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It's all ~ San Antonio, Texas 78229 1 I ..._____.., (21 0) 979-8966 about a cat living in a real world gay lifestyle. 824-7908 C Ted Switzer rMJB "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Victory 6 vrvduc::tivn l:ditvr When Air Force Major Debra Meeks was court martialled for Heather Chandler conduct unbecoming an officer and sodomy, the eyes of the nation turned to San Antonio. NANCY A. RUSSELL Assvc::iate l:ditvrs The Cover: REALTOR~ Tere Frederickson 'ifttdead 1(), 1()~ Glenn Stehle Ofc: (21 0) 340-1960 Greta the Great! 7 Res: (210) 545-2643 Attorney at Law Colonel Margarethe (Greta) Cammermeyer, the highest ranking Fax: (210) 340-8841 3737 Broadway, Suite 320 Assistant l:ditvr Pag: (210) 613-1726 officer ever separated from the military, will be the keynote San Antonio, Texas 78209 Michael Leal ~ speaker at this year's San Antonio Black Tie Dinner. KEUERREALTY WilliAMS The Parks ide Bldg. Michael Robert Murdered 8 1931 N. W. Military Hwy. CVPY Assistants Next to Witte Museum (210) 821-5283 Suite ZZO Cheryl Fox The popular owner of The Sea Horse Inn took in hard luck San Antonio, TX 78213 AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER BROKER David Walsh cases against the advise of his friends. Personal Growth & Spirituality 8 Vhvtvara Phe.-s The Marquise staff reviews upcoming events which will enable Linda Alvarado, Diana McCormick readers to commit to others while learning about themselves. Christ Church Dt faith Joe Salazar, Stephen Strausser Community Events Calendar 9 Cvnt.-i butv.-s Our community Rob Blanchard, David Bianco, AI Eisch, ends the summer Gene Elder, Leila Merrill, Lady Marchand, with a host of James McLaughlin, Fran Mendez, events including Mary Ellen O'Connor, Steve Parker, 2003 Me ...,u.. uu 15 the International Father Rick, Nancy Russell, Don Taylor, A Bible-believing, Christ-honoring Church (210) 134·1911 Film Festival in Wanda Simon-Duncan, Patricia Nell Warren Austin, Fiesta del where Family gathers to worship. 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Air Force Major Debra Network (SLDN), the military is violating its own policy. SLDN L. Meeks, 41, of San Antonio, has been acquitted of conduct has documented 703 violations of "Don't Ask. Don't Tell" in the Cammermeyer to Keynote unbecoming an officer and sodomy by a five-man, two-woman past two years. military panel. The Department of Defense "I'm just glad this nightmare discharged 722 people under its gay 1996 San Antonio Black Tie Dinner is over," she said. policy in 1995 - a four year high, and Colonel Margarethe Born and raised in Norway Pamela Dillard, a civilian, a 21% increase over 1994 levels. Cammenneyer, the highest under Nazi occupation and had claimed that she and As in the Meeks case in San Antonio, ranking officer ever separated with an extensive military Major Meeks engaged in oral the military is pursuing gays and from the military, will be the and nursing background, sex and had a two year live-in lesbians by •asking and telling• in keynote speaker at this year's Colonel Cammenneyerwill lesbian relationship. The military witch hunts in all branches of San Antonio Black Tie Dinner bring the Black Tie Dinner "conduct unbecoming" the anned services. The Air Force November2. Audience a unique charges were brought against accounted for 32% of gay discharges Cammermeyer was the perspective to the history of Meeks after Dillard claimed - a figure that has doubled under the subject of Barbra Streisand's prejudice and discrimination that the major threatened her new policy. The Navy accounted for TV movie, Serving in in the military. at gunpoint if she told anyone 36%ofgaydischarges- a decrease Silence, starring Glen Close. San Antonio Black Tie about their relationship. of 21% since 1992; the Anny and She was separated from Dinner Committee Co­ The military's 1994 "Don't Marine Corps discharge rates the military because, as part chairs Liz Flores and Ric Ask, Don't Tell" policy penn its remained aboutthe same at 25% and of a top secret clearance Martinez are heading up this lesbians and gays to serve in 6% of the totals respectively. investigation, she said she year's eighth annual gala the anned forces as long as D DAY: Air Force Major San Antonio activists site the Meeks is a lesbian.