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�April 1985
E,l/tor-u,rry Wistblood
Assor. Editors-Mt/ Dahl, Tom Pasto
Wi11111,ln's Asso<. E1/i/or-Ani/a Frttman-Sollisyk
T rtamrrr-Bob 8.
Rtcordrr-Htidi
Copy Editor-Gary Carry
Pl,olograp/1rr-Cl1amln Brown-Sclrrtibtr
Slaff-Gary, Ju/it Morgan, Dnat
Contrihutors-Falhtr Dnuid, Mikt, Gary, VrlPtt. Gail. Cynthia, 5/rot
Darrrll. Aaron, Ranrlall, Stoll,
!1ssoc. [d,tor {or O malw-Jerry Peck
Cover detil" by Jorda.on fita th•
theme of "'Coai~& O~"' iaaue.
"t... Sord•"' is fNnch f o r ~ Cont•«;:.t t'ie tollowi..nf st•!! of The Jerry Peck , 0•4h• , l~s .. ua1
?-lew 'loic.e foro advert11in1, clasiTl• L•rry l'i.seblood, Lincoln.
Iias7su6'1ct'iptions, •nd a rticle•:
ii 1s-11i.o
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of uiy person, buaines•, or
Ot'&41nization in thl• public•t·
ion ia not to be constrYeU ..
any indic•tion ot the sexu•l
orient•tion or preference of
sueh pereon, business, o~
oraanl~ation. Opinion& expre11ed h•reln by colwaniats
do not necessarily l"'ltlect the
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�Coming Out to Family, Friends & Yourself
. Steven Michael Moeller
!th.as been ..ny yea.rt since t car.a
out of the cloaet. 1 still c.n r.me:aber the tiU th•t I h•d tl'yin&
to accept the tact: th4t I ·loved JMft
inlteed ot what aooiety sa.id I ahould
love. The love th•t d•red no~ 1pe&X
it1 naoe had come to ID4I &.l'\d I Cat
that tiAe) did not ~a..nt to face
wh•t that •ll entailed.
l had the opportunity to go to a
V<lltine'a O.y D&nc.e in Allee, low•,
1.. t aonth. I.ti A.Ms. th•N are no
a•v
there 11 l adult t>ook•toi-. 1
-.nd variol.lS cN.isy spot•, but if
~•l"'S,
you •re aay 1 op&n &nd out, theNI i1
very little to do in thi1 town. Th•
.... ~1n, thin, that I found at thie
dt.nce , 1, th•~ th• m._.ka that ve
&ll 1.1ear in the bi&&•r c1tle, , th•••
114,•k•
•laa.t non-&xiat&nt.
I could see a.irroNd in the eyee,
body, and talk of the p•nicipants,
all the phase~ of ay 1•Y life , both
in the closeted ,Vld op•n phases. It
i.,u refNahin& to ••• people ..
people, not b&r ti1urin11 on ditpl&y,
People who vtre able for the firet/
t&cond/thi.rd time l.n their Ute to
be ~ hon••t vith th•••elv••
4 1 \ d ~ """iSo'irr who/vhat/wh•re
tJiiy-.r;-: • • W()U.ld l.ike tO b•.
w•r•
Looking b•ck (as hindsight is
alw&ya intlnit•ly fflOre v&lue.ble than
foc•,. . iaht>, 1 h•v• b••n •ctively s.•y
tor 26 or •Y l? years. I realized
that I w•1 dift•r.nt. that l liked
thina1 th&t wet'e not the .... as the
rut of' my !.aily. 1 hid in thOII
years 4nd took •Y ch4J'\aes •• they
c . . . alon1 and too~ the• I did, All
throuah hi&h achool and coll•&•t I
tried to aay that 1 ~•• the way I
wu becu11• it ..,._. • stage that I was
aoina throu,h. tt w._.n't until
after coll•a•, that t finally
adai.tted to •Y••lf • to another huaan
bein&, .n.d to ay Hi&her Power, th•t
1 WAI A hO-CIIOleXUAlt th.At l . . l•Y•
t saw •v•elf and wa, ~fNshed. Yol.l
too ...y I feel to b•·
co. . jaded in our 1oci1ty, in o~r
world, in ourselva1. Thia ia our
coamunlty ' s 16th birthday to celeni•t was 10 yeaN qo. Th• aor. th•t brate l•Y ri&hta. We have a riaht
I Uve .and leam froa th4 world
to reel pt-oud. We h.ave a ri.sht to
•nd ou~ aooie-ty, t find that I aa
be whatever we Vant to be. Use th•~
constantly goina through• contin!M.lly righ tt Re.meeer that our ••lton1oin1 proceaa ot coalng out, t.hat
•war-.n..• doe• not end with our
•Y aelf-•VAr"9n••• 45 growing all rhe
ccaing out of the clo1et.
tiJM.
•••, it is
. Jerry Peck
!n&!l$uch ae t have r•ached my
prime and have- been gay since 11y
high school d.aya, m.any young ~ople
have ae'u d what it
w&II
Sll\all children tftLnk they know
what make• a pereon • •ncognil•
abl• p.y. -
gay 'back in the Dark Ape. Well,
chlldr•n, ~Lnc py ••• very much
ihe aaae. t tnJoyed eex with other
'ooya, and I had no particular 1n.
tereat in girl,. t llved 1n a
eaa.U ~own and the ld•& or '"coaln&
out• n•ver occurr•d to •o, I ...
lucky enough to have a re• close
tri•nde who enjoyed the eam• aexual activ1t1ta, and•• did what
w1 d.id in prlv•te.
In ay day, no one waa disturbed
by ay incllna~ion tor privacy.
ot their sexual exploits, but moat ot that was known
to bt braggln& ln exaggeration.
By sy ellence, t a.1-lOlllfed other• to
W•, &I gay people
cannot rem.ein in the cloeet wlth•
out •urtertnc apprehenelon about
evPry aove we uke. Th la can
111.&ke a pe~on p&ra.no1Cl. Aa we
cart')' our eex\l&llty wlth ue beyond
the con.cl.nee of our btdroalla. we
mu•t be prepared to •come out~
to that ~gaent or society that
1"te are ex,:ioaln~ oura1lv•• to. We
muet individually detenaln. how
i•portant their acce~t:ance ot ua,
baaed upon this eingle aa~ct
of our huaanlty, is to ua.
like b•ln&
The
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ditt1cult •comlng out•
le often our ~coain4 o~t~ to our•
eelva1. We au1t oblectlvely tX•
aaint ouraelvea a,nd a.cceot wh.a~
we au-.,. tr we are attended by O\lr
c.ont'nutMS on Mll:l pa9t .•••
�•••ua• what they would. and aoet
aea\Jllled that 1
ex-treaely htteroatxua.11.y active. I have never
been a ehy person 1 al thouch. aat1Y
aietook ay quiet nature ea a sign
or ehyne••· It nev•r oc:ourted
to M that I cou.ld or ehou.14 let
@veryone know •Y .. xua.1 dealr11
and have the• ch.allpion my cawre,
rt t wt,.8 1exual.1Y aroueed by an
individual. -- my apparent ahyneae
vani..ahed.
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D11covery wa1 not a threat to me
alnae th•r• wire no gay bare to be
aeen goin.g into, and no Jerry
Yalwell u,ying to expou all gays.
Ae a _gay person I wae rortw,ate
in ap0tting ·1Lke klnd.l.~ but the
witch hWlt w...n·t on . . it 11 today.
HOfflOphobla • xlattd, but 1n tbelr
ignorance , they couldn't !ind ua.
To~. ~hinge are different.
Even
e•lt lag• - - we cannot e xpect
other• ~a bl acceptlnc, I don ' t
bell1v1 there le on, ane~•r to the
~utstion ot who you •hould or
should not •co. . out• to, W a.re
e
each gay 1n ow- own way. &.n.d to
Juet ••Y that you are g,,.y allows
rooc for a lot of 11.leintet"J)rt•
tation. At 4S, t aa not "ou,~ to
a lot or people, So•• whoa I
ha•e •corM o~t· to have r1j1cted
•• totally .. a pereon, aom.e 1&~
nortt •Y beinc gay, aome accept nut
deaplte by cayety, and other &aY9
weloone ... Don't rlalt •ott than
you ar1 wlllinl to pay 1n the way
of r1lat1onah1~•. "Coming out• aay
b• fashionable , but reiuab1r that
the door to the gay oloeet la a
one-way door.
Once you hav, "oo-me
out· there ta no colng beck. rt
the trip la worth it. or ntctaetrY
tor you. go tor it, t wish you
the beet of luck.
. Julie Morgan
Letting go la never easy.
!Atting &o ia hanging on
to ao•ethln& ntw that tille
a apace you left.
She ii having a di~ticult time
coping with the loaa or & rel-a;t.ion•
ahlp. on~ th.at apa.na over 2 d•cade1 and resulted in a lot of
eh&.l"ln& and carin& • • • and ohll•
d.ren.
Aione, ehe thlnka about the
J)lopl, tn her 11..f'e. the decialona
that brought her to thla poini
1n dae, and th, unc,rt.a.1.nty o!
her future.
S\lrl'ound1d by boo¥• and envel•
oped U'I muaic rroa her radlo. ahe
•~ares siltntly ln~o a ha.J.r-•apty
cup of cold cofte1, wh1le sao~e
tro• her cigarette a~lr&l• hyonotlcally toward the ceiling ot th•
a...U. apart;men t.
The laolatlon ot not being tlllowed to talk ta or see the one person who t\ad •••nt 84 much to h1r
!or so long, only aerves io in•
te.naUy th• over·whelain& pain
and h\lrt. tha't «eepe growing ltt•
side her like a oanc,r . Only the
r,w hou..ra or aleep she ra1le lnto
otter r-e.1.1,r. aut ev~n th•n
there are fitful dr~ama ot other
ti.mile and other plac,a . • • and
the tao• other toMMr a&tl and
!rhnd.
It's part or the coat or co•lttf
out . Par~ at the payment aht s
told eh, auat Ill.kt for being
herself. How
ever. lt•e only one
!te• on a lengthy liet ror JNlY·
aent due ror 'being tr"ut to heraelt.
ror being honeet en.ot.ll):i to eay to
the •orld • . . "Thi• la ... th•••
are •Y f11llnga: •
The road to comln~ out wae tough
cravelir\41• Wind1"8 through an
~charted, unaympathetlc l'1ndacar>t. fea'ttrin~ with ha,arda.
Obetacl~• encounter•d had t~
bl overcu)m•, Oe toura iaa.rked by
abuse o! varloue ch1nicale,
1u1cidal depresslona, atrangers
who u.eed h~r and othtra who
tried to help.
She thinks of her rrlende and
stn••• their tncapablllt:y to
rea.ch out and touch h•r new llt• ~
She thinks other family. wno
know of htr chan.,:ea and s~eat or
love and 1upport. but yet.
can't really brld,:e the diatanc~.
She ha.a h•r•elr and real~Y
not:hin« more. re tha't ,nough
to 1iv1 her the aou.r&&e and
atrengt.h to continue on another
day1 Pondering that ~uestion ,
ahe l•t• her •Y•• allde toward
tbe telephone. hop.in& 'to hear
l ta brash rlr\1 a,nd the 10ft
voic• or ~h• one p•raon who
cont1nued .• ••
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it lsn"t •••
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�could touch her. But the phone
reaaln• ailent, a aonu.ent ~o
There no lon.ger are door• on h~r
cloaet. llgh~ •hlnea into th&
cornera, 111wainatlng aelll0r1te
h•r criev1nc,
or her diacardtd male 11..tt llk.e
ComW out ae 1omeone who ia
unlqu.t, dlfterent: and 1oec!al •
ao .any worn ou~ ehoes.
. Mel Dahl
Let a.,_ cell yo.., a • cNt, j•,ar
N•der, •~thing Just b•nt••n
the ,:,.,o of us. Of all the columns
r have enjoyed vriting tor The
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Voice, thi• one ls• colu'iriri
tliic-rtiive looked forto1u•d to
~riting with ••a•r anticipation
tor aonthl, t AA aittin& her.
I grew up in • church and a
~oc!ety t~At t•u,ht ae that my
life, talents. body, aexuA.lity
,nd ev•ry~htna elae •re tor the
100d of others.
I le•rn.•d •
.silly little diu:y in Sunday
School th•t goea: "LoN, h•lp
cae tive from day to d&y/ ln au.ch
COilin& out. for me, th• coain1
out proces• did not end J htn my
a aelt.. e (facing way/ That even
~hen I kneel to pray/ Hy praytr
ahall be tor other,.." Indeed,
the l>edrock, the very tound&tion
ot a repreaaive aociety is th•
notion that I be1ona to aoae•
body other than myself.
faaily &nd friends !McdJM aw&re
Th~ part of the hwaan plyche
that pl,ye the are&teat part in
of -.y a•yneu.
th•
•Y typewri~•r with joy in ay
h••rt &nd a ,a11e on ay !ace•• I
prepare to deal with• eubject
•t
t find to be aht•r deli&ht.
f.aaily a.nd t'riendl became aware
of ay g&ynt11; it beaan wh•n •Y
colllina out proe••• is the
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CONCERNED
s,oNAL couA,
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@""sexuality
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coming Out Problems
@' Marriage/Family Therapy
@"'Troubled Youth
0 Gay Relationships
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��•10. b•cauae in •cJmo.ileda,ina
that •Y 11x u•lity i • for ay uae
&nd not for the pl.eaaure of
1oc.iety. the
a•Y
p•l"llon :nakea &n
utterly 1el.ti1h 1tate . . nt:
belona to ... •
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I . . tlnaly of
the opinion tha t th• pr~ry
NUon society h u euch • 1tro.n1
&version to hoaoaex\l&lity ie that
the aay person h._. a.a.de a state ment thet eooiety hA.1 no clal• to
aovern his ••xual.ity. the aoat
intiaat• pal"t of hie l.i!e.
Coming out of the closet, then, wa.a
for • the tJ N t I tep tn le&mina
that the \.IOrld has no elaia to my
life. l c.&n be celibate or proaisou-
o\15, charitable or 1elti1h, egocentric or altl"uiatie, but the choice
le aine.
I h•ve never und•rttood how • a•y
pel"'Son ccn be• aoci•l iat. In a d.d.it·
ion to the taot th•t 1oci•list
countries a ll have VNtche d Noor"d•
in t•ra• ot hua..n ri1ht1 in ,•n•N.l
..nd &•Y ri,tlta in p.articul•r. th•
tact •110 ri.aaine that •••u•l ff'teedoa
la diaaetric•lly oppOled to the
buic pNaiae ot soclalha which ie
that th• individual ex.i•ts tor th•
JOOd of the vhole. Honaense, The
individual exitt:a tor the aood of
the individual, Pe?'Wona.l tut:••
like • preference for
over
ufll.&l•de or hoao.exua behavior over
heteroaexU4l beh•vlor are expre1alo41
ot the right ot each lndividu.l to
be hiaselt, and to expr,e,11 hi. .elt
vithout the perai11ion of th• Exa lted
Collective.
1•1ly
I u M. Hy life h vort.h livina .
True civil right• aeana the ri1ht to
rurthermore, t •• havina fun livin1
raake choices for ayt.elf vithout coercion IIY life. t live in a nation ~hich
f'rom anybody elle. When some 1roup1
contain, more lndividl.a&l treeclo•
talk about ff'f:edoa, they mean freedo:m
t:han JIOlt, 1 am a rational are•ture
!or thent1•lve1 et the axpe.n11 of
the civil ri1ht1 of 1oaebody else,
Thet it not freedoa; that 1• banditry
in r~speo~abl• a~ .
not Dound Dy anyone elae•, opinion
or standard of aexual, econoaic,
or philoeophical aor..ttty.
tor••, ia "eo•ina out.•
This ,
. Gary
£ven~ua1i1 • • . ••11 after aidnight • • • ~he convereation eom,.
how got around to love. Whet.her
I aubConeciously •tee.r,ed it that
way • • • whether aha intended to
get around to th1a • • • t don't
know. Arter we apolte of love tor
awhile, and I kept rettr~lnc to
"someone• and ~people" .• , I
think 1h1 waa beglnnlnc: to catch
l had never before apokon to any-
one about •Y teellngs. They were
kept lnalde.
Then, I aet ay ti rat lov•, Alter
an •x~ended trl•~dehip , ou.r rel•tionahlp built into ao.-.thin.g more.
Bu~ I atill h.t.d.n ' ~ verbally ~oo•e
out• to anyone, (~Itbout aa.yinc lt,
however, I ,h!!! expr••••d ayael.t to
lll.JJI, )
on.
wa•
Abovt thr11 fllOn the later, it
a cold J'&nl.l&J'Y evening, I had
She •poke or trlend1 or here who
were • , • dlfterent. She 1aid
1he had b<tcOIDe very cloee ~o aoee
gay people. then aht •aid a.he
didn't even know how I telt about
the aubJect. "o, r aiid, you
have no idea how I taalr She
look,c"'lii't'c,my ey,, and aated it
ahe could aet me a qu11tion. I
.ae aha.kin&, al110at cryinc, and
meekly aald go ahead.
'been out ot town. vlaltinc •Y
be•t friend and hia w1to. Tonigt\t
I would return ho••, without t1111ng thtm what I •chtd to utll
1omeone, about my preftrencea. I
did.n ' t know lt I would be accepUd
or rejected, I had never berore
apoktn to anyone about my ftelinga.
It wu al.110at lllte a aign.a.l fro•
God. The weather woraened , it
'began ano•inc , the wlnd picked up,
and l round -.ye11..t in ~ lritnda •
hOM in the middle or An Iowa
Dll~zard. Stay overni&ht, they
auggeeted , • , they"ll understand
at wort.
t knew they 'VfOUld \&l\d.eratand, so I •tayed.
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Sht &Sited,
I aa1d yea , l wa.s cay, She eald
ahe still loved ae •
• nothing
chan.ged.
friend wen-t to bed ear:Ly u ht
had to be up ea..rller than uaual.
con•ldering the weather. Hie wi.fe
stayed up, and•• • • orten dld,
talked •bout everyth1n.g under the
My
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COIie torth with trumpet• Dla~lng
and harpo !loat1nc througt\ the
alr, but all I got .-.a a very •&ra
teelln&. The secret I had held ••
the thine I had aoent 10 much en•
ergy all theae yeara holding bl.ck
had now been shared with aOlleone .
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�. Larry Wiseblood
Gt"O"'Jing up in ..,, Air Force comaunlty
.tLth • J•~i•n aother -411d • ~•tholic:
step-fatne~ "'6de it very dif!1cult
to find .an.1 accept 'llr/ wex u....t feelinas durinc my •doleae•nt ye•rs,
E:i.,•n though my p•Nnu ·o1ere not
relidov,. they •till l'l•d
overly
h~gh
expec:t•tions and wanted oa to
:-ty tDOII JVlt•d
to be a buainestaa.n, get ._.,..~ied.
Cit into t.nelr 11:)ld,
mt
occ'.Jrred .
.,hen l .,,... 17. l just
nad 1r-aduated lt'Om high school •nd
.,.., Hduced by a !onr:er cl•H~U
and friend whom I ~orKe~ by At•
1oc..i 1hopp!n1 center. (He
Nc.nt ly .1on • national. t,.. ther
conutt). 1 felt• gNat •~unt
ot a~L1t, ye.t I reallied th•t 1
enjoyed ilhu· I nad done. Ov•i"
d.ia, I C:.cid41d the t l ! I w.as •
bi..a•xua.l., . .ybe I ~ould ltave
aore 4cceptance froa aociety.
-£nd provide her ..,itl'I some 1r•ndchildr.n.
t •l.,•Y• knew that 1 ..,., • ·ttr•cu1
to oth•r . . 1e~ wince t ~.- very
yow,1, but I •bo knell it JU wrong
J•Jn't beina non.est .,1th myself,
th••• teeli.na• •• to.l.d
1114 b'/ •Y peeN iand !uily. t devto n4111•
ln
U7J, this s••-d like t.he "In"
tnina to do duri~1 the sexual
revolution. However, I still
tC)
•!oped ~ good OtUti e l •vs~em for
••v.r..i years •nd hoped and pr•y•~
°'"
,~•rt
in O•ah• ~Y ay1elr •nd st•rte4
,1.nd I
tryinc to ple.at• •"-«'Yone else.
~y coning out tt-u•ted in 1971 vh•n t
.1as 21
old. r ..,ent to tru1 i•Y
that l .1outJ be lifte everyone
elu, I tried dating, t>ouud sbout
:ay 1exu•l exploits, and 11~• f1'Y
frhndJ. l ude fun of queers and
faaaau. To be &cc:ep~ed, [ h&d to
p>Jrsu.ta .,..culine intere.•ts, and 1
join•d t.ne. Soy Scouu and l••rned
to pl•y bueball •nd t•nnh. How•v•r in l\.il,h achool 1 t noticed
ct.ans•• in nryself and t'ound th•t
bar-9
meeting "SeveNl n•w people, r~ ~a•
•c•ry :,•t ..ldventurous. I fll'\Uly
•dmitted r~ mysel! th•t r ~•• 1•v ,s.nd
l needed the lo•,a ..nd coiepanionstitp
of other 1a·1 aen. 1 started ~ lor:ar.el"ffl rehtionahi.p, told cv ~ister
and IIOa &bout IIY li(e1cyle, .and
eve.ntually d.i..lclo11d arysel! to
friends •nd co-wo..rkers. I did not
always get acc•ptance, b~t t felt
better tor bein& hon.tit and not
play ina ay ti lly ga.JMs. anymore.
••t•
full dlsclosure caaa thit p< year
When T~4 New Voic• va1 thrown into a
hwsu!t"'by""The"Vatee Ne.:n of Southern
t...ncas~•r County.
t w.. 1t•yin1 to •Y••lf aor-e otten.
1 .,., 1ettin1 involved in r.y cl•••
studies .nCl •t•~•d to le&rn to
play t~• pia.no. As r :.fleet on
this oow, I re•li~• that to coapentor feelin g "different," I
~•• living in my own littl• ~or-ld.
In coll•&•• i did the Cil"@ct
opposite. I~•• involved in 10
..ny or1a.ni~•tion1, •ct:iviti••,
..nd jobs I never 'h•d tiM to
:.1or-ry abOut ••• ol" Nlation1hip-s.
•fobody q_u.enioned M lbout dat-
ing btc•use everyone a.ssumed tnat
t Jas ~~•pped up in my •ducation.
My tirs t. 1e xu•l expe.r-ience
t ..,._, t'orced to
t t t t 1 ty ln court and
t~e news story aa.de sever-al loc•l
p•pel"S. If I havte le.t.Nltd anyt~ina
from rr, experience. it has b••~ th•t
:ay fe..,.. .&nd p•r&noi• ~•rit c:oaple~elv
u.njt.iatitiod. Hy bl1ge1t with i• that
ay ao:a Jill ?>ecoin. MN acceptina ~r
me AAd not still ~ant to ch•n&• :a,e •
. Anita Freeman-Soltisyk
The "c.OIU.na .. out" proc••• h
one
th•t aany l•Y• and lesbla.nt
exptriene•. in v.c•ioua fo"'8.
thr-oqhout our lifetiaes.
of ua will COIN out to • t
one other person we kno~;
p•r4.nt~ •friend.or ao. .
Hoat
lea.st
•
other
rel•t~v•••toaeon• who c•r-.• or
,o..one we feel• need to tell,
t ! we do, and the collinc-out
proce11 vorka itself thl'OU&h,
the re1u.lt1 c&n be very po1itivt.
Lt ia i•port&nt to h•v• ,o..one
clo.• to you who knows about
your 1e xuality and undel"ltAtu:la
your perspective~ It's wond•t"---
ful to have so•eone who c.n
1h•re the joy ot relation1hip,
..nd the pain of sepa.rationa.
B~t not everyon• will be eble
to tell our p•rtnt• or frienda,
and the atN1&ht "f•c•de•" au.tt
continue . Often. it involves
• denial of ...oc.l•tion: tro•
callina • lov•r "• roo-.te 11 to
con<k.ani.n1 ho1DOsexuality when
p•renta or atr&i&ht friends are
•roWld. Thia annoy-t 10.m,e of t.he
a._y• and habh.na who •rt aore
open about their sexuality.
They r,es•nt vh•t they see as
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�NEBRASKA
Are You Ready for
MISS GAY AMERICA?
APPEARING AT
The Miss Gay Nebraska Pageant
July '85
for lnfom,atlon Contact
KimA.Meske
2116 No. 16 #21
Omaha. Nebraska 68110
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�The N is p'-ln, too, in the lies.
We 1o1ent to celebrate lift like
everyone el•• do••, by ahuins U f•
with our par..nta, fri.• nd.s, e,,nd
lovei-a. 8ut when one ~art 1• cut
of(, •n<l
cannot share Lt openly
comproai•e and low ee lf-e•t•••
ln aore cloteted ho.oaexuals.
They don't unde t"ltand or accept
the ,:,,eaaona why •o. . &•Y• and
leab! &nt 11u.1 t 10 on "U vina
• 11•" .u1d "b•ina uhaMd" of
who thty N--1 ly are.
w•
..nd fN:ely I we •~ tr.aa.ment•d by the
••p..i"ation. We divide Ou"9elve1
into C"Ole• to suit each p•~t, never
livlna the real. pereon, never feel·
ing whole. The pteudo-ata..bility in
the U• ii aom.entu,y end u:nc•rtain
•t best. There i1 the ha\U\tina
po•1ib1lity that tG111eone wlll tind
out, •nd l"*l«tion1hip1 once close
and love.tilled . . th• circuaat..nces
•llov uy be altered foNver.
Lies. unfortunately. are• p•rt
of life tor the aore closeted
&•Y• ~d leabia.na, but the
ah ... la not in the lie--it
is in the ne•O to lie et all.
Our socle~y pr'0.110tes and leaitiaaizea heteroaexuality (only)
to the point that relationships
can be lost i f • person's
ho..:,11xuel ori•ntetion ia
diaclo1ed. We
••ldoa
taught that "theN U't Nny
e xpressions ot aexu.lity ao
th•t when the realization
coaes. it i t • •hock juat to
ourselves and then to our
pa ...nts or trienda if they
tind out. Th• •h4JDe. U\ livlna •
•.re
clos-.tfl<J 1.Je t:y .. ,e la tl'\e './&l-y N4-l
rLak we td..ke if we aher,e this one
•~pect of ~ho~•~..-. •s hwaan bi!nca,
COating out should be • heal.thy and
re.lievina experience--one that
brinp vith it new undera.t•ndin1s.
for some gays and le1bi&n1, it 11.
ror others, it ii not even •
fOSlibility. In tUNl, with educat~on, parent, and friends . .y loaeday
accept nomosex~lity •• • norsaal
.nd , . . u part of who we are.
Unt1l th•n,
n••d to support our
friends ~ho iauat 1tay closeted and
w,
try to u:ndeMJtancJ their needs.
A Letter Home
Hoa and O.d,
I c.an t"'liNIIJ:l•r b•in& "diff•Nnt•
ever •inc• first or ••cond lf"4de
in low•. So thh v•• not n•w
to ... te•, iu•t thet I c£1De
to '!e,... with ayult .tnd t"edh:•
•d 1 wun• t 101.A1 to C.Qver• for
r, ••xwal pNferenee •nyaiore.
It wun•t euy to tell you t11•t
I . . J•Y, and I prott.ttly could
h•v• said h bett:er, but I've
told you. l ~ tell you
to hurt you. a&Y.I you f••l
Jf.lilty, or to •IID&t"flUS you; l
j\l.St van-,:ed to b• hon•n v-!t'h
yo1,1. and I va.s b4sinnins to
hate th• feet thu· I vea o·y.n1
to k••P t04Mt.hinl !roa you.
I felt so r,eli~ved by coain1
to this eoncluslon. t n•v•r
100d UI ay l l!e. I a.ade
t~i• ~.,.c.1,1on• all ~y avs•l!-tlt!ore 1 knew •nv 1•v1 or :h•t
ao. . or -., frl~• wet'@
All .., Ute t hew bHn c•ll•d:
Stephanie. In I ova, I wu cal hd
fairy, tac. 1a1, q1.-.•r, and -so on.
( d ! 10
,•.v.
Witn you, Hoa. r IUPJ>O•• t
picJt•d abGUt th• tMltt ti6e t'O
tell you. tven t'hou&ti it vaa •
vhopp•r of • birthd•y pt,H:,t.
In el ...nt•ry ac.hool, Iv._. hl.-t'l•t•d,
Th• only b•d thine I aav !,...
t•lUn1 you VH thet yot.a aee. . d
to b• di.a•ppoi.nud in not havf.ttc at1y a-nndcl'1ildren froa • ·
You tort' ot knew I wea i•Y &l.l
•lo-n1, t thin.k,
ipoNd, Alv•y• la.sr to be cho1•n
for act'iviH•1 &nd aiaic.ked. 1
n•v•r dld anythin& to hurt anyone,
t n•••r did ~ythin& wrona to
deurv• theH dils;r•dinc anions.
And 10 .k contiaued tpro1;11h Kiddle
School &ad ri&ht' up throu:,h ffi&h
School. r ubd your adv1.ce And
-11u told to ignore th••-th•n the)'
And with you, Dad. It could
h•v• b••a • lot b•tt•r ot •
aitu•tion. You had pi•etd lt
tosuh:•r (preny aud\) tl\dt I
vu 1•Y, -juat like Hoa h~. But
th•N vu • lot of ayth behind
whee you th.ouaht 4bo\lt M .nd
bo-,.e.X"UAiiry. For one ?Oint:
Koaoae~u•iiry it not• Olub
o~ 'ft ..in• f4id. I l'l•v• no id••
vhel"e th•t could h•v• eome from,
No on• torc•d, peraueoed, or
twi•ted me to •b,0)-..• t•Y•
vould
and
°"&•t ti.Nd vun't until thu1 (or
•• 11•11, t five up piek·
;nor.d
nine years. l't
QOll•&•
in1
th.at t ••caped the rid.icule &nd
•ccU.•tlon,. tn coll•&•, no on•
r
knev 11e;
vu &bl• to start freth.
This 1'H a JNU feeli,n&,
{ W&I
12
finally ... tins peoph vho .,..,.. ftice
to.._ and dotn1 thinJ• with peopl•··
soi.."I to d-.nc.. •nd ~avina !1.lft
dl"ivtna •.ro\&ftd 11itl'I trhn«ss.
contf nued •••••
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�uUd
lut not •ver-ythin& vas cl••r· l
•tUl wu uyin1 to cov•t' u9 •Y
p~!er.ru:• tor •n r•th•r th.an tor
voau,. I did tor1a of t.hinld,n&, And
u th• end of II)' sopbOIION yo.r in
coll•&•• I told th• truth to ayHlf,
I &111 &•Y· Th•n t f•lt I v&ll,ted to
t•Ue to •o•on•.
my.. u
th• nut aomin1
vhat I thOu.l,ht about Ul t.hH
I choa• Ken a inc.
So l told
wu b app-.nin& and said. I t t ..ls
nn\lr&.l and 100d. lty , . . 1tn1•
wen n•ver •o clear or 100d.
t lmev th.U vu w
hat va, ri&ht
tor me.
h• vu ay best trhnd.
I Jcnow th.ls al.lS t be p" t
hi.ta, vhich vu A acU''/ •xper-ie.n.ce.
l didtl't know how h• vould act. tt
he would hit ... it he wouldn't tt.
vant to b• honest and open vith
*'f
trie..nd .nyaor., or l! he 'd tell
everyone elH or vhat,
lvt d
it
tut"!\ed out, h• l1 &•Y ellio-·~hlc.h
va• • . . )or ,hock to ... I would
bav. never aueued.
So I tdked •bout
people, ha tt-.d, discri.:ai.natlon. and
1tufr~ &nd h• ta.lked about hOW h•
felt als.o.
.
t
•
•
•
.
tt
tvo l•ur th•t
•t...,.u • "'••k orvu helpi-msalso
Darric:lt. t
•
cirl(~i•nd
,111d h• vas
110V11
l
•t
helpin1, t Mt b\111 again
:he
a•Y i».ar !.n teamey, and "'• ulked
.ore , iie daud all th•t s ~ r .
O.n"ick bdped • l••m to love
-a•in.. All rl)oH y•u-a of h •u
h • d aa.d• i. t h._t'd tot' . . to show
lov• &nd &f!ec1:£.on. lvt Darrick
v ... kind .and V11ry l.a'\du1•tandi.n1,.
:
Darrick n.•~r to-rc.d any'tbL-:&
upon •.~alway• v&nud to
kn<MI how I !alt •bOu't o,u•
r..l•tion.ship. The !ir-st ti. .
1 Md• love vu vith Derrick.
It 1itas v•ry speci•l• and I'll
nev•r, ever tors•t it. And t
for you to unmrsund.
ty urd
11.lt t
both ot yol.l.
I've siv.n this prasent to 1-ou
out ot love--not
,..._..~r th•t. All thn I"ve
•&id in thi• 1.uur ha.a been
h•t•. ft.•••
what t ba\19 bee.n. va.nd.n1 to
u U you l,oth for ~·rs. $.o
ple.aaa titlt• ay thOu&ht'.1 to
ha.rt. Uttan balor. you
judl• · Pb.a• iu•t tty to have
.n open •ind ~bile r.adin.1 th•••
bOO.ka, don't clo•• .. out.
t' v, r,,ad both of tha•1 and
befoN I chose t!laa, l H•t"C.h•d
tor th• be•t, •cc\lrat• infor,.,
ution tor you. I v.-nt yo11 to
know aore U>OUt • and to eoM
doHr to i.,nde"t.a.ndina 9t'f
th.O\ll,hU and .., Ule-.tyle.
I love yo..a both (a.lthOu&h 1
dOn' t •hOlf it aoott: of th•
ti.al and hope you. und•nund,
l.,,ove
a.lw•yt.
Your aon,
Sc.v• S•dler
Say Goodby to Say Hello
Se~r•l yeare aao, a yoW'lg Mn told
Gt the story or how he chose to
throw God 01.1t of his l.ite. He ••id
that he knew t:h•t the d•Y he "caae
out~· v a s ~ day he would have to
forget t.od, So, he tr,ied it. ! t
would be yean be.fore he waa \rli 11-
ln& to look God in the face c1.nd
see Hi• !or Who Ht re•lly ia--infinitely lovin&t coapeaaionate,
~As•
priest. t have now heard thi-s
ltOY'y (i.n different vartations)
hr, far too many ti111i1-s. People
who are torm11nted b~ belna vho
they are ..nd believin1 th&t Cod
hated th•• tor that. It it so
u.ndef'9t&nd&ble that "coalng out~
h . . becoae the b..,.aking point
vith God for s.o aa.ny &•Y peopl•·
The iaos~ disheartenlna part of
•Y •inhtry la dealin& wit.h
wounded people who h&1H been
twisted ~d toratnted by the~r
Churchel in the name of a lovina
God. to"' bet~een tht1r ovn love
of God and their need to sia~ly
~
they reach • crit:lcal point
1
at which cney c&n't take it ..ny
lonaer and ki•• God off &nd
•cknowledae who they•~· How
thoro~ahly ••d, how totally sh•••·
tul. that they 4.l"ll ever forced to
this point at •11.
It la a stain upon th• Church
that 1et another innoce.n~ srou~
of people suffer at the hands ot
cvieted Go•JH:l interp~tation1.
But then, tne Church (in ite
br,o•<Ml.st
ae..n••>
hu • not-too•
ciamoroua hiatory of doina that.
tt w.. n•t •11 th•t lon1 •ao th&t
the Chi.irc:.h sa.nct ioned alave ry And
it ..,., .an evtn •hol;'ter time qo
that it s&nct!oned open r•ci&l
di1cri•in•t:ion &nd ••1re1ation.
Thank God tor those p•ople who had
the <;our-aa• to both love the
Church And to tell her that she
Wal krong • . . for those p•ople
who ept their focus on the t~uly
lovin& God and worked so hard to
expunge the st..tn of sh&me fro•
the Church a.nd to undo the wNt:chedneas She h•O lnf1icred upon
innocent people. Such is the
case tod&y w1.th the wounded, lnn•
ocent childre.n ot God who are a•Y·
cont1nutd ...•
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�ty~e of life ~hey will live as
It ts dir!icult, in th• f.sce of open
oppNsaion by •10•1ina"' Chri.sth.n,, to
Na.tin Coc1.11eo on tl\e love ot God,
b1.1t I virtua lly beg p-eopl• to (lo ju.st
uu.
person .
4
~~y
Le~ ua hope that those who
hav• 3lways been clo,e to God in their
lives Jil! reiu.in so and not be i~t1~(-
dattd by tne opinion 11a1nst !hea.
'1e .
..,ho know th• truth or Who
God is c&n n•ver ~llo~ ai•a~td•d ot~ers
#• who ~now God to be the :ovin1, into dtsa~•d• u• or depriv• ~•· Tho••
who contend th•t '1 1!..festyle"
lt
volv~d Person He !s nave o~r own
sose-
obli&•tions: to have rne eour•g• to
••Y whet we know to be true , to ens~r-.
that tho:H ·.te \:now Jho _.re "conu.ng out ..
do not S4i' "1oodDV .. to i:od just be-
t.hin& we choose. •re COJ'T't;Ct . Ho·J
,... chooH to live lite l• a dec.ii!'on
aade by both 1troi1ht and ,AY people.
Being the perton ~ad ~re~ted us to b~,
ho~ever 1 l.s not .1 r.utter ::,( ..-ho lee .
61.1t • Jt.l~tlng oo~nt l l'Om ,..filch we
iuke a.ho!cu.
e• ~•• they&~ fin--1Ly •~v~ng "hello"
to th.em.s• l ve-s.
--r•ther D~vld Gl•~•.
Orrhodox Pf'ie.&t
ror thole try1n1 to .. com. out." ther.
are aany choices to be m4de •bo•Jt the
The l11tl)ert..i Cour t of Nebruka
will be selecting £•peror V and
£~pr••• V du.rll".'I& M with Coronaay
tion ~o take place on June l .
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one month betoni the Coronation .
~d foll°"'l..nc acceptance or the
application by the Board or th~
rmperial Cour t or Neb~a aka , the
dead~lnt ror the fllay l•aue or
The ~tv Voice or Nebr aska is Apr il
lo ?or types etting, etc. Nay
w
•
auggeat that can41date hOP*fula
prepar• a "photo~ready "' ad which
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tol.lOwln.g a.ceeptance a.a candid.at••.
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aa it. is to appe,ar in the map.i ine.
Rates And other ln!or aatlon ar•
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��In Defense of Closets
~
~op• tn~t ~oll.ing o~t never
~·1
a• our
~•1
selvea•-our
a•Y
couri1ge th•~ they r•rely •••
1.n the stril&ht world,
ge r to :.• t Nndy. or too tf'le4 tri c•H:1 '' •n."' Closets ~hould be
l.Kt wo.as--he4.lthy placas to &r"OW
1.n u.ntU w1 •N etro.ng e.nough to
The att'On,,r we c:row into our
&•Y idenu.ty whi-le we• r-. ln the
closet, tne easier our coJlling out
will be, And the eaaier it wil~
selvea.
A.'td we do need to be atrong--~d
be to decide not to lt,ugh at 1•Y
joket or .sllow"iu11es-tive N.Mrk.1
to be tossed &l"O\&nd in QUr
h••lth1--when we coiMt out, tor no
. . tter ..rho• .ie come ot.n; to rtnt,
there's al~•v• the sJNll ch..Ance
pNaenc.e.
Clo,etJ 1rit
.i ary.
l.> ::;
are ~nere~e le•tn to be incr.••·
in&lY easy Jith our 1ayne1,. wnere
we can u.lk 4bout our- sexu.sH ty
with other gay people, where we
that that pet'Son 111,1y no~ be able
to dccept our tAlKing about belng
jl:f,
tve.n i t ,.,. confide Ln aouone Jho
prob•oly "auspectsff th•t we're cay,
it'• one th1n1 to "suspect"; it'$
.nother to he•r •bout it•••loud
in ...ords. - - - - - -
can ask questtons, •nd vhere Je c•n
explore tfte &IY life1t:;le1 •vdlable
W\til •.re dhcovtr a unique gay
identity !or ourtelves.
xany atrai&,ht people are uncoetoi-,..
table when• a•Y person beglnt
In the closet,~• learn 1el!-reapect;
we learn to l.Juah vith ot~er sa1•.
~e can taUc about our intii,hts ..nd
about our aitconceptions • a.nd Je
can rea.11~• how very rich a aay
identity ca.n be.
talkina &bout hi• sexu&lity. He
•111 b• tpeaxin& openly a..nd
honectly about hle ,exuality, &nd
ho~ ,nany st'f'Ai&ht people have
1ua..ained t.heir own sexu.tU. ty u
openly and hona1tly c1:5 a•Y people
h•vel Hot M.ny, I auapect .
~• all want to be able to come out
solM:CUy, but~• owe it to oursetvet
to live and grow in the nurt~ring
tecurity ot our ""closetM W\tll ve
can coae ovt .ind feel natural &bout
beina &•Y• until ve Cl/l live e ..ily
u &•Y men 411d ~o•n, loving our1e l vea and rti4pecting ou't'S•lv••• &nd
ready to love 10111e one .. 1pecial
at we~.
Jtien we co•• out . we are wearina
no ai.t•kl or f•c..dea. Me are
~•ina nak•dly hone1t.
It . .y
be sc•ry to~. but atr•i&ht
people hav• told me th•t • sit•
~•tion like coau.ng-out 1c•~ea
the• too. They've never had to
be u couraaeously 1tr&i&ht•
!oN•rd Pout th•itt s-exuality.
We're showing &n honesty .nd
... Aaron Woolf
fiction
Nate & Eric-Coming Out
"t .11. eooo sorry•"" 1 tame red Nate.
He thruat all his ca.th into tric'a
hand. "H•re, tAke this, and!
hope you can cle.n it.~ then dashed
out or tn• bar. How could ht have
b•en so sociAll.1 offi.lh •• to ha.VII
1pilled hit eoek.tail on this won1
bNIJdn& !>-read with our Donahu
libeNl !W.ly •""
Th•t afternoon, Nat• wa-tched
b•ll wi'th his dad, helped hi•
11\0a clta,\ the baseMnt, .nd wu
nOW' chauf!eurina Buffy and h•r
der;-ful a.an?
best o! best !rienda, Tina Sue,
Once home, he packed hi• overnight b•a and decided to drive to
bi, hoaetown, Ko;gafeet VAlley.
the nett lllOrnina, He did not sleep
vell ;hat night.
Thlt i&ve hill • ch.iice to aee Uot
of Hogasfeet Vall•Y and soma o!
the old gang. Aa he waa pullina
out of the Golden Arch••• Tina
Su.e sCNeched , t the top ot her
adolesc•nt lun,•: •1t 1 a Hl.Kt
It'• HlHI He L8 eooooo cute!•
~•te had jutt W'lpac.ked vhtn his
youna•r titter Bu!!y be·bopped into
t.be rooa. MGu••• vhat7 Granny,
A~nt Zelda, Uncle Leon, and Spike
are cocaing (or dinner tonia,htl"
"Great" siahed Nate, ~Q~e•n
Victoria, Nari• Ancolnett•, th•
Pop•, ~d At~ila the Hun will be
around town,
!iate didn't a.ind.
Nate sl..aaaM:d on the brat•• ot
the sedan, 1endin1 Buffy lnto the
daa~ &nd Tina Sue ovet" the back
of the tr1Cnt seat. Walkinl into
the dry cleaners was the blon:i he h•d
pou.red rose on at the 'bar 1.4.st niiht!
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conti nued ... .
�THE
RIDER CITY
MIRED CHORUS
'}
celebr-ates
witb our- second per-for-mance
ll&fMUI.II, April 21. 1985
3 , . •.
f'lrst Uni.taci.Gn ~•rcF. of OfllQfla
31 l 4 Kcnne11 Strut
OIIMMIG, Ndtrgsla
lduance tickets auailable
fr-om any RCMC member-•••
by phoning 455- 2334 or 345- 51,1 •••
or by writint tbe ll•er Citg Mi11ell Cllerus,
P.D. 8011 3113, Dmaba, NE. 61103.
(
I l11e11pll•• •Ill r,11,., 1~11 e••e11rl.
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�Tina Sue cr4whd up !roa the floor,
readjusted ~er h•4dband .s:t1,d btgan to
~abble. After the shock ot s••ing
Hr~ !>ea~ to wear off, S-au rw•ltz.ed
t!'lat Tina Sue. .,.s giving a ';)loar.iohy
of t!\e blond hu.n.k.
~:lhat did you aay his n1'!M ltl"
'fne ca.tually inquired. After
re~vina h.et> head t'roa the glove box,
&ufty 1ail•d. She knew th4t Nate wat
C•Y and th•t waa OK vlth her. ".5\-ie
t
didn't." th• t••••d.
J
s-ue did not NMllber th• drh,a hoe.a
or even the su~t ot dinner.
•tt•• Eric Ibse..n.~ Tina Sue cooed,
!fate wu loo.kina over the me.nu
when ••ked, "Nay I join you1•
Ke loo.ked
to find Eric tOlolerin1
over hla.
I proai.se not to l•t
•Y thlrt s•t in the vay," he
ue
added.
tfa u bluaheCI .&nd aWll!)led a weak:
"Sure... Buffy btued.
•t went •ft•r you to aive you.r
money back, but you ~,re out of
there in a !lasn.• Hat• blushed
&&•in and quickly lll..t.de introducrtiona. Bu..fty S4W a friend o! her 1 a
&nd exited, givina
and
£rlc time to talk.
Nete told &ric about what had
ha.ppe.ned md aoon tel t auch bet tt r.
Butfy kept .an •Y• on the two and
could tell that eo111e~hina wonder•
fu.l was happenina. All thou
nights ot "Love So•t" h ad not son,
~•t•
The dinner conver,atlon bt&&rl
~leasantly enough with Spike aiving
• blow-to-blow description of how
h• and• thing called Bu..bby ~011 had
ter!"Oriz.ed the 3oya ;lee Club. Nen,
~•tt lt&.rntd
Jukebox C.e.f'e when 8ufty ea.id:
•euy you a coke, Bi g Boy.~
ot AWlt Ztlda 1 a latest
~1ader'1 Olgeat illness ("Jan Jane's
Xid-Lite Cri1i1I"). Then Gr~ny began
tO W'<t.
her veekly dU1u•·t•tlon on the lack
o! .?10ral1 ot todAy 1 a youth. N•te faded
Cric cave thea a ride to their
ill th.t. out ~hile he thouaht of HIM.
home. The house va1 derii:.. 8..Cfy
But
Jhocked back when Gra.nny s•id:
". . • a.nd to top ii: off, the
jusped out and ran lnaide. Natt
~o~•aexu•l• need to be teuaht • lesson." thanked Eric &nd started to
out vhe..n tric 1to-pped hlm.
"They •re daaned to helll" 1dcled L.eon.
"Would you aind if I c•lltd you
•TheN vu th11 queer boy at school. •• "
•t•rted Saike, when Hate said softly:
toaorl"OW'?• Nate '• d•y ~•d been
"l'm1ay. 1'
m.ade. "Sure," and exchan1ed
..
w••
,
8uftv'a eyes widened a, the looked
4round ~h• t•ble. A.a the ~rand In•
1ui.sition roged on. Kate shouted,
nuabe rs vi th Cric.
1u·.nae, .. Spike hU1ed. "Str&.n&tl"'
a~!fy ,~ethtd, "You and your
The next morntna, H,ne roae early
a.nd packed his beg in the ca~. ~e
had decided to le•v• early. H• ;.talk•
into the house to aet 4 a!aat ot
juice o.nly to find hi• :notht:o sitdna
at the table o! doom rt•ding the
Sunday paper. He drank hi• juice Ln
1ilence ..nd &tarted to leave when
hie aether ••id, "'"You know, I never
did Like Leon 4!\d Z. ld•," N•t•
couldn 't help but laugh. He ~urned
to see_ hi• aioth.e.r's sai.Hna face.
Ht ran. to her a.~d hugged her for the
Hate is ay bf'Other and he h no
d.if!erent than ..nyone tlse e xcept
tor hil sexua.l pN tu•,nce t And
1.t you ce.n' t unde~tand thu:, I
pity you and your ~ind!"
"I l(nov you have a lot to talk.
to us about. I aay no"t understa.nd
yet. but I'm willing to Ltsten &nd
learn, When you •r• re•dy, we' 11
1·. GayJ"
''You ta.ggot," spat Spike, ~u:e
tlowl.y rou tro11 the table. "I'•
1orry, ~oo, O.d. I ~anted to tell you
differently, but I can 't sit: here and
lilten to this," .,-id he ran out of the
hOUle.
"Uuin queer.
Knew ht was
first ti.me in years.
twisted llli.nd AN the str.ana• ones.
f
I
talk."
him walkina.
N•tt jutt 1.at.iled and nodded
hi& head. He aave hie mom• kits &nd
• hue, then lert. He htd never
.Buffy ran after Hate and tound
She put h•r •rs
telt better in a long tiae,
around hi• .nd held him ti1ht,
•tet'• ao for• w...tk, Sis."
During the drive hoae, he reae.lllbered that Cric wa1 aoin1 to call
that nia~t. Ht •tarted to •ina.
re...-1 were in hi• •yes. They
v•lked around Hoggsteet Va1ley
tor thirty m.lnutes without •eying
Anything, Th•Y had l"lt•ched the
--Toa Pasco
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�EVENTS & ORGANIZATIONS
GAY/LESBIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION DOINGS
We,
th• &•Y etudantl of UWL, are
&1
herieby c:a.cluina April •• G•y
Student Month ..nd •re writina th~•
atateatnt to lncre••• awarene••
a.bout gay etudenta, pt'OIDO~• •
ulllberahip drive• r>aiae fund.I, and
educate the public on ,ay/le1bia.n
Ticketl will go on •&.l• April 1st.
$3 Generw.l Ada.halon; $2
for atudenu with atudan't I .D.
~ickata can be pu~ch•••d &t
Dirt Cheap, UHL Union Desk,
The Bo•rdwalk, Cherchei La
h1ue1.
We are uklna for your support of
our fund- r•i•in.a acti vi ti•• tor
the aonth ot April:
Kondayf April li
r..... ,
CoatWlle Contest
at ••ainatlona (12 Nidni&ht)
best COi tWMa.
Hovio After-
<•-a
noon et the 9oa.rdwalk
pa)
Movies~ "Midnlaht Cowboy• £tad
B
•
A
&n.d t"'ainations.
Proceeds fl"O• thn• eventt a·o to
ben•!lt UKL Gay/Lesbian Student
Astoc.iation and ita education&.l
etforu on cuapua.
$2 cover, and prize• tof" the
Saturday , April ll:
"Crvitin'"• $1 cover.
Wednesday, A'ril 2~: (8:30 pa)
Preaiere undraiser: "An
Cveni.na "it.h Lynn Lavener."
A <tabaret act with co,aecty
&bout gay/lesbian lifestyle.
Kichael Sinn, Preside.nt
•
B.A.G.L. (Battered/ Abused Gays
Lesbians) is now meeting on 1he
2nd & 41h Wednesdays
of each month a1 1he
G
•
L
meeting room of The Alley 1113
Howard (rear entrance)
Omaha starts at 7 p.m.
for more mforma1ion contact-
B.A.G. L. P.O. Box 8141 Omaha, NE 68 108 345- 5797
Accent Prinhng/Copycenter has jusl added 8
new state-of the-an Xerox* copy machines,
including Marathon Sell-Service machines, an
enlarging copier, continuous lorms copier, a
huge 2080 1echmcal copier for large copies
and resiw,g bluepnnts and the first 9900
"miracle" copier in any Lincoln Business. This makes Accenl one
of the largest, most versatile Md complele copy/ last pnn1 shops
in the US. We also feature economical .. Overnighl Offset" Printing.
OPEN: Mon.,Fri. 8am-Midnigh1
Sa1.-Sun. 9am,9pm
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226 SOUTH 16th ST. - 475- 5000
20 Friendly People Ready To Help You
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�Women's Studies Conference in Lincoln
ftts•rve Apr.i l 18-20 on your eaten ..
!Hr for th• Hidwest Region WoMn'•
Stvdie1 ConfeNnca. The th•ae tor
thia year ii "Holistic feaint.aa••
t.nd it will be held •t UHL, Co.n•
Raaervationa fo r th• con!erenoe
...._y be a a de in advance o r at the
door. The contt renoe fe11 aN on
a sl.idin& scale , with no vo.m.a.n
tu"'td away tor i nability to pay .
The session, will speak to both
fer.nee activLti•• include •
cotteehouae on Thur-sday e vening ,
coaaunlty and aca de..ndc iaa-u.ea.
This conference v i 11 offe r are a t
sti.raulation tor -the Lincoln
two full days of w rkahop• •nd
o
discu.11ion1 , pl ~ • keynote
addr.11 by Pat arker and•
pt't:1ent&tion by Nary Daly. The
confere.nce will conclude S•tur-
(A/1.d Nidwe1t) tem.iniat coauaunity.
for detail.a, c.11 th.e WRC a t
1172•2S9'7.
d&y evening with a concer't by
Lindsey , rink and Del>bh rter.
Celebrate Women's Week April 14-19
Woaen'• ~••k will bl held on April
l~-19, l9BS. wo.. n'~ Week it •n
Pt'Olt'aa& &..ddressing the l\t1edl
._,.d intel"e.9"tl of women 4.n.d their
,annual event sponsored by the
wo. . n' 1 Pe.source C•nttr/Univertity
e>cp•rieneu,
This year , ma.ny of the event• and
Prog r&m Council to NCOgnize
activitiea will overl•p with the
wo. .n. H,ny community and unive~lty Kldwest Women •, Studiet Altociation
aroupt particip•t• in developina
Con fare.nee, Apri 1 19 to 20,
Womanquest Inc. Announces Plans
C.a.nyon, Nay U-16. Othe r tt'lps
wi 11 be canoein& i n th• Ozark•,
backpackin& in Colo~ do and
W
yoeina and• H
lnne,ota c..bin tt• Y
for 1,1omen over i.o. lt you would
like to receive • trip ach.edule,
or h•v• qu•ttiont, write.
Wo•an,uest, Inc., P.O. Sox
95092
Lincoln, NC
68509.
Woaa.nquettt Inc., which ha• been
ottering backpaclcing, canoeing ,
c,mping , and biking tripa
tor \fO•n the lut thre-e yaarsJ
it t~ing the ~inter
oft
for Jean to do a~aduate work.
There w~ll be a full offerln& of
trip• chit tUIUler be&inniria with
a backpac..klna trip Li ~he Grand
•••son
~
AT DI~ECTO~S' TH£ATltl:
he m.ag10 and •v•tery of poet Dylan
heNM.s will be the aubiect of the ne~~
roductlon •t the ~•b~•k• Directors'
heatre. Dylan. by Sidney Michaele,
ill open on"'"'TJiursday, April 11 •nd
ontinu• throufh Sund•Y, April ti... All
•~!Ot"IIAnCea w 11 be at 8:00 p.a •
The play ts ~irected by Lindt•y , eadina
Kort!\, an MFA graduate o! Ulf-L. l<orth
say,, "The pl•v it the leaend of Dylan
Thoaas ln Aaer-ic•. It c•pturea -che
...,ic and the •yttery ot the 111o1.n, &nd
h.i.t de.aise. It hiahUaht1 the W1C0111DOn
qu•litiu that co111MOn people po11111."
. Mike Fitzpatric k MS\V, ACS\V.
Couple Coun seling - Famil y Counseling
Dealing with y o ur parents a n d
problem s with c hild r en and M ep-parentlng
rndlv ldual Counsellng (d epression. coming ou1. c 1
c.)
1
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vinlatJ& cfo.tAil'u;,
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Sat. April 13 Cabin Fever Sale
SO% off Most Mcrchandi>c
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�Anou R.unhuw rrnd, Prt.!locnt,
THE 2ND ANNUAL
SCREAMING MIMI'S
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Ou:ma ~now
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GculJtnc Sc.r.au:.h &. ~niff
ch.i.uu,r lmptci'-
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PLUS the SPECIAL "Am·Wa y" Directors Award
AND MANY MORE AWARDS!!
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�River City Chorus Coming to Linc oln
held during thti interaiaeion,
The lti V4l" Cl ty Mixed Chorus w lll b•
per-for-ain& in Lincoln on Sunday,
N•Y s. at the We1ley Houae-•Ul'tHt
at ,~o H. l&th ln Lincoln, Th•
perforaance vill begin at 2 P·•·
at the People ot the Year ceremonl••·
Proceeds from. t..h• ev•nt will be
divided between The New Voice
Tickets ~ill be available •t lo~•l
ba.rt 411d froa The lfew Vol« ataft.
m.aaet.ine and the'i(['vir""C!ty""'lfixed
A reception wltr""bi"""nercr-lollowlna
Chot'ua. co-apontorl of the event.
An
t.lncoln
. .n a.nd wlllllin who h&ve contributed
co th• eoMunlty will be recoanit.ed
the concert: tor che River City PUxed
awards presentation will ,lao be
Choru, .
River City Chorus Performing Soon
or by writina the liver Cicy M.i1t:ed
The River City Niud Choru.s has
Chorul, P.O. Box 3113, Oaaha, Kt
annoW'tced its sprin1 concert for
68131.
1185. The concert will be prel•
ented SWld&y, April 21, at J p.a.
at the First Unitarl.n Church of
OIMlh•• 311~ Harney St:reet.
The River Cit:y Mixed Chorus ls •
1ullber of the Ga.y and 1A1bian
Asaooiation of Chorutea (GALA
Th• Chort,,&S will be celebr•ting
aprina t:h1"0\llh seveNl theua •
Choruses), an intoNUtion cle&.r'lna house for ne•rly Corty e:horu.tea
•cross th• n•tlon 4.Jld in Cana~.
GA.LA Chorwiea include aixeo,
and songs preaented \fill r&n&•
froa popul•r 1howtWt•s to
clusic.a.l piece•.
. . n 1 1, &nd wome.n's Chorua•t whoae
goals include perloreitl.& in a
variety of settina• and atiaula t•
ing pride within th•ir coaiau.niti••·
fic)ceta •re •v•ilable in adv•nce
troa ..ny JtCNC Naber, by phoni.n&
,s$-233- or J-S-S797 (in Om.aha).
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C hurch of Omaha
"Ifyou ha•ffl'I ste11 UJ lately, you ha•ffl'I sm1 us!'
Sund:iy Worship Services - 10:30am and 7:00pm
Mond:iy: Men's Rap Group - 7:~pm
Wednesday: Bible Srudy - 7:00pm and Praise
& H ealing - 7:45pm
Th,s ,s my commandment, that you lu,,e one anot/J,r."
-John 1):/l
/vv.Jan D. Kross. Past,wl 420 Si>.14lh - P.O. Box Jl7J
Omah,,, NE68l~J/ Ph. (402) J4,·2J63
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�GUS Spring Benefit
1n
I
L.
This bene!it i1 de1i1n•d to
fund the h..n4 tor the 1115-H
tlaeil Y••r .:id continu• its
•xc.l1e.tu qu&.lity of Hrvie•.
n,• ho1ira of the ltne •re:
Viti\ di• coa.1.n1 ot 1prin1 1 Gt.-IS.
C•y 4nd Lnbi...n Info,...tion $~pport Lln•, h pla.nninc us ••cond
..nt1val fund r&i . . r for Su,1day
e.v.ni.na, April 11 et th• ftosu,
Sun-Thur: I pa-l.1 . .
tlo\ls•, Ml Historic: P'Nservation
project in the tMr ld H1.U
...
Ci.strict. St-rOll tl\rouvi the
rri•S•t : • pa- l ..Md c:oM b• ruc:hed by did lna
house ...nd patios whi.l• enjoylnc
d
Che •ia ic: o! popuhr local
Th• I.US Un• vu
d
(llo0'2)
•i.adci-.n• and p•rtaJte of •
b.anqu.t of ellOtic 4etter-ts
.:aUNd t / 0.tserts H7.
CMHnd
r'-'r more tntot'IUtion on th•
Sprin, 6eMfi't. c.tl o...t-Nll
•t <t76.JH?.
to
provi.dot ln!onution .abou't
•1•nc1•• ,and su~port 1ro~p•
Nhidt provt~• ••rvicu co th.•
Pl••I• set .side this d•t•
to hel;t •n ors.tni-i.uion th,u
i.a he re to be lp you.
&•y/lubi.n communiey, !riuids
.and t'el•tives o! &•Y Md
--Darrdl
lubl.ua p•oph.
..
1'7.S .. it6t1.
Out and About
so don't hide your talent undor
--The Stage Door contlnuta to
change wlth a.ddltiona.l new light~
lng on the Diaco aide.
a baeice"t.
--Gay Hll.l at the Central Park
Mall haa ~prouttd aunba~~•r1.
Juet another rea•on to ep•nd tl••
Love the
ne~ ll&hts above the bar!
--Upon occaeion the bar~ender at
the Ol&DOnd he.a been observed
aervin& ln a studded lea~h•r po-
downtown.I
·-Th• trtt8 are budding and the
cam.o\l!lage or foliage will •oon
~over Kanden, Elawood , K1.n1eoa,
Mt. Vernon and ill the pa.rkl: ln
tht areat
--The Imperial Cour~ of N•bra.sk&
la workln« up tea.ma for golf and
voll•ybell ror tlle awam~r. Nee4
a r1&1on to gtl ao•• au:n~
--Be adv\atd! A major dtpar"l:&tnt
atore at one ot ~he lhopplng
etntt~• ln 0 ~ hes hired holffO~hobic security th&~ have been
k:nown to cat both ohyalcally
and ver'bally abU9ive with gay aen
round in the Johns!
ain& atrap and DOtorcycle boota.
1 do wondtr where he buys hla
bOOtl1
--the Stare Rest~urant at the
Alley 1• cet~ing closer to opening!
••The Ch11ter!leld Bar ho1ted an
lGCC fund raia.er th.at brought l..n
aore than $400.00. Concrats!
·-The Run Bar la hoetinc the JCC
B1ngo Caae one, a month, I h,ar
they could uae a rew aore al.Aytra.
Payoff la not real big. but it
ien•t pea.nut• either.
--The JCC l\aa ••ta May 26 date
~or their talent ahow ai the Al1ey.
Good l~okt ktvln is dlrectin& --
-·Jerry Ptck
Imperial Court News
We htd , wonderf~l turnov~ tor our
"Closet &a.J.l." The sponaors and c.onttl t&n ti a•ve at: a nit• fu.ll or (w,
~d entertainment. The ,veni.t\&
sta.P~td out with the contest&ntl
appee rin1 •• &a..lel, t.nd they h...:i one
hour to be tran1 (orMd into their
f't.u..le ,ttltoe. Th&nks to everyone
for • wonderful tim.e.
Abo, Prine••• Roya.le I 1/
t..tt1•
Durt.nt haa stepped down. and a nev
J>ri.ne111 Roy•le waa crowned,
Con1Tatulatlon1. Hut!y Rosanb•r&·the new Prinettt Royele IV. We
would like to thank S&m. and the
crew tor lettina us have our
conteac at the ~Ailey." A Bia
Th.,,k You to Tho.m. Ch•que !or •
(•s usual) wondtrful set.
htpee:tfully.
Capreu lV Vel.v•t--Vincl P.r•cy
£11,peror tV--4;:ary W
est
Secretary-- Scor-t: R•• 8otG
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cont1null!d •• , •
�we. Jlt.h th• cooper•tion ot the
u.~.o. Hed center ~ill be co-spor.sorins the HTLU8 ANTIBODYS
bl~od t•sts a.gain. The tettl
t'ha~ Je have ~ad ln the p .. t
were • iN&t aucce11--rtep yo•.1r
••rout tor addi~ional infon11ati~n.
£mpresa IY Velvet ~ill be at:end!n1
"the Coron• tion o( ''The Pocky "'!owitain t:.m:pire'' in O.nve.r, ColoNdO,
The Jeek of coronation Jill consi,~
ot • .. ~oya le .BM.lnc:h," An "::>ut o:
Towne rs Sho.., , •• • '"V1ctory Sho·.J."
&nd many JDON r uncuons.
w t,h '/el vet a.
.1e 411
tun, .safe, a.nd
,uccess(ul trip.
(Brina ul bAcK
aoocs i~u fro11 n.nver. >
ao11111
#h!l• on tht 1u~ject of Coronations,
'lebr-.. k • '• Cotonation h just .u-ound
the corner. On June, 1, uas, the
[aperia.l Court Jilt hoat :=oT"On•tion '11--
A ~it• on the ~lle,
The t~e. . t~ls
i••r is Cgypti.n. Ae su, &elt you
jNtt in the thtiae, it o1t.:1 te .J
gah. evening to rem,uaber.
Th• applica tions !or topercr .u\d
£apr ess will be avc1itable tne fir•t
part o f April, .tlso, the jeadlines
for Th• Ne~ Voice and the ~.c.e.
~••w•X.tter for key are c-c.ia.~p
very soon . Any prospective
ci&ndid• t•• should be •ure to i•t
&ny •da in be!ore th• dt•dlines
u•• t.ipO/\ u a ' ~ d luc)(, evuyo"e! !
FEATURES
Book Review-Walkin' Matilda
rirat of ~11, W•l~in' rwtild• doesn't
li•p ~ ~•lk. It 1o•rs. And Lt
N•dt.
,a
though •ll the C.rol iurn•tt
zucr
showa. the r Love
re-runs . •v•ry
C.rol Ch&nnina aua ca t.nd the dilti lltd essence ot Joc1n Aiv•rs w~re
tos,ed ~ith ;ay abandon inro •
Cuisinar t.
J•lkin' M•t1ld• ie outr•geous, mildly
s.~dy, thorouahly high c•mp- -4nd ju.st
pldLn runny. trs •uthor h&I on• of
tne fc11 test, r:wo-ec:1.aed tongu.1 ln
c1c cion tod4y , and ne 1 1 iude lite ln
t..incoln 1 ~ebNa.lXa, 4Ua:u:le ln a ,1ac.;;y ,
a.11•- •-m..inute lc1ugh riot . Believe it.
\le I re t•Lkina Fourth of J\lly th•-·
• • . lt tn:ey can convin« brot.ncr•..
in-law-r'ar1ton to ao-sponeor the
D~Sll/ , orown-ndrea hunk . Wel l l en•
look at Paul over a bowl of fl"'Uit
~~ltd, and yo~ CAA iu•s~ now that
ehapcer endt . Sut you'll nev.;:-"'
guess ~hat hdppens durina ~ TY
t•pin1 , • trip to Roe•, 4.nd &.n
honeat-to-Go~ !u.ner.1 for• Peke
pup n•~•d Cu.bit. Nor hav• you •v•r
St!en the likes of a t1pdce<1-out - pus•y c.st c•1 1U.ttuas '1 ) owned by
O.ddy 01.ck and Moa- C.t Ca t?ly. Clearly .
~ittu1%1$ Ja5 tired by Pa~l Lynde.
l f for no otner reason. NAd the
book for t.ne ~at·$ sake. He's an
American orig1nal .
•vtr</ ~ .
The !it'twor1es center, IIOre or less •
•round C~r'$on Giles--a 1000 lookina
("looks tnat could kill~> owner of a
chichi .ind -.altra "'in" Pet Cemetery
( • Pet.uary). C•rson li t tle susp ecu
th•t hi• a ... 11 , 9,n.,sll ~orld of k :t"ty
corp••• "1\d chicke n caa~e t s is aOout
to be bt'Ought to new life by P•ul-an Ot"ph-'J\ed (an4 &•Y> Auatral.Lsn
socc•~ pl&J•~ with a woode..n l•g
na1111td Natildl..
Paul it ilt>out to bt •dopted by
C3rson 1 s ~ild and wi•py brot he r Diel
4.nd D1c~ 1 a brigh t -eyed $pouse Ca thy
W
al~ln' Natll~• 11 • new kLnd of
g4y nov•i, 1t 1sn•r sm~~tt and i t
certa inly isn ' t suicidal , and th&nk
Cod, it doesn ' t m.u:e A ~~l• G6y
Statement . rr•s literally &11.Y·?\• ppy g•y--and its gay ch.•racters
aN \o/4Ma and loving and a.lways
on-t>•l.Ance while evel"yone e ls.e is
ricochotina oft ••ch other••
biz•rre zanine11.
R~joicel At l••t
have • novel about
people
that ct l t b r a.t.es li (e f lled to tht
hilt Nit.h bu&Jlte.r till lt hurts.
~alkin' Matild-3 be,s fo r a sequ~l .
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AHJIOUNC£11£HT I ! I
The Co• lit i on Sp• &Xers' 8ure.•u i s i n
the proc• •• o f r..or 1anlzi na . I t need.I
1pe4Jl::e« and i nvit.. t i ona fol'" 1P4AktN ,
An lnfo rnw..l aeetin1 ot Coali tion
s peaJce ra will t ake pla ce ln the near
future. lntere..at•d person, •hould
c:ont& Pa.t W
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cnercnez la femme. Imaginations, mall onler and student representatives
send check or money order to Gay/lestllan student Association UNL Nellraska umon
Room 222 unco1n. NE 68588
A cabaret Benefit for UNl Gay/ Lesbian St\ldent Assoctat1on
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�Aids-Threat or Reality
AtCG la no longer re•t:ricted to
that they need la a eocial change
to happen alao, f'rienda are
and San P'rancleco. There a.re
n11dtd th• inost in a e~tela.
~opl1 here 1n the Nldweet who
that le a ~roven tact, and the
have been d.iacnoeed as having Al.OS. AI~ patient ls still hWllln, Not
You hear the Jot•• in the b&ra
everyone can cou.n11el these ~•oolt,
and people laugh in& about lt,
!t take• ao. .on, who 1• u~ to
never thinking it could hit home.
date on all the l&teat lntormaIt"• no jo~1n.g mat~er.
tion on the dlaeaae and th, cha.net•
that happen in all aopecto ••
'rhe aaJor tragedy of ATOS is
ohyelcally and @lllOtlonally. Thia
that there l• no known cure u or
atrvlce la beln& offered now in
yet. One aa-poct o! bel.nc an AIDS
01.&.r 00111111.unity, We hav• a-oecially
victl11 le the probl•• o! living
trained people (member, o! the
•• a diacnoaed AIDS -p1ttlent,
co1111111unh:y) uady to help answu·
There 11 no orcan1~a~ion tor these any queations or concern• that the
people to utilize. They have unpublic ,nay h.av@. Thia aerv1ce la
doubtedly taced prejudice against
ae-t up rr.a.tnly aa • guidance and
~lng ca:/• No~ a dleeaae. which
liatenin& center. We will r-er~r
prl.a&rily target• gay pto:plt,
any pereon who . .Y netd atdlcal.
thr11at•n• their life. These
att•ntlon and work wlth theee
people have been a par-t of a eopeople throu~ th• period or testelety where aany ••aau.re lov• prl- ing to dtttrt.lne Lt they do have
u.rUy according 1;0 aexul coap1u.- AtO.S. ~tare atill in the aettinc
lbllity. The rlr.t thinf that
up procea,, and•• ao ..k that
a pattent 1a told to do a to curyou be ~atlent with u,.
tail all eaxUA.1 activity 1lllledia'tt!ly.
At thia tltJ;e we do not have an
ottlce or 24.hour chone mennlng.
However. Metropolitan Community
On.ce on.e adjusts to the re&l.lty
o! be1n« alone and l\avlng their
Chur:h ha1 •Kr••d to bt our con•
lite ahorten1d, they auat at~empt
cact, ?! you have any que1tlona
to live•• lone•• po1alble. Se
or
eoncerned about the thr~at
truthful with yourstlt when you
and war.t 1om• pr@ventatlve lntoranlf'tftr th• question. "What would
aatlon, plea.ae eatl )~5.256) any.
you eay to a friend who hid juet
tt. . a.nd leave your tlrat natn•
told you that ht had AIDS? ..
and• nuaber where you can be
the p.y populace of Hew York City
•r~
Dlacnoaed AIDS patients need
aup_port and counseling. Aa •
trlend you can htlp •o•tly by
atayln« a rrltnd. A phyelcal •nd
emotional c ~ t•kta place in
an AtOS patient, The laat thing
reach•d.
w~
will
c•t
ln touch
with you. lt Rev. K.roaa 'la in
the ottice , •h• will be 1lad to
«tve you a nwnber to call to c•t
ln toueh with us direct.
--Kevin C. • Jerry P,
Personal Profiles-Tim Sindelar
In 197~. Con1r..1a passed and lont
to PN1ident .'fixon a prop<ia&l tor
the cr.etion ot L•a•l Services
Corpor.ation, • eorpoN'tion vhich
would provi<M le&•l &saita.nce to
poor p•opl.e.
Three ye•rs ago,
Congresa pused the McDonald
Aaendlltnt which pr•~•nted I..egal
Set"ll'ice, !t'Oa dOiJ\a anything to
seek tht l•~a.l.i~•tion ot hOIAO••xuaUty. rive yeara later,
conaressaa.n "'ct)one.ld wu killed
Ln • plane c~&sh (the Soviet
ahootin& of KAl. 007). and the
~cOOnald Aatndm,en't died with him,
r recently h•d lunc.h vith Tia
Sindel•r-, tx-ecutivt DiNctor of
lA&•l. Se rvictt l'or Southeut
Htbr.a•k•, to talk .about his
ors&ni:tation • where it h.ae t>.en
&n.d whert it 1• ao1.n,.
Sindelar, who vu •.l•o • Mllber
of the Coaaie1ion on Huaw.n ~ilhtt
durina th• l9tl ~&y Riah~s
referendum, told IN that he h.US
wanted to work. tor L•1•l Service,
aince. l•w school, bvt ln•te&d
ht pNcticed crilUn ..l law and
tauaht in Boston. •so.. how the
pf\ectice ot t,v doesn ' t•••• like
hon••t work," h• s•id, "because
l t ia baaed on t.tl.k a.nd wordt 1
not labor," Neverthe1ess, tht
pr~ctice ot law •~pea.led to him
aore th&n biocheau try, which
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Sauna • Exercise Room • Lockers •
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Ages 18-24
Wednesday nights only S3.00
OPEN 7 P.M. -TUESOAY-SATURDAY
DAILY ADMISSION SS.00
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�ON&in•Uy was hia ujor, 61\d
b. . idH. he didtl't Uk• l•b work.
Ac:cot'dina to Sindelar. tho
HcOondd Amen<lme.nt didn 1 t g N a tly
Nlrriet the work ot t.ea•l
Strvices since they •N pNcluded
rroa pracdcina crWn•l lcw anyway, 111.d there was no ban on
•cC41pti.na a•Y• &nd le•bia.na ••
clienu. Nore t:roubleso. . •N
re1trictiona placed by Con&NII
that ktep Leaal Services t'l'OID
init.Ultin• cl.ua action l•w1uits,
lf:«111Uu for non-therap•utlc abort ...
Lon, d.raf-r Nlis u.nce I and 1chool
bu.sin&• Nore Ncently, IA&&l
Sef'Yi.cea h•• 1urvived tour ieaaan
bud1et1 which have con1i1tently aaked
Conareas to ~ny funding to t...a•l
L•a•l Services vill t&k:e ... civil
~y
aotion on hlw/her behalf, such._.
divorce. child custody, land.lord/
tenant di1putes, and ao on.
Tim Sindel•r told m, that one of th•
great.eat probt._u currently facing
Legal Set'Vicet Cot'poration is tb•
Curr.At ellaate of "do nothin1
controv•rti•l." which hu tt.en deva11t·
attna ror the morale of to•• ot th•
activists vithin the org4.nization.
ror"ty e•ecutive directors have left
the oraani~.stion in the U,•t t.hree
yeaN. The ~afan adainlst~adon hH
al&o been 41Ct'9 nclined to c•retutly
regulate local oraa.ni~ations, and
this h•• haaper.d th• work of L•&•l
Servlcea.
The political aood ot the country
contlnue1 to chAn&e, thou&h. 6.nd Tim
Sindelar ian 1 t too wor~ied ,bout th•
ulti.Jn•t• future of his organi&4tion.
In the aea.nti••, h• 1• le•vinc
of 1s,pointin1 Anne Gorsuch 8u.rtord
Lincoln to becoae txecutiv• OiNctor
&n4 lita Lavelle to prou,at the
of l..41at Services in Korg..ntownt West
11\vironment.
Virginia, a eouthern ttate ,..,tth solM
?'ht way t..aal Service• currently work• pN>gNtlive tN.nd9. West Vir1lnia
i~ that they acc•pt cliant9 b•low the ie the only sot.Jthet"n st•t• ~hich has
pover'ty lin•, vhich l• ou.rr.ntly a
nelther a sodo,sy statute nor 3 death
aonthly income of $560.00 pel",aonth
penalty• and it a.lso hH a popularly
for • 1in1l.e pe~on. Alaeu are
elected 1t•te supreae cout"'t,
also t&J<en into •ceount to deurm.i.ne
~u.ali tic.ation tor the pro1r-aa. t t
f.n •ppllc&nt le accepted •• a cll•nt,
S.rvicea Corpo'tl&tion altogether, as
vell u preslCMntla.l appointments to
the a.o41..rd of Di.rectore of Leatl
Services who ar,e the rouah equlv•lent
Gail's Hit List
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llew Act1 tu;je
P,ltti ~a Be l h
Naterial Girl (re.ai,c)
Pointer Sisters
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One Hight in aa111,.kok
KurNy Head
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Do You W&l\t It Right
Sied•h Garren
Born to Love
Claud1• Barry
Boy
8001< of Love
MadOnna
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The Ken All Pause
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Please Oen' t
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K!ymaxx
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Nayobe
Rhyth• or th• Ni&ht
Debarge
I'• lio Angel
l'todleen k:An•
Loverairl
Teena Harh
Cra~y for You
'1•d.onna
P~t~ina the Ni&ht on Hold
-feut ron O..nc:e
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n•v entry
Lau:r.n GNy
Well. people of the &aY com•nmlty
or Ntbru,ut -- based up0n the
mail received-· there is no one
out there 'tlfho want a t:o do Myt.h 1.ng
~ith other aa.y peopl• other th~
those who they -1-ready know. I
am atlll 'tlfllling to pu~ people in
touch wl~h others, ho•ever, l can-
not do anythln& unl••• I hear
rroa eoaeone. le anyon• looking
ror someone ~o go canoeing, back•
packln&, ca.cplnc, ~•t•r akiin, .
blrd waiching? Wri~• to me co
!h! !!! ~ gf ffebraslta.
··Jerry Peck
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�An Historic Event
Dessert Buffet by Desserts 222
at The Rogers House
2145 R St.
April 28th, 1985 5 p.m.-9 p.m.
Music by Kathy
$10 RSVP by April 22nd
$15 Door
Gay/ Lesbian Information
and Support Line
P.O. Box 94882, Lincoln, NE 68509
Call Darrell 476-3667 or GLIS: 475-4697
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�Astrology-Taurus the Bull
In astrology, theN A:<e (01.i-r
•ion. -1xed atans maniteat Will,
..nd T&urua ia thl mo1t consist-
•ii"• which share the,...,.
'''1ode o( E:xpreseion" <C•-rdin•l.
f'i..xed. or M.ut@le) • and thf"'!'e
(ij)
CJ) s~an-a of
••CJ\ elesenr crire,
':lleN is
C4rth, Alr or iil•ter).
no Zodi.a..c~l siin Yh!Ch cOIQ.bines
the aa11ie el.cent ,IJ\d ~ode or
txpresslon .. &ny other.
'that ts:
tt.eN: aN !our (1o > siinl .. h4t
share in a•n•rd a ·J1t'( c!' 1"espond._n5 to &nd AC:t.i.n& on •heir en•tiron•
unt ..nd three ( 3) 1l;;;n1 Jhicl'\
lh$re the 9a::i,e &•n•r•l ~ea;er.c:ent
or ••otionat •ub-struct~re.
H~w-
eller, d1.1e to the 14!er•ncea in
the coablna!iont, the over-All
reaction ~:- rn,
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All
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is a 9tr..n1•r to mos~ Tauri•~• and
what you dOn"t ~now, you can't tell.
tarth 1Lan practicality Vld the
phy1lcall•ateri,l 4(fairs w~th •nlc~
they deal., . .nifesu: in rauru.w .._,
th~ ~il~tl to accu.mYl•t• .-rid 111i1nac•
,ioney And other . . teri1l and i..n .a.n
•lilOlt •ndlels ~Atience ~d lovin&
:.illina:n•ss to bUJ.ld slo·.,ly, but
r:H!fer'f!nt.
for eterni~y.
ct th.• earth si11,ns are
pract!cal, but each ex~r~,ses
thit practlcei~ty di!ferently.
T•~~u, is l•••t compatible v1~~
t.eo (fiN) 1.1\d Aquu•iul (Air>.
All !!..xed •ltn• deal ~ith ~lll and
Power, but dlf!erent.y.
T&uru& an4 S41lt:ariu1 (fire> ahare-
lit~lt in :ommon on ~hich to bu..ild •
r.,letionship. Th!s can cawa•
~robhu,
r~~rus--Th• !ull
Taurus la •o•t eom;,atible with th•
ot:her ••t>~l\ slcns, Vir;o s.nd Capricorn, and vith :h• -.,ater •ir,ts,
April :1 - ~ay 20
ftulina Planet: Venu1
:..1.ai,,ent: tu•-t'h
l<ey liiora-.:
t .:f..tve
~bde ot Cxp,ress i.on:
ent ,nd persietent of "tht! sign•,
seldoa o?>viou.s and alv&yl di?flc ..
ult to discover (th••• people
Jon 1 t reveal their aotivationa
re•dily), aay b~ even ner<ler to un•
cover ,itk rau.ru. as se!f-analy1is
"".u,.cu• &nd Phcet,
r.i.xed
"':he Conceno:r,tc!'"
la..a.ru5: ~•cond •i;n of the Zodi,e
in.r't'fie second 1prin1 •iV.. M
• !ix•d 1l1n. Taurul ia 4 Power
Siin• ln T•~ru:s. the ~ow•r is
U.t•nt, not yet in tu..lL e,cpre.s-
'Iii th Scorpio, the
other ~at:er ticn and cppo1i:• 7•u.r~•
in the Zodiac 1 it a balance can H
achieved, th• r.l~~ionshl? can~~
100d. Lib~a, sharini th• rulersh..!.p
o! V•nu1. t, •lso comp•tlbl~. taurusTaurua relationship• ca.n be good,
~.1d,
er ~uu.
··Phoenbc
Travel - Topeka's Lambda Bar
t.et•a tab • tour of To~il:•,
lt'&nJU '• !int C•Y bu•.
Ch.UC•.
"• haw ...-rtved in th• heart of
downtovn, pr-.cit•ly at 61~ X.n,a.s
Avenua. Th• •dd~s• i• d•c•ivtna
becau•• th• bar UI ac1uaUy loc•
ated in an •lley behind th•
Pas1!n1 :he doorean. we cun see
~h• b•r. pool t.:,l•~ bl& tct"&en
TV • .nd •nort«d tablu tor qui•t
ainclina:• If you•ve nonced the
d•cor ot the newly pdnud tt .. 1
blu.• 1.1elll and ruat-coloNd
aveniut, thus cn.•t.inc • :-eer
entr.vice. If yo1.1'll notice.
tJ\cN •a. no
Also, )'O\l :aus t lhOlf
proof thu you •re 21,
c,1_rpettn,. then you•w. noticed
the 11ell oppo,it• the )•r •~
b4:1n& ude o! n•tive roe.It.
•Lo or brich,:; Uahn
CS.•icn•tini the tact that 1: is
U\ere~ Upqn enterin1,, we •re.
CNt•t•d by th• doorc.an. Mis job
it to Cl'l.ec.ic for mt~Mlbip,
Since ~•as 11 not• liquor-by ..
P,1.ni-n1 throus}I :bh •r.•, we
•nter a hal.lJey l••d.inc to the
d'"c:" floor. tfotic:e tl'I• ne.w
cr.iit• N...llt Md ur;,•t•d
ti le.•che_n: turroundin1 th.e
tti.a-dril'lk 1:•u. you au.t c•rory
a clu.) c.•rd or P•Y a c;ove;-
cont1nued on ~ext ptge ....
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�One or th• n•w•r .addition, h th•
dl"ink tp.ci•1t. At OM: tlae, th•
wmbd• vu th• only 1•Y bar- in
tovn. How•v•r, v lth tb• tddi~ion of
danc. floor. They are loc•t•d
for thoa• ot us who enioy
watch.in& i&nd/or p•rtielpatinc
in the nhhtly !utividu.
eble •i.i..
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b.ar1
in Topeka, th• comp41tit-
ton h 11D, and durin1 th• CO\lrt•
of th• ev.nina, the bu·undtn viU
&nl\Ounc:e drink •p• ci• ll tor the n•tt
Th• d.nce floor it conatructed
ol p•rquet wood e.Ad ot nuonAt th• top of th•
1/l hour.
ble•chera, the DJ spin• tiMly
d.iaco with aceo.;,a.nyi.n1 liche
Hop• you have cnioyed your evut.in1,.
..Join U9 tor our' next to1,,1r ot another'
Topek.• &•Y bar.
ahQ'II,
op..n.in& at 4 p.a. undl
&round 11 pa, busln••• h su•dy,
but piekt up . . the niaht srows
toward aorninc, CloalnC la u l u.
fr'OS
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Classifieds
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lookina tor • rootuLate.
9pU'• room or vould like to
look for aoaething in Ca.aha.
east of 72nd St., or Council
8lu!ft, call Bry•n after S
Own rooa with baaic phone,
01ble, ·J,/D,, pool, ort-
atre•t p1rki.n1, utll . p•id,
tl75 eonth.
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ft you hAVe • ho. . with a
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evenings.
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tta.bla i&nd 1elt-suppor~ina
the New Voic e o! Hebraaka eurvlvea
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please, no
druas oro
excess~ve tlcohol.
pr!ai'rlty'"o'n"i'ii advert1aing revW welcome all ads. la~ck
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and amall.
'1'11 do not have pal...1
N~ohipple tuff\ed pseudoyuppi•
vi•h•t to ... t wiamin for
conver&Atiol"I . friendship 1.ttd/
aaleepeopl• to aoll.clt cuatomera.
tt you lttlow 101Mtone wlth a produc~
or eerv l.c• that ne9d1 •xpoaure,
le~ ua know or have them cont.act
ua . (Nereh&ntl, Avon, Sarah Coven·
try, Amway, Tuppen-are. !'iaaon
Shoes. etc.) In Lincoln call Larry
at 475-??•o. or tn Olll&ha ult Jerry
or d•tina. No born-eg.a.lna,
r4cists, or Reag&noida, plea.se.
~rite H.J., Box
Nt 6810•
~os~, Oe•h1,
at :)45.2181.
Gay Research Being Conducted at UNO
of 'febN.1k• et Osuh• Medic•l
Center are conducting• re.sea.rel\
at l..eeat bioloaical. •nd p•~h•p•
help •ociety at lara,e accept
hoa>sexual..ity .nd ho!IM)sexuals.
proiect to help cl&~ify the •up•
sition th•t holllO•exua.lity Ln ae.n
1•n•tic&.1ly b•••d,
Diaprovin& thh theory would di.a•
CO\J:r&&e those who lli&ht hav• IOM
lot• of •1 curin1• gay men throuah
iJll!neti: or che.aical altet'&tf.on.
C•rt.a..in • t•f! •t tht University
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Thia study ia inporu.nt to th•
&•Y comm.u.nLty. Conclusive ovid-
•nce of genetically b&Sed 1•x1Ul
orientation would t""elieve I lot
of gUJ.lt for those parents and
f•ailiea that uk, "Wh•t did we
do wrong?" or pos•Lbly help soae
aay GMtn better accept their own
hoaosexuality ..s "natura.l,M or
You can be • part of thu re.sear...
ch and ~c•ive aoney ($-OJ for
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If y ou ,avll! sdd ~tivnal. q r..altlons,
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Saturday1:l:lO pa. O•Ah• Chapter
Ho1,11•, 216 Horth •Ith. Open to a ll
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adv.t.ncement of &•Y toci•ty . Ca.ha
• • tin& tint Monday or every aonth
exce pt when ra llin& on holiday.
Phone fo r loc• tion.
terian Church 1023 N. 110th
Hen only, pleas e
• taperia l Court of N•br.1ka Bowlin&
Leas ue itU-1662
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68101 3"5-5797
Providin1 auppor~ throu&h ffiUtual it inteNtted in next lea1ue fot"IIJJ\ a ,
se lf-help to a ay1/le1bi..n, who
have been involved in • b1J&ive situ• ~ etropolit&n Coa:aunlty Church of
Om.• !'t• 110 S. ?11th S t .
3115- U63
•tion1 wlth on•• they love .
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556-9551 P.O. Box 31291 Oat.ha, Kt ity Church••· Sunday -worehip
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Prayer , H•• llna, 7:~s pa -- , . v.
10•1 to r.a lii• h\Ull.&n · ~~a tity.
Ja.n D. Xro1•. p&1tor
BilKT en&•a•• in e duca tional, cult ..
ur.l, and ,ocia l a ctivities to
• PaNnt• and rrhnd, af Lesbian, and
furthttr thes e aoelt.
G•y• (P.rLAC) P.O Box Jl73, O&.,.•
NC 6fl03 J•S-?S63
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PN>vidina comaon experience
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11120 $. 211th St.
J11S-2!t63 or
lesb-ian. and gay•Ctnsl:iv•
111oen and wom.en to sing tofether
wlth ana.tic•l excellenc-e
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CoaaWlity r a p c roup. coabinlna
•T.~.~- Hotorcycl• Club 711 $. l~
planned foraat with aent.r•l ditcuss1on. Other •c-t:iv1t1•1 planned. OIN.ha, Ht 68102 or call D,iuo ... .,
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n I p• in U.H.O. Jtitilo 8&.11 Sh.a~tnt
r•nter. Pl•• •• phon• for ao,..
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contribution on b•h•lf or &•Y .. n
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ao• 11,-~ Lincoln ~.~r••~• 6&~01
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and those &SIDC'hted wiO, u5.
M«•t• w•••ly on S1.ot1.,.y ev•ninat et
7 pm..
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2nd Tu••d•Y in ~raahl
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Students at 1'e~r. V•th:;ui lniv.
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cultural •nd politic•l proaram1
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