ufisconisni (111, Volume 1, Issue 9 WRECK // Ep May 31 - June 13, 1984 May 29, 1984 (i) JO (f) THANK YOU MILWAUKEE for your help and support with this year's Wreck Room Classic. C Sincerely, A 0) ti) 1 ra .1) co co O O An Interview With Rip Taylor — See Page 24 M*A*G*I*CcmaI / IN,TEP If You Could Tell s.q=1\- 11 500 Million People About Milwaukee Goes To Madison Lesbian and Gay Rights Saturday, July 21st for $25, Would You Do It? Depart on our chartered, air-conditioned, fully- equipped bus at Noon from Milwaukee. We'll provide you with Bloody Mary's and Screwdrivers all the way NATIONAL MARCH to Mad-City's annual picnic. Bring along your FOR swimsuit for swimming, your playclothes for gaming, and your "flats" for dancing under the pavillion. Lots of free food/beer/soda. View the action at Madison's 1st Annual Volleyball Tourney. LESBIAN/GAY RIGHTS Then we'll round you all up for a "crawl" of SAN FRANCISCO • 1984 Madison's gay/lesbian bars. We'll depart Madison at 1 a.m. for the return trip. (We'll provide the coffee to On Sunday. July 15th. tens of thousands of Lesbians and Gay men will march from sober you up.) Castro Street to a rally at the Democratic Convention site. Once there. oustanding speakers from our community nation-wide will speak out against the oppression of Lesbian and Gay people. They will reach a protected media audience of over 500 19.00 (Includes round trip million (according to convention officials) 20.000 reporters from around the world bus, picnic admission, drinks on will cover the convention_ the bus, and a specially-made LOIN US IN THE CREATION OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT! button.) Enclose $19.00 check or money order for each ticket O Yes. I can become 0 a Sponsor ($25 or more) 0 I can volunteer. ordered to In Step, 823 N. 2nd St., Suite 409, 0 an Angel (S100 or more) Contact me Milwaukee, WI 53203 — the tickets will be mailed to you. Stop in our office between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Name Phone Monday through Friday if you don't trust the postal service, or ask any in Step Staffer for your ticket. Address/City/Zip ❑ Please list my name in the program ❑ I do riot with to have my name listed. but please list me as -Oppressed (Lesbian) (Gay) Name Phone # Person" and my state. Make check or money order out to NATIONAL MARCH FOR LESBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS L4ddress City ZIP 2301 Market St. Suites A. B & C. San Francisco, CA 94 114 (415) 863-5005 3 Page 46 • May 31 - June 13, 1984 • Wisconsin Step WHAT'S BRUCE (My Favorite Canuck): I love you. WISCONSIN GRAFFITI The Artist STEP STEVE P.: Would like to hear from you. Still POOPSIE: Aloha means "I love you." Co-Editors and Publishers UP FRONT? have your book. Call. Cj Ron Geiman EOS LARINDA: First Amanda Keely, then Lo- Dave Traci JANETTE: I'm so happy you're home, but rrinda Sinclair, now Melinda James. What one thing . we're not partying that much — next?! Congratulations on Queen of Queens. Colomnists Farrah hasn't passed out yet! See you at Miss Gay Great Lakes in August. Miriam Ben-Shalom Boy George Selleck Abigail Jackie "Oh" ANYONE: Who is the latest "Sally" at the REVA: "Their heels were high, but their mo- Kevin Michael Y.P.? rals were low!" Tom Salzsieder Gerry Miss Mona W. W. Wells Ill CRAIG: You know just what to say and you MELINDA: Thanks again for your hospitality Kim Zweibohmer know just what to do, and I want to tell you so and "after pageant party" Had a great time in Appleton. much. I love you. Staff Artists Jennifer & Mandi Michael Jim Faulkenberg BRYAN (Hamster): Freida says you CONNIE: I want you, I need you, I love you. Tom Rezza wouldn't make his eyes water. Looking for- Jill ward to "meating" you at another beer bust. Robert Uyvari — I'll put all my eggs in 1 basket! MF: Please be considerate of me. No more Nap Photography phone calls. I am happy now. You are ob- Attack viously not ready to be "friends". Chuck Harrington WALTER MITTY JZ (Oshkosh): Loved doing the show! It was fun & good. But you can do Preferred Account Executive better those eyes. drag! Find your husband? Ron Geiman PARTNER: I love Jim Faulkenberg always told us he liked Me Harry, Your Bartender Service Representatives to do different things — and certainly Chuck Harrington caught our eye (and imaginations) with Dave Traci his pen and ink drawing. Shaft Two Nineteen Kevin Michael Jim is going to be showing his hand paint- ed shirts with a display show at The Uni- Executive Assistant corn — including the drawing found on salutes Kimberly Anne the cover. Typography RON DUNCAN COMTREC WHAT'S Finalist Intl. Mr. Leather Wisconsin Step magazine is published bi-weekiy, every other Thursday. Member of the Business Asso- IN STEP ciation of Milwaukee, member of Cream City Business Association, associate member of the National Gay BRIEFS (News) 4 Task Force, and associate of the Gay Rights National COMMENT (Editorial) 6 Lobby 0 1984 Wisconsin Step. All rights reserved. The 8 business office is located at Chalet at the River, 823 GROUP NOTES North Second Street, Suite 409, Milwaukee, WI 53203. STEPPIN' OUT (Ron Geiman) . 16 The appearance by anyone or any advertiser in this maga- CALENDAR/SPECIAL EVENTS . zine does not reflect one's own sexual orientation what- - 20 soever. Wisconsin Step reserves the right to refuse adver- JUICY BITS (W. W. Wells III) . .. 23 tisements which are considered to be exploitive of the gay INTERVIEW and lesbian community. RIP TAYLOR 24 All departments can be reached at 414/289-0744 between LIPSTICK (Jackie"Oh") 29 the hours of 11 sun. and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. 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(Hwy 32), 694-9929 is occurring in San Francisco on Sunday, Shack (Mw, D) July 15th — the day before the opening ORGANIZATION Gay/Lesbian Union, Racine 625 College Ave., 54303 of the Democratic National Convention. "The RHINELANDER (715) National Organization of Women Rhinelander Rap Group 369-2467 is pleased to become a Sponsoring Orga- nization of the SUPERIOR (715) National March for The Main Club (MW, D) 1813 N. Third St , 392-1756 Lesbian/Gay Rights. We feel this is an important event for Lesbians and Gay WAUKESHA (414) Men," commented Chris Riddiough, Di- ORGANIZATION BRIEFS rector of Lesbian Rights for N.O.W. A Gay & Bi Support Network P 0 Box 632, 53187, 542-5735 Sponsoring Organization of the National RETAIL SPECIAL March not only endorses, but also con- Holtz Variety/Magazine Rack 901 E. Moorland, 53286 tributes $100 or more to the organizing WAUSAU (715) BULLETIN. .. effort. Only Sponsoring Organizations Pendulum (MW) 100 Scott St. (lower), 845-5955 At deadline time, Milwaukee Gay Peo- have the right to vote on the demands or EROTIKA ple's Union (GPU) spokesperson Mill speakers of the National March. Crown Bookstore 201 Scott St., 845-9917 Meunier informed In Step of an incident Outreach Co-Chair Howard Wallace STATEWIDE in La Crosse. Details are sketchy at this commented, "The National March Com- Edition (qrtly G/L mag.) P.O. Box 92222, Milwaukee, 53202, 414/374-5599 time, however reports indicate that a pipe Cream City Special mittee is of course glad to receive Governor's Council on Lesbian & Gay Issues P 0 Box 7863, Madison, 53707-7863 bomb was tripped by a janitor in front of N.O.W.'s support. We hope that other In Step (bi-weekly G/L magazine) 823 N. 2nd St., Suite 409, Milwaukee, 53203, 414/289-0744 a La Crosse church. Upon investigation organizations around the country will fol- OUT! (monthly regional G/L newspaper) P 0 Box 148. Madison, 53701, 608/256-7664 by area police, four other pipe bombs low their example and join us in building Wisconsin Lesbian Gay Network (WLGN) P.O. Box 851, Stevens Point, 54481, 715/341-8064 were found nearby. Someone, or some what must be a truly National March. OUT OF STATE group, left a note with one of the bombs Although the San Francisco community is Due to space limitations, our out of state listings include only advertisers. stating: "North Central Gay Task Force working hard to make this event a suc- Douglas Dunes Resort (Mw, D, R) Blue Star Hwy, P.O. Box 365. Douglas, MI 49408, 616/857-1401 Against Public Oppressioa." La Crosse cess, we must have input and assistance Sidetrack (M, V) 3349 N.