William Butte Page A Gay Voice in the Mainstream Press 12 December 2, 2002 www.ExpressGayNews.com Volume 3, Number 41 BOLD PROCLAMATION President Speaks Out on AIDS as Protestors March at White House By Norm Kent Protestors in Washington, with cardboard skulls, and others Publisher D.C., however, were not buying reading, “Stops AIDS Deaths President George W. Bush, amid into the president’s concern. On Now.” Paul Davis, 33, said, “Bush criticism from the creator of the National Nov. 27, several hundred AIDS is without a plan. He has not kept AIDS Quilt and activists that he is not doing activists marched in the nation’s his promises.” He asked that the enough, has issued a national proclamation capital to ask that the president go administration commit five times commemorating World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, further in funding. It was a spirited as much money to the global fight 2002. protest that ended with planned against the pandemic. Declaring that HIV/AIDS is a arrests in front of the White House. The president did not address “pandemic” that has taken the lives of more In a scenario agreed on with the protestors. His AIDS Day than 20 million people and “is projected to police ahead of time, 31 protestors, proclamation stated however, “By take millions more,” President Bush stated, some linked by thin chains around raising awareness and promoting “We must call upon the compassion, energy their waists, lay on their backs on acceptance of people living with and generosity of all people” to rid the world the sidewalk outside the White HIV/AIDS, we help improve the of the disease. House fence, and were taken into lives of millions of people around “By responding to the needs of their custody for demonstrating in a the world and demonstrate the neighbors, these organizations and individual restricted area, which is a compassion of our nation.” citizens offer invaluable support and hope to misdemeanor. Meanwhile, Cleve Jones, the countless people. These organizations also “AIDS is a weapon of mass President George W. Bush founder of the AIDS quilt, said in help overcome dangerous barriers to HIV destruction, and it’s being Concord, New Hampshire, that he prevention, care and treatment, such as the ignored,” Philadelphia protestor Tymm and he thinks the administration is doing was bringing the quilt back to Washington, stigma and discrimination that often attaches Walker, 42, told The Washington Post. Living too little too late. D.C., in 2004, to protest the Bush to those suffering from HIV/AIDS,” the with HIV for 18 years, Walker said his only Some of the protestors, who came from administration’s “weak” response to the president stated. brother has already died from the disease, Baltimore and New York as well, held signs See PROCLAMATION on page 7 Log Cabin Club Ramrod Gets Raided For ‘Foreskin Night’ Picks New Leader Free Drinks For Uncircumcised Patrons Leads to Busts By John Bryson By Michael James At approximately 10:30pm on Oct. 31, News Editor Managing Editor special agents of ABT met with undercover An angry captain for the Division of detectives of the Fort Lauderdale Police Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (ABT) Department Vice Unit at the Ramrod, in order censured a Fort Lauderdale nightclub after to determine whether patrons or bar staff its manager and a bartender were arrested were violating the city ordinance in for promoting a “Foreskin Night,” where men question. who exposed their uncut penises would get Within several minutes, police allege free drinks. in their report, a Canadian patron Declared Capt. Pat Roberts of the approached the bartender, and asked about Broward County Division of ABT, “This drink specials for the evening. The club will face administrative charges. It bartender, Mark Foley, 27, purportedly told shows how stupid some bars are. They just the patron, Robert McChlery, 41, of do not listen or heed our warnings. They Toronto, that he could get a dollar off his may think we are sleeping at the wheel, but drink “if he showed his uncut penis.” we are not. We are enforcing the law, and Detectives then report that McChlery this kind of activity will not be tolerated.” cheerfully obliged, unzipping his shorts and The Ramrod, at 1508 Northeast 4th Ave. “fully exposing his uncircumcised penis.” in Fort Lauderdale, became the target of the Foley then, apparently took a flashlight out Patrick Guerriero raid when they began promoting a “Fetish from behind the bar, to further illuminate Friday,” in the October 30 issue of 411 Image from the Ramrod’s advertisement the penile offering to cheering customers. Patrick Guerriero, a former Massachusetts Magazine. that appeared in ‘411 Magazine’ But ABT agents were not smiling. mayor and state lawmaker, will become the new The promotion offered drink specials Responding to a prearranged signal, other leader of Log Cabin Republicans (LCR), the to customers who show that they are establishment where alcohol is sold, pursuant detectives entered the premises and advised nation’s largest and most influential gay uncircumcised. The advertisement read “Prove to a state beverage license. Earlier this year, in the stunned McChlery and bartender Foley Republican organization. you’re uncut for drink specials all night a highly publicized operation, Fort Lauderdale that they were both under arrest for violating Guerriero will replace Rich Tafel, who long.” police and ABT raided Chaps, a gay bar on Fort Lauderdale’s ordinance prohibiting nudity served as executive director for over a decade. However, Fort Lauderdale, for over 20 Andrews Avenue for similar illegal activity. in bars. Guerriero also will serve as president of Liberty years, has in place a specific ordinance, which Chaps was fined $1,500 and lost its license for At the same time, agents made contact See GUERRIERO on page 14 bars nudity or exposure of sexual organs in an 30 days. It was later sold to new owners. See RAMROD on page 14 www.ExpressGayNews.com • December 2, 2002 1 CYMK December 2, 2002 Volume 3, Number 41 Issue 105 The Express Gay News, Inc. 1595 Northeast 26th St. Wilton Manors, Fl. 33305 Phone: 954.568.1880 Inside THE EXPRESS Fax: 954.568.5110 www.ExpressGayNews.com Broward News Page 4 Publisher Norm Kent Group Is Cruising for a Happier [email protected] Managing Editor Holiday J. 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