THE. TEXAS •• )NSHIP ~dvising spe- ~hite photog- lIouslon Igamous SM. Help remind city politicians ~RIER that Houston's gay and lesbian 185Ibs., rnus- community packs an electoral loves travel, punch. Vote on Saturday ... M. Ad#.4364 The rex"s L.gisl,,'ure is RTH- back in session. God help us all. ;'2", 195Ibs., Make plans to lobby for a strong professional, hate-crimes bill at the March 23 ming, skiing, M""" on Aus,in ... ,.5599 \ The Jan. 17 meeting of ESTS Lesbi".s i" Business (liB) will brown hair, feature Holly Nuber, the former lie, reading, coaclifor the P,,,,I,,nd Hig" M. Ad#.9782 S,hool softball state champions. & Nu"" was fired last year, osten- 11", 160Ibs., sibly for insubordination, but fishing, .yard she Claims she was fired good-natured because.fn part, she was pre- sumed to be lesbian. She is suing the school district. The know meeting will be held at the 'nnov" Building in Greenway 00-814-3106, Plaza at 7 p.m. Call the liB Lin, at 529-0077 ... essage eall :enter option 1. , I The '"y, Lesb;"., ""d 800-814-3106, S""ig'" r,,,,,,,,s Hetwo,k· FREE,oreali Houston (!!~'I'!!·Housto.J hqs 1'\1"'1+", •• __ J..~ __ hate-crimes bill at the March 23 professional, Marth on Auslin ... ing, skiing, 5599 TheJan. 17 meeting of ESTS LlSb;'lfts ;n Bus;ness (liB) will brown hair, feature Holly Huber, the former ic, reading, coach for the Pearland High . Ad#.9782 S,hool softball state champions . Huber was fired last year, osten- ~1'" 160Ibs., sibly for insubordination, but fishing,. yard she Claims she was fired ood-natured because, in part, she. was pre- sumed to be lesbian. She is suing the school district The Iknow meeting will be held at the 'nnov" Build;ng in Greenway 00-814-3106, Plaza at 7 p.m. Call the UB Une at 529-0077 ... message call enter option 1. 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WE TEXASTRlANdLEcannot be responsi- · THE TEXAS TRIANGLE bJe for claims glade by advertisers, but readers are · requested to rePbrt any fraudulent or deceptive advertis- ·.............. r. d h d f l' Ing•.•• The use of the name or Ukeness of a person or eaIIus todayto hn out w at we can 0 or your usrness. entl1y in '&IE TEXASTRIANGLEin advertising or editorial . 7?. >-; 6 . 7 5 5 2 content does not impty-any particular sexual..op~lP.tion sl ZA'W-9~:f' 1:Q : o~st()Y!-' . 13. ~1- 8 .., _.•...~~Mlit.lca4.a.t'l!i~ji.2o'.$l.•1~£!41~I~XNH~.ttttL~ . - l I •. f f CARPENTER,lOG CABINE•• BATHHOUSE 'OES DO MORE ONLY 'OOllNG THEMSELVES HARM THAN HOMOPHOBES J I I o r I a .To the Editor: To the Editor: I r under $100,000. For the past three years I have kept Gay people in Austin breathed a tH and a deck. Call silent while encountering in every lesbian huge, collectivesigh ofreliefwhen lunatic- Reohors. "<,,~.~~-- and gay publication in Texas the right- fringe preacher and notorious homophobe RTV wing rhetoric of Dale Carpenter. With Mark Weaver finally left town. Now the rSTIN. OWNER FINANe· great boredom I have reviewedhis contin- anti-bath crusaders are showing that Log Cabin's Choi,e: ual bashing of the Democratic Party, ReverendWeaveris still here in spirit. President Clinton, lesbian and gay In calling on the city to violate its own » Democrats, liberals and every social wel- zoning process, "openly gay" Glen Maxey Ally or Trojan Horse fare policy enacted since Franklin is attempting to become the most right- !!!I! Roosevelt. With his Aryan looks and wing member of the Texas legislature. lf By Andy Smith chair, wrote to the anti-gay leadership of :e. 210·833-4773. Rush-like delivery,Carpenter would have he wants a "gay constituency," he should and Paul lIOn Wupperfeld the Travis County Republican Party to us believe that the only hope for the les- start representing US. Which back-stab- urge them to work with Log Cabin to N bian and gay community is through the ber is he trying to become? LloydDoggett? e helped. found the Log defeat Democrats, specificallyciting Glen backdoor of the GOP. BillClinton? Cabin Republicans of Maxey. Labinski's desperate attempt to While I never thought the words of AIDS activist Jim Thurman is Texas more than six secure a place at the table by sacrificinga Carpenter or the beliefs of his Log Cabin demanding that gay bath owners "provide. years ago because we respected gay icon told us that LogCabin AIDS outreach and strictly monitor and Wbelievedgay and lesbian equal rights were organization were worthy of any had finally gone too far and we could no response, I find myself now motivated to enforce rules against unsafe sex" and important enough to be promoted from longer remain silent. address his latest lunacy, donate $1 per customer to within both major politicalparties. As tra- Despite assertions made by LCR- years supporting the defeat of AIDSorganizations. ditional Republicans, we felt an obligation Texas State President Dale Carpenter, two openly and proudly gay Who defines "AIDSout- to advocate for non-discrimination within such letters, not one, were written 'to an Glen Maxey by a "gay- reach?" Should the baths the GOPbecause we understood its rules anti-gay leader in the Travis County be "BigBrother" to respon- and knew its players. SMOKE. OAK FOREST. friendly"Republican.