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�OUR TURN: VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THE NEW VOICE
"IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED ... "
THANKS TO THE TIMES
On behalf of the staff of The New Voice I
would like to say a heartfelt thank-you to Tim
Kennedy, publisher ofThe Tm,es oft/14 HeartlaNI.
In the November 3 issue of the Times, the
publisher's corner included a kind
acknowledgement and recognition of the success
ofTheNewVoice over almost !Oyearsandoftbc
bard work that goes in to publishing a magazine
every month.
I must admit thatI greeted the news ofanother
gay and lesbian publication with some degree of
fear and trepidation; however, the past months
have shown that the publications complement
each other rather than competing. There are
certain things that the Times can do much better
than we can - by its very nature a weekly
publication does a betterjob of reporting on "late
breaking events" and they arc able to publish
photographs of local events just a few days after
they occur.
I'd lilcc to saluteTun Kennedy and the staff of
Th~ Times doing a fiDC; job of developing a
regional publicabOn. Putting out a publication is
bard work and the work and the pressure are
quadrupled when it's published weekly.
Keep up the good work, Tun.
P-FLAG ANNOUNCES FUND
RAISING EVENT
by Dave England
Looking for somewhere to have breakfast on
Sunday morning, January 9th, 19947 You say
your calendar is still open? That's swell because
the Omaha Chapter of Parents and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) will have a brunch
that morning at The Max from 10:30 am. 1:00
pm. Let PFLAG Moms and Dads fllt a brunch
for you. We will be featuring all you care to eat
scrambled eggs, pancakes and barn for asuggested
dolllltion of $5.00 at the door. So fight tbc
January blabs and come warm up with PFLAG's
family and friends at The Max that morning. We
look forward to seeing all of you there!!
By Carla
We have all beard these words, and more
often than not, we have beard thematatimewbeo
we have faced failure.
It is with failure that I come to you this
montb--Ule failure of the back surgery that I bad
a year ago in October. Many of you followed the
story as Sharon and I told you of my pre-surgery
and post-surgery experiences. You'll remember
I was a novice at such things: I'd never ever been
in the hospital before let alone bad surgery.
Over the past year it seemed all was going
well, that is until I went in for my one year check
up. Yes, my back bad been sore for about two
months, but it bad neverreally not been sore since
the surgery, so bow was I to know there was
something really wrong.
The x-ray told all. My spine bad not fused,
and two of the screws that they put it bad broken.
Of course, I bad teasingly asked Sharon several
times when my back side really hurt to check to
sec if there were screwsstickiog out. There never
were, but gee if I bad known bow close that was
to reality. well, I probably would have not teased
so often.
Sowbatnow? Well,l'mheadedforSt Joe's
back doctor for a second opinion and then back to
my doctor. Toeoptionsdon'ttbrillmemucb, but
then I bated the recovery room, and I'd much
prefer never, never, never going back to a hospital
again. However, there don't= to be any other
options. So I guess I can choose between I) some
sort of !rap tbingy where they cage my spine, 2)
redoing what they did before, but bore some boles
in my spine and hope fcx a better fusion, 3) do the
surgery from tbc front and put in similar gizmos,
or 4) slide over some of the spinal cord or some
nerves and tie it all together with baling wire (that
would be my dad's solution). See what I mean
about the options. None of them sound too great!
Bet you now know why I take Sharon to the
doctor with me. She's the science person of the
household; I'm the sports fanatic!
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Speaking of sports-lbere is one bit of good
news in all of this-sort of. Anyway, of course
the doctor said lose as much weight as you can'.
Every pound puts less sire&< on the back and
makes surgery easier on you. Now that I can
handle.
Sharon and I started dieting; sbemademecall
the Y. After all, wallting and most other exercise
puts more sttess on the spine and that just makes
me ~rable. So swimming at the Y was her
suggestion for exercise. Now this is where the
good news comes.
When we called the Y, Judy in Membership
visited wit_bme about their various plans. Fina!Jy
she asked if I would be interested in a "Single" or
"Family" membership. !said, 'That depends on
you. I am in a lesbian relationship, and we'd like
a family membership. Do you do thatT'
Judy put me on bold for a moment, and wben
sbe returned she bad a couple questions for me.
Were we just roommates? (After all, they bad a
Jot of people who lived together who cried to get
family memberships and they didn't accept them
unless they were married or bad lived together
seven years and had a common Jaw marriage.) I
assured her that we were notjust roommates and
that we bad bad a Holy Union at MCC-0.
Again she put me on bold, but she was back
in a moment saying, ''If you have a certificate,
then we can enroll you in a family membership."
YMCA ACCEPTS LESBIANS
FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP
Toe DCXt day we were at the downtown Y at
8:00 a.m., certificate in band,joining. Judy tells
us we are their first lesbian couple enrolled that
way; wesmiled,knowingwe wouldn'tbethe last,
not now anyway!
So how's it going; well, I've lost about 15
po~dsso far, but it doesn't show. That's okay,
I will have Jost another five by the time you read
this, and between then and the first of the year
another 15-20will fade away. Just watch, you'll
sec.
~N_,w Voiu bal been publilhcd&Dd diltributedeach mocth by a dedicated volunteer m/1'1.i:.nc:eMarch, 198', Toe.
maa:au•~ is ':""'l'letcly liua<Od by doutiollS, .ubocriplio,,., and ad•"!i•i•a, Copyr!Jbt 1993.
THE NEW VOICE
STAFF
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Ob yeah! Lest you get too excited about tbc
Y's new membership policy and my weigbtloss
Jct me add this closing note: Today I got a lctte;
from Blue Cross/Blue Shield. My rate is going up
Jan. I from$300pcrmonthtoalmosl$340. Now
isn't that something to cheer about.
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LETTER POLICY
The New Voice will publish
only those letters to the editor
which Include full name and
either address or phone
number so we can verify
authenticity. You can request
that your name n9 t be
published but we must be able
to contact you for verification.
PAGE 1
�LETIERS TO THE EDITOR
FRONTIERS
EDITOR WRITES
AGAIN
Dear Ms. Van Butsel,
'Ibis letter sounds an awful 1iJce one I wrote
last month to the The Gayly 0/dahoman. It
concerns the three letters to the editor you printed
in your October edition from prisoners.
As an experienced editor for a large urban
gay publication, please understand that AIL these
letters are scams targeting gay men for money.
We now know that - after bad experiences
reported by classified readers - lh_at thousands
of dollars have been sent to vanous men 10
incarceration.
Fronlitrs still receives about one such letter
eacbmonth, and now bas a policy, as do other gay
publications, of NEVER printing such ads.despite
bow sincere they may sound ( and don't they
though, they convinced your publication and
Oklahoma's).
Please call me if you want specific details on
bow ,11ch scams woric (it's a bit lengthy to type
here), but al tbe very least call other gay
publicAllons to confum.
Yon may also liJce to notify your readers that
the printing of the previous letter was a mistake.
Sincerely,
BillGeig..Managing Editor
PRISONER RESPONDS TO WARNING
Dear Sharon,
I am writing this letter in regards to your
request for comments about running ads from
prison..-s. I think I can speak from firsthand
experience, because I havejust finished spending
26 months in prison in Iowa.
Wbatl have found lrue is lbat the vastmajority
or prisoners are on the up and up when Ibey
request (no pun intended) pen pals. It is very
lonely in prison for many of them because Ibey
have been forsaken by their friends and families.
It seems that those on the outside never have time
for those on the inside. There is a real hunger to
know what is going on in lbe outside world. I
know tbat I corresponded with two people that I
met through Prisoo Fellowship while I was in
prison, and all I can say is lbanlt God for them. I
am currently corresponding with approximately
len prisoners in the Iowa system and Ibey are
always overjoyed to receive my letters. None of
them have ever asked me for money or other
favors. All they ask for is someone to be their
friend.
I might make the following suggestion,
however. Inasmuch as there are some con artists
in prisons, just as there are in the real world, I
would suggest that anytime you run such a Jetter
or ad tbat you print a warning urging anyone who
writes to them to refrain from any kindoffinancial
transaction with them. I would also suggest that
you limit ads lo prisoners fromlowaand Nebraska.
giving that warning, I think you need to
remember that your readers are adult and should
be able lo make their own decisions.
I noticed that in the last two issues, you ran
ads from two men incarcerated in Nebraska and
two men from Kentucky. By the length and the
lone of the letters from Nebraska, I feel confident
that they are sincere. Now, itmaybelbatlbe two
letters from Kentucky came from sincere men,
but I don't feel real comfortable writing lo them.
Incidentally, I am corresponding wilb bolb of the
men from Nebraska. I might add, with my Parole
Officer's blessings.
As longaslbave you on the line.I would liJa,
to mention that one of the men that was
incarceratedwilbmeatMl. Pleasant Correctional
Facility bad a subscription lo The New Voict.
Every month, when be received his be would
share it with others. One copy was probably
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utilized by over 30 men. I myself shared it with
five other men in my unit alone. It was a most
welcome publication for those of us who were
gay. Thank. you for the good wodc. Keep it up!
Youhavemypenniuiontopublishthisletter
if you wish.
Sincerely,
Gerald "Gerry'' Oebriog
NEVADA PRISONER
LOOKING FOR FRIENDS
Dear Editor:
lam a40 yearoldAsian inmate doing ten (10)
years minimum sentence in the Nevada Slate
Prison. I am sincere, and honest person seeking
an open, honest and sincere relationship with
same. No game, bead trips or dishonesty please.
Iamlonelyandhavenofriendsorfamilymember
to communicate with, or correspondence. I am
willing to devote to building a solid relationship
with the same type personality.
(Ads and address all replies)
Lue Vue #22191, P.O. Box 1989 E.SJ'. Illy,
NV 89301. A 40 Y/0/M Asian doing ten years
minimum in the NV staUprison. I am very lonely
and sincere open relationship with some friends
lo share my thoughts, hopes and dream with or
eotre$pondence, sincere friends.
Sincerely,
Lue
NEW VOICE RESPONSE
TO THE PRISONER PROJECT
The Steering Committee of The New Voice
bas reached a decision based on the letters we
received. Wewillcontinuetosponsorourprisoner
projecL However, when we print the letters "°;d
ads, we will include amessagetolbereader. This
message is:
Respondlotbaewrlterslncommunlcallon
only. Do not s•nd money or other requested
Items. Again this Is ror communication only.
We appreciate the responses we received and
thank each of you for laking the time to write us.
We know that prisoner life can be lonely and we
want to play a part in keeping all gay and lesbian
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PAGE2
THE NEW VOICE
�WRITER SHARES BAD PEN
PAL EXPERIENCE
Dear Sharon,
In reading Ulis issue of the article, Beware of
Prisoner Ads it was one year ago, November 92.
I read an article from a Jeffrey Melton wbicb was
in the Nebraska State Pen sol dlougb1I would be
a nice guy and write. WeU. Iba! was one of the
biggest mislakes of my lire. After about the
second lettec, be started writing bow madly in
Jove be was wilb me and I made his life worth
living. This weol on for a few letters. 'lben be
started asking for money, tbeo $7S.OO ahou and
Ibis and !bat Theo on September 9 when be was
released, ii was as if he turned the switeh off. I
didn'tmeaoshlttobim. HedidmovetoColumbus
with me but one night wbilel was at wor1<.. betook
my car and left not leavin& a note or an)'thinc. I
did find OUI he WIS in Ll.ocoln 81 his mother's
place drunk. A friend and I went to Lincoln and
got my car baclc Iba! night I was told be went
baclc to Uncoln and did nothing but bad mouth
me and Ile IO his family about thin&• I was
supposed to have said about them. I did not I
evenboughthismotberacarfot$l,29S.00whicb
I only got $125.00 payment and !bat i• all I have
gollen. So see I must not he too bad of a pec,on
to do something like Iba!. So for the nke of all
yoorreaden,don'tpublishanyadJfrompriaonen
wanting people to write to !hem, wanting people
to feel ,ony for !hem. 'Ibey are in there for a
reason, for a aime they have done, so thai is their
problem, not the poor people outside to feel sorry
for them and to be used the way I was.
Thanlc you for hearing me out
I lhinkit would be &ood to publish in TIYNew
Voia the eomments from yow read<n about
their experience wilb wrilin& to pilOncn and
show how people are being used by the,e people.
You can publish my article in TM New Voice so
everyone can read. Will be waiting to bear your
comment
Sincenly,
Dwight Bignell
PRISONER ON PEN PALS
Dear Ms. Van Butsel,
I am an inmate 11 the Omaha Cotrection
Center. Ireh compelled to write you after reading
Bill Geiser', leller in the c = t iauc of NVN
and your request for reapoo.sea. Yu, lberc arc
inmates who love to take advantage of otben.
That is one reason why I share my copy to only
!hose inmates who I lcnow arc "gay" and 11121
likely 10 abuse their pen pall. I g,eatly appreciate
the free subscription and hope you continue
providing Ibis service. I have met ,even) pa,
pals through the NVN, but over the years many
ban moved or just quit writing. I'm not sure
about all of !heir motives for uo longec writing,
but I can usure you it wasn't because I asked for
money! Some of my pen pals used to visit me at
LCC or OCC. I often reimbursed them for any
expenses (~as, food, elc.) Then the Deportment
of Correcuons Qui! allowing us lo send money
ou~cxceptfor~family. Thereanoways
around this, but I won't go into that for now. I'd
like to say. !bat inmates arcn' I the only ones who
abuselhepcnpal.ttlaliooship. Oneofmy"friends''
who did visit me al LCC tried to talce me for
S40.00 one time! Needless to say, I got my
money baclc and be no longer visits. To avoid any
problems, I haven't even suggested a visit wilb
my current pen pal. I'm not sure he'd even want
to visiL Please continue to offer subscripdons
and ads to prisoners (Jn!ecably local); bill also
warn your subscribers to be wary. Unfortuna~ly
Ill people can be talcen both in and out You can
publish any or .all of Ibis, including my name.
Thank you. Terry Taylor
T HE NEW VOICE
CHESTERFIELD CELEBRATES 11th YEAR
Dear New Voice:
I would appreciateilifyou would include Ibis
editorial in your next wuc, or 11 your earliest
convenience. If you have any quutions or
coounents, please feel free to con1act me.
Thank you for your consideration in Ibis
matter.
Joey Leigh
(Beth C. Contreras)
WE ARE THE FORGOTTEN•..
HEY OMAHA!!! Did you 1cnow that the
Chesterfield will celebrate its 11 lh Anniversary
on Saturday, November 61b7 Complete wilb an
ALL female show, food, and keg bcer7 What?
Didn't )'OU - ii advertised? Bui the press was
notified! One publicalioo said they were staffed
byvolunleels and didn't have the time. Anolber
publication said they'd be lbece for pictllre$ and
an interview, but after 3 hours everyone went
bomewbentheydidn'tsbowl lguess lbcyareall
busycovcringtheolberestablisbments. You know
the ones. 1be one's whose lights are brighler
bccauae lbeir bill!olds are bigger!
1be Cheslerfield supports ALL publications
by advertising monthly, as well as weelcly, but
when it comes lo be reviewed, recognized or
otherwiJe acknowled&ed. it seems that noooe bas
the time I The Chesterfield lhrough the
11111elfisbnels of the owner, and the barteodets,
have built a cl.ieotele second to none, based on
support and respect. 11'1 really too bad that no one
can 1pue the ONLY women's bar in Omaha a
few moments of their precious time! Allbough
FORGOTTEN we are PROUD! We deserve
better lbto this!
ThJs is not sllJlP(*d to be a competition for
~~dollars.. ThcCbcs~,eldiscompeling
Just like the res~ sunply lo give us, the minority
in 1h11 world, a
haven from the homophobic
rat race! Are we DOI entitled to the same covecage
u all the other &•Y owned and operated
eaablisbmeots, recardleuof adV'Cttisin& dollara7
Diacrimioatmy? 1lblnkso ! ! I Pemap aome need
to realign lbeir volunteen, and olhen need to
learn to lceepcom.mitments, or not bolbec lo malce
!hem. Pechapc more volunteen are needed in
Omaha! Whatever the case, after 11 ye.-. of
providing one of the finest establisluneats in Che
Midwes~ one ""uld lblnk lbai ONE night of
covenge is not too much to ask!
Joey Leigh
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Edllor', Not.: I can only apolo1iu for the
mis1Uttkmandin1. U,ofort-ly, 'IM New Voice
dounotlraveastajfofnporten-wearetotally
tki>,Nkn1 on vo/11n1un from IN comm,u,ity
sul,,,,inin1 articks to us about evmts lhat an
1oingon. Ire1n11haJnoonejrom1heCheJ1•,jWd
contacted •ithu Dick Brown. the advertilln1
mana,er, or mystlfabout the anniv•rsary. I got
amusagelhatltlmawas1oin11ocaJJme, but 1/te
never did, and I 101 busy and didn't caJJ to 1u
whaJshewanud. Its ltoldltlma/at.,, ifyouw0/11
something 10 app,ar In TM New Voice,Justwrlte
the lnfonnation down and mall II to us. ltnd ifatty
business WOIIIJ an evtnt advtrtlttd, a/I they havt
1odoilcon1ac1Dlt:A:Brown. l1lu11tlrt/y11p101he
business whaJ IOU in tNir ads. W• would havt
lovtd to haw an ad and an arrick abolll the
Clu:sterjidd'1annlvtna,y. 811tw•can'tpublish
whal we den·, nceive.
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�CLINTON SIGNS BILL TO
GIVE "SPECIAL RIGHTS" TO
RELIGIOUS RIGHT
Dear Editor:
Hypocrisywasoozinf from Washington on
November 16, 1993. President Clinton signed a
bill into Iaw that makes it harder for lhe
government to interfere with religious freedom.
Tbelawfigh1111990U.S.Su~eCourtdecisioo
chat upheld other laws that u,frioge on religious
freedom so long as Ibo laws serve a valid
govemmeo1purposeandarooo1aimed11iobihib>d
religion.
It would be hard to argue agaiostlbe value of
the bill lbal the President signed. Religious
freedom needs to be iwotected. But bere is where
the hypocrisy began oozing. As be sipied the
bill, President OinlOD was suirow,ded by religious
luders. II was a perfect photo opportunity.
Isn't ii ironic lbal lhose arelbe same people
who argue lbal homoso,tuals and bisexuals
shouldn't gel "apecial righlS" because Ibey are
already iwotccted under existing Jaws? Ofcoune,
it's not ''.pecial rigblS" lbat are being ,ought, but
equal righlS.
The U.S. ConslilUlion says, in Article I.
"Congress shall make no law re~pecling an
establishmcml of religion. or probibilin& lbe free
exercise lhcreof; or abridging Ibo (reedom of
speeeb. or of Ibo press; or tbe right of the people
to assemble, and to petition the Government for a
redress of grievances.'"
In other words, Americans already have
freedom of religion. The religious leaders are
already protected under existing laws, yet they
need Conpss to pass a law to iwotect their
freedom? Is that what you call "special rights"'?
Martin Alan
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FREE YOUR MINDI
Dear lldilor:
I can't help bul sec the humor in all the gay
men de(ending a ''woman's rigbl lO choose",
while lesbians have remained silent. I suppose
every lesbian bu turned to ber partner and said,
"see, even when they are gay, they fight over us
like property to be won."
Ab, but I just wish to present lhe racis, mam,
especially in regarda lO the October reprint of
Brian Pllriclr. Mulligan's article. When Texas
cbcerlcaden arc thzown off tbe team for being
pregnant andlbcn one is let back onto the learn for
having an abortion, who's choice is ii? The (act,
is society punishes women who don't choose
abortion andrewardsthoselhatdo. Thisu hardly
free choice.
Mulligan asserts "abortion is 001 a gay issue"
but lhc facts ,peak for themselves. Several the
fundJ es1ablisbed to support gay and lesbian
candidates require the candidates to be explicitly
"pro-choice". The fear and ignorance of different
ideas is seen thzougboul alarge portion of the gay
leadership in this country and ii is adangct to the
Gay, Lesbian. & Bisexual Movement 1be
Movement still is being dragged by its nose by
se,ual freedom advocates who fail to see they
won a battle only to lose Ibo war. The story of
AIDS u presented in An.d TM Band Plays On
shows this conflict more clearly.
1be assertion of lbe "Righi llO Cootrol Your
Body" advoeatcs are the type who pul forth lbe
wo111 e,ample for gay and lesbian people to
follow, especially when society ilill sees gay and
lesbian people u a direct threat to any sense of
morality. Disc:rimioalion against people because
of sexual orientation will cod when ,ocieiy learns
ii is an llbitrary way of defining people.
1be largest gay Chwch is in Tuu and is led
by Rev. Mel White, a former aid of M inister Pat
RobertsOn. 'IbeoonservalivepublicationNotional
Review bu an editor who favors gay righlS
because bis friend is gay. 'Ibe editor is William
F. Buclr.ley and bis friend is anti-Communist
crusader Mel Lieberman. A conservative
argument for gay rights will come out soon by
Bruce Bauwcr. The moderate publication The
New RepubUc bas a conservative gay editor who
is pro-life and so bappens to bavc lbe same name
asl do. Please FREE YOUR MINDI
Sincerely.
Andrew Sullivan
or
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�BRIAN BENGTSON TO
APPEAR AT DOWNTOWN
GROUNDS
11/09193
Dear Sharon and Carla, and everyone at tbe
New Voic•,
I put the date on the cop of the page justlo let
you know wbatkindofmonth! have been through.
I have:
A.) ended a relationship that could best be
described as a plausible excuse for changing the
sheets.
13.) moved and discovered that I may be tbe
curacor of the world's largest collection of other
people's underwear.
C.) got a Barbie lunebbox.
D.) discovered that a really good roommate
will clean up after your cat when you're not
home.
and .. .
E.) only wrote one poem.
Someone did lend me a decent typewriter
though, so now you won't have co try co decipher
any more cryptic scratchings.
Butfortbosewbocan'tgetcnoughofme,and
your exclusive trading cards will be in the mail
soon, I will be appearing at the Downtown
Grounds coffee house on December 16th. and on
February 17th (9:00pm, and 8:30pm,
respectively), wberel will be reading some ofmy
latest work, and maybe some oldies that you can
relive some tender moments IO.
Again, I want IO thank tbe New Voice for all
your help and support.
Love, Brian E. Bengtson
COPIES OF BACK ISSUES OF
NEW VOICE NEEDED
TM New Voic• is working IO find copies of
certain issues from thcearlydays of the magazine.
If you would be willing IO donate (or IO have
photocopied) copies of the issues or publications
listed below, please call Sharon Van Butsel at
SS6-9907, or write co TM New Voice o/Nebraska,
P.O. Box 3Sl2, Omaha, NE 68103.
Back Issues Needed
New Voice of Nebraska:
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Volume I, II{; (August, 1984)
Volume I, #10 (December, 1984)
Volume 1, #It (January, 1985)
Volume I, #12 (February, 198S)
Volume 2, #1 (March, 1985)
Volume 2, #2 (April, 198S)
Volume 2, #8 (October, 198S)
Volume 4, #3 (May, 1987)
Volume 4, #9 (November, 1987)
LUNCHEON
by Brian E. Bengtson
she's there e very week,
an infamous grande dame of every ten.minute
before last call diorama of missing coclclail
stage and screen,
if it's a good day, and the
old girl feels up to a personal appearance,
or sbe doesn't have an appoinbnent
at the clinic.
every once in a while you can see him, that
leathennan with the twilight piercing eyes,
the solid new concrete body
that scared the bell out you
three years ago.
but now be bas a cane, and bis
slOries tend to trail
off...
the talk is quite polite, as they share
a proper lunch.
you can bear the snickering
of past accused conquests,
of moments best left between the piclOrial
and the phone-sex ad.
"she's got berown stall
at the tea room
near the coffeepot on 1-80."
the gasping recriminations filter and fall
IO blend with the laughter.
people are asked about, half in
memory, half in question
just like a child
worried about the monsters
scared of the thunder.
news is passed back and forth with
the entrec'.
and some men move to the back room to smoke.
if you look really bard, you'U sec someone new,
watch bis body tense as be takes it all in,
the nameless recognition, the caustic
wondering, the tabloid layout
predictions of horror
that Oasb across bis young face as be
sits in the comer.
the weekly last supper, the slight boost
of basic human recognition,
brought IO you by the army of buddies
and the contestants of the new game
on the circuit
the roulette•ridden warriors of
all the best tall tales
given a break from the shuffle.
THANKS FROM GLAGN
Dear Sharon,
Thank you for your referrals to us and the
listing in tbe direclOry of the New Voice. We
really appreciate iL I just wanted co say bito you
andCarlaandtherestoftbegangtbereatTMNew
Voice. I also wanted IO let you know that we are
still here and going strong. Membership is
growing, and that is a positive sign. I hope all is
weU with you. Thanb again.
Sincerely,
Dennis
Gay and usbian Assoc. of Greater Nebr
PLEASE INCLUDE N.O.W.
The New Voice of Nebraska:
Pleascincludeourorganizationinyour"Guide
IO Area Resources" under tho Lincoln headline.
Please note that NOW is much more than a
political action group. While we m active in tbe
political arena, we do most of our actions at the
grassroots level such as protesting local
businesses, elC. NOW members are actively
involved in every issue relating co full equality for
women in our society.
Thank You,
Juleigb Morgan
LOOK INSIDE THE HEART
Neverjudge a person by things you chance IO bear
... For gossip is an evil thing
... that seldom is sincere ...
Don't estimate a person's worth
. .. by wealth IO which they cling ...
but rather plac,, their value on .. .
each priceless litlle thing... rate
them on love and tenderness .. . the
warmness of their smile ... for these
are the things that count the most. ..
because they are wortbwhile .. . a person
may seem bad IO some ... tbeir judgment
may be true .. .still It Is best co wait
and see...just bow things look co you.
Don't jump to rash conclusions ... most
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song .. . the finer things are often
hidden ... by an ugly part... wbeo
you determine someone's wortb ...Jook
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�FEATURES
AFFIRMING WOMEN'S SEXUALITY:
AN INTERVIEW WITH TEE CORINNE
Tee Corinne is an artist and writer
negotiating with a group to bring it out
who (or twenty years bas created images r - -- - ------::::aiiiiii;.-- - - - -- -, again. I also createdThe Cunt Colori11g
of lesbian lovers engaged in romantic.
Book, a coloring book of women's
sensual, and sexual activities iDCluding
gcnitalsoowinprintcontinuouslysince
tbefamous''SinistcrWisdom"poster,tbe
191S. 12.000 copies have beeo
distributed. As it says in the foreword
cover of The Poerry of Sex: Lesbians
Write the Erotic, and the Cunr Coloring
oftbeboolc,ldidthedrawingsoriginally
Book. I recently bad the opponunily to
for a sex education group. I wanted
meet this most talented and affuming
them to be lovely and informative, to
woman and to see samples of her work.
give pleasure and affirmation Asadulis
Sharon: How did you begin your worlc7
many of us need to learn about our
e,temalsexualanatomy. Coloringisa
Tee: I was living in San Francisco in
way for the child in each of us to
1972. I've always been interested in
sexuality and it wu a period of a real
revision and reclaim this portion ofour
populist approach to sex education. You
bodies from which we have been
didn't have to be a psychiatrist or
estranged. Tbe Cunr Colonnt Boot
psychologisttotallctopeoplcaboutsex. I
was introduced in 197S and was
worked for the San Francisco sex
immediately wildly popular though
inforoutionswitcbboard.Anyonccancall
many people complained tboul the
from anywhere in lbe world, ask any
"awful" tiUe. 1bree printing, later, in
question lbey want, and get the most
1981. the title was changed to
accurarc. up-to-<late information. I worked
Labiajlowus and the book virtually
on the 1witcbl>oard for• year or two and
died. So much for eupbcmi11J11. 1be
lbeo for 2 1/2 year, teaching pe<?Pl• bow to talk Tee-Probablythemostfamiliarofmy worlcs is current edition of the book bas Ibo text in four
about sex in an alfmning ool Judgment.al way. I lbe Sinbler Wisdom poster which wu distributod languages, English.Spanish, French, and German.
loved IL I still think good sex education can from Lincoln for many ycus. It was the most I used the French u spolccn in Qoebec and
change the world.
popular poster in women's boolcstores for at least Mexican Spanish to illustrate bow concepts occur
Sharon - Tell me about your artwork
ten years. It should be available again soon. I'm
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�aaoss the continent, not separated by aruficial
borders. My worlc is also featured in a new
anthology entiUed usbian Culture, distributed
by Inland Books. This is amarvelouscoUection.
And my photographs are featured in the summer
issue of Feminist Studies Quarterly and on the
cover of The Body of Love, also distribukd by
Inland Books.
Sharon - You're also an aulhor.
Tee-It bas to do with desperation for a way to
mllke a living. At age 18, I won a high school art
award and a national journalism award•.I went to
college to study art, knowing I could fall bacl::on
writing. Instead, I found a way to malce the two
worlc with each other. I mllke my living more as
a writer, which I think is a reflection of the limes
we live in- writers are valued more than artists.
Sharon - Do you have any ideas why that is?
Tee - In a lot of our schools there is an attempt
to teacli everyone to read and write but not an
attempt to teach children to enjoy being an artist.
I think art's available to every kid. If a kid can
learn to read, th<> kid can learn to draw and would
appreciate visual arts more. There is a wonderful
teacher at Oberlund College, Hel<>n Johnson,
who believes that an und<>rStanding of modern art
would b<>lp people think logically and in an
orderly way. I was very affected by her writing
about her way of teaching art. I am interested in
art and stories that mllke the readers feel good
about themselves. However, one ofmy books bas
been prohibited from distribution in Canada.
Lovers bas been forbidden for impo,iation along
with6othertiUes. Lovenwascalledpomograpbic
and offensive to women. However, the <>ditor of
the Feminl.st Book Slore News, wrote about the
issue and called Lovers ''that most vanilla of
titles". Her comment was accuzate. UJvers is so
far from pornography, so far from degrading or
derogatory, that people are shocked about what's
goingon. Tbedistributors, ln!andBookComl""IY
in New Haven, are IIying to appeal the order. I
know that Little Sisters Bookstore in Vancouver,
British Columbia has been =ying out a major
battle with censors trying to stop them from
bringing books, including Loven, into Canada.
Sharon - Do you feel that the description of
Loven as "vanilla" is accurate?
Tee - Yes,ldo. TbereisnoS &Min any of my
books. They've been described as "irredeemably
wholesome" and that's probablyprettyaccurate.
Sharon -Are they wholesome?
Tee- The kind of sex writing I'm interested in
would be described as wholesome. I think
sexualityissopredatnryorvampirisbaspreseoted
by the straight m<><lia so a lot or my worlc is to try
to counter this.
Sharon-There seems to bemucbmoreeroticart
by gay male artists than by lesbian artists.
Tee - Gay men support gay male artists by
buying their wade and having art shows more
than women do. It's stereotypical, but gay men
culturally have beeo lnlditionally more connected
to the arts than lesbians have. The out lesbians I
know are lesbian
athJetcs, musicians, and
comedians-moving entertainment rather than
visual arts which are meditative entertainment.
Lesbian artists don't get the kind of money that's
spent on buying women's mu.sic or going on
cruises. If even part of that amount of money
would go to support books about lesbian artists,
it would go a long way to increase our visibility.
Sharon - Where can we see your work?
Tee - It's featured in a new book Forbidden
Subjects: S•lfPortraits by LesbianAnists, <><lited
by Caffyn Kelley. This book is also available
from Inland Boob, and just came out this past
year.I'm in lesbians Take Photographs, by Jean
Fraser and Tessa Boffin, published by
Ha,perSanFrancisco.
Metropolitan
Community
Church of
Omaha
Sharon -
How would you describe your self-
portra.it7
Tee- Myself-portraitis a self-portraitindiAlogue
with time and circumstance and its center is a
portrait of my lover, Beverly, and in the portrait
is a mirror in which I'm shown holding the
camera taking the portrait. I wanted to create an
image that, 100 years from now, a woman could
look at and say "That's a portrait of a woman
talcing a picture ofher andber lover." Sunounding
that on two sides arc small pictures of myself
starting at age 22 and showing progression in
tim<> of bow my looks change. self-portraits in
time with some lovers (there are 3 different lovers
shown in theportraits)andinsomeeilherlormy
lover is nude.
Sharon - You seem to have immense respect
and comfort with the human body.
Tee - I think bodies are beautiful. I have never
known a nude body not lo be a gift of God a kind
of holiness. I have a kind of renaissance belief in
the body • not an idealized body but a variety of
sbapesandsizes. Oneofmybetterknownpiclllres
is an image of a woman in a wheelchair with her
able-bodied lover. I think of !hose piclllttS as
reclaiming territory. We're all beautiful and all
have a right to sexuality.
Sharon- Thank you so much for talcing the time
to talk with us. I have found yourworlcto be very
afr,rming and positive.
Tee - It was my pleasure. I'm glad you've
enjoyed it. I want my work to be aff'umiog.
Sharon- Howcouldourreadersobtaincopiesof
your worlcs?
Tee- They can look for my writing at local book
stores or through mail order services, like
Womankind Books in Huntington Park. For my
photographs, prints are available by writing to:
Pearl Child, PO Box 278 ,Wolf Creek, Ore
97497.
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�CLEANING OUT MY CLOSET:
FOR SURVIVAL
Dress For Success
In the shadowed bowels
of a dart: <lamp cave
a P"W-hand saaicbed a shape upon ,tone.
A form IO sb hunger and
a shrine to bunted food.
A weapon boned by detail •
lhe clay bilion brown
wilh a ebarcoal shadow
wounded berry red
falls to bis l:nea
and lo bis lcnees and to bis knees
reflected.
Anointed by blood the shaman circle closed.
Hooves poised upon walls pounded over prairie,.
A new warrior wupoo from a larce quill.
A divine image drawn to draw success,
drawn like blood from bison
weighted with images of to be
and felled by arrows ofa new order.
Howls rose in homage lO lhe mystic need
and echoed lbrougbout the cell
that divided and evolved
for tbe hunt and for survival
inlO art.
by S helley Roberts
'Ibis i• ooc of those storiu thal slartl " ... in
New YolicCity, tbeie is ... " thatmablc\'er)'body
whoisn'l in New YolicCily want to shout" ... who
gives ••hip!" Bui il Jlartl !here, so lhat'I where
it'llbavcto.urt. Butdoa'lwony. Ilgetaoutof
town soon enough.
Anyway•..
In Now York City, there is a woman who
regularly works a particular subway platform on
tbe E line beading up and down tbc West Side,
somewhere before the lraclu tuck themselves
eastat tbe topof tbc mid•fit\ies. (For those or you
who aren't from around tbcre, lhcmid-fitlies are
streel numbets, nol the decade.) There is, of
course, no way to telljust bow long Ibis encrusted
soul bas inhabited tbe area inside lhe turnstiles.
Underncalh the soot gray complexion, a subway
shade Max Fac:tor never sanctioned, age is
impossible to aslt or answer.
This stop lies under a gentrifying
neigbborllood, one in current rotation for vogue,
as p-evious neighborhoods reach maximum rent
IOlerancc. So lhe morning crusbhour is filled
wilbsafelysuited,assistantexecutivesinCO!porale
disguiSC$, and briefcase annor.
Any given weekday morning, she assaults
!hem, regularly. screaming:
"11'-K YOU, GIVE ME MONEY!"
Now,lbave to tell you, that alway, seemed to
me to be a very, very strange way to get people
to give you money.
So now we're at tbe Moreb on Washington.
Suoday morning on lbe BUlpse, an uncountable
number grumbling into assembly. 1be most
surprisill& thing is lbal Ibey aren't particularly
surprising. Theylooklibacompanypicnic. The
casual attire on tbemultiple-lbousand men loob
like it came from drawers that also bubon,d
starched, pastel-banded, oxford cloth button
downs. Cbinos and Docken and Levi' 1, ob my.
Certainly a sufficiency of emblazoned T's. Dul
even tbosebave tbe give-away slogans lbat inform
even the stupid that Ibey were purchased la.st
night from a pile on a folding table arouod the
CirclcatDupootMetro. But,formos~poloowilh
p!Jlckets were the dreu order or the day.
The women were a little looser,
understandably. Our accc:ptable.off,ce and real·
life costumes diverge more drastically. We wore
Levi's, and our older Ta. Because we already
bad them in tbe drawer wilb our best thoughts,
wants and wishes spelled ICl'DSI our cbesta.
Because a mere march wasn't going IO cause us to
oeedanew voice. And becauaewedidn'l want to
spend any more money lbat we bad to. We wore
unifo,m dyte.drag. Not offensive, because we're
not good at it yeL But oot 10 c:.,refuily cuual as
our brotber-<:0unterparta.
It was apparent that nearly everybody in tbe
lbronl had goiuo the wne memo. The one lbat
read, ·w,•regojngto WashU11tonoe ftwln«s"
So we were shorn, and pressed. and laindered
and dry cleaned into mUJ respectability, a
presentablepressofpetitioners. Ourmannerand
demeanor brought whole new definition to the
"civil"fart of our rights demonstration.
So So what?
So, most of us bave been lo tbe Pride parties
we throw ounelvea annually. We' ve seen oor
outer Jimita. We' ve been part or tbe public binge
ofexpression-!reedomweoccordourselvesevery
June. Only this time, forlhemostpart, welel\our
chains at home. We left our featbcrboa's behind.
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No gender wore bi&b beeb.
Except.
Al he pranced lhrougb lhe crowd, absori>ing
attention, you could feel the attitudes totque-ing.
He was aglitterjamboree in American painL Red
tono. While and blue body make-up and skin
tigbl pants. Perblj)I a ~ ? Memory blun.
Clearly be was not droned for wolic unless be
woliced in a Halloween factory. Wbat else bolds
clear is lhe apparenl, nol unvoiced animosity, in
enormous subtlety. It was the politeat oulrage.
Not from Mr. In-Costume, but from Mr.'s Jn.
Calvin Klein.
U you moved at all In the mingle around blm,
you could hear tbe murmurs.
'Doesn't he ger ii?"
"Oh, no. There goes the covu of Time
Magazine.•
and,.,
• Wiry doun 'r so-,,ne rdJ him I() 10 back to
his room
dressed. •
Amazingly, no one did.
No one told the drag wedding to save it till
later, and take it off of lbe mall. Nothing was
uttered to the entire gang of "Oul-rageous
Perveru" campin& rbylbmically in full regalia
along Pennsylvania Avenue. Not one voice raised
from lbe crowd lO tell the doun or so women oul
of a million lO "Put your shirt bade on."
Andsureenoufb. when tbecallcamc in from
Dayton tbe folloWlllg week, from the aunt wbo
wants wilballbersoul to be supportive, iloenlaed
ontbeblatantboobs. Aodtbeeditoriahn tbeNew
Yori: 7imulbat went out on tbe AP wire and was
carried in Omabaandcverywberc, found its focus
on lbe arrogance of the "size 100 Double D's."
The doz.en of us I beard from immediately, wbo
allyed home. said later that Ibey watched the
Moreb on lolevision - mean.ing Ibey walebed tbe
stage show on C - Span- and oooe again we were
just anolher freak show.
I was there, and I felt lbe waves of lll&er and
discomfort in tbe crowd when we paued lhe few
of us who went to Washington to play dress up.
And I didn't say, "Go home and put your c:lotbes
oar· either.
I was tom. like everybody else. Filled wilb
the apprebensive self-conJUct between FreedomOf-B~p-ession, Political-C.omction, and TbePurpooe-0(-Sbowing-Up. Somewouldbavesaid
ii was to be counted in aerial photos. Some, to
show America lbat we really wettn' t evily out
aft« their sons and daughters, but nlher that we
w,re !heir sons and daugbten.
And apparently, ,ome way too small number,
who, unfortun*1y, loomed way too large in tbe
media, and will no doubt star in ruwre religious
home videos, believed that sbowin& off for the
cameras and lhe auembled by "cbuing for lbe
occasion" was the necessary statement.
I want lO be fair. I want to be politically
correcl I doo't want lO be a divenity-<lenying
NtMdertbal who stille.t muoingful expressions
for multi-oppressed sub-minorities.
And it seems to me, I have to leU you, lbat
standing up and scruming:
"F-K YOU, GIVE ME RESPECT!" is a
very strange way lO get people to give it to you.
Shelley Roberta is a nationally syndicated
columniSI. the aulhor or The Dyke Dereacr,
Pandiam Publishing, and Host or Al11rNt1, Gay
and Lesbian Radio for Soulh Florida. Look for
her new book, Hty, Mom, Guess What... ? 150
WOJII To TtU y...., Molh6.
by Owen KNhMn
RELAX
by Owen KN hnen
Tbere.'s no aime
at the exact point of case,
away from the slow feeding vines
rolling and tumbling from society's eyes
!hat bang in wait and waleb.
Let the image frost wilb moss.
Let them bang like lcalber dup
and loot and..., a life in exhalation,
• belch and • fart,
as tallcing and from,
like beams and ray, and cosmic watcrwaves.
And tbe tide the tide
and all you CID do
is bold your breath and drown
or breath and be a fisb.
ANOTHER PHASE
by Owen KNhMn
Anolherpbase,
anotber shade
burns from a cold gray moon
bladtening former light
on a cold black nigbl
in the silent autumn &Icy.
New light llu upoa
barren rubblc-r,ekls,
as tbc hollows rise
with dewed chest,
and heave tbe cold night fog
IMAGES
by Rodney Allen Bell, II
Images
or days gone by enter their dreams
like a ghost or a wealbuing spirit
fading in lhc recesses or their minds
Tbougbis transcend time and place
presenting me in their memories ... one
of older times sailing lhe vast
oceans oftelepathy ... remembered by
tbe younger a symbol or the old as coura&eous
and mindful now as I was tben ... my memories
images enter lbe receues of lbeir minds.
cc,p)'ri&ht 1993, Pumissioo 10 be repriD1od
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�LEGAL PROTECTION FOR "MARRIED" GAY COUPLES
You're standing near the dance floor, taking
special note of that gorgeous hunk (or bunkette)
nearby. Eventually one of you summons the
courage to ask the other to dance. The chemistry
builds, the conversation is terrific, and you go out
to breakfast.
You begin the dating "ritual" which gradually
develops into a steady relationship. inevitably
leading to the two of you moving in together.
Yourmurual Jove for one another is proclaimed to
friends and family.
This is the ''boy-meets-boy/girl-meets-girl"
Disney story many hope for. We'll call this
PHASE I. During this phase of arelationship we
have the pleasure of feeling lighter than air almost euphoric. The sight, sound, touch and
smell of your partner is at least as important to
you as eating, breathing and shopping (although
shopping ranks a close second).
Next we have PHASE n. It is during this
phase that you settle into tho ''reality" of the
relationship. He (she) forgets to put the cap baclc
on the toothpaste in the morning, snores, or ... God
forbid, im't in the mood for lovemaking one
nightthisweek. We'reimmersedintheevoryday
business of living and loving.
PHASE ll is the complacency phase. It is
during this time that you reminisce about the
wonders of your early meeting. and you fantasize
about what life might be like when you retire.
You build a trust bond with your partner during
this phase. Friends and family bavecome to think
of you as a couple for the long haul.
Somewhere along the way, you'll enter into
PHASE
Phase m represents a period when
you realize you've been deprived of the legal
m.
by Scott Lowther
benefits heterosexual couples have at their
disposal. You realize that a hospital could forbid
visitation of your spouse during a major illness,
that you could lose your home during a legal
dispute in probate with blood relatives, or that an
incap3Citating illness could freeze all of your
joint assets because your spouse is unable to sign
the necessary documents. Perhaps the worst
example is that you may be unable to carry out
your spouse's wishes in a medical emergency or
1ll making funeral arrangements if a legal dispute
were to arise.
This article is written for the PHASE m
couples in our community. It is for those of you
who have been living with your "other half' long
enough to feel you want to add another dimension
or layer oflegal protections to your relationship,
much like heterosexual married couples enjoy.
Although thestateofHawaii is making strides
in the areas of same-sex marriages, and there are
mllnY corporations in the United States which
now offer domestic partnership benefits to gay
couples who can demonstrate a long-term,
commilled relationship exists, there are no such
legal benefits in the State of Nebraska al this time.
However, do not despair. There are solutions to
this dilemma available lbrough a variety of
documents which, though not exactly thesarneas
the legal marriage certif1<:atc, allow gay couples
many of the legal safeguards straight couples
enjoy.
A marriage certificate or license, aside from
its long-standing entrenchment in tradition, is
really nothing more than a legal document which
providesmarriedcoupleswithcertainprotections.
It allows a husband and wife to sign legal
documents for the other (similar to a power of
attorney). I~ in essence, creates an atmosphere of
joint ownership ofall real and personal properties.
Further. it allows married couples to mm medical
decisions and funeral arrangements for one
another in the event of an incapacitating illness or
death, in addition to automatically allowing
spousal visitation during hospitalizations.
Of course a marriage certificate also allows
certain tax benefits which are difficult to duplicate
throughanyothertypeoflegaldocurnent, forever
reminding us that the world is not a perfect place.
We can. however, enact a set ofdocuments which,
as a cluster. create many of the same benefits
married couples have.
Onesucb document is aU!GALPOWER OF
ATfORNEY. Once signed, your spouse will
have theaulhoritytoact in yourstcad. This power
can be limited (Limited Power of Attorney} to
specific instances or acts, or it can be very broad
(A Durable Power of Attorney) which gives your
partner a great deal of authority.
Another form is the HOSPITAL VISIT
AUTIJORIZATION FORM which designates
that your spouse is 10 be given priority in visitation
should a limit be imposed on the number of
visitors you are allowed while in the hospital.
This form is limited to visitation only with no
provision that medical decision-making authority
be delegated.
Equally important is a Wil..L which bequeaths
your property and assets to yourpartner, children.
friends, or relatives, and specifies what each
person shall receive. Funeral arrangements can
be made in advance and so specified in your will,
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�conlinuedfrom prtviou, page
or your partner can execute your wishes via bis/
her power of attorney.
By cross-signing these documents, gay
couples can legalize their relationships to some
degree. We must keep in mind, though, that the
decision to implement this type of legal action is
nottobetakenlighUy. Althoughthesedocuments
can be revoked, a great deal ofpower is delegated
to one's spouse. This is wby it is imperative thal
couples give much though! to the appropriateness
of this decision and, above all, that these
documents be prepared by a qualified attorney.
Protecting ourselves and our legal rights is
our responsibility. Tbe operative word here is
responslblllty. Uthe decision is not entered into
whimsically, and if the documents are properly
prepared through experienced legal counsel, we
can get baclc to the business of fighting over
whose turn it is to wash thcdisbcs, do the laundry,
let the dog out, andcutlhe lawn. After all . .. adding
legal documentation isn't going to make us any
more or less married that we previously were. It
just gives us the security of knowing our legal
rights, privileges, and personal wishes are
protected.
LIFE'S POETRY
by Wllllam Huckins
A meeting by chance
A undeniable attraction
A time together
Leaming
Laughing
Loving, and losing
My love for you quicldy grew
While you slowly withdrew
When you went away
I wondered why
So few words did you say
in your abrupt good-bye
For years I watched you
my desire in disguise
U you only knew
bow you took me by surprise
your drifted into my life
and my heart suddenly shifted
Love is wbat I gave to you
forever, lasting.and true
Love is what you took from me
I believe it was my destiny
Love and you
I cannot separate the two
GAY/LESBIAN TRIVIA #1
by Rodney Allen Bell, II
Copyright 1993
Permi~ion granted to print.
!. Who was nicknamed Mr. Showmanship?
a) Wayne Newman, b) Elvis Presley, c) Liberace,
d) Michael Jackson.
2. Wbat was the style of dance made famous by
"Miss Blonde Ambition" and rooted in gay black
and Hispanic communities? a) The Charleston,
b) The Fox Tro~ c) Vogue, d) Mashed Potato.
3. Which of the following hasn't died of AIDS
related causes? a)RockHudson, b) Keith Haring,
c) Jim Nabors, d) Sylvester.
4. Who is the famous lesbian comedian wbo bad
hosted "In the Life"? a) Lynn Lavner, b) Kate
Clinton, c) Holly Near, d) Meg Christian.
5. Who was the famous Nebraskan authoress
claimed to be lesbian? a) Kay Orr, b) Willa
Cather, c) Katherine Olson, d) Phyllis Schlafly.
6. Wbo was the gay male assistant to McCarty?
a) Roy Blaine, b) Ray Cobo, c) John Denver, d)
Jeff Stryker
7. Wbicb of the following represents gay
liberation? a) analpba, b)acrucifix,c)alambda.
d) a spade
8. Wbo was the famous artist depicting in a Derek
Jarman film and has one of bis paintings in the
Nelson-Atkins Art Museum?
a) DaVinci, b)Pluto, c) Caoravagro, d) Keith
Haring.
9. Pick the lesbian tennis player. a) Martina
Navratilova, b) Jean Kane, c) AliceB. Toldas, d)
Sappho Rhonda.
JO. Which of the following is not a gay/lesbian
street? a)Broadway, b) Castro, c) Lingo, d)
Hollywood Blvd.
Answers: l.c, 2.c, 3.c, 4.b, 5.b, 6.b, 7.c, 8.c .9.a,
10.c.
Mark your calendar!
SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER
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Happy holidays to everyone from
WOMEN OF THE PLAINS INC.
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�AIDS/HIV RESOURCES AND NEWS
HIV TESTING*
PASTORAL CARE
• We urge you to Inquire about anonymity
& conflclentlallty before tntlng.
AIDS lnterralth Network, 100 N 62, Omaha
Br Wm Woeger S58-3100 (Chancery) 7pm,
Setvice: 2nd Mon, St Cecelias 40th & Webster
Charle. Drew Health Center,
2201 N. 30, Omaha 68111 (402) 4S3-1433
Douglas Couoty Health Departmeot,
1201 S. 42, Omaha 6810S (402) 444-6875
AIDS Interfaith N"twork, 215 Centennial
Mall So.. Rm 4 11, Lincoln 68508, 474-3017,
Services: 7pm, 4th Mon. St Maries, 14th & R
Equilibria Medk:al Cenler, S44 S. 24,
Omaha, 68102 Call (402) 34S-22S2
•More Info call Neb AIDS Project 342-4233
Lincoln-Lancaster Health Dept, 2200 St
Marys Ave, IJncolD 68S02 (402) 471-806S
Alt. test site at Panic, 200 S. 18, 2nd Tuesday
INFORMATION & REFERRAL*
AIDS Educ Project, UNL GIL Resource Cntr,
Rm 342, Neb Union, Lincoln 68S88, 472-S644
Grand bland-Hall Co e ..lth Dept, lOS East
1st St, Grand blaod, Mary (308) 38S-S17S
American Red Croes,
1701 'E', Llnc:oln 68S01 (402) 471-7997
3838 Dewey, Omaha 681~1 (402) 341-2723
Nadve American Community DeYelopment
Corp, 2226 Leavenworth, Omaha, 341-8471
Community Prucrlptloa Senlce AlDS Info,
medicine, supplies by mail, 1-800-677-4323
Nebraska AIDS Project, 3624 uavenworth,
Omaha 342-4233 or (800) 782-AIOS [2437)
Douglu County Health Department,
1201 S. 42, Omaha 6810S (402) 444-687S
Nebraska Assodatloo or Farm Worker,,
4939 s. 24, Omaha, 68107 (402) 734-4100
Grand lslaod/Hall Co. Health Dept,
Nebraska Department or Health, Norfolk
Regional Cb:, Admin Bldg #16, (402) 370-3395
HIV Clinic, Univ of NE Medical Center, 600
S. 42nd, Omaha, (402) S59-6681
Nemaha Cow,ty Health Department,
1824 N, Auburo, 68305 (402) 274-4549
Llna>ln Cancer Cntr, 4600 Valley, 483-1872
COUNSELING&
SUPPORT GROUPS
AIDS Care, The Mercy Caiter, 427 E .
Kanesville Blvd. Council Bluffs, IA S 1503,
att: Colleen Kibbe-Vest (712) 328-2609
AIDS Support Group: Sp,nsored by Parents/
Friends of lesbians & Gays-Uncolo (PFLAG),
Box 4374, Lincoln, 68504, 7pm. 475-2437
Graod Island Area HIV/AIDS Support
Group, Meets 3nl Tuesday, (308) 38S.S 11S
Kearney Area HIV/AIDS Support Group,
Meets 1st Monday of each month, For more
io!o, phone Barb (308) 234-8183.
Lincoln Caseworker, (402) 474-4243
Nebraska AIDS Project, 3624 Leavenworth,
Omaha, Individual counseling, supp,rt
groups-confidenti.al locations. (402) 342-4233
10S E. 1st, Grand Island (308) 38S-Sl75
LlncolD·Laocaster Health Dept 2200
StMarys, Llncolo 68S02, 47 i-806S Testing,
counseling
Nebr AIDS Edudl'ralnlag Center, AlDS
education to bealth care professionals. UNMC,
600 S 42 Omaha 68198, (402) SS9-6681
Nebraska AIDS Project
{statewide} (800) 782-AIOS [2437]
Omaha Office: 3624 Leavenworth. 6810S
342-4233 AIDS Holline. HIV testing, AlDS
awareness, practical support, counseling
Lincoln Office: (402) 474-4243
Central Nebraska Offlce: 3423 2nd Ave
Kearney, NE 68847, (308) 234-8183
Nebr Dept of Health, 3423 2nd Ave, Kearney
68847, Call Sharon (308) 234-8709
NE Dept of Health, Craft St. Office Bldg, 200
So. Silber, NorthPlatte 69101 (308) S35-8133
Nebr Regional Hemophilia Center, UNMC,
600 S. 42, Omaha (402) S59-4227.
North Platte Area Support Group,
Call: (308) 535-8133
People ol Color Consordum Against AIDS
2226 Leavenworth, Omaha (402)341-8471
Western Nebraska HIV/AIDS Support
Group, Scottsbluff, Call (308) 63S-3606
ScottsBluff Co Health Dept, County Admin
Bldg. Gering, NE 69341 (308) 63S-3866
HOME HEALTH CARE
LINK.ON Home Health Care, 2118 South St.
#B, Lincoln. 68502 (402) 43S-0574, Mon-Fri
8am-4:30pm, care, treatment, counseling,
teaclling of HIV infected individuals, people
with AIDS, and others; Riok Swaink, Director.
AIDS ADVOCACY
AIDS CoalltloD ror Empowermeot (A.C.E.),
For anyone living with AJDS or HIV and those
interested in AlDS advocacy. Call Nebraska
AIDS Project, 342-4233, for details.
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LEGAL
Mowbray, Chapin, & Walker, P.C., 201 N.
8th, Ste 242, Lincoln 68508 476-3882: Jim
Nebr Bar Assoc, 63S S 14, Llocoln,47S-7091
Nebraska ClvU Liberties Union, Box 814SS,
Lincoln 68501, (402) 476-8091
SEX (LIKE LIFE) IS FULL
OF RISKS
"Safe Sex" is a catch-phrase of our times, and
is becoming a widely accepted (if not always
widely practiced) concept of a generation plagued
by AIDS. Butjustexactlywhichformsofsex are
safe and which are unsafe?
The bottom line is that, unless tbtte are
absolutely DO bodily fluids passed whatsoever,
there will usually be at least some minute risk of
HIV infection during sex. For HIV positive
persons, this becomes risk of re-infection with a
different sb:ain of HIV, or SID'• that can
complicate health even further. Activities sucb
as sensual massage, phone sex, cate$Sing, frottage,
or
kissing are the only ones that are 100%
"safe •, sioce there is no blood or semen P'esent
to cause infection. However, manyotber activities,
such as mutual masturbation and French lcissing,
are perfectly safe under normal ciraunstances,
despite the differences in opinions that some
researchers seem to have.
The general consensus is that blood and semen
are the most dan,gerous, since specific cases of
infection have been traced bacl< to anal and vaginal
intercourse, and needle sharing. Pre-ejaculatory
fluids (often called "precum") and vaginal
secretions that the body puts out for lubrication
purposes are considered less infectious, even
though HIV is stiU present in these fluids. The
question then becomes: ls enougb HIV present to
cause infection? No one has a definitive answer.
Most other secretions from the body, such as
saliva, lean, and mucus appear to have too little
of lb• HIV present to cause infection in most
cases. Urine and fecal matter are considered
unsafe mostly due to other diseases and STO's
theycanpasson, not necessarily AJDS. Asarule,
the safer the activity, the less direct contaet iJ
made with your partner. Sometimes, people
simply a,e willing to take a certain degree of risk
to increase the pleasure factor. You should not
assume that being safe means no pleasure at all.
Oral sex iJ a good example. The "oldfashioned'', unprotected act including swallowing
the semen is regarded by most experts as risky,
altbougb DOI as unsafe as unprotected anal sex.
To increase safety, some people pedormoral sex
without swallowing the semen. The ''precwn"
infection possibility still exists. To make things
even safer, you can have the recipient put on a
condom (non-lubricated, please!) before you start.
Most HIV researchers agree that anal and
vaginal intercourse are the most risky sexual
activities when performed unprotected. Anal sex
in particular usually causes some tiny tears or
fissures to be made in the rectum, which open up
a direct path for the virus into the bloodstream.
Removing the penis before ejaculation may
prevent the semen from causing infection, but
again, other factors such as ''precum" stiU present
a risk that must be reckoned with. Using a latex
condom cuts down the risk even further, but does
not eliminate it entirely. Condoms can, after all,
be occasionally defective, or break if used
improperly. Some people will wear two condoms,
or wear a condom and pull out before ejaculation
to really be on the safe side.
Avoiding sex entirely is an impractical as
never driving your car and never wallci11g in
public. l..eam.ing about HIV is the best way to
reduce risk, because you will be able to make
your own informed decisions.
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FAMILY ONLY
corpses In the sand
LAST CHRISTMAS
by Mark Hallman
by James a. drake
by Richard D'Ambrosia
How dano you Jet some maniac driver
dangle you between tbe stars,
DOI allow ""' in tbe room
ID loot at yoor intubaled body,
now mon: like my own than my twin' 1 .
·'Not unless you?re a relative.sir."
Your wife walked right in
a subtle woman of quidc smiles
DOI a tur in ber eyes
even she sometimes calls you
by my name
THE MAN WHO FIXES
BROKEN TRICYCLES
by Mark Hallman
I don't know tbe phone number of the man
I've belonged to the pall years.
I don't know where be lives or his last name
AIJ I lcnow is that be calls every week or so,
tbesoundof saeamin& c:hilcbmin the bacqround,
and say,, "Can you meet me on tbe comu?''
I ask "WbenT' and m ,kc sure I'm on time
A couple or hours later, I drop him off
at the a.ame comu. tho one we met on.
and go back home.
wondering if I'll get a call next wedc
or if Ibis
the last time.
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SHARED SECRETS
by Mark Hallman
Implanting a ~ at tbe core of your ldndncss,
• foolish move I lie here in wait, watclling. everything recorded,
you whose heart is as easy to get at
as a tortoise crossing the highway,
my calloused mechanism of joy
hoping only to see it in pinL
UNFOLLOWERS
by Mark Hallman
'Ibos4 of us wilb fractun:d minds
have no choice but to do wbat we do
because Nature basn' t granted us
the lwtury of being Ible ID accept
the things you tell us,
of denying what we know
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did you see lhat man
all acroSi the land
man lighting man
when will this madncu ever end?
my lover said to me
don't go out in tbe street
all lbe flashing sws
and tbe flaming can
burning wilh hypocrisy
did you see them men
all those corpses in lbe sand
all across tbc land
yoor e)-es are blind
your urs are deaf
who will survive
when Ibero's nothing left
rue flies in my eyes
it mikes me blind
did you see all those corpoes in tbe n od
SHADOW CRY
by Owen K..hnen
Birth cmbeis,
fm:llies at first froat
glow, dim. and darken.
A sprout, a sprig, a form
from the flamebed dark.
The eggwbite coal crackles
cracb and awnblea
AUTUMN FORCE
by Rodney Allen Bell, II
copyrii.. 1993. Permission to be reprilllod
Force of natun:
spells cast with ease
Animals, gnomes, fairies
elves, dwarfs and wilcbes
Play the melodious tune
or tbe autumn rituals.
Rituals of peace
Rituals or joy
Rituals of love
Bring on Ibo festival
or tbe autumn rituals.
Poree of natun:
Force of tbe univenc
Force of tbc forest ldnd.
Start the synchronicity
of tbc seasons of natun:
that lifts and pulls
• cbrl:. moving mark
over mountains of stone
and packed gnvel palbs.
Thawing further inside,
feeling creeping deeper,
lbawing life to a ringlc cry
lbat cclloes over fields
and over mco rtoopcd
at routine chores.
The cry of a shadow.
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changing eyes,
and mind.
and berisea
Including:
and (crave),
God I love that one man,
that one childlikened man with the chameleon
colors in bis ever
lies
mois~ marble eyes
and an oulStn,tcbed form
open roped and black.
Poise. Await. Go.
A leatbcr winged flap
Dream Riders
Universe
1 sat bim down
(right nex_t to me)
My ever gnawin& pm:eptions pourcontingencies
of repulsion
from the left where tbe beat is on
running spiriUcu romance and I watch
in anticipation
for a chance of my own.
No falling snow but cold as a SIOOC,
my eyes divert and be winces, knowing I am
looking, (looking) at his,
his and rebellion bolds fast my need to bold in
wishing lbat heart. was mine.
(pour and saturate).
Truth is the tomb removes me from tbe lbunder
clashing my heart to bis and bis.
Ouiside acirclc•peared by two, attacked by one,
loosing my own heart bealS.
Deeply knowing crime free wan~ need, pivation
of old men all night
long
while be jerked
lbemoff
and looked lbem
dead center in tbe
eyes.
TEA DANCE
by Richard D'Ambrosia
Thirty six turs in my tender soul
sliccd clear through to lbe dreg 1impering on bis
knees
cowering for another drop of rain.
AfadiniligbtboldinganangdbyhisbestSunday
smile
tums his face before my gap, then my baled
breath
floats away.
(I bit my lower lip).
My eyes extended a glance,
bis band reached for mine
and handed me a crown.
The &l:.y burst wide open.
The rain poured down over my lip,.
And I giacefully bowed and gave thanks.
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�NATIONAL NEWS
THE YOUNG,
THE RESTLESS,
JOSEPH STEFFAN
TO GET HIS COMMISSION
Toe Omaha World-Herold reported on the decision by a federal appeals
court that ordered the U.S. Naval Academy to allow Joseph Steffan to
graduate and to receive bis commission. Steffan, whose story is told in his
book Honor Bound, was in the top 10 percent of bis class, bad sung the
national anthem for two consecutive Atmy-Navy games, and was slated for
duty aboard a nuclear submarine, one of the most coveted assignments at the
Academy.
Six weeks before he would have graduated in the spring of 1987, Steffan
was forced to resign after investigators confirmed that be bad told a fellow
midshipman that be is a homosexual. The following day, bis military
performance grade was reduced from an A- to an P.
In the decision which orders the Navy to "grant Mr. Steffan bis diploma
from the United States Naval Academy, reinstate him to military service
and commission him as an officer", the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Oislrict of Columbia Circuit said that Navy rules requiring Steffan's
expulsion from the academy ..solely because be admitted bis homosexual
orientation are oot rationally related to any legitimate goal. America's
hallmark bas been to judge people by what they do, and not by who Ibey
are." Chief Judge Abner Mikva stated "it is fundamentally unjust lo abort
a most promising military career solely because of a truthful confession of
a sexual preference different from that of the majority, a preference
untarnished by even a scintilla of misconduct."
The Navy had no immediate response to the decision.
NGLTF RELEASES
FORTUNE 1000 SURVEY
THE POWERS TO BE
Jeffrey J. Vitale, President of Overlooked Opinions, Inc. was recently
named one of Chicago's 40 Under Porty by Crain's Chicago Business, one
of the nation' s leading business publications.
The forty honorees were featured in Crain 's September 27th i.ssue as
Toe young, the restless, the powers to be". Vitale, 3 1, was one of the
youngest to be included in Crain's roster of "~oers". His _inclu~ion ~so
marlcs the growing importance of the gay and lesbian commumty nabonw,de.
Overlooked Opinions, Inc., which was founded in 1989 by Vitale and Rick
Dean, both of Chicago, as the nation's only opinion polling fum dedicated
lo the lesbian and gay community. Under Vitale's direction Overlooked
Opinions bas grown into a million dollar corporation with a corporate
directive to assure that views and needs of the lesbian and gay community
are not overlooked. Over the past 4 years Overlooked Opinions bas become
the most widely recognized source of factual information on the lesbian and
gay oommunity worldwide. Information produced by Overlooked Opinions
bas been cited in thousands of news stories in the United States as well as
abroad. Anyone interested in being included in Overlook' s survey work can
call 1·800-473-3405.
Overlooked Opinions is also the parent company of CommuoitySpirit
a nationwide long distance telephone service launched last December which
uses lesbian and gay dollar power to channel funds to lesbian, gay, b~ and
mY/AlDS organizations across the country. Under the banner ..Unleash
The Power" and the toll-free number 1-800-It's-Ours, CommunitySpirit
promises to generate hundreds of thousands of dollars to support the many
groups that help keep our community strong.
Results To Provide Baseline To Measure Corporate
America's Progress In Providing An EQual Workplace For
Gay, 1.esblan, And Bisexual £ mployees
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute released the
results of asurvcyof Portune lOOOcompanies which establishes a baseline
reading of the quality of work life for gay men and lesbians in corporate
America. While many companies include sexual orientation in their nondiscrimination policies, the results reveal that American companies have a
long way to go in ensuring that gay and lesbian employees are treated
equally in the workplace.
.
'"The results of this survey arc ineffectacorporatecreditcard and, while
there are a few companies with higbmarlcs, themajorityoftheFortune 1000
are flunking," said Chris Collins, NGLTP Board Co-chair. "We know that
much of the real progress in making the workplace a more hospitable
environment for gay men and lesbians bas been pioneered by firms that are
not part of the Fortune 1000. It bas been the little 'Davids' rather than the
'Goliath's" of corporate America that bave led the way.''
Of the Fortune I 000 companies sampled 243 responded to the survey
(approximately 2S%). These responses included 98 surveys (approximately
10%) and 145 refusals to oomplete the survey (approximately i4.~%),
presented either in writing or during follow-up pbonecalls. On preliminary
review, there is no discernible pattern with regard to the types of comparues
that chose to participate or, oonversely, made a specific announcement they
would not participate.
Rougblythree-fourtbs(71.9%)ofparticipantshaveanon-discrimination
policy that includes sexual orientation. Three additional oompaoies indicated
they do notcurrently have but are considering instituting such a policy. Five
participating companies (5.6% of total participants) have domestic partner
benefits for the same-sex partners of their employees, including medical
and dental coverage, child care benefits, family/personal/sick leave (partner
care), and bereavementleave. Over half(58.4%) ofparticipating companies
include issues related to sexual orientation in their diversity training
programs. Three-fourths (76.4%) of participatin~ compani~s recogniie
employec-organiied groups. Of these, 31 % recogru.ie gay/lesbianlb1Sexual
employee groups, meaning that fewer than one quarter (21.3%) of the 98
participating companies recognize gay/lesbian/bisexual e';"p\oree grou!'S.
70.8% of participants provide some form of support for 111d1V1duals Wltb
HIV/AIDS.
"We encourage gay and lesbian employees ofcompanies which did not
respond or chose not to participate in this survey to belJ) with the process of
sensitizing these oorporatioos to the concerns of tbeu- lesbian, gay, and
bisexual employees," said Elizabeth Birch, NGLTF's Board Co-Chair.
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�17th ASPEN GAV
SKI WEEK
The 17th Aspen Gay Sti Week will go on
because, as organizer, say, "If we canceled the
week then Colorado for Family Values wins, so
we will continue towelcomeourGay and Lesbian
frieodl with a banner over Main Street. The
oponinc party is Sunday evening January 23,
1994 at lbe Hotel Jereme.•
The rosp<>nse to to Ibis has been everything
from verbalmsults and hat.email rrompro-boycott
gays to uDJOlicited cub donations and group
confirmalions. Aspen bas always supported the
week and f()llle gJOUJ)I will too.
Aspen was the f111t city in lbe state to pass a
gay rights law, passed three pro-gay rcsolutiona
surrounding 2,joined the lawsuit, bad a gay float
in Ibis yec's 4th of July parsde, and their sberi/f
endorses the week.
"We really like lbe week because there's no
macho bullshit associated with lbe week. This
last Gay Ski Week raised over $40,000 for anti2andpro-gaycauses. Thi,briogsuplbequestions,
are we your friends er your enemies?"
The activist Frank Kameny said, ''Thon is
nothing to be maintained by keeping an enemy.
Once you have made your point, you can bring
them in u allies." With this in mind lbe 17th
Aspen Gay Slci Week bas been set to begin with
an opening party on January 22, 1994!
S- ,, Gay Ski Week is on. Thero will be new
e vent.. 1lic, Denver club COSA will be putting
on a treasure buntdurin& lbe week and the AGLC
will be bolling the opening and closing parties u
well u putting on a badccouotry but trip during
lbe last weekend.
They have rented lbe entire Shrine Mountain
Inn (22 beds) which i.s located three baclccountry
miles off the top of Vail Pus. It bu asepvate
sauna cabin, oo phones, oo1V's, no fues. and an
incredible view.
Try B&W Travel for package deals. Call
800-288-2589 or the local chamber resort
association (we joined as a non-profit) at 80026ASPl!N. United Express and Continental
Eipreu Oy from Denver and now even have
direct Oigbts from LA., Dallu/FL Worth, and
Chicago!
AIDS STAMP
MAKES ITS MARK
DECEMBER 1
The U.S.
Postal Service
issued an AIDS
awareness
postage stamp
on December l
in conjunction
with World
AIDS Day.
PUBLIC OUTRAGE AT LESBIAN MOTHER
CUSTODY DENIALS
''When courts tearcbildron away frombeallby
Recent media attention to the plight of lesbian
n ~ g f~es, it constitutes ~udicial child and gar families has·~ public anger at these
abuse, clauns Jenny Sayward, Director of the atrociues. The Lesb11n Mother,' National
Lesbian Mothers' National Defense Fund.
DefenseFund,wbicbforyeanbasusiltedlesbian
Acco~ing to. a study by lbe. American _Bar molbc~ in relative obscurity, depending solely
Assoctatlon, eight to twelve milllon Amencan on lesbian mothers' donatlons forituupport, bas
cbildrcn aro cwreoUybeingreared by lesbian and become lbe focus of a new effort to advocate for
gay households. Al'l"°ximately six per cent of lesbian and gay families. LMNDF offers
lbe ~:S. ~pulation 11 made upof lesbian and.gay information, ~meyroferrals,emotional IUfll'O<I,
famihesw1tbcbildrcn. Ms.Saywardc,tesvannus andf'manclalassistanceforlesbianandgaypareots
studies comparing children of heterosexual involved in custody disputes. Information is also
mothers, wbicb have found no significant available about a brnadraogeofparontlng issues
~fercnces in the. children's self-concept, incl~g donor wemination, adoplion,
mtelligence, gender identity, sexual orientation, roarmg, and advocacy for families.
or moral judgment. The quality of the mothering
On October 11, National Coming Out Day,
- not lbe mother's sexual orieotat.ion - is the activist groups across the country Initiated a
most crucial factor for a ciilld's healthy growth "Lavender Ribbon Campaign" similar to lbe red
and development
ribbon AIDS awarcoeu campaign, to raise
Thel..esbiaoModlers' Nationa!DefeoseFuod awareness of all lesbian mothers and gay fathers
bas been assisting lesbian mothers with custody who aro separated from their children. Everyone
cas~s for twe.oty years .. Amid the recent tragic wa~ invited to wear a la~ender ribbon to express
stones offamilydestrucuon, Jenny Sayward sees lbeu support for change m social policies toward
• P?gro,sive trend. 'Twenty year, ago, most gayandlesbianfamilies. Contributioo,collected
lcsbu,nmolbers gave up contact with tbeircbildron by various groups will be donated to spedal. funds
wilboutgoing tocoun. because denial of custody to benefit lesbian and gay parents. lMNDFwiJJ
and visitation was the expected outcome. The
designate all Lavender Ribbons contributions to
first avowed lesbian mothers to win custody were its Custody Assistance Fund to help lesbian
middle-clus super-moms: doctors, school mothers afford to keep their families together.
principals, lawyers, PTA presidents, Sunday
To get more information about LMNDP,
sciJ?ol ~acbers. Now, ~ of an improved write Lesbian Molben' National Defense Fund,
socwclimate,averagcmomsmmorcconservative PO Box 21567, Seanle, WA 98111 or call 206and rural areas aro daring to fight for their kids." 325-2643.
cbiJd
MILITARY VOTES
ARE NOT THE END OF DEBATE
Tun McF«ley, Executive Director of the
Human Rights Campaign Fund, issued the
following atatement after the House of
ReprcsentativesvotedtocodifytbeNunn-Skelton
"Lie and Hide" policy on lesbian and gay military
penoonel:
"Congrouman M«ban's amendment to
remove lbe ·ue and Hide' policy received 169
votes, including 11 Republicans. Thi• is
substantially more votes than our opponents
expected us to geL Moreover, we marshaled a
rtrong 291 to 144 vote in opposition to the
amendment of Congressman Duncan Hunter(RCA) that would have reintroduced lbe practice of
asking recruita about their sexual orientation.
These votes demonstrate that a growing number
of House memben aro willing to go on record in
opposition to anti-gay and lesbian discrimination.
''The Nunn.Skelton ban ii unconstitutional,
unworkable, and unlikely to resolve the demand
of fair-minded Americans that people be judged
by their conduct and not their status. The belief
that lesbian and gay personnel who aclcnowledge
lbcir orientation aro leu able to contribute to our
national defense ii. simply put, a Ue. These
Congressional votes arooot lbeend ofIbis debate.
They are only the beginning. The Campaigo
Fund will continue to press for an end to
discrimination in lbe military and in American
life. Ultimalely, we will prevail. As we continue
our efforu, we aro raninded of the words of
Martin Luther King a generation ago when be
called Americans to continue the worlcof ending
discrimination: 'How long? Not long. Because
no lie can live forever.'
-Human Rights Campaigo Fund
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�LOCAL NEWS
S0Ml0NC VOU 1<hOW !
Celebrate With Pride
National
Coming Out Day
Oct. 11, 1993
ANGLE billboards celebrate National Coming OUt Day!
WHAT IS INFORMATION?
A NEW "ANGLE" IN
NEWS
by Sandy Vopalka
INFORMATION for older gay people is not
By Stan Brown
a matchmaking or dating service.
ANGLE'• National Coming Out Day
Billboards were finally up by October S and
remained intact throughout the month. We hope
the billboards let our "straight'' community know
it is not just a few hundred people who march in
our Pride Parade that make up the Gay, Lesbian,
and Bisexual Community in Omaha.
Half of the proceeds from the door of my
show, "Inga and Friends", held on National
ComingOutDayattheMAX, went to ANGLE to
help fund those billboards. Including a donation
from the Empress of the Imperial Cowt of
Nebraska, Roxy, I was able to give $159 to
ANGLE. A big thank you to all the petformen,
especially lbe cast of "Suds" from lbe Howard
Street Tavctn. It's great to get the support of lbe
Gay community but it's even more satisfying to
baveour gay sensitive friends help support us too.
On Saturday, November 13, ANGLE
sponsored a Roller Skating Party at Skateland on
841b & "F' Streets, followed by a Sloppy Joe
Feed at DC's Bar. The turnout for bolb events
was light but those attending bad a great time.
ANGLE bas elected new officers for the
coming year. Becky WeilZel bas assumed the
position of moderator and Rieb K. was elected
Vice-moderator. Sonia C. is secretary, and
Micbae!J. is treasurer. The members atlargeare
Jerry M., Ron H., and myself, Stan Brown.
Merry
Christmas !
from the NVN Staf f
PAGE18
This
organization is affiliated with SAGE (Senior
Action in a Gay Environment). We provide an
intergenerational social activity with amain focus
for gay people 40 years old and over. If people
meet each other and relationships develop. !bat's
OK, but as I stated above we did not provide a
matchmaking service.
SAG Bis based in New York City, New York.
This agency has been operating for 15 years and
Ibey are continuing to grow. SAGE bas now held
two international conferences, there are now
affiliates in Ottawa, Canada, the Twin Cities,
Hanford, Conn., Upper State New Yorlt and
Lincoln, NE. Each of these locations provides
d ifferent levels of services to older gay people,
some are social services and othen provide social
activities.
In Lincoln, there is a montbly coffee house
and hopes for other activities. To provide more
things people are needed; individuals of various
professional backgrounds can make these ideas a
reality. If anyone is interested, please write to
INFORMATION. PO BOX 22043, LINCOLN,
NE 68542.
The Intergenerational Coffee House is the
second Saturday of each monlb (Dec. I 1, 1993;
Jan8,Feb.12, 1994,ctc.)from4-9pm.1beevent
is located at 3319 S. 46th (South ofVan Dom) in
Lincoln. For more details about the coffee house
call 488-4178.
MCC-0 PLANS
20TH
ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
by Carta P.
January 21-23 promises to be an exciting
time at Metropolitan Community Church of
Omaba as members and friends of the church
gather to celebrate MCC-O's 20th Annivenary
as a chartered church in the Fellowship of
Metropolitan Community Churches. You are
invited 10 attend and join in tbe celebration. A
multitude of activities are planned to provide
something fun for everyone. A special treat
during the weekend will be the return of three of
MCC-Omaba'sformctpastors: Rev. Bob Arthur,
Rev.Bob Darst. and Rev.Jan Kross. Eacbwill be
speaking at a wonhip service during the weekend.
The weekend activities are as follows:
Fri., Jan. 2 1 PoUock Dinner
& Special .SUV.
Sat., Jan. 22 Afternoon Act.
Banquet
Concert by
Cross-Reference
Sun., Jan.23 Special Services
Reception
Pizza, Dancing,
Raffle &Show
at The MAX
Complete schedules of times and costs will
be available Ibis monlb. We invite all of the
community to join us in celebrating God's love
and blessings upon ourcburcb and this community
for the past 20 years. For more information,
please call !be church office at (402)345-2563.
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�GIL SUPPORT GROUP
ATTENDANCE UP
by RJ
The GIL Support Group showed a good
turnout with 18 present Evensomeofthe women
were there. Way to go! After all, this is your
support group, as well.
The topic was "Jealousy" and what it can do
to a relationship. It was pointed out, for a good,
healthy relationship, o ne must be happy and
secure with one's own self, first.
The ability to compromise and to be flexible
are essential in a relationship. Not accepting your
S<jueeze as they are, by having too high of
expectations of your squeeze, can wreck. a
relationship early on.
Although sex is only figured as 15% of a
relationship, this too is a very important part of a
relationship. By not having too high expectations
of your partner, by willing to compromise, can
help save a relationship.
Where does one go for counseling in a
rel ationship? Surprisingly, Catholic Social
Services was mentioned and given high marks.
Also mentioned was the Hudson Cenler, but be
careful who you see there. 1bis can be important,
very important Don't forget your pastor, if you
know your pastor well enough. A wrong pastor
with a wrong attitude can do more harm than
good. I can safely say, MCC's Rev. Mattbcw
Howardisagoodsourceforcounscling. AsRcv.
Howard and bis partner bavebeen together for 1"D
years or more, Rev. Howard must be doing
something right. Sodon'tbeafraid to talk to Rev.
Howard. Beingaminisler,ldoubtthereisaoytbing
new Rev. Howard bas not beard.
Yes, the GIL Support Group is once again
picking up sleam. It bas been going slow for a
number of years. I have seen many faces going
through the doors. Hopefully, the GIL Support
Group bas helped those wbobavc passed through
those doors. I have beard many counselors
recommend their clients to attend the GIL Support
Group. SogivetheG/LSupportGroupatry. I'm
sure you'll like the group. It is in a nice safe
environment.
SELF - DEFENSE
CLASS FORMING
SEE STORY
ON PAGE 20!
THIRD SATURDAYS AT
MCC-OMAHA
THE POLmCALLY
CORRECT CHURCH
Recently pastors from several churches in the
town of North Platte were put through the
following scenario.
'1 recently moved to North Platle and I am
looking for a church to worship at and I am a gay
man. Wouldlbewelcomein yourcburch?" lfthe
answer was "Yes" the question was followed by
"would you as the pastor support me if I were
hara,;sed by members of your congregation?"
There were 31 churches contacted.
17ofthe3 I said, Youarewelcometoworship
here.
16 or the 17 said they did not condone tbe
practice of homosexuality and would like me to
slUdy with them.
1 out of tbe 17 was very positive and would
weloome me regardless of my sexual orientation.
13 of the remaining 14 said that they would
want to visit with me first and after that visit I
would probably not want to worship in their
church.
The remaining 1 of the 14 said yes. When I
asked them if they would support me if I were
being harassed by your membership, they said
they really didn't want to talk witbmc anymore,
you are not going to trick me, and bung up.
All 31 churches staled that there would,
unfortunately, probably be some harassment from
their congregation, much to their dislike.
-GV.GN Newsktter
NIGHT
OFA
THOUSAND
STARS
The Nebr aska AIDS Project (NAP), a nonprofit agency serving the entire Slate, is conducting
a fund-raising event - "Night of a Thousand
Stars" - on Saturday, December 4, 1993. The
pwposeof theevening is to commemorale World
AIDS Day and to generale financial support for
N AP programs and support services.
Early in the evening, more that l,OOOdonors/
guests will auend dinner parties hosted by NAP
supporters. Following the dinner parties, guests
and hosts will convene at the Murual of Om.aha
dome for champagne, dessert, and dancing to
Pam and the Pearls.
Ir you would like to attend a dinner party,
please call the NAP office at 342-6367 for
information. All proceeds benefit NAP.
Magnolias
by Carla P.
ThethirdSaturdayofeacbmonth, theDeacons
of Metropolitan Community Church of Omaha
provide an alcohol-free eve.n t (Coffeehouse} in
the Church's Social Hall.
December's event will be a "Wrap Off."
Bring a roll of wrapping paper and a pile of your
unwrapped gifts and spend a couple hours with
friends in fun and fellowship.
The Coffeehouse runs from 7-10 p.m. every
tbirdSanuday of the month. Admission is $1.00
or a canned good for the Pantry. Light
refreshments are available at no charge!
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�SPECIAL HOLIDAY
SERVICES PLANNED
FOR DECEMBER
PFLAGMEET
DYNAMIC EVENING
bycarta P.
MCCO bu two special services planned for
December. The fust is our tnditiooal Cbrislmas
EveService,etfor 10:30p.m.onDec. 24, Doon
open at 10:00 p.m. aod everyone is welcome!
This bas always been a special service, and each
years brings new swprises! Join u1!
1oe second special service of tbc month will
be al 6:30 p.m. o n New Year'1 l!ve. Start your
new year right; join usu we wonbip our God.
Tbcbolldays are always a b111y time at MCC0 . We undertake a number of additional projects
IO help those in need in our community: This
year's projects include Cbristmu gifts, holiday
food baskets, and caroling.
Youcaojoin us for tbecarolingon SaL, Dec.
4 . Justmutus at tbechwcb (819 S. 22nd SL) at
6:30 p.m. Evet)'008is welcomo-young and old,
male and female! This will be a fun outing !
Following the caroling, we will gather in Ibo
Social Hall to decorate Ibo church. For thoae of
you with a flair for decorating, that activity will
,tut about 8:30 p .m. and again, everyone is
welcome!
Than1c you one aod all for your entbuslutlc
support of our Choir's f,nt concert. A crowd of
98 pacbd the 1aoctull}' for the evening of song
and jnise. What a delight!
As you an, out OD the IOwn al night during
December, driv• by the chun:b and check out the
addition IOouryard! Thanh to tbc generosity of
our members, we have a nalivity set 1D display
tbisCbrislmu. Maoyofourmemben and frieocls
helped to make Ibis display possible through their
varied donation,. Webope you enjoy the display.
We invite you to join UJ for our 20th
AnniversaryCelcbrationcominginJaouary. See
another article in this issue for complete detailJ.
MCC-Omaba boldl worship services every
Sunday• 9:00 Lm. and at 10:30 Lm. Pleuejoin
us! Tbcf'inlSunday oCeachmonthwegatberfor
a Potluck Dinner11S:OOp.m. and follow that with
Wonbip al 6:00 p.m. As always the door 1D
God's house is open- waiting for you. Come.
Happy Holldays IO all of you, and we bore at
MCC-0 wish you "Peace" in 1994.
TtlJanuarythll' sitfrcmmypew. Seeyooin
c hurch!
I
HAPPY
HANNUKAH
I
SELF DEFENSE COURSE
PLANNED
Aft.er a summer of violence the community
bas becomemorcawareoftheneed to protect our
personal safety, but many or us arc unpn,Jl'l(ed to
defendourselves iflltaclced. Auwayofmeeting
Ibis need, a ,elf defense course is being planned
for January. This OO<IIK will fwure pusonal
,elf-defense and will be taught by a professional
in the field. The classes will meet twice weelcly
for six weeb. Tbe cost for the total package will
be undet $SO. If you are lnterCJled in such a self
defense course, call Duane al SL Mary's Tao,
341 -3740, between 4pm and 8pn.
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NEWS FROM NAP
OctobersentNAPwallcinginOmaba,Llncoln
ByRJ
and Kearney. The 2nd Annual Wallc-a-thon,
The November meeting of PPLAG fell on "The Ne,t Step Il'' raised $18,SOO for the AIDS
Vetaan'sDay._Tbaewuagoodstrongsbowing Project Support for the wallc came form more
ofG/1..ex-Savice people II the meeting. Nine of thao I,700 individuals or blllinesses. There were
usG/1.. VetennnUendcdtbcmeeting. Withsucb l 35 wallcen in Omaha. 80 in Llocoln, and 40
a 111rong abowing of e,-5ervice people at Ibis wallccrs were recruited to wallc in Kearney. The
small gatberini, just imagine bow may GIL chairs or tbc wallc-a-thon Included Dr. Susan
Service people are out there right now. serving Swindells.MargaretBumann,andJosephConnd,
their country under a cloak of secrecy. The Jr., allfromtheOmabaarea. lnl..incoln,bonorary
numbers are legion.
chairs included State Senator David LandlJ and
Yes, it wu a real good enerJetic muting Ron Dean. Jaoe Casey Peters was instrumenW in
tonigbt with a 1Dtal of 16 people presail ll was coordioaliog l COD\Dllllee that planned LiocolD ' I
an evening of mucb, much compelling sharing.
fintAIDSwallc. LoriSurbbeadedthe!Cewney
We need more meetings lite this. As I gioup with Al Zobel and Carol Silccnti taking
aUendmeetings on both sides of the fence, and am the role of honorary chairpersons. The AIDS
old enough to be a grandfather, (I am a great· wallc was an incredible so«ess which would not
uncle many times o ver) I see many times a huge, have occurred without the community support it
and I do mean huge, gap between GIL cbildren received. Besides being a fund raising evenl, the
andpu=ts.
AIDS wallc can also heighten awareneu that
l!ach bu their story to teU. l!ac:IJ bas a AlDS is apartofourcommunity. A very warm
coming out J]IOUfl to go through, much akin to and sincere thank you to those involved ,n
the five stages of the grief process. It' s not cuy pledging, walking, and volunteering your time 1D
for either side, believe me.
"The Next Step Il."
The U. S. Postal Office will be issuing an
We do need more get-together• like these.
And in matters lib these PFLAG is ri&hl out AIDS Awareoess Stamp In December. The
there in the front lines, helping all they can. to do symbol or the crossed red ribbon will be abown
just this, helping both sides of the fence in laking with the saying~AIDS Awareness" in the comer
tha t mt step in reconciliation.
of the 29 cent stamp. The Post Office is isswo&
At the risk of sounding lib a sruck record, the stamP. in conjunction with World AIDS Day.
yet I can never re-stale this enough, both groups, Tbae will be a news conference/press role- in
both of you get out there and support your local ea:ly December.
A Night of 1,000 SUlrs will be bold on
PFLAGCbapcer. lbaveseensomeslimmeetings.
PFLAG bore in Omaha bas bad some e.cellent December 4 . There will be approximately SO
leaders, working tirelessly. It is bard to understand parues around the metro area for more than a
why more of you Colics out there. oo both sides of thousand cucsts. Donalioo.s wiU be gjveo to
tbefence,don'tatt.eodmore. Thereiuuchaneed NAP. Aft.er dinner, J110$11 will then be invited 10
to bring the parents and children together.
gllber at Mutual of Omaha. where Gov. Ben
In a case lilce this. silence is poison. Tallcing NelsonaodMayorP.J.MOirJaowillactubononry
chairs of the eveol 1berc will be dancing and
is golden.
entertainmcnl 1oe goal and hope is that NAP
will raise $30,000 by the end or 1993. If you are
interested in atteoding a party or would lilce more
informatioo, please call the NAP office. (800782-2437 or locally, 342-6367.
NAP Cue Management Census
Monthly Summary for October, 1993
Open Cases as of 0cc. 1, 1993
New Cases this month
Clients Deceased this month
Cases closed Ibis month
TolAI at last day of month
270
g
S
..6.
267
COURT ACTION RESOLVED
TEMPORARILV
The Small Claims Court actioo in.itialed by
the Imperial Court of Nebraska againstJoe Reed
resulted in ajudgmentagainstReed in the amount
of $1800.00. Judiciary procedure doOI allow
Reed to appeal the small claims deci.sioo, and be
bas filed an appeal Appearaoce in District Court
is the nc.i step in the legal process.
SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER
coming to the Joslyn March 5th
Mark your calendar!
Happy Holidays from
WOMEN OF THE PLAINS INC.
THE NEW VOICE
�LUTHERANS CONCERNED
HAS STRONG TURNOUT
byRJ
Lulherans Concerned met Sunday evening--Nov. 7, at 7:00 with a
stroog turnout. Twenty-two people turned out to bear guest speaker, Marl<
Ullrich, Attorney, discussing issues pertinent to the GIL community.
Discussed this evening, with a lively discussion, were wills, buying
property, and beneficiary questions. Can ag,eements made by same
couples be challenged? Yes, they can.
It was strongly suggested, if a GIL couple decides to buy property
together, the heart should temporarily be set aside, and the issue should be
1reated as a business deal. Relationships can, and do, go sour.
Couples that have been together, say 10 to 15 years, stand a lot better
chance of the arrangements worong out For those who have been together
a short time, perhaps they should really go into buying property with an
acute business acumen. You know the old saying, "Love is blind"? WeJL
don't be. Even if both parties get their own attorneys, this could be the
cheapest and wisest way to go.in the long run, and could save a lot of grief
in the long haul.
"Joint tenement'' and "tenements in common" were discussed. You
need tolcnow these terms, in buyingjointproperty, what they mean, and the
legalities of each.
Wills were also discussed. Nebraska recognizes no common-law
marriages, nor any palimony. Holographic wills are legal in Nebraska.
But, asl understood it, not in Iowa. A holographic will, the entirewill,must
be written in the maker's own handwriting.
No state, I !bink, recognizes same sex marriages. One really needs a
good attorney 10 get through the legal briar patch. 1bis is especially true
if you are a same sex couple.
It was a good evening with a lot of sharing of ideas and actual
experiences. Refreshments were served which included a delicious cherry
pie.
Religious services will take the place of a meeting in December. There
will be no January meeting.
Stay tuned for the upcoming February meeting.
Lutherans Concerned is going strong, and is now branching out to
Lincoln as well. This organization has good support from both laity and
clergy.
Keep up the good work, Lutherans Concerned. The GIL community
needs you, and the trailB you are blazing.
LINCOLN COFFEE HOUSE OPEN
by Sandy Vopalka
The coffee house in Lincoln, on the second Satw'day of each month, is a
success. The main focus is to provide a safe space for lesbians and gays 40
years old and older, but everyone is welcome. (At the time of the first event
in August, there was the issue of not welcoming people under 40, 1hatissue bas
beenremovedand~isiovited.) Atthelastcoffeebousepeopleranged
in age from 73 to 32, and we all bad a great time.
The coffee house is 1he beginning of a wide range of future programs. Tbe
coffee house meets the second Saturday of each mon1h, at 3319 S. 46th St.
(South of Van Dorn, on the corner of S. 46th and Sherman Streets), from 4-9
p.m.
Please come and have some fun, people stay a short time and others stay
the whole 5 hours. Remember this is a safe and welcome space.
Information forOlderGay People is looking at becoming an affiliated with
SAGE(Scnior Action in a Gay Environment). There was a conference in New
YorlcCity, October 14-17, where new ideaswereexploredanddiscussed, also
those wbo attended last years conference will share with all of us the things that
worked and those that didn't The conference is SAGE's second North
American Conference, hopefully Nebraska was again represented.
More information on the affiliation will be available as things happen. U
you would lilcf,moredetailB on any of these things.please write to Information,
P.O. Box 22043, Lincoln, NE 68542.
CHORUS NOTES
By Stan Brown
Man: your calendars now for the River City Mixed Chorus' Winter
Concert, Satwday, January 29, 7:05pm, UNO Strauss Performing Arts
Center.
Our season, entitled "A Decade of Harmony, a Singing Tribute to
Pride", will start with a varied program including everything from classical
to country western. Our selections include; Antonio Vivaldi's "Gloria",
selections from the Broadway musical, "Jekyll and Hyde", Garth Broob'
"We Shall Be Free'' and many favorite pieces from past Chorus concerts.
We are offering season ticktts this year for S12 each which includes
a ticlcet to both our Winter and Pride concerts, space in a reserved seating
section, an invitation to our Winter After Concert reception and other
benefits. Please send your check to RCMC, P.O. Box 3267, Omaha, NE
68103 or call 341-SlNG (341-7464) for more information.
The new officers of the Chorus' Board of Directors are: President,
Rich Ketter; Vice-President, Barb Eckstein; Treasurer, Jane Pierson;
members-at-large, Tony Pastory, Roger Bennett, Harry DiUse, Stan
Brown, and our appointed Recording Secretary, Russell Warzyo. Barb,
Jane, and myself are newly elected members this fall. Together with the
singiogmembers,olU'director,JobnBennett,andaccompanist,Brcnt-Alan
Huffman, we plan to make this 1he best season ever for the River City
Mixed Chorus.
Our Pride Concert in June will be especially exciting for the Chorus
as we perform our first commissioned piece. Our very talented former
director, Jonathan Cole, is composing Ibis piece for us, and we look
forward to working with him again this season.
Oon'tforgeltosend foryourseuon ticketa or see any Chorus Member
for tickets to our January 29 Winter Concert.
We sold out both our concerts last year so don't wail lo buy your
tickets al the door.
Please join us as we celebrate being a Chorus of Gay men, Lesbians,
and Gay sensitive individuals for the past ten years in Omaha, Nebraska.
THE NEW VOICE
PAGE 21
�CHRISTMAS LIGHTING
EXTRAVAGANZA
ALSO BENEFITS AIDS
PROJECT S
NEWS FROM THE COURT: THE IMPERIAL COURT
by Carla
Denny D. and his family would like to invite
the community to witness the Grand Finale
Cbrisbnas Lighting al their home. It will be lit
Friday nigh~ December 10,andremainoo through
January 7, 1994. Tb.is will be a Kodak moment.
The home is located at4515 South 16th(l6th
& Missouri Avenue). The lighting is free but
spectators will be able to make donations which
will go to support AIDS related causes in this
area.
SANDY VOPALKA ON
SAGE STEERING
COMMITTEE
Sandy L. Vopallca of Lincoln, NE, was
appointed to the SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay
Environment)lntemaliooalSteaingCommittee,
while she was attending the Second SAGE
International Con!Cl'fflce. Tb.is conference was
October 14th-17th, 1993.
Tlte
How quickly J3 years have passed for the
imperial Cou11 ofNtbraska! Many changes have
occurred from board mtmbert to monarchs to
commwiity mtmbert. The one fact thal remains
constant is thal ICON is stUl thriving. However,
I am conumed thal without 11rong community
backing and active board mtmbort and past
monarchs, ICON may not survive the c,,,ning
years.
Somo peoplo havo rtmainod suppo11ivt in
various capacilits, but wo nood now frosh blood
from the young mtmbert of the community to
kup the droam alive. There are those of us who
will always" therefor ICON in whaltverarea
we are nee~d, but time,jobs, personal lives, and
age are always contributing factors thal wo all
noed to consi~r.
lfyouan,aconcernodcommunityindividuaJ
andfetl thol you could contribute your time and
1altn1s, please let tither Connie, Roxy or any
curren1 boordmembers know ofyourwiUingno.,
to help out wherever noe~d.
Connie Henke
Diamond Ram Emperor XIII
PRESENT:
~ys
foR m§
Sun., Dec. 5
9:30 p.m.
The MAX
Featuring:
Jennifer J ett
Mulfy Rosenburg
Pd ncHS Royale XIII Monica West
Empress XD Phoenix Fallentino
Dietra Snow
Laura Lee
Vince Percy
PJ & J ulie
A bENdiT foa
••• Toys foR kids of PWAs' •** PWA PERSONAL Nu ds ITEMS .....
.... CliildREN's CRisis CE
NTER • ••
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f inancial R~
Receipts:
oC Food for Dxmsht
r
Tips
50/50 Raffle
TOTAL
IMpERi.tl CouRT of NEbR.tskA
& EMpEROR XIII CONNiE
EmprHS XDI Roxy
Lafayette
Prince RoyaleXID Michael
Princess Royale XID Monica
Inga
Rex
Dorian Drake
Emperor XID Connie & Royal Family
We hope you can all make it down to The
MAX Sunday, Dec. 5 for our "Toys for Tots"
Show planned and presented by Emperor XIlI
Connie and the Royal Family. Some numbers
have been in rdiearsal since early November.
Tb.is promises to be another great show featuring
maoy of Omaha's favorite pedonners: Phoenix
FaUcotino, Jennifer J~ Dorian Drake, Dietn
Snow. Inga, Lafayette, Monica Wes~ Muffy
Rosenburg, Roxy, Michael, Vince, Laura Lee,
Rex, and, of course, Connie and family!
Proceeds from the show will go to purchase
toys forthcChildrcn'sCrisis Center, toys forldds
of PWA's, and PWA personal needs items for
Christmas. Come and bring a toy!
Thank you for your generous support of the
"Food for Thought'' Show. We were pleased to
have such a great crowd. As promised Empress
Roxy bad a show meant to delight every audience.
Expenditures:
Lights
Set
Food
S 388.00
$ 650.00
LllJl!1
$1110.00
$
S
15.00
57.71
L..lll.Jl
TOTAL
$ 203.84
30% to ICON Treasury-$271.84
Monies & Materials Disbursed:
$ 317.16
NAP
& 112food
MCCO Pantry $ 317.16
& 112food
Again, thank you aU for your support! NAP
prepared around 45 Thanksgiving baskets, we are
thrilled to be able to help with this endeavor, and
we a,e glad to be able to support the ongoing
service provided by the Food Pantry at
Metropolitan Coinmunity Church of Omaha.
New officers will becoming yourwayfiom
ICON in December. So watch for the
announcement in The Timu.
Get out your calendars and maik these dates:
Feh.20--SnohaU andthealwayspopular CI01et
Ballon March 27. For those of you who want to
enter Closet Ball, weU, now is the lime to put on
those heels and start dancing! Applications will
be out io February and will be available at all the
local bars. (It's not too sooo to ask Santa for
something special to weai!)
Happy Holidays to all of you from the Boan!
of Governors of lbe Imperial Court of Nebraska
and the Monarchs and Royals Familiu of Reign
xm. Fortoday,that'sitfromlCON! Remember,
we need you to help us and to support our many
fund-raising activities! Together we can make a
difference for all gays and lesbians! See you in
Court!
LINCOLN PFLAG
VALENTINE
PARTY
LinoolnPFLAGwillholdaVaienline'sDance
on February 12, Saturday at the Auld Center in
AntelopeParkatAStreetand tho Capitol Parlcway.
Marie your calendar foe this fund raiser and run
raiser! More information forthcoming in The
Now Voice next issue.
THE NEW VOICE
�MCC CHOIR CONCERT SMASH HIT
GREEN GATEAU UPDATE
by RJ
by Andrew DeLancey
Sunday afternoon at 5:00pm saw a large gatberin,g at MCC of
many people gathered for a potluck supper. The food, as usual, was
very good with plenty to go around.
The real treat came at 6:00 when the choir recital began. Toe
MCC Cbo.ir consists of nine women and nine men. The group is led
by choir director, Bill Burtch. Accompanist on the piano, as well as
the barps,cbord, was MCC's very talented organist, Garrett Burton.
. Astbecongregaoon sang the processional hymn, Come Christians,
/0111 ro S111g, the choir processed down the aisle and took their place
at the front of the church. What followed was an evening of delight,
to a packed church. What a turnout!
Eleven songs were sung at the first half of the program. This was
a mixed variety of songs and hymns. Two solos were sung. The first
solo was ably sung by Barbara Eclcstein, wbo gave a heartfelt
rendition of A Christmas Carol. Another striking solo was sung by
R.N. Hedges, entitled Somebody Beli•ved. At the concl usion of a
rousing This Land is Our Land, a ten minute intermission followed.
Refreshments were served i~ the Fellowship Hall. John B. organized
the refreshments. A n exquisite punch was served, as well as a variety
of superlative pasties.
Following the intermission, the second half of the program
followed. Eleven songs were sung. R.N . Hedges, wbo bas a
wonderful voice that really carries, gave a singing sermon, I Can
SrandinHis Presence wbilesinging from the pulpit. Mr. Hedges was
accompanied by the choir. It was beautiful! A delightful little solo
was sung by Annette Dickman, Grape, Grape Joy. It was a ligbtbeart~ solo, wbicb everyone enjoyed. Too soon, the enchanted
evemng came to a close. The choir sang the Benediction, the uplifting
hymn, May the Lord Be With You. What ao evening. What an
evening! A packed church, an excellent choir, such trattsccndent
music. What better evening could a person bave7
and Matthew Govlg
It is tbe opinion of the Coali.tion. for G ay and Lesbian Civil Rights that tberigbts
of gay men have been v10lated m Lincoln. Because of this, the Coalition is calling
for a boycott '?f the Green Gateau ~estaurant. The Coalition urges everyone who
supparts the ngbts of gay and lesbian people to act o n their beliefs by writing or
calling the restaurant.
. So f~, the ~oycotl bas been effective. It bas been reported that the restaurant's
daily busmess is now S400 - $500 less than it was before the boycott started last
month.
The restaur~~t is receiving 15-20 calls per day from people who support the
boycott. In add11Jon, many people have written to the restaurant to express their
feelings regarding Bolte's dismissal.
Bill Livengood bas responded to the letters be received with a letter of bis own.
In this letter, be claims that Bolte wasn' tf'ired because be is gay, adding, ''In fact,
if this would have been true, another known homosexual who worked at the
restaurant full time would have been let go, also. We bad no such plans and were
disappointed by bis sudden departure."
The "known homosexual" is Kevin Caughlin, who quit as soon as be learned
that the Livengoods bad fired Bolte.
''I'm angry that Livengood refers lO me as a "known homosexual". He doesn't
~w roe. I don't think he's e~er even spoken to me," Caughlin replied, adding,
~e~'mk the only reason I badn t been fired was that no one bad complained about
. Livengood' s Jetter goes on to say that Bolte was fired because be requested that
bIS hours be reduced. Attached to the letter were copies lO bis manager outlining
the reductions be desired. One note was dated August 6, 1993. The other nolc
wasn't dated.
According to Bolte, be was originally hired to work only two days per week,
but bad gradually increased bis hours because the restaurant was short-banded.
When be requested bis hours be cut back, be was only asking to return to the hours
be was o riginally hired for.
Bolte says that bis manager approved bis reduced work hours and was still
scheduling him to work up to the day that be was fired. If bis schedule wasn't
acceptable, why did a month pass before be was fired?
If you wish to write or call the restaurant:
The Green Gateau, 330 S . 10th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508. Phone: 477-0330.
If you bave q uestions about this incident, please write lO: Coalition Chronicle,
P.O Box 94882, Lincoln, NE 68509.
- Coalition Chronide
402-391-5600
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FROM HARD TO CLEAN BLINDS
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SERVING OUR COMMUNITY
THE NEW VOICE
PAGE 23
�ICON'S "FOOD FOR THOUGHT" IS SUCCESS
Empress XIII of the Imperial Court of
Nebraska. Roxy. aod ber Royal Family presented
a sparlding nigbt of en!C11airunent for the annual
"Food For Thought'' benefit held at tbe MAX on
November 7.
Roxy demooslrated a wide range of talents
fromberseductiveimpersonationofDollyParton
to camping it up to provide back-up for Princess
Royale Monica West; designing. creating, and
cooslrUCting tbedeligbtfulsct; and artistic abilities
shown on the Poster for the show and the flyers
that had beendislributed. Roxy is l!Uly an imperial
presence on the court.
The evening opened with a welcome from
ICON president, Carla Petenen, and the
introduction of the first emcee for the evening,
Miss Great Plains America, Dietra Snow. Oietra
bolds a special place in my heart-she was in one
oftbe firstdragsbows lever attended and I have
a special memory of her leaning over the bar at
The MAX to talk with the bartender, with a red
beaded dress curved across her hips and one red
high heel dangling from her toes and a mass of
blonde curls banging down her back. She was
strikingly beautiful tbenand is strikingly beautiful
today.
The show began with Miss Gay Omaha,
Monica West, joined by Chris and Roxy, to
perform the comic "Slrudel Model" aod ''lbe
Lonely Goatherd". She was followed by Emperor
xm Connie Henke performing "Young Girl".
(You ail should eheclcoutthe personalized license
plate now identifying Emperor 13.)
The lovely Miss Closet Ball '93, April Lane,
followed as Batgirl with "Back to the Cave" and
then Roxy was back, after one of the quiclccst
coshlme changes on record, to perform Reba
Melot 's ''Wa1k On".
AUTO ACCIDENT
INJURY?
CHARLES R.
KILGORE
The mood changed with the appearance of
the next mustached performer as Ruby, one of the
Babes Behind Bars, delighted the crowd with
"Dancing in the Stre<:t''.
Oietra surrendered the microphone to her coemcee for the evening, Empress XI Mac, appearing
tonight as Steve Lucart. Steve was demonstrating
a fixation with odors and bacteria as be frequently
attacked the stage and some spectators with an
ever present can of Lysol Spray. However,
between spray can attaclcs, be brought to the stage
the lovely Julie Crane, Empress I of the court in
Minneapolis, who performed her trademark,
"Listen to My Heart."
Then Monica returned to the stage for a bigb
energy number. "I'm Going to Get You Back"
followed by Jasmine Starr performing 'The Hero
in You".
It was quick change time again as Julie Crane
returned to the stage in a glittering lace teddy to
perform "Open Your Heart to Me".
The next performer was the newly crowned
Miss Heartland Gay Rodeo Association, Vittoria
Towne, with a couniry/westem medley. At tbe
close of her number she wasjoined by her friend,
AmaodaFoxx(JoelCasson), wboledtbeaudience
in bidding her boo voyage as Viktoria prepares to
move to Denver where sbe already bas made
herself known and bas scheduled a joint
performance with Miss Colorado Gay Rodeo
Association which will be held after the first of
the year at Charleys.
Next to the microphone was Prince Royale
x:m MicbaelGaffneywbodid a beautiful number,
singinglivc"AlmostLikeaSong". Thcromantic
and bittersweetmood wasquicklycbanged by the
next performer as another member of the Babes
Behind Bars, Fraulein, toole to theslJlge to perform
''Tits and Ass" from Chorus Line.
After April Lane returned to the stage to
perform "Revolution", it was time for Roxy to
return with her outstanding impersonation of
Dolly Parton performing "A Clear Blue Morning."
Roxy's petite size and res1rained stage movements
added to the overall high quality of this
impersonation.
Monica Westbroughtmoreofherhighenergy
style to the audience as she performed "Shout''.
Then we went further back in time as CoMie and
the ''Connettes•· performed "Blue Moon" and
"Run Around Sue" in their best SO's revisited
style.
Elva Destruction donned a French Maid
costume to perform "It's a Rieb Man's World''
beforeOietraSnowretumedtotbestagetoperform
"YouCamealongWayfromStLouis." Oietra's
costume of silver fringe and flashing bugle beads
was a perfect example of the elegant yet sensual
that Dielra does so well.
The performances closed with tbemooarcbs,
Roxy and Connie, taking to the stage to perform
"A Whole New World."
The evening was a fmaocial success as well,
boosted by a$200donation from Royal Securities.
In keeping with a policy established with the
adoption of the 1993 budge~ ICON kept 30% of
the profits and donated $317.16 to Nebraska
AIDS Project for holiday baslcets for PW A's and
$317.16 to tbe food panlry at M etropolitan
Community Church of Omaha. Both groups also
received several boxes of food (a total value of
SJ31.13) that had been used in the set.
A salute to ICON for another successful
evening.
P-FLAG HOSTS
HOLIDAY
GATHERING
by Dave England
The Omaha P-FLAG chapter will host a
holiday gathering on December Stb at First United
Methodist Chwch, Mead Hall, 7020 Cass from
2:00 to 3:30 p.m. This meeting will replace tbe
usual Thursday evening program.
Holidays are a time for sharing and we invite
you to come and enjoy the spirit of tbc holiday
season. As is our tradition, Ibis meeting is open
to everyone. Begin the holiday season byjoining
us to celebrate the festivities. We will provide
coffee and punch. If you have a favorite holiday
!real to share, please bring a sample to share at
this evenL We look forward to you joining us as
we ho<;t our holiday party.
This will provide you an opportunity to
browse in our library. If you care to cbeclc out a
book. Ibis would be the time to do so.
Once again, remember NO Thursday evening
meeting in December.
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�RESOURCE DIRECTORY
*****Lincoln*****
Alcobollcs Anonymous, Open Mtg Fri. 8pm, I st
Plymouth Church, 20 & D, Llncoln,438-5214
Arbor Moon Alternative Booksto.-e,2017 "0",
Lincoln 68502. Mon-SatlOam-7pm. Sun12-5pm,
Wally 489-4634/477-566(;
BJPALS (Bisexual People/ Alternate LlfeStyle)
Box 80913, Lincoln, 68501, 1st Mon. 7:30pm.
Comcrstone(upstrs)640N 16.Allsexeswelcome.
Femlnlst Fr ee Press, Box 81226, Lincoln, NE
68501 Feminist Monthly Newspaper.
Gay Men's Support Group, c/o Counseling &
PsycbServices,Rm 213, Univ. Health Ctr, UNL,
Lincoln, 68588•0618, 472-7450. Confidential
Information for Older Gay People
(INFORMATION),Box 22043, Lincoln 685422043 Info, Conference Updates, and Education,
Coffee House 2nd Saturday each month, 4-9pm,
at 3319 S. 46th, Lincoln, Everyone welcome.
Lesbian Discussion Group, Womens Resource
Ctr.Room 340Neb Union, UNL, Llncoln,68588.
472-2597, Meets Tbursdays 6-7:30pm.
The Male Space, lst1bwsday (Discussion) 78:30pm,2ndSunday(Social)2-6pm at 1448"E"
St, Lincoln. For Gay/Bisexual Men of all ages.
Women may lendfioaocial support. Membership
$JO/quarter. Interested write or visit: Stan
Balderson, 1534 "E" St.,Apt.#26,Uncolo,68508.
Nebraska Bookstore, 13th & Q Sleets, Lincoln,
AltemativeUfestyleSectioncarriesTheAdvocat.e
National Organization for Women (NOW}political allSI g,assroots activist org. involved in
every issue relating to full equality for women in
our society - meets monthly, Lincoln NOW,
P.O. Box 80172, Lincoln, NE 68501, 477-1226
Parents-Friends of Lesbi ans and Gays
(PFLAG), Box 4374, Lincoln, NE 68504, 4674599. 4th Tuesday, 7pm,UnitarianCburch, 6300
·A•, Group for family of people with HIV, and G/
L Youth Group meet same time & place.
StarCltyLlncs,Box21903,Llncoln,NE68S02,
(402) 483-S251, Leather club, Educational
University of Nebr Bookstore, 14th & R,
Lincoln, Gay Studies Section:Books on GIL Ufe.
ONLGay/LesblanRdOurceCtr,Rm234Nebr
Union, UNL, Lincoln 68588-0455, 472-5644
Social, info, referral, library, Supp:>rt grp Wed
7:30pm during school year
The Wlmmln'sShow, 12-3pmSunday ,KZUM,
89.3 FM stereo, Lincoln.
A Woman's Place, nonprofit org dedicated to
empowering women, Write: A Woman's Place,
440 S. 44 St, Lincoln, 68510, 476-7692.
Youth Talldlne 473-7932, Friday & Saturday
7pm-Midnitc, Lincoln. Emotional support,
referrals, AIDS info for callera Age 23 and
under. Project of Coalition for GIL Civil Rts
YWCA Counseling & Education Department,
476-2802, Lincoln. Information and Referral.
*****OMAHA*****
Al-Anon, support group for those whose lives
are affected by a loved one's use of alcohol.
Tuesdays, 7pm, 1st Unitarian Church. Side
Door, 3114 Hamey, Omaha
THE NEW VOICE
Alcoholics Anonymowa, Info: 345-9916
"Stonewall" Group, Wed. 7:30pm,
.
MCC-Omaha, 819 S. 22, 345-2563
Gay Mens Stag '"An Alternative",
Fri. 7pm, MCC..Omaha, 455-7916;
Uve & Let Live Group, Pella Lutheran,
303 S. 41, Omaha Open Mtg Friday 8:15pm
A.N.G.L.E.,Inc.(AcbievingNewGay&Lesbiao
Endeavors), Box 31375, Omaha 68131. (402)
558-5303. Organization for Networking,
consciousness raising, PRIDE activities.
Clt.lz.ens For Equal Protection, Box 55548,
Omaha, 68155. Legislative action IO eliminate
discrimination for gay/lesbian/bisexual employmen~ housing. education, public accomodalions.
I stThursday, 7:30pm, Isl Unitarian, 3 l 14Hamey
EAGLE-Omaha, Employee Assoc. of Gays &
Lesbians. US WEST. Contact S. McCartney,
1314 Douglas on Mall, 8th Aoor, Omaha 68 I02.
Frontrunners/walkers.Box 4583, Omaha
68104 Running/Walking Club (SASE for info)
Gay/Lesbian In.formation & Referral Line,
A service of A.N.G.L.E., Inc., ( 402) 558-5303
Gay/Lesbian Support Group, MCC-Omaha,
819 S. 22nd, 345-2563 . Tuesdays 7:30pm.
Lutherans Concerned, 1st Sun 7pm Isl Luth,
31 & Jackson, Omaha 345-4080/453-7137
Metroplex Counseling Center, 2808 N. 75,
Suit.eE, Omaha, 68134 (402) 398-1810 serving
the G & L & Gender Community.
Metropolitan Community Church of Omaha,
345-2563, Mail: Box 3173, Omaha, 68103,
Services : 819 S. 22., Adult/Children Sunday
S<:bool 9am, Sunday Worship 9 & I0:30am. Eve
won,hip !st Sunday, 6pm with potlucb din. 6pm
OLIS (Our LovelsSpedal),Box 11335, Omaha
68111 Support/socialgrp forwomenof allcolors
Rlver City Mixed Bowling League, President Scott Rez.ek, 346-4110, V.P.• JoJo Morrison,
Secretary • Charley Wade, 597-1689. Sundays at
3pm at Skylanes, Center Mall, 42 & Center
River City Gender AIUance, Box 680, Council
Bluffs, IA 51502 For all who enjoy cross-gender
community. All orientations welcome. No sexual
encounters. Meets monthly, Omaha.
Rl•er City Mixed Chorus, Box 3267, Omaha,
68103-0267. 341-SING (341-7464). Volunteer
chorus for Gay/Lesbian/Sensitive people.
Seventh Day Adventist Klmblp Inc, Support
Info for Les/Gay College Students 339-6682.
Omaha or 800-4-GAY-SDA.
UNO Gay and Lesbian Student Org (GLSO)
Membership open to UNO students, Students
from all colleges invited to participate, contact
president Suzette 558-8697 or the UNO Office
of Student Activities 554-2717
Women of the Plains, Box 24355, Omaha,
68124-0355, Bring women's culture to Omaha
Women'sSupportGroup, MCC-Omaha,819
S. 22nd, 345-2563. Meets Saturdays 11am
WomenSpace,Box 24712, Omaba68124-0712,
Quarterly newsletter for lesbian voices & events
IO build heartland lesbian community
0
Youth Support Group, sponsor: PFLAG. For
gay, lesbian youth & those questioning sexuality,
ages 13-21.MeetsSat.,Omaha, Call 291-6781.
*****STATEWIDE*****
Alcoholics Anonymous,
•Grandlsland,OpenMeeting 120000, Sundays
Coalltlon for Gay/Lesbian CIYII Rights, Box
94882, Lincoln 68509 Advocacy group lobbies
forG/Leivilrigbts, bas newsletter, socials. Bus.
Meeting, 3rd Tuesday, 7:30pm; Isl Saturday
Social, 7-IOpm, Both at Cornerstone, 640 N. 16
Omaha Meatpacken, Leather/Levi Club with
focus on AIDS fundraising. Call: (712) 366-1791
Omaha Men OMEN, Box 3706 Omaha 68103
Men interested in masculinity /masculine image
3td Sunday, 4pm, The Run, I715 Leavenworth
Omaha Playen C lub (OPC), PO Box 34463
Omaha 68134, (402) 451-79F Leather/SM
education &play group. Men's & women's group.
ONYX IMAGES, P.O. Box 31026. Omaha,
NE 68132-9998. Support/Social Fraternity for
African American men. Age restriction for
membership. Support for brothers of all ages.
Gay & Lesbian As.<oc. of Greater Nebr., For
healthier environment in Nebr. Support meetings,
social events, newsletter. Contact Dennis V.,
4005 Rodeo Road, l.ot#4, North Platte, 69101
Overeaten Anonymous Lambda Plush, Wed
7:30pm Family &Friends 3040 N I02, Omaha
Imperial Court ofNebraska, Box 3772, Omaha
68102 Org for advancement of Gay/Lesbian
society, Business Meeting 1st Mondayeacbmooth
Parents-Fi-lends of Lesbians and Gays
PFLAG, 2912 Lynnwood Dr.• Omaha, 68123,
291-6781. Meets 1st United Methodist, 7020
Cass, West Entrance,: 2nd Thurs. 7 pm, "Program
& TIDle for Sharing"; 4th Sunday, 2pm, "Sharing"
Presbytertaru, for Lesbian & Gay Concerns,
733-1360: Cleve, Omaha. Generally meets last
SaL Jan-Oct, 2ndSaLinDe«mber, NoNov mtg
Prime Timers, Social/supportorg. for older gay/
bisexual men and younger admirers. Meet 3td
Sunday,. 4pm, UNO Religious Cent.er, 101 N .
Happy Hollow, Info: (402) 895-9599 or write:
13908 "S" Plaza, Box 1088, Omaha, 68137
Heartland Gay Rodeo Association (HGRA),
BoxS7441,Llncoln,6850S-9998. lnfo:callDao
344-3103(0maba)orPatrick477-3899(Lincoln)
All who enjoy /support rodeos & other country
activities. Meets 1st Saturday DC's, Omaha
2nd Annual ICE BOWL Invitational BowUng
Tournament, Box 3622, Omaha 68103-0622,
Attn: ScottHummeJ-sec.orRogcrKlenke-direetr
Lincoln/Lancaster Drug Projects, 610 "J",
Llncoln,475-5161, Dennis Hoffman, Case
Mgr. Outpatient chemical dependency treatment while affllDling sexuality, Sliding Fee
The New Vokeo/Nebraslu,, Box 3512, Omaha
68103. Subs. S19/yetx. Deadline: 10th of month
Parents-Friends of Lesbians and Gays
*PFLAG,Kearney,NE:meets3pm,3rdSunday
at St Luke's Episcopal. Call (308) 382-0752 or
(308) 995-5490. Direct correspondence to:
PFLAG, 1320 8th Ave.• Holdrege, NB 68949
Times or tbe Heartland, 601 S. 16, Suite 710,
Omaha 68102. Newsline: 341-6900, Advertising,
341-1667, Weekly newspaper forbeartlaodregion
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�COMMUNITY CALENDAR
WEEKLY EVENTS
smm.u
Metropolitan Community Church of
Omaba, 819 S. 22, 345-2563, Adult/Cbild
Sunday School 9am, Worship 10:20am
Omaha Frontrunners, location varies 10am
Grand Island Alcoholic Anonymous Open
The Male Space, Discussion Group 7-8:30pm.
1448 "8" St,Llncoln. For Gay/Bisexual Men of
all ages. Writeorvisit: StanBalderson, 1534 "8"
St, Apt. #26. Llncoln, 68508.
Meeting 12nooo (308)236-8610/ 382-0240.
Citizens for Equal Protection, 7:30pm, 1st
Unitarian Church, 3114 Harney, Omaha
Star City Gay Men's Club, For men in 30's,
40's, 50' s, &. Up, Movies, cards, etc. 2·7pm,
The Gathering Place, 1448 "8". Lincoln
Kearney Gay/Lesbian Assoc. of Greater
MONDAY
River City Mixed Chorus Rehearsals, Lowe
Ave Presbyterian, 1023 N. 40, Omaha
Alternate Test Site, Nebraska AIDS Project,
3624 Leavenworth St., Omaha. 7-lOpm
TJlFSDAY
''Out In The 90's" Gay Broadcast News
Service, Cable Channel 14, Lincoln, 7pm
Gay/Lesbian Support Group, 7:30pm,
MCC -Omaba, 819 S. 22 St, 345-2563
WEDNFSDAY
Lesbian Discussion Group Llncoln 6pm,
UNL, Nebr Union, Room 338
Omaha Prontrunner/Wallcers, 6:30pm,
Nebraska Support Group, 8pm,
FRIDAY, Qcumber J
"Taking Care of Bacb Other" Drop In Cenler,
1723 Leavenworth, Omaha, 10pm-2am.
Information and Counseling about preventing
spread of HIV
SATURDAY. Oecembtr 4
Heartland Gay Rodeo Assoc., DC's, Omaha
Lambda Plush Overealers Anon, 7:30pm,
Family &Friends, 3040 N. 102, Omaha
UNL Gay/Lesbian Resource Center
Lincoln, 7:30pm, Nebr Union, Room 234
Meet at Church al 6:30pm, After caroling we
will decorate the church for the Christmas
Season, 819 S. 22
Coalition 1st Saturday Event, 7-IOpm ''Coffee
House-Oame Nite" Cornerstone, 640 N . 16.
Lincoln
SUNDAY, Qm:mbtr s
Parent-Friends of Lesbians & Gays, Omaha,
291-6781, "Holiday Gathering" 2pm, First
Methodist Church, 6900Cass, West 8ntrance
8vening Worship Service, 6pm, MCC-Omaba,
819 S. 22, 345-2563, Preceded by Pot Luck
Supper al 5pm
THURSDAY
Lutherans Concerned, Ist Lutheran, 31 &.Jackson,
Omaha, 7pm, 345-4080 or 453-7137
FIUDAY
The Imperial Court of Nebraska presents ''Toys
for Tots" Show, Proceeds provide personal care
iteDlS for PWA's, as well as Toys for kids of
PWA's and kids al the Children's Crisis Center,
9:30pm, The MAX, 1417 Jackson, Omaha
Altemale Test Site, Nebraska AIDS Project,
3624 Leavenworth Omaha 7-!0pm
Youth Talldine, 7pm-12m. Support/ Info fo
callers up to age 23, 473-7932, Lincoln
Lincoln GIL Alcoholics Anonymous, 8pm,
Plymouth Cong,-egat'I, 20 & 0, 438-S214
Omaha Alcoholics Anonymous,
.....An Allemalive" Gay Men's Stag
Group, 7pm, MCC-0, 819 S. 22, 455-7916
. .•''Live&. Let Live" GIL Group, 8: l 5pm,
Pella Lutheran, 303 S. 41, 345-9916
Every Other Fri., Drop In Cntr, HIV Info/
Test, 1723 Leavenworth Omaha IOpm-2
SATIIRDAY
Womens Support Group, 11am, MCC-
Omaha, 819 S. 22nd St., 34S-2563
Alcoholics Anonymous, Kearney, Open
Meeting 3pm, (308)236-8610.
P-FLAG Youth Group, ages 13- 21, gay,
lesbian, and those questioning sexuality,
Omaha, 291-6781
Youth Tallcline, 7pm - 12m, Support/Info
or callers up to age 23, 473-7932, Lincoln
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Deadline for January Issue
of TM New Voiu
SATURDAY Qe<cmbsr n
River City Gender Alliance, For Transgender
and Crossdress community. All welcome. No
sexual encounters, Box 680, Council Bluffs
51502
Coffee House, 4-9pm, 3319 S. 46th St,
Lincoln, 8veryone is invited, Hosted by
Information for Older Gay People, Box 22043,
Lincoln, NE 68542, Info, call (402) 488-4178
Omaha Players Club Workshop, Info: call 4517987
SUNDAY, Qe<cmhec 12
New Voice Steering Committee, 1pm. M CCOmaha, 819 S. 22
Bake Sale at MCC-Omaha, following worsblp
service. Fundraiser for 20th Anniversary
MCC.Omaha goes caroling al Golden Manor,
Ford Birtbsitc, 32nd & Woolworth, Omaha
P-PLAG AIDS Support Group, Lincoln,
7pm Call AIDS Infomiation Llne: 475-2437
FRIDAY Qecember: JO
THURSDAY Qecembtt l
GIL Resource Ccr Business Mtg. Rm 342,
Nebraska Union, UNL. Lincoln, 7pm.
· MONDAY Qecembet 6
Imperial Court of Nebraska Board of
Governors, 6:30pm. The MAX, 1415 Jackson,
Omaha
Bi-PALS, (BiSexual People, Alternate life
Styles), Open to all sexes, Meer at lhe
Cornerstone, 640 N. 16. Lincoln. 7:30pm
Kearney FUV/AIOS Support Group, For more
information call: Barb (308) 234-8183
TUFSDAY Qecember 7
A.N.G.L.8. Meeting, ?pm.UNO Religious
Center, IOI N. Happy Hollow, Omaha
Celebration
The Male Space, Social 2-6pm. 1448 "E" St,
Lincoln. For Gay/Bisexual Ma1 of all ages.
Write or visit.: Stan Balderson, 1534 ''8" St, Apt.
#26, Lincoln, 68508.
CC Rae as Pee Wee He1D1an, Barbara
Streisand, and, now, Peg Bundy at 9:30 pm al
The MAX, 1417 Jackson, Omaha
MONDAY QecemJ>cr JJ
AIDS Interfaith Prayer/Healing Service, 7pm,
St Cecelias, Nebraska Chapel, 701 N. 40,
Omaha
TUFSQAY, Qcqmbsr 14
Free & Confidenlial HIV Testing by Lancaster
County Public Health Departmen~ 5 • 7 p.m.
The Panic, 18th & N Streets, Lincoln
2nd Tuesday ''Write In", Sponsored by
PFI.AG, Lincoln Unitarian Church, 6300 "A",
7pm
THURSDAY, Qe<cmbtr 16
Brian Bengtson reading poetry at Downtown
Grouods, Omaha
FRIDAY Desembtc 17
''Taking Care of Each Other" Drop In Center,
1723 Leavenworth, Omaha, l0pm-2am,
Information and Counseling aboul preventing
spread of HIV
SATURDAY Qesembsr IB
Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner, Sponsored by
Gay and Lesbian Associalion of Greater
Nebraska, Write: GLAGN. 4005 Rodeo Rd, #4,
North Platte, NE 69101
Deacon's Coffee House, An alcohol free event
open to the community, 7-IOpm, MCC-Omaha
THURSDAY Pesember 2
liaDlulkall
Grand Island Support Group, Sponsored by
Gay and Lesbian Association of Greater
Nebraska, Write: GLAGN. 4005 Rodeo Rd, #4,
North Platte, NE 69101
THE NEW VOICE
�SUNDAY, Qeceml>u 19
P-PLAG/Kearney, St Luke's Episcopal 2304
2nd An, (308) 382-07S2 or (308) 995-5490
3pm
'
North Platte Support Group, 7:30pm,
Sponsored by Gay and Lesbian Association of
Greater Nebraska, Write: GLAGN, 4005
Rodeo Rd, #4, North Platte, NE 69101
Prime T1111ers, 4pm, UNO Religious Center,
101 North Happy Hollow Blvd., Omaha
Omaha Men (OMEN), 4pm, The Run, 1715
Leavenworth, Write: OMEN, Box 3706
Omaha 68103
'
For a special program, check the posters at
The MAX, 1417 Jacbon, Omaha
'[UF,SDAY. Qecemhec 21
Grand Island JUV/AIDS Support Group Call
for lime, location: (308) 381-S175
'
Coalition for GIL Civil Rights - Boan!
Meeting, Cornerstone, 640 N 16, LIDcoln
7:30pm
'
THURSDAY, Qecembcr 2J
Grand Island Support Group, Sponsored by
Gay and Lesbian Association of Greater
Nebraska, Write: GLAGN, 4005 Rodeo Rd, #4
North Platte, NE 69101
'
It's Aunt Milte's Underwear Night in Stosb's
Saloon at The MAX, 1417 Jack.son, Omaha
FRIDAY. Qecemhec 24
Christmas Eve Worship Service !0·30pm
MCC-Omaha, 819 S. 19, 345-2563.
'
SATURDAY Qea;mhec lS
Merry Christmas
SUNDAY, Qe<,cmher U
It's Miss MAX in Revue, 9:30pm at
The MAX, 1417 Jack.son, Omaha
'[UF,SQAY, Qeceml>er 28
Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
(PFl.AG) LIDcoln Unitarian Chun:h, 6300 A
Street, 7pm, Small group sharing session
tunder 21 group meets separately), Program:
Long Term Committrnents" For more
information call 467-4599
FRIDAY Qecemhtt 31
New Year's Eve Worship Service, 6·30pm
MCC-Omaha. 819 S. 22nd, 34S-2S63
'
Celebrate New Year's Eve at your favorite
establishment
SATURDAY January 1
New Year's Day
Check the Football Schedule at your ravorlte
establishment
SUNDAY Januaa 2
Adult film star Karl Thomas performs at
The MAX. 1417 Jackson, Omaha
THE NEW VOICE
CLAIRE OF THE MOON
THE VIDEO
Claire ofthe Moon , the first erotic lesbian
love story since Desert Hearts has played in over
100 marlcets ~d now makes its way into your
bom~. Demi-Monde productions is offering a
s~tal collector's edition. sigDed by Writer/
Dire<:tor Nicole Conn with your own special
message,foryourself,orspecialsomeooe. Please
call and leave your name and address to receive
order forms at 503-436-20S4, or 818-3SS-7376
Or write to PO Box 1245, Cannon Beach, OR.
97110.
'
Claire ofthe Moon the novel. bas gone into
its third reprints after four months and Conn has
just signed a contract for her second novel The
BottomUne whicbwill bereleasedand published
in October of 1994 tbrougb Naiad Press
!"icole Conn is currently working ·on two
lesbian features through ber production company
Dem.1-Monde Productions. Cynaro which s~
~ a Howard's End with a lesbian twist, was
cited ID the LA Times as one of the 1O best
unproducedscriptsforl993. TheBottomUne is
a fully realized lesbian Jove story with a triangle
never before seen in American cinema. Among
Conn's fa_vorites for casting are Madeline Stowe,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrontonio, Mary Stuart
Masterson, Ellen Barkin, and Julianne Moore.
BOARD GAMES COME
OUT OF THE CLOSET!!
Board Games have just come out of the
closet!
The Rainbow Gayme is targeted towards
gays and lesbians. Developed by a group of
friends in Concord, California, the venture bas
been successfully tested since April in selected
markets.
''We were hoping to sell a few bundzed by
September," according to Or. AndreAnna Jovan.
one of the Gaymes developers. "But we were
~tatic that our initja! run of 1,000 units sold out
ID three months-mostly by word of mouth and
a sunple direct mail flyer."
The Rainbow Gayme is a fun combination of
f~ar formats such as charades. trivia, and
picblre-drawinjl... all with a gay theme. Players
beglD by coming out of the closet, and pass
through OJll;lr"'sion, challenge, unity, and freedom
before eod1Dg up over the rainbow. Along the
way, players learn a bit about each other and
about gay history.
The game is available for $29.95 at stores
nationwide. To orderdirectly, call 800-94Gayme.
(800-944-2963).
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
The Sage Within - The Spiritual Lives of
Everyday Women seeks prose contributions on
how women inco~rate their spirituality into our
daily lives. No "spuitual resume" needed - just
h~n~t accounts of how you connect with the
Dmne and express your spirituality in everyday
living. All faiths, all paths, all backgrounds
welcome and needed.
For information and writer's guidelines send
SASE to:
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416 5th St.,
246-1299
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Tha D & M 424 E Locust St. 243-9629
The Braaa Garden
o~iw CA,c. 402}
The Chaatee
1951 St. Marys,
342-1244
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The Diamond 712 S. 16th, 342·9595
Gilligan'•
1823 Leavenworth
449-9147
The Max
1417 Jackson, 346-4110
The New Run
1715 Leavenworth
449-8703
Trick'• Public Houae 1019 S. 1Olh
345-1661
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500 Sun Valley Road,
476-2001
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O.C.'s
The Diamond
Downtown Grounds
Gilligan's Pub
The MAX
Metropolitan Community Church
Nebraslca AIDS Project
New Realities
Parents/Friends of Lesbians & Gays
The Run
SL Mary's Tan
Trick's Public House
Council Bluft's:
Adult Emporium
Ernie's Bookstore
Lincoln:
Arbor Moon
Club2001
Nebraska Book Store
The Panic
Parents/Friends of Lesbians & Gays
Red & Black Cafe
UNL Gay/Le•bian Resouroe Center
Women's Resource Center
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�CLASSIFIEDS
SUBM ISSIONS SOUGHT F OR GAY &
LF.SBIAN YOUNG A DULT ANTHOLOGY
Sbortlictioa by and/orabout young adults sought
for anthology. Stories should be geared toward a
teenaged gay and lesbian audience, aad deal with
issues affecting this group. Submissions from
writer s o r color are greatly encour aged.
Deadliae: January 31, 1994. Send with SASE to
Anthony Grima, c/o Alyson Publications, 40
Plympton St., Boston, MA 02118
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Sexual minorities -- Nebraska -- Omaha; Queer Omaha Archives; magazines;
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1993
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Terry Sweeney and Pat Phalen Papers, Archives & Special Collections, Criss Library, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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