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�0 UR TURN: Views & Opinions of New Voice Staff
FINALLY IT IS MY TURN
By Pat Phalen
h ,s omc 10 say goodbye 10 • piece of
Ncbraskana.
l..ar,y W ascblood had a vosion
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•!ll> A vosion shared by m.,ny over !he yta"'- I
lhanl< lum for bis pcr$SICOCC, blS comnulmclll.
and hLS V is,oo.
There will be a vo,d 1n Nebraska nc.i month,
• •Otdlh:ll mayor may not bcfillc:d - ;r ,t ,s great.
If DOI, ma)be the I OKI is not a,, bod as lhwghl.
I.art) 1bough1 there was o void Jcny Pea
lhouiht then: ""-' a void 01he"' lite Sam
Mand1na. Sandy Vopalka, Dou Longroort, Tom
Wmlicld. Cl,uy Erruru101e, and so manyoth"'s
al!"'('d !here was a void and fillc:d 1L No other
organ,1.olkln has put as mi.:h energy and """'""'
oo • soitl) 1
·oluntttr basis as Th,, Nl'W Voie~ of
Nebraska.
Rcamlly, kudos have been "TOUtthl 10 the
ma.pzanc a.sit announced its conc:11.Son imi,i, Iha! lhc magannc was
"'t
in1 ..1>1c IO our
•ah
commwut) - no reoogrulion "as ncccssaf) as
lhooe of" u:," ho have "ooccd for the~ ICO )'taN
as lhc maga,jnc came 10 Omaha did II because,
like our pn:doces.,ors. we saw a r-i and OIied iL
Tbcrc IS oo WB) IO ttcogni1.c all lho<e 1<ho
Ii.we con1robuted fmm lhe a<lvcrusers. readers.
¥.TIiers, cdttors. treasurers. and vo&unt.ecrs You
knoi, "ho you~ )OU solCCC<>dod ""no othonl
have.
Jerry l'l:ct had been "otl:mgon lhc ma8'17ine
wbc:o lbc Lincoln 5talT decided II ..,., burned OUI
and would unable tocoronue - lhcy 3DDOUDCOd
a 3 moot.b ck:adlu>c A lllCCllng """ called 10 sec
who would talc Q\ler. ,\ fe" of U5 \\Crc al a
c:oromtion <lUI o( IO"n and returned w Omnia u,
diSCO\ er1ha1 there was not enough 1n1Crest. TerT}
s .. cency. myself, and Jerry ~ct decoded 'lebraska occdcd • commumt) ma,:a,,nc - a second 1noctir1~ WIIS called an usuf llus """" 11 Indy
is • 1hSI"') "
Over a year ago. burnout stancd ,.,,h lhc
eurrc,n<;tall - apicawasscn10ta - bclp, "'•"ill
111110 )OU, something lhe Omal» volWJ(eers dido ·1
have - ooscriou.<rcply, nocomm,tmcoL
The dcaSIOll "11Smadc totcnrunatelbcmagar,ne - not an easy decision Since that On>c a
few, very fc" 1J>d,vidua,Js Wen><! to help. The
cum:nl >1llff decided that the quahl) we had
brought The N~ Voiet IO must n<>1 be
compromised - agam a conclus,on to the
~nc.
Th15 1 1bc la,;111n1e - apol~cs to l..any
s
WL<et>lood on heh.ilf or lhi< commWlJ\y ror not
bcao,g able to cootmue his , 1.sson.
Mean" h~c -
I do lake lh1s opponuruty 10
lhallksomeol)'OU "ho have been pillars around
!he tins maga,Jnc.
Cdllor Sharon Van 01.tSCI and Cada., a IC3Dl
that has weathered many a storm and definitcl)
ga1·eof selffor lhcs~ oflhis mal!"',IIIC, Mr.
Bob uw1ng and Printmg Plus for •"1'1""1 beyond
an, 10 be ~peeled rrom men,ly a pnn1er - Bob.
you arc more You rc<cucd us m3ll) omcs from
conccting typos, c:rcattng ads, dooah.ng is.sue and
giving of your pe,sooal umc and coerl!) Thanks, Bob.
To the Poet uiiaea1 of Nebraska. Mr. Bnan
e
&nguoo, tlu, magazu,c ga1
·c
a real boool
and you a boait lo the magnino.
Mr. Dick B'°""· my rnend and confidani.
lhcrc ,s no Wll) lhis communily will c1 er t,,.,,.
l1()C n:cognir,e )'OUC tonlnbution. time. mon<y,
P"ticncc, )Ollr nonun,11100 for commuruty liCr·
'ICC from ANOLE IS only t),c lip or lhe ,cclrrg,
Toall ffl) fri<nds 11,hc, h:nc g,,co of lhcmscl•es
ID Support or me &nd the ma!l"7int. Thanl<s.
Fonall) lO lhe ooe "ho shares all the pun.
bappioc;;s. frustration, nud w11s part of Larr) ·s
VLSIOO. Tert)' S"oenq \\ ho"ouldllunklhat"e
wnuld <odure lhi$ c1cl') month ror 10 >ear,,
much less. 11,J., "oukl llunlt you could codwe CllC
for 20 plus) ea"- The . . has )OUr mine ,n the
srunlhood boot. Tbanlc )OU
W1
tbout !he c:ommu1111), lhcrt would be no
need for• maglllinc. h hos been ll')'lllJ but yet•
n,11 pleasure provKlin~ Ibis sim ,cc 10 ) 'OU.
Remember )OUJ biSIOI') , "here )OU came
rmm - II) DOI lo n,JQI <Ill !he .. hocl - ll"'" and
prosper. come-. and A<, Proud
,·w
TM New Voice of Nebraska
P.O. Box j512
Omaha, Nebraska 68103
s-tnq Commltt• sun
Sl1aron Van Butael , Editor (556-9907)
Dick Br-n • Treasu,e,/ Ad\/&11Jslng
451"4737(H). 453-6688 (W)
Sharon McCartney • T)oplsl
Pal Phalen . Otslribution 455-3701
455-3701
Carla p..,_,, · Typing & La~
r...-,s, ,..,,.y
Kevtn w. - Proolreader
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�AND SO IT GOES
ByTLSW-V
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1oogue chasing do" n those ads and then the
moocy ror thcm ,~ be)und me! llllth )llU and Pat
ore true leooen and men to be odmued. I
both.
FROM FEAR
TO
GRATITUDE
lo•·• )'OU
By Dick Brown
No", let me olTer an apofogy. To Sharon\ an
Bui.cl, I had oordc,rn hen I asked )OU. OK. ljust
thought 1t 1mportnnt 10 have a "'0Jn)1fS in,·ol'n.
men~ I ia- )'OU rru!de itthtooitb, and aln e, and
I hope II wd$ mostl) all good. Thrulks ror your
cuuun1tmen1. Without 11.. lb \\tlboul the olbc.D,
pn,,· iou.,I) mcnuoncd, "" """kl OOI h."e hkel)
made II to this is,;ue Of CVCl)OOC "ho IS SUII
m, o1, cd II seem., the end of the Vo,ce 1s harck:sl
for )OU I'm sure )OU will put the ewa 11mc to
other\ Cl) good uses and I Wish )OU and Catl.rl U.,
, cry best as )OU mo>e on" oh )Qtll' b<es u,gclhc:r
To the: rest of tl,c ....rr, both P"-" and pn,..,111.
I ~Jute you for aJob wcll done
Toouracheru.<1Cts, Thank You! YQUl'eontn
bull()i!U v.crc crucial tu the leg.ac) v.c lca,e. It
""as m I ~ th.al I v.rotc at1 article fvr the Vow~
under the pen name of J M<>ntgomcl) Can) \II
MyCbildlcn faosOOl there?)" here I rtpcotcdthe
queshon. what /~gal'\' /J 10 be fmutd in our J1
ll'nce1 J bclk!,e ,,c 81 lhe Vt1ll't' do not lt:Rl\e
s-ilenll) nor do ,,e ,den" lh1, oommurut) We
do. 00« C>'Cf, IC8\'C)OU" 1th plclll) or OICOl"'1e.<.
and the charge lo find llC\\, cn:ah\ e, COOlJ]l'COOl
w keep the forum open
the chm
OK. OK. rmwntmgl OK. 90 illook • kll or "" c (perh3ps lO our )04Jlh) I() see and ti conltO·
ICDl?C
tbal
poslull8 ro, ... lo 51t down and pul something ucs If that means IIOOlher niaga,,ne so be 11, or
1og,:thcr for the Inst issue or the N~w Vo,c~ of n1a)bc 11 tS lime fora cable w,mnu1ul) profr.un
NtbraJka. I mlliu that ,t should not hove, bul ti \\1WC\'Ofll as.as WCp:t,..'ilht lurch \\C \\iSh )_UU
did So the questioo bccomcs Whal IS it that I "happy ll1llls"' and all the best that lue can olTer
""'1ly want to s,ay as we dose )'Cl another chapter
Let mceanclude "1lhaS1tllanm. lMl RuPaul
lo the Lesbian. Gay, Traosgenden:d Commumty ended his program "'ilh. '~f )OU cnn'l lOIC )OU<•
ofN~ka (oh, "hat thelicllofthe t:n,vcrscl)
then how the hell )OO gonna kwc somcbod)
It reall) isn'taverybatddccislooton:ach. R:'111y, else." Stay strong, stay proud, and IDOb1 or all he
ooce > think aoom iL
ou
BOLD.
I would fl..i off like to say tJ>anl< )OU to my
And SI) 11 goes febru:11) I , l'»l
ponncr of 23 years for bis dcdlcati<lo and enthusiasm 10 llus forum since ,i,; bcguming, l'nl
Phalen is the only remaining member or lhc
ongiMI 5l8IT (and we Sltll have the stock sbllre
issuod to him) lie basoffcn,d hmc, facilltics,and
Jead<rsbip U131 is ,ncplaccable. I must lliso give
thanl:s to the other utllueoce m my hrc and this
magJll.ine, Dick Drown. Wlial I have learned
rrom D,c.1::i$ lntegnty and po6iti•c w,Uln~ncss to
work towanl a better life ro, au of us. How 00
ea,u, be was able to hokl oo to his 1crnper. and h15
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Wuh hllk> cxpcncncc 111 booklu:q•n8, my
ann
""'d ahna;t 10 yem• ago b)· l'at ond
Ttrr) lO lake the pos,lion on·reasur,:r o(Thie Nl!W
Voice ofNebraska. Thal """' onl) the beg1nrung
or the gn:at learning «pericnoc I was 10 face
Shonl) lt.:fcaflcr I l<'M also given the JJCl"lllonor
,\dvcrus1ng Manager. (Oh, Shit) I'm rc:all> not
• sales penon and had abl;loiUldy no expencncc
.. hacompw,r I was,ayfor,umtetohavelhc
11
training b) (the computer W1L) Lee Doochowcr
I lcmUSI ha>e gooecrary 1<1tbadl1J.l1kcme under
foot I le did get my feel wet nnd I had enough
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k:nowledl!C to be dangerous. Sh:tron McCannc)
then took me under wmg and gave me more
confidence an the plactng and " orkio& up tbc ads
I wMlhcn lcflaloor when <he departed to Demer
and have been leammg more and more b) lnal
wxt error e~ er since
Tmclcing down 3ds to gtl I.hem laid an was a
maJCl< ch:tl lengc for nic I'm surt I', e ptSSCd olT
1 few people alonglhc wa), bul I had 1,JObtodo
and O tamdr.imc 10 mecl C\ Cl) mooth (So I
ha\' C olfoodcd OO)'OOC, .P1,V.1/
I have " ~M'ked close "lth Sharon Van Buascl
on the mag;wnc for quite some time and
to
say she""" ddcrs me" 1tll all sbe doe'< I must
admit though. she should CUI bclc:k on $Cll1lC thangsbocausc 111.hd somceimes hander hmc framtS oo
!1"11mg lhtnpdooeand putting ,n some late aught
hours. Carla has been a s,roog fiBUrc with the
map,,nc and I ba, e 5<en her prodtting Sliaron
along the war also. O>rla also be" alders me" ,lh
all I.he lltll\ , ~ she lS am <>h ed "1th. Ma) he" 1th
lhccndorT,..N"'4• Vo,ct lhc) ma) have hmc for
,r
ha"•
S(JlllC ql13llly h -
i "lSh I coold oo,c worted more ckl!;cl) to
Ke,•1n \V /our proofr.,adtr). I le ,s quite a ll13Jl
"'th a grca1 ,nule wouldn' t ho•• been possablc
·rho maganne
THE NEW VOICE
�"1thout
lhe manyodvcn,,,..,ri' support I mU<I mention lha1Tbc ~IAX bas
been lhe longest rurut1n8 o<h crtiscr Ulfll hos bcc:n es,,ocllll.Cd ,.,lh r,,,, Ne><
Vok't. Wnhrot lhe ,uhisenbcr<and mcml'C.'Nof our communll) pi<:ldOI UJ>
Tlrt New Vmf't', "c \\OOl<ln'I ha• c ne«f lo be OIJI there (0< 14 )"'"'- One
~real Uung I <Pt"Y•d wa, dm mg"°" n h> 1..mcoln d1oppu1, olT the
magannes The l')lngallhe Pamc "•"' OI\\O)SSO fnendl) and made me foci
"elcomc The Q often wa.,TI ·1
"hen I droPl'Cd c:,11' lhe maga,:,nes. ""
I didn't b3,c as muciH'()nlact \'1th Ill< crtl"d then: (h IS a fl()Tf/<'OUS /Xu,
lltOJ,g/1/.
M) heal\ hcloo{l' 10 Bob E\\10~ ror all lus wort abo, COJld be)'ood IJlc
hne or pnnll"B· He s a peauoondJng boord, too. l'•e n:all) haXxnc ,cl)
fond or ~I"' t;w,ng for liorcmrful snulc and the bock brcokrngJOI> of had
/ookmg good! h's
c:ollaung ., CT) cop) lhc m:,g:i,Jne
nwgU'. /
Rcllf'CIS. I h.-.d a re". but IJ!!OID 1()(1 m.,n) 10 menooo. Ob, "ell, I <bd 11
JULIE
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MARY C. GRYVA
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Pn1 andl'cny for I\\ tSlln~ mi ann tn get rmoh cd because I ha, c gm,, n so
, Cl) much "'lh all lhal I ha, t learned and QJI the 11onclerful people I ha1 c
met h's hcco a re.ti tnp and the mile.< on m) vebrclcs"' crthc )""" l,a,c
Tbanl(s for the opponunlt) u, have served the O I... BT
communrt) and lhanksforlhc wonderful mcmoncs I hope eachondc,el)
one or you can c~pcncncc tbe gift or,·oluntccnng "ilh such a dc•<itod
8fOUP or people hkc I bavc hccn associated "1th (T/11JJ1lis {<1r pwnng up
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�THANKS!
By Sharon Van Butael
Thi$ bas boena highly <lll()tK)m] l1mC for me
In all ooncsty, I would probobl) ba•·c kept un
<bng The Now Vo,a forever: W 10 )"°" IS loo$
enough. Throu,$11 all o( lbe crooooos, !hen: has
be<n the reah1J1t1011 tha1 I am no1 aJ(JOC and lhal
lhere an, pooplc who belie•·e in me and "bat I
havedonelosene theccmmuruty o,crthe y~
You. the readcncl'TIM! New Vou:,,, tno,.•all
too wdl that I am far from perfect. I la,e my
temper too C8$1ly; pui my lhaughls m pnlll when
I slw:>uldn' 1cvcnthink lh<m:don't respond "cll 10
cnua sm: mau lols of l)-pograplucal errors. looc
tlungs (A11iclcs. ads. lcU,,1$, pbolo<. everything!).
pn11tartic!C3 lhatan: poorly wnllftl and have Utile
jouroabstlc mcnt. and have Ibis silly idce lhat
IJC(>l)lc ayoy reading about the ups aod cto..,.,,. of
il:,e life oft,..., lesbians Ob. and I do tend to 3"1
dcftn.11••
10 ht m contJOI.
Bll- m spite of all Iha~ there arc many. man)
of you ,.ho have taken lhe l1mC k> tell me that you
aie pleased wnll what The New Volu has done
over the years. Thant you for all lbe titJd words
and for your onpng ~
I am very proud of what wc accocnplishtxl
dunng lht 1C11 years that we published The N!!M•
Voice. We COlllioued to canyon the toR:h that
wa., handodlo us by the founder, LanyWbcblood.
lie wanted a map,.inc: that ,.oufd allow the
GL8T community of Nebraska 10 upces, •13
lhoug!lls and focllnl!s in a ..re. open forum. And
lhal wcdid(IDOII o(thetin,e). We did net n:quirc
anicl<:$ k> be in joumali.stlc st}le: nor di~ we
require that Ibey be "newsworthy. We pnntcd
aboul.99% ofwbat .....,sulllrullcd tous. Weal,o
lricd to minl.m iic mudslinging and
We would pnnt crilical letters. but always offer
the group or individual cnticiud 10 the letttt the
oppo,tun11y 10 respond (m the same issue, ,f
and,..,...
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po&51'ble.)
""°"""' ecc......,
We prinlcd
lists and calendars that
were as complete and as
as we could
make lhem. 'we praised and supporlcd groups
and evezu throogbolll the comnn.m1y And wc
ollcmd new wtit.crsao:I new 8rli,u ao:I new poelS
a place when, they could dev~ tbtor sk,lls,
Yes, I am proud of what we did with Th<r Ntw
Vo=. and I doOOl lct 11 aoeasily. l·lo\\-cver, lht
time has come IO clooe the door. and I do so wn.h
IOI' c and best wishes.
Thanks So to Sharon Mc:Ou1ney, who bu
continued bet dedication to the map,.ine even
though sho moved h1111Cb<ds of nules away
Tloulb (and a ~ apology for the_ollcr
r
oa&11er ride) to Brian Beogt,on for bis dodlcalcd
...,,ice IO the-pzine for four )Ut'S,
I offer specill thaw 10 Pat and Terry fa<
in•iti1>1 me tojoin The New VOICt'. They cpcncd
lbe door for me
Special lbaDb ,o to Diet Brown who has
boeD the undt:rjNnni"I for The New Voice for Ill
lhtae years. WitbcM bun, ""'simply would OOI
have cxisu>d.
Tbaob go to Kevin. whale gentle manner
and inlimtc policnce bcl~ 11:1:ep me sane.
And, o( cxxne. special- fO 10 Carla for
allowing and assisli.n8 me to OOD!IDUC with TIM,
Hew Voice for all ofthesc)UrS
And, nlOllt of all, thanks go to all of )'OU.
Witboul you. lhtie wouldn't have been t.ny ,...
to even exili1.
May you continue to walk in the hgbt of
God',lovc.
900 for The New Vooc•
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DIVORCED AT LAST!
Aller nearly 10 )cars. we rinall) get to be a
twooomc:--a couple. We're ch,oo:,ng the Hew
Voic,,, and it feels ~ J Al.- ten yeaas •So, I
came toOmalla thinking lhal I was ga,ning ooc
partner. bll- I got two Before I ••er moved 10,
Sharon wa, maml'<I t.o the New Voice. When
we'd go out 10 the bars fora drink, invlllllbly the
N.,. Vo,c,, w<nt with us. Someone would stop
Sharorl v e her an ad or IO talk about an ~iclc_
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or to
1mclll or oornplmn abooA the last tSSUtWbcn weltft the bat. sho'd meJllioo .-ling to go
by the post office to p,c:k up thc New Voice mml
And
were out IUIUIID& emmds around town.
wc olltn addod a tnp to AorellC" k> dr?f.> mad b)
Diet's or to pick up samelhmg from him For
years lbcre wen, roootbly steering comm,uce
mectingi, They la<lcd for boors and alwa)"
~ to hatthtonc fn,e SW>day aftemooo we'd
havc,-or ratbc, the one ,,.., Sunday afternoon
wccouldbave bad. Whal "'C bougbu bc,u<ic, the
tbree o( us $bared an o/T'ice I was '->biog. and
SlwmlalthtNtwV0<n, odator's stufT ltwasn,
loog before lht Hew Votce toOk over lbc "oote
offi<:e- indudl1>1 the
of my wooden desk.
NVN long 118<> IICCOUOI for at least a t1unl of the
messages on our pbooe e,·cry day. If I _ a
had
romantic lhougbt. before 11 would mattnalne.
tbcNew Voi« ,.'OUldlKnm "ilba pbooocall or
typing thal just bad to be doocl Especially when
THAT TIM6 OF THE MONTH came aroundnccltioJ stood in tbc New VO<C<''s way. It got
Sharon s run otlelaioo- no matter what I warudl
Yep! The divorce will be final in thc next few
wcctsas •t take beclt our bousc--as we mo,e the
olliocoutoflbe RaowccO,ntcr Aboulthelimc
the Beat hit3 lhe stn,Cl, the New Vo,cr will be
history al my house and at )-otn,
tn real1ty-ovcr the years. ,...,•,c figured out
how 10 bvc as a threesome. and believe me I've
really grown to 10\'e and appreciJlte the Nt!W
Voice. Tbe New Vole< bas brought me IDllllY
if"'"
:::fi
pys, many waodcrful fnends, and many men,o.
ncs. llcre'safcw.
THE FIJNNIEST--Ourad for a s ,...... stud
tiny that some: poor guy responded to lhilwng
~ere lookmg f~r "Mr Rlgba1•
nu; SADDEST - When "e shared with you
aboli Kad) loocnand her unllmeJ) death. "° •er)
hlte lhe untJmcl) deaths uf so ,·cry man) Ntw
Volo, rcadc:as- yow fnends and mine "ho have
died flQlll AIDS
Tl IE PROUDEST- Pride Parades. MOL1"
\\'e
Recogruuon Dtnocr,;: SuceeilSful Fund-rais,11$
Sbows--Toy, -I Tetz. Labor Doy Shows, fond -I
Thought. N,gbt or 1000 Stars Dinners.
IC'EOOWL. New \'OICX 1ru, Anruvcrsary; Heartland Reltiooal Rodeo; MCC-0 :nh Arun,·crsal}
and the Tisi could ,io oo and on and on•
Thank) ou al.I for sbanog the good tunes. the
many compliments. and the wonderful men,o.
nes. Thant.,! You l'C8dcrs have be<n tcmficl I
wish I had cou111cd the 100s of )'OU wbo
taken 11me thi$ year aJooe to say "Tlllnk. . Carta•
s
Thanks. Sharon! I appreculle all you',·c dooc for
the eommun,ty through your wort wnh the N~ ·
Vo«:tl' THANK YOU rorwoog the ume !OSI)
tltanl<s to us
So-What bes
As for tomorro" .
...u.11t1nea long Ii.a o f ~ deck. hot tub.
finish l'lirting up,'lairs. ft1ttsll lbe basement. travel.
plant n.,..·crs. tend 10 the grass and yatd better
And there's Ibo fence. I t ~ painung. Samuel
wants pelling tool Oh, and Sh:11011 and I have a
little inttruptcd 'homework' toOI
And of course then,'$ a whole bst of conunu·
nrty activitics,-.f/\e DC\' cr had tuno (ot. Ood bas
blessed Sbaron and me -.,th a common behcfyou have to get involved with hfc If )'OIi st:indon
the $idclincs. all the JO)'S and re..-ards MIi JUS1
poss )OU by. So looll for us Oll- and about-after
all. some couples "ere meant k> be thr<esomes1
ha••
ahcadm
THE NEW VOICE
�THE NEW VOICE AND THE COMMUNITY
By Kevin Weeth~
\Iler d&ussmg m) boo~gruund m JOUmOI
,,m. "'e qwckt) reah,,ed that I cvotd cen.oJllJ)
hclp1hcN,... Vmr, ~l'11\"1pu1 mcnght1o"or1<
fhra: months later. I found "')"'Ifon the "eenng
comm111cc. proofrc.iding the may.,,.1ne •• Cl'}
mor1U1 800 oet.1.<1,,1mll) <.'OOlnootlllj! W1Jck,
l'll>ofrenchng was interc<1m11- \rt1cles mngoo
from 10ln$Um, 1nabsurd. and lrom 1nformat11 c
to so confasrng tl.ii I had ll() idea" hat the nrucle
\\ ib l'.lbout M~t "ere enlcrtammg_
Koow1ng "hc,n • mr<1ake should he left un
corrected "as the easy part af proofreadmg
Re<:ci• mg M upcoonng ,ssue late one ,ugtn and
hemJ «peeled tu,.,, c 11 cc>rrec10LI and returned
lhc .. ~. d.1) WM OOI ""5) T hcn II g,ll hanlcr
l:,cntuall), I \\a~ (!Wen Lhe use or a computer
bdooJpng to the N•~· Vmu Thal meant I ha<l tu
<(>rrllCt the <('I')
• .u
••
1n lhc C\'>lllj)Ule< ID)'Sclf 10\ICOO of
hm ang someone cl~ <k, II (Remember \\ hen
coo,puter ,oftware ,..._~ not Oil a OooP) disk 0t a
CJ).R0/1.1, but 011 m audio c:b=tU:~ This comPIJl<r IS Tlli\T ~lo,,)
M) p l of mccung <llhcrs socraUi lhrool!h
lhe Nt'w'Vo,N" dtdn'l ,o \'Cf) rar. ·1 he staff wni;
mlhtr small m:dc,cl)'Olll:: hadtbt1ru,,n h"~ but tlial didn't mailer I cnJO)cd doing "hat I
could for the QlllgD/lllC nnd I COJO)ed 1be (l(:C8·
s101131 mccung,..
Four and a balf)cru,;ogo, I 1>asash) j!U) and
Just out of thcck>Sl't. t -.as loolcing for!IOfflC "")
10 ··gi,c b<1ck"" 10 the guy populauon - not 10
mention find o WU) 10 mt".el people So. of~r
spcndmJ!-~. )C4r readiOj! TIN! New Voi<'f', I
dccKlcd lo find out 1f I oouJd •·olunlttr m) tune,
\"lb the lll.1l"l"'DC.
I found the
Vow, booth a11h.,s )car',
Cooling Out Uo) e,·en1a1 l'NO L11tlcd1dl tno,,
that I ...,115 abou1 to nlCCC sorncooe "ho J \\oo:ld
pm ate!) admire for the nc'<l fourand a halfye""
- editor Sharoo \ an Bulsel
N,.,
PIQl11h.
:-:04 t•tf)lh111J? has been ros) I must odm.11
r~c h<e11 oo,hcn,d b) the fact lhol I ha1·cn·1
been oslccd 10 proofread U,e p<Jbhcuuoo .,.,~
11'11
mont.h m·er 1~ la-..1 \"o )ca~ or s.o - c,cn
though my name ,-:,s stuck on plg,: ooc as being
1be one to hlamc for on) m1~u,te llO\\C\Cr.1
ha, c under\luod \\ h.ll "a' gum,: on Burnout
,, ns i,eu, op 111 unet the staff nc:cded more ume 10
j!CI the p11bhca11on together - and mon: time r0<
lhc:ot own hvcs.
l',c lll" ")" b<en b,1d,crud b) !he""> >QCrct)
m gencrol use, the \\ord ""o.Jmmunil)" (the "p)
oonununit)'°'. the ""block
the "'reh
,.00< a,mmu011f', etc ) oommurut,"".speaksto a
11 inc,.1aN> leads
"c.:ommuwl) leader" "ho u,c, 11abl)
for
Lhc communit,
Thc.-re Le; m.rtl) a coMensus m
an) ..communi1) ·· "be.n ,, comes 10 rm) number
I bong lhrll up bccall<C J think a
pubhcatooo hkc the Ntw V"""" ., the bc>I place:
10 find a --cornmwuty''
_\ true commwul) n
made up of people" ho share a oon,moa troll, but
"llo al,;o tlunk 111d111duolly \I c·re 1101 robots
Ifs been saltS()ing lo sec ,o man) d10"crent \'acws
c,pres.cd ,n the N~w Voir, <>• er the )ta" 11
sbo"..s the ..g_D) conunurut}'.. a.< <hH.rsc. as an)
04hcr
lt"sS3<11osocTIN!N~ Vorre goawo) Ina
wai, 11·s hkethc upcommgdq,ortweofSem(elci
11's been a good run and 11· sa jlOOd bmc 10 end
To" hoc• crmkcs the lloton nnd runs II uh the nc,1
pub!icabon. please be 1>:1 respoos,b!e and ran as
tbe Nnv Vo,tt llas grown 10 be mus 1-1-)ear
1,r ISSUCS
I t.ned 10 lind • """ "'} tu meet Qther,
1hrough1he n.,p,;nc For l\\c'lnx>ntl\s. I placed
a pc rsonal ad , n1he classified scx:llOn. I met some
>cl'} dcc:cnl ~II)> - but noooc "a. a mau:h.so
I i:u, e up ThantruJl). I found mi hc,nc) 1lunu11h
other means (and I lo,·e him,.., much)
Sonic pcoplcdon'I reah,,e the lOl'C and dodJ.
cahon that the N"'
a l car ago. \rltr <kc1drng 1ha1 she could oo
lon,1!<:r Ix> ..iuor. ,he ,et a~,nc: ofoo,: )""' for
\OlllCOOC 10 come fonH1rd nnd take (l\ er
Thmk aboot lhal One )<arr< a loni umc
\11houjth, olunteenni c,111 he: u JO), 11·,a1so hard
\\Ork. Sbatoncouklba,cOOJkdot1tatatt) umc,
"'11 sl,c <hdn'r miss a beat !\e,1hc, drd the ceher
<taffmcmher."ho"Cl'I: burned out 100 f'lc<?tc
tl,c bumout, TIN' N"'• Vc,,re \\'3$ published C>'Cf)
v.,,,,..
SL'lff h.'lS h,,d 01 Cf !he
l°"" \;forntc. I havednne ban:ll • rmcuonof
the "ork that 0,ck. Sharon, Pat & Te'I'} ha1c
dQt,c l"hcor h.,td 11m ,-,11 be rc:1111.ed oncc r~
New Vo,tt 1! oo loagcr \\a,lmg for us m the
mrulN,,. al <1ur fa\ onlc bor or book!;torc ,,here"cr "e p,ck ii up
~I) admrrationforShamogre" tromcndo.ltlSI)
lu$1Qf)
And Here We Are (most of us) Performing
"Seasons of Love" at Coronation 17
THE NEW VOICE
PAGES
�"THERE ARE NO ENDINGS, JUST CHANGES IN DIRECTION."
By Brian E. Bengtson
I don't thmlt 811)000 outside or OU, C00111lU· ""hall 1be ot!,er soru of pagcnlr) and
rut) ,-oufd have predicted that the New Vo.,., spcdl>Clc lha1 we ha>'ccrea1cdTor°"""'l•c:8.
1<0Uld havcla.<tcd lhl• ion,. \\'hco I """'hv,ng ,n We have <tud gaodbyc 10 IMff) spceial
~ Otlcam. the locals had a hard t.unc bcl1C1•111g
th31 I\ o had more lb:ln ooe bar here
the)
bclJcvcd that gays and lesbillm uistcd in Omaha
nt all, that ,s), le1 alQoe (llJf " " " pnmcd m.>icnal
When TM Ntw Volr• of N~braska r, r,t
.started. I was sull in hlsh school, struggling w11h
mi oewfound se<ual identity, and hu!ing m)
school clothes from my molbcr every morning
(before the snickenng and innuendoes stan ny.
mg, I will c,ptain. Back lbcn. Iwasa struggbng
punk ·rocl. \\'an.nabe and m) mot.her \\-U.S - no1
ha\ ingany<:Lthis~•., ,ol badlowcarl"'O
lai crs of clothes and cart) • bocl:pock to srnrr the
"acceplahlc" crap in.) I was so scared lhat people
would find out that the oamc~llrng I bacf to
s:urrcrdid ha,·e80mc tm1S In fact. J ~"BS haunted
b)' the crazed vision that I wa, lbc only g;iy man
m Omaha. Ncbra.ska. I hvcd m lhc suburbs and
mp iew (){ tho "l)tld ",.. ' 'et} hntitcd I 1<Qllder
how different my teen )C&B 1<(1U!d ha•c been ,fl
knew abQut this magn7joe I ..-ler b<l"• man)
c,r
ha••
people We
Wlllchcd other magazines
como and go. and wished that .,. could hove
doo<: mm, to help.
Tht Nt'W Vo,c, of N,hraskn ha., been
the unffisng vo,cc ,n our commuml) for
over ten years. It bas wa1chcd "fanuly
businesses open and elooe, seen groups form
and disband. and hasa,,en,d 1tall II will be
mi-1
On that note. I wtll end wilh a couple or
poom,rorold ume's.akc Reccu1ly, l have
s1ancd <peaking in htgh schools as pan or
NA P's l'lll>IIC Speakers Bureau. II has been
a very suangc e~pcricoce: sometimes uphfliog, sornetimes s<:at}, bul I alwaysconie
away rrom ~ Wk:! with 90mcthlng ocw.
L8sl Fnday (January 9). I spcnl the day at
Butla: Higll School Dunng each o( tbcsc
classes, someone, "oold ask a question aboot
the :,,IA~lf:.S Pro)CCI Quilt I am taking that
as asign(alongwith a ~ ' ° prinl ooe(){
li•es have been chrulgcd and conched s,nco ,ts my older p,eces) and prc,,enung !IOIIIClhing
•·cri•appropriate, and I am sharing • nc"
- P=onol NOie: Sharon flrtl<'IOU!I\• ru~d mt 1/f
'4.-"C>uld rons,der duslt11.-: off m,, kl!yboard and '4'rlflng
5<Jm,ething for thIS landmark ISSUC, / ro,1/d r,()/ SO)' IICI, f
/,ad been 1ak1,w so,~ flmttofffrom 111y usual wrwngs to
/«U! on Olhl:r p,t)JttlS, and ff.,,,-/ may
go,ttn a 0,1
ha•·•
rusrv••
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Ir no one bas I-Old )W )Cl,)OU an: hoklinga p,oce or
,nooption.
The printed word con be ooe of the mo61
powerful tools in our society. It can inform.
c.ntc:ru,an, incite, reward. reveal. and unite a com,.
muruty just b) its c'(i,tcnoc All we~ abu<Jt
lhesoc:ieti<S that have gone befocc us .. rrom the
the) ha•e let behind, wbelt,er on porehmcnl,scroll, cave wall, 0< 1tmple. I wonder wlml
pcoplco(thc f,aun, would llunk oudiltle ·community w1thtn a c::mununil) • :lficr reading lltesc
cclk:ctcd .,0<$. I wonder ,rlbe) would Wldcr·
"°'ds
stand
piec:e,JUSI IO sbo" that I haven' t lost my
loucb.
Thank you Sharon, Carla, Dick. Pai.
Ttff). •nd Kenn for being the coostant in
oor changing communit) I doo't envy
"hoover will Ir) 10 fill )'(MJT oboes. The)
will ba>e • toush standard to bvc up to. ure
IS oboot change. and as the old gardener
would say. "Even lhc oldook sprouts new
bnmchc.<.
Take care of )ow,;el"es
Bnan
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Ndn5ka
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THE NEW VOICE
___
�"STANDING AT THE
EDGE OF THE QUILT"
By Brian E. Bengtson
l can ~ the 1\a1nc-c,
each 111nc I ,hut m> C)CS
Somcumos the >)moo! geis "'~'
at all the rm' erbtal edgc:_•.
"hen )00 see the rnlunteer guard
set gmnl
rrec.
\\hllc danangon those dr "bite walba)s
COMING FEBR. 20th
DOS FALLOPIA
comedy duo
Pretty girls, not too bright
"I""""'
The Joslyn
Witherspoon
Concert Hall
that ooc10CCt crack bobtes
"11. a,pmng dnit< qllCCIW
h
and all the d<hcatc kids
"h<> h.-.cl ,,, be c,irerut pla)1ng ,'MJL';ide
8PM
$12 advance
$1 5 at door
"llh l<cbmska farm bo)~
"ho f'le\('_f lhough1
t.hls one umc ~ouJd cocnc
I f<cl holl.,,, .
hke the, acu,un o( air
bcl"cen strokes on the drumroll
"hen d,c) bring the quilt IQ n->I
1n m)
hornato"11, oocc n year
I clusc respectful cye,r.
and use ooothcr buutop
In the llot frnmcof ound
I.hat doesn't sec the glltS.s half full,
I qucst.100 m) ume w pn the tour
I lhonk of "ho mijlht aucnd m) 11gi1'
v.ith shaltifll! hands:
i,,.,,., man) day 11\0) po,,s
bet"ccn tbc crumbhngof topnl
anc1 the: rotdmg or cloth.
This ka.mlkaze comedy team combine
music,sketch comedy, razor-sharp wit, feminist
polttics and general lunacy In a wild evening.
Tickets on sale at New Realities, 1026 Howard In
the Old Market and Oak View Mall and Borders
Books, 132nd and Maple
Produced by Women ol the Plains
So I "wl at thc edge of the quilt
like the ktd ID tbc bock
of class ""tchmg the cap1runs cho<,;e teams
I "oich the bo<hc,I dv.uidlc do" n
and "ondc' "hen my name w,11 be called
"GRANDMOTHER'S
TEA"
By Brian E. Bengtson
I dnnt the ""1
Ol) grru,dmolhct
could oat firu,,h
before she died
I roll the plastic bog•
together. and I smell
ibc French Quarter
wr a cleansing
nud-da) r.un.
M) finl!"rs play
in thcdflcd leaves
like the storm" onds
scattering t"'lJlS and petals
I w1>odcr If ,he could ta.ste
the subtle na,ors
I hnnd-ptcked
(or
her uficmoons.
I woodcr ,r she can see
tlus grandchild
holding oo IO her ro<nlO<)
he a last brcalh.
THE NEW VOICE
Metropolitan
Community
Church
of Omaha
819 South 22nd Street
Omaha, Nebraska
Serving the Gay, Lesbian.
Bisexual. and Transgender Community
for over 20 years!
SUNDAY WORSIUP SERVICE
9am & 10:30am
FIRST SUNDAY JUBILEE SERVICE
6pm
"Join us ln 'Celebrating Life ln Christ'
and a.fflrming God's lo11efor all people."
Rev. Sharon Sloat, Pastor
Melling Address: P.O. Box 3173, Omaha, NE 68103
Phone: (402) 345-2563
&-mall: MCCOMAHA@radika.net.
Web Site: http://www.radlks.net/mccomaha
PAGE 7
�THE NEW VOICE - A PART OF NEBRASKA'S HISTORY
By Sharon Ven Buteel
With thl! ,ssuc, The New Vo1re of Nebraslw
posses rnw lhc dim mis,s c,rlustOI') lu rourtwn
l"'""'- The Nt'W Voi<Y has reported on the 8J0"'1h
of Ncbnslal and Iowa' s l!"), IC5bian, b,se,ual,
lmnsj!eodmid. aod semilive oommuruty
I slartcd oUI 10 do a llmelinc of imponant c•cnlS
,o the histOf) or lhc OLBT oommum1i ll'l our
area, b<JI I found that it wa, on ovc"" hclnung
task. ltO\\CY<r, in the proct'S5 I learned man)
Uuo~ about our luSlory and ll made me more
dclCfllllncd u,an c, tr IO prcscrvea, much hist'"')
a,; ,. possible. II is my dream lhal our Rainbo"
Outn:ach Center w,11 someday bouoc a OU31'
"'""°um wluch will cacaJog lhc c:merJ!CDCC oftllY
S<lCICty and lhe do• clopmenl of the 0Lll'f COO\•
munily I hope tba1 there on: Olhei, otA lh<re "t.)
share the same dream.
Tbc procc.<S o{ collecting iafonna1JOO did mnkc
me more "'"'"' of some basic tnAhs
I) The Nt'W V0tN' was not the first f?ll) pubhcation ,n Nebraska. and it w11l not be lbo la.5t.
2) Over the )"CUB tbc OLBT aH1UOumly ha.,;
dn ersificd. It ,s no longer enough 10 be bound
together b.) our su:ua.l oncntalton Wt oow
,talbtr LOIO~ " groupssuchos Frontrunner"·
(·leartland Go) Rodeo A'51JCmlloo, Wild Krngdoro &.its. Lc.,bian ~ntercd, L.ealher EngiflOCN
Omaha, and oc, and oc,
3) Thcreismoretodo1ntbcp) commurot) than
ever bcfoRO, thanks 10 the dcvdopalelll of lbc$e
llllCtC.$1,rt)Ups
,I) People continue 10 IOOke the same m,stalws
o• er and ovcragam We Just don't doa f!OOd JOb
of lc.ornif18 frocn 1be JlRSI And
,ns,st on rem,·ent.mg the wheel e,•cf) (C\\ ) 'CW'S.
S) Nc,t1ungtnst.,forc•·crandDOl!ungisindispcmablc. The New Vo,ct may poss ,.oco luslor)', bd
any void 11 lcaves behind .. m be rn1c<1 by some
Olhcr publicnuon (maybe a web-sue lhlJI lime)
Now, I did find ,amc hisloocal item< cl 1nlcrest
(to me. a1 least) for «ample
1'50 - Tho Diamond Dar "clcoulC:$ $8) cu,Owner Jim"'> $eschL'f 1m-11ecl3 Pl men
"""" ere harassed oul.Sldc another banocon,e 10
bis bar and to iav lie lhcir friends. This was I.be
fi11>1 known "l!•l tu," ,n Nebr.)S)m.
November lffl - UnitlldMU1i>uies1nlugbtr
E.ducauon at the l lruvcrsny or Nebraska on Lmcola horu !be first CA'>ffcchousc for the P)
(e,;t,,anoommunny. Coifrehouses a1n1mucd wllll
the late 1970'i
lffl's- Omaha Mcatpackcrsformsosa l..elllhcr
and (,CVI Oub. later (ocus,ng 00 rundraising ror
AIDS rclallxl causes.
- LJll('O/n Gav N/!'4'S and Captto/ Tunes. Puhli•
ca11ons focu.sing on the py commun,1y, begin
and last a few 1ssu1,s before ck>sm~
1973 - Mc1tOpol11MCommwu1i Chun:h ll•·an
gehsbCTcamcomcs100mnha tOla) lhc erow,d\\'ort ror a local consregauon MCC he!!'"' m
meet. first u, private homes, then in FilSI Lru1arttlll 01urch
1974 - First Mciropohlnn Community Church
or Nebraska ,, chartered; name os lllk:r ch:ulJ!cd
to Me1«'1)<)1i1an Coo,munit) Church of Omaha.
- Tloeday/\•Nebrwk,m IJ'1Cd,,.,tta1groupw1
Nebraska The Lincoln C-.ai ,\ction Group (LmC.ag) and 1be Uruvcrs,ty C'.a) ,\CIIOn Group (l n
Gag) ,ponsorcd sc•·cral oc11>1t,c,o mcluding tt.o
Guy Rap Linc, rap groups. a co!TO<!houso. and
pubhcallon of the Ga,·/y Nelxaslwn.
Juno 1'78The r\lSl Ga) Pride W<ek\\ashckl m
L1noola and U1Cludcd a Ga) Pride Boer Bu.st
Hosted b) la) and Karen. tho e•cnl mcludcd
, 0Ueiroll anddnnc111g A Cdfceho<,;.c celchro<-
or
""do
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PAGES
mg Gay Pndc was held ,n the l..a,,·cr Lc•·c( of the
lNl. S1udeo1 l'nion
1979 - The ltol()'\\ood CJl)Cncd.adven,s,ngasa
"m"cd" dl,co(l,oquc.
-GAIN (Oay Awrucoess on Iowa & Nebrnsta)
publhhcxl Omaha's first ...,;or publicatioo.
- l..ircoln Leap L.csbians. foondcd tn 1979,
was IICIJvc for man) yea.,., sporuonng cul1ural
evcaL<. picnics, potlucks, ,-Ofksbops, speaking
enga$('mcnts. d,seussion and support groups.
I '81 - lm1,cnal Court o( Nebraska wa! formed
I '84 - Gay Lesbian Information and Suppon
Lmc began opelllUng m Unooln oo March I,
coounuing m operulioo for 10 years.
- P-FLAG was a small group of about a dcr,.co
famd"'8 when Tl1"N.w Vol« began pubhcation.
M eneh 1'84 - Larry W,scblood and friends
publish tbe fir,,1 issue of Th,: Nl!'4• Vo,~ ofUnco/n. The name wa• changed 10 The N.w Vo,,.,.
or
t>fNtbrruka withinJUSlnfcwmonth<l. Lan; u:,c,
a J>'lCUdonYm "Lall)· w.;. • a, firsL
...
- Mid-01) Chorusfonnc:dinOmaha. An ,nitial
group or 12 performed a1 tbc Chestcrf.:kl as pon
of a benefit fOt MCC and lh<n ""ng at lhc OcJod
f-riday Semces ti MCX.:.
1'84 - Oai Rights NatJonal Lobb) (0 RNL)
sallllcd tbc lmpennl Court of Neb~lm for ,ts
suppon of AIOS ootl\ hies
- 'fhe lmprnal Olurl.or Ncbraslta hckl CMwr
tton at theJosl)n Museum m COOJunc.tlOO \\tlh
"Gai Pndc Week" - Vch·ct and Oary Wc,,1
were elected Emperor and EmprC5S of the Impenal Coon. A n,cordod turnout of more than ,15()
pooplc oitcndcd COfOnfilJOO and cast , Oles ror lhc
monarchs - J,, Jo Momsoo " named a,
Duohcss1othc: ro)'nl familyof Empre<s4 Vd«t
Food for Thought and Toys for Tot, began ""
aru,ual Jlf'Oicci or the ln,pcnal Court
- Llnooln-Lancoster l>rug l'ro.JC<:1 formed an
ootpallCfll JllOOP for ga) men and lesbian women.
Rand) Todd "'IIS the organ,re, of tJ,,s ~ m
.. h,ch •• still actn c loda)
- The Ntw Vo,r, was subJCCI or nnicle in the
Lonmin Star which "•• pocked up b) the
Assoc:med Pres, and put out on the" ore scrvlCCS.
This led lo co, cragc from the l;,,wln Journal,
th;, OmtJ/ia World-H.rald, and se,·,rol radio
S(allOffS.
- TIU! N.w Vo/re Wlnll a 13\\'Slllt med by Ille
pubhshcr of The Vo, r• Ne.,, of Southem
JAneaster Cowl/)'. 3 small "eckly ncwsJJRper
published in lhckman, NE. Judge Jeffrci
Cbcau•mnl dcmcd an inJWlCltOO fifed by The
Village Vole<! L prc•elll Th,: Now Vol(« flOOI
o
usmg a name so "m,lar lo 1ha1 of the V11ltJ80
Volu. In his rulrng, Jud,c ChcaU\'IOOI stated
that no cv,dcnce or coar,.. ,on
lhc 1\\0
publicalJOD.'i had hc<:n prc!i<'nlc'<l
Septtmbor 1.984 - Rl\•cr Cit) M"ed Choru.•
( onnod, foUO\\ 1 (oot.Stepl< of ~ hd.Cit)' Chorus
n~
- Ncbraslm Regional Ga) Lesbian c::ta<Sic Bowl
mg Tournaruclll held UI K,ng I.ooic Rose Do,.(
mlh a $10,000 pun;c.
- The MAX opens
July I !185 - lmperi81 Court of Nebraska 0<J!ll·
ni1cs the lits1 Ga) l'ndc porudc rn Ncbrnslu, (June
19, l 'ltl'I) The \\'orid-llemld reported aboUI (IJ
people °"'rching and aboUI 400 spe<1a100
- AIDS Ro.sit Rcduclion pamphlclS "ere distnl>uled as an inscn of Tiu, Nt!\t• Vo1c,,. l., NMC
offered• Comprehen.<i,•e Care program under
the dircct,oo o( Dr Jobnalhan Goldsmrth and
offered "I ITLV -3 l'c,;t,nf'
August lll8.~ - Repn:sc:n1atircsuf1heCool11100
met ,.,th \I floa ~elwn, thief or <lllff for
bet"•••
or
Uo, cmor Bob Kcm:i to discuss the role state
I lcwth Department ,n eoacdm•ling AIDS edl.Qltion
Doo Flawcrs and Kev,n I loodcst.oldl of the Impenal Court met "ith ,.._layor Mike Bo),lc to seek
pubbc funding for All)S research. They "erc
also interviewed on KF.TV
- The "Coocdioating Coouruuec" held ,ts ,rutial
meeting 01 tbc MAX. Rcpresellled a1 the rncttiJl8
were the Im penal Court or :-:ebrnsta, The Ri•er
C'ity ML\ed C!>oru.,, the Mctrupohtan C.ommunit) Oturch o( Omaha, the ''Omaha" Vollcyhllll
,cam, and The Now Voice~ebraska. Tbi.s
group hopes lO help avoid
uling conflJCtS.
This group later became the "Bai, and Organi,;otions ofOmaha (BOO), and still later "Achieving
New GaylLesbl•n Endeavors (ANGJ.£)
-Omaha AIDS Project was formed to be an
umbrella orsaru1.J1lioo for AIDS work
I '9' -A ieader wntes a letter complain about
the Doccmbcr ICJ85covcr "Mr t,;od", calhng II
ta,lekss and an inmlt IO those al "" ,.ho 51111
recogiur.c C'b. isunas a.s a dccplp,gn,r1C8Jll. rehr
gious holiday The onginal chwccii,( ''Mr Noel"
the wort 1ocnJ art,51 Sam Orwcn IS pan of lhc
Ni!><• Vmce l..epci
- 2nd onnual Ncbr.iska Oay Pride cclel:Jrauon
mcludcdanAr1 Show and Sak:. the "oodprem1cr
oflhc J)tt) "Stra1J!Jll tolhcl'otn1",a Pridecooccn..
• Volleyball 1oumune111, •Pl film fesli•al. lhc
Coronation of 1hc the Imperial Court Clf Nebraska. The 2nd annual pnde poradc. ond n J>lallC
and coffeehouse rcuruon tn l.1ncoln
-John Ziegler, pnnapel clannclist f0< theOmaha
S)mphoa)' ond mu,;,cal dotcetor for the River
Cit) ~fi,, ed (11',rus died of Al OS I hsdcath was
the filSl lO be publicly reported.
Ntbruska AIDS Prop:t held an a"at<h dmncr tll
"hoch 1ndmdual• from 6 local orsamuuoM
were ~lJCd forlhcor hctp ln c,itablishing and
mamtaimng lbo 1'/ebraskll AIDS l'loject.
January 1'87 - Larr) \\'isc:bloochtcps do\\ n
as Echtor of Tl,~ NtM· Vo,«. Sand) Vopalka
bccon,..lhc Ii~ "mian to edit The N~w Vo,<Y.
Febn&ary 1'87 - The lir,,t ever arucle wntten
by Sharoo \ 'an B.-sel app:a,; 1n The New v.,...,,
(t dca(! ..,tJ, lhe end
D n:111100.Sbip and i!
entitled "A House .Meant for Two"
Novttnbor 1'87 - Sand) Vopalka <tcps OO"'n
as editor Jerry Pe<;l assumes poo:thoo of odJtor
and Ntw Vmu m()>c, to Omaha
Dec1'mbor 1987 - The fi!SI ,ssue to be published m Omaha
January I '87 - Jerry Peet
OS Editor.
Sharon Van BUl.<el o<SIIJIIO'I JJC61t,on.
Apnl 1'87 - Treasurer Larry Adams dlsappcars alOlll! with 1111 lhe l1lOllO) 1n TIit! N.w Vo,c,,
or
or
or
=sns
tn:asW)
May 1987- Dick Bro"n.JO!mthestafforThe
Nrw Vo,rt.
Aod !iO WO moved mtO the "CllmOI decade"
Tiu, New Vo,«. During the oc'1 ten )Clll$ lite
number of GLBT organiwuons would tnple;
ber,s and bus,nessc,, would COOlC and go. the
Leather Community \\OOld establish a suoog,
public fcx,lhold m Nebraska. lhc Tmn,;gcndcr
oommun,t) woold reochout tolheGl.Bcommurut) and"ouldde\·clopa uruficationthat LS unique
1n cities across the region~ and we v.'OUld lose
many of our b1Stonc leaders and Olhcrs would
emerge u, take then place
Thcc:awog,ogorlhclnstoryofNcbra.sta'sGIJJT
commwutv '"111 COl'llnuc as I move into re.lire•
meOI. Bui for"°"· I bid you a fond fare,.ell
l rnul ne"'1 lunt
or
THE NEW VOICE
�LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THANKS
Dear ~c'" \'otce:
M) namo,isSh.'UlCnlston )'OU<M ponlm)
name tlus tune. M) ro, onto rnemol) of the Ne••
Vo1r" was,oJanu:il).199?. "hen I "roce T~
Nl:k' Vo,u a leuertellulJtpyPOOPle«>~) awa)
from the \'1
llage Inn Crand fslruld. l'>fl. because of Pl basher,. \nd )OU pnnt<d th<: Letter
Aod kepi my oamc confidential You can print
m) oomethisume. Thcga) bcl';hcN hkcdtobeat
up PY poop!< And ooc gay oosher clllmied tMt
he beat upa gay man w11h a ooscboll but. I worted
at the Vill1l#lnna1 tltc timelhelcucr"'8S wntten.
or
l ,,ish to thank. ,ne. Nt'W Vu1<--e for pnnting m)
letter. ror no1 dQuhhOJ! my word As fortl,e ~)
bosbtts. I think they Sill! "orkat the v ,uu~ Inn
So I hope )OU ..;u print tins letter tu •plUC ii")
people front ealtng ot lhe V~la,ge ton.
Thnnlt )OU New Vorce.
S1nccrel)',
Shane IJlston
WAS HOPING TO WRITE
Dear Sir Modam
Enclosed is a cop) of an article I " ish to
subnut for the Feb '98 issue of N""' Voice.
I nm <Orr} to learn lbot Nl!t4' Vo,cr b discoo·
unwQ$. I "'OS hoping 10" rite articles forn ,n the
fururc
Thanl<>J.
"THANK YOU"
FOR
ENLIGHTENING
OUR LIVES
Doar F..ditor:
I ran IICrQSS tlw, Januul) Ne" \'Ilic• \\hLth
announced that )Our T·cbrual) issue "ould be
)1ltlr last. Since OlO' ,n_g fll)m Ncbr.1<b Ill Louisiana, Th,.Nrw Voter. has bcco myinformauon
source on the "Cla) Secor" there mm) home·
to--n.
I would lrkc to ..} th.11 then: 1S IK> otbcr git)
magwne in '1ebraslta that cocnl)"res to TIie N"'4'
Vorce. Ever) issue sbo\<'S your hard work and
dodJcat,c1<11hal ) oo and y,,ur <tnlT hm • put ullo II
Pl,oplesnythat "All good thrngs must come to an
cod - - a~ <1a1cmen1 hua true
I w:n 801'1') to sec Thi' N~· Vo1re come to a
close. but there hm c boco
very copyable
Issues and I would like to "Thank You- rl>I'
cnJ,gb,erung our h•cs I ",sh all of )OU the best
in }OUt ruturccndca,ors.
Sn,cercly.
"°""'
Mr Ch.1rlcs () I Iowan!
1':c~ Orleans, Lout\Utna
Gmil \farunc,
Petersen Law Offices , P . C .
would like to thank the many
people who have put so much
time, effort and work into
making each edition of
Th e Ne w Voice
something Omaha can be proud of .
We ' ll miss you!
18 YEARS TOGETHER
Dear Sharon.
In the l)occmbcr 199-1 1s,.uc of Tl~ New
l'olN". )OU ran an nrucle cntJlletl ··1...cn« rrom n
Ca) Coupldound•f1Aer 13)ear.i'' Well. "••re
the couple and ha,• oh,11}'S been ~ng to "rite
c
\s)oo trio<,. one
thing aflcr aoothcr and thmss otter ,ct dooc
unless you sh do" n ond take care of thcm
We ha,e hccn together°"" for 18 )carsthis
oom1ng June. II"" 11 alwais bcen•smooth road'/
Ila But "c ha,·c learned 1 hre t ~ r as oot,
0
not as l\\O sept.ra1c: inch, iduaJs. We became
clean and sober together 1n 1')88 :md k"' ~
bcr cdeb1111ed 9 ) cars of <Obnct} This has
helf>Cdour lastmg rclatimstup, likc no one kllO'\'S,
unul thc) do 11 themsclv1t We do nc1 ~ Oll 10
the barsond hil>CJUSI this Last i-stru1<d finding
some VCI)' clusc fncnds.
Wed,d hldec:d remodel that house oompctcl)
for the landklrd We lcamod a lotaboulrcm1.,d.
elui, at his °'P"""" I le poid for all matcn.'.lls. bot
not &n)lhing for all the <wcat and tears that "ent
uk>n8 With J J bcliCl-C "Ccao botbsa) thalC!'\eF)
t.
mch o( that house ":i.; not •u~n to .c, "hen "c
)QU aod aclmoo ledge the l10IC
mo~'odOOL
We arc bo(b gou'il to nuss Th• Ntw Vou-e
Thank yoo for the )car< that
c put ,nto
keep,ng thc monthl) gou,jt
L.o•c.
Jock \1cComuck &. Rohen llogenre,f
)OU"'"
EDrTOR'SNOTE: Jol'ka,ldRobert,t/111nk1""so
much for .-nung to kt us kn<,w t/,aJ 11 w,u )V>I'
~ho wr(Jlr the fl0/6ond 1Jto1 you on, s111t 1ognlll:r
after 18 years! I ....,,,Id DPflll('IOJe 111/)'0<1 womd
roll'"" a, 5:i(i.99()7. I ~'OUkl /1k, 10 get nwrr of
vour story for Omaha's GUJT arrh,1·e.,.
Tiu: Ong,nal Anll'le Fo/ihws:
LETTER FROM GAY
COUPLE FOUND AFTER
13 YEARS
Dear New Voioc.
We raccnll) n,o\'cd and "h.tlc "c \\o"'e.l'C n:,..
modcboiz v.t found this DOie bidden bchmd 1wo
cab nets. So " hen v.e mo,,cd them we replaced
the note and added our °"'o.
n ,ought It ...... ocal idea - we all figu,cd
Ult) didnl lhink anothcr l!IOOPoffag,o"vuld find
the damn lhingl Wt oc.nninl) did ha•c a l!()lxl
lauj!h.
,\ l o o ~ ma) be Oick. Tony.or Put nuj!hl
imo,. the couple and what they an: up to Judj?lng
by the date ,<ecanonl) i.;,p. they hil<esurw icd.
An 1ntc,e,<1cd bit of gay Omaha hL'II0<) 11
Suarcl y.
Much. Din. and Rand)·
PETERSEN LAW OFFICES pc
With You Every Step OfThe Way.
CALL 24 HOURS ... 393-8080
THE NEW VOICE
November 27. 19111
IUI
We put these co binets upat noon oo this dale.
We arc 1(11)' lovers and ba,•e been together
oocanda balf ycm. Weronplelcly rcdcoonlled
or remodc.lmg this IK>usc dunng the past three
months.
Lo,·c ond Peace 10 Youl
(the fim name is illegible)
&. Robcn J Bogonre,f
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�WHAT'S
GOING ON
WITH ICON?
[)car Ne"
Voice,
There as oo doubl we can all agree !hat pres·
cntl} and on lhe post. ICON has truly done heroic
cfT<Wts an fuodrasing, helping lhol.riandsof poople
in.-. H°"e>er, n,ccr'lly ii SCWl.'l lO be all the
talk oround '""'" of lhe way the> do lhinr- I
myself find 111...ity •J>P1111anl! Ihm a pcn;<m who
was n,sponS1blc f0< missing fWlds can now be
elected'" President or lhis organit.atiool Whal
land o f ~ is lhis sendan~? II seems to me
lhat !here
to be some changes m.,dc
Alon~ "ilh lhis lherc appears to be a couple
of andavidw,Js who ba,•c !00\lly 'steered' Ibis
organuallon for a l0<1g ume now Maybe more
people would boc:oOlc more invovled walh Ibis
group. if s,omc of lhc people pn:scnlly uwo1ved
would give <Xhes a coonce. II appears there .-is
10 be some ne" blood fo, ICON to Slln'" c lhe
cballenges it "'ill foce down the road
Committees of OD) land "'1Mbl operate by
one or,,.., peopk running Ibo" hole sh<l". nor.
mmt opanion,shoold lhey dect people" horn the
public mat scorn for pt.St conduct.
Oat) Chnsunnsen
CHECK OUT THE
VALENTINE'S DAY
FETISH BALL!
ICON RESPONDS:
LET'S SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
--77,e 1991 Eurutn·, . Board 0/1/Je Imperial
Court, Coria P., Gary W., and OJJdllM, V.ia11t! S..
ropond:
The prcvaouslencrque.'itlom "'b) lbclmp<•
nal C.ourt "ould elCCI as president someone "ho
,,.as ''alleged!) n-spc:"'51blc fO!' lbc 1..,. of lhou
sands ofdoll:n." In order to put to rest lhe j!OLSSip
and mnuendoes "b.ich have been cuculaung
01roughout tbt: C()mmwih ). \\C "Ill once again
JJld forlh lbc facts lhe !Miler
During lbc time when our current prC$idelll.
Joe Reed. "11SIJC3S\ITetof1heorpnWl(aOD( 1993).
the Imperial Court did not have locked money
bags OOI' rugh1 dcposiL They bonowed a simple
mctal ho> from ANGLE and. following C<lronauon 13, the mooei roce.,•cd "as put 11110 tbJs bo.,
and sem w,lh lhe Treasurer to keep Ulllll 1 cx,uld
1
bedepos,1ed. Wlulc lhis oo, "'&S locked an Joe's
aperuncot. wmocxae loving an the building en•
1ercd lhe aparunco1 and removed ftllldl rmm the
oo,. lea, in~ a l•rt!" part of the moriey intact,
•l'l"'rentl) in l,opc, 111111 100 1hefi "ould noc he
dasc:overed. The idcnllly of llns pcr.,on became
known" b<n be aucmpted 1oen1er lhc opanmcn1
a socond lime. When lhe !heft was di51:0Vcred,
Joe ,nfonncd the .-ec:uu, e bo&rd and also confronted the indavadual "ho had heen found lll
1e.n1p11ng to en.ter lhc apanmen1 "1th hi• suspicioos !bat be might ha, e lakeo lhc o,OO,,) The
man admitted be had taken lhe mooc> and asked
!hat bc ht all<>"ed to rcpa) the mont) The
members of lhe L:.u,cuu,c Boord and '"" andep<ndcnt obsef\ crs met "atla the anon. ond bad lu m
"~" a stolcnl<'nt admitun~ th:11 bc bad 1oken the
IOOllC) Later 1"'11 mt<ht tht man dasarr<n•ed
or
The c,ccullvc board !urned lhe mnlter over to lhe
pobce and gasc lhcm the Sllllcmcnl he bod signed
L'nfor1uoa1<1y, lbc mnn was never found ond
never brought IOJUShCC.
The Boord of G<,,·cmors then filed a sun m
small dauns COWi, claiming tbat Joe should rcP'Y the mooc) s,ncc ii" as u, his JlOSSC$SIOll when
ii was S!Olen The Judge an small claims court
c111erod a judgmcn1 against Joe bosed oo lhe
~ assumptJOn lhal he """' a "flduc1nry"
uea.wrer and so rcspoo,;ible rm all funds Joe
appealed Ibis decision, but did make ptl)'nK'ltU
lowatd lhe judgment as he was ordered 10 do.
When the E.,ccw, c Boord mc:1 w11han all<lf·
ncy rcproing the appeal. lhey lcamcd that lhe
Judgment 10 small elaJms court was an error
because lhc ICON trcaswer was net a "liduca
ary"
position The anorney admed lbc faecutJve
Board !hat the appeal would bo upheld and 11181
anompts 10 light 1 would result in legnl and CIOWt
1
recs lhal would be more than the amoun1 taker>.
The attornc) advised that ICON ottcmpt 10 seuJe
OUI C:Ourt be/ore the mall.er \\ enl to tnal The
faccuuvc lloerd and Joe Rttd agreed to let lhe
matter drop and let the poymcnts tha1 bad been
made be regarded o.s pl!) mcnl m full for lhe
judgm<Ol which had been ISSued
The matter" as closed four years ago. and
thol;c " ho """' an•·oh ed "ilh the Imp<nal Court
at the umc""' Mii a"m" lhal Joe Recd was the
viclim of a crime 11 is unfortunate lhnl the
oommuruty sun prefers lo listen to gowp and
mnuc1adocs ,ns,ead of lnlking ducctly 10 lhose
anvohed and gctung uccum1c informauon
or
1Sd~F-
(C,02)341-r,Os
I would love to see
YOU at the Saturday Shows.
Feb 14th - Valentine Show
Feb 28th - Out-of-town Guest
(wouldn't you love to know who?)
You'll love the price, only $3
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VOICE
�THANKS FROM FANTASY
Dear New Vo;«;
We wanted lO wnte l ou this leuer to SIi)' a
In'GE Thank You ror oll that you have done to
help us 0 1er thc )'CD13 This \ugust, "ran!JIS)'"
"tll be celebnillng its 10 year onni•ersary, and
)'OU have been with us and helped us every single
step or thc way
We remember thc very firm year of fontas)
- 1989 \'our publication dld 50 muc.b to help
make the e,·ent a suca,ss You even put thc Lo~
on the CO\cr.
Maybe 1 has somctlung todo with you New
1
Yacc people? Sbaroo. Dick. Pal. Car1a, Tcny,
and even a rormcr staff member. Am}, have all
helped OUI EVERY year. notonl)' With TIii! Nt'W
Vo1re. but in your time oomnuuntolS di.Inn, the
weekend, by nctmg as members of thc stl1IT
kl, thcJl'ISI )'Cat$, \\'CMC'1ncercly a ~ trvc to your publicalK>o for talung the trmc anJ
ctTon toCOl·cr thc Leall1er sidco( lliccommunit).
I\C,lh )'out a»cmge or events in the leatliera,mmuml), )'Ou have helped broaden everyone's
knowledge or (14.11 ltrcsl)'IC.
We Wldel'$llllld 00\\ )OU all cowd """' 10 go
(Ill \\>llh )'OUf II\~ ond try to ltvc 50mctlnng or 0
nonnaJ hfts1ylc; one" 1thool 'O tnan) deadlines,
hstc""'¥ to p«Jpk: oomplam about the maga7Jnc,
or 1raeking down adl'em<CN for money or adl·er•
uscmcnlS for the pubhcai10<. One tba1 doesn't
end O\CI) month b) si1trni; down to stulT cn1c,
lope$andd,oporrthc publication throughool lht
.state lllruli is ama21ng th.11 )OU have done 1tr<lf
thislonj! I just ~
thalyoum:aderswill o:ahi.c
00" much wock, umc and crron )<JU all p<f. IOlO
this publtcat,oo
Th,s c1oesn·1 mcon that"• \100·1 m,ss iou.
We moot ccnamly will. In our opinion. )Our
pubhc.1tion has been asmplc to tbeNebmslw g;,y
It restyle as a "hole One" 1lhou1 pttjudice. ooc
Wllhoul
bias.
Ag;lln. Tl lr\i's'K YOU AU. so 'el) muc.b (or
mking the umc ou, or )'OU' 111 os 10 help lllDke
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Dear New Vo,~ Editor
! would hl<e to thank you and the erwc Nttt•
Vooa, SUIIT for you efforts o,·er the last !ell years
It takes great dediclltioo to put out a monthly
new, magazine. A oon-profi1 mapz,nc tin Th<
New Voice isaprojeclof!ovdortbecommunity
il9Cl'VCS. Tbtreweretimcswbcn ldidoolltkelbc
quality af lbe tMgWne or us utic!cs_ I1<,,,·tvcr,
I always n:alu.td lhal it is for easier to sil oo the
sidelines and complain than it is 10 roll up my
sleeves to do something about iL
O,,er the long run. t-·evcr, The Nttt• Voitt
has been a pos,uve inllueoce in the community
Ao open forum for discussion Ille •an=
~1.IOS affccttog our H•es. IIS cndu!B will be a
g,<3t loss. 8111 our communily cannol say !bat we
were never warned nor lhal we did nCll have•
cbance to sa,·e 1t.
rlopcfully the dcalh af The New Vo/ct wtll
bring abut the buth o( somethmg new fO< lhc
C0<0munity Enjoy your "retirement." New
Voice Staff. it's well deserved!
SiDCCJdy,
NcdHamson
or
&ll1or'sN0<t: Thanlym,,Ned. Yourbndwords
art o /ugh compl,mou.
Carla,
I love you. Thank
you for being part
of my life for the
last ten years-Sharon
Dear Friends!
t undr.rstand that Sharon Van ewer and
Catla l'eletsen have been keeping The New Vooa,
go,ni lhcse post ten yca,s, but I also undel!iland
tbat Terry Sweeney and Pat Phalen were Ille
visaooanes before lbaL
r, there NO one to lake over The Ntw VOICt
now? Do you Chink lhal New Voice is no longer
usoful
r myself m,glll t,y to help ifl had any idea as
10 bow
I've been a student o( desktop publish·
ing, page layout. etc. (used Pa8(Makcr oo a
Macml06h, f0< ex.ample) as a student 1994-9S
(also used PhotoShnp. scanners, Adobe lllu.<tratOI'), but I have 004 yet bad to n,Jy on thooc skills,
nor have I bconableio-thcmmuc:bs,nc:e 19'JS
Olinponer hardware and sdiware ,.... more than
I could afford.
So, while I probablywooldn't make a JlO()d
cdiwr,tbe,emUS1he.someooowbowouldJ \Vbtre
else in the n,gion can we f md an)'lbing lite Nttt•
Vo;u?
rs - you COUJJ) argue lhal the Nf>v,c=
now comes out of 111100,,. but that's ooly lhc
diM bulloo ~nier lbc magazine is pa tnacther
,n Leo Angeles.
Th<u was R.FJ> (SOl1 of a Rural Page DtgesiJ that .. published quarterly in Tcnness<e (I
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lhml<)
Lootmg through Ga~llow Pag•s and or
Damron At!dra, Book, I wooder \\bal I'll find
for lhe area. NotlUDg 111 !01A·a: The Paroclul1t
publicatioomxl DJ0}1>c Per$Oll(J//y S~ng (ear,.
tact sen 1«. apparently) each m Wicluta, KS
MIGHT. ,r combtned. <ilfer lbc ti.ad or uvo for
,ouihem KansaslllatNew Vo,re provtdcdforsc
Nelnska. Kentucky bad Ktmt11rky Word and
TIM! u11v. each from Lowsv,Ue, I llunl:, don't
..,_ 1fllloocst1lle'<is1: I ~the bcstreg,oo,,I
resource now will be wb/011 and Gay Ntws
TeMgroph, out of St Loois. MO. wilh a atcllitc
in K C. MO: I OOOOldlXl Tunes oflhe Hean/and,
in Omaha. NE. but never ,..:x any response, so I
think lhal must ba•e closed; and while Omo has
~ 1 and Gay People's Chronicle, tbooe
aeem to have a narrow focus: OIOOilly Columbus
and Ocvcland. Oklahoma Im Gayly 0/tlohomon, from Oklahoma City. A fcwothetl'CSOUl<leS
m,ghl iocludeliberty Prt$$, Wichita. KS: IDdianapot,s, IN, is a ,ource for various publications,
/11diMO Wo,,1, KtlllllCl:y Wo,-d, ()hJQ Word. RFD
(Box 68. Libeny. TN S70')S). and Qu,,ry, oti cl
Nashville, TNcomplcle lbc list cl Midwest-Ohio
tnow. rrvou would publish
tb:lttist. it migbl b e ~ ,mden. TfYOU tax,,.
or re,sauroes (and
n1.mbcrs, lddttsscs. •·
mail, web sites. etc.) please let us tnowl
Craig Nickels, Kansa.<
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THANK YOU FROM
L.E.O.
Tbci.e-het Engineers of Omaha would lite
to e.,press our 0<ganiu,llon' s porsooal lhanlcs for
pt<Widm~ us the mtans to inform and reaclt our
communny. Tbants especially lo the stalT ond
al,o Ille contnbutors of lhe N~w Vo,N> of N~bros/w. The efforts ol so few bo,·c eod.ributcd
greatly IO so man} 10 lhe OLBT cammurullcs ol
WCSltru lQ\\aandallofNcbn6ka. Tbctaleliand
efforu lho6c t.ndtriduals involved \\ilh the
Voi<'<' ,nll Ile SOid)' ltllSScd. The many years ol
or
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Mom and J ,.ish toe.~<nd oursinc<rc gn,Utud< rorall )OU ha•cdone
fortheOU3Toommuni1y(orsuchalangomc MyrustinuoducbooloTbc
New Vo,cr was. of oow,;c, b)I p,cbng it upat aneof the bani , n ~ o\3ily
icars 111JO M) secood introduction was" hen J•IT) Pc,ck •'!'l'Jl"d by
Prinllng Plus one da) to see i( we would be imcmted in prinull¥. the
mago.ant ~tcqwtc OVff"helnied me ,.hen he asked ,r "c" oukl be willmg
to drop C"<J)1hmg we were doin~. Sia) up all night, work weekoo.ls, and
anythmg tlst lbal was DCe<k:d 10 produce each !DO!llhly L"5UO. 0( cours<',
"• said we would do all "c ooolcl to help out ,n th!, new ven1urc. and that
the map,.ine wOldd take on a slighll> d&ITcrcDI look than "hot c>Ct')'OllC
Wll.S used IO, b<a "" had d11Tc:rca <qtllprnenl tmn wbal had done the Job LO
L.uw:otn But \\hat impressecl me the.- ..-as tbe (Id thar Jerry m,1
sted
that we do the prinlJng. Not because he knew me aa oil. but because be toe"
that Th,, New Vore, -would be pnntcd b) n GAY OWNl,:0 BUSINESS,
andlbnlseemedvet) impo<tanl tolunL It ..11SD'tklogollcrtha1.11lalSharon
IOOk over as editor and tlungs !<411y got roU,ng. We started OOl printing 900
copies per monlll ten years ago. Wrlll the Dcc<:ruber 1997 issue ...
produccdU00CO!)IC$. Wh.'llSUlnedouttnkmgus2-3da)$ IOdo,
bas
tal:en ..... ruu woc:k toprodua: llutas mom8lwayssays.she io.cs to keep
"°"
bus},
or COU!lle, there \\'t!C up and down umcs. u kc \\ hen $00\Cbody stoic
all thenlOIIC)'fromTheNew Voice cbcckmgaccounl ond"'edido tgct poid
(or3 mouths. Aro when I accidentally put twopogesOUlofordcrandbad
to go ,n on a holiday " cckcnd to CXlmlCl the pn,bk:,n \nd then then: "en,
all the la,;1 nunuteadcbanges.ads that would DOI turnout well becal<5Cof
the cop) provided. m<el.Ulgs. and •l."'ndas that would change Ill the last
minute, etc. But we have alwa), cnjo)<d producing TIM' New VCHC<'.
In (Id. Ttie New V01ce. was a Godsend IO 11'. We had ooly been ,n
business rorane year when Jerry stoPIJC,d by thalda~ And with the help
of The New,.,,e,, we ho•cproopcre,f(or 1 1}'Cal11 Also beeoU$C Tltt.New
Vo,u o/NdJra.slw bchcYed m dou1g business,. ,Ill a gay ownod pnn11ng
c,ompany, we were able to help almO<St c•cry Gl.BT orgaru/Jlbon in the
State Of Nebraska Whether II was through financial donatioos. free or
dtscounled pnntlog. ii was bc:cause you supported Prinling Plus willl )'Out
bustn<SS that we were able to help so many others As I've stnhld on
numcrou.«xc:a.tjor.s, we as a gay ccmmwuty arc 10 willing tony llCIOIIS tbe
c:oum)' 10 march on Waslungtoo (or our ngtu. but so unw1lhog to drive
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,own 10!<UppOrl a gay or lesbian ow nod busmcss. To )OU and those
who have made that drh c. we thank you
0
Ood Bless.
Pnrong Plus
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Ocarf~nds!
Prolloblnoo arcsurpnsed to n,ce,vc a leucr rrom utramc. My name
,sOle~. I am21 y.o I found )"'iraddrcsucaclenmllyanddocidcdtowntc
this leucr Ti.. problem is thal I don't have any py friends here I live in
a btg at}, but we don't hove gay duho. ma3:111-. etc. The publrc O(lllllon
IOWlllds gays is very negative. It's alJnc6t unpossiblc to-gay men here.
So J am wriung 10 you. I don't lmaw If you publisb the intem11.iooal ads.
bul I hope )OOC8ndo IL I bopc tolinda real (ricndin yourcourt,y. If il°s
poo,,,blc. please. publr$h my ad r-
Sinccrely YOUB.
Oleg
The tc~ of my ad
Russian boy from Utnunc. 2 1 y.o .• 181 cm. 74 t g. dart hair, •cry
handlome,amlellc, ma'leulmc, "'ould lil:etorooeta sincere, honest man (or
the ~ friendship and love. I 101 on,d or the lanelmcss and .-la =I
f ncnd and lo•cr My addn:ss a:
Oleg~IOY
P.O Bo, 10125
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�February at DC's
Sunday, February 15, 9:30 p.m.
Empress 17, Sharon Van Butsel
and Emporer 12, Steve Koeller
will host a benefit show for
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Welcome participants
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Only SI.75 each
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from the staff
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PATRICK SPEAKS OUT
rma l-l)Woidgay!Jo> l"ve knownl"ns
goy saoce ns far back as I can remember. rm
wnung 10 ICU ooicr, 11'• nol eas) tooomcOOA.
Ever since J',·e lmo"n, r,c been SCA® I
was alwa)S afraid bccatJSC I was chffcrcni M)
br<>thcr is ooe of lbe alblell<: I) pes. My mom is a
leaChcr M) dad is a professional and !?fCW up in
our small lO\\ n. aod m) sister 1s a blond Jan
Brad>
I m cWTcntly ui a 1rcalnle11t center because
,n> famalyasn'ttoofordo(me I kncwaflcame
out it "ould be havoc for me. considering my
fonuly1s9thcen1Ul)Cntholic nnd my small town
I came out 10 ID) famil) m Janll3t) o( '97 al
13 years old I came out to Ot) IO\\TI after m)
t,;nhdny la.sa summer r was ll:mfied both tames
I fcehlllll "'llllLtng 10be inOragascven
M) bo)fncnds h.1,cn'1 been too ~uppot1nc ca-
"°""
lhcr.
I gtltS.'I rm wnung 10..) in tltc past )OOf I", c
been 10 8 different trcru,ncnt p13ces, because ar
)OU don'1 come OUl to soo,cbc)(ly, you're jus1
going 10 ,et "QfSC. I've been 10 111• pomt o(
suicide, because il's OOI easy m tare 10 be 8,11)
Also. af )OU·re gorng 10 come out., h:n • a good
""l'PM¥'®P Tobc:lp<llhcl'sisn'1->·"'° r,e
bccnlt)1og1Qand I iroessthat's" hy I mwnun~
Just PU,;\SEdon't goto length hkc I dtd' It
haseilOSl!fl to roml!Ollt a, a 1·uy young age. I /«I
"" m11Jt sh/I prr,t«t lus pm'<IC)',
AJ 'jQU r~ad t/11s an,ck. please ref/U!mber
1/tar Poinck t.r only°'"' ofthe l111ndreds ofyawh
m our area who faa t/vs decufon n·cydav. It t.r
wr respons;brl,ry as adulis to help mak tlie road
""'"'ft.>r thes, )l>ltn8 pt'Op/J,. I ~11<011ragt YOU 10
support 01u local groups (P-FUG. Proud Hori-
;o,u. GaLO. GI.SF.N. Posinw,I)' our. and
only makes tlungs wor,c
Ed11or·.f Note: Polnck. li>e appr«l(JJe \'Our
coura~ a11d your detum/JIOl,011 10 help other
.\l>tmg
p,,oplt
w/,(1
or, facwg dtras,ons abcut
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Pat""k's ar11cl• has b«n tdlled 10 ,..,.,,...•
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lhe f'IISl months as we h3>c undtrgooc our ,nccpLIOO and rormauon
While there i., a hsung for the, group an lhc
Area Resources poge,i. we llJ>PlfCDd) have not
lffl"adcd an updat.e tndudnig our OOC,U>Cl ,nror.
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lo•c tOa !X!=I, cbtld.10\ er, mate, etc. b) ph)'S•·
hke we,..,.. hwnan bciop'
Bemg ao asset to our ncogbborboods, ••·en if caJly hokh"I them mow- arm>. b'" "" can't do
the <amc ",th our love for our counll) or 1hc
we're the on!) gay•or i.:.t,,amon Ille block. ,s
world; but this does not deter us franacung upon
\Ct) ,mportaot to our mb008l eommunny imag,,
WF: bear so much thc$c days abota "family val- our lover for country or the "orld.
rm probably litOe cock e)cd (no pun m,,.... and as gay or lesbian couples let our ooigh
bors know we rcspcc:t family values as well. We tendcd) but I lookat it Olis way I bMcslly do love
can do ,1 through the care and upkeep of our this little blue planet called Earth and I act upoo
that lo>c by 1ry1n1 not to desUo) her Ouess you
homes
To gain rC<J)l'Ct of our fellow humans "-e could say I'm a Republican envirorullcolAbst I
,-tn't be as concerned about pu11ing up as,gn l<Wc m) (llanct enough to ad>ocate pe,ice OOl war
co our f root lawn or door Slatinl that ·'Lcwe La because l know war destroys her l!')Od·lookrng
and/or Brucie Babe bves betc as much as we race: ma)bcthat"s why lsuppo<t tbcpeacceffort
care abool p,11l1ting• .-noss. ~ing the lawn, ,n llo<mia. or cow,;c this suppott m,glll also
pfantmg flowers and trees. l..ct our dcedsiactlOOS because of a IO¥c I have for humanity, and,
spoaho loudly the ntigbbors won't even ffinch bavmg enough ,ntctligence to realize thatctluuc
cleansing is as stup,d 00\\ as lt was wt,en I was
when they he:ir we' re homos
Ma)bc n's bocau.c wc"vc been inllmidaled youngerdunng 1-t,tler"s re,gnofwror We didn't
by that damn virus or who,knows,wh). b.. I do nip that ooc ,n the bud sooo enough so we even•
think <Wor the paSI few years we've~ touch as tually ended up in a WorldWarsimplJ. to keep
acorn.rm.r,,ty entity with creating beawful homes the planet from bemg Whitt Only and sulJscrv,.
and oc,gbbodJoock I do mow lhcre an: homos ent to a rehg,ous dem1gcd nut-eax And lbon.
and neighborhoods all O¥erour netiooJust wait• even though we loved our planet. we ended up
mg 10 be loved by '"scosili•c· folks like us And drQppng an A-Bomb 1ocnd the defacing caused
woo tno,.,.1 Maybe if we get bed< to thQl;c early b)' the cootinuing war!?!
l.o, c formyCOIIW)' os.i-n msmular ways
Stooewall roots. we'll begin building ntittbbormclude acu,ally voung m clcc·
hoods which will be ga)·fnendly and welcome bl.II
our renters and buye,s dollars It would happen! tions. Aflerall. these an: the folks" ho will enact
CIJANNELCIIANOE: Whal"' tlusoonfus- the laws to reveal my 10\'e for my counll} This
lllg thing called "love"? Tllls or,l)'-lblng•in-lif,.. act of love i -·e,u is also not 111 C8S) 18.Skas ,l"s
not easy lllways to clclt,(t a .Rffl'(ly. bastard poh,.blcb-really-<:omts thmg a,lled '1<>\'e"?
ucian wbooe wake-upadisU have him'bl:r dre,acd
Ifsom, llllngto..y to10111COOC, k,,,e youll"s quite another thing to act upoo )'OU' foebngs up loolang like a statesman who really cares llUI
honc'SOy docsn'L
for.-Jier. isn't it?
Love for OW' planet and bumanlly, can be
WeSll)'wc lovcour parent.<, our relau.ves. our
bfcmate. OIi' friends. our co-worters. our clul· lmiblyconfU'li~a11,mes. hub? 81.11 this shouldn't
dren. We even say we kweoorCounllyand the stop US rorm lovmg should 11?
And that't tbc -gilt poop fRlOl tbc l'l:,op
><orld. Well, IIOW do "e love them? flow do
s-.i
they KNOW "• IO¥c lhcm?
Mr. /.Juldon u /om.tr Mg. &Jilor o/ZJppor
Of <X>WX the....,..., h thatoweaioosspoak
Magazi.oc and The ec.st to Coast Times His
louder lban OW' l'ords
In our thoughts aboll love we must not fau to au1obtogrophlcal 1,goq: Tbc Closel& Are
reoogn11~ the live ~£Cd definitions from f.mpty ..The DiniOR Room'• Full Lun hardco>-er
history such as agape, ·tco,ctc. when we con· by Pondm,sa PubhJhmg Houst. VISDIMC orden: a;'0.356-9315.
Sider taking VIICIIIJOO.
loslaJ>Oe..... C8D sb<Jw
"°
WeU lr:iss ma· grits and butler ma· buns!
Mo,,ing cenainly can be a movmg expori-.
can·t it? It Im n:mindcd me o(something which
used to V""f $JlC')ial to our gay and lesbian eommunity It was so opecial it even crated a n,putation for us; a good repw,tiont rm ootsosurc it ,s
tlJi$ way al Ille pn:,,ent time
A few year., following Stooewall you could
bear it whlspc:rcd 8llllJllg:ll sttaiglll.• in such colics
as San Fnmcisco. lhc Hollywood area oow called
West
as well as dllcs 10 Ille East and
~iidl<...a.
yowoer.; wercsa),ng...:bthings
11.1' "'If you W8III good renter.I. rent lO hocno6e~uals (they hadn't goocn 1-1 to calling u.< "gay·
yet); u,ey·u take good care o( your~You sc:e. whet was i.ppcnmg WIii tbllt wbcn
gays or lesbillDll mewed into an area and either
rented or boul!ht homes. they"d Ii>< them up to
loot great...-e proud U1 tbaJe days and it
sbo"'l>d through our homos We wen:~ Q/
the fact that we could now "nest". Additional to
remodd1ng many of the old houses tbc yards
were treed and beno..emt for all in the swrouod,ng community to behold aod en,oy It also
tnooulUlcd otbtt gays and lcslliao!< to move ,n,o
lhcan,a;sooo we began to h a v e ~ hale
nt1gl1boiboods of ''U:5'" Where m) Ol4le and I
lived. they e, en bcg,,n calbng our West I lolly·
wood= "Boy's Town", why. we oould even
walk down the s,dcwalks unashamed and un.
afnlld 10 bold hands or be ann m ann. h was just
boll=
act'°"'''"°
As The New Voice closes its books,
each member of the Steering Committee has selected
a charity to receive 1/5 of whatever funds remain.
Those designated donations are:
Terry Sweeney: Not Yet Designated
Pat Phalen: River City Mixed Chorus
Dick Brown: Citizens for Equal Protection
Sharon Van Butsel: Iris Phoenix Scholarship Fund
Kevin Westhues: Metropolitan Community Church of Omaha
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spiritual and elD<)ljOMI health of py and lesbian
Chnstians. The Rev Tony Freeman and lhe
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oon _ combat the unlnnhs being told 10 gays and
IO
lcsbians by these~ and g;wc a bold respoo,c
lo a naoonaJ "fi.,-Oay confcrcrx:e hold uo .laJ\11·
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As prut of their research, Re• Freeman is
seeking ooe-pagc stones or testimonies rrom
UFMCC mcmbc:TS and rricndo wbu have been
1hrough -... gay" ministries. Tbcsc leslimorues
should mcludc the follo,.,ng mformntioo. Wba1
Jal you It> un c.,-gay mirustry? Whal cl:ums "ere
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3 • S. The coofcrcoce lbc:me is "Ooe World.
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CONGRATULATIONS
Astrologk:al Forecast for February 1998
by C. Lichtenstein
0oo·1stmx1onlhes1dchnes tlus Fel>nw:) u·s time totossoursch•cs into lhc 1,,..,ni
fr•) ,.-.th offimung I.Cal and loods of Raint,o,., Valenunes. We ba1c mono than a
re,, pluncls m humnnisuc Aqueenus which means thor acti~c wvolvemcnt is kc).
Meet your maleh by gelling OUI lh<rc and being ··ovrulable" YOU can·, pbooe II ,o
friend. also some of us ma) tr) ...
Alli.ES (MAllC R 21 • APRJl. 20) Febtwr)•lughhglu platomc relat,onslups bu1
to say that saucy Valentines
be fnend.< li""~Tbe secn:1 to• UC<1CSS is
IO pu. yourselfon the ..A" hstfor$0Clal 1nv1tatioos. (And remember that "A .. is for
"II" not for "MShole".) Be generous and JOiiy, proud Ram You artracl more nics
" 'Lh hooey lhan "ith .,nesar and c1 en mono "ith • key 10 your "cckcnd house.
TAURUS (APRIL 2 1 • MAY 21)
Ga) Bulls may be working themselves down to a nubby stub career-wise this
Fcbnwy, but it's all for a good cause; advancement. Try to mi, busrncss ,-,u,
pleasure llus month so the Ions hour< that )OU put •• at the off,cc <1<>0·1seem so
burden.""1le. The Aquccrian planetat) <nerg)' rewards tbc>ic " ho cleverly play by
the polilical rules. Change the rules wh<,n )'OU rule.
GEIKIN'I (MAV?2• JUNE 2 1)
All these planeu in Aqwenus gives you room to brc:uhe andnpmeoce hfe at ,cs
fullest. Proud Twins may travel more than usual this montb and should leave
thctllsclvcs open for adventure and, dare I say, romance. It could be a trip to Ille
moon on gossamer "i•l!S with Neptune and I 'ranus poying for your bcket. If 90.
chalk h up to JUSt one o( tho6e de.hc,ous httlc lluogs
CANCER (JlJNl! ll • JULY 23} All these planets in Aqueerius h1ghhght
sc., ualit) and deepl) personal mw•all<>nS Prnk Crab.< should make the moot of
lbJ• t.estyencrgy wlule the Valcntinc'sseasoo 1s ,n full swmg. Take tlungsonc <tcp
ot a ume and learn to l)llee )OUISClf both phystcnll) and <OlOlionall) Remember
what they SO). "Laugh and the ""'Id laughs wil11 you. K>«:1':h and
sleep ,;ionr_"
L£ 0 Ul)LV 24 • AUGUST 23) !<o self -'"'i l!"Y L,on should be silting
home alone th,s febntlry All the plnn<ts ID Aqueenos '" e )OU cleat satlu1g 10
seek the mate o( your loogrng choice orc:en>ent current rclaoonsh,ps mto penna~
ncncc It's a mmanbCUmc o(yearbubblc, 80sho\\o:r )OUnntcndoo ,.,lhatt<lllloo.
affectioo and ~ cs.
VIRGO (AtlGUST 24 · SEPTEMBER 23) Proud V,rgrnsare oot 311\'a)sthe
most romruJIJC of St$M Now. "ith all lhcse planots 1.0 Aquocrios this Februu).
ma) be discovered at work or. even better. at the health club (Easier 10
<'<IIDIU"' the mcrcbanchse before you bu) .) Smee clcanhncss " nc,t to godliness
for these C005crVaJJ>c so1tls, ixrbaps )'Ot,.11 meet up in thesteamroom, ...,.,.. oc
whirlpool Head there linL
LIBRA (SEPT. 24 - 0CTOBER23) Febru.11) 1
soobmctobealooc. Tbc ploncl.S
ID Aqueenus con.<pm, to pui<h (IIOud l.1"'11$ OUI Ullo p8l1) heart) central 80 r••htT
)OlU rorccs and beCOOlC. rorcc IO be reckon<d 'l\ll lL CrcOlwe 11\SP,nlltOo
ID
tho card,I now. dn:amy Neptune can be.., arusl's bcs1 rnend but can also lead you
-·n the potJ1 to d1ssipotioo and excess Which path will youcboose?Lct's gut.'-'
SCORPIO (OCTOBER 24 • NOV£MIIER 22) Fcbru:tr) 1S the pcr(C<ll moolh
to invite a (cw rriendl) follcs over and entertain at home All lhcsc planets in
Aquccnos can enuce even the moot nnusocml Soorp to seek c:onncct,Ol)S ,.,th
otbcr.s And speaking of Cl0fll10CIJ00!. lh.s may net bca bud umc to c u - ,.,111
famil) Who tno,,·s "h:tl CNt h:lppco " bco the cnnls are laid oo the table'/ You mn)
lind qwte a few p,ooes of trump
SAG ITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 23 . OEC EMJIER 22) Commurucotion ,s
lughJ1i,htcd 1n Fcbrual)' ,-bco more: Lhan a rc11 pl:tneb t"11pse through \quccnus
Pmod An:bcr.s con !IOund eloquen1 and wi,oc, bul frankly dear" ho arc ,.c lacldmg'I
I'd wagc:f tI-... "hen there 1> notlung mon,tobe Sllldma subject, )on·ll sa} 11- 1·e l)
loodl) Ob 11cU. at lcmt aD)'OCC 11ithln earshot 11111 k.oo" ho\\ )OU trul) foc1
CAPRICORN (0£C. 2J • JAN, 29) Prooucol proudQips may ha,ea fe,, fi,caJ
surpnscs in Fcbtual) Ckncmo,!) ,s key this month !IO cbt,ck the botlOm ltnt. '°""°1
your pwsesumgs a little and COJOY the\ oJenune's Mb. Mar; cmpo,,c"' )OU to
sa) "1>:ll needs to be sa,d Good thing 100, "C need a dirccuoncduod calcufatcd
spokcspcrsoo
Ill'} commwuty clTons If you can·11a1t love. tolt pohtlCS.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 21 • FEIi. If) There ,s oostoppng)OUllus Februal) when
all these pl>nclS !l<l'cr in )OCJrO>\llS.j?II. .\qwenansare OOS) bees "booc prcsc:nce
seems to be dcm:mdcd at o, el) mal(lf social event See and be ,;cen cousin. there
,s no time hke the present to =kc that 11rst fabulous nnprcssion. Thc ploncL< m3)
also dcvlSC a nc11 '1ook" fOJ )OU. The quesuo,1 ,s, \\' hot II<""' ,.,u, pmk sp:indc,1
PISCES (F£11RUARV 28 · MARCO 28} MystJCal ptnt l·i<hi,ct the <1bc,c this
l·ebruu) "hen too many plnntt< tra"I through \queerius If )our ,magmabon is
re» t-d mto <>•crtlJfrc, blame the likes of wtld Lmnus and "ooll) ~cptune and
8Cll'c mto a ruce warm tub to soothe donn. For ch;,setcd fi\h., th.i~ 1 "" opportune
s
bme 1 open up tbe noodgatcs ond ~,nm free, Ir DOI 0011 \\ hen. 1( 001 )I'll. who''
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COMMUNITY
REPRESENTATIVES
ON THE BOARD
OF GOVERNORS
OFTHE
IMPERIAL COURT
OF NEBRASKA
\P9:>l1CAU01l$ are oo" a,-wlt1blc rt.,.. l;ropef\)r or
tmprcss of the ln,pcnol t'ourt or ~cbrnsb
\pphcauoo fonns arc a, a,labl< at the Ra.nix"'
Outreach Ccn1cr. \tctropohlan Communal)
Church. at )OOr fo,ontc oor. or 1)) mall rrom the
lmpcnlll Court or Ncbmka
Gfflt"nol Requirements fOI" lht Boero of Go•ernon;· Memb<:1shlp on the: Boor,1< C•wcroor,
1r
IS hmitcd to Monarchs ond Pnncc Princess
Ro)ales(l(thc l111J1Cnlll (oort or Xeoraska. ,.,th
the e<ecpt,on of-I scats rcserHd ror Cooimurut)
Rcpr=ntauvcs cle<tcd b) the mcmlxm;lup or
ICON Uuoogh a scc:rct bnllot Uorud members
ma) be rc,clcclcd 10 nn unhnuicd nwnbcr of
tcnm. \II Boord members must S1Jt11 •n apccmcnt 10 odbcrc to the Code or C.onduct and must
abide b) n:gulauons rcga.ttl,og •Ucndancc:. 11"•·
tia('lluon. nnd properties as "'' rorth ,n the ll)
1..a.. ,. All members arc subJCci to n:m<»al ror
Justcau,;c
Applying to be a Community Rtpn:OOJllall••
"""-"" appl> to be a Communit) Represcntn
1ng
uvc ll1'l) OOI ha,ese,ned as tmpcro,.
Pnncc Royaltor rru.;c.. K<J)ulc ofthc: lm(J"nal
Court or Nebraska.
\1111hca111s must be a cum,nt memhc:rol lC<.lS
Jnd,1 iduals "ho are OOI pn::scntli members m.1)
cnckl5e the <um:ot $ IS mcmbcr.lup rec "11h
tbt,r apphcalloo All Rc,rn 17 mcmbcrslups
•~1•rc rutet the Memonal CID) l'lco,c ond mll'il be
n,ncwcd OI that IWIC r<CS ror Reign 18 mo:mbctslups ha•·• OOI been SCI
Apph<:anb must be or legal dnnkinga~ In Ne
bmsk.a. must ha, e no 0Ubt.and1ng warranb or
cnmrnru 11Cl100,. pendmg again'il 1"""1.
hare no OUISlandlng checks ,.,th DO) orgaoua
ln~,.
:ind"'""'
you're wrong.
It •s ese>matt<I Wt thet"e :are I SOO per,ons livfn1 in Nebr-a.ska who
are HIV~positsve. More ffld mo,.. of the..m Me idolescenu. fenwe.,, i.nd m1nom1i!.s.
Whether you're m-aJc or rematc. gay or het"erosuuil,
,I you have unproce«~ st« or shire 1ntnYenovs: dtvz ncedle.1. you're exposms,
yourself to the de.adly AIDS virvs.
IU>ll. ot <i;tabhshmcnt.
All applicolj00$ m,~ be on the Orfianl f '<.W'JlJ and
mustbcmadcdlothclm nal
c.<Nclxo.,k.,
~ 11h a ~tmar o or
ore Mnrch
1• .
Dunng the pcood bet" een ,\pnl 6and the re~,
JW1C Boord ~ ttding. the •whcant must ancnd
7YJ orall mcchngs or the B<)ord 0£ 0o>Cl'n<1N
l!.!!!! mUSI aucnd 75'l or all lt'O~ show,, c, ems.
o.nd funt1.10m;. ,\11 apphcant!; must attend nnd
a~us "1th lhc !\tcmorutl Da) Picruc..
<\II opphcants ml.51 SCf\ coo at least one comnut
1"" to be =PJCd b) 1111: Boord or<io.cmor.. and
roust nllcnd at lwt 75'l of 311 mecunp of an)
For confidont,.111 ten:1ng
°" to rm<t out more. caU the
Ne.b.-ukaAIDS Project Hod1ne.
1800 782-AIDS
342-4233 in Omaha
comm1 10 "luch ass,gncd The itpphcant "
uee
responsible for noh()1ng the Sccn:tar) or an
faCOJU\'C Boord member of theIt presence DI DO)
mceung. ~ho". 1.wcnt. or funcuon.
eerore &n) candKblt ",u ht h""'-1 "" the oil"ic,al
BaUot. the llooJd ,.,11, <nr> th:111hr appl,cant ha>
roct rul n:qmrcmenis Eletll,.,s arc b) a ")<:s oo·
,·otc. \\)th 31 least Sl'l ·ye,· IOIC> rcqutrod rot
Th<l6e rcccl\ '"l? the l u ~ pcrceOUtj!< of,,-.·
elocllOtL
The Netnsb AIOS Pro1ect
c:O!ftlll,Ud to p~t>"I ft lfWMd of HIV Jnd to ;tr0¥ld"'&
"tidH IU?J)o« Se,YiiCft far people 11v,r,,g w,d, Al()S.n:IJted 1:0ft(tf'!'tl
1'otcs wtll he: do<:lared Lhc" IIIDl!f$. lJl the C\ .... of
a I.le, the final sclca1•'1l" di be ns'lde b) the llooJd
<,r C',o,•cmors
Omaha Federation of Advert~
The ,,.o luJ!hcst, occ gencrs will be seated for
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MOVIES AT
RAINBOW
OUTREACH
RIVER CITY
BOWLING
LEAGUE
/\s ()(lhe 17th()( January. the teams Orunn
Good wu .S.S games ahead of the second pl"""
leal'I). T.J."s Maniadcnt
Oilligw,"sTwowas beet
m third place by 112 o game. foll<>"cd by Lady
aod the immps aod Finall) oo Tract. Lad) and
the Tramps hold down lugh team series (2065)
aodthud bighTcamgamcwilha742 Gillipn"s
Two bas lhe second !ugh SCl'1C$ (2059) and lhc
!ugh team game (')82) Ownn Onod has the tlnnl
bigb scncs w11h a 2034 and has the seoood blgh
ieam game ,.;th a 771 \hb Wterzbocl:, has the
men·s lugh series (635) and the SC(:()11(1 bi~ game
(~) 8ob Andrcoen has lhe <;ea>nd lupb scnes
(610) and Ille high incbvidual game (257). Dill
Wlu1c has the llurd !ugh men. scnes (607) and
Walter W) Ides has Ille lhud high men ·s game
(2-IS) Nonn3 Hamson bas Ille lugh women's
game (611) ml,. ucd "ilh Lynn 13ailcy for thc
SC<lOOdhigb 1<oo,en'sgome(22-I) Trish Findl•>
has 1hesecond lugh women's sc.ncs w11h a 600,
followed b) Kalb) Barnes ,.,th a.592- K&h) also
holds the lugh worneo"sgamc walha 225
Complete u:am staodinp are:
Team
1 Domn Oood
2. TJ"• Marauders
3 Galligan"sTwo
4 l..adyand thcTmmps
S FiMllyOnTmet
6 ThcMAX
7 Bowling B11ehcs
8 Omaha Mmi03 Co
9 Cool<c Arusts
10. Caslaways
11 0C Bowlen,
12. Splat Happens
13. ICX>NCounJCSICtS
14. GiUagam One CCB
IS. Spli1 Per,ooat11ics
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UFMCC OUTREACH
TO PANHANDLE
The December assue ()( 0.11 Wes1, the ncwsleu.cr of the Pllnhandlc Oay and Lesbian Support
Scmccs, reported a special OUlffl>CII of the MtdC<ttml Di5tnct (now Ille Mountain and Plaans
Dislncl) of Ille IJru•ersal fellowship of~ ICl1Qpolitan Community Churches (MCC).
Tbis OW<a<h included a Chnstmas Eve ,...,...
slup service. "Joy to the W0tld." held •l St
Chnstopher Ep<scop;il <.1aurch ID Che)eDIJC,
W)'Omlng. A scnesof\\O<Yj)aops()O 'The Bible
and I I01t100Cx11ah1y.. "crc also held in Cheyenne
dunng lhe monlh of Jamwy for mo,e mforma•
uon oo MCC an the Panhandle area. call Re•
Mart 1..ee al (970) 495.0792 . e-maa l
MafkLcel@'CQmpuset""C.CQm
OlOJ'C in.fonn,ati()O (lO the I.Jruv<tSal Fcl-
r-or
l01>'Sh1p or Metropolilan Commuruty Chun:hcs.
•bit thear bomcpoge at bllP' "'"' ufmcc com
THE NEW VOICE
How about a "Devane" e•enang walh )OUT
fraends? Or a sade-sphthn~ evcrung walh
Wboopcc? Ora ~cnning\\1th0lnst0,-plv:r
and Jane Seymcn? Or do )OU want
to "'C.ome IO the Cabo.n:t?"
Rte••
l,ach and CVCf) Frida) night )OU call COjo)
not one bur l\\o{> free movjes al the Rambo\\
APPLY TO BE
EMPEROR OR EMPRESS
OF THE IMPERIAL
COURT OF NEBRASKA
Applicataoll< ore,_ a, aalablc for Emperor or
bn1prcss of lhe lmpcnol Court of :-ebmska.
\pplic;iti,,n form, arc a, a,lable at the Rlllnbow
Outreach Center. Metropolatan Comanurut)
C'hurch. at )OOf fal'ontc bar, orb) mrul from the
Imperial Coort or Nebraska
1) Awheant.s must be• Reign 17 member of
ICON ~lcmbcrsbip., arc availltblc from the
Treasurer. C'atla l'clcrscn. I>> callang 5569'XTI. orb) mad \l present. n,o,mbcrshlp,
a,c $15 and e,pm, aflcr lhc Mcnx,ml Da)
Pac°"' Mcmbcrslupo mu.st be n:OC"ed at
that hmc The cost for Rcago 18 member·
slup,; for candidates ha.< OOI been sc.l
Oulrcaeh GI BT Resource Center. 1719
l.e;l,cn,,Ofth.
The movies began prompd) at 7ASpm
Munchies. soda. and cofrce rue avualablc for•
rrurumal eos1
Thas is a ..oodcrful "'d) 10 ba•COJllOCJ<pensive cve,ung out with )'()UI" rne.nds. cat.ch up c111
)oot fa,orite movies. and cOJO) t smote free
ftUll06pbere.
(f )OU ha\'c a fa"untt: fOO\ ic you \l.ould hte
to have sho\\,i. Just let the bool or hosless kno,,
Or )"XI c:ookl "°"'Jdcr bo<llng a nM>\ ,c mw,a and
ao>atmg yoor fnends lO Jorn )OU.
Rebruar) 6 - Toc.,1 F,ehpoe
M) Best Friend"• Wedding
l't!bolm) 13 - tlrcase I & 2
Fcbruru; 20-NatedGun 1.2.&3
Start Time: 6:Jtpm
fcllruru) 27-1..oogTamcComparuon
l'aruoJ! Olnnces
PRINCESS ROYALE
VALERIE VORTEX
HOSTS
UNIQUE PAGEANT
The "Not So Miss Gay
States" Pageant
She's tall. she's lak:nted..sbc"s bca.utaful. and
she hos a per, crsc sem<: of humor - that is ow
ancaodlblc Pnncess RO)alc Valene \'one.,. And
she will be holtang the mast fun popnt to lut the
Ncbmsb run"ays su,ce Mi<, Parallel OaJa,i·
came to Lincoln.
fhc "Nol So MlSS Oay States" Pageant "'111
fcat\D"C contestants rcprcsc-ntiog ~a.nous states,
ca.:hoontestru11h)1ng1ow1n1hcoovetod1adeand
the prizts "luch 3CC<lmpan)'i~ YOU\\ a sec real
ll
home-grown talcol. including such unbelacvoblc
mlcnu .. Ill< t:o;Qo \lrtUOO(), lhc twanjug play,,,.
tho dramatic reading of ..Grandma ·s P.>Jse 'fcc:lh...
and more The """1UmcS \\111 n:IIOCI lhe IJISIC and
Cl'CalaYII) of each COll!CSl4lll as \\CU as I.hear
aht11ucs as a ~mslrcss \nd tbc "~·,m,"enr
COlllpe\lUOD "di be bt)ond btlicf
A spcaal fcotun:d gut>! " di be lhc \ Cl') (i 1'51
"1'ol So ~IL 08) Smtcs·· n,11mun1 f0< her lim
..
pubhe nppcar•nce .,nee •be \\OO lbc latlc an
MCXI\
Jom us al
2) ApplacatJ005 RIIISI be OD an official applic:ahOO form and must be malled 10 tbe' lloanl
"ith n P<'§Unatk on oqmnr 10 .\pnJ J3
3) \ppl1cants must be of legal drinking age ,n
'lcbrasta, mu.st have no oulstandmg Wllr·
rants or c:nm1nal act.Jons pcndmg :.g.a1n.s1
them. and must have no ollstandlng cbccb
w11h an) ourr business. orgaru1.Auon. or
cstahl,sbmcnt
4) \pplacants must ha1e ser,cdsucccssruni as
• Monarch or member of o Ro):il haouly ()(
n rceogn,1.ed Coun lO the Impcrtal Court
s,s1em. ha,c served sucocsslull> or, the
Bo<lad of Governors of ICON. or b.,ve at•
1cndcd a1 least three, (3) aneeungs of the
Imperial Court of Neln.~ta
S) All apphcauoos to be a candJdatcs for the
po6illon of Empcrot 0< Empr= of ICON
shall be nccomporucd b) the following
a Letttt of lntfflt/Stattment of Goals of the
Candidate
b $50 NON-R.£FUNDABL£ Application f«
c A lcuc, of recomnu:nd:u,oo fr()(II the
Monan:h(s) served ir appl)'Ulg as• previous
d.
6)
7)
8)
oc·. OD March I ro, llu$
dO" n home pegcant and help misc mane) for the
I lerutland Gay RodCC'> Assocanuon
9)
tncfflberofa Royal Furmlyorfmma mcmbcr
of the faccuti•c Boord an pl- at t.be 1amc if
applying as a rom'ICr Board Member
Cunmt members of the Board()( Oovemors
must iodudca rcquest ror a lca•·c ofallocnce
from the 8ooro of Go, cmor., as dcscnbed in
the Rules of the Ounpwgn.
All applicants v,bo meet the ba.s,c rcquin:ancntS "'" be Ullcrvacwad b) the Boan! at a
spcaal mectmg 1en1111frdy set for Aprd 20lh.
6:JOp.oi II The MAX, Onl) lho!ic appiacam.,
"ho arc appnwadaflcrt.be ill<n••" proces,
wall be allO"·ed to run as CandJdlucs.
Onl) aPl'fOl'cd c:andadalcs ,-,u be laSICd oo
the ollkial belJot. On!) Rcagn 18 mcrobcrs
ar1CX>N ,.,II bcal!o.-edtovou,. Ba,llot,;"ill
be m:utcd tolbc mcmbcnhip inJw,c and the
wannang candidates announced•• •he ranalc
of Coronation 18. June 27
-.:0 apphcanl nmy sa) he she as a candlda~
unul oiler the <>fficial announcemen1 of cnndadatcs III theCandrdalCS" S1-. Mo) 3 No
can,po,gi,mi may be~n before the omcaal
lotroducuoo of Qandidatcs. Campaign OC•
uv,Llcs mml (olloo the gu1dchnd in the
cuncnt By uiws By taws ..,11 be provided
10 all applacanu
Ad<trtss QUCSllOIIS 10 ICO:S. PO Bu~ 3772.
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PAGE23
�COMMUNITY MOURNS LOSS OF LEADER
Jerry Dike Suffers Fatal Heart Attack
>
By Sharon Van Butael
"1th &n)tluf\!! but a drink ,nth some friends b<4JCIT) 'lll.,dctc:nntncdtom1presstllJsman. Di
lbc 50th 11111c that ·1nc first Tune riHr I Saw
\'our
pla)cdact tbcJukebo,.ollttr patron<
wen, @JanD8 01 JCIT), but J,m bad wc:w,ncd and
agreed tog<> OUL
The next <In)' Jell) found his way 10 Jim's
home ,n C'.ounctl Blufr• to leave a ncte bd'on: be
"ent back to Sco«sblufT. 'rt,c two talked for a
"lulc and then began a king diSUU!CC rel:s1Jo115hip
of lcucrs, calls, and tnps ac= the length or
Nebraska B) Sovembcr, Jim moYcd 10
Soousbluff "bile JelT) lini•1lecl hts scruor icar
Jim says that be pmlestcd,t lirst. lhtnlung it moo:
SCM1blc to wall unlllJCIT) knew "hen, he would
be teaching after he jUlldamtcd. bul krry pre, wlod.
c:ort\'Utctng Jim that he shoold go ahead and mo, e
10 Scousblufr since the teaching assignment
wouldn't be aD)'Whcno near Council Blu!Ts or
oourse. asf31C "oukl have it. rigl,I aftcrgJ3(1uation.
I=·
Jorry Dike, p,ct11rtd abo•·e w11h his ltfe
(Xll'lnt!r, /Im Mcrford, wo.t II h,g/1/y ,u,ble leader
,n tltt GLBT rommumty dunng tlie past thrtt
years. W11h las partner. Jim Morford. J•rrv wa.t
a \'Olun1m- and comnulltt eha,r tu Merropobta11
Comnuu111y Church of Omaha and was on 1/lt!
8(){Jf'd of D,rtttors of 1he Rainbow OuJuoch
GUJT Rt»uru c,mc. H• died of o 11U1.<s1, ..
lteon anad on JOJ1UIJTV I J. / war honorrd ro ~
asud ro wnu and ,/,/11-er tilt! tulogy DJ his
fuMral. Tht t<XI oftht! •ulogy follows.
Oc:rald Breeden Dike was born NO¥cmbcr
24, 1943 ,n Milfo«I. Nebraska and he died on
JanUOJ)' 13, 1998. He is survived by biupo,,..,
lus life,partner for ocarly 2S years, Mr. Jim
Motforo. by lus fOSla ooo. Pauick Riley: by bis
mochcr Juba Dike; bis llmhcrs. Jack and Robett;
and bis SISier-to-iaw, Amctte. He was p(<CO(lod
in death by bis adopl,vc pan:nts, llclcn and f'OITtSI
B.-lcn. lusfolberMamn Dike.and lus brolhcr,
Edward.
Such a very few wonlstodcscnbe the hfeor
our friend, Jerry Dike.. N" il!Dn thotie words lies
the cs,,:r..., or Jerry Dike.
Jerry was bom November 24, 19-0 - born
and given up for adoption. placodwilba Calbolic
orphanage. Bui even then Jerry's warm
personality and abtlity to rdaie to people was
CVl(XJL When bis
pruenu. I lelcn and
Forrest Broeclcn. came to the orpbanaJC they
brought clOlhcs for a tiny baby which the
orphana,e had planned 10 place with them, b\l
"hilc Ibey were tbcno the Mother S uperior said.
'1 have anolhc:r baby I'd like you to llOC - he 15
so lovable.• And wtlh a winning smile, Jerry
stole the bean or his adoptive perenlS and they
,JOUmeycd boct to lbc !lt<n 10 c.,changc I.be baby
clolt>es they had pun,blscd for ooes ""1ncb "''<lUld
lit lhi•
baby
.Jeny
odfromSoottsblufTI tighSchool.
then gelling a n _ . . ,·s dogn,e wbicb aU.,..ed
him to teach clement.al)' school. In the early
1m·s. Jerry quittcacbin,g long enough to enroll
tldo!JCl••
~~t';!UKY
in the bachelor's dcgn,c prognllll at Cbadn>o
Colle*°' And during bis S<'llior year~"'· J"!')'
and bis adoptive p,=u rook a vacalioo which
would change Jerry's hfe forever.
On lhc way home from an extended uip, lhc
B.-ieos !ltOl>l)Cd in Oinaba to •15it old friends.
On A1J811'11(>; 1973 Jerry decided he wa, bortd
and wcnt <MJL for a drink al the Oi.amond. I le put.
,iorne ooms in the juke bo.<. punched up Roberta
Flack's ''rhe ArstTimc Ever I Sav. YourFaae,"
and turned to watch a bao<a>lne man wait 10.. It
...._. the lir.t bmcJcrrye«r """ the face -..hich
would share hts 1are for the ...,., 25 ~
Jim Morford remembers that he wasn't
looking for a relalJOOShip wheo be stopped al the
Diamond he n:ally didn't wanl to be hoUttrcd
PAGE 24
Jerry came home and announced lbol lus fl.st
tcaclung 11M1gnmcn1 would be, or all places. in
Council Bluffs
Afterlhn:e )eatll back in Council 81u!Ts,J,m
and Jerry moved to Portland. Otcgoo. sccl<i~ a
mildorclimatc and IO be near Jim·s father. While
teaehing and runrung their antique l>usi"""5. Jim
and Jerry made (riend after f ricnd. Over the )COIS
dcwms of people who wen: dow,i on tltdr luck or
ID ooed or8 warm, 5uppo<tiYeeDV1Rlftmr,OI found
their way to Jam and Jerry's borne - some
S1a)1ll8 a few hours, others staying 3 (cw )CDfS.
l\rnong these people was the man who they
would call their fOl!ter-son, Pntnck Riley lie
"°""'
stopped IO ask abool "'""' so he could get
c1g3TC(tcs and•. ,quan, meal and coded up as part
o( their fanuly
In fac:t. Jim and Jerry introduoed Patrick to
his wife, Iris, at the local Moooe Lodge; hosted
Patrick and lri•' wedding in tbcir boct )'aid; and
even joined them for a 7 week honeymoon toorof
the Un,tcd StatcS: rtjoiclog with them when their
son. Andrew was born 1W1C monlbs later
Jerry..-... act,, C With the~- for 35 )Clll'S,
botltasa mcmbcrandasanoff,ccr, help,ng with
thetT many project,, including the regular Bmgo
..,..oos. It was 81 u Bingo session 01 the Moooe
thal Jerry ,.,iu1d moet a very special htlle P"r.;on.
Pam Oavas and hcr bn,ChcrOa,y Slack bccamo a
part of Jtm and Jerry's ram,Jy,
n,latioo,bip that would last a<ro5S IWO
During all of thts 11me. krry's family wa,; •
spec,aJ part of bis life. Both hts adoptive famtl)
and the birth familyhebodnc,·cr tmo..n. lndood.
thislfficwassoSIJOngthalin 19'78..lcll) cmbwud
on the search to find his buth family. Jerry,....
fortunaJc that the Mocher Superior ID that
orphanage bad ~iven lus ~ive prurnts lus
mg,nal bt.rlh CCt1l!'
tcale and it did DOI tab> loog to
tracebisfamilythrooibdiun:bl1XOdsandbclpful
offic,a}s, Jerry was able lo be re-united with has
pen,nts. Marvin and Juba and with lhl1'c lxotbc:rs:
Edward. Robert, and Jack and be romamod in
n,gular ccotac1
them througbool thc )-eatS,
eventually having lus oome legallycltang,,d to bis
buth name of Oim
bu:!::':t."
,.,th
Jell) and Jim rcturoed to Council Bluffs 10
11189, after .lcrr)' n:llrcd froo, tcaclung, ,n onlor to
be clo&tr to their famibc& They became active in
C<,unal Bluffs Eagles and br,aunc well-known
figurcsthrougbool the city The)' wcn,oo<ed for
their warmth and bospitahl). Indeed, their
Chnsllnas port1cs .,c,c no1ed for tbc food and
fnend.slup (along ";lb JelT) '$1nfa111DUSTom and
Jerri~!)
In ftbntaJ) of 1995. Jam andJclr) 1,tian to
seek a spiritual borne. cooung 10 Mctropoltt.an
Commumt)' Church of Omaha, amnog for thc
<cl)' first vas,t oru Satw-da)' morning. n~hl an the
middle of a women's support iroup meeung
They were gn,c:1cd wamtly and cncooraged to
come bockforchwchscrv,ccsthe11t•tda) They
dad CX!Cnc back for ,s<erviccs and allcr lbc ""1'•CC.
Jerry turned 10 Jim and s:ud. ··,, far as I'm
concerned. I'm borne "
\nd ~ICC did b<,conte home for bOlh J,m and
JelT). offering them rncnd<lllp. opflOIIWUllcs to
w;c their man) talents. and the c ~ to
spnluuUy Jerr)' mautuuncd an act.Ive role at
MCC, sen mg as usher, a<:ol)te. (ello,.ship
11'°''
oomnuttcc, Cbainng the Cl,nstian Soc:1al ,\cuoo
Commntcc. and dJrcc11ng two one-act play< os
fundrni5crs for thc church
But 11 wasa Christian Weekend Retreat called
Excel that opened the door for J ~ spintually
Dunn.It this WCCUnd E,""tcisc ID ChristJan U VIDI!,
JCIT) ?omd a formula lh:11 be put into practtce
l'nly, St11dy. Act I Jerry was an acthe parucipanl
tn EXCEL of the Midlands. EXCEL orThrt,c
Corners. and was a foundms member or the
Couples EXCEL or the Ark, onl) the 5CaMld such
EXCEL experience to be developed. Jell) was
such an EXCEL enthustll.Sl that his rnend Peg
oommcntcd. ''Riglanowbc'sprot,oblyorl!",nmng
an EXCEL of the ANOE.1..S!"
Jerry's enthusiasm dad DOI end .,,th MCC
I le became 1D1crcsted to the ck• clopmenl of a
ccsource center an Omaha for the OLBT
community and JOlned the stcenng couuruttce
wlucb la,d the gmuod"ut for the c:cmer loc'1tcd
at t719L.cave.,.·orth. llc"cnlontobcanact1ve
memberofthe Board of Oinoctors ofthe Rainbol>•
OUIJCach Cemcr. seeking to help Clbers as he had
don<!olllus lifc
While teaching ,n PMl3nd, Jerry sen ed for
seven yean on lhc Public School In-School
Scooting program and creatoo and unplemented
a Orug Awan:oess Pro~ 1n lhe elementary
school where he taughL l'ncnds b.'l•·c s:,1d that
Jerry loved people and "'<)Uld nc,cr intoollooall)
hull ao)'OIIC. .lctr) was nc,·er a rich man. bul he
.,'<JUld shano au that be bad with somcooe ,n .-1.
Jcr,y was a oollcc:tor - a collcckJr of thtngs
(hobnail glassware, giraffes, Rod McKll1.'11 oangs
and boots, aU SOt1Sor mus,c; and he lol·ed Oo,\crs
- w,ldflowcrs. garden nowcrs. Just no.. crsl)
Andbc loved the tbcattt. " hetltcracting, dircctrng.
Cir JUSI attending
Jerry loved people and be loved hfc. lie
loved beauty and he loved fn:edom. And thi< 1$
the lin:il lcpc) that Gerald Breeden O,ite b:is lcll
bchtnd - an cumplc or love and COO\plSSlOU
that serves as a role model for us all l\nd a
rncrnoryof lU'm'l that wm~ thare;cl>csaroond
)'OU and held )'OU ckl6C unlll the troubles and t,,aJs
i,f the "orld .,.,., on!)' a diSlanl mcm<ll}
Ooodb)c JclT) Unlll we n>OCI ~ n
Memorial Donaiions may bt mad~ 10
Me1n>pob1an Comnwn,tyChtucla o/Om,,h,J or to
1/w Rmnbow O,,i,,,,,,.J, Cewer. A bi!w,fit show tn
Jerry's honor, ·K«pthef)r.,,,.Ab~ • w1/lb<!
Jtost,d by Emperor 12
Koe/i,,r OJld Emprt'SS
17 Sharo11 Von Buis,,/ Oft f"tbruory 15 DJ /X's.
All proreeds from this show ••11/ /Hncjir the
Rr.unbow Ou1llorh C~nt-tr.
~~t>·•
T HE NEW VOICE
�BISEXUAL BANTER
By Gina Martinez
u was Just as threate.rung to a lesbian woman to
sugg,:st tbal. &be migbl be aunocted IO a moo as it
would be to suggest 10 tbe typ,c,l ruaighl man
that be might be alnld<:d to a man. Any claim to
the cootrary of yourcllc8eooriaution is. threat
to your established sexual identity.
We couldn't agree on wbetbet KXU&llty is
c.ho,ce or cbaoce. mature or nalure. For the SIIIIO
""""'8. WC couldn't agree OD "hetbet there is 8
bisc.,uals.
We bad a very interesting conversation aboul genetic besi, f0< =ual orieotatJOO.. W• toyed
tlietbeories of bisexuality and bolno6c!xuality in "ith the idea of wbdber lbcrc is a scpe,ate gene
geoeml. Everybody ljtrted that everyone in the for bisexuality as well u ror hetero and
world is basically bisexual. but that everyone l>omo,ruuohty.
All in all, ,..e couldn't come up with many
leans more one way or the <Kher toward ~
sexuality or h&t<l8C,ruality A ooupleot the men an.swm bulit was good to have a dialollUc about
agreed that the) leaood mon, toward hct<roscliu• these tO!>iCS- ri.:.c an, all tlunp I had been
ali1y A couple of the women clauned the) leaned thinkmg about for a long time but had never bad
more 10,.ard homoseiroahty and one wooian much of a chance to discuss.
It's too bed the group wasn't larger We all
claimed she was dead center.
We discussed the ways in which you might "'c,nden)d Wb) tl,cn, "'Cn,Q'l n,ore paruc1pen1S in
tdl whether yoo ore ~y. I suggested !hat ir a the B1Ntl mcct,og. We came upon lbe conch>""°""'found lhal-rWOOJBll made bet heall siorl lha1 bisexual people arc: tductant to admtt
nutta and her clil twileb. tben she
was their leoni4gs and prefer to~ under the protccgay Another pcn,on asl:l>d, "Well, Whal 1f a man livc vcnccroC Slrai11Ucss, "I m Sllllaumcu:d 10
linds that \\'OQ)Cn make his heart Outler and that women/men: lhcn,f0<e I'm OK." syodtome.
I CllllOUr.lg< e,e,yone who has bi,cxual lc:a11guys make hi• ooclt hard?" Wea.II agreed that be
1ng,; or tbino I.bey m1gbl. tooomoto the monthly
would tben be be!exual
We all discmscd the pos111ble reasons why BiNet mceungs. You rrughl mau a rcw htegays/lesbians have diff'.culty IICteplln& bis,"uals roindod friends and learn • rcw lhinp about
as a l•g,timau: 8fOUP. We decidod. for example, }'OW'Sdf too
I recently went to a BiNCl meeting, I went as
• bi-fncndly gay "'l>lmll. The pooplc lbcrc WCfC
all, predictably, bisoKual. and all very friendly.
They made me fed very "'Clcome I was initially
CCllC<:1 nod lhll lbey wouldn't llCtept me inll> tbcir
group~ woman. They all laugj,oo at tlus
and ex
to me the difficulties they have bod
been acceptid idO the PY"lcsboan community as
tncw"""
A Few of Our Favorite Memories.....
KEEP THE
DREAM
ALIVE!
Emp 12 Steve Koeller &
Emp 17 Sharon Van Buteef
hoat Feb. 1s Benefit at oc·a
for Resource Center
Beneflt Honan Memory of
Jerry Dike
Fo, I.he last two years or bis lue. Jeny Oikt
worked t0 ma.kc the Rmnbow Outttaell Centa •
roality llis wodt came 10 an abrupt end when be
died oC a
beanauact on Janua,y 13. but
his friends have vowed to continue bis dream and
to work to kecp the Rainbow OUlteDCb OLBT
Resoo~ Cetter alhc and well
Empress 17 qf tbe Imperial Court. Sbaroo
Van BU1$el, has made a public eommitmcil to
bxp.Jcrry'sdreamali•e and will bej<lirung with
Emperor 12 Steve Koeller .n a benefit show to
nusc the money needed lo keep the Cciller's
doors open. This show. at
Saloon OD
Febtuaty 1.5, WJIJ feature area performers to sing
hve, todoncc, tohpsyoch.andtodoc:omedy all To Kttp T~ 0mmr Alwe.
Already scheduled to perforru w,th ~vc and
Sharon arc: Emperor 17 Jeff McKcnue, Emperor
16 Roynl Bush. Empel<lr IS AMle Welty. Emperor 9 Joe Reed. aloog with DC favorite RM
Carlot. Borbra Love. M0111que. Trina Tabloid.
and more: Specilll appeamnccs b} mcmllm of
the RainbowO-h Boerda,e pbnned as well
a, "1)CClal guest. Pam. If you "-oold I.kc I O IVlth tlus fundnusln1 c!Tort. plcasecoruct Sbaloo
Van 8utsel at 556-9907.
mass.••
oc·.
RAINBOW
OUTREACH
CENTER
SEARCHES TO
FILL VACANT
BOARD POSITION
How many llmc-s ba•e )00 said. or ••·co
''I really would 1w: to be involved ,n my
CO<Dmuruty " Don'tstoptherc Yourumcbas
come Ratnbow Outreach Cenicr lS curtcntly
octeptini appltcallODS tolill a ,oc:aru po,;,lloo on
I.be llwrd of Directors. Cuttcnll) the Boo,d or
Directors OOO"i<ts ol cle,eo members and the
1.. cuUt cold chair could be )'OVI'$ Apphcatloot
ore available at the Ccnu:r. 1719 Lca••n"orth,
and can be p,ckotl up M I'. 6-9pm. Sat 12-6 If
you have prcviOUSlyapplted for a Board pOiilllOO,
)'OU need noc n:appl}..Jusl give usacall at>ll 0330 Let us knol\ or lour"""' nued tntclCSI. and
)'()Ut ooginal •whcation w,11 be resubm,ned f0<
)'O\I ApphcalJOO deadhne ,s I cbniar) 13 The)
can be dropped off or m.'111ed 10 the Ccntct 01 the
abo\ c lkldres$. If you' re not qwtc ready for such
a btg step."" sull need yool \ 'otunlccn< arc
always nc<dtd f0< the «munued
of the
Center 0 1\C usa call oow .We need )'0 0
~
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THE NEW VOICE
PAGE25
�A Few of Our Favorite
Memories•....
MARKET BASKET
RATES HIGH
By Sharon Van Butael
We recently bad lhe oppo,111ruty to tJy Sundal MormngatthcMartcl Bost e1,nCounlJ)'Sldo
Villllge aoo found ,t IO be un e"<ccllelll n:Slllurant
'"'>
remm1scent of thc
The Oanlcn Cafe " as
before 1t became tro big and trocommerci4Jw,d.
The menu ot the Market Basket offcnxl a
large vancty of old ravoolCS done w11h a new
t1,1isc "fned" potatoesthot were bitesuedchunl<s
,.,th the s.kJns intact lbal had been gently bmtsed
in butter with subtle touches o( herbs, omclel$
o,,er-stuffcd with f tcsh vegeiablc,s and tnnurun~.
bot cakes with whole grain OOlll" and gowmct
topp"'8", "'"°"c llavon,d coffees. qwchc galore,
aod a worderful crab and arucboke combi.nauon
that ,.115 unbtc anytlung r ve sampled.
The sav1cc ,.._. i>roml'1 and fncndly, mclucJ.
,ng an cspeciall) sbarp wa11,-es., who nc> r:r bad to
wntc down an ordct and never got anything
wrong. The pnccs wen: Joy, to moderate ond the
portlOllll ample. Tbe blll<cry case was foiled "ith
lemplatl()OS for Ull<c· homc goodies.
All ,n all. I strongly recommend The Market
Ba.skcl for an 1
.nformal d1rung cJ1.pcncocc 1 a
n
delirulcly fncndly atmospltcn:
GILLIGAN'S!
WE MISSED YOU.
WELCOME BACK!
It bas bcco a ,·el) dark ar<I cold J}oc;cmbcr
and Janun,y wnhoul the wa,mh and welcome o(
om,gan·s Pub There's been oo Katoote 11ith
Aidt. No Oilb·bur~ grilled 10 perfection b)
B,IJ or Ste, e (c,•cn Della oo OCCOSKlO) No deep
chuckles from lludcla 1'0 smtle and laughter
from JO. And no bothrooml "Ith life si,,: Iii!"""'
painted on lbe doors Thcte•s been a , oid in our
lives.
But. that's all O\'c:roowl B) the lime :,w read
this. Gilllgan·s shoold be back at 118 new loaitioo
and tho6e o( IJS .. ho look ro,ward to a dnnlt an«
,-orJt or a btc 111gt,t meal ,,,11 be i..clt II ocr
ra,·ontc !ables with our <Cl)' p)d friends.
Otlhgnn •s has been a sobd pon of our commuruty. belp.ng and $tJlll)Oflingcommuruty °'fl·
nizations, prondtng fn:e bu.1 rides to thc p,c:rucs
so 11S potroos can part) and ,rull arri,·e home
safcly.and pm, 1dinjia wotm. "clcoming gathermg place.
Best W,shes for DMUJY years to c:omel
SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM
Pnoce Royalc llan MMhc>< belpsset lhcsiage forO)ronatioo 18, llomcoooung at Al<sarbcn I hgt,.
,.,th Ills no holds bomxl pn,senmuooof all of Joor fa1on1e chomclcrs from lugb!ehool The~ 1<1U
be the 1'tnk t..dics" from Grease, the School Pnnc:,pal. Orea,ers. Clteerleadors. and Booby So.u:rs
.IOlnthc l«l)al r.,,rml1<SdRl:1ttn 17.lltcAbarticn HighO-rlcadtrs.andatbcr:,pcc1al gu,,51sat oc·s
Salooo nt 9:30pm oo Mateb 29 ror a "im<>ttng" hol nil!lit as"" go "Smoting ,n the Boys Room •
Then: 1s a$3 cover fm llus<:VCIII. l'rocttds from 1Jn..how "ill henclil the RrunbowOutrctcb Center.
the "98 Pridr ("eJcbration. and the Jmpcrilll C".oo,t
•
O EVERY FRIDAY A.1 D S,\TllIDAY
PEN
~
10PM TO 1A~l
·-
i VAULT
THE
#
LINCOLN'S NEWEST CRUISE AREA
LOCATED INSIDE Q
226 SOUTH 9TH
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THE NEW VOICE
�LOOKING AHEAD:
Marchee
1 - ICON "Not So MIM Gay
StatN PagNnt" DC'a
22 • ICON PrlnCNS Diva Show
& Auction @ The MAX
29 -ICON "Smolcln' In the
Boye' Room• @ DC'•
A Calendar of Events for the Coming Year
28 - ICON Coronation 18
"Homecoming at Akuirben High"
July 98
4 • ICON Picnic
TBA SNAP Summs FIim FNtlv1l
Auguft98
22 - F1n1uy 10th Annlv•aery
Aprll 98
19- ICON Cloaet 81111
September 98
6 • ICON Labor Dey Picnic
M8Y98
Mark your
calendar
DOS FALLOPIA
COMEDY DUO
February 20th
at the Josyln
25 - ICON Memorl1I Dey Picnic
June98
5-7 • SNAP " Mist• Cl-"
12 - 14 - SNAP " Mat• Cl1M"
14-RIY•Clly Mixed ChonlaConcert
15 - ICON Stepping Down Show for
Emperor Jeff & Empr111 Sharon
20-22 • HGRA Regional Rodeo
AUTO ACCIDENT
INJURY?
CHARLES R.
KILGORE
ATTORNEY
Worker's compensation
claims. back and head
Injuries. Insurance claims.
Special Thanks
to Bruce, Stosh
and The MAX
for over 13
years of
support. You're
the Greatest!
Bmra
~
!Reotauranta
0.. Mol,- (A.C. 5151
Bl&Zlng Saddles
416 E. Sill St
Faces
416 E Walnut 280-5463
The Garden 112 SE 4th SI. 243--3965
Chit Nolr Cafe 64418th 244-1353
Omaha C
A.C. 4021
The Ct>e.lerfield
1901 Leavenworth
345-6889
Club 15
NO RECOVERY,
NO FEE
Free Consulatlon
558-5000
CLUB Jemea Dean
151h & Farnam
341-5705
1507Farnam
341·2500
OC's
610 S. 14th, 344-3103
The Dlemond
712 S 16th, 342-9595
Gllllgen's
1407 Hamey,449-9147
The Ma•
1417 Jackson, 346-4110
Omaha Mining
1715 Leavenworth,
Company
449-8703
llncoln lA.C. 4021
Panic
200 S. 181h SL, 435-8764
Q
226 S 9th SI 475-2269
S .l oux City, IA (A.C. 7121
3 Cheers
414 20lh SI 255-8005
4913 Und eIWood Ave.
WHERE CAN I GET A COPY
OF THE NEW VOICE?
wc·ve listed many or tbe regulu
distnbul,on points below.
Omaha:
Barnes and Noble
Borders (Books-Music- Cafe)
Club IS
CLUB James Dean
The Chesrerficld
Custom Lcathtt Works
D.C.'s
The Diamond
Downiown Grounds
GiU1gan's Pub
The "'1AX
Mctropoh1an Commuruty ChW'Ch
Nebraska AIDS Pro.,ect
New Realities
Omaha Mining Company
Parcnis/Fncnds of Lesl>ians &
Gays
Rambow Outreach Resource
Ceno.cr
St. Mary's Tan
Council Slum:
Adult Emponum
Lincoln:
Nat1 Assoc for Women Evcnis
The Pnnic
Parcnts/Fnends of Lesbians &
Oays
°vNL Gay/Lesbian Resource
Ccnicr
Women• s RCSl)tlrce Center
Kearoty:
GI.AON
Parcnis/Fncnds of Lesbians &
Gays
Dttorah Iowa
Phil's Fun Stuff
O.S Moines:
Bhwng Saddle
FaCC'l
The Garden
Chai Noor Cafe
Siou x Cit):
Three Cbccn.
Sioux Falla, SD (A.C. 605)
Touche2 323 S Phil~ Ave .335-9874
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�AREA RESOURCES
RESOURCES SPECIFIC TO HIV I AIDS
GLBT RESOURCES
HIV/ AIDS EDUCATION,
INFO & REFERRAL
HIV / AIDS COUNSELING &
SUPPORT
GREATER NEBRASKA
BASED RESOURCES
..Indicates HI V TesUng Availabl e
AJDS F.duc Project, UNL O L Res<>w,;c Cotr,
Rm>l:Z.1-cl>Vruon. Llnc,olnf,8.'i88,-!72-56+1
American Red en..
~SI lcalhcr Or. Cm e0033 (-l02) 826-3785
1701 'L', l.lncoln 68501 (402) -171-7997
2515SIM8l)SA>e,0mah3 6810S -01-+W
--Clw"tes ~ - Heallh Cenlf'r, 2201 N. 30.
AIDS Care, More) Ccntc<. -127 E. Kancsville
llhd. Council Bluffs. IA SL'«l, au· n,u«n
IGbbe-Vcst (712)328-2609
AIDS Support G roup. Spon,oored b) ITT.\G,
Oo, -1374. Uncoln. 6850,I, 7pm, -17.S-2.07
Calko II lllV-AIDSSuppor1Group, Moel., l<I
& 3nJ Tues. 7pm. Alllantt
call
(308) 762-82.W
Dou!!:JM Coun.ty Mcnlal Hullh - Outpatient
Program, -1102 Woo4wonh. Omaha. 68105
C hadron State College Alliance oC Leobian,
Guy, 8 1.<lexual s 1uc1cnts,
1 & swr, ro
Bo, 92-1, Charon, NI! 69Xl7, J(Jl..l32-IO-I
Fdlowshlp or lldlevu-s. 8121\ortb 10th,
Omaha 68111 (402) -1,53-1.03
..Douglas County Health Dept, 120 I S -12.
Omaha 68105 (402) ,1#.77502
.. Llncoln, Lancasta' Co. Health 0eP""IIIRI
3140 'N' Llnc,oln 68510, -14 l-8J6.S Walk-in
HNJ! UrbanMcd,Clr.1935Q.-l.~7177
• -Cnmd Wand, Uall Co Heahlt o.pt. 105 &;,.
1st SI. Grand IBland. Mary (3()1) 38.S-5175
••Raodlnp Col.
Reallh Cmlf'r, H...ilnflo,
N668001-l02-161 -7372 Ask ror Jud>
UJV Clinic. Um, a 1\6 Medical Ccmer.
(,()()S 42nd. Omaha. (-Kl2) SS!l.(,1;81
Lincoln
C nlr, -l6CXl Vllllcy, 483- 1872
..M cCool< F-ffy Plan11lng. 11 1 West "C" St.
McCool<. 69001, (306) :H$-3626
eanc..r
.. N..,,_a AIDS Project
{statewide} (800) 782- AIDS 12-1371 or
iruo@nap.org htlt1/lwww nap.org Volurtcc<
Services. HIV testing. AIDS awareness.
praclJC8l support. couoscting
••Omaha Office: 139 S. -IOlb, 68131.
Adm1rus1tatoon 552-9260, AIDS l101Jjnc
-l02-S.S2-925.5
..Llntoln Ollla-. 2123 Wiothrop. ~100
•-c..,1r11 Ncbnaa Of'lltt: 3423 2nd Ave
Kcamey. N6 <,8S17, (308) 865-5610
• • - Nebr Ol'llc,,: 3(» N. 5 St
Suiu:C. N«fcllt, Nl'J(,8701 (402)3')0-3377
••Waum Ncbc I e Offlc,e. 37!,'fl Ave. 0,
ScoUsbluff, r-<'l'J @36 1 (:nl} 6'.15-3lm
Ne_br AIDS l!d uc/J'ralnhljl Center, AIDS
education IO hoollh ca,,: prolessiooals. lfNMC.
(,()() S-12 Omaha 68196. (402) 5S!l.(,(,8 1
••Nd>no&lia D<pl of Halch & U...., S<I ,1l:es,
•Kearney 3423 2nd A•c68847 3<8'86S·S609
..Norfolk. NonQlk R<,giooal Or. Adm OlcJ&
1 16, (402) 370-3395
-NorthPlalte, Crall SL Office Bldg, 200 SoSalber, 6'.1101 (308) 535-8133
Nollr Rqlonal Hemophilia Ccnler,
UNMC. 000 S 42. Omaha (.1()2} 5.W-1277.
••Nemaha County Heallh l>rpwtmfflt,
I ~ N. Auburn, 68305(402) 27+-l>W
••Qutn.ac.h Center , 172:J Leavenworth.
Omah3,3-12-8716, TCSllngSlll.1-lpm, 151 &
3nJSa1 Women0nly,2&4Sat0pcnto1'ubhc
••SconsJlluff Co Htallh Otpt, Gering. NE
69341 (:lal) 635-3866
Slowdand AIDS Coallllon, 2ndTuesdy, 12 nooo
Siouxland Cb:lpcer of Am Red Cross. 1.512
Picm:,Siou.<City, luwu C.:&11(712)252-0722
Vetmons Adrnln Medical Ccnltr, 42 &Wool"'Oflh, Om- J.16-88» Dean l'>c,o,,, ,-1119
PUBLICATIONS
Tbe Poolllve Hc,u1land. l'O Ho,327<>. Om:1ha.
!<E 611103 Pro, ,des safe ouUellor IUV+ IO
n\CCl ollltrs Uuoogh correspondence
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ror ,nro
AU. Lc:shcA. l:p,<u:in (402)-1+1-7'!.IO
.-acu1
n.
Norfolk 68701. .1()2.J'J'J.9'.135 llornc-basal
cluul!h mcots Wed 7pm. Swi IC.m Open 10 ull
G LJI Alllance, c-uHcalthClr. Hnotinp. C<~ICl!C,
llasdngs 68901 Judy ,1()2-161 -7372 (I !eallh
C'tr)462 2961 (I•->• ForG UBStudcnts
Cay/Lcsblao ~ ofG""9lcr Ntbr. llo, 240 I•
Koarney. NE 688-17 Supl)On, socials,
G..-lsland Arce HlV/AIDSSuppon Group,
\loet 3rd Tuc,;day (3Cl!) .JS.S-.S175
HIV/AJOS Support Group for Women, 7-91>m,
N.\POITk<:, 2123 W,nlhrop. Uncoln
nc,.slcucr. Info: Rod a1 (-Kl2) ~ Of c
mad rdcuclfi hcc net
!Mnbda Car Club. llo« 2325, North l'lttlle, Nli
lllV/ AJDS Support GroupfnrOO) Men. Lln<aln,
Second Sunda). 5-7~ NAP Office, 2123
WUllhn,p. Lincoln, Call Ore~ 438-3-12
Hanunbc<- Menlal R""'h ~Ices. Bu,,,ancss
&. Tochnic:al C"..cnter. 2.iOS N 24. Omaha. NU
l'llllhmKlle Gay?LelltJlan
5crv1.,., Do<
10!6. Scott$bluff (,9363. (:J(lfl) 6.15-8,188
Pf'LAG-Parcnts/F'-~IA'Sbi- & Cays
•fullmon, l'O Bo, !03. FullcrtM, N E IJ863I!.
(30II) .536-2.>'2 l
•n..tinp. c-o I lostings Collct,t I kaJUI Ccnttr.
llo<21fl. Hlfillng5. NI! 68901. (402)-161 ·7372
681 LO
(-102) 451 -39 13
Mental
I lcallhScrvic:c,a to poo~le ol' color wbo are
infected With HIV, lhe,r Jl"rtncf'5, and their
lanubes. Charles Ore" llcalUI Center
K - , , Aru HlV/AJDSSuppcwt G roup, 151
Mocwy, mfo. llatb (n) 865-56 1O
Ncbnaa A.IDS l'rojer:I
{$la tewl de) (8(>0) 782-AIDS l2-1171or
1nro@1111p ()1'8 hUP,/IW\\ W.Mp O<gl
NOl'UI PlaUe Affll SUpport Grp.
(",;all ~ ) ~5-8133
w........ NebrasbmV/AlDS S._-Group,
S.-uff, Call (3(l3) 6.l.S.3(,()6
RELIGIOUS/SPIRl'nJAL
SUPPORT FOR HIV/AIDS
AIDS ln&malth N<t-11.100 'l 62.0maha Ur
Wm Woc:gcr 558-3100 (Chancery) Serv""'
2nd \londay. 7pm. S I Cccctia's. Ncbm.sb
Chapel . .l()lb & Wcbsltr
Uncoln lnCfflalth Council, 140 S 2'7lh SI ..
Uncoln 68SI0,-17+3017. A~ 111 V I lcalmg
Scn,cc 1st TUC$. 7pm. St Francis Chapel,
I l-1.5 Sooth Stn:ct. Llncoln
LEGAL SERVICES FOR
HIV/ AIDS &: GLBT ISSUES
S-. MoFaiin, Omaha, Jl3."'9
Petffllon Law C>m-. Thomas M. Petcnn
Allomc)' & Couo.sclor, 2712S 87\b \,e..
Omaha. 6812-1 (.1()2) 193-8Cl!O
Tayloe' Law Office. 501 CcntcrS1ooe. 1"0 Bo,
82272.. LIDtOln, 68.501 -2272 (.1()2).17.>0033
Nebr 8ar Aaloc. 6.15 S 14, Llneoln.-17>7091
N<l>rau Cl•U Liberties Union, Bo• 8 1-15..'i.
Uncoln 68.501. (.1()2) -176-ll09 I
Stone Law f irm, ~l rcnterStonc. PO Oo,
8'2272. Llnooln, 68501-2272 (.1()2)-175-0055
WELLNESS CENTER
(,9100
s.._.
•He-y, PO ll<>< -127, HClllllc). l\'li 68946.
(308) 265,7620
• Roklnge/Kefll"My mccl 3pm, .lrd Sun. St
1,Uke'• P..pi.s. (3()1!) 9'>>j.199(). Mall· Pf'l.AG,
132081b Me., I loldn!ge, Nii 68949
PRIDE Group, ("(HJl)..,;elio~ Cu. Wayne State,
Wayne, 6ffM7 Kartn or Varguua ('102) 37S.
732 1 0 '1.JD Students
IOWA BASED RESOURCES
Amcrtcan Business & Prof. Culld, Bo, 1-12.
SlouxO.y, IA S 1102. l\'ctwort ofg,t) bustncs.<1
prof men from IA.MN. SD.NE. Meet lasl!ial.,
Write for info
C -munlty Alllancc. 1301 v,ua Ave. Sioux
o iy, 1A 11m (712) 258-l'JO.I
s
lnteanty l'Tayer Suvlcc, Wed, 6:30pm, SL
Themas lipi.'ICt'l!1Cll, 12 & I ~. Sioux City,
IA i\l (712) 276-8369or Re•. Kerr 2.'18-01~1
Iowa Coallllon ror Human Rl"1" On, 1222.
Iowa Cily. IA 52U-I. 0<call Richard Shannon
JI !¥.137-5870. msbanno@spcynct.com
Moml"851dc Collcl!" Student G roup. Tam
Orwig. Advisor, Sludcnl Svcs, (712) 27+~16
PFLAG• P81'fflWFrionds of LcslJlans & Gays
• N E Iowa - Waukon, IA Bo, 1.n, Waukon. IA
52172. Mccl -Ith Monda) 7 9pm, Ro be)
\femonal Libral)•.401 Isl \vc. SW, Waukon
SOUTH DAKOTA BASED
RESOURCES
PFLAC-Parmts/Frlcnds of IAblans & Gays
• Slowr Fallo, S D 4111 Sat. ((,t}S) 33-1-5.50!
S ioux Emplr< Gey & Lesbian Coalition, lkl\
1716, S,w, Falls, so 571Q'i. tnromiotoo and
I l<lp I ,nc (605) 333.()(,(n
Sioux Falls S u ~ G roup ror Men. 1'0 Ho,
1602, Siou., l·alls, SD 57101
Wdlnc<s Contcr, 139 S . olll, Omaha Re,<1,11,:c,
l.1bnu,, Coonsehng, Lunche> M F. MQ\'1CS,
Speakers. Social Actmllts. lJrup In Center
THE NEW VOICE
�AREA RESOURCES
GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND RELATED RESOURCES
LINCOLN BASED
RESOURCES
Alcoltollcs Anonymous. MCCllnS"·
• • Mon. 7.30pm. Rllinbow AA. 3rd Floor,
"Me<:Mg Place" 28 & S. Uncoln
. .Thun. 7;30pm. Uoitaruut C:burcli, 6:lOO "A",
LID<Clln. lnfooonlllCI VJ ot 477-3526
..l'n 8pm. l<l P1ymc,Ub Cluuch, :?O & D.
Lincoln, 438-S214
coa11t1onrorc.y/l.8blanav1ta1s, a . , , ~
LbKoln 6850') Advocacy. '"'"'slcttcr
FLEX(fomaitl.ealba-E-.g,.)POl'la-<5512.
Llnc<>ln 68S05, Email: ncud/ifJuno com
informal assoc. of womcn 2 I and over1nre,csr,,d
,n lcalher communny.
Gay Mm'sSuppNt Grp. a,unschog& l'l<ycb
Services. Rm 213, Umv llcnltb Ctr. llNL.
Unooln. 68588-0618, 472-7450 OJrlfidcnuaJ
Lesbian Olools!lon G.--p. Women.< R,._n:c
c.,r, Room 340 Neb Un,on. UNI~ Llnooin,
68588 472-2:rTI, cau f0<mec~rng ,nformatlOII
Llncolo/Lancasler Drug ProJttis, 610 "J",
Llncoln,475-5161. Ocoois I f<lll'JMn. Cl$ Mgr
OIP ch<:m,cal depcod<:ncy treatment "bile
allimung sc, uality. Shdmg 1-'c:e
Lincoln Pride Nd><oris., Box 812'1 , Lln<Oln
61L<et-12'J . umbreU• Ot!!')Dtl.11100 forGI..BT
m Lincoln an:a, Call PFLAO Phone Ltl1'>402434-9880. e-mrul LPrideN@aol.com
Un<oln Wcmon r.,.. Sobriety Mtg. Sat, JOwn.
YWCA, Lincoln, Coot!CI Judith at 4'J'2..2$8
National Ors, for W-en (NOW) Unooln
activist "'II- issues o( ru11 cqualtty for women.
8<" 80172, 1..,oooln. Nr: 68501. 43-U,695.
tncct3rdTucsda), 7pm YWCA, 1-132 "N' St
P~nts-f'ricnd& of Lcsb""'5 and Gays (P·
FLAG). Bo,30128. Unooln 6!1SW •.13+-981Jl
-!lb Tues, 7pm.Unilllnan Church, 6300 ·A·,
Web Site
hllp fw" "·.~coc1t1ci.com J
Wcstlloll)""ood/4882/
JOV Fnm,I} Grp.
l oder 21 Orp sanx: umc,plc:c
SAG£ PO Bo~ 22on, 1,noo111. N1;68.>12-200.
.....,.... Coffee n-. 2nd Saturday, 6-9pm,
3319 S 46th SL, Uncoln.
Straight Spouse Suppon Group - Llneoln.
489 9088
UnlUUian Chureb,6.100'A". Llnooln. 1'1i. 'A
can
ror ,oro
"""'l!N'-"" Welouming CQrlgrcgauon•
UNL Gay/Lesbian llesouru Ctr, Rm 13-i i'schr
llruon. 14 & R, Lincoln 68588-0ISS. 472
5644. Social. info. referral. tibruy. General
mccuog.,c Tucsda)'S, 7pm. dunng school year
TbeWlmmln'sShow, 12·31lll1Sunda) .K7l M,
89.J FM slffl:O. Llnooln
A Woman's Place. Lln<Oln, nonprofit Orj!
dcc:bcatcd 10 cmpo-..onn~ women.
You1h Suppo,1 Group-Lln«>ln. facl) Other
Satwday 4-6pm. Call~~
Youth Talldlne 473-7932. l'nda) & Saturday
7pm-M,dmtc, Lincoln. EDIOl,unal support.
rcfc1111L,. AIDS mfo fo, callers \ge 23 Md
Wider. Projecl(J(OXwuoo for G •L{'ivil Rls
YWCA Counr;<ilng & Educallon Oepu1men1,
47(~28Cl2, Llnooln lnfomwmon and Rcfcmrl
THE NEW VOICE
Al-Anon
OMAHA BASED RESOURCES
l'ndays 8: 15pm, llndcrwood I hlls National Ors· for Women (NOW)
t'rel.b)1cnan. 8SI N 74
Alcobollcs Anonymous,
..uunbm Stag. Sun. 4pm, l,o\<·c Mc l'r<b)tm
*"Gay McM Stag" An Altcmalivc·. Fn 7pm.
IA>""C- A, e Prcsb)1cnan
. .L..c & l,e1 Lave Group. Friday 8 · t5pm.
Unde"'ood I fills Pn:sbytcmm. &St N 74
BtNct Omaha. n1eeL< 2nd Thursday. 7pm.
Rrunbo« OU!rtJICh. 1719 l..cllvc:nworth. Socri,11
Support group for bt, bi, fntndl), hr-cunoos.
Morcclla(\82,0iOl ,e-lllUIIQucstlS@Juno.axn
BUllZ-Joumal, !lo• 8523. Omaha 68103. email. Bu,.zJOUml@aol oom Monthly News
CJUurw F<W Equal Proc«llon, Bo.t SSS-18,
Otnal\a. 68 J.'i.S 39S-30Z7, I.A:jllslnllVC llCMn
lstTbu. -). 7pm, 1st lln,tffllln, 1114 llame}
EAGLE-Oau1ha, f.ml)IO)tt Assoc. of Gay< &
l.csbr.,.;. US Wl'Sr. Omaha
Frontrunners/walkers, Ao< 4583. Omaha
681~.
IIOTI.INli 496-36.'iS, RunmnJ!,
Walkillj? Club (SASr: for info)
Gay & Lesbbn Ors ol UNO (Ga.Lo). LINO
S1Udo1\1> • Meet Tuesda~ 1>fT campu,. l'lul.
4S3-8824 or H•mad golo@cw1s unomahaedu
Gay/Lesbian Information & Re<......i LI~.
A 1<nrecof Rambow Outn,ach. (402) 34 J.(ll:l()
Gay Lesbian & Afflnnlr,g Dlsclpks (GLAD)
G Li B ,\1Tifflllll8 Duor:1ples of CbrlSI .'.I.~2386
Gey, t..fiblanand Slrlllpt Educalon Ndwortc,
PO 8o• <,05 1, Omaha, NE <,8106. fa) ;ind
stnughl te.1Cbers. pore,us,stl.Wlcut< & c<lllOCmed
cito.cns \\·ortin{l tn end mrn::,ptmbia m ,c_hool,
11....U.nd Gay Rodeo A.5SOC (HORA), Bo,
33.S-I. Omaha. 681 CD-035-I Dao 5'17 1689
l"1jo) sufl1Xl'( rod<oo.coonl') actJ1111cs. Moel<
ISi Sol altemallllj? bell< ccn C>,naha/l)os Moines
IC£ BOWL lnvltalional Bo,,llng Tau11w.
Toumamc:111 held l'n:sidr:1tt~, Oil) Wc'<'.kend
Imperial Coort ot Ndlntilca, llo,.J772, Omaha
68 JCD l'undr.tsmg orglUU.lJIJKlO "orlun!! fu.udva....,mcnl oCG I. 0.'I' SOCICI) • Boord MooL•
1st ~looday each month. 7pm. Tix: MAX
• Leaming 1 Exchange Power• :S:011a, Bl)
0
SM Suppon Orp, 2nd SW!dn). 2-lpm, Ba<:k
Room. WO<XlcnApple.22nd& ~1anro. Onu11>a
L.E.0.(1.ealhcf- Ensi._.. of Omaha) cduca
bOOal-socaal f!JP. Cla) Men 1ntereSled1n l.calher
L1fts1)le. Write Bo, 8181. Omaha, 68108
L<oblao Cenknd. Bo, 4().f.l, Omaha.1'1,(,111(>-I
l'ln.JCCIS & ACIIYJUCS for Lesbian•
LlnOm, Ba...., Ho, 8493. Omaha 68 J()(,
Nudisv N;nuri.<1 C'lub for j!U) bi men
Lutbtrans c...__1, 4S3-1131
Metropolitan Club. Bo, 8603. Om•ha 68108
ooru. J rd Thursda)s, 7pm. i•> lesbian
pn,/'cs..11:>nal< lO meet. sociah1,e. nc1,.ork
Men's Support Group, Meet 'fucsda)s 7.30pm.
MC. C-Omaba. 8 19:i 22 St C'"1134~2.'i<,1
'
Mdropolitm1 Community Churd! of Omaha,
8J9S 22,J-IS-2563. Mrul l'lo,31n. <,SIW.
E- m,111 addrcs, \trCO\IAH,\liJ ra<liks net
\\ cb S11c bur "" w rad1ksnet mccomaha
Sundo) \l'onhipal 9& l(U011m
NAM ES Proj«:I of t he lleartland, Omaha
Chapter, Info ~like 5-~ llS-1 Rid SS<,-39-lO
Omaha
polJticaLgrassrool< actJ1 O<j!, t'ISUCS of full
•ist
cquah1y (orl\omcn• Omaha NOW, 8o•332.'i,
0Dl3ha 68 103-0325. (402) 391 -7303. ~ l<cb
3rd1'ucsday, 7pm. 1st l!1ut1nan.31 l~ llnrnc}
Ncbnlslla bn Center f0< all persolJS. 3625
Lafa}ctte Ave. Omaba68t3L 551 .9(Xl5
Ne>< Rnlllles, !looks. Tapes. 01fls, Old Mm<et
J>us,ageway, 1026 1lowaid. 68102. 342- 1863
T1llt N t w Vokw ofNtbnlsu.Bo, 3512. Omaha,
NE 68 103 (402) 556-9907 or e -mail
rlmaa7<4fprodlgyOmaa Gay W.-.tlng Club (OGWC), fc,ruuo
caU32S-4066oremail Omnh:iGWC@aol oom
Omaha Mealpad<•rs. AIDS fundr.aising
orgaru1J111on. Call: (7 12) 36(;.J'J'JJ
Omaha Play•rs Club (OPC), Pan<e, ual
education & play group Meeting parties
monthl}, Scnd$5andanog,estalllment toOPC.
Bo, 3-i-16"3 Omaha 68134
Omaha Women for Sobridy meet Tuesdays.
5.:l()pm. Omaha YWCA. 222S. 29Sl.,Contacl
Juduh at 472-2.9)8 for mon: ,nfo.
ONYX IMAGES. Bo• 3 1026. Qm,,ha, Nii
68132. l'ratcm,t) f0< Africnn America,, men.
Age rcstnctinn f<lf nx:mbe"hip. Suppon ror
brothe"' of all ages
Pa.-.nl$-Fri<ndao/ .......,._And G•Y"
PFLAG Bl>< 390064 .• Otnaha. 68JJ9.()(J6,I,
29t -<i781Meet 15tMethod,,z, iU20Ces,, Mead
llall. Wc:s1tod.2nd1'hw,,.. 7JXU, "Program&
Sharing": -Ith Sunday, 2pm. "Shanng"
Prubytfffans f<W Lesbian & Gay Concerns.
733- 1360 Cleve. Omaha
Proud U<Wlzons Youth S upport Group,
<ponsor- Pl'L,\O l'O< gay. lesbian )oulh &
lhooe qUCSl.l<>rung ,c:.,uality. •SC I l -21 Mecu
S3t., Omaha, C'.all 291-()781
lllllnbow Out,_.,b GLBT a_,..,. Cfflter,
1719Lco1cn1, onh. Omaha, Mail llo,11583.
Omaha.681()\. Call34J-Ct"lJO fortm,es Clcnl$
River City
1'unam.S1111t3R. Omaha,
:-ili 6813 J Moolhl) newspaper
River a ty Couples. Soc1ul Support for Gt.BT
C01Jples. MCC Omaha. 819 S 22. Info tnc:
392, 1""3, email rcaruplc@probc net
Rlvcr Clly Miud Bowling LHgur. Sunda)S.
2pm, Kell>'• I hlltop l.ancs, Omaha
RlvcrCityGendtrAlliance, Oox3112,0maha
(-81<B-3122 Mc.-...gel lothnc)SS-1255, f..mod
sgibbooa'SS)ocrgy ncL for cross-dressers.
lhclliC wislung to too.. moo, All
oraontalJOn$. N<"~cucr Moet 1st Saturda)
River City Mlud Chorus. II<" 1267, Oma11a,
68103-02!,7 l41-Sl}.G(341 -7-161) \'ulunl<Cr
- .JIXX}
lnl°"sc,,..J,.
coon,,, ro, Ga) t.c>btan Sen.Slh•c people.
SNAI Productions, 1323 JaetsQn.1608. ()mah:,
(,8 102. 0•113-12-90..'il for info
Stral&h• Spouse Support Grp 7-9pm. 2nd
Thur.do), l!IIMdhodrsl, Room 209. 291-6781
W.£,L.T, (Womffl of Ed uca ted Leather
Tactics) Do, 70&3, Omaha, 68107 7083
(lduc:a1u,rinl suc181 group f1K 11 \lllltn of k:mhtr
Omaha Lu1C<:~n -I0!!-177-7741
Wild Kingdom B<ars. social J!T(ll,pfor the bm110
and adnun:" o( th<:"'""..
Womeo•sSupportGroup, MCC-Omaha, 819
S 22nd. 345-2j(iJ Meets Saturdays 11am
W ~ llo, Wl2.0moba6812"-0712.
newslcJttt
v<m &
Ouartertx
ror!e:ste:m
cvsrM
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�FEBRUARY CALENDAR
Worshl1> S.l"l<H. •J & IO '<l, m
MCC· Omaha ~19$ 22 S1 :\-1,
HIV T...,, , II' 552-9:?tlO. I W
S -Oh. Omaha 7-9 .10pm
Vom•n for Sobri•ly 5
"I(,,
Y\H" \ , 222 S 29.
Omaha, C.111 Jlkhlh -172
25(1,\
Rl>er City Mixed C hOl'\I>
2.9JI!
C/ L Walking Club. Wom ••"llllh &
Rohearsals. ht ~ltth<>w,1.
:,;nuth. Lln~oln. 11) lt!nru, oou11,
7me) C:i!,..._, Omaha. 7 15pm \tens Support Croup
,
7 :IOpm ~,n· x1•1 s 22.
Rtt<>n<illng Won,hlp Comm. 7.30 Rainbow Ou1.-.ach, 171\1
Omaha.
pm. lMV ~lc1h. 142.I S 10, Om
Lem c.n,, orltt.. Omaha h--9pm
Rainbow Outreach CLBT
Rh ..- Chy Mixed Bo\\llng. 2pm.
llffOOm, C.ncer 1719
Kcll)'s lhlhap. Omaha
Lea, cm,onh. Omaha.
" Pooill••ly Out " Sia!!" R1gllt
l"l>fl<tlKNJ>C, 7 '>rm. Omaha
!)pen <>-">pm
,1,11\\
\I(,,.,\\
Cay M e!n Disc Crp. I illt"Oln (,,pm. Ct1otnc1
I ·"" -172 7 450
Frontninn•rs. <, ."\()pm.
ncll lnlool
PFLAC-1.lnroln AIOS Support C'1J, 7pm,
-175 2-IJ7
AA, 7.~ot,m. M•n:y lllgh, Omoh•
nm"
lntqcrfly Pn:t)er ~,c, <~pm. SI 1 honla."
t.p,sc. Sioux City, IA
Rainbow Oucro&c:h. Omaha, Open(, '}pm
111,11\\
\\11>'(',ll\\
Febmani I
frontninixrs, lllam, Omaha
E•mliig Wonhlp Heall1111 Stt,1 ... Metropolitan
Community Churdl. 600pm.819S.22, 0maha
New vo1.. .-..,..,.ell Pany, 2-.5pm. StCll<b's Saloon, The
~I\:\
ICON Aksarl>en High CheerieaderTryouts, The
Ches1cri1eld. <,.t!pm.
l'rin« Royale 15 C&ry's Night of Com<dy, 9:30pm, The
~L-\X. Omaha
Febmary 8
Febmary 2
AIDS Healing S..-,ltt. 7 1 S1
,m,
ICON Board The
MA.\ 6 30 pm
FrontninMr
Discussion,
7rm. 11<,n1c"
I nmca; Cbp<I. &1Ulll & I Ilh
Un<Oln
!]2nd&
Omaha
Febmary 9
FrontrunMn IClam, Omaluo
MCC Lincoln Fellow<hlp Crp <,pm.-177-3215
Learning Exchange Pwr Wooden A~e 22&Moni.. 2-4pm
Pt'LAC, Mayfl""'CrCtmjtn:gotional C Urch. 1-l0'.7 W 18.
Sioux City, 14 , 2-lpm
SN AP Produc,tlons "Breaking the Code"
\topic. Omaha
Februa.ry 10
February 11
Slou.d and Al.OS Coalltion, 12n.
Red C'm;s. Sioux City, IA
HIV Suppon Group-ll'oo,cn 7-'Jpm
~.\J>, 212l \\1nthrOtl, Lincoln
Februani 16
February IS
t<e'le!:" 4
C/L
February 3
toiim. Omaha
Februam 17
NoW.N'n17 orx ror Womm
Februa!J: 18
Llnrol.n 7pm, Y\\'C \ , I-Ill
PfLAC/K.....my 3p. St Luke's 2JOl 2od Ave (308JZ37•71J6
.
Panhandle M ens Croup (:lal)63.s.8-l88
"Keep lite 0.-.- Alive" !;mp 12 Ste>< & Emp 17 Sharon
host bendi1 for Rainbow OU1rcacb R ~ ccmer in
hooor or kny O.kc. OC's. Omaha
SNAP Productions "Bruklng the Code"
~flM MAX Pcrfoons at The MAX, Omaha
"N". -1.1-1-WJ.5
Omaha: 7pm, l<l l nitnna,~ .ll 1-1
1-lnrnt). 391-7303
Crand Island HIV Support c,,,_
7pm. (3(M) 38.~S175
February 22
Febmarv 23
Febmary 24
Frontni.nnm1 10om. Om*"8
PFLAC-Omllha. 2-lpm. Mead l lall, ISi Mclb
M CC Llnc:cln FdlowshlpCrp <>pm.-177-3215
ICON E-utl•e
PFL4C-Lln<Oln - 7pm,
l11tllln,'U1 C'hurch. (>.l(IO •
a_..u1
it,
6".30pm.
MAX. Oaulha
434--
Febnuu;y 2S
\"
March I
FronlnlnnerS. tOom. Omaha
. .......... RO)'al• Valerk's "Not So M iss Gay Suus
P"Pffl " 9:30pm.
Omaha
OC"•.
Man:b 2
ICON brd
Mtg, ldOpm,
March 3
AIDS liaii1ng Ser>itt, 7pm, SL
March 4
~r,nds Chpel. S<•rth & 1 llh
LID<Oln
"l'hcMAX.
Omaha
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THE NEW VOICE
�FEBRUARY CALENDAR
I \ I I{' I 111 I{" ll \ '
IIIV T<$1$. NAP, ;I.S2-92t,O, 139 S
.i<llh. Omaha 7 .9'.30pm
GIL Al<Ohollcs Anonymoos,
I \ I 1n I Ill ll \ ,
IA$blan DbicUSlion Grp
Al•Anon, II: I 5pm. Omaha.
Lincoln 7pm 488-20-0
llndc"'ood lhlbChurch
Alc:ohollcs Anonymous
7.30pm, Unitnnnn Church, 6300 Voolll Talklln<,, 7pm- 12m,
Omaha:
"A" Unc'Oln, Call \' J . 477,3526 f'or callers up to age 23,
·'An Ah.tmartve" ~1cns
473. 7932.Llneoln
Univ of Nebr-Kearney GLIIT
Sbg 7pm. Lo" c A,·c
Grp. 4pm. Student Alf°'"' BldE, N«worll Q, 9pm, Cable
"Ll•• & Let Lin " 8 I Spm
Channel 20. Lincoln
,nfo Call Roonie at ~
Undel"'ood I hlls
Rainbow Out..-h GLIIT
or 23<>s.-112
Prcsbytonon, 8.'il N. 74th
lhsourttCmt<r, 1719
llolnbow Oul r<adl RtSOW'tt
Lincoln: 8pm, Plymouth
Lca•cn" t'41h. Omaha.
Cfflttr, 1719 Lca, cn,.onb,
C<)ogrcga1tonal, ,311.5214
Open <>-9pm
Omaha, 01-.:n I 2-6pm
I II I I<" I J "
u une S.56-0937
Fne Monos, 7.45pm. Rainbow OIArcaC!t
Resowt:e Cemcr. 1719 1..cavcnwcxtb. Oiubll
SNAI _ , . _ "llffMlnglht Code"
\,
'- \ II I< IJ "
~7
~ - • - ! o e , Mtg
; : ; ; .. 10 S 14. Omallll
lll•tr City ~
AIM : 1, r..,,
Tran.,gcndcr Commumty and supporters,
info c:o11. 3118-1255
O ub 15 llnlrw, Club 15, 0 . . SNAP Prodlld .... • 11na1ng lht Code"
ra,
February 14
Feb~ll
Valmliao's O.y
f . j/[~oUday C at/ming.1 SI
Methodist-Mead Hall. 7020 <:Omaha 2?1-6'?81 7pm
Stnolgl.t Spouse Suppt Crp 7 -9pm. Mead
llall, Isl Mclhodist '7020 ais... Room
1!.'liJ, 291.i;?S I
Ill-Not meeting. 7pm lwnoo,, Outn:ach.
7 9
V W
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Feb ~ 1 9
Metro :6..iopm.
C
I{ ll
Llncaln Wamon ror Sobriety, 1
0nm,
Gathcn Jt8 Place, Uneoln, Jucblh 472-2.598
Womens Suppoc1 Grp. I lam, MCC-Omaha
Youth Support Grp, 291-6781. age 13-21 !!•>
lcsbion. or quc,ootuf\8 sc
cxunlit). Omaha
Youlll Talkllne, 7p-12m. 473,7!U2. Llnc<>ln
llolnbow Outtt8dl. 1719 L<m•cnworth.
Omalua, Open nooo"6pm
HIV Testing Oucreacb Center, 14pm. (ISi &
3rd Sat.- Women Only,; 2nd & 4th Sal.gm publlc), 1'7'23 Lcavcnw<Xlh, Omaha
I IH ll \ ,
,~"!/!Z1 ,. ,. ,...
Febroaq5
I \ I ,n " \ I I
Marb:1 ~ 1
Restaurant. Omaha
G LAGN Suppoc1 Group. G..l.&land, ('.lQl) :IS+-7235
February 2'i
Play,n Club, 2pn Wbhp • 8pm Play Party
SAGE i . . - . Coll'..,._, 6-9pm. 3319 S
4€,tb SL, U.......
Pooltf..lyOUT P,-, T b r C ltt _ , llqpooal Bowling T - - m l
SNM Productions •11'"""""'3 tbo Code"
Feb~20
F ree
7-l.spcn, Ra,nbuw Oucreacb
Rcsoon:c Ccotor, 17 19 Lca,·cnworth.
Omaha
Dos Fallopla, Coo.edy Duo, W1Uttrspoon
Cooccrt I I.all, Jool}n Art Mu....,um. Oaoaha
Feb ~ ? l
Froe c,7ASpm, Rnrnoow OUl.rcoch
RcsourocCcrucr, 1719 Leavenworth.
Omaha
Marcb 5
dttuns for Equal Pn>leclion. 7pm.
1st Unitarian. 31 H llumcy. Omaha
THE NEW VOICE
March6
FrM M
ovi.s. 7 4Spm. Rmnbow O.arcacb
RN>un:cC<DIU.1719 Lca, cn,-<Jtlh. Omaha
Fe b ~ 21
YouiJ."PP0<1 Grp-Llncoin 4-q,m 434-
Sl880
Club I S Review, Club IS, 0mw.
•o...-is or fl~ · C LAGN kndlt ror
Nebo ..... AIDS Pn,j<et, Suu dow1wt ,
Crmd bland
February28
PFLAG-Sloua Falls, SD, I~ (60S)33+5SOII
Fl'onlnlJlntt$ OIIB Fttd. Call 4%-36.<;8
March7
llartl.od Cay lodto AIIIOC!alo,n, Mtg 6pm,
DCs,610 S I-I. Omaha
111.,.. City Cmder AJJlaott, l'Or Tramgcoder
Coounum1y and supportcB. ra, mfo call
398-1
255
Cli>b 15 Review, Club I S, Oau,ha
PAGE31
�LOVE HURTS :
NEW ORGANIZATION
VALENTINE'S DAY
FETISH BALL
IS
E,Cl')onc ~ , lmt: l111r1cc. but '!k,mc of ttll;
hke 11 thal
L,,.c, (and the ""'1nd <>I "lul" <.-r.icbnj<).
I .us~ (and IOI.< of sk,n),
'"'>'
Lcaahcr, (ood rubbernnd wufonnsnnd bo«ll<.
and
and Oh m)I)
\II ..r LIW ",111111 si... h·, 31 The \la, Qn
Valc111mc·•Doyt Thc:fun hc:~"'"'ot lOpmandthc
cvcmnf~ res1.n111c., "Ill 1nc1udc
Slave 4 LICllon (Top & bottom ,<)luntcers arc
~-,
°"811
KING R•YUt! (("mon j!lll< strul )our
stull)
Punlshment for Hire (Wcdort'l "not un)011Clo
leave" 1thout a smde oo rhetr face)
Judg,cd fetish COtilumt Conlffl (m these cnteg,irtcs \!OSI OCTrageous but '\l~l legal. "Oh
mJ Jl(>d. did you <cc n L\T'>'n". nnd "What wa.,
)<>Ur fcush agam'r
Grand~ l3esl ofSllO\\ Lmc llun.~ MOSl
prunfullJ r<>nllllllic.
Some uf ) our ra~ontc , enduts ha, e. Wmltd
pnLCS ,oc!udw~ a bc:iutiful red & blll<:k llo@t!Cr
rltlm
Lcalbcr Produc:UOO!,.
·
\' codon wdl be <.bsplaytng their lank) IO)'S
r*
from 6pm to 10pm for Y""' las1-m,nu1c g,fl
00J1ng comcrucna:. If >"u'd lite 10 poruapoac
in any of the planocxl BCll\'1tic.s.. or Just want to
help 111 throw lbc be.st part) Ulis )tar, c:aD OcbOI
34:>-11<,1 or •· matl dkbcstwJuno cocn
All pma,cds ..-,u be c1ona1ro m • local D<>mcs11e Abuse Education pmgr.un
HEARTS OF FIRE
BENEFIT FOR
NEBRASKA AIDS PROJECT
IN GREATER NEBRASKA
LESBIAN
CENTERED
\lcmbc~ of ·1 he.: lm,xn;1I C"our1 c)I ,cbr.1,bl
octJ, 1u~ for Lesbians.. \\1th a 1<."\h&nn focus
Lesbians Out<loon; : Walk I II.le, lhkc, Out
a,..i 1>1hcr tnlc1u,:,J pcrfonnc" flllln ( lm.ll>' .111<1
Llll<:<>ln ",11 JOlll "tlh lhc mcn,bcr, <>I lbc G•J
and Lc."bt.an \\.lil~t.auon or Orearc.r ~t.bra.,k.3
uiu Sp,.>tl,. Cami>, - locoll) nnd plan l<'<>scr
lnJ)S Finl Saturdays.
and
Lesbian f ffl1fnlst Studies: .. l tm1naN.... unt.lcr
~undO\'- ntr ln ( lran<l Island
,1.and1n1 lcnwlc and l..c.. buan opprc-..,ion und
breru.inglbrou{:h l<IOC\\ "3)S<•bcintz. h,anun
Sharon \'au llu1"'l "1ll bcpucd b) ""'""""' I:!
.. l~
obtout <·cutt:retl"' ut~oam,o
()f\)j(."Cl~ and
mg L..c,bmn thought and "nlm~ nod our O\\n
idea., and c,pcncncc,; W,..tly. W<dn<!.flloys 01
1:0().
L ~ Open to friendships: I nfon:nal dis
t;:~100 aod shuno1,i:. ~ltin, t o ~ each other ut
new" a)S Wu.tly, Wednesdays at 7:(
JO.
r« more anformatioo about l.esbtan Ctn~
tcml. 1nc.lud1n~ niceun~ pbce. "ntc 10
tesbillR Ccntcrt:d.
l'O
llo,~. ().I
681
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(UL \O:-.) h1nhc unnU3l " I lcan.H,/ t ,n:· Shlm
\Uci100 on SaturdaJ . l·cl>ruar) 21 . ot lhc
l:.mf)cror 17 Jell \lcKcn,,c and 1,n1ir= 17
&. I(, l'!loen" 1-allenuno. nnd Impress 9 Fehcc
\\'hllne) lor IJlc Om.,h., alnlln.@"nC ( '1,>nna 17
\<lore M, and l'ru,ce.,_, RoJnlc 15 Red l$scncc
\\Ill be JO•ncd h) Ta,bn PcV,,n:.1,.,. l)e\'un:.
nnd \ngel Jockson for I.he L11K.l:1'n ( 'ontmi,~nL
nu~ P:"' crhlIU\C l!RXIJ1 or performer, " ,II
lorccs "'tth bh:nL.; 11'\)ffl (.ire:dct Mbr:tska a.'\ tht)
lo r.u~ monc) for Ille. Ncbra.:.ko \11):,i
ProjCCl omccs II\ ~rter !\ebmslal.
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WITHERSPOON
FEBRUARY 20
GAY CHAT LINE
SWEATY eArN NOU# .J/0 ACTION
PNONE SO F-0~ THE QAY 9US
JOIN IN OR Jl./$T bU4SPROP
1-900-745-1030
I)<>. l·alluprn. a b1'11w.c """"") d,., rn"° SciitOc ,nil make
lhcir firsl ~hd"c:,,l npp.:,roncc on l·nd3), l·cbrual") 20. al lhc
\\ 11hcrsP<~"' ' '10CC11 I hdl oi 1hc Josl)n ,\n \luseun1 The P"'r,
Kocb and Pl:g~ l'lanr. <b«xl' erod their comedic lalcnts" hale cbn~
1.,...,
laundr) ID Ilic l'uartc Nofth"c,O ~ rniJ )'Clln :,nd m.10) n<J() JUI.<.'<
lurer. they h>, c plo)od lo sold out houses and thtll= oo bc'l(h Q""'5
ltllld h3\C ,·o"ed to conllnue "'U\ lhc hd:mom brand nt music and
ske1e:h oomccl) f<lf a, '""Bas audten«'< ••IJOl 11
Tiu• doo combines music. ,kcrch oomc<h . 1mprm·. """' sharp
,.,t. rcmini" p<>hlk:$ and ~ncral lunac) to prudUCI: an c,crung uf
\\adcly funny commentary from a '4omao·~ pomt of \JC\\ With
chara<:lers hb: Bnh~h grunge 1t1Ckcrs The Suri) llllchcs. dyslwrhonal <OOlhct-<lou{:lltt-r Super<Ull'S The Spudds. a Oo1<cr clulJ COlfl~•
The Mamas and the P~lcr. \lart,031 The \lus,cal. rhc tcmlna<1
perfomurnc:c duo Mud (Compo«! Momm1t Dew Md Di~plun I roe
TU03 Wumoo). and !'tan and i\nme·s 1 ,;«:p Do) 01n,. D,;., '""'~""
2
create: lbcir ""n si.e..oo v~IOJI or an all-sw c•cwni c~· cn«:nain
ment
Lisa Koch 1s an ,mi, ercol Stngct~
wogwntcr comcc.han~h;,r
"ho ha! performed nationally nnd mtcmatwoall) "llh a dn «><:
~up of a.n.1-sb including S1c11c ~1artan.. t>J,·c llrubcd,.• SU1JUmc
w~rcr. and I loll> ?sear. She a<• mcmhcr of tbc Seattle cult
oond VENlJS fi.'"VY and stiU manages 10 fmd umc m "wt as •
producer and composer. CQ--\\ rilmf! ~\'eta) mu.sacals
Pegs) 11au, •otcd Scaulc·, Uc,1 (-0<mc for nm< )"""'· i,.,,
\\O<ked as a ~nd up com,c pnmanl)
She hM
appeared oo si-11mc and was S<L"ll III the feature mm. "1 laff) nod
the lfcndc.nom: .. She aJ'KJ ,H>rbn,-anaetn.-tt p:rforn1JnJt in ft rnnrt)
of Sca111e lhcaln:S and ,.;th Lisa""'" rote and J)rodua.-d •...,..> aiboTCI
sho1<• 1nclud,ng ··ee--·,gged. lkithercd. and llanaoas: · nod Prell)
Girts. N.- Too lln~hl ··
T1clruL<for l)uo. r•alloplll are $12 in adv;UICC. $15al lbc<loorond
ore OIi sale al New Rc311ues, I 0'261 lowrud en the Old Mru-ket and Oak
\ "'" Mall. and lk)(dcrs, 131 <I and \ tnpk and b)o ma, I The, I Omaha
appcanuic:c: is producoo b) \\'omen of it., l'l•ms.
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By Sharon Van Butsel
Whal do you d1H1n New Y car's b c al\erthe boni ck-..,'! l«<·arta
and me. tJu.s was an ,mpottant qut.....o.qjon We didn't reel hkc gotng
l>Jmc: and we wcreo·11nien:s1<d 1n makrng llx: tnp 11cmM tbc bndgc
IO lhc I lnrmouy as someoC the Cl\l"d was dom~ . .., "• Jcc1dc:d to
chock OU! this new place ,..·,c: bocn hcanng aJx,ut - rt,c: (',eneroll1•
The: Ocnc:11110< is !IUICllyao oiler-bows club. open for dancing on
Fndayaod Soturday rughlsfrom 12::!0am wllJJ-1 OOa.m_ You ma)
remember The (.lcncra1oc as lhc rorma- hclCnc o( I USIOI\. ur If) ()U tlu nl;
oock •••• funbcr. a, the home of The Mag,cTbcalcr 111• s11ll tbe
sunc long. nruTO\\ bu1klang 1Mt 11 ""-'then.but the "'"'""'"""' ha• c
stnpped II of all the e.,lnU\C()US things There arc ool> a ltandrul or
wblcs and cbom and tbcrc
nu.scd platforms ro s<1 or luungc
on. The: walls arc punted Oat blac~. ooc:cntcd with g;lltaruaxl shccl
metal. and h!'htcd by tbc Clash of Slrobt,, "' ,.,.,. ligl\ls The dalu
Ooor takcsuplllOtSt dthe•vatl•blc a,ca. and with l!'JO<I
When
the music stans. the exoellcnt sound $}'Stem ,urrounds }OU "tlh a
diwona btal that all00.'11 compel~ )<)U"' .iart drulC,ng.
This is an ofu:.r hounl clu t,..o there LS !!!.? alcxlhol and oo drujt'1 are
allowed. l'DIIOl\s must he .,.c, 18 Ob'10<J<l). therc,. • liln,ng drn"
fer the younger age group, but then: was a l!'JO(I mix of ages the rught
we "-'CR: the.re.
There i, 90fflC d.t....clJ.$Slon undcr""'ay about ha"•n¥ o -corrce
house"" OIi the second lloor for thooc of,.. who want a qwcier place lO
talk dunng the""" hours. i\oo there as discuss1(., about malang the
0<:ntrJtor uva,lablc for prtVOIC pol11C$
J CDCOUnlj,'C )'O<l IO cbt:cit out the Genc:mt...- The IUUSIC IS bol. tbc
hght show ,s grC31, thednnb (non alc11hohc. of cour.e) an: rca,;on
ably priocd. and the <181TL•
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EVERYONE WELCOME!
Attend lhc Impcnol Cowt of Nebnisu (ICON)
Board Mcet•n&
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MAX. 1417 Jactson.
aha.:p.m.
WEI SUllFEIIS: Qc,ua:r:ss1<>.SOO. adult gay
websile:I hllp://QS2K.camlhot.Nm Ollly $12.951
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MASSAC!
fll£EPBOTOS
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SISTER PAIRS NEEDED FOR STUDY O F
ADULT S ISTERS: Um•em1y profess<>< is
)<)()king for ,Cllut11eers tocomplele asurvey abo<l
how the lives <Ladultsa= an,sinularor dilTCfflll.
To pruticipatc. pk,a,cconllld. E,<lhcr ROlhblwn,
Bo• 2.IS, John
°""C)' Hall. l!niversil>
or
Vcnn<>nl. Burli(lj!lon. VT 05-IOS. 1el 802-C'56-
41.56aodrc,qllC.'!I eithcrtwosurvC)"l! (one for )W
and lbc (l(bc:r for oao si.,«) "'ehe give bocJ,
addresses and you and your s,sier will recr,vc
atll<I: Energy wor( btaltng. bolanc1ng, CIC.
Plca,c call Juan-Carloot (or ywr oppoilllmcnl at
342-0267
MASSAGE
Come under the l n f l -o(slo,,•sco.suol hands
• lhat will lal<c )OUr body 10 the I cry dcptll1 of
eroocism and human s,:iJSualll) New age mll<ic,
.cenled candles and hot 01b For appo1nlm(:nl
call. Jolm (402) 341 2?JO
OV!awoaKED?
t/ND!RPAID7
.556-9907
STUSSl!D OUT? RELAX! Pamper )OOt!IClf
,.,th 9000>ing massage in ,IN prl-, of,...,
llD-. E.,pencnce tigbt muscles rela, itncl SlffllS
melt a""> 1'/cbnl>b ~le li«n.'ll'd. Everungs,
Wccktnd1 with 24 hour advaoce appOintmmL
.ss3-8657 (Pl..,.,, no call• af1er IOpm)
u - lmprooaamt Coapa,y, Painung. Will
""'1- wtlh,oll bgills, """"oilo.8"d relaxu,g
l'apcnng. Faux Fmisbes, Kitcbtos.. a.Jiroocns.
Ccnumc Tile. Flooring. Micbocl 3-H-3262
"l)llOlllmetL Ask for Jon.
identical sun'C)S.
For Sak: HadntOIII Pmonna 47', e'Ocmal
modem. 2M>mb hard drive $400 or best olfcr
ORGANIZATIONS
Gay H en's Support Group
For more
information, "'tiie: PO Bo, 7S. Ncbra.sk.a Cily,
1''E68140. lncludttane,.....,,..,phoncntmbc-r.
Strielly confidenrial.
....iw1yol!l',lhc11CW"'fi'Y,lcsbian.bl.1c.<ual.
and 1n11Sgc:ndcrc:d ~,.abOn bas an imponanl
queotion for you. Did )OU miss()UI on yoor high
school Plt1cn because you an: gay. lcoboan. bisc<U31
or trallSgc:ndered? Or did you want 10 aucnd
prom wilh lhc same 9tA bul you were oormood
about di,cnminaoon1 If you amwcrcd )"CS k>
cillltr partc:llbbquoslion YOU ARE INUJCK!l !
On February 14 (Valc1'tinc's Day), Positively
Olff will be boobng llcarts of Pride. a g;,y.
lc.\biao. ~...i. and tra g •lel<ld pmm far all
ages. Rcser..lions w,11 be acceped before
~ 7, 1998. Qist o( tictct.s an: SIi single
aodS13 couplcs(if you'n, hay IO,ec:ctvca Oy,:r
from Puvuvcly OUT'• members, you &Ct $2
olT1111). Ftmdtrful drinb. great music (Tor all
groupsotpoOpie), prc(cssionll pl!olOgraphyand
mcmoncs will start at 7 p.m. And yes. wt will
crown
Kinp andt,,11Quocoo. a.u m-49&1
ror
i.nformaooo. Al lht end of lhc
message you mUSI leave yow name and phone
numbcr lO<:aUd ,owtmayaJOl"trmiauv-
t,...,
"'"""aliorl
Poa1t1nl1 Ol/1' is in sun:h or 10 Ass1"'8DI
DiJtc10r and a Commtmic:abons Clmir. r«mformauon and/or an applicaltoa (or eilbcr o(
lbcsc po,stbam.plcaoc~ RaylOOlld
al 561 ,9086 as sooo as posstblc or wntc lo
l'ooitivcly our. 6001 ~ SIJffl. PO Box 43,
Omaha. NE 68182. ""'11JODS 5lart 1JDmec1Ja'Cly.
Pooillvdy Ol/1', Omaha's newest py, lesbwl.
b,sc:,ual. and transgendom,d advocacy and
e<luc:alion 0 < ~ 0 " ISO new members
Our m<ebnp arc al Stage Righi ColTnc(l<ilb &
llamey)al 7p.m. lf)ou would lit.ea copy of our
mw,on statement. agc-oda!J, ur any other
,nfmnation. writcioPostuvelyOtrr.6001 IJod8e
Strccl. l'O Box 43. Omaha. NE 68182.
THE NEW VOICE
m\JSIC. DownlOwo OINba. Call 342-0267 for an
You-11 HAaDand work-<lUI ••._.,, HAROO!U
*A.fU~a<mV"TIASSAOE .-i!J late lhe EDGE
OFF and prov1cle BALANCh--. Serving Oaf
Lc.<tun; TnlllS: Bi; & lleieroC',.ommuniucs.Gifl
Ccrtificaies Availablc Houm; 6pm 6am
Wccund hours •ary OM/UN APl'T.IJNR)
342-1()6,1
AOOMM4TES WANTED
G/M roomm- warittd ID sbarc liiusc wilh l"'Y
ooople. $300 00 moolh + deposit and phone. Call
SS<l-06.52. Ast ror kif or Rick.
P l ! ~ o r M..
I
GWM, unjUSlly
impnsoncd. Awcal• UDdCTway Sccting.
fricndtbi)l8. love, New Life• Comhy boy lo¥cs
<>Uldoorslbooics! Please repl y Oreg Colhron
(7lll38) - 112S7, Hanioe CI., 6901 Sla1c Road
62. llowhng Green. A.. 33834
11oac1o body
Ir I n boJ l'na Ullnlne. 21 )'.O., 181 cm. 74
kg. dlut baar, very bnachomc., atNetic. ma,nel1 ne.
"'wld lite IO a sincere, honcsl man far Ille
real rritndslupandlove. I amurodo(lhc~
and oted a real friend and kwcr. My address is:
Oleg Po@an:lo,,
P.O. Boi1t 10125
K!rorto,,-2
310002, Ubmoo
Scardllo1 for love and happiness.
lNCAaCEI.ATED GWM. 2S, 5'9", 160,
llrnwn Hair & Eyes Smooo,, finn. and sexy.
Lonely, sux:m,, Ve<)' a f f ~. I lite sports,
O<lldoo<s. nurnero<l'I other ldlvttlCS. Sccb older.
malure, scablc 0/M 10 end oor loncli.....,. and
hopefully-a hfc •-rlh. Rl.r;ocll Mcs.,crf98Sa0,
K.S I'.• Box 128. Sdcfyville, KY 42038-0128
GAY WllrrE PaOFESSIONAL - 43yo man
looking relati<>n<bip w,lh 20's 30'• youlhful
White male t[f.C~,tcd In 5.hanng rUlt lUUC5 that
will gr<YW uwoa LTR? r,ea,e 1C5fX,ndWJth phr.40.
dc,icnpboo, &. phone IC> Mite, PO lloJ< 19'l01.
Omaha, Nb 68119
GWM, UJV-,6', 1751,Lootangfo,QWM2040
"ho warisa huleaction I'll be wa,oog 10 heir
frtllll )00. 4.57-l27 I
111M:1< M*, 45, 250#. S' 11", sceb whitt/bbclt:
males 45+ for
Phr-sical Encounter.
Wee~ ,omedaylima ..-;,,,poos,blt. Wrilc
LRK., l'O lloJ< Sl71 , Omaha. NE 68I<&0-171
Di-••.
WM, HIV-,37, 130/, l!O<>d·loobng. worl<ou~
t11CCbody udingfor\VMO...bo)·Type. llai')
bodtes a plus in tight JtllOS Send Pie&. Phone
Rc:spmd to P.O . ll<>,3105-J. Omaha, NE68131
Wanted: Friends. I'm. (l\1/M, West Ct.leSI
lf'.nspl:lm-klng ""fll)OI\ (DOI SCX) wilh OWM.s
under age 30. Friend, wilh •ham 10 shan: gay
and Olhcr news and aclivitic.1. also l)Cl1J)llls.
S1udt0l3 espcaally welcome. Cnig Nickels,
'1Zrl 4th Slrtt1, Clay Cenicr. KS 67-02
LeathmS&M
lcttom aHldng Tops, AU races&. eges. Mc: 32
blue eyea, slender. I.SO lbs. average,
Yuu: Bcdisa,,c~ nodrug:ianJ horny. CnlJ
SI.- (402) 727 -015'>
t~,!'!oodt·
IARE IMAGES lody Plerdn&, Professiooa~
Dtscn:ct. In-Home Sen""' A •.• ,fable. Come IO
Omaha·ss.nior Picn:cr(Sbc'sQutu. Tool) C.all
Amy451 79fr/
&IH, LEA111.Ea, FETISH -Tbt OmaM l'layrl,
Qub, a Pansc•ual Educalioo and Play Group
Send U and an A~ S1a1cmcnt 1or OPC. ll<>•
34-163. Omaha. NE 68134
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS NOW FOR
·HOMECOMING AT
AKSARBEN HIGH!"
The ImperiaJ Coun o( Nebraska wtll eel
clnle lht culmimooo o( ~8" 17 on lhe •-.ok·
cod c:t J-27. 1998 M Empm,r Jeff McKamc
and Empress Sharon Van !luls,,J hoot ·1 k,mc.
oon"ng at A - I Ughl"
Abarben I ligb is a mylhical high school
wtach .... cn:atedbyRt1gn 1710allowlhtRoy,,I
l'amilics and (ncnds o( lhc Imperial Coort 10
ClljO)' lhe high school years which Ibey couldn'I
fullyc,goyu~ Ounnglheyoarwcbave
bad a ear wash. datt and pool lOl.malDtOl$, ICSIS
, .. lhc history o( lhe · ~ O)ta1 and Omaha ••
ourr oornmuni1y. and awards cm:OIOOICS. Our
·aa..s ol'n·<Jff' bas earned letters in gellf. b"ld.
and bowlrng u • 1:II as ooadcmic awards.
Our ocbool ooion me blade and gold and our
scbool IJll.'IOOI is lhe Dec 0-1eadtr lr)'1'&S an:
llltlng place on l'ehnmy I. We have bad "ridd
tnps." and we hove a PT A -1c up o( """tml
parel1lS d ICON members. This ,clea of bcklrng
eveus tlvough()UI lht yc:artbat uoc lbe !bane for
~ has ,nadc Reign 17 ha<o g,•cn Reign
17 a wnquc place m ICON hrslory.
We UIVIIC )OU IOCOJOY lhecvCtllS btld bylhe
a ..... ·97. '98 <1unn, lht coming months and
fl5l you ID marl: your caJcnd:us now for C.orona
""" 18. IO be held at 1bc bncr~ Plaza Atnum (a
smote free facll11y) on June 27 kl< more 1111'orma11on or 10 reserve )'OW ltd:&:1.1:. caU Emperor
kff a t ~ or
Sharon at 556-9907
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MAN Ol WOMAN? rm
lool.,ng lor o I'd Tron,- °'
lulf,O n,y do.t11
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