travagantly for aa jazzjazz album. Apparently Blue NoteNote RecordsRecords believes she _hashas /somesome poppop potential.potential. I'mI'm not soso certain.i.certain. uzarme •She She seems tootoo intelligentintelligent forfor toptop 40. The arrangementsarrar\gemer\ts onon NewNew Moon DaughterDaughter are hard, angular,angular, percussive percussive and and bass bass heavy. Miss Wilson'sWjlson's voice isis somewhatsomewhat likelike Sarah Sarah Vaughan'sVaughan's butbut smokier,smokier, dusk-dusk- ier,ier, sexier.sexier. SurprisinglySurprisingly goodgood originaloriginal songs are mixedmixed in with thethe most unusual collection of coverscovers--though--though everything she touchestouches isis hers. From standards likelike estenhoefer "Strange•Strange Fruit"Fruit" and "Skylark" to "Last Train to Clarksville"Clarksville" andand "I'm"l'm SoSo Lone-Lone- some I Could Cry",Cry", Miss Miss Wilson Wilson creates creates Saturday, her ownown space andand invitesinvites youyou in.in. Simply amazing.amaz`8\iaNeEarie.-IFeelAlright Steve Earle--I Feel Alright Steve Earle isis not another pretty pretty boyboy inin a hat.hat. There are nono line dances here.here. He November 22 doesn't eveneven soundsound Nashville--harmonicaNashville--harmonica replaces fiddlefiddle and steel guitar isis no- ticcablyticeably absent.absent. Steve Earle has nothing in commoncommon with GarthGarth Brooks.Brooks. SteveSteve 8:00 p.m. Earie isis thethe realreal thing. thing. Yes, Yes, occasionally occasionally heho sounds likelike JohnJohn MeHencampMellencamp (( the drums areare highhigh inin the mix) or earlyearly sev- enties Rolling StonesStones but his roots go Doors open at 7:00 p.m. back throughthrough JohnnyJohnny CashCash allall thethe wa-yway to •doltadelta blues. When he sings "I"I nevernever meant toto bebe cruel or untrueuntrue // l'mI'm just hurtin' me when I'ml'm hurtin' hurtin' you," you," he he does- does- Centennial Hall . nLt mean it as an apology or excuse--he ' knowsn't mean some it as things an apology cannot or be excuse forgiven.--he knows some things cannot be forgiven. "Cocaine Cannot KillKill MyPain" My,Pain" is is probably probably 733 North 8th Street, Milwaukee - thethe standoutstandout track though thethe duetduet withwith the underappreciatedunderappreciated LucindaLucinda Williams is Door awfully interesting.interesting. For thosethose `whowho `likelike Tickets $17 Advance, $19 At the theirco6##.;ri#/i;#o:%:ahe:::I.their country straight up, no chaser. Original Broadway Cast Circle Of Friends Seating: $35.00 "Victor / Victoria" • Includes Reserved Front Section Seating VictorV/.cfor / / VictoriaV/.cfo„.a is isback, back, Queerer Queerer than than ever, and billed asas aa "new"new musical musical com-com- • A Reception With Suzanne After The Show edy." Does it livelive upup toto thethe movie? movie? Judg-Judg- _inging by by the the soundtrack soundtrack it does. Miss An-An- • Portion Of These Ticker Saks Donated To drows'drews' voice isis still perfectperfect andand she isis sur-sur- Milwaukee AIDS Project rounded byby a good cast.cast. TheThe soundtrack is augmented byby quitequite a fewfew new songssongs These Tickets Available At Afterwords And By and snippets ofof dialogue fromfrom the show. IfIf that'sthat's not enoughenough (and(and itit is)is) there isis al- M. i1 Only. Limited To 50 Tickets ways the synopsis providedprovided byby lyricist Leslie Bricusse,Bricusse, not not to to mention mention the the essay essay Tickets available at: on Miss Andrews byby AndreAndre Previn.Previn. I al- -waysways wonder where classicalclassical labels get Afterwards - 2710 N. Murray the budgetbudget forfor these extras. Anyway, oldold favorites likelike "Le "Le Jazz Jazz Hot"Hot" are are as as hot hot asas Outpost Natural Foods - 100 E. Capitol ever but the highlights areare the new songs: Miss AndrewsAndrews singssings "Louis"Louis Says"Says" asas a Full Moon Productions woman pretending to be aa manman pretend- or order by mailing a check & N235 Cty Hwy W ing to be a womanwoman pretending to be MarieMarie Antoinette andand it'sit's aa hoot. Rachel YorkYork self-addressed stamped envelope to: Campbellsport, WI 53010 stands outout inin "Paris"Paris MakesMakes MeMe Horny" [email protected] and Michael Nouri stopsstops the showshow withwith

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Dinner willwill bebe followed by a musicalmusical more informationinformation callcall The New HarvestHarvest interval provided byby Madison's Madison's newnew Gay Foundation at (608) 256-4204. choruschorus,-; Perfect Perfect Harmony Harmony and and thenthen a a wonderful eveningevening ofof dancingdancing, onon thethe lake lake Afterwords EventsEvents shore withwith Mad Town's favoritefavorite DJ,DJ, TonyTony Saturday, November 8th8th Manoeuvres. Formerly Ritschard now ofOf Manoeuvres. Fomerly 3:00pm3:Oopm to 4:00pm the New Bar. of the New Bar. CDCD-Party-Party withwith Tickets areare just $40.00 andand can be purchased byby sending your menu choice MenMen OutOut Loud Foundation, and checkcheck to:to: NewNew HarvestHarvest Foundation, Sweet Enuf 2 Eat Monday, Nov®mb®rNovember 9th 9th 7:30pm7:30pm Jerry GrilloGrillo to Afterwords Book Club Young ManMan FromFrom thethe ProvincesProvinces DebutDebut CD atat by Alan Helms "Decade of Light" Wednesday, November 19th 7:00pm "Decade of Light" Lesbian Reading Group The GirdsGirls Next Next DoorDoor byby LindsyUindey vanvan GelderGelder MilwaukeeMilwaukee+Jerry—Jerry Grillo, Grillo, vocalist, withwith and Pamela RobinRobin Brandt Jack Grassel onon guitarguitar and DougDoug Hayes and Pamela on baasbass willwill be perforTningperforming in in the the JuneauJuneau Room of the downtown MilwaukeeMilwaukee Hil-Hil- ti°onth*:tn:'v:rssap;rtp:frtyvyjsconsinLight'ston Hotel as part of Wisconsin Light's 10th Anniversary Party. The triotrio will appear appear fromfrom 9:30 p.in.p.m. to 12:30 a.in.a.m. atat thethe "Decade. "Decade ofof Light"Light" party onot` Sunday,Sunday, November November 9, 9,1997. 1997. Grillo will be debuting songs from his newneGwr"'c°oW#gabcfddfsbc:\.'8!®®sodyngsF#Toh#i, compact disc, Goody For You!, The girls got style! -— NIssMiss Sandy Sandy ncachBeads lierself herself mademade aa fahilousfabulous persoml personal appearance appearance duringduring thethe JustJust UsUs which features thethe LynneLynne ArrialeArriale TrioTrio Hall``weenHalloween show.chow. The The place place was was packed pecked andand MissNI8s Beach was hot! SheShe isis oneone ofof the Just Us Divas. Just Us from New York City backingbacking him on 12 is located at 807 S. FilthFifth Street.Street InIn addiijonaddition toto SandySandy theythey have have 1`atmlou8 fabulous fish fich frys frys every every Friday.Fridry, classic tunes. New Harvest out thousands ofof dollars in grants to Dane The CD will be be officially officially released released andand New Harvest County Les/Bi/Gay organ-izations. available for the first timetime thatthat evening a Attendees get aa choicechoice ofof one of three part of the celebration. DinnerDinner DanceDance great entrees RosemaryRosemary GrilledGrilled Chicken, A portion ofof thethe proceedsproceeds fromfrom the Garlic ShrimpShrimp or or a a vegetarian vegetarian dish,dish, sales ofof GoodyGoody For For YOLJ! You! willwill bebe do- ALYSON ADVENTURES' NovemberNovember 15 Ratatouille in puff pastry. nated toto the AIDS ResourceResource Center of There will be be aa socialsocial hour hour beginning at Wisconsin. 1-800-8-A LYSO N MadisonMadison-The--The first first Les/BVGayLes/Bi/Gay event to be held at Madison'sMadison.s new Frank LloydLloyd Wright designed designed MononaMonona TerraceTerrace Community andar`d Convention Center willwill take placeplace onon SaturdaySaturday NovemberNovember 1515 withwith the New HarvestHarvest Foundation's "Black"Black and White Tonight" Dinner Dance. It'sIt's thethe party ofof thethe seasonseason forfor Madison's Les/Bi/Gay community,comniunity, it'sit's an an elegant elegant affair, andand it's a major fund raiser raiser forfor Dane Dane County's Les/Bi/GayLes/Bi/Gay foundation, NewNew Harvest. EveryEvery yearyear NewNew HarvestHarvest gives Oshkosh OperaOpera HouseHouse toto PresentPresent "Miracle onon 34th34th Street"Street„ Oshkosh—The Oshkosh Opera Nous?, FoundationFo°u:t:::nh-wT,repr:::nkt°:.hM,%Pc%ao:°5£8 will present "Miracle on 34" Street" as part of thethe 1997-'98 TouringTouring Artist Series. This musical delight willwill be performedpert6rmed at 3:00 and 7:00 p.m.p.in. on Sun- day, November 30 and will be be welcomed welcomed - by by WOSHWOSH AM 14901490 and WNAMWNAM AMAM 1280.1280. Rediscover the magic of believing that wishes cancan come triietrue and miraclesmiracles stillstill happen. "Miracle"Miracle onon 34th34m Street" is the all-all- new musical production of of oneone of the best loved contemporarycontemporary holiday holiday tales tales ever written and isis brilliantly brought toto lifelife in a fully stagedstaged production. TroupeT,-oupe America, America, co co~producer-producer of of the the +, show with Mainstage Mainstage Management, Management, is is in in their 10"10th season season ofof producing touring theater in the US and Canada. Featuring an imaginativeimaginative set,set, stylishstylish costumes andand period choreography,choreography, thethe wonderful sound of the big band holiday music#ou:fcei:`t::uns:i.?,f;:eAge,PcaaTsdgo.I,ig:: in the spirit of America's Golden Age of Swing,Swing, this holiday plumplum of of aa show show is suresure toto leaveleave everyevery audienceaudience believing in lovelove and and miracles miracles-and—and perhaps even ri„)•--- SantaSanta-nee—once again. again. CT*/ +~ For tickets and other information, call fe For tickets and other information, call (9201(920\ 424-2350. Am' Cream City ChoriisChorus 404c, Presents "Home'"Home for The Holidays" AkrOialrG Milwaukee-TraditionalMilwaukee—Traditional ChristmasChristmas music is the fare at the Wisconsin Cream City Chorus' holiday concert this year. "Home for the Holidays" will take you back to memories of voices Jerry Grillo's raised in praise and celebration, in- new CD "Goody for You!" will be released Sunday, November 9, 1997 as part cluding many of the standard and most of the "Decade of Light" 10th Anniversary Celebration. Mr. Grillo will be performing songs •* beautiful songs of the Christmas season. from the new CD in the Juneau Room of the This concert marks the first major per- Downtown Milwaukee Hilton Hotel from formance under the direction of Ken 9:30pm to 12:30am. Jack Grasse! will be on guitar and Doug Hayes will be on acoustic McMonagle, who assumed the role of bass. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of "Goody for You!" will be donated to Musical Director in September. the "Home for the Holidays" will be held AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin. The CD may be ordered nationally through North at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 7 at Country Distributors, Redwood, NY 13679 (315) 287-2852, or locally at Exclusive or St. James Episcopal Church, 833 W. Mainstream or through Mr. Grillo's web site: #g#:i;£iaELTiTj8ij;iejiWiscOnsin Avenue, Milwaukee. Tickets http://kspace.com/grillo. For live performance are $8$8 inin advance,advance, $10 $10 at at the the doordoor andand bookings call (414) 332-3989. Featured songs on the CD include: Secret Love, Goody are available at BestD Clinic, M&MM&M Goody, Autumn Leaves, Willow Weep For Me, When Sunny Gets Club, andand Afterwords Bookstore.Bookstore, Tick- Tick- Blue, What a Difference a ets are also available through Chorus Day Made, I Ain't Got Nuthin' But the Blues, Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, members, or by contacting the Chorus They Can't take That Away From Me, The Shadow of Your Smile, I've Got the World on a office at (414) 344-WCCC, or P.O. Box ii£¥+isai;iar4£#4:#£€Cg¥o;[¥:p898fro¥1488. Milwaukee. WI 53201-1488. String, Moonlight in Vermont.

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Wriat'sWhat's the Dish? -Dish,— Dish, Milwaukee's Milwaukee's hothot new new Lesbian barbar opened overover thethe Halloween weekend weekend and asas you cancan seesee itit waswas an an instant instant hit. hit. At At thethe top top isis aa shot of just partpart ofof thethe crowd crowd thatthat turned out. Next Next are are Dish Dish owner owner Julie Julie (L) (L) and and two two of of her her staff staff members. members. Dish Dish is is located located atat 236 S. SecondSecond St. -a. LAMM: Lesbian Alliance of MetroMetro MilwaukeeMilwaukee-From—From the the Beginning Beginning continue to focus on those issues impor- source that reflects our past, spotlights our tant;¥?u?1;`a%:_¥eaTg_¥fis::_iE_}_ to women: health care, family issues, F¥¥s: present i::%¥tdriF#[e°s¥ and provides a beaconfastc' on#£ for our °fu¥ fu- Inln thethe summersuinilier ofof 1989, 150150 womenwomen safety, education, equal legal representa- safety, education, equal legal representa- ture. gathered together to unite their voice tion, equaht tion, equality in employment, and ways to If you would like to know more about against the homophobic actions of the LAMM is here to listen and to continue increase the quality of life. LAMM or are interested in joining Milwa-kee Board of Supervisors, anti- working for the social and economic Please continue to look for news on LAMM, please call us. Our number is: Lesbian and Gay organizing by religious empowerment of Lesbians and Bisexual LAMM and LAMM EF events and ac- (414) 264-2600. Or you can email us at: ffj`!i±df8¥1i*Efa¥;ffin;sriff;j€right and to address the lack of Lesbian ;Tngi§£;to;he;a:fa:o=g:#ft#an¥:#E'ig{:ifi;¥ni*.-ffi#5:i:§ca;i:iiig`eifa-iii#iEgwomen. LAMM and LAMM EF will tivities in The Wisconsin Light, the news Lon! representationI.epi-c`scntation in in the the media inedia and and inin the community. And so, began the Lesbian Alliance of Metroi'#ius#*agckaneeTeco¥msE:,Eyffi=e:f Milwaukee, commonly known as LAMM. It was only the beginning. 444c•tic In February of 1992, LAMM Education :ff#il#sl,i,F,gLga':LTffi#a!:af:tn-Fund (LAMM EF) was founded as a not- for-profit "sister" organization to LAMM, streetStreet.Milwaukee,W|. Milwaukee, focusing on community education. s eco4,a LAMM and LAMM EF work vigor- ously:8|l#i:n:ii:ifr;1|Fff:¥ic'a±:io:;|£: to empower Lesbians and Bisexual women in our community through such .+ yet,'#:8sservices mal'durand activities ac;tL#i¥t¥sth]d':dt£PeS as the Career Workshop,Woi.kshop, Lesbian Lesbian Health Health Fair Fair and and edu-edu- cational presentations and panels pre- sented at membership meetings. ofDiversity, the speaker's bureau of:ti;Li:;fa#ii¥:#i§ee¥p§agg;;Lricir%e:- LAMM EF, seeks to break the silence and hi.Oakbreak stereotypes s(ei.eotypes associated associated withwith our community.C°S#{?wur]unn!yincvidet,visiblewomen,In- Showing the video Visible Women, In- visible Lives, mated through the talents and energy of LAMM menMers, seeks to further educate the community and break down the myths associated with the Les- bian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.coilnnunty. LAMM answersanswers over ovci. 2,000 2,000 phone more callscalls a year. The calls come from people new to town,f`,yjLa,I.|1,'ff:Ill;:`':nEf?E#`cp.'ineecYi.;: looking for a lifeline, a connection 444cruaziteELig£ to our co)nimmity.community. TheThe canscalls c{rmecome fi.omfrom EE women crying because they are being thrownffii,I,nJLn.##,gthbeecir?uf:mgeayfte¥'e..¥iEg out of their home after coming out, or because they have been physically assaulted for who they are. TheTile New_W_Owl_EN_'.SNew WOMEN'S Night Night Spot Spot The calls come from women looking for referrals ranging from medical or legal re- *. ;';#:¥e:;::ii{|i,:e¥,:ie:a§;t¥|£):§ihfa:aat;::fenals, to photographers, to who will do a && PartyParty MouseHouse commitmentciiirmrfunent ceremony,ceremony, to to where'swhere' s a a placeplace to gogt7 forfor fifui.m. 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Then I willwill race race up up toto Diversions Diversions forfor the Sunday NovemberNovember 9 9 I I will will be at ourour bigbig last benefit toto sendsend SusjoSusie S. toto the Na- "Decade of Light' party at thethe MilwaukeeMilwaukee there waswas sufferingsuffering fromfrom vapors. "Decade of Light" tional finals ofof thethe ~Miss Miss Gay America pag- wait to see Chase Hunter (Note: Joe, if you hadn't inhaled, I'd have Hilton. I I can't can't wait to see Chase Hunter eant.cant. I will probably probably grab grab a a fish fish fry fry at at Just Just NightNight Light (Note: Joe, if you hadn't inhaled, l'd have his clothes off, hear Joi Cardwell and thought it was Jerry.)Jony.) take his clothes off, hear Joi Cardwell and Usu. on on the the way.way. By DustyDu®fy Sass Saes Men Out Loud sing and hob nob withwith all you Itlt was greatgrcat to see Rick and NettleNettie at the P]easePlease See NightNIght Lighttight PagePage 37 News... WellWell II suppose§upposo byby now you the otherother celebs. celebs. a have heard about thethe tragictragic fire at Fan- Ball Game. LaLa CageCage was rcallyreally mobbed. nies. AtAt least no oneone waswas hurt. hurt. I am sure II ItIt tooktook meme tenten minutes to go from one end speak forfor manymany whenwhen I say,say thatthat my heartheart of the bar to the other.other. I hadhad so much funfun goes out to Fannies owner, Sharon. She's She's doing that that I had to walkwalk back and dodo itit a wonderfulwonderful personperson and II hopehope she knowsknows again. TheThe BootBoot Camp's PumpkinPumpkin CarvingCarving how many people out there areare pullingpulling forfor Contest was great. AndAnd there waswas aa livelylively her. bunch at MamaMama Roux. Recaps ...... I I havehave beenboer to so many II alsoalso managed toto stopstop inin atat Milwaukee'sMilwaukee's places the last few weeks that they are new Women'sWoinen's bar, Dish.Dish. TheThe openingopening starting toto blur together, butbut II will trytry toto night crowd was huge. II really liked the keep it all straight (if you'llyou`Il pardon pardon my my useuse decor. It'sIt.s kindkind ofof casualcasual elegance. They of the "s""s" word)word) forfor you.you. did wonders withwith the old Phoenix bar. If Our publisher, JerryJerry Johnson Johnson andand II had had aa you remember remember the Phoenix you won'twon't rec- great time at Kjrby'sKirby's KlubKlub forfor ourour MenMen ognize the place. Out Loud CDCD release release party.party. Kirby is a lot I alsoalso lovedloved thethe decor decor at at The The Eagle, Eagle, of fun and the plac;eplace was hopping.hopping. We Milwaukee's new leatherleather and levi bar. It's + #fkr:were 'J°::::e?ear:dbBr::::'yp:rar¥ joined there by openly Gay £|ddeFy::Alderman located inin the Sydney HIHHIH building in the Mike Verveer, and Brenda Perry and Ryan spot formerlyformerly occupied by thethe oldold Unicorn.Unicorn. MucahyMucah`,' from from Mayor Mayor Susan Susan Baumann's Baumann's The walls are texturedtextured toto looklook like the staff. They gavegave us a proclamation fromfrom place was hollowed out of aa coal seamscam the Mayor declaring "\Msconsin'Wisconsin Light'Light" Day and all paintedpainted black.black. TheThe bartendersbartenders are.are in Madison Madison onon NovemberNovember 5. supersuper-Ron,—Ron, you're you're great!`great! I had had another another blast blast thethe nextnext night at Ma-Ma- Last but not leastleast I hadhad a great time at Inln noeuvres for for ourour JoiJoi Cardwell Cardwell CDCD releaserelease BetweenBet`^/eon watchingwatching thethe PackPack beat up on party, which waswas aa benefit forfor Madison's Madison.s the DetroitDetroit Lions.Lions. TheThe gamegame was aa good United. ThanksThanks toto allall of you who boughtbought one, the croivdcrowd was large and lively and and raffle ticketstickets fromfrom thethe lovelylovely PatPat andand the there waswas greatgreat foodfood providedprovided byby Walker'sWalker's lovelylovely Derrick.Derrick. TheThe NaughtyNaughty By NatureNature Point Care.Cafe. strippers werewere wellwell....what .... what cancan say,say, the the Coming Up...Up... On WodneedaiyWednesday Novem- word hot doesn't quitequite describedescribe it.it. Let's berbar 55 II will be be atat ourour MilwaukeeMilwaukee SalutesSalutes just say thatthat theythey werewere wellwell worth thethe The Wisconsin Light partiesparties at Mama cover charge. Roux, This lsIs lt,It, InIn Between Bet`^/eon and and La La Halloween waswas a very busy time.time. II was Cage.Cao®. StopStop in and coysay hi.hi. Mama'sMama.s willwill be able to take in parties held at lnIn Bet`^/eon,Between, hosted byby the Riverwest Rainbow Neigh- The BallBall Game, Game, La La Cage, Cage, the the Boot Boot borhood Association. The Cream CityCity Camp and MamaMama Roux.Roux. I hadhad a great Foundation will be be at at This Isls It,lt, MAP, MAP, the the time at a!!all ofof them.them. I Iheard heard from otherother staff BESTD Clinic and thethe CAIRCAIR Program willwill members coveringcovering thingsthings atat Just Us and be at lnIn Between and we have a fabfab show This lsIs ltIt that a wonderfulwonderful evening was lined up at La Cage. 117 W Main • Madison, WI had by everyone at those places too.too. Thursday NovemberNovember 66 itit willwill be lnIn Be-Be- ThiSThis Isls lt'sIt's Hallowe'enHallowe'en Party waswas onon No-No- t`A/oen'stween's Second Second AnniversaryAnniversary party CurtCurt vember 1. 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Mad Town's favorite DJ,DJ, TonyTony RitschardRitschard ofof / 444 Manoeuvres. STEVE KELSO TOURS Tickets areare just $40.00, (and(and that'sthat's notnot MILWAUKEE j iInvited u, much considering how great this evening That hot hunkhunk SteveSteve KelsoKelso thethe guyguy whowho is goinggoing to be) andand can be purchasedpurohased by so manymany peoplepeople linedlined upup to havehave their sending your menu choice and check to: sending your menu choice and check to: picture takentaken with isis makingmaking an encoreencore New HarvestHarvest Foundation appearance in in Milwaukee. Milwaukee. PO BoxBox 1786 Madison, Wl 53701. For WEDESNDAY NOVEMBER 5 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 1786 Madison, WI 53701. For Kelso will be at Designing Men, 1200 S. more informationinformation call The New HarvestHarvest 1tstK%tsr°:i":tb:roaiD2=oj8n_jn4g:o#h|s2q8S:st Street at from 2:00 - 4:00, This Is It, Foundation at (608) 256-4204. 418 E. WellsWells at 8:00 to 10:0010:00 and South MILWAUKEE SALUTESSALUTES THE LIGHT GRAND OPENING DRAWINGDRAWING AT Water Street Docks,Docks, 354354 E. NationalNational WITH FOURFOUR GREATGREAT PARTIES KIRBY'S KLUBKLUB ININ MAD TOWN MS. GAY WISCONSINWISCONSIN USuS OF A beginning at aroundaround 10:00 PM.PM. Kirby's Klub,Klub, Madisons Madisons funfun new new Kelso's appearance is sponsored byby Itlt will be be partyparty timetime inin MilwaukeeMilwaukee asas itit PAGEANTPAGEAI\IT ATAT ZA'SZA.S IN GREEN BAY Les/Bi/Gay bar willwill conclude conclude itsits week long Designing Men. ItIt will be be a a benefit benefit forfor the welcomes the largest Gay publicationpublication ever Be on handhand when the real girls get grand opening celebration with a drawing Cream City Foundation,Foundation, Milwaukee's Milwaukee's produced in Wisconsin, The Wisconsin grand opening celebration with a drawing together forfor the big MsMs Gay WisconsinWisconsin USuS for aa ticket toto San Francisco. Les/Bi/Gay foundation. Light's Decade of Light, 10th Anniversary of AA pageant pageant at at Za's, Za's,1106 1106 Main StreetStreet E#.rBej:ad¥jsorTisj:t',T3tsAYi::e°r::j# From NovemberNovember 11 toto November Novenber 8, youyou Issue.Issue. Green Bay.Bay. can free ticketstickets for the drawing at the bar. The pagaent begins atat 9:009:00 andand willwill be HIT BENEFIT AT THIS IS IT Kirby's KlubKJub isis located located at 121121 Main followed by dancing. A fun timetime willwill be had by all atat This Isls It,lt, ` RIVERWEST RIVERWEST RAINBOW RAINBOW ASSOC. ASSOC. JOINSJOINS Street. StopStop by and say hi!hi! HIT Fund Fund raiser.raiser. ThereThere will be be raffles, raffles, ALD. D'AMATO AT MAMA ROUX MADISON'S LESBIAN CULTURALCULTURAL guest bartenders and surprises.surprises. The first stop of the evening willwill bebe at MEN OUT LOUD AT MANOEUVRES WEEKEND BEGINS The fun begins at 7:007:00 ThisThis lsIs ltIt is Mama Roux, located at 1875 N.N. Humboldt. Those hunks fromfrom LA, MenMen Out Out Loud, Loud, Madison's ann.ualannual treat for LesbiansLesbians located at 418418 E.E. Wells.Wells. The popular East Side hang out should America's hottest Gay men's groupgroup willwill be everywhere begins.begins. OnOn Friday November have a nice crowd as the RiverwestRiverwest doing theirtheir stuff at Manoeuvres jnin 21there willwill be a Lesbian ArtArt Show && MADISON'S LESBIAN Rainbow NeighborhoodNeighborhood Association,Association, Madison. You'veYou've heardheard their CD,CD, you've you've Silent AuctionAuction from 7:007:00 to 9:009:00 at at the VARIETY SHOW Alderman MikeMike D'Amato D'Amato and and manymany of seen theirtheir video,video, nownow see see and hearhear them Madison Senior Center,Center, 330330 W.W. MifflinMifflin Kissing Girls ProductionsProductions pre.sentspresents the as Mama's Boys and Girls welcome the livelive andand person. Street, Admission isis $2.00.$2.00. 12 Annual LesbianLesbian Variety Show at Decade of Light Issue. Show time jsis at 10:30 PM.PM. Plus Men Friday will also also see see thethe CaberetCaberet Night, Madison's Barrymore Theatre, 20902090 "An Evening of Love and Lust Songs also Mama is going toto have her normal, 22 forfor Out Loud will bebe at We AreAre FamilyFamily atat 6:00 "An Evening of Love and Lust Songs also Atwood Ave. This This is is the the centerpiececenterpiece event 1 Wednesday Wednesday nightnight drinkdrink special special andand there PM toto sign CD's and posters. AllAll at the Senior Center admissionadmission $7.50.$7.50. of Madison's Lesbian Cultural Weekend. Admission for 3 greatgreat hours of will plentyplenty of goodgood fun. proceeds fromfrom thesethese appearances will will be entertainment isis $12.50. Showtime is 7:00 The party starts at 6:00 and runsruns untiluntil donated toto local Madison charities. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22 $12.50. Showtime is 7:00 8:00. WeWe anticipate the paper's arrivalarrival at Manoeuvres isis located atat 150150 S.S. Blair PM.PM- around 6:30.6:30. Street, WeWe areare Family isis atat 524 E. Wilson. Also onon SaturdaySaturday is the Lesbian ARtARt SUZANNESUZAl\lNE WESTENHOEFERWESTENHOEFER AT Show andand SilentSilent AuctionAuction and the CamvialCarnvial and Craft Fair. BothBoth areare at the Madison CCF AT THIS IS IT SUNDAY MILWAUKEE'S CENTENNIAL HALL Join thethe folksfolks fromfrom the CreamCream CityCity NOVEMBER 9 One of America's funniest Lesbian Senior Center,Center, 330 330 W. W. Mifflin.Mifflin. Both run run Foundation in welcoming thethe DecadeDecade of comics will be be making making an an appearance appearance at from 10 AM toto 44 PM. PM. Admission Admission isis $2.00$2.00 Light issueissue at This lsIs lt,It, 418 E. Wells. DECADE OF LIGHTLIGHT GALA AT THE Milwaukee's Centennial Hall.Hall. (or free with your variety show ticket)ticket) for Joe andand his his wonderful wonderful staff staff will will bebe rollingrolling MILWAUKEE HILTON SuzanneWestenhoeferSuzannewestenhoefer will will bebe bringingbringing the ArtArt Show andand SilentSilent Auction.Auction. The i out out the the red red carpetcarpet toto welcome 1010 years of It'sIt's thethe party of decadedecade at Milwaukee's her all new show to the hall which is Carnival and Craft Fair are free.free. history at their bar. Downtown Hilton Hotel. Milwaukee finally locatedroecrat:!ante7W33SR:#ht8°th:ht:eehf"AsW:Lcyhonj: at 733 North 8th Street. As anyone This Isls Itlt hashas always been a favoritefavorite stop hits thethe bigbig time with aa fabulousfabulous who hashas ever seen herher onon TVTV oror in person SUNDAY NOVEMBER23 I for for many many people people because because of its electic mix celebration that benefits thethe CreamCream CityCity can tell you, the woman is aa riot. of customers, greatgreat jukejuke boxbox and and greatgrcat Foundation. Tickets areare $17 in advanceadvance or $19 at the MADISON LESBIAN CULTURALCULTURAL service. Tickets for thethe bashbash are just $25.00 inin door. Or youyou cancan havehave "Circle"Circle of Friends WEEKEND CONCLUDES Come and see forfor yourself.yourself. The party advance or $35.00 at thethe doordoor andand includeinclude Seating" forfor $35.00.$35.00. This includesincludes Madison's Lesbian Cultural WeekendWeekend : begins begins atat 7:007:00 and runs toto 9:00. We an opportunityopportunity to see andand mix mix withwith national reserved front section section seats, seats, andand a a concludes with with aa flourish.flourish. There willwill be a i anticipate anticipate thethe DecadeDecade of Light issueissue entertainers andand personalities.personalities. That hot reception with SuzanneSuzanne after thethe show.show. AA Lesbian Art Show and SilentSilent AuctionAuction Wrap arrivingarriving' there there atat around 7:45. African AmericanAmerican LesbianLesbian Disco Diva,Diva, JoiJoi portion of "Circle"Circle Of Of Friends" Friends" ticketticket salessales at thethe MadisonMadison Senior Center, 330 W. Cardwell willwill bebe performing. SoSo willwill Men will bebe donated to thethe MilwaukeeMilwaUkee AIDSAIDS Mifflin fromfrom 11:30 11:30 to 1:00 1:00 PM. and and a THE CAIR PROGRAM,PROGRAM, ARCW AND Out Loud, whowho are are onon aa nationalnational tourtour toto project. Poetry and Story Telling ShowcaseShowcase also at „ BESTD BESTD CLINICCLINICATIN AT IN BETWEEN promote their hothot newnew albumalbum andand dancedance Tickets are available atat AfterwordsAfterwords the Senior Center.Center. Both eventsevents areare $2.00 Inln Between locatedlocated at 625 S.S. Second video. Nationally known DJ, BillyBilly Caroll Caroll Books, 2710 N.N. Murray, Murray, Outpost Outpost Natural Natural or free withwith your variety show ticket stub. - Street &rieot will will be be holding holding a a gayla gayla affair.affair. TheThe will be be on on hand hand alongalong with formerformer FalconFalcon Foods,Foods,100 100 E. E. CapitolCapitol oror byby mailmail Full MoonMoon staff andand volunteersvolunteers fromfrom organizations inin Video Star, Chase HunterHunter (yum).(yum). Bill ' the the front lines ofof fightingfighting thethe war onon AIDSAIDS ClintonC«nton confidante, David MixnerMixner willwill be be will be be on on handhand toto welcomewelcome TheThe DecadeDecade of there as well.well. Light. Not onlyonly that that but but special special performances perfomances Staffaff from the MedicalMedical College's CAIR will be be presented presented by the La CageCage i program, program, and and staff sfaff and and volunteers volunteers fromfrom thethe Showcase, and Josie Santiago alongalong with Milwaukee AIDS Project, Project, thethe AIDSAIDS other local perfomers. Resource Center of-of Wisconsin and the All that that plusplus locallocal luminariesluminaries like BESTD Clinic will be be therethere to join in the Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist,Norquist, County County celebration. ` Executive Tom Ament,Ament, openlyopenly Lesbian Lesbian There willwill be be foodfood andand free beerbeer for this State RepresentativeRepresentative TammyTammy BaldwinBaldwin and fab event whichwhich runsruns fromfrom 9:009:00 to to 1111:00. :00. of course a largelarge crowd.crowd. The party is sponsored byby JackJack SmithSmith of To getget youryour tickets call 276-6355. Don't Shorewest Realty and lnIn Between. miss the party of the decade callcall today!today! Sat, Nov 22 LA CAGECAGE --THE THE LAST STOP FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14 Festivities begin at 4pm The lastlast stop ofof thethe eveningevening willwill be La Cage wherewhere friendsfriends ofof andand staffstaff fromfrom The Black 8 Blue Ball - 8pm BENEFIT SHOW ATAT DIVERSIONS WisconsinWi®conein Light willwill bebe treatedtreated to a Diversions thethe Fox Valley'sValley's hot dancedance plus: • fabulousfabulous show starring the La CageCage I Showcase, the Shoreline Dancers, bar willwill hosthost a specialspecial benefitbenefit show to Showcase, the Shoreline Dancers, help Susie S get to the nationals of the Members of Singsational plus the fabulous Dancing Permitted Miss Gay America Pageant.Pageant. Susie S - Miss Gay Wisconsin America, award winning There is a $3.00$3.00 cover.cover. Diversions is featuring Cass MarieMarie Domino - Wisconsin'sWisconsin's Gay locatedlocated at 14131413 GreenGreen ValleyValley Road, Road, DI - Eddie Denson Entertainer ofof thethe Year,Year, Sage Sage LaLa RueRue -- Neenah. former Miss GayGay Lakes At Large,Large, and Billie (from Nashvilie, TN) Blaze. The party willwill alsoalso feature La Cage'sCage's WOODY.SWOODY'S GRAND OPENING ININ The Finest Cruising in the t famous famous SuperSuper bust. There will bebe prizesprizes MILWAUKEE and bestbest of of all all lT"SIT"S FREE!FREE! B'S is gone,gone, but nownow Woody'sWoody's isis takingtaking State . . . Now you knowknow there isis absolutely going itsits place inin Milwaukee's lineline up up ofof Gay I to to be be something something forfor everyoneeveryone so Stopstop inin bars. The Back Bar and join us at La Cage located on the We don'tdon't knowknow-much much about whatwhat corner::g`!:i:f5:2adtsLt:ee?:gn:L°ai::::,.onthe of S. 2nd Street and National. Woody's will be be like like because because thethe ownersowners Watch for upcoming have been so busy they haven'thaven't stopped Holiday Events THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6 by to tell us. We guess you'llyou'll just have to see itit for yourself. Woody's is loactedloacted at 1579 S. ININ BETWEENBETWEEN ISIS TWO YEARS OLD Second street. Inln BetweenBetween will be be celebrating celebrating its Second birthday with aa partyparty atat the bar located atat 625625 S. S. Second Second Street, Street, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15 Milwaukee. There will be be great great food,food, drink drink specials specials THE NEW HARVEST and over $300 in cashcash and prizes given FOUNDATION'S DINNER DANCE away in the big balloon drop. "BLACK & WHITE TONIGHT Stop on byby and say HappyHappy Birthday,Birthday, win "BLACK & WHITE TONIGHT Double some prizes and toasttoast oneone of of Milwaukee's Milwaukee's It'slt's the party of thethe season forfor Madison'sMadison's Bubble, 4- most popular Gay and Lesbian spots. Les/Bi/Gay community,community, it's it's an an elegant elegant 7pm, Mon- fund raiser for Dane affair, it'sit's aa major major fund raiser for Dane Fri FRIDAY County's Les/Bi/GayLes/Bi/Gay foundation, NewNew NOVEMBER 7 Harvest. Thursday is The annual BlackBlack and .WhiteWhite Tonight Harness & LIGHTS OUT PARTY AT THE Dinner Dance will be be thethe first GayGay eventevent at Uniform TRIANGLE IN MILWAUKEE the brand new Frank LloydLloyd Wright The Triangle will bebe sitesite ofof a Lights Out designed Monona Terrace Community and Night party that begins at 11:00.11:00. Free flashlightsflashlights Convention center inin Downtown Madison. Sunday Tea will be be given given out out to the first 5050 people people so InIn addition addition to to aa fabulous fabulous dinnerdinner RosemaryRosemary Dance, they can findfind theirtheir way in the dark. Grilled Chicken,Chicken, GarlicGarlic Shrimp Shrimp or or a a 4pm Otherwise bump, feel andand grindgrind youryour vegetarian dish, Ratatouille in puff pastry. EAGI6300 WEST JUNEAU • MILW, WI • 273-6900 vegetarian dish, Ratatouille in puff pastry. way through the bar (that soundssounds likelike fun)fun) There will be be a a social social hour hour atat 7:00 PM,PM, which is located at at 135135 E.E. National. Dinner atat 8:00 PM,PM, aa musical musical intervalinterval ▪ SCONSIN LIGHT NOVEMBER 6 1997 TO NOVEMBER 19. 1997PAGE 34 • • •I

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By JohnJohn A. Jahn Bai Ling,Ling, 27, 27, in in her her first, first, and and career career-- Inln realreal life,life, Richard Richard Gere Gore is is seriously seriously in-in- making, big role.role. AtAt first first she's she's almost almost her her terested inin human rights issuesissues around the client's adversary,adversary, butbut graduallygradually becomes becomes world. TheThe currentcurrent controversiescontroversies sur- convinced of hishis' innocence,innocence, and and proceeds proceeds rounding Sino-AmericanSino-American relations relations duedue to thereafter withwith singular tenacitytenacity toto findfind out China's many humanhuman rightsrights abuses abuses have what really happenedhappened thatthat night.night. been receivingreceiving a great deal ofof attention not A compelling, excitingexciting mysterymystery unfolds unfolds just because ofof thethe ongoingongoing talkstalks betweenbetween over the film's two hourhour span, grippinggripping and and the USuS andand ChineseChinese governments,governments, butbut terrifying atat thethe same time.time. also because ofof thethe releaserelease ofof powerfulpowerful Gere waswas denieddenied aa visa to enterenter China,China, feature filmsfilms dramatizingdramatizing situations inin where part of RedRed- CornerCorner was shot. He modernmodem CommunistCommunist China. tried moremore thanthan 20 times inin 44 years to get Seven YearsYears inin TibetTibet providesprovides a sym- in. "They'reThey're basically afraid," he he has has said. said. "This (country) is the last vestige of a pathetic look at the countrycountry ofof Tibet,Tibet, which "This (country) is the last vestige of a has been forcibly`annexedforcibly annexed to China and bully." whose Buddhist religion isis suppressed.suppressed. The film's mostmost resonantresonant line is uttered Martin Scorsese Scorsese directed another Tibet-Tibet- by Ling whenwhen Gere Gore asks asks herher why sheshe goes Eve's BayouBayou -Lynn- Lynn whitefield stars as Roz Batiste and her children are portoyed by (I-r) Meagan Good. ~J- based film, the the soonsoon-to-be-released-to-be-released Kun-Kun- so far as toto jeopardizejeopardize herher Careercareer inin order Whitefield stars as Roz Batiste and her children are portrayed by (14) Meagan Good. Jake SmouettSmollett and JumeeJurnee SmollettSmollett inin Eve'sEve's Bayou. Bayou. ItIt opensopens atat mlwaukee.aMilwaukee's Do\mer Downer Thcater` Theater. Friday. Friday. No-No- dun. to save Gere; she answersanswers "I"I no longerlonger vember 7.7. Richard GereGore stars inin the currentlycurrently re- wish to bebe silent."silent.' She speaksspeaks notnot onlyonly forfor leasedlcased Red Corrror,Corner. which involvesinvolves a a manman herself but for generations of Chinese unjustly jailed, psychologically psychologically tortured, tortured, *:r:,::who've growngbr:twnf°:pguenndeerrat:°tno:a,£:rj:nhj:t=: up under a totalitarian state Creole Culture Creole and Cu ltu Voodoo re and Voodoo Bring Bri ngan an physically roughedroughed up,up, andand finally placed placed and corruptcorrupt judicial system. naked inin solitary and deprived ofof lightlight in Writer RobertRobert King,King, director director Jon Jon Avnet, Avnet, OtherOther-Worldly-Worldly AspectAspect toto 'Eve's`Eve's Bayou' present-day China. and the entireentir'e castcast ofof Red Red CornerCorner have present-day China. follow areare women - with thethe sole exception Red Corner isis not just an ode to the created an important, entertaining film By JohnJohn A. JahnJahn of Dr. LouisLouis BatisteBatiste (Samuel L.L. Jackson). It froedomsfreedoms we enjoy in thethe Western woridworld which managesmanages toto avoid most of thethe pit- Eve's BayouBayou isis thethe directorialdirectorial debut of pit- follows thethe eventsevents ofof a particularparticular summer and an indictment of the abusesabuses inflictedinflicted falls of political messagemessage films.films. It's a bit actressactress-writer-director-writer-director Kasi Lemmons, andand as aa firstfirst offering, itit packspacks a powerful emo-emo. in the lifelife of his daughter, Eve, andand all all the the on people in thethe authoritarianauthoritarian ChineseChinese slow at times, but but the the storystory keeps keeps youyou tional punch. The film isis aa deeplydeeply poetic events mo`remore oror lessless revolverevolve around her - state. It'sIt's alsoalso aa rattlingrattling goodgood murdermurder glued, and Gere's andand BaiBai Ling's chemistry sojourn through Tennessee Williams she is,is, after all, thethe storystory-teller.-teller. mystery/thriller, withwith the the daughter daughter ofof a a makes theirtheir scenes togethertogether quitequite power-power- sojourn through Tennessee Williams country -- a moss moss-draped,-draped, humidhumid land-land- The filmfilm is filled withwith excellentexcellent acting - Chinese generalgeneral lyinglying dcaddead inin aa BeijingBeijing ful and moving. country -- a scape evocativelyevocatively nothing but Southern. the title charactercharacter and Jackson, MeaganMeagan hotel suite after a nightnight of drinking andand sex It'sIt's often said that fact isis strangerstranger than Using the point-of-view of a 10 year-old, Good as Eve's troubled but sophisticated with AmericanAmerican businessman businessman Gere,Gore, who'swho's fiction, and and such such may may be be the the case case here.here. using the pojnt®f-view of a 10 year-old, often overlooked middle child - Eve Batiste older sistersister Cisely, thethe elegantelegant and and beau- beau- inin China attempting to strike aa lucrative Bai Ling Ling is is in in the the US uS onon a greengreen card.card. Her (Jumee Smollett), Lemmons' ambitious, tiful matriarch, matriarch, Roz Roz BatisteBatiste (Lynn(Lynn Whit-Whit- dcal.deal. family's stillstill inin China, China, and and her her worst worst fear fear isis (Jumee Smollett), Lemmons' ambitious, sprawling independent production usesuses a field), andand Aunt MozelleMozelle (Debbi (Debbi Morgan), Morgan), He's arrested, interrogated,interrogated, and and urged urged to to that because ofof herher partpart inin thisthis movie she sprawling independent production employed like verses who works as as aa seerseer but has been plead guilty just to avoid the death penalty might not be allowedallowed toto seesee them. them. Ling Ling re- pastiche of images, employed like verses plead guilty just to avoid the death penalty of poetry, toto createcreate a haunting portrait ofof aa plagued with bad luck with the men in her (he's warned that in China, death penalties sponds: "A"A lot of peoplepeople inin China (are) plagued with bad luck_with the men in her (he's warned that in China, death penalties seemingly prosperous -- butbut morallymorally com- life.life. are carriedcarried outout withinwithin a week).week). being silenced. We need toto endend it.it. WhyWhy promised - family. Eve's Bayou containscontains several themes.themes. Gere's performanceperfomanoe is superbsuperb andand c6n-con- can't we telltell .thethe truth?truth? What are wewe afraidafraid promised -family. Eve's Bayou is much more thanthan the First there isis thethe motifmotif ofof trying to divine vinoing.vincing. ButBdt he's he's almost alniost upstagedupstaged by his of?" story ofof aa family and allall its trials andand tribu-tribu- the truthtruth in the material world byby accessingaccessing Chinese court-appointedcourt-appointed lawyer playedplayed by (3(3 1/21 ra stars)stars) lations, toldtold inin a a straight straight-forward,-forward, matter- matter- the spiritual world. Secondly, Secondly, there's there's thethe of-fact style. Instead,Instead, itit takestakes the complexcomplex undercurrentunderourrent of sisterh`oodsisterhood which servesserves to The ImportanceImportance ofof FantasyFantasy is Explored story which followsfollows several several characterscharacters at bond the women of the movie together - a in lFairy Tale-A True Story' once and tellstells itit inin a startlingly original even through lies andand indiscretions.indiscretions. in 'Fairy Tale-A True Story' Way.way. Though the entire castcast of of the the film film is Black.Black, InIn fact,fact, thisthis particularparticular methodmethod of story-story- that's not what it's about - it's not about thethe "hood," but about a family deeply influ- By JohnJohn A. JahnJahn Director CharlesCharles Sturridge most recently telling hashas itsits rootsroots inin the the same same SouthernSouthern "hood." but about a family deeply influ- ``ait:%Yy°ut:3kcop::jtnfraE!:i::fn:caF,raf:#£Two young cousins, Elsie and Frances, directed the televisiontelevision fantasyfantasy "Gulliver's"Gulliver's Gothic tradition that that encompassesencompasses such enced byby mysticismmysticism andand spirituality. spirituality. allegedly took photographs of real fairies Travels," which won an EmmyEmmy forfor BestBest films as ToTo Kill a a Mockingbird Mockingbird and A Set in a fascinating. littlelittle-filmed-filmed culture. culture, in aa backyardbackyard garden inin `EnglandEngland in 1917. Miniseries. Streetcar Naimed` Named Desire. containing strongstrong performances perfomances andand ex- Their story didn't come to the world's at- Despite its flaws -- whichwhich basically re- Though set in thethe LouisianaLouisiana bayoubayou cellent writing,writing• andand aa riveting storystory toldtold inin a a tention 'untiluntil Elsie's Elsie's mother,mother, Polly, Polly, brought brought volve aroundaround the fact that the movie pres- country during the early 1960s.1960s, the the truetrue fresh manner, Eve'sEve'S Bayou Bayou allows allows us us thethe _ thethe photos to the attention of E. L. Gardner ents the fairiesfairies as real,real, whenwhen in factfact theythey topography ofof Ev®'sEve's BayouBayou lies some-some- chance toto go inside people's privateprivate liveslives at a TheosophicalTheosophical meeting inin 1920.1920, never existedexisted and the photos werewere fakes where between thethe material and spiritualspiritual and feel thethe lovelove and and despair, despair, asas well as as He in turn took them toto Sir Arthur Conan (all in in aa moviemovie callingcalling itselfitself aa "true"true story") - worlds, where where truthtruth can can change change shape, shape, the spirituality. Eve's Eve's Bayou Bayou opensopens Friday, Doyle, whose whose "Strand"Strand Magazine" Magazine" pub- pub- Fairy Tale is a lovely, charmingohaming littlelittle film depending onon thethe light light ofof day. November 7th at the Downer Theater. lished themthem in in the the ChristmasChristmas of that year.year. filled withwith good good performances performances and niftynifty This is most emphaticallyemphatically aa "woman's (3(3 stars) The world waswas amazedamazed and thethe twotwo girls special effects. movie," inin that that allall the the major major characters characters wewe worewere houndedhounded by thethe press: press: local,local, na- na- The fairies are realreal womenwomen in costumes,apstumes, `A Life Less Ordinary' is a Delightful tional, and international. computercomputer-added-added toto thethe scenesscenes inin whichwhich `A Life Less Ordinary' is a Delightful All ofof the the above above reallyreally happened,happened, and and it'sit's they appear soso thatthat theythey blendblend inin effec-effec- what amounts to the True"True Story. Story" inin Para- tively, andand do so at only about 5" tall.tall. mount Pictures'Pictures. new film about about the impor- The film leavesleaves the authenticity of the Film,Film, aa RomanticRomantic RompRomp -i tance of fantasy as aa bulwarkbulwark against thethe existence ofof fairiesfairies toto thethe viewer.viewer. Did Reviewed by Glenn Bishop against dear ol' dad. Celine quickly harsher realitiesrealities of of life.life. Reviewed by Glenn Bishop grudge against dear .ol. dad, Celine quickly these girlsgirls reallyreally see littlelittle fairies?fairies? Or,Or, are are Perhaps mademade hesitant hesitant from from thethe consid-consid- brains of the operation, sug- But the movie's sense ofof what's real or becomes thethe brains of the operation, sug- they simplysimply imaginary,imaginary, fantasy fantasy figures figures erable hypehype generatedgenerated by by Trainspotting, Tralnspotting, gesting to Robert, for example, that a ran- not is a little confusingconfusing and murky, makingmaking gesting to Robert, for example, that a ran- . dreamed up byby themthem inin order to help themthem underestimated the com- demand is usually called for under ` this this moviemovie -- supposedly aa kidkid filmfilm -- proba- Glenn seriously underestimated the com- som demand is usually called for under cope with aa warwar-ravaged-ravaged world and their bined talents of director Danny Boyle,Boyle, such circumstances.circumstances. bly unsuitableunsuitable forfor anyone under 12 - realreal-life-life worries? screenwriter JohnJohn Hodge andand actoractor Ewan Clever sequences,sequences, such as aa delightfuldelightful younger than that they just won't get it. but the youngerthan that theyjust won't get it. We, ofof course,course, know know the the truth, truth, but the McGregor.MCGregor. karaoke duet fantasy and energetic per- Fairy TaleTale effectively effectively bringsbrings to to lifelife Eng- movie chooseschooses not to deal with issues issues of AmedArmed withwith his familiarfamiliar "Biggie""Biggie" popcornpopcom fomancesformances from from MCGregorMcGregor andand. Diaz can- landland during thethe height ofof WorldWorld War I,I, and and what's realreal oror not, not, just just saying, saying, "You You de- de- and "Biggie""Biggie" DietDiet Pepsi, Pepsi, GlennGlenn waswas almostalmost not entirely make up for a screenplay that it possessespossesses aa charmingcharming storystory pittingpitting the cide.' I don.t know if this really works, and expectations as he settled in for ricochets in moremore directionsdirections than than does does aa _ beliefs of childrenchildren againstagainst the skepticism cide." I don't know if this really works, and giddy with expectations as he settled in for likelike I I said, said, younger younger kids kids won't wont get get the the A Life LessLeSS Ordinary.Ordinary. pinball game. of adults. pinball game. deeper meanings involved. involved. Despite the film'sfilm's quirky openingopening scenesscenes +-wanwan McGregor MCGregor does does a nice job inin a The film also also boasts boasts some strong per- Rcally' the title's the main prob- Less Ordi- '.hangerinange of pacepace role asas the genuinely formances, including the the legendary legendary Peter Peter Really the title's the and divinedivine intervention, AA LifeLife Less Ordi- lem...perhaps Touched"Touched ByBy aa -Fairy"Fairy" nary emergesemerges asas a a gussied gussied upup versionversion of sweet ifif a bitbit dim Robert. HisHis RobertRobert is O'TooleOl-oole andand multi-talentedmulti-talented HarveyHarvey KeitelKeitel the familiarfamiliar "bumbler "bumbler-kidnapping-the--kidnapping-the- such aa nice guy that it is impossible not to as twotwo ofof thethe world'sworld's most popularpopular histori-histori- would've beenbeen better (but then people would reallyrea/ly havehave gottengotten the wrong idea heiress" scenario,scenario, especially reminiscentreminiscent wonder ifif he mightn't be better offoff withoutwithout cal figures: Conan DoyleDoyle andand Harry what it was about!).about!). II especiallyespecially recom- of Bette Midler's wackywacky Ruthless RuthleSS People.People. the neurotic Celine. Houdini, respectively.respectively. mend it for adults with older kids or just the Robert (Ewan MCGregor)McGregor) is one ofof life's Sadly, Boyle andand HodgeHodge prettypretty much much The production designer, Michael How- young at heart. likablelikable losers.losers. AA janitor janitor whowho fantasies fantasies wastes thethe film`s film's talentedtalented supportingsupporting cast. ellsolls (Emma, (Emma, Orlando) Orlando) certainlycertainly kept kept pace pace young at heart. (2 1/2 stars) writing dreadful best-sellers, Robert loses As thethe angelsangels responsibleresponsible forfor RobertRobert andand ~ with his his earlierearlier movies'movies' evocative settings. (2 1 a stars) `Gattaca' Effectively Explores the Dan- #j::dd[::#:!o2¥ot-:e#::%'etR:obbeoi.!°8=job and livelihood to a midget robot. Go- Celine's eternaleternal happiness, HollyHolly HunterHunter `Gattaca' ing from badbad to worse, hishis girlfriend dumps dumps lookslooks forfor allall thethe worldworld asas ifif she wondered Effectively Explores the Dan- him forfor an aerobics instructor.instructor. Did Glenn in fromfrom a a Pulp Pulp Fiction Fiction outtake outtake and and partnerpartner fail toto mention mention that that RepoRepo MenMen comecome and DelroyD.elroy LindoLindo merely merely looks lost. gers ofof Genetic Engineering take all of Robert'sRobert's worldly, material material pos- pos- Fans ofof last year'syear's surprisesurprise sleeper,sleeper, Big sessions. Night will spy spy StanleyStanley Tucci as a perverse By JohnJohn A. Jahn -purified" world, no one selects children as a perverse "purified" world, no one selects children Despondent, RobertRobert decides decides toto taketake dentist as wellwell asas Tony Tony Shalhoub effective The new science fictionfiction thriller Gattaca Gattaca Shalhoub effective genetically predisposedpredisposed to be homosexual. matters intointo hishis ownown hands.hands. LookingLooking forfor allall in aa brief brief cameocameo asas AlAl whowho offers offers Robert - begins with whatwhat may may be be aa realreal wamingwaning toto Robert After all, this is hardly aa worldworld in whichwhich the world likelike aa would-bewould-be JimmyJimmy StewartStewart some sensiblesensible adviseadvise aboutabout love.love. the world today:today: 'TheThe notnot tootoo distant fu-fu- prejudice no longer exists. prejudice no longer exists. with aa Scottish brogue, Robber Robber decides decides toto ImagineImagine "TouchedTouched byby anan Angel"Angel" on crack turo."ture." That isis whenwhen thisthis filmfilm takes takes place, place, IfIf youyou werewere conceivedconceived naturally,naturally, you'reyou're confront boss NavilleNeville (lan(Ian Holm).Holm). As if to and you have the often forced craziness of and the worldworld portrayed in itjt isis atat onceonce called a "God child;"child;" the the more unfortunate more unfortunate prove just how bad things are going forfor anf[f#±VBLh;:a°#ej:f:r#sF:fizjn#Sen°:A Life Less Ordinary in a nutshell. An en- wonderful and horrifying.horrifying. ternterm usedused toto describedescribe youyou isis thatthat you're Robert, insteadinstead ofof gettinggetting his his job job back, back, he he joyable enough ofof aa romanticromantic romp, GlennGlenn The notnot too distant futurefuture world ofof Gat-Cat- "invalid.""invaljd." The The .valids' get all the best jobs, "valids" get all the best jobs, somehow ends upup kidnappingkidnapping Naville'sNaville's wistfully wishedwished forfor thethe deliciousdelicious black _tacotaca isis one one in in which, which, to to be be considered considered a a while thethe "invalids""invalids. are are society's garbage black •valid. person, you must have been ge- society's garbage spoiled little girlgirl CelineCeline (Cameron Diaz). comedyComedy andand thethe explosive spontaneity of "valid" person, you must have been ge- men andand janitors. The only escape anan in-in- Enter O'Reilly (Holly(Holly Hunter) Hunter) and and Jack-Jack- netically engjneered by your parents. their earlier films.films. ' netically engineered by your parents. valid has fromfrom a lifelife ofof drudgerydrudgery and sec- son (Delroy Lindo), couplecouple of down-and-do\rm-and- Rating SSSS$$$$ (scale (scale S to sessse) It'sIt's commoncommon practicepractice to go toto aa doctor ond classedness isis toto trytry to passpass yourselfyourself out angels sent on aa mission, toto getget Rob-Rob- $ to $$$$$$) and order the Child you want. As parents, and order the child you want. As parents, off as valid.valid. I ert and CelineCeline to to fall fall inin love.love. . Or else! you choosechoose everything about thethe infant:infant: There areare underground elements ready Robert proves to bebe as inept a kidnapper skin, hair,hair, eye eye color, color, physical physical qualities, qualities, etc. etc. to help, for thethe right price.price. as he was aa-janitor, janitor, nornor doesdoes hishis heartheart It'sIt's notnot aa subjectsubject explored in the film, but explored in the film, but truly seem toto bebe inin it.it. Having herher own we can just imagine that inin thisthis geneticallygenetically Please See GattacaGattaca Page 37 THE WISCONSIN LIGHT NOVEMBER 6. 1997 TO NOVEMBER 19. 1997PAGE 36 THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION Our ReviewersReviewers PickPick TheThe Best Best Films Films of of The The Decade Decade Of Of LJ.gAf Light

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Wild Reeds (1995) Director Andre THE FUGITIVEFUGITIVE (1993; (1993; Director: Director: Am-An- Techine's autobiographical poignant, bit- drew Davis) It was an unexpected pleasure to dis- What a great and grand honor for Glenn tersweet coming-of-age film, set m France cover that I could give a nod to some dis- to be selected to choose the best, the Following the '90's trend of bringing in 1962 follows four teenagers awakening classic TV shows to the big screen, this is tinguished and competent films released brightest, the hottest in Gay & Lesbian to love, including a young man, Francois, within the last 10 years, but what sur- cinema over the past ten years in this spe- clearly the best of them so far. Harrison who learns to accept his same-sex attrac- Ford is si rb as the wrongly-accused Dr. £:vifech¥££¥egi#oS¥¥£::iELi¥§:gogiprised me even more was that a closer i.iT¥fi:jeff:¥,sFfioiy;Eel:fiiit;#cial commemorative issue of The Wis- tion to handsome classmate, Serge. survey revealed that many of them were consin Light! Richard Kimble, and Tommy Lee Jones 7. My Own Private Idaho (1991) An arguably even better as the tireless cop rapidlyra¥?¥s¥:=#gciE::en¥#yffo:g#¥ri#:: becoming completely forgettable. Over the course of the past few weeks extraordinary film about a Gay, narcolep- It's as if most contemporary movies be- Glenn has spent hour upon hour reviewing I¥u:i!ffig#;!¥o:en±;£ffFiSam Gerard on his trail. tic street hustler looking for his long-lost It's a breathless manhunt,manhunt, anan exhilaratingexhilarating come quickly encapsulated within a a shoitlist of films, puzzling over their re- mother (played by River Phoenix) and his vague, rapidly shortening microspan of spective merits and pondering their flaws. non-stop chase. We follow plunges down unrequited love for the ravishing Scott a waterfall, a cat-and-mouse jaunt through memory, limiting our recollection of them iris:?L;i:eoloitgi#I:¥:¥?gisg¥;f.¥fi-Films were selected, dropped only to later ;€j:-ugivfha¥¥an¥:T¥laFfrd:o¥:a%eiryifiitFchi#fio:Teb:tligFo?f?o#fto composites of indistinct blurs of color 1.eappen..reappear. (Keanu Reeves). The stuff of many a Gay a Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade, and ti=d:fiqu#¥it:#th:¥£::e,:'#i£#i: man's!#ffiudr%=Vse.S).ThesfuffofmanyaGay dreams. witness#¥s¥8fieskesptat#n#Swr¥r¥kp#eee'coEi the best train wreck ever com- and light, but without those specially fo- HereHer.e goes. cused details which serve to illuminate 1.Mauricei.Maurice (1987)(1987) WhatWhat bettei.better creden- 8. Forbidden IoveLove (1992)(1992) AnAn enter- mitted to film. Fine performances taining, informative documentary of Les-IJes- throughout bring all the characters to life the imagination The best of them leave us tials than having been based on one of the with no lingering sense of wonder and most celebrated Gay novels ever written, bianbai#ffie¥Fan?anatfeind##9¥#anof life in Canada in the 1950's and 60's, and you come to really care about them. a timetine whenwhen LesbianLesbian lovelove waswas "the"the love As fine a thriller as ever was. anticipation which earlier films of greater produced by the marvelously meticulous ¥¥frdgu:fa##¥%*#s#ac£°rut¥efig emotional range entrenched into our team of Merchant/Ivory and boasting a that dared not speak it's name". Set SCHINDLER'S LISTLIST ( (1993;1993; Ihiector:Director. against a backdrop of the fabulously lurid Steven Spielberg) ffi¥iE±=¥Tee¥st:och¥#dl¥v::[hearts and minds. stellar, stunning cast which includes Hugh ##Lgaw;Efk;%5!Ti#i;E#¥ffii,¥nEie! Even such aa fifinene fifihrilm as as Schindler's Schindler's a• ::--==:------i::::Grant and -:--::-i-::i::-:-_::-:-_: Rupert Graves. :--: -: -i---::i:-I::::--:i:-:_::-:-A wonderful, Lesbian pulp novels, nine women recall a I promised rd tell you which of these surprising time long before Stonewall. films is the best, and it should come as no List is remembered mostly for its superb ravishing film with a rare willingness to camera work which doesn't entirely com- depict gay male sexuality in a mainstream 9. Law of Desire (1987) Acclaimed surprise this is it! Liam Neeson stars as Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's tale the real-life German businessman Oskar pensate for lack of a major star charac- film. th¥¥:O£Erfed=±ifeoE¥¥s:%iE terization [Ralph Fiennes stole what there 2. Tales of the City (1993) The lives of sexual obsession is joyously erotic, out- Schindler, who rescued over 1,000 Jews ¥§e=¥#rfa¥ogfceisst#ofi%¥*yff¥c: rageously camp and very, very funny. from the Nazi gas chambers...all while a waswwho of the inhabitants of 28 Barbary Lane are o remembersrenenbers TheThe Fugitive,Fugitive, Unfor- as familiar to many readers as are their Features a young Antonio Bandaras and frcog#r::'E¥i°pgr£C#s%V#:sr...in°°£hLeew£member of the party himself the amazing Carmen Maura as a Trans- This documentary-style production fea- given, Wall Street, Moonstruck, or own.;,:;=ii,,:ii,iii:i::il:ti::ii-,:;i¥,!i:,::,iti-,Ei,,`;i`iii This rare collaboration of British Dances with Wolves except as rapidly Channel 4 and PBSPBS I.esultedresulted in revolution- sexual.i;§a¥::¥fr|ti¥:°%¥:¥aTkg§: Unmissable! tures an intelligent script, superb cast (in- 10. Lilies (1997) Recently screened at cluding Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes), fading, transitory images which tickle aryany television television in in addition addition to to being being a awarn wan and tease our memory banks with a chal- andan3i wildly *is¥n°#i:a[oFEisciuft original film. Queen or the Milwaukee Gay & Lesbian Film Fes- andEu¥e::±;¥m#E¥i-ffiy,pFFEbiife¥,:¥l¥ig:is_seFi::awryg::HiL€e:±^nl¥:Elc;¥;cffi telling black-and-white cinematogra- tival,#v:ao,#L!?ee!`eit7:'y.3e!ags#sg#eesfe:; Lilies takes on classic themes of phy (with brief, effective uses of color). lenge to recall? We remember some kind 3. Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of of general effect but not the totality of the the Desert ((1994) 1994) Outrageous chi.onicleschronicles love, jealousy and betrayal. A ravishing Schindler's List is an unforgettable hom- fi#jj,±j±:{e±#§,ff::;:eg:ff:Fd];g#:i;;:j8=,:lm and terrific love story. age to survival, recreating history with re- film experience. Yet these recent movies of two drag queens and a Transsexual on were pretty good --two even won Oscars. an amazing road trip through the wilds of 10.5. tie:Torch Song Trilogy (1988) §t:#¥vTal€,:,:e%:an:toff:#bf*cofoo±,:straint. -E:e#!#b|ig;v|o|¥E¥|; When Night Is Falling (1996) As emotionally gripping as it is Most forgettable were the independent Australia. Boasting fabulous costumes and films a tenific soundtrack, this thoroughly en- Beautiful Thing (1996) throughout, perhaps the finest part is the "art" that garnered so much praise. Incredible Adventure of Two Girls epilogue: actual survivors portrayed m the The Piano The Crying Game, [Anyone tertaining romp presents its Gay charac- remember even the title of that one?] ters in a wann and positive fashion. " ininLo8:i]:25Js(|995) Love (1995) film accompanied by the actors who Sum of Us (1995) played them in some cases, including Leaving Las Vegas [ugh!] and even Pulp 4. Tongues Untied (1989) An intensely FEecatiY:I::g±eas#%gren[##than€besvc%#¥Fiction are threatened with obscurity, I personal and impassioned cinematic ex- Bound (1996) Schindler's widow, filing past this com- Priest (1995) plex man's grave in Israel. feel and not just because I didn't carecare for ploration of what it is to be black and Gay [except Pulp Fiction]. in America by acclaimed fihnmaker Harvey's classic plus a gaggle of popu- FORREST GUMP (1994; Director: anyanyofthen of them #capt Pulp Fiction]. Marlon Riggs. lar, entertaining mainstream ventures into Robert Zemeckis) What's gone wrong.? 5. Go Fish (1994) A delightful wann Gay and Lesbian life. These titles form Tom Hanks portrays the title character, Too many films trivialized by movie the cornerstone of many queer video li- a dim-witted but sweet-hearted innocent, houses in shopping malls? Too many romantic Lesbian comedy on a shoe-string kara?glii;:ii:!fj;ig::#=i:i;iSf:!o¥- :T±=-vl#Cgu8tk#h:=#oaccierL, fi budgetbT:::lgf|:5;Ff::Eil:¥,:i,-#iy#:::?ch#::yTar# by Chicago filnunakers Rose Tro- braries. and we follow his path through some 30 lms to choose from? Failure to engage years of turbulent U.S. history. Gump be- audiences away from the artificial precan- cle, featuring1eaturing wonderful wonderlul performancesperformances comes a sports star, war hero, business ty- ned television mentality? Confusion by filmmakers of the banality and ugliness of LIGHT AT THE throughout (including Joan Chen and Pe- coon (the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.), and all the while he remains touchingly true to the ordinary for the empathy provided by ter O'Toole). You grow up with Pu Yi and greater human dramas? MOVIES experience all his triumphs and defeats his lifelong love Jenny (Robin Wright). :=f:ii:-::::l=::-:::-::::-::_::::-:::i:-::::::-:i:-:I:::-;:::.:_::;:- with Her journey through these decades is a But for whatever reason even the better ##lF:ieni?e:,:afrcJ##F¥cE¥e:n?.i:e::e?n::_him amidst war and revolution- filmslms of the last decade-and for that mat- John A. Jahn's Picks ra#afi?§[S#pai|ravaged China. BURNING (1988; m- wretched wandering, contrasting sharply fi of the last decade—and for that mat- John A. Jahn's Picks with Gump's. Hanks performance is en- ter the last THREE decades~havedecades—have failedfailed toto MISSISSIPPI BURNING (1988; Di- capture our enduring collective imagina- TheThe.198()'s 1980's sawsaw scvcralseveral trendstrends inin filinfilm rector: Alan Parker) chanting and impatromzing, and he's sur- qupture our enduring collective inagina- rounded by an excellent supporting cast. tlon.tion. develop which by-and-large are still being Willem DefceDefoe and Gene Hackman are Some of the British "literary "films may Ibllowedi!t:iY:*gd*#]}.by-and-1argearestiubeing today. FBI agents on the trail of three disap- Baby Boomers in particular will relate to Gump's life, and the film's evocative fare better in the long run since they have The "social relevancy" that swept peared civil rights workers in 1964 Mis- more style sissippi in this fact-based tale of racial soundtrack will find them wallowing in more style and class—perhaps through Hollywood and the foreign film than class--or could it be more class than industry#T:u:`S"¥)acu!ior!!eev¥Tfec#;e,,,|#raiF?#; during the late '60's and early hatred. The film has the strongest period nostalgia.ni¥LhEanfiuescis#dvltoT::,csgriffradF#: ::feTjie!::iffifdi#FH¥¥g:¥ Zemeckis directs with great agility style ---or perhaps too much ofof anan un-in- '70's was pretty much done away with feel of any film made on the subject and of -I don't knowknow includes superb supporting characters, Gump's hilarious and touching adven- even8:vy£-6-a`'ric#FScatc¥ balance each —I (though the AIDS epidemic has renewed in- whichwhich-but—but these these would would includeinclude Remains interesti§t:`;`t:ucgi;]fic:trfti¥scT:u#:#£haiwfficLrf¥c¥ in social commentary in films in cluding Frances McDormand as the bat- tures. The film also boasts remarkable recent years). tered but wann-hearted wife of a despica- special effects which add Gump to real- of the Day, Sense and Sensibility and Starting with the late '70's, there was a ble small-town deputy sheriff. Defoe and lifeE8Cfs?c]eneeffseciso#hfic9?6doqsGanEP7toqs,re:I scenes from the '60's and '70's, in- frfo##?En3:nseHoward's End. and Sensibility and decided lurch towards lighter-hearted fare Hackman:i:-i:i::i`_i-:::ii:-::i-:-:-ii_i-:-:::-::::-_:i are two very different kinds of cludingeluding his encounters with presidents. Despite a tendency to be too tidy with :;sit:¥;iiihr#?§atEe:s;:rgife-:th£:ij¥dfi#§ an abundance of passionless restraint their and escapism. Movies returned to being men, and the chemistry between them is CASINO (1995; Director: Martin fun for explosive Hackman givess his finestfinest per- sheer£¥FEtff\#:h!gli#stgnTtl:y;¥# intelligence holds up well---up to a '50's andfun's early sake '6()'s. as they had been in the Scorsese)sc€£gs¥oTh§Lg#£smrfe:inMffi This film is similar in many '50's and early '60's. formancei:E#::.,.ELd:E# to date in &ysethis terrific, movingmowhg ways to point. Goodfellas, but in nearly every And a nod to the Bard: Henry V[better Staples of the silver screen during the fifilm.lm. way is even better than its DANCESDANCEs WITH wOLVEs ( I 990; in-` predecessor, than Olivier's] and the eatly underval- '80's included family-oriented spectacles, WOLVES (1990; Di- although it gained less attention and hon- grog-ho (often unabashedly patriotic) ac- rector: Kevin Costner) ors. It boasts a ued verbal [and virulent] Hamlet proved a :8`(its::+i;`i##Ie#bvyde-s:#{`:£j:§aiEc¥)C]a9cS: terrific cast of unforgetta- fitting tribute to the greatest of all "screen tion films, and big-budget escapism. So- A magnificent widescreen, intimate epic #y:|isfiis¥i,Eje::¥nFis;sotr;E:¥ijijible characters, most notably and ode to the Native DeNiro, who writers" even if he was heavy into iambic. cial{£j{!]]``cl:,]inrier¥``,dugi;-bth¥#%ts`,ealad'#:.;ts*:qufi¥e#aeenRE+S%Scff?fi¥is#i:Pig comment, ugly themes, and threaten- American (some of playsays SamSam "Ace" "Ace" Rothstein, Rothst6in, the the mob's inob'; ing or cautionary the dialog actually in Sioux with subti- Forget the kiddie Captilets, the inner city tales were pretty much frontEpnt panman ±in has Las _Ve_g_as, Vegas, SharonSrfuon Sto-rie-,Stone, leftill,i upjrp%utfi,,nagfad]:g;E££tpELEkuecrE to small, independent filmmakers tles).#ees)Tact:§tna#¥£¥b*o±£°uxfi]mwiL¥b¥eL: Costner's fabulous film is based who plays Ginger McKenna, his fatal at- Othello, the Wehmaacht Richard 11— upon the actual diaries of a we're having enough trouble dealing with and Third 'Wt7rldWorld cinema.ciiieina. 19th century traction,E#c?tip#ysan8i8:erp¥sCc¥ea*theh£5fain~*-: and Joe Pesci as the brutal en- The '9()'s'90's havehave beenbeen aa continuation of the westward#¥sntwfredatrce#erdiLrfuegdo,f.fulEL3earn.ffi trekker named John Dunbar. It's forcer the arts of our dislikeable times without Nicky.Santoro. eviscerating masterpieces to make them re- themes of the previous decade, with some as enchanting a Western as ever was, rich, The film is set in 1970's Las lyrical, full of exciting Vegas, the semble:*#:agegffi:€ewrpe£,::e§£oc##enre_ the films we're stuck with . modificationsE:frisc;',I:{Tn:E:.:cTl#la&c;ci:,?e,withsom€ here and there. action, beautifully :¥£#¥s.Sff?tfirfa7o#chs¥¥a££:period when the mafia, which started the The movie sccncscene conliliiicscontinues toto bcbe ciLli-cidi- shot and sumptuously scored by John gambling . Ironically, there- were individual per- mecca back in the early '50's, formancesfohric£EychaTefar=Wi:eoutinff*dth¥ffi- that seem to out last the films vened by emerging independent filmit4. . Barry. It's an evocative and enjoyable loses££sb.#8vi=e:rfuaeb£9pk*cethi6¥o]r#°:Sri its vice-like grip once and for epic, closer than most all on themselves: Al Pacino's superb and ers, foreign films are more prominent .'-nn !i#T#1#a¥T;!!1i!ivafagje::I.beiiff!films to accurate the place. The characters and action are ;Net before, the special effects/hign tech recreationre%r8a8°DnF°EfLthLeAesar}¥9BSanDirvyeacyto°rfLriifri. of the early Indian way of life. real, making it moving performance in Scent of a all the more fascinating. Woman [which he continues gadgetry continue to dazzle us (often be- GOODFELLAS (1990:- Director: Mar- Casino3aas,ipn#FitvceanE;c:I:#ko:,dfi!a3cc:-oiEarg: is a riveting look to parody, tin Scorsese) at how blind unfortunately], Tom Hanks' wondrous coming::_----_-_i--_:_:-_------___-:_------_-___:-::: the dominant force in a movie by Scorsese) ambition, passion, and greed Another true story, toppled an farewell to life duet with Maria Callas in itself), and sequels abound like never be- Goodfellas is based empire m an era of over-the-top glitz. ff¥E;givEiT¥;:ifee¥ngop±frf£¥: fore. uponupAOAnno#:rmtr=u=.¥osryo,fEo#eEL,ism::se£ the memoirs of Henry Hill, now in Philadelphia, Anthony Hopkins's classic fore. Likegce;Ltrfn#¥.S:¥.t#i:8#£:¥th£-:§§::fr¥: Goodfellas, it also has an excellent All in all, the period during Wisconsin the witness protection program,, and re- soundtrack. Hannibal Lechter [who enjoys friends for Light's existence (1987-97) has not been counts his extraordinary life within the FARGO (1996; Writers and Directors: dinner], Dustin Hoffman's plaintive (1996; Writers and Directors: Rainman and—yes—even a great one for the film industry. Decades mafia This film elevated the gangster Joel and Ethan Coen) Madonna's ex- from now perhaps only one or two movies movie§°;#Ssne;#!#|#:s:t;#eth¥wij¥is¥ to a new level of style and realism Fargo is a skillfully quisitely saddened Evita —an unexpected explored true story reminder that inspiration is as from this period will be remembered and m a way that was in some regards even of a 1987 arranged kidnapping EEL§¥us¥thFffi[±i¥;important or to the "Godfather" fi for money as dubious talent. consideredi.!!.i!iii:ii;£##iffff:f!sriFfiiiio¥ii! classics. lms. scheme which quickly dissolved into Nevertheless, there have been severalseveral s electrifying and troubling exami- murder and These performances seem to linger be- ;Lil;li;,:,::,::,:i::::.'i:::i.ij;:;i::iiii`.:`j:,,:i';:;:,;.-.i±S`:;::;ij.::I: mayhem. It's a unique blend yond the life expectancy of the films very good films, and I've compiled the nation of the underworld starring Ray of;ii!f;;rlffg#!:,iiifh!gede::i¥ horror with a sense of black -111r humor. Set themselves and the reminder is twofold-- following top. ten list from this period. I Liotta, Robert DeNiro, and Joe Pesci, in Minnesota (the birthplace of hoEesseive:¥e#eifereffc¥r;|!#:gfii#_i brilliantly interweaves biography, the Coen -either the lack of great acting talent on present them in chronological order rather social brothers), the film possesses an expert eye than trying to list them according to which observation,:#atltr:°ELT#NFcbefavcefcF:i°Te=;:hyi=a: and black tomedy. for£r:Fae,s£;esEL#FgeE]saecsefferff:% detail and setting. our screens [Madonna not withstanding] THE SILENCE OF THE or!eE::e:rcg¥:c££f#ea,i3affi:th:fai#fio:i the commitment of talent to strive for is better than the other. In my book, these LAMBS The frozen region is imbued with an al- are all easily 4-star films of the highest (1991;( 1991 ;Director: Director: JonathanJonathan Demme) most ghostlike the excruciating banality of the most quality. Roger Deakins (di- commonplace and secondly, the dismal artistic order. I will tell you which one I Jodie Foster gives an extraordinary per- rector of photography) formance as an FBI magnificently uninspired detachment with which most think is head-and-shoulders above them agent on the trail of a frames every scene; landscapes literally all, however. Read on!on! brutal£oi#iE:Efeal±V±§afu#;d%fi:H£#¥Eg; serial killer named Buffalo Bill. melt into the sky fa"£ir%Firaife£#:en¥#dithy7fwthhigifffilms are constructed. and whiteouts gradually Many mature filmgoers have stated that THE LASTLAST EMPEROREMPEROR (1987;(1987; Di- She enlists the help of an ensnared serial i[ii::ie¥p:dkiii::prgTijTEvl#i¥k!;reveal their hidden secrets. rector: BemardoBernardo Bertolucci) murdererihfd*:t##%dheELfb#IquTh¥¥efiebE.i named Hannibal "The Cannibal" The central fi there are no good films being made any gures are all wonderfully more. It might be more fair to The poignant tale of the last Manchu Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). Lecter is so acted and the characters say that powerful superbly written, there are few lasting films being made. emperor of China, Pu Yi (John Lone), and unsettling a character that, infacE±£c¥i:Ffrm¥e:s:e#:EF=%fynd%#en: particular Frances McDonnand as the covering 60 years of fascinating history although a supporting role, he dominates pregnant Our fast moving culture doesn't allow for sheriff of Brainerd, Minn. A posterity. Our movies seem ever flag- during:E%pe¥¥#ff#:!£Etii: the turbulent 20th century. It's a theEg#ju#£anfiopn#=¥¥Lfe,,#an:::##¥ whole film. EREtri±effou°fio::.riner¢brilliant film throughout! in. A ¥i:#m¥#t#¥Vl¥i¥Fi#Tiyife: sumptuous epic and a magnificent specta- Based uponupon ThomasThomas Harris' IIaris' novel, Please See Top 10 Films Page 37

friRE THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT NOVEMBER 6, 1997 TO NOVEMBER 19. 1997PAGE 37 `The Ice Storm' is a Very Convincing GattacaCat(acai has enoughenough tensiontension andand drama ferior, butbut whichwhch seem to be fadingfading fromfrom es- `The Ice Storm' is a Very Convincing going for itit toto recommend recommend it it to to anyone, anyone, es- memory more rapidly or lack the possi- an intelli- pecially sci fi fans,fans, ofof course.course. It's an intelli- bilityFinquty°o¥iFn°gr:£PL#gsto£:a:Ckthepossi. of long term substance: RecreationRecreation of thethe EarlyEarly SeventiesSeventies gent scisci fi film, film, sans sans the the usual usual laser laser blast- blast- 1)Rainman [too much of a good thing] ers andand big,big, menacing aliens. TheThe story isis 2] Moonstruck [loses some charm on By JohnJohn A. JahnJahn 30 years.years, Members ofof the two centralcentral easilycasily on a par withwith "Brave New World"World' upon their separate sex- repeated viewings] It'slt's November,November, 1973 1973 in in New New Canaan, Canaan, families embarkembark upon their separate sex- and "1984,"-1984," andand presentspresents a future EarthEarth 3) Unforgiven [much respected but CT. The country is wrapped up in Water- ual odysseys, andand thethe eventsevents of that nightnight CT. The country is wrapped up in Water- just as harrowing.harrowing. meandering now] and tragic. Both seems too gate, the ongoing VietnamVietnam War, War, and and the the are byby turnsturns ribald,ribald, comic and tragic. Both Above all, this film shouldshould be be a a warning waming 4) Driving Miss Daisy [good, but for- closingClosing daysdays of the counter-culturecounter-culture revolu- the Hoods and thethe CarversCarvers willwill be brought to allall ofof usus as toto just just wherewhere geneticgenetic engi- for the first gettably cozy] tion. JonathanJonathan Livingston SeagullSea€ull and face-to-face with one one anotheranother for the first neering may oneone dayday leadlead us.us. It's certainlycertainly Shawshank Redemption [lost in its Human SexualSexual ResponseResponse areare bestbest sell-sell- time when theythey meetmeet again,again, inin thethe coldcold a path down which we wantwant toto gogo very,very, after the ice ownour wordiness] wordiness] ers,ore, andand wifewife-swapping-swapping partiesparties areare allall the the early light ofof thethe morningmorning after the ice very slowly. 6) Pulp Fiction [satire dated by its own ragerage in suburbia.suburbia. InIn New New Canaan, Canaan, the the storm hashas passed. Gattaca alsoalso starsstars umaUma ThuiTnanThurman asas trendiness] Hood family is skidding outout of control The Icelee Storm isis a fascinating and Vincent's lovelylovely love love interest, interest, and and a a couplecouple ;;#¥:s;icti:fn[FS:i=?te[:::1t:;:7)Reversal of Fortune [Von Bulow amidst the country'scountry's moral crisis.crisis. thoughtthought-provoking-provoking film, ably ably directed directed byby scenes havehave ErnestErnest BorgnineBorgnine "gracing""gracing" casecase-remember?-remember?] The bufuddled antihero BenBen HoodHood (Kevin(Kevin Ang Lee,Lee, directordirector ofof another another superbsuperb periodperiod the screen. It also has aa superbsuperb scorescore by 8)Wall StreetStreet [curiouslycuriously dated by its Kline) has has anan affair withwith the the next-door next-door piece, SenseSense andand SenSibility. Sensibility. It It will will bringbring Michael Nyman,Nyman, andand is written and and di-di- own naive cynism] neighbor'snoighbor's wife JaneyJaney Carver (Sigoumey memories floodingflooding back for anyone alive rected by NewNew Zealander Andrew Andrew NiccolNiccol inin 9)Henry V [just not the greatest of Weaver). Janey Janey isis oneone of several adults inin at the time. I, forfor instance, instance, fullyfully identified identified a stunning and intelligentintelligent featurefeature filmfilm de- Shakespeare,but fine film] the film tryingtrying to to "find "find themselves." themselves." Ben'sBen's with thethe experiences of thethe adolescentsadolescents (I(I but.but' 10)Forrest Gump[ fading fast despite wife, Elena Elena (Joan (Joan Allen) is is losing losing patience patience was 10 in '73). The filmfilm is filled with mes- mos- The only negatives I cancan think ofof areare fiff#elgfee##[,:.:fif::g:.fi:s:a:eestap,:,:ne lead performance]. with herher husband'shusband's barelybarely disguiseddisguised infi-infi- sages andand metaphorsmetaphors tootoo numerousnumerous to Hawke's andand Thurman'sThurman's somewhatsomewhat flflat,at, Honorable Mention delity. explain. II wouldn't wouldn't do do so so anyway, anyway, since since detached actingacting (perhaps aa stylistic Gettysburg [1993] breathtaking docu- Teenage daughter WendyWendy (Christina they're up to you toto discoverdiscover when youyou seesee choice) and the fact we never do get to drama marred by Martin Sheen miscast as Ricci) isis findingfinding new new gamesgames to play withwith this excellent film.film. see TitanTitan upup close.close. Bummer!Bummer! #t%##urrfe.!}ff#H:safth#:us#§i¥!Robert E. Lee-a major flaw with this ma- the next door neighbor boys, MikeyMikey Carver Carver Icelee Storm isis nownow showingshowing atat MilwaukeeMilwaukee Gattaca shouldn'tshouldn't bebe missed,missed, and willwill terial (Elijah(Elijah Wood) Wood) and and his his youngeryounger brotherbrother Oriental Theater. provide you with both both foodfood for for thoughtthought asas Sandy (Adam Hann-Byrd). Jim Carver Night Light Sandy (Adam Hann-Byrd). Jim Carver (3(3 11/2 A2 Stars) Stars) well asas the only opportunityopportunity you'll everever (Jamey Sheridan), an up-and-coming up-and-coming have to seesee Gore Vidal andand ErnestErnest Continued FromFrom PagePage 32 businessman, is strangely detacheddetached from ReelingReeling '97: 17th Borgnine inin thethe same movie! movie! NowNow THAT'sTHAT's On0n SaturdaySaturday November November 15, 15, II am going his wifewife andand boys.boys. TheThe Hood'sHood's eldesteldest son recommendationrecommendation enough! up to MadisonMadison to watch ourour WisconsinWisconsin Paul (Tobey Maguire) is in lovelove andand lust (3(3 stars)stars) Badgers take take on on Michigan. Michigan. ThenThen itit willwill be with an alluring but uninterested rich girl Annual ChicagoChicago Foundation"s annual with an alluring but uninterested rich girl Top 10 Films the New Harvest Harvest Foundation"s annual fromfffieh{frsptr::,fs:tto*; his prep school. ,ce storm acts as a Dinner Dance, BlackBlack andand White TonightTonight From Page 36 The first half of The Ice Storm acts as a LesbianLesbian and GayGay Continued From Page 36 (geez two elegantelegant parties in thethe samesame time machine toto reacquaint usus withwith thosethose mented into trivial bits and pieces edited week). AfterAfter thethe party,party, the the Dinner Dinner Dance Dance turbulent, confusedconfused times.times. We'reWe're taken taken FilmFilm FestivalFestival in fast moving sequences which. don't al- Chairman, openly Gay Alderman Mike labyrinth back not onlyonly byby glimpsesglimpses ofof NixonNixon on premiere of the highly an- low for much absorption—like a Verveer andand II will trip trip the the lightlight fantasticfantastic The Midwest premiere of the highly an- lead us endlessly T.V., butbut also also by by those those horrible horrible early early-70s-70s ticipated screen adaptation ofof MartinMartin of computer icons which with stopsstops atat Madison's hot spots, Kirby'sKirby's fashions! Double-knitDoubleLknit slacks, bell bell bottoms, ground- to sources that don't feel quite right. Manoeuvres. slacks, bottoms, Sherman's award-winningaward-winning and ground- iofi§#;inii¥ioI§iiii°g#:§#;bg§{re- Klub, thethe ShamrockShamrock andand Manoeuvres. platform shoes, gaudy will open Reel- Action films are the worst offenders. 16 you'll find me at platform shoes, gaudy costume costume jewelry, jewelry, breaking stage playplay Bent will open Reel- us into Sunday NovemberNovember 16 you'Il find me at women inin wigswigs and and crocheted crocheted sweaters, swcaters, Annual Chicago Lesbian lentlessly and senselessly pushmg my favorite place place toto watchwatch thethe Packers,Packers, In ln inging '97: The 17th Annual Chicago Lesbian }ffijsfeviffingrfeiffi:i;e¥!:gangi#[metaphor] and ul- my gleamingglcaming polyesterpolyester printprint shirtsshirts withwith BIGBIG and Gay Film FestivalFestival onon Friday, Friday, Novem- Novem- "hard drive overload' Between. collars, massive ties. timately just wearing us out. It's scary to I will take in collars, massive ties. ber 7 at the MusicMusic Box Theater. convinced And as if that wasn'twasn't enoughenough I will take in By the way, if if you you want want to to see see some some ofof one hundred full-length think that many fihngoers the SuzanneSuzanne WestenhoferWestenhofer showshow atat Mil-Mil- FeaturingFcaturing over one hundred full-length Force One was a thesethose items for yourself,yourself, just just head head toto youryour features and shorts,shorts, ReelingReeling '97'97 willwill runrun themselves that Air waukee's Centennial Hall onon Saturday Saturday because likable Hamson Ford locallocal BostonBoston Store...they're Store...they're back!back! Cudos (I(I through Thursday, NovemberNovonber 20.20. All festi-festi- goodgoodmoviebecausenhablerfarrisonFord movie November 22.22. II saw Suzanne when sheshe to opening was in it. couple of guess) to costumecostume designerdesigner CarolCarol Oditz.Oditz. val programsprograms beginning with the opening good was inin town each of the last couple Of Additionally, thethe periodperiod isis perfectly perfectly re- re- through Thursday, But there were, arguably, some The woman is funny, hysterical and night screeningscreening of BentBent through Thursday, with reserva- years. The woman is funny, hysterical and born onon the screenscreen by all thosethose big '70s take place at the Music films in the last 10 years well worth the price of a ticket. November 13 will take place at the Musie Posterity [and .some cars (Ben(Ben HoodHood has aa blueblue Riviera that is Box TheaterTheater at 3733 N.N. SouthportSouthport Ave.Ave. tions. The best ten? wreak havoc with this listing to die for),for), and and snippetssnippets of '70s'70s AM pop pop RemainingRemaining film programs programs through #|:;:T¥#w*rfr,:=¥!pe!i!j#i:ff-#:readers] may The United: Twenty and progressive rock on the soundtrack. Thursday, November 20th will take take place place but here goes :- United: Twenty Schindler's List [19931—only a notch The film is is essentially essentially a a social social study study ofof a at Chestnut StationStation atat 830 830 N. N. ClaTkClark Street. per- period, and as such it exceeds all too well. of Reeling '97 in- away from being great leading Years of Service period, and as such it exceeds all too well. Other special featuresfeatures of Reeling '97 in- charactenzed-the great The second half of thethe filmfilm revolves cludeelude a partyparty inin honorhonor ofof CherylCheryl Dunye, di- ::ffniiff:iiis:#;3:e¥ee:=:gn#,formance under Madison-TheMadison—The UnitedUnited willwill celebratecelebrate around several simultaneoussimultaneous eventsevents tak.ing taking rectorrector ofof thethe hithit LesbianLesbian film,film, Watermelon Watermelon cinematography was the star --almost a its twentieth anniversary in 1998 -- place durjngduring the area'sarea's worstworst iceice stormstorm jnin Woman whichwhich waswas featured atat this year's laterfa+#ty°8Lr+##i£; day Potemkin; the stal' --almost a twenty years of being Wisconsin's Les- ] IMAX Film, `Africa- Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian FilmFilm Festival.Festival. Dangerous Liaison [1988] good 18th bian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender IMAX Film, 'Africa- The party is atat GirlbarGirlbar atat 2625 2625 N.N. Halsted cent. dialogue helped this fascinating social#:Ty¥#;ol:¥#i;;:s##:['i9¥;; service, advocacy and commimity Street immediately followingfollowing the film's study of the self destruction inherent in center. uheThe Serengeti', Serengeti', isis aa 9:15pm screeningscreening onon Thursday, NovemberNovember predatorypFfaTt#thE#;#;ediis±:&is:tfj¥£tiii sex games-a masterpiece of Inh 1978,1978, The United was a vocalvocal 13th13th at the Music Box. cynicism; group Ofof Gays, Lesbians,Lesbians, BisexualsBisexLrals and and NatureNature Gala WritWrit Admission toto bothboth thethe screening screening andand Sense and Sensibility [19951—not alliesgmpgsp#5 who defeated an attetnptattempt toto 1.epeal repeal The WatermelonWatorm.Ion WomanWoman PartyParty isis $15.00.$15.00. enough sensibility, but Emma Thomp- a new City of Madison ordinance. The Very Big There is special focus on thethe earlyearly Ger-Ger- son's rewriting of Jane Austin made the ordinance:rn&CcfetyrfuMeda¥s°ELdintr#£einE: banned discrimination on the man cinennacinema at Reeling '97 with thethe most sense-very watchable if a bit sec; basis of sexual orientation.orientation. Because ofof ByBy JohnJohn A. JahnJahn screening ofof fourfour historically important Howard's End [1992] Emma Thomp- United activists, it still upholds all I'vel've alwaysalways beenbeen aa big fan of those PBS films made in WeimarWeimar Germany Gemany begining son reminded us that charm [remember Madison residents' rights, regardless of nature documontariesdocumentaries which catalog the with DifferentDiffor®nd From Froni Others Others (1919) withwith what that was] can transform and uplift an theirggf#s:Tgii&,:I(inch¥,I:gloddesssaouf sexual orientation. flora andand fauna of our world. They taketake Conrad Veidt plus Sex in Changes overly complex period piece into delight- After that initialinitial success,success, UnitedUnited ac-ac- you toto placesplaces you'llyou'll never never see, see, and and helphelp (1928),i.ogn2T,:v¥3#apLudsvf=;i:nt]g3h3a,ng:3 Victor and Victoria (1933) and ful literate narrative tivists turned their energy to providing you understand thethe many varietiesvarieties ofof lifelife the Lesbian classic,classic. MadchenMadchen inin UniformUnifom Nixon [1995] Greatly underrated due to services for Gay and Lesbian people in a with whichwhich wewe shareshare this world.world. Now, Now, a (1931).(,931). OliveroEt::nst(i9e9.S]£n:FyhiTSTod]:cHtefvdeu%:a Stone's earlier historical travesties Madison. Ten years ago, The United wonderful exampleexample of such a film hashas InIn conjunctionconjunction with the the GoetheGoethe Institute [JFK],it was 75% accurate and dramati- FI#Teio¥i:GE#:eyIT:?eF?;t=#Eeio(F:i¥-moved from the basement of the Uni- come to the Milwaukee PublicPublic Museum'sMuseum's Chicago, Reeling '97 will present two cally engossing; too intelligent for its versity United Methodist Church to a Humphrey Dome TheaterTheater inin lMAXIMAX format photo8hhi%ge°injbi%h:?+3:LW£'ao?r3e#:gru: exhibitions: "The Legacy of Magnus own good, marred only slightly with a too smallXenr£Ltyst¥E:t£.8n¥%E°dj]riststc*urrfu£§ofi storefront on East Williamson ("IMAX"(.IMAX" stands stands for for "maximum 'maximum image," image,. and and Hirschield:Hirschiold: One One HundredHundred YearsYears of the Gay tentative star performance by an out- street. Now The United proudly sits at 10 times the size of standard 35mm Movement in in Germany" Gemany. andand "Transves-Transves- standing actor. Overly detailed but bril- across from the Capitol Building in film, it's it's the the widestwidest on on thethe planet).planet). tites".titos'. TheThe oxhibitfonsexhibitions willwill openopen with aa re-r® liant and mature in its execution; downtown Madison, the pink triangle AfricaAfrica-The-The SerengetiSerengeti is the latest ception on Thursday, November 6 at 3641 Sleepless in Seattle [1993]-two terrific onFir€iod#o,o:w#¥:¥#ffBF|#j our door a constant reminder to state offering beingbeing shownshown at the downtown N.#Pii:,:t°£!P.uaifda%'j„N&Vn#n::ro6nadti3p¥a} Halsted St. and will continue on display stars who never meet--and memories of legislators that Wisconsin is the "Gay IMAXlMAX theater, theater, and and it's it's essentially essentially thethe landland until Sunday,Sunday, NovemberNovember 8th.8th. Cary Grant-- mademade thisthis one into a bitter-bitter- Rights State." lubber's counterpart to their earlier film,film, Ticket prices for individual programs programs areare sweet romantic comedy that challenges Over the years, The United's services The LivingLivlno Sea. Narrated by James EarlEarl $7.00 withwith advanceadvance ticketstickets availableavailable fromfrom the best of the past-a lovable little fihn[in have grown. In 1990, we provided Jones, thethe filmfilm evokes evokes the the beautybcaufy andand Chicago Filmmakers,Filmmakers,1543 1543 W. W. Division St.St. the 90,s yet!; services to about 3,000 people; in 1997, drama of lifelife in and and aroundaround thethe greatgreat For further festival information, contact contact the the Remains of the Day [19931-strong we will provide services to more than nature preserve ofof thethe SerengetiSerengeti Plains of Festival Hot Line atat (773) 384-5533. characterizations by Thompson and Hop- 1(1,000 people. east AfricaAfrica -- Kenya Kenya and and Tanzania, Tanzania, toto be be kins might have reached tragedy, but too We house the Madison Gay/Lesbian exact. Gattaca much:i:i:::::I:-:=::::::-:-:i:_--:::::-_:::::::=--:::::-::::-:i:i:_ reticence and restraint almost mm- Resource Center's library, which is the We encounterencounter giraffes, giraffes, hippos, hippos, lions, lions, Continued From PagePage 35 derdoes the intended drama of severe largest Gay library m Wisconsin. leopards,leopards, zebras,zebras, and alligators. For For the the Ethan Hawke plays Vincent, anan invalid repression.[Bette Davis, where are you?]- UnitedFm8,ee% p8:yco#¥e#,ssgff_pY£:e:niin¥§peer counselors staff phone lines most part, though, the film followsfollows by by far far who wants to prove himself thethe equalequal or but strangely moving nonetheless twelve hours every week day, . United the mostmost numerousnumerous ofof thethe Serengeti'sSerengeti's better of his valid counterparts. He'sHe's spent Silence of the Lambs [1991] a classic support groups run several nights a inhabitants,inhabitants, thethe 1.5 millionmillion strong strong rovingroving all his life fightingfighting hishis physicalphysical imperfec- performance---a brilliantly conceived week and United representatives advo- herds of wildebeest. TheyThey makemake annual tions, challenging hishis validvalid brother, brother, An- An- psychological horror fihn which beggars cate for LGBT rights in state, local gov- treks to both thethe north andand south extremes thony (Loren Dean) every step of thethe way.way. comparison with the usual trash of this ernment and private forums. of the vastvast region, and and along along the the wayway Vincent strives to becomebecome part of the genre, but will it become a classic? The United is truly "united" -- a group suffer ®nolTnousenormous casualtiescasualties -- in thethe space programprogram -- moremore specifically,specifically, toto taketake Philadelphia [1993]-petty sub-group of over a hundred individuals who do- neighborhood of 250,000, to all sorts of a triptrip to to Titan, Titan, Saturn's Satum's biggest biggest moon, moon, political agendas have harmed the reputa- natemate their their time, due, theirtheir talentstalents and and theirtheir causes.i:Lg¥?ThH¥wde::I,2t#:'yqr°e°'r::,:+'jsi:*Sb°yf However, they're replenished by which thethe aerospaceaerospace firmfirm at which he tion of a beautifully rendered movie. enthusiasm to helping other LGBT peo- the births of about threethree timestimes that works, Gattaca,Gatfaca, cancan help help him him achieve. achieve. What you really have is a mini tragedy of pleP###¥°¥co!k%:Pfi:=thdert:G:eT=e:: and our allies. number. Gore Vidal isis "TheThe Director"Director" of Gattaca impending doom greatly enhanced by the We're looking forward to the next AfricaAfrica-The-The Serengeti is is veryvery muchmuch likelike who's takingtaking aa likingliking to VinoentVincent (hmmm...) Denzel Washington -Tom Hanks symbio- twenty years! a standard nature documentary, onlyonly so so But GattacaGattaca doesn't knowknow Vincent'sVincent's in- sis; an unforgettably tragic duet with much biggerbigger on the inside ofof the valid because because he's been passing himself Maria Callas,-- and—Bruce Springsteen's Humphrey dome, andand shotshot onon IMAXIMAX film. off asas someonesomeone else,else, a valid whowho has has sunksunk haunting credit music. The most under- The sight you get fromfrom the air is thethe next intoinfo seclusionseclusion afterafter aa disablingdisabling accident,accident, #,=ii8rfrated urban folkfok filmfilm sincesince Breakfast at best thing toto being therethere -- you cancan see forfor and who has essentially agreed toto -sell""sell" Tiffany's.TjEflVl¥ay'[Sigg6]andHamlet a hundred miles off intointo the the horizon, horizon, and and his identityidentify to to Vincent. Vincent. This This character, character, Evita [1996] and Hamlet [1996] a dy- below you run run tenstens of of thousands thousands of Jerome, is excellentlyexcellently played by British namic ddo:duo: tvi;otwo filmsfilms that aaddedJa:£6n]e;da= new di- wildebeests! Truly anan awesomeawesome sight. newcomer Jude Law.Law. mension and a curious emotional power to This film began began itsits runrun onon OctoberOctober 25 Vincent's plansplans become threatenedthreatened by a older source material, irrespective of con- and is scheduledscheduled to remain at the murder ofof a a Gattaca Gattaca executive,executive, andand nownow troversy regarding interpretation. Credit BOOT CAMP SALOON Humphrey Dome untiluntil June June 5,5, 1998. 1998. the cops, ledled byby the gruff Alan Arkin, Arkin, are are here goes to an unexpectedly exquisite MILWAUKEE'S FutureFuture presentations willwill be be Titanic, Titanic, snooping around the place. LawLaw enforce- conceptualization by Madonna and Bran- LEATHER/LEVI BAR opening December December 6th,6th, and and Everest, Everest, ment has some powerful weapons in the nagh's:I:::::::::-::-::----:-i-:::-:-:::::::-i:::::i:-:::::I::==l::--i: dedication to a great text in its en- opening March 7th.7th. Call 319-IMAX319-lMAX for world of of Gattaca,Gattaca, and a person'sperson's identity tirety. Two of my favorites---greatly un- 209 E. National Milwaukee, WI show times. through the tiniest eye can bebe discovered through the tiniest eye derrated. 414-643-6900 • e-mail [email protected] (3(3 stars) lashlash or a singlesingle body hair. Other worthy fifilmslms notpot necessarilynecessarily in-

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Hello everyone! DidDid yaya all have ala good Halloween? I lovelove that holiday. There's nothing likelike dressing upup in an unusual costume,costume, eating,eating, drinking, drinking, and and partyingF)artying withwith friends.friends. SortSort ofOf fun,fun, veryvery scary. Hey - this sounds like one ofof my weddings. I'mI'm gonna sit back and have myself a cup of "Tijualna"Tijuana Coffee"-Coffee"- that'sthalt's warm prune juicejuice withwith a dash of soy sauce and a shotshot of tequila.tequila. I learnedlearned howhow to make it when I was in actually inin Ti-Ti- juana. I metmet thisthis littlelittle cabanacabana boy while vaca- tioning therethere aa numbernumber of of yealrs years balck. back. I caught him trying to throw little pea- nuts down my bathingbathing suit when one accidentally hit me in thethe eye.eye. MyMy date - BobBob BarkerBarker --got got up to setset him straight (that Bobs got aa palirpair ofOf legs legs onon himhim that wont quit)Iquit)! * Well, anyway, anyway, the the 20 20 year year old old pool pool boy, beatbeat thethe hellhell out ofOf him, him, and and Bob Bob wallkedwalked away away mumbling mumbling about about pregnantpregnant Ruthie dogs or something.something. Long story short - bed and wonderingwondering how my bra got on the the cabana boyboy and II spentspent thethe restrest Ofof ceiling fan. the week together in the hot sun.sun. He'd ListenListen-up,-up, youyou countrycountry and and western western bumpkin - II think think you've you've touched touched on put lotion onon mymy back,back, I'd I'd pick pick bugs bugs outout - of hish.Is hair. hair. He'd He'd rub rub my my shoulders,shoulders, I'd I'd something here. Flip through those locallocal scrape chlorine deposits offoff thethe bot- papers youyou mentioned andand see if there toms Ofof his his feetfeet -- it it waswas magic..magic.. andand isn'tisn't a line/squareline/square dance group youyou can medicinal. The only thing he left me join. ThisThis wouldwould be be aa greatgreat way toto meetmeet was thisthis coffeecoffee reciperecipe ...... wellwell ... andand a some amigos! No dancedance groups? What scorchingscorohing casecase Ofof crabs,crabs, butbut it it waswas about volunteeringvolunteering forfor something?something? II knowknow worth it. there's aa lotlot ofof organizations out therethere Hey --- on another note --- I'dI'd likelike to looking for help. give a special messagemessage to Jerry and See ifif your local AIDS/HIV center center could Terry thethe editoreditor andand publisherpublisher of the use your services somehow.somehow. You'reYou're bound Wisconsin LightLight newspaper.newspaper. The paperpaper to meet some great people therethere -- many of isis celebrating 1010 years Ofof success.success. II which will surelysurely fit youryour criteriacriteria for goodgood raise my spicyspicy laxativelaxative to bothboth ofof you friends. If If this this isn't isn't your your speed, speed, Harriet Harriet boys and wish you andand the paperpaper and II dodo oneone helluva "Boot Scoot Boogie" - nothing but the best.best. CongratulationsCongratulations well .. .. when when she she isn'tisn't pickingpicking off off neighbor- neighbor- to you.you. You'veYou've gotgot aa fine fine paper paper there hood cats. fellas. Keep up the good work.work. Now let'slet's read somesome letters.I letters! Dear Ruthie,Ruthie, ** II decided,decided, after after much much debate, debate, to to let my friendfriend movemove inin withwith me. Big mis- Dear Ruthie,Ruthie, take. My roommateroommate isis always late with II am am recently recently new new to to the the areaarea and the rent,rent, very very messy, messy, doesn't doesn't help help out out have read your hilarious column a cou- with thethe chores, etc.etc. He He says says thatthat be-be- pleplc of timestimes and am now asking for cause it's my house andand my mortgage, your advice. I am in mymy midmid thirtiesthirties he shouldn't have to help out where and havehave movedmoved herehere to further my ca- certain house keeping concerns are. reer. The problem? II don't know any- His boyfriendboyfriend isis overover ninetyninety percentpercent one. of the time. NOWNOW he he wants wants to to setset up a II am am a a professional professional and and workwork only schedule wherewhere each Ofof usus hashas the with straight people whichwhich is fine,fine, butbut II house all to themselves once aa month. need a circle Ofof good-hearted,good-hearted, discrete, discrete, He cancan go to his boyfri®nd'sboyfriend's househouse on Gay friends to socializesocialize with.with. I've read my weekends. Where amam II supposed supposed to all the ads inin thethe locallocal papers, papers, and and go during his? while they provide ample opportunities I understand understand his needneed toto bebe alone for sex, theythey appear toto be lackinglacking inin thethe with hishis lover,lover, butbut thisthis isis mymy house!house! areas of friendship andand substance.substance. How cancan hehe havehave thethe gutsguts toto ask me to Though I lovelove sexsex too, for now II amam leave once a month? ThisThis personperson WAS WAS more interested in feeding my need for my friend, nownow II wantwant himhim out.out. WhatWhat do do belonging to a group. you suggest?suggest? Signed,Signed' II enjoyenjoy threethree toto fourfour closeclose friends who appreciate small dinnerdinner parties,parties, catch-catch- Hellacious House Guest Host Dear Host, ing aa movie,movie, occasional occasional shopping shopping andand aa II wouldwould never never put up with anything like great cup ofof coffee. My barbar hoppinghopping like this from anyone! l'd never let someone days are longlong gonegone thoughthough I I admitadmit II from anyone! I'd never let someone stay in my home who took advantage of can't resist aa littlelittle country and western in my home who took advantage of dancing now and then. me. Well ...... except except for for Fabio... Fabio... and and maybemaybe Hugh Downs - and the guy who cleans What II wantwant toto knowknow is,is, wherewhere do II Downs - and the guy who cleans the septicseptic tank. OH! And the guy from the meet white collar professionalsprofessionals in their tank. OH! And the guy from the car alarm commercial ...and the clerk at 30's and 40's whowho are sincere, downdown toto commercial ...and the clerk at the fish store. Where was I? earth, unpretentiousunpretentious and and discrete, discrete, and and Where was I? Oh yes! Give your roommate's greedy, would welcome a newcomernewcomer into their yes! Give your roommate's greedy, circle of friends?friends? little tush tush a a swift swift kick kick out out thethe door!door! "Shove "Shove Signed,Signed' it withwith walnuts, walnuts, Barney! Bamey! Find Find another another Another BIockbusterBlockbuster NightNight inin Milwau-Milwau- sucker toto live live with!with! Your free loading daysdays kee, are over.over, UncleUncle Fester!Fester! There'sThere's aa traintrain Dear Blockbuster.Blockbuster, heading forfor Loserville.Loserville. Be under it."it." Tell your sex-crazed buddy to go get his All alone alone in in cheese cheese town,town, huh? huh? TellTell -,., e, your sex-crazed buddy to go get his own place.place. There he and his partner can 'now:low would youyou likelike thethe companycompai`,y cr c,i a a There he and his partner can do itit till the paint chips off the walls and it basvciyba`vdy redred-head-head with aa big mouthmouth andand a till the paint chips off the walls and it varicose veinvein that looks like Elvis? Of wont put you out one bit.bit. course, we'dwe'd keep it strictly platonic. platonic. Sorry your friendship hadhad to go down the tubes, but you'll be glad when you get rid C'mon let's trytry it!it! II have have threethree friends. but you'll be glad when you get rid You'd lovelove Harriet, Harriet, Pearl, Pearl, and and Gert.Gert. Well Well of him. HeyHey -- maybe maybe you'dyou'd find aa betterbetter ...... maybemaybe not Harriet.Harriet. WhenWhen sheshe forgetsforgets friend in thethe "Another"Another Blockbuster NightNight ii. her medication, she she grabsgrabs her her grandson's grandson's Milwaukee" guyguy fromfrom the the letter letter above? above? BB88 gun, rips herher blouseblouse off,off, straps straps on on a a HmmmHmmm...... headband, andand becomesbecomes ``Hambo.""Hambo." Two Pleaseplease send your questions,questions, photos, photos, times a month II look out mymy window andand gifts, andand moneymoney toto Ruthie's Ruthie's attentionattention at:at: see thisthis toplesstopless 7070 yearyear oldold running The Wisconsin LightlLightl 1843 N.N. Palmer Palmer around the trailer parkpark threateningthreatening dogs,dogs, /Milwaukee,/Milwaukee. WI 53212. 53212. You can can also also ~ squirrels,squirrels, and garbagegarbage cans.cans. readrt%a#e§u8thig:Srcw°gubmsnit€r?`S\e\:d^fi,F..f\£S:'!`%!` Ruthie's column and send a question You andand I couldcould stillstill "hang "hang out" out" - - as as the to her at our web site: ‘%:%‘\% %%111.12)4 kids say.say. WhyWhy not? II likelike the movies. II like or to.. to: ',-` !1` j\ rt (/ im ``i.oi\ n I.`.`(j in dinner. AndAnd best ofof all all - - II also likelike men in their 30's30's and 40's (and(and 20's andand 50's but that's beside thethe point)!point)! WeWe could hithit the ,y(„ town and check-out cute guys together.together. On second thought, Iet'slet's forget it. II get get enough competitioncompetition from girls, letlet alone alone a a Decade of Out and AboutAbout - —Our Our _photographers photographers havehave been busybusy goinggoing around the statestate to to bringbring youyou some coffee drinkin', moviemovie catchin', catchin', line line dancin' dancin' fresh new faces toto admire.admire. AtAt the the toptop isis Brian,Brian, the the managermahaaer 6fof The Shamrock inin Madisbn-.Madison, next next are are stud likelike yourself.yourself. Besides, Besides, we'dwe'd have have tootoo ( L — R ) Sonny, Gary and David at the Mama's Family Softball team banquet at Mama Roux in many martinis one night and I'dl'd put the Milwaukee. We couldn't resist showing you these Demons we saw at La Cage, Milwaukee's hottest Frankie Sinatra records on. 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Mrosia, CDP He was in the first third grade class I H -I----- i =-:i-_i--iffiT_ S taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris, Some of our favotifefavorite peoplepeople - - Ale Are the the left left are are Tommy Tommy Kuehi Kuehl of of I.andmack Landmark EnterprisesEnterprises andand one of the -==fI:i_:_=_:::fa_:-_Minn. All 34 of my students were dear to wimerswinners ofof ourour JoiJoi CardwenCardwell CD RdcaseRelease `PartyParty heldheld atat La1,a CageCage earliereadier this month.month. AtAt thethe rightright areare Kirby me, but Mark Eklund was one in a mil- Sheldon.thEeE;:*e?ei¥er:eiur:¥:M:::s:id:i#oih#¥i¥J:jE-£vffFit:i¥L*kffan: the new owner of Kirby's Klub in Madison and one of his neighbors, JJ. owner of the Shamrock. NEWNEW A.A. MEETING lion. Very neat in appearance, but had by, and before I knew it Mark was in my ,a1.K1-1 did before something important. last night," he began. Please Show Show Your Your Support that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made classroom again. e Eklimds called even his occasional mischievousness de- He was more handsome than ever and "Really?" I said. "I haven't heard from SUNDAYS, 4pm 4pm lightful. just as polite. Since he had to listen care- them in Years' ju;Vas"frhrtreT-VsinT;i;Jfrvdi5Tiisvt'dv-cre:thT`TAin.¥^sj GALAHO CLUB Mark talked incessantly. I had to re- fully to my instructionsinstmctions inin the "new`hew Dad responded quietly. "Mark was GALANO said. =faf_ff_:i_I-i_i_:i--ff_mind him again and again that talking math,"EL„tohemdiyd he did not talk as much in ninth killed in Vietnam," he "The funeral 1521 North Mouth Prospect, Prospect, Milwaukee Milwaukee without permission was not acceptable. grade as he had in the third. is tomorrow, and his parents would like it Open MeetingIvleeting 11st st Sunday of of Eyery Every RAontli Month What impressed me so much, though, was feel ifyou could attend." To this day I can One Friday, things just didn't right. where STEP &~& TOPICTOPIC his sincere response every time I had to We had worked hard on a new concept all still point to the exact spot on 1-494 #:e£=i#r#k¥dej=¥a%8*'t#tchri Dad told me about Mark. All areare Welcome correct him for misbehaving - "Thank sensed that the students were E§¥ioi=#thFii±#Fifto¥i#;¥h:£ week, and I I had never seen a serviceman in a mili- Friends && Family in A.A.A.A. youin for correcting me, Sister!" I didn't frowning, frustrated with themselves - and know:wf°:h¥tnt:C¥emoef±?¥ter:'st,Jbutd]¥: what to make of it at first, but be- Efivl:igthifiF¥ii#?,fi¥e¥Tffi|%;:iii tary coffin before. Markhfalk looked so hand- edgy with one another. I had to stop this some, soso mature.mature. All I could thinkthink atat thatthat 414/278-9102 fore long I became accustomed to hearing crankiness before it got out of hand. So I it many times a day. moment was, Mark, I would give all the !fileo:in:E¥ff=±::ant:;,e;:.oi=an; asked them to list the names of the other masking tape in the world if only you One morning my patience was growing students in the room on two sheets of pa- when Mark talked once too often, and would%rffqugkvefm#e[wwo:#d#v#yg£ talk to me. thin per, leaving a space between each name. packed with Mark's then I made a novicenovice-teacher's-teacher's nristake.mistake. II pestndh¥S¥%E%L¥eri¥m#°tnw#Sfff±#e:a: The church was Then I told them to think of the nicest sister sang "The Battle looked at him and said, "If you say one their friends. Chuck's thing they could say about each of of the Republic." Why did it have more:S#eedw#¢Tanangdoin#o`#;:jazoTi word, I am going to tape your mouth It took the Hymn ¥#ee¥=#dwhsaey£:¥oui:act?t°£kthfficlassmates and write it down. to rain on the day of the funeral? It was Heie! shut!"chut!„ remainder ofOf hehe class period to finichfinish the graveside. The It wasn't tenten secondsseconds haterlater when Chuck difficult enough at the It wasn't assignment. prayers, and the bu- blurtedbluted out, "Mark is talking again." I pastor said the usual That Saturday, I wrote down the name gler played taps. One by one those who hadn,thadn't asked&uted"#yngfisth#Ftig*.ieij any of the students to help of each student on a separate sheet of pa- but since I had stated the :f¥¥fu#£y':aVI#erf:eunchfteoEa: loved Mark paid their respects. me watch Mark, per, and I listed what everyone else had the coffin. As punishment in front of the class, I had to I was the last one to bless saidE`ir, aboutaanbodu:#:efd£#L&reryoneelsehad that individual. I stood there,there, oneone ofof thethe soldierssoldiers who who had had F¥##fr.o¥:Fffelc#s,sfi#:act on it. On Monday I gave each student his or "Were Queer! oc- acted as pallbearer came up to me. I rememberremeinber the scenescene as as if if itit hadhad oc- her list. Before long, the entire class was he asked. I morning. I walked to my you Mark's math teacher?" curred this smiling. "Really?" I heard whispered. "I to stare at the cof- desk, very deliberately opened my drawer noddedi8ft#aEsf:a:aEu¥ci.#:,io:gateri;¥ce.rf as I continued never knew that meant anything to any- "Mark talked about you a lot," he We're and took out a roll of masking tape. liked me so fin. "Macs talked about you a lot," he one!" "I didn't know others said. Without saying a word, I proceeded to much!" Mark's desk, tore off two pieces of tape No one ever mentioned those papers in After the funeral, most of Mark's former and made a big X with them over his class again. I never knew if they dis- classmatescla4#i:Eaed¥dT.ost::c###Fus% headed to Chucks farmhouse mouth.:::_=::::--::i:_i:::::i_::-:=:::-:-_:=:::_:i:i:::::-::-I::::=-::::: I then returned to the front of the cussed£gri:er=g:#or##ffik:- them after class or with their par- for lunch.Inch. Mark'sMark's mothermother and fanerfather werewere room. it didn't matter. there, obviously waiting for me. ents,ends, but but it didn't matter. his As I glanced at Mark to see how he was That group of students moved on. Sev- "We want to show you something," his a doing he winked at me. That did it! I eral years later, after I returned from va- :.i#:eoF!ti:Hi#:yf#:floe?e:*:,;,-E:father said, taking a wallet out of started laughing. The class cheered as I my parents met me at the airport. pocket.C*&ts.fftd:y£°einthdouthrifj:t?%u¥gLyrhe= "They found this on Mark when cation, rec- walked back to Mark's desk, removed the As we were driving home, Mother asked heE: was killed. We thought you might tape and shrugged my shoulders. me the usual questions about the trip - the ognize it." At the end of the year I was asked to weather, my experiences in general. Opening the billfold, he carefully re- !#fr£#giffEeiiiei#i:ar¥:::iteach junior-high math. 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