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PHONE 526-1220 PHONE 524-9932 MEMBERS WORK OUT FREEIN Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco HOURS: MON-FRI 6AM-10PM, SAT 10AM-8PM, SUN NOON-6PM TWT NOVEMBER 9 - NOVEMBER 15 1984 PAGE 3 \i9tI _-----CONTENTS Volume 10, Number34 November9·15, 1984 11 TWTNEWS__ ~~--~--~--~~~~------------------- Dallos AIDS Forum, Houston Lawyers Named in A&M Case , 19 SPECIAL AEPOAT~ -=--=----:-: _ 21 COMMENT~~November 6 Election Returns-The Gay Vote _ Letters to the Editor 27 BOOKS _ ......• _ The Faggots cSi Their Friends Between Revolutions Reviewed by David Fields 31 TAAVEL _ Acapulco by David Griess 36 MOVIES~--:::__:::__------------------------------------- The Gods Must Be Crazy ReViewedby Harry Deutsch Thief of Hearts ReViewedby 0, FlaresAlvarez 38 SHOWBIZ__ ~~------------------------------------- 40 MGM'sBACKSTAGEDiamond Jubilee by ~---JackVarsi Samantha Samuels, Austin Gay Chorus by Rob Clark 44 FEATUAE _ The Good, The Bad and The Smugly by TWT's Movie Reviewers 50 AAT _ The Menil Collection by MitchellM, Bartlow 52 SNAPSHOTS _ Texas Gay Rodea in Simanton, Texas by Greg Hovrcon 57 HOT TEA --:- ----------------------- Mr, Gay Austin at Oz. Miss Avondale at Dirty Sally's, by Chuck SPOATS__ ~----------------------------------------- 65 Texas Roll OFF Bowling Tournament in San Antonio ' 67 STAASCOPE -:- _ The November Full Maon by Milton von Stern 71 CLASSIFIED _ Want Ads and Natices 87 CALENDAA _ Special One-Time Only & Non-Profit Community Events 89 THE GUIDE _ Texas Business / Club Directory 98 CAATOON _ Steamed by R, Campbell 'w~COVEA _ Debbie Reynolds, Roger Smith, Elizabeth Taylor, Brooke Adams, Sam Shephard, linda Manz, Richard Gere, Mel Gibson, Brad Davis, Joan CrawFord, Judy Garland, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Gabby Hayes, Jeffreu Hunter, Anne Francis and Gloria Grahome Photograph by JackVarsi TWT (This Week in Texas) is published weekly by Asylum Enterprises, Inc.. at 2205 Montrose, Houston, Texas 77006, phone: (713) 527·9111. Opinions expressed by columnists are not necessarily those of TWT or of its staff. Publication of the name or photograph of any person or organization in articles or advertising in TWT is not to be construed as any indication of the sexual orientation of said person or organization. Subscription rates: $60 per year, $40 per half year. Rates cover cost of first-class postage. Back issues available at $2 each, Payment must accompany all orders, First-class postage paid at Houston, Texas, Copyright © 1984 by Asylum Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Partial or complete reproduction of any advertisement, news, article or feature, copy or photograph from TWT is specifically prohibited by federal statute, PAGE 6 TWT NOVEMBER 9 - NOVEMBER 15 1984 TWT NOVEMBER 9 - NOVEMBER 15 1984 PAGE 7 UjEDNESDAY NIGHTS J.811 ~DIINIS COVE~~ONLY $3 AlDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS THIS THURSDAY & FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15TH & 16TH DVER••...' /ONLV $1 MISS GAY METRO ~N TILL4AM HOUSTON iT SHOW • NEW SHAPE • NEW SURROUND SOUND. NEW LOOK • NEW FACE • HotNew LIGHT SHOW. NEW SHAPE • NEW SURROUND SOUND. NEW LOOK • HOT NE \\Ot) ~ THIS WEEK IN TEXAS Weekly Circulation: 20,000 __------------NEWS HOUSTON OFFICE (713) 527-9111 But not all homosexuals may want 2205 Montrose AIDS CAUSE NOW to take the test. One of the major Houston, Texas 77006 FOCUSES ON DRUGS aspects of the testing which caused DALLAS OFFICE (214) 521-0622 concern was brought out by a physician 3920 Cedar Springs NEW YORK - Up to now the media Dallas, Texas 75219 and the gay community have mainly at- who said a positive test could result in uninsurability, denial of employment or PUBLISHER/EDITORChuck Patrick tributed the exchange of body fluids FEATURESEDITOR/ART DIRECTOR Blase DiStefano job loss or refusal of medical care by through promiscuous sex to be the ASSISTANTS TO THEART DIRECTOR a doctor. "Many gays don't want to - Rob Clark. Carlos Palma, Fred Hinton primary cause of AIDS. That viewpoint, know their status," Dr. Neil Schram of TEXAS ENTERTAINMENTEDITOR Rob Clark however, is now changing, as new Los Angeles said. NATIONAL SHOWBIZ EDITOR Jack Varsl medical evidence is increasingly focus- NEWS/SPORTSEDITOR Chuck Patrick Since positive test results would ing on drug abuse, ART EDITOR Mitch Bartlow become a part of a person's medical POETRYEDITOR O. Flores Alvarez In fact, the number of people com- records, the fallout from a positive test CONTRIBUTING EDITORS ing down with AIDS in New York City O. Flores Alvarez, Jim Baone, Harry Deutsch, could prove devastating to a person's has been on the decrease lately, Bennie Dombroski David Fields, Weldon Grahame, station in life. Tom Greenwell, Christopher Hart, Homosexuals have, from the outset, Hollie Hollister, George Klein, Since AIDS hit the country there has been a high-risk group, But now more Decn Malone, Milton van Stern been callous discrimination by land- ADVERTISING ART DIRECTOR Mitch Bartlow intravenous drug users than homosex- lords, employers, school officials and GRAPHIC ARTISTS uals are being diagnosed with AIDS in Rob Clark, Fred Hinton, Carlos Palma, even morticians. These shocking repur- Hek Cavazos, Mardi Coleman, Eric Harden New York, Dr. David Spencer, the city's cussions to a positive AIDS test may TYPOGRAPHERS health commissioner has determined. Tobl Chapman, Eric Harden outweigh the advantage of knowing if Whereas the number of gays with STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS one might have AIDS. TWT NEWSuses Scott Taylor, Jim Homllton AIDS in New York has dropped ten per- the word "may" because the test isn't Oscar Mendiola, Scot Roberts, cent, the number of drug users with Hollie Hollister, Blase DiStefano 100% foolproof. ACCOUNTING Doug Felix AIDS is almost double. CIRCULATION MANAGER Babby Lamb Research shows that many people Local statistics in Texas show that with AIDS have the antibodies in their STATEWIDEDISTRIBUTION Steve Miles a majority of our AIDS cases involve RECEPTIONISTAlicia Murphy blood stream but a positive test show- both risk groups-homosexuals and ing the presence of antibodies does not heavy drug users. The combination of SALES necessarily mean that the person has the two seems to double the risk. EXECUTIVESALES MANAGER the AIDS virus. Jim Veteto Whereas New York City's numberof Advertising rates are available on request by tele- AIDS cases involving gay men ison the DALLAS AIDS phoning the salesperson In your nearest city, from lOam-5pnn, weekdays. decline, the number of cases in Texas DEADLINE FOR All ADS: is still on the rise. FORUM TUESDAY Friday, one week prior to publication. The two-to-five-year incubation per- DALLAS - With the numberof AIDS AusnN iod for the AIDS virus is responsible for cases in the metroplex up 500% over Scott Taylor. (512) 926-0253 the past year, the Oak Lawn Counsel- DALLAS/FOIlI WORTH the Lonestar lag from New York. Alan Gellman. (214) 521-0622 ing Center's AIDS Action Project has HOUSTONiGAlVESTON announced a timely AIDS Information Scot Roberts . (713) 527 -9111 AIDS TEST READIED SAN ANTONIO/CORPUS CHRISTI Forum to be held this Tuesday evening, Tim Ramm. (512) 734-5961 FOR N EXT YEAR November13 beginning at 7:30pm. The SAN ANTONIO - An AIDS anti- forum, open to the public, will be held bodies test should be available nation- at the Maple Lawn School at the cor- CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT wide sometime next year after January ner of Inwood and Cedar Springs. Dollas Burecu-Steve Miles 1, 1985, a panel of experts revealed in One of the main topics to be discuss- Houston Burecu-Scot Roberts this city last week. TWT NEws/SanAn- ed, TWT NEws/Dallas learned, is the cur- TWT MAGAZINE rent status of AIDS in Dallas County A Division of tonio learned of the announcement ASYlUM ENTERPRISES,INC. made at the October 24 American Asso- where the number of cases is now up The Corporation ciation of Blood Banks convention held to 95. However, the mortality rate in in the Lila Cockrell Theatre. Dallas remains at only 41%-some- PAGE 10 TWT NOVEMBER 9 - NOVEMBER 15 1984 TWT NOVEMBER 9 - NOVEMBER 15 1984 PAGE 11 what under the national average, because of the lonestar lag behind TEXAS BATHS WILL New York and San Francisco, due to the NOT BE CLOSED one-to-four-year incubation period of TBIiNIiS the mysterious disease. AUSTIN - Concern in Texas as to E • Dr. John Beldekas of Boston, an whether the lonestar state will follow AIDS researcher, has been invited to the course taken by the city of San update the national scope of AIDS. He Francisco in trying to close local bath- will be joined by Dr. Charles Haley, an houses because of AI DS has been laid epidemiologist from the Dallas Coun- to rest. In fact there is no medical move ty Health Department. leading the across Texas to close bathhouses or forum will be the director of the Oak bookstores in Austin, Dallas, Houston lawn Counseling Center, Bill Apple- or San Antonio. baum. Initial concern in Texas was raised Applebaum also informed TWT in San Antonio priorto the May Primary NEws/Dalias that the all-new Oak lawn when one of the anti-gay candidates Counseling Center at 5811 Nash will proposed closing all bathhouses and be unveiled in an open house on Satur- bookstores in the Alamo City to prevent day, November 17 from 4:00pm until the spread of AIDS.