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�0 UR TURN: VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THE NEW VOICE STAFF
OMAHA. FAILS TO TURN OUT AGAIN or THE CURSE OF COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
by Terry SWeeney
II was lhat gray, wet weekend, remember?
Actually the whole week bad Ileen ra1her cloudy
and son of. you lrn(y,v, cool. But, what could you
expecl? The College World Series was aboul lo
begin and ii seems lhal the rain continually polllS
on lhe CWS. I've almost come lo plan for rain
during the series, you koow. no picnics, really
ood,ing outside, unless you can get it done
between clouds. that kind of thing.
So maybe that was the problem. I just don't
know. You sec. it was during that very opening
weekend that ANGLE had planned to bold ilS
annual recognition dinner. 1should have warned
them of the CWS curse, but I never thought it
would be a problem. The dinner is, after al.I. held
indoors and the menu included nothing cooked
out oo a grill, so I thought ii was safe, blll I was
wrong.
for those of you who do not know what the
ANGLE recognition is about, allow me a few
words of explanation. The ANGLE recognition
dinner has become an annual event the
organization allows itself to be the vehicle
whereby we (the "CommWlity") may nominate
and recognize the work., contribution. or
commitment made by our "community", by
individuals, organiialions and businesses. This
year a new eategory was ilduded for reoognitioo
of pcrsooa1 acbievemem. A committee esiablished
to review all nominal.ions includes local as wcU as
out-of-town members (to keep the process as
wibiased as possible.) Once all nominatiOffl are
received a review committee has the difficult task
of selecting nominations to recei vc special
recognitioo. This slrnJd ~ nocessarily be viewed
as a winning nomination. because. believe me,
they are all winocrs, jl151 call it special a~ ANGLE
has done. Oh, by the way, this year's winners
were: Absolutely Flowers, The MAX, Printing
Plus, Joe Booauito, Stanley Brown. Tami Grillil.h,
Pat Phalen, Jeffery "Brandon" Shukis, Citizens
for Equal Protections, EAOLE, ICON. Women
of the Plains, Rev . Brian Hanlon, Sharon
McCartney, and Wayne Ticlsort. Now that's a
list that we can be PROUD of, and some of you
are, so much so that you look time out to submit
a nomination. There were four special
nominations who received special recognition.
They were Printing Plus, Pal Phalen. CFEP and
ICON tied and both received special recognition
and finally Rev. Brian Hanlon.
This year's ceremony was moderated by the
New Voice's own Sbaroo Van Bwel. Sharon did
an exceptionally fioc job of relating each of this
year's ooorinations and was quite adept al making
each nominee feel very special and valued I do
not belie1•e an~ could have pie away feeling
disappointed. I particularly appreciated the way
all nominees were recognized and then a special
recognition announcement It really seemed to
work well and helped to build a common spirit
rather than a competition.
I am sure the evert commiuee worked bard at
planning !his celebration. The hall was set-up
nicely. The eOle!1ainmcnt provided by the RCMC
was fanlaStic, as usual. Diao: Thomas offered an
enthusiastic pr<Sllnlalion. This year's dinner was
a nice buffet presented by Aaron Michaels
Catering. The only thing missing, for the most
port, was the community. I would guess around
50-80 people, which I call disappointini.
It is a my,'lery. I have been actively tnvolved
with our "oommunity" for over ten years now and
I bave yet lo be able lo figure out a working
formula to get people involved in our future, nor
do I know of any ooe organization to meet this
challenge oo a regular basis. The organizations.
they seem to come and go without much hoopla.
But the l)C()IJ!e, they are still here, still living here.
I hear ail of the time about how great that city is
or what i s ~ on the coast, in D.C., but the
people arc sllll here, Jiving here. I've traveled to
most of these cities I hear talked about, just to see
for myself. Trlllh is, what l fowid was the same
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'olestory and that's a few people willing, trying
to make a positive impact for a whole lot of
people.
1bere always plenty of excuses for 001
pa,ticipiting, and our "eommunily" o r ~
have bearo many, sometimes i;evcral limes ov«.
But. this year ii seemed ANGLE really tried to
rwi inlerfercnce for what they have heard a.s
excuses. The event was held outside or the
downtown area, in Whal seemed a rather central
location from all parts of the city. A menu 10
appeal toaJJ. A smokefreeeaviroomert for most
of the evening and there was even financial
assistance available. (Honestly. I don'I believe
anyone would have been turned away.)
My poirt is, it's nicek> live in a city where we
have several good bars to be proud of and to go
out to and have a good time, but alas, bars alooc
doth not a •·community" maketh. And, witholll
your active involvement, this thing we call a
"community" will be nothing more lhan merely
Saturday oite out with a few acqtminlanccs, whicb
easily will become a few house parties here or
there and cvcitually reduce to confining owselvcs
- if DOI ourselves, then our youth, back into
isolation and disguise.
We have come too far lo Jct this happen.
Al\'GI .E members and lhcir nominees work at ool
letting this happen. Yet their efforts could be Jess
of a task with more people caring eoough. wiUing
enough to help do the work. Don't wail for
someone lo ask you to help out or be involved.
Get 0111 and demand to be involved There is
room for everyooe - all of lbc area groups need
our volunteer hours. Please, do it now, do it
today, do it for our tomorrow. Who knows,
maybe next year will be your special year.
REMEMBERING WAYNE
by Sharon Van Butael
I rust met Wayne Tietsort at MCC in the litlle
storefront church on Solllh 24th Street Ile was
outgoing, cheerful, muscular and sun tanned.
with a confideol walk and a ready laugh He bad
recently re1urned to Omaha from California. He
came to church several times but lbcn I loot track
of him until be toot a job at The MAX. I never
Josi lhal rJJSt impression of Wayne - to me be
always walked with a bit of a swagger and faced
lhc world head on, even when making unpopular
decisions. Thal' s how I remember Wayne, bis
back ramrod straigltl and bis jaw slightly set or his
head thrown beck to laugh. Wayne· s eyes could
get cold and steely when he was really angry or
U,cy could get almost lost in the laugh lines
around his face. Or, on occasion. his eyes would
be those of a Jillie boy asking for approval and
reassurance as be tried something new and
unfamiliar. ll loolcWayoe a couple years to move
from behind the scenes into the spotlight on
center stage. Al first he was rel octant to be on
stage to perform or speak. But later he became
comfortable talking with \be audience about very
serious matters - like HIV and AIDS. He also
became a delightful Skag Drag Diva Who could
ever lop the appearance of "Rollerina" in short
skin. frilly blouse. mu5tache, and wig who roller
skated her way into the hearts of the audience at
the MAX? Wayne wa.~ a special person. rm
grateful for the things Wayne taught me and that
I was able to be a
of his life.
PAGE1
�LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
GA YA.ESBIAN POSTAL
EMPLOYEES NETWORK
CELEBRATE "OUR OWN
PARTICULAR BRAND OF QUEERNESS"
To the editors:
ln response lo Matthew Govig' s editorial in
lbe May edition of u,e Coalition chronicle. I
would like to offer some lhougbts of my own on
the March on Washington. As a participant in the
bisexual oootingent of the March. I felt proud to
be a member of a colorful and diverse group of
marchers. AIUlough the majority or the group
consisted of ordinary-looking citizens dressed in
sbons and t,shirts, there were cc!lainly people in
the group whose appearance must have raised a
few eyebrows. There were lhe selr-proclaimcd
"bi-pagans," dressed in flowing robes and wv..ard
hats-one man e,·en wore pointed ears and a
tail- who animated the March wilh their drums.
tambourines and recorders. There were people
with visible (and I imagine, not visible) piercings
of various body parts. There were people in
polyfidclitous relationships, who marched holding
hands with their multiple life-pmners. And there
were a good number of toples&women, whose
Jack of inhibition I envied and admired. Of
course. there were others whose attire was even
more in keeping with the Mardi Gras spirit, such
as the woman dressed in a corset, with pale
painted face and dark painted lips, ·a la Rocky
1lorror Picture Sbow.
rt seems !here are Ulose in the gay, lesbian
and bisexual (thank-you vciy much) community
who were 1roubled by the appearance of some or
tln;c less reserved participants in the Mareh The
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suggestion has been made lhat some marcher.; Dear Editor:
should have censored their "selfish exhibitionism"
Gay and lesbian employee.s or the Uni1ed
for the !,'<X,cJ of the queer community: they should Slates Poslal Service in the Northland DistricL
have lefl their Mardi Gras costumes at home in which includes large areas of Mituiesota and
favor of a more acceptable mode of atti re that Wisconsin, are pleased to inform your readers of
would help lo C<lnvince March observers that, the existence of the Oay/1.csbian Postal
aflcr all, "We are just like you." Pardon me, but Employees Network (GIL PEN).
some of as do not believe that we arc just like
In Fcbruruy. 1992, interested gay and lesbian
eveiyone else. We do believe, however, lhal in postal employees formed a "steering commiuee"
spite of our differences, all human beings are to disea5s guidelines for an organi1.alion that
entillcd to the sarue civil rights. h seem.• lo me would serve the ncod5 of those in the local work
thal we do enough self-censoring in our daily foo::e who identify as seltual orientation mioorities.
Jives. TheMan:h on Washington is the one event Our first general meeting was in March 1992.
where each of us should be able lo cclcbralc his or Since then, we have been meeting monthly.
her own particular brand of queerness. or course,
Membership in the GIL Pl1'1 is open lo any
the nocion that oobody will be offendoo is foolish.
gay. lesbian, bisexual, tramgendcr or gay/lesbian
I have JJO doubt ilia! there are people, both straight sen5itive employee. Our mission is: '1o serve as
and queer, who lake greater offense al polyg.imy an advocate for all sexual minority employees
than al bare breasts; others will object more to and advance their recognition and legitim,1cy
paganism than lo body-piercing.
within the United Slates Postal Service."
The title of Govig' s commcntaiy seemed lo
While the 0 /L PEN functions as a support
suggest thal lbe queer community ought to group for those who auend meetings, we are
consider cJtcluding member.! whose appearance- focusing the majority of our effort on effecting
or behavior associated with that appearaoce- change in the work place. To achieve our agenda.
might give cau.<;e for straight society to take we' vc formed "action learns" lo work on various
offense. I must say, it isn· t entirely clear IO me objectives.
who we arc ttying to avoid offending. Ukc it or
The GIL PEN is encouraged by lhe Postal
nOl, lhc queer community includes all sorts of Service's recent creation of a Vice President for
people, some of whom we may find easier to Cullum! Diversity. We believe lhc time has come
accept than others. Ultimately, the idea that we for us lo receive lhc recognition and the benefits
should encourage conformity or invisibility of due ll5. II is our hope that p()Slal employees
members of our community who make us among your readers will also wish to organiu
uncomfortable sounds suspiciously like the networks. To that end, we offer assistance to
auitudc of straight s,,ciety towards all or us as those who inquire. We can be reached through
bisexuals, lesbians. and gays.
PO Box 580397, Minneapolis, MN 55458-0397.
Richard E. Evans
,.oUeen R. Baade
Co-coordinator
G/LPEN
LETTER POLICY
The New Voice will publish only
those lettets to the editor which
Include full name and either
address or phone number so we
can verify authenticity. You can
request that you name not be
published but we must be able to
contact you for verification.
THANKS FOR KEEPING
COMMUNITY INFORMED
New Voice Persons,
Just read latest issue- really good job of
putting all Uiat information togelbet-thank your
for keeping lhc community informed so wellF:nclo<;ed find two JX)Cms I wrote aboul March
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Lener 101he E<titor:
I am writing you from C.olorado Springs
Colorado - birthplace of Amendment 2 and th~
The Soun:e, tbc news for the Gay and Lesbian national attaclc on diversity and multiculturalism.
community of Southwestern South Dakota, I am a supporter of the group called Ground Zero.
recently carried Lhe following leuer which had Ground Zero bas endorsed the National Boycou
originally appeared in lbe Star-Herald of of Colorado as an effective tool, perhaps the
sirongest of tool,, to use to Sound the Alarm Soousbluff. Nebraska.
llOI just in Colorado, but across the nalioo, alerting
To the Editor:
It lakes a certain amount of passion about a all to the pohtJcal agenda of the Religious Right
subject to arouse a person to write a Jetter to the The message is - Amendment 2' s are
editor. I am horrified by the hatred and violence unacceptable - we will respond - we will fight
that bas surfaced in the wake of Colorado's back - we will send an economic message
Amendment 2 and President Clinton's lifting of through boycous and sanctions if you enact
the ban oo holll05Cxuals serving in the milit.a,y. Ier.slalioo or barriers to equal rights. and that we
A female therapist in Colorado Springs who w,11 OOI couotenance discrimination that denies
is DOI a lesbian. but was opposed to Amendment our rights. The boycott is a national issue as an
2, was assaulted, terrorized. and her office editor of the Denver Post recently recogni,.cd
vandalized: a young Colorado man left a suicide when, in an editorial reporting the successes of
ootc saying he couldn't live in a state that bated the boycou. he said; "Denver's and Colorado's
him; a soldier stationed in JaJ)WI was beaten to punishment can't be ignored in the rest of the
country. Certainly convention planners and
death allcr "coming out" to bis superior officer.
One's se.xualily is such a personal I.bing. The professionals in the O\l-Of-town meetini,i business
forces of biology take most of us by surprise; and are lceenly aware of it Thal means polibciam and
lbat biological imperative for bomooexuals is met business owners and oCller highly placed people
not with pleasure and approval by society bul m ()(her sta1c., wtll fight hard - hardt.'r than their
wilb disgust, religious persecution, and Colorado counterparts did - to keep the same
governmental oppression. The hatred is thing from happening to them." Personally, I
immediately iotcmalized and lbe struggle for want to let you know that those that tell you the
~ is OOI effective are tine we are boycooing
self-love and acceptance begins.
The bi~st mylb is that there are no or l.bo6e that have sold out lo lbealmigbtydollar.
homoscxwls tn this town (&:ottsbluff). They all Would you admit thesuocessoflhcboy<>:fiif>~
live some place else. The truth of lbe matter is were bcing boycotted'/ It is true that friendlies are
being hurt also - but this is a price we there is al l=t one in eve,y family, oo cxeepticn<;.
The mns1 a ~ v e "gay beshers" are frequently including myself - must pay, even as the blaclcs
latent homosexuals out to prove thcir ll()rmalcy. of South Africa paid. The price of freedom and
Rapists and child molesters are overwhelmingly equality is DOI always cheap. However, J could
heterosexual, but homosexuals take the rap for see the value of a foulldatioo being formed 10
which ~y and ~y friendly businesses could tum
"deviancy."
The expression of one's sexuality with love for ftnaneial assistance and I urge those wilb the
and a IO¥ing partner is as clooc as most of us come whcn>-with-all lo pursue this. Fwally, ~ y ,
to Oodliness. S11rely this choice is one of the I urge you not to come to Colorado. whether for
"penumbra of rights" undeclared in the a Gay event, just to visit. or on business, not just
constitution but retained by the people and for Colorado, but for the National effOrt and for
protected by the First and Ninth Amendments of the effort in other areas facing their own
Amendment 2's. Don't forget to send a message
the Constitution.
There arc presently oo support services telling the state yoo re not coming and why. We
available in the Panhandle for gay men and love you bot wedoo't want to see you right now
ksbians. The fear of"coming out" in tbisarea is - at least not here.
ANDOON'T BEUEVETHERJGHfWING
awesome. As an attorney, I currently represent
certain individuals who desire to facilitate a AND SELF-MOTIVATED PROPAGANDA IN
REGARD TO THE BOYCOTT. IT JS
support group. Gay men and lesbians, their
parents, friends. relatives, teachers, therapists, WORKING. IT IS HAVINO THE DESIRED
social workers, and other il)lcrco.1cd person~ may EfFECT HERE AND IT IS BEING USED AS A
call Western Nebmslcn Legal Services. (308) MAJOR CAMPAIGN TOOL ACROSS
632-4734. and make reference to this letter for AMERICA.
Franklin Whitworth
information regarding the time and place of a
Box 1982
meeting.
Rae Ann Schmitz•
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Colorado Snnn=, Colorado 80901
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My ad: Nice looks, young. gay male, clean,
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GAY CHRISTIAN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST
PAT ROBERTSON'S CHRISTIAN COALITION
Dear liditOf,
When I rc<:eived the ro11owing letter rrum the
Christian Coalition, I =urned their plea ror help
was for the poor. hungry, homeless people of the
world, or to help spread the word. but not tbe
garbage that I ended up with.
I am a Christian. I attend and support a
Christian church I know that God loves me and
encourages me to hold OUl an open loving hand to
all.
.
ACCOfdi ng the Pat Robertson, I am an ~~
[amity, anti-Christian, pagan, rucling_lh~ tratn or
destruction. I reel very offended by his Judgment
of me and or my pefSQ!lal opinions.
I know I have a different view or what a
family is, but the love in~dc of that family is the
same. I am a Oiristian because I ti}' to accept all
or (',od' S acation. I may oot agree \\1th CV('J)'thing,
but I know God is the judge. llOI me.
How can anyone use Ute name of God to
instill fear, distrust. and hate into the hearts of
people. So much energy dtrectcd so negatively.
And still we have the poor, the hungry, and the
homeless.
J.A.B.
t:ditor's Note: The following are excerpts from
the /el/er seni out bv Pal Robertsc11.
Dear Christian Friend,
Enclosed please find your !!!;i; C.hristian
Coalition CONGRESSIONAi. SCORECARD.
which will tell you bow your Congressman and
two Senators rue voting in Washington ...
r am also writing to ask for your help in
stopping (or at least slowing down) the antifamily train of destruction coming out or
Washington ...
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Dear Friends:
... Jet me tell you why I beliel'e Christian
Coalition's CONGRl:'.5SJONAL SCORECARD
project is so important.. .
These scorecards wilJ tell America's
Christians exactly where their elected
representatives stand on the crucial issues that
race our families and our natioo.
This is especially important today because,
with anti-family [o,ces oow in conlrol of both the
White House and Omgrcss. Christians are seeing
a niassil'e assault on our values and beliefs ...
... we now have an Administration that is
squarely in the bands of the radical Jell.
Bill Ointon is the first President jn American
History to meet with leaders or the homosexual
movement in the White House.
You were probably as shocl<ed as I was by the
television picture~ of the recent march on
Washington by an cstimalcd 300,000 homosexual
and lesbian rruliumt whooe demands included ...
... reducing the age of sexual consent; giving
legal sanction to homosexual marriages,
permitting homosexual couples to adopt children,
and fully integrating pro-homosexual material
into the schools.
Jr Christians and Pro-family Americans fail
to take strong and united action today we won't
rc.cognize America lomoqow - the America
that once honored God and bad a common
undctStanding of rii:ih1 .~d wrong ..
. .. ( hope )'OU will JOlO US.
Cbmtian Coalition already bas over 400.000
members and supporters. And thousands or
Christians are joining with us every week ... but
we must do n1<ire. by the end of the year we hope
to have 800,000 Christians active in every city
and town in America.
Our "1993 Blueprint ror Victory" can be
summed up in three words: Orl!l)njz.c org,aniJ,:,
and organi?.e. We are now Ofg;tntzrng Christians
precinct by precinct, and neighborhood by
neighborhood.
We have formed hundreds of local chapters
so we can train and equip Christians and profamily citizens to stop the anti-family agenda
now moving through Congress ...
We plan to survey the opinions of 2,000.000
Christiau'l over tlte next
weeks. This survey
will have a major impact because it will show
politicians the strength or lbe pro-ramily
rew
movement
As you know, ID05l survey,; p<~I the opinions
of a few hundred people. So you can be sure a
survey or 2,000.000 Christians will be studied by
c1•cry politician. .. We will also send the results to
all 535 members of U,c House and Senate,
President Clinton, and his senior a<lvisors ...
J::tiitors's Note: The /el/er conti1111es III the
same 1'¥!i11, asking for money to help influence our
e/ee1ed officials. This lener is only a warning of
whol could happe11 if""'· as gay me,1 m,d /e.sbil)IIS,
do nor rnake our \¥Jices heard m government.
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and two (lonely) gay guys. We would like to moet
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p<J&Sible.
Please help us ir you can.
Our addresses are:
She:
Todosijevic Felicia
Pnstc Rcstan\e
I 1000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Europe
They (guys)
I) Godinic Branislav (23 y.o.)
Poste Rcstantc
I 1000 Belgrade, Yug<l'ilavia, Europe
2) Miletic Goron (~ y.o.)
Po,.1e Rc,;!an!e
I 1000 Belgrade, Yug05lavia, Europe
Thank you in advance! Greetings from
Branislav. Goron. & Felicia
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parLr ofgay life 11,,u some would prefer 10 ignore.
However, his poerry abo comeys an emotional
impact far beyond sen1imet11alily, leaving you
wirh a resounding chord somewhere deep i11Side
as j'Oufeelfora mome,111/refear.1/re regrel, /he
surfacing ofemo1io1u 1ha1 were long buried.
Gay ...Some asaembly required
I am that hustler that made you stop and look on
Burgundy Street.
I am that tired old drag queen that spills her chink.
then mouths all the words to the video.
I am that little piece of Ouff who has one shot too
many.and
I am the lroll that holds his ass for support.
I am the ethyl-sniffing disco diva out on the dance
floor with a new bleach job.
I am the pan-timer who prays to God that no one
sees me walk in.
I am the bar-floor drug dealer who pt1S his fingers
all over the acid.
I am the happy-boor holdover trying to explain to
the cab driver where the hell I live.
I am that Irick you woke up wilh, and have a quick
seooncl thouglt a.s )')11 look in the milm'.
I am the rough piece of trade that pinched your
nipples too ha.rd.
I am lhe pretty boy with a perfect tan that malces
all the bartenders squeal.
I am the guy in the grope section who ripped open
your shorts.
I am the workplaec wet.<Jream that you always
wonder abouL
I am the one who comes in. sits down, bas a few
drinks and leaves.
I am the twenty-soroclhing militant who kisses
his boyfriend in public.
I am the older gentleman who takes you out to
dinner first "no questions asked."
I am your lover.
Rites of Pumps
back in the dressini: room, Miss Octte puts on
her lips, or maybe 1t is Joan, or Liza. or that
bitch with the new song, you never know until
they put the tape on
time Lo put on the tits, the cheap ones she bought
in Sioa., City, the ones that leave marks when
someone( ... ) pulls them off.
"ifs time for this downtown drag queen to get
up on that stage, and show these sorry
faggots why they were saving their tip money! !"
two seconds before you go on, you think about
your father, and the last thing he said to yoa.
Please Don't Call Me Chicken
plea.,;c don't call me chicken, when the pit
in my stomach sloshes to my legs, and I
wonder if my story to Mom &. Dad worked.
please believe that my 1.0. is real, this is
my only chance. and no one will tell
rue where the good bathrooms are.
(please don't offer to by me a drink
c111. this is what my dad always has. and
I don't think I can take another.)
please don't asl: me to dance. or offer to
go home with me. f m not sure how either
would work out.
plea<;e forgive my silence as you lead me t(> your
bedroom.
please, I'm just noticing your chest, and the dark
mysterious hair that I dream~'d
about, and the strength of your arm. the smell of
your work.
please. touch me there.
please, I hope I'm doing this right.
please don't nolice the pain oo my face, or bear
my tiny cry.
please tell me it's o.k. to cum so quick.
please believe my cxcusc.
please don't call me chicken.
lam gay..
.. . with some assembly required.
the roads last seen
as the late junc I~ smell of grass that was cut
three days before crawled from the back of my
mind, and the guy at the clime tried with a
post-mo<1em calmness to show that yes. both
our numbers did indeed match,
all i could think of was )'OU, and that
mummified teddy bear that I got you for
Christmas, all i could do was compose the
speech that i would leave on your machine.
during the first moment when I had to actuall)'
think about death, and I could feel that same
sharp pain in my lower back, that twinge from
waking up in a U-1 laul coming into Kansas
City at 4:30 a.m.. and slowly accepting the fact
tl'Gtt ifs only been a year, and not really even
that,
the first thought goes to the baths, and
letting all the older men jack me off as we
watched the videa,. all i could do was beat
myself up for the selfish tums on the corner
toward dccatur street
when the sound of the hog and gmin report
fades in and out of those dusty corners of my
brain, just like it did on the morning I was
home again. and l try to tell my mother to sit
down firsL
I think of the wooding, and how I had to
straighten your tie. all i can wonder and
dream about are the vows i wrote, and why i
didn't helie,•e.
when I see that child in the mirror, the one with
the dreams of old age, and finding that perfect
one. aod I remember the last time that a man
held me, as all the pamphlets ~1are, and I leant
that this is just another numbers game.
I whisper your name with mine agaia. just
like lhe old days. l see your face again, with
that throe day growth. I think of you.
and I see the Omaha skyline. arid I count the
days.
Gay. Some Assembly Required. and Please don'r call me chicken, are both featured in my new play Fags In The Mall, which premiered last spring
at the Crawlspace Theatre in New Orleans. Louisiana. Hopefully this piece will premiere in Omaha this summer.
...Chicken was originally published in volume J (spring 1991) of QRhyme. a yearly publication put out by Queer Nation at Chicago. and all rights
are reserved by the authors. The other works are new. having been created by my cspcricnces since l have returned to Omaha. -· Brian E. Bengston
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by Scott Lowther
In 19R9 I hccnmc nn ofl,c,al member or the
ia> c,•nmunit) }. I) clcbut <lie.I not t'ttur umic.lst
fanforc or an) I) pc of formal Uldoctrinauon:
rather, it \\as simultaneous!) the mu;t prunful and
foghtcmngpen,'<lufmyhfo I "as JI )Cal'!okl.
ha1·ing been murncc.l for IO }cars, nncJ the faU,er
of•<, }"'""'~d ,on
These facL• "ere lhe tcstJmonial C\'ldcnce of
a hfc f..-,,-eraheral 111 ~cbang<: forthc Pl*'•hllJty
of a nc", bopef,dl} moo, honc5t hfoas a gay man
"Commg 0111" at that stage ,n my life meant
gi, inj? up c, c!)1hing I undcr;;tood about my life
It meant a painful .md e~pcnsl\c div0<a: from a
WQfll.'ID "ho, for the pnx:edu,i: 10 )ears, hod hccn
m} wife It meant mm ing out of the home we
purchased and decorated to~cther. It meant
lea,in~ m} son, Xicholas, hch1nd at a time \\hen
1 ...-.s oord) able to c.~plam Ibis "need' tom)self.
rnuch less a 6-ycar-Old ho)
As the life I ha<I known came crashin~ down
amu,KJ me after what, for a time. seemed like a
whlmsw:al revclauon about myself, I wondered
ho\\ I MJUld c,er sun·ivc. I rccaU the "eeks d
utler numbocs.s I experienced, my bod}' s attempt
10 insulate me from lhe shock Throughout this
period I was inwlduted wilh probing quc~tions
from m) famil) "Ito, allhougb well wishing.
\\Crc relentless ,n their search for infonnalion
aboul \\ hal wa, happening.
Ocforc I could c,•en begin to focus on wl~11 it
meanl IO he gay, how IO moe1 nthcr gay pooi~e. or
whclhcr or DOC I "as even making the nght
decision. I "as "out," sep:,rotcd, and b11tetl)
alone Ao) em0111lOal cncr1t) I bad was focused
on trying to comfort my ex wife. son, and family.
II would bcM:1cml months before I '""'Id be able
10 begin proccs.,ing ,-1,m being ga}' w;L< all about
I sbarc 1111, story, llOI bccansc ii i< uruquc, bul
1-a:ausc ii J.Sn· 1 Dunn1t 1hc JX1S1 sc, cral }cars, a,
I hm c oonllnued 1hc pmccss of nllcmpttng lo
become an ufhrmed, cmotJonall} hcallhy ga}
man, I hlwccncuumered many other pilgrim< of
hc1.crosc,ual marriage In fact, throo!!h my"""
non sc,ent,fic obsenauom. I would cSIJmalc Iha!
perhaps 30 to -l<n of the ir•> men age 30 and
ubove
r ve mcl
were once marned, man}
or
whorn have children. Ue11re magazine rcccolly
esllmated Iha! ''lhere are as many as J IO 8 million
P> JXUCOI~ ra1Mng 1610 18 nullion cluklrco" in
the \ T
nitcd Slales. This figure~ nnt include
U1c presumably larger nuijorily who arc oone11s111dial parcnls.
nus aniclc will not auempt to analyze I.he
reasons for these marna~. although I will offer
some potcnunl e,planouoo.s I bche•c most ga)
people contrary 10 what the press and "religious
Mong" portray in lhc,r propaganda. arc prosoc,al iodn ,duals \\'c arc raised ,n a str:ughl
SQClcl) b) straight parents" hilc rcahnng "c' re
different One way we compensate for our
ahcrnati1•e sc~ual nnd nffec1ive oricnlution is IO
bcba1·e in WO)-. lhal lhc majority pre.,cnbes. NJC
nt.111). Ibis includes our ramwcs· o.-c:11 and CO\ a,
e,pec1ation 1h31 "" marl) and raise a fanul)
Addilion..'illy. as the 19SO's Kin,ey sexuali1y
study suggested, mosl people's se,uality occurs
alool,? a oontmuum. \\ ith ,,ery fey. mch,,iduals
polanzed •~ cxclusn cl) bomo,;c,ual or
huemscru.,I If scuaal orientation 1~, 1c\\cd rn
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e, ideocc of Kiose) ·, rt'>(!arch conducted°' er -lO
>= ago I'm sure there are a mulutude d Cllhcr
poo:nual c,plan:itions. ho"e' er.mm) op,ruon,
111s more unporuanl lh:11 we in IJ,c !(T•Y oornn11U111y
realize Ihat no one is crcr a member dour ranks
wi1hou1 wmc t)pc of painful coming out
c<pencncc. Some of us have taken the longer
(!hough not neccssanly more <eenic) route IOour
c1·cntual <k..-.;tinatioo a~ a cankarryi"ll gay (lCN)t~
and since our communil) pndes itself on ,ts
10Clusn 11). I think "c need to lolc, support and
care fo, ,,ur newesl members, rcprdless of lbc,r
melhod of arrival.
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lndi\•iduals who are forced 1 endure lhe
simultanoous pain of a departure from a former
life as a "hctcrose,ual" at the same ume I.he)· re
ancmpt,ng lo deal "ith lhc new rules of life ns a
hom<v;cxual will only survive this Oldeal with our
help. llrian McNau¢,t "ho wrote On Being ( /av
am,d the phrase ··iro1ang allies c( married gll)>...
I lite the W3) lbat sounds. ;\Iler all, mating alll<S
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By Marian M.
parents? Where are the Lincoln parcnL~ of gay
wasn't U1e only march that clay. In Logan. Utah children and why do we have to go to Washington.
about 200 ('.iy, I.csbian, and Biscxool people and D.C. lo make any impact?
fricnd~ marched against equal opposition as lhey
Whal if MOST of the one million marchers
expressed oulra~e of the local newspaper' s had been parents? Would that have made a
d<.-cision 11()1 lO pnnl lbc For Beucror For \Vorse difference? You bet il would - we are hcterocomic stri p concerning homosexuality. This is scxuals- most white- the power structure-we
very much a civil rights issue.
need you and you need us and we need 10 be
"'For a few second bolh sides mel face to face working together. But my anger didn"t last long.
as counter-demonstrators blocked the sidewalk
Pride and love for all ll106C brave, lleautiful young
in front of the newspaper. Police quickly cleared people who came to stand up and be counted
a path as the songs and banners of gay rights when it really mauered overwhelmed my other
supports were met with condemnations and Bible feelings- and remains today. We are all surely
verses from their oppoocots. No violence broke blessed who have gay members in our families.
out during the brief, but tense. coofroot.,tion."
Ways to stand up and be counted:
Marian. her daughter and son-in-law and 7• Write letters now in support of civil liberty
issues: Gays in the military. fair
month old Katie were pan of the 0 /L group. I
(Marian) was in Logan to spend a little fun time
housing.jobs, etc.
• Make telepoone calls to Senators.
with our youngest granddaughter and her big
brolherandtoeojoy a f~'Wda)Samid lhemounlains
* Read and be informed on Gay issues.
• Oh•e generously to groups who are
of northern Utab.
As we ma.rchcd through lbc opposition, we
supportive of these issues.
• Join your local PFLAO.
were grateful for the pol ice who kept the
threatening presence of some skin heads under
• Come out of the closcL If our kids can.
control (with their confederate nags. Na1,i
surely we can join them.
C Marian M. , P-FLAG Comhusker, Lincoln
symbols. clubs, etc.) and allowed us to pass
through the jeering crowd But. il was the tense,
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palefaces of the children with their "Don't Recruit
Activists from lhe March on Washington will
Us" signs and the praying preacher lhal suddenly
made me angry. Angry that we had 10 walk be energiz.ed 10 initiate new projeds and legislation
th.rough such hatred. Angry to waste such a al home. Sue Hyde is serving as a consultant
beautiful day and expose our babies to such a fielding calls rciarding local organizing and
crowd Angry to feel, even for a short time, r-car. tracking local legislature. If you have questions
Angry lhat there was only a handful of parents about organizing. need advice, or are lying lo
there and most of them had very small children p,ss local legislation, call Sue H)'Cle at lhe NOLTF
and lxlbics. Where were lhe old and middle-aged organizers• boUine (202) 332-6483. ext. 3357.
The big march in Washington on April 25
Metropolitan
Community
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EvCl)1hiog made us look up upward with our eyes and then our souls
Spirits followed
rtags signs banner balloons
All up there
The sky beyond so close
Brighi movement waving weaving
Our sight lifl<i us upward
We are flying now
Holding tightly to our nags
Huge show and tell of us
We believe we think we Ic.oow
The sweet unic1ucness of
ourselves
Now you can su we are so lovely
Our hearts hcav y now and then
Those we carry inside u.s
The banners are tiring us
Dropping anything is not ao
option
All must be held up for the
marching
Eyes looking upward always
Restfulnt..,"'5 of the air wann with
kisses of those forgiving
themselves
The corner is turned
Many wail for us
We see lbcm too
A swprise for us
Tired voices arms feet
Remembers the voice that 1<aid
come here today?
It has oot lold us when
toend
the march
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�CLEANING OUT MY CLOSET: CROSS DRESSER
by Shelley Roberts
Your jaw would have dropped into your
corsage too, if you· d been there. We thought
maybe sbc' d had a sex-change operation.
A.O. wore a dress to the dance!
I 000·1 koow AD all that well. We nod at each
other at parties and board meetings. You know
wbo sbeis. You have tbcsamcconversatioo with
her each and every time you mccL You could
push the tape recorder on the old com·crsation
and tbc voice print would give you a word-forword match.
"Hey." "Hey."
"How'swork?" "Great."
"How's writing?" "Great."
(Meeting Version;) "Fuod Raising on the
agenda, tonight?" "What else?"
(Party Version::) "I'd skip the herring and
peanut b\Jlter hors d' oeuvres if I were you."
"Good 1houghL"
AD isn't her real name. It's not evenclo.c.
Not Anna Diane. Or Alice Denise. Not e,·cn a
contraction of Angel Darling left behind in some
romantic aftennath. Rumor bas it it's a moniker
AD picked up in the Lesbian Wars from some
drinlcin' sidekicks, and that it really stands for
"Absolutely Dyke." If, all I've ever called her.
We' re not like chest-to-chest chums or
anything. But we know each other. We're SO
consistently at !he same functions that you can
feel a diffcreocc in the room temperature if one of
us is missing. Bui the thing of it is, even if she
weren' 1 in !he room, with AD, you always knew
who she would have been if she bad showed up.
A lesbian in pants. An absolute six-to-e,ghl on
the 8 side of the Butch/Femme scale.
Not a stereotype or anything. No j<,w belted
under beer belly. No leather jackel and Harley
bog lisling to port in lhc local ladies' bar parking
lot. Just Yuppie dressed 10 the ni,u,s, Dyke
,'85hioo. We could have caller her OF, inslcad. A
corpomte type who always made drag seem like
fashion. Or the other way around. Expensive.
Tailored. Pleated wool flllllS. Silk Shirts. DI=
Expensive, acceptable, aggressive Yuppie. Could
fil in jusl fine at a client or committee meeting.
Al the Holiday Dinner she wore a 3 piece
man's suit A real one. Shirt and tie. It was New
York fashion that particular forty seconds. So
you could tell it wasn't about doing anybody's
impersooation. Just AO unleiWUDg her American
Express card in the local Lord & Taylor in her
wicked idea of irony. Some faggot's idea or an
underground Madonna joke. So AD figured she
could do it too. And she could She was one of
the few of us who could walk the edge of Fashion
Plaza without either climbing into cliche or
engendering dyke derision, and j!CI away with ii.
But, of course, she always did 11 in pants.
Theo she wore a dress lo the dance.
What else can I tell you? Of course. Aboot
Lhe di1·orce. AD was suddenly single. That must
have had something to do with the make-over.
Still, it didn't fully explain the dress. It wasn't
~ n g she just bappeood 10 find in the oock of
the closet saved for Congressional confirmation
hearings or anything. Definitely~ like anything
you'd expcel to see on Janet Reno.
II was rod And it made the pheromones fly.
Cut up to the knees, and down way below caution.
II actually swirled. Everyone could sec that AD
had legs. And make up Way Bandy could have
happily claimed if he hadn't been dead. Something
different aboul the hair. Perfume withoul the
fain1cst evanescence of eau 10 Bru1. And an
electric smile io the on position. studied
somewhere in lhc back pages or Penthtmse. II
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made whole parlS of normally immune people,
suddenly pointy and bard
I've only seen ii once before. A long, long
lime ago at an LA party in the so far back
seventies when I'd been out for mere minutes.
fJlie was the butchiest lady I'd even met in my six
months of ac1ive observation while I waited for
my initialor to give up living in Europe and come
home. I had IOIS of ume lo watch and team whal
it was that I expected 10 be if I were planning to
be a k.'sbian wbco I grew up. I wa!cbed Ellie. And
the steady stream or ultra-eyelashed beaulies she
preferred to escort She mokcd right up there on
the scale in 1hc eight-nine's. She was lighting
cigareucs left and right, opening doors, and
dancing forwards 1ill bell wouldn't ha1•e it.
Then Francoise strode in the door from Paris.
"Butch" defined by Cary Granl and Natalie
Brunie. A lady rd read about in books I bad to go
into bod parts of town to buy. When she pesscd,
vour shoelaces short of melted. So did Ellie's
t>ody language. Her hips "idcood. Breasts pushed
a little outer. A little upper. Shoulders tilted and
eyes did a perfe<.1 I.auren Bac:all. She extracted a
Marlboro fn)m her pack, and offered it up for
sacrifice to Francoise's silver Dunhill. II was a
ritual dance between two old ne,·cr-been lovers.
A iease. An unfulfilled flirt. It's transformation
IOOk seconds. Tbe shock of watching it lasted my
lifetime. Theo Francoise surged into the next
room. and Ellie's body senled squarely bock onto
her stolid hips, swagger !C!,1orcd. And I removed
my jaw from my scotch glass.
It was the kind of trnrisfonnation I !bought of
when I saw AD flow onto tbe dance floor io thal
dress. The red one. Cut above the knee ?nd
plunging open to all !be possibilities.
Married ladies more than subtly escorted
males in the other direction on instinct. Out of
harm's way just in case. Women you Icncw who
never acted that way, blushed deep into their
cowboy shiJ1s and drifted cl06ef. She had had ao
amazing clothes-change opcmtion.
And I begin to wonder where I could get a
dress like tbaL And if I wore ii lo a dance, wbclhcr
my friends would be so surprised.
Copyrigbl 1993. Sbelley Roberts. All Rights
Reserved. May be reprinted only in its entirety
with wrillen permission. Shelley Roberts is a
nationally syndicaled columoisL
ILGA OBTAINS
CONSULTATIVE STATUS
A lesbian and gay human rights advocacy
group - 1he International Lesbian and Gay
Association (fLGA) - was granted roster
consultatiYe status as a Non~
OovemmentaJ
Organization (NGO) by the United Kations
r.:oonomic and Social Cow,cil (t:roSoe).
The approval for consullative slatus
represents a com)JrQmisc victory, tx,.,·ever. ILGA
bad requested approval for Category II, which
would have bestowed approval for lhc group lo
speak as well as submit papers. In 1991, ILGA
became the firsl lesbian and gay group to he
acccplcd as an affiliate Non-Governmenlal
Organi,..ation with the Department of Public
Information (DPI). As such. Center ILGA
re()(W'nled lhe worldwide !LOA membership at
weekly NGO briefings at th: UN. This "observer''
s1a1us was a critical step toward approval of
eonsullativc stalus, which permits It.GA a more
aclive role, and increase ilS potential for impact
on UN affairs. As a consultative representative.
ILGA may submit written proposals to further its
goal of including lesbian and gay rights in the
United Nations human righlS agenda Founded in
Europe in 1978, the lnlemaliooal Lesbian and
Gay Association was conceived as a worldwide,
interactive network of gra.woots organizations
to overcome legal, social, cultural and economic
discrimination on a global level. Today, lhere are
over 300 lLGA members (both organizational
and individual) in more than 60 countries on aU
five continents.
ARIZONA NEXT IN LINE
Arizonans for Traditional Values just
announced it will lauoch a Colorado-style antigay initiative July I. The orgaoizalion claims to
have 7,0CXJ volunteers ready to gather signatures
and advance the statewide measure for a 1994
voie. Too Arirona Human Rigbls Fund. a [Xllitical
action committee offspring of the Lesbian and
Gay Public Awareoess Project, is mobilizing to
defeat the initiative. Arizona will join seven
other slates where ballot measures have already
been filed and signatures are being gathered.
T hose slates are Oregon, Idaho, Washington,
Michigan, California, Florida, and Maine. The
group needs resource.,, volunteers and more.
Cootact Arizona Human Rights Fund at P.O. Box
26, Phoenix, AZ 85001 -0026: (602) 530-1600.
The contact there is Peter Crozier.
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�TRIANGLES AND COMMUNITY PRIDE
A Part of Our Story
by Karen Pepe
l~nlt triangle. Black tnangle. Both are
symbols of Ol'P'C5Sioo thal ha•e been reclaimtd
10 sttength and pnde b) the COOlemporar) queer
nalmn.
Most people are aware that gay men were
arrested. placed ,n Naz, coocc:ntration camps.
and subJected to almost incomprehensible
atl'OC11Jes of body ard sp,nL These men were
idenlJfied by an inverted pink triangle sewn on
tbcir pri900-issued cloching. While then: are oo
euct figures. it JS know that between 2tl.OOO and
50.000 gay men ,.eze arre5ted f<¥ the "cnme" of
hom05e,uaht} during the 12 years of 1-i:m
domination. The number or y men who may
hal'e been arrested for otbcr "ofrcnscs" is Jll!l
known.
It wa,; on mclllOf} of these ga) men. ID06I of
"horn did nol sum•c Lbc lxtrbanc "ork eatnl)8.
that the coro1cmpoo,ry guy movcm<:nt adoj:tcd the
pink lrian1lc lo remand us Never Again, Nc,cr
lwgc:t.
nic Slot) of lesbtans an XaJJ German} ,.
markedly mwklcr than what we m<l" about l'Jl)
males. This pt.'lhaps explains why tbc story or Ilic
black trian»c and il5 possible relatiooship 10 tbc
queer commuw1y is abo less well lalc:Mn.
Whal 11 known IS that·
.. . as
and vocal women·~ movemenl
kcomplete the AIDS virus.
list of Nebras~
at risk to
Oourishcd in pre-Nan Germany. Lesbian.• were
clear!) a pwt oflba1 mm·cmcnl
the :Saz.i l'nn) crea1ed a doctrine "luch
athered lo. Slnd do, ISUl o( IUJlOi"C and bcm• I«
bascd<lnooc·ssc, In 1921,clevenycarshcforc
lhe Na,js came 10 full 1,ower. it was decreed 111111
no" omen be allowed 10 hold <IIT1cc in the 'la,,
Pai). Women wen, IO SlJ!lll(,lt a JUIC}-of "Kinder,
Kuchc, Kucbc" ("cluldren. latchcn. church')
and the Nazis c,·cutually created monetary
mccnbves for women who married. lef\ the
-.orkpla(;e. and had ctuldren. Thi> program was
perhaps espcc,alll appeahntt ,n Germany's
inJlatJon-ndden c:cooomy.
.. on 1933, lbe Na,Js strcngtbcnod lhe penal
code oo male honlo5cxualily and were runx.-od
lO ha, CCXJINden,d andUSIOO of lcsboao actl\ II) as
"crinullll" This did 001 occur
••. the Nazis freely arrested any indh 1dual
perceived as a lbreal to P.•rty power and plnccd
them 1n conoeotrauoo camps ,. here the) ,.,c,e
S)'SlemlllCall)' calegOn.t.Cd usu,g cclorcd
tnan/d<S
assigned acoording lO their alleged "crime" I he
Nazis originally idcnuficd ll'IY men by a yellow
"A" (meaning "assfuckcr") and eventually cllCWiC
the invenedr'nlt triangle to reinforce the_
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sterCOl}J)C o ga} m.ales a., "oman- lcte
"Prn,htUleS" and OOlers deemed as "anti-soc,als"
or misfits were ~ivcn inverted black tnan~lcs.
The "omen of the black triangles "'ere
rmxxtu*> sc::rual IICIS"itbmelcaamp
.. a lesbian sun,rnr, 10 a 19')1 published
,ntefl'lew. acknowledged 1ha1 lesbians "ere
present in the camps and that some, hcrscff
mcludcd. were made 10 wear black triangle~
Whll migbl be speculated rrom these faas ~
lhat the Nws· pen erse world , ,cw regard10,
women and their "proper roles" could ha•e
supported a "lire of reasoning·· lh.11 ore way to
"cure" suspected lesbtans (<¥ ardent femin1~1J)
,.-as lO label them as ·~iw::s·· aod force lbem
toenga,:e.,.~yw,th-rear men. l ~ I > .
patriarchy has tried 10 discredit wo(flCn of po,.er
by labeling Ibero a< "pl06ti1u~" or "lesbians"
as:surrunjl lhai Ibis label would encotngc olhcn
k) OOlnlel/C the,;t 1nd,, ,duals. Pl,tbaps the\ aJue
,s as a rem111der tll3I we cootinuc our oommrtmcnt
lO ioclusi\•ity and v,sab,lily bo(h w11hin the queer
commw111y and a,; we ioterac1 with patriarchal
culture As we seek lO honor the divcrsil)' lhal u
our queer ranuJy, ffla) 1'C USC the pink and black
lriangk,, 10 remind U> lbal i!!I our ~•es and llll our
stories must Never be Focgocten ir atrocities ur
the past are lo be Ne•er Again.
Your comments questions arc welcome
Karen l'cp<r. P.O.~ 12,il. Ro)al Oak. ~lichipi
48067.
MYTH: PEDOPHILES
One of the ID05I pcrrucaous myths about
that the) are fn,quenll) cluld
molcsteN a charge that is somctunes staled
directl) 1111d is ol'len an un$talcd assumphoo In
ract. the ownber of peooph.ilc~ who arc aho
"" ohcd ,n sc~ual relatioos ,.,th adull5 of thcu
o,,ngcndcriscxcxcd,n,Jysmall ,\ 1992Mud)
b} Cluldrcn's Hosp,lal on Demer found that "a
child is 100 tinlCs IOOfC hkely lo be mole.1cd b}
a famil) member than b) a homose,ual'
acconlinJ! lo the Dt1nu POSI ('> 28 923). "<)nl)
one of the 387 cw.es hkely an•ol• ing a (•>
perpetrator. Ovcrwhclmingl), ho)S and guls
alike said they were atm'ied by heiemsc,ual 11'1(:n,
11omosc:,ua1, is
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�NATIONAL NEWS
JOURNAL REFUSES AD FOR
GAY PHYSICIANS
LEAGUE'S SUCCESSFUL
CONFERENCE
San Francisco - The nation's moSI widely
circulated medical joumal bas refused to accept
an advertisement from a national gay and lesbian
medical society, according to the physician's
group. The San Francisco-based American
AsSO<.;ation of Physicians for Human Rights
(AAPIIR) bad attempted to place a full-page
$7,<XXlad in the Journal 0/1/ie American Medical
Association (JAMA) warning physicians about
the negative medical consequences of
homophobia. JAMA rejected the ad. claiming in
a written statement that its cooteOI was "polilical"
and "not scientific". Noting the JAMA accepted
ads this year from such advertisers as Kelloggs
and McDonald's, AAPHR Executive Director
Benjamin Schatz, Esq., commented that ''It's
absurd f(J{ a publication that bas accepted ads
extolling the health benefits of Cocoa Crispies
aod fast food to reject an ad from a physician's
group as W>SCicntific.
The fact is that our ad was a sober, scientific
discm5ion a pressing health issues such as teenage
suicide, anti-gay violence, sub6lance abuse and
misdiagnosis of gay patients by poorly infonned
physicians."
Schatz also refuted JAMA 's claim that it
accqtS only ads that are apolitical, noting that the
journal has featured several ads this year from the
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
criticizing drug price controls and from the
military, recruiting physicians.
r-rom May 19-22 the Lesbian, Bise<ual aod
Gay United Employees at AT&T (LEAGUE)
held their second International Professional
Development Cooference. This}~ s successful
conference was held at the Washingtoo Marriott
Hotel in Washington, DC. Over 200 AT&T
employees ancndcd the three day seminar.
Congressman Garry Studds (D-MA) made
an appearance at the Banquet and AT&T Group
Executive Robert Kavncr was a keynote ~Ecr.
Guest speake,s included: Brian McNaught,
nationally rocognizcd educator or lesbian and
gay issues; Mandy Carter, or the Human Rigbls
Campaign Fund (HRCF); Ann Northrop, board
member of (be Gay Games; Polly LaurclchildHet1ig of Lotus Development Corporation: Linda
Villarosa, Senior f.ditor of Essence Magrudne
and Rabbi David Horowitz from Akron, Ohio
Pf'LAO (Parents & r1ieods of Lesbians and Gays).
The speakers addressed a ,·atiety of topics
including: Quality and Diversity, Domestic
Partner Benctits. Combating Homophobia, HlV
in the Workplace, and Public Speaking Sic.ills.
The first annual conference was held in
Orlando, Florida in 1992 aod LEAGUE is planning
the 1994 conference to be held in Boston,
Massachuseas. Any coofereooc related ques'tioos
can be answered by John Klenert on (301) 608·
4594. If you have an questions about LEAGUE,
please call Arturo Nava on (508) 960-6795 or
Kathleen Dennody on (908) 658-6013.
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and the Royal Families of Reign XII
of the Imperial Court of Nebraska
invite you to join them for
INVESTITURE
'93
Say a final
"Goodbye & Good Luck" to
the Royal Families of Reign XII
and come meet the
Royal Families of Reign XIII
Sunday, July 18
9:30 p.m.
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�COMPELLING REASON FOR LIFTING BAN
by Scott Shuger
Spcdal to the Washin,rton Po.~
When the cootro, CIS) OI er the rruhtal) 'S bin
on llomo,c.,uals erupted in the first days of the
Clinton administmlion. America beard opinions
on the matter from official Wasbing1on. the
President and the pundits, the leaders o( the
religious ng)1l aod hom06e~ual 1nteres1 grou~
Hut one voice you didn' I hear was Larry
\1cbolick' s The story of how U.S. mihiary
officials silenced ~1eholict IS one of the most
0001pelling n:a90ffi I know for "'h) thc ban ~ d
be overturned right now.
Lany Meholick is a bomo6c.,uai. but he's in
a walk-on water homosexual role model hke
Army muse M.arga,ethe Ounmameycr or !'-av)
pilol Tracy Thorne, both of whom ·received
plenty of coverage a.~ the han caught lhe medias
C) e:
"" story i, more l)IJ>lcal of how the
mi htary' s t»n on bomooe~ breeds injUSIJcc.
lnthc 1960's Mr. Meholick sened 18monlhs
d oombal dlty in Vidmun with the 101st Airborne
and ...-on the Bronzc Siar. Afler the "ar. he
rcce,ved an accoonimg degree from~ Slate
and went to wort with Rockwell lntcmauonal.
Ile was laid off in I 982 and joiocd the nn,•y.
cvc:aually nsiog in I989 IO bead d&slusing clerk
oo the USS Robert E. ~
.
In 1990. Mr. Mchohck's pnva1e life came to
the at!Cntion of bis superiors. When off-dUly in
Purl Harbor. Mr. Meholick (who says he's
bt!ltxual) occa.iooally m,·ited Olher sailors from
tbc Peny tact to bis house for dnnking and sex.
Three of tho!lccrew membm made allegabons of
forcible sodomy against Mr. Meholick. Mr.
~icbood admits that be bad se., with each man
bd insists 11 was oooseMUal. He sa)s that I\\O of
the men made the charges because of difficulties
they bad with him, their miliiary superior. at
1"'Cfk, and thal the thud did so as a "'3Y of gcttmg
O\A d paymg baot a loan.
Facinj! 54 years ,n the brig. Mr. Meholick
tried to kill himself with a hunting knife. I le
didn't die. ln the bosptlal, lull military lawyer
tiro,,gia huo a plea boupao; if he pleaded gwl1y 10
one c:oonty of cooseosuaJ sodany and two cowis
of forcible !iOdomy. ho would be dishonorably
di,icbarged and his sew:oce would be RXluccd to
12 years. Loaded up with antJ-<lcprcssant
mcdicauon. Mr. Mehol,ct signed. A few day
hller. still roodicated, Mr. Meholick was taken OOl
of the ward for bis court martial. The judge
8COCpled the plea bargain.~ be effllCIJ,·cly
liDllted the pnsoo scnlcoce to s,:,: yca,s.
Mr. Meholick was transferred to the Pearl
I l:ubor bn~. "'here be was strip-'it'.ucbcd and tbe
~uanls yelled, "Faggot' Queer' and worse at him.
He spenl lhc fust three dnys 1hcre ,n a cell wnh no
bedding. slccptng on Ilic lloor, nnkcd e,ccpt for
a paper gQ"n He "as later transfened 10 the
il,datcd Bns at thc M,rnnwair<tallon
Na>)
out,idc of San Diego
"l)o )OU think I dcser,c SIX }earsr Mr.
Mehohdc asked me "hen I visited lum last year
01 the !l.!iramar brig, DQC far from the 1w1>-,,11y
nurror separaung us from watchftd guards. I srud
no. One of Mr. Meholick' s accusers bad waited
sa., IDOOlhs after the alJetled incidellt before MnllJII!
fon,ard ,.,th lus accusauoo; the Olber 1"1> h3d
waited seven. And lhcir statemcnlS are the only
evidence in lhc matter. there is no phys,cal
cvideoce in the case at a.II. and therefore none
~hOl>IJl8 Mr Meholick l1'led force. So "-capons,
oo injuries. no lorn clothes. Furthcrmo,c. at a
hearing held prior IO tho C()Ufl martial. two of the
accusers adm1Ued that they bad hed when they
pre, IOUSly made sworn SlatcmCnlS asserting that
Mr. Meholick bad forced them to have sc,
Last Dcccmbcr. I wrote about Mr. Mehohck' s
case U1 a piece for lhc New Republic thal argued
lhat the ban IS u.oacccpt.a.ble because inside tbc
culture of the rruitary. w,lh its many young and
legally unsophisticated members and iLS
1remcndou.sly po"crful in•c~tigators ood
commaod<rs. 11 prod\lCCS a repressive climate
much worse than ci¥1hans can imagine.
One night !iOOCI afler my pi<cc appeared, Mr.
Meholick called from lhc brig to tell me that a
local San Diego leleYistoo station bad done a
story oo lum And shortly after lhat. I "as
contacted by a producer for the CDS magaL.lne
show Street Stories who wanted to get in IOuch
wrth \fr. Meholick. I made the arra,,ganc,i.und
sull5c:qucntl) lhat producer and a Los Angeles
hosed field producer for the show spote 10 Mr.
Meholick. oo lhc phone several times. It WOldd be
bard IO Ol'erslalc the effects these developments
had on .!>Ir !l.1ebolick's outlook. -11 loots.- he
lold me \\ilh an upbeat tone I bad "'-"'Cf heard in
hi• voice before. "like people will lioally be able
to see how had 1\ is...
Mr. Mehobdc spol:c 100 soon. In a sub!lequclt
call. he told me Iha! "hcreas formerly be could
move around thc facility relatively uosupcrv1sed,
he nOIV was being kepi under a cl06C watch. I le
"'aS unable lo use lhc cop)ing machine. ,.h,ch
prcvCllled him from sendUlg copes of m) ar11ele
10 members of <'-<>ogress. In fact. Mr. Mcbohck
,.on...
told me there was another cban~ a guard
standing right oe:« to lum "bile he was malJng
the phone call to me.
Then I dido'1 hear from Mr. Meholick for a
-.lulc-Ulllil I got a call from him about lhrtt
"eeks ago I le told me that be' d been laken ofT
h1; regular pnsonjoo, had had hi• regular phooc
pnvileges suspended, was pot in i'!Olation and
was 10ld be was aboUI IO be shipped 10 thc Ann)' s
ma"mum secunt> pnson al Fort Lea,eo"-.xlh.
Shon> after lb:11 call. Mr. Meholick. a model
prisooer. was indeed moved IO the K.:wsas pm,01L
This mighl make some sense ,f the Miramar
brig "as about 10 be shutdown or if 1t ,..ere full
Rut ,rs no1 and it isn't On the Olher hand,
con.sider whal • very depressed I .arr) Meholick
told me a "eek ago when be caJJed me from Rit1
Leavco"'Ofth. lo handcuffs attached to a bell)
chains. be M I S ~ IO the San Diego aupot1
by Uu-.e guards. One of lhc esrons told Meholick
that ,f there were any cameras at lhc airport, they
"ere laking lum right tact to the brig. When
none appeared aod it became clear tbc uansftr
wmdd go through. Ibis same jailer said. "Maybe
now the adminisu-ation a1 tlic brig won't ha•c lo
do w much lcticr-writing to senators I Lhiot 11' • fairto sa) lhal ~1r Meholick' \
transfer to Leavenworth is suspicioitl. But there's
a bigger point that's beyond question: The
iwblal)' s ban on bomosc,uals inevitably leads
10 poos violauons a Uldl\ Kklal rigW. Y Oii 1111)
not approve of Meholic:k's bfestyle. I doo'I UUI
the true definition of sexual pcr,ersioo is the
pohcy lhal pll him in a ma.simum sccwity (Xisoo.
TM wntt!r u a c:on1nbut1ng t!dtlor of
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1701 "E', Llncoln 68501 (402)471-7997
3838 Dewey, Omaha 68131 (402) 341-2723
Native American Community Developmt
Corp, 2226 Leavenworth, Omaha, 341-8471
Community Prescription Service AIDS Info,
medicine, supplies by mail, i-800-6774323
Nebraska AIDS Project, 3624 Leavenworth,
Omaha 3424233 or (800) 782-AIDS [2437}
Douglas County Health Department,
or
1201 s. 42, Omaha 68105 (402) 444-6875
Nebrasl<a A.s8oclation Farm Workers,
4939S. 24, Omaha, 681CT7 (402) 734-4100
Grand lslandlllall Co. Health Dept,
105 E. 1st. Grand Island (3()1) 381-5175
Ntbrasb Departmeot of Health, Norfolk
Regiooal Ctr. Admin Bldg 116. (402) 370-3395
HIV Clinic, Univ of NE Medical C..enter, (j()()
S. 42nd, Omaha, (402) 5.59-{i681
Nemaha County Health Department,
1824 N, Auburn, 68305 (402) 2744549
COUNSELING &
SUPPORT GROUPS
AIDS Care, The Mercy Center, 427 E.
Kaoesville Blvd, Council Bluffs, IA 51503,
att: Colleen Kibbe-Vest (712) 328-2609
AIDS Support Group: Sponsored by ParenL~I
Friends of Lesbians & Gays-Lincoln (PFLAG),
Box 4374, Lincoln, 68504, 7pm, 475-2437
Grand Island Ana DIV/AIDS Support
Group,Meeis 3rd Tuesday. (3c.!) 381-5175
Kearney Ana HIV/AIDS Support Group,
MceL5 Ist Monday or each month. for more
info. phone Barb (3<»!) 234-8183.
Lincoln Caseworker, (402) 4744243
Nebraska AIDS Project, 3624 Leavenworth,
Omaha, Individual COllllSCling, support
groups-confidential locations. (402) 342-4233
North Platte Ana Support Group,
Call: (308) 535-8133
Western Nebraska HIV/AIDS Support
Group, Scottsbluff, Call (308) 635-3606
HOME HEALTH CARE
LINK-ON Home Health Catt, 2118 Sooth SL
IB, Llneoln, 68502 (402) 435-0S74, Mon-Fri
8am4:30pm, care, treatment, counseling,
teaching of HIV infected iodividuals, people
with AIDS, and others; Riclt Swainl<, Director.
Lincoln Cance<-Cntr, 4600 Valley, 483-1872
Lincoln-Lancaster Health Dept 2200
StMarys, Lincoln 68502, 471~ Testing,
counseling
Nebr AIDS l'.duc/l'ra1nlng Center, A1DS
education lo health care professionals. UNMC,
<,00 S 42 Omaha 68198, (402) 5594i81
Nebraska AIDS Project
(statewide} (800) 782-AlDS 124371
Omaha Offlce, 3624 Leavenworth, 68105
3424233 AIDS Hodine, HIV testing, AIDS
awareness, practical support. counseling
Lincoln Office: (402) 4744243
Central Nebraska Office: 3423 2nd Ave
Kearney, NE 68847, (308) 234-8183
Nebr Dept or Health, 3423 2nd Ave, Kearney
68847, Call Sharon (3()1) 23<h'!?O!>
NE Dep( of Health, Craft SL Office Bldg, 200
So. Silber, NorthPlatte69101 (308) .535-8133
Nebr Regional Hemophilia Center. UNMC.
<,OOS. 42, Omaha (402) 559-4227.
People or Color Consortium Against AIDS
2226 Leavenworth, Omaha (402) 341-8471
ScottsBlutr Co Health Dept, Couoty Admin
Bldg, Gering, NE 69341 (308) 635-3866
Veterans Admin Medical Center. 42 &Wool worth, Omaha 346-8800: Dean Pierce, x 4119
LEGAL
Mowbray, Chapin, & Walke.-, P.C., 201 N.
8th, Ste 242, Lincoln 685c.! 47~3882: Jim
AIDS ADVOCACY
Nebr Bar Assoc, fil5S 14, Lincoln,475-7091
AIDS Coalition for Empowmneot (A.C.E.),
For anyone living witb AIDS or HIV and those
interested in AIDS advocacy. Call Nebraska
A1DS Project, 3424233, for details.
Nebraska CivU Liberties Union, Uox 81455,
Lincoln 68.501 , (402) 476-8091
THE NEW VOICE
MOVING THE MOON:
Sharing the Story of HIV
Personal lettets telling others about positive
HIV status arc sought for a book lenlalively tillod
Moving the Moon. The antbology is being
~ by Meg Umans, wboedil<ld Uk'J!Coming
Home: Coming-out u11ers, published in 1988.
Umans said the book is inleoded as much for
poope wbodon't lcnowaboullivingwilh HJV,a.~
for people coming lo grips with HJV. Uk'J!
Coming Home was published to help people deal
with t e l ~
others about being gay or lesbian,
Umans
. "I hope this new boot will help
people understand the social and personal
challenges ofliving with WV."
Letters soogbl for the new anthology include
those t. lling someone else about ooe's positive
e
HlV status. Responses to those letters are also
welcome, as are letters that were never writlen
and rccouolS of conversations in which mv
positive status was disclosed. Cootributioos can
be as long or as short as needed.
Calribdors are wdoorne 10 use a pseudonym.
but Umans will need to have real names and
addresses. Letters may be edited for clarity and
privacy. The deadline for contributions is
Oeoember 31, 1993. Cowiluors should include
a self-addressed stamped envelope ir they have
questions or would like actnowledgemelll of
their contribution Payment will be a copy of the
published anthology.
Umans, currently on the staff of the Arirona
AlDS lnfocmatioo Line, is a couoselor in private
pra.:tice. She owned and opermd I lumampace,
a small alternate bootslore, for more than seven
years. For more information, or to make a
contribution to the new anthology, write to:
Moving the Moon. 2447 llast Coronado Road.
Phoenix, Arizona 85()(11_
MARKERS of AIDS-FREE TIME
Measwemeots of certain factOfS in the blood
of HIV-infected men can help scientists ddemiinc
the amount of AIDS-free lime a person might
have. In the investigation, rc,;can:bers Cllarnined
fow groups of HIV-infected men: those who
became lllV -infected and developed AJOS in
less than three years, th06e who became HIV.
infected but did not develop AIDS after six years
or more, those who entered the study with HIV
infection but did DOI have any declines in U,c
immune system cell, CD4+ T ceU, which rnv
targets and le.ills, and those already infected who
have had a moderate drop in CD1+ T cells during
the six years of follow-up. The scientists found
the HJV protein, p24, in only 17 percent of the
men who did not develop Al DS compared lo 55
percent of those who developed AIDS rapidly.
Similarly, 10 percent or the men with stable
COi+ T cells bad rn=wable p24 compared lo 40
percent or tbose with moderate declines.
Furthermore, AIDS-free men had higher levels c,J
antibodies against p24. Measwes of viral RNA
confirmed the rlOdinos.
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�SMOKING DRUGS
ASSOCIATED WITH
PNEUMONIA IN HIV
PATIENTS
HIV AND AIDS RESEARCH
ATOVAQUONE WELLTOLERATED, EFFECTIVE
TREATMENT
The drug atovaquone is a well-loleratcd
treatment for a common and deadly AIUl-relatcd
pneumonia. and offers HIV-infected patients
lll13ble 10 tolerate the side effects of the slandard
therapy an effective treatment alternative,
according to a study sponsored by the National
ln.\1inncs of I lcalth (Nil I), Burroughs Wellcomc
Co. lhe Wellcome Fowxl.'ltion and lhe California
,.o1iaborativc Treatment Group. Reporting in lhe
May T7 New E11g/and JourMI of Medicine, the
$1udy investig-Jtors coocludc that oral alovaquooe
is a useful treatment alternative for patients with
mild to moderately se,·cr Pneum<>cystis carinii
pneumonia (PCP) who cannot tolerate the fir..1line
PCP therap), trimethroprim and
sulfamethoxaz.ole (TMPISMX). Al lca$1 20
percent of Ute people with A_IDS-rclatcd PCP
treated with TMPISMX expenence seno115 s,de
effects.
Another PCP drug, injectable
peolamidine, also is toxic to a significant number
of patients. PCP is the lll06I rrcqucnt and Ol"'. of
lhe ~ serious opporlunt$1JC mfectJons affecbng
people with AIDS. The disease is caused by a
comroon microscopic organism that r'dl'Cly causes
disease in persoos with healthy immune systems,
bU1 devastates the lungs. and occasionally <>Lhcr
organs. of persons whooe imm11ne systems are
weakened by HIV. Eady symptoms include d,y
oough and fever, and as the infection progresses.
shortness of breath and weight loss. Untreated,
PCP causes rcspi"1to,y fail= and almost alw-•ys
is fatal. Atovaquonc (fonncrly called~) is
a brood-spectmm antibiotic originally developed
10 treat malaria. The drug is manufactured by
Burrough'! Wellcome Co.
Screening Test for HIV Catches
Early Infection
A blood 1cS1 lhat looks for a pro1ein part of
HIV called 1>24 can ltelp detect newly inrt-cled
patients, allowing them 10 W?rk with health care
providers 10 pursue appropnatc treatment. In a
study of 2.120 blood samples taken from adults
treated in the Emergency Medicine Dcparunelll
of 1hc Johns I lopkin.~ I lospiial, NIAi ().supported
inve$1igators fowld that Ute p24 le$1 detected Ill\'
infections in six patients who did not yet soow
antibodicstothcvirus. Standard HIV screemng
tc,,'L~ lhal rely on HIV antilxxJies, such as El .ISA.
did not detect the infections.
Unlike I UV antibodies. which can de,·elop
from two to six months after infection, p2-I is
present in blood in measurable level_ during the
s
li.r.,1 six weeks and at lheend stage of ,nfecuon In
addition lo UJC six patienls, lhe study invc.sugalo.rs
detected with the p24 tesl two pa11elll~ w11b endS1agedisease. Patients ,-;th p24, bit wi!h"!:4 IIIV
antibodies arc seen al low, but s1gruficanl
frequency in enter~eney depanmenls (ED) in
high-risk areas, lhe mvestig-ators conclude.
Newly infected ix-ieots have primary or_
acU1C
I UV infection and can develop symptoms sunilar
to lheflu or mononucleosis or skin rash, diarrhea
or neurological complications.
Note: NIAJD is oooducting a S11JCly, Division
of AIDS Treatment Research Initiative (DATRI)
002. to sec if AZf therapy will beooflt such aJCwly
infected people. call 800-TRIALS-A for m<>rc
information.
r
Smoking crack. marijuana or other dmis,
not tobacco, is significanlly associated with
bacterial pneumonia among HIV-infected
individuals. rc()()lt NIii rescarcllcrs. The findiugi;
do not support prior suggestions that dru!l users
could reduce their risk of HIV infection by
switching from injecting to smoking drugs.
l·urthcrmore. investigators suggest that hcahh
care pro,.iders must account for use of such drugs
by IIIV-infccted patients when prescribrng
pncwnonia-prcvcution lhempics.
.
The results stem from the AIDS l..rnks to
lntravcnou.~ Drug 1
1,pericncc (ALIVE) stndy
which follows 2,921 injection drug users at risk
for or already infected with BJV. Based al the
John Hopkins Sch<.XJI of Public Hcallh. ALIVE is
s,ippooed by lhe Natiooal IINiluteof Dmg Abuse
and NIAID. When ALIVU bcg-.u, in 1988. 24
percent of lhe participants had I UV.
Also predictive of pneumonia aroon; study
patients: levels of lhe ammunc system CD-I+ T
cells of 200 or less per cubic millimeter or blood
and age between 301040 years. HIV targets and
kills C04+ T cells. for this study. investigators
rnalehed 40 patients who had pneumonia with
197 who did not from a group or !ITV-infected
drug users participating m lhe cohort study SJOCC
1
988. Morelhan87 percent oflhe group smoked
tobacco cigarettes.
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�NIH REAUTHORIZATION
LEGISLATION: REFORM
MARRED BY ATTACK ON
IMMIGRANTS
l'sew bopes for a belier coordin:itcd federal
AIDS rese. rch effort emeriied with the passage
,
by tbc House of Rcprcscnlll!Jvcs of the c:onfcrcn<:c
report on the Natiooal Institutes of Ilcalth (Nll l)
Rcauthori1.alion Acl
This important measure will lay the
groundwork for a much needed restructuring of
AIDS research and was greeted with great
enthusiasm from AIDS ,=archers and advocates.
This victory for AIDS research was marred,
IKiwcvcr, by a scUJOCk in long-sian<ling efforts to
':;~~~I~{ ban on immigrants who are infected
STUDDS: BIODIVERSITY MAY HOLD KEY TO AIDS AND
OTHER DISEASES
Congressman Gerry Studds declared the
hndangcrcd Species Acl vilal lo preserving both
tllrcatened animal species and a host of natural
medicinal agcnls lltal could yield treatment for
AIDS and other major diseases.
Studds i~troduced legislation reauU1orizing
the Act, which 1s designed to pro,•ide more
effective protection for lhrca«:ncd and cndani,,crcd
species by encouraging earlier conservation
cfforts. and by focusing on lhe fragile ecosystems
on which endangered plants and
animals depend for their survival.
Studds stress~d th~ pr~ctical I
relevance of species diversity for
current efforts to eradicate AIDS I
··we.are thrilled that C,0ngress has finally and <>lhcr diseases. He cued lhe
taken seriously the need to place more emphasis recent case of calanclide A. a potent
on the Office of AIDS Research (OAR), casing anti-HIV compound derived from a
its funding processes and providing more tree discovered in a tropical swamp
direction," said AIDS Action Council faecuti•·e forest in Malaysia. Laboralory tests
Director Dan llross. "Weare pleased thal OAR of samples collected from the
will have its own diroCIOr. lhot an advisory council Ca/ophyllum /anigerum lree were
will be established and that inslitute-based found lo be 100 percent effecti,•e in
coordinating committees will be put in place. prcveDling the replicatioo of Ute HIV·
After <>vcr 11 years <>f C<>bbled-logether AIDS 1 virus. On lhe basis of the
research efforts, there is finally a serious preliminary research, the National
c:ommilrn<:nl lo ongoing AIDS research.. AfDS C'.aocer Institute decided 10 proceed
commuruues, however, are forced after a bitter with pre-clinical drug development, I
fight to accept Uie repressive McCullom and sent a team of collectors back to
Malaysia to re1rieve
I
amcndmcnl. which is a ban on inunigrants living from uie tree. wticumore material 1 •
lhey nrrivoo,
wilh IIJV/AfDS."
. Such a ban has been condemned by 1hey discovered that 1he tree had
mtcmaLional hcallh experts as motivated by been cut down. Despite an extensive
political considerations and having lillle scientific search, scientists have DOI yet I •
oosis. '1'hese provisions do no11rea1 people with succeeded in finding another tree
I•
HJV in a fair mnnncr," notcd Rep. I lcnry Waxman that yields the anti-lllV extract
"Such scenarios may be
(0-CA) during debate on lhc 11011,;e floor. "lf it
wer": ~ question of costs, the public charge occurring every day, as species
provisions would hal'e been used. If it were a vanish whose medicinal properties I
queslion of public health, the public health have 110l even been discovered yel," I I
provisions could have been used. It was neither ~il::= i;;~r'=~~M~~
of these. ll was a question of discrimination.··
he
"We spent months trying 10 get O.>n~ess to held 1 secrc1 of a cure f~r AIDS. I
do the right thing. It became clear dunng our When_a hfe form ceases to cxis1, ils I
potenbal lo oontnhute lo lhe nchness
e"lensivc lobbying efforts. however, that
congressional support for the ban was of our world forever vanishes. The
overwhelming." lamented AIDS Aclion tragedy is iofini1ely greater wlx:n tbc
Legislative CowLSel Aimee Berenson. ··we will
coniinue to pre.ss Congre.~s to reform our health
care system and increase funding for AIDS care,
n..'SCarch and prevention Some cling to spurious
arguments that lhe inabilil> of this country 10
guarantee health care for all people with HIV is a
basis for oorring HIV-infected immigranL~ from
coming here. No one should be able t,i 11se these
excuses for discrimination."
Berenson noted that the Clinton
administration look a "hands orr· approach
throughout the congrcssiooal debate on this issue
despite its early commitment to lifting of Ute 000:
"AIDS Action Council will not let the
species thal is lost migbl have saved human
lives." For Congressman Studd~. who chairs lhe
Commincc on Mcrchanl Marine and Fisheries
and also serves on the House Health
Subcommiuee, the linkage between conservation
effons and medical research is not a new concern.
In 1992. he authored the Pllcific Yew Act, which
preserved an endangered Sp<,'Cics of tree whose
bark is essential to the production of Taxol, a
promising treatment for brcasi and m•arian cancer.
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altoi;cthcr. . We intend 10 continue to press the
administrauon to use all of its powers to end
discrimination in immigration policy and 10
immediately grartl humanitarian parole to all HIV.
,ufected Haiti,ms and Uicir familic:s currenUy
hcing held on Guantanamo Bay," llercn.son
promised.
AIDS Action (',OUnciJ, founded in 1984 is lhc
only _ a1ional organization de.-oted solely 10
n
lobbying tile federal government on AIDS policy.
legislation and funding. AIDS Acllon Council
represents more that 900 c<»nmunil)'-bascd AJJ)S
service organi1.a1ions loc11tcd througbout the
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Education of safer sex is a must and this vidoo is a "MUST SEE".
"DaVinci Body Series"
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stretching and breathing exercises. A complete workout designed to
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"GET WITH IT! "
GRAND ISLAND
PICNIC & SCAVENGER
HUNT
The Gay and Lesbian Association of
Greater Nebraska (GL/\GN) will be
hosting a Picnic and Scavenger Hunt on
July 18 ut the Hall County Pmk in Grand
Island. The picnic will last from 11:00
a.m. to 11 :30 p.m. and will include a pot
luck picnic, volleyball, softball. and
frisbcc in addition to the great time spent
with friends.
THE NEW VOICE
On June 12. an cstimated400 women gathered for the first ever
women's festival to be held in the Omaha area. WomenSpace,
organizer of the event, had leased the barn and growm of Terra Jane
(a gracious bed and breakfast located east of Cowx:il Bluffs) for the
event and this setting proved to be ideal for the gathering.
The day began with a round robin Sand Volleyball Tournament.
Country/ Western Dance lessons and readings by the delightfully
funny author. Ellen Orleans, followed. Throughout the day
organizations, artisans, and vendors had crystals, jewelry. tee-shirts,
handmade crafts. leather goods. buttons, books, amuleL'l, and w(men ·s
music for sale.
The c1·cning brought the mwic and comedy of Jamie Ancle,son to
the stage. Jamie's lighlh<:artcd look at lifoand her lively music were
Uie perfect lead-in to the dance th.1t ended the evening.
/\ tip of the hat to WomenSpace Productions and Terra Jane for
their hard work. It certainly resulted in a gathering that was fi~1 rate.
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�LOCAL NEWS
MR GREAT PLAINS
DRUMMER '93 IS
JOE KRALY
OF KANSAS CITY
The 1993 ).fr Great Plains i)'UlnmcrConlcst
was held in Omaha, Nebraska, the weekend of
June 11 & 12, spoosored by Faiusy Producti~
Local contests were held throughoul lbc region to
produce this year's "crop" of contestants. This
year 10 contestant, from throu~hout the Great
Plains region were on hand to vie for the ti Uc.
The coo1e.,1ants were:
JD Laufman - Mr Minnesota Drummer 1993
Mark Warner - I st Rw,ner Up MiWlCSOta
Mike Reese - Mr SL Louis Drummer 1993
John Napoli - 2nd Runner Up SL Louis
Kevin Jones - M r Omaha Drummer 1993
Mark Withrow - 1st Runner Up Omaha
Dusty Sanders - Mr Iowa Drummer 1993
Jeff Baumgarten - I st Rw,ner Up Iowa
Joe Kraly - Mr Kansas City Drummer 1993
Shawn McKay - Mr Mid America Leather 93
Contestants were judged in prejudging
interview. jockstrap competition, presentation of
thcirfonlasy, and full lcatber/~naooanswer.
Judges for this year's contest were:
Amy Marie Meek International Ms Leather 1993
BobEwing CoSponsor of (',real Plains Drummer
Gregg !lurt - Mr Missouri Leather 1993
GregLoweMr Rocky Mountain Drummer 1990
Fred Valdei - CoProducer
Mr Rocky Mountain DrtlJJJJller Contest
JimSterbo Past President L & L Cornhaulers C lub
l"•t Phalen Former Emperor Imperial C'..ourt of Nebraska
Alternate Judge - JR Jones
Tallymaster - Dick Brown Mr. Gay Nebraska 1987
June I Ith started with a "Meet lhe
Contestants" party at DC's in Omaha. where the
contestant, drew their numbers for the line-up in
contest and made their speeches. June 12, the
action m<wcd totlieMAX,oneofOmaha's finest
bars, for !lie competition. Spoctators were present
from throughout the region to cheer on their
favorites.
The Great Plains Region coosii.ts cl Missouri,
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minne.'10la, Montana,
North Dakota, and South Dakota.
The results of the contest were:
2od Runner Up - Mike Reese - St. Louis
1st Runocr Up - JD Laufman - St. Paul
Mr Great Plains Drummer 1993 Joe Kraly - Kansas City. Missouri
Joe Kraly will be representing our region at
the Jmernational Mr Drummer fmals to be held in
September in San Francisco. California. Make
}Uur plans now Lo be there to help root Joe on as
be tries lo become the third leathcrman in a row
from the Great Plains Region to capture the
Intemational TiUc. for more information about
the coolest, plea.so contact "Drummer at (415)
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252- 1195. To book appearances for Joe Kraly,
please contact:
fantasy Prodootions
P.O. Box 6232
Omaha, NLi68106-0232
PAGE20
"QUEEN SPECIALS & FREE BEER"FROM THE NEW RUN BAR
June & July 1993 are "hot" months at THE
Nt,'W RUN BAR. A new special started in June
and is coiitinuing in July ... "112" price drinks for
our Entertainers and other loved ones dressed to
kilL.or kiss! !! No matter!! The special being
offered is your 2nd Drink is .. I "
drink's
ll!il& So your 2nd 4th
I be at " I I
2" the Isl drink's price
is for all
those in Drag {!Opm- lam) Mon thru Sat. . All
Day Sunday tiU close! 111 This is a very special
Thank You to all the entertainers who have
performed al The New Run Bar. Sunday Nile
Show Calendar has been staying booked with a
lot of~ as well as "OLD" talent showing up on
stage at The New Run Bar. for Booking your
show. contact David or Daryl for any open dates
that are available ...
Whew! 14 days of "f'rcc Keg Beer" with
donation of 5 eans of food or $4 for M.C.C. of
Omaha's Food Pantry ...The response to "f'ree
Beer" in April, May, and June was so patitive that
we will be partying down 14 times in July 93.
You better mark your Calendars for every
Tuesday Hiday. and Satwday Nite from 6pm til
Midnite ''Free Beer" is flo"-ing all month long. In
July the "Free Beer" dates are the 2nd 3rd. (f!!!l
Moon) 6th 9th 10th, 13th. 16th, 17th 200t 23rd
24th 27th and /Daniel Birthday Party. 30th. &
:llfil...Tbat's 14days!!!!
July 4th, Sunday. tbe New Run opens at
"noon'' for the Bar's in house "Freedom Picnic
and Special Beer Bust - All Day 1.ong - Hot
Dogs and all lhe fL,ings... Come on down to the
"Coldest Beer la Town" No Kidding. Our Keg
Cooler is set at 32 degrees "Brrrmrr" "Yummy
for your tummy" ... and don't forget those
taste buds... with ICE COW Budweiser!!! I
Volleyball action is in Full Swing. The New
fu!!l..fil!L wants to put an open challenge to all the
Gay Bars within the New Voice's Readership!!
Linooln Bars- ··eomeon Down" Steak Dinners
will be the "'"b"'r'! Give mca call at 449-8703
any day aflcr 2pm ... ask for "Mark"! ! Rumor has
it that Gary W~t ha$atcam ... Let's hope he calls
real soon ... Along with Volleyball comes some
Nasty Sun bums so keep )OU lot.ion and >Wl block
187 handy ... Maybe David or Dan will help rub
your l<>tion lo that bard to reach spot ... Only
Kidding! They'll rub it... "All o,•cr your Body.''
Now let's look into our Regular everyday
Drink prices, specials, 13eer Busts. Cocktail Busts.
Bartender Specials, and Blew Lite Schnapps
Specials ... liVC:RY DAY at the New Run Bar,
with !lie l..onge,1 Gay Happv Hour in town (3pm
• 10pm Daily).
The New Run Bar is a specialist in I .ow Low
drink prices with your budget in mind!!! ~
Hour$! well drinks and $1.50 jars**(add 2.5¢ for
juice). Cocktail Bu.sts "only one of its kind .. .
with you in mind!! I 1st drink $3.50 with .50¢
refills** (for 3 hours) 9pm-midnite 7 days a
week. Super Bush Beer Bu5t - $1.50 1st glass
of beer with 2.5¢ refills ta great deal)!! 5 hours
(5pm . 10pm) Daily!
Afler I lours is getting bigger & belier! WiU,
your last chance to "Shake it on down" with the
"Lale NiteCrowd". So stop on by and Dinoe Iii
the cows come home lo sooieofthc hoaeSI music
in town!! After Hours starts at 1:35pm • 4am
Friday & Salurday L,.,re Night~. Pop & Coffee
"Frc-e" wiU, cover charge at the door.
Anne & Mark s1iD want to buy you a "Keg-0!Wi.L for your birthday ... Plan your party with
us. Invite your friends. pay for the 1st Keg &
we·11 buy your second keg. "Happy Birthday to
You."
14 days of Free* Keg Beer in July! I low
many Free Kegs in August'/ Have suggestions for
a Party or FWlcl Raiser or would you like to boolc
a show'? Contact Mark, David. or Daryl at the
New Run for all )Our social & party needs. The
July calendar is filling up.
Fun in the Sun and under thc starsa t ~
Run Bar. Disco & After Hours.
RIVER CITY MIXED CHORUS CONCERT: IN BLACK & WHITE
byB&G
·'Songs of Stru~gle, Freedom. and llope"
was the theme that John Bennett and the River
City Mi•ed Chorus used for their spring concert
on May 22at the St13uss Performing Ans Center
at UNO.
As with their last concert, it was a packed
house with folding chairs set up. As U,e last
per.ion was seated, the cllorus came to lhe stage
with much applause. Enter JonatJ,an Swoboda,
pianist, and John J. Bennett, conductor, and
beautiful evening of music begins.
The first set entitled "Son~ of Struggle and
!lope" mngcd from lhe light and airy Ev'ryTime
I Feel The Spirll to the depressed Go Down,
Moses tothcs-p;ritual Hush, Somebody's Callin'
highlights of the evening, the women of the
Chorus performing Wings. I have been to two
other community functions since this concert
where Wings has been performed and it could
never grow old lo this reporter.
After hearing Freedom Is Coming which
included narrations and song, a song of hope We
Shall Overcome was perfom,ed At the end of
this number the Chorus was surprised as many
members of the audience wa\'ed the freedom
colors in the form of plastic streamers on sticks.
The last number, May Your Sun Forerer
Shine. brought the audience to U,cir feet and a
banner was dropped from the bolcony summing
up the feelings of everyone, "You Make Us
My Name.
Proud."
The second set "Songs of Yearning for
rreedom" consisted of the West Indian lullaby
All My TrsaLr and a C,.echo-Slornk l'olksong
Wafers Ripple and Flow which was beautifully
done. The first half of !he show ended with the
very dramatic Song of Derrwcraci•.
After a brief intermission, the second half of
the evening started with "Songs of Lo\'e and
Peace" which featured You Are The New Dav.
The Tree of Peace, Ya 8a 8<1m, and ooo of !lie
I have beard it stated before that the Rh·er
City Mixed Chorus is one of our communily's
bigECst assets. Attend the next concert and I'm
sure you will agree.
'!'hanks to tbe talents of Jonathan Swoboda
on Piano. Christine Peek, Sign Language
Interpreter, the Magnificeut talent of John J.
Bennet!, and. of course. lhe beautiful voices of
the Chorus Members. "You Make Us Proud!"
THE NEW VOICE
�MIDWESTERN
PREMIERE
AT BLUE BARN
The B lue Barn Theatre announces ilS next
ambitious project lhe Midwestern premiere of
David Drdkc's new play The Night Larry Kramer
Kissed Me.
In lhi~ e lectrifying ooc person show. a young
man. having accepted his homosexuality, must
now come to tcnns with a discriminating and
harsh American society. Through drama, humor
and music. his powetful story unfolds. culmiroting
in a cclcbralioo ltls life and culture.
The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me has
JX1Cked houses in New York City. San Francisco
and LA. Now with the blessing-; of the atthor and
original producers, Omahans will have the cbance
to see a joyful play about gay life, a play that
n:jecL, the rgion of self-hatred and embraces the
future with hope.
Show dates and lime are July 16, 17, 23, and
24al 8 p.m. TickelS are $9foraduJLs and $5 for
studenlS and scni(,rs. The fllue Barn Theatre is
located at 12.58 S. 1 St ( 112 bk,ck north of the
3th
Bohemian Cafe). Seating is limiled. Call 345IS76 for reservations and infonnalion.
MCC-0 AND RCGA GATHER
FOR GENDER ISSUES
FORUM
MCC-Omaha opened iL, social hall doors
Sunday. J une 13, for a Potluck Dinner and a
rxcsentation by members of the River CilyGcndcr
Alliance. The gathering's purpose was to give
community people an opportunity 10 dialogue
and learn more about ooe another.
Spokeswoman for the group that day was Dr.
Krys Dean. Dr. Dean began by asking tbe group
to imagine thcmsclves ona long journey. As lhc
days and weeks and months of the journey pass
by, the sojourners' shoes become
uncomfortable-so uncomfortable that the
traveler comes to recogniz.e that unless he/she
changes shoes he/she will no longer be able to
continue on this jouroey. The jouroey is life, and
the travelers are those of us who have reeogrtlud
that we arc men with the bodies of women and
women who were born with the bodies of men.
So goes the life of the men and women who make
up the transgeoder community.
following a brief presentation· by Dr. Dean.
!hose gathered heard also from Jonie, Claire, and
Ste,•e. Both Jonie and Claire described a little
about their livesandthcirooming tolhe realil.ltion
and acceptance of who they are. Fantlly, friends,
Jobs-all have been sacrif,cedasa JJ0rt of owning
and living who Ibey arc. All agreed that !he gloty
of being o ne in body and mind was wortb the
sacrifices and suffering they have endured. Steve,
uncertain yet where he falls in the realm of
gender possibilities. spoke bricOy of the q uest.ions
he has and the struggles be is enduring.
An interesting. but ecl.x,-tic question/answer
period followed as M<.."Ccrs quiv..ed their guests
on everytbing from religion to surgery coslS to
risks of cancer to lhe availability of surgery to
how can MCC-0 make Lhe transgendcr
community feel more welcome.
Members of RCGA thanked MCC-Omaha
for inviting U1cm to speak, just as the MCCers
graciously thanked Dr. Dean, Jonie. Claire. and
~~~~~ for sharing so honestly aod openly with
RCX.JA mocts monlhlv. For dclails 00 IM\' IO
contact them. check out tiie New Voll'e Resource
Director) .
THE NEW VOICE
NEWS FROM MCC-0
by Carla
Ah! July has come at last, and are we ever
ready for it! Our pace eases up ju. t a bit liere as
s
U,c temperatures shoot upward.
All the regular groups continue lheir mwtings:
the choir, 1hc Tuesday and Saturday Support
Groups, Sund.1y school. the Uoard of Directors,
lhc wo,,.ltlp leader.<, etc. The big news is Geoeral
Conference. Mid-month Rev . Howard, Re,·.
Hanlon, and our two lay delegates-Pat Phalen
and Sharon Van Butscl - hcad for Phoeni, .
They're our official representatives for the
business part of the oonferencc. Unofficially
Sc\·cral other congregation members are also
beading west to attend the workshops, seminars,
woo.hip services. and just ha,•c some fwi in the
sun. Included in tbosc arc Mike, Craig. and
Carla-to name a few. Rev. Howard has been
working on completing the ordination
rcquiremenlS this J)(lSt year. and will hopefully be
among those pastors ordained by the Universal
FellowshipofMctropolitanCommunityO,urches
al !his conference.
MCC-0 was proud to be represented by a
strong gn,up of marchers in the 1993 Oay/Lesllianl
Bi Pride Parade jum a week ago. And we were
delighted al the number of people who stayed for
the Vesper Service following tlic rully and picnic.
Other special J une events included a
"surprise" card shower for Rev. Howard and ltls
partner Craig on Sunday, June 13, as the
congregation joined with them in celebrating the
purchase of a home. Thal same day we were
blessed with a presentation by the River City
Gender Alliance (sec a related article in this
issue). June also brought a repeat petformance by
llcartsong, a gospel quartet. and, of course, the
PRJDG lntetfaith Service. Wow! What a time of
celebration J une has been! And "Thanks" are
again in order for the "tons" of food The New Run
Bar has been collecting for our )JQlllry. TIIANKSI
Junealsowasatimcofli!,teningandsharing
as Rev. Howard spent six evenings meeting with
groups from the congregation in "visioning"
sessions. MCC-0 has doubled the si7.e of ilS
congregation since our move la.,1 J uly. Avera!!"
attendance runs over 110 each Sunday. The
"visioni.o g" ~ions puzzled over the questions:
Where do we go from here? What do we want
from our church? How do we maintain contact
with the over 250 different people regularly
allending MCC-0 each month? I low do we build
intimacy among the congregation members?
MCC-0 invites you to join u.s any Sunday.
Worship begins a t 10:20 a .m. The second and
fourth Sunday of each month, there is a 7 p.m.
E•·cning Worsltlp Service. Tit next monthThat's ii from my pew! S..'C you in church!
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DONALD M. PARKS
1-11-53
6-1-93
Your humor, smile, and
especially you will be missed.
Your loving friends
and Gllllgan'a Staff
A Donnie Parks' Day la planned for
July '93 at GIiiigan's - Details Later
MCC CRUSADERS TAKE TO
THE BALL FIELDS
The MCC Crusaders, sponsored by MCCOmaha, are enjoying their first season in the
Women's Softball Association Class "D"
competition. The fir.st game caught the Crusaders
off guard and resulted in a 0-15 loss for the
women in the la,•cndcr MCC T-shirts. Their
second oppooent seemed unprepared for the
Crusaders who found the sweet taste of victory
with a 17-0 win. The third gnme was rained out
and the fourth wa5 a 9 , 15 loss. Then, with the
fifth game winof'.20-9, the sixth game win of244, and tlJc seventh game win of 1(>.2, tlJc Ousaders
pulled ahead. Their eighth game featured good
plays and well placed hits but the effort was not
enough and the Crusade"' lo.l 5- 1O.
The Crusaders play on Thursday e•·enings
and welcoroe lhc support of their friend.'I. for
infonnati<1<1 on liroe and location, call lhcchurch
office at 345-2563.
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EXECUTIVE HAIR
345-3940
FULL SERVICE SALON
Perm, Color, Cut, a nd Exten ts ions
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�A NEW "ANGLE" IN NEWS
by Stan Brown
My sincere thanks to aU who made my flcncfit
Variety Show at The MAX a big sucress An
audieooc ol"' er :200 people enJO)'Cd the d" erse
t.1lents ol m) "Famil) d Pride" as we mised $739
from the door money, tips. rafnc, I-shirts und
button sales. Thank you to these performers:
C!uys1yne Sands. Modame X and Tro), D,ctra
Snow, Ron Walters, Oman Orakc, Mooica \VCSI,
811J 8., Jm;smyn Starr, The Tomboys (Shanie &
llcidi), Vikloria Towne, Tami Griffith, Steve
Koeller, Pbocni, Fallenllno, RN I ledges, Melissa
Morgan. Jenrufer Jen, Todd Ruscr. and emcee
Pnl Phalen. Another thank you to these
organizations and businesses who donated items
forourraffie: 1'heNew v°""" The MAX, l111U.sy
Produ:tiom, 10'.>:sl, RC:\tC. Addendum Je,,clr)•
.
flJ"s I lair Salon, and International Maoule Pn:ss
(l3clleruc) for lhe O)c<s. Thanks alqo to ANOLE
mcmbCJS O.n e. Becky. Joe, Carla. Sharon. Ron.
Je11). and Brandon. hnall), a t,;i lbank you to
Don and Rruce. o...ners of The MAX, Jim, Wayne,
1larold, Tom. and aU the slalT at The MAX.
Besldes lhc Benefit Show, !he lllOl.it ol Jw,c
,.as very bm) for ANOLE mcmhc!"I invol•ed
w1U, the RCC0111Ulion Drnner, lntcrfa1U, Wor.,lup
&!"'ice, Pride Parade, Rally, and Picnic. Wdhout
lhc hard ,.'Od:arddodtaltionof ANOLEmtmher,,
these c,·cnts "ould DOI occur, :,o I send my
personal thanks for a Job well done. A spec:rnl
thank you to lhc River C"1ty Mixed Chorus, foll.
Bally, lntemauooaJ Mrnute Prc.•s (Bellevue),
Pnnung Plus. Ro)•I Securit . and other
July 4th Picnic
NOON - 5:00 P.M.
by Patrid( Williama
J>
,/(
,<;>·
Games
Help Us
Celebrate
Our
,
Independence
.@·
Together
8ro11doo for all the wort they've do11e this year a..r
our fundn:us111g romnulltt oftwo!) See a related
article ti-here in lhe mal,lllinc for the ClOfflplde
story on the Recognillon Omncr.
ANGLE cannot make these events happen
without the ~upport we receive from the
communit). and we hope to make each )car
b1AACr and better with lll!!!..contioucd suppon.
Pride does not end in Jw,c but continues all )tar
Jong, so please join us for our mottinll" every first
Tuesday of the moolh. We meet a11,00 p.m. al
the lJl',Q Rchg,ous Ceder, JOI N Happy Hollow
Blvd or call 5S8 5303 for more information.
HGRANEWS
"PROGRESSIVE PARK"
- $7.00 Gate -
organw111oos and b1L~1ncsscs who made our
Recognition Dinner and Pride month activitic.~
~ u l . (l'ypcst 'snot~: ANGT.E also surtTe/y
thanks Inga (SUJ/1) for a wonderful • Fam,fy of
Pride" fundrmstr, and ANGIE thanks Stan and
I IGRA 's June meelJJlg was held at OC's on
lhc fifth at 4 00, pn,ccdcd by a meeu ng of thc
boord of direc1on.
The main item of bll,incss was the fact that
,.e now have e•ef)1hmg read) 10 fo,,-ard to
IGRA for official reco@'Dlllon and ehgibilit) to
pa111cipate m all IGRA sanctioned rocJa,s and
oelicr oclivities. This will be done immedialely so
that tbc membCJS attending the upooming North
Star and Rocky Mownin Regional Rodeos w1U
be able 10 participate.
Upcoming events will be a pool party and
potluck in Hastmgs August 7 in ca,jw,ction wiUi
our moolhly ~ Maps. mocel aofocmauoa
and other delall! wdl be available at the July
meeting. Boot, and hats oll'ionall Also at our
July meeting. "'C will begin planning for lhe Mr.I
M< Miss HORA contests lo be held this fall
Other events include lhe Great Plat0s Regional
Rodeos in W1ch1t.a, Augu.,,1 13-15 and Kansas
City, September 3-5.
\ t,,g thanks 10 Joel for manning our booth at
the ICON Memonal Ila> 1'1cnic:. ne did a great
job of promoting HGRA aod what " 'e are all
about
I.:iny and I al1mded lhc Great Platm Rcg;o,.J
Rodeo m Oklahoma Cit) over M~morial Oay
weckcod and "ere treated to warm Southern
hospitality and e~citing rodeo events. featuring o
lot of hot cowbo)'s and cowgirls.
l ~ I ) , c,cn ,r )OU are DOI a rodeo fan.
!lie I labwla Inn, a gay l'CSOfl, is a great place for
a , acation any ume. r'Clltunng a rc.rumrant and
both country and disoo bws. pnces an, rcasomblc,
,.,th a warm and fricndl) st.arr. The men would
pool
IO\e tbe - walk u( shame" around the
courtyards
Our June beer bll~t was a success \\ilh
c,cf)one socializing and enjoying the great
munchies and h*rung and daocing 10 courtl)
music.
Thanks to Shelley Foster for donating her
talents as D.J \\'c "ish 10 e(l<:nd a "wm oounuy
"clcome to the new members .. ho JOl.ned that
ererung.
The next ooord of directors mccung will be
Jul) 10 at 3 00 follo,-ed by U,c general
membership mccllDg at -I 00 at oc·s
We mv11e all mcmbc" of the ga) ard Jeslllan
C<>mmunity in the region to attend ony of our
n,e,clinll,'! and functions 10 IO()Ct lhc membership,
see "bat we an: aU alxU and decide 1f) ou
to nllGRA
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THE NEW VOICE
�PARTY TIME!
byRJ
VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF
SODOM OPENS IN
LINCOLN
GRANTS TOTALING $900+
AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN'S
It's Sunday. Last nij:ht, was one hell or a
pw1y in Lincoln It was great t
ORGANIZATIONS FROM
The Coalillon for Ga) and l.cs!,;an C'n 11
ICON
1-antahll Produc:hons presents Charles
l ( J ~ sponsored a <inner lo honor we older pys
The Imperial C'o wt of l'.cbrn.<ka announced
and lesbian.,, who arc 50 and over. The )'OWljlCr Busch's VAMPTRE LESBIANS OF SODOM,
the tawdry talc ol'two vamp-ires whose campy, at 1t< June mcelloll S900+- was available to
G L's threw a fl(llluck like )\>U wouldn't bcltc,·c.
This event was held Sa1urday evenini: 01 U,c VCOOlll(,W, m-ahysprul'! l.hcccnturi~-s fJOm Sodom Women's Organ11.attons as a resull of lhe profits
C'ornerStone 011 the UNI. c.1mpus It wa, "ell of Oki, Ull'OUgh 1920', Hollywood, tc.>thc !liiuery from lhc Memorial Day Picnic.
Women·s groups or groups
an owcacb
IAS Veira., ,oow palaces o( toda>, 1'1D)Wrigbt
Ill.tended ,.,th°' er fifty pe,ople g;,thcred ~ r
Busch. to be seen ,n the upcomini: sequel to The or programs spcc,fically designed for ,mmcn
About 20 of u,, "ere 50or u,,cr
Jl'"'2ms Pomlly • fomd fame as ooc C'l Amenca 's
~hould oonlac) )CON President Carla at SS6Two banqUL1 tables \\Cre placed end 10 end
and gmined with food placed otl them. It wa,11·1 foremost ac:tocs-in-o dress m this, "The Longest 9907 ,mmedJateJy for details. Written request
long. and we, 100. were grooning ,cs well. And Runnin!l Off-Broadway Non-Musical in Histo,y" mlL'<I be received by August I to be considered
Melissa Lewis fills Dusch's heels as screen strulet l.cucrs have been sent to as many groups as
still the goods kepi coming in l·ned clucken a
delicious chicken and broccoli dish. oumero;.,; MadclelDC Astarte. I k:r anta~st, La Condessa pos>1ble infonniog them of the grant availability.
the drcacled Succubus, ,~ played b) RICI: s,-am1; b<l 1f )'00 or }00! group did not recei,·e a lcncr,
casseroles, cncluladas, salad.. and desserts. talk
about desser1S Sm c;1y! It "as fabulous! After (ale.a. Shez.a ~iann). "ho busil} fall 10.. -cut please conlacl Carla llllUlCdiatcl)
n«kl111e!> while !,;ting others. The cast as filled
These grants are made possible because o/'
stuffing oorsct,cs silly, we ju.'<I va,1led lllltil !UO
At 8:30, two vidoos were shown, S1/e111 out with experienced talent from UNL nod the ICON·, desire to more thoroughly suppon the
entire gay and lesbian community. The PrePwneers. dealing w11h the sacrifices ond greater Liocoln Commwtil) .
1..obor Day Picnic •cheduled for Sunday, Sept- 5
O,rector Cbanninll Roos is a film,thcatrcl
COOl.ribwons of the origiml Gay Rigbls acbvi'<ls
telev1s1on maJOr at l :S:I.. He bas appeared in at Progressive Park has been designated a
10 the U.S It dealt "ilh lbo,;c onginal JlloncctS.
IJld their aw.ni: process: h<M the) 're coping and Buscli 's PSYCHO Bf:JlCH PAfffY, and ,. ,lb the rundrauer for PWA·s
the problems the} face. A scoond vidoo, fanulv Screarrung Kupcatcs III SYI\C OR S\\ IM I 6.s
IOWA GAY PRIDE EVENTS
l'ortrwt, W'.l.'l a continuation of the first film. It directton projects include NUNSENSI:.' at tbc
told about SAOU in New Yo,-k (Seniors Aging ID Centre Stage Theatre an I luron. Soulh Dakota,
The Iowa Gay Prtde Parade and Rally took
a Gay Eovironmeot). We sure could use SAOH and RF.MIJNING THE .Wfr:, a film short docu- place in Des Moines on Saturday, June 5. The
drama about a woman coping "ith AJOS
ID Nebraska. Al JO the party started to break: up.
parade began at noon at the Polk: County Courl
Tlus glamorom, hys1cncal productJon opens !louse, 5CJl and C ourt A, enute The route
but it was such a g,,::at e, C1Unjl such good food,
Thursday. July 29 and OOl1.Ulues for one -«dtend procc,edcd to Xollcn P1az.a. the sate of the rally.
good company- a real good tune.
0111 Crews, mayor o/' Melbourne, Iowa gave
A big, bag thank you to the Coalition, to only at the Lincoln Ensemble Theatre, 701 "P"
Sandy Vopalka, and to the younger generatJons St. in the I hstoric Haymarket, Uncoln. Nebraska. the keynote speech. He recently came out in a
of gays and lesbians for honorin~ we "older Curtain is 8 p.m. ThW'Sday~'>alurdaJ, July 29-31. guesl opinioo piece in The Des Moines Register.
Additional "Midnighl Shows' wall be held on
c,tizeos" o/' the G 'L comm unit} . It s nioe to be
Las Vegas <XlmOd,an .kny Halliday was lhe parade
Frida) and Saturday Seating is limilcd. Make grand marshal
ICtnCl1lbcred so wdL By the time I j!<II back home
to Omaha, I was one tired old fart, but a happy reser>allon,, b) calhng Ll,T at (402) 477-7377
- GLB Jlma Newsk11u
(M-1· 10-6:30).
tired old fart What a panyl
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LONGEST RUNNING NON-MUSICAL
DC's DOINGS
July~ill bea ~morthat oc·s begimungwith the July 4th weekend.
Thal _
Saturd:t) there will be free bot dog<, baked beans, and chi~ m
'I~ addtllon to~ CbefT) Bombs and Olher dnok: specials.
July 91h and 10th II wall be "Party, Pnn). Party!" with oc·s 2nd
Anmvc~ Pnrty ,..;lb surpnscs both nights. On Friday, July 9, there will
be complimentary champa~. 75¢ draws, and 50¢ Cherry Bombs from
8pm to cl<l'llng On Saturday lhe 10th there w1U be SI Sclmapps Shols and
well driok:s and only SI fotTrucCowboyCocksuck:ers
Thursda) , Jul) 15, from 9pm toclosc.
be the firsa ooe of an eve')
moolb e, enl, " ~ .· "1th fanlasics and special drink: ~ Don' t
nuss all Also, e, Cf)' Thursday, ,.ea, your leather for special drink prices
from 9pm locl<i,;ing.
DC's w,11 be featuring Doer BUl>'ts evcl') Tuesday and Thursday from
8pm to close and cvcl') Sunday from noon to6pm for $3 w11b 25¢ refills.
Dunn!! thc,c hot summer wghls you'll "ant to check out the After
Jlours at IX"~ It's even hotter ,.;lb the Jul} special - jUSI SI cover ror
Nier Hours l)wiceand Party from lamlo4am. During Afil:r lloursColTee
and Sodas are$ I each. Juices arc 25¢ more.
Be sure nod stop in for lloppy Hour7 d.~)S a week. from 4pm to 9pm
and check oUI all our daJiy dnnk and beer specials.
oc·s ,sopen Mooday through Thursda) from 2pm to lam OC's opem
U!.llQOll Fnda) through Sunda}
-..,n
- an adult comedy by -
Charles Busch
J ULY 29 - 31 • 8PM • TICKETS: $8
(TICKETS FOR M!ONIOHT SHOWS: $10)
ISpeci~ MIDNIGHT SHOWS Friday and Satunla~
COL.'/ ENSE.\1BLE THEATRE • 701 "P" STREET
Reservations Call L.E.T. at (402) 477-7377
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�NOi since John Sayles' ground-breaking film,
Lianna has there been ardlx:r film thal has OjlCllly
dealt with lesbianism. Desert Hearts, a 1987
Goldwyn film wa.5 a lesbian love SlOT)' btt did oot
investigate the "whys" behind 'Vi\'ian·s·
auraction to another woman. f'r,ed Greeu
To= turned a novel with k:sbian pm.agoniSlS
into a "friendship~10,y" on screen. Clmre o/1'w
CLAIRE OF THE MOON
Moon bJcalcs new groond by exploring a g,aceful.
sensual and persuasive growing passion between
two very different women. Tbe film began as a
$30,000 16 mm black ard white directional debut
of scrcenwritcrldircclor, Nicole Conn and her
partner producer/2nd unit direcror, Pamela S.
Kuri. Conn doggedly pursued the first limited
fiuls lo get the project off the ground and Claire
ofthe Moon became a full lcngth3S mm feature
film produced for one million dollars.
Set in a writer's retreat on the Oregon coast
with a east of diverse women characters, the
elegant, highly disciplined Dr. Noel Benedict
(Kaieo Trumbo), a respected therapist/writer ard
Claire Jabrowski (frisha Todd), a statuesque
blonde beauty and a successful satirist are bookoo
into the same cottage. The plot evolves as Noel
oomcs out in a group meeting, changing Oaire 's
initial bo61ility toward her to respect and ultimately
aun,ctioo. Coon· s film does i.x atlel]]jlt 1o answu
any questions, but rather portrays a totally
unexpected mutual sexual attrnctioo discreeUy
presenled erotically and beautifully.
Claire of rhe Moon is brought lo Omaha and
the midwesl by Women of the Plains for a single
showing at the Witberspooo Concert Hall, .l<Jelyn
Art Museum at 8:05 PM on Sat., July 31sL
Tickets are $7.00 and are available by mail from
Women of the Plain.5, P. 0. Box 24355. Omaha.
NE. 68124-0355, at New Realities Bookstore,
1026 Howard in the Old Mark.el or the Albino
Rhino, 101 North 14th Street in Lincoln.
One Showing Only
at Joslyn
August 20-22, 1993
For More Information
Fantasy 93
P.O. Box 6232
Omaha, NE 68106-0232
BENEFIT FOR
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Aids Emergency Fund
MCC-Omaha Window Fund
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Shuttles on the half hour
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�ANGLE RECOGNIZES COMMUNITY LEADERS
Acluc, ing Ne" Ga} and Lcsb,an Endeavors nominated for prcscntonjl J!lll and lesbian issocs
(AI\OIJ,) rcco,nu.td OOOllllWUl) le.odors at the to bolh the cotpOOlhon and lhc onmmurul) ..\n
F,mpl<))t:r Rc:;owt:cOnlU()oll S \\ l.'ff. E,\GII
third annual Rcooi:nollon Dinner held on June 4
Rccogno
toon was !l"'cn in four categoric•: has been the onl) profc~oonal ga) and lesbmn
Community Servioc Ousincss, Individual, and association in the area. EAGLE has contriburnd
Organuatioo; and Individual Personal toconfcrcncesat llS \\11:.l,Tandloeld"orkshofl',
,\cluc•emcnl. Speaal rc:cognitioo was gi>rn to for the <UJlOOllion. for Col> 1-.mplo)ocs. for Metro
5 0<0tstanding normnecs:
Tech. fClf('rco!?f*,n. fur the Ollk:)!C uf ~L 1'1ar)'s,
CommW11ty Service·
and (Of l :M). t;:ade111of l:J\Gl.harc IIIH>hed in
many other community organiwtoon~ and ,n the
Uuso
ocss - Printing Plus
Organit;1tion political arena. Three members or bAGLE
Otizens for Gqual Pmcec11on
n.-ccived Regtooal A"ards of Merit as has the
The lmpcnal Coort ol'\cbraska
orgaru.tJlll<n The mmonaooo state,, "Bccaus,e of
Indov idual - Pat Phalen
the cffons of membc.- of EAGLE. there rune
been f)O!,illve chan(!C~ 111 behaviO< and altitude
l>i!rsonal Achievement - Bnan I lanlon
The cvcni1_1fs ixognmi featured 8 brief a;,nccrt about gay~ and lesbia1l~ witloin the corporation."
by the River City MiMd Chorus end an address 3) IMPERIAL COURT OF NlillRJ\SKA
by Diane Tbooias of the 1'1a)tt'• orroce. lo her (SPECIAL R.ECOONmON) :-:oomoated for
address. Ms. Thomas cmpllasiud her ,.;s1, toot thinccn )'Car.I of set\ oce anti financial ,11ppo,t of
we would oo cclcllratc <ivcrsity bl.C would il\'ilead
other organizatioru. rnclud1ng ANGLE. NAP.
celebrutc being one people. Iler wish wa.s thm PWA Emergency, Children's Cmos Center,
each ptr.!00 could say "1 am somebody" and that
American Cancer Society, \,ICC-Omaha,
Olbers cook! rcoognizc us as bcmg soroelxxly At l'fl.AG Omaha. f'Fl \G Ll.nooln. the Yow, Talk
the cb!c of h e r ~ Ms Thomas was pn:ocntcd Linc, \'IOI.E"s Ga)·Lcsbtan lnf<><mallon and
with a 1993 PridcTc.>Shin and Ow.on wbichshc Referral Lone, the Omaha and l.oncoln Qtult
S1'11ed she would display in her oflicc on the Qv,c Displa}S, Human Rights Camp:uiin Fund,
Fantasy, UNO Speech l'uthology Cluuc, MCC's
Center.
The buffel for the e,·ening "'8S provided b)• Food Pantry, CFEP. Colorado Leiislative
lruliau,c l'ro,ect. All Iowa AIDS Denelit. ABC
Aaron Michael's Catering.
A listing o( all those ~ru1,ed follo,,·s
Quilts for I UV+ Childm1. SHOUT o n ~ . k>
Community Service by a Bus1
nes.,·
oamc a few. The JOOMn:hs and members of the
I) Al3SOLUfEI.Y FLOWERS - Nominated Lloard of ICON have performed in utnwnerable
for ongoing su(lPO_lt through <kmations of noral fwidJaiscrs. I " ~ l'ln:nix and l(l)N members
arrangements, mcluding donating each week a even traveled to Colorodo Spron~ to bold a
kwel) altar 1nxjue1 IOMCC. Absolutely Ro\\-er.s fundraiser 10 help li11hl Amendment 2 ICO!'I
succeeded and remained suppon" e of the ga~
offers OOlCf orgaottallQI\'! opponwut""' IO inform
lesb,nn community even through changes on the community through three pocnoes held each
ownership. Absohi cly Ao,-ers is rccogni1.oo summer. ICON reoognizcs and supp(Wls diversity.
for thctr suppon, geoerosit)'. aod success •• a Female impcrsooatorl, the leather community,
smaJ I busmcss.
white pcclpk:. people o( color, g:l), hctcmsc,ual
2) Tl II: l'.iAX - Nominated f0< thcor oogotnjl all take pan an ICON actmtJes. The llOIDloalion
support olthc community. The per.m nomioabng stated ICON has generously suppor1cd a diverse
The MAX did nOI go into the bcouty nor size ol group ('I( organiz.ations for 13 )'cars, helping bring
the MAX. nor tbcor business success, but
both homosexual and hcterosc,uul into one
nomonaled the MA,'( because "ot let's us kno,\ oommuruty
that there is a place -.e can depend on. It's "here
4) \\'0.\lh.' Of Tl IE PLAIXS
good thongs happen "
Nominated for brin,:ong women oriented
3)
PRlNTINO PLUS
(S P EC I AL entertainment to Omaha. includong Chros
RECOGNITION) Nominated for ooMistenl Williamson and Kate Climoo and for giving the
suppon of the community through donations of communoty altemath-e entertainment nnd a chance
pnnt,ng services (free or at reduced ca;t) and fO< to occ"cri: "'lb people that don't go«> lhc tms.
its acuvc suppon of AIDS educaoon and safer sex Tile nomonatoon stated" A group 'llancd with a
pmcll~ through Fantasy Weekends and suppon dream for the commwut) and with hard work it
of the Nebraska AIDS Project The generosity or became n reality."
Printmg Plus allows groups IO advcruse, prool(lte, Communi1y Service by an lndi\'lduul
and oommtmicate e, en "llb limited fwds. At the l)JOhOO!'&\ILTO
same tome, Pnntong Plus contonucs to be n :-.om,nat<l<.I for leading the ga) lesb,an ,uppon
successful business operation. The oomim11on group at MC'C-Omaha for the last 4 years. The
describes Printing Ph1ss as a "Shoning example of group l<c~ helped many i111hc oom,ng l)Ul proces.~
a g&) owned b1mncss to the entire city."
and the process or li,•ing as a gay or lesbian
Commwuty Servoce hy an Organi,atoon·
person on a str.ught socoel) . The nonunallon
SlalCS ".k,c has been \\1Ulllj! to take on ti.s "eek!)
I) CITIZENS FOR l:QUAL PRITTECl'ION
activit) for four icar.. When you ,oluntccr to
(SPECIAL R ECOGNITION) Nomioatcd for o take on the leadership oh WEEKLY acuvit} for
successful National Coming O,rt Duy Street Fair four yea.-, that is a MAJOR cO!llmitmcnt"
and rOf cootdinatin{! clTOIIS around I.H 395 which 2) STAN BROWN
w,II add Seu,al Oriental.Ion to the Kebrasta Fan :Sominalcd for his parucopatioo m ,\XOLE as
Emplo}ment Act. The success of llus, the Ii~ New Votct' correspondent and oo-chau of the
bill addressing sexual oriental!on to have made it fundr•1"0~ conmuttcc Stan has been• singing
out of commiuec, is due 10 the lobbying, member ol RCMC for 6 )CIIIS and served oo the
test.imort), and public informallon coordinated board for O\'er 4 )cars. lie WJS pte~idcnt ror I 11
by CFhP. The nomination stated "l'his group 2 years and Vice President for performance and
"orts from a di,m;c core group c,f ga). lesb,an martelinJ Slan wa, a •olllnleer for t h e ~
and non gay lesbian people with o good gender Quilt Dosl"ay and co-producer of :-:ebrasta
mix ...
United. o s1g11ificant fundrruser for 1hc Quilt A•
2) The Emplo) cc Association for Oays and INGA, Stun has performed on numerous
LAlsbians of U S WE.'IT (EAGLE) 13AOLE was fundrai,cr,; and has acted as judge and pageant
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coordinator Stan also supports the leather
onmmw•t) lbroughlus 10\1~, cmeot "'th I ~
"cekends I he nommahm stated that "alo~
"1th hos panncr. Orandon Shulos, Suon os one of
the busiest nnd mo,;t commillcd memhcrs of the
Omaha community."
3) TA~11 ORJIHTH
'souuooted for her 1"0 )-car> d s,nia: a,, Athena
of the lmpcroal Coun u(t\el>rnska. <b,nli "lucb
~he was aclacly mvolved "'''h e,·ery C\'cnl. acting
us adhesive for botll sets or Monarchs. Tanu and
her royal frun~) ,·olW1IDCnld e,tcnsively ,.,th lbe
klCal Man:b on \\'aslun,ct<wi organi.zi~ actmties,
often n:spondmg at the drop of a hat The
nomination ~talcs "Tam, has improved the
community rcpulatioo of ICON. Her uwolvcmcm
with the women· s community has accessed an
ollcn forgotten segment of Omaha."
4)
PAT PHALht\
(S P E C I A L
llECOG NmON) Co-founder of 1:.i\OLE al
U S WFST, member CfT;P, member NGl,TF,
Steering C'ommittcc member of New Voice,
Dcacoo and elected Lay Dclcgate ol' MCCOmaha, Past lmperor of Imperial Coun, has
been a "Budd)" for l's \P, Member f'lo.{'botce
Advocates. tmined facihtator for gender issues
workshops 111 US WF~'IT, present ('.()-Chair of
the ll S \\'EST Pluralism C'.ouncil, Stud)ing
\merican Sign Language and is volunteer
mterpretcr. Recipient o( the EAGLE regional
A"ard of McnL Tbe nom1natioo stated Pat is
more than a public display in a pool, he's more
like a boulder I ~ in u puddle. Ile hus a few
faults, one of which is Ills big bean and tllat be
doesn't blo\\ when tosa) "no".
5) .11.:HRL\ "BRANDOl\" Slll, KIS
Nominated for being an active member of J\NGI £
for4 years. co-chairrortllll fundraisingconunittoc.
1992 National Cooling Out Doy chair. member of
1992 Recogn,llon Comnuuce. and volunteer for
lbc Ga) Leshtan lnfonnotJon and Refenal Line
Brandon has been a "Fncnd" of the a.on.. for 5
years, scrvmg as concen volunteer dorcctor,
Friends Group Leader, and C'horus Librarian. lie
was a ,•oluntccr for Fanta,y '89, ·90, '91. 2nd
ruoner up to \fr Gay ~c~ka 1990 and 2nd
ruoner up to Mr Omaha Drummer 1991 The
uomuiauon staled "along woUt his panncr, :Stan
Brown. Broodon is one ol the busiest and most
oommined members of the Omaha C.ommunil)·."
lndmdual PcCi9Q31 Acluc, cmcnt
I) SRI \N HANLON
(S PECI A L
RECOGNm ON) 1'0l11l!l3tcd for hos efforst on
lx.'COOling :o Pastor in Mct.ropolitan Community
Church After being diarnoscd "ith AIDS and
rcllnng from a succcssfu career in the molitar).
llnan lert lu, home in Colorado and mm ed to
Omaha to pursue a 2 )tar course of \lud) M
student clergy. Wllilc stooent clerg), Unao
com~lctcd e<tcnsivc C<llll"lC work and llltstorcd
MCC-Siotn Cot) from ol• forst church scrtice to
bcmg cstabloshcd as a "m1ss1on church" ,n the
l l·MCC. Onan was licensed a year ago c,cn
though he had to atlend the conference ,n a
wheelchair. Ile has had to resign a., po,tor of
\1CC-Sioul! Coty but cootinucs as aer,y on Staff
at ~fC'C.Omaha c,·cn v.1th fa,hnge)'CS11thl. llnan
bas al"a)s been "<XJ" as a person hHng ,.,lb
\IDS. and has spotcn pobbcly and on tclc,,sion
us hoth a gt\) veteran and n person Mlh AIDS.
The nornina1100 stated "Brrnn is an c,amplc
because he ,;ei a goal and reached it e,·cn after
000!! diagno~hilb AIDS"
2) SR.\.RO:-. MCCART'\EY
Nomonatcd for her actovotocs a:i co-founder of
EAGLE, a member o( the 1>luralism council of
US WcST , and, now. as regional President of
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�ANGLE RECOGNITION Cont..
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ll.\GLE. Sharon speaks 0tn agairr.l discriminalioo
in lhe workplace and lhe commuruly. She bas
helped organiz.e conference., and has spoken al
wmlcsbops and al many places in lhc commwtil}.
She auends Metro Tech and speaks out openly to
address issues of prejudice. Sharon has received
EAGLE ·s regional Award of Meri!. The
nomination stated "Sharon is a role model for the
community. When }OU visit Sharon's desk lhcre
is ,ie,·er ally question lhat she is a lesbian because
of all the pictures and awards on display there."
3) WAYNETIETSORT - Nominated for bis
willingness to be "out" as a PW A and for his
many fundraising efforts for the PWA eme,-~ncy
=istance fund. Wayne has stood on lbc stage al
the MAX and discussed his I !IV status openly
and encoum~ olhcrs to come out of the closet
I lis bencli1 show this year, "The F:xx:s of AIDS,"
raised over $7000 for lhe PWA Emergency fund
Wayne participated actively in this show even
though he had to talk his doctors into letting him
OOl of the tn.-pital on piss to do so. The 1ioorination
,1a1es "I bave learned many things from Wayne
bin perhaps Uie ID06I important was in bis role a~
General Manager for the MAX when be stated
"You can't hold grudges-}siu've got to let things
go. put them in Uie past and get oock 10 working
togetbcr."
The Nominations Comminee included:
Sharon Van Butscl. C'..hair: Becky Weitzel. Stan
Drown. Joe Phillips, Harry Naasz, and Kathy
England. The impartial out-of-town members
i.ocluded: Jean ~ayberry and Alelll Fenceroy of
Sioux City. Detsy Hansen of Seattle, and Jan
Koieff of SL PauL
After nom.inations were received it was
discovered that one commiuee mcrnbcr bad been
nominated, other c<>mmillee members had
,11bmi1ted oomin.1tions. and th.it some nominees
were known to the impartial out of town niemlx.'fS.
Therefore, to avoid any eoonict of interest,
committee members evaluated oomination.s only
of categori<:s in which they were not nominated or
h.'ld nominated olbers. The out of town members
only evaluated categories in which Ibey had no
personal knowledge of any of U,c nominees.
A.N.C.L.E., Inc. (Achieving New Oay & I.eshian
l""""'vors), Bo, 31375, 01Tl2ha 68131. (402)
558-5303, Organization for Networking,
consciousness raising, and PRIDE aclivities.
Pl J
aros Leff TO RKil rr: REV BRIAN I IA NI.ON. PAT Pl lALcN. llOB EWING
OIANETIIO~t,\S, K,\TIIY ENrnAND PRcSEKTIKG AWARD TO SANDY KERSIIA \I' .\ND J\"b\' A COSINE
T,U11 GRIFl~TII & CARI.,\ PETERSEN. RIVl!R c rrY MIXEDCJIORl 'S
THE NEW VOICE
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�NEWS FROM NAP
May was a , Cr) bus) monlh nl lhc Nebmska
"-IDS Projc<:1 and for lhc All)S ~cnsitivc
romn1un11y Sc,·cral aMual e,enls brt)op.hl people
loj!Clbcr to remember those \\bo ha•c died from
complicallons due to lbe Hl\' 1nfectKW1 and to
help financ,all) supPoTI those" 1th lhe disc:isc
Wayne T1el<O<t s third annual bcncfil show
for the PWA I• ergcnc) Assistance fW>d. entitled
m
" l'accsof AIDS." was held al The MAX on ~lay
16. Doo !'lowers mid \leh'et helped h<N 1h: show
"h,ch reached '" goal to raise $7000. The
gcncmsit) oflhc cm"d prmcd the compassion
and o,·erahelm,ng ~upport from the gay and
lesboanconunW\lt) lbc perfomtefS t.ne al\\'3)"
Ileen fanlaslic. nnd ""h this show there were no
e'°cption.,. The slllff of the Nebraska AIDS
Project also pcrfonncd and al lhe encl of our song
were were all still ,landing; no one had fainted
from sta~ fn~hl Rotlnc) Shue) al90 spoke to
I be .\ IAX aud,eoce about the importance of
cootnbuting to the erncrgeoc) fwd We are ve~
thankful 10 h1m for lus honest) ,n discussing so
open!) his pcm,oaJ situation. Also thank you to
Wayne, Vclvcl, Don, The MAX. and all of you
who came and supported lheir effons
The follO\\ mg \\eclr.end, the IOU, Annual
NOS Caodkhght \femorial Seno,cc was held al
SL Cecilia·s Ca\hcdral. Candles "ere earned in
honor and remembrance of 287 per;ons "ho we
have lo.st to \IDS The memonal ts port of an
mtcmalional observance to remember lhosc who
have succumbed to llus disease. Locnll). Uus
~lcmorial Sen ice" a rcmindcrthal U,cre is still
much ,, ort to he done an 1hc area or pre, cnhon
and loen ,a, to those " ho arc afflicted "1th AIDS.
\Ian) lll:lllks IOall lhn<c "ho "'CWl.cd un ~
for ll'c mcmooal arid IOlhc •uhmieer;
candles for JlC™"" ><l•..c fanul} or fnend,. could
not attend.
The Alternate l'csi Site located at NAP 1s
unc.Jcr transition ri~ht now i.u regard!! to its current
comdutator Memll Stmson ,s 1"'"'"8 tlus
"''J"'m1bd1t) on 10 Jan Scbhccbcr. a pre, 1ous
lest ;,itc , oluntcer and general ~ .\ P , olumccr.
We arc, cry thankful to the dc<lieauon and bard
work lhat Memn ha\ put f(Wlb to help our tc'>l <>IC
run more clTecth cl)'. lie "111 remain on boord as
a volunteer tcs.t (;1 counselor. Thanks again.
tc
Merrill. and good luck to our new co,.irdrnator.
Jan
""''GltlllXI
'- \PCase Manaiicmcni Census \fa) 199,
Open C'.ases as of 5 I 93
2S I
New Cases
9
C'licnLs Deceased
6
Cases Closed
5
I:nd TOia! as of 5 31 93
249
If you Imo" someone "ho is Ml\'+ or bas
\IDS. feel free 10 refer them 10 the ~cbraska
AIQ; ProjecL If you \\ould hke 10, olunlc<:r, call
,\utlrey for an applieauon: ~782 2437
DIRECTOR OF ICE BOWL '94
TRANSFERRED TO NEW JERSEY
The big°""' fa Joe eo..·t ·~ ,s tlu t.:.u:cw,·e
Direct<><, Joel Gnuh, has been tran.sfemxl to Nw
Jersey. We'll mi~s Joel and Terry very much!!!
The Jee Bowl IUld Ri,·crCity League \\\lrl't be lhc
same without them llopefully, lhey'II get the
award for 11a, ch nit the fwtbest for the February
Tournament Wtlh Joel Slepp,ni: d<)\\ n. ROJ!Cf
Klenke was selected as bis replaccmc111. Joel and
Roger will work ck,,;cly in lhe nc,t few weeks 10
ensure a smooth transition. Thanks 10 the firm
oosc Joel put m placc. U,e adminis1rouve abilities
of Roger, and un active operations cornmittcc. no
problems are foreseen.
f'ollow1ng the loterna110nal IGBO
Tournament m Allanla, Georgia, 11 appears as if
the word bas l'(lllen out. Omaha th<OI' s a ~ t
port). with a 00\\ hog tournament on lhc side.
CIOtSC to 1000 bowlers gatherocJ in Allunta, and
II.inks 10 the super people of the Omal:ia
bowlers and non howlers alike. the Lalk of the
tournamenl "as how Omaha " a grca1 place to
JlM) tn kbruar).
\\'e've accepted hid, from several bo,.hng
cslnblishments to hold next )l.'llr's tourney, and
wiU11uicxpectod :llX).plus bowler.<, -.c·11 prooobl)
he using I\\O "houses ..
~c,1 )Car's Mernonal DI) Wcclr.cod ICillO
Tournament \\ill be l'cld near-b) m Oklahoma
Cil) II is being held m conJUllCUOll "1th their
n:g,ooal ga) rodeo, so tbcre should be cl°"' to
2(XXJ 8)1)• and lesbians cruising the "land of lhc
red dut" The !GOO '95Towmmcn1 wa,; awmuxl
to lhc ci1y of Vancouver. Brilish Columbia
ruture Ice Ho" I fundrai>ing even!$ arc a
I.uau Aksalben o,.ing at Gtlbgan's Pub 111 July
\ ~c:ss1>e Dinner (liar to Bar) and H,lhwd
Tournament in ,\ugUS1. and a Ha)'racl Ride m
Scpl.Cmber. Sounds hkc some fun ume, tor all.
>mv1dcd for you l>y our local 1averM and Ice
!owl '94. Che-ck il}crs for cxac1 times and
are.,. l
locutions.
THRIFT CITY
SEEKING YOUR USABLE DONATED ITEMS
MONDA~FRIDAY1~6pm
SATURDAY 10 - 5pm
344-7867
Pe rcentage of Proceeds donated to NAP
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The weekend of i\ugu\l 20-22. 1993 wil l
mark 1bc 5th year anni,e~ry of"FA)o.TASY"
Tiu, )C~r. I anlas) ·93 "111 be back in Om.aha,
Ncbr.t<ka co,,poosored b) rantas} Producll<,n;,
and Th,> /,,:tJJher Jo umul faotas) is a nauonal
fundrn1scr. Lhts )ear hcnef1llng the Leather
.\rchl\cs ,n Chicago. II., the AIDS Emergent)
l'und in San Fr.mci.s<:<>. CA, orld the Mctropoliwn
Communtl) Church in Omalo1, NE.
l11lc-hnldcrs and Leather D1gnitancs wall
nock 10 the heart of lhc Orc.11 Plains Rc~on for
thi• annual c• enl. "luch ha:. become one ol the
biggest "sash - ooshcs" ,n the COUOlI) As of the
end of .\la), o,·er SO title lx~dcrs and digmtane,
had conftnned aucndancc for this )ears c,cnt
The goal for this year is to have o,•cr HX>
titleholder. nod dignitaries 011 hand.
J'hc \\eekend ,.,11 hep111 wilh prcsentat,oo ol
cluboolor., (u)OU are a member of a club, he""
lo bnOjl )<ltlr colors) arid lnln>dUCIJOO of all of the
utklx>ldcrs and diputanc~ A Lealbcr Dnncc
"111 fol lo" . The next da) w,11 be a leather fuir
"ilh , cnd<,r, g;ime and infom,miooal boolh.s Imm
aero•• 1hc 11.S. There w1II also be semin.1N nnd
dcmonstmtiom of safe play. as well as tiUehoklcr
\\'Orks~ Satwday cverung wtll be ''Fania>)"
the shO\\. ><lucb will be produced b)· 1'bai fWYI)
brood. I\ISL 88, Shan Carr", and '1'he "'eked
tongue lad}, Ms Sacmmcnto I..catbcr 89 Jol.1nne
Tierney " The sho" also feature,, the titleholders
and dignitaries singing, dnncing, speaking. and
pcrfom1ing !heir fantasies h,•e on stage.
A fc" of Uxise confirmed include: IMI,
Director Chuck. Renslow, 1~1SI. 93 Am) \ianc
.\leek. Jnt'l \Jr Drurnmct92-9'3 Lmcrsoo DnllC),
Puhj,shcr of The /,J!tJJher Joumal Dm c Rhode,
.\Is M.A 91 -92 Ruth Marlt.s, Inn Mr Drummer
R9 Bnan Dawson, IMSI. 88 Shan Carr. M,
Sacnuncnto Lealher R9 Joanna T1ernc) (1~:,,,tcr
child), Mr lfo)d:s LcaU,cr89JelTBumam (P<l6ler
cluld), MrGulfCrn,,t Drummer91 Mar\: 1-rasicr.
~1r Rod) t.lol.lllain0rummcr91 Joe~. TU
~fan uftbc Year91 J,m R!Chards, ~Ir .\11MCS001
I.eathcr93JobnTudor, Mr M,nncsoca Drummer
93 JD Lnufman, ~1r Rocky Mountain Drummer
93 Grc,: I.o,,e, Mr Colorado Leather 90 Alan
Poller. Mr Colorado Leather 91 Jim Ch.1ndler,
Rocky Mounlam Drummcrboy 91 Steve Tru'IC,,
and many man) many more.
rllC J.,.;t hotel this )CU' \\111 also be lhc SIIC o(
1be lea&htr fau and sem,nars and wort.shop,. II c,
also onl) a 2 block \\nlk to The Ma, which ,s
where the c,·cmngs cntcrtnrnmenl will be Th1,
ye.ir, F11n111~y h.1s blockc<i ll,c elllire holel. The
h06t hrnel ,s the Radisson Kedick - phone (..!02)
~2-1500 plcasemcntion"I ,uiut.y93"toreca,·e
a special rate
Weekend pecbges are a, a,bblc: from S..'<l 00
m ach ancc, or $35 a1 the <loo< Check )our l,>eal
e,,1..1bhshmcnts for Po51cr; arid rcg,.strati<>n fom,s,
or contact "Fantas,'93", l'.O. Bo, 6Z32. Ormh.1,
l\'E 68106 OZl2 for more 1
nforomtion.
GLAGN
Will pick up
HOURS:
2425 Leavenworth
FANTASY93
August 20-22, 1993
LEADERSHIP
CHANGES
'fl,c Clay and Lesbian A,,ociution ufGrc.stcr
~cbrnska (GLAG1') ha« elected new officer. mid
\\111 he C<lfltrnuiog to pnwidc suppon groo11 a,Jd
social act" 11,cs for person., '" ing in Grealer
Sebrasl.a. For more iofonn:IIJOO oo the group. to
find oul ahout upcoromi e• cots. or 10 become a
member of GI~\ON, wntc lo Dennis \' • ~X)5
Roclco Road L<ll #4 North l'latte NE 6'J 10 I
THE NEW VOICE
�ELAINE
TOWNSEND
NEWS FROM THE COURT: THE IMPERIAL COURT
by Carla
Orab that s1111111n loiion, lho,c cue-offs and community nomiJllltion for ANGLIJ's annual
hcnd for Pm!?rcssive Park. ICON has a great rcco~nihon ceremony. but we were doubly
p1cntc planned JU,I for you 1111; Jul> Fourth.
honored 10 share Special Recognition "1th ,fF.P
Plc;n,c time 1, onun UI 5 00 for the Mnjde admission
I banks. AXGLE. and thanks to all of )OU \\bo
rost o( SJ 00 (Pk...e bnng lhooc UY, mth you.
,uppor1 our projcc1>' You're the real "inner;•
Our gatekeepers \\ 111 be checking!)
Wow! What a \\Cekcnd! ,.omn.~1,on XIII
Join us for (w, ,n Che sun' I hcre'II be plenty \\M something else! Fvery,.herc I turned there
,,r beer, pop, games. ond music to go around. A were out of-rca.Jm v1s1tors here to honor the
r,xld booth and Olhcr information nnd organinttion monnrehs of Reign XII for the e,ccllcm .iob
booths will be set up. The '.\.lcn'<)nal Day Picnic they've done the past t\\clvc months So once
ha<l 0>cr 500 allcndces and "e hope Jul) 4 will ag:un. or, behalf of the Boordof C'IO\cmnrs of the
m:11ch that' A fmanctal SUIIUll3J) ol lhc Memorial lmpcnal Court of :Sc~a. let me <a) ·1·1iant
DI) l'lcruc look.• hke this:
)OU. Phoenix. Thank )OU, Tanu. Th:lnk )OU,
503@ S71Xl =
SJ.521.00
Stew. You have accomplished great thtn~ this
2 @ $3.00 =
600
) car for gays and le,1>1nns Ill Nebraska and SW
Donation =
20.Q()
Iowa! Good job' And you s ure know how to
TOT AL
$3,547 00
'lhrow ooe helluva C"oronatioo!'
$498+ wns colle.:ted at the Beer Sland
Congratulations arc in order for our new
spccif1cally for the PWA fund Thal lllOOe) Ynll monarchs. C003nuulations! Way to go' The
be prcscmcd ,.aronatlOII rugbt b) the Reign XIl Boon! loots fon,ard to "orking ",th )OU' We
mona,chs,
Ill\ 1tCC>Cl')l'.lllC IOJOIO us Jul) 1831 The MAX for
Expenses· Pop
$ 2-lO 00
the 1n,est1ture of the new royal fam,hcs. Show
Beer
127500
tune ,s 9:30 p.m. Come moot the oew royalty and
Rene
500.00
say goodbye 10 the royal families of Reign XII,
Ta,cs
11612
who have served )OU so well. llostin~ that
Ad,crM1ng
1500
,pcctal evening ,,ill be l'ntUSS Royalc, Melissa
~
Mtsic
TOTAi.
$2.161.32
Profit for lhe l'lcmc will be ,pht as follows:
'70% for women's organizallons ond 30% for
ICON's treasury to fund other activicics. Sec a
related article in this issue to learn more about
how women's ,,oups can apply for grants from
the $900+-. The Pre Labo< 08) l'lcntC-Swxlay,
Sept. 5-bas been designated a, a fuodrruser for
P\\'A's.
ICON was honored first to receive a
Morir.w and the monarchs of Reign XIII
nx 00\\-that's II from the Court. c,ccpc
once agmn we say Tl L\.'-llC YOt;, THANK YOU,
Tl IANI< YOU to all of you-the indt,•1dual~. lhc
bu.<incsscs, and the orj!alli1.ations who do so vel)'
much to make our fundraisers and Coronulion
such a success. Thank )'OU'
See you inC.ounl This monlh's mcclln~ will
be Jul) 12. 6:30 p.m., tn Slosh's Salooo at The
~tJ\XI Come joo, us and sec ho,,· ICON worb
for )OU!
TO APPEAR AT
DOWNTOWN GROUNDS
The ~um mer tour of ~1 ngcr-songwnter~
guiumst, Ela,oe Townsend, will bring her to
Do"mown Grouods on Jul) 15. She has t,cco
described as a strong and distinctive sif18cr who
writes poignant and "ell crafted song~
TO"n:,ctld's Sl)le is "JUSI about M eck:<:ttc M )OU
can gel" and includes blues, bluegrass, samba,
rock. and reggae.
Iler debut album. Heartbrealrer 8/ue.t,
features moe outstandi,18 original compc>S11JOl\'I.
Though this is her debut a lbum, Town.send s.1ys
"I've been dreaming of and working towards this
for alxxl 10 years. H's ,cry smisf)iog to he.'lr my
sonj!S silo,\ cased by c'ICClfcnt anangemcDIS and
producuon ..
Heartbreaker Blues addresses love and
rclauooshtp issues from different ,·antagc pomls
l'rom the longing descnlxxl in Unanswered I.ow•r
and M,ssmg You to the cclcbraLion of self value
in l '111 D<nng Fine and Your Hand m Flight,
TO"'n>end maintains clnrit). poignanc) and
humor
ll:w,e To,,'115eU! ntum, to women onl> ,pace
occa<ionally stating that ,1 "feeds me and nW1ures
me to be in \\'OOlCII-OIUY space," but she performs
lo all sat.~ of audiences, stating Iha! it is impor1illlt
to her to get her music out to as many people as
fl'l"Slblc
Elamc Towoseod "111 appear at OowntOI' n
GrouodsooJuly 15at8pm. Tteketsan:$7aocl
arc a,•a1lable at Oo\\OtO"'o Grounds, 1117
Jackson. m Omaha.
0
Where it all began
m
Omaha, Nebraska
7 12 South 16th Street 342-9595
THE NEW VOICE
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�DC's
1019 South 10th Street
Oma ha, NE 68108
('102) 3'1'1-3103
North Entrance
July llth Weekend
Sunday the lf!h, Free Hot Dogs, Baked Beans & Chips.
Plus Cherry Bombs ore 50( each and other drink specials.
- - - - - - Porty, Porty, Porty-----Anniversary Porty - Friday July 9 th & Solurdoy July 101h
Friday the 9!b. • Complimentary Champagne, 75( Draws
and 50( Cherry Bombs (8-Close).
Saturday lO!b. • Sl.00 Schnapps Shots & Well Drinks,
Sl.00 True Cowboy Cocksuckers Plus special surprises both nights.
Big
2nd
----Thursday, July 15th 9 to close - - - First one of every month.
" Block Porty" - Fantasy & special drink prices. Don't miss it!
Also every Thursday, wear your leather for special drink prices
8-Close all night
Beer Bust's every Tuesday & Thursday
$3.00 and 25( refills 8-Close & Sundays- Noon - 6 pm.
-----After Hours 1 om - ll o m - - - - July Special Sl.00 cover coffee & Soda Sl.00 each Dance & Porty till if om.
Juices 25( extra
Be sure and stop in for Happy Hour 7 days o week if pm & check out all our doily drink/beer specials.
9 pm
Open Mon.-Thurs. 2 pm • 1 om and f ri.-Sun. Noon- q om.
�THE QUILT COMES TO SOUTH DAKOTA
by RJ
For Uie first 1ime, 1he AIO.'l Memorial Quill
came lo S0utl1 Dlkota. The Qull well! on display
nl the Sioux Falls Arena.
The Quill wi,s brought to Sioux Falls by a
combination of effons of EDAN (Eastern Dakota
Al 1)$ Ne1work), by McKennan llospiUII Health
Services. which also sponsors an AIDS Suppon
Group and by Metropolitan C'..ommunity Church
of Sioux l'alls, Rev. Don Reusch. Pastor.
Thursday nighl were lhc opening ceremonies.
Around 3<Xl people gathered together, while 754
panels were unfolded and pin on display.
Friday morning, at IO a.m. the doors lo the
Arena were opened to the general public. and
stayed open until 9 p.m. when the display closed
for the day. On H i day, about 1600 people came
lo visit and sec the Qwll display.
Again al 10 a.m. Saturday lhe doors once
more opened to the general public. Admission
throughout the display was free. lnformalion
booths handed oUI literature on A IDS, and a Quill
Mcmorabi lia booth, sold ilems about the Q uill, lo
help support touring the Qui lt
II was staled lhal about 20 of the 74 panels
were local. There was even one ror someone
from my fomJCt homelown. lhough I was not able
lo find out his name o r age.
South Dakota itself wa~ from the sUUl spared.
all in all, from A IDS. T he majority of AIDS
victims in South Dakota are people who have left
the slate, e<mlactcd ,\IDS somewhere else, then
have come home to die. They face 004 only lhc
debililaling disease, bul the stigma lhal g<JCS with
the disease aod lei's face it, South Dakota is 001
a nice place lo be G ' L in. There is a lol of
homophobia 001 lhcre in the boonies. Believe me.
/\t .5:00. closing ceremonies were held al the
Arena. About 9 new panels from South Dakota.
were added to lhc Quilt. It was a vc11· touching.
very moYing ceremony.
Everyone formed a ring around the Quill, and
there were cnm1gh people I<) do lhis and then
some. A soog from Elton John was played There
was a lol of hugging. a lot of Cl)in g. The Quilt
effects e\'eryooe who bas come in contact with it.
One cannot help but come away moved by the
experience.
The Argus /,eader, Sioux Falls daily
newspaper. gave a very good co\'erage of the
Q uilt The lines, coverage I ',•e yet seen. On thc
front page, a .5 X 7 pl>Olo of lhe Quilt, spread ou1
in the Arena. The photo was taken by Mike
Roemer, of The A111us leader. I le did an excellenl
j,lb taking lhe photo of the opening ceremony.
Text CO\'erage by Ann Grauvogt. Argus Leader
staff member was contained within. She did a
very good, sensitive job on reponing on U Quilt.
,e
The Arg11s Leader is to be highly commended
fortheircoveragc. Tbcyreallydidafinejob. A
most commendable job.
Minneapolis. Lincoln. Kansas City, Mo.
Omaha. Sioux Falls. The Quill keeps traveling.
Growing panel by panel. Each panel. a life lived.
A life lost. The Smithsonian calls ii the largest
C<Jllection of American folk art ever collected and
put togethcr in a common cause. So many panels,
so many lives lived, so many hopes, so many
dreams of the future, l<J!,1. So much pain, for the
dying and for lhc living. Families, whole families,
from the nucleus outward 10 the edges. Their
lives forever allcrcd. TbciJ lives will nc,·cr be the
same.
FIRST NATIONAL GA.
RADIO STATION
KGA Y Radio Network. localed in Denver.
Colorado, t he first national Gay and Lesbian
mdio slation can be received by satellite dish
owoers and have future plans lo branch o ut lo
major cable companies. KGA Y is dedicated to
serving the needs of lhe Lesbian and Gay
commu,tl1y and feel strongly that there is a grea1
need for a "National Gay and Lesbian Radio
Voice". KGA Y Radio plays too best in allcmative
and daooe music. KGA Y is a U boors per day, 7
days per week radio slalion.
Spread the word to your friends and family:
Remember Galaxy 3. Channel 22, Mhz 7..l6.
rw more information. call (800)-188-KGAY
or (303) 839-8321.
HOMOSEXUALITY & THE SCRIPTURES
byRJ
The GIL Suppon Group, while 001 a religious groop. meets at
~1CC. ll is a k)la]ly aulononlOLLS entity. I lowcver, because rcligi<Ht
is the major lhin11hrown al G IL people, Bible-bashing by the Far
Right, . il was decided by the moderators this issue should be
addressed. Rev. Matthew L. l Iowan!, of Metropolitan Community
Churci,, a recogni zed au1hori1y. was asked 10 gi,·e a Readers'
Digest version of his "Homosexuality and the Scriptures"
present.at ion. Rev. I loward hiLi;; cklnc this presentation a nwnber of
times and has done considernble research on this very subject
There are a number of good books on the market that should be
read and studied vcryearcfuUy. A gem I folllld. that has hclpt<I me
considerably in s1udying and in understanding lhe scriptures is
8<,ckgrowuf to the Bible, An lntrod11ction to Scripture Swdy by
Richard T.A. Murphy, 0.P. Every minister should have aoopy of
Ibis book on his/ her shelf. A major book in the study of
homosexuality and scriptures is ChristilJllity, Social Tolera11ce,
a,uf Homose.xuality by John Boswell. The book makes for good
reading. but be forewarned, this is not an easy book 10 read. One
has to work al ii.
There are a number of good books on scriptures and
l\ool(>;(!xuality. Bishop John Spong has several good b(l()kS. Rohtn
~d
Scroggs is another author whose books sho1 be read. If you are
really confused on this subject, contact MCC-Omaha. PFI.AG.
l ,utherans Concerned, PI.GC. God g:l\'e everyone a brain and ii is
up to each of us lo use that blop of gelatin in our cranium. So think
for yourself. Study. study, and more study. Slud}ing is an onioio~
pn">Ces.~. as I ha, c seen Rev. I lowanJ do in his prcscntutions.
All in all, il was a good evening and a good prcscnlalion. The
following week. one of U,c group brought an English translation of
llie Vul!!3le Rible. II says nothing ahout homosexuality. l)ifferenl
trnmdt\tlons and trunslating were discussed and how hard it is,
especially since English isa word order langua~>e (one of 1 in 1he
wo
M>rld) All otltcr languages depend on suffixes 10 gi\'C 1t,c w"nl a
mcanioj.! in the sentence. So remember, the Bible is a translated
,eries of' books and leners written over a s1 of arowid 4.(XX) )Car.;.
Xlll
'.\lo originals arc known 10 exist. The wriuen word wns
first the
spoken word. To err. either intentionall) or not, is human. all too
hum:m. Think IC>r ~ourself. Opinjons arc like n(,ses on one's face,
C\'Cryonc has one.
,\nd for Pc.re·~ ~akc, whoc,·cr he was. ict 0111 your Bihlc.
whatc,ertranslall<>n and read l John 4:2(1-21. Oh. whal lite heck.
just read all of I Jnhn It'll do )'OU good
THE NEW VOICE
PAGE 31
�OMAHA EAGLE
Announces 6th Annual
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS
AND Ru PAUL AT THE MAX
Stonewall Award Winner
The Employee "-=ialion for Ga), and
I ,e,,hians (I ;.,\GLc , a l s \\'EST RA::'iOlWOC GIUl4),
)
held ,ts 61h aruunl Stonewall Award C"elebrot,oo
on .lune 8th This year's awanl recipient was
Arlene Cncu• and the Coodors Many of you will
nx:ognue \rlcne and the Condnrs from their
plflJOpoltOO on the I.\(ii .E cnll) for the I eshtan
and Ga) Pridc parade for the 1.,,t three )Cars
r,·cr)oncscc,n:, to really like the Condors aod Uie
c'tcitement the} add to our pruade and celcbroUoo.
\\'c arc thnllcd to be able to ba,c them as pan of
our c,press,on of Pndc. Diversity and Plumh~m.
S1onel'11II IS many things lo many people .
The l:.AOLE Stonewall Award "'"" created su:
years ago to enable us to remember and b:ep aJJ,·c
"h.11 we con."dcr to be a ,·c<> important pan of
our Gay and l.esbian lnMory. We acknowledge
Stonewall as the beginning of Uic modem day
hherat.i on mo,cmcnt for l<"Y and lesbian Cl\ 11
n~hts It IS 1>1th the Stonewall
that \\C
honor an individual, group of people or
ori,mi,ation that we feel manifc,.L1 u present day
<ptnl lilce the ,;pint th.,t thrust our brothers and
SISICIS itto the \'illage SlrC:clS of NYC on rebellion
of the oppres.sion, discnnuoalion and harassment
that they suffered suyini:. "NO MORE!"
This year·• Stonewall A ward celebration was
held over lhc noon hour at the Corporate
llc.'ldquancrs bwlding of US Wis',!'. We 1>ere
honored to have three of o ur pa,t rec,picnL~ in
attendance. Janet Houston. the first Stonewnll
A"-ard 1>inner, Sharon McCanne), and Che<)I
Lape. (Pen Jude Radccic, last )Car's honoree,
was not in a1tc1\dance, bul we were honored to
have Peri Jude on Omaha on Jw,e 151h spealung
al three U S \\1.:ST wcrl locatiom alloul Ga) and
Lc,boan Civil Rigw and the Ban on G 1;s ,n the
mohtary.)
The audience was greeted by Sharo n
!lk:Cartne) The !1-la)OO"'• proclamalJon was read
b) ROiler Stuhnier from Public Pohc). An
e~planation of Stonewall and what it means to
EAGLE and the Gay und Lesbian community
provided b)·TC«)• S"""""). TI,e fX"SCIU!IOO
o/'llus year's ,\\\ard was made b) Oic<)I Lape.
Once the ""'"rd was prcsemed, a ,mall group
from the Condors offered a 20 minute sarnphng
of their fine talent. That's ngbt! !:>rums and all,
and 11 was great
We. in EAGLE, arc lrul) grateful of lhc
fncndship and respect the C..ondors and Arlene
ha,c shown. not ool) us. bl.c the 03) and Lcsbiwi
Cornmunit) a; neU. We booor them and their
.,,Jhogncs, lo step up to the ossucs of
discnminauon and opprcssioo. They are. ..;ullx.t
doult, fine mlc models f<w all youll, and arc to he
<Xlfljlllllulated for the )'Cars of, olw1tccr how,, and
comnutmeOI to makmg a difference. 00( onl) ,n
the Black commuoit), but in nil of Omaha.
Congratulatwns, Arlene nnd the Condor< w1d
ltccp up the 1,'0()<I work!
''"'3rd
"°'"
l'hc night life in Onu~,a explodes this m<mU1
\\'c',c !!<11 a lcmfic line upofslx,..,ruidspcc,al
OlOOlb lonjl
The f'ounh of Jul) ,tarts the month off n 1th
""llANG" Nowhere III the 1'f1
dwcst can }OU
pun> likcncooatTlll,\1AX Ourl)J.'s\\11lbc
..,.,uung the hottest sound,, to mole tlus h<>hda)
ll<YI Kath} Khoe "111 top the "'cckcnd off" nh
her own brand (1( s how stopping talent oo Mondo),
July S Joininjl Kathy MIi be some of the lu,cst
elllcr13JJICrs fmm SL Low~
On Tbursda). Jul> 8. New York ,·isit, lhc
MAX. ll'sa()nce 10a hfct,niechancea:;the ~IAX
presents Club sensation Rul'•ul. Super Model of'
the World I lc's the number one daoce club
scns::itJontllllt )w'vesttnoo.loon Ri•crs. Oernlw.
Sally, and n<)\\ )OU can .ee rum at The MAX
I lc'II he performing and signing autographs C
let
here early. The <bow hci,m at JO pm. 1be co, er
for lht> specw c, em L~ ~ IO.
l.lack m Apnl )OU reall), I mean rcall},
enjoyed Male Order. Well. since your such a
temioc bunch of guys, "e're bringing them
ooSwday,Jul> II. Ton) andthebo)-scan'twa,t
to get back to lhcor fam m Omaha. \nd, bcca....,
we had such u great turnout it will once agnm be
SllrJ'OSCS all
oock
Mhl'-ONLY
l'he lmpcnal Coun of )oo;cbmska \\iU bcgtn
another year of dedicated sen ,ce to our
community when two new momrchs begin Reign
XIII Join us in a night of commwuty suppon (or
lmcstJture Xlll on Sunday. July Ill
\fae is back Y.ith a oe" Pageant Thls )ear
she will host the Miss Great Plains Rcg,onol
!'-JjJCillll Oil Sunday, July 2~. This is a preliminary
for the !lfu.s Gay America I 1mls that will he held
m Dallas tins '<a.ember .Jotni"8 us lh8l e,·emllj!
...,11 be Leslie Rage. Miss Gay Amcnca.
For tho,;c <if you who can't get enough of ho(
men dancint: 1n front of )'OOr face with •cry htUc
CLOSET BALL
ENCORE AT 2001
As pan of the Fil'lil \nm>ersa<) Celebratooo
at 21:Xll in Li ncolo. the oontcstarts ,n the lmpcnal
Court of Nebraska's annual Closet llull
competition -.,II be performing \lark )Our
calendars for Suoda), Jul) II, to sec repeot
performance hy Miss Closet Bnll 1993-Apnl
Lane.
Miss CIOM.1 Ball will be joined by the fir<1
and second runners up
\mm1e Lahn and
\hr.meta Wnghl>. Completing the hncup "Ill be
J06Cltc Bouvier, Vcrruka Sult, Ra)jtllll Dalimour,
Laurel Augustine, and, of cour;c, Moss 200 I
Show plaru,crs tell 11, tlus "111 be a night of
fun Sho\\11me os 9:30 l'nia:eds from the door
for the show ",II be donated b) 200 l to the
:-:chmska AIJ)S l~ccl :md the lmpcm~ Cow1 ol
:S.ebraska.
clollung covering their t11tht muscled bodies nnd
S\\COt drippinll clown U1eir wash Jxwd ab'l nnd
runrun~ oo"n their boj! hulj!in,e. O h l Son}
Sunday, Augu,,l I. Kc"n Andre,., and first
Ch1\S Male return 10 Omaha. Kevon has an all
DC\\ •how with some rcall) hot DC\\ men. Don't
m1S. 1L
i
<'oqgr,11ulnt1oos to Du;tm and Bob ol Fa~
Producttons for their very ,ucce-;.<ful and 110 1,
Mr G reat Plams Drummer C'..ontest. \Ve cnu
Inn.II) wait for l'llOlaS} Stilts August ll'you can't
,.a,1, /!Cl your rcstnauon., no". lnformauon 1
s
a,a,lablc f rum any bw1endcr or the six,\\ director
May fc.tlurcd the third annual Hcncfit for
Ncbnlska
With A IDS (I'\\' .A.) hosted
b) our manojlCr. Mr. Wa>nc Tictson. Wayne
asked me to c,tend his heartfelt thank )OU to
c,·c,;'O<-.., who helped to misc the $7000 that made
thosthe ~ suoocssful benefit to date Evc,;onc
fmm THE M\X. staff. patrons. performers. and
canng people dcsen'c a bog thank you. Your
genero,;ity and help meant o great deal to hint
As many of )'00 know we recently 1<'61 Wayne
to AIDS. Wayne and I bejl/lll wo11ti"8 together Ill
the same time I le a~ General Manager and
m)'>Clf as Show l)iroctor nlma;t 4 )'CruS ago. I nm
very p roud or cvc<)'lh111g we accomplished
t()!!elher. I le fllCCd bis ,llnc,.s -..ith di1t11it) and
self respect . an c.amplc that we Clll leam fmm.
lie \\:tS a dm ong force that helped make TIii'
MAX ;ccond to none. We argued a lo~ laughed
a IOt, and confided in each otbe: all the time. I le
never said oo to me ruid always supported me oo
eve<) aspect o/' my job and on my personal hfe.
We had respect for each other lhlll ,s very r.ire m
man} "ork situations. I'll continue 10 strive for
the best as he did and mcmoncs of him ,.;11 <tay
-.11h me fore, er His pas.5tllj! ha., lcll a vOld that
cannot be filled. I miss him very much.
G loria Revelle
f>e"°'"
RUMORS, RUMORS,
RUMORS
\\ cal DC'• '"" c hearo many rumtlfS lh8l "c
are closing our dours Jul) 5 Well, a, )OU can tell
frum our ad, we are.!!!lt c losing nor mOl'mgalthough we arc looking ot ,ltffcrent buildings to
enlarl!I' oc·s
IX", is here lO stay and this anoclc ,s simpl)
to put to rest all tl-.:se different rutnorll! So come
on down 10 your favorite place nnd visit us!
A,hlc). Kermit, David, Jeff, Dave. Dan and
Cltark) Joolt for,, ard to scc:mg you soon. \\'lulc
)Ou're then:, check into Joorung the Heartland
Gay Rodeo Association, Ncbrnsku · s fastest
gro" ,ng organo,.alion. and we thank all our
customers, ne\\ and old. for supporung us lhc,c
la,t t" o >
ears.
Sec you soon!
The Staff of DC's
AIDS SUPPORT LINENEEDS YOUR HELP
What is it? The line was stancd over four
from CD(' through the
)'C:ll'S ago under fundin~
Lincoln Lancaster Counlr) Health Dept. Al l)S
Dc1t, P-A,i\G was getlrn!! calls related to All'.>S
and a fn:qucnt comment "as that O>e) couldn't
find any"hctc lo call ohout A.IDS The number
475-Z.07 (.f75-AIC6) is ILSl<XI simpl) lmder All)S
Suppon in the phone book - "h1tc. blue and
)eflm,• P"!?C' Because 11 has its o"n listing the
phone COllljXlll) lrc3IS 11 hkc a bus,~ phonc nnd
the charge " $..'iO per monlh.
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I lo" has II won:od 1 I ha,·e rccc1,·cd only one
crnnk call on thal hoe. I he cills to the AIDS bne
oor:ric ~mm aUO\cr the countJ)' as \\Cll as local!)
ft is listed with the P F-1.AG natoonal Frurul>
AIDS Suppon Project (FASP). a, well a.s with
other national referral hoc; and " h<tcd ,n a
number of ls'cbrasta State brochure, of \IDS
RCS(,un:cs, I behc, cit ,s """'ntial that th,s line be
maimaincd and promotc'<l
Problem I W>dlng! The ,uie cut fundoJJ!! to
a number of communll) based or~zallon,
(CBOs), among them ouri was cut cnurcly. At
present P-A..AO Comhuskcr bas commiUcd to
funding 11 for I\\O or three more lllOIIUl.- but \\C
'
cann<i afford lo continue it LOdefinotcl}
Solutiorr Red Ribbon AIDS A"'arencss pm,
arc f<w sale from Jean IX' This i, a tempor.or)
solutJoo. and "c 'ICCt Olhcr .,.a,cs o/'f,nancong 11
and )OUT idea<; arc welcome, but pre<,entl) thos o<
the only source of incume for it the) arc
available for S.~ each. I '2 which~ dm.Ctl) to
'
SUPfl<"1 the \ll)S hoc. Sec Jean IX '
THE NEW VOICE
�AIDS CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL HELD
by RJ
,\ k1rge crowd of pooplc were brought togaher
byaconuuoocauo;esharcd byoJI To remember
lo drMm and to hope, \\lulc linn~. With our
ldc,tylc. what else do "e have'! May )OU rest,
1hose ,-hose h•cs "ere snuffed out b)' AIDS.
There "ere 287 names oo lhc lisi Candles
,-ere passed out for each name. I.I) candle was
for Mark, the founb Mark on the h,1 Mark, I
don't 1hink I knew )OU, yet maybe I did As the
ochers were. you too were one of Clod's children.
With hopes and uspirntiOl\'l. Wuh drc.1m, of the
future. La:e all of us, dreams of reuring "ith
somoonc you really cared for Tben came the
plague. fbe SC)thc lhal an <io,,n 'iO tnan) li\c.s.
\nd only because, like the rest of us, > were
ou
ll)ing 10 find someone to share• hfc ,. ,th. Even
if brief, flee1ing momenls, I really think we all
feel, "Is Ulis the one, is this my knight in shining
<lnll<ll'1'' And oow. Mark, }llU dream t h : ~
sleep, the eternal sleep On!} because > dared
ou
Ml, . . . ,th
God• .\lark
The Prelude was J!" en m 3 musical
pttscruations. Mr IJ1C Schuermann 11,l• c a 90lo,
Wlu>n You Walk Tbe "omen of lhe RJ\ er City
Mixed C'horus sang W111gs while the men of the
River C'ity Mixed Cboru.s sang Tree nf l'eal'e.
The Opening Pro)cr was given by MCC of
Omaha's Pastor. Re,• \tatlhew Howard Mr.
G,11) George. l\e~ka \IDS l'lo.JCCI. 11,l• e the
readings. The Rn er Col) I\ 1is.ed Chorus ~\ c Ille
response
I he Ughting of lhe Fore, and Pro)'CIS of the
People. were given b>' Orother William \\lucgcr.
rsc. Archdiocese ol Omaha.
from this bier of lire, ltghlelS were ht People
came do"'n the a"lcs 10 hghl their candk:s from
the l.1g)1lcrs and returned lo their seats.
L pon lhe eornpkllon of hghting the candles.
row up,n mw of lllCtbM, lathen. SIS1ets. brothcts.
rclau•cs. fnends. careg,,cr... lmcr.; folkJ,,cd the
bell nnger'I and the mUUSICB up the aisles, oo,.·n
the sides. to the chancel f'l lhc <
:albcdral. I lcre all
gnlbcrcd 10 hear the Proclnmntion of all 287
names. of lho5e who died of AIDS. The "tree"
was won lilied and now the candles "ere scl al
lbc base. as one by ooe. the mmes "ere called off
A candle for c,cJi mme ,nl for all those" ho dicd
of AIDS
Al the bot name, Rabb, l':lul Drazen. Beth ll
S}M,l?Ol!IJC gave the Prayer; for the Dead.
Rcv. l•ranlcReisinger. Lortlofl,.ovel.uth:mn
Church g,1vc lhc Blessing and Dismissal.
I loo many more names wtll be added to """
year's lost'/ I low man) more candles will be hr!
E• en one more name " tll be too many.
MR OMAHA DRUMMER 1993
In Black & White
When my ponner and I nueodcd the Mr Omaha Drummer
ax- held
al OC's the 23of Marcb. qwtc frankly. we didn't know \\hallo e,i-..
I behe,e "c h,·c a •·Of) oonnnl P> tifest)lc. "h1ch oncludcs a •ct>
!!!!!ml gay sex hfe. My paru,cr and I on many occa.s,ons ha•·e discu..cd
our mdivi<klal s«U31 faraasics. and by "'bat we w,tncsscd that e>ening. our
fantasies are ,·ery tame. We boch agree that wbntc•cr people do on the
privacy of their homes, especially Uicor llcdrooms, ii; their busmess, as long
as 11 docsn'l do lwnn to anyone involved.
The two COOl.cstanlS for this year's Mr Omaha Drummer Contest were
~Ir. Kevin Jones and Mr. ~'lark. W1lhro\\. Mr. Pat Phalen, emcee for lhc
e> cmng. began the coolest b) mtroduc1ng the cooteslallts "ilh a short
biography of 90IJ1C very vital stall~llc~. "-bich included age, cdocation.
\\C1gbt, height. and even 1001 s11e. Al that time each contestant got the
chance lospcaft on why they should be Mr Omaha Drummer 1993.
The second port of the conle,,1 fMtured UJe contestants in a fantasy type
skit. Let me tell you I.bat my partner and I arc very "ell read in all sorts of
hlerat} circles fr()(II fiction to oon-hclloo.
What we wiltteSSed in the lir;t <krl was somctlung we bod, read abo<a
some ycrus ago We call it Ule-S & \I The skit featured Kevin Jooes clad
on full leather rc!l"'ia aod his lo•e ~la,•e. Kevon put lus !.lave lhrouj!h
numerous humohallng punishments which rnn the gambit from hte
whippin{!-IO hol wax. The second skil performed by Mark aod bis
accomphcc featured ooe of my favorite fantasies mnk.ing love 10 a
CO\\ boy. This skit featured a cowboy !,'Citing a haircut and a shave from a
rorber, who in his m,nd wams lo CUI more than just t.s hall and sha,·e more
than just lus face. With the sound of country music blaring to the
bocltground. the barber docides to make bis move on the <Xl'l'boy- who lad
more than a haorcUI and a shave on lus mind!
Afler the fantasies were completed we were treated 10 the contcstanl~
on full leather gear from harnesses to p0.n ts and chaps to jock straps, vest.
h.'IIS and boots Both contestants knew how to wear leather!
The contcsUnlS were Judged and reccivcd pomlS for their irulUll
1nteniews. farus) performances and costume and onten iew
SIDCC lhcJc "ere only 1..-0 contcstants. bolb men emerges as \\'IDDCl'S.
Crowned )I.fr Omaha Drummer 19'.)3 "-as Mr. Kc,•m Jones and Mr. Mark
Withrow was named runner-up. B<llh gentlemen rcpn,scnted Omaha in the
the Mr Great Plains Drummer contest laler in June. Congratulations
gentlemen!
We did get lbcchance tolalk to bcllhcooteslllnt'! at the cooclusion of the
show. M.r Omaha 0rurnme, '93 KC' t n Jones slaked, "f' m looking forv,wd
to -.niog as Mr Omaha Dnlmmet 199'.3. and I hope 10 sene the CODlmUOII)
on any way. Wherever I'm noodcd. I'll be there."
We asked Mark \\litluow, who also performs as Volctoria Towne, how
he felt abo<a the OOlllCSI and UJe dolTcrcnce belween a Mr Omaha Drummer
C'ontest and perfonning in dr~g. Mark said, "l bad a iood time, learned a
lot, and am looking forward to competing in the Orea I l'la,ns Coolest.' I le
cootinucd, "The Mr Omaha Drwnrner Contest deal< wtth my sexuahl)
more than drag dt,cs rm into drnjt for ,ts cntcnainmc:nt value. I lo,·c 10
perform for the communily.tt
Our lbanlts 10 OC's and its stalT, the Judges: Dill. Tcny, Diet. Oiaruc.
\thcna rv Tami. and Amy: the emcee Pat Phalen. and all !he personnel m
ollcndance. T~ pro•ed lo be ar~,er entertaining evening in Omaha. We
are looking forward to the Greal Plains Contest
THE NEW VOICE
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�COMMUNITY CALENDAR
THURSDAY,~Y I
0'1. Rcsoun:e ar Hus,ness ~tg. Rm 3-42.
Nebraska Union. UNL, Lincoln, 7pm.
EEKLY EVENTS
Mdropolilan Comm~ty Church of
Omaha, 819 S. 22.
34S.2563, Adult,Cluld
SUDday School 9am, WOOlbip 10:20am
Omaha FronlrullOCrs, location varies 10am
Grand IIIIIDd Ak:obolJc Anonymous Open
Meeting I2nooo (308)236-861 O' 382-0240.
C~b1.cos for Cqual Plolccbon. 7:30pm. ISi
Urulariao Church, 31141 lame). Omaha
K_,,.,y Gay/Lesbian As.soc. of Greater Nebr
Support Group. 8pm. Call ('.lal) 236-8610
Star City Oay Men's Oub, For men in3-0's
4<rs, so·s. & Up. Movies.calds. etc. 2-7
The Gathering Place, 1448 "!,, Lincoln
FIUD~uly 2
"Free" Keg Beer wiihtJon of 5 cans food
or $4 for MCC-0 Food Pantry. The NEW
Rl,'"i Bar, 1715 Lca,en..-orth. Omaha
Rlve!:_City Mi~bearsals, a..o..c
Ave Pn:sb)1Crian. 1023 N. 4(), Omaha
1nfocall (402) 477-3899 between 6:30& 1~m
Altema1" Test Siie, NcbrJSka AfDS Project,
3624 Leaveowonh SL. Omaha. 7- !0pm
"Out In The 9 0 ' ~ i ~ News
Service, Cable Cbanncl 14, Llncdn. 7pm
Gay/Lesbian Suppon Group, ~J()pm.
MCC-Omaba, 819 S. 22 SL, 34S.2S63
WED~DAY
LesbiaD ~
roup a....
6pm,
UNL, Nebr Uoioo. Room 338
Ollaha Fromrunocr/Walkcts, 6,30pm,
f.ord Bir1hsale, 32nd & Woolworth. Omaha
P fl...AG AIDS Support Group. Uncdn,
7pm Call A IDS lnfonnation Linc: 475-243
Lambda Plush Overeaiers Anon. 7:30pm,
Family &F=nds, 30«> N. 102. Omaha
UNL Gay/1.,esbian Re,,oun:e Cemer
Uncdn, 7:30pm. Nebr Union, Room 234
l!~~
AIDS Project,
Allcrnatc Test
3624Leavcnworth Omaha 7-l(lpm
~
Yo.-b Talkhne,
SuPl)Oftl Info~
callers up to age 23, 473-793Z-. Lincoln
lJDcda OIL Alc:ohohcs Anonr-, 8pm.
Pl ymo,e Coogn:~,. 21l & D. 438-5214
Omaha Alcobolics Anooymoos,
Altcmativc"Oay Men's Stag
Group, 7pm, MCC-0.819S. 22.455-1916
***"Live & Let Live" OIL Oroup. 8: 1Spm,
Pella Lutheran, 303 S. 41, 345-9916
.,....An
l'!nry Other Fri., Drop In Crir, JllV Info/
Tcsi. 1723 l.eavenWOl1h Omalle IOpm-
S~Af
Womrm Support~lam. MCC0..., 819 S. 22nd SL. 345-2.563
Alcoholics Aoooymous. Ke.1,ey, Open
Meding3pm, (n}236-8610
P-fl...AO Youth Group, ages 13- 21, py,
lesbian. and those qucsliooing 1exuality,
291 6781
°""""'·
Youth Talklme, 7pm 12m. Support/Info
for callen up to age 23. 473-1932, Lincoln
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Rocky Mountain Nat' ! Rodeo, Denver. for
SATUJ\DAY, July 3
C.oolilioo.. ISl Saturday hvcnt, "Coffee Housc/
Game Night", Comerstooe. 640 N 16.
Llncoln, 7- IOpm
Rocky Mowuin Nal'I Rodeo. Dcovcr, for
Tffl/JISDAY, July S
l'arclll-Fricnds or Lesbians & Ga)-S, Omaha,
291 -6781, Prognun and ShanllJl, 7pm, First
Metlmist Church, 7020 <'.ass. West l;ntraooe
Gnnd bland Oa) Lesbtan Assoc. of Gteetcr
Nebr. S upport Group. 8pm, (308) 236-86!0
Rul'loul. Super Model d the World, makes
Omaha appearance al Hlli MAX, 1715
JackSClO, Omaha, 10pm, $10cover
FlllDAY1 July 9
Bog 2nd Annovasary !'art). Compl1rnent11}
Cbampegnc and Drink SpeClllls, 8pm-dose,
OC's, 1019 S. 10, Omaha
-ratuig Care of f.ach Other" Drop lo Center.
1723 Leavenworth. Omaha, 10pm-2am.
Information and Coun<iehlll! about preventing
spread of HIV
"l'rec" Keg Beer with donalJOn of 5 cans food
or $4 for MCC-0 Food Pantry, T h e ~
info call (402) '"7-' 899 between 6:30 & 10pm
3
RUN Bar, I715 L.cavcnworth, Omaha
Free llot ~ . Baked Beans. CbJps; pl~ Dnok
Specials, OC's, 1019 S. 10. Omaha
SATIJaDAY ~ I It
o..dllne for July.,.~ ;., Voice
"Free" Keg Bc,er -...itb donatioo of 5 cans food
or $4 for MCC-0 Food l'lln!Jy. T h e ~
RUN Oar, 1715 Leavenworth, Omaha
Nebraskans Agw.nst the Bao (on Gays io the
Military), Rall} foe Justice and llquabty. 2pm,
Noruo Steps of Lincoln Capitol Buiklmg
Coffcehouoe, MCC-Oluha, 819 S 22. 7IOpm, Informal. alcohol-free even1
River City Gender Alliance, k>rTmosgcnder
& ~ community AU welcome. No
sc:<ual encounters,
Info: Write &,~ 680, Council Bluffa 51502
~&~
4th ol July P\cruc, SpclOS()(Cd by tbe lmpcnal
Court of NebrJSl<a, $7 admission. free beer &
pop, food for sale on grounds. No Pets, plCQO:
1.D. required: 12n-5pm, Progressive Park,
Coundl lllufts
2nd Anlliversa,y Party, DC's, Omaha
"Free" Keg Beer with donation of 5 cans food
or $4 for MCC-0 Food Pantry, T h e ~
RCN Bar. 17151.a"·enwortb. Otnaha
SUND~!!ll 11
Jrullee, I po,. MCC·
Omaha, 819 S. 22. All are welcome
Lllherans Qonocmld, l.t Whenn. 31 & Jaclc.'Klll,
<>maha, 7pm. 34S-40IO oc 453 7 137
New Voice Steenng
Rocky Mowuin Nat'! Rodeo, Denver, for info
call (402) 477-3899 between 6:30 and !Opm
Oayll..esbian Assoc. ofGrealer Nebnolka
Boftrd of Dirtctoo. Mtg.. 1-5pm
"ln !louse Freedom Plcme" Hol Clop & fuinp
The)SfilYRUN Bar, 171S Leavaiwonh, Omaha
Bi PALS, (Bo~N~~ Life
:i.ual,
Styles), Open 10 all sues, Meet at U.:
Cornerstone. 640 N. 16, l.lnooln. 7:30pm
K--, HIVIAIOS Support Group. Forinformation call: Bart> (.)QI) 2348183
"Kalby Kline and SL Louis Friends" Perform at
The MAX, Omaha, 9:30pm
TUESDAY, July'
A.N.O.L.E. MeeUllJl, 7pm,U1'0 Reli.gioll'l
Center, JOI N Happy Hollow, Omalia
"Free" Keg Beer with donation of 5 cans food
or $4 for MCC-0 Food Pnnuy, T h e ~
RUN Bar. 1715 Leavco"'O<th. Omaha
~ICC Omaha, fweoi.og Worship, 819 S. 22
''CI08Ct Ball Stars l'l:rform" ot Oub2001, Uncoln,
Bendit for ICON and AIDS Organi,.alioo
"Male Order" performs roR MEN ONLY at
The MAX, 1417 Jackson, Omaha, 9:30pm
MOND~e
lmpcnal Coon ol ~
of Oueclcrs.
6:30pm, The MAX. 1415 Jackson, Olnabll
AIDS ln1£r:faitb Player/Healing Service, 7pm.
S t ~ Nebr Chapel, '1011'. 4(), Omaba
!5:!!SDAY, 'uly 13
Free & Coofinlial i-ff f cstiog by Lancaster
Cooney Public I leallh Dcpa,tmerf. 5 - 7 p.m.
The Panic, 18111 & N Streets. Lincoln
v
2nd TUC9daf "Write lo", Sponsor: PA.AO,
Uncoln Unttorian Oiun::b. 6300 •A", 7pm
THE NEW VOICE
�COMMUNITY CALENDAR
.TUESDA Y1 July 13 (Continued)
Lesbian/Gay Task Force, NASW. Conf. Room,
School of Social Work, UNO, Omaha, 7pm
"Free" Keg Beer with donation of 5 cans food
or $4 for MCC-0 Food Pantry. The NHW
RUN Bar. 1715 Leavenworth, Omaha
Blue Barn Theater presents The Night Larry
Kramer Kissed Me. 8pm, 1258 S. 13. Omaha.
Tickets $9 adults, $5 studeotslsenions. Call 3451576 for reservations and information
..Taking Care o( Each Other'' Drop In Cenler.
1723 Leavenworth, Omaha, 10pm-2am, lofo/
Counseling about preventing spread of HIV
THURSDAY.July 1S
GIL Rcsowce Or Busmess Mtg., Rm 342, NE
Union, UNI., Lincoln, 7pm
Elaine Townsend at Downtown Grounds. 111 7
Jackson. Omaha, 8pm, Tickets $7
Kearney Gay/Lesbian A~soc. of Greater Nebr.
SuppOrt Group Mtg.• 8pm. (308) 236-8610
"Black Patty", Fantasies and special drink
prices, DC's, 1019 S. 10. Omaha
FRIDAY, July 16
Blue Barn Theater presenL~ The Nighl Larry
Kramer Kissed Me, 8pm, 1258 S. 13, Omaha.
Tickecs $9 adults, $5 studenls/senioos. Call 34.>
1576 for reservations and information
"Free" Keg Beer with donation of 5 can~ food
or $4 for MCC-0 food Pantry, The NEW
RUN Bar. 1715 Leavenworth, Omaha
SATUllDAY1 ~y 17
Omaha Players dub Works p, Canes,
Paddles. and Things Thal Go Bump In The
Night, Info: call 451-7987
Blue Barn Theater presents The Night Larry
Kramer Kissed Me. 8pm. 1258 S. 13, Omaha.
Tickets $9 adults. $5 studeotslsenions. Call 3451576 for reservations and information
"Free" Keg Beer with donation for MCC:-0
food Pantry, The NEW RUN Bar, Omaha
SUNDAV.~uly 18
P-FLAGIKeamey, S't
e's Episcopal 2304
2nd Ave, (308) 382..(1752/ 995-5490. 3pm
Cu
Omaha Meo (OMEN), 4pm, The Run Bar,
Write: OMEN. Box 3706. Omaha 681ffi
Investiture XIII of the Imperial Court of
Nebraska The MAX, 1416Jackson. Omaha
TUESDAV, July 20
Grand Island HlV/AfDS Support Group. Call
for ti roe. location: (308) 381 -5175
Coalition for OIL Civil Rights Board Meeting,
ComerStooe, 640 N 16. Lincoln. 7:30pm
.. Froc"' Keg Beer with donation for MCC-0
Food Pantry, The !::!filY RUN Bar. Omaha
THURSDAY, July 22
Grand Island Gay/Lesbian Assoc. of Greater
Nebr. Support Group, 8pm, (308) 236-8610
FRIDAV1 July23
Women's Golf Weekend at lake Okoboi
Write for more iofonnation: Womeospace,
Box 24712, Omaha. NE68124-07 12
"'Free"' Keg Beer with donation of 5 cans food
or $4 for MCC:-0 Food Pantry. The b!filY
RUN Bar, 17 15 Leavenworth, Omaha
SATURDAY, July 24
Women's Golf Weekend, Lake Okoboi Wrile:
Womenspace, Bolt 24712. Omaha 68124-0712
Blue Barn Tbeater presents The Night Larry
Kramer Kissed Me. 8pm. 1258 S. 13, Omaha,
Tickets $9 adults. $5 studentslscoioos. 345-1576
"Free" Keg Beer with donation for MCC-0
Food Pantry, The NEW RUN Bar, Omaha
S0NDAY1 July2S
Parent-Friends of Lesbians & Gays, Omaha,
291-6781. 'Time for Sharing" 2pm, First
Methodist Church, 6900 Cass, West Entrance
Miss Great Plains Regional Pageant at
The MAX. 1417 Jackson, Omaha, 9:30pm
MONDAY,~ul>: 26
Lincun AIDS lnlerfaith
rv,cc. 7pm,
Lincoln Interfaith Council at 474-3017.
TUESDA V1 July 27
Parents and Fneods of Lesbians and Gays
(PFLAG).Lincoln Unitarian Church, 6300 A
Street. 6pm, "Potluck Picnic" Bring a dish to
share and own service. Program: "'HlV/ AlDS"
For more information call 435-4688
"Free" Keg Beer with donation for MCC-0
Food Pantry. The tifilY RUN Bar, Omaha
THlJRSDAY 1 July 29
"Vampire Lesbians of Sodom", Lincoln Ensemble
Tbeatro, 'JOI "P'', Llncoln, 8pm, Seating Limited,
Reservations (402)477-7377
FRIDAV.July30
"Vampire Lesbians of Sodom", Lincoln Ensemble
Theatre. 'JOI "P", Lincoln, 8pm. Seating Limited.
(402)477-7377, Special midnight showing
"Free"' Keg Beer with donation for MCC-0
Food Pantry. The~RUN Bar, Omaha
SATURDAV, July 31
Presbyterians for l .csbian and Gay Concerns,
call for info: Qeve, 733-1360
Vampire Lesbians ofSodom. Lincoln Ensemble
Theatre. 701 .. ,~·. Lincoln. 8pm, Seating Limilcd,
(402)477-7377, Special midnight showing
"Free" Keg Beer with donation for MCC,O
Food P.Jntry, The NEW RUN Bar, Omaha
SUNDAY, August I
"Kevin Andrews and Firs! Class Male"' at The
~AX Omaha
THE NEW VOICE
~~rr1
~
~@~RlfillYlir1minm
,
~ " " <A·R·6s1~1 St.,
Blazing
4 Etn
246-1299
112 SE 4th St.,
243-3965
Club 508 506 Clifton Ave., 288-8506
The D & M 424 E Locust St.,243-9629
The Bran Garden
Omaha CA.~. 4021,
The Chestertleld9Srs~ Marys,
342-1244
DC's
1019 S. 1oth, 344·3103
The Diamond 712 S. 16th, 342-9595
Gilligan's
1823 Leavenworth,
449-9147
The Max
1417 Jackson, 346-4110
The N- Run
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*****Lincoln*****
EAGLE-Omaha, Employee A&'iOC. for Gays &
US WEST. Contact S. :>4cCartney,
1314 Douglas on :>fall, 8th Floor. Omaha 68102.
Youth Support Group, sponsor: PFLAG . For
gay. Jesbi:m youlh & those questioning sexuality.
ages 131021. Meets Saturdays.Call 291-6781.
Alcoholics Anonymous. Open /'.fig l'iiday8pm,
Isl Plymouth Congregational. 20 & V. 438-5214
r..esbians.
Arbor Moon Alternative Bookstore, 20 17 "O''.
lfoooln 68502. Open Mon-Sall<~-7pm, SlDll25pm, Wally -!89-46341
477-5666
Frontrunners/walkers.Box 4583, Omaha 68104
Running/Walking Club (Send SASE for info)
*****ST"TE WIDE*****
Gay/Lesbian lnfonnalion & Referral Line,
A service-of A.N.G .LE.. Inc. , (402) 558-53ffi
Alcoholics Anonymous,
*Grand Island, Open Meeting 12noon .
Sundays
*Kearney, Open Meeting 3pm Saturdays
BiPALS (Bisexual People/ Alternate LifeStyle)
, Bo, 8l!l13, Lincoln. ('8:xll , 1st Monclay7:30J>n,
0lfl1Cr.<tonc (up,;trs) &ID l\ 16. All sexes weloome.
Gay & Lesbian Assoc., Counseling Cir, 1234
Admin, UNL, 68508, 472. 18(». Confidential
Info for Older Gay People (INFORMATION),
ll<>x 22().l1, Urmln (,8542-20'!..1. Local/National
l nformmion, Conference Updates, and liducalion
Lesbian Discussion Group, Womens Resource
Center, Room 340 l\eb Union. UNL, Lincoln,
68588. 472-2597. Meets Thursdays 6-7:30pm.
Nebraska Bookstore, 13th & Q Sleets, Lincoln.
Alternative l.ifesl)1e Sectioo carries The Advocate
P-FLAG, See Nebraska Statewide listing.
Star City Gay Men's C lub, Box 2200, Lincoln
685-12-2043 For men in30's. 40's, 50's. & Up,
Thursdays. The Arbor Mooo, 2017 "O" , Movies,
c.1rds, a l.iule Fun. Info: Write orcall 477-51:/56.
Star City Lines, Dox 2 1903. Lincoln, NE:68502,
(4-02) 483-5251. Leather club. Educational
Unlversily of Nebraska Bookstore, 14th & R
l.inc<~n. Gay Studies Section:Oooks on G/1, 1.ife.
Gay/Lesbian Resource Ctr, Rm 2.34 Nebr Union,
l1NI., Lincoln 68588-()'155, 472-5644 Social,
info. refc1T,1l, library, Support grp Wed 7 :30pm
The Wimmin's Show. 12-3pm Suntlay. KZlJM.
89.'.l I'M s1crco.
A Woman's Place, nonprofit org dedicated to
empowering women, \Vritc: A \Voman·s Place,
+JOS. 44 St., Lincoln. 68510. or caU 476-7692.
Womens Journal Advocate, P.O. Box 81226,
I.incoln. NE 68501 F-eminisl MonllJly Newspaper.
Youth Talkline (402) 473-7')32, Friday &
Saturday 7pm-Midnite. Emotional support,
refetTJls. aod AIDS info for callers Age 23 and
under. Project of Coalition for G IL Civil Righls
YWCA Counseling & Edu<:atlon Department,
476-2802. Information and Referral.
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Alcoholics Anonymous, info: 345-991(,
"Stonewall" Group. Wednesday. 7:30pm. &
Gay Nfen's Stag Group ''An Allematj,,e",
Friday. 7pm. MCC-0, 819 S. 22. 455-7916:
Live & I.ct Lil'e Group, Pella Lutheran,
303 S. 41. Open :>llg Friday 8: I 5pm
A.N.G.L.E., Inc. (Achieving New Gay & Leshian
Endeavors). Box '.11375. Omaha 68131. (402)
558-5303. O rganization for Networking,
consdoosncss raising, and PRIDE actfritics.
Gay/ Lesbian Support Group, MCC-Omnha.
8 I9 S. 22nd, 345-2563. Tuesdays 7:30pm.
Lutherans Concerned. Meet 1~1 Sun 7pm, I st
Lutheran,3 1 &Jaek.son345-4080or 453-7137
Metroplex Counseling Center, 2808 N. 75,
Suite c,68134(402)3~1810scrvinglhcG &L
& Gender Community.
Metropolitan Community Church of Omaha,
345-2563, Maili ng Address: Oox 317.3, O maha,
NE68l03, Services hcldal 81!1S. 22 St.. Omaha.
Sunday School Classes for Adults and Children
& Youth at 9am, Sunday Worship al m20am.
Omaha Meatpacl<ers, Lcathern.cvi Club w ith
focus on AIDS fundraising. Call: (712) 366-179 I
Omaha l\1en OMEN, Box 3706 Omaha 68103
Men inlercslcd in masculinity / masculine image
3rd Sunday, 4pm, The Run, 1715 Leavenworth
Omaha Players Club (OPC), PO Box 34463
Omaha 68134. (402) 451 -7987. Leather/SM
education & pl•)' g,oop. Men's & women's group.
OLIS (Our Love Is Special). Box I 1335, Omaha
6811 I Support/social grp for women aJJ colors
or
Overeaters Ano nymous Lambda Plush, Wed
7 :30pm Family &Frier,ds 3040 N 102. Omaha
P-FLAG, Sec NebrJ.slra Statewide listing.
Presbyterians for Lesbian & Gay Concerns,
(402) 733-1360: Cleve. C.enerally meets last Sat.
Jan·Oct, 2nd Sat. in December. No Nov mtg
Prime Timers. Social/support organization for
older gay/biscxwJ mc:,'11 & lhcir yolDlgcr admirers.
r-or information call (402) 895-9599 o r wrilc:
13900 "S" Plaza, Box 1088. Omaha, NE 68137
River C ity Mixed Bowling League, President Scott Rezek, 346-41 JO. V .I'. - JoJo Morrison.
Secretary-Charley Wade, 597-1689. Sundays al
3pm at Skyiancs, Center Mall, 42od & Center
River City Gender Alliance, Box 680, C..ouncil
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community. All orientations welcome. No se.,uat
encounters. Meet, monthly.
River City Mixed C horus, P.O. Box 3267,
O maha, (,8 103-0267. 453-8884. Volunlecr
chorus for Gay/Lesbian/Sensitive people.
Seventh Day Adventist Kinship, lnc, Support
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800-4-GAY-SDA.
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Cilizens For Equal Protection, llox 55~.
Omaha, 68155. l.qnsluth·e action group work 10
Women 's Support Group, ~ICC-Omuha. 819
S. 22nd. 345-2563. ~leets Saturda)s I lam
people in emplo)'ment, hull"iing. education. and
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7:30pm. ISi Unitarian. 31141 lamei. Omaha
WomenSpace, Box 2-1712. O mah;i (,812-1-0712,
Magazine for lesbian w0<11en·s rnices to be heard.
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Meeting, 3rd Tuesday. 7:30pm; 1st Saturday
Social, 7- 10pm, Both at Cornerstone. 6,JO N. 16
Gay & Lesbian Assoc. or Greater Nebraska.
Mission is fo rmwide a healthier environment in
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work.shops, and nJonthly ncwslcllcr. Contact
Dennis V .. 4005 Roclco Road, Loi 14, North
1'1alle, NE 6910 1 lo receive newsletter.
Heartland Gay Rodeo Association (HG RA),
Uox 57441, l .incoln, 61\.505-999!!. Info: call 0-dn
344-3 ICil (Omaha) or Patrick 477-3899 (Lincoln)
Open to all who enjoy and supports rodeos a.nd
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Lincoln/Lancaster Drug Projects, 610"f'.
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al St Luke's Episcopal. Call (308) 382-0752 or
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PA,A0, 13208lh f\ve., lloldrege, NE68~9
*P FLAG ,Box -1374. Lincoln, ;,..,-, 685()4, (402)
435-4688. -Ith Tuesday. 71~11 01 Uniwian Churcli
6.10} · A', Group for family of people with I IIV,
and Git. Youth Group meet same lime & place.
*PFLAG, 2!112 L}rum·,x,d Dr.. Omaha. NE
6812.1. (402) 291-6781. Meets: 2nd Thursday.
7 pm, " l'rogmm & Time for Sharin!('': -llh SwKia).
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