-
https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/22875/archive/files/cfb19a5e94c7de1cfba7a32f64817202.pdf?Expires=1712793600&Signature=QqMU874AqdrU1MeAdetrZSLsuiIaKJXibDhXu2bqvfPDsoBBCEzukly-mTsVpbiuTaApMg3SdmbvoAnm4Ia6pEkZ39JYrDNgk4K0yO-Z55c%7EM8IK-KDMFkeeEgd3vkspo0AFkJpCCzE77%7EWVDafTBe4iz6coz58-wLMhozL8igAgM0kU%7EGQRcWcM-NYcFEvnJ7x3lznRbFU1o1k8gWea%7Eam1JPdk%7EOKnEyd88fo8sFoYSiOEv8kGC1-EH3qZed1N73dRlETpkoZk5ndI-oRicE5dQWh8OJPcb1CZUJJ42HQVQGQ-up%7E%7ERBbUMguykDpVxUcbaCFR9AtnXqeBdii0Hg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM
3143d4eaa6cb1d86e367408b18a8ab3b
PDF Text
Text
JJ rrJNIE ll V f)({)
•
•
0
•
•
F
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
N
A
s
•
•
•
•
A
�COUPLES
COUPLES COME OUT TO
CENSUS
by Demian
Millioosorgayandlesbianoouplcscould
be counted by lhe 1990 U.S. Census IF lhe
couples selected lhe "unmarried panner"
option 10 describe their relationship. An
overwhelming majorityofcouples may have
done so. judging from responses to a reader
survey conducted by PARTNERS: The
Newsleuer for Gay and Lesbian Couples.
or the 96oouples responding 10 the midMan:h survey, 92 said they would declare
themselves as "unmarried pannm". Only
four planned to keep lheir relationship secreL
The respondenlS reside in 30 SlalCS, and
have been iogcthcran avCl'llgeof6 1/2years,
ranging from Jess than one year to 23 years.
Female couples accounltd for 53 pen:ent of
the responses.
"Our readers s trongly identify as
couples," said PARTNERS co-publisher
Stevie Bryant, "but by no means arc all of
Lhcm visible as couples in their communities."
In response to anoc.her survey question,
81 percent of the couples said they would be
legally married if the option were available.
Until same-sex marriage is available, union
ceremoniesareapopularoption. 31 percent
ofthecoupleshavchadsuchaceremonyand
26 percent plan one.
OUT IN THE 90'S
The Gay News Netwodt bas come to
Lincoln! This wcek.ly show is shown every
Tucsdaya17:00p.m.oncable#l4. Because
this is a community access channel ii does
not reach Omaha, but if there is anyone in
Omaha iniercsltd in malting arrangemeolS
wilh lheOmahacommunity access channel.
it would also be available there. (Occasionally there may be ICChnical problems and a
substiwte program is shown.)
Parents& FricodsorLesbiaosand Gays
Comhusker, Inc., has madespccial arrangcmen1Stobri11g lhcGayNewsNetwork weeltly
news and discussion program, "Out In lhc
90's" to Lincoln. This series is taped Uvein
New York City for later rebroadcast and the
phone numbers given are New York numbers. The program is aired on the NYC local
community access stalion.
The format or Ibis program is news followed bY different monlhly segmentS: A
Round Table Discussion with phone-in
....:\11ri.J, .:·
.. :::: : .ltafv~
.. /Yfl.
0
,
•
I.
. ...
.V ..
•
•
The Ne.w Voiee it publimed and diJUtt.Hcd each month by• Mdicatod YOtuntcer tl&{'f, The m111.zinc. ii
complcwy r.....coit by donalion,, ,ubscnptian,, and IOdvcnitinJ. C4i>Ynlh, 1990. All n,hu reacrvccl.
Publicationollherwne.pl,oloaropb0<bkc,,uool,nypeno,,.butincnorcra111m-i,"'!'tobc"'"1aNCd
e, an &ndiCll.kin ~ &he acxu.al oricnlllion or preference of such pcnon. butanu,, or o ~
Opi,uan, "l""'IM herein by columniJq do O<K .-.oatily rdlca !he opinions of Tho New Voia, Staff.
S-.;pciaru: I )'af $19; O.Utifiod AclaSl(or'.20words or less wnhSO.'.lO(cwududdiUOMI ""'11. Dispuy
raia si•cn upoo requc.,t. Deadline i., !he I~ of !he fflOl1UI pricw IO publicaoon,
TII• N. . Yob of NtbnJl<a
P.0.8""3512
Ownw, N<l>ruk:a 68103
S1,crt,,1 c-n.111.. aa<I Staff
Shsron v.,. Bulk!- Ediior ($56-9907)
Pa Pbalcn•ProduaiCl"I M.an1ger
uny Wuebloocf.lJncoln 011tribwon
Jean MoncnlOn-o- future Wri&u
Joe 8., Ritt. S-., Gary• .l Tcny Swcmcy-l'yph,s
Did: Brown-Treasurcr/Advcrtidnc
(4$1-473711-4Sl-6688•W)
Teny s ..-.cney.S.Crw,y (45S-3701)
Rodney Bcll·Uncoln C«mpoodcn,
Sharon M<Canncy-Oistribuuon Man>,c,
Stecrmc C«nmiuee • Dick 8 rown. Sharon McCanney. lvny Marie Meck, I'll Plwcn, C.rls l',:1<.1Kn. T"')'
s ..-ey, ,l Sharon Vu, Bulk!.
JUNE 1990
THE NEW VOICE
questions and comments; Amy Ashworth of
NYC ParenlS FLAG; and interviews.
The news material is suong! Viewers
who are llOI ready IO hear the effeclS of, and
reaction 10, homophobia may fmd some
portions of this tape disturbing, just as lhe
TV coverage of the civil rights movemen1 of
lhc 60's was distwbing, and we Jeamed lhru
racism huns. Any bigotry hurts.
ParenlS FLAG suppons this eifon with
full knowledge I.hat not everyone will agree
with the views presented; but we also believe lhaL a diversity of views is llOI necessarily negative. Viewing anger and pain
hurts; but bow can those who are NOT of a
minority group come ID reali1.e the rcsullS o(
homophobia and heter0sex.ism if not confronted wiui its reality? People in the gay
community can ta1a: hean from the choices
represented by activism, whether or not they
choose to be active themselves.
And why should we care?
The words or Paslor Niemoller, spoken
or the Nazis in 1945. tell us why we MUST
care:
"In Germany, they first came for lhc
CommunislS and I didn' 1 speak up because l
wasn't a CornmunisL Then I.hey came for
the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I
wasn '1 a Jew. Then they came for the tr3dc
unionists. and I didn't speak up because I
wasn '1 a lr8de unionisL Then they came (or
the Catholics and I didn't speak up because
I wasn '1 a Catholic. TI!cn they came for me
- and by that time there was no one lefl to
speak up."
Tune in next Tuesday at 7:00p.m. for the
next "Out In the 90's."
Your comrnenlS about this ncw-to-Lincoln show will detcnnine how long we
maintain theeffon to keep it coming IO you.
It lakes about lhrcc hours ever; week to edit
OUI the material lhal Lincoln Community
Access does llOI allow - soliciwions for
funds for the program to silly on the air. In
Lincoln, we have free use of the swdio and
editing equipment; in NYC lhcy have to pay
something lilccS200an hour for uie facility,
plus editing time.
If you are interested in participating in
this effon, contact ParenlS Fl.AG for more
information. If you are interesltd in donating supponing funds, i1ca11 bedooe through
ParenlS FLAG.
Wnte to: P.O. Box 4374, Lincoln, NE
68504, or call (402) 435-4688.
PAGE 1
�~ "FAREWELL... "
In l 98S I left Kearney 10come ID Omaha
NEW VOIC O
E F
for a job opportunity. Five years laier the
time has come again for a move, and this
time Phoenix, Arizona, is calling.
Earlier this summer, I had spoken to
In these last five years I've grown a lol
Sharon (God, I hope I gOI your name righL I
stronger, bolh personally and professionhave a problem wilhputtingfacesandoames
ally. I've met so many people and made a
togelher. It makes for a lol of 1ruly embar·
few close and invaluable friends along the
rassing momentS at galhcrings where I run
way. I feel that l'U be leaving a lnrge pan of
into people that I have been intimate wilh,
me behind when I say f.arewell IO Omaha
and I have no idea who the hcU lhcy are. I
later lhis monlh.
generally assume lhat I owe them money,
Vanessa, a special thank you for the
and quietly run away.) about contributing
opportunity and encouragement IO dig ou1
some of my poetry to lhc magazine, and
my heels and lipstick agam.
possibly a humorous feature column or two
Gerry S.. for all lhc siabili1y and sanity
(quiie a few people have iold me that I am
you shared wilh me, I thank you from the
one funny guy, but lhis usually happensafler
botiom ofmy heart.
llakeoffmy clolhcs. Allmy life, I dreamed
To lhe ''Girls" - Sabrina, Erica, Roxy,
of having a body like Superman. but raie
FeUce, Riia. Kendra, and VelvCl (wherever
made me cast in lhemold ofDon Knous. I'm
you may be) - thank you for being 'TRUE
glad I live in Omaha, Nebraool, where lhe
queens, and for all yow- support and friend·
layeied look is accepted.), but afict our
Brian B.
ship. You, IOO, Stella; I wish you the best
conversation. I moved twice, got promoted
always.
twice in my job, and went lhrough lhrec·
Response: Yts you are late, but I am S'll't
To Heidi and the iroups from GLSO.
poim-five "relationships" best left to the
O'll' rttukrs will believe the wait was worth
thank you for your faith in me and for the
labloidsavailablea1yourlocal 7-11 (you've
seen lhc headlines • "I fell in love wilh lhe it. You will find thret examples of Bria11's opportunity ID keep my word IO you - even
poetry in this Issue IJlld hopefully""' will be though others would've had it otherwise. lo
living dead and lost twelve pounds!'')
lhe furure, please know that my love and
Wllat lhis all boils down to is Ille basic aJlowl!d to enjoy more.
support are with you wherever you need me.
To the rest of Omaha, I can't complain
l!lat lhe las! five years haven't been iniercst·
ing. I will carry a IOI of memories with me
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLNG
to Phoenix, many or lhem fond and very
spccUll 10 me.
Recognizing emerging allecllonal patlerns • Gay Relationships
Finally, to ICON: Sharon and Carla, you
HIV anxiety• Self-Esteem • Sexuality
arc and always will bean inspiralion 10 jaded
Non-tradlUonal gender roles
old drag queens like me- bless you.
Individuals and couples • Group Therapy
A fond farcweU - The Gods bless and
keep you - Love and Lipstick,
For lnfonnatioo call: (402) 449-0398 Omaha, NE
Forte De Sade
~ TO THE EDITORS OF IliE
NEBRASKA
.
'1'm,sony-here-is-some-stulJ-pleasc·prin1il-ir-you-like."
My mommy once gave me a book on
how to ge1 your submissions prinled, and I
realize this le11e1 preuy much breaks every
rule !his guy mentions, but please try lO
overlook these garbled ramblings. I wau:hed
100 much television as a wee bairn.
Enclosed are some pieces that I have
wriucn over lhe momhs. 1've noticed that
my poetry lends IO speak of select momentS,
nuher lhan an overall message. Gays tend IO
have much more intense ..joinings" lhan our
..nonnal" counlClJ)anS. I think that may be
10 our advantage a1 limes. We as human
beings spend way IOO much lime trying 10
hide our feelings, or cover lhem up foc the
sake of appearance. Every relationship that
I have experienced since I came out has run
lhe entire gamut of lhe human condilion.
Hope lhese momentS on paper will suit
your needs.
LAM BDA COUNSELING SERVICES
dignd"v
Omaha
Lesbian and Goy
Romon Cotholies
and F1lends
Moss 7pm. 2nd Sunday. monlhly
S1 John's Church - lower level
C,91ghlon Urweni1y Campus
341-1460
89>2856
PAGE 2
FANTASY '90
PLANNING MEETING
6:00 P.M.,
JUNE 11, 1990
GILLIGAN'S BAR
P0Box31 l2
3
Omaho68131
THE NEW VOICE
NOTICE!
The opinions expressed In Let·
ters to the Editor and In Feature Ar·
tlcles are strictly those of the author. They do not reflect opinions
o f The New Voice or The New Voice
Statf.
All Letters to the Editor must be
signed but we wlll withhold your
name If you so state. We reserve
the right to edit all submissions for
length and content.
JUNE 1990
�•LOCAL NEWS
• MAX NEWS • JUNE
The Max coognuulalCS Miss Slephanic
RhodesA.K.A Troy, winnero{JCON's 1990
Closet Ball. Closet Ball isalwaysoneofthc
best shows of the year and the la~ competition was no cxceplioo. Only nine points
separated the top three contestants. In fact
there was a tic for rust between Miss Rhodes
and Billie. A last minute tie breaker was
called for and Miss Rhodes emerged the
presentation. Always bringing you the best
in Cabaret entcnainmcnt. the Max wants lO
remind you t0checlcout "happy hour" with
your bartenders, Chuckles, James, Miss 0.,
Pat and Sean. And yes, the patio bar is open
and full of floral color. "'Bout time!" Play
Safe! • The Max
Remember lO vote at Corortation and
v<>1.e early. the polls close at 7:00 PM
JUNE 1990
Find the man of your dreams
thro ugh the science o f ...
Compute r Matc hing!
Don't leave your daung to
c hance. Take contro l with ...
~ [)WJ[Il[!)~ ~ll'"
v·.ic&0r.
Guess who's going to Florida on lheMax
andJagenneister? MargcG. will be flying to
Fon Laodcnlale with one lucky guest - Drop
Dead Rick. Oh well, Ricic and Marge, enjoy
yow uipand say hello to Chris (Marge's son
at Florida State). The Fabulous Miss 0.
provided the nite's (IagerNight, April 26)
eotcnainmcnt along with Ryan, a beefy boy
from the Lone Star state. Whowaslhat who
llckedthesweatoffofRyan'sthighs? Thanks
Wayne for another fantastic time.
Next tO the stage, Vilctoria Towne. your
reigning Miss Max. Vik:ie's show reached
it's climax with a special guest appearance
by the little sisters of Hoboken from the
Firehouse Dinner Theatre's Production of
Nunsense, the nuns brought the house down
with their "habit forming" performance.
Great job ladies!
May opened up with the Gay Bowlers'
benefit, "Sounds or The City". All your
favorites, Muffy, Dorian, l'hocbe, Gloria.
Kauina, JeM Anne and Viltic helped send
Scotty and the rest of the bowlers to the
Windy City. Special guest Theresa Robin·
son of Des Moines sang live and Rexic, the
reigning Miss Gay Nonh Florida. if there is
such a title, returned tO the Max stage. Tom
Czcch(sp) did a great job on the set. Thank
you Tom. So wbal. if the show director was
a little intoxicaled • thanks Arch- and made
an lcliol of himself, he's been known tO do
thaL "Leave Mc Alone!" "I Quill" 'TU
Never Come Back!" Don't you just hate
people who can't hold their liquor?
Well guys and gals, June has arrived and
Coronation is upon us. Good lock tO all the
candidates: Gerald, Muffy. Erica and Roxy.
On Sunday June 3rd, Come bid farewell tO
the nine th Court. Joe, Felice and Carla, as
they step down from their thrones. It has
been a regal year. Also be sure to meet your
new monarchs, the following Sunday.June
10th at JCON's Coronation Victory Show.
But. Coronation lsnoc.all that is going on this
month. Marolyn St. James, a Conner Miss
Gay USA returns June 17th fOf an encore
Don't Be
Alone!
• MCC HE. DUNES
A
by Carla P.
Oisuict eonrcrenee in Colorado Springs
was the iopnewsstory forsorneorus in May.
Ah! The Colorado Rockies-add that t0 a
plush hotel, good friends, and good fellowship. God truly blesses usl The Conference
planners did set aside a few hours for workshops and business meetings. Whata weeltendl
Quite a group gathered for the potluck
dinner and forum on May 20. They beard
repons from the Building Search Committee. Several fundraisers were discussed. Be
watching for announcements regarding
upcoming events.
Since I last wrote, Rev. Howard has
"debated" fundamentaliSI pastorS twice: ooce
at UNL and once in Norfolk. or course no
"winners"weredecl:ncl,butwewcrethrilled
t0 have him asked to share God's Word:
God loves Gays and Lesbiansl
MCCO is joining with other religious
groups in the Community to plan an Ecumenical Service tO open the Gay and Lesbian Pride Wcclc activities. The service will
beat3:00p.m.atLoweAvenuePresbytcrian
Church,on Sunday,June 17.
Don't forget to be watching for us at the
Community Picnic in Turner Parle following
the Pride Parade oo June 23. We'll have all
the information you need tOpanicipatein the
Human Rights Campaign Fund Family
Registry. Remember their definition of
family is broad enough t0allowcachof ust0
participate in some manner. If we all register, they'll have loo or ammunition when
they push for legislation regarding non-tta·
ditional families. Thanks t0 all or you who
picked up information at the ICON Picnic
and the other places we've been!
We hope to sec you there and in church
thisweelt. Ourserviccsarehcldat420South
24th Strcct every Sunday at 10:20 a.m. and
7:00p.m. Unlilncxtmonth,remember: God
loves you!
THE NEW VOICE
C all no,, for o free brochure!
1-800 -633-6969 (2..a h r s)
Wanted!!
l~~~l~n
~ll'ild :Giav Ar!
All Mediums
2ND Annual
Pride Week Show
Co ntact
Terry Sweeney 455-3701
IDJl"s ILl r ll).
A HAIR SHOPPE
8510PLACE
NORTH 30TH STREET
453-6688
CALL
for your appointment
with Kathleen
Pl11/IO, t8ti & #,
lt
l(t()4
8ee,,, 8«J't &8tll'"bU((e,
VMe, ~ 3 - 5/·" ·
PAGE 3
�•LOCAL NEWS
• FANTASY '90
Fanwy '90 A New Decade of Unity in
Leather is getting bigger and bew:,- with
each week tha1 passes by as July 20 and 21
draw nearer and nearer.
Lca!hermen and Leatherwomen from all
over the counuy will be coming to Omaha
Nebraska forthefundraising events benefitting the National Lealher Association and
the UnivctSity ofNebraslca Medical Center,
Viral Syndrom Clinic. The event is sponsored by Mr. Gay Nebraska '88. Mr. Grca1
Plains Drummer '89. The Leather Journal
(11.J) Man or the Year '90, Dustin Logan his
lover Bob Ewing and Dave Rhodes, publlsher or The Lealher Journal.
Friday, July 20lli, Fanwy '90 begins a1
6:00 PM with the "registratioo party" at lhe
Max. Once you have regisicred. received
your Fanwy '90 packet. you will begin the
"Pub Crawl". Beginning al 7:00 PM, at the
Max, the buses will leave the Max going to
the Chesterfield, Gilligan's, the Run and the
Diamond. The buses will continue the route
unlil 11 :30 PM. At 9:00 PM prcseniation or
colors for all the local and out-of-stale clubs
in allClldanc:e will take place at the Max,
presented by the Two Wheelen of Omaha
(T.W.0.). Introduction of title holders and
guests will begin at 10:00 PM.
Saturday, July 21st, will begin with an
"indoor" picnic at the Caner lake Warehouse BalllOom. (Tickets will be in the
Faruasy packet) At the picnic thetc will be
seminars and demonstrations on Safe, Sane
Sex by guests and litleholders. Leather, art
and rubber sales boolhs from out-of-stale
bllSinesses and game booths from Omaha
organiutions wiU compleic the picnic.
Saturday evening at 8:00 PM the highlight of the Fanwy weekend wiU lake place
at the Max. Faniasy ·90 will be MC'd and
performed by the tillcholders and guests.
They will be singing, dancing, speaking and
performing their Fantasies on 51agt.
Some or the guests are Brian Dawson Mr. Drummer '89. Jan Lyon - Ms. NLA '89
- '90 and Woman or the Year '90, Dave
Rhodes· publisher· 'The Lealhcr Journal',
Alan Selby - Man or the Year '89, Marcus
Hernandez • columnist 'B.A.R.', Susie
Shepherd - IMSL '89, D:in Noel - Mr. Atlantic Leather '89,GabrielleAnlOlovich -IMSL
'90, Chuc:lc Renslow • director IML, Pat
Sullivan· Mr. Oklahoma Lealhcr '90, Judy
Tallwing-McCarthy • IMSL '87 and cochair NLA, Shan Carr • IMSL '88 and
Woman of the Year '89, Bill Kanourr · Mr.
Aorida Drummer '89, Chuck Higgins· Mr.
Southwest Leather ·90 and Mr. Arlcansas
Lealher '89, Linda Vickery - Ms. Soulheas1
Leather '89, Howard Martin • Mr. Washington SlalCLeathcr '90,JelTBurnham ·Floyd's
Mr. Leather '89,Gail Vollmer - Ms. Lealher
Colorado '90, Jolanoe Tierney - Ms. Sacmmento Leather '88· '89. Dustin Logan • Mr.
Gay Nebraska '88, Mr. Great Plains Drummer '89 and Man of the Year '90. Impersonators Murry Rosenberg • Miss Max I,
Miss Gay Neb. aska USA '89 and Miss Gay
r
Nebraska America '89·'90and Dorian Dram
• Miss Gay Nebraska America '88· '89 and
Miss Gay Nebraska USA '90 will also perform for us.
To oblain a weekend package to lhis all
s1ar (Or should we say Leather Sruddcd Siar}
event. fill out the registration form and send
it with yourcheclcormoney order forS25.00
($30.00 aficr July 4, 1990) to:
Fan •
iasy '90, P.O. Box 6364, Omaba NE 68106
NOTE:
Adnn~ Ticlctt Sales Only!
Stt You There!
'PIUMlu<g 'Pem 9Ke.
" JUST WHAT YOU 'VE
B EEN L O OKING F O R "
lOW COST • HIGH OUAUTY PRINTING
FREE PICK UP & DELIVERY
333 .. 5935
2431 S 120 ST
• COALITION NEWS
by John Taylor, Chair
Many thanks to the arlists who participated in the May 8 evening of dancc,drama,
poetry and music sponsored by the Coalition
For Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights in Lincoln. Seventy people turned out for an
evening or fun.
This or course was just the first of many
"First Saturday" events (Fusi Sa1Urday of
each month). June 2 will be an evening
remembering life in the seventies (1970 lhal
is). Gay men and lesbians who were "out in
the 70's" will discuss coffeehouse. the bars
and women's social and political organizations followed by the showing of the film
"BcroreS1oncwall"( Ahistoryofgay liberation). Festivities begin at 7:00 PM, June
2,1990atComerstonc, 640 No. 16. Lincoln.
We'll have you out by 10:00 PM.
This is a smoke and alcohol freccnvironmenl The facility is only pan.ially handl·
capped accessible. Join us June 2.
• ROBERT WAYNE MEANS
"HIGH CLOUD"
Artist, generous supporter of the Houston
community and friend Wayne Means
departed this life Monday, March 5, 1990a1
the home of his sister in San Diego CA.
Following cremation, his ashes will be retwncd to South Dakota for intemmenl on
Thunder Mounlllin. the burial grounds or his
grandfathcr Chief Crazy Horse.
Asan arlist. Wayne's talents and ingcnui1ywere wcllknown in Houstoo andthroughou1 the Southwest. As an ardent supponerof
the community, Wayne's artistic versatility
will best be remembered through his "Evening Wilh The Masters". In artist circles he
is bcs1 remembered for his renditions of
Ogalalla Sioux legends which were signed
with his ceremonial name "High Ooud". In
recent years, his works hnvc been exhibilCd
at the Museum or Man in San Diego and in
galleries throughout lhe SoulhwesL As a
friend, he will be remembered for his bound·
less gcncro.sity, amazing energy and an
approach to life which was uniquely his
own.
Wayne Means leaves many friends and
has influenced many individuals in Omaha
and EaslCm Ncbra.~ka. his friends will miss
him.
PAGE 4
THE NEW VOICE
JUNE 1990
�a A NOTE FROM THE
CHORUS
by Tanith Korravai and Cleve Evans
This summer's River City Mixed Chorus
concen. "Ring Out Pride", is especially
meaningful to us, and we hope to many in
our community. We will pcrfonn the song
''Names", originally wrlu.en in memory of
those who have died of AIDS. We have
madcilmorcpcrsonal by rewriting the lyrics
to focus on the singers and Friends members
ortbeChoruswhohavedied; namely, Norm
L., Jeny P., Tim C., Marilyn M., Chip J.,
Alan W., Jonathan M., and John Z.
To go wilh !be soog we are making a 12
by 12 quilt with a bloclc: for each person,
which will be on stage during the performance. Later we plan to send it to the NAMES
Project to be added to the NAMES Quill
(Marilyn's block cannot be sem with the
others, since she did not die of AIDS.)
Working on this song and the quilt is a
very moving experience for us, and an opportunity to bring members of the Chools
and the community closer together.
Other feawred songs include "SomewhcreOver !be Rainbow", "There Are Faeries at the Bottom of OurGardcn", "and "The
Promise of Living" from Aaron Copland's
opera The Tender Land. The women will
sing songs by iwo of the women's choruses
in GALA Choruses (Gay and Le.sbia/1 ASSl>cialion of Choruses): "Big-Legged Women"
and "No More". "No More" is a simple,
powenul song about our refusal to be victims anymore. The men will sing "Shop
Around", and on a more serious note, "The
Ones Who Aren't Here", a song for those
who, for various reasons. can't come out.
We hope that many of you will come ou1
and slullc this very special Pride concert
with US. "Ring Oul Pride" will be presented
in the S1rauss Perfonning Ans Center al
UNO, on Saturday, June 30, at 7:05 p.m.
TiclcelS are $6.00 in advance, $7.00 at the
door, and $4.00 for Studenis and seniors.
For more informalion, call S56-83S2.
BARS CLU~_! LOUNGES
Theai-nield. 19SI St. Ma,y'1 Ava,uc
The Oiamo,,d, 712Sculh 16chSu... :142·9595
GilliJan",.
111231..cavmworth 449•9147
TheM ... 107Jack-346-4110
TheRun. 171S Luvcnwonh 449-nOO
Uncc>ln
The Boanl ..a!k. 20lh a,,d o su.cu 474.9741
The Oub. 1161-lonh 20lh S..... 474-S692
J>.nic:. 200 Sculh 1Slh SU..t 435-8764
Gn.nc! ulw
O.Um,. 4Ch and Wah,,a 308(.)82-0236
JUNE 1990
•LOCAL NEWS
a PARENTS FLAG TO HIRE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Federatioo of ParenlS FLAG (Parenis and Friends ofl..e.sbiaJlsand Gays) wiU
hire a full-time professional staff to admini·
Ster iis expanding program of support, education, and advocacy on behalf of families
with gay and lesbian member$.
Pauleue Goodman, Parenis FLAG Fed·
eration President, staled "We have grown
subsiantially in recent years, and it is now
clear thai we cannot continue to rely solely
on voluntccrS if we are to fulCiJI our mission
of reaching ouitoall the miUionso£families
who are hurting and in need or education."
Accordingly, the organization has undenaken a nationwide search for an executive disector who will head a paid siaJT at
Parent fl..AG's national office in Washing.
too, D.C.
The ParenlS FLAG Federation now has
two pan-time employees, one in Washing.
too D.C. and lhe other in ilS Chapter Dcvclopmenl office in Denver. The iwo offices
wiU be consolidaled in Washington by the
end of 1990so that all functions can be centralized under the adminis1rative responsibility of the exec:ulivedisector. Theincreasing naLional
role of lhe organization as an advocate
forlhecivil righlSof
gay and lesbian persons was a key rac.
tor in the decision to
locaic the consolidated operation in
Washington. Last
month, forexample.
Parcnis FLAG officers were among
those invited to lhe
White House when
President Bush
signed the Hate
Crimes S1atis1ics
AcL The Act is the
first national measure ever to contain
provisions expressly
de$igned to bcneCil
gay citizens.
"We know we
have an imponanl
role to play in the
efTon to alter public
auitudcs toward our
chiklrcn." Goodmasl
said. "We thinlc society will listen to us
because we are motivaicd by love for our
children and a commitment to keeping
families together."
The ParcnlSFLAG Fcdcralion embraces
more than 200 local chaptcrS and contaclS.
A principal function of the local chap<ers is
to provide support groups and other services
for persons who havedifficuhy undersiand·
ing the homosexuality of a family member
or friend.
The Nebraska Chapter of ParcnlS FLAG
Comhuslter, with groups in Lincollr., Kear·
ney.andOmaba. has been active since 1982.
The provide support through meetings, a
Helpline, newsleucr, and a Speakers' Bu·
rcau. Parenis fl.AG Comhusker also serves
as a vehi.c le for action to those family
members and friends of gay people who
want information about how tosuppon their
gay loved ones in all aspects of tbcir lives.
Jean Durgin-Oinchatd is President of the
local Chap1er. As a Regional OiJcc:tor or the
seven•StatC Grca1 Plains Region, she was
among the Federation Board members
meeling in Denver recently, during which
the decisions were made to hire an executive
director and to consolidate the two offices.
,I
,I
,I
,
;
;
....
..
;
..
.-
�•LOCAL NEWS
• CLOSET BALL QUEEN
OnApri122,MissStephanieRhodeswas
cn>wncd as the winner of lhe 1990 Closet
Ball sponsored by lhe Imperial Court of
Nebraska. Stephanie. sponsored by Roxy,
oneofthccunentcandidales for Empress of
the !OlhReignofthelmperialCoun,showed
creativity and siyle in her perfonnance of
Masquerade".
The
<tllyesterfielb
Omaha
Mon-Fr13pm-lam
Sun noon-I am
Sat -
1951 St. Mary's
r3
.,..
• NATIONAL AFFIRMATION
MEETING IN KANSAS CITY
byR.J.
Rosedale United Methodist Church,
Kansas City. KS, was the meeting place for
Affumalion's 1990 National Conference.
hosted and co-sponsored by the Kansas City
and Topckll/Lawn:nce Affirmation Chapters.
The oonfercnce staned orr with a wel·
come at 7:30 by Gloria Soliz. The keynote
address was by Dr. Tex Samplcwithareceplion following.
Saturday morning was dl'voced IO worli:shops. Ben Roe presented "Taking Care or
Yourselves". "Celebrating and Maintaining
Relationships" was led by Judith Dutton.
"Lost and Found: A Journey IO Lesbian
Esteem" was presented by Kasen Reinke.
Rev. Paul Evans of the Topeka MCChelda
workshop on "Spiriwality/Sexuality". Dr.
Tex Sample gave a workshop on the "Com·
mi till to Study Homosexuality" discussions
iodate.
The National Business Meeting was followed by "Birthday Party Banquet" at 6:30,
celebrating Affirmation's 15th Birthday.
Imagine. if you will, a church basement
full of Lcsb~ay Methodists. They are
there, folks, and thcydefinitelyarcn'tgoing
io go away. 1liere were those born and
raised in the Methodist Faith, whoprofessto
be MClbodlsts and prefer IO remain in the
Methodist Faith, and have every right IO
their faith, regardles.~ of sexual orientation.
92 persons attended the banquet which
was catered by Steve Chick of the Metropolis in Westp0n. The main course was porlc
chops with apple sauce. boiled new pota·
ioes, siring beans and mushrooms. The
Aff
umation I 5th year birthday calce was a
very rich. darlcchocolatccake. Out of sight!
Thal evening. ''The Pride Company" or
Topeka. KS, put on two OOC•act plays. The
fll'St. "lrMen Played Cards As Women Do",
would have been runny if played by straights.
Imagine this play put on by gays! It was a
riot! It was reaUy a "deck SIIICked with
queens"!
The next play was, "Oh. What a Tangled
Web" put on by a mixed group of the "Pride
Company." It dealt with how an innocent
little white lie, lilce an innocent liule snowball. starts rolbng downhill, and creatcS an
avalanche. ne that in with how confusing
THE NEW VOICE
the English language can be, especially if
everyone isn't taling on he same wavelengths.
II was great!
Sunday morning brought "goodbye
time". lt was a great weelcend. A chance IO
meet new people. Del, Ron. and Errol were
there from Lincoln Aff,rmalion. Bari> andl
were there from Omaha. It was a great way
IO find out more about Affinnation. and
wha! it st.ands for. II was a very positive
weekend. 83 signed up, from the east coast,
west coast. and everywhere between. There
was also a delegate from Venezuela.
Affumation worship was held at 10:00in
the sanctuary. Then joint worship services
were held at 11:00 with the congregation of
Rosedale Methodist and of First Christian
Church. which hold joint services.
Kansas City ArcaAffirmat.iongroups,as
wcU as the Topckll/Lawrenc:e Affumation
ChapterS, are a great group of baniworking,
caring, loving, lesbian/gay (most, but not
all) people. A big thanJcs IO them for putting
iogetherthisconferenceandl>ostingiL Sun:ly
God has a very special place in His heart for
people like you.
• MISHPACHAT CHAVERIM
by Gary
Mishpachat Chaverim (A Family of
Friends), Omaha's gay/lesbian Jewish organi7.ation, is joining with other religious
groups in the community IO plan an Ecumenical Service t0 open the Gay and Les·
bian Pride Weck activities. The service will
be at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 17, at Lowe
Avenue l'resbYterian Church, 1023 North
40th S u-eet in Omaha.
Mlshpachat Chaverim recently met with
L'Cha Dodi, it's "sister" group in Kansas
City, to organize a joint event for this summer.
We also held a ''thanlc-yau" celebration
for a Rabbi who has been instrumental in
helping us.
Two Omaha-aiea Rabbis
have been very supponive of our group,
ineluding having helped us get publicity in
the "mainstream" Jewish press.
ForinformotionaboutMishpachatChav·
enm, phoneSSl-0510.
JUNE 1990
�•LOCAL NEWS
• UNL GLSA TO SPONSOR
"SECRET PASSIONS"
by Rodney A. Bell, II
The UNLGay/Lesbian SuxlentAssocia·
lion showed the hour·long pilOI of "Secret
Passions", America's rll'St gay and lesbian
soap opera. on April Sth.
Members of UNL GLSA vOlcd IO air
fuwrc episodes of "Secret Passioos" in Lin·
coin on Cablevision Channel 14. Halfhour
episodes of the conuoversial soap began
airing oo an afternoon and evening each
week in May.
The UNLGay/Lesbian StudentAssocia·
lion holds wockly social meetings on Thurs·
days 818 p.m. in Room 342 of the Nebraska
Union, 14th & R Streets. For futhcr infor·
mation, call (402) 4'n-5644.
• NEWS FROM THE
MONARCHS
by Carla, Joe, and Billy
By the time ycu readlhis, thercignofthe
Teddy Bear Emperor, the White Tigress
Empress, and Athena liom Qi will nearly be
over. However, neverletitbesaid thauherc
was a dull moment during the ninth rcigh of
the Imperial Coun of Nebraska.
And in lcecping with that though~ our last
ten days are paclced with fun for youl Sunday, June 3, at The Max, join us for a trip
through time as the ~ royal families
collabool1inp,esenting"TheWaveofTimc".
Experience for yourself the minute waltz, a
tast of the "wild" west, more poetry by
Athena, live vocalists, leather, dancing, and
a whole toe more! Show time is 9: 30. Don't
be late!
Just five days laru, Dick Brown, Emperor VII, and Laura Lee, Empress V, will
host the Past Monarchs and Out-of-Towners' Show at the Ramada. Rumor has it that
at least fourout-of-iown cowtSwilJ bcon the
Show LisL Admission is $5.00. See you
Bluffs iseligibleio voteforthe Monarchs of
the Tenth Realm.
The candidate for Emperor is Getald D.
Brown. Empress candidateS include Muffy
Rosenburg, Erica DeVain.and Roxie. There
are no candidates for Athena.
Coronation is 81 9:00 p.m. on Saturday,
June 9. Admission is SI0.00. Many individuals, businesses, and organiu11ions in the
community will be recognized for their
cootributions to thecommunity. In addition
there will be several special awards given.
The evening promises to be packed with
memories.
Sunday.June 10, at The Max is the Victory Show. Here's your opportunity IO see
the new monarchs in action - a preview to
the year ahead. Be there if you dare!
there!
As for us, the Monarchs of the Ninth
A space ship that turns into a castle? Realm, well, the end always does come fast
Sounds interesting, huh. That's what I and furious. We have worked hard to serve
thought when I saw the plans fortheCorona- you. Many of you haveactively joined us in
lion sell Impossible? The only way you'll that cfforL Thank you for your help, and
know is if you aucnd Coronation'90: The lhanlc you for a very mernornble year.
Start of a New Wave. Voting will be from
The Board of Governors ofThe Imperial
6: 15 IO 8:45 a the Carter Lake Warehouse. CourtofNcbraskamectslhelimMondayof
Anyone in the LcsbiazVGay Community, every month at 6:30 p.m. at The Max. The
who is a resident of Nebraska or Council communitv i< invited to au.encl.
0
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
IN
OMAHA NEBRASKA
0
712 SOUTH 16™ STREET 342-9595
STILL THE FRIENDLIEST BAR IN TOWN
NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALSO SERVED
JUNE 1990
THE NEW VOICE
•
•
"1£urry Sfiac~'
PAGE 7
�+FEATURES
Select Your Next Mate
LIVE THE DREAM
SHARE THrMAGIC
One Call Brings Yau
All This Action!
D IIC811D your own pri,ate voice
mall box
D IIETRIEVE messages 11ther callers
have left In your mall box
D I.EAVE YOUR MESSA&E In others mall
boxes
D RECORD your message on our
message center
D llfflN TU MESSAGES other callers
MATE
+ SUPPORT THE 1990 GAY
00-820-8017
AND LESBIAN PRIDE
PARADE
The Gay and Lesbian Pride Weck Parade
will be held on Saturday, June 23, 1990.
If you and your friends choose IO wallc in
suppon ofOay and Lcsbian Freedom, then
join us at 4:00 p.m. on June 23. We will
gather at 20th and Farnam and walk WCSI on
Douglas IO Twner Parlt (30th and Farnam)
where a community picnic will be held.
Sometimes people who believe very
str0ngly in supporting Pride Week activities
jus1eannot Iii the Parade imo their schedule.
Yoo can still support IJlose who do man:h
with yoor financial suppon of SS, SI 0, $20
or more. Wilh your permission, we will Ii.st
your first name (or a pseudonym) on banners
io be earned in the Parade IO show Omaha
thecxientofoursuppon. Yourdonation will
dcmonstraie !hat for every person walking in
the Parade there are many others who suppon thecffon. Toshowyoursupponforthc
Gay and l...csbian Pride Weck Parade. sign a
PAGE 8
have left on our message center.
+w.
by Brian B.
donation sheet for someone who will be
walking in the Parade. They will col lec:1 On cold November afl.crnoons,
he and I would retn:al into
your donation and iurn in the donation on
that small game.
your behnlf following the Pride Parade.
I would become "Mister', and answer
The money collected will be sphl be·
questions reflecting deep years
tween NAP for PWA's and A.N.G.L.E. to
of silence, and he would laugh.
support future Pride Weck/Educational
he'd play one of his tapes on
opportunities for Nebraska's and Iowa's gay
my roommaie's stcroo.
and lesbian community.
1'd roucb his earth-dry hair
Sponsor shecis will be available at scv(that would curl like a child's when he
ctal bars and from A.N.G.LE. officers. These
steppcdoutofthesbowcr.) andauempt
sheets will have a conirol number and the
a stab at romance
marchers muS1 sign ror the blank shcels.
but we would always go back to
.. Mister...
Completed forms and donalions arc IO be
brought 10 the Parade and wmcd in 10 an I'd sllOke his chest,
A.N.G.L.E. officer before the Parade steps
(a sofl contn151 or white with the 3 p.m.
off.
grey.)
All fonns must be accounled for and "Mister, what are you going to do?"
"Will I like 11?"
returned IO A.N.0.L.E.
Organizations wish mg IO participate may I would kiss him,
sign for a block of forms.
and reel the shame others should have
[cit
For additional mfonnation conlaCL Dave
81291-6781.
once.
THE NEW VOICE
JUNE 1990
�+FEATURES
+ WHAT IS A FAMILY?
by Heidi Hess
Wbal is the U'lldilional American Family? Who lives in iL? More to lhe point; who
doesn't?
In 1988, census data indicated that only
27%oflhenation's91. I million households
fiuhe "U'aditional" definition of family: two
parents living with their children. Eighteen
years earlier, in 1970, lhc figure was 40%.
Mon: astounding, if one considers an
even more "traduional" definition of family:
a husband breadwinner, a molher who siays
at home, and two or more children - lhe
number drops to less than 10% of current
households.
Results from the 1990census are expect.e
to emphasize the shlfl in family life even
more. Households today are oomposed of
Lwo working pa.rents. single parents, sLep
parents. fost.er families. ext.ended families,
unmarried couples living togclher with or
wilhoutchildren, same sex couples with and
without children, and one person households. {All above information and siatistics
quOled from Lambda Legal Defense and
Educalion Fund.)
So. in essence. lhe view of the "ttaditlonaJ" American family is uuly through lhe
eye of lhe beholder.
Lambda Legal Defense and Education
Fund rcportS that benefits (insurance, bereavement leave, hospital visi1Btion rights.
inheriiancc. and w options) can account for
up to 40% of employment compensation.
Since only a marriage liceMe allows
lhese benefits in an overwhelming majority
of lhecities and all of lhestaLeS, many people
are excluded from lhese benefits, including
gay and lesbian couples.
Consequently, due to lhe majority or
people who don't live lhe ''U'aditional life".
lhe concept of domestic pannerships has
become an avenue to include the majority.
"Generally, a domestic pannership has
been defined as a household partnership or
int.erdcpendentn:lationship(alongwitholher
legalized parameu:rs like boch people being
over 18,evidcnceoffmancial and emotional
int.erdependencc, cte.) and is used as criteria
for granting benefits mlhcr than the more
anachronistic and exclusive definition of
marriage partner," Lambda repons.
Some cities and townships have adopted
domestic partnership legislation. UnfortuJUNE 1990
naiely, these actions are incJcdibly limited,
because marriage is amauer of SIBle law, not
city law.
Therefore. it is of paramount imponancc
that legislation on domestic partnerships be
introduced on siaie levels. For example,
both Illinois and New Yort are attempting
this.
h is imponant IO noce the differences
between domestic partnerships and gay
marriages.
According to Lambda:
DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP: Marriages are essentially social institutions conuacts sanctioned by Lile Staie. They
ca,ry wilh lhcm a grcaL deal of historical
baggage, and are more or less the basic uniL
around which many Americans organize
their lives. Domestic partnerships, on lhc
other band, provide for a registration of a
couple IO provide fair allocation of benefits
without having IO have the same elements
(both legal and symbolic) of a marital relationship. Domestic partnerships provide a
means to designate one primary person without having to be based on sex. religion. or
other lraditional relationships.
GAY MARRIAGES: Whclher or 11()(
one has a special fondness for the institution
of marriage, gay people, like non·gay people,
a,e entitled lO have lhc option to parLicipaie
in iL Also, since many benefits are already
ascribed lO marriage, gay people would win
many advantages with lhis single issue.
''We are OOl trying to redefine lhe ttaditionaHamily. The family hasaltcady n:de·
fined itself. When the U'llditional family
could no longer fulfill all of lhe emotional,
spiritual, and economic needs of its members. lhe non·cmdilional family reached out
with love and suppon and said 'We are
here'." said Cindy Bologna, a plaintiffin the
~ to have the DomesLic Partners issues
removed from San Francisco's November,
1989, balloL The auempt failed and voters
rcpcaled the bill by a narrow margin of 49%
to 51%.
The pocential of full domestic partner·
ships has long-lasting effects.
You and your partner could be allowed
insurance benefits, sick leave. bereavement
leave, Social Security benefits, adoption
options, inheritance of esiat.e in the absence
of a will, ftlejointincometax rc111ms,andso
much more lha1 is exclusively given iopcople
THE NEW VOICE
who have a marriage license.
These are rights that not only you could
enjoy, bullhat future generations of gay and
lesbian couples could enjoy also.
• 198 I .................... Wisconsin, Ci.rst SIBie
to pass Slalewide Gay Rights Bill
Feb., 1985...........WestRollywood,CA,
enacts domestic partnership legislation thnt
allowed health benefits
Ajr.. 1985........•.. Be:lcley, CA, enacts
domestic pannership legislation allowing
health benefits
May, 1986............Santa Cruz, CA, al·
lows health benefits IO domestic partners
• 1987......................Sweden passes Gay
Rights Bill: allows gays to sign leases; regulation of division of property in event of
Mdivorcc": grants partners inheritance rights
Mar., 1988.............Los Angeles, CA,
allows siclt leave and bereavement leave
Aug., 1988.............Madison, Wl,allows
siclc leavc/bcn:avemenl leave
Nov., 1988..............Takoma Park, MD,
,nows sick leave/bereavement leave
•summer, 1989..... New York's highest
court rules Lhat a gay man had Lile right, as
..family", lO inherit his dead lover's n:ntconuollcd aparuncnt lcase
Jul., 1989................San Francisco, CA.
allows siclc leave/bereavement leave for
domestic partncrS (bill was oVCrtumcd by a
narrow margin ballol vote in Nov.• 1989)
Aug.• 1989...............Ncw Yor1t, NY,
executive order was signed, allowing bereavement leave to domestic partncrS
Aug.. 1989...............Seattle, WA, en·
actslegislation allowingsiclc leave/bercavee
ment leave to domestic partners
• 0c1., 1989............... Dcnmarlc allows
legal same-sex marriages
Mar., 1990................Seaule, WA, adds
hcallh benefits to its Aug .. 1989, legislation
Cities lhat are considering domesticpanncrship legislation ate: New Yort, NY,
Boulder, CO, Ithaca, NY, Washington, DC,
and Minneapolis. MN.
StaLeS that are eonsidcring domestic
partnership legislation are: New York and
Illinois.
(All information except• is councsy of
LambdaLew DefenseandEducation Fund.)
ZOO BAR, 136 N. 14111
Amethyst Concert
June 9, 8 · 11 p.m.
Tickets $3 In advance
$4 at door
PAGE9
�+FEATURES
+ HOW I SPENT MY SPRING
When I returned from maklngsomecalls,
I found Sharon lying on acan in a little room
BREAK
wilh two women smearing jelly on her belly.
by Carla
AtS:OOa.m. Sharon and I embarked ona
new adventure as a couple: Hospilalizationl
We survived the initial examination and
consequent diagnoses and treauncnt. including the seven IV a11emp15. She was oblivious due IO the pain; I was in a daze.
Our visit 10 the ER (we hospital visitors
pick up lhe lingo so quickly) brought the
usual visilS from doctors, nurses, EMTS
(there I go again).and various assorted icchnicians. However, we managed to be !here
long enough to experience a shift change.
which meant a complete repeat of our fust
three hours there; plus Sharon, being an
employee of the hospital,attracted a barrage
of"curiosity seelcers". The word had hit lhe
floors-somebody from lhehospital was in
ER!
ls this beginning to sound like your Aunt
Hilda's visit to lhe hospital in small town
America? Read on, I think you'll agree that
this has some unusual twisis!
I wanled to join them - it looked like fun.
Unfortunately. they claimed it was all part of
a iest. Being a ieacher, I thought I'd fit right
in wilh lhis ''testing", but then they pulled
out this funny little vibrator and began
"oohing" and "ahhing" at what looked like
pictures of the moon. I knew right then and
there this was all too lcinlcy foe me, so I just
stood back and watched.
Shortly afl.cr she was admitted, I was
again able to pull myselfaway from her long
enough to run a couple emmd•. While I was
out. I decided l just had to take something
very special back to her. Flowers wouldn't
do. Candywouldn'tdo. Acatdwouldn'tdo.
A flSII was the ped'cct giCtJ One of her co-workers had a Beta in lheoffice,and Sharon
had been admiring it day aficr day. So a fish
it was! ThooghshelovedlheflSll,I had boohooed! PatienlS can ·1 have "J)CIS" in their
rooms. I soggesled she tell lhem she was
growing her own dinnetl
It wasn't enough I brought contraband
Check this out
VOLUIITEERS
Now serving beer and wine I
t lb.cB
:ti'""'·
ID>@~lill . •
•
0~
®lr
~
...
.~
of
e
~~~ so;
PRIDE
WEJ!K
((,,/
~......~
ACTIVITIES
FOR
"'o~
e,<'- ~
~o·
0~. 'b,IS- 'o~ breakfast
-$ ~"-'\;
0
~
INFORMATION
CONTACT
lunch and dinn9f'
"SUPPORT
THE PRIDE WEEK
ACTIVITlES"
GAY
LESBIAN
...
o x,.o"" o5>'1
~<'
q,"-' I/,,,"""
W11ll
tnd
~o~<' "...,\O~"~
$ \<'lj
TO
HELP
2J-~
o~o -<¢"e;
Nl!llDED
SS6-9907
OR
345-02'19
into Ille hospital and she was an employee,
but the next day- Ollie's water appeared
cloudy. (No, we didn't overfeed him I), so
though he really didn't have to have i~ I
brought him a filter. This time I learned tbat
Maintenance has to approve all electrical
appliances before they are used in a patient's
room. Again I had the perfect solution just tell them that it's really pumping oxygen
for you, but you thought if you loaned it to
Ollie. he'd grow faster and maybe you'd be
able 10 have him for supper tonighL Actu·
ally I said, »tuck Maintenance."
And now r'vc gotten ahead of myself.
Two truly traumatic experiences were excJusivel y mine during Sharon's hospitalimtion. Firs~ I had to spend a night in our house
alone. T'd never bad to spend a night alone
since I moved to Omaha two ye:us 3&0. The
house was preuy empty. I felt preuy overwhelmed. or course I was scared about what
was happening to her, but add to tbat all
those wonderful though IS that Ooat into one's
mind about being alone - permanently. I
was pretty miserable. Sharon had anticipated lhat and made me promise to call
somebody. I promised, but I didn't do iL
Misery docs not love company.
Second, I discovered in a new way lhe
imponance of continually "corning out". I
haled it when the doctors, nurses,ctc. lhought
I should leave the room because! was ''just"
Carla to lhern. Most of the time I stayed
anyway. But I haled lhe pauses, the looks,
the lhoughlS that went lhrough my mind.
Homophobia is so ingrained in us. Often
while sitting wilh Sharon, we'd hold hands.
It gave us the physical closeness that we
needed, but more and more as she recovered,
we'd pull our hands away when people entered the room. I left lhis CJ<pericnce wilh a
renewed delenniniation to be "out" more
and more.
Within a wcelc: our lives had returned to
nonnal, but hospitalization had had ilS impact on me. As for Shlll'Oll, well, she's
recovered. Ollie survived aboottwo wedcs;
then he committed suicide jumping. Fortunately thecatS didn't devour him, but as far
as I lcnow, there's not !00 much of ademand
for a petrified fish. So much for my special
gift. Anyone intorcsted in a sligMy used
a uarium um- s-lmcan
irntor1
MAAI< VOUl CAI.ENOARSI
GAY/WaAN i>qOE PAAAOE
NCO COMMUN11Y PICNIC
.IU'IE23. 1990
PAGE10
THE NEW VOICE
JUNE 1990
�+FEATURES
+ ALA 1990 GAY/LESBIAN
BOOK AWARDS
The Gay and Lesbian Task Force of the
American Library Association is pleased 10
announce its winners of the 1990 Gay/Lesbian Boole AwllJd. Awards are given for
fiction and nonfiction. In addition, the Gay
and Lesbian Task Force is announcing the
wiMer of its fust Award for Exceplional
Achievement
The Gay/Lcsbian Boole Award was inaugurated in 1972 and is the oldest and most
prestigious award of its kind.
For fiction, the 1990Gay/LCSbian Boole
Award goes t0"Eigh1y-Sixed", by David B.
Feinberg (New York: Viking). Feinbcrg's
first novel was selected by the Gay/LCSblan
Book Award Committee for its willy, hone.sl, and poignant depiction of gay urban life
in the years just beforcandafter AIDS began
t0 have such an enormous impact on gay life
and culture.
"In Search of Gay America: Women and
Men in a Time of Olange" by Neil Miller
(New York: Atlantic Monthly Press), has
been selected as the 1990Gay,'Lcsbian Book
Award nonfiction winner. Miller's account
of his travels across IU1'8I and urtxin America
was chosen for its insightful, illuminating,
and thoroughly encertaining portrayal of tho
richness and diversity of lesbian and gay life
in the United Swes.
The runners-up, au worthy of recognition as the best gay and lesbian books of
1989, include:
In Fiction:
"Equal Affections", by David Leavill
"In A Different Lighc An Anthology of
Lesbian Writers",ediled by Carolyn Wealhers and Jenny Wrenn
"In Memory of Angel Clare", by Chris«>pher Bram
"A Place at the Table", by Edit Konccky
In Nonfiction:
"Hidden from History: Reclaiming the
Gay and Lesbian Past", edited by Marlin
Bauml Duberman. Martha Vicinus, and
George Chauncey, Jr.
"Not a Passing Phase: Reclaiming Lesbians in HlstOry 1840-198S", by the Lesbian
HislOry Group
"Personal Dispatches: Writers Confront
AIDS", edited by John PreslOD
"When Someone You Know ls Gay", by
Susan and Daniel Cohen
JUNE 1990
Armistead Maupin has been chosen as
the first recipient of the Awllld for Exceptional Achievement for his "Tales of the
City" series of si~ wonderful novels, which
began in 1978 wilh the publication of'Talcs
of the City" and came IO a conclusion, to the
grcatsorrowofmany,in 1989, wilh"Sureof
You"._
+ BOOKS FOR CHILDREN OF
LESBIANS AND GAYS
A new line of books, wriucn for the
children of lesbian and gay parents. will be
introduced in the fall by Alyson Publications. Plans for the line were announced by
publisher Sasha Alyson a1 "Oul/Writc90",a
lesbian and gay writers conference held in
San Francisco on March 3 and 4.
"Ten years ago, Lhiswouldn't have been
possible," said Alyson. "But !Oday, there's
such a sll'ODg nctworlc of supportive booksiores that a specialized line like Ibis can
succeed. Webelievellunlhescbookswill be
popular not only with lesbian and gay parents but wilh all parents, teachers, and librarians who recognize and value lhe true
diversity of families lhat exist today -and
who wish lO teach children about these new
families."
The line will include books ror a range of
ages, from two-year-olds IO twelve-ycarolds, said Alyson. Only two such books
have previously been published, and Ibis
will be lhe
line of its lcind.
'+
by Brian B.
I rode the rain last night
and watched my room become
a nighttime negative.
I heard the screams of my lover's
last IOUCh.
wasn't ii you who curled up beside me
as the lhunder goi wo loud?
and you madclhe patter of a small child
when )'OU went for some water.
I settled with the snow Ibis morning,
sighed with the buffered city.
I felt the turning inside-out
ofmy lover's last touch.
wasn '1 ii me who howled like lhe
wounded
and cried once a day in my room?
and SIOOl)Cd like the lost
when I picked up your things?
I wandered with lhe wind Ibis aflCrnOOO
touebcd eacb sidewalk din:ct
I fell the sudded release
ofmy lover's last goodbye.
nm
The NEW VOICE OF NEBRASKA
Write Your
Ad
Classified Ad
Here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Information: Classified ads in the New Voice Of Nebraska are
$3.00 for 20 words or less. Each additional word is $0.20.
Ads must be received by the 10th of the month preceedlng the
month you wish your ad to appear.
Ads are to be mailed to:
The New Voice of Nebraska
P.O. Box 3512
Omaha, NE 68103
THE NEW VOICE
PAGE11
�+FEATURES
+ PARENTS FLAG
girl named Tinker. She was always getting
in trouble. One time she got in rouble for
BOOKNOTES
sonlClhing lhal was perfccUy right, bul alAnd people whose skin is a different
by Jean Durgin-Clinchard.PFLAG Com·
most everyone else thought it was bad.
shade:
busker
For four years Tinker had worked for two
You've got to be carefully taught
Over lhe years I have sought out books
women named Jody and Ella. She liked
You've got t0 be taught, before it's
for children and youth which contain posithem a lot and enjoyed working for them in
too late.
tive imagesofgayandlesbianpeople. I now
their OoraJ nursery.
Before you are six, or seven, or eight,
have a four-page annowcd bibliography
In the spring of her fourth year, Tinker's
To hate all the people your relatives
which has been given out to parents, counmother told her thal she wasn't allowed w
hate...
selors, librarians, and any others who might
work in the nursery anymore. Tinker beYou've got lO be carefully lBughl,
be in a position 10 use or recommend books
camemadatthisandduringanargumcntshe
You've got lO becruefully taught
for young people. I do this because I firmly
revealed that Jody and Eila were gay. The
believe that to change the wald we need to
Thinking of this song. my belief, and re- whole town eventually found out, and best.an with children ... does anyone remember
considering books for my gJ&ndchildren w sides Tinker being forbidden to see Jody and
lhe "South Pacific" lyrics by Rogers and
read, I realized with shock that I had never Eila. theirbusiness wentdown tem'bly. Many
Hammerstein: "You Have to Be Carefully
given any of these books lO them, although people refused to buy Dowers. Eila consid·
Taught"?
I had shared my copy of "Jenny Lives with cred selling the business and Jody left town.
At this point, the story was making me
Eric and Martin" with them when they were
You've got to be taught w hate and fear,
liwe. When my reading addicted grandkids considerably upset.as you can imagine why.
You've got to be lBUght from year w
came to visit this spring I brought hOtne the I think it is stupid to make such a ruckus
year;
Parents Fl.AG books for them to read. My about homosexuality. People in the book
It's got to be drummed in your dear
fouru,en year old granddaughter wrote the were saying that Jody and Eila were corruptlit~e car;
following "book repon" for me to be a ing Tinker and thal homosexuality was a
You've got w be carefully taught
PA.AG Booknote. sickness and a sin. That is so wrong it just
I fully realize that makes me mad.
this book was reIn lhe Memorial Day Parade, Tinker
viewed a couple of marched with a bunch ofcollege students f0<
years ago by an homosexual righl5. Marching down the
adult for PFLAG, street. Tinker was auachcd by a very big
but I felt thal you man. She was hun but not badly, and she
would be intereSted kept walking. Things like this kept happct!·
in a young person's ing and making me mad. Once Eila and
eye view of 1he Jody's yard was bombed. and they didn't
same book. My find out until later thal it had been a group of
granddaughter, Ki- the police officers' sons!
ersten, is fully
Some good things happened IOO. A bill
knowledgablc was ~ that nobody ~d discriminate
aboul her Uncles, against gay people. In the sense that you
my son and his couldn't refuse to do business with someone
lover of thirteen just because they're gay. or course you
can't force someone todo business with you
years.
OF OMAHA
"The Honesty if they don't wantto: however, the town was
changing and eventually Eila and Jody were
Tree"
by Carole S. able to enlarge their business 10 Oilier towns.
Pastor Matthew Howard
During this s1ory I was able to relate easily
McCauley
Sunday WonbJp
10:20am .and 7:00p,n
( paperback with Tinker. Not booause her life was very
S6.9S. Frog in the similar «> mine but some of her feelings
Gay / Lublua Suppon Croup
Well Publishing, were. Even with all the problems she had. I
TucedJ)'S at 7:30pm
EaslPaloAllo,CA) lilted her.
Se"lce A.ddreH
I really enjoyed the book. I like a book
A book repon
420 South 241h Stt<.'CI
by Kiersten E. thal I can relate lO, if not in the way things
happened, but in the way people feel. I think
Moore, Age 14
llalUO.C AddrHI
POOox 3173
This book is that "The Honesty Tree" was an exceptionOm•ha, NE 68103
about a 12 year old ally good book.
402/345·2563
You've got to be taught w be afraid,
Of people whose eyes rue oddly shaped,
METROPOLITAN
COMMUNllY
CHURCH
PAGE 12
THE NEW VOICE
JUNE 1990
�+ GAYBRIEFS: THOUGHTS
ON MARRIAGE
by Jim Roche
My icenage daughlCI' finally asked me
lhe big question,"Are you and David going
to get married?" I said we hoped IO, preuy
soon. Then she asked, "Whose going IO
wear lhe dress?" I hear commenis like Iha!
all the time. When I speak on gay issues at
colleges someoneineviiably asks mea similar question, like, "Well who's you know,
dominant?" Or "Who likes being on iop?"
Gays and lesbians are a real mystery IO most
people. Butamoreimpon.arupoint islhatso
mnny people seem IO think that a rcllllionship, gay or straight, means someone on !Op
and someone on bottom. Something inherenUy unequal Opposites aum::1 ls the theory I guess. And that is why so many gay and
lesbian people don '1 wan1to have anything
io do with marriages. Because it just seems
10 reflect the worst that hetmsexual relationships have IO offer - inequality and OPJICS·
sion. So, why would two gay men or two
lesbians want to have anything to do with
one of the most oppressive and hicrorchical
systems around?
As a couple there arc ccnain things lha1
my lover Davis and I want IO share. Time
together. ln1eresis. Friendships. We already sharea lotof lhings, but because we 're
gay we can't share some things without a
hMSlc. If one of us were 10 become ill the
other might not be included in choosing a
docior or hosphal or treatment We might
OO(evenbeallowed iovisiteacholher. Mate
immediacely, l was hoping IO lake college
courses this summer, but can David and las
a couple count on being able IO use married
student housing atanycollegel might go to?
Now there arc legal ways around most,
but 00( all, or this. Wills, power or a110mey
and probate fonns. But after all is said and
done it would still be a relationship that is
legalized in spire of the community we live
in ins1ead ofwilb iis help. It's still second
class citizenship no mn1ter bow you look at
it Slowly we arc beginning IO get our righis
here and there around the country. Bu11here
is a growing number of people who oppose
our righis to s1111e sanctioned or church sanctioned relationships. Why do they make hfc
harder for us because we're gay or lesbian7
Wha1 •s threauming IO people whn oppose
JUNE 1990
+FEATURES
the ram,ly. A threa1 to ,is male oppressive
actions like the San Francisco domestic pan- male oriefllCd foundation. A lhrea1 IO iis
ncrship act, church recognition of gay rcla- dominance orienied meniality. To iis se1
lionships and so on? They feel gay and rules and regulations. Bui in spilC of wha1
lesbian couples lhteaten lhe "institulion of marriage and family has grown IO reprcsem
family." But how can we lhreall:n family IO many o( us gay and lesbian people, marbecause we wani IO be family? Sounds son riage, church unions or domestic partnerof crazy doesn't it? Our idea of family, one ships dernonsll'atC lhal we can keep the besl
that many gay and lesbian people acccp1, is of relationships going while we toss 001
one that is in direc1 opposition IO lhc status wha1 isn'1of any value. As time goes on and
quo. Tradi1
onaliSLS see family as a prc- gay and lesbian relationships all in !.heir
csiablished pau.em into which each individ- different fonns are rccogni7.ed by ci1y and
ual fiis. In a family you have and know your state govemmenis, churches and organizaplace. First and forcmosl it's a male domi- tions like the California Bar Association, we
nated struciurc. Falher - breadwinner. will help redefine mamage. Redefmc relaMother - caregiver. And our concept of tionships. What I hope people will lcam
family, the gay and lesbian concep1, is one in from watehing us is thai we bring mate 10
which we easily swiich roles and of1en do it relationships than the roles we are supposed
forwha1asnoolhcrreason lhanfun. Taking 10 play. or the clothes we nrc supposed 10
lhis lighlly. as we sometimes do, is even wear,
more upsetting IO 1radilionalists. We swilch
roles, wemakeup new ones and wcrelare we
LONELY?
relate 10 each other from the same role or no
role 01 all. It's a concep1 of family based
upon mutualil)I. Equality. lndividualily.
Every day web~ down the hierarchical,
male domina1cd
structure by the way
weac1and in1crac:110Buddies 'n' Pals
gelher. Just by being
'n' Partners··
equal we threalCO lhe
'1'1• -1'1 Goy Dat,ng $tttYlce fot Me PO'I
basis of those SlruC•
IW'CS, lesling the limNow covering all
iis of sexual idcnti1y
major cities in U.S.
and wha1 sexual roles
and Canada
and scereocypes have
Our goal "10 help you meet \omeIOofTer. Gay couples
onc compatable. both r,ooall) und
can be both mascu,c~uall), a. .i fn<nd or a lo,er.
line and feminine.
Same with lesbian
couples. We aa like
men, and we ac1 like
women. Sometimes
weaa lilccsomelhing
in-between. We have
no rules IO break bu1
ourown,oneslha1we
have se1 up and agree
upon ourselves. We
have fun wilh those
rules and enjoy ICSI·
ing lhosc limilS. My
daugh1er is righ1 IO
wonder whose going
10 wear what Who
knows?
We arc a threat 10
CALL FOR FREE
APPLICATION
1-800-34 4-PALS
THE NEW VOICE
PAGE 13
�+FEATURES
+ WHY THE HOOPLA?
ll's a shame that they can't understand unknown. If we gays and lesbians remain
that advertisement isn '1 the reason. TIie invisible, how will anyone get to know our
by Jean Monensen
hoopla isn't meant to sat. "Hey, loolc at me, diversity, our wit, our contributions to sociLast October, on National Coming Out
I'm py." Instead it's meant to say, "Loolcat ety, our "normalncss"? Indeed if WC COD·
Day (NCOD), l watched the Oprah Winfrey
how many of us thcreaic; we want equality, tinuc to hide in oursafcliuleclosets, wc will
show. lt Was, of course, concerned with andwewon'tbeignoredanylonger." There be sending out the message that wc are
NCOD and issues of gay rights recognition. is a difference.
somehow ashamed of who we are. Beucr
Oneoftheaudience mem bets St.OOd as Oprah
I suppose we can forgivc that man having that we use opportunities lilte Pride Week
roamed the aisles and aslced, "Oby, so your to a.st such a question. Afler all, you never and National Coming Out Day to sat, "hey,
gay. But why all the hoopla and parades? I
everybody, this is who WC ate. We invite
mean, I don't feel compeUed to march and really appreciate all your privileges until you to get to lcnow the truth of us, not our
younolongcrhavethcm. Andifhe'salways
advertise that I'm slraighL"
had privileges (I'm 11SSUming again), how stCtCOlyJ>Cd characaw.res."
The person who asked that question
Asking the reason behind all the hoopla
could be possibly know the discrimination
appeared (guessing from his manner of
issortof likeasldng what all the fuss was for
gay people face?
speech and his nice suit) to bea white upperMy hope is that this fellow is enough of in 1776. Or why did women want the right
middle-class American male. From the an open-minded, liberal person that he's to VOie. Or what's wrong with making
nature of his question, I assumed (safely I
never dicriminatcd against anybody. people or color ride in the back. or the bus or
think) that he was ~ - Now I a.st Wouldn't it be great if the world were full of makingAsian-Amcricansgotoccnaincamps
you, who beucr to know less about any form
during World Waz n. h ought to be obvious
ofdiscrimination than an uPpci'-middJe,.class such beings of conscience? Maybe then to everybody that it's a mailer of unfair and
there wouldn '1 be any ne«I for hoopla.
white heuosexual male?
Unfonunately, it takes only one bigOI 10 unequal treaunent, but IOIS of people need a
Being on lV. the show had to break at
little help to see the lighL The "haves"
that moment foracommerc:ial. I never heard undo the worlc of a thousand decent human simply can '1 fathom what it's lilcc to be a
beings. And as Jong as there are bigots
if the man 'squestion was answered. but rvc among us, there is need for hoopla.
"have DOL" They have all thesocieLal privibeen giving it some thought since. You see,
Bigouy sicms from ignorance. Preju- leges wc lack,andsotheydon'1tnow what
my family has basically said the same thing
we're missing. That's why all thchooplato me; "Why do you feel like you have to dice is bomoffcar. HcltOscxism in thcfom1 wc need to keep educating them.
of homophobia is ignorance and fear of the
advertise it?"
SUPPORT GROUPS
HIV TESTING
project
BUDDY SYSTEMS
AIDS
H OTLINE
NAP
3624 Leavenworth
Omaha, NE 68105
AIDS Hotline
9am-6pm & 6pm-llpm Monday-Friday; 6pm-llpm Weekends
Omaha 342-4233 Statewide 800/782-AIDS (2437)
HIV Testing
7pm - 10pm Mondays and Thursdays
PAGE14
THE NEW VOICE
JUNE 1990
�+FEATURES
+ LESBIAN AND GAY MALE
COUPLES DO IT
DIFFERENTLY
Lesbian couples are likely to meet under
different circumstances than those common
for gay male couples, accoroing to preliminary results from same-sex couples. Lesbian couples most often mct through friends
or at work, while male couples met at bars
more often than any Olhcrway.
Thc"howtheymet"question was among
more than a hundred put to same-sex couples
in a national study undenaken last year by
PARTNERS: The Ncwsleuet for Gay and
Lesbian Couples.
More than one in five of the lesbian
couples mct at worlc. but fewer than 5 percent of the men did.
While 2A pa-cent of the men met in a bar.
lhe venue is becoming less promioent as a
meeting SJ)OL The newer the relationship,
lhemorelikely the couple had met at asocial
event instead.
Friends, an enduring source of introductions, were responsible for the meeting of28
percent of lhe lesbian couples and I 9 percent
of the men.
Tht Sex Quotient
Male couples were far more likely than
women to have met lhrougb scxuallycharged
areas. such as baths, cruising. or classified
ads. The male couples also had more sex
together, but I.be female couples enjoyed
their sex more.
Male couples had sex nine times per
monlh on the average. while lesbians averaged seven times. However, these figures
we,e boosted by the 21 percent or men and
11 percen1ofwomenwhoslwedscxatleast
15timesa monlh. Most active were couples
together one year or less, who had sex about
twice as often as the average couple.
Most of the couples had sex less often.
Halfof au gay male couples averaged sex no
more than six times a monlh, and half the
lesbian couples had sex wcekl y or less often.
The sex was rated "excellenl" by 54
pct'CCDI of the women and by 31 percent of
the men. Anolhcr 25 pcrecnl of the women
and 35 percent of I.he men said their sex was
Hgocxltt.
Sex outside the relationship was far more
common for men than women. Only 4
pen:ent of women reponed any outside sex
JUNE 1990
HOW SAME-SEX COUPLES MET
!tom._.,
PreUmlnaly R!IUJII
sur,ay ol gay Olld lHboan -pies by PARTNEJIS: The
Nto,G,ry • LNl>lan ~ Sa..d on 883 eoul)IN, about half lhe .wa ,...,_ Respondents a.ntweted mate ch1tt1 1(X) quesoons; w, th• CINi compteting the sentence we met fflrough •
4
SOCll'II.APOtlf E\IOfT
-T~...
SCHOOL
IICLJQJOUS C\.OIT
StCILl TIC1L t\lCN1'
I
,o,,omJrG scau1ct
- ~CSM:t
MTHS.ICRUJSJNi
ono
0
i
..
0
10
••
POICOf1
during I.he previous year. On lheolherhand.
27 percent of I.he men had some outside sex
during I.he previous year, I.hough only 12
percent had outside sex more than once a
monlh; 5 percent had outside sex weekly or
moreoflen.
Relationship Longevity
Despite the youlh of the respondentsaveraging 35 years for women, 37 years for
men - lesbians had been together an averageof5 t/4 ycarsandgaymenanaveragcof
7 1/1. years.
While several couples had been r.ogelher
longer than 40 years, many of the relationships were only recently swtcd. Half of au
the women surveyed had been together 3 I/
2 years or less; half I.he men had been together 5 years or less.
)()[)I l ( ·1-,_ J() \I I. Jill ( \\l)l[)\ 1
1,"
I ( )lJ I.\H )J.ll( )ll .\\[) I \H lf..1 J ,'-..-,, ( )J ll \ )\
l .(
e TEXAS' BIGGEST PARTY AIDS FUND RAISER
Texas'biggcstpanyandAIDS fundraiser, RazzleDazzleDallas. will beeven bigger
and bcwlr for 1990.
Slated for Sawrday June 16 in the Tower and Grand Place buildings in historic Fair
Park, Razzlc Da,.zle Dallas kicks off gay pride week in a big ol' Texas way!
As has become tradition, the Rau.le Disco isa virtual inferno-the hnucs1of the hot
dancing the night away. If you want a bit more intimacy and conUICI in your dancing,
you'll want to head (orlhcRazzleCouniry and Wcsicm Dance Hall. lfashow is more
to your liking, lhcshowof shows,you won't want to miss I.he finals of the Mr., Miss and
Ms Rau.le Dawe contests.
Gay men and women are a divers lot. and nothing illustrates this fact bcuer than I.he
Razz1e community Of8311izations bazaar. More than JOO organizations - local, regional, state and national - from self.help to civic to socia. and political use RM.zleas
1
a forum to spread I.heir message.
As fun as Razile is, the real reason for its exisu:ncc is to raise money for the fight of
AIDS and for gay and lesbian rights.
Ranlc is very proud io have American Airlines as lhe official airline of Razzle
Dazzle Dallas for 1990. Simply call toll free I 800 433-1790 and ask for Siar number
S-08(,()4h. American is offerinf 45% off full fare coach fare and 5% off any published
fare, including Super Savers!
TickclS for Rau.le Da7.zle Dallas are SLS until June 10, and $20 thereafter. Write
Raule Dazzle Dallas at P.O. Box 224562, Dallas TX 75222.
,
THE NEW VOICE
PAGE15
�*NATIONAL NEWS
*
*
IOWA ACTIVISTS WIN HATE
CRIMES LAW
MASSACHUSETTS END
FOSTER PARENT BAN
by Rex Wockner
The Dukakis admilililration announced
April 4 !hat tbc slale will change its ban on
lalis1 Christians, lowa GovemorTerry Bran- gay men and lesbians as fosierp11n:nts. New
stad signed inio law a measure ioughening regulations will judge prospective foster
pcnaltic.s for those who commit hale crimes parcn!S on parenting e,rperience ralher than
marital StalUS.
against Gays and Lesbians.
The decision IO change the policy came
"My fundamental philosophy is that
people should OOl be picked on because of wilh the seulement of a two year lawsuit on
their lifestyle, Branstad said. "They should behalf of Don BabclS and David Jean, an
openly gay couple who had fOStcr children
not be given any proiected class ueatmeni.
removed from their home
but cenainly we should not piclc on them." then (1985) announced in 1985. Thcstaie
new regulations
Iowa's hate crimes law, lhe fiflh such placing gay and unmarried people at the
Slalewide mcaswe in lhe nation, stiffens bottom of lhe lisl forpo!Ultial foster parents.
criminal penalties foc bias oc bate based
Under the new regulationS ll990), marauacks, allows victims IO bring civil suits, ried people and unmarried people wilh parand mandaies collection of statistics on hate enting experience arc considered equal as
crimes in lhe state..
rosier parents.
The new Iowa law also penalizes violence and vandalism based on hatred of a
person's race. ancestry, religion, political
NEW BACKERS FOR CIVIL
affiliadon, sex, age or disability.
RIGHTS BILL
In onlet to assure passage of lhe law
The Human Rights Campaign Fund tolobbyists had IO llg1CC IO language stating
day announces lhat lhree additional memlhat lhebill does not g,'8111 civil rights prou,cbers of Congress have joined as
lion IO Lesbians and Oay men, even though of the Gay and Lesbian Civil co-sponsors
Rights Bill.
poUs show that the majority of Iowans favor The three are Senaior Claiborne Pell (D-RI),
a stalCwide rights law.
Representative Gerry Silmrslci (D-MN) and
The Olha' SlaleS wilh hate crimes penal- New York's newest member, Representaties arc California, Minnesota., Oregon and tive Jose Senano (D-NY).
Wisconsin. Only Wisconsin also has a state
"Sena1or Pell is our 1enlh co-sponsor in
Gays rights law.
lhe U.S. Senate, while Represenratives
Sikorski and Serrano bring our iolal IO 79 in
the Housc",said Tim Mcfeeley, the Human
KNUTSON, NGRA
Rights Campaign FllOd's Executive DirecOver lhe loud objections of fundamen-
*
e
CO-FOUNDER DIES FROM
AIDS COMPLICATIONS
DonaldC.Kn11tson,promincn1SanFrancisco auomey who co-founded lheNatiooal
Oay Rights Advocates (NORA) died April
19,1990 from complications from AIDS.
KnulSOll taught lhe fltS! school course in
thenalion on Homosexuality and !he Law, al
the University ol Soulhem California Law
School where he was Professor of Law.
Lastycar,SanPranciscomayorArtAgnos
named named October 16. as Don Knutson
Day. Knutson was also honored wilh a
tribute from Rohen Raven, President of lhe
American Bar Associatioo.
KnulSOll, born July 12,1930 in SL Paul,
MN, gradualcd from lhc UnivmilyofMinnesota Law School, where he was first in his
class and cdiior of the Law Journal. He
served as First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air
Force, and then clerked for Roger Traynor,
Chief Justice of the California Sraie Su·
premeCourL
lOr.
Earlier in April, HRCF, ann~ that
CongrcssmanCraigWashingion(D-TX)had
signed onlO the bill. "MOfC and more members of Congress arc rcali2ing lhc injustice
of discrimination. They are hearing from
their lesbian and gay constituents and they
are responding", McFeelcy stalCd.
"It is particularly imporrant thal we let
Senator Pell and Congress Rcprescnratives
Washing1on, Sikorski and Serrano know lha1
we apr.recialC lheir Sllpport," McFeetey
OOlCd. 'Lesbian and gay Americanslhroughou1 the country can write 10 lhcm at the U.S.
C&pitol, WashinglOn, D.C. 20515, or by
calling lhe Capiiol switGhboard at (202) 225·
3121.
*TURMOIL AFTER
STRAIGHT DIRECTOR
HIRED
Two staff members have n:signcd and
Knutson was odhor or HomomxunlilY dozens ofvolunteecs have left lhc New Yorlc1._d ~ 1 - · ·
.L
based Fund For Human Dignity following
PAGE16
THE NEW VOICE
lhedecision oflhcorganii.ation iohircRobert
Brading, a straight man IO be executive dircclOC.
Pria IO the rcsignalions, lheentirc board
was asked IO resign, condemning lhcm for
not including sraffin the hiringpocess,and
questioning lhe judgement of the Brading
selection, maintaining Brading is unqualified as a func:lraiscr and 11Dfamiliarity with
gay and lesbian issues.
Swing Ibey would not discriminatc, lhe
board stood by lheir decision that Brading
was the most qualified applicanL
Employees responded lhal the attiwde
betrayed intcmalizcd homophobia on lhc
board.s part.
*
AIDS HOUSING ARSON
TARGET
AIDS service workers in Dallas were
distreSscd al news of lhe lhird in a series of
arsons targeted ioward a housing prog,am
for people wilh AIDS in Dallas, Texas. AIDS
ServicesofDallassuJTcrcd a cwo-,alann blaze
on Monday afternoon, displacing five children and eight adulis who were housed in
one of twO facilities operated by lhc agency
"We have been able 10 make arrangements temporarily through lhe American
Red Cross Disaster Relief Program 10 provide housing vouchers at a moiel, ff said
auorney, Don Maison, Executive Direcior
of AIDS Services of Dallas. "We're in a
holding pattern 11Dtil we can sort lhrough lhc
rubble and determine the extent of the damage," he said. "I get the impression lhat lhc
city of Dallas would prefer housing people
wilh AIDS under bridges instead of in clecem housing," he said.
The units which burned on Monday were
among !hose lhat were a pariofarcnovation
gmnt approved in January through lhe Dcparunent of Housing and Neighbord Serv·
ices. Maison blasted city officials for lhc
manner in which lhe program has been
operated.
"This is another example of how Texas
in general, and Dallas in particular, has dealt
wilh all programs related wilh AIDS • irresponsibly," Maison said. "We've done
everything weknoehowiodoioget folks IO
move on lhis project; we even got the local
Calholic bishop iocall the mayor's office on
our behalf · but IO no avail, ff he said.
ASD was founded in April 1987, and
operaies tw0 facilities comprising the targ.
est housing program for peq>le with AIDS
in lhe United States. ASD is a 501 (C)(3)
rax~xcmpt charity recognized by the IRS.
Contributions can be made 10 P.O. Box
4338, Dallas, TX 7$208-0338.
For mote information. conl8Ct Mark
Rogers (214) 941-0523.
JUNE 1990
�* NATIONAL NEWS
B.
byBnabB.
he: WU 1ft intefe:ltln.l one....
mUJdes like CUR SwM M• o( Sted.,
(lwd linu, no d&n d chca bait.)
e:ye.s lclddic-car blue,.
and a stance that ponnyed lhe land.
yo., cooldn't decidc alw-thc: fltlt drinl<,
i.. you mi&h< u.1t ror the: oceond
alilllcfamr.
wori.:cd Jincc. he. WU ftftem... ..
wd with hont.1l·Nte pride.
utod thc: wonl "q'*"'
a few day, afw I.he 11yb..
called ... -,,..,..,,..•
pcioplc: dJdn•t bow his nune
until you dctcribcd tum'
follc>w..s with• pair cl opc,,ed eyu.
(t.ake me homo.,...,,)
(and puslt mo down on the: couch.)
(1,01 mo 100 ti&la again.)
*
made me drink tho "'""'I ,oda.
waiched Ji&<arnJ ti he made ltir.fry.
left - ..... OIi lhe machine.
BUSH INVITES LESBIANS AND GAYS
TO WHITE HOUSE
(IUC me heme DOW.)
Q'""&OlalOIIOdolOIIIOnOW,)
Lesbian and Oay Americans were inviled IO the While House IO wilJleSS the
signing or the Hale Crimes Statistics Act, April 23, 1990. The signing maru the first
lime in American hi.slOry that "sexual orientation" will be included in rederal law
and the first time in American hisloty that Gay and Lesbian Americans have been
inviled to a While House bill signing ceremony.
Representatives or the Auman Rights Campaign Fund (HRCf) a11ended the
ceremony, joined by represcn1atives or the National Gay and Lesbian TMk Fcrce
(NGLTf) and Parent and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG).
Tim McFeeley, HRCF's Executive Di.reclOr, pr.used the Pn:siden1 rorinviting
the groups to panicipeie in the bill signing. "his a significant step by the.President
to include Lesbian and Gay Americans a1 an event of real imporlanCe to our
community. The Pn:sident slJ'Ollgly supported Ibis bill and we apprcciale his
suppon," Mt.Feeley said.
About I.SO extremely diverse people attended lhe signing, including libc:ral
Democrats from Congress, conservative Republicans, gay rights activiSlS and
advocateS for poople of color, religious and other groups.
The law mandaJcs lheU.S. Justice Department toc0Ucc1 statistics on crimes motivated by prejudice based on race, elhnitily, religion and sexual orientation.
Before signing the bill. Bush made a tcn minuie speech calling for a "sociecy
blind to prejudice, a society open to all• The president explained the bill.
mentioning crimes commilled bccallse of "sexual orientatioo." and added, "the
faslCt we can find out about lhese hideous crimes, the faster we can uack down the
bigots who commit lhem."
"The Hale Crimes S1alistits Act has been one of the highest priorities or Lesbian
and Gay Americans rarseveral years. Now, wemus1continue10pressthePl'csidcn1
and the Congress to move on other issues - including adequate funding for AIDS
- that are or vital imponance co all or U!l," Mcfeeley said.
Co-sponsors of lhe bill - Senaeors Orrin Hatch and Scnacor Paul Simon received prolonged applause from activists a1 the ceremony.
The U.S. Senate passed the bill on February 8.1990 by92to4afterdefeating an
au.empt by Jesse Helms (R-NC) co auach an anti-gay amendment to the law. Toe
House passed the bill lastJune27,1989 by 368 co47. Thebill talcescffcct this year.
JUNE 1990
THE NEW VOICE
he WU a [rimdty one.....
told me about his dtcam1,
I n:ad his O..t,.Med CII.V<>s •·hilc he lhowcrod,
(woadcmd ii th.i1 was a habit or aomdhbta,.)
I 1todlcd 1w oullinc: u he walked 101w room.
you spent your lime- fn:m him
rcalizinl lh>t yoo migJH be "inil" .......
and Ubl!& why.
(answa- the: phone. danmi~)
made me biua)t whai he "lded silly."
drove me in a Rd CUa1ina with weak txub.
(you bdd mo down by the: ann1.)
(my-c IQ'Mdlod yo.,rf-.)
made me mad one. day....
"""'<ted the: pha,e "'-he really .i-ldn't.
IOU'\dc,d parallel IO the old ctichc,
IOld bun nol to call becx.
'P"'l lh• niaJ,1 a liule puled.
(aruwcr l""' pha,c.)
HfiPPY SIXTH
fiNNIVERSfiRY.
T.W.O.!
PAGE17
�NOW OPEN
2:00 pm To 1:00 am
"SUPPORT
THE PRIDE WEEK
ACTIVITIES"
[}:{)~!PIPW
[}:{)@(!JJ Im
MONDAYTHRU SATURDAY
5 :00PM TO 9:00PM
PRESENTING NIGHTLY DRINK SPECIALS
NEVER A COVER CHARGE
1823 LEAVENWORTH
449-9147
PROPER ID REQUIRED
~~ •••. - !~t . 4'). ~
XJ2.Ll may be at Risk
for AIDS Infection
#
·...
15 16 17 18 19
AIDS
Information Testing
Lincoln LancasLer County
HealLh Department
402/471-8065
For olher testing sites, call:
Douglas Counly
Grand lslnnd HalJ Counly
Nemaha Couniy
Nortll PJaue
Scottsbluff
PAGE18
l.illion Allen
Rochel Bogby
Heather Bishop
8rundy, Fineberg, Woltcins
Referral
and
402/444-7214
308/381 -5175
4()1./274-4549
308/534-6780 CXL 134
308/635-3866
J1~~~~~-A? "'
~"5~ ~ ~ fl
1990
Foil!, Nolan
PmltlC
Alfow;n Price
Vicki Randle
Cossleberry-Oupree
Rhiomoo
ARx Dobkin & Lnveoder Jone
Rhyll,MissOty
Dione r«lotte
Catherine Romo
Koy Gordner
Rolch Romance
Norvo Gome,
Assor SontOIIO & Chomel No. 6
Hattie Gossen
Belinda Solllvon
Judy G<w,n
Sowogi Toilto
Borbon, Higbie
Hen, SimopcxJlos
Julie Homi
Judy Sfcon
Helen Hooke
Sharen Srin
Connie Koldor
Sweet HOiiey In 11- Rock
Kittco
Lindo Tillery
lool-cr Bross
Adrienne Tori
June MiUingtOII
TWO Nice Git1S
Musiai femino
11- V,luhingtM Sis!ers
Holly Neor
Koren Wiflioo>s
WW I M.C. 8aa 22
THE NEW VOICE
-lo Ml •9<58
JUNE 1990
�IMPERIAL COURT OF NEBRASKA
PROUDLY PRESENTS:
1990: The Start of a New Wave
The Warehouse
Tickets $10.00
June 9, 1990
9:00 p.rn.
JUNE 1990
THE NEW VOICE
Voting from
6: 15 unti 1
8:45 p.m.
PAGE19
�CLASSIFIEDS
Portnff'I: The Nowsleu.u For Gay And
Lesblu Couples will cut i11 price, double ill1iu
and odob< a bi-monthly Kheclule. acconlin& to
publishers Sievic BryOJ\l and Demian.
The four yeor old N:W1lcuer will lower itS
anmw subo<:ription pl'i.ce rate from $36 to S2 I.
Formerly and eight page monthly, the newslcuer
now will include 16 P"ies and be publimcd six
time! a yur. Each Issue will feawre interview, o<
two c:onunlac,d coup!"' - one lesbian and one
811)1 male.
AKmpleissucofPARTNERS isavlilablcfor
throedollan. Thenewletter's mailing list is conf,dentail: never lomed or ,old. For f'unhcr inform,uon. write PARTNERS Box 968S, Seaule.
WA 98109, or call (206) 784-1519.
UNL GALA SEEKS SUPPORT
The University ofNebruh-1.inooln Gay and
Lesbian Alumni/ac Asooeiation. lne. nuds usisllnCC frc>m r.he gay/lesbian commw>ity. Effective
June 1S, 1990ChaiJJ)enonRodnoy Allen Bellm
will be re,igning as cl,ajr and a new one will need
lo be selected. The volwtecr position invoJv..
organizational n,sponsibility, decision making,
mcmbcnhip reauibnent and f1JW1CW and organizational record keeping. Pasom who m,
interesU>d in theUNLOALA. lncmaywrite UNL
OAI.A. INC., P.O. Bo• 30631, Lincoln. JII£
68503."' call (402)464--0371.
ARTISTS interested in Second Annual Gay/
Lesbian ART FESTIVAL Localion: THE MAX
Date: August 26, 1990. Pleue send name, adclre$$, phonenwnber. type of media with slide or
photo of representative work to: ARTFEST,
P.O.Bo• 31715, Omaha. Ne 68131. Deadline for
entries: July S,1990
LOOKING FOR LOVE7 Make sure that's
all you find. Use I latex condom <NCf'/ time.
DCHP !I 444;681S.
ATTENITON ARTISTS! Do you have an
!du for the cover of The New Voice? Art work
lo aa:ompany I story? Cartoons? The New
Voi<>e is looking for new ideas for Cover Art and
general an work (or the maguinc. Contaa
Sharon Van Butsel,SS6-99()7,or any member of
the Steering Committee.
JASON MIK.ELL, I miss you. Plcue call
Pw:vt C4 JSI 647·Q7S4
STUDENT AND YOUNG ADULT UNJ.
TAIUAN UNIVERSAUSTS, 4 p.m., SWldoys.
at I.he UNL Student Union. We IJ'e a diverse
g70up with • vc,y liberal rel1gious orientation.
Come
arc. All ore welcome.
mu
B1S\/AL
ME.N's soclAL SUPPORT
GROUP forming in Lincoln. ln....,ted men
should contaa BMSSO, P.O. Box &0913, Unco)n, NE
68501
TYPISTS NEEDED! If )'OU have access to a
cornpuier (preferably I MacIntosh) and/Or a
modern, TheNewVoiccneedsyoul Afcwhours
..:h month are all that ii n,quited. For more
in!C><motion. contacl Sharon Van ButScl, SS6,
9907. or Pu Phalt.n. 4SS-3701
STEEIUNO COMMllTEE VACANC1£S:
There..,. cumruly two openings on the Steering
Committee of The New Voice of NcbnskL U
you ore hard-working. enthusiastic:. and inll:r•
Cited in making The New Voice ofNebrasb the
bestOay/LesbianM,gatlnc in theMidweSI, then
we'd like to talk to )'OU, Por more information,
COl\l.let any member of the Steering Commiuec.
OWM. 27, 5"6', l4o lob. lrrown. Raul
Mustache. I am looku,g forfrkndshipandmaybc
more. Write P.O. BoxS70S, Lincoln. JII£ 68SOS
DALI! WADDINGTON: Where the Heck
Are You? lam inNewYork,andoutofthcCout
Guard. Plcue call (718) 343-8314. Mylcul fm
Sacramento.
WAN'l'ED - Responsible reilrecl penon to
help couple with house and kennel chores in
exchange for room/boud. Located I 1/2 hr. W.
or Chicago. Must love dogs. (81S) 732-2523
ARTISTS interested in Second Annual O,y/
t.e.bian Art Festival Location: The Mu. Date:
August 26, 1990. Pleue 5end name. address,
phone number, type of media with slide or photo
of representative work t0: Arlfes~ P.O. Box
3J71S.0m1M.NE 68131. Dc.llincforentrieo:
July IS. 1990.
SEEKCNO EJlrTREPRENEURS, self-cmployed, free lancas, artista. writet$. and C><gartizatio.ns intere.sted in •tarting a burinas coopcra.
tive. to share ruourccs. comp.iter equipment, and
o(l",cespacc. Pieucrespond to P.O. Box 31633,
Omaha. NE 68131-0633, indicatingyourin1eres1
and expertise. There will be an organiullonal
meeting in July.
BENEFIT AUCTION!!
Artists
The Chesterfield is pleased to sponsor
a benefit auction for
Interested in Second Annual
Gay/Lesbian
Art Festival
Location: YB£ MAX
Date: August 28. 1990
The New Voice of Nebraska.
The Auction will be held at the Chesterfield,
19th & St. Marys. at 6:00 p.m. on June 24,
1990
THE CHESTERFIELD
type al media
with slide • photo al
nprnealatin wmk lo:
ARTFEST
Joins the 1990 Gay/Lesbian
Pride Celebration
As We Open The Door To
The Gay "90"s
PAGE 20
Plea••pbonllname. address,
nnd
namber,
P.O. Box 31718
Omaha. NE 88131
Deadline for Entries:
1a1y s.1990
THE NEW VOICE
JUNE 1990
�"OPEN TI-E DOOR TO THE GAY '90'S"
OAYrlESBAN PRDE CEl.EBRATION
JJNf. 17 - 30, 1990
_
,.- -
s..dlr..,.. a
'JeF~WffMdOrft
The .."' 10 tc
M.r,·
_..."....,._
.........
'°' °""" 300P"'
ll':l_,_ ..... 6
°"""
~ ~ 11,oj
'C\,ffl-
-A,,,~...,.....
l!IIOC...---·
W ""1< ~ 0..... 100 pm
1"'"'1-Jr< 6
...... .. ~,.
"" i>t..i ..,_. Ou"'
'C\,ffl 11eag·
13) pll\
~JN'lf!.20
~wdu.efF111'
......,..... ru.
Thlda; ;,,. 21
°W<ml"--·
'c.-...,..,
°""'
Wao,y,, Sco,l (llat
°"""
lit .......... c.,......
liX),,._,.-..,,... - i.
T
PR
E
IAm,pb,C<mnn,y
420-••
800-,;oo P"'
S,i,,d,y ;,,. Z3
"'°' Pw>,o
""''C.,,,y
m,_ 4:,;P"'
Ooywoon
""'• llw'9 s.- l:JOpm
-~
«llpl'\
.>..dgr,;
s,~
~""'
Roh: Well O!'fWl'UI
IO Tinw '-'-
°"""""'"""'
........
-°""-
lllfrl!IM~& F..,..,,..
l7l'g Y Fool"' 11-,, foo4 n.,,
o,
6'l0- 73)pm
&:.,e,C ~ IC)' New VOCID
~Ol)'lat.Sh,M()~
RING
n..
11!1 s, '-Y' 6 I"'
S...aoy..lN :JO
'!Ins 0.. -
eo.-c,,i
'"~~~°"""
AmC,,,•
\NO c.....,.
' Oodgo. 111, "'"
SPffl"'sored by AXG.L.E.
(Aehfrievog New OayA._esblan EndoavOf'-s)
Pleseuted by the River City Mixed Chorus
Wan\ To He.Ip Plan Futuro Pode Act..v1he•?
Cal 666--9907 F°' fnlonna t\Qn On Futue o Events
"SUPPORT
THE PRIDE WEEK
ACTIVITIES"
satuntay June ~7:05 pm
UNO Suauss Performing Arts Center
lick= f7.00 at the door- $6.00 advance pwcha,e$4.00 Senior Cmz- and Students-For information,
c.all 556-8.352
-
��June is bustin' out all over.. !
REMEMBER · THE SPECIAL
PEOPLE rN YOUR LIFE
APPRECIATE SENTIMENTS
EXPRESSED WITH FLOWERS.
FLOWERS
1J"
Ar Regency
i..
For the people and occasions that are
important in your life ...
�
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The New Voice
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The New Voice, 1990, vol. 8, no.4
Subject
The topic of the resource
Sexual minorities -- Nebraska -- Omaha; Queer Omaha Archives; magazines;
Description
An account of the resource
The New Voice magazine, 1990, vol.8, no.4
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1990
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The New Voice of Nebraska
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Terry Sweeney and Pat Phalen Papers, Archives & Special Collections, Criss Library, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
Relation
A related resource
Terry Sweeney and Pat Phalen Papers finding aid at: <a title="finding aid" href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/558" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/558</a>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
New_Voice_1990_Vo8_No4.pdf
New Voice of Nebraska