PRIDE NEWSLETTER APRIL 1998 LESBIAN AND GAY PRIDE COMMITTEE OF HOUSTON 1998 Houston Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade Grand Marshals awareness of gay and lesbian and a member of the Rainbow One of his major Our Grand Marshals are ready to issues in corporations. Riders. achievements was seen recently "electrify" the 1998 Houston government agencies, churches, Jackie, a Chiropractic during "Let Us Entertain You· lesbian and Gay Pride Parade health organizations, schools and physician, is dedicated to ensuring weekend, a fun-filled social with their terrific spirits This year's universities, civic and social health care for everyone and has gathering for the leather Honorary Grand Marshal - organizations, youth groups, and established a program in her own community held each year on the Organization is the Texas Gay the media. chiropractic clinic in Montrose to weekend following Mardi Gras. Rodeo Association Inc. - Houston ~.~~ provide care for those who Bob has been chairman of the Chapter, our Honorary Grand are indigent, in financial Houston Council of Clubs, the Marshal is Barbara Winston, and 1'~ hardship, or without much group responsible for organizing our Grand Marshals are Jackie ~II health insurance. She has the weekend, since 1993. Nearly Doval and Bob Bouton. 'lilt also volunteered-her 800 people got together for 1998's WHo services at the Thomas LUEY weekend, representing 23 Honorary Grand Marshal.; Street Clinic and the Bering states and four foreign countries. Organization - Texas Gay Adult Day Care Activity Originally from Rodeo As.oclation Inc. - Center. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Bob Houston Chapter Originally from moved to Houston in June 1980 Puerto Rico, Jackie and works as a legal assistant. He T.G.A.A., as well as its returned there last year for serves as President Emeritus of Houston chapter, was established San Juan's 1997 Gay and the Texas Renegades and has in 1983 as a nonprofit lesbian Pride Parade. She been a member since 1987. He is organization dedicated to has also taken part in also the Vice President of the providing western events for the several other activist Board of Directors of the PWA gay and Ie$bian community and marches. Jackie has been a Holiday Charities, which continues supporting the positive image of guest speaker at various the needed fund raising for AIDS the community. gay and lesbian events, has services begun by the late lady The organization's been featured in some of Victoria lust. commitment to the community our community's local Bob is a member of the also includes raising funds for publications, and has been Royal, Sovereign, and Imperial various, mostly AIDS-related, a contributor to these Court of the Single Star, Inc., and "_~· ,-----~.o-....-I~1 _ ,.\1 .hlil:!..Qtinn WA~ hnnarad twi~ hv tbA r.ourt - - w _ •• __ ••• ..----.- __ .-.-.- .-.- -_-. -t , • .-. __ ~ •.'"'" ""''''''' "''-'II .~. g the year to put on the rodeo and Barbara said she has Gay and Lesbian Hispanics Award for Community Service and receives a proportional amount of been involved in issues of Unidos, LHI, and AVES for her he was the first non-member in money from the rodeo to award inclusivity since her camp and leadership in the Houston lesbian Houston to receive a "Lifetime" local charities. In its fifteen year college days and in later years, and gay community. title from the Court. history, T.G.A.A. has raised over through social work. Barbara, who Over the years Bob has $1.8 million statewide. The turned 60 in April, returned to the Male Grand Marshal- Bob organized many benefits for Houston chapter has raised University of Houston Graduate Bouton Houston's vital organizations, $120,000 in the past three years. School of Social Work in 1982 and including the Colt 45s' Stone Soup 1997 recipients of T.G.A.A. was a therapist for 10 years. Bob Bouton has given a Fund, Q-Patrol, the PVIA HoUday Houston chapter awards included Charities, the Loving the PVIA Holiday Charities, the Female Grand Marshal - Jackie Arms Foundation and PVI A Coalition, the Pride Doval others. On May 30, he Committee of Houston, the Loving will host a benefit for the Arms Foundation, Bering Care Jackie Doval believes in Pride Committee at Center, and the Pet Patrol. the need for leadership in lesbian Chances. activism and she has had a wide Bob is also a Honorary Grand Marshal - variety of leadership roles in the. member of the Houston Barbara Winston movement. Area Bears and is a Host Jackie's leadership roles Committee member of When Barbara Winston's in the Houston gay and lesbian Soiree Aubergine. He is youngest son, Phillip, came out to community have included an associate member of her in 1993, she immediately founding organizations such as several area social and joined the Houston chapter of Woman Works, the Greater educational Parents, Families and Friends of Houston Gay and Lesbian organizations, including Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and Chamber of Commerce, and the Houston's Texas Riders, quiCkly got involved in many Lesbian Health Initiative (LHI), Sundance Cattle programs that aid the group's and hokiing positions in several Company, and National \1 mission of advocacy, education, organizations, such as Leather Association - and family support. President/Co-Chair of Team t Houston; the Knights Barbara was involved in Houston and LHI, Vice-President d'Orleans in New two very important PFLAG of Amigos Volunteers in Education Orleans; the Firedancers advocacy programs in 1996. She and Service (A. V.E.S.), and. in Dallas; the Cowtown helped to bring billboards with Secretary of the Greater Houston Leathermen in Fort powerful messages about lesbian Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Worth; the Tri-State and gay equality and families to Commerce and A.V.E.S. In 1996 Wolfpack in Cincinnati, Houston. She also helped to and 1997 she was Chair of LHI's lot to the Houston gay and lesbian Ohio; and the Silver Dolphins in organize PFLAG Houston's first and second Annual Lesbian community for several years Corpus Christi. Bob holds "Moms and Dads Go To Health Fairs and in 1997 she co- through his participation in many honorary titles in the United Court Washington" bus trip to lobby for chaired AVES's first Pride Gala. In different charitable and social of the Lone Star Empire in Dallas passage of Employment Non- 1994 and 1995 Jackie was the organizations in the community. and the United Court of Austin. Discrimination Act. Volunteer Coordinator of the Barbara is also active in Houston Black Tie Dinner. She is supporting PFLAG Houston's currently Co-Chair of AVES's mission of education. As an 1998 Pride Gala and a board Committees and Fundraisers organizer of the group's Speakers member of AVES, President of Summer Davs at the Parks Bureau, she helps to train and . LHI, Vice-President of Lesbians in Pride Events send out volunteers who speak Business, a member of Team How to Build a Float Houston, Team Sponsor of the about their own experiences and Parade Troohies. Theater Reviews assist in sensitivity and diversity Adjusters women's softball team, training in order to increase Page 2 PRIDE NEWSLETTER April,1998 Another Year, Another Parade. Here are the People that Make it Happen: .; ~.. .:. t , .~, ;. .'. ,~ Pride Week Volunteers: en.ding with our parade establish relations with Cindy Archer.& Paul and PrideFest. This committee selects existing print .and Archer merchandise to sell, broadcast media on solicits bids, places local, statewide, and Throughout the year, this Pride Events: orders, and coordinates national levels to keep group coordinates Michelle Franke & Bill sales. the public informed of volunteers for mail-outs, McCamey what the Pride merchandising, selling, Parade: Committee is doing and fund raising events and This committee Jim Shunsky & Tina to stimulate interest in all other events stimulates interest and Travis activities. associated with Pride gathers applications to 1998. Participating in schedule community This committee oversees Pride Week Video: this committee means activities during Pride the many aspects of Kevin White greeting new volunteers, 1998. They are holding a parade on getting to know them, responsible for putting Houston streets. This Pride Newsletter: and helping them together any events includes, but is not Jonathan Lanz discover where their - sponsored by the Pride limited to, obtaining city talents and skills can be Committee. permits. acting as a This committee (or used. liaison to the police and person) is the editor of health departments, the Pride Committee's Pride Guide: Fund Raising: acquiring and placing newsletter. The Guy Burns, Troy Cliff Hanshew & Joel street decorations, newsletter is published Christensen, Milo Lutringer coordinating parade every quarter and is the Moon volunteers and means by which the ThiS year-round facilitating the orderly Committee keeps the Once a year the Pride committee that march of hundreds of community informed of Committee produces the coordinates events to people during the activities leading up to Pride Guide. The Guide raise money for the Pride parade. the Pride Week and is the official listing of all Committee's operations events after our June events that comprise budget. celebration Pride 1998, starting with Media: 'I .&.L.__ ..•.IL.:I~ ~...LC __.• &.~ -' •••_I .••_ ..•• __ ._•.•.__ -I! ~~---- II_ •.. !_ 1"!!l_1&L. PaurRlchards responsioility is to 1''''''''' $ :; -.~ 'W&:-o-----~ UI7;fiedcbvers~ede/ec~,-;fied ~.J"'DN.li:-:SO~ANo!i G4Y/"W/LJE '9..98 the second of the three days, Houston's Bunnies may send a check weekend Pride Extravaganza. on the Bayou are payable to Bunnies on CONSTRUCTION If you have any questions, planning their annual the Bayou, Inc. P. O. PARTY: please call Outrage at 713- 706-2508 or check out our extravaganza. As Box 66832, Houston, BUILDING ON website atwww.outrage.org always, the event is Texas 77266.