Wisconsin's Only GLBT Community Newspaper Issue 19.10 • May 16, 2002 W i scons i n www.instepnews.com s i • • I !'\.(Thr \;? 171 Fortuyn Assasinated in Holland • Pg. 4 Jim Doyle on Gotcha • Pg 18 Editorial: Traditions and Transitions • Pg. 4 the Record• Pg. 6 Cordially Yours • Pg 39 Page 2 Wisconsin IN Step May 16 — May 29, 2002 • www.instepnews.com GET PROUD • BE PART OF THE CROWD 1O% CROWD- 1OO% PROUD 10% CROWD • 100% PROUD PrideFes Join Us June 7, 8 & 9 for PrideFest 2OO2 at Henry W. Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee (4141 645-3318 www.pridefestmilwaukee.com PRIDEFEST 2002 IF=R 4:3 1111 N I N1V'I_E F=) 1=1 I CD F-IE ED 1_11\1 ! Friday & Sunday Night Back by Popular Demand . Ronnie Nyles and ChixMix Ronnie and "Chix" headline with special guests at the Miller Stage on Friday at 10pm They also bring PrideFest to a close on 410 Sunday at 8:45pm Ronnie will perform songs from her new CD - "January Weather" ALSO PERFORMING CeCe Peniston Melissa Ferrick SUNDAY SATURDAY I. I Suzanne Westenhoefer Mark Weigle FRIDAY SATURDAY Kinsey Sicks Susan Werner FRIDAY SUNDAY 171Step ARcw POTAWATOMI - Mir AIDS FtrsouRcF CFNIFER • I: instinct,AAC A7INF of WIfCONSIt. HINGO • CA., N( • MILWAUKEE WINDY CITY PEPSI I DE TIMES Curve Vote Douglas Krimmer Shepherd Photographer OVV11ME www.instepnews.com • May 16 — May 29, 2002 Wisconsin IN Step Page 5 Candidates Shower Support on j,GBT Issues at Pridefest Forum By Mike Fitzpatrick Gabriel of lead sponsor HRL-PAC, Barbara Milwaukee — It was a perfect day to Lightner of the Lesbian Alliance of Metro make a history. Milwaukee, and Meredith Leischer of Bright sun shimmered on the overflow Action Wisconsin seemed almost oblivious crowd of Pridefest attendees crowded into to the last minute adjustments being made the cramped Stonewall Stage seating by Pridefest technicians. Saturday afternoon, June 8. Many of the The audience was peppered with movers and shakers from the LGBT com- munity statewide. Openly gay state treasur- er candidate Rob Fyrst circulated his nomi- Neil Albrecht (from right) of the Milwaukee LGBT Center questions nation papers. ARCW's Doug Nelson and the panel at the Gubentorial Forum. Also seated Royal Williams of Paul Milakovich chatted with State Senate SAGE-Milwaukee, Terry Gabriel of HRL-PAC, Barbara Lightner of the candidate Tim Carpenter, Madison city councilman Mike Verveer and former Lesbian Alliance of Metro Milwaukee. Photo: Jamie Taylor Dane County supervisor Dick Wagner. Log same-sex domestic partnership (all eight ed the total number of questions asked. Cabin Republican Pat Prudlow teased candidates supported it) with queries Only one audience-generated item on Stonewall Democrat Scott Gunkel and offi- impacting the entire state such as health LGBT youth was posed to the candidates. cial timekeeper John Griffith. Higher up in care, the budget deficit and the corrections Questions were open enough to allow the stands Kimberly Clark's gay employees system. candidates to grind their particular axes. group head Marty Brown swapped stories Lengthy statements preceded some George touted his plan for campaign with Positive Voice's Bob Gulig and Gary questions. Lightner pitched her thirteen finance reform. Young promised to work to Baumgartner. word inquiry after a three-minute end racism and classism. Manion admitted The event began with a quick history harangue on the conditions at Wisconsin's his "thousand dollar candidacy" was more lesson and the requisite "thanks yous to prisons, particularly the Taycheedah about opening future televised debates to forum organizers by HRL-PAC's Paul women's facility. independent candidates than a serious run Williams. Williams then introduced veter- However, with regard to candidate for office. an "Smooth Jazz" WJZI air personality responses, moderator Young kept time Throughout the debate the audience State Senator Gary George addresses Debbie Young as the forum's moderator. ruthlessly. Kathleen Falk's attempt to note listened intently, often erupting into attendees of the Gubentorial Forum. Young explained the forum's format her support of the passage of transgender robust applause in response to the dozens Photo: Jamie Taylor while tossing off several one-liners. Given inclusive language in Dane County's civil of pro-gay statements offered by the candi- more than 200 people would have to the stage set-up and the humorous start, rights ordinance was cut a half-sentence dates. Except for local media covering the squint to witness the first-ever candidate the event began to appear to be not just a short of completion. event, hardly anyone moved throughout forum for a major office held at a forum but a comedy roast. The large candidate turnout also limit- the 95 minute program. Wisconsin gay pride event. Once the candidate's opening state- They wouldn't need umbrellas. The ments ensued, it was clear who might be torrent of support on LGBT issues raining roasted at the forum: the only major candi- from the eight candidates present was date not present — Republican Governor metaphorical, not meteorological. Scott McCallum. On the dais Democratic Party candi- McCallum's absence was noted on sev- atio dates Jim Doyle, Kathleen Falk, Tom eral occasions. Barrett noted the large Barrett and Gary George, were inter- turnout at a forum held at a gay and les- Panache spersed with the Reform Party's Alan bian festival demonstrated those candi- dates' respect for LGBT people. Eisenberg, the Green's Jim Young and the ENJOY FINE FOOD & Libertarian's Ed Thompson. Independent "It also says a lot about who did not candidate Mike Manion who arrived with- come," Barrett said. out warning at the last minute appeared to McCallum was not the only victim of SUMMER BREEZES WHILE be squeezed on-stage almost like the extra candidate bashing. After calling his ran- him next to child at a wedding. domly chosen placement put RELAXING IN OUR To the right of the candidates, repre- his self-assessed long time foe "the photo- sentatives from the five Milwaukee and op of a lifetime," Eisenberg attacked ti SPACIOUS SCREENED statewide groups sponsoring the debate Attorney General Doyle. readied their questions. Neil Albrecht of "Mr. Doyle, where were you when we PATIO DINING ROOM. the Milwaukee LGBT Center, Royal needed you to protect the tobacco settle- tr- Williams of SAGE-Milwaukee, Terry ment?" Eisenberg said. Questions mixed LGBT issues such as iftelMr- LIVE JAZZ PIANO MUSIC EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 6:00- 9:00 P.M. & • -• EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY FROM 7:00- 11:00 P.M. OIL • A NMI= 11,4 11 TI/l~ PaitPeot.alt MON "At* 4, -.64i* 77met ESERVATIONS SUGGESTED: 262-241-9589 Summerfest big wig Bo Black and Milwaukee Common Council President Marvin O WEST TOWNE SQUARE R D.(I -43 AT MEDUON ROAD) Pratt cozy up at PrideFest's opening ceremonies. Photo: Jamie Taylor VISIT US AT: WWW.CHIPANDPYS.COM Page 6 Wisconsin IN Step June 13 — June 26, 2002 • www. instepnews.com Republican and Democratic gridlock that's getting nothing accomplished. W need to Ed Thompson — Voice of An come together for what we're really meant here to do: let government take care of government and let people get on with liv- Uncommon Common Man ing their lives as free and as openly as they possibly can without intervention from By Mike Fitzpatrick Ed Thompson: Without as doubt I'm government. nyone following the gover- the best candidate - I can represent more IN Step:In talking about less gov- nor's race already knows people anybody can! I've done everybody's ernment and treating everyone as (Laughs). this: at first glance its hard job I think there is in the state! equal, your expressed positions I've been a businessman most of my life. not to mistake Libertarian on LGBT rights are actually very Party gubernatorial candi- My father had a small grocery store and I grew up working from the third grade on. much like every one of the date Ed Thompson for his older and more Democrats we heard this after- the longest serv- All I've ever known is hard work. I can famous brother Tommy, noon (at the candidate forum). ing governor in the history of the state of bring that same type of hard work and ded- summarize your views Wisconsin. Ed's folksy, plain-spoken style ication to the governor's office. Would you is similarly reminiscent of Tommy's early I did a fine job as mayor of Tomah. I on domestic partnership or civil days on the stump. went in not knowing a lot about the office. union legislation for same-sex However, the Thompson brothers' pub- Bust as a businessman, I took a business- couples? man's attitude to (the job). I made a lot of licly spoken positions on a variety of issues fight all legislation changes. I ended an EPA suit that went on ET: Sure. I would — especially on civil rights for gay citizens anything to obstruct for fourteen years. I knocked five million that would do — are very different. For someone who They definitely have to have an out- believe in dollars off the city's debt. I eliminated nine (domestic partnership). I firmly self-identifies as the almost stereotypical side person do this. Obviously they the rights of gays and lesbians to marry. common man, Ed Thompson's "on the committees. haven't done it with the Republicrats. I believe in smaller government, more No prejudice is acceptable. You must be record" views on issues dear to the LGBT They've been fighting forever and its going totally open and caring for each other. community are very uncommon.